The boys sat in the car and stared at the club. It didn't look like they expected. The building was dirty and old, plain brick with a flat top roof. The sign for the club that just said "Crimson" was regular red neon, just like anywhere else you would go. They had come here specifically because of what the bar was supposed to be, but by the looks of it, it could have been anything.
Danny took the last drag off the joint they had been sharing and put it out. "I'm not too sure about this," he said.
"Looks can be deceiving," Bill replied.
"You should have told us about this fetish a long time ago," Mike said.
"Yeah," Danny added. "We were starting to thing you were gay."
"Not that there's anything wrong with that," Mike added.
"How does me not hitting on girls at the clubs make me gay?" Bill asked.
"How does it not?" Danny replied.
"I didn't hit on any guys, did I?" Bill asked.
Danny paused to think about that for a minute. "That could make you something even stranger I guess," Danny said rubbing his goatee.
"He is strange," Mike said as he watched two Goth looking girls with short black dresses and dark fish net stockings enter the bar. "I'm open to it though."
"Good," Bill said opening the car door and sliding out. "Let's go."
The other two boys got out and fell in line behind him.
Bill opened the door and heavy metal music flooded out.
They entered the bar and looked around. There were at least sixty people on the dance floor paired off. The men wore mostly leather and red button up shirts. The women wore ensembles of leather and lace. Each had their own style, but if looked upon from a distance they all looked quite similar. The boys wore jeans and tee-shirts. Bill looked around the floor and could only think, "Posers"
He loved the look, but knew the majority were just playing the part. He believed the vampire was in the attitude. The vampire came from inside.
"What's this music?" Danny asked distastefully.
"In this moment," Bill answered. "They're a very good band."
"Do we know you at all?" Mike asked.
Bill smiled. "We all have our little secrets," he said and put his arms around the boys. "Let's get some drinks."
They cut around the dance floor and up to the bar. The bartender looked at Bill immediately. He had a brood look to him. He was pale of course with reddish lips, but they didn't look painted on. He wore a couple earrings and a leather coat, but the rest of him didn't match the club. He had denim with holes in the knees and a black Sabbath shirt. He looked comfortable. "Now that's natural," Bill thought. The bartender approached Bill seemingly ignoring Danny and Mike.
"Thirsty?" the bartender asked.
"Very," Bill replied. "Three of your best choice."
The bartender went to get the drinks. "If he returns with a Bloody Mary I'm going to kick you in the cunt," Mike said.
Bill laughed. "You'll drink it and like it."
Before Mike could respond a woman approached the bar and stood next to Bill. Bill looked over and felt all the air leave his lungs. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. She was as tall as him and skinny, but she was fit. She had the pale white skin of a vamp, but it looked natural and radiant. Her black hair flowed to her middle back. Bill looked at her curves. She had b-cup breasts that were pushed up perfectly in a red leather and lace corset. She wore yoga pants that showed off her ass so well, that Bill's cock throbbed just looking at it. To top everything off she had leather boots that went to her knees. All this information came in a second. She also had tattoos on her arms and many piercings which covered her ears and one on her lip.
Bill finally found his breath and said "Hi." She looked over at him with dark brown eyes. "Hi," she said tilting her head in a curious manner. "Now what," Bill thought. "Fuck it; just say what you're thinking."
"You took my breath away there," Bill told her.
She smiled showing the realest vampire teeth he had ever seen. "Would you like me to take your breath away again?" she asked in a sultry voice and licked her teeth. "For eternity," he responded as if in a trance. She smiled even wider and looked him over from head to toe. Bill was six feet tall, his blonde hair he left in a mess that always looked like it was on purpose. He was about one hundred and eighty pounds of solid muscle. He worked out daily and it showed. He was clean shaven with blue eyes.
"Eternity is a very long time," she said. "Are you sure that's what you want?"
"It's all I've ever wanted," Bill replied.
"BACK OFF FAGGOT," A guy yelled pushing Bill backwards as he appeared seemingly out of nowhere, but before Bill or either of his friends could react the whole club stopped and turned to face them. It was almost as if the club was a whole and decided this was not acceptable. Bill and the man looked around at everyone. No one moved or spoke, they just watched. Bill decided he should address the man first, as that was his imminent threat, so he moved back to where he was and looked at the man who pushed him.
The "pretend vamp" as Bill saw him, was a little taller than Bill, and a lot bigger. He had long blonde Fabio like hair and a beard which made him look more like a Viking than a vampire. Though Bill probably should have been afraid, he wasn't. In fact, he couldn't remember a time in his life when he was. It's as if he wasn't capable of the emotion. Even though Bill wasn't afraid, he wasn't stupid either. He knew that a fight never got you the girl. Despite what many men think, a woman does what she wants. If the girl, who was watching intently, wanted to be with this guy, then nothing he did would change that fact. Bill knew this and had no intention on starting the fight. However he couldn't just walk away either. He had to make sure that when he walked away, it was on his terms.
"I'm sorry," Bill said holding up his hands. "I didn't know she was spoken for."
"Well now you do," the Viking vamp said.
"Doesn't change anything of course," Bill said.
"What's that mean?"
"Didn't anybody ever tell you it's not the man you have to worry about?" Bill asked.
Before the Viking could respond Bill looked over at the girl. "A lot of aggression this one has," Bill said to her. "That's usually making up for something. If you get tired of Captain tiny dick, I'll be around." The Viking went for the swing, but before he got his arm completely back the girl grabbed him by the wrist. The man looked over at her. She was smiling more than ever now. "Let me calm you down," she said to him, and led him away to the back of the club. Of course the guy followed very willingly. After a brief pause everyone in the club then went back to what they were doing.
Bill put a twenty dollar bill on the bar and grabbed his drink. He walked across the dance floor to one of the tables that lined the far wall, his friends followed. They all sat down and sipped their drinks. The boys didn't say anything, and wouldn't say anything until Bill did. They had never seen Bill in a confrontation and weren't sure how to gauge him. No one in school had ever messed with him.
"Do you like the drinks?" Bill asked, breaking the silence after several minutes of brooding.
"It's not bad," Danny said relaxing. He hadn't even realized how tense he was until then. Mike was about to respond himself but hit Bills arm instead and pointed to the dance floor.