Eric's Brother Plus One
Chapter One
It's Friday night and I'm on my way home after finishing yet another late shift at the bar where I work, in my little home town of Bon Temps, after fixing my hair and make-up I jump into the car to rush off to see my boyfriend. It has been nearly a week since Eric and I have had some time together and I have to say I'm missing my big bad vampire Viking very much.
It's still hard for me to believe that I'm dating the Vampire Sheriff of Area 5. Not only dating but blood bonded, I've come to terms that the feelings I have for Eric are my own and not because of the blood bond, but it's still a lot to take in some times.
My life has taken quite a turn in the last two years since the Great Revelation. My boyfriend is a vampire. My best friend and Eric second in command, Pam, is also a vampire as well as Eric child. My boss is a shifter. That is just the start of the mixed bag of supes in my life. I decide it's probably best to check with Pam before continuing any further. I'll normally call before even getting in the car but as I said I really miss Eric at the moment. Pam picks up after two rings.
"Sookie, what can I do for my favorite little mind reader this evening?"
"Pam, just checking to make sure Eric's still expecting me tonight."
"The Master has been licking his lips all night awaiting you arrival."
"So, that's a yes then Pam."
"Oh, it more than a yes, my little mind reader."
"Thanks Pam. I'll see you soon then."
"I'll tell my Master his meal is in on the way."
She hangs up before I can comment. It only takes me twenty minutes and I'm pulling into the Fangtasia car park and I have to say I'm a little excited. I've come to love the sensations I feel when getting close to Eric. The blood bond is more of a comfort these days and something I'd hate to be without.
I take a few minutes to check my makeup and calm my nerves before heading in. Fangtasia is the only vampire bar in Shreveport and to top things off Eric is the owner. As usual Pam is at the front door in her "my bite is way worse than my bark" outfit.
"Good evening Pam. How are the vermin tonight?"
"Boring as per usual. I may have to start a little fire just to have some fun."
"Is Eric in his office?"
"Oh no, he's in his booth with a special visitor."
"Who's he with Pam?"
"I'll let him introduce you; it should be fun to see your face."
" Pam, who is it? You know I hate surprises and there is the matter of me knowing where your shoe collection is keep."
"Sookie don't try and guess and never threaten a ladies loves. Just go on in and enjoy the view."
With that I turn to see what she is talking about when I am hit with a wave of power I've never felt before.
"Sookie, what is wrong?"
"Who's in there tonight Pam?"
"What do you mean who's in there; I've told you no clues?"
"Can't you feel the power?"
"Sookie, what power?"
I can feel my mind fogging over just as a pair of strong hands rest on my shoulders. I look up into the most beautiful blue eyes, a girl can get lost in those eyes.
I can feel the calm of his touch washing over me like an ocean tide.
"Sookie are you alright? What happened?"
"Eric…" This is all I can say as my body feels like it's drowning in the power washing around me. Up was down, left was right, if I'd ever taken serious drugs I'm sure this was the feeling.
"Pam, what the hell is going on here?"
"Master, Sookie turned to walk to your booth then she fainted. She asked who's in there and said something about power. She even threatened my shoes."
"Sookie, my love, please tell me what's wrong."
"I'm ok Eric. I just felt something and it over loaded my brain a little but I'm ok now."
I can see the worry in his eyes. I try to look around to see where this power is coming from. I really don't want to panic everyone if I'm just losing it. Can I be losing it? I have never felt anything like this before and I have spent quite some time with just about every supe out there.
While I try to calm my nerves I run through a list of possibilities. Witch, Were, Fairy, Boggy man, I have absolutely nothing. Not even my great grandfather who is a fairy prince emits this kind of power.
"Please, tell me what it is my love."
I can feel his anger starting to rise. If I don't calm him down a little I'm going to have one very pissed of vampire on my hands. Eric is one of those bites first and asks questions later vampires. Trust me it can be fun in some situations.
"Eric, I really don't know. Please just help me find somewhere to sit and I could really use something to drink."
"Of course my lover. Come sit at my booth. There is someone I really want you to meet."
As Eric helps me to my feet, I can see the worry in both his and Pam's faces. I turn slowly and just for a brief moment wrap my arms around Eric's waist and rest my head on his chest. When you bond with a vampire acts like this can be better than aspirin.
"Sookie, my love, please tell me what's wrong."
"I'm ok Eric; let's go meet your friend."
I raise my head to look into those beautiful eyes and give him my best crazy Sookie smile.
This smile is something I have perfected over the years being a telepath is not all cookies and cream as one would believe, sure there where the odd perks but try sitting in a class room with everyone screaming at you all day every day and that is just a taste of the life of Sookie Stackhouse.
We're walking to the booth with Pam at our side and I feel the power growing like I'm walking into a lighting storm. I can't be losing it this power is amazing It's buzzing around my mind like fire flies. I lift my left hand and brush my fingers over Eric cheek. I can feel him calming as we walk and the contact is helping me keep my head about water.
He gives me his sexy Viking smirk and gestures for me to take a seat. As I slide into the booth, I notice there's a very large vampire staring at me with a matching smirk, yep I've lost it.
