What happens in Vegas

((For Ezera Dibiase))


Kevin looked around the crowded casino. He'd been drug along on this weekend by his friends. Granted they didn't need much of a reason for debauchry. After all they'd been causing trouble for over three centuries. Around him the lights of the casino flashed and the sound of coins clinking in the metal trays. Next to him his best friend and turn mate sat, eyeballing those around them hungrily.

"This is the life eh Kev? Whoda thought that after the prim and proper beginnings of society we'd have a place that peddles in gambling and whoring?"

Kevin arched an eyebrow at him. "Do you know remeber the wild west? Carson City and Dodge City were notorious for that."

"Well pardon me. While you were out playing Cowboy I was closetted in the boudeir of an upper class lady."

Kevin chuckled and shook his head, tossing his dark locks. "And yet Vegas surprises you? Besides this is nothing compared to the hey day of the Rat Pack and the mob."

"Again Kev I wasn't hanging around out here, Old New York was my cup of tea."

A beautiful woman bustled past them accidently bumping into Kevin, blushing and smiling before heading on about her business. Kevin licked his fangs before rising and following, grinning over his shoulder at his buddy.

"Have fun."

Kevin hurried after the woman, weaving through the crowd quickly and touching her elbow to get her attention before she ducked out of the casino. With a decidedly rakish smile he spoke.

"Hey I wanted to apolgize for being in your way...although I'm not that sorry truthfully. My name is Kevin."

Ezera walked through the casino, already well on her way to being drunk. She lived in Vegas, and her father owned the hotel/casino she was currently in. She worked there, of course. But right now she was off of work, and she had run into the wrong people. On top of that, she was late to meet Teddy.

Ezera was so buzzed and so distracted that she bumped into someone quite roughly. She looked up, blushing slightly and smiled, but didn't stop. She kept walking quickly, weaving through everyone. She pulled out her phone and checked the time. She was five minutes late and by the time she actually got there, it would be ten.

She didn't notice the man she had bumped into earlier was following her, so when he touched her elbow before she got out of the casino, she jumped.

"Hey I wanted to apolgize for being in your way...although I'm not that sorry truthfully. My name is Kevin," the man said.

She turned around, her heartbeat slowing down from its panicked state, and looked him over. He was taller than her by quite a bit with black hair and icy blue eyes (okay, if that isn't his eye color, I'll change it. But I don't know what color they really are.) The man was well built, but not exactly defined. He was fairly good looking.

"That's good to know. Do you plan on keeping me long? I have somewhere to be and that's not here," she said, tapping her high heeled foot impatiently.

Ezera was always dressed in the nicest of clothes, no matter what. Her mother always taught her that looking her best made good first impressions and good first impressions were something she rarely messed up. Today, she was wearing a red, low looping top that had a necklace type thing holding it together, a black skirt that was longer in the back and had ruffles, black dangling earrings, platform Christian Louboutin heels, a black bag, a black star bracelet and a gold heart ring. In her hand was her maroon LG Vu.

(( http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=16074234 << her outfit))

((it is his eye color. :-D))


Kevin smiled and let go of her elbow. "No my lady. I merely wanted to apologize.". With a smirk he leaned in and brushed his lips across hers before bowing and melting back into the crowd.

She had definetly been beautiful and it was more than the prey he liked to chase. He chuckled softly as he weaved through the bustling crowds, drawing in those around him easily until he had a good group of followers to choose from. As he fed however his mind was drawn back to the woman he'd ran across.

Ezera sighed and looked at the time again, seeing she was already ten minutes late. "Ugh, stupid fucker made me later than I am," she muttered, running across the busy street to the restaurant she was meeting Ted at.

When she walked in, she spotted her brother in the back and made her way back there, sitting in the booth across from him. "Hey," she smiled a bit. "Sorry I'm late. Totally lost track of time. How's it going?"

"I'm fine. And you were drinking, weren't you? Off the job, right?" he asked her.

"Off the job," she smiled. "Then I bumped into this guy, Kevin, he said his name was, and he chased after me to apologize which made me later."

