Phantom Cruise~ Chapter 6 Teaser

I know I haven't posted in this blog for a while because I'm kind of struggling with the original story I started posting here, but I thought this would be a better place for my fanfic stuff than my regular blog. I still have some changes to make so that the blog isn't centered around "Piece of Mind" anymore- at least not while that story is on hold. (For those of you who were reading that story- I am absolutely going to finish it, but it has a very involved and complicated plot so I'm trying to work out all the kinks and do some real planning before I post more.) With this story, I'm able to just let it flow without so much planning, which I like. So without further ado- here's a teaser for chapter 6 of Phantom Cruise. The chapter in it's entirety should be up on fanfiction in a few days! I hope you enjoy!!


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Slivers of steel plundered to the floor in the midst of a set of tables all arranged in a semi-circle with a black suede couch lining the wall around them. The lights and music continued to pulse as pieces of metal were thrown haphazardly about the room.

After my eyes adjusted to the chaos, I realized there was a man doing the throwing. A vampire who had bits of metal protruding from his skin which he was plucking out with forceful precision and tossing to the side as if they were just minor  and slightly painful annoyances. He snatched a particularly large one out of his big black boot and stood up with an angry grunt, while searching for more smaller pieces to free from the rest of his body. He scowled at the gaping, jagged hole left in the ceiling where other patrons were staring down at him from another floor up above. How far had he fallen? I couldn't see clearly through the darkness or the heads filling the hollow in the roof, but judging from the debris and the amount of blood left behind, I assumed it was from the very top floor of the ship.

The music kept on, but every eye in the place was trained to the vampire who'd just, quite literally, crashed the party. His gaze traveled from the ceiling and scanned the entirety of the room in a few quick seconds before he dusted himself off, popped his neck with what sounded like a very uncomfortable snap, nonchalantly flicked a last shard of steal down to the floor by his booted feet and came strolling straight toward where Sookie and I were seated with Eric standing right beside us. He was headed for the door or so I thought before he stopped at our table.

"You."

He pointed to me, eyes narrowed, nostrils flared. What could he possibly want with me? I didn't do anything and I didn't even know who he was. I recognized him from the dinner on the first night, but I never got his name.

 He didn't give me much time to wonder what he wanted with me and honestly, I should have known.

"You're a witch," he said assuredly.

"Yes," I managed to whisper, not confused anymore, but worried. He nodded a few times while chewing slightly on the inside of his jaw, nostrils still flared in understated anger.

"And you can do hexes and jinxes and all that boogally-woogally stuff, right?" He waved his hands in the air, flitting his thin fingers back and forth like some sorry impression of jazz hands as he said the words 'boogally-woogally'. It would have made me laugh at any other time seeing how manic he looked and hearing those particular words. I noticed he paused for a moment, stared at his hands lingering longer over his right one at his naked index finger and then his jaw clenched before he stiffly put his hands back down by his side.

"In translation, you mean magic? Yes."

He gave me a millisecond smile while cocking his head infinitesimally to one side and mimicked me. "Magic. Yes." Then he changed tacts, looking at Sookie. "I'm gonna need you, too, Telepath."

Need us? Need us for what?

"My name is not Telepath and I'm not helping you with a damn thing. I know you're the one that killed Bella," Sookie shot back bravely.

"Hey! I did not kill her!"

Sookie gave him an oh-please-I'm-not-an-idiot look to which he responded quickly, "okay, I did kill her, but not dead dead." He shrugged his shoulder's and added, "she'll wake up" as if he was a fact that any imbecile should have been aware of.

"As a vampire!" Sookie shouted.

"And?" Damon replied indifferently, his expression oozing of that carefree, what's-your-point facade that suited him so well. "I just need you to come with me so you can let me know if the walking mound of pixie dust is planning on pulling anything." He made an agitated gesture to his right hand. "And so you can tell me where the hell he's hiding my ring."

"I'm not coming with you," Sookie stated baldly.

"Oh yes you are." His voice caressed the words, making them sound both seductive and threatening.

"And what do you need with me exactly?" I spoke up.

He made one of those inquiring faces at me as if to say the answer should be obvious.

"I know the….'boogally-woogally," - I felt ridiculous just saying it and I'm sure that showed plainly on my face and in the sound of my voice - "but what specifically?"

Damon looked at me seriously, saying one word perfectly clear. "Edward." How dumb did this vamp think I was anyway? Like I didn't know that already. Irritated, I spelled it out for him. "I can't exactly walk up to Edward Cullen and hex him. He'll know what I'm planning before I can even get my wand out of my bra!"

Damon arched one of his perfect eyebrows, lips turning up ever so slightly into a sexy half-smile.

"You keep your wand in your bra?"

My face heated and I looked away embarrassed that I'd let that slip. "Only in this dress and that's beside the point," I mumbled looking anywhere but directly at Damon. What is it about the men on this boat all being gorgeous and able to rid a girl entirely of  coherent thought?

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I know it's not giving you much, but that's why it's called a teaser :) Chapter 6 should be up in the next few days. I have a tiny bit more to write, then I need to go over it a few times before I post so hopefully RL won't interrupt too much. (Probably not gonna get that lucky....) It's late here so I need to get to bed. I hope you continue to read, review and enjoy the story!
*hugs!*
Beth
AKA
~Spiffilicious~

Also, if this is the first you're hearing about Phantom Cruise, you can find it HERE.
XO