Chapter Two

Lorili began squealing as I walked out of the bedroom with the black dress on, I went into the bathroom which was the first door from the front door (weird I know but hey I didn't design this layout) I looked into Lorili's full length mirror to see the dress on. The black deep V-neck retro looking dress was a slim fit but looked amazing on my hourglass figure, it showed of my sleeves and chest piece which had religious symbols/signs on them to help with hunting ghost but some people who didn't want to believe in what me and work does would have problems just because of them, I was just used to them by now but I didn't want to ruin this night for Lorili.

Looking back at the dress I was surprised it wasn't as tight as I remember but that's a good thing means I lost a bit of the fast food binge that we had been on since moving into the flat. Thanks to Lorili my make-up made me look normal and not a workaholic, with the wavy shoulder length hair I felt good but not good enough to wear this everyday.

“You look amazing Nova! I'm so excited, come on lets go its getting late” She smiled then her face dropped.

“I hate it when you do that” She explained.

I looked at the mirror and realized that my blue hair had started turning a dark purple at the top, personally I thought it looked pretty cool, some of the colours my hair goes when I just leave it can be cool like this or horrible like the day my hair went blonde and black I looked like a bee, that's when I decided that I would learn to control it.

“It looks cool, plus I'm not going to change” I stuck my tongue out at her as she just shook her head grabbing my hand rushing me out of the door.

“Good thing I grabbed my bag and phone before having a look in the mirror ay” I whispered aloud as she stuck out her tongue to me.

I locked the door, put my keys in a just big enough black purse bag that just fitted my phone, keys and wallet in. I put the sliver chain of the bag over my right shoulder and tried (I really did try) to run in Lorili's black bottom platform strappy heels or that's what I think she called them. She was waiting outside the double doors of the apartment building bobbing up and down to keep warm while waiting for me, she grabbed my hand and we basically speed walked for ten minutes to get this club.

During the day this street is basically deserted but at night it is full and pumping with music, there is pubs, clubs, a couple of fast food places and can see some interesting women waiting on the side of the street. As I walk past the one of the hookers I realized that it wasn't a women but a man (Hey if people like that each to their own) the walkway was pretty packed with people walking past on the left an people waiting in line to the right, some of the lines looked like they went on for miles down the road.

When we finally got to the club, I looked at the line and the sign half way through the line said “twenty minute wait from here” I was surprised that people was willing to wait that long for a club, I know I won't be waiting that long so I began looking around for shorter lines at different clubs or even a pub would do me fine.

“Don't worry about the line Nova, I know the bouncer” Lorili shouted into my hear that sounded like a loud whisper with all the music playing.

We walked passed all different types of people waiting to get into this new and looking at it exclusive club that probably just getting over pumped because of it being new, as we got towords the door I looked up and saw the name glowing in a emerald green neon lights. I'm not sure if they purposely choose the colour because of the name but if it was that was smart idea, Lorili waved at the bouncer who was a stocky medium height with short black hair, he smiled at us and hugged Lorili and let us into the Emerald Dragon.

As you walk through the club the hall way was about three meters long with black walls, carpet and ceiling with red simple wall lights every half meter giving the place just enough light to see to the arch way at the end of the hall. At the end of the hall the was a little room with a coat room and then a door to the actual club, I found it being a little to weird but then it's not my club, we walked past the person sitting behind a counter chewing gum and reading an old book that looked well loved.

As we walked into the club bright colourful lights and loud music just poured out the room, it felt like you got hit with a thud with everything at once, the room was massive with wooden floors and red wall paper the club was packed but you could still put your hands out and not touch anyone. There was plain black tall tables pin pointed across the club so you could put your drink down, Lorili grabbed my hand and we started walking to the bar, it was a black bar with a glass window so you could see the emerald dragon with a glass top, if you looked down you could see the dragon from top, Lorili order two drinks I'm not sure what she got but I trusted her.

….

When I looked down at my silver watch which was to big for me as it was the only thing I had that belonged to my father. I realized that the time was two in the morning, I could feel the late night getting to me but Lorili just stopped dancing with a guy who was the same height as her as they walked over to the black couches that were against the wall and sat down, he wore a plain white button up shirt with some of the top five buttons left undone, he had dark blue jeans and black leather shoes, Lorili put her fingers through his short black hair, she wasn't giving me the signal so I just walked to the bar to order another drink.

“Hey” A deep voiced said to me from my right, I rolled my eyes I'm going to tell him like I told every other guy tonight I'm not interested.

I turn round to see a slim face with ear length dark brown tuffled hair that made him look like he just got out of bed but looked good on him, I looked him down and up, he was a head taller then me and was wearing a plain black button up shirt with the first two buttons undone with black jeans and black retro combat boots.

“I'm Dante, what's your name?” He looked me straight in the eyes and taking a sip from his drink.

“Not interested thanks” I replied turning my head hoping he would walk away like the rest but unfortunately he didn't.

“Nice ink, I'm guessing your a hunter by them?” He asked curiously touching one of my tattoo's on my upper arm.

I sighed putting my hand to my face slowly bringing it down, I knew he wasn't going to leave me alone, I looked over my shoulder to see Lorili now making out with this guy so she wouldn't be of any use. I could try scaring him off, pretend to put a curse on him? People don't realize that I don't do black magic as it is a forbidden magic, I took the last slip of my drink and turned to him who was sitting next to me waiting for my response.

