AN: Hey everyone I know it's been awhile since I was last active. Sorry about that. I've been working on some things, and trying to get my life together. I want to be honest, I battle with depression and anxiety, and went through a period where I hated everything I was writing and didn't feel like I deserved your praise, but seeing all the comments you guys leave is making me want to do better, so I thought how about some baby steps to get back into the swing of things?
So here's a little one shot! Don't worry I will be continuing the Frozen series and Own Me, just give me a little time please?
Either way hope you guys enjoy this.
It takes place when Sookie is seven years old. Before the Vampires came out of the coffin, and eventually will lead into a Godric x Sookie x Eric fic.
Sookie ran as fast as her small legs could. She could still hear her daddy chasing her through the woods like some big bad wolf in a fairy tale. Her momma and daddy had been acting strangely since the other night. Her daddy even tried to drug her with cough medicine to make her fall asleep. She had heard their whole plan in their thoughts. They planned to knock her out, take her to the bayou, then drown her. Her own parents! She pretended to sleep, then when they stopped the car she took off running. Sookie didn't know where she was running, but she wasn't going to die. Not like that.
"Sookie! Common, Sweet Heart! Come back!" Her daddy called out to her.
Sookie could feel her legs start to ache. She had been running for awhile, she didn't know how much longer she could. Then she came to the edge of the woods. There was a street, and across from it was an old shop. It looked like it had been closed for decades. There were vines growing all over it and almost all of the windows were broken.
The young telepath ran into the building and quickly hid behind the counter. Her heart was beating a mile a minute. She had to cover her mouth to stop herself from panting. Especially when she heard the bell above the door ding.
"Sookie? Daddy's sorry if he scared you… Common, Sweet Heart. You're just going to go for a little swim. It's for your own good. It's to protect you."
Each step he took made Sookie shake more in fear. She could feel tears sliding down her cheeks. Sookie hid her face in her knees, wishing that she wasn't here. Unnoticed by her, her body began to glow and the next thing she knew, she felt the wind on her cheek. When she looked up she found herself in an ally in what looked and sounded like a city. She stood up shakily, looking around in confusion. What had happened?
Sookie started walking out of the ally when two men entered it. They were dirty looking and reeked of booze.
"Well looky here. We found ourselves a mouse." One slurred.
Sookie could hear their thoughts loud and clear, they were similar to the thoughts Uncle Bartlett would have about her. They began to approach her and she screamed.
"Shut up you little bra-!" Before the man could continue any further he was slammed into the wall by a woman in a dark blue dress. She was very beautiful. She reminded Sookie of a princess in one of her story books.
"Bitch!" The other man came at her with a knife, but in a flash he was on his back and the woman broke his arm. His scream making Sookie flinch.
"You won't touch a child, not in my area, scum." Her accented voice threatened.
The man passed out from the pain and the woman looked over at Sookie. Her eyes softening.
"Everything's alright now, little one. You're safe." She smiled softly.
Sookie was wary of the woman, but then something occurred to her. She couldn't hear this woman's thoughts. The young girl didn't know what to think. She was so excited. No one had ever been silent to her. She was so happy that she rushed up to the woman and hugged her. The weight of today finally taking it's tole on her as she began to cry.
The woman was stunned at first, but then bent down, and held the girl in her arms.
"It's alright, little one." She rubbed Sookie's back. "Come, let's get you out of here and get you cleaned up, alright?"
Sookie went with the woman, and she found herself at a nice upscale looking kid's clothing store. She learned the woman's name was Isabel. She was very nice, and bought her a nice dress. The clerk was wondering about Isabel and herself at first, but then her mind became fuzzy, like she had lost her train of thought.
After Isabel bought her the dress, she took her to a diner and got her a bowl of ice cream.
"Now, Sookie, why were you in that ally in your pajamas?" Isabel asked gently.
Sookie teared up, "I don't know… I was running in the woods away from daddy, I hid and found myself there."
Isabel looked concerned, "Why were you running from your daddy, little one?"
Sookie began to cry once again, "Daddy wanted to hold me under water until I went to heaven."
Isabel could feel her nails dig into her skin. Her father had tried to kill her? That was unforgivable. If there was one thing she hated it was those who hurt children.
Isabel placed her hand on Sookie's and held it comfortingly, "You have nothing to fear now, little one. I will not allow anyone to harm you. I will take you to… a friend of mine. He will know what to do. He's very wise."
