Keri's mind wandered back to her childhood in the beautiful Isilme'Ost and wondered how it had fallen to such ruines. She was glad to be back, to spread her violet angel wings once again without regarde for who was around her. Though the Moons Café was almost empty there was a young man in a darknened corner, and small group at another table. As she waslked back to the bar, her feet entangled with the leg of a chair, and she tripped, falling forward her tray with half empty glasses tumbling out of her hands. Then she wasn't falling. Zeek was holding her and her tray giving her a cross look.
"Zeke, I'm so sorry." She stutered.
"Keri how many times have I told you stop day dreaming about the past. This isn't the Isilme'ost you where raised in, and theres nothing you can do about it." He held her shoulder till she was steady on her feet and walked back to the counter, setting the tray down.
"I know, but I can't help it. I miss the old songs."
"Well you're lucky I'm a vampire, otherwise who would catch you every time you fall?" he joked and she smiled brightly.
"I know, and I thank the gods every day for that. Well I guess in our case every night."
"I forget you have been to the lands of day. Most of us who survived the attack had been elsewhere in the night relm."
"I know." She leaned over the counter a little father, her voice lowering to a whisper. "Who's tall, dark and handsom in the far corner?"
"I'm not sure, I've never seen him around, and you know how long I've been here." He whipped the streaks from a tall glass and turned away.
"Hey don't turn your back on me, I need a tall hot shot." She laughed. She saw Zeek's sholders shake as he laughed. A few bottles clancked, and a few secounds later he turned to hand her a tall glass with a dark caramel colored liqued.
"Don't drop it." She glared at him, taking the glass steadily in her hands. She maoved back to the corners and one of the boys at the closer tables, drunk and delusional, stuck out his leg and tripped her. She spun back to see Zeek snarling at the boys before his eyes turned to shock as she stopped half way through her fall. Raising her gaze, she found herself looking up at the stranger from the corner booth. He had the Hot Shot drink balanced in one hand, and his arm holding her.
"Um, thank you." She whispered, staring into electric blue eyes.
"Of coarse." His voice was silk against her skin. He pulled her to her feet and took the glass back to his table. Once the small group recovered from there shock, the young man that had tripped her stood and walked over to her.
"Wha' ya' thinken runin my fun?" he growled, worlds slured from the alcohol.
"You had no right to trip her like that." His silk voice never reached higher then a whisper, his eyes reading a small book in his hands.
"She sereves us, so we do as we damn wells please."
"I think not. She serves your drinks and food, but nothing more. This is not bar where you can buy the woman and treat them as you please." His eyes never left the book. <******** off!" the drunk young man swipped a hand across the table hitting the Hot Shot, and sending it to cover the strangers clothes and book. His eyes rose, the electric blue sending a shiver through every ones spine.
"I have been nothing but kind, but now I must ask you to leave, for I am sure you are getting on the young owners nerves."
"I'll leave when I feel like it!" He turned his back to the stranger and a moment later was on the ground, blood seeping between his lips.