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Post by Aeriel Hartwell on Aug 24, 2014 0:49:36 GMT
It was nearing midnight when Aeriel finally decided it was time to go get something to eat. The hotel food was pretty good but it could only go so far. She was used to home cooked meals and lots of talking or yelling on occasion. So sitting in her room with nothing but the TV to keep her company was kind of disturbing. Turning the TV off she rolled off the bed and went to the closet where she had hung up her clothes and starting picking through everything.
She pulled out a pair of dark jeans, a tank top with an open over shirt and her favorite pair of leather calf boots. After pulling on the jeans and tank she sat down to tuck the jean legs into the boots. Considering how late it was and because she was a single lone woman about to go walking out on the streets at night she grabbed her small hand gun and the holster it fit into. She refused to be caught unaware and as an added safety measure she loaded silver bullets into the chamber. It was unlikely to stop a vampire or lycanthrope if they were that determined to come after her but it would hurt to do so. She pulled on her over shirt to cover the fact that she was carrying. Adding just a little makeup and perfume Aeriel decided she was as ready as she was going to be and headed out.
Aeriel stepped through the doors of the hotel and out onto the sidewalk. Even in LA the streets were near empty but more people then she would have expected were still out an about. She wasn't sure where she was going so she just picked a direction and went. She walked for about 10 minutes before she came across a place that looked interesting. The sign said Christians and even though the front didn't look all that inviting it was obvious the place was hopping.
Pulling the door open Aeriel stepped through and almost gawked. It wasn't her normal style but it would have to do. She hunted for an open booth and when she found one she quickly made her way to it to keep anybody else from stealing it out from under her. After sliding onto the seat she only waited a moment or two before a waiter walked up. Aeriel could feel the vampires in the building and compared to most this one was just a baby. But she wasn't about to let on that she knew. Looking up into the vamps face for all of two seconds she smiled and ordered a burger with fries and a beer.
When she was alone again she searched the crowd and took notice of the number of vampires and what was going on around her. Maybe she shouldn't have come here but it was to late to back out now. In about 5 minutes the vamp came back with her food setting it down in front of her with a grin before walking off again. Eyeing the back of his head she turned her attention back to her plate and started chowing down. |
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Post by Ramon Sanchez on Aug 24, 2014 17:07:33 GMT
Now that Ramon was working with the man him self he had less fear of Christians but still wouldn't eat or drink there even on show nights. At current he was speaking to the talent manager because he knew somehow bringing jack around here after the talk they had and his skittishness round vampires would make this place a nightmare for him. Always alert he watched the pretty brunette walk in, he could scent her now out of all the others because the others smelled local. They ingested local things be it blood or food and it made them smell more like his surroundings she was almost a beacon in the crowd.
He watched her curiously but tried not to stare, then she sat and ordered and alarms went off in his head. Expletives slipping from his lips he excused himself and headed for her table because she really didn't realize the danger she had just put herself in by eating and drinking here. He'd have to put himself between her and the grazers who would now undoubtedly want to feed on her for taking their unspoken offer. Crossing the space not as quick as a vampire but nimble and flexible.
She might just startle but he rather her leave running then stay and get passed around without him so when he got to her he slid into the booth next to her and whispered low despite the no doubt shocked look on her face. " listen chere please understand while I mean you no conceivable harm you have just set your self up for serious disaster coming in here to eat. You dont look like the type to donate regularly and the food and drink here is for ..well the food"
He motioned vaguely to the now four to five vamps that watched them both with interest.
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Post by Aeriel Hartwell on Aug 26, 2014 22:00:13 GMT
Aeriel had kept most of her attention on the food sitting on her plate. She hadn't worried about the vampires in the building none of them here were old enough to know what to do with her even if she showed them that she wasn't just human. Normally when you were in a building filled with vampires it was a good bet there would be lycanthropes as well but she couldn't tell the difference between them and the humans. Which sucked if truth be told.
She was halfway through her burger when a man slid into the booth next to her startling her a bit. Her shoulders tensed and her eyes slid to his face her fingers still wrapped around the burger. When he started whispering into her ear a look of horror replaced the shock. With a look of disgust Aeriel dropped the food back onto the plate and pushed it away from her no longer hungry and feeling vaguely nauseous. Even with the mans assurances that he wasn't there to hurt her she was still wary but she more worried about the vampires then him. Her gaze slid past him to land on the group of vamps staring them down like meat. Only one of them was young enough for her to suggest leaving the building all together but it wouldn't do any good. So why waste her energy.
