Unlikely -Azzura-

[Cal Murati]

It was around 5:30 right now and Cal was feeling pretty lonely, today was his day off and he wanted to do something special. But he had no one to accompany him, he really wanted someone to go with him to the carnival that opened last Friday, it would be fun and he was sure he would have a good time. He pulled out a bottle of Tru-Blood AB positive and went to his bathroom in search of his phone, he drunk some of his blood then found the phone lying on top sink but didn’t remember leaving it there.

While he lay down on his bed he scrolled through his contacts, not one of them seemed to catch his eye and some of them were dead, so he deleted the dead ones and texted some of the ones that were alive. When he got to the last few he saw “WereGirl”, he remembered her, that was the hot chick who worked at the bar with him, when they got into that brief fight and when he saw her naked. He instantly called her but it went straight to Voice Mail.

"Hey Azzura right, this is Cal the hot Vampire that works with you. I was wondering when you were going to call back and since you haven’t I just decided to call you.” He paused thinking how he should phrase the second part of his question.

“Well since I never got a chance to tell you how sorry I was for the whole Were fight Vamp fiasco I was wondering again if you would like to come with me to the Carnival by the Mall, so yah call me back!”

He hung up the phone and sighed in disappointment, only if the Were chick could come he thought. The Carnival started at about 7:00 and he hoped she would return his call by then, he decided that a haircut was needed before he went anywhere though. He drove over to the local barber and requested the usual. They cut the sides lower than they did the top of his head, he liked it like that so he could style the hair on top if needed. He walked out of the shop feeling nice and cleaned up but another shower would make him feel better.

As he unlocked his door he pondered on Azzura, maybe she didn’t like him like he liked her he thought. But they barely knew each he thought again, so it would make sense to go out on at least one date to get to know one another. He stripped his clothes off and stepped into the shower, the temperature didn’t really matter to him but he did like it very hot, he could feel as the water wash all the hair away but grabbed the rag and began to lather his body. Once he rinsed off again he thought he smelt like Irish spring, stepping out of the shower and drying off he went to his phone to check his messages. There were no new ones but his phone began to ring again as soon as he put it down. A smile ghosted his face as he answered it, Hello?

[Azzura Selene Kattalakis]

The past couple of hours though she’d spent at the local gym, working the weights, swimming, and then finishing things off with a quick run. It wasn’t the elite gyms and training facilities she was use to going to, but it helped pass the time and get her acquainted with some of the locals in Monroe. She shouldered her navy & silver Adidas bag and headed towards the showers.

About 30 minutes later she was nice and clean, dressed in faded jeans and a black & blue plaid button down, rolled to her elbows. Before she set off though she checked her phone for anything new, scrolling down texts and replying accordingly before she checked her voicemail. Her only voicemail- and it was from Cal. Such fun.

"Hey Azzura right, this is Cal the hot Vampire that works with you. I was wondering when you were going to call back and since you haven’t I just decided to call you.” He paused, and Azzura couldn’t help the sardonic grin. Well he was bold she’d give him that, but leave it to the vampire to pursue what they want whenever they want it.

“Well since I never got a chance to tell you how sorry I was for the whole Were fight Vamp fiasco I was wondering again if you would like to come with me to the Carnival by the Mall, so yah call me back!” She chuckled, switching the phone to her to her other ear as she crossed the street to the Starbucks about a block away. She’d been dropped off by her twin brother since she’d wrecked her car, and because of that her father wasn’t letting her use her motorcycles until he “deemed her fit again”

Finally, Azzura was sitting comfortably on the small couch by the window at the Starbucks. She drew the straw up to lick the whipped creame of her Mocha Frappuchino and with a small sigh decided to call Cal.

Hello? Her brows furrowed in mild annoyance as he picked up, she would’ve preferred voicemail.

"Apology accepted Mister Hot Vampire." The first snarky phrase that came to mind, but Azzura thought he’d find that more amusing than insulting. "Just don’t think getting on top of me like that again to be an easy thing." She added with the slightest hint of a challenge.

So Cal, what made you want to go to the Carnival, or to invite me for that matter?” She questioned, leaning back into the couch to resume her coffee as she waited for Cal to plead his case- talk to her.

[Cal Murati]

“Apology accepted Mister Hot Vampire,” Cal couldn’t tell if she was just being snarky, or she actually meant it, either way it made Cal feel good that she called him back.

“Just don’t think getting on top of me like that again to be an easy thing,” Cal accepted her silent challenge.

“I don’t think it will be an easy thing, I’m pretty damn sure it will be easy,” He smirked into the phone and laughed quietly, this girl as very amusing.

“So Cal what made you want to go to the Carnival, or invite me for that matter?” Azzura asked, he couldn’t help but think that she wanted to go, but was making sure he didn’t have any ill intentions.

