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Alexandria Nyte slid onto the bar stool, trying not to sneer at the tacky interior of the bar, or the even tackier patrons. It was the closest bar to her new house and not someplace she would normally get caught dead in, though she had to grudgingly admit, her father would never think to check for her here. Alex had no interest in Vampires, telling her younger sister, and their father that she experienced enough death on her own, she didn't need to seek out more.

"What'll it be?" Alex lifted her bright emerald green eyes from their inspection of her hands to give the bartender a once over. She could tell at first glance that he was a vampire, and he didn't seem like an interesting sort, other than the tattoos she could see covering his arms he seemed boring and plain.

"Jack on the rocks."The vampire stared at her for a moment, before reaching for a glass and the whiskey, smart man, knew better than to comment on a girl drinking hard liquor. Alex didn't normally drink, but after the last few weeks, she deserved to relax a little.

Excepting the drink with a nod, she slid a bill onto the counter before turning to rest her back against the counter so she could scan the crowd. She really couldn't believe how very tacky this bar was, it fit every vampire stereotype out there. Everything was black and red, the humans ranged from goth wannabe's decked out it pvc and pounds of make-up, to people who were wearing fake fangs and capes, with the odd tourist in their Hawaiian shirts.

Her eyes finally made their way to the stage that was on the other side of the room from the bar, and she had to smother a chuckle at the site. Sitting on a throne in the middle of the stage was a bored looking blonde vampire, who was switching between playing with a cell phone and talking to the blonde woman who sat beside him.

Alex scanned the woman beside him, and almost started laughing in earnest, the girl looked so uncomfortable and out of place that it was hilarious. What with her purple sundress, summer tan, and annoyed expression. Alex could tell she didn't want to be there anymore than Alex herself did.

There was another blonde woman, damn what was up with all the blondes, leaning against the side of his throne wearing a tight leather bodice and equally tight skirt. Alex shook her head in bafflement when she noticed the woman's shoes, who in their right mind wore six inch pumps when standing around, vampire or not, her feet had to hurt.

Alex's eyes finally fell to the front of the stage, where men and woman, if you could call them that anyway, seemed to be grovelling, begging for the vampires before them to acknowledge them. Alex couldn't stop her sneer of disgust, she knew they all wanted to either be bitten or fucked, and it was desperate and pathetic in her mind.

She caught movement out of the corner of her eye and looked up to meet the eyes of the girl in the purple dress. The girl looked her over before flashing her a hesitant smile, Alex simply nodded and raised her glass in a salute. Alex cursed when the man on the throne looked over at his companion, before following her line of sight to Alex.

That just what she needed, to be noticed, yes lets draw the attention of the person that everyone wants, its not like she was trying to AVOID attention. Alex stared at the vampire as he stared back at her for a few moments before she cocked a red eyebrow at him, which merely caused him to give a smirk. And it wasn't just any smirk, no it was one of those, I think I'm sexy and I think you want me, smirks, Alex wanted to punch him.

Instead she grinned right back at him, showing off her perfect white teeth in an almost insane way. Her grin was borderline maniacal, and it had caused some scary individuals to piss themselves. Her grin widened even more when the smirk dropped off the vampires face, and a frown formed, apparently he wasn't use to that reaction. She gave him a saucy wink, before shrugging her shoulders and spinning around on the stool to order another drink.

Alex flinched slightly and almost reached for a weapon when the blonde woman who had been leaning against the throne was suddenly at her side. Jeeze, didn't vampires know not to sneak up on people, one it was rude, and two it might end up with someone getting hurt. Instead of snapping at the vampire chick, Alex just turned to grin at her, though this one was milder, not nearly as insane as the other.

"The master wishes to speak to you." Alex had to bite her tongue to stop her immediate response. She was really to tired and stressed to be dealing with this bullshit. She didn't have a master, and would never have a master, and she wasn't some dog to be called and come running. Though her family would tell you she was insane, with a few suicidal tendencies, she knew not to pick a fight with vampires.

