Not what I was expecting... (Corentine)

[Elighan (DELETED 6625)]

Cori seems determined to have me walk with her and while I'm a little suspicious as to her motives, as I don't for a moment believe that she could actually be interested in me, I can't really see a good reason to refuse her. Going for a walk would not only allow me to leave this bar but it will have me heading home, if we walk towards the station.

The one dilemma still left facing me is what to do with my wine? I have only had a few sips and leaving it seems wasteful. However the alternative is to drink what remains in one go and to do so seems a little, uncouth. So how do I wish for the woman to perceive me? Is it better that she thinks me no better than a frat boy, or that she thinks of me as wasteful? I take a moment, pick the glass up and take a few large mouthfuls before setting it back down. I have neither finished it, nor left it entirely too full as to have her think that I did not want a drink in the first place.

"I would be happy to take a walk with you."

I take her hand, even if it is a little weird for the woman to be offering it to me. Generally this would be something I would consider to be the male's role. Being the progressive sort, I don't mind the role reversal. I stand but I don't hold her hand for long, as I prefer to play the role of the gentleman and mover her hand to my arm so that I can escort her properly. Holding hands is an intimate action as far as I'm concerned and so I'm not comfortable to walk the streets with her in that manner.

Once we are outside my demeanour changes a little. My heart rate slows ever so slightly and my shoulders relax a little. There is tension in the arm that I have wrapped Cori's arm around but that is to be expected as I'm not entirely comfortable being so close to someone that I do not know.

"I must confess I'm not much of a conversationalist," I admit. "So I'm not entirely sure as to what we should talk about. In fact I'm a little curious to know why you asked me to come walk with you in the first place."

I haven't actually asked the question but I have put it out there. What the woman wants from me is anyone's guess.

[Corentine (DELETED 6472)]

Cori takes the males hand...it is warm and the heat that radiates through her body is simply divine. His hand released hers, upon standing and he takes her arm. The move does not cause issue with her..as in that moment, she is feeling a mild sense of euphoria. The fact that he is actually going with her.. a human with her..causes Cori’s smile to widen a tad bit more. She feels as though a fire has been lit, deep within her body... a fire that is raging stronger with each moment she is in Elighans presence.

Cori wonders why she is so attracted to this male...he is not her type in the least. He seems a tad bit reserved and surely is lacking in the conversation department. All that aside, there is something that draws her to him...something that she cannot quite fight off, nor does she want to.

As they exit the bar, she feels an immediate tension release from him...his arm that is intertwined with hers relaxes a bit...which in turn makes Cori giggle a bit under her breath. Immediately, Cori gasps...as she normally does not giggle. She is a killer for Christ’s sake and a very good one at that. She does not recall ever giggling, not as an adult female, human or vampire.

She tightens her lock on Elighan’s arm “ Elighan, there is something about you that I cannot quite grasp. Please believe that I am not this forward with many...you seem to be different… I seem to well, have an immense attraction to you.” Cori sighs.. What the hell am I saying to this human? He is merely food, right? Cori’s mind is spinning as is her need for him...it is not a need for his blood, it is something more. Cori continues…

“I have no want for a deep conversation with you, I merely wanted to be out of that bar and alone, yes alone, with you Elighan.”

[Elighan (DELETED 6625)]

The pretty blonde on my arm starts to giggle and I cast a rather dubious look her way. Women do not giggle around me. At least not ones that I haven't grown up with. I have no idea what I could have said to cause that reaction in her. I assume she is thinking about something that happened earlier. What she says next has me stopping in my tracks. I can't possibly have heard her correctly. She has it right when she says I'm different but she seriously cannot have meant it when she says she's attracted to me. Something in me really has changed. For the better.

"I... err..."

I try to find the words but find that there are none. What can I say to that? The woman is attractive. Yes. Is she my type? Doubtful. I'm beyond picky. Not that I can really afford to be. Honestly, I'm not entirely convinced I know what I actually want from a woman. And then there's Melete. I cannot possibly concentrate on another woman right now. Not with Melete being pregnant with that creature.