“Well I wanted to go to the Carnival because today was my day off and I thought it would be fun, just because I’m a Vampire doesn’t mean that I don’t feel anything. I still want to enjoy my un-dead life, and to thoroughly enjoy it I want to go to this Carnival.” He took a human pause, it made the people who were alive on the other end feel more comfortable.

“And I wanted to invite you because I think we got off on the wrong foot, I wanted to apologize but in person, and I thought we could go to the Carnival together, you know as part of my apology.” He finished his little speech and just knew she would accept it, he wasn’t one for apologizing but this girl was something else. He was going to do everything in his power to try and get her in his bed screaming his name.

“But yah that’s it, so I will come and pick you up at around 6:30, where do you live?” he was going to just end the call but he didn’t know where she lived as of now. And trying to find her would be too time consuming. He walked to his kitchen with only a towel wrapped around his waist, while looking for a pad and pen. There was a pause, so he thought maybe he hadn’t heard her.

“Azzura I’m ready whenever you are,” he waited for a couple more seconds, maybe the call dropped.

[Azzura Selene Kattalakis]

“I don’t think it will be an easy thing, I’m pretty damn sure it will be easy.” She could practically see the smirk he’d have on his handsome face, surprisingly not all to angered by that comment like she should have. Of course his downright sureness of bedding her did come off as insulting, but she’d have fun with this nevertheless. She had no intention of letting this vampire stripper have his way with her just because he saw her naked. Well maybe you should think about that again, it’d be a shame to have to knock down that ego of yours this soon. She picked her feet up and rested them on the table, inspecting her boots.

“Well I wanted to go to the Carnival because today was my day off and I thought it would be fun, just because I’m a Vampire doesn’t mean that I don’t feel anything. I still want to enjoy my un-dead life, and to thoroughly enjoy it I want to go to this Carnival.”

Ah yes, no dancing today. Well what better way to have fun on your day off than to go to a crowded carnival all by yourself- oh wait that’s why you called me. She was building up to something, but her tone was cool and level, but that hint of mischief was there- just hidden.
“And I wanted to invite you because I think we got off on the wrong foot, I wanted to apologize but in person, and I thought we could go to the Carnival together, you know as part of my apology.” She kept silent, waiting for him to finish, calmly sipping her frappachino.

“But yah that’s it, so I will come and pick you up at around 6:30, where do you live?”-“Azzura I’m ready whenever you are,” She froze momentarily at the question, but quickly snapped back at work. Whoa there bud, don’t get ahead of yourself, I don’t recall agreeing to this little pleasure trip. She glared at a strange guy that had been staring at her and listening in, and he looked away with a violent blush and walked off.

You know what I think this is about? I believe you have some ulterior motive for wanting this, not just because you want to apologize. But you know what, I’m curious.. Her way of saying she knew he was up to something, but she was up to play. Pick me up at the Starbucks on –insertaddresshere-“ Without giving him a chance to respond she shut her phone closed and pocketed it, and she set her finished coffee on the table. She exhaled a long breath, wondering if this would be worth it.

Of course.

It was about time to see if someone could go toe to toe with Azzura Selene Kattalakis. This should be fun.

[Cal Murati]

“Whoa there bud, don’t get ahead of yourself, I don’t recall agreeing to this little pleasure trip.” She finally answered him. He thought for a second she wasn’t going to respond but he was glad when he heard her voice.

“You don’t have to agree to any trip, just sit back and enjoy the ride.” He said smoothly, hoping she would just go ahead and say yes already but she wasn’t. It was weird how she hadn’t instantly agreed but he did like a challenge whether it be who can get on top or if he can get her to go on a date with him.

“You know what I think this is about? I believe you have some ulterior motive for wanting this, not just because you want to apologize. But you know what, I’m curious…” Now she knew that he wanted to have sex with her, at least he asked her on a date first, and she said yes because she’s curious. Well either way he would take what he could get.

“Pick me up at the Starbucks on –insertaddresshere-“ She said it quickly then the line was dead. He smiled to himself, mission accomplished. He put the pen back and tore off the paper where the Starbucks address was. He headed back to his room to get dressed, sliding on some Calvin Klein underwear that were a little tight, leaving only a little to the imagination. Then he put on some dark blue jeans and a simple white v-neck Hanes shirt.

Moving to the fridge he pulled out a bottle of Tru-Blood AB negative, he like to switch between positive and negative but rarely strayed out of the AB blood type. He started chugging it when his door opened. A high feminine voice called to him from the entrance.

“Cal are you home?” It was Ashley, she was home earlier than he thought, he decided to end the problem before it started though it was 6:00 right now and if he wanted to get to Starbucks in 30 minutes he needed to leave now.