"I'm not interested, I'm just here for the drinks." She spoke at normal volume, knowing that the male across the room would be able to hear her over the noise of the bar. She doubted that the vampires really cared what she wanted, but you couldn't blame a girl for trying could you?

"It wasn't a request. You should consider it a privilege." The blonde vampire, woman, chick, whatever you wanted to call her said. Alex gritted her teeth at the blondes tone, it was the tone you use when talking to someone you find inferior. Alexandria Nyte was many things, but inferior wasn't one of them. She had graduated from Yale with a Masters in Business at nineteen, and what people outside her family didn't know was that Harvard and Princeton had both wanted her to attend.

"Well, I will consider it a privilege that he wants to talk to me, but I'm still not interested." Alex kept her voice as calm and mild as she could, "I really am here just for drinks."

Alex found her hand on the hilt of her 12inch bowie knife as fast as the female vampire appeared in her face fangs out and threatening. It was through years of training that kept Alex from pulling the blade and sticking it through the blondes big blue eye. Instead she grinned, the same wide teeth baring smile she gave the man on the throne.

"Listen mortal, I don't give a shit what your interested in. You will go over there on your own or I will drag you." Alex slowly pulled her hand from her blade to pick her drink back up, she needed a moment to collect her thoughts, didn't want to piss the woman off more than she had.

Alex finally stood with a sigh, deciding that maybe the best bet to avoid violence and too much attention was to do what the vampire wanted. She would give him fifteen minutes of her time, and that was it, it was late and she had things to do anyway.

"Fine, but only cause I'm to tired to fight it out with you, Vamp-Lady." At the slightly horrified look on the blondes face Alex threw her head back and laughed, it was such a priceless look. It seemed 'vamp-lady' wasn't an acceptable title.

Instead of saying anything the blonde turned and stalked away from Alex, back toward the throne and the two who sat waiting. Alex followed calmly behind her, still chuckling at the look on her face, as she sipped casually on her drink. She wondered exactly it was that the man wanted with her, but figured it was most likely curiosity.

She didn't exactly fit in with the crowd, her hair was a blood red wave that fell to her waist, that she kept back in a tight braid. Most people thought it was dyed, but it was actually natural, she joked that it was stained by all the blood she had seen in her life. Her large eyes were a bright emerald green, not a color seen in humans that weren't wearing colored contacts. Her skin was pale and unmarred as long as you didn't see under her clothing, where she sported several scars and a few tattoos.

Her skin looked even paler with her loose black jeans, tight black tank top, leather jacket and knee high boots. She looked like she belonged in a biker bar, not a vampire club, yet here she was. Alex grinned as she came to a stop at the foot of the stage, surrounded by a wiggling mass of sweaty human bodies.

Standing this close she could see that the little woman in the purple dress had big doe-brown eyes, and seemed to reek of innocence. Alex briefly wondered why someone like her was at this bar, but quickly decided it was none of her business. There was also a way to bright smile on the girls face, showing a slight gap between her front teeth, as she focused intently on Alex. There was something going on behind those eyes, but Alex wasn't exactly sure what it was yet.

She finally turned her eyes to study the male vampire, only to find him studying her. She met his cold blue eyes without flinching for several seconds, before finally looking away to take in the rest of him. She could tell, even with him sitting down that he was tall, well over six foot. Plus he had some muscles on him, it wasn't the type that body builders had, no these were the muscles of a fighter. Alex felt her grin widen when she took in the way he held him self, even when lounging in the wooden throne, she could see the confidence, the arrogance, yes, this man was a warrior. And an old on if Alex had to guess.

"Whats your name little human?" Alex never dropped her smile at the man's condescending tone, even if on the inside she was growling angrily. What was it with these vampires and trying to piss her off, did they find enjoyment in harassing humans? Had they never heard the saying 'don't piss off a red-head'?

