Material Girl [Marie]

Rachel felt quite a bit of excitement. She noticed how he struggled with giving her the cold shoulder. Was he playing hard to get too? His words were relatively nice but decidedly cold. This made her desire him even more. She just loved men that were foolish enough to think they could resist her! The woman took several sips of her wine. Her sweet smile remained glued to her face. Naughty thoughts drifted into the succubus' mind, but he didn't need to know that. All he needed to do was drink up her innocent aura and fall deeper into the rabbit hole.

Her brown eyes struggled to look away from him. Something about him attracted her in more than just the normal sense. Shush Rach, no man was beautiful enough to be worth fawning over. Her cheeks gained a little color as she watched him pick up the phone. Okay, this was starting to get annoying. The lady waited patiently for him as he spoke to the individual briefly before getting off. The tone of his voice suggested it was someone he had a professional connection with. There was no warmth, and he went straight to the point. Perhaps he was a businessman?

"My name's Rachel. Terri...that has a nice ring to it!"

She was unaware of what he was thinking and thus had no idea that her choice of words brought dirty thoughts into his mind. If she knew, then she would have a field day. Her succubus instincts would make her want to fulfill all those fantasies in exchange for her enjoyment and his...this wasn't appropriate for a restaurant setting! Rachel accepted the menu and took a look at the lunch section. She could eat anything really; what she required for sustenance was something far too embarrassing to simply ask for. She wasn't low on energy anyway.

The woman decided to get a medium rare steak with a side of vegetables. She also desired another slice of that incredibly delicious cake. She had no way of knowing that her partner had a fetish for women eating sweets; she wasn't even trying to discomfort him on that front! She simply wanted to demonstrate her appreciation. The waiter wrote down the order and left. As the waiter left, her eyes focused back on him.

"Are you sure? While I appreciate your kindness, I don't want to take advantage of you!"

That was a total lie and she knew it. He definitely wouldn't though. A concerned look crossed her face as she glanced at the vampire.

@"mariosaur"

DING DING DING! This guy was just the right mixture of gentleman and asshole. The formula was so perfect she was wondering if it was her falling for his ploy and not the other way around. She didn't tolerate rudeness, but she adored snark. She loved it when a guy had some bite to him. Those fairy tale princes were dreadfully dull! That's it, he was going to be her boyfriend. She was going to claim him as her boyfriend, no questions asked. She had to be crafty about it. She couldn't pull a full 180 on him, but she couldn't allow him to escape. He wandered into her spider web; her web needed to stay adhesive enough to stick.

"It's nice to meet you too. I'm glad I came here. If I hadn't showed up and waited like I did, I would have never met you."

She sweetened him up with a bit more appreciation, but that was getting old. She needed another plan of attack. She was certain that he desired her, but she wanted to urge him. While pheromones were always an option, that was a cheap move. She wanted to do it without using her abilities. The succubus kept walking towards the vampire's cage, but it was not out of naivety; it was out of desire.

"I-I guess....that's one way to put it."

Despite her uncertain answer, it seemed like she was still interested in him. Her cheeks turned pink as she played with her red locks.

"I hope I'm not making you regret your decision. It's been really nice chatting with you."

Now there was still one thing that poked at her. Now would be the good time to bring up another subject. She decided to note one of her observations.

"For someone that hasn't been here long, you seem very popular. Do you have a lot of friends?"

She didn't even need to point out the phone in order for her to get her point across. She also knew that she was making the wrong inference, but she was fine with that. Her tone displayed pure curiosity. She wasn't aware of herself being clingy, but she wanted to avoid that aspect while trying to show clear interest. If she showed too little interest, then he might turn away. She couldn't let herself seem alienated by his sudden demeanor change. She was kind and forgiving....God, how to not laugh at that false statement?

@"mariosaur"

There was nothing she could do about her demonic scent. She could hide away all of her demon features, but she could not get rid of the essence that singled her out. At least her aura diluted the scent so all anyone could tell really was that she wasn't fully human. Perhaps she seemed too innocent. She debated how far to go with the innocent act, but she decided that she was just at the right level. She kept pushing onward. His answer to her question affirmed her thoughts. They were interested in one another, and that kept them together.

The steak and vegetables arrived. Rachel ate her food in tiny bites. She was very meticulous about organizing her side of the table. She evenly cut the steak and steadily ate. Regardless of her act being up or not, she refused to eat like a slob. The succubus was a lady; a bitchy, secretly perverted lady, but a lady nonetheless. His emphasis on the word things was cold beyond belief. Any sensible woman would step away from him. She stuck by him. Her external reason was that he was a lovely gentleman; her internal reason was because he was a fun sucker to toy with.

Speaking of suckers, Rachel's phone went off. Her face went from nice to mildly annoyed. She hated when people interrupted conversations. She flashed an apologetic smile at him.

"Sorry for that. I must've left it on wh--"

It was from one of her one-time rich suckers. Fuck. Wait, no! This was perfect! He could be the date that ditched her! The text message was asking her if they could spend time together. He was clearly bored and ran out of broads to mess around with. He thought he could get the cute naive new girl to fall for him and even give him a treat. Yeah, that wasn't going to happen. She wrote a quick response and put her phone away.

