Chasing Wolves (completed)

Chapter 20 Meg-Elaine

Chapter 20

Meg-Elaine

"Okay guys now remember, this is a vampire club, not just a club vampires go to. To get in you have to have fangs or red eyes. Meg, I think Jan brought some contacts for you." We all nod to Iz, the Shifters practicing only Shifting their canine teeth, while Dimca and Jan summon their fangs.

We've only been in New York since yesterday and Iz wants to get back into our normal routine. We've spent most of the day with Dimca and Jan, or 'Janca' as I'm now going to refer to them to save time, showing him what we're all capable of (and I'm proud to say that he was more than impressed by us all, especially Lin's improvement).

While we worked with him, the kids were with Jan playing board games. Right now, at nearly ten o'clock at night, they're probably being tucked in by Winna. She was absolutely ecstatic when we asked her to babysit, volunteering to whenever we need her. Apparently she's always dreamed of having kids but she was bitten before she could. Wallace wasn't very enthused, now that he has a baby sitter instead of being it, but who cares?

We're standing in line to enter V Amps (something we've never had to do at a club before, usually Lin just gets us in as soon as we walk up. I've always wondered about that...) and Iz is telling us what to expect. Jan's handed me the contacts and Eli is currently helping me put them in. I've always been squeamish about things near my eyes, so he's helping me keep them open as I try to stick them in as quickly as possible. Once they're in they're hardly noticeable.

"Wow, my fiancée's a vampire!" Eli chuckles, taking in my eyes as he wraps me in his arms.

"Oh shut up, we're almost there." Eli's Shifted his teeth, creeping me out at how easily he can talk around them, and it reminds me of that, if he weren't a Shifter, he might be a vampire now. But then again- if he weren't a Shifter I doubt he would have survived that fight, let alone been alive to be bitten by the vampire.

On a more positive note, it's our turn facing the bouncer for inspection. Iz, Lin, and Janca get in without a hitch (which is kind of obvious, after all their fangs are real) as do all the Shifters, but he stares a little too long for comfort at me, as if trying to decide if I'm worth it. Finally he does and I sigh in relief as he lets me through, quickly pulling out my contacts for the sake of my sanity. They were starting to itch faintly.

Walking inside I have to admit this place is pretty awesome. There's a small platform that's right inside the door that has stairs that lead to the dance floor. The bar's huge, nearly covering a whole wall, and there are curtained off alcoves all around the room. From outside it just looks like an unimposing single story building, but inside its like the floor between the basement and first story was removed, making the lights on the ceiling reflect off the slight foggy atmosphere and then reaching the dancing people in a haze.

There's a DJ booth in the corner and I can barely make out Iz and Lin as they make their way through the dancers towards it, Janca on their heels. Romulus's already disappeared and Kate's sitting at the bar, ordering a drink.

Finally making our way down the stairs, I start my usual walk around the room looking for threats, Eli on my heels. "What are you doing?"

"Walking the perimeter. Looking for anything out of the ordinary." Instinctively my hand brushes my thigh, instantly reassuring me as I feel the dagger strapped under my skirt with a garter.

"You do realize that we're surrounded by danger, right? Point to any given person and it'll probably be a vampire more than willing to kill us. Why don't you just relax and not worry until you have to, hm? I know that goes against everything that you are, but it would be nice to just hang out."

Ugh, he's right, I'm being way too cautious. I can't believe I just said that! There's no such thing as too much caution! But still, it wouldn't kill me to mellow out a little.

I finish the circuit and we find seats at the bar (he knows I won't dance, can't dance, so he doesn't even ask any more). We order our sodas and lean against the bar as we watch everyone around us.

A black man (pretty cute, too, with a shaved head) walks up to Kate and I'm instantly both intrigued and wary. This is the first time I think I've ever seen her flirt (and she seems to be flirting pretty well), and when I get Eli's attention he says he thinks he's a Shifter. I ask him how and he explains that, even though there are so many different odors in here, that they're close enough that he can faintly smell him.

I nod and continue glancing their way periodically as I resume people watching, only stopping when the gasps begin and we're up.