The hunt was afoot. {Open to vampires and prey.}

((Or anyone else who survives off of humans.))

Venis was tearing through her Armour. She needed the perfect outfit. She was going hunting and needed to be able to easily lure her prey. She was tossing clothes all over the bed as she searched. She looked at tops, skirts, dresses. She wanted something sexy. She was out for a very good time and she wanted it to show. She was half tempted to go raid Tasha's Armour. Only thing was, Tasha was shorter than her.

She wondered if Seleen was having as much trouble as she was finding an outfit. Seleen wasn't that much shorter than Venis, but she had more curves, so to raid her Armour wouldn't have worked either. She was getting frustrated. She narrowed it down to a black lace dress and a metallic colored one. She went with the metallic. She got dressed and as she did, her clothes found their way back to her Armour all on their own. She chuckled once she was dressed and headed out to go get Seleen.

Seleen had done nearly the same thing as Venis had when it came to finding something to wear. But Seleen didn't have as many clothes to choose from. Plus, anything she had taken out, she had to put back herself. She heard the knock at he door. She laughed as she went to open it, still in her robe. "Come on in. I'll be ready in a sec." She motioned to a chair for Venis to sit.

She grabbed up the dress she had picked and headed into the bedroom area. She closed the door behind her. When she spoke, chances were, Venis would hear her. "Honey, I'm going out with Venis tonight. I'll be back around dawn, maybe a little before." She put on her dress and went over to where he was to get a kiss before she left.

He heard the knock on the door and saw that it was Venis and that she was wearing one of her outfits. He just nodded to her and smiled before looking at back his future wife. His eyes just kind of widened when he saw what she was wearing. Then he heard her say what she did and he smiled. He put his arms around her and kissed her. "Ok love. Have fun." It was probably a girls night out so what did he care. "And that is a very cute outfit you have on." he kissed her again.

She smiled as she wrapped her arms around him and returned his kiss. When he complimented her outfit she smiled brightly. "I'm glad you like it. You can help me out of it in the morning." She winked at him and returned his second kiss. But she had to force herself to walk away. She could stand there kissing him all night and all day and never get tired of it.

So as she forced herself to move back from him she smiled again. "Don't wait up baby, like I said, dawn or so. So I will see you when I get back. I love you." She kissed him one more time before she made herself leave. She looked at Venis and grinned on her way out the door. "Not a word, you and Kahn are so much worse." She laughed as she closed the door behind them.

Venis raised her hands in mock defeat. "I wasn't going to say a word, I swear." That wicked grin crossed her lips as she thought to herself all the comments she could have made. They headed down the hall and down the steps. There wasn't a lot of talk as they did so, after all, it was getting late. No need to wake or disturb anyone.

Venis knew there were other vampires in the Inn, and they were welcome to join them if they saw them leave. But tonight was about one thing and one thing only. Food. The two of them always went for very long periods surviving on blood wine. Seleen had gone too long. Venis had fed back in November, though she tried to feed more than every few months. But for Seleen, it had been longer. And snacks didn't count.

When they got to town Venis began looking for a good spot. There was always the tattoo parlor, though that last guy from there had disappeared, never to be seen again. So she spotted a bar across the road from it. "Ooo, look, a bar. It's early enough, some might still be sober." She chuckled as she headed that way.

Seleen laughed. "This is Rhy'Din, people drink all day and night around here. Good luck finding sober ones." She shook her head as she walked into the bar at Venis' side. They were playing some music that Seleen used to hear back on Earth. It wasn't her genre, but it was worth dancing to. "Hmm, we should dance." Low by Flo Rida came on. Seleen even knew some of the lyrics for this one as they headed out to the floor to get low.

Venis no sooner joined Seleen out on the dance floor and was dropping it low when she heard something over the music. She was surrounded by pulses and sweaty men, even a few women. But the knot in her stomach and the pounding heartbeat in her ears was drowning it all out. She closed her eyes for a moment and she could smell the man's testosterone levels elevating, he was aroused. And the woman he was with, she was angry. Oh how Venis loved angry blood.

