The gay bar where Asher has brought them was known as the luxurious bar from the red district. It is called Night Kiss bar. The bar has 3 floors. First floor is for the common customers, also known as the common lounge. Second floor is the VIP floor, where you can book KTV rooms for a night and rent a few additional services like men and women which are optional. It has 14 rooms that you can rent and use for whatever reason beyond the regular KTV activities, because the customers are not allowed to do transactions in the first floor (it is for socializing only). On the 3rd floor, the VVIP floor, has 7 rooms only. According to Ned, Alex's guide and companion in the bar, each room has special theme and items to go along with it. This is also called the lover's den.
Both the corridors of 2nd and 3rd floor look the same. It has the same maroon carpet on the floor, the walls are painted beige and the doors are all in red paint with a gold doorknob. The roof is decorated with 2, diamond-looking chandeliers. What made the rooms in the 3rd floor expensive are the kinky things that you can find inside along with the normal furniture.
Alex has an idea on what the kinky items could be. He was sure that some of it might have been used to him against his will. Emily, the virgin wondering spirit however, was not used to seeing those items. Let alone seeing personally how it was being used. The night has started for the bar and the room has some early users. Emily took a peek in one of the rooms and she went out with her hands on her face. She was silent the whole time they were on tour.
"Ah, let me guess...You've seen things scarier than hell?" Asher teased her with mischievous smile on his lips.
Emily showed a horrified expression and said, "I think working in the red district was a bad idea after all. How are we going to protect sire's chastity?!"
Alex clearly heard her words."My chastity was long gone." He said in a low voice as he reached one of the doors with his hand, trying to feel things beyond the door.
Asher and Emily looked surprised with their master's word. She is about to pry further but Asher has stopped her by shaking his head. He feels like this is a thing that is taboo for his master.
"Why are you talking about your chastity? No one cares about that here." Ned butted in. Alex cannot see him but he is tall, according to Emily. He stands at 6 feet and 1 inch, taller than their master which is at 5 feet and 6 inches. When they are next to each other, Emily feels their master is a midget. But that is fine. Her master still has the magnificent body.
Ned has dark hair and his bangs was styled upwards, thick eyebrows that are tamed are framing his almond shaped hazel eyes. His nose is tall and he has thin, red lips. He has a square-shaped jaw to add more masculinity to his over all physical appearance. Definitely an eye catcher.
He laughed after he heard Alex talking about his chastity. It sounded nice to his ears and said, "Nah, just a note to my self that I am not a virgin anymore. So what ever I might see in here should not surprise me."
"fair point. Anyway, stop touching that door, let's go to the last room in this floor. Just want to let you know, the last room is called the VVVIP room. Well, basically all of the rooms in the third floor are all VVIP. But this room..." Ned touched the door of the last room which was painted in black while the rest of the doors are painted in red. "is a very very very important room. You are not allowed to go in here. There is a special lift that was connected in the room and only the investor of the bar can go in. Experienced personnel can go in as well to serve. But definitely not a newbie like you. Is that understood?" Alex nodded. "Well, if that is understood, the night is starting. We should go to the 2nd floor first for you to get used to the new environment.
And so, Ned has placed his arm around his neck and they started walking back to the 2nd floor. Since he has his arm around him, Alex felt stiff and he tried to get his arm away from him without offending the man. Asher went with his master. But Emily has a different idea.
"Psh. Nothing is VVVIP with a wondering soul." Emily said.
***
As the night went deeper, the customers grew in number as well. Loud music with a strong bass was pumping the blood of teenagers and young adults. Neon, laser lights are going around in the first floor, making their heads feel more dizzy. Scent of smoke and alcohol are present along with the smell of burnt cannabis and sweat from the people in the dance floor.
The 2nd floor was bustling with waiters who are coming in and out with orders from each room. Since Alex cant write like a normal human, he needs to memorize the orders until he reached the kitchen. He can have Asher press things for him and put the orders in the touch screen for the kitchen personnel to read. He has no problem with remembering information. It was one of the abilities that he has along with this heightened senses. It was both a blessing and a curse because he cant forget the things that he wants to forget.
Alex and Asher immediately got the rhythm of the second floor until the quiet hours arrived. In the quiet hours, there were no orders coming so waiters assigned on each VIP rooms can rest, while waiting for any requests from the rooms. The telephones inside are connected to the inter-comm server and is supposed to be received directly by waiters assigned to serve. All of the waiters are in the first floor, socializing, except for him. He refused to go with them because he just noticed that Emily was not with them.
"Asher. Where is Emily?"
Asher, who was sitting crossed legged on the floor and meditating, opened his eyes and finally remembered what it is that he is forgetting since a while ago. "Now that you mentioned it sire, she is not with us the whole time. Was she in the 3rd floor?"
"But why would she stay in the 3rd floor alone?"
Asher scratched the back of his head. It is not itchy. He just wants to scratch it because his master did this when he was thinking. "I vaguely remember her saying that 'There is no VVVIP room for a wondering ghost' or something."
