My Savior ~ A Marina Fanfic

The Pandoras

This is my first Story since forever. 
And my main language is not English, which is why I apologize in advance for any mistakes. 

I am happy to receive comments or ideas and try to update the story regulary. 
So yea ... have fun i guess :) 
I hope you enjoy this Story. 


A year has 365 days. 365 days of possibilities. But if you live in Seattle you will not have as much possibilities. And for Carina there is a simple explanation why.
How can you live everyday to your fullest if it always rains.
Obviously it also rains in Italy from time to time. Sometimes there are around 80 rainy days in a year. But Seattle has around 300 rainy days in a year.

The weather is one of the things Carina did not necessarily like about Seattle.
She adores the sun, it gives her a good feeling to feel the sun on her skin.
That is probably the one and only thing she misses from her life in Italy.

So as she walked down the street she holds her umbrella tight so she doesn't get wet.
Luckily for her, it only takes a few minutes to get from her apartment to the club.
She waits for the traffic light to turn green, crosses the street and walks around the corner.

And there it was. The word Showgirls was pinned over a large entrance in red, glowing letters.
Underneath the letters was a rather smaller sign with the words Pandora's Culinary Burlesque Cabaret. There used to be an old cinema in this building, which is why it looked very classy for a nightclub. Carina loved this building. It is her home. In these four walls she can express herself and just be herself. People might judge her for her career choices but she really couldn't care less.

She walked into the alley next to the club an makes her way to the backentrance.

''Owen thought you might not come.
But i knew exactly that you would arrive at the last minute.''

Leaning casually against the wall, the barkeeper of the Pandora's smirked at Carina.
He was a good looking guy with piercing green eyes. A heartthrob that could wrap a
girl easily around his finger. The dream of every woman.
But not quite Carinas type.

He took a pack of cigarettes out of his coat pocket and lit one.
Carina pointed at the cigarette in Jacksons hand.
''Shouldn't you know better ?'' He pointed back at her.
''Shouldn't you be at work ? ''

Carina rolled her eyes at him und started to walk past him to the entrance.

She stopped in front of Jackson, took the cigarette from his hand, and took a drag.
Smoking was not something Carina did on a regular base. But from time to time she enjoyed how the smoke she inhaled filled her lungs.

She blowed the smoke in Jackson's face and threw the cigarette away.
''Come on i need to get ready and i neet a drink. And you my dear friend will be the one whos making it '' Jackson chuckeld and opened the door for her to go through.
Carina closed her umbrella and made her way into the Pandoras.

They went down a long corridor. The walls were adorned with all kinds of pictures and posters. Carina opened the curtains at the end of the hall and entered the main room. As soon as she entered the room she could smell the scent of alcohol and all kinds of perfume. The Pandoras had several sitting niches and many tables which were placed around the stage.
The stage was huge. It had a long walkway that led wide into the room with a podest and a pole in the middle of it. On the right side of the room was the bar. The bar had all sorts of alcohol. The bottles were well lit behind the bar.

Jackson made his way behind the bar and took a wine glass from the top shelf.
,,White Wine i guess ?'' Carina nooded and sat down on a bar stool.
After Jackson poured the wine he placed the glass in front of Carina on the counter.
''Thank you.''

She took a sip of the wine and enjoyed the way it ran down her throat.
Jackson took a towel and wiped the counter clean. ''So are you excited for tonights show ?''

Carina nooded and ran a hand through her hair.
''I have created a new choreo that I want to show today. I look forward to the reactions.''
Everyone of the dancer has his usual routine. They do these shows everynight and most of the time the set list does not change. But Carina gets bored easilly so she makes up new dances every other month. This time she chose the Song Often from the Weekend.

''Oh Carina believe me. I think you can literaly just stand on the stage and the crowd will love you. I mean just look at you.'' Carina grabbed the towel from Jackson and threw it at him which made him laugh.

'' Drop it Avery. You can flirt with your little love affairs like that. Not with me.''
He puts his hands up in defence.

'' Heei ..i thought our friendship was based on little flirtations and taunts. ''

'' Not in the same way. It's more like you flirt and i mock''
Jackson pretended to think about her statement and shrugged.

''I can live with that''
Carina just laughed at his goofy smile.
Their friendship was something she was very grateful for. And even if Jackson flirts a little here and there, it was clear to both of them that their friendship was just that.

'' What exactly am i paying you for ? I'm sure not to let you raid my wine supply.''
 At the main entrance stood Owen, the owner of the Pandoras.
He was a good owner and a good boss but always so unrelaxed and in a hurry.

''Drink up. After that Jackson you start filling up the bar and Carina go back and get ready for tonight. It's Saturday that means a full house.''

He made his way past him und went backstage.
Carina finished her glass and set it down on the counter.

''The boss has spoken''
She thanked Jackson for the wine, grabed her bag and made her way backstage.

''Have fun i will be watching you''
Carina just shoot him a glare over her shoulder but could not hide her grin.
She knows she is good and she knows that all eyes will be on her when she dances.

She makes er way behind the stage into the wardrobe.
The cloakroom was a long room with several dressing tables that were ridden together.
Many mirrors were already occupied by dancers, female and male.

Carina refuses to call herself or the others a stripper.
Yes, it was true that every now and then you wear a little less clothes and sometimes you even take off an item of clothing during the performance. But Burleque dance is an art form that has a throughly erotic component.Even so, there is more to this than just sexual seduction. The women and man never completely undress.

They pack their emotions into their dances. Most of them dreamed of making a living from dancing. Here they could. Others use words or paint to express their feelings and emotions.
They use their whole body.

Carina walked to her seat and greeted her fellow dancers.
She put down her bag and sat down.

As she started doing her makeup, a face appeared in her mirror.

''Finally you are here. I thought you weren't coming.
I don't get my outfit on and my makeup is off today. I have a group performance with the other girls today and i am pretty sure i am going to mess that up''

Carina turned around in her chair and took both hands of her fellow dancer into her own.

''Jo rilassaarsi. Take a deep breath and look at me''
Jo Wilson was a collegaue of Carina. You could probably even say that the two have a kind of friendship. Jo hasn't been working at the Pandoras that long. She was still the new one and is still looking for her place.

Carina was kind of a mentor for Jo.
Usually Carina prefers to keep to herself. She works here long enough not to take part in any group dances anymore. She just enjoyed doing her own thing.
But Jo was different. There was something about her that made Carina care about her.
Maybe it was the fact that she grew up without a family and that she reminded Carina of herself.

''You have practiced this dance day and night and you know the steps in your sleep. Your makeup is amazing and you look fantastico.'' She took Jos outfit and removed a safety pin. 
Which was only attached to it so that the outfit would fit on the hanger.
''Any maybe it would help if you removed the safety pins from your top to make it fit.''

Jo took her outfit form Carina and gave her a grateful smile.
''Thank you. What would i do without you ?''
Carina turned around in her chair and looked at Jo through the mirror.
''Non lo so. Propably going on stage with needles in your costume.''

Jo chuckled and hugged her from behind.
After that she took a place beside Carina and started to remove the pins from her costume.

''So are you excited for tonight? We'll have a full house and you want to present your new choreo today.'' Carina finished her touch-ups and looked at herself in the mirror.
''Yes I am. But I think everything will be fine. Today will be a good day.''

Soo Telle me what you think. 
If you have any suggestions as to how the story should develop, I'll be happy to 
listen to them. I'm not 100% sure myself yet how it should develop. 

Have a great day !!