I do my best to look the woman over without being obvious about it. Is she insane? Would a bar hire a crazy person to work security? It's possible I guess. She has to have some special skills to be dealing with the hooligans that threaten a peaceful drinking establishment. She has to have the right temperament for the job to. This is the point where I realise that this pretty and potentially crazy woman is still waiting for an answer from me. How do I let the woman down gently? I've never been in this situation before.

"Cori..."

I try to disentangle my arm from hers.

"I'm not entirely sure how to respond to any of that. I suppose firstly I should say that I'm flattered. You are quite attractive. But I'm afraid I cannot say the same of you. You see... I am seeing one."

My heart leaps as I say this. I know Melete would never agree with that statement but then I have no other way of explaining the situation that I am currently in. I got the woman that shares my bed pregnant. That statement does not sound right. Not in the slightest. It might be the truth, but it lacks something. I think the word I'm looking for might be integrity. As I used to believe I had some.

"And she's pregnant. So you see... I cannot offer you anything more than a conversation."

[Corentine (DELETED 6472)]

The only word that I hear come from the man's mouth is " pregnant". It was as if a haze had been lifted from my mind. I released his arm and brought both hands to my head...closed my eyes tight and tried to grasp what had just happened in the last hour or so. I knew I was walking with a human, but not sure to as the reason why. Humans were mere food and I certainly would not associate with one, let alone walk arm and arm down the street with them.

It was then, like a bolt of lightening struck me... all the words I spoke to this male and all the words he spoke back to me hit me right through the forehead. What the hell had come over me? I spoke of wanting this meat...I spoke of being attracted to him! Something was amiss and I had every intention of figuring out what and taking care of whomever or whatever caused this delusion.

I brought my hands down from my temples and crossed them in front of my chest. I had set my defensive posture... " I would like to apologize..I honestly do not understand why I was saying those things and certainly did NOT mean any of them." I was aware that some vampires could insert thoughts into another's mind...but this was something different.

I outstretched my hand to the male... " I do apologize, but I have to get back to work."

It is not like I HAD to go back..but what I needed to do was figure out what the **** just happened and why I was throwing myself at some human meat... Trahir would certainly be not happy with me.

[Elighan (DELETED 6625)]

The woman before me does a complete one-eighty and I can't say that I'm entirely surprised. For a brief moment I think that maybe she'd just been toying with me. Teasing me. But there really wasn't anything for her to gain from doing such a thing. Of course there are people out there that like to induce feelings of discomfort in others but I don't believe that's what happened here. Cori seems a little disorientated, for want of a better word. I offer her a smile to alleviate some of the discomfort she might be feeling.

"Please don't worry about it."

I do find it a little odd that she says that she meant absolutely nothing that she said to me. I might even be a little hurt by the comment on a superficial level but that might just be because I wasn't expecting any of this. Not to have her sit down with me, or to ask me to come walking, or to have her confess feelings that it seems she doesn't actually feel. It's all a little bizarre and I can't help but wonder if the woman was hit by the power Adelita used on me once. Though that power seemed to last a lot longer. Cori had not been with me all that long.

"I hope you enjoy the rest of your evening."

It possibly sounds like a line but I sincerely mean it. I pause just long enough to consider if I should walk her back to her place of employment but decide not two for two reasons; firstly the female is part of the security detail for the pub so she obviously knows how to handle herself, secondly, the walk back could be quite uncomfortable due to her retracting her previous words. Social situations make me nervous, and while I am generally happy to associate with people one on one or in small groups, I can't think of any reason to expose myself to this female any longer. I have no attraction to her and she has none to me. I don't have many friends and have little time to cultivate such a relationship, so it's probably better for us both to part ways now.

Happy that I have said and done all that is necessary of me, I turn and make my way down the street. My plan for the rest of the night is a simple one, I'll buy a nice bottle of red and perhaps a couple of steaks and go home. I'm sure Adelita will enjoy both, even if she won’t allow me to cook her steak first; which I suspect she won’t.