Author's note-this is the first of either two or three stories that will make up a larger piece. I am not sure if it will go into a third story but I know definitely it will be at least two stories. I wanted to make this one of my better stories and I hope you enjoy…as always please review!

PART ONE

Prologue

"You can confirm this? I mean, we know full well of the plans that Sophie-Annie had for the girl but unfortunately it never panned out…nor did I ever see any truth of it. Faeries? Exist? And this one you speak of…he blood is even rarer because somehow she became-"

"The best of both worlds with stronger blood than ever before, I would reason. Though you are well aware who she is married to…a secret well kept from most people but one not entirely able to be kept." the second figure, seated behind a desk said, stretching out his legs lazily and dressed like any typical big wig in a office building. But Milton McShane was far from the average office worker or bank president. He was a crime boss, one of the supernatural variety. More specifically, a werewolf. But he had both weres and vamps working for him and the rumors of such powerful blood, blood that could possibly make his kind stronger and for the vamps, daywalking power. Giving them a edge in the activities they could do. Theft, amongst other things. Milton knew it was not the first time anyone had come after the girl for what she was, what flowed through her veins but with her being ultra special now, well, he needed to test the stuff for himself….or use some of his lesser pawns to do so, for his own protection. "Well, what say you Frederic?"

The other man, a ginger haired vamp appearing to be a mere older teenager snorted. "A suicide mission to go after her. Not enough that she is not formidable on her own but do you know who she is married to, who her family consists of? Both sides of her family….I did the research and used what that Compton fellow had given Sophie Ann. That in itself creates a daunting task."

"Frederic, you forget, all we need is something to contain her and get her separated from the rest of her little group of loved ones…and as for the bond with…him…..it would be no time before he found her and came for us. What chance can we possible have to get her and do what you wish to?"

"We have a excellent chance, actually." the head of their little conglomerate said as he pulled out a scroll. "he won't go after someone he can't remember." and the two smiled like cats that had caught the mouse, their future victims unaware of the chaos that was about to be unleashed upon their lives once more. "A source of mine has been able to uncover some secret wedding plans. He was at that bar in Shreveport and was able to get some information by a terribly brain addled waitress. She is involved in the planning and with what she knows….well I think you see where I am going with this, Frederic.

"I certainly do, Milton." Frederic said approvingly to the wolf. And on the desk, rested a cloth doll dressed in mostly black clothes and to the right, some intricately engraved pins. Fingering the objects gingerly, the man smirked, knowing the power that rested in such an innocuous looking object.

Chapter 1

They were looking forward to the wedding, it was a matter of days away and it was to their relief that the place for the vows was not only going to be in this realm rather than Faery but Aurora and Blaze had wanted it in the comfort of the sprawling back yard of her parents vast manor hours in the three house community that was so private and secure. And yet there was a beauty, a grace to it that gave it that welcoming feel to family. And yet the gates everywhere and the cameras were enough to warn trespassers from even attempting to break through the gates of climb the walls surrounding the whole of the area. Privacy was important to the handful of residents of this most exclusive of neighborhoods but soon, the gates would open for guests. A rare event indeed. With today being Wednesday and the wedding to take place Sunday, much work needed to be done and yet no one was in any panic. Not when you had a group of people with supernatural talent. There was already a white marble gazebo that had been installed in the back yard of the biggest of the three sprawling manor houses in the neighborhood. Which if course, was at Sookie and Eric's place. Not that the other houses that were lived in were anything to sneeze at. Gingers was sleek and put together unlike the woman herself and at least she had managed to care for the insider more than anything else she had had in her life. And as for the odd couple who shared the third house as unexpected roommates who surprisingly got on well-Pam and Willa-theirs was as equally grandiose and yet had a quiet sophistication about its décor.

"Things are falling into place." mused Sookie as she sat out on the patio, the sunlight beating down on her shoulders. The spring had come around and it had ban a long wait for all those involved for this week to get here. Over the past few months that the planning had for her daughter's wedding, there had been little in the way of adventure and drama. A nice change of pace as things seemed to always get crazy in their lives. She had come to accept it as a part of their life but still, it was certainly nice to have some quiet and something pleasant to look forward to. Thanks to a gift from her late grandfather Niall, a magical ring was allowing a second figure to emerge through the double wide glass sliding doors out onto the large deck which led to a staircase to not only an in ground pool, but a vast lawn where their one and only daughter would be wed.

