A Telepath's Soul mate
Summery: Post Season 3 True Blood. Now in Faerie with her kin Sookie has learned something about herself that she never expected to learn.
Chapter One
"Don't be afraid" Claudine called softly extending her glowing hand to me. Slowly I lifted my hand as it took on a glow of its own and laid it within hers. I looked around the cemetery and seen several more Fairies walking out from seemingly no where.
I was so sick of being used, of being lied to. I just wanted to get away; vampires mean nothing but trouble for me. I don't know why I couldn't have come to this conclusion the first time I almost died or was drenched in someone's blood. No, I do know why and its name is Bill Compton. I was so blind when it came to him, so desperate to be loved in a way a man loves a woman that I was blind to all else. With Bill I thought we could have an almost normal relationship since I could not read his mind, but I should have known better.
The very first time he used his 'it's in my nature' excuse should have been the last. But I loved him and the sex was great. I became even blinder when he put marriage on the table. It was every girls dream to marry the man she loves and I had never thought that was an option for me until I met Bill.
Now as I take Claudine's hand in mine I know that part of my life is over. No longer will I allow Bill Compton, nor will I allow Eric Northman to manipulate me. I closed my eyes as the light engulfs us and I feel a strange tugging sensation at my belly button.
When the tugging sensation ended I opened my eyes dazed and slightly sick. It felt like whatever I had that day to eat wanted to come back up. I wouldn't have been pretty since the last thing that I swallowed was Bill's blood.
"It's always disorienting the first time. You'll get use to it." Claudine said with a soft smile and I choked "Get use to it?"
"Of course Sookie, You must learn about your heritage. I know you won't want to stay here, but you are coming into your own and your magic will be unstable until you can tame it. Though you are half human the essential spark is bright within you." Claudine said clearly proud.
It has been four months since I have arrived here in Faerie. The training was harsh, but it was not all work. We balanced work and play perfectly. Claudine had said it was because our spirits were meant to shine and did so as we played and danced.
Happiness brightens our light that was the first lesson I learned here.
My favorite part was when I received my copy of 'Faerie Grimoire – the Sky Fae'; it was an all –in – one book. It told the history of my people, dabbled in some spells and incantations. The Fae were a ferocious species when threatened if the spells in my book were anything to go by. Also, by that note it is also clear that the vampires were not always enemy to the Fae. There was a complicated spell in the book that could make the sun and silver harmless to vamps, but some of the ingredients had small words next to it stating that it was an extinct herb or what not.
There was also an incantation that could tell me who my soul-mate was. I found it about a week ago and have been debating whether or not I should cast it. I was slightly afraid of what I would find out. I had learned not long after arriving here that my telepathy was not a natural Fae gift. I had gained it from some where else. So, it was completely possible that I was more then just a part Faerie human. What kind of soul-mate could someone like me have?
I wanted to find out, but at the same time I was scared. So, I did the only thing I could do in this situation. I decided to ask Claudine for her opinion.
After lessons that day I approached Claudine in the clearing and asked if I could speak with her. She readily agreed seeing in my eyes the need to speak what was on my mind. I told her about the incantation in the book I found and wondered if it was a good idea to cast?
"That is a good idea Sookie!" Claudine said happily as we sat around the pound watching the others dance and sing happily. "I know you are still in pain over that vampire and this maybe exactly what you need in order to move forward. That incantation is usually the first one us females cast when we receive our own Grimoires." Claudine's eyes took on a far away look as a soft smile graced her face. "My soul-mate has yet to be born. 60 years I have left to wait until I meet him finally."
"60 years!" I exclaimed surprised that it will take such a long time. I know Faeries age much slower then humans do, but I can never grasp exactly how slow.
Claudine laughed joyously "60 years is not long to our kind Sookie. I am over 300 years old and have been waiting for my mate for almost 2 centuries. I expect your outcome will be much different since we don't really know how you will age now that your abilities have been activated and are flourishing."
"So I should do it then?" I asked for clarification. "Oh yes most definitely." She responded with a glowing smile. I could tell she was happy that I had chosen to do this. It was weird to her that I loved a vampire since vamps were always trying to eat the Fae and I was part Fae.
"Good luck" Claudine called as I walked back the way I came. I sent a distracted wave her way as I tried to get my head ready for what I was going to do.
I sat in front of my scrying bowl filled half way with the glowing water from the pond and closed my eyes to center myself. The incantation was easy and I began to chant the words three times while I stared into the bowl.
I watched as the water fogged over as I finished the chant the first time, then I saw a hazy outline as I finished it the second, then as I finished it the third time my mind was bombarded with information. The one thing I was sure of as I looked into the bowl was that I recognized the face staring at me from within. It was a face that was no longer of this world.
