Eyes on Fire

late x night

They arrived at a place called The Underground, she could hear music blare from the building even this far away in the parking lot. Cas paid the driver their fare and Elise had given him a small wave bye as he drove away.

From there, Elise and her friends made her way into the joint. People littered the deck that surrounded the front side of the building, either drinking or smoking as they talked. They paused to shower a bouncer their ID and pay entrance.

They walked down a small flight of steps, She supposed it was called The Underground due to how the building sunk a few feet below ground level.

Inside, vendors selling food and merchandise lined the left wall. In the corner opposite to them was a large bar where many people gathered. And further back, towards the end of the giant building was a stage where a band was playing live, surrounded by a mass of people.

It didn't take long before they group had grabbed a bite to eat and made their way to the bar. Evie and Cas had convinced Elise and Misa to drink, even against their better judgement.

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Now, Elise was on her 5th shot, definitely feeling the burn in her chest turn into wind behind her eyes. She staggered a bit as she danced against Misa, the other two nowhere to be found.

It was exhilarating, the lights and the bass of the music vibrating her soul. She felt so loose and free, like she could do anything but would rather remain here with her friends in bliss.

She didn't know how much time had past but Misa had eventually grabbed her arm, suggesting they find the other two. After several minutes of searching they found Evie and Cas making out against a wall.

Elise laughed, but Misa was upset. She pushed Evie off of him and began yelling in her face, Elise couldn't make out what she was screaming but was nevertheless shocked.

She had never seen Misa yell or even become slightly upset. But right now, she needed to pee and didn't figure she'd be able to get a word in or be able to break this catfight up.

She stumbled to the bathroom and finally managed to exit in one piece. It was dirty and made her grimace but her reflection in the mirror made her smile.

When she made her way back to the main room, the group was nowhere to be found.

"Hm, lost?" A familiar voice purred in her ear. "Hisoka, hi." She spun around, tipsy. "Well, Hello." He returned. "Do you know where Misa went?" She asked dumbly. She didn't even know if he was real right now.

"I'm sorry, dove, but I must admit I have no clue who in the world you're talking about." He said with a small frown.

"Damn, She must have went home then." She stated, more to herself as she forgot Hisoka was standing beside her. She made one more effort to search for her, making her way out onto the balcony. But no luck, she sighed, plopping down into a seat.

"Heyy, can I bum one?" She asked a stranger, gesturing to his cigarette. He gave a quiet 'sure' with a shrug and handed her one before lighting it for her. "Thanks, man." She slurred, when she turned around in her seat she was met with Hisoka once again.

"That's very interesting." He praised quietly. "What? You never seen a girl smoke?" She shrugged, he was quiet. "What are you doing here?" He finally spoke. "Partying, but looks like my group ditched me." She sighed the last part out, plopping her head into her arm that rested on the edge of the table.  "What about you?" She added, extending the cigarette to him.

"Just getting out for the night." He purred before handing it back to her. He didn't seem to care for it much. They sat there in silence for a bit, it was comfortable instead of awkward. She hadn't noticed before but Hisoka was different tonight. Instead of his usual attire he was dressed in a black tux with a red tie.

His hair was down as well. She figured he probably styled it up for combat so it wouldnt get in his face. But hummed as she thought about how handsome he was now that she was actually looking at him. "You're staring." He teased, snapping her out of the thought.

"Sorry, just thinking." She hummed in reply. She put her cigarette out, as it was almost gone already, and lay her head against both arms. She looked half-lidded towards the sky, which was fairly visible from the balcony.

She hadn't even realized she was tired when she drifted to sleep.