Caius had immediately mixed the ruffled werewolf a potent drink. Something strong and something that could calm even the most volatile wolf alive. The werewolf glared at him but as soon as he sensed that Caius was a kin, he visibly relaxed. Strange for someone so worked up to immediately cool down but that was Caius' effect on fellow wolves. "Thanks, man," the werewolf gratefully took the drink Caius handed him.
"No problem. It's on the house," he would have stayed and said more but he noticed Callie almost by the door. He heard her say something earlier when he had been distracted and being introduced to Piper but he wasn't able to pay her attention given the ruckus that had just taken place. He patted the wolf's shoulder and headed towards Callie. He gave her an embarrassed smile.
"Sorry about that. You could...I don't know... maybe stay a bit longer? Or if you have somewhere else to go, that's cool."Callie was a little surprised that Caius came over to her, not expecting to be stopped from leaving. Once more she was glad for the glamor charm, to hide the blush she was sure was there. Not that, she suddenly realised, that would make any difference. Surely he could smell it when she was abashed. Mortified at her own foolishness, Callie covered her face with her hands, wanting right then too just disappear. It meant he'd know she had tried to hide her blushing and then she'd just look like a fool.
I-I-I don't h-have anywhere to g-g-go" She managed to stammer out
Caius leaned forward and peered at Callie's face.
"You're easy to fluster, aren't you?" he straightened up and ran a hand through his hair.
"I realize that not a lot of people would want to hang out with a werewolf," he looked embarrassed.
"I'm really not gonna force you to stay if you don't want to. Don't worry. I won't mind," he gave her a smile and then gestured back towards the bar.
"I suppose I should get back to work.""No!" She just about shouted, and then that motified her even more.
"I don't care that you're a werewolf, why would I?" She seemed to be adept at ruining any sort of relationship.
"I like hanging out with you" She said genuinely,
"I just thought I was...distracting you...and..." She trailed off frowning slightly at the words that came out her mouth.
Caius chuckled.
"Come on. I have a free seat at the bar for you. Although you might need to share me with some of the customers."Callie followed Caius back, sitting back down,
"that's okay" she said softly, and now because she knew the glamor was pointless, she broke the spell; a slight shimmer, the smell of cedar and it was done. Callie was an earth with, her power often came from the earth itself and to the earth it returned. She swallowed, unsure of why she was suddenly nervous.
"Um. So why did you choose bartending?""Caius, you don't happen to know how to mix an Avada Kedavra drink, do you?" a pretty blonde customer called out, batting her eyelashes at Caius, obviously flirting.
Caius smiled apologetically at Callie before he turned towards the customer.
"Of course I do. You want one?" he asked, flashing the customer a smile. The girl nodded and giggled. Caius went on to mix her drink and in just a few minutes, he was dashing the drink with tabasco sauce and sliding her the glass. The girl didn't get a chance to say anything as Caius turned his attention back to Callie.
"You know, I don't really know. Maybe because I thought it was cool being able to mix stuff and coming up with something refreshing and well... intoxicating. I went into it, found out I was actually good at it and the next thing I know I'm doing it for a living."Callie very nearly said something to the girl-did she realize how foolish she looked actually batting her eyelashes? Callie never could understand that. Seemed like a rudementary form of flirting. But then, what did she know?
Instead she choose to focus on Caius,
"sometimes it is that way. I believe everyone has a calling. And if you find it, it's right. It is cool being able to mix stuff. I find it fascinating when I mix potions no matter if it's the millionth time I've made it" Just what sort of drink was an avada kedavra? Reminded her of something she once read, but for the life of her she couldn't figure that out.
"do you do anything else besides bar tending?" she asked, curiously. Just what did werewolves in their spare time?
Several other customers called Caius' attention. "Double Shot from Hell." "Indiana Jones." "Orange Fizz Shot."
"Hold that thought," he told Callie before he turned away. He almost regretted having invited her back to the bar. It wasn't because he didn't want her there but because he couldn't really hold a proper conversation without being interrupted. As soon as he was done, he placed his arms on the bar counter and leaned forward in front of Callie.
"Sleeping, I guess," he chuckled and then shook his head.
