Nikolaos smiled at Bill as he led her into The White Mice Club. The thumping heartbeat of the music made blood run quickly in her dead veins. Nikolaos stepped up to him and took his hand as they approached the bar.

Neon lights and flashing colors pulsed with the electric music. Nikki had found, with Nechelle, that she liked this music- and that it was actually more to advantage when fishing for a bite. Speaking of bites, Nikolaos eyes drifted to Bill's neck. How badly she wanted to sink her fangs into his muscled body- draining him of the sweet hot liquid that flowed just beaneathe his soft skin.

Nikki only awoke from her dream when the bartender asked her what she wanted.
He was rather stout, a little scruffy looking- pale skin- blue eyes... It certainly wasn't Konrad. She wondered why he wasn't working tonight. This place was busy-packed actually- with excited human bodies- warming each other with their rapid friction.

"I'll have the same as Bill... as long as he doesn't order beer." she flashed Bill a brilliant smile and let go of his hand so she could seat herself on a bar stool. She threw her coat off and onto the ground. She didn't give a shit about it- she could get a new trenchcoat- right now- in order to snag Bill- she had to play human- and something told Nikki that the bar was extremely hot.
"Hot in here.." she murmured, as he coat slipped from her scarred arm. The bartender stared and Nikki shot him a wicked smile that made him look away.

"I swear- I hate when people stare at it..." she pretended. "Do you dance Bill?" she asked him as they waited for their drinks. Her hand went to the back of her neck and pulled her straight red hair to the side so the tatoo was exposed. Not fading yet... Good.

"Ah- it still hurts..." she complained, laughing.

Bill entered the White Mice with Nikki. It was only the second time that he'd been there so he was kind of uncomfortable, but he did his best not to show it. It was hard for him since he wasn't that social at all. He squeezed her hand as Nikki took his hand.

He glanced back and caught a glance of her staring at his neck, but he shrugged it off as something else. It must've been his imagination. The bartender was pretty big, and he leaned against the bar. ""I'll have absolut and 7." He said as Nikki took a seat. He took a seat right next to her, and he smiled at her.

"Yeah it is." He shrugged off his own coat and set it on the floor. He looked at her scar for a second and then looked back at the bartender. "It's hard not to stare at scars." He shrugged. "It's kinda like a car crash. You don't want to look, but you can't stop yourself."

As Bill ordered- she smiled. He shrugged off hsi coat and Nikki had a horrible flashback of him shirtless in the tatoo parlor. Okay- maybe it wasn't a "horrible" flashback- it just made Nikki feel a little too feminine, a little too weak. And to get her bite- she'd have to be a bit stronger, on her game- without any distractions.

Her laugh turned musical as he talked about her scar, his eyes moving to stare like everyone else, but she didn't mind his stare. Her own emerald eyes looked down at her long scar and she trailed ivory fingers over it gently.
"Car crash... yeah- you have any- scars?" her voice trailed off. No fucking car crash did this. But the comparison made sense. So Nikki nodded.

Hoping to brighten the mood, she asked again.
"You dance Bill?"

He smiled and shook his head. "I do, but none of real significance." He rolled up his jeans leg and pointed at a small one right below his knee. "Got this when I was younger...8. I was learning to ride a bike and I crashed into a parked car." He laughed and shrugged. "Not exactly the greatest story." He grinned and sighed.

Then he remembered another one. Bill showed Nikki his right thumb. The scar was halfway in between the cuticle and the joint. "Cut myself with a belt saw in wood shop...nearly sliced my thumb off." He sighed and remembered when he got it. "I would've lost it, but the doctors managed to save it." His scars were much easier to hide than Nikki's. Hell most people never even noticed the thumb.

"Dance?" He shook his head. "I don't dance that much at all...kinda make a fool of myself." Bill didn't dance that much at all. So he didn't really know, but he wasn't really one for it.

Nikolaos listened, nodding slightly as he explained his scars. She smiled as he showed her his thumb and took his hand in hers, lightly touching her lips to where the scar lay.
"You don't dance?" she pouted. "Well- you must never have had a good partner- you're partner makes everything ya know?" she teased, pulling at his hand.
"I'll teach you- it's the least I can do to thank you for holding my hand in the tatoo parlor." she joked, her eyes laughing.

Nikki smiled at him once more. He was so nervous. He had no reason to be- but he was. Aww- she just wanted to let him know she wouldn't hurt him. In fact, if she did decide to take a bite- it'd be the most wonderful thing he would ever experience.