"Godric," I whispered in horror. How is it possible he was my soul mate when he was dead? I asked myself franticly as I tipped the bowl over to be rid of the image.
Because of the spell I had learned that Bill had once again cheated me out of my rightful future. We were not suppose to be together as a couple when I met Godric in Dallas and I would have convinced him to not meet the sun, by telling him that he had a reason to live.
He would have asked about god as he did on the roof, but my answer would have been different. Because Bill's blood was blinding me to the signs, to the connection; I would have felt it.
That need to be near him, I had felt but only slightly. I thought I felt it only because I mourned the loss of quite possibly the only vampire I had met with a conscience. I thought he was amazing even then.
That want to protect and be there for him, I had felt that as well which was why I stood on that roof with him as he met the sun.
The instant connection and love I should have felt for him was not as it should have been because of all the blood I had been given from Bill. Though he couldn't glamour me I was completely under his thrall.
So passionate about my explanation I would have kissed him and in like the Fairytales it would have cleansed his abused soul. He would have whisked us mere seconds from sunrise back into the safety of the shadows. He would have kissed me then, a kind of kiss only a girl dreams of. Leg lifting, sighs and all then I would have asked him to come to Bon Temps with me.
I would have said "If you need a reason to live Godric then let me be that reason. Let love be your reason." I would have placed his hand over my beating heart and told him "my heart can beat for you. Let me heal you. Let me love you. Let yourself love me. I can make you happy." I would have whispered that last part against his lips. He would have agreed because he too would have felt the connection. I think he did feel it, which was why he was always so quick to save me in the short amount of time we had together. It made sense why he was so touched that I shed tears for him. Why he saw god in those actions.
I knew now that the only thing that would have stopped him and changed his mind would have been me. If I had asked to live for me, to be with me he would have chosen me. Because his very soul would have joyously called him to take the chance I have given him. Because my kiss truly would have healed his souls scars and gave him hope.
I sobbed as the knowledge of what should have happened played out in my mind. Sadness and depression radiated off my being as I sunk into the void in my heart where Godric should have laid claim to.
"Sookie!" I heard Claudine call out in concern. She must have felt my feeling from the clearing and came running. I turned my eyes to her and she gasp in shock. "Sookie what is wrong? Your light!" she rushed to my side looking at the turned over bowl in comprehension. "What did you see? Who did you see Sookie?" Claudine asked as she wrapped me up in her arms.
"What does it mean when you soul mate is dead? I watched him die myself. He was a vampire that met the sun." I asked her my voice small and weak. I was afraid that this meant I would never find love since my true love was already dead. I had never hated Bill Compton more then I hated him now.
Her gasp of horror was clear as she stilled in shock. "You're sure he's dead, your vampire?" she asked carefully I could tell she was thinking of a solution. But could she do if he was dead?
"Yes I'm sure! I was there I watched him turn to ash before my very eyes." I pulled away to look her in the eyes. "It's all Bills fault. He had forced his blood into me so many times before then that when we met the future did not play out as it was destined to. I was not supposed to be with Bill when I met Godric. I would have talked him out of meeting the sun, he would have moved into my family home with me and we would have been in love, truly in love." Tears continued to spill out of my eyes as I explained what should have happened that day.
After a moment of silence Claudine spoke "There is something that we can do, but it will be tricky and very hard to accomplish. It's possible the timing could be off so we would need a contingency plan in case you don't get their in time to have the conversation that would save him. But Sookie it will be extremely dangerous for you and can only be done once. So if you fail that's it, no more chances." She finished slowly weighing her words carefully. She would help me only because she knows how she would feel if she was in my place. It was a pain she would not wish on even her greatest enemies.
'Anything, I'll do anything. Tell me what I need to do?" I asked in a rush ready to get started as soon as possible.
She nodded, "Ok but you will need to finish your training. You can't go back unable to protect yourself against the dangers you will face. It will also give you the time to memorize the spells needed to help you accomplish this."
"I will do what ever I need." I promised her. As weird as this maybe I loved him already. I now completely understood the dazed expression on her face when she spoke of her own soul-mate. Once your soul-mate is known you can't help but love that person even if you had never met them.
"Ok, you will need to memorize the time slip spell, the sunlight and silver repellant spell, the return to a soul-mate spell and a protection barrier spell. Those will be the main spells you will need to cast. You must also learn about the false pocket void and how to use it."
"False pocket void?" I asked never having heard of such a thing.
"Yes, it is a void of space that follows a Fae directly behind them. You use it to store things and you call them back using your magic." She explained and I understood how this void pocket could be useful.
"I will do whatever is necessary." I promised her and myself.