Sookie sniffled, "Is he nice like you, Isabel?"
Isabel chuckled, "I have never been called nice before, but yes, you could say he's a gentle soul."
"What's his name?"
"Godric." Isabel smiled.
Isabel and Sookie arrived at a large house. Sookie had never seen such a large house in person, just on tv and in movies. Isabel held her hand as they entered the home. The inside was beautiful, there was even a fire place in the center, it made the whole room warm and inviting.
A large man entered the room, he was a giant compared to Sookie. His size made the girl nervous. His dark eyes zeroed in on her for a moment and he didn't look amused, his eyes moving quickly to Isabel.
"What the fuck, Isabel?"
Isabel glared at the man, "Watch your language around the child, Stan." She then smiled down at Sookie, "Sookie, don't mind Stan. He's all bark and no bite."
Stan growled, making Isabel glare at him once again. It reminded Sookie of when her and Jason would fight, and wondered if Isabel and Stan were perhaps siblings. It also occurred to her that she couldn't hear Stan's thoughts either. She could however hear someone's thoughts in the house.
She won't turn me. I'll show her. If I can't have her forever no one will.
Sookie then got an image of Isabel being killed with a piece of wood. Sookie began to shake. Isabel and Stan both looked at the young girl, sensing her fear.
"Look what you've done now, Stan!" Isabel shot him one more glare before kneeling in front of Sookie. "Little one, it's ok Stan won't harm you."
Sookie wanted to tell Isabel what she saw, but no one ever believed her. Everyone thought she was crazy, and she didn't want Isabel to hate her like everyone else seemed to. A man soon entered the room. From his thoughts, Sookie knew this was the man she heard before.
"We have a guest?" He asked surprised.
Isabel turned her head and smiled, "Oh, Hugo, I didn't know you were home. This is my new friend Sookie. Sookie, this is my boyfriend, Hugo."
Was she planning to replace me with this child? I knew Isabel always wanted children, but this is ridiculous.
His inner voice sounded vicious, but he just smiled pleasantly.
"It's nice to meet you, Sookie." He continued to smile. "Isabel, could I speak with you in private? It's very important."
Time for you to die.
Isabel went to stand, only for Sookie to stop her.
"Sookie?" She looked down at her.
"N-No." She whispered, "I… I won't let you hurt, Isabel!" Sookie glared at Hugo.
Hugo looked confused, "Hurt her? I would nev-"
"This little bitch is crazy. She better not interfere with my plans." Sookie repeated what she heard him think in his mind.
Isabel was stunned by Sookie's language, but then she smelled fear from Hugo. She looked over only to see Hugo look stunned.
"How is she saying what I'm thinking." Sookie repeated his thoughts, "Stop it you creepy little brat!"
Isabel and Stan looked between the two confused. The more Sookie said the more fear and anger came from Hugo.
"You won't interfere! I'll kill you too!" Sookie repeated shakily.
Hugo screamed and lunged at Sookie only to be slammed to the ground by Stan. Isabel holding Sookie protectively.
"Amazing." A voice spoke from the doorway.
Sookie looked over and saw a smaller man with a gentle aura to him. He wore a white shirt and pants, tattoos peeking from under it.
"Godric." Isabel bowed her head.
Godric nodded his head in return and approached Sookie and Isabel. He crouched down, so he was eye level with the girl. His head tilting to the side slightly. He looked like he was deep in thought, but Sookie couldn't hear his thoughts either.
Godric smiled, "You're a telepath, aren't you child?"
Stan and Isabel looked stunned. A telepath? They had no idea those actually existed.
"What's a telepath?" Sookie asked timidly.
"A telepath is someone who can read the thoughts of others." He smiled, enjoying her innocence, "I get the impression you cannot read mine, Isabel's, or Stan's minds though. Am I correct?" Sookie nodded and Godric's smile grew, "And given your reaction and Hugo's stench of fear, you heard something bad from Hugo's mind, didn't you?"
Sookie nodded again, "He… He was planning to kill, Isabel with a piece of wood."
Isabel's heart sank and her eyes moved to look at the scared look on Hugo's face. Stan looked like he was going to rip Hugo's head off.
"She's lying! Isabel, you know I love you!" Hugo pleaded.
Godric noticed Sookie flinch, then he turned to Hugo, "No. You should know well enough that our kind can tell if someone's lying, Hugo; And you reek of fear and deceit."
Stan looked to Isabel, "It's your call. He's yours after all."