With her attention back on her savior Aeriel whispered back for what good it would do. "I don't donate, period. I'd have to be dead first and none of them are getting anywhere near me. I don't know what you think you can do but I would suggest letting me leave before somebody gets hurt." Whether he would listen to her she didn't have a clue. Nor did she know how she would fend off so many vampires at once. An idea lit behind her eyes but she wasn't sure it would work and if it did how long it would give her to get the hell out of there.
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Post by Ramon Sanchez on Aug 26, 2014 22:26:44 GMT
He would keep his voice low and while they had amazing hearing you could divert what was heard. Letting his shields down just enough and rolling that manipulation out so they would see what he wanted it wasn't like he could roll most vampires but he was strong enough to make them unsure of what they saw or heard. " I dont know who you are or what but I'm not human nor vampire so you take a guess then. I cant move fast enough to get you clear but I can be a hell of a distraction so if you will fallow my lead we can do this almost assuredly without bloodshed but feel free to try it how ever you wish and see how far you get. Id hate to see such a beauty get roughed up over not knowing the rules. I will make sure my boss knows they didn't inform you of the game before you played and if you will let me after we get clear will see you to a proper place to eat.'
Then he laughed like she had said something hilarious and took her hand under the table carefully" Oh chere you are a card, but if you wanted to surprise me you could have waited at home undressed no? much better surprise then looking for me at work."
Giving her a pointed look as he moved his body toward the edge of the booth and kept an eye on the vamps.
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Post by Aeriel Hartwell on Aug 27, 2014 21:55:24 GMT
Aeriel shivered slightly when she felt power come up and out of the man. Well lycanthrope was more like it, she now knew he hadn't been lying about the fact that he wasn't human or vampire. What poured from him was to hot to be either but as to the strain she didn't know nor did she think it polite to ask at a time like this. "I think I can manage to follow." She hadn't actually thought he would help her to escape but maybe he was one of those people that would help those that needed it. Of course it still made her angry that she was in this situation, had somebody told her about the food she never would have ordered.
When his hand slid into hers and he spoke about her being in his bed naked Aeriel flushed. She couldn't help it. While she was good at flirting she had always made it point to never end up in bed with any of her boyfriends. It was the biggest reason none of her relationships lasted. Before she could respond in kind he slid to the end of the booth and she slid up behind him nuzzling the back of his neck. She did it in part so she could look over his shoulder at the vampires and so she could do her own small part to make it seem like they were together. Now she could only wait for him to make his move.
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Post by Ramon Sanchez on Aug 28, 2014 5:56:09 GMT
She shocked him some but he kept his face schooled and relaxed pulling up to his feet and walking with her towards the door where two of the ones from the group stood to block" Pardon good sir's but I need to take my lady home she's missed her man and I shan't keep her waiting"
The bigger blond smirked" she ate half her dinner so we get to at least have a sip or two then you can take her where ever you like"
Ray rolled his shoulders and smiled up at the man" I dont share messa mi.. sorry and you also didn't tell her the rules before you fed her so you are in the wrong I doubt monsieur Gates would be very pleased no?"
Hearing the MoTC's name they looked at each other and snarled softly looking at him sizing up if they could take him and her and just dump them both no harm no foul. Ray didn't give them the chance while they were deciding she was scooped in a firemans carry up and over and he used his ability to maneuver tightly and cut around the two men after kicking one to the knee to get them to fall to the side. " If you got a cross you might wanna grab it now chere that and run when i put you down "
Tossing her car keys and pointing to a jeep cherokee a few cars up with the remi's revenge bumper sticker on it. Hearing the door to the club slam open behind him he turned to see the man he kicked and his friend apparently they were hard headed.
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Post by Aeriel Hartwell on Aug 30, 2014 4:18:57 GMT
Aeriel slid off the seat right behind her protector her hand on his back the entire way to the door. If he wanted to stand between her and the vampires that was fine by her, who was she to stop him. She could only have hoped their escape would be easy but the vampires wanting a bite of her weren't going to let her go easily. The two standing in front of the door made that abundantly clear. She made a face at the one that spoke and she had no clue who this Gates character was but going by the reaction he was somebody important.
One minute Aeriel was standing behind the guy and next thing she knew he had lifted her and thrown her over his shoulder like a damn caveman. It wasn't like she had her own legs to run on. She thought about throwing a fit over it but before she could make up her mind she was set back on her feet outside the door. He tossed keys at her which surprisingly she caught and pointed at a jeep down the lot.
The two vampires that had stood between them and the exit came out the door behind them determined to get what they thought of as theirs. She didn't carry a cross but maybe she needed to invest in one soon and instead pulled out her handgun. It was the best she could do. She didn't exactly run for relative safety of the jeep as was suggested.
