I don't own any of the TrueBlood Characters mentioned/used here. Nor do I own the song "Love Isn't Always Fair" by Black Veil Brides. (Lyrics in this chapter are form said song). There are also some lines from season two, episode three, "Scratches". I don't own those either. The only character I own is Suzie.
Chapter 2
"Love Isn't Always Fair"
A growl rippled up Eric's chest and came out his mouth as a roar.
"What?" I flintched at the pure anger in his voice.
"I'm just doing what Godric made me promise to." I held up my hands to show that I wasn't trying to agitate him nor was I bluffing. "Stan was supposed to come here before you saw Sookie and Bill."
Eric managed to contain his fury and regain most of his 'cold' facade. Eric nodded, the fact that he already knew Stan was coming was a shock to me. "But I told Stan that I would come and he back down, respecting Godric's wishes."
"And those wishes where for you to come tell me." Again, why does he state his questions instead of asking them.
"I promised him that I would come to you for protection if something happened where he couldn't protect me himself." I looked away from Eric, not wanting to talk about Godric for a long period of time.
A few more blood tears stremaed down my face and Eric sighed.
"When did he turn you?" I already know that he felt the connection I had to Godric, which was similar to his.
"Two years ago." I sniffled and wiped away my tears. "Though i've known him since early 2000."
I knew Eric was wondering why he waited so long to turn me.
"I was a child. A young child." I tapped my fingernails on the table and Eric motioned for something with his hand. A thin and very scared young woman handed me a bottle of TrueBlood. I nodded my thanks. "He saved my human and undead lives..."
I took a sip and Eric sat digesting the little bit of information i'd told him and waited for me to continue.
"I was seven when Godric found me." I tried not to linger on the memories prior to that for long. "He took my father's car, packed with a few of my things as well as cash to get gas and food."
I had to stop again, the memories of Godric's kindness flooded over me and I felt as if Eric could feel it too. Even if our connection was less than the one he had with Godric.
"I've only stayed with him in Dallas for six months." I chuckled when I recalled the first few years I spent with Godric and how hard it must've been taking care of a human while trying to take care of himself.
I stopped laughing when I sense something.. well, someone familiar.
"Sookie and Bill are coming." I stood up and wiped away more of my tears. There was something different about her and I had a feeling that it wasn't good.
I stood behind Eric as they laid Sookie down infront of us. She was in a serious amount of pain and it his me then that whatever left the marks on her back smelled familiar to me.
"Keep running my child, we're almost there."
"But Godric, don't you smell that?" I stopped running, a vampire skill I recently had come to master. "It smells like an animal but look, it's tracks are human."
I looked back to Godric for an answer and stopped once I saw the look on his face. He was worried for my saftey again, I could sense it though our bond. He had let his fangs drop and I knew then that I was bordering on fighting with him.
"We need to go." Usually, he ended that statement with my name but he was upset with my disobedience.
I walked back to Godric and he held his arms out for me. I wrapped my arms around him, even though it had been seven years and i'd hit puberty (Which is really akward to hit when you're with a male vampire) so i'd grown taller but I still only came up to his chin.
"This creature is a maenad." Godric whispered in my ear, "We must not cross our path anymore with hers."
The smell of Sookie's blood had me in a frenzy. Eric held me back with one hand on my own, the same gesture Godric used to calm me down. I sat back down in the chair next to him.
"What kind of doctor are you?" Sookie asked as she came out of her unconciousness.
"The healing kind."
I watched as Dr. Ludwig poured something over Sookies back and she let out a short yell. Bill stood facing her, conserned for Sookie's well being.
"Am I dying?"
"Yes."
I chuckled mentally, Dr. Ludwig had a seriousness to Sookie's question. Most doctors would say no.
"Forgive him. Bill is abnormally attached to this human." I zoned back in from my thoughts at the sound of Eric's voice. Why did he call Bill's love for Sookie and 'Abnormal attachment'? Would he say the same thing about my connection to Godric?
Eric sat casually but his the fingers on his left hand moved on my right hand, telling me to stop thinking and pay attention.
"This poison is similar but way more efficient. Don't think i've seen it, it's hard to tell without testing but we don't have that kinda time." Dr. Ludwig asked Eric and Bill to leave after this.. statement while I could remain in the room.
I heard Pam leave with another vampire and I assumed that Eric sent them out to search for whatever did this to Sookie. Dr. Ludwig removed Sookie's clothing and started pouring something onto Sookie's back.
Sookie started screaming and it hurt my vampiric ears. I held her shoulders down just as Bill entered the room. Bill took my place of holding Sookie's shoulders while I moved down to hold her legs. I tried not to look as Dr. Ludwig continued to pour whatever it was she was pouring out onto Sookie's back before she dug her fingers in to remove some white-ish object. I noticed several more in the other section of claw marks on Sookie's back and I knew then that she was going to be in pain for a while.
"You can give her blood now, her body should accept it." I watched Eric as his fangs stayed down while Dr. Ludwig finished soaking up the blood with a piece of gauze.
"Mine is much stronger, Allow me." Something about this girl peaked my newfound brother's interest. He was trying to let Bill give Sookie some of his blood to feel her emotions and to keep track of her. I knew that much from the many impromtu lessons on vampires Godric had given me while we traveled those first few years.
I watched as Eric withdrew and allowed Bill to feed Sookie his blood. I could feel some of the emotions Eric was giving off, and one of them he couldn't fully identitfy with but I knew it right off the bat.
Love.
