Author's Note:
Hey guys, I was able to update today and had the inspiration to write this chapter. I'm not sure where this is really going (though I have a few ideas) and I don't know if you guys will enjoy it but I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.
So far I'm doing it from a third person point of view focused on my OC Lola but I promise to do a little bit of Godric and Eric third person in the future. I'm really trying to establish Lola and her background before she gets too romantic with either one of her two suitors and forgive me if its a bit rough at first. Lola is a unique character I came up with and I'm trying to write her with her own spirit, so I hope you enjoy it. Please note that Godric is semi-suicidal in this story but he will not die. I've been writing his interaction with Eric and Lola as his big last hoorah before he meets the sun, and there will be a chapter dedicated to him telling Eric that he intends to end himself, but I haven't decided if I'm going to go with the Fellowship of the Sun story line yet or not. It wont be for a few chapters anyways.
As a final little note, this story contains recreational drug use, alcohol use, and mature language. Consider yourself warned!
Lola had certainly heard the name Godric being whispered between patrons before, and from the little conversation she had had with her previous boyfriends, Lola knew he was a pretty big deal. Age was a big thing for vampires – the older the better. Godric was known as one of the oldest vampires in the country, and Lola was sure that it had afforded him with great status. She smiled as wide as she could and nodded in understanding. "I've heard of you before" she blurted out to Godric, though she turned bright red afterwards. She got a small smile in return, and an annoyed huff from the one named Eric. She could have sworn she heard him murmur something about Godric always getting the girls but she couldn't be sure.
All too aware of how badly the conversation could go, Lola shuffled off to do busy work and help other customers. She tried to sequester herself away from the piercing gaze of the two newest customers, but she felt their eyes on her skin and she felt more embarrassed than annoyed with their behavior. She watched as the pair of them spoke in hushed tones to one another and monitored for when they would need a refresher on their drinks. She found a dirty glass to wash as she absent absentmindedly ogled Godric and Eric. She was confused as to why she felt so drawn to them, she had never really fawned over anyone before – vampire or human and the idea of being entranced by someone was a foreign concept to her.
She had quickly convinced herself that the two were – though not out of her league – probably not interested in a girl like her. She knew from the girls who frequented the bar that vampires tended to go for the blonde in a short skirt than a loud mouth with tattoos and combat boots. As the two of them finished their Tru Bloods Lola rushed to get back over to them. "Anything else I can get you two?" She felt Eric's eyes rake over her body and she blushed, she was used to getting looks like that from men, but for some reason Eric's look excited her. Godric simply smiled before asking "Lola, what time does your shift end?" Lola was jarred by the question "1:30" she responded, though she thought moments later it was probably a bit too trusting of her to give out the information so freely. She glanced at the clock and realized that it was only an hour before 1:30 – she had spent longer than she realized watching Godric and Eric. Eric was the first to break the silence "We're going to have a strange life.. - Hemingway?" He tore his eyes away from Lola's chest tattoo to look her in the eye with a surprisingly sexy glint in his eyes. Lola stuttered out "Its from my favorite novel, A Farewell to Arms." Both Eric and Godric smiled and nodded before speaking to each other in a language Lola had a hard time recognizing at first.
"Hon verkar annorlunda än de flesta andra" Godric said softly through a small smile.
"Hon är också mycket vacker" Eric replied before locking eyes with Lola again. It took her only a moment to recognize they were speaking Swedish and she bit her lip before replying "Det är oförskämt att prata om någon som står rakt framför dig" and turning to help another customer.
The pair both laughed before Godric nonchalantly asked for two more Tru Bloods. Lola busied herself with grabbing two more A Positives and popping them in the microwave. She had placed them down and walked away from the two of them before they could utter word. Lola stayed away from Godric and Eric for the rest of her hour and when it was time for her to leave for the night she didn't see either of them in their seats. Assuming that they had simply left, Lola walked over to Toby and wrapped her arms around his neck. They exchanged their usual pleasantries and Lola left him with a kiss on the cheek and a promise to text him when she got home alright. Lola grabbed her jacket and walked through the kitchen. Joseph was finishing up the last dishes of the night and Lola offered a hand taking out the trash. They each grabbed a bag and the two linked arms to walk to the big dumpsters in the alley and Joseph teased her about how she had seemed flustered all night.