She stopped a few feet short of his vehicle and turned around bringing her gun up aiming to put a hole into at least of the guys. Making sure the Were was out of the way Aeriel pulled the trigger. The first bullet lodged in the shorter vampires sternum and the second not far behind made its home close to his heart. The vampire staggered and dropped to the ground moaning in pain. The taller of the too snarled in rage and went after her. Aeriel turned and ran the rest of the distance to the jeep and jumped in.
She could hear the lycanthrope cursing behind her but for what reason she hadn't a clue nor did she care. Only waiting long enough for him to get in she threw the jeep into gear and took off as fast as she could.
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Post by Ramon Sanchez on Aug 30, 2014 5:19:12 GMT
Ramon, had turned to face them and heard one shot getting out the way for the second shot. Watching them drop and cursing a blue streak, he didn't stick around he grabbed his phone and jumped in his car " go go go oh hell woman why would you shoot them ?"
He forced fingers through his hair, and listened to the phone ringing then it went to voicemail he would leave his message and hang up taking a breath looking behind him and hoping like mad that they wouldn't give chase. He knew some could fly and kept waiting for them to land on the roof and start trying to rip it open.
" church head for a church and we can get some holy water for now till Gates gets back to me, No ones supposed to know but I'm working with the master of the city as a kind of man on the street and might have just blown my cover saving you so lets hope he handles them without dragging me into it..was it at least silver shot?"
He sighed trying to calm his aura and so far so good they seemed to be getting away for now.
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Post by Aeriel Hartwell on Aug 30, 2014 6:16:45 GMT
Aeriel pressed down on the gas pedal a bit harder then she thought was truly necessary but she wasn't going to give the remaining vampire the chance to catch them. The further they got down the street the less she could feel of the vampire so she knew he wasn't following them but there was no way she could tell that to the guy sitting next to her without explaining more then she truly wanted to share. She listened to the message he left on Gates voicemail.
"They are trying to take a bite out of me. Why the hell shouldn't I shoot them? It what they deserve." Aeriel glared at him before looking back at the road. When he told her to head for a church she grumbled under her breathe but it wasn't his fault that he didn't know that she didn't know where a church was. "If you want to go to a church you're going to have to give me directions. I'm new around here and for the record my name is Aeriel."
She slowly let up on the pedal until they cruising the streets while she waited for instructions. From the corner of her eye she watched him calm down and answered him in an exasperated tone. "Of course they were silver bullets. Why would I waste time shooting vampires if they weren't." It wasn't really a question but if he wanted to he could always give her an answer anyways. She wasn't just some human no matter what he thought.
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Post by Ramon Sanchez on Aug 30, 2014 6:44:29 GMT
" ok ok Chere I wasn't thinking, take a left then two blocks and a right fourth building is the closest still open for evening mass. Thas a pretty name, I'm Ramon Sanchez also known as ray or dirty of Remi's revenge the rock band"
He didn't know how famous they were outside of Louisiana but down here they were fairly popular so he didn't know if she knew the name." I figured you had to be cause all de locals know what the place is even tho its supposed to be a secret"
He didn't know why she had a gun but most down here did, though he still didn't get shoot first ask later. Finally they got to the church and he directed her to the back and sighed. They were on holy ground now but still to be safe, the might want to head in and get some of the water. It was strange because there was a vampire church but they worshiped something else and some way else that wasn't exactly like the christians from what he knew.
Peeking over at her he managed a smile" maybe you like dirty harriet or some then no?"
Laughing softly and looking around he looked to his phone again hoping the man wasn't busy with something else right then.
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Post by Aeriel Hartwell on Aug 30, 2014 7:36:23 GMT
Aeriel followed Ramon's directions to the nearest church easing around the building to the parking lot. She picked an open slot and pulled in turning the engine off. Pulling the key out she handed them to him turning her upper body to face him in the dark interior of the car. "It's nice to meet you Ray. But I'm sorry to say I don't think I've heard of your band." She shrugged a bit before adding "I do have to admit that I'm better with the name of songs versus bands. Sorry."
She looked at the backside of the church in slight confusion. How could a church possibly be a secret. Unless of course said church was literally in the middle of nowhere which obviously it wasn't.
When he asked if maybe it was because she liked dirty Harriet she had to stop her mouth from forming a sarcastic if not rude response. Starting again she gave him a confused look. 'Who is Dirty Harriet?"
Aeriel popped open the door and got out knowing he would be right behind her hopefully with a plan that didn't involve more vampires but considering how the night had gone so far she doubted it. She paused half a second thinking about giving him her last name but there was always that possibility he would recognize her and that would be bad. So she kept her mouth shut and walked into the church.
