Sanguines And the Blood Moon

The club

Aria always wanted to be in one of the hottest clubs in town but this place seemed strangely absurd. It was her first time in the club her friend Liana suggested it was the coolest place to go partying. But Aria's views were totally discordant to her partymonger friend.

Despite her dislike regarding the venue Aria tried to act as if everything was alright and that she was enjoying the party. Liana a serious party goer had vowed to take Aria to one of the clubs she was a regular in the day she would be legally accepted to walk in one. Aria had turned 18 a week back but they had a spring break and had arrived only this morning.
Liana was a year senior to her, was also her room mate in the girls hostel of St Bassin school of art one of the oldest schools that the city had ever known. Aria always wished to go on night outs with her dear friend but she was also scared of being caught up with the thugs which Liana often crossed path with.
Earlier this morning as soon as Aria showed her Id to Liana while unpacking their bags in the hostel room Liana announced she will take her out for the night to show where shes' been hanging around for a year now.
And so here they were in a cold creepy club dimly lit with the Dj playing rock music Aria had never heard of . The bartender looked pale his eyes a little sunken in the sockets with gruesome eyebrows shadowing them perfectly not to mention his light ombre hair completed his rather exanimate look. He was not the only one whose looks had disturbed Aria most of the men around had similar features, some had blood shot eyes while others had icy blue that would freeze your souls out of you. There was one thing common amongst the guys with icy blue eyes, they had a bat shaped tattoo on their wrist .
Aria's eyes kept hovering around the club while she waited for her mocktail at the bar when her eyes fell upon a tall lady dressed elegantly in a white gown with fiery red hair that cascaded like waterfall uptil her slim waist. She wore red lipstick that lustfully tainted her dainty and lucious lips her eyes icy blue that unlike the men in the room were an ocean of warmth and life. Her skin was comparatively paler and flawless yet she looked bewitching. Her white sequin studed gown clung tightly to her slender and tall frame. The slit of her gown gave a glimpse of knee high red boots that had the heels of the slimmest stilletos Aria had ever see. Everyone watched her float smoothly across the dance floor but no one dared to touch. The fancy lady was completely secured by her entourage of men dressed in black jacket and rugged jeans with surprisingly no weapons.
These men like most of men in the club had icy blue eyes but they looked more stronger and more sexier then the rest. Their faces emotionless trained never to show mercy, their eyes watchfull as the hawks. They looked like an elite group of assassins- calm and composed but ready to strike whenever need be. They had all the girls oogling and it meant nothing to them, seemed like they were used to all this attention. Aria like all other girls in the club was definitely smittened by the these definitely hot men.

The bartender got her the drink she had ordered a non alcoholic mocktail, she was going to stay in her senses no matter how tempted she felt about having her first alcoholic drink. She decided to remain alert as Liana was already tipsy having quaffed a few tequila shots before hitting the dance floor. Aria knew one of them had to stay sober in case there was an emergency. Besides no one had approached her - even for the small talks, maybe it was the stupid naive look on her face.

She had always been sure it was going to be the same awkward situation that she has always found herself in . 'Yup that's right the forever lonely girl' she thought. She wished things would change, now that she was eighteen, she hoped for someone to notice her for once in her miserable life.
Aria took a few sips of her drink while she sat in a corner as she watched her crazy hipster friend enjoy her night dancing with all the hot dudes on the dance floor.

Interestingly these men had a similar way of dancing they dug their heads along the necklines of their partners while they danced. It was both funny and weird. Just as Aria finished her drink she saw two men with fiery eyes approaching her both from either ends of the room.
Aria had her gaurds up she had decided 'whatever is it they want - no will be her only answer'. 'God I'm being approached for the very first time... and if it wasn't for this godforsaken place I would have said yes.'...well this was not the first time she was being approached technically..... well her college jock Rizi had done it before but that was a joke..... anyways thats not the point. Something was creepy about these people she could feel it.
Also she was starting to feel a little dizzy maybe it was the drink. 'Was it the drink? Maybe it was the water I had before'
Whatever it was it was definitely working her mind was clouded and the effect was growing stronger by the minute. Her aunt had always warned her of the date drugs and here she was - fallen a victim to one.

