There were many humans in the room with them. Lord knows he had been doing his best to irritate Sookie all night, but something changed when this human entered the room. The whole atmosphere seemed to change. The air seemed lighter, like there was less oxygen in it, the lights seemed brighter. The whole world seemed to take on a happier feel. He took one look at her, and he was entranced. But then, so was the whole room. Eric couldn't take his eyes off of her.
She glanced around, not in the least perturbed by the sudden silence around her, nor the fact that some vampires were staring at her like she was the breakfast buffet. She merely looked around to gage where he was. Her gaze caught Eric's, although she would only discover his name later. She looked at him for what seemed like an eternity, then someone spoke.
"Magdalena." It was said softly, but everyone in the room knew who had spoken. The girl's eyes turned to the speaker, giving everyone a chance to look her over.
She was petite, to say the least, and her hair was such a vivid shade of brown, it almost seemed too brown. Her eyes were a blue that could only be described as Prussian blue. So clear was their colour, it was strange to look at her eyes, blue with nothing else in the mix.
What she did next surprised the whole gathering.
Her face lit up in a smile, and she threw her arms around Godric's neck.
What he did next was even more of a surprise.
He smiled at her softly, and gently kissed her on the cheek, returning her hug in kind. He motioned Eric over with his eyes.
"Godric." Eric alerted the human to his presence.
She turned to face him, Godric's arm still around her. If he breathed, he'd have felt his breath catch. She smiled inquisitively at him.
"Eric. There is someone I would like you to meet." Godric said, "This is Magdalena."
"Hello." Eric said.
"Hello. So, who do I thank for getting him back to me in one piece?" she asked. Eric frowned. She was British. He hadn't expected that.
"Him." Eric responded. She laughed, and hugged Godric again. Godric seemed to be under the same spell as everyone else, apart from motioning Eric over, he had yet to remove his gaze from her.
"Somehow, I can believe that. But I'm also pretty certain that you, among others, had something to do with it." she said, resting her head against Godric's shoulder but still giving Eric a scrutinizing look.
Godric finally looked away from her.
"You'll have to forgive Lena. She enjoys speaking her mind." he said, looking at Eric, who bowed his head slightly.
"I would not expect less of a companion of yours." Eric said. Lena started laughing.
"She is not my companion." Godric said, staring straight in to Eric's eyes, "She is my granddaughter."
"I'm sure I misunderstood." Eric said, looking confused.
"She is my granddaughter." Godric repeated, "Not a direct granddaughter, but she is the descendent of my human life."
"Did she tell you this?" Eric looked at Lena, who raised an eyebrow at him.
"No. I sought her out. It was a way to pass the time after I lost interest in vampire affairs. In all honesty, I did not even seek her out. I was there when she was born." Godric explained.
"This was before vampires became the 'in thing'." Lena said, "I thought I was crazy because he always seemed to vanish before my eyes. Then Godric introduced himself."
"And you accepted it?" Eric asked, "Without question?"
"She researched her entire family tree, and kept me a secret until vampire rights were instigated. We have learned a lot from each other." Godric looked back at Lena, who pulled a face at him.
"But because we look so similar in age, everyone always assumes I'm a fangbanger." she said.
"Lena." Godric reprimanded.
"What? It's true." She shrugged, "I don't care, people can think what they want."
"And then you wonder why everyone thinks you're peculiar." Godric replied.
"No, you wonder why everyone thinks I'm peculiar. I know why. It's because-" Lena went silent, listening to what another young human was saying. Godric and Eric turned to face the boy.
Her eyes opened in shock as he pressed the button on a hand remote, setting off the bomb that was strapped to his chest.
*
Lena watched her grandfather survey the damage.
"He's all right." she turned at the sound of Eric's voice. He was smiling in a slightly devious manner, and she assumed he'd just done something horrible to the beautiful blond girl with Bill Compton, Sookie.
"He's not." she replied, "Not really. He hasn't been all right for a while." They watched the survivors head for the hotel in silence for a while. She could feel his gaze slipping to her occasionally.
"Lena, Eric, come." Godric motioned them after him.
*
"Promise me one thing." Godric looked directly at his progeny for the first time since they'd come to the roof.
Eric shook his head.
"Promise me." Godric repeated, sensing the pain coming from Eric, "Look after Lena."
Lena hurtled past Eric in to Godric's arms, and started trying to drag him back inside.
"Lena. No." Godric said, not even pulled slightly off balance by her efforts. She and Eric were both openly crying.
"Don't you dare." she said, her voice cracking with emotion, "Don't you dare leave me. Not you too."
"Lena." Godric began.
"You know what it was like before you came. You know. You know I was all alone. You remember what I went through." she said, still speaking, but not in the least calmly, "You remember. You probably remember better than I do. You can't leave me. Not now. Not when you know you're all I have. You're my family."
"Lena, you will not be alone. You will never be alone. I am not leaving you unprotected. And no one will ever harm you again." Godric said. He turned to Eric, leaving Lena watching them in silence. They spoke in the vampire language before Godric switched back to English, "As your maker, I command you… take Lena with you."
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Author's Note: so… yeah, this one's basically introducing Lena to the world, and fitting her in with the story.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything True Blood-ish except for Lena and the changes added with her.
Around My Element is a song by the Scottish group Jakil.