Ted frowned. "Kevin? Huh, don't know that name. Anyways, Dad wants you to..." They continued to converse about things with every day life and her job as well as his. As she was talking, her mind kept wandering back to Kevin. He was handsome, in that dark, mysterious sort of way. It was intriguing. She wanted to see more of him. She would have to talk to Stacy, see how many Kevins they had staying at the hotel.

It took three different feedings for Kevin to feel full and even then his mind wasn't on the feast. Next to him his friends fed, happily taking part of the bountiful feast that Vegan provided for them. Under other circumstances he'd be practicing his seduction skills; which his weren't in need of that much work but it never hurt to keep them sharp; but now he was preoccupied with the goddess he'd met in the casino.

"Kev...c'mon Kev, come feed some more. You know you want too." His buddy called; flicking his blonde hair out of his face.

Kevin shook his head and smiled as his three friends fed with abandon. Silently he snuck out of private room and headed back down to the casino, loosing himself in the flashing lights and bustle of the place. Around him a veriable buffet writhed and while he wasn't looking to feed he was still amazed by the difference in attitude here. No one cared what they did or how they acted, it was a wonderland for adults that little to no reprecussions.

Yet again his mind went back to the woman and he started to lurk, hoping to come across her again in wanderings.

After her and Ted had finished dinner and said their goodbyes, Ezera parted ways with her older sibling and went back to the casino. She had another shift she was to start in about ten minutes, so she had just enough time to run upstairs and change her clothes.

She got to the penthouse, which was her place she lived, and only her personal elevator got her up there, which you needed a key to access. She rushed to her room, kicking off her shoes and stripping off her clothes. She changed into an off-white dress with black designs on it. Her shoes were white and gold and her jewelery was gold as well. She looked into the mirror, fixing her hair and make up and headed back downstairs.

She was a casino host, and a damn good one. One of the most famous in Vegas. Hell, in America. She got all best clients, though they could be extremely difficult. Many say she didn't have to work to get her job. And she didn't. But that didn't mean she didn't work damn hard to please her father.

She started to walk toward the entrance, to talk to Stacy about the Kevin situation when she bumped into someone for the second time that night. She looked up, about to apologize and saw the man she had planned on looking for.

"Well, hello again."

(( http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=15086159 << Her outfit again. I'll probably be adding these every time I can. I love looking through the stuff and putting together outfits, but I have nothing besides this to use them for))

Kevin grinned sharkily as he took her hand and kissed the back of it.

"Hello yourself my fair goddess....I'd call you by your name but I fear that it not do a beauty such as yourself justice."

He was laying it on thick and he knew it, but when Kevin Thorn seen something he wanted he got it....by any means nessecary. He let her hand drop and flicked his eyes from the top of her head to her feet and then back again.

"To what do I owe the pleasure of you gracing me with your presence again dear goddess."

Ezera chuckled at Kevin. Many people came onto her, so she was used to it by now. "Well, seeing as I work here and everything... And my father owns the place... I guess you'll be seeing me fairly often," she said and looked at the time. "Though my time will be limited, for my job is 24/7. I must depart but I would like to meet with you again," she said, looking around.

"My shift technically ends in a few hours. Give me your room number and I'll meet ya there."

Kevin chuckled; he liked a woman that got down to buisness, it showed that they had fire and with fire came a chase. And Kevin loved the chase, it always made the pay off that much more worth it.

"My room number dear goddess is 528. I warn you though I'm bunking with some fairly neanderthalic individuals. I would prefer if we could meet elsewhere where your lady's ears won't be offended by their crude behaviour. Meet me instead under the starlight tonight at the edge of the pool."

He kissed her hand again and then started to move back into the crowd, smirking widely.

"Until then goddess, don't be late!"

Ezera smiled, watching him go before walking to the front and meeting with one of her clients that had just come in. She got him all settled in, got him everything that he requested that was within her abilities. She smiled, a couple hours later, after having done all he requested. "Should you need anything else, you know how to get a hold of me," she smiled and held up her phone before leaving him.

She sighed and looked at the time, seeing that she had a half an hour. She knew that he told her not to go to his room, but she didn't want to wait. She went to room number 528 and knocked on the door, awaiting an answer.