"Would you like to give me the honor of this dance Madame?" Asked the one who was lucky enough to approach her first.

"Oh no thank you I have to go" Aria excused herself and walked to her friend on the dance floor.

"Liana ....... Liana ......." Aria was worried about her.
Finally Liana lift up her head from her partners arms she looked fraile and her lips were cracked from dehydration her eyes seemed to have lost life.

" You go ahead I will be back soon."

Aria took the liberty to look at the guy she was with .......... she was shocked
' Was that blood on his lips?' She thought. 'It cant be she was hallucinating Laina was right I should go.'

Aria was making her way towards the door when the same guy with fiery red eyes blocked her way.
"Do you know salsa senorita?"
"No I have to go."
"Come on how could you resist salsa"
"I'm sorry I have to go I'm feeling sick"
She was sweating profusely her heart thumping at a very inhumane rate, her blood vessels burned with pain and had dialated almost instantly all of this in a matter of seconds.
"I can help you" he said.
"I have to go leave me" she almost shouted, still feeling the hot flushes and prickle in her veins while she argued with the man.
Soon one of those blue eyed assassin hunks arrived to her rescue.
He put his hand over the mans shoulder she could see him crushing his joint.
"Let her be" he said his voice strong and sauve at the same time.
The man fiery eyed man left and Aria ran towards exit door of the club.
Aria tried pushing the door with all her might, but it was heavier then she had imagined.
The blue eyed guy was right behind her and once again saved the damsel in distress. The man flung the door open in a jiffy. Aria ran to an isolated corner in the street and puked out the contents that had been making her sick.
...... it was blood..... thick ....... blood.

"God" she said spitting out the remains from her mouth it tasted bad.
"Did you have a drink?"
"Its a bar right, what do normal people do in a bar?"
"Are you a regular?" He asked
"No, why?"
"Who let you in?"
"Wait ........what kind of a guy are you i'm puking blood and your interrogating me like an officer........" she asked barely able to stand on her feet.
"Who brought you here?"
"See! another question........ okay then, here I go " she said
"Answer my questions first. Who are those people in there and what did they put in my drink? Coz you dont seem normal to me nor do those people in there."
"You have answered it yourself"
"Ugh......My head hurts....what was in that drink?"
" You shouldn't have ordered drinks here."
"Like i knew that before."
"They shouldn't have let you in, we don't take girls like you in the club."
"What do you mean by girls like us?"
"Novice" he muttered under his breath.
Aria got up on her feet to give a good reply to the egoistic and sexy man who has been patronizing her for the last 5 mins......
"I heard that you know" she said
wiping off her face like a small kid who has been shouted at for no reason.
"I think you should go now" he said sniffing her, and then turned away as if she were stinking.
"I had a bath before I came to this stupid club of yours...." the drink had made her braver then ever. Had she been sober she wouldn't have even thought of arguing with the blue eyed man. He stood 6 feet tall with the most perfect masculine features that Aria had ever seen.
His jawline had been worked upon by the perfect amount of testosterone as it was razor sharp and angular. His nose and cheekbones impeccably chiseled, a pair of thick black eyebrows shadowed his icy blue eyes the man's eyes seem to hold the universe in them Aria wanted to be lost in them forever. He looked serious but not scary. He walked towards Aria as he pushed his thick black hair roughly by his mere hands as they often fell on his rugged face. His face even though it was rugged was youthful and pale.
Aria took a few steps back as the man came in closer. He was now only inches apart from her.
"You might not want to stay around coz it will be your last."
"Are you threatening me?" questioned Aria she was really scared now. All her bravery from those drug laced drinks just vanished when heard him mummble those words from his lips.
"Its a warning your in danger" he said as he waved for a taxi.
In a second he had a taxi waiting he opened the door for her.
"Get in"
Aria watched her head as she stepped into the taxi. He shut the door and said "Never .......ever come here again ....... it might be you last."
Those were his last words to her before the taxi vanished in the busy lanes of the city.