A/N: If you have not read 'Northman's Child', you may want to read it. I have over lapped this story with it but this is all from Sookie's POV so we will see events unfold from her. *Disclaimer* I do not own the SVM characters. Mrs. Harris has that right. Any additional characters are from the front of my mind. Do not go into the deep end!

Chapter 1: Who Is This?

I had the day off from working at Merlotte's today. Which was fine by me, I had yard work to do and I wanted to work on my tan. Sure, I will probably get skin cancer but I am allowed at least one vice in my life. Besides, my boyfriend, Eric, loves to smell the sun on skin. I think he is full of it but being a vampire he has extra sensitive senses.

Around four I went inside and made myself a sandwich before I laid down for a quick nap. Eric informed me last night that if I was going to come visit him at his work, then I should be rested and come just after the bar opened for the night. He had a meeting with another vampire before his bar, Fangtasia, opened for the night, but he didn't think that it would take too long.

About an hour after sun down I was on my way to Fangtasia. I could feel all sorts of emotion from Eric this evening and I wondered about them. I made good time in my flivver (one of Eric's favorite words to describe my car) and I parked in the back by the employee entrance.

I noticed that Pam's car was here but Eric's was missing. He must have flown here tonight, I mused. So he was at least planning on taking me home. I entered in the back door and made my way to Eric's office. The door was shut but Eric already knew that I was coming so I opened it just a crack and peeked in.

Eric was sitting behind his desk with Pam standing behind him on his right. There was another vampire in the room with them sitting on the couch in a pant suit set. Eric motioned for me to come in and I made my way over to him. Eric pulled me down to sit in his lap.

"Lover," he purred. "I would like you to meet a very important vampire." He motioned to the other vampire and I smiled as she tilted her head towards me. "Mags, this is my bonded, Sookie. Sookie, this is Magdalena. She is my human child."

I gasped and took a closer look at the red headed vampire. She didn't look much like Eric but the eyes were the same. She smiled at me and I could see the familiar smirk that was Eric's. I turned to him and slapped his shoulder playfully. "The poor girl has nothing to drink, Eric. Have you not been a polite host?"

"Lover, this is a business meeting of sorts."

I rolled my eyes and turned towards Magdalena and asked, "Can I get you a bottle of TrueBlood?"

"B negative would be nice," she smiled ruefully. I jumped up and went to the mini fridge in the office and pulled out a bottle and warmed it up before handing it to her. "Thank you, Miss Stackhouse."

"Mags, you best start from the beginning," ordered Eric. I quickly retook my seat and Eric wrapped an arm around my waist. I could feel that this was going to be an interesting tale and I really didn't want to miss it.

About 45 minutes later Magdalena was wrapping up her story and I had a very good insight to the pain she suffered from her childhood. I knew Eric had a few questions but wasn't ready to ask them so I jumped in.

"Who is Sahure?"

Magdalena chuckled, "He was an ancient pharaoh in what is now Egypt. He was turned over 2000 years before your Christ. He is now King of California."

"There are vampires that old?" I gasped. Holy shit! I thought.

"And older." OLDER? Well crap. Here I thought Eric was old.

"So in vampire blood, that would make you Eric's aunt?" I giggled at that thought and glanced at Eric who was scowling at me.

"Yes, it would. And since my Maker is older than Godric, I am more powerful than Eric, even though I am only sixteen years younger than him in vampire years," informed Magdalena. I blinked and lost focus on the conversation till Eric squeezed me.

"I am very proud that you are Valkyrie. How did you know that I was your father?" asked Eric.

"Godric and Sahure pieced it together with me. It was under Godric's guidance that I didn't make myself known to you earlier."

"How long have you known that Eric was your human father?" I asked gently.

"Nearly four hundred years now."

"And you've waited this long to talk to him?"

"Godric was my brother and I trusted his judgment towards approaching his child with this information."

"Why now?"

"I felt Godric's passing. It broke Sahure's heart to feel it but we both knew that it was coming. Godric was different when he last visited us in California. I knew Godric was going to meet the sun and I talked with him about it and his reasons. I mourned for him after he left. I knew that it wouldn't be long till he did meet the sun." Magdalena wiped a blood tear from her eye and took a deep breath. "It wasn't until I received a letter addressed from Godric that I knew that it was time to meet Eric."

I could tell that she was still mourning the loss of Godric, just like Eric was even if he was too proud to admit it.

"What did the letter say?" asked Eric.

"That is for me to know." Eric glared at Magdalena and she glared right back. "Your vermin are showing up and there is a fight just about to break out."

