Chance and Zeno
Sometimes her memories were less sketched out than the minimalist exhibits she had seen in Paris and Prague. Everything had a tendency to fade over time, or simply overlap in a grandiose smashing of events and details and misplaced facts that weren't necessarily untrue, but not entirely true in that sequence. It wasn't so important to remember everything as it happened, but to recall the importance attributing from the memories. Faces that deserved recognition. Tragedies she had caused, or had lived through. Those whom she loved and, more importantly, those who had slighted her. If anything was true, the Fae would hold her grudges to her grave, so long as the memories tied to them were kept intact. With every passing year, the lesser of the offenses became little more than scrambled recollections while their more severe counterparts were emboldened. Exaggerated.
Chance never had a problem exaggerating her distaste for someone, Zeno Ralin being one such individual slippery enough to have evaded her wrath. Yet, he was one she refused to forgive and forget.
It was a cold, bitter New York winter when Chance Arden blew in on the chill of January air. Her body was hidden beneath furs, mink and stoat, the color of the snowy city. The eighties were a flashier time for the Fae, and her extravagance may have peaked at this point, accentuated by the car service she hired to escort her through the local nightlife. Discotheques or pubs or downtown theaters, none of it mattered to the creature where she rested in the back of the Bugatti. It's elongated seat hosted her nonchalance, knees crossed and cocaine spread like the plowed city sidewalks across her topmost leg; hovering features were lowered to snort the lines as the driver chimed information in a drone of cheeriness.
"-lacking proper attire, but they usually manage to sneak their way in. Is that where you would like to go, Ms. Arden?"
Attention was something Chance rarely gave to anyone unworthy, so his words were ignored in favor of another line. The only sounds leaving the back of the vehicle were the short, clean inhales of the Fae.
"Ms. Arden, we're leaving the main strip. Would you like me to take us back the way we came?"
Knuckling her nose with a drowsy shake of her head, Chance righted herself and sat back. "<font color="1979e6]Take me somewhere dark.[/font]"
"Dark, Ms. Arden? What do you mean?"
The driver was new or just plain confused by her vague requirements, so Chance explained her thoughts with a sigh. "<font color="1979e6]I want to go where all the street urchins drink. Take me to the shittiest bar in this shitty city, and make sure you hurry. I'm hungry.[/font]"
As was required of him, the driver found his way to the slummiest area of the city, though he asked repeatedly if she was entirely sure. Of course she was sure. Fucking of course. Had she stuttered? Had there been some sort of miscommunication? Chance's sneer was enough to end his commentary for the rest of the trip, leaving her to finish the final bump of her stash and relax for the remainder of the drive.
The bar she was dropped off in front of was hardly more than a door slightly askew on rusty hinges. Ushering the car away with a wave of her hand, she made her way towards the stoop where a litter of cigarette butts and broken glass greeted her. Heels crunched absently over the trash while she entered, and the dim of the establishment hummed with muffed music from the radio. Several faces turned to take her in, with those furs and the accompanying woman a focal point of discussion, but none bothered to make any sort of approach. There was something intimidating about Chance, with those lush lips poised in a small smirk of satisfaction.
Reaching the bar, she took a seat and beckoned for the bartender, who looked more like the killer in a slasher movie than any employee should. "<font color="1979e6]Sazerac.[/font]"
"Dun' got it."
Eyes alight in their usual swirl of ocean blues, Chance shrugged. "<font color="1979e6]Then go find me some, you incompetent prick.[/font]"
More heads had turned by now, scruffier men than the one serving her beginning to rise from their seats at her words. "I'd watch yer fuckin' mouth, sweetheart. This isn't uptown and I sure as shit ain't gonna let you march in and make demands of me."
"<font color="1979e6]Only, you will.[/font]" Chance breathed, her voice a cold whisper of contempt. "<font color="1979e6]Now find me rye whiskey on those filthy shelves of yours, or I'll break you over my knee like a child having a tantrum.[/font]"
At this point, the group of patrons had closed in on the woman, and one particularly bold fellow in leather thought it a good idea to grab her shoulder. The lights in the bar died just as a blood curdling scream ripped through the room, followed by another in a different set of vocals. Several more came as repeats, each harsh and male and ended quickly with slick, sloshing demise.
When the light returned with the recoil of her Obtenebration, the pulp remains of the men were smeared over much of the establishment and the remaining patrons, minus Chance in her spotless ivory coat. The bartender fumbled backwards in his panic, fear so strong that the scent of piss was almost enough to overwhelm that of the blood. "FUCK! OH MY GOD, FUCK-"
"<font color="1979e6]Now.[/font]" Chance straightened and gave a satisfied smile, head tilting to one side while she looked over the lone attendant. "<font color="1979e6]Get me something to drink. I want Sazerac, and soon, or I'm afraid the lights might go out again.[/font]" There were still chunks of his regulars strewn over his counter top, their thick remains barely distinguishable from rotten fruit, infected with whatever dark entity the woman harbored.
Increasingly disoriented, he didn't manage any sort of verbal response; instead just hustled back to the supply room. When he returned, he carried with him several bottles of what she asked for, as well as others of similar description. Chance grabbed a glass without assistance and gave no thanks for his part in her order, instead pouring the whiskey to nurse over the course of several minutes. The rest of the patrons, who had gore and grim covering them, left when they were brave enough to do so. Before long, she was completely alone with the bartender, but even he was useless now that what she wanted had been received.
