Ramon scanned the crowd, looking through a literal sea of witches, devils, vampires and other creatures of the night. He was your typical suave pick-up artist on any given night of the year, but Halloween had always held a special place in his heart. So many women in sexy costumes, people pretending to be monsters... for a natural born liar like him, it was the perfect excuse to indulge in his usual bad behavior without anyone being able to blame him.
As he looked through the various female party goers, his attention immediately drifted towards a tall, thin brunette dressed in an elegant black dress. Judging by her pale skin and long dark hair, Ramon assumed that she was supposed to be a vampire, and he had to admit that she was pulling off the costume quite well. She was thin and graceful, and although she actually had pretty small breasts truth be told, there was certainly a waifish beauty about her.
'The perfect tragic heroine for a Gothic romance gone wrong,' Ramon silently mused to himself.
Taking another sip of brandy, Ramon turned to the host and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Hey Matt," he said, heartily shaking his hand, "Great party, man, as always. But I was just wondering, who is that gorgeous Goth chick over there at the other end of the room?"
Matt turned around and looked back at the room, squinting so that he could get a better view.
"Oh her," he said when he finally caught a glimpse of the woman, "Her name's... ummm... Nancy I think."
"Nancy," Ramon said, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah," Matt responded, "She lives in one of the apartments up on the third floor. Just moved in the other week, in fact, so I figured I would invite her over."
Matt looked over at his friend, but saw that he was too caught up staring across the room at the hot goth chick. Then again, for a horny guy like Ramon, that was actually pretty common.
"You want me to introduce you," he asked.
"Nah," Ramon said as he started to make his way across the room, "I think that I'll do just fine on my own."
"Don't you always," said Matt, laughing quietly to himself.
The thin gothic woman -- Nancy, or whatever her name was -- had already taken a seat on Matt's couch and made herself comfortable. She barely even looked up or acknowledge Ramon at all until he was right in front of her.
"Hi," he said, rather boldly, "My name's Ramon, and you must be Nancy, am I right?"
She merely looked up at him, an enigmatic smile upon her black lips. Ramon was surprised, but it was one of those rare occasions where he couldn't actually read someone's emotions simply by looking at them. Usually he was pretty good about that sort of thing.
"I am," she said calmly, "But how do you know that?"
"I'm a friend of Matt over there," he waved at Matt for added effect, "He told me you were new in town, just moved in and all, so I thought I'd come over and introduce myself."
"Well isn't that sweet," Nancy said.
"Yes," Ramon replied, "Yes it is. Do you mind if I take a seat next to you?"
"Not at all," she said, shaking her head.
"So," he said rather nonchalantly, "You're supposed to be a vampire, eh?"
Nancy nodded her head.