It was dark. It was always dark, but Ellana could feel his eyes on her. He always stood there looking at her before he touched her, and he always touched her. His burning gaze never failed to make her hot with anticipation.
She felt the bed shift as he got closer. His hand, just a whisper as it glided up her leg to rest on her hip. His touch always left a trail of goose bumps in its wake.
"Så slät" he said, his warm breath in her ear. (So smooth)
Ellana loved it when he spoke to her like that. His voice was deep and velvety it made the ache between her legs even more prominent.
He took his time with her body making her arch beneath him, touching her with sure hands as if he'd done it thousands of times before. Ellana wished she could touch him as well, wanting to run her hands through his long smooth hair.
She never got to touch him until he was ready though. No matter how much she begged, and she always begged.
Ellana was on the edge of sweet bliss from his touch alone when his hands left her body. She let out a whimper at the loss and she could imagine him smirking down at her as she wiggled around hoping for some sort of relief.
"Var stilla min ängel!" he commanded, and Ellana stopped moving about waiting for what was to come next. (Be still my angel)
Her hands were finally free as he took hold of them, bringing them to his lips running his teeth over her knuckles before he let them go. Ellana took this chance to explore his body. With confident touches she let her fingers trail down his shoulders and over his chest to his stomach tracing the muscles she felt along the way, then slowly she wrapped her arms around him letting her nails run the length of his spine. This action always earned her a low growl that did nothing to help the ache between her legs.
"Snälla" she begged. (Please)
Ellana couldn't take anymore teasing. Her chest was tight with want, and the aching between her legs was becoming unbearable. She could feel his solid length brushing against her thigh so close to where she wanted it. Her legs went around his hips, digging her heels into his buttocks trying to pull him closer, trying to get what she so desperately needed.
He chuckled at her pleading and pinned her hips to the mattress stopping all movement.
"Snart kommer jag att ge dig allt du önskar min ängel" he purred. (Soon I will give you everything you desire my angel)
His nose was caressing her neck as he took a deep breath then let out a groan at her scent.
"Din doft är berusande" he whispered into her ear. (Your scent is intoxicating)
Before she could register his words she felt him bite into her neck piercing the sensitive skin there, Ellana's screams mixed with the sound of his moans as he drank from her.
Ellana woke with a start lifting a hand to shove her long auburn locks away from her sweaty face. Her breathing was erratic and her mouth was dry. Untangling herself from the sheets she swung her shaky legs off the bed and tried to calm her breathing before she started her day. Ellana looked at her phone and it let her know the time was only 5:00AM, so much for sleeping in, she thought.
While she was in the bathroom fixing her unruly hair she took a moment to inspect her neck in the mirror remembering her dream. Of course there was no sign of the bite, but the sting was still fresh in her mind. The strangers voice was also present in the back of her thoughts, closing her eyes she squeezed her legs together in an attempt to stop the throbbing. Ellana would never forget that voice and the pleasure that always came with it.
Ever since her move to the small town of Bon Temps those dreams had become more frequent. She thought about calling her Keeper to ask if there was any meaning behind the strange dreams, but she couldn't bring herself to reveal the intimacy of it all. The dreams of her stranger were just that, hers. She had played with the idea that they were memories from her past life, but it was rare that she got a glimpse into those parts of herself. The only thing she'd inherited from her reincarnation were the strange wing markings on her back. They were beautiful and took up the entirety of her pale flesh, she loved those markings. They had grown with her, they were apart of her, but they were a weakness. The markings were so sensitive and one of the few reminders of what she was, Light Elf or "guardian angel" to the vikings of old.
Her Keeper used to tell her stories of her past self. How Ellana would bring music and inspiration to those near her. How she was always a favorite of the father Freyr, hence the privilege of being reincarnated at all. Ellana has lived for thousands of years, but she is only the sweet age of 25 to human eyes. Her Keeper told her it was time to make her own path, and Ellana had always loved the country and adventure. So she had picked the town of Bon Temps after hearing strange rumors about the small town through the supernatural grapevine. She had spent a week in her new home getting everything settled and she figured it was high time she found a job. Couldn't rely on the Clan to provide for her forever, especially with them so far away
She recalled seeing a nice looking bar off the road as she was coming into town, she found in all her years she loved watching people and where better to watch people than at a bar, so she decided to begin her hunt there.