“Ashley hey umm I’m leaving for awhile but you can’t be here when I come back,” He tried to put it as nicely as he could but it couldn’t be put any other way than that.

“Excuse me?” She shouted, he hated when they started yelling, they sometimes forgot that just because he wants to live a normal life he can break there neck without hesitation.

“No EXCUSE ME, I don’t know who the hell you think you’re talking to Ashley but by the time I get back you better be gone,” His fangs extended and he took a step closer, the human was already in tears backing up to the wall. Sometimes they do the stupidest things.

“Don’t forget that if I wished to kill you I could without a second thought, you were decent in bed and now I’m done with you, so start packing.” With that he stepped back and his fangs retracted, he grabbed his keys and made his way to the car. Maybe it was good that Azzura wasn’t human, Cal didn’t think he could handle anymore of them without killing the next one.

About 15 minutes later Cal found himself at Starbucks, the light outside was dim but barely even hurt Cal, he was old enough where he could wake up earlier and the small amount of sunlight affected him only a little. He pushed his shades up to the top of his head as he entered the coffee shop, he scanned the area for a hot werewolf and found her in the corner. He walked over and sat down in the chair across from her, with another 45 minutes before the carnival actually opened he thought a nice chat with the Were would be appropriate.

“Hey sexy, fancy meeting you here. Would you like a refill before we head out?” Cal thought it would be best to get her another drink before they left as the Carnival food was very expensive, he wanted use that money to win her a prize or something. He gestured to her drink silently asking her again.

[Azzura Selene Kattalakis]

She knew when Cal arrived, the air seemed to just absorb his scent- or maybe it was just the circulation in the room, but even through the smells of the coffee vampire was fresh and present. She looked up, scanning him silently with a mischievous glint in the dual-blue toned eyes. She had to admit he knew how to wear a pair of jeans, even though he kind of threw off the look with his shoes, she had never found converse to her liking. For a moment she wondered how old he might be, after all he was a vampire. The only silver she had on her was the 15-in silver chain that wrapped snugly around her left wrist- but you could hardly tell its length, just another piece of jewelry. She peered outside through the window, and was surprised to see the car he drove in with- a sleek and seemingly expensive charcoal gray Audi S5. She wasn’t too into cars, but she knew that in that world that was some car. She herself was more into Honda’s and Kawasaki’s- motorcycles in essence, but she could appreciate a fine car when she saw one. I take it the Audi’s yours?”

[/b] She asked, looking back at him.

The only other reaction he got was a slight raise of her eyebrows once he occupied the seat in front of her. She ran her hand through her hair to pull one side behind her ear and then she stretched a bit. Hey sexy, fancy meeting you here. Would you like a refill before we head out?”She leaned forward, reaching to pick up the empty cup. How nice of you to offer. Mind telling me when exactly we have to head out now?”[/b] She asked lightly, wondering exactly how long this whole thing would take and when she should call her twin to pick her up again. She rose to her cowboy-boot clad feet and strode over to the trashcan, tossing the empty cup into it and smoothly turning towards the cashier, now third in line. She didn’t even spare him a half glance back as she waited in line- now second in it. Now one of the perks of being her was that she could manipulate most anyone, and so with some trivial flirting and conversation she’d persuaded the teenage cashier to let her get her coffee free today. Was she too lazy to reach into her pocket for her credit card? Simply speaking- yes, she was. And besides, this was more fun. Her cell vibrated in her front pocket, and without bothering to check it she turned it off. She crossed her arms over her chest and shifted her stance so she was leaning more on one leg than the other, waiting for the stupid human man to hurry the hell up and make a choice on what to get.[/right][/blockquote][/blockquote]

[Conner Brent Michaels]

Conner was hanging out with Chris today and they decided to go get some coffee at Starbucks. Conner was driving his favorite car a Chrysler 300. It was a candy-paint red with 20inch chrome rims. They finally arrived at the Starbucks. So they get out and they entered and looked around. Conner sensed that same smell of the Vampire and Werewolf he sensed at the club. But he didn’t let that ruin his time that he was having with Chris.

"Chris go find somewhere to sit and i will order our frappuccinos". He watched Chris find a seat nexted to a window, where he was perfectly in front of one of the many tvs in there. As he was walking closer to the cash register he remembered that sent the lady in front of her had. He thought to himself "Could that be the Werewolf I seen at the club" well there was only one way to find out.

"Excuse me Ms., if I am not mistaken your name is Azzura I seen you at the club Hooligans". He waited to see how she would react. When she turned around Conner knew for a fact that it was her. He was really shocked cause when he seen her at the club last friday, she was crazy looking and she almost killed that assistant for whatever reason. When he seen her today she looked niced she was wearing a black and blue button up, dark blue jeans and some cowboy boots. Then he looked around the store to see if that Vampire was here. Yes, he was sitting down at one of the tables wearing dark blue jeans and a white v-neck, it looked like he was waiting on someone; he probably was waiting on Azzura.