Bill laughed nervously as Nikki lightly brushed her lips over the thumb scar. He smiled as she pouted and nodded. "Yeah I guess I never really had a good partner." He said with a shaky smile. Bill didn't want to make a fool of himself, but he was attracted to the girl, so it was kind of a strange position.

"So, ummm...would you like to dance?" He asked as he leaned his elbow on the bar and started playing with his hair. It wasn't exactly the best length to, but it was a nervous habit of his.

Nikolaos stepped off of her bar stool and walked up to him, running fingers through the hair that he was playing with like a nervous junior high student. Her touch was soft and tender, comforting in a way. She met his eyes and asked him.

"Why are you so nervous around me- trust me... I don't bite." Her voice was as kind as her touch. He was being sily. She liked him quite a bit. He was delicious. Couldn't he tell she was interested? Anyways- Nikki fell into his mind, letting vampiress-made confident thoughts slip, slide, and mingle with his own thoughts. She gave him a sweet smile (hoping the confident thoughts would help a little) and took both his hands in hers and eased him onto the dance floor.

The music didn't slow in this club but Nikolaos figured she'd start slow with him. She stepped towards him once more and placed his hands on her waist. She wrapped her own arms loosely around his neck.
"You okay?" she asked, making sure this wasn't pushing him past his comfort zone TOO much.
"Now the trick is to feel the music and move with it." she told him. "It's like playing the violin- everything has to move and blend together as the notes are played. As you dance- you have to add feeling to it or you'll look like robot." she explained with a supportive smile, eyes focused on his.

Bill calmed down slightly as she ran her hand through his hair. "I don't meet that many girls...so I'm just kinda nervous." He said with a slight grin. "I figured you for a person that loves to bite."

For some reason he felt more confident. He felt that she was interested in him too, and that it was alright. His smile was more confident now. Bill let her lead him to the dance floor.

Having her so close to him made him a little happy. He swayed with her and smiled. "I'm fine. You don't have to worry about me." He moved with her listening to the beat of the music. "Like this?" He put a little butt shake in it and laughed at himself. Bill pressed up closer against her and took in her scent.

Nikki gave Bill a soft smile. "Don't be nervous... okay?" She laughed softly as he told her he thought she was a biter. A little smirk played across her lips as she teased, "I'll bite if you want me to, but trust me... it'd hurt."

His smile became more confident momentarily and Nikki was glad of it. Sometimes men needed a little push in the right direction. They were just thick sometimes- that was all. It was in their DNA she was sure. Bill began to sway wither her. He was doing all right. It certainly wasn't BAD dancing, but it wasn't the best. However, he was a beginer. He deserved slack.
"Yeah... you're alright" she began to reply as he asked how he was doing. And then he added-- The Buttshake. She shook her head. "No- too much.." She laughed and felt her body relax as he stepped closer to her, inhaling her scent. Nikki knew he'd like what he smelled. Nikolaos had bought a rose perfume last year- and it worked wonders against her ivory skin. It made her smell like roses- and if that wasn't ridiculously romantic she didn't know what was. She had always loved roses- they were just- lovely to her. She smiled and ran her fingers through his hair.

"Ready for level two?" she asked him.

Bill laughed as Nikki shook her head and said the buttshake was too much. "I know it's too much." He said as he leaned his head close to her. "I just wanted to do something a little foolish."

He loved her perfume. It made her smell like roses, hell her skin kind of reminded him of a white rose. He wanted more, but he kept himself in check. No he wouldn't rush it. No way in hell he'd rush this.

He didn't know what to expect in level two, but he was going for it. "Yeah I'm ready whenever you are." He said as he leaned ever so closer. He hesitated from kissing her, so he settled for being close to her.

"Foolish?" Nikki asked, laughing softly. He leaned closer to her with every step. Eventually he was close enough for her to feel his breath hot upon her bare shoulders.

Nikolaos trailed her left fingers down his chest as he stepped close enough to kiss and began to move her hips with just a little more force, a little more speed. Her hands went to his waist and down to his hips. She kept his body close to hers and her hands lightly guided his hips into a steady movement.
"This step- the next step- is to move a little faster- catch up with the beat. Before... we were going slow- now it's catch up time..." she told him, flashing him a brilliant smile.

"You're very close to me right now." she commented softly before adding, "I thought I made you nervous?" she smiled at him and gave him a small wink as he began to get the hang of this dancing thing. He really wasn't so bad at this. Just goes to show- confidence does a lot for a person.

