Babysitting the Fire Priestess

Chapter 19

We’ve followed the direction the map lead us. We’re now standing in front of the door of the pub that’s been mentioned on the map. It’s a small pub though. It is located at the very corner of the city lights. We have to walk in a scary alley just to find this pub. It looked old. It looked like the kind of pub that only old people go in.

“Let’s go” Mandy said to me and she headed for the door first.

I followed her.

The club smelled bad. The smell of cigarette, alcohol, sweat and food are in the air and it’s almost making me suffocated. I inhaled and exhaled sharply. I was right, most of the people here were old, and for sure most of them were veterans, maybe from war or something. I followed Mandy until we both reached the bar. I immediately sat on the stool and she also did.

“Scotch on the rocks please for two” she ordered.

“Isn’t it too early for hard stuff?” I asked Mandy.

It’s just 6 in the evening and she’s ordering scotch!

While the bartender was preparing our drinks, Mandy leaned to me and whispered.

“The bartender looked so chinky. He’s so cute” she said instead of answering my question   

I rolled my eyes and whispered back.

“Stop being such a racist” I told her.

She just smirked at me then the bartender served our drinks.

I looked around the room and there were just few people. Most of them were Japanese and I noticed like three white guys in the corner.

Mandy started sipping from her glass. I don’t know what’s running in her mind right now. She just looked so relax and it seems like she’s really enjoying her drink.

I cleared my throat to get her attention.

“What’s next?” I asked her.

“I’m waiting for someone” she said.

“Someone? Who? You didn’t even tell me” I said to her.

“Have you noticed what I’m wearing tonight?” she asked me back instead.

That’s the time then that I fully noticed what she’s wearing. She’s wearing jeans and a black body suit which was fully open on the back, like literally, her barcode tattoo was exposed since she also tied her hair up in a pony tail.  She looked so hot right now though and my brain can’t help to wander to what happened last night. I subtly shake my head.

“Yeah, I noticed. Why? How is that connected?” I asked, confused.

“Mom stated in her diary that the guy who ran this place was the one who imprinted this barcode on my back. Therefore, I just need him to see it” she said.

“Oh, okay. I just hope that he’s still around though or our journey here will be for nothing” I said.

“Chill dude, why don’t we have some fun first?” she said while smirking.

“I don’t know if I can do that. The Red Fox might be---“

“Shush! For one second, don’t think about our enemies” she said and got down from the stool.

She held my hand and dragged me across the room. At the corner of the room was a jukebox. It doesn’t really look old but the songs were sort of outdated. I must say that this pub is really old school.

“Give me some coins” she said.

I reached inside my pocket and gave her some.

She immediately inserted the coins inside the jukebox and chose a song from the playlist. She traced the list by her finger.

“Ah! This one! It fits our situation right now” she said.

I leaned in closer to check the song she’s pointing.

“Maps by Maroon 5, very well” I said.

She pushed the button and the song started playing.

“Come on, let’s dance” she said and dragged me again at the center of the room.

Other people in the room started to walk towards the dance floor too. Most of them were couples.

When we reached the center of the dance floor, Mandy pulled me closer.

“I can’t dance” I said to her.

“Just follow my lead and relax” she said and smiled.

Here goes that genuine sweet smile again. She looked even prettier when she smiles like that, she looked carefree. I would do anything just to see that smile again.

I stood there awkwardly and she started pulling both my arms and let herself turned in place. I just stood there like a damn statue.

I don’t know what to do!

She wrapped both her arms around my neck and swayed her hip from left to right.

I don’t know what to do with my hands so I just put them on her waist.

“We’re not in a goddamn prom Ryan” she said and moved my hands down to her butt.

My eyes widen in shock.  I know right at that moment I’m blushing like a damn tomato. I’m just glad that the lights were now dim and they turned on the disco lights.

“Is this really necessary?” I asked her.

“Yes!” she said and grabbed both my arms again. She swung and turned. Her back side at me and she’s leaning on my body. I’m starting to feel hot with this kind of contact. I can feel all the hairs on my body stood up in attention.

Damn, this woman can give me goose bumps!

When the song refrain hit she started to rub her back on my body and went down in a very daring dance.

Shit!

I can feel my b***r is starting to grow inside my pants!

It felt so damn good. I started to let go of my inhibitions and just let the music took me. Suddenly, I’m starting to dance in a very subtle way. She’s right, it feels good to just forget for a moment our situation and just have fun. It’s been such a long time for me.

When the chorus hit, Mandy held my hand and stood up, turned and faced me. She then pulled both my arms and swung again but this time, she moved closer to me. She holds my nape and her face is just a few inches from mine. I put both my hands on her waist and she started to sway her hips slowly from left to right making me mirror her move. Then she started to go down slowly still swaying her hips, I don’t have a choice but to go down with her.

“Lower, lower, lower” she said whispering to my ears.

I swear to God, I felt a current of electricity traveled through my veins down to my crotch. The sensation was too much to bear. My hands involuntarily held her waist tighter but not too much. I don’t want to be too obvious that I want her right now but it seems like she already knows as she pressed her breasts on my chest almost making me moan.

She is driving me crazy.

A strange emotion started to bloom inside my chest and it’s something I have never felt before. As we stare at each other’s eyes, I felt the urge to claim her lips and I don’t even care if there were people around us. I just want her badly right now. She moved her hands from my nape down to my shoulders and back.

 I’m so turned on right now that I can’t breathe.

She is starting to move her face closer to mine and I also did. I want to feel her lips against mine. However, when our faces were just two inches away from each other, she quickly pulled away and I noticed that she snatches something from my back.

Then I realized, she’s now pointing a gun to a guy who is also pointing a gun at us.

Shit!

How did that happen?

How the hell did I miss that?

It’s because you were busy with your emotions and with your b***r! Said one part of my brain.

“Who the f**k are you?” Mandy asked the guy.

I am feeling so useless right now. I’m standing behind her like a dumbass. I don’t have any other gun.

I looked around the room and I cursed loudly.

Some of the guys there started advancing at us, weapons ready.

I counted, there were like ten guys surrounding us right now. They are holding a gun, a samurai and a pocket knife.

I can’t fight them all off! I’m weaponless! However, if Mandy will blow this place again, it’s a sure win-win for us but I don’t want her to expose her power so much.

“s**t!” I cursed loudly and held both my hands up in a surrender gesture.

Mandy glared at me.

“We’re outnumbered” I told her.

“You still haven’t answered my question” she said to the guy pointing a gun at us instead.

“Turn” the guy with a gun just said.

I creased my eyebrows in confusion.

Mandy put down her gun and turned her back to the stranger. Then the guy gestured to his “friends” to put down their weapons and they immediately obeyed.

The next thing surprised me. The guy whom I assumed was their leader kneeled before Mandy.

“Priestess” he said and bowed down.

The other people inside that pub started to kneel down too!

“What the f**k?” Mandy said, confused.

We looked at each other.

“What the hell is happening?” I said in utter disbelief.