<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Cassia</span></span><br/><br/>Cassia was having a difficult time keeping to the outer area of the room. The delicious aromas that lingered in the air from people passing by her kept drawing her further into the room and she found that she needed to hold her breath if she had any chance of controlling herself. She let out a frustrated sigh and drained half of the glass of wine in her hand in the hopes that it might do something to ease the burning in her throat but, as always, it did little to quench her thirst.<br/><br/>Swirling the liquid around the wine glass, Cassia came to a stop and turned to watch the dancers for a moment or two. Lee had warned her not to pick the first person she saw. She knew she had to take her time and choose a person that she wouldn't mind spending the next little while with. He'd also recommended she chose a male because feeding from a female for so often could become awkward for her, especially if said female was experiencing pleasure from her bite.<br/><br/>Cass was suddenly hit with the most powerful scent she had ever experienced and spun on the spot to find the source. She'd never encountered anything so mouthwatering delicious and it took all of her self restraint to keep herself standing still and not throw herself on top of the gentleman who stood not far from her. Her eyes darkened considerably and she could feel her incisors lengthening in her mouth and pressing insistently against her lower lip; desperate to pierce the delicate flesh of his throat so that she could feed and sate her blood lust. She was moving towards him and she still wasn't fully in control of her actions so, she held her breath and kept a smile on her face. She waited a moment longer until she felt her fangs slowly retract back into her gums and return to normal, human length before she continued to approach him.<br/><br/>He was handsome enough for a human, mostly due to his striking eyes. She had always been fond of hazel eyes. She could see him draw the attention of some of the other vampires, and she knew she had to make her move before one of her elders claimed him. After all, she would have to give him up if they requested him before she'd had a chance to feed. There was a hierarchy, and since she had not been long turned, she remained near the bottom.<br/><br/>She needed an excuse to get him out of the room where she would be free to converse with him without the fear of having one of the others steal him for themselves. If he tasted anything like he smelled, Cassia feared she wouldn't be able to hold back. There was a group of women standing near him, gathering together for moral support, no doubt. She could use their presence to her advantage. She moved closer and pretended to trip on the skirt of one of their dress, stumbling into the male. She gasped as though she was surprised that she had lost her balance, her wine tipping onto his suit jacket and his shirt; staining the white, red as she used him to regain her balance.<br/><br/>"Oh, I'm so sorry! How clumsy of me. Are you alright?" she asked, pretending to be in a panic over his ruined shirt. She pulled a linen napkin from the tray of the nearest waiter and dabbed carefully at his chest. She could feel his warmth radiate towards her, hear his heartbeat, and she willed herself not to inhale too deeply. The two human girls tittered about her clumsiness from behind her. Her stumble had been small and beyond the woman that lingered nearby, she hadn't drawn the attention of anyone else.