[Cal Murati]

She reached for the cup before he got a chance to even get another on for her. He thought she seemed like an independent woman and didn’t really need a man to wait on her hand and foot, that was cool with Cal as long as he could eventually call her his.

“How nice of you to offer. Mind telling me when we exactly we have to head out now?” She took the cup and held it close to her, it was obvious that she didn’t want him to do anything for her, but Cal was sure in due time she would warm up to him.

“We'll probably leave her around 6:45 because the Carnival is only a couple of minutes away.” He sat there as she eyed him for a minute then got up and walked to the trash can, she didn’t even turn around just went straight to the line for another drink. Cal was left kind of feeling down, of course he wanted to have fun in the bed room with her but he also felt something different, she was a girl who put up a challenge and that was a good quality. But right now he felt as if she just wanted to get it over with, that this wasn’t really serious, which it wasn’t but it would be good if she showed some interest. Then he thought maybe she’s not into Carnivals, or maybe she doesn’t like clowns, well he hoped he could find the answer soon enough.

He heard more than saw her converse with guy at the register and couldn’t help but narrow his eyes at him, his soon to be woman was outright flirting with another guy, he couldn’t decided who to be mad at, Azzura or the teenage abomination. Either way he was mad, and couldn’t help when his fangs slid out at the scent of another Were. It was the Shifter from Hooligans, and the scent of a Were was all over him, he thought it was because of the shifter and Were thing but they seemed to be a little more than super natural friends.

Cal didn’t really like shifters all that much, he thought they were the run-down version of Were’s. Shifters weren’t very open about how they ran things but he knew for a fact that it wasn’t organized at all, and that irked him more than anything else. He retracted his fangs as to not draw any attention to himself and turned back around in the chair, suddenly the Were was sitting next to him. He wasn’t enemy’s with Were’s but he was definitely not their best friend. He turned his head and he was caught off guard by the young Were’s smell, he had put on some cologne for sure but the blood pumping through his veins smelled just as sweet. Maybe he needed just a little bite.

But he kept a growl to himself and turned back to Azzura, the shifter was conversing with her and he couldn’t help but be more jealous, one it was a shifter and two it was another male. But Cal knew for a fact that if he even looked jealous she would get mad, she wasn’t the type to be possessive over. He looked at his watch then stood up to leave, taking out his wireless car key he started up the engine and began walking to the exit door, he stopped to pull down his sun glasses and motioned for Azzura to come, he didn’t want any small talk with the two boys right now, all he wanted was to go have some fun with Azzura.

[Azzura Selene Kattalakis]

“We'll probably leave her around 6:45 because the Carnival is only a couple of minutes away.” She tilted her head to the side a bit, the tiniest hint of a grin at the corner of her lips. How interesting, might actually be fun.

[/b] The way she spoke, no one would really know if she meant it or not, but to someone that knew her, they’d be able to pick up on the subtleness of her actions that meant she indeed meant it.

She used the mundane wait time to think over once again the prospect of going to the carnival with Cal- whom she hardly even addressed by name by the way- and how she’d been acting and how she should act around him. She wondered how he was taking this, and if anything would deter him from “finishing the job”. Her silent musing hadn’t made her any less aware though, so when the door opened and a few new people came in she already identified them as familiar. Oddly enough, she had enough trust in Cal the Vampire to not have to turn around and look to see who it was. "Excuse me Ms., if I am not mistaken your name is Azzura I seen you at the club Hooligans". She half glanced over at him at remembering he was the shifter she’d seen at Hooligans when she had used Steve as her play thing. It seemed he remembered her well- perhaps more than she would’ve liked, but she hadn’t deemed him as a threat, yet.

Why yes indeed Conner,[/b] She too remembered his name, and when she turned around to half face him she played with a half grin on her lips. He seemed shocked, knowing for a fact it had been her at the club, damn, how much did he know? He looked around, possibly for Cal but she never tore her scrutinizing gaze away. Quite the memory you have there, shifter. And what else do you remember about me?[/b] She spoke smoothly, expression calm with just enough warmth in her gaze to pass of as friendly even. But beneath the surface she was reading him quite closely- body language, facial cues, even tone of voice. Once she was at the head of the line she beamed a fake smile at the teenager, batting her eyes and biting her lower lip once she’d ordered and went over to the pick-up area. This time she did turn to look for Cal, and was surprised to see another Were so close to him, and did that make him that angry? Hmm…

