A Night on the Town

When he scooted over to let her in she slipped in and ordered her drink-dirty martini with extra olives-as the bartender came over and that is when she looked at him with a frown “Let me teach you a lesson, darling. When someone is clearly intending on hitting you, you should probably start with your name and not immediately go for the soul sucking aspect of conversation. That is kind of incredibly rude. Furthermore, I am not the soul sucking succubus you’re clearly used to; sexual energy of course but not souls. Not all of us want souls for deals. Some of us just want a good time, which I had intended on having with you until about two minutes ago. Do you like it when when someone automatically assumes you intend to drain their aorta dry? No? Didn’t think so. So don’t assume things about other people before you actually get to know them, okay? So, tall, dark, and handsome, how about we start over when I get my drink and I’ll pretend you didn’t just offend me?” she said with a slightly stern tone.

Mere moments later, her drink was delivered to her and with a quick sip of the contents she turned to the vampire with her usual bubbly smile and offered him her hand, “Thanks for the drink, love. The names Ivy Blake, and who might you be?” she asked, the tone she had taken on earlier when he had offended her had now been forgot and had been replaced with a carefree and inviting tone.

Ivy’s smile widened as he kissed her hand, “Oh, so we can be a gentleman? I’m pleasantly surprised. As for making it up to me, don’t worry about it, darling. It’s in the past and I don’t like to dwell on the past.” she said with a chirp to her voices before she sipped her drink. “Veltos Moon… I know that name… Why do I know your name? Don’t tell me. Let it come to me.” she decided to move on to the next topic of conversation while her mind whirled with memories that she might know that name from. “You’re a night club owner? Next time I plan to visit a vampire night club I’ll have to look it up.” she said with a wink, “As for what I do, I am a deal broker. I connect people to those that can help them with their problem without getting my hands dirty. It’s a rather lucrative business in this town, I’ll tell you. I actually work with one person in particular presently. She would be one of those soul sucking demons you might be used to.” she mused softly as she took a longer drink from her glass before she took out the toothpick the olives were skewered onto and plucked on off with her teeth. She swallowed it and then opened her mouth to speak “So tell me, Veltos, what has you away from your club and in this one this evening?” she asked with curiosity.

Ivy nodded in interest at what he had said; it did make sense to leave your own club in search of a date, finding a date while working never usually worked out well. Then came along the question so many loved to ask her: Just sex or a relationship? It always came down to those two options lately. The world found it necessary to have meaningful and long lasting relationships these days, it was almost worse than her days in the early American colonies were. She let out a sigh and finished her drink as well as the olives before motioning for another drink. “That is a rather complicated question, love. Relationships with succubi don’t generally work out for the other party. We need a constant supply of sexual energy so we don’t grow weak and there is one minor problem with relationships… The sexual desire fizzles after a while. Sure, the start of them is wonderful with the frequent sex providing a steady stream of energy for our kind… But whereas our desire for sex never depletes due to it being our food source, most people get comfortable with their partner and end up having to do silly things like plan sex based on schedules.” her drink came and she took a sip before turning her attention back to him, “As for love… Everyone wants to be loved, even a succubus, it’s just natural. But love and sex are not something that goes hand-in-hand. I might fall head over heels in love with someone to the point that I can’t live without them but at the end of the day I still need to eat. That is the one thing no one really seems to understand so succubi and incubi a like tend to steel their hearts so that love can’t seep its way in and ruin lives.” she said casually as if it was just a matter of fact. She wasn’t depressed by her lifestyle either. It was just the way she had to live to survive and nothing could really change that, "So in short, I'm just here for fun."

Ivy’s head titled to the side at his remark, which was definitely a first for her. Most people, no matter their species, tended to want some form of monogamy in relationships. Most would end up feeling like they were jilted if their lover even thought about sleeping with someone else. That would always end up in thrown objects and angry yelling but this guy just wanted to know that he had a woman’s love. That was interesting to her to say the very least. “Well that is a pleasantly surprising answer, and probably the first of its kind if I am being honest.” this man was admittedly peculiar to her but in a way that intrigued her. She wanted to get to know him better, preferably outside the club atmosphere where the music was beginning to grate on her ear drums. So with one quick motion she finished off her drink. “Follow me love and let’s get out of here, shall we?” she stepped away from the bar and then realized that sounded suggestive so she turned back to him “I know how that sounds coming from a succubus but that was not an invitation back to my place for sex. That was actually an invitation to get out of this overly loud club and somewhere to talk where I don’t have to shout over the music.” she added quickly before turning on her heels and heading for the door, not one hundred percent certain if he was following her or not but she supposed she would find out when she stepped outside.

Once she was outside Ivy shivered in the cold night air, having gotten used to the heat the club but she got over it as quickly as it has occurred because the sound of his voice had her turning around with a smile. She wrapped an arm casually around one of his and led him down the street. “Honestly darling, I don’t have a place in mind. Just wanted to get out of the club and get to know you better. I am intrigued by you and your outlook on my species and their sex habits when it pertains to relationships. I have never been a part of any sort of relationship‒other than the very close friendship I retain with my business partner‒because it’s just easier to keep yourself away from judgment that way. So hearing you speak about succubi in a matter that isn’t the unappealing one I am used to has my interest.” she carefully weaved them through the crowd on the street as they headed to nowhere in particular, though she wasn’t opposed if he decided on a place to go and changed their course. “Frankly, this could be the start of my first friendship outside of Cora at the very least.” she offered him a smile before she looked forward again.

The moment Veltos’ arms went from being wrapped up in hers to being around her waist Ivy jumped just slightly in surprise. Any form of closeness that didn’t involve sex or wasn’t coming from her best friend was foreign. Cora wasn’t beside her and they were both wearing clothes so this one threw the demon off guard the most. She loosened up her muscles so they were no longer quite as tense and cautiously let her arm slip around him in return so that he didn’t pull away from her when she jumped. Once relaxed as much as she thought she could manage she spoke up, “I have this theory about people… You will only ever learn what they are willing to tell so there is no point in asking details when it might end with disaster. I personally hold many of my life’s details locked up for no one to hear about, not even my best friend who is the only person I truly care for.” she let out a huff, the subject was never good for her to think about and she always assumed people who found out about the start to her life would look at her differently. “So with that in mind, Veltos, tell me that parts of you that you are willing to tell someone you only just met. I’ll be happy with whatever it is you wish to tell.” she stated simply as she looked back at him, wondering what he would share with her.