Both Alex's eyes and Asher went wide as saucers while they both scrambled to their feet and run in the 3rd floor.
The stairs going to the 3rd floor was covered as well in maroon carpet and it muffles his footsteps. Asher checked the corridor first and made a signal that everything is clear. Emily's virgin spirit was not found anywhere. "Where could she be?!" Alex asked.
"Sire. I'll go and check all of the rooms. Stay here on the stairs and wait for us."
Asher popped his head in all of the rooms, looking for her, until he saw her standing in a room next to the VVVIP. She is facing the wall that is in the direction of VVVIP. Her right hand was touching her chin while her right elbow was being supported by her left arm. At her back, he saw the scene of two males on the red, silk bed. One male was wearing a black, gag ball while his hands were tied to his back by a handcuff. His eyes are covered by a silk eye mask and there is a soft, sensual music playing. He believes that the man standing tall with a hard on and holding a whip with beaded ends, is the dominant.
Asher took a step back for a while because he cant believe that the virgin Emily was standing in the room with that scene going on. He thought it doesnt matter because she seems to be in deep thought. He went in the room, passing through the door. He tapped Emily on the shoulder and said in a whisper, "Hey! We were looking for you! Were you here this whole time?"
Emily was surprised for a while before she recovered herself. "No. I visited all the rooms. but something is weird with the VVVIP room. And why are you whispering?"
'Yeah, why am I whispering?' he thought.
Asher cleared his throat. "Anyway, sire is looking for you. Let's go to him first then tell us more about the weirdness that you found in the VVVIP room."
They met Alex on the stairs and as soon as he felt Emily's presence, "What the hell are you doing in there Emily?! I am worried for you!"
Emily felt happy to hear her master's word that she wrapped her arms around him. This is the first time after a while that she heard someone worrying about her. His warmth comforted her and made her feel at home. His body however, went stiff and he almost started to have a panic attack. "I am sorry sire if I was gone this whole time. I was just busy checking the rooms in here and got stuck in a room thinking how to enter the VVVIP room."
Alex took a step back from her because he cant stand it when someone's arms are around him. "What, you cant pass through the walls and doors of VVVIP room?" He asked to divert her attention away from his reaction of her, hugging him.
"I cant. I tried to crack my brain this whole time, thinking of a reason why I cant enter the room. I can easily pass through the walls of other rooms but it seems that the VVVIP room has other reasons for being the VVVIP."
"They could have placed a barrier spell in there." Asher said.
"But why would they need a barrier spell on the VVVIP room?" Alex asked.
"We do not know sire. But there could be more in that room that even spirits are not allowed to see."
Morning has arrived and it was the time for them to end his shift. Nothing out of ordinary has happened for the remaining night. The good thing about this bar that Alex like, is that the payments are given on a daily basis until he reached his 3rd month, which is the end of his probationary period. Ned said that it has always been like that so newbies can have something to use for transportation and other expenses of going in here. Since he is pretty new, his rate is at $33(US dollars) per day. Not bad for his for his first night. At least, he is not going to have eggs for breakfast. He is tired of eating eggs all day. For a week, his shift will start at 9 in the evening and ends at 6 in the morning. Fortunately as well, there were no incidents between him and the boss when he got his first salary.
***
Ned was a weird guy. Alex thought as he washes his hair under his shower. He just finished his breakfast. They had mixed rice with ikura, eggs with furikake and miso soup.
He remembered the first time that he told him his name. They were on a tour that time. When Alex asked for his last name, he said, "Just Ned. No last name." He felt the weight of his presence as well. His soul is lighter than any living being. He can compare it to a feather. This feels like a déjà vu for him. He thinks hat he has already encountered someone with a light-weight soul. But every time he tries to remember, his ears are ringing and his head feels like it is going to explode soon. His pained moan has reached the ears of the two spirits that were sitting on his bed so they rushed immediately to him. He can't hear a word that they are saying because of the ringing in his ears. In the end, they brought him to his bed. Emily went downstairs to get a glass of water for him.
When he has finally calmed down, Asher asked, "What happened in there, sire?"
Alex tried to sit up and he helped him. Emily came back with a glass of water. She aided him in taking a sip from the glass. "I had a déjà vu."
"Who the hell gets a headache for having a déjà vu?" Emily asked.
"I don't know what happened either." Alex covered his eyes with his left hand, trying to gain control of his breathing. "I was contemplating if I already met someone else who has a light-weight soul."
Asher noticed that Emily forgot to close the door. He peeked outside first before closing the door of his room. "Huh? Was that a rare occurrence to you?"
"It is. Because no human, or any living being in earth, has a light-weight soul!"
Asher and Emily stared at each other. "It seems that there were a lot of mystery in that Night Kiss bar. Don't you agree sire?" She laid her head on Alex's lap. "There is also the VVVIP room that spirits cannot pass through."