The teen had another Mocha Frappuchino ready for her, but this time he topped it with chocolate drizzle over the whipped cream. She stayed where she was, waiting for Connor to answer her question if he hadn’t done so while she had been waiting for her coffee. She caught Cal getting up out of the corner of her eye and when she looked him full on, facing away from Conner she narrowed her eyes. She mouthed a silent come, and she tried to convey that this was something of a serious matter and she wasn’t just being difficult. Well not really difficult. She might need Cal to glamour Conner if he was witness to what happened and tried to use it as blackmail, or maybe Cal would just like to know she wasn’t flirting with the shifter or whatever but Azzura wanted him beside her. And no, as established before it wasn’t because of how tall and gorgeous he was in jeans and sunglasses or anything. Azzura pushed those thoughts from the forefront of her mind, at least for the moment.[/right][/blockquote]

[Cal Murati]

Cal was still upset at everything and all the emotions running through his head, a Were girl should never make him feel this way, he was a 750 something year old Vamp, and was super strong. But could control somthing so simple as emotions. It irked him but he scrunched up his nose at the smell of animal, god he hated shifters, and nothing irked him more than them. He was still trying to get Azzura’s attention but it was to no avail. He hoped that what she was doing wasn't intetntional.

He was already at the door waiting for her to come but it didn’t seem like she wanted to, he was about to just give up but she turned her back and mouthed the word come with narrowed eyes. He didn’t immediately comprehend but got her hint when her face relaxed when she turned back to the shifter, he strode over to the pair and pushed up his glasses yet again. He looked at the shifter silently asking him to try something, he knew for a fact he could kill the boy in the blink of an eye, but he wasn’t going to make a scene so gruesome, at least not in public. So he stuck his right hand in his pocket and wrapped his free arm around Azzura’s waist, a smirk made it’s was to his face as he was enjoying the feel of her in his arms.

“Pardon me but we have a date to attend to, not interrupt your conversation or anything but it’s about to open.” Cal stared hard at the shifter boy and dared him to start something, he didn’t know what he would choose but Cal hoped he knew what’s best for him.

He didn’t wait too long for a response but removed his arm from her waist and took her hand leading the way out of the shop and to his car. He opened the passenger side and guided her into the seat shutting the door behind her, then moved the driver’s side and climbed in silently, he didn’t know if she would be mad or not but he didn’t care to much at that point, he sorta kinda got to claim her and he was feeling good now. But the thought of that shifter made him want to hit something, but he had to control himself if the date was to go well. They arrived there shortly and he cut the engine.

“Azzura you ok you seem awfully quiet?” He leaned back in his chair and looked at her face, his own set in place and was determined not to show anything. The Were was not going to effect him this time, he was sure of it.

[Christopher Walker]

Chris seen Conner at the register talking to a girl. He didn't know who she was all he knew that she had the scent of a were. He didn't worry about him flirting with her because he knew that Conner was his and he was Conner's. It didn't tick him off until he seen that disgusting vampire.

He seen the way the vampire starred at Conner. He was about to get up and start a scene but he didn't. But he did know if that vampire would have put his hands on him or said anything to him it would of been on cause nobody messes with Conner....NOBODY!

Chris felt the rage coursing through his body. His face turned blood shot red, if this was a cartoon he would of had steam shooting out of his ears but it wasn't. Conner knew for a fact that Chris didn't like vampires and he wish that they would go back from which the hell they came from. If it wasn't for the harm that could of came to Conner he would have went over there and taught that nasty blood sucker a thing or two but he realized that it could really put Conner in danger so he didn't.

If Conner would have just took the time to look back at Chris he would have known that it was time to leave before something happened. But no he wanted to test Chris's patience.
Chris felt better, not by much but he felt better when he seen the blood sucker and his girlfriend leave. They didn't know that Chris was eyeballing them the whole time they were over there. He also eyeballed them until they left the parking going where ever they were going. Once they left and they were nowhere in sight he got up walked toward Conner, once he got to him he grabbed him by the arm pulled him out the shop.

"GET IN". Chris was still pissed at Conner but he was about to let Conner have it in the car.

"WHAT IN THE HELL WAS THAT!!" Not giving Conner time to answer his question he continued yelling.

"YOU KNOW FOR A FUCKING FACT THAT THAT DAMN BLOOD SUCKER COULD HAVE KILLED YOU BUT YET YOU STILLED STAYED THERE MAKING EYE CONTACT!!" Chris was about to knock of the passenger car door but he realized it wasn't his car.

"DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH POWER IT TOOK ME FROM GETTING MY ASS UP WALKING OVER THERE AND STARTING SOMTHING CAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SEEN HIM STARRING YOU DOWN BUT I SURE AS HELL DID!!". As he was yelling he seen the way Conner looked. He knew that Conner has never seen Chris this upset.

