Here Comes The Son (Ghost Band / Papa Emeritus fic)

I Am the One Lascivious

From the rooftop, Rain tried to be practical, but the obvious shake in his voice gave away his feelings for his friends and Copia.

"We... we have to find somewhere to watch the rest of the tapes."
"And some way of getting back in there," Swiss added.
"Back in there?" Aurora, her eyes until now fixed on the Ministry van, turned to look at Swiss as if he had gone insane. "What for?"
"Well, that guy who let them in, he has to be staff. Who else are we going to show the photos to?" Swiss shrugged.
"Him!" Dew let out a low malicious growl.

Attracting their attention with the bitterness of the single word spoken, the other three ghouls followed the direction of his stare. Red eyes falling on one man exiting the venue by a side entrance and hurrying away from the van and any Clergy members still nearby. None of them needed to look at the photos Swiss had taken, they all recognised the man immediately. Not just from his face, but from the fear-filled weasel-like gait. To their eyes, this was a man who was frequently guilty of something and from the way he oozed shame and nervousness, he almost certainly often found himself on the end of someone's contempt and animosity. He would not have previously fallen foul of worse than what was to come his way when the four ghouls caught up with him.

"Quick exit?" Rain asked.

Swiss shook his head. As much as he wanted to approach the man as soon as possible, they didn't dare attracting unnecessary attention by jumping from the roof. Even if they could disguise themselves from the sight of human bystanders, they knew there was always a possibility that the special training provided to the Ministry security teams could allow them to see through some of their more specialised glamours.

"Well, come on then, before he gets to a car and we lose him," Aurora rose from her spot overlooking the street. "I want to take him apart!"
"Not before we..." Swiss began.
"I know!" She waved her hand above her head in a dismissive air and shook her head as she ran to the fire escape stairs.

Hurrying down the steps after her, adopting human glamours as they moved, the three male ghouls watched from behind as Aurora adopted the appearance of a beautiful and glamorous, slender woman, with long flowing chocolate brown hair, dressed seductively in a simple short black dress and over-knee boots. The sight momentarily stopped them in their tracks, or more accurately, it stopped Swiss in his tracks with Dew and Rain colliding with him from behind.

"Put your eyes back in their sockets, you horny bastard," Dew complained, pushing him forward again.
"Yeah... well..." Swiss stammered as he found himself unable to form a sentence before running forward to catch up.

Aurora was already at street level and approaching her target - Ethan, the man who had assisted Copia's kidnappers by allowing them into the venue and giving them crew uniforms and all-access passes. Walking with a flirtatious smile spread across her lips, hips swaying with each step in what appeared to Ethan to be high-heeled black suede boots, she made it more than apparent that she had her eyes fixed on him.

"Hey, baby," she cooed, broadening her smile.

Despite her obvious intentions, Ethan looked around for anyone suspicious near her before turning to see if there was anyone behind him who could be the true object of her interest. Turning back on seeing no one, Ethan offered a bewildered expression.

"Me?"

Ethan almost choked on the word as he pointed to himself; this simply never happened to him.

"Of course you, sweetie," she beamed a bright smile at him. "Why not you?"

She was only inches from him by now, moving her face close to his and breathing in his scent. It was a final check that she had the right person, remembering the many scents that had still lingered in the backstage area but to Ethan, it was the most sensual experience he had ever had and he instantly felt light-headed.