Ellana walked in and she instantly loved the place. Merlotte's, as she'd read on the large sign out front, was so back roads and homey, she thought the people looked pretty interesting as well. She took a seat at the bar and waited for the pretty woman behind the counter to offer her a drink.
"Hey there Red, what can I get for you?"
Ellana blinked, Red?, what a strange name to great her with. Assuming it was for the color of her hair she smile and said, "Nothing, thank you, I was actually wondering if the owner was around?"
The woman behind the bar eyed Ellana for a minute before she turned around and yelled for someone named Sam.
A man appeared from around the back, he had scruffy hair and gentle green eyes. Ellana knew that she would get along just fine with him, she sensed nothing but warmth and love radiating off of him. Lifting her head a bit she sniffed and knew instantly he was something other than human, what she couldn't say, but definitely supernatural. Beside him was a woman about Ellana's height with curly blonde hair and big hazel eyes. The woman gave Ellana a dazzling smile which Ellana returned. Then the man she assumed was Sam spoke.
"Tara, what have I told you about yellin'? Inside voices remember?"
"You know I don't listen to you Sam." The woman behind the counter said with a smirk. Ellana guessed she was Tara.
"Well what do you want then?" The look on Sam's face made Ellana laugh under her breath, and at the noise all eyes were upon her.
"Oh! How rude of me. I'm Ellana Lavellan, nice to meet you. I asked to speak with the owner." She lifted her hand to Sam and he took the hint and gave it a shake.
His hand was warm and he had a strong grip. Ellana could tell she would be good friends with him.
"Well that's me. My name is Sam if you didn't already figure that out," he gave a pointed look to Tara.
"What can I do for you little lady?" Ellana loved the twang in the speech here. So different from the hard accents she was used to.
"I was actually looking for a job, you don't happen to have any openings do you?"
"Yeah, I think we have room for one more girl. Let me go into my office and get the papers ready and we can sit down and have a chat." Ellana nodded at Sam and watched as he went back around the corner.
When she turned around her eyes landed on the blonde with the pretty smile. She had a funny look on her face as she stared. Ellana cleared her throat and that seemed to break the trance.
"Hi there I'm Sookie" The pretty blonde extended her hand and Ellana took it. The girl had a strong grip too and looked directly into Ellana's eyes as she held on a little to long. Ellana did not flinch taking the opportunity to smell the air, this girl was no mortal. To meet two supernaturals in one day, how interesting.
"Your accent is real pretty, where are you from?" She tilted her head to the side cutely.
Ellana smiled "I'm from Iceland, but I've been traveling these past few years."
"Wow, we don't get many outsiders. What brings you to Bon Temps?", very curious this one.
"Sookie! Don't bombard the girl with a million questions. She ain't even had a drink yet!" Tara scolded.
Ellana looked up and saw Sam motioning for her to come into his office. She turned to Sookie,
"I don't mind if you ask questions. I'll come back and have a drink after I talk to Sam, how about that?" Ellana wanted to get to know these women, she would hopefully be working with them. Tara was a bit loud for Ellana's sensitive ears but she could get used to it.
They both nodded and she hopped off the stool making her way to Sam's office.
A few hours and some signatures later Ellana was walking out of Sam's office with her Merlotte's shirts tucked under her arm. She took a seat at the bar and listened as Tara gave her the Bon Temps 101. All the gossip was amazing to Ellana, she had never really been in a human town one her own, it was refreshing, a little scary, but refreshing.
Sookie stopped by and talked to Ellana when she wasn't busy, she would still stare hard and long when she thought Ellana wasn't looking. It was strange getting so much attention, but she figured she should get used to it if she was going to start work tomorrow. Sookie told her all about her Gran, her brother Jason "the hound" and her new boyfriend Bill "the vampire", the love in her eyes when she talked about those dear to her was sweet. Ellana could feel the warmth rolling off of Sookie and she almost closed her eyes to soak in it. She was saddened at the death of Adele Stackhouse in a way she couldn't explain. The vampire boyfriend was also a surprise and Sookie must have noticed the look in her eyes. She assured Ellana that he was a gentleman and even invited her over for dinner after her shift so they could meet.
