Ch. 3 - Eric
Blood is life. Without blood there is nothing. And I'm not just speaking from a vampire's point of view. The wonderful thing about blood is that on a planet populated by six billion people, blood is abundant. Not only is blood everywhere but you can get it any possible way imaginable. I prefer mine willing; more pleasure can be had that way.
My name is Eric Shentrue and I am a two hundred year old vampire. I walked into The Cat's Meow a bit after midnight and sat at the bar. I know you're asking yourself if I'm gay. Nope. Then why am I sitting at the bar of a women's strip club? Not because I like to see naked men, but because the club is a popular spot for a variety of night creatures like myself.
The club is owned by a good friend of mine, Alex. Alex is a people watcher, so The Cat's Meow is his baby. Night creatures and human alike were welcome in his place as long as they didn't cause any trouble. There were a few night creatures in the club tonight. One other vampire, two female werewolves enjoying the entertainment, and a revenant.
I was talking to Alex when in walked a group of women, talking about the entertainment and ribbing one of the women in their group for going with them, considering she had just gotten married. They all looked to be somewhat older career woman, except the little blond with them. She looked fresh out of junior high.
She was five foot, with a thin frame. I could snap her in half easily. She had long dark blond hair that was braided in two pigtails that covered her ears. She was dressed in a pair of faded jeans and a t-shirt that proclaimed her a member of the dark court. He had to smile about the t-shirt. She was the farthest possible thing from unseelie.
"You might have to card someone, Alex," he turned and told his friend.
"If you're talking about the little blond, then no."
"No?"
"Nope."
"I give. Why not?"
"I always seem to forget that you are still young for a vampire."
"What's that got to do with the girl?"
"Did you see her shirt?"
"I've actually met several Unseelie, Alex. She is not one."
"Ha! You don't know crap. You're looking at the oldest daughter of the Isuran Oundril."
"The Unseelie king?"
"None other. Her name is Simara ual'Jarali."
"The crown princess?!"
"Yes."