Isabel could feel the tears threaten to come out, but she steeled herself. She would not cry for this traitor.
"Get him out of my sight." her voice was cold as ice.
Stan then dragged Hugo out of the building. He called out Isabel's name, and begged her to forgive him. When she was sure he was gone, she let a tear fall. Sookie saw this and her eyes widened. Her tear was red.
"Are you hurt, Isabel?" Sookie asked worried, "You're bleeding!"
Godric patted Sookie on the head, and smiled down at her.
"No, dear one. There's much we must tell you, but first I wish to hear your story, Sookie. How did a young telepath come to be in my area?"
It was just Sookie and Godric now. Isabel had gone to clean her face, she also needed a moment alone. Godric had moved them to his study, were they both sat on the floor, Sookie wearing one of his shirts as a night shirt.
"I see. I'm sorry you had to go through such an event. You are safe here though, Sookie. I give you my word." Godric smiled reassuringly, "Now, what I'm about to tell you must remain a secret, dear one. Do you think you can manage to keep it?"
Sookie nodded, "Yes, I promise to keep it a secret."
Godric nodded his approval, "I'm sure you've been wondering why you can't hear us. It's because we're not human, Sookie."
Sookie's eyes widened, "You're not?"
"No, we are what you would call vampires." When Sookie's hands went to her neck to protect it Godric laughed, "You needn't worry. We won't bite you, I promise. I have a strict rule in my area that children are to not be harmed in any way."
"Your area?" Sookie asked, her hands relaxing.
Godric nodded, "I'm what you would call a sheriff. I look after the area, and make sure no vampires in it break any laws."
"So like a vampire police force?"
Godric chuckled, "You could say that."
"And Isabel and Stan are vampires too?"
Godric nodded, "Does this scare you?"
Sookie shook her head, "No, Isabel saved me. I could never be scared of her… Stan however..."
Godric laughed once again, "Yes, Stan can be a little intimidating."
"Also," Sookie looked down at her lap shyly, "You and Isabel are the first ones to believe me when I hear someone's thoughts. You all don't even think I'm strange or crazy."
Godric frowned, "Why would anyone think that? You have a gift, Sookie. Who treats you like this?"
"My parents, my brother sometimes, and there's all the kids and teachers at school. Mama thought more then once about sending me to one of those nut houses, but Gran always made sure that would never happen."
"Gran?"
Sookie nodded, "Gran's the only other person who doesn't treat me like I'm strange. She even tries very hard to only think nice things when I'm around."
Godric smiled, "She sounds wonderful."
Sookie nodded and smiled back, before a yawn slipped out of her mouth.
"You need sleep, dear one." Godric noted and picked her up, "Come, I'll show you were you can sleep. We'll figure out what to do tomorrow night, alright?" Sookie nodded sleepily.
Godric took Sookie to one of the guest rooms and tucked her in bed. He stayed with her until she fell asleep, then observed her for a minute, before leaving her to her dreams. He made a mental note to leave instructions for his day people to look after her until he rose.
Godric made his way to his day chamber, only to see Isabel waiting for him by the door.
"She's asleep?" Godric nodded and Isabel gave a sigh of relief, "What should we do, Godric? Surely we can't return her to her parents."
"I agree. I plan to try and find out where she lives and travel there tomorrow night… I believe given her talents she should stay with us."
Isabel was surprised by this, "I agree, but she's a human child. Do you really think this is a good environment for her?"
"She's not human." Godric looked to her, "You probably don't know the scent, but I recognize it, despite how diluted it is. She's part fae."
"Fae? I thought they were extinct." Isabel had only heard tales, she had never met one in person.
"I always believed them to only be hiding. Either way, Sookie will need protection. If some lesser vampire got wind of a telepathic faery being on this plane, they would hunt her down."
Isabel's fangs came down at such a thought. Already thinking of the child as one of her own in a way.
"If she stays with us I plan to tell the King about her. With my vow and his to protect Sookie, no one without a death wish would touch her."
Isabel looked at Godric with a curious look on her face, "I know Sookie is special, Godric, but why do I get this feeling that you wish to protect her for reasons other then the ones you listed?"
Godric looked up at the ceiling in thought, "Her saving you would be reason enough for me to protect her, however there is more to it." Godric smiled, "I felt the spark, Isabel. I was confused about it at first, but now I'm sure."
"Spark?"
Godric turned to Isabel, his smile growing.
"Sookie is to be my mate."