Dealing with Disaster

Set after book 8

Rated T

I do not own

It had been a few weeks since Sookie had last talked to any vampire. She had been ignoring Bill, Eric was to busy with all of the vampire politic crap and Pam didn't come around much.

Oddly today Sookie had woken up extra exhausted today even though she had been getting enough sleep. She just couldn't figured out why.

"Sookie, there's that vampire again. He's in your section." Danielle whispered to Sookie, she looked up and saw a very frazzled looking Eric sitting at a booth in her section.

"Thanks." She said heading over to his table, "Hey Eric, can I get you some True Blood?"

"Yes please." He said kindly running his hand through his hair. Sookie walked over and behind the bar grabbing a bottle and popping it in the microwave. She pulled it out and then headed back over to the table, "thanks."

Sookie sat down and looked at Eric for a minute, "are you okay?" she asked, he looked pale, even for a vampire, and tired his eyes were circled in black and his head was hanging tiredly.

"Yeah, just having a bit of trouble that's all." He said, she heard him let out a sigh and now she knew why she felt so tired. The bond she shared with Eric not only let him know how she was feeling, but it let her in on how he was feeling. She resisted the urge to reach out and comfort him.

"So I see you've healed well." She commented, all the burns that he had were gone now.

"Yeah." He said sipping the blood and looking up at her with glazed over eyes, his nostrils flared and his head snapped around to face the door.

Claude and Claudine were walking in the door, "Eric. Don't you dare." Sookie hissed standing up and walking over to the two Fae.

"Sookie!" Claudine smiled happily, "how are you?" she asked as she hugged her.

"Hey Claudine, I'm good. Look Eric's here and, well, are you here for business or just visiting?"

"Visiting. Don't worry we'll be leaving soon we're here to see Sam. Is he here?"

"No, he's in his trailer." Claudine nodded and she a Claude left without another word. Sookie looked up at the clock, her shift was over now. She made sure Dianne, the new waitress, was in before she left. She glanced toward where Eric had been and found him gone.

Her house was nice and warm compared to the cold winter air and Sookie was snuggled up on her couch watching a movie with her blanket over her. She had been expecting the knock on her front door for awhile now, she knew who it was and didn't bother to answer. He'd come in anyway.

She felt the couch shift next to her and looked over, "Eric." She greeted, "there's some True Blood in the fridge."

"I can't drink that after the smell of those Fae." He said with a shrug, "not to mention you smelling so good."

She gave him a pointed look and he smiled at her, "why are you here?"

"I came to ask you a favor."