The music was blaring loudly so the first couple of knocks went unheard but Michaels' ears finally perked to the noise. He motioned to the other two and after pushing his long blond hair out of his face he opened the door; smiling widely at the pretty woman standing there. He wasn't expecting anyone so he figured that Kevin must have sent her. He stepped back and motioned her in.

"To what do I owe the pleasure this evening?" He smirked over his shoulders to his companions. "We weren't being too loud were we?"

As he spoke they circled around, enclosing her in a tight ring; each one taking a long sniff to get her scent. It was intoxicating and Michael reached out to touch her cheek.

"Come join us for a drink and we'll make amends for whatever slight we've done you."

Ezera felt a bit uncomfortable at first as the men surrounded her, but pushed it off. She got this often, being who she was. "I'm actually looking for Kevin. We're supposed to meet in a half an hour, but I finished early. Is he here?" she asked, looking at the men.

She wouldn't lie. They were attractive, though in a different way than Kevin. She would probably have taken all of them to bed - at the same time, if the opportunity arose - but she wasn't thinking about them like that. She wanted Kevin, not these men.

"It appears he's not, so I'll just go," she said and tried to break through the circle and get to the door.

Michael leered and laughed as he got closer, calling out to the other men. "You hear that boys? She's here for Thorny. Seems he gets the choice cuts for himself." He reached out and ran his fingers down her face. "Sorry toots, he's not her, guess you'll just have to deal with us."

The ring closed in tighter and Michael was feeding off of her fear, licking his lips in anticipation despite having just fed. Closer and closer the ring grew and as Michael was about to take an agressive step forward the door opened and Kevin moved into the ring, scowling and putting himself between Michael and Ezera.

"Hey! Is this anyway to treat a lady?" He questioned, although his voice was deep and growly. "Well is it? Someone had better answer me."

The room remained quiet but the ring broke up and he took step close to Michael, growling and snarling quietly at him to let him know that all was not over. Schooling his features he turned and while gently, firmly took Ezeras' elbow and lead her from the room. Once they were saftely down the hall he stopped and turned to her.

"Goddess, what did I tell you? The pool was safter than going there. My friends are not as refined as I am. I apologize Goddess for any harsh or foul words they spoke to you." He took Ezeras hand and kissed the back, turning on his most winning smile. "Please tell me that you forgive me, I shudder to think of what my life will be like if I have earned your ire."

Ezera looked at him. "It was not you that did those things to me, therefore there is nothing to forgive. You did tell me to meet you at the pool, and I did not listen. It was my own fault," he said, smiling slightly. "Though your friends are quite... Unique. The one who did all the talking - Michael, you called him - he was quite rude."

Ezera looked around the hallway, just glad to be out of that room. She looked at Kevin, and noticed things she had not in her earlier rush. The way he smiled carefully, so not to show his teeth, the way his nostrils flared when a breezed swept through, the way his pupils contracted, making the blue iris that she found so endearing get smaller, then larger again.

"There is something about you, Kevin, that I cannot figure out. Yet."

Kevin smirked and chuckled a bit. "Yes, Michael....he's never learned his manners when dealing with a lady. I'll have a talk with him later over his actions." He tilted his head to the right and regarded Ezera with a slight look of awe. "What do you mean Goddess? There is nothing about me to figure out."

Ezera smiled, a knowing smile. "I am not a stupid woman, Kevin. It would be very unwise to you to think so. I am beautiful. That is something I've known since I was a young girl. But I did very well in school. I choose to work here. Whatever you are hiding from me, I will figure out, whether you like it or not. Just wait and see. Just you wait an see," she said, eyes searching his face, trying to find some clue to what he was hiding.

Human intution never failed to amaze Kevin so he smiled and nodded his head. "Stupid is far from what I'd describe you as. But you are free to poke and prod where ever to see fit. I am not hiding anything Goddess."

It was a complete lie, but after so many centuries of living amongst humans and hiding Kevin had learned a thing or two about keeping his secret. Of course there were still those that managed to ferret him out; but they were very few and very far between.

With a grin he offered Ezera his arm again. "Fancy a walk Goddess so that you may ask me any questions you desire?"