She kept dancing as she sent Seleen a mental link. ~Do you smell what I smell? She's so angry, her blood flows so hot right now.~ She opened her eyes to find the source of that which was teasing her palate. She spotted the man and woman over at a table. He seemed to be ignoring her to the best of his abilities. She looked so mad that she was ready to slap him senseless. Oh how sweet the smell. ~I think we have found our first course for the evening.~ She smiled as she placed her arm over the shoulder of the guy who was dancing in front of her. But she only had eyes for the prey.

Seleen was dancing as well. Her senses were not as strong as that of her Goddess cohort. But after V brought it to her attention, she could hone in on it. ~I barely smell them over all these sweaty bodies out here on the floor, but yes. His testosterone levels are amazing.~ She turned her back to the one dancing in front of her and he put an arm around her waist to pull her closer.

Much to her dance partners chagrin, Seleen was focused on something else. Food. ~If he drinks too much more, he will sour. We should get them away from the booze. Maybe he can come sweat some of that alcohol out of his system.~ She knew they could get them out on the floor without a problem. But she was only strong enough for one. If it was him, she could get them both.

So she looked at the male sitting there staring at the other woman's breasts and ignoring his wife. She stared long enough that he probably could feel her eyes upon him. If he did, he would naturally turn to see who was staring. So if he did that she would look into his eyes to see what she could find out from his mind. So she stared.

((Language.))

Seleen could hear him bitching about his wife. He hadn't given her a name, but she had worked with less. ~Venis, they have a hybrid car.~ That was information that could come in handy later. She continued to stare into his eyes as she danced. ~Shit, and two kids. But he works ten hour days, chances are, he has life insurance.~ She smiled at the man. She began to smell very strongly of pheromones. Her eyes sparkled. She was teasing him, tantalizing him, luring him.

After a moment she began to speak to his mind. ~You should ask her to dance. You're already standing. Bring her out on the dance floor and show her you still love her. You've already paid for the babysitter. I'm sure we can get you another beer for your troubles.~ Her smile was warm and inviting. The way she moved on the floor was alluring. Everything about her was screaming seduction and pleasure and thrills.

A wicked smile curled upon Seleen's lips. ~Now you have her name V. Awe, such cute little monsters they have waiting for them at home. We'd better make it look good for the insurance people.~ Yes, some vampires worried about such things. She watched him and listened, to both his mind and his mouth. If the eye contact remained broken for too long, he would snap out of it. Ahh, but here they came, out to the dance floor.

~Dance by me, as long as she thinks you're dancing with her, she will never know. Just put her between us.~ Yes, that would keep him in site and help maintain eye contact. ~Hey V, dance behind him so you can see her. Should we lead them out to the ally behind the bar? I'm sure that no one would think twice about seeing people out there.~ Seleen had taken the lead on this because she needed to capture the male's mind. Venis could have the female.

~Oh how I am going to pay for this.~ What else could she say, this was going to make her physically ill. Death always did when she was too close to it. Especially if she was the one who did the killing. Innocent or not, it was all the same when it came to her killing someone. But she was a vampire, it was in her nature to take life to survive. She had been a vampire longer than she had been the Goddess of Fire and Protection.

All she needed to do was maintain enough control to not combust. That would draw attention to the pair. She hadn't combusted when she killed Deacon, but he wasn't an innocent either. Maybe this Maureen woman wasn't innocent either. After all, what human was these days. There were several sins she could have committed. Of course, that depended on her religion too. What is a sin to one might not be a sin to others.

She would wait for them to take the dance floor. Then she would move the best she could to get a view of Maureen's eyes. That would be when she invaded her mind. Because it was one thing for Seleen to get the man under her control, but Venis had to get Maureen under her control if they expected her to come outside with them too. Which they would have to do, or she would never let him out of her sight. Not with the energy she was emitting. No, she was the jealous type. At least, for now she was.