"I saw you through the kitchen window sweetheart don't tell me you weren't doing anything. Was it those two strange vampires?" Lola shrugged him off "I don't know what you're talking about my love I only have eyes for you!" The two of them laughed briefly before Joseph offered to walk her home like he usually did. Lola thought about it for a minute but realized she would be fine and that he probably wanted to get straight home anyways. She hugged Joseph and they split ways, Lola opting to go through the alleys in order to get back to her loft faster. As she rounded a dark corner Lola bumped into what felt like a brick wall. Cursing under her breath she took a step back and looked up to find the blonde guy Eric standing in front of her. Godric was slightly behind him and Lola couldn't help but blurt out "You two?" before covering her mouth.
Godric was the first to speak "I do believe that the two of us could handle ourselves in a dark alley, it is you we are surprised to find here. It really isn't safe out here for humans you know" He gave her a predatory smirk and she almost laughed. "I think I can handle myself, though I suppose you're right that it's a little dumb to not even look where I'm going" She had to admit that if it had been anyone else, or even any other vampire that she had bumped into, things could've gone badly. Eric spoke up next "Let us walk you home, it would be our pleasure to make sure nothing harms you." "That would be lovely" Lola replied. Suddenly she felt more brazen than usual and she linked arms with each of her two "escorts."
The three of them began walking, with Lola leading the way back to her building. She could feel both of them as they snuck looks at her and she smiled and blushed thinking that it was nice that she met such gentlemen, despite the fact that neither of them had a pulse. "I find it interesting that you speak Swedish, not many humans do" Godric spoke up. "Yes it is quite charming to find someone in Dallas that speaks my language" Eric chimed in. Lola couldn't help but laugh at the classic old world way that the pair spoke. "Your language you say? I learned while I lived in Stockholm working with a family of tailors." The trio were at her door before they could really speak more on the matter.
"Well this is it boys, thanks for the walk I guess and uh... have a good rest of your night!" Lola went to type in the code of her building but the two of them didn't move. "Aren't you going to invite us in? It would be ungentlemanly of us not escort you all the way to the door" Godric said before smirking once more. Damn he's got a hot smirk Lola thought. "I suppose it couldn't hurt, after all I'm not naïve enough to pretend that you wouldn't have already killed me if you wanted me dead." Lola's lips turned upward as she punched in the unique code that gave her access to her loft. She ushered her callers inside the door and into the elevator that was reserved just for her floor. She punched in a second code on the inside of the elevator, allowing access to the penthouse.
After a silent but comfortable ride up to her front door, Lola fumbled through her pockets for her keys. Grumbling to herself about how she had too many keys, codes and other security devices, Lola placed the key in the lock and opened the door for her guests. She walked past them into the spacious living room and threw her jacket on the sleek red leather couch that she loved so much. Lola let out a yawn and clumsily got out of her boots. A cleared throat made her spin around to find both Eric and Godric stuck on the other side of the threshold. "Oh, come in!" she quickly corrected herself.
They each took a step into her apartment and looked around. As they went from poster to poster, examining each little figurine, picture or statue that cluttered the walls Lola took the opportunity to observe each one of them. Plopping herself on the couch, Lola opted to start with Godric. Lola was around 5'10 – tall for the average girl – and Godric was just a hair taller than her. He had a stiffness that came with strength and a finely tuned body. Lola guessed he was young when he was turned, but he may be as old as 20. He looked European; Lola had spent enough time in Scandinavia to guess at his heritage, but not knowing exactly how old he was she could only guess the country. His charcoal eyes stood out against his flushed pink lips, and masculine jaw line. He was dressed modestly enough in clacks and a pea coat over a crisp button up shirt, and Lola liked his style. She was too charmed with his old world nature for her liking, so she switched to watching Eric.
Eric was definitely scandinavian, and based on what he said earlier he was Swedish to be exact. He had a long and lean frame, and his blonde hair was slicked back in a style straight from GQ. He wore a black tank with a neckline dipping low enough to accent the light blonde hair on his chest. His suit jacket and pants were tailored to his body perfectly, and damn did he know how to wear the shit out of that suit. Lola bit her lip to stop the flush between her legs she was feeling from watching Eric move with the grace of a figure skater and the predatory gait of a lion.
Lola knew that she had wasted only the briefest of moments analyzing each one of them, but it was enough for her attention to be noticed. Godric and Eric both looked right into her eyes, each one with a confident smirk on their faces. Lola's skin was starting to tingle with both of them looking at her like that; "Well gentlemen, its been fun but it is time for me to hit the hay. You got me home safely so thanks!" Lola stood up to go into her room and change out of her clothes.