"I suppose you could say I like doing Muay Thai, swimming and reading. What about you? Do you always hang out in bars waiting for werewolves to finish serving alcohol?" he grinned.
Callie cursed to herself, as her cheeks flushed at his words. Why did she have to blush so easily?
"I like to read when I can get a book. I use to play video games, but there really isn't much cause for it lately, and I actually enjoy yoga and meditation" she said,
"and I don't really mind waiting..." aside from the fact that what else would she do, she enjoyed Caius's company, and was quite content, for the moment, where she was.
"I've never tried yoga before but it looks pretty interesting. Maybe I can join you sometimes," Caius said.
"Hey wolf boy, are you just gonna keep flirting with that girl or are you gonna serve us drinks?" a male vampire called out. "What's wrong with this place? Putting a mangy dog in the bar. Do you even know how to mix drinks?"
The edge of Caius' lips twitched. He was mostly patient with everything and everyone but there were this kind of time. He took a deep breath and faced the vampire.
"What would you like to have, sir?" he asked as politely as he can.
"Jail Sentence."
Caius smirked.
"Would you like an extended stay?" he asked.
The male vampire stared straight at Caius. The air around Caius seemed to vibrate with heat. For a moment, it seemed as though another fight would ensue...until the vampire laughed out loud. "You've got some guts, wolf boy. Show me what you got."
Caius chuckled.
"Coming right up," he said and then began mixing the drink.
Callie dropped her head into her hands again, sure she was blushing furiously at the mans comment, but a little angry too. The way the vampire acted, it didn't make sense to her. What had happened to make werewolves and vampires like this? It seemed like they were on the brink of fighting, but then...it didn't happen.
As everything seemed to calm down, Callie frowned, a little perplexed.
"It is pretty cool. Maybe you can, as soon as I...well stop being homeless." She shifted slightly, and seemed to hesitate, watching as Caius's made the vampires drink.
"So...are you flirting?"As soon as the vampire downed the shot Caius prepared for him, he stood up, leaned forward and clapped Caius on the arm. "I see why they put you there, wolf. One more shot."
Caius complied and the next shot he served earned him an obvious approval and a promise to come back for another round of drinks from the vampire customer. He returned to his conversation with Callie. He gave her one of his crooked grins.
"If you think I'm flirting then I'm flirting," he answered smoothly and then raised an eyebrow.
"I thought you were staying over at the vampires' house. I don't think being able to stay with a roof over your head is counted as being homeless."Callie frowned.
"That doesn't answer the question because I have no idea. And now I don't know whether to kiss you or not." Opps. That last part hadn't meant to come out. She cleared her throat, and quickly tried to get passed that, speaking a little fast so that some of her words ran together.
"NoImean, well, yes, but Ididn'tsomuch mean thatasin...havigneverything that comes with notbeinghomeless. Like a job. Independance. Adultstuff, right"Caius watched in amusement as Callie was again flustered.
"Why not ask Alex for a job here? It's a perfectly good place to spend your time in...well, if you like intoxicated crowds," he gestured towards the dance floor where several men and women were drunkenly grinding against each other. He looked back at Callie and leaned over the counter so that his face was just a few inches away from hers.
"And working in the same place will give you time to decide if you really wanna kiss me or not," he grinned at her, his bright blue eyes dancing with amusement, before he straightened up, his attention once again on a customer.
"No offense, but I'd rather not work where I'm likely to get groped by drunk people. Besides, I'm a witch. I want to sell my wares." Callie said, a little relieved that he didn't seem to comment on her slip,
"And I'd rather not be more indebted to them then I already am." And then he seemed to tease her, leaning forward, so close, and Callie very nearly closed the remaining distance to kiss him, but then he was gone again. Oh.
"Hey, get back here" again, that just slipped out, and her eyes widened slightly, surprised.
This time, Caius glanced back at her in the middle of mixing a drink.
"Decided that fast?" he asked.
"Gimme a second then," he winked at her and then turned back to what he was doing.
Her mouth had a mind of its own. Callie knew that. That was part of the reason she no longer had a coven, and was in the situation she was. She should just cast a spell to shut herself up, and never speak again. She knew she could be rash, but this was probably sabotaging a chance at something great. She was seriously contemplating just getting up and leaving, before she could motify herself anymore, when he spoke.