Bill sighed as he felt Nikki's fingers trail down his chest. He didn't miss a step as she moved faster and harder. He was pretty good at keeping up with others. Kind of one of his secret techniques. He returned the smile and leaned in so close that their chests were touching. Bill's face was a little red, but he didn't step back. No this was no time to be nervous. "Alright, catch up time." He said softly against her skin.

Then her other comment made his face a little deeper shade of red. "Yeah...I had a little bit of a confidence booster back there." He said chuckling a little bit. "I didn't want you to worry too much about me."

Nikolaos tried to ignore the sensational scent of blood rushing throughout Bill's body. As he face flushed a little with his heartbeat- she felt her own skip. His chest touched hers as he came even closer, breathing along her neck- making her want to shiver from the effect. His body touched hers and she swore she could feel his heartbeat pulsating through her.

Oh... he'd be so wonderful... if she decided to have a drink. Nikki let her hands trail down his arms before her arms wrapped themselves around his neck, forcing him to look at her.
"You're pretty good at this" she told him, pressing her body against his just a little bit before pulling back what she had gained. She smirked.
"Who ever told you that you were a bad dancer? You're relly quite alright." she told him, honestly shocked at the steps he was taking as his confidence was boosted. He'd be a lady-killer if he had the confidence all the time.

She smiled as he face turned a deeper shade of red and wondered if he's be the color of a fire engine if she kissed him. It was funny to picture. She smirked but kept the joke to herself.
The music turned from the typical music of the bar into something electronic. Something about this hip hop was different- almost new to her. She had never heard it before.
She leaned into Bill, her body pressing hard against his as she whispered. "New song- different rythm..."

Nikki pulled his arms from her body lightly and turned away from him. Her hips swayed as she took Bill's hands and placed them around her waist, pulling him close enough to bury his face in her shoulder. Her body guided Bill's hips- and in turn, guided his body.

Bill let Nikki wrap her arms around his neck bringing him back to facing her. Feeling her body press against his for a second he realized that he was very happy to see her, and yet another shade of red was added to his face, but he kept on dancing. He could get through this. "I kinda formed the opinion by myself." He said with a sigh. "I'm not much one for dancing, so I figured that I'd be bad."

Watching thoughts pass her face Bill's face managed to lose a shade of red. It was kind of calming, though he had no idea what was going through her mind.

Then the music changed. He'd heard the song before, and he knew the beat. "Do you know this song?" Her body against his brought back the shade of red that he lost earlier, but he was still confident. His heart kind of skipped a beat as she turned around and brought their bodies close enough that she could feel everything. Now this wasn't the time for him being happy, and he kind of felt like running away. His hips followed Nikki's, and he wrapped his arms around her holding them together just above her belly button. "Where'd you learn to dance?" He whispered into her ear.

"Do I know it?" she repeated before chuckling. "No, do you?" she inquired.
She placed her hands over Bill's as he held her. "You shouldn't tell yourself you're a bad dancer- you're quite good." she said, smirking.
Her fingers danced along his hands and she puled those hands a little lower on her body. She had a very high belly button and she wanted his hands a little lower.
Nikki half wished she could see his blushing face right now.
She could hear his blood rushing. This was quite exciting for him, wasn't it?

He whispered in her ear and she smiled. His whisper was so cute- so sweet. She liked it, but it unnerved her a little bit. Would she take this sheltered man and show him her world? Would she? Or would she hide everything from him as she had Deacon? Would she embrace him as she had Sakura? She didn't really.... know.

His body pressing a little harder against hers brought her focus back to his question. "I taught myself- by study and by observation," She remarked. It was true to a point. But where she had observed her first dances was Ireland, around nine hundreed years ago. Ouch. She felt old, but in the vampire world- old was good. Old was very good- but she wasn't that old. To some- she was still a pup.

Nikki twisted easily in his arms and wrapped her arms around his neck before flashing him a smile. She leaned into him and spoke softly in his ear, her words like a breeze.
"I'm really glad..." A hand found itself trailing down his shoulder to rest on his chest, just above his wonderful rapid heartbeat.
"I'm really glad... that I met you today Bill."

"I heard it before, but I don't know the name. It's a pretty good song." He said as Nikki placed her hands over his. "I have a bad habit of that." He said as they kept on dancing. He let her pull his hands lower. It was embarrassing for him, but he knew that he'd eventually do this anyway. Plus it was only dancing.