"THEN TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY WHAT IF THAT SON OF A BITCH WOULD HAVE PUT HIS HANDS ON YOU AND HURT YOU, HELL HE COULD OF POSSIBLY KILLED FOR ALL YOU KNOW...BUT NO YOU WANTED TO CATCH UP WITH OLD TIME FRIENDS AND THAT DIDN'T EVEN CROSS YOUR MIND DID IT!!" Chris was so mad he didn't know what to say next. So he stopped talking and waited to see what Conner had to say. Chris was so thankful that it wasn't a full moon that night because he could of really hurt Conner.

[Azzura Selene Kattalakis]

She felt that much better, or rather smug would be the better word, when Cal came over to stand beside her from having followed her demand. It seemed this wasn’t a free thing though since he got what he wanted in snaking his arm around her waist. She didn’t move away from it either, in fact she might’ve turned into him as she looked at the shifter, smile still in place. Slick bastard She thought at seeing the smirk on Cal’s face. “Pardon me but we have a date to attend to, not interrupt your conversation or anything but it’s about to open.”[/i] Ugh, great, she’d called him to help and he ended up stopping things to a close. But she thought against arguing since judging by the look on Cal’s face he was ready to break the shifter’s neck. She remembered he came in with another Were, and scanning the room it was clear as day who that was- the very pissed off looking man with murder in his eyes directed right at Cal.

Nice chat Conner, we’ll keep in touch. Say hi to your friend for me.[/b] She motioned to Chris with a small tilt of err chin. She hoped he understood the silent warning in her words, and that she knew Chris to be another Were. She had no problems in using Chris against Conner in some way should Conner indeed decide to use whatever information he had harmfully. So with a small wave and a wink goodbye she grabbed her coffee and let Cal the Vampire lead her out and back to his car. She’d gotten to thinking, so with an almost questioning but surprisingly pleased expression she let Cal guide her into his car. The rest of the trip was spent in silence. Well except for when she had to drink her frappuchino through the straw. By the time they arrived at the Carnival she’d just finished, again.

”Azzura you ok you seem awfully quiet?” He asked, turning off the car and leaning back into his chair. She noticed he seemed more careful now, not as free, which only served to add to her curiosity.

Always fine, just thinking, She leaned forward, turning to face him and leaning in the chair with her shoulder. Thinking about how I’m gonna kill Conner if he knows I nearly killed Steve,[/b] She brought her gaze back to Cal, smirking a bit. About how comfortable your backseat looks like,[/b] She might’ve intentionally said that with a double meaning, maybe just to tease Cal but mrr.

Of course she was thinking about a lot of things, but ah well. You know, this is my first Carnival.[/b] She stated more than asked, looking away from the hunky vampire again.

[Cal Murati]

She had slurped on her human drink again while thinking over her answer, he noticed that she did that an awful lot. Everything she said was thought over before it was spoken, her answers and words were always calculated. Cal thought he could possibly break her of that habit, at least when they were alone together. Her head then snapped up and she was moving her mouth again, all her calculated answers, he wasn’t paying too much attention until a certain sentence caught him off guard.

“About how comfortable your backseat looks like,” Dear lord, she was thinking about how comfortable his back seat was. Now he was thinking how comfortable his back seat could be if they were back there. Just them two. Without clothes. As in naked. -Sigh- only if. Then she said something surprising again.

“You know, this is my first Carnival.” He didn’t know that this was her first time, he would’ve thought of someplace else to do it but it just seemed right. It was already too late, he couldn’t change now as it was getting dark, she might suspect something was up, and he knew she would just get mad if he tried to change the venue for her.

“Well I will make sure that this will be the most fun you ever had, there’s rides and food and a whole lot of fun human things to do.” He stepped out of the car and shut his side, quickly moving to Azzura’s door he opened it for her then leaned in right next to her ear after she had stepped out.

“You know later I could show you just how comfortable the back seat is,” His voice dropped low trying to convey to Azzura just how much he wanted to show her, but he made sure to pull back quickly and smile like nothing happened.

“But before that I wanna take you on some rides first,” He was going to grab her hand again but he made sure to just keep his distance, he didn’t want to scare her away. He led the way looking for an appropriate ride for the first timer. He spotted the tea cup ride and laughed to himself, that was just outright insulting, he knew he would get hit for just suggesting it so he kept his mouth closed. He kept on walking only a little in front of her and saw the mechanical bull, what a perfect way to show her his skills. He payed for 2 tickets and waited in line, he turned around and looked at her again.

“I thought it would be nice for this to be your first Carnival ride. It’ll be fun for me and I think this is right up your alley” He glanced down at her boots and smirked again, of course this game was just perfect for her.

The announcer lady called up the next person that just happened to be Cal, he walked up to the little platform and eyed the bull. He put his right hand on the strap around its neck pulling up his body while swinging over his leg. Once he was all mounted he gave a thumbs up to the lady, she pressed the green button and the bull started moving. He moved his hips in rhythm with the bull and stuck one arm in the air, as it started bucking he kept his feet in the foot holds and moved with it. It was going faster and faster then the 8 seconds were up. He looked back at Azzura making a gun with his fingers then shot her with it. Of course nothing happened but it was like telling her beat that, he hopped off the bull and made his way over to her.