“Yeah and if you don't leave me alone I will put a curse onto you” I replied sarcastically.

He just sat there for second with a shocked face as I waited for him either slowly walk away or make an excuse but the b*****d stayed there and then began laughing hard that he nearly fell of his chair. I can tell by him laughing louder that I had a confused look on my face, which was fair enough as no one had ever laughed at me for saying that.

“Nova? I think Lorili is a bit to drunk, can we take her back?” Lorili's guy shouted from across the room.

I turned my head to him nodding to let him know that I think that would be a good idea because I really missed my bed and had to go into the office tomorrow to get a new case. They both started walking over to me, she was laughing as he helped her walk across the room she obviously was more drunk than we all released, as I grabbed my bag and got up he placed his hand on top of mine and smiled at me.

“I know full well that's a forbidden magic so I'll see you next time Nova, I like that name” He whispered in my ear as he walked away.

“Wo wsa ya friennd?” Lorili slurs out as they were next to me.

“I don't know, just a random” I replied looking at the guy helping her up “You look like someone I know?”

He laughed to himself as he pulled Lorili up as she manged to nearly fall over her own feet, he just gave me a cheeky grin and BAM I remembered Derek.

“Oh wow Derek you look good! I haven't seen you in years, where have you been?” I felt the excitement go through my body remembering my old childhood friend.

“Been good, just got time off from the Navy for six months so I thought why not come home meet up with old friends?” He laughed picking Lorili up as she had basically passed out at this point.

“Aww look at her” I patted her head “She rarely gets this drunk, come to think of it she rarely drinks.. did she know you would be there tonight” I began questioning him realizing why she was all of a sudden so keen to go out tonight.

“I only told my parents and” he paused shacking his head “Nathan.. that b*****d can't keep a secret for the life of him!” we began laughing realizing that Nathan must of texted her.

The rest of the walk home was quite but I was okay with that remembering the good old times we just to have hanging out at the park near Lorili's house, of her sitting on the grass making daisy chains, eyeing up Derek she has always been made on this boy since I can remember but only had the courage to ask him out when we were sixteen and they lasted two years only separating because of him moving away. I always knew they would end up as while she was on the ground we were up in the tree with Nathan who was a scrawny little thing with messy blonde shoulder length hair but he has probably changed a lot since I last saw him at seventeen, man can't believe it has been five years since we last say Derek.

All of a sudden we were at the apartment building, we walked up the long platformed stairs which seemed to take forever walking up 10 flights of stairs at two-thirty in the morning not like that was easy any day but after drinking and dancing it seemed to take hours (I really wished they built a lift when they designed this damn place but that's just me). When we finally got to the apartment door the next mission was to get my keys put of this bag which was not easy in the poorly light corridor, I finally opened up the door and pointed Derek to her bedroom door and he put her to bed.

“Hey it's late why don't you crash out on the couch? I have set up pillows and a blanket for you” I told him more than asking.

“Okay then miss bossy pants always in charge nothing changed then” He yawns as walks over to the couch and collapses there.

“Night dick” I waved goodnight as I walked into my bedroom closing the door behind me.

Yawning I get changed out of the dress and sling it over the desk chair and get changed into black knee length boxer pants and a plain blue singlet the wooden floor is cold against my feet, note to self by slippers for winter. As I grab my phone out of the bag to put on charge a note falls out, I pick it up put my phone on charge then read the note:

238******

Call me

Dante

“When the heck did he do that!” I protest as I through the note into my metal bin that's in between but desk and window.

I climb into bed thinking of the nerves of that guy, like hell I would call him, yeah he was attractive...

“No Nova” I yell at myself as pull the sheets up.

You don't need some cocky idiot in your life, your work is your life, I keep repeating to myself as I slowly start drifting to sleep. All of a sudden aloud nose comes from the room next to me that ends up waking me up, I listen out for the sound to realize it is Lorili snoring, everyone seems to forget that she snores so loud if she was drinking before she goes to sleep. I come to terms that I will not be sleeping tonight so I go through my navy blue backpack and grab out a blue metal case, grabbing my desk chair I rolled it over while I walked over to my window I pull out a ciggy from the box and grab my lighter which is on the window cill.

I push open the right side of the window while sitting down on the chair, putting the ciggy in my mouth as I ignite the lighter, hearing the gas leave the cylinder and then catching alight was always fun to see but what has always been the best bit is the first inhale of the cigarette. Looking out of the window was nothing interesting to look at as all I can see is brick walls and closed curtained single windows but when I have troubles sleeping it is always a good sight, when the world is asleep and only the sound is of cars driving in the distance in the city that sound was silent compared to the loud hustle and bustle of the day.

Flicking the ash off of the cigarette I hear the bathroom door open then the sound of Lorili puking, I shake my head she gets no sympathy from me tomorrow, I begin to start laughing at all the fun I will have later in the morning while she is hung over. I take my last puff of the cigarette, keeping it inhaled as I put it out on the outer side wall and throwing it far as possible from my window as I exhale all of the smoke, I place my head over my arm which is resting on the window cill as I sit down listening to the all the sounds of the city night life, closing my eyes and taking a deep breath I just sit there and relax for a little while.