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Elizabeth wraps a sliver gloved hand around a champagne glass watching in secret at everyone at the bar. She was hidden in the shadows in one of the hidden booths. Her eyes glazed over about a dozen people, porn stars at the bar, a dressed-up druggy near the railing, and then she spots her.
The girl she sees is different, her aura is different, everyone else here is either black or green. Hate or lust or here for sex, not this one. Elizbeth loved a challenge. Long brown neat, curly hair cascades around her face. A dress that almost swallows her figure, dances in the light as silver. Elizbeth stares at her, her mask like face unmoving. Like a porcelain model. Her brain finds its way towards the girl, feeding it information, everything she wants- or thinks she wants.
The girl looks up from her drink, smiles slightly then looks away. Without a second glance towards Elizabeth.
The countess face doesn’t move but an inch when her brow knits together, she hadn’t taken the bait. She slowly tilts her head to the other side and tries again. Feeling her brain and trying to pick apart at this girl’s heart strings. And again, the girl looks towards her direction and Elizabeth can see that her features have changed slightly- brighter almost, then take its original form of solemnness.
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For the rest of the night Elizabeth followed her, from the bar to get another drink, to the party on the first floor and then to her room. This girl wasn’t particularly fond of the party festivities, the music and drinking, the loudness from others. Elizabeth could feel that she wasn’t where she wanted to be.
“Lilith darling, hello” Elizabeth smile gently at the girl, she picked up her name after a number of men have tried their way of conversation with her, always bored and not in the right place for what they wanted. Curls dance around Lilith face and she looks from the ground then stops abruptly in the middle of the designed hallway- dazed. She nods
“Evening.”
The Countess holds out her hand “Lonely?” She arches and eyebrow and her smile grows warmer. Being this close to The Countess was something that Lilith hadn’t felt before now. She felt safe and warm. For The gorgeous women before her, she felt something, and the feeling begins to flicker. Elizabeth could hear this girls heart stutter infrequently. Lilith shakes her head a bit, to clear her mind and continues walking again. Smiling a little as she walks by ‘No, thank you.’ She breaths a laugh.
“Just on my way, it’s been a long night.”
“Let me help you then.”
“No, really I’m okay.”
Within a second The Countess grabs a hold of Lilith’s arm and pins both their bodies up against one of the doorways. “I insist,” she leans in, her lips almost dancing on hers.
“I...I don’t” Lilith stutters, been caught off guard. The action doesn’t alarm her as much as it should. She starts to feel the same feelings when she looked at her before, glancing up from her table. Little wisps of consciousness enter her mind, feeding her a feeling that’s new. But its strange, there’s something straining on her. Holding on to her heart tightly. Staring at someone so beautiful, wanting and feeling like you need to love them but instead its confusing and bitter everything in her body is saying no.
“I don’t understand” Lilith’s lips tremble and tears begin to spill onto her cheeks.
“Don’t cry my love.” Elizabeth facade breaks again as she wipes a tear away. “You are an interesting creature.” She paused for a moment, “It’s stranger however, no one has ever been able to resist me before.” Tucking a piece of hair that was glued to her face behind her ear. Her voice is smooth and comforting, validating. Lilith yearns to hear it again.
“I’m broken.” The girl starts to sob and covers her face with her hands. In that moment Elizabeth understood everything. Why her abilities wouldn’t work, instead of feeling lust the girl would feel her whole body rebelling against the intruding thoughts. Elizabeth had brought her pain.
The Countess quickly looks sharply over at Lilith “Hush now, don’t ever say that. You were never broken”
“But-“ Red puffy eyes reached her, and her lungs collapsed a little.
“Love- romantic love was never in the cards for you.” The countess eyes shouldn’t have been filled with pity but she never knew anyone that doesn’t feel love, especially with her. But she could feel the sadness that Lilith felt, not knowing what these feelings- or lack thereof were.
“Come on my dear.” She starts to guide Lilith down the hallway, placing a hand on her back for comfort. “We are destined to do great things you & I.”