"<font color="1979e6]Leave now.[/font]"
Shocked, he shook his head. "I-I can't just leave my bar."
"<font color="1979e6]Well, it's my bar now. So, leave my bar.[/font]" Holding the glass at lip level, the creature peered over the rim with unfocused gaze. "<font color="1979e6]Now.[/font]"
There was no argument as he practically ran from Chance, out through the entrance and into the streets, screaming whatever horrid noises he had been too frightened to make in her presence.
This was a nightly routine to some extent. None of the events had done more than brighten her mood, giving the Fae a sort of radiance akin to a healthy glow. Devastation fed the soul just as well as benevolence, and she excelled in such endeavors.
But her nightcap was interrupted as a set of foot steps approached. Fine soles clicked on the sidewalk, but were harsher still on the wood flooring of the bar; the door of the establishment swinging shut as quickly as it had been glided through. Chance slowly swiveled to make out the person in her company, in his expensive suit with Armani loafers and Vuitton cuff set. His grin was contagious, the sort to rile up ones nerves without fully explaining itself. He smelled like sickness, like brimstone and fantastical evil. Truthfully, his scent was a delicious and sinful mix of sex and smoke. Chance polished off her drink before he took the seat next to her, placing the cup down just as he moved to grab it.
"<font color="1979e6]You came at an awkward time.[/font]"
"Or I came at the perfect time." He smiled, and she couldn't help returning the favor, his strong jawline and blue eyes making for a handsome man, even if she hadn't necessarily wanted such a fellow to show up. "Looks like you had quite a bit of fun without me though. Not a fan of sharing with others? I suppose I'll have to make my own fun this time around." His fingers dropped to her thigh, twisting over the smooth skin beneath the hem of her skirt like the curl of covetous talons. In that moment, he possessed her body and sent the faintest shiver of desire surging through Chance.
"<font color="1979e6]Well, aren't you bold?[/font]" As the stranger grabbed himself her glass, she replaced it with another, and the two were poured new drinks to speak over. "<font color="1979e6]Did you even look to see if you sat in anything unsavory?[/font]"
"I don't care if I did." He answered with a grin, his visage appealing as it peered sidelong at the blond. "I'm too excited to worry about something so insignificance. I'll replace my slacks. You though... I've been looking for you."
"<font color="1979e6]Oh, have you now?[/font]" The Fae chuckled. "<font color="1979e6]And why is that?[/font]"
"Don't act flattered. I'm sure you've heard it before- yet you're humoring me, so you must be interested." He swallowed his whiskey without savoring it, lips smacking as it was taken in. A way to keep from stalling the pace of their conversation. "but let's be honest with ourselves for a moment. Look at you. I can't remember the last time a woman of your caliber has crossed my path, and when I saw you last night, I knew I needed to meet you." While his drink was cradled nonchalantly in one hand, his other was free to run along her inner thigh, tickling at where the lace of her panties kept him from intimate contact.
"<font color="1979e6]You followed me from Amsterdam?"[/font]
"And you didn't even notice. Crushing."
Chance straightened her posture and shrugged, her body lighter with the lift of the drugs coursing through her system. "<font color="1979e6]I wasn't looking for you... So, no. I didn't.[/font]"
Looking around the emptied room, her companion motioned for the door. "Let's ditch this place. If you're game to play with me, I have a place we can go."
"<font color="1979e6]Again, incredibly bold.[/font]" Still nursing her Sazerac, the swell of her breasts strained against her top when she sighed at the thought. "<font color="1979e6]What if you bore me?"[/font]
"If I was boring, you wouldn't be talking to me." His smile never seemed slip or falter, incredibly attractive while still managing to boast things Chance had yet to agree with. Her curiosity was piqued, true, but he had yet to do anything noteworthy.
"<font color="1979e6]Do you have a name?[/font]" Chance finally asked, looking him over with a sweep of strange orbs.
"Zeno." He matched her scan with one of his own. "Will you share yours?"
"<font color="1979e6]Chance.[/font]"
"Is that a pet name for you?"
"<font color="1979e6]Ah, no. It's the name I was given, and after so many years, I've grown attached to it. Call it sentimental, or something...[/font]"
Zeno nodded and finished his whiskey without pause, and then rose to his feet. "Do you ever feel like you need to fuck someone to really get to know them?"
Laughing, Chance followed his lead and stood next to him, where her heels made them the exact same height. "<font color="1979e6]Is that what you want to do? Fuck me?[/font]"
"Ah, see, you're doing it again. Asking questions you know the answers to, expecting different answers." Zeno slapped his hand firmly around the curve of her ass and pulled her inwards to rub the bulge in his slacks against the lower part of her stomach. "Yeah. I'd like to fuck you, just like you want to get fucked by me. Maybe I'll get to know you a bit better in the process. That work for you?"
"<font color="1979e6]I guess you aren't one for foreplay, Zeno.[/font]"
"I followed you halfway across the world because I want to fuck your ass. I'm the king of foreplay."
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