The Bright Lights

[holiday_pirner]

"This girl was hogging the mirror. She's wearing blue velvet bellbottoms, you don't need a mirror to tell you that's wrong." Holly slid in beside Daniel, fluffing out her hair and closing the tab on her handbag.

She plucked the cherry out of her cocktail, looking up at the vampire. "Did anyone try to steal you away?" The brunette scanned the crowd surrounding them. "Tempting you with their scandalously exposed necks."

Another plus of hanging out with vampires was they could hear quite well over booming bass and synth. She knew Daniel could hear every word she said, and she didn't have to go home with a sore throat at the end of the night.

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[holiday_pirner]

She looked at Daniel, then back up at the stranger. He had broken eye contact, and now appeared interested in the DJ booth. "Let's go up there."

Holly grabbed his hand, and they parted the small crowd who flanked the bar, waiting for drinks. She picked out the path to the black metal staircase.

The brunette turned to look at him. "You won't bite him, will you?"

[daniel_stacy]

“What do you mean, in public? Nah.” Daniel shook his head. He darted a look at the balcony, trying to keep an eye on Holly’s stalker in case he booked it. A moment too late, it struck him that his answer left a lot to be desired. He flinched and shook his head. “I mean, god no. Who would do that? Heh, bite somebody... That is the last thing a vampire would do.”

He urged her forward. “C’mon.”

[holiday_pirner]

She gave him a raised-eyebrow look before climbing the stairs, edging past a wasted couple who decided a crowded staircase was the best place for sucking face.

They reached the upper level, and Holly looked around. The brunette spotted his retreating form through one of the exit doors.

She looked at Daniel. "What do you think? To follow or not to follow?"

[daniel_stacy]

"Follow," he said. If they got close enough to isolate his scent from the others, it could help Daniel track him down later, especially if this guy kept following Holly. At the very least, they might scare him off. Daniel picked up the pace as they headed for the door.

[holiday_pirner]

Holly crossed the space, pushing open the door. It opened onto another staircase, this one attached to the side of the building and leading down to an alley.

"Another alley. Cool." The brunette sighed and, with a backward glance to make sure Daniel was still behind her, made her way down the slightly rusty stairs.

When she got to the bottom, she looked in each direction but Mystery Man seemed to have disappeared. What she did see, pressed against the brick wall and barely out of the shadows, was a woman pressed against another. When the light caught her face, Holly realized the one was another member of the fanged set.

"Oh. Okay."