He's in love with Sookie? I let my mind wander and I thought again of my early human years with Godric and how I felt towards him. This led me into one of my most treasured and gaurded memories.
Something else popped into my mind;
"You are the best romance I never had. Casue Love Isn't Alway Fair."
I softly chuckled aloud to the lyrics of one of my favorite songs. Poor Eric, I have a feeling he'll learn what his feelings for Sookie truely mean. If he's not to proud to see it.
I watched Dr. Ludwig leave before Pam and an asian vampire walked in. I looked at Pam's shoes, they were completely ruined. Eric had sent them to search the area for the thing that attacked Sookie.
The Maenad I reminded myself. Though, Eric had never heard of one before. That's my guess or he would've been more cautious with his progeny.
Eric and Bill made his sleeping arragements and Bill thanked him. I followed him to the back rooms.
"Godric wanted me to protect you?" Eric asked as he closed the door behind him to a light tight room. I nodded.
"I'm still impuilsive." I wasn't afraid to admit it but I looked down in shame, "Godric was teaching me how to control it before he went missing."
Eric nodded and I noticed he'd motioned to another coffin. It seemed to be of a way better wuality than the one he'd offered Bill.
I laughed, "I guess you really don't like Bill."
I was surprised to see a little smirk grace Eric's features. "That and we are related."
I nodded and opened the coffin, sliding down inside it to rather comfy padding and decent red sheets.
"Well, now I know what your favorite color is." I laughed and he gave me another soft smirk.
"The sun will be up soon, you need to rest."
I turned away form him as he stripped down to his boxers and slid into his own coffin.
"What are you waiting for?"
I chuckled akwardly, "I was waiting for you to close the lid so I could um.."
Eric nodded once and shut the lid, signalling that it was okay for me to strip.
I did so quickly, leaving myself in only panties underneath the thin red sheet.
I closed the lid and turned so I was laying on my right side. I imaginged that Godric was there, running his fingers thorugh my hair to slowly calm me down to sleep.
"You must sleep my child."
I'd switched my sleeping patterns to match his but I still couldn't stay asleep as long as he did.
"Godric," I turned to him, it was still semi akward to sleep next to him underneath a sheet. He'd place another over me so I wouldn't be cold from the contact of his skin. "I'm still so scared."
He looked downn at me, I was preventing him from sleeping and soon he would start bleeding. He smiled sadly and wrapped his arms around me, forcing me closer into his chest.
"I won't let anyone hurt you." He noticed my tears and his left hand traveled up to my face to wipe them away, "I promised you that."
"But you're asleep during the day," I felt his hand move to my hair, slowly stroking it through my short hair. "I'm scared that someone will come and get me if they find out where we are."
Godric's smile always soothed me. This time was no different. I felt the tension leave my body and he continued to stroke my hair.
"You are safe, child." Godric pressed his forehead to my own, "I promise."
I awoke the instant the sun let down. Eric was shifting in his coffin and I opened the lid , grabbing my bra off the floor, I slipped it on and made my way into the main area of the bar. It was still closed and the woman who served me my TrueBlood earlier approached me with my bag that i'd placed in one of my saddle bags.
"Here you go." She was smiling the same way Sookie was when she first met me and I knew this girl, Ginger was scared of me. I'd gotten her name off the top of her mind.
"Thank you." I made sure that I didn't use her first name, since she hadn't told me it yet. I turned and went into the human rest room to change.
I came out barefoot in another pair of black jeans but in a black Tee with 'Dallas' written across it. Eric met up with me and placed my clothes and the bag back in the room we'd slept in before coming back with my New Rocks.
"Nice shoes." was his only comment and I nodded. I have a problem getting fully awake after sleeping all day. My usual pattern consisted of sleeping only six hours. It used to upset Godric.
Sookie was fighting with Bill when we entered the main area together. It was something about one of her friends being chained up in Eric's basement. I turned to him.
"He was dealing vampire blood." Eric said it loud enough so only I could hear him. I nodded and we continued walking towards them.
I growled when Sookie slapped my newfound brother across the face. Eric merely smiled. I knew he wasn't harmed but still, Godric and now Eric, are my family. I will protect them.
"Sookie will accompany my newfound sibling-"
"Suzie" I realized that I hadn't told Eric my name.
"She will accompany Suzie and I to Dallas." He stressed my name just to be an ass, I didn't let it show that he'd piss me off but he already knew it worked. Damn bond.
"And I want five thousand dollars." I snorted at Eric's facial expression. Sookie turned to Bill. "I've missed a lot of work and I need a driveway."
"I can vouch for that." I raised my hand and Eric glared at me.
"You're human is getting cocky."
"She will take ten thousand and I will escort her." I looked to Bill. I guess four's not a crowd.
"-or it's a deal breaker."
Eric said something over his phone and a man was dropped on the floor infront of us. I assume it's Sookie's friend.
I zoned out again, waiting for Eric to deal with whatever business he needed to get done. It took a few minutes but soon, we had tavel arragnements and Eric stored my Harley somewhere on Fangtasia property.
"We're leaving as soon as possible." Eric didn't look at me as he made rapid movements to finish packing.
"Is Godric alive?" the question had been nagging at me since I walked into Fangtasia. "I have this feeling but I can't tell if it's me sensing him or not."
"Yes," Eric's face remained neutral as he answered. "I feel him still. So he is alive."
I sighed in relief. I want to make sure Godric is safe and punish whoever took him.
Eric watched as I slipped back inot my memories. He allowed me to stay there for a few moments until he cleared his throat.
"You should pack what you need for Dallas. We're leaving soon."