He could feel that his whisper had unnerved her a little bit by just the slightest bit of tension. He was good at reading other people's body language. It was kind of a talent and a curse for him. He wondered what had unnerved her, but he didn't give it too much thought. He didn't know what she had gone through, and he wasn't going to pry. He smiled as she answered him and nodded, there was something underneath that answer, but maybe he was just reading too deeply into it. Her pressing her body against his brought back a shade of red to his face, and also a little bit of a third arm salute that he was yet again embarrassed about. "That's impressive. I was never interested in observing other people dance."

Bill let Nikki twist in his arms, and shivered slightly as her finger traced down to his chest. "I'm really glad that I met you too." He leaned close and kissed her gently. It was a quick kiss, and then he darted back a little embarrassed. "Sorry about that..." He said with a slightly nervous laugh.

"Bad habit? Well- you just need confidence Bill.." she purred, laughing softly. "That's all." Nikki smiled as his body moved in time with hers, the pulsing music heightening the loud thumps of his heart. Nikki noticed the third arm salute and had to stifle a laugh. men. They were so predictable, but Bill wasn't a lecherous man or any kind of a pimp. She could see it in his eyes. He was too nervous to womanize. How sweet.

"Never interested in observing people dance? Well- I was- had a boring childhood ya know?" she played, smiling as his grip relaxed as she turned. He was very perceptive wasn't he?

He shivered as her fingers touched his chest and Nikki gave him a smile that said she was pleased with his reaction to her touch. He leaned in quick and touched his lips lightly to hers. Nikolaos let a dark laugh, thick with something sweet, escape her throat. She kept one hand over his heart as her other hand cupped his face. She moved close to him, arching her back to press her body against his. She pulled slightly at his head until she could whisper against his lips.

"Don't be sorry Bill..." Her lips touched his and she held them there, licking along his lower lip before initiating an open mouth kiss that was every bit as sweet as honey, chocolate, or whatever you believe is ridiculously tasteful. She let her mind fall in with his and probed his mind a bit, making him notice everything. From her rose petal perfume to her soft lips to her slender body against his to her hand on his face, to his hands around her body..... he noticed- and more so than usual because Nikki made him mind "spotlight" her. Some might say it was immoral to hunt like this, but Nikki was vain and she wanted Bill to notice EVERYTHING that was good about her. She liked him- and he was damn lucky to have her. He needed to know that, because Vincent didn't-- and never had. Bastard.

"Yeah I need to work on my self-confidence." He said with a chuckle. "I'm trying to." He said with a smile. He saw her try to stifle the laugh, and he grew to a bright red. Sometimes he hated being a guy, especially when it came to the third arm salute.

"I had anime to keep me from getting bored. With the parents out I watched a lot of T.V. and got hooked on it." He said with a chuckle. Yeah he didn't do much at all when he was a kid.

The laugh brought a shiver down his back. Then she cupped his face. Bringing him closer he could hear her whisper. He was surprised by the kiss, and his first reaction was to back away, but he didn't. He was suddenly aware of everything. Her perfume, the feel of her skin against his. It was all heightened, and he didn't know why. He returned the kiss letting his tongue probe into her mouth. He was lucky to meet her, and he was glad he did. He broke away first breathless. "Wow..." He didn't know what to say, his brain was still noticing everything, and he didn't quite know what to do.

As he welcomed her kiss, Nikolaos' hands moved to his chest as she let her fingers play over his muscles. Bill broke away first obviously. The man needed to breathe and Nikki didn't. It made sense that he'd have to break away.
His reaction only made Nikki smile as she let her hands play over his body as she looked down at his chest for a moment and then back up to his face.

"All I get's a wow?" she teased, smiling gently. Nikki heard another song change as the DJ switched CDs. She smiled. This new song was very- different. It had a metallic yet electronic sound. However, it was quite catching. She swayed her hips lightly and smiled at Bill as he fingers continued to study his wonderful wonderful muscles. Her left hand touched his arm lightly. "You okay Bill?" she asked him. He was a great kisser. She really liked- the way he kissed.

Sin. Was that what it was called? Was it a sin to probe his mind- to make him go outside his comfort zone when he normally wouldn't? Probably. But Nikki figured she was helping him. Her thoughts mingled with his and nudged him a little bit Kiss the girl was pretty much the gist of what she was trying to tell his sensory organs.
Nikki wrapped her arms around Bill's neck and kept him close to her. He wasn't getting away now- not by a long shot. Nikki just liked him too much now. Poor thing. Lucky man.

Nikki's fingers against his chest granted her more shivers as they kissed.