Oh, to hell with it.
She rose, quite smoothly, and walked around the bar, towards him. Surely that would give him enough time to finish.
Caius worked fast and efficiently and in no time, was able to serve several more customers before he turned back to Callie. But when he did, she was standing right behind him. He looked at her and blinked, obviously surprised.
"Oh. Hey."God, she missed simply acting. To not having to think through every move first. She gave him a smile, a little pleased to have been able to sneak up on him like that. She doubted many people could say that, when speaking of a werewolf. His suprise was oddly adorable.
"Hi"Suddenly not caring that there was a whole bar of patrons, Callie kissed him.
The bar immediately erupted in hoots and cheers. "Kiss him like you mean it!" came a shout from somewhere in the crowd. Caius was taken aback, his eyes wide when Callie kissed him. It took him several seconds to regain his composure but when he did, he reached down and wrapped an arm around her waist. He returned her kiss and pulled her closer to him.
Callie raised a hand, a small spell releasing, and shooting towards the person that had spoken, a small flick ensuring. A simply way of saying
shut up, i'm getting to that, as Caius drew her closer, she shifted just slightly.
Ah, perfect She kissed him deeper, not quite use to being the instigator of such things, she nevertheless didn't hesitate. Why ruin a perfectly good kiss by hesitating? She blocked out the crowd. Being an earth witch,Callie thrived on such physical contact, but she was never quite so forward. she pulled back after what seemed like an eternity, barely breaking the kiss, she tried not to pant.
Hmmm...I could get used to this... Caius thought as he felt Callie deepen the kiss. The air around them immediately buzzed with heat as Caius felt adrenalin shoot through his system. When she pulled back, he moved forward and kissed her again, slowly and sensually. He could hear mugs and shot glasses being banged on the bar counter and tables. Everyone else seemed to be enjoying the kiss as much as he was. He ignored them and explored Callie's lips and mouth a bit more before he himself pulled back and released her. His lips were red from the kiss and his cheeks flushed bright pink.
"Wow," he said in between breaths.
Callie wasn't expecting the second kiss, and it overwhelmed her, taking her completely by surprise. Enjoying the feelings, Callie returned the kiss, faster to respond then Caius had been, she leaned against him, mainly to stop herself from falling on suddenly weak legs. When he pulled back, she held onto him, and nodded, looking up at him.
Oh jeez. She reached up, a little pleased that she could make him flush, gently laying a hand against one cheek.
"Magical, huh?"Caius ran a hand through his hair and grinned.
"You can say that."Callie stepped back, sure she'd fall, but somehow managed to keep from doing so. It might have helped that she leaned against the bar, somewhat.
"Um. So I've never been cheered on by a bar full of people, have you?"He shook his head.
"Not like this. I can't say I didn't enjoy it though," his eyes fell on her lips and he stepped forward.
"I think I wanna try that again," he murmured before he swooped down and took her lips with his again, barely letting her react.
"Hey wolfie! You can't have all the fun. Where's our drinks?" Someone from the crowd called out amidst the noise.
Caius held up a hand to signal for the customers to give him a few minutes.
Oh, god. Callie responded, quite sure if they kept this up, they might give the crowd quite a show. She clutched at him, enjoying the warm, soft feel of his lips, the taste of him somehow....god, she couldn't describe it. She knew her heart was beating fast, fluttering it seemed to her almost like a hummingbirds wings, sending a warm feeling right out from her chest to her toes, her fingers, as if she were just coming alive, a slow rolling wave of emotion. Desire. Like a hungry man surrounded by food, Callie took all that was offered, and gave back just as much.
The sensations threatening to overwhelm him, Caius could feel the heat build up faster this time. If they kept it up, he might not be able to control himself. And so despite wanting to continue on, he pulled back. He looked at her, his eyes smoldering with desire as he licked his lips. He looked like a predator eyeing his prey. He willed himself to calm down and took several deep breaths to relax himself.
"I think I need to get back to work for now," he said after a few seconds before he turned towards the hooting crowd. As soon as he turned towards them, they erupted into cheering chants. Several chanted his name while the rest chanted 'Wolf.' He laughed and ran his hand through his hair again.
"Right. Any orders?"
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