Alpha David & the High Priestess Sinead

Be Brave (2)

“Good luck trying to use any vampire influencing powers on me to get more tips” I thought to myself amusedly. I let out a small giggle.

“No thanks, I am good.” I answered him. He looked a bit surprised.

“I will take some information though.” I continued. “I would like to get a job here.”I turned my body back to face the bar. I saw amusement in his eyes, but his face was cold.

“Do you know if you are currently hiring?” I asked.

“I seriously doubt it,” he answered.

“Well, if you are unsure, maybe there is a supervisor or manager around here that I could ask.” I hinted, while trying to be as charming as possible. A half smile played on my lips. He looked at me and sighed.

“No, Tony isn’t here right now. It’s just myself, the three bouncers, and the entertainment staff keeping the ship afloat at the moment.”

“So,” I asked slowly “there is no one higher up than you here, who I could talk to tonight?” His answer was a simple “no”.

Somehow, I very much believed that he was lying to me. But before either of us could say or do anything else, the name “Greg” was shouted across the room in an unmistakably angry tone. The vampire bartender quickly raised his head and his gaze went to someone behind me.

“Stop flirting and get back to work!” the male voice demanded. “We got people waiting on drinks.”

I turned my head to the left, just enough so that I could get a look at who had spoken, but without looking directly at him. The speaker was a tall, male vampire, dressed in a designer suit.

Everything about him from his suit, and shoes, to the jewelry and hairstyle fitted an image in my head. There could be no better match found anywhere for someone who looked like they were the Italian mafia kingpin vampire. Not only that, but I could sense he was dangerous. My intuition told me that much.

I can only assume that Greg saw the calculating look on my face.

“Please, please, don’t do it.” He begged me quietly.

But I said nothing and started walking away. There was nothing for him to do but get back to bartending.

The second I turned my back to the bar, I started scanning my surroundings. The vampire kingpin I was searching for was standing facing two other male vampires with his back to me. These other two male vampires looked like they were investors or lawyers as opposed to mafia types.

‘Is it a business meeting?’ I silently asked myself. Their location was half way between the bar and the large stage. A ways behind them, a staircase leads to an upper floor. But that would not make sense, to hold any kind of official meeting in an area that was so loud and where it was easy to be overheard.

But a moment later, I had things cleared up for me. To my left, another group of three men walked towards my vampire trio of interest. The three newcomers appeared to be human, and I noticed the one who appeared to be in charge.

He was taller than the other two and had dark hair and sort of had a nice smile. The two groups, both human and vampire called out to each other. Once they were close enough, they were shaking hands, smiling, laughing and joking amongst themselves. Then they begin moving en masse, towards the staircase to the second floor.

‘Now! I have to move now, or I will miss my chance!’I thought.

“Excuse me!” I call to them, as I run towards them.

They all stop and turn around to face me.

“I am sorry for my intrusion.” I say, while looking directly at the kingpin vampire. “My name is Sinead. I want to work here as a dancer. I inquired if your establishment was hiring with your bartender, but he said he was unsure. From what you said to him, I deduced you were his superior. And from observation of your person, I conclude that a man with such presence and caliber as yourself would be able to answer my question.” I paused.

No one spoke. The one human looked like he was actually holding his breath.

“Will you hire me as a dancer here?” I asked.

The kingpin vampire started to laugh. “You are amusing, to be sure.” he said. “We do need a couple more dancers, but we only hire vampires here.”

“I may not be a vampire.” I said with my voice full of confidence, “But I can almost guarantee that I am a better dancer than all of your current staff.”

The kingpin vampire looked surprised at my words and the other two vampires laughed hysterically.

“Please, just give me a chance to prove myself.” I said.

“No.” He said flatly. “Go home.” He started to turn his back on me.

I was so upset by the unjustness. What a horrible man! If it were just for me, I would walk away, and probably go home. But I somehow got the feeling that this has happened to others. I was very sure that a couple dancers had their dreams crushed.

“Fine!” I shouted with anger in my voice. “We’ll do this the hard way.” I took a deep breath in and closed my eyes to channel my powers. As a sorceress from the North Forest Clan, I am not limited to only one power source, as all the other clans are.

All the power sources are mine equally; fire, water, earth, etc. With earth being the largest power source at hand, it is where I start to collect energy from, uprooting it from the ground like a tree.

I open my eyes and I know, without having to see my reflection, that they glow a deep amber. They will do so only for a minute.

I can tell I am freaking people out. This is confirmed by the looks on the six mens’ faces. I know that they can feel my aura and the power that surrounds me. I smile at them. I snap my fingers and the music playing throughout the building stops. I pause. Then I snap my fingers again, and all the lights go out.