Catching his breath Bill smiled at Nikki. "That's all I can think of." He said as the music changed. Now it was a metal with electronic feel. He'd heard songs like it before. He swayed his hips in sync with her's, and let her fingers study his body. "I'm fine, just a little out of breath." Also he wanted to take in what happened. What that feeling was. It was so different of him to do that, but he liked it. He liked being confident enough to kiss her.

His thoughts kept on pushing him towards kissing her again, to taste her again. God she tasted good, and the kiss itself was amazing. He wanted more. Bill presed his forehead against Nikki's as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Thank you..." He said quietly before kissing her again, this time a little deeper, but none the less gentle.

"A little out of breath huh?" Nikki questioned, her voice warm and velvety. She flashed him a flirtatious smile before laughing softly as he hips began to move with the new song. She licked her lips and let her hands slide down to his waist as she studied the ridge of bone that was the hip. She looked back up at him and smirked.

"My my you're perceptive..." When her arms were around his neck, he leaned in to press his forehead against hers. She sighed lightly, letting a touch of satisfaction and pleasure leave her lips as he thanked her, his mouth colliding with hers for the third time.

She felt a smile grace her lips at the first touch but the smile was no more as his strangely gentle yet seductive kiss took hold of all her thoughts. Her arms relaxed around his neck and she kept her body pressed to his lightly. Nikolaos let him kiss her gently- something she usually wasn't accustomed to. She usually dated rough guys, but she had her softies. Nikki liked the way Bill kissed- the way he touched her- the way he smelled- God he was prefect for a bite... maybe more than one bite- if she could win him over. Yes- yes she needed more than one bite. Nikolaos was quite sure that he'd be an addicting feed- his muscles so tight under such an innocent mind.
Nikolaos pulled away only enough to whisper darkly against his lips. "Thank you for what? And by the way Bill.... you kiss far better than you dance- and you dance extremely well..." her voice trailed off as she kissed him lightly, licking along his bottom lips sensually. "Really--" she touched her lips to his quickly once. "...good..." she kissed him again. "...kisser...." Nikki smirked at him and let her fingers meander back to his chest, which fascinated her with it's grooves and curves. Her fingers loved the feel of him- loved studying him.

Yum. He was going to be such a dish.

Bill laughed. "First kiss and all..." He said with a grin. Yeah it was his first kiss. He never had a girlfriend in high school or anything.

He felt her smile a little bit as they kissed again, but it faded. Bill felt Nikki relax against him, and pressed against her as she did to him. Nikki was perfect, the way her skin felt against his, the smell of the perfume, everything. She was everything that he wanted. He was going to pull away, but Nikki did this time as he caught his breath. He listened to her as she whispered in his ear.

"Thank you for bearing with me." Bill said with a smile. He returned her kisses and he took in her taste. He loved the taste of her skin. He loved how her tongue played at his lips. Her fingers against his chest brought a soft sigh from him, and he was hungry for more. He wanted more. "You are too." He smiled softly. "Figures I'd be a better kisser." He needed to get out more often. "Want to go back to my place?" He asked as they stopped kissing.

"First kiss... pretty damn good..." she whispered, laughing softly.
As his body pressed against her when they kissed, Nikki felt her body feel weak for a moment, but only for a moment. He was making her a little dizzy.

Nikolaos kissed along his neck as he caught his breath, letting her tongue run over his soft skin, but only lightly. She kissed his pulse lovingly and pulled away smiling.
"Guess I hold my breath better than you" she teased, smiling affectionately at him. His ragged breath was wonderful and it made her think of bites and other things they could do to make that breathing either speed up or stop all together.

"Bear with you?" she asked, whispering against his lips, kissing him twice before moving on. "Bill, I'm not bearing with you- I like you and I want to be here- with you." she admitted, touching lips to his truthfully. She did like him- he was a nice guy and she wouldn't let anything happen to him. She'd protect him- from the world and from his greatest danger- herself.

As her fingers ran themselves down his chest he sighed and Nikolaos felt her body tighten in response. It was a good response. She laughed, a little shaky from the way he fell into her kisses.
"Thanks for the compliment" she whispered, letting her arms wrap around him tighter so her whole body could touch his. She just wanted to be so close to him. To get under his skin and... shread it to pieces. No- he was so gentle. He didn't need the roughhousing from her. She pulled back as he asked her to go to his place. Wow- she didn't even have to make him do that. So he was really a confident man at heart. Good. That made everything easier for Nikki. Controlling people made things less fun.
"Yeah--" she replied, her voice pleased. "Your place. I love to." Nikolaos flashed him a smile, pulling back. "Just lead the way."