Fingering the ring on his right finger that allowed him not only daywalking abilities but access to Faery, Eric took in the sunny skies that were slowly being overtaken by clouds and nightfall. It was days like these he was grateful for the gift from Niall who he had certainly respected and knew Sookie missed dearly. But he had given his life for the family and to create such a gift for Eric. Sookie knew how much he had loved the sunshine and being out in the daytime and for her grandfather to be able to give that part of his life back...well, it was a gift that could never be compared to by anything else. "As much as it pleases me to be able to enjoy this weather in the daytime, it is a pity…."

"What is?" she asked as she leaned back in her lounge chair, sipping on some sweet tea, a simple recipe she had long known how to make from her Gran.

"That I can't tan."

"Well….you could if you took the ring off but it would go from bronze to burnt in no time." she said with a wry smile that didn't quite reach her eyes. She knew all too well how close he had come to the true death by way of the sun before.

"You Don't need to worry, I wouldn't be so careless…..though perhaps later we could enjoy a trip down memory lane with a dip down in the pool….it's not quite the pond by your grandmother's house but I think it would do….." he said with a smirk as she got up and leaned against the black titanium fence that surrounded the balcony, iron having not been a possibility in the plans for the house as she was susceptible to iron more so since the faerie part of her had been enhanced so much. The gate that led to the steps down to the pool and yard was firmly locked shut for the moment and she gazed thoughtfully at the blue water, remembering the time he had gotten wasted after drinking her fairy godmother. It was a strange situation she had barely found funny at the time but now, well, looking back, her heart warmed and her face lit into a amused smile at the memory.

"You made a cute drunk you know." she said as he joined her at looking out over their immaculately landscaped back yard that was so pristine, it was no doubt a good investment that there was a hired landscaper at their back and call. Not that he and his team were ever allowed to remember being here, though they were always paid well. He smirked that smirk of his.

"Made? aren't I always cute?" he said as he slapped her on the backside gently, guiding her to turn around to look at him, which she did and gave him a playful slap in return. His face grew serious however. "In all seriousness, things have been...enjoyable. Peaceful. Even I need that in my life on occasion but truth be told, I am itching for another conflict to come our way."

"Speak for yourself!" she explained with a fake horrified expression on her face. "The timing for more trouble couldn't come at a worse time, I don't think…..so I am putting a stop to that train of thought here and now. When is the crew coming by to finish up setting things up? I thought Pam had hired them to come tonight for the tables and chairs and-"

"There is nothing to get panicked about…the weather is perfect the nest several days and the tents are going up tonight with the tables and chairs. It is all handled, you've done well getting this organized."

"Well, you helped too…finding the prefect company for this. A company that's catered and decorated for royalty? Impressive."

"As if there was any doubt…..so how about a little dip in the pool? This weather, among other things, is getting me a little warm. Plenty of time before the crew get here to get to work…spring feels like summer it would seem…."

She had to agree, it was barely mid April and yet here it was in the upper 70's. she couldn't imagine living anywhere other than Louisiana, though she was getting the urge to get to somewhere a little chillier. Maybe next year, she thought to herself, a ski trip to Aspen….. She also wondered if he had ever tried skiing, though knowing his mostly serious demeanor, she also knew there was a playful side to him too. Maybe when the wedding was over, she could try convincing him of these future vacation ideas. For now, she agreed to enjoy a little time in the sun kissed water.

Chapter 2

The crew had arrived on time and there was a flurry of activity as Sookie took charge and directed where the tents and furnishings for within it were to be placed. Since they had made Aurora stay away from the preparations, wanting everything to be a surprise when she and her fiancee Blaze arrived from Faery in a couple days time. Busy showing the workers where things were going, along with Willa and Pam, she was distracted from seeing a worker that had come along with the dozen others, red hair hiding under a baseball cap and helping with the prep work. It was fortunate that Frederic had experience in this type of work. It always helped to be a jack of all trades and as he helped hammer posts into the ground for the tent with windows. This was not expected to be a massive event, just friends and family as per the usual-there would be a second ceremony back in Faery before they jetted off for parts unknown to them for their honeymoon. Pam had arranged their honeymoon to the concern of Sookie, who knew she and Pam had very different tastes and didn't hope she had arranged anything too….risqué, perhaps?

Meanwhile, there was work being done inside the house, retouching paint in the house that was already immaculate, impeccably neat. But having wanted things everywhere to look exceptionally perfect. It was then that the head of the crew knocked on the front door of the manor and answering the door was Sookie, having popped back in as she was about to give the crew a tip as they were departing in their work trucks. The ginger haired worker was in the passenger seat of the lead vehicle as Milton finished up with his polishing up around the house.