"I moved to the island because I wanted a new setting. I've never been to Manta Carlos before, so it seemed like the perfect place to explore."

Soon enough, there was a familiar guy that entered the restaurant. She stared at him incredulously before glancing back at Terri.

"That's him. He did send an apology via text, but I didn't expect him to show up at this point!"

The disbelief in her voice was surprisingly without anger. She certainly wasn't happy to see him, but she wasn't about to strangle him for being over an hour late. The question was what would the vampire do to the rich brat of a demon that left her alone?

@"mariosaur"

She didn't know the extent of Terri's possessiveness, so she was surprised to have his jacket grace her chair. It didn't really bother her though; she was actually trying to be his girlfriend after all. It was typical for the girlfriend to have her boyfriend's jacket even if temporarily to shield from the cold. What made it weird was that they were sitting down in a restaurant where the temperature was at a comfortable level. She recrossed her legs as the foolish rich guy strolled over to her table. He blinked in shock as he saw Terri. He was a demon, but he was in human form. A fire type if she recalled correctly.

"Hey Rach! I wasn't expecting, ah, you know, a guy to be joining us."

The innocent succubus flashed a smile at him.

"He's been keeping me company. We were having a nice little chat."

The demoness realized that their chairs were in fairly close proximity. If she wanted, then she could spark an argument between the two. Then again, perhaps Terri was a different kind of fighter. Perhaps he was more of a strategist. She just hoped that he wasn't a pushover. She wanted to seduce someone with a backbone, and he showed signs of having one. Hopefully the presence of another male wouldn't make him recoil. Her slice of chocolate cake arrived and was placed in front of her.

"Come sit down with us!"

Her actions were friendly, but her intent was impure. Her attraction aura slightly boosted in power. The man pulled up a chair and sat down on the other side of Rachel. He positioned himself rather close to the redheaded vixen. She showed zero reaction to this as she began to nibble her chocolate cake using the dessert fork.

"You're looking hotter than usual today, Rach. Did you change your hair?"

The woman played with a strand of her hair. A light giggle escaped her lips.

"No, it's still the same."

"Sorry by the way. I've been super busy. You know, business meetings and all."

"Yeah..."

Her glance turned away from him. She took another bite of her cake. Her eyes betrayed her emotions; there was a tinge of sadness. In reality, she planted that sadness carefully to make him feel guilty. She also knew that Terri was right there and that she hadn't addressed him again. That was also on purpose, though at the moment it appeared like she was distracted by the third wheel. This was a test. That was when the man reacted unexpectedly. He took her face in one hand and turned her head gently to look at him just as she appeared ready to say something to Terri.

"Hey, don't get sad. You look cuter smiling."

His hand contacting her face made the scent on him more prevalent to her. Wait, this was not cologne. There was a faint scent on him that smelled like a chemical, but it wasn't men's cologne she was picking up. No, it was too flowery for that. Her eyes widen slightly. This prick was speeding over to her after being with another woman! She wasn't really mad; she didn't like the guy anyway. She would gladly choose another man over him. No, she just thought it was a pretty ballsy move to pull.

Even better was that he appeared ready to kiss her. She forced a smile, but a careful eye could read her awkward discomfort. The male demon shot a quick glare at the vampire before focusing on the pretty girl. This was not going to end well for at least one of the guys at this table.

@"mariosaur"

"That's muc--WHOA!"

Just as he was about to make a move, the man got knocked flat on his ass. He leaned a bit too much and ended up spiraling onto the ground. He let go of Rachel and waved frantically. The hand that was on her face lightly slapped her. Her delicious cake flipped onto her white dress. This was a mild miscalculation on her part; she didn't expect the demon buffoon to mess up her dress. She was genuinely pissed; that was one of her favorite dresses! The hit didn't matter much to her; it was the messed up expensive dress that got to her. Her eyes teared up and she crossed her arms indignantly.

"That would be appreciated..."

Rach had to force the water works or else her innocence would be overruled by her anger. She inched closer to Terri but made sure not to get any cake bits on him. The succubus felt his arm wrap around her chair. So he was the type to proclaim dominance! This action was likely his doing. She wasn't sure how he managed it, but he did it. Of course that did mean he ruined her dress indirectly, but he was throwing his money at the situation so he was off the hook. Besides, who knew her date was so clumsy?

"This was my favorite dress..."

That was probably the most truthful statement she stated throughout this whole encounter. She smiled genuinely at the vampire as he offered to take her to a different table. VIP section? Perfect! She just loved being treated like royalty.

"Gladly! I had no idea these chairs could be so shaky."

Terri had all of her focus now. She stood up from her seat and remembered the jacket.

"Don't forget your jacket Terri! And oh, I'm going to go fix this dress situation Dante."

Her second statement held a nice but dismissive tone. This served to only piss Dante off as he got up off the ground and dusted himself off. Rachel was more than ready to step away when he chimed in.

"Sure, yeah. Who would have thought chairs here would be so flimsy, huh?"

A burning glare was sent the vampire's way. Since Rachel was still facing away from him, she couldn't see it.

"You sure you want him to escort you? I can help you myself."

@"mariosaur"