Gregore with interest. As she handed Gregore
her ticket she finally spoke up, “Gregore, is it? My ticket is plus
one, and it's a good thing I ran into Caislyn here because she
never answers her phone these days.” Caislyn turned and had a good
look at the girl who had stoked a sort of jealousy only moments
ago, as she watched Gregore’s reaction to seeing her. Caislyn knew
that look, she had seen Gregore wear it many times over the years.
It never failed to bother her as she always thought 'this will be
the girl who takes him away from me, my best friend.' Caislyn
decided to update her internal jealous tirade this time, 'sadly,
you were the girl who managed to push him away, all by yourself, no
one else needed.' She managed a meek smile at the mystery girl who
was now offering her an in to the party of the season. The girl was
a bit shorter than Caislyn with skin so pale she could pass as a
vampire, though Caislyn did not get the undead vibe from her. Her
long hair seemed really dark, but that could just be the lack of
lighting where they were standing. The girl gave a sly smile to
Caislyn as she winked and flashed a VIP ticket.
Of course, Caislyn wouldn't look a gift horse in the
mouth, so she took another look behind her and put on the big fake
smile she used to always use in awkward social situations,
“Oh! Hey!” She overemphasized for effect, “I'm so
glad I found you out here, this big buffoon here was playing hard
to get!” Then she looked back at Gregore with an intimate intensity
that he returned in full before he nodded for them to move along
inside the door that had finally appeared.
Gregore cleared his throat before speaking again,
“You know the drill Caislyn, oath first, then enter!” Caislyn
tapped the new girl to get her to hold the ticket up so that they
could read from the oath that had been written on the back, hidden
by glyphs.
“Umm, how am I supposed to read this?”
“Just focus, look again or repeat after me, whichever
works for you,” Caislyn said while eying the new girl
suspiciously.
The short pale, brunette took the card in hand one
more time and looked it over.
“Oh! Wait, that wasn't there a minute ago.”
“You act like you have never seen a glyph of
protection before, Jeesh!” Caislyn looked at her again and then
shrugged to Gregore. “Let's just read it so we can get inside.”
Both girls took the oath and proceeded through the
door that Gregore had opened up for them. The door did not lead
directly inside to the main area of the building as one might
expect. Gregore was the gatekeeper for the side entrance. The girls
found themselves walking up a stairwell to get to the next floor.
The funny thing about magic, it can be used as a dampener when
non-humans decide to throw a party. One will never hear of a
non-human getting busted for disturbing the peace or loud music at
a party. While outside the building, no one would ever have known
that there was a full blown rave going on inside; the building
looked like the old abandoned, dark, and silent place that it
usually appeared to be.
“I didn't get your name outside,” Caislyn said as
they traversed the stairwell.
“Well, that would have defeated the purpose out
there, now wouldn't it?” Jax looked over at Caislyn with a good
natured grin and continued, “Seriously, it's Jax, well Jaxon, but
everyone calls me Jax, so...”
“Well, thanks again for helping me out, Jax.” Caislyn
thought for a moment as they continued to climb the stairs, “I
really needed to get in here tonight.”
“Oh really? I just came because I needed a really
good party and a really good drink!”
Caislyn couldn't help but laugh at that, as she would
have felt the same if she wasn't trying to track down yet another
lead to her missing parents.
As they stepped out of the stairwell, it became a
different world. Darkness was the only thing noticeable when
you first entered the building. The non-human world is used to it,
though. There is
her ticket she finally spoke up, “Gregore, is it? My ticket is plus
one, and it's a good thing I ran into Caislyn here because she
never answers her phone these days.” Caislyn turned and had a good
look at the girl who had stoked a sort of jealousy only moments
ago, as she watched Gregore’s reaction to seeing her. Caislyn knew
that look, she had seen Gregore wear it many times over the years.
It never failed to bother her as she always thought 'this will be
the girl who takes him away from me, my best friend.' Caislyn
decided to update her internal jealous tirade this time, 'sadly,
you were the girl who managed to push him away, all by yourself, no
one else needed.' She managed a meek smile at the mystery girl who
was now offering her an in to the party of the season. The girl was
a bit shorter than Caislyn with skin so pale she could pass as a
vampire, though Caislyn did not get the undead vibe from her. Her
long hair seemed really dark, but that could just be the lack of
lighting where they were standing. The girl gave a sly smile to
Caislyn as she winked and flashed a VIP ticket.
Of course, Caislyn wouldn't look a gift horse in the
mouth, so she took another look behind her and put on the big fake
smile she used to always use in awkward social situations,
“Oh! Hey!” She overemphasized for effect, “I'm so
glad I found you out here, this big buffoon here was playing hard
to get!” Then she looked back at Gregore with an intimate intensity
that he returned in full before he nodded for them to move along
inside the door that had finally appeared.
Gregore cleared his throat before speaking again,
“You know the drill Caislyn, oath first, then enter!” Caislyn
tapped the new girl to get her to hold the ticket up so that they
could read from the oath that had been written on the back, hidden
by glyphs.
“Umm, how am I supposed to read this?”
“Just focus, look again or repeat after me, whichever
works for you,” Caislyn said while eying the new girl
suspiciously.
The short pale, brunette took the card in hand one
more time and looked it over.
“Oh! Wait, that wasn't there a minute ago.”
“You act like you have never seen a glyph of
protection before, Jeesh!” Caislyn looked at her again and then
shrugged to Gregore. “Let's just read it so we can get inside.”
Both girls took the oath and proceeded through the
door that Gregore had opened up for them. The door did not lead
directly inside to the main area of the building as one might
expect. Gregore was the gatekeeper for the side entrance. The girls
found themselves walking up a stairwell to get to the next floor.
The funny thing about magic, it can be used as a dampener when
non-humans decide to throw a party. One will never hear of a
non-human getting busted for disturbing the peace or loud music at
a party. While outside the building, no one would ever have known
that there was a full blown rave going on inside; the building
looked like the old abandoned, dark, and silent place that it
usually appeared to be.
“I didn't get your name outside,” Caislyn said as
they traversed the stairwell.
“Well, that would have defeated the purpose out
there, now wouldn't it?” Jax looked over at Caislyn with a good
natured grin and continued, “Seriously, it's Jax, well Jaxon, but
everyone calls me Jax, so...”
“Well, thanks again for helping me out, Jax.” Caislyn
thought for a moment as they continued to climb the stairs, “I
really needed to get in here tonight.”
“Oh really? I just came because I needed a really
good party and a really good drink!”
Caislyn couldn't help but laugh at that, as she would
have felt the same if she wasn't trying to track down yet another
lead to her missing parents.
As they stepped out of the stairwell, it became a
different world. Darkness was the only thing noticeable when
you first entered the building. The non-human world is used to it,
though. There is
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