Seleen smiled as she looked over at Venis. ~He so doesn't want to be here. It's kinda funny. He's whining about his kids and the sitter.~ She watched him as he continued on his way to the floor. Coming right towards her like a good little puppet. She loved playing someone in such a way. It was almost like the old days. Only, back then, she and Venis just took what they wanted. They didn't used to play with their food this much.

Once they were out on the floor his wife was trying to dance up on him and he was just standing there, it was almost comical. ~Michael, sway with the music.~ The song had changed to a slower song, but it was still something to dance to. Bump n Grind by R. Kelly. Seleen was dancing with her back to some guy so she could stay connected to Michael. He sure had a lot on his mind. It was a good thing he looked yummy, or Seleen would have tried of his rambling already.

She figured she needed to help him along some more or they would be there all night. ~Place her arms up on your shoulders, then your hands upon her hips. Pull her close, bend your knees just a bit and sway with her, let her grind against you.~ She hoped that would help out some. But he was still going on about his son in his mind. ~Just be quiet and enjoy the moment, maybe you'll get lucky.~ She had a feeling that he would like that idea. Of course, she never said it would be with his wife, and it was a maybe.

Venis smiled back at Seleen. And as soon as Maureen was dancing in her line of sight, she looked deep into her eyes. ~At'ta a girl, show him, show him you still find him hot.~ Good place to start before she figured out what was going on in that head of hers. In the mean time, she danced with the stranger behind her who had a case of roaming hands. He was all over her. She didn't care, she had her eye on the prize. Maureen.

Seleen was ready to move. She grinned as she winked at Venis. Then she gave Michael another message. ~You want to get out of dancing Michael? Take her out back into the alley way and make out with her for a bit. She'll shut up all her nagging and you won't even have to keep dancing. The rest of the evening would be so much nicer.~ There it was, the seed was planted. Time to see if the puppet would follow the puppet masters orders.

((Just to be on the safe side I'm going to put a warning up here for some sexual suggestions.))

Venis almost laughed out loud at Michael's dancing. ~Seleen, you're just wrong for that. Making that poor man do things he should never do or has no desire to do. Shame on you.~ She was laughing in her head and could barely speak to Sel. ~I know playing with your food is fun, but come on. You are just torturing the man.~ She had to stop laughing before she could talk to Maureen again.

Once the laughter in her head stopped she figured it was time to end the torture. After all, Seleen wasn't just torturing Michael, she was torturing Maureen for having to try and dance with him and everyone else for making them have to see that. ~Maureen, end the torture of Michael's dancing. You should take him outside and see if you can get a quicky in the alley. After all, he seems to be trying to make you happy, right?"~ Simple suggestions were easy. Getting the puppets to move, that depended on the strength of the mind.

Now Maureen seemed to have a very strong mind. She was getting very suspicious of Michael. So if she thought she was turning him on then when he asked her out to the alley she would be less suspicious. ~He's getting so hot and bothered by your dancing. Everyone can tell that. Look at him, he's trying to dance for you, trying to show you that there is still something there. He's making an effort, grab that brass ring woman. Take the man, the man you still love, the father of your children. Go with him out into the alley and remind him that you are still very much a woman.~ That might work.

Just as soon as the door closed behind Michael and Maureen Seleen kissed the guy she had been grinding against on the cheek and grabbed Venis' hand. They were headed out to the Alley as well. when she burst through the door she saw Maureen had slammed Michael up against the wall. Michael's thought rang out loudly.

Here was the perfect chance to get his blood as hot as hers was. ~Michael, are you going to let her talk to you that way. You try to do something nice for her for once and this is how she repays you? Ask her what she's thinking talking to you that way. Stand up for yourself.~ Yes, he would yell at her and his blood would boil just like hers was doing. Anger always tasted so good.