"Eric, you never mentioned your bonded was this beautiful."
I blush and turn to look at Eric who is sliding in next to me, as I do the power hits me again but this time I'm a little ready for the sensation, this was getting ridiculous. Power trying to drowned me and two Eric. I keep my face calm and try to pin point the area to which the powers coming from, there was nothing obvious. My search is broken by Eric's reply.
"Brother, I do believe I have mentioned how blissfully beautiful my Sookie is."
Brother! Did I just hear Eric correctly? I turn to look at the vampire sitting across from me. He's amazing, long black hair, crystal green eyes, and a little mouth water. One Viking was great but two.
"Brother, I do believe your bonded is trying to come to terms with the title you have placed upon me."
I must have looked like a deer in the head lights. I can see Pam trying not to laugh from the corner of my eye, her shoe collection was getting a visit if she liked it or not.
"Sookie, this is my brother Bastian. We are not blood related like human brothers but we do have the same maker."
He could have been Eric's twin. The similarities where amazing both around 6'3, all muscle, and drop dead gorgeous. If Eric wasn't blond with blue eyes and his brother black haired with green eyes they would be the same person.
"Master, I believe Sookie has gone into shock.".
"I haven't gone into shock, Pam. It's just the similarities are amazing."
"Yes Sookie. My maker did have a little shock when he fell upon Bastian a few years after I was turned. He decided to turn Bastian and create a matching pair as it was."
With Eric's comment everyone at the booth starts laughing. I feel it again, the power. At first I thought maybe it was coming from Bastian, but it is becoming a little easier to place. The power is coming from the booth across the room. I look directly at the person sitting in the booth and she was breath taking. I have never really found a female sexually attractive but this woman was everything. Beautiful could not come close to describing what a vision she was. At that moment I can feel Eric's panic; I turn away from the amazing woman across the room to Eric's panicked eyes.
"Lover, I know something is wrong. Won't you tell me? Maybe I can help."
"Eric, I'm sorry. I know I'm acting a little strange. It's just that woman sitting in the booth across the room from us. There is something about her I just can't work out. It's like she is everything. It's hard to put into words. She's emitting an energy I've never felt before. It's light, dark, life, death. It's amazing and I'm drowning in the sensation."
All three vampires turn to look at the woman and I could see a glaze come over their eyes and then nothing, I ask Eric what he can see.
"Sookie I can't explain what's happening but I know I'm supposed to be looking at the booth across the floor but I can't seem to do it. When I look at the booth next to it I can see everything as normal. Just not the booth you wish me to look at."
"Bastian, Pam, can you see the woman in the booth?"
"Sookie, it's as my brother stated. I want to look at the booth, but I can't bring myself to do It."
"Sookie, is the woman drinking anything?" asks Pam.
"What do you mean?".
"If the woman has a drink that means she has been served. We can ask Ginger that's her section."
I look again and can see the woman has what looks like a milk shake, ok maybe I haven't lost it but glasses are in my near future.. Does Fangtasia even serve milk shakes?
"Yes Pam. She has what looks like a milkshake."
Eric, Bastian, and Pam all look at me as if I'm crazy and maybe I am. Yet there she is; sitting against the back wall of the booth with her legs resting on the seat, book in one hand and a milkshake in the other. It's almost like she doesn't even register anyone else in the club.
Pam calls Ginger over.
"Ginger, who is that woman in the booth across the way?"
Ginger look over in the direction of the woman, and I can tell she can see to whom Pam is referring.
"Mistress I don't know who she is, but she keeps ordering these weird drinks."
Eric raises an eyebrow and asks Ginger what she means by weird drinks.
"Master, she requests a chilled glass half true blood half milk. I've never know a vampire to mix their blood."
Pam tell Ginger to leave and not to mention our inquires in regards to the woman in the booth.
"Well brother I knew my visit was going to be interesting, but it seems we have a little mystery. I have never heard of a creature mixing their blood and to add more to the mystery why can we not look upon the creature in question but humans can?"
Bastian has an amazing point. Why can I and Ginger look at the woman, but none of the vampires? I decide to try and touch her mind, hey telepath here. Maybe I can get a better idea of what she is. All I knew was I wasn't going anywhere near her if Eric couldn't see her.
"Eric I'm going to try and read her mind to work out what she is."
"Alright my lover but be careful. We don't know what she is."
I take hold of Eric's hand for some extra strength and reach out to the creature across the room.
"Little fairy, you know it's quite rude to try and read someone's mind without their permission."
My body shivers with the sensation of her reply.
"Lover, what is it?".
"Eric, when I tried to read her mind, she told me I was being rude."
Can a telepath even be considered rude, once the words left my lips Eric growled, but Bastian laughed. Pam just sat there shocked.
"Well brother at least your creature has a sense of humor."
We all turn to hear the woman give a little giggle. Eric asks me again to reach out and ask what she is. Before I can touch her mind, she asks me a question.
"So little fairy, do we often play with the big bad vampires; it could be considered a health hazard?"
I must have let out a little giggle of my own, Eric looked at me with concern.