“Did you like?” he smirked at her answer and looked back up at the announcer lady as she called the next victim up.

“Your up sexy, but I doubt you can do it like me,” he taunted her hoping she would take the bait, he couldn’t wait to see her ride the bull, hope fully if she was good at riding the bull she was good at riding other things, if you catch my drift.

[Azzura Selene Kattalakis]

“Well I will make sure that this will be the most fun you ever had, there’s rides and food and a whole lot of fun human things to do.”

[/i] She smiled, rolling her eyes before responding. Just because I’ve never been to one doesn’t mean I don’t know what they are. Teasing lightly, yes gasp. When he got out of the car she was soon to follow, but before she could open her own door he was already there. She made sure to bring her cup with her. He had her blocked from doing anything other than stepping out.

“You know later I could show you just how comfortable the back seat is,”[/color] Ah yes, there it was. She didn’t offer a response, just a suggestive smirk as she took a step forward the same instant he stepped back with a smile of his own. “But before that I wanna take you on some rides first,”[/color] She easily matched his stride since he was in the lead now, but she didn't really mind too much now. After all, this was a human attraction, she wouldn't be missing anything if she wasn't in control here. Honestly, she would've preferred dancing or clubbing or something- it was easy and familiar and-wait. No, scratch those ideas. maybe going out to a club with Cal and all his deviousness should be something for the future, and not as a first date. Sure it would’ve raised the stakes. Nah, she guessed the carnival was...acceptable. As long as no clowns surprised her. If she would’ve been a wolf she'd be bristling at the thoughts of a clown running up from behind her to with all his clownly-ness. Automatically she looked around her for any signs of the enemy while she answered him. "And I'm supposed to sit back and enjoy them all correct?" Damn, even she knew she was still being so...clean-cut in her words. Well maybe a few drinks might get her to buckle-down.

There was a gathering crowd around one of the rides they were headed for, and once arriving her lips parted in shock. That was a fucking mechanical bull! She hadn't been on one of those since moving from Montana and rode real bulls to show up the siblings and cousins and even other pack mates. She gave a short laugh when he bought the tickets, looking to him for an explanation.

“I thought it would be nice for this to be your first Carnival ride. It’ll be fun for me and I think this is right up your alley”[/i] She smacked him on the shoulder, playfully but hard all the same. Fun for you hm? I'm pretty sure this ain't like the real bulls back in Montana bud. She shifted on her feet, her brown cowboy boots seemed well-worn and well-cared for, maybe she'd put them to good use here.

Word had passed around quickly that a vampire was here at the carnival, and already the crowd from before seemed to double to watch the gorgeous man. She watched as he left and went to the edge of the ring to lean against the rails to watch. Even though they seemed to be in a well-populated city, Louisiana still had its roots deep here, and around the mechanical bull she could see the cowgirls and rednecks as a product of that influence. She herself had that touch of western to her attire- black & blue button down, jeans & brown cowboy boots.

As soon as he gave the thumbs-up a chorus of hoots and hollerin's sounded in support, even a few cat-calls from some of the women. Azzura didn't let it get to her, she wasn't even his for Christ's sake! But she did find them annoying even if they were in support for Cal. She knew that as a vampire any fall of his would be intentional, so it was no surprise he made the 8 seconds, but she still clapped for him with the others- she just wasn't screaming like some of the others. She accepted his challenge, snickering to herself as he walked over to her like he'd won the Olympics.

“Did you like?”--“You’re up sexy, but I doubt you can do it like me,” It was evident she’d loosened up a bit, but maybe that was just the caffeine from her coffee at work. You’re right, I can do better. She had to speak louder than she liked over the yells. ”But hey, don’t get used to callin’ me that bud, still not yours.” She poked him in the chest with two fingers then sauntered off for her turn on the big metal cow. It didn’t even have horns, pffft. She got on the bull slowly, like she was showing off –winkwink- and once she was settled in she looked at the announcer and nodded.