Ellana was a little hesitant because vampires always seemed a little to interested in her because of what she was, what they smelled. It had always made her uncomfortable. She liked Sookie though, and if meeting vampire Bill would make her happy Ellana would go along.
"My shift will be over in an hour do you want to stick around or do you need to go home and change?" Sookie asked as she filled the salt containers.
Ellana looked down at her blue sundress and smiled, "I think I will be fine to wait on you."
Sookie grinned at her and went to check on her tables.
"Those tattoos on your back hurt? They take up so much space." Ellana turned to look at Tara with a smirk.
"No, they didn't hurt, I have a very high pain tolerance."
"Well they look badass that's for sure. It's almost as if they move." Tara shook her head and went over to the drunk man named Andy at the end of the bar. She was cutting him off, and he did not look happy about it. With her human eyes Tara couldn't see that Ellanas' wings were indeed rippling with magic.
She turned to scan the room, taking in the aura of each patron trying to get a feel of what it would be like to spend her time here and saw Sookie struggling with some trash bags, she got up and offered her help.
"You don't need to help Ellana, I'm stronger than I look." She said as she lifted one bag over her shoulder.
"I don't doubt it, besides if I help we can get out of here faster!" Sookie laughed at her logic but let her help take the bags outside.
When they were putting the last bag in the dumpster Ellana noticed a car near the woods with it's door wide open. She nudged Sookie with her elbow to get the womens attention.
"Hey Sookie look at that car, should we go get Sam?" The base of Ellana's neck was tingly and that never meant anything good. That car had a shadow looming over it that made her skin crawl.
Sookie started walking over to the car, and Ellana just followed close behind. She didn't think they should get any closer but there was no stopping Sookie. Ellana noticed the feet hanging out of the door and let out a breath she wasn't aware she had been holding. It just looked like some drunkard was taking a nap in their car. It was only when Sookie screamed that Ellana noticed smelled the blood. She felt fear rising inside herself and forced it down. She needed to get Sookie back inside, it wasn't safe out here. Sookie wouldn't budge and she was still screaming, Ellana looked around starting to panic when she saw Sam and Tara were running outside, what happened next was just a blur.
Ellana was leaning against the cop car in between Sam and Sookie while Tara gave her statement to the uniforms. Sookie looked like she was having a hard time focusing on anything so Ellana put an arm around her and she relaxed a little into the embrace.
"We don't usually find dead bodies in the parking lot cher, I hope this doesn't make you reconsider the job offer." Sam looked apologetic but hopeful.
"I've seen a dead body before Sam. Besides I like this place, and I like you guys, so I'm not going anywhere" She tried to give him a reassuring smile but she just couldn't.
Tara came over to them and Sookie said some strange things, but Tara frustrated as she was seemed to understand and made her way back to the officer named Kenya. Sam told them that he would shut down the bar and they could leave if they wanted to. Sookie looked at Ellana and they just silently agreed that neither of them wanted to be alone after that so dinner was still on.
"We can take my car if you'd like? I can bring you to work tomorrow too since we work the same sift." Sookie offered
"I'd like that." Ellana smiled and followed her new companion to the car.
They had only been driving for just a few minutes and were surprised to find that Ellana had moved in just down the road from Sookie. It made both of them laugh and start planning to spend more time together. The car got quiet and Ellana could tell Sookie wanted to ask her something but couldn't figure out what to say.
"Can I tell you something?" Sookie asked in an unsure voice.
"Anything Sookie." Ellana braced herself for whatever had Sookie so nervous.
"I'm a telepath..." Whatever Ellana had expected it wasn't that.
She just looked at Sookie for a minute and couldn't stop the laugh that passed her lips.
"I'm serious! I can read peoples minds! It's not always so straightforward sometimes it's just pictures, like their is a movie in their head and other times it's just words." Sookie gave Ellana a minute to process this new information.
