Chapter One

My body was sluggish. I could feel my feet catching on the plush carpet. The other guest moved about me casting me sideways glances while keeping their distance. I do not even give them a sideways glance as I bump into one of the humans.

No matter how much I try to will myself to return to the roof my feet move me forwards towards the elevator. My feet … they refuse to take me back to my maker.

I feel the tears slipping farther down my face. It should be me with him at the end not a human. Even one so good, unique and pure as Sookie. Thinking about my last moments with Godric, I felt the pull of his last commands. To take care of this woman who he arranged to be in my room.

I stepped into elevator. I starred at the buttons. It took me a long time of starring at those buttons to remember I had to push one of them. It took me a moment to remember I was on the 15th floor. My hand reaches out. It seems foreign to me. It isn't my hand, is it?

When the elevator bings and opens bringing me back to the present. I stumble past the day time maid her black and red attire are lost on me. I get to my door and begin fishing for the key card which I know is in a pocket somewhere. After what seems like forever I finally get the key in the little slot and turn the handle letting myself in.

I am only vaguely aware of the woman that I pass by on my way to stand infront of the fireplace. Without thinking another moment I fall into the overstuffed love seat. The soft padding of feet near me the sound stops just behind me.

"Mister Eric … or do you prefer Master Eric." The voice is soft and nearly musical. Her scent is sweet I make notice of it. The ruffle of fabric near my head.

"Do not touch me." I hear the deadly edge to my own voice. I can feel a twinge inside me as I threaten against one of the last commandments of my marker in thought alone.

"Of course." I can hear a twang of disappointment in her voice. "I will go in the other room. When you are ready I will be too."

I hear her swishing away from me. Why did Godric want me to watch out for this woman? Did he really feel that her presence would ease the pain of a millennia loss from his final death? The click tells me she is gone to the adjoining room.

I do not know how long I sat there staring at the fire replaying my life with Godric. My thoughts are broken when a quite knock is heard on my door. For the first time in what feels like hours I turn to it. I hear Sookie's voice talking to the maid giving her some sob story about forgetting her key.

The maid it seems buys it. I hear the plastic card being slid in just before the click of the door opens. I can see Sookie entering the room with her back towards me. The purple and white dress shifts as she talks to the maid thanking her.

Somewhere I lose interest in her speech to the maid and turn back to the fire. I vaguely think about gas fires can not compare to the fires of ages past. They had a certain charm. I find I miss the smell and the popping crackle of the logs as they burned.

"Eric," I did not even hear her approach me as I had with the other one, "Eric, are you alright?"

I look at her warm brown eyes. I can tell she has been crying she the trail from her tears still stains her face. Slipping her finger under my chin she turns my face up towards her.

"Godric he cared for you deeply. In the end all he worried about in the end was that you would be taken care of."

I find myself strangely eased by her words. The pain eases some in her presence and at accounting of my maker's last moments.

"I should have been there!" I strike the chair with my doubled fist.

She jumps back slightly at my outburst. I feel a momentary pang of remorse for scaring her being as she was there during the last moments. "Sorry" The sound of my voice saying that word.

She leans down placing her hands on either side of my face. She moves to my eyes and lightly kisses my left eye and right eye. "No, I am so sorry for your loss Eric. I can not imagine your pain." She hugs my head to her chest.

Pulling my eyes up to meet hers. Leaning closer I can hear her heart beat quicken. Her chest heaves with each breath. I close the distance slowly until our lips meet. The kiss is chaste and light. I can feel the blood rushing to her face. All to soon she is pulling away.

"I have to go… Again I am sorry Eric." With that her purple sundress and her flit out of the room.

I lean back against the back of the love seat. Strangely enough I am feeling more and more like myself now. I run my fingers through my hair. When I lower my hand I see the blood coating my fingertips. The bleeds have hit me, damn.

Getting up I look between the doors to the two adjoining rooms. I will handle the girl this evening. At least then I will be more presentable. Moving to the other door I find my room is just as it was left. Turning the lock I assure that no strange girl is going to be attempting anything for the rest of the day.

I look at the laptop certain that there is hell waiting for me when I open it to check my e-mails. Again another thing I will deal with this evening.

Without another thought I slip onto the bed. Then before I know it I have slipped to be dead to the world for at least a few hours.

}a/n: I know this chapter is shorter than I would have liked. But I wanted to tie up a few loose ends with Sookie before I continued on. Remember to leave me a review. They give me motivation to continue on.

Until next time!{