Godric rushed in front of her at vampire speed. "It was our pleasure to escort you tonight. I find myself very interested in you Lola. Perhaps I can see you again?" Eric also stood and made his way behind Godric. "Yes, we would like to see you. Tomorrow evening perhaps?" Lola looked between the both of them and shrugged. "I'm working but I suppose if you want to see me you can always come by the bar again? Your choice of course." Lola stepped around the two of them and made to grab the handle to her door.
"Tomorrow evening it is then my love." Before she could turn around and respond, she heard a gush of air and the sound of a shutting door. Lola jumped into the shower and scrubbed her body clean. It was weird that she felt so safe around vampires. She was never against vampires, especially after they helped her dad so much in his business. She knew that Dallas was home of the vampire hate group the Fellowship of the Sun, but she had never bought into their hateful speeches and resentment of the undead.
Lola felt something special with these two vampires. She felt safer with them than she should have considering how vulnerable she was when it came right down to it. She had never met them before, and vampire or not going anywhere with someone you don't know is a bad idea. And yet she had blindly accepted their offer of walking her home, and even let them into her apartment as if it was no big deal. Lola only hoped that her instincts about them were right, and all she could do was wait and see right?
Lola threw off her clothes and got into a baggy t-shirt left behind by one of her former suitors. Lola threw her hair up in a bun and decided not to put on pants to sleep in. If she left her windows open tonight, she would be just cool enough to sleep through the night without stirring as she usually did. She rolled herself a joint, as had become custom for her when returning home from work. She remembered to text Toby that she was ok and had made it home before she threw herself into her bed and closed her eyes. Several long drags from her joint later Lola was relaxed enough to fall asleep, so she put out the roach and crawled under the covers. Tonight had been a good night.
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Lola woke up at two in the afternoon. She was used to waking up late in the day and had a routine going that kept her sane. Jumping out of bed Lola made her way to the kitchen to make herself some cereal. She mushed up her favorite combination of lucky charms and cocoa puffs in her soy milk and thought back to meeting Godric and Eric last night. Lola grabbed her laptop and decided she would do a little background research on the two men who had just entered her life. Going to google, Lola typed in Godric, Dallas, and vampire as search parameters. She clicked on the first link that was a Wikipedia page dedicated to the list of vampires who worked as the hierarchy for Texas. Not much was listed about him other than that he was Sheriff of Area Nine which encompassed the city of Dallas. Unlike some other vampires on the list, Godric had no page dedicated to his background, so Lola was left in the dark, though there was a link underneath his name explaining that his progeny Eric was the Sheriff of Area 5 in Louisiana. No personal information was given about either vampire, but Lola found herself staring at the pictures that had been tagged with their names. Each one was obviously posed for at some gala, as they were both wearing tuxes in their pictures. Lola smiled thinking about how dashing both of them looked – it seemed Godric could wear a suit just as well as Eric.
Lola finished her breakfast and began shopping online. She was eager to get her mind off of the vampires she couldn't help but admit that she wanted to see again. It irritated her that they had gotten under her skin so quickly. Lots of guys threw themselves at her every night when her shift ended, and not very many of them made the cut when it came to capturing her heart. She had been on dates with a few customers, but nothing ever stuck because she was always hesitant to open up to any suitors. Lola huffed as she clicked "add to cart" for some jeans and a new dress. This was not her, she was not crushing on these vampires.
Lola spent hours shopping on the internet for new boots, gauges, and random baubles that caught her eye. She was comfortable enough in her finances to get the things she wanted, so to distract herself she went on a spending spree. A few thousand dollars and dozens of purchases later, Lola did feel better. It was a superficial happiness, but it was what she needed right now. Lola curled the ends of her hair around her fingers lazilly. She wasn't sure she really wanted to go to work tonight, but the thought of seeing Godric and Eric again was enough to motivate her to get her butt up and get dressed anyways.
Lola dressed in her usual pair of jeans and a peeled the baggy shirt off of her body. She decided she would go out of her way to look just a little bit fancier than usual, and put on her best push up bra to give the girls that extra "oomph." After curling the ends of her hair in soft waves, and applying a few layers of slate grey and amethyst purple eye shadow Lola felt already felt more confident. She usually had a hard time accenting her one of a kind eye color, but when she felt brave enough the combination of grey and purple usually set the shades of turquoise off like firecrackers. Slipping on a body hugging tank in a dark blood red, Lola checked her appearance in the mirror. She looked like a bombshell, and she smiled inwardly hoping she'd get a reaction from Godric and Eric if they did show up tonight. Lola swiped across her lips with a clear gloss and reminded herself that even though they had said they would return, that nothing was a guarantee – especially when it came to vampires. After all they were both sheriffs, and that meant that their time might be too precious to go checking up on some girl they met at a bar.