Ezera smiled and took his arm as they began to walk. "Well, I suppose the question I should ask is 'What are you hiding, but seeing as you're so keen on the fact that you are not hiding anything, I will refrain from that question. For now. We'll start simple. What do you enjoy in your spare time?" she asked.

She was going to figure out what he was hiding, were it the last thing she did.

Kevin chuckled and placed his hand over Ezera's. "My spare time my lady is far and scarce between. But when I do get the precious time I like to read the classics, Shakespear is my all time favorite. Very rarely do I go out with friends, so it had to be fate that made me come with them here to Vegas so that I could meet you." He grinned and looked over at her, tracing her features with his eyes. "Now Godess it's your turn, what do you do in your spare time?"

"Well," Ezera started and looked ahead of them, eyes scanning the scenery in front of them as they walked. They had exited the hotel and entered the pool area, people still lounging around, too early for them to think about retiring for the night, though it was nearing midnight. "I spend a lot of the time with my brother. We've been close since we were kids. But he works a lot. He's the head of security here. When I was rushing earlier, I was going to see him. If I'm not with him, I'm probably shopping or drawing. I'm a materialistic person, so drawing makes me feel... Not so shallow."

Ezera was a shallow person, though she was not vain. She knew she was beautiful, but she wasn't all about her looks. She loved to buy things, and loved to have things bought for her. "Your turn. How long are you in Vegas for?"

"Shallow? I don't think being materialistic is shallow, you know what you like and you seem to be the type of person that goes after what they want and get it. I call the driven." Kevin chuckled a bit before answering. "I'm here until the end of the week. Those jackals you met hijacked me and forced me to take a vacation. Aparently they don't believe I have enough fun in my life."

It wasn't too far from the truth; their small coven of Vampires had come under fire when a high ranking offical in their small town had been discovered dead with two holes in his neck. Of course it hadn't of been any his group but still his 'family' stood out because they held the oddest hours and up until hadn't been aware of the scrutiny they had been under for their odd hours they kept.

"Your turn again; did you want to go into the family business? You said that your father owned the casino and your brother is head of security. Did you ever dream of doing something else with your life?

Ezera shrugged slightly, smiling. "Not really. I mean, growing up of course I wanted to be all different types of cool things, or what I thought was cool at the time. But I got into high school and though my grades were great, my test scores were low. No college wanted me. So I didn't really have a lot of choices. My dad could have paid my way to college, but I didn't want that. And there isn't a whole lot I wanted to do, really. Nothing took my interest. But Is tarted working here and I love it," she replied. "Your turn. What do you do? Like, what's your job?"

"I'm an investor on wallstreet. Not my first choice in careers but I have a knack for numbers and spotting trends before they happen. I wanted to be an author when I was younger, but my characteration was stiff and my plots full of so full of holes that mice thought they were swiss cheese. So now I'm one of those "blood suckers" that run wallstreet." He'd made air quote around the word blood sucker but smiled, loving that he was as close to the truth as he could be and no would ever find out.

"Alright, next question, are you planning on taking over the Casino some day?"

"Oh, heavens no. That's Teddy. I love this place, but I could never own it. That's just far too much work for me," Ezera replied with a smile. "I'll work here for a while, probably until I can't do this anymore, then I'll spend my time doing other things, hopefully things that I enjoy."

The "blood suckers" comment stirred something in her, but she pushed it away, too invested in talking to Kevin to worry about what her body was trying to tell her.

"Your turn. How long have you been friends with those guys? It seems like in your absence, they tend to be more rude. Like they're scared of you or respect you or something."

"Forever it seems. We grew to up together." His eyes took on a sad lilt as he continued to talk. "We were all orphange children and it was between me and Michael to look after them; they don't mean no harm really. But after living through hell and coming back to make things of themselves they tend to go overboard."

He shook his head; the screams of the past echoing in his ears as a picture of him and Michael watching their loved ones die because of the black plauge flashed behind his eyelids. Finally he managed to push it aside and a wavering smile shaped his lips.

"Ok..lets see...other than shopping and drawing what do you Enjoy Goddess?"