I quickly let down my shields and nodded as soon as I found the thoughts of two men. Eric took me to the hall just before the bar opened up. I pointed to two of the men and Eric and Pam went to deal with them. I took a step back towards Magdalena and gave her a curious look.

"I have a form of telepathy. I know when trouble is near and how to avoid it. That is what made me ferocious in battle," she stated in a bored voice. I nodded and watched as Eric went to his "throne" as he calls it. I went to him and he pulled me to his lap and indicated that Magdalena take the seat next to him.

"What other gifts do you have?" asked Eric.

"I have your ability to fly," she grinned. "Other than those two gifts, I have the regular gifts of the vampire."

"Do you have a place to stay?" queried Eric. I knew he always looked out for those just arriving into the area and wanted to make sure that all of the vampires in Area 5 were safe.

"Why? Are you offering?"

"I do not like seeing others that come into my Area being without some sort of safety."

"I have a safe place. Thank you for your concern."

"How can I get a hold of you?"

Magdalena held her hand out for Eric's phone and he gave it to her. She returned it quickly and smirked as she entered his number into her phone. I couldn't be sure but Magdalena seemed to hold back information and knew a lot more than she let on.

"Who is Pam arguing with?" questioned Magdalena out of the blue. I tensed up with the mention of Pam. Pam normally didn't argue with anyone besides Eric so it could only mean one thing.

"Bill Compton," growled Eric quietly. I took a deep breath and watched as Pam led my despicable ex to us. "Bill, to what do I owe this visit?"

Bill glanced at Magdalena and sneered at Eric. "I have a message from the queen for you, Sheriff. In private."

Eric nodded and motioned for Bill to head for his office. "Sheriff, I will take Miss Stackhouse home. She will be safe with me," offered Magdalena quickly.

Eric looked at her and looked at me and nodded. I stood up and gave Eric a quick kiss before stepping off the stage. I walked a few feet away and Magdalena motioned me to the front entrance and we quickly went outside to the customer parking lot. She hit the unlock button on her fob and the interior lights of an older car came on.

"What is the story between you and the dark young'n in there?" she asked as we sat down in her car.

"Long story short," I sighed, "Old boyfriend."

Magdalena hissed and shook her head. "Well, it's a good thing I got you out of there then. It isn't going to be pretty in an hour."

I raised an eyebrow in inquiry and smiled as Magdalena motioned for directions.

Eric returned my car later that night while Mags was checking out the area. Eric came into my kitchen as I sat down with another sandwich with chips and an iced tea.

"Sookie, there is something going on in the vampire world," he stated. I blinked and paid attention. Normally Eric wouldn't sugar coat something like he was. "I need to see if you would allow Mags to stay here with you and protect you while this is going on."

"If you trust her enough to stay with me, she can use the hidey-hole in my old room," I agreed. "What is going on?"

"The Queen is maneuvering to take claim to you."

"And this is news, how?"

"She is becoming more aggressive," sighed Eric. I blinked and thought about it. I knew that she ordered Bill back to Bon Temps to lure me to become her slave. I shuddered and closed my eyes.

"I have information that will be beneficial to ensure that your freedom from Sophia-Anne is more long term. But I will be working hard into making this happen. Unfortunately Bubba is in Iowa so the only other vampire besides Pam, who will be working with me, that I trust to keep you safe is Mags."

"You are putting a lot of faith into someone you just meet, Eric," I commented. "This is not like you at all."

Eric smiles and leans back. "I trust Godric's judgment in his sister."

I nodded. "Mags seems to be a different type of vampire. How long do you think this will last?"

"In all honesty, I do not know."

Mags came in the back door and nodded to Eric as she stood next to the sink.

"So what is the plan?" I asked Eric as I glanced between the two of them.

"Right now, I think it is best if Sookie went on about her normal business to keep a rouse up. Sophia-Anne would be suspicious if her prey just up and disappeared. Might give away the fact that we know that something is being planned," suggested Mags.

"And if is escalates?"

"Contingency plans are in place. Several of them so we don't have to make up our mind till the last minute."

I was starting to get tired and the vampires were talking strategy. I let out a big yawn and put my plate and glass in the sink and smiled at Mags as she smiled at me.

"When do you work next, lover?" asked Eric as I started to walk past him.

"Dinner shift. Why?" I let out another big yawn.

"Take Mags with you so she can explain things to your boss," pleaded Eric. I nodded and gave him a kiss.

"Fine by me. I am going to sleep. Night."

"Good night, Sookie," called Mags. Eric followed me to my room and helped me into bed.