Chapter 15: A Walrus Begging for a Fish

It was the funniest thing I had witnessed all night and I was loving every minute of it.   

“Hello, Beautiful. The name’s Quintin and who do I have the pleasure of speaking with tonight?” he beamed at her as he handed her another Mai Tai that was the exact copy of what she was already drinking.

As she turned to look at him, that was when I noticed the familiarity. I knew her from somewhere but where.

A big smile spread across her face as she snorted, “You’re so sweet! Thanks so much for the free drink, handsome!”

Her hand outreached toward him as she finished introductions, “The names Sky. It's so nice to meet you! I am meeting just the nicest people in this town today. I just moved here last week, and this is my first night out on the town. Care to be my guide tonight, honey?”

Sky? The girl from the bus? What the hell was she doing here? I didn’t think it was possible to despise this guy any more than I already did but here we are again. If he knows what’s good for him, he will leave her alone. I could feel that I was a little more on edge tonight and this is so not helping the situation. We need more people like her in the world. Her optimism was so contagious and after his encounter with her tonight, that would all be gone. All because of this asshole right in front of me. I had no idea what I was going to do to stop him, but I did know that tonight I had to do something. There was a reason that I was given these powers. I just must find a way to use them to my advantage. I already had one person to worry about. I didn’t need another one.

His hands came together as he cradled her hands in both of his as he attempted to reassure her, “Of course! It would be my pleasure to show you around. However, I do have one condition.”

Curiosity flooded her face as she withdrew her hands from him and playfully considered. Sky placed her finger on her chin as if she were thinking about whether she would abide by his condition or not.

“Hmm… Well, I like to think of myself as having a great judge of character. So… Sure, I don’t see why I wouldn’t be able to meet that one condition. Care to share what that is?” she questioned him.

Alec slowly leaned into her and whispered, “You’re going to have to trust me. Do you think you could do that?”

Her answering smile was all that he needed because after that she jumped off her barstool and vowed in excitement, “How could I not! For the first time in my life, I feel like I have met someone that is just like me! You and I are one of the same. Just taking one good look at you as you walked toward me, and I could tell that you have been hurt a lot in your life. Me too! Not to worry though. I won’t hurt you and tonight you and I will forget all about our past and just worry about having fun! But in return, you're going to have to do something for me too!”

The famous mischievous smile I had seen night after night had returned, “Anything, for you, gorgeous.” He promised.

Another giggle escaped her lips as she grabbed his hands and led him to the dance floor. I could tell that he was not used to girls being so overly optimistic because the look on his face as she pulled him was priceless. Most of the girls that he chose were like little lap dogs that followed his every move.

Except for that other vampire from last night. They both stopped on the dance floor as she screamed above the music, "Stop being so uptight. Let loose. Take a moment and dance with me!"

As he stood in front of her standing on the Cheshire cat's left eye. He just stood there. I watched the Cheshire’s face begin changing colors as she started dancing. It would be mean to say that she looked like a walrus begging for a fish when she danced right? Well, I didn’t say it then. I could tell that Alec was embarrassed because he started looking around, as the people dancing on either side of them paused to look at the free circus act. What? Okay, last jab at her awful dancing.

“What’s wrong?! Do you not know how to dance?” Sky hollered.

His eyes widened in shock as he tried to play it off shaking his head answering, “You caught me!”

He shrugged his shoulders as she chimed in, “That’s okay you can just copy me! I’m a self-taught dancer. The best dancer in my old town!”

Before I could stop myself, I began laughing hysterically at them bellowing loudly. This was the funniest thing I had witnessed all week and I did not want to miss a single moment of it. He began to sneer as she turned around doing some awkward circle around him. It was like she thought she was the sexiest thing in the room, but it had the opposite effect on everyone. Another snicker escaped my lips, I really liked this girl. I could see him stiffen the more that she touched him.

My smile widened, “Hey Sky? Were you sent here to torture him to death because you’re doing a hell of a job girl! Keep at it.” I teased.

His irritation had reached its peak as he pulled her to his body and wrapped his arms around her to constrain her. Not even putting up a fight she wrapped her arms around his following his lead as she swayed along to the music. It seemed that all the attention she was causing was finally starting to die down and no one was looking at them anymore. I could feel that he was still really pissed off having to deal with her and he was starting to feel impatient again which meant it was about time for him to lead her outside

When the song was finally over, he dropped his hands to his sides as he professed, “While I would love to dance with you all night beautiful. We still have the rest of the town to show to you. Are you ready to go?”

In a trance, she nodded her head and held her hand out to him. A quick roll of my eyes and we were all walking toward the service entrance. Another oblivious girl who obviously was never told by a parental to never go off alone with a stranger. Not something for you to listen to and abide by just when you're young. I guess its too late now to teach her some proper etiquette. As of right now I still have no idea how the heck I am going to get her out of this hole she keeps digging herself deeper in. This would end in no other way than a great tragedy.