Lola slipped her boots onto her feet and laced them quickly. Her shift began at 7 today and it was only 6 by the time she was dressed and ready to go. Lola looked around her apartment nervously, trying to figure out something to do until it was time for her to leave. She shuffled some magazines onto her coffee table and tried to straighten up as best she could. If she did have company later, it was best to make her apartment as clean as possible. She made sure that she hid her small stash of pot in her nightstand – she didn't think that the two vampires would really care, but you could never be too careful about such things.
After making sure the bulk of her mess was cleaned up and put away, Lola checked her phone for the time. It was 6:45 and she headed to the door as she checked the dozen or so text messages she had received throughout the day. Lola walked through the busy streets to Skyline, her fingers tapping away as she responded to Toby, her father and some of her other friends' messages on the phone. She really hated to communicate with the outside world sometimes – it seemed a little bit crazy to her that no matter where she was someone could get in touch with her, but that was living in the twenty-first century for you.
Lola made her way through the backdoor and the kitchen before meeting up with Toby at the bar. Business was slow, and Joseph had the night off so she didn't have much to do except for wait for her guests to arrive. Lola busied her self with idle chit chat with the odd customer or two, and cleaning up the stock room hoping that eventually the vampire clientele would arrive since it was now safely after dark.
It wasn't until Lola heard Toby call to her in the back that she noticed Eric and Godric sitting at the bar expectantly. She smiled and thanked Toby for letting her know before walking over to the two of them. "Hey guys – Tru Blood A Positive?" She asked as she remembered their previous order. "Actually we're just here to see you, Lola." She shuddered as her name rolled off of Godric's tongue. She knew they could both sense her excitement through her amped up heartbeat and starry-eyed gaze but she couldn't find it in her to care. "Toby is it ok if I take off early? Business is slow and I'll make it up to you some other night!" Lola called out to her "boss" though she knew he wouldn't mind if she left. "Sure go ahead lols." She giggled instinctively as he called her by her nickname and went to grab her coat. Jumping over the bar Lola began walking to the front door before calling behind her "You guys coming with me or did you just want to stare from far away?" She had her hand on the door to leave when she felt a gust of wind push up behind her. "Where are we headed Lola?" Eric asked curiously. "I know of a place I think you both might enjoy." Lola smiled and guided the two of them out the door and towards her favorite spot in the city.
The trio moved through the crowds of people with ease as Lola guided them to an old highrise she knew the owner of. The security guard George merely smiled and opened the door for her and her guests and Lola ushered them into the elevator, hitting the top floor button. Godric chucked "I'm not sure what you have in store for us Lola but this is turning out to be an interesting night." "Oh I think you'll like it" She smiled gleefully.
As they stepped out onto the top floor, Lola quickly made her way to the stairs tucked into the right hand corner of the building. She jumped two steps at a time until she opened the door to the roof, and Eric and Godric both walked out with her, taking in the Dallas skyline as they did. Lola's favorite spot in the city had always been this building. She would often come up here and watch the city, especially when she was young and most of her time was spent panhandling for change on the streets. Lola had even come to this building expecting to commit suicide a handful of times – right after her mother died Lola had stumbled up to the roof drunk and cried at the heavens to just take her, make her fall so that she could be at peace. Even last year Lola had come to this beautiful building to try and take her life, but something about the way you could truly see the city from her little spot made her stop every time.
Godric and Eric both stood in silent wonderment watching the city go by. Being vampires they could see even the smallest detail of each person as they went about their business on that Dallas evening. Godric looked at Eric with a smile on his face before telepathically communicating through their bond "She certainly is full of surprises isn't she?" Eric looked between Lola and his maker. "She is quite extraordinary" he responded.
Author's Note part deux:
the Swedish I used is from Google translate so if it's wrong I apologize. Its meant to say:
Hon verkar annorlunda än de flesta andra - she seems different than most others
Hon är också mycket vacker - she is also very beautiful
Det är oförskämt att prata om någon som står rakt framför dig - it's rude to talk about someone standing in front of you
Also sorry I left off at kind of an awkward place, I couldn't find the right ending so I went for it before it got too long.