"Why sir, tis rude to ask the name of a stranger without first giving your own." The man's eyes narrowed at her mocking tone, but the woman in the purple dressed quickly pressed her hands to her mouth, smothering her giggles. It was good to know that she could still amuse someone, she was beginning to think she had lost that as well as everything else.

"Watch your tone, mortal." He snapped, clearly annoyed with Alex already, "You will give me your name, and your reason for being here, Now."

The last word was said in a growl, and Alex couldn't help it, she chuckled, this vampire thought he could scare her into submission. She had to admit if she was anyone else, that probably would have worked, but she had been through too much, seen too much to be frightened of anything this vampire could do to her. There was blood on her hands, and no amount of washing would ever get it off, no, it was stained, sinking into every crack and crevice.

"Well, that was cute, but since you asked so nicely, I'll answer you anyway." Alex said with a shrug, not the least bit worried about the now pissed off vampire before her, "It's Alicia Marcell."

Alex wasn't exactly lying when she gave her fake name, it was what her identification card and her passport. She knew that the human believed her, but she was pretty sure from the look on both vampires faces that they didn't believe her.

Suddenly those cold blue eyes were burning into her, so very intently that Alex knew instantly he was going to try and glamor her. She wondered if she would be able to resist it, but before she could put too much thought into it he was speaking.

"What is your real name, and why are you here?" His voice was calm and almost reassuring in tone, and Alex had to fight a smile. She didn't feel a damn thing, it meant that Gacy had been right, she didn't have to worry about being controlled, her mind couldn't be rolled. Alex debated telling him that it wasn't working, but decided to let him figure it out on his own.

"Alicia Kandace Marcell, and I am hiding from my father." Alex was careful to keep her voice as emotionless and bland as possible, she didn't want to make it too easy for the vampire after all. The human was looking back and forth between Alex and the man, and Alex couldn't help but wonder how much she was following.

Alex couldn't help but wonder what would these three think, if they knew she was an assassin, one of the most feared ones to ever pop up in history. And that I had killed so many people, old and young, at the behest of my own father. So much death and misery was attached to the name Alexandria Nyte.

"Oh my God, is that blood!" The purple dress chick hissed in shock, causing both Alex and the two vampires to turn and look at her. The first thing Alex noticed was that the girl was pale, suddenly so very white beneath her tan, the second thing was that she looked a mixture of horrified and disgusted, and the last thing, she was staring at Alex with that look.

Alex's immediate reaction was to glance down at herself, looking over her clothing and skin with a practiced eye, calmly looking for the red that the girl spoke of. She wasn't sure how she would have gotten blood on her, she hadn't killed anyone in this outfit, but maybe she bumped up against someone of something.

"What do you mean 'you haven't killed anyone in that outfit'!" Alex stared at the blonde for a second with a stupid look, before horror dawned on her face. A fucking telepath, just what she needed, quickly Alex shut down her mind, dropping shields of titanium around her thoughts to keep the mind reader out. She could fell the eyes of the vampires now burrowing into her the side of her head, and the human trying to force herself past the shields to read more of Alex's thought.

"I think it's time I leave." Alex said, calmly taking a step back, and one step was all she got, the male vampire struck, his arm snaking out to grab her wrist, firm grip keeping her in place, and iron will keeping her from pulling a gun and shooting him right there. She was cornered, and she hated being cornered.

"Oh no little human, I think it's time for you to answer some questions." The vampires voice came out in a smug purr that just added fuel to the flames. Alex was opening her mouth to snap at him to let go, when she felt her feet leave the floor. Everything blurred and she could feel the wind whip around her body, when her eyes cleared she found herself pinned to a wall in what appeared to be an office.

"Fuck!" Alex snarled, she knew vampire's where fast, but to move her from one room to another like that was just freakish to her. She had no where to go, trapped between the vampire's body, and the wall, she was well and truly screwed, and she knew it.

Okay, I hope you liked the first chapter. I'm sure you figured out who is who, but the next chapter will have actual introductions, and some questions answered.

Please review and tell me what you think, and I am open to any criticism that you want to give me.

Again thank you for reading.