"It's ok Eric, she just asked me if often play with vampires."
"I don't know about you brother, but I'm really liking your guest."
"Well Bastian, why don't you go over and introduce yourself if you like our creature so much.".
"I think I'm fine just where I am at the moment until your bonded finds out what our new friend is."
I turn to look at the woman and I notice she has placed her book on the table and is now looking at us with a smile on her face.
"May I ask your name?"
"Since you're the one interrupting my reading, I may ask you the same question."
"My name is Sookie Stackhouse."
"Nice to meet you, Sookie. I'm Princess Aurora."
Turning to Eric I whisper, "She's a princess. Can you believe it you have a princess in Fangtasia?" This has all the vampires at my table looking shocked, possible three head creature, normal day for Fangtasia but royalty.
"Sookie are you sure, and why can we not see her?"
"Princess Aurora."
"Sookie, you can just call me Aurora."
"Thank you Aurora. Why can't the vampires on my table see you?"
"It's just something I do to keep the supes around me safe. I'm sure being a little fairy you know what would happen if a full blood fairy came into this place."
"Oh yes, the vampires would go crazy trying to drain them dry. Are you a fairy?"
"No Sookie, I'm not a fairy but my blood has them same effect on vampires. It's actually one hundred times worse if a vampire catches my true scent."
"Then why do you come to a vampire bar?"
Aurora laughs aloud at my question and it catches the attention of everyone in her section. Eric looks at me for an answer.
"She just told me that her blood is one hundred times more powerful to vampires then fairy blood, so I asked what she is doing in a vampire bar."
That was a big mistake. Eric, Pam, and Bastian's fangs all pop down and they look in the direction of the booth.
"Eric, Bastian, Pam control yourselves," I chastise.
They all turn and look at me. Eric bows his head to say sorry. I look at the other two and they do the same.
"Well Sookie that was interesting. Can you see why I must mask my true scent? They almost went crazy just at the thought of my blood."
"But Aurora, if that is the reaction you get, why come to a vampire bar?"
"Since I'm able to mask my true scent from vampires completely, it's a place I can relax. I don't have the ability to mask completely from all supes. Like yourself, fairies can sense my presence and a vampire bar is normally the last place you'd find a fairy."
Again I let out a little giggle, she has an excellent point. Eric squeezes my hand to get my attention and I notice our silent conversation is starting to get some attention. As the vampires in the bar can't see Aurora, it appears I'm staring and laugh at an empty booth, yet again I was looking like crazy Sookie Stackhouse.
"Sookie, my love, has the creature told you what she is yet?"
I shake my head no and look back to Aurora who just gives me a little wink.
"My love you need to find out what she is, and fast. Your conversation is starting to attract too much attention." Eric was great for stating the obvious; every vampire in the place was giving me the stink eye.
"Aurora."
"Yes Sookie"
"Are you able to let Eric, Pam, and Bastian see you with out smelling your scent?"
"I guess I can allow that, as you are truly entertaining me this evening, but let it be known that only the three vampires at your table will be able to see me, the rest will still think your nuts as you put it."
Great, I know as soon as everyone's able to see Aurora. Bastian starts to move in the direction of Aurora's booth. I reach over and grab his hand and this action makes him take his seat again.
"Brother, she is the most amazing creature I have ever landed eyes upon."
"Bastian, Pam, Sookie. She is quite mesmerizing."
"Eric, are you able to control yourself?" I ask.
"Sorry my lover, I don't know what has come over me."
"Sookie don't be angry with your Viking he cannot help himself."
"Aurora what are you?"
"Maybe you and your vampires would like to join me outside for some fresh air. I will answer all your questions I can. I hope to come here often and I think it's best if you know, besides even I'm getting weirded out by the stares you're getting"
I turn back to my table and tell Eric and the others that Aurora is going to meet us outside, Eric rises from his set and we all follow him out the employee's car park. Once we are outside we can all see Aurora and she is shining as bright as the moon itself.
"Enough games woman, what are you?" Eric demands.
"Viking if you wish to keep that pretty head on your shoulder, you will address me with the respect my title holds."
"Well Brother, I like your creature more and more."
"Thank you, Mr. Bastian. I have to say I like you myself."
"Please Princess, just call me Bastian."
"Ok Bastian, please call me Aurora"
Eric Pam and I are all in a daze at the conversation going on in front of us. They're flirting, I get the crazy looks and this woman get flirted with, were is the justice.
"Bastian, maybe you can ask your new friend what she is," Eric suggests.
"I'd be more than happy brother."
Eric looks over at his brother and just rolls his eyes. I can see why these too are brothers.
"Aurora, my sweet, can you please inform myself and my friends as to what you are?"
He was laying it on a bit thick for my liking, but hey vampire's right.
"Well my dear Bastian the answer is simple, I'm a GODDESS."
I look from Eric to Pam and finally rest on Bastian. Then it hits me, weird just doesn't cover this kind of crap. I'm standing in the car park at Fangtasia, I've just meet Eric's brother, and we are all staring at a Princess Goddess. My bag of supes just a whole lot bigger.