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Chapter one tremendous
Eric's POV
"Tell me Bill, what brings you and the lovely Sookie here tonight?" I probe seeing as it is a very rare occasion that they will willingly come to Fangtasia.
"Well, Sookie's friend wished to come here and Sookie didn't want her to be on her own. And I didn't want Sookie to be near you unless I was here" he informs me but I was oblivious to his words seeing as a very eye catching woman has just walked up to the bar. From where I'm sat upon my throne, I could see that she has brown hair that flows down to below her shoulders. Her face is unfortunately hidden from me, so I am unable to see her properly. But if my instincts are right I would say that she is a very beautiful woman.
"Do not worry, Compton. Sookie is the last thing on my mind right now" I admit; never letting my eyes leave this mysterious woman.
"Pam" I call and she instantly appears at my side. She is a very loyal child, always ready for my command.
"Who is that woman over there?" I query, knowing that Pam works the doors sometimes and is very good at remembering the faces and names of people. But before she could even respond Bill answers my question for me.
"That's Sookie's friend. But before you try anything with her, I should warn you that she can be a bit…snippy at times"
"Snippy?" I repeat puzzled and he inclines his head in response.
"She isn't one for taking other people's crap; whether it be Vampire's, Shifter's, Were's, human, do I go on?" he asks and I just ignore his warning as I shoot over to the table that Sookie's friend has just perched herself on.
"Hello there" I greet her with one of my dashing smiles that usually melts the hearts of women.
"Hey" she greets straight back. Now that I could see her she definitely exceeds what I thought she was going to look like. She isn't beautiful, she is… breath taking. That is the only word I can think of that is more powerful than beautiful. Her eyes were a sparkling blue/grey colour and when you look into them you can see her bubbly personality shine through them.
"Eric" I introduce myself extending my hand. Usually vampires don't shake hands but right now I am willing to break that just to feel this woman's smooth looking skin.
"Katie" she introduces herself as she accepts my gesture. I bring her hand up to my lips before placing a kiss on the soft skin of her hand like you would have back in my human times. She obviously wasn't expecting that as I saw a slight blush creep up on her cheeks. She could even make a blush look sexy.
"I hope you don't mind me saying this, but your blood smells different. Odd but in a good way" I tell her and she looks away briefly before dragging her gaze back to mine. She gives me a marvellous smile that I reciprocate. Her blood did indeed smell different. It smells sweet and alluring, while maintaining that unique smell that separates her from the rest. She smells odd but I couldn't quite place why. She isn't of any species I recognise, although she does have that hint of human about her. But like I said before, her blood gives the impression of holding something more than what she is probably aware of.
"I've had several vamps tell me that" she informs me, obviously embarrassed. I realise that her blood must not just be intriguing to me but to every other vampire, seeing as they are all looking at her. Their fangs beginning to make an appearance.
For some reason something primal leaps out of me, but before I could take action against these vampires a hand gently touches my shoulder. I turn my head to see my maker – my father in some ways, and a brother in others but a friend none the less – smiling down at me.
"Child, there is no need for such violence. This young lady just has that type of appeal, no need to kill everyone for it" he points out as a young vampire appears at his side. She has long blonde hair that falls to her waist; her bright blue eyes remind me of the sea. From what I can work out she is definitely taller than Katie; from observing I can see that Katie knows this young lady.
"Alex!" she greets as she jumps up and manoeuvres around the table until she reaches her friend who she embraces.
"Well, it seems your lady friend knows mine" Godric notes with a small smile as he takes the spare seat next to mine. I peer around my club to make sure all is well when I notice Bill and Sookie are dancing. Good, they'll be out of the way. I intend to learn more about this goddess before they interrupt us. Once the girls' greeting is over they take the two seats across from me and Godric, both of them smiling brightly.
"Godric, you did not tell me that you have a woman" I start up a conversation to break the silence, although it was a comfortable silence.
"That is because I only met Alex yesterday. Tonight is sort of like a pre-date. This way we can find out more about each other before I take her out on a proper date; as you know I like to be sure about things before I pursue them" he informs me making me grin at my master. He definitely has good taste in women.
"How long have you been a vampire for then, Alex?" I question her but my gaze seems to keep drifting back to the angel sat beside her.
"I was turned in 1718" she informs me, obviously wanting me to do the maths.
"Ah, 293 years old. That is still very young for a vampire. I hope you don't mind my prying but how do you two lovely ladies know each other?" I probe for more answers, Godric remaining very silent as he gazes lovingly at this new vampire who seems to have caught his eye.
"We met just after the vamps came out. My parents were so freaked out that they actually searched for a place in the world where there are very minimal vampires. They left when I was staying at a friend's house; I knew nothing about their plans or departure until two weeks afterwards. You can imagine the state I got myself worked up into. So feeling pretty sorry for myself I went to go throw myself a pity party down at a bar where I met Alex. We just clicked and have been friends ever since" Katie relays the story of their meeting to us.
It made my blood boil to think about what her parents put her through, not to mention them leaving her. How can any decent parent leave their child? Yes, I was not a very hands on father myself but even back then I couldn't ever imagine voluntarily leaving them. They were my flesh and blood.
"I'm so sorry to hear about your parents" I offer her my condolences.
"Thank you, but I don't need your sympathy or pity" she says rather coldly. Shit. I did not mean to upset her like this.
"I wasn't offering sympathy or pity, but if it sounded as if I was I am very sorry" two apologies to the same person in one night. What has gotten into me?
"A vampire who apologises. Now that is very rare, but two apologies from one vampire in a mere few minutes. Now that is unheard of" she giggles. Fucking giggles.
I find that I rather enjoy the lightness to her giggle; in fact it is very enlightening. Like music to my ears.
"De är mycket vackra damer, Eric. Kanske vi kunde gå till kontoret där det är mer privat. Tror du att de skulle gå med på det?" Godric inquires as he finally manages to tear his gaze away from Alex to look at me.
"Ja, jag tror det är en fantastisk idé. Ska vi be dem och ta reda på?" I reply as I look back over to the beautiful angel who keeps drawing my attention. I don't think I have ever felt this drawn to someone before.
"Yes, that sounds lovely. By the way thank you for your compliment, sir" Katie addresses Godric so politely it makes me smile. A polite human these days is very rare. Especially one of her age.
Godric's POV
"There is no need to call me 'sir', that is far too formal. I'm Godric, I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself sooner" I tell her, offering her the same politeness she offered me.
"Tell me, how did you know what we were saying? Your friend looks rather frazzled by this herself" Eric points out to the young girl, Katie I believe her name is. But my attention is not for her, but for the beauty that is sat next to her. Her smile is bright and beautiful, it just radiates her personality.
"I kind of became obsessed with Swedish people and their language when I was 15. So I took up learning the language, as I recall the first two words I learnt were 'harder' and 'faster'" she admits snapping my gaze to Eric who has a smirk plastered on his face. Sometimes I wonder if my child is too cocky.
AN: Translations:
"De är mycket vackra damer, Eric. Kanske vi kunde gå till kontoret där det är mer privat. Tror du att de skulle gå med på det?" means "They are very beautiful ladies, Eric. Maybe we could go to your office where it is more private. Do you think they would agree to that?"
"Ja, jag tror det är en fantastisk idé. Ska vi be dem och ta reda på?" means "Yes, I think that is a marvellous idea. Shall we ask them and find out?"