The bull started out slow, twisting and turning and bucking predictably enough so that Azzura picked up the pattern and decided to play it to her advantage. Yes, basically she was going to turn this into a giant tease show for all the guys watching, and maybe even the girls. She rolled her hips with the bull, arching her back and whipped her hair to the other side when the bull suddenly turned. And sure enough, she made the crowd just as crazy- if not crazier- than when Cal had come on. Suddenly when it kicked up a few notched, and bucked backwards randomly- Azzura held on but the momentum had made her arch backwards, throwing her head back with her feet coming out from the stirrups and up towards the “head”. With the hand in the air she put it in her hair, throwing it to the side and flashing a smile at the crowd when their noise level rose because of that new move. The bull jerked forward, but she managed to fit back into her system and stance on the bull and rode that thing like a professional for the remaining few seconds. Her shirt had come up, so she unbuttoned the last 4 buttons or so and used the shirt ends to tie her shirt on the front like some of the other women had theirs but they were wearin’ daisy dukes. Contrary to how many of the other women would've done what she did, she held some different air about her that seperated her from those slutty country hoe's--she was wild, exotic, untouchable.

She hopped nimbly off the bull and strutted back over to Cal, wearing much the same expression he had on when their positions had been reversed not too long ago. Did I meet your expectations Mister Hot Vampire? The sarcasm in her tone wasn’t hostile like Cal was so used to hearing from her, Cal-1, Azzura-1.[/right][/font][/size][/blockquote]

[Cal Murati]

He watched as she went up to the bull, she slowly climbed on top in a silent sensual way, and he knew that was meant for him, whether it was meant to tease or not he was definitely affected by her. He leaned back on the rails staring at her as she moved in sync with the mechanical object, the bull started to pick up speed and she kept going matching its pace, when the bull turned her hair flew back and cal sucked in a unneeded breath, he watched on as her back arched and he closed his eyes momentarily imagining what it would be like if she looked like that underneath him. He was feeling very envious of the bull right now and of course it kept moving sporadically, suddenly it flipped back, he thought she was going to lose her balance but she held on tightly while her feet lifted and her shirt came undone at the bottom revealing a smooth and flat but toned stomach.

He clutched the railing again controlling himself so he wouldn’t go up there at that moment, then the announcer lady cut the power and it slowed to a stop. Azzura hopped off the bull landing light and made her way to Cal. He saw that her shirt had been tied together in the front and he couldn’t help but stare. It was sitting right above her belly button, like a bow that needed to be unwrapped only to reveal two of the greatest present Cal could ever want. She kept on sauntering over with a little shake to her hips, and he wished his hands were on her hips gui- he stopped thinking when she started talking.

“Did I meet your expectations Mister Hot Vampire?” She almost purred it but not quite, he nodded not trusting his voice at the moment. He shuffled closer to her only to grab her hand, this time he didn’t let go and didn’t care if she protested but he really wanted to have some kind of physical contact with her. He led them to the food area to get something to eat for Azzura, he didn’t need his date going hungry, especially since she was a Were, they’re known to eat a lot but he couldn't be to sure, she looked thin and toned, not like a starving wolf. He brushed that thought aside as they walked on the sandy flooring, surprisingly it occurred to him that this was his first date in a very long time, he couldn’t decide if he was bothered by that or not. A human girl had this much effect on him, that alone was kind of scary, of course he loved sex, craved it even, but it was always sex.

At first it was just about getting her to bed but since coming on the date he wanted her to be his, he didn’t want her with anyone else but himself. He knew the modern term as girlfriend or exclusive but that sounded too weird coming out of his mouth, and he didn’t like being committed to much, but maybe this girl was an exception. He thought it better to not even consider that now though, this was a first date just to test the waters, plus feelings like that got people hurt and he didn’t need any of the human drama shit. But he did suppose he liked her, as a friend definitely, more than a friend, maybe, but after tonight if things go the way he wants, he will be sure they are more than just friends.

He stopped his inner monologue as the smell of raw meat met his nose; he had a bottle of Tru-Blood before he left but all the lust and bull riding he thought of made him consider another drink. He kept his fangs in since there were humans around, people thinking he couldn’t control himself around a little blood was a very bad picture. He could control it of course because he was over five-hundred years old, but the sexual thoughts that came with the blood lust made control seem harder than it ought to be. Another reason he was reluctant of Azzura, she evoked certain emotions that needed to be left alone. It was bad enough with sex on the mind at the sight of her but all the feelings and girlfriend shit needed to stop. He hit it and quit it but even thinking that about her made him feel guilty. Damn all hot girls and their mixed emotions.

“Hey Azzura that was some ride back there, where’d you learn to move like that?” He laughed at her answer, hearing her voice cleared up any bad thoughts and just kept the good coming. That was another good thing, that she could distract him from some of his problems. But the bad thing was she's like a weed, he couldn't pull her from his mind, she just kept comming back no matter how hard he tried.

“Well that’s good, did you want something to eat,” He stopped in line looking over something to suggest to her. Still hand in hand he looked at the menu and suggested she have a turkey plate or something light, Cal still had plans to take her on some of the advanced rides. She answered him as the person in front of them went up to order. The feel of her hand in his was good, but he refused his next thought, instead just went back to listening. Damn the emotions indeed, but maybe the hot girls should stay. Particularly this one.