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Post by Ramon Sanchez on Aug 30, 2014 8:06:37 GMT
He wanted to laugh the vampire club she had been in wa supposed to be the secret. When she asked who that was he paused and thought she was joshing him" you never heard of clint eastwood dirty harry? he had a big gun shot a lot of people asked um if they felt lucky?"
Tsking the culture today was strange and made him sad at times, he loved old movies. Heading into the church and nodding to the priest. Pulling him aside he gave him a quick word about needing to stay for a bit and got a pat on the shoulder and a welcome. Then watching the man walk away he would come back to her" so what brought you down here den?"
He was a native visited other places but always came home, even during katrina he left cause they made him but soon as it was safe he was back rebuilding raising money and doing things to benefit hs home. He was a swamp rat through and through. Hunting gators and catching crawdad, eating po boys and gumbo. He knew he'd die here if he had a choice just not any time soon he hoped and maybe if he hung round her it would be sooner. Shaking his head again thinking bout that but she was sort of hot in a mildly crazy robocop way.
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Post by Aeriel Hartwell on Aug 30, 2014 13:09:33 GMT
At the explanation of who dirty harry was Aeriel felt the blush creep up her neck. "I know who Clint Eastwood is I just didn't realize he said that phrase in that movie. How old do you think I am anyways?" She stood off to the side while Ray spoke to the priest. She was to far a way to hear what was being said but she saw the robed guy nod his head and then walk off.
She hadn't really come up with an answer for his question and she knew what she was about to say would probably sound lame but she didn't trust him enough to give him her biggest secret. "I just needed to get away. Ya know... start over." She wasn't lying unless he called omitting the truth a lie. She hoped he didn't.
Aeriel looked around them loving the nearest stained glass window. Looking sideways at him it made her wonder what he was thinking just then. Whatever it was it would either cause her to get angry or laugh. "So how long do you think we are going to be waiting around here?" She gestured at the church before sliding into a pew in the back.
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Post by Gates on Aug 31, 2014 1:11:29 GMT
Gates drew his phone from its resting place in his pocket. He had but one voicemail. Sighing he entered his pass code he listened his eyes growing large in anger. "Merde à tous, Mère putain..." he exclaimed. Calming himself he went to the rear entrance of apartment building climbing the stairs to the roof he looked out over the night. From his location he could see into Louis Armstrong Park. The hucksters were out in force along with the artists and buskers. He dialed Ramon as well as Christian joining the lines on the second ring he spoke before eiher had a chance to respond, "I'm coming..." Closing the lines he dropped his shields and took to the sky. His aura flaring ahead of him like the presaging of the dawn. Drawing a drought of energy from each of the amassing vampires. They had presented their case to Christian who felt it within his rights to persecute those who'd broken his one inviolable law. Gates knew that it was only a matter of time before he would have had to deal with Christian now was as good as time as any. He could have drained him and each of his minions until the brink of death but he wanted to settle this in a grand manner. Dropping to the pavement just inside the Churches gates he moved to the doors pausing as the one blessed cross shimmered threatening to alight. Kneeling he crossed himself lowering his head he prayed to Gods no longer understood in this day and age. Rising he moved into the church. The church had not been claimed as santucary as such it had never been consecrated against vampires. The crosses inside were definitely blessed as was the one on the steeple. Gates looked on Ramon and the young lady with him. He didn't not like that she registered on his radar. She was human yet not. She held a kernel of something dark and all too similar to the dark flame that animated him. His brow rose as he thought of what it could be. Moving closer he looked deeply into her. Turning his gaze to Ramon he said,"Mon cher rongeur que les choses intéressantes que vous avez été à la hauteur ." 1
1 My dear rodent what interesting things you've been up to.
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Post by Ramon Sanchez on Aug 31, 2014 1:31:09 GMT
Having heard her and nodding he was pacing and about to answer her second question when he phone rang having answered it on the first then heard the other party click in his eyes went wide, it took everything in him to not defile the church with his words he clamped down on speaking hard looking at the now quiet phone in his hands. Then looking at her he sighed tugged his goatee and then spoke" i gotta go back that was him he didn't sound pleased at all so i will drop you off at where ever you are staying if you like but hes headed there to christians now"
He touched the water and blessed him self praying quickly to get out of this unskinned, women were the devil but he loved them any way. Lower lip licked he thanked the priest and got a wave and now that he had his keys he walked to the door just in time to see Gates come in and backed up some. He smoothed his features but couldn't manage to pull that unruffled exterior around him self. Listening he nodded then notice his interest in the woman and quirked a brow.
Crossing his arms and leaning on a pew he watched them both just glad he wasn't getting limbs pulled off right then so that was great.
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