seraphic [h.s]

chapter three.

The atmosphere from the outside alone was indescribable, placed on the corner of a dark and horrifyingly sketchy building. Spandex almost lit up the entire street, it's blue ambiance radiating around the whole complex. The night air was warm, much cooler than it had been today though still on the verge of unbearable. Avery and I walked hand in hand, crossing the deserted street and trudging our way along to save a spot in the line.

Luckily, the amount of people waiting to enter wasn't as bad as we prepared ourselves for it to be, there were only a few groups of people before us. The leather of my skirt rubbed against the skin of my legs with every action I took. Looking down along my body, the skirt sat mid thigh, the vibrant red leather of it being a focal point to anyone who may look. My platform boots made me the slightest bit taller, I knew they were a staple in my wardrobe because they had always been so good to me. Bringing my red manicured nails to my chest, I adjusted the corset top that made my usually smaller chest look quite impressive tonight.

Avery stood beside me, her tall body coated in the shiny leathered one piece. She looked phenomenal. Her caramel skin complimenting the way she wore absolutely anything, her rich orange stilettos matching the purse I'd lent her. She'd slicked the entirety of her dark brown hair into a high pony, allowing for the beaded chokers she wore to be on full display. Averys hair was long, almost able to reach her waist. I'd decided to let mine air dry into its natural waved look, which reached the tiniest bit past my shoulders.

The group that had been standing first in line had gone in, allowing for us to move into our next spot. The heavy beats from inside could be heard from all the way outside, clear as day, it rattled the windows of the building we stood by.

"You ready for this?" Avery whispered into my ear, tightening her grasp on my hand with a quick pulse movement. I turned my head to meet her gaze, I rolled my lips together, an action to prove my worry further, making sure I didn't mess up the red shade that covered my lips. "I think so." I mumbled back with a gulp, only time would tell if this had been one of our poorer decisions.

The line moved up once again, we were the next two people to go forth after the rowdy group in front of us. "Remember, no one goes off alone, if we do, we tell the other." I ordered as Avery nodded her head at my words, it had been our rule, one we always made sure to follow properly.

"You're next up ladies, step forward." The security man spoke, looking rough and ready. Though we did just that, like the good people we were, when he asked for our proof of identification, we pulled out the shameful looking cards that we always made sure to bring. With a nod of his head, he unclasped the leather rope that usually blocked any unwanted guests, we stepped through, into the surrounding darkness, hearing him clasp the barrier closed behind us.

My jaw propped open at the setting we had stepped into, clearly we were at the beginning point of an extremely narrow and long hallway, the end was home to thousands of crowded bodies and piercing blue strobe lights. My eyes soared over to Avery, who looked just as worried now as I did. We made small steps down the long hallway, the heels of our shoes getting lost with the pounding noise of the bass. Reaching the end, the light surrounding our vision now, realising that the space was unexpectedly large with squished bodies all over each other.

Towards the front of the room, a stage stood, clearly in the intermission and waiting for the next band to start. Music blared through the speakers, each individual grinding up at least one other body. Some kind of leather sat on every single person, whether it were pants, tops, shoes, gloves, they had covered it in all forms. Skin was everywhere, so many parts of exposed skin peaked through clothes and were in my direct eye line no matter which way I looked.

"Let's go to the bar yeah? I'm pretty sure I see it over there." Avery shouted into my ear, the music circling around us far to loudly for me to hear her normal toned voice. I quickly nodded, feeling the pull of her hand in mine, she led the way, squeezing through tough bodies that didn't want to be interrupted. There was a slight haze within the room, I knew it was because of the thousands of cigarettes continually being lit. "Oh thank god, finally." She huffed out, slotting us in between two groups, making sure we'd be seen.