"Well, I've never met a telepath before. What does my mind sound like?" Sookie looked shocked and swerved a little on the road.
The look on her face made Ellana laugh a little harder.
"It doesn't freak you out? It freaks everyone out."
"I'm am no stranger to the supernatural Sookie. Pull over I'll tell you something too." Ellana winked, and prepared herself for whatever reaction Sookie might have.
When Sookie put the car in park Ellana took her seat belt off and turned around so Sookie could see her back.
"Wow, your tattoos sure are pretty. I wish I was brave enough to get one." Ellana could hear the awe in her voice. She laughed, people were always fascinated with her wings.
"They aren't tattoos Sookie. These wings make me what I am. Go ahead, touch them."
Ellana heard Sookie suck in a breath before her fingers ran over the inky feathers and pulled back as if she'd been burnt.
"Holy frig they move! They actually move!"
Ellana gave Sookie a minute to get over the shock of it. Then she felt Sookie touch them again.
"Does it hurt? Do they feel weird or heavy? What are you? Tell me everything!" Sookie sounded like she was going to ask a million more questions so Ellana turned back around to face her new friend.
"They don't feel weird, they are very sensitive to touch though and I've had them for a very long time." Ellana explained as Sookie just looked at her with curious eyes. "I am what you know as Elf, Light Elf to be exact."
She took a breath a dropped her glamour so Sookie could she her for who she truly was. Slightly pointed ears and teeth reveled themselves and Sookie just gaped at Ellana
"I knew there had to be something different about you! When I tried to listen to your thoughts there was only music. Beautiful music, I could've listened all day." Sookie sighed like she was remembering something pleasant.
"If you like it so much I don't mind if you listen." Ellana wanted to be a source of comfort for her new friend. Especially if they were going to be spending more time together.
Sookie pulled onto the road again and made her way towards Bills house. They were silent until they pulled into the driveway of a very old looking plantation home. Ellana loved it her awe of the house was drowned out by the butterflies in her stomach. She had never purposefully put herself in the sights of a vampire. Her Keeper had always told her to be wary of the creatures, so the nerves were natural. Ellana kept telling herself that Sookie wouldn't put her in danger, but no matter how much she trusted her new friend she was preparing for the worst.
They got to the door and Sookie had it open and was going inside before Ellana could express her distress of the situation. So she straightened and took a step inside ready for anything. Upon her first look around she didn't notice anything special in the house. She vaguely remembers Sookie saying he hadn't made many changes since he had moved in. Turning the corner after Sookie she saw who she assumed was Bill standing in the living room.
"Bill, this is my new friend Ellana. I invited her for dinner but then all that horrible stuff happened down at the bar and I don't think either of us has an appetite right now." They both looked at Ellana, and Sookie motioned for her to come closer.
Ellana stepped forward and tried not to look frightened when she offered her hand. He took it and brought her hand to his lips. She could've sworn he sniffed her but she didn't think too much on it. He let her hand go and she took a minute to look him over.
"It's nice to meet you Ellana, I haven't seen you around town are you new here?" He seemed nice enough.
"Yes, I just moved in last week. I'm hoping to make a home here." She started to relax a little.
"Would you mind giving Sookie and I a moment, if it's not to much to ask?" His tone was polite.
Ellana nodded and gave them both a smile. She went back into the entrance of the home and looked around. There was a bunch of old dusty things that she assumed were from his human days or his however many years of vampirism. She looked up at the old staircase and took a few steps towards the second floor when she saw something or someone move in one of the doorways off to the side. She decided not to go any further and just watched as things played out. Bill and Sookie came over to Ellana as Sookie was saying something about ordering dinner. Then a girl stepped out of the shadows in only a towel.
She was young but beautiful with long light red hair and the most adorable voice.
"Well hi there, you must be Sookie." She looked to Ellana, "And you must be Sookie's friend." She gave a little laugh and looked at Bill.
"Oh, Bill...I love your shower"
Everyone was just kind of staring at everyone until the strange girl went back into the room. Then all eyes went to Bill. Ellana spoke first.
"Well, she seems lovely."