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a young man of about 16 lurked around the dark alleyways of Jacksonville Florida, his shoes making a squelching sound
Upon the slimy uneven pavement of the alleyway. Grime covered the outer walls of the surrounding buildings making
Him wrinkle his nose in slight disgust. He wad used to the outer most part of Jacksonville. not the city slime that surrounded him.
Not that it was much better. But home was there. and it was much more clean than this economically challenged city.
He stepped over a fallen trashcan his hands deep in his pants pockets, the collar of his leather jacket popped up.
The chain of his wallet had little spikes on it making it most ungrabable. And people wondered why his hands were always bandaged.
He continued walking, finally reaching the end of the alleyway. People bustled about walking either to or from work, horns honked and people shouted for cabs.
it almost made him want to venture back into the dark secluded alleyway.
He took another step out onto the sidewalk, the cold wind suddenly slapping him in the face, due to the loss of the buildings protection.
He took another step,then another before long taking long strides down the sidewalk towards a local pub. He slid his long pale bandaged fingers through the handle of the door and pulled
Warm toasty air blasting him in his face,thouroghly thawing it. Once he stepped inside eyes were on him. that's how it was. He walked the length of the pub and sat down at a booth, farthest from people.
He eyed a waitress as she made her way over, her eyes holding uncertanty.He smirked. She was a pretty one. with long red hair
And lucious mouthwatering curves. His fangs almost slidout at the thought of her.''Uhm..sir?....'' a voice like the sound of tinkling China broke through his thoughts. his head shot up and an automatic glare shot from his eyes, soon softening at the sight that was before
Him. If he thought she was beautiful then ... she was absolutely breathtaking now. her eyes wide and painted a most unusual color. Gold. he had never in his 450 years of life, er death, had he seen a girl with such eyes. And her hair..Red as the blood he had drank that morning.
It came to the small of her back, the ends looked as if they were dipped in white paint. Her body was that of an hourglass. He smiled at her his voice that of crushed velvet.''yes? Oh IM terribly sorry to have kept you standing there so long. IM afraid ive been lost in thought.'' he let it be known his eyes were roving over her. he relished in the pink tint that came over her cheeks, her voice
Coming out in a slight tone of breathlesness.''a-ah sir? Is there anything you would like.'',again he couldn't help but smirk. there were a couple things hed like, her being one of them.''yes indeed. I would like a glass of wine, red if you have it,'' he watched her as she walked away to get his order, his eyes slowly sliding shut.
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Anna walked unsteadily back to the bar, her cheeks tinted a slight pink. She grabbed a bottle of red wine and a glass.she poured the red liquid into a glass her thoughts so far off on the man that she almost overfilled the glass.
she wiped the sides of the glass off and stood there a moment thinking again about that strange man. His hair was an darkbrown,and it softly curled to the tips of his shoulders. His eyes were a soft olive. He was pale, his body lithe, the muscle hidden, yet clearly there.
She walked back over to him and smiled, putting the glass down infront of him.She stood there a moment Reluctant to move.Well,she decided,if im gonna stand her i should probaly say something.''Ah.....whats your name?'' bah! something less stupid if you please? her mind hissed at her.
The man smirked and his eyes that had been shut ,slid open slowly to look at her.''hn.My name is Gabriel.,i suppose you want my age to hm?'' he looked at her knowingly and she mentaly smacked herself for being so obvious,smiling and nodding.''if thats not much trouble..'' she said her eyes downcast,staring at a stain on the floor.
He visibly twitched and reached foreward a banaged finger sliding under her chin and tilting her head up.''Of course it is no trouble.'' her eyes raised to look at him slightly taken aback by his actions.''but. when i speak i want you looking at me. and me only is that understood?'' she nodded her head again and he smiled.'' i am 16, i come from the outskirts of jacksonville.,and you are-?''
Her eyes widened breifly,he looked so much older than her. she cleared her throat and blushed more''my name is anna. Anna lekas. i am 16. nice to meet you.'' she smiled and took his hand grasping,as her father had taught her. a firm grip.