"Well, thank you and your crew for all you've done, everything looks…..it looks great." Sookie said as she handed a envelope of cash out to the apparent leader of the crew.

He beamed with pride and what she had not been aware of was that during his time being around her family, he had managed to take what he needed. It had been fortuitous that while working with them to get the tent up that the Viking had cut himself and having had a rag in his pocket, the helpful handyman had in so doing, got what he needed to make the voodoo doll work. It was only himself and Frederic that were involved in this scheme, Frederic having glamoured the crew to allow them to join up and come to the secured location amongst them. They had planned what was just about to happen and so far, it was working well. The information of the crew what had been hired was not hard to find, they knew the money the couple had and would certainly go only with the best in the state and sure enough, Blissful Memories Inc was the company hired to set up for the wedding and had been paid extra for the interior touch ups in the house. "A pleasure, to be sure….and please don't hesitate to call if anything is amiss. I want your daughters day to be spectacular." and with that, the couple watched him go down their sloping driveway and get into the passenger seat of the vehicle and wind their way up through the drive, their vehicle taking to the rear as they closed the door shut. Meanwhile, Frederic had pulled over to the side of the road leading out of the gated community. "It's time…..we won't have more than a few minutes before he reacclimates when I do this so we have to move. He sees us there again looking suspicious…well, I daresay there may not be much of us left. He barely trusted us to begin with. Very territorial and clearly trusts few but his own."

Frederic nodded. "Let's get this done." and in the cover of night that had long since rapidly fallen, Frederick now able to take off the newly invented coverings that could provide at least some protection from the sun but was my no means a good fix, they snuck back the way they came and using their own supernatural abilities, the two jumped over the gate. "Oohh….that sun didn't do me much good today but you managed to come up with something that at least helped keep me from being burned to a crisp." he said as he took the mangled remains of the clothing he had worn over his normal clothes and shoved them in the backpack he had brought from the van. A pack that included the means in which they planned to take the girl from this place. They walked slowly back up the path and it was then that Milton produced the doll that had been on the desk in his office and several pins. There was an art to this and he had to do this just right if they were, in fact, going to take her right from under his nose. That he wouldn't care was the icing on the cake. Tucking the bloodied rag in the opening within the doll, Milton nodded for his accomplice to prepare himself and handed him the doll. "The only reason I am letting you do this part is that I can't well do it with paws, now can I? and we went over this dozens of times and you seemed to do well with the others. But practice has led to the real thing and the real prize and if you screw this up-"

"I know, I know. I can kill the proverbial two birds with one stone. Got it." and with those confident words, he watched as his boss shifted into a dark brown wolf and waited for him to use the door knocker on the door. And as they had both expected, it was she who came to the door. "So predicable….men letting the woman answer the door. Apparently he is too good for such menial tasks."

"Frederic. What…what's up, did you…forget…" Sookie's gaze drifted to the side of Frederic and she immediately knew something was horribly off. "You...you aren't any party planners."

"Well, we do plan a party but not one you may be overly fond of." and with speed unlike any human, he whipped out a glimmering dagger made of iron, laced with a iron and silver liquid. Enough to incapacitate her and both sides of her supernatural abilities . Shrieking in pain, she fell to her side as blood came out and sure enough, the noise alerted the cavalry. Pam and Willa who had been finishing up admiring the work in the garden came first as Frederic shot the both of them with a stash of bullets that were hard to come by nowadays. Silver bullets with uv light in the center. The two vamps screamed in pain as they burned from the inside and it was then the big Viking came to see what was happening. He lunged at Frederic as he came to see their deception but was stopped dead in his tracks as a dazed look came over him, the wolf taking Sookie by her arm, biting into it and started dragging her off. She screamed for help but saw he was not coming but remained rooted to the spot. And within minutes, the three had vanished and left the temporarily confused and stilled. And by the time they had gone and he was shaking off the odd feeling, he saw his two progenies on the ground, their sides glowing with the sickening light what was within them. Furiously he worked to get the bullets out, wanting to avenge this attack. It was when they were recovering in the living room that the two women finally spoke to him.

"They took her…you have got to go after her….." Pam said, cringing at the slight discomfort she was feeling from her healing wound.

"Yeah….I mean, taking her….and they did something to you too." Willa added with a cringe of her own.

"Those men…one was a wolf and the other a vamp…why would they do this? To wreck auroras wedding, do you think?" Eric asked as he looked around at the room, dumbstruck. "And who is this person you are saying I have to go after? No one was taken."

The two woman looked at each other slowly, shock on Willa's face. But for her part Pam rolled her eyes. "Great, Amnesia again."

TO BE CONTINUED