Set The World On Fire
Part 3
Träumst du
"Suzie."
I turned to face Godric, his voice was hushed and I noticed that we weren't in his home in Dallas.
"I don't want you to worry." He opened his arms and I quickly wrapped my arms around him. "I am safe."
"You just disappeared." My voice was choppy and my face was covered in blood tears, "Where are you?"
Godric paused and I held him tighter, "Are you atleast still here in Dallas?"
He nodded and kissed the top of my head. "Did you go to Eric?"
"Ja," I bit my lip, "He has this cold facade he puts on when he's actually a decent guy."
Godric laughed and I felt it rumble through his chest. "He as learned a lot. Allow him to teach you."
I frowned and he stopped laughing, "What's the matter, child?"
"I want you to keep teaching me." My water works started again(Blood works?)...That just sounds weird, "Please Godric, where are you?"
Godric paused for a moment while he debated on telling me, his face remained neutral. He stayed like that for more time than I could stand.
"If I found you," I took an unnessisary gasp, "Would you promise to let me stay with you?"
He continued to keep his face neutral but he closed his eyes and leaned down to pressed his forehead against mine and kissed my nose.
"I promise that, if you do find me, you can stay with me." I smiled and he could feel how happy his answer made me. "Remember the promise you made to me?"
"Stay with Eric if something happens to you?" He gently nodded his head, "Yes."
"You need to keep that promise." There was a barely detectible trace of a command in his voice. "Mein Liebe."
Godric kissed my nose again before kissing under my left eye, my left cheek and the edge of my mouth.
"You are mine." I felt his words on my lips. They sent shivers down my spine.
"I am yours Godric." I smiled and ran my fingers down from behind his head to his shoulders. "Always."
I shot up, still thinking that I was in the coffin back in Fangtasia when I realized that I was in a transporter, and i'd hit my head on the top.
"Mother fucker." I growled as I rubbed the sore spot. I could hear Eric sigh as he stood above it.
"Suzie.." He was growing impatient. He unlatched the transporter and I sat up.
"Hey, i've never had to use one of these before." I frowned as Eric held out his hand. I took it and he lifted me out of the transporter, placing me on the ground.
"You were saying Godric's name." I bit my lip as Eric motioned for the transporters to be moved away.
"I sleep talk." I whispered, both of us basking in the pain of not knowing where Godric was. "Godric told me that most of my dreams are real... That my powers never fully rest even when i'm asleep." I gulped and followed Eric into a car heading towards our hotel, "And I had a dream about him."
That made Eric turn to face me, "What did he say?"
I shrunk back at the demand in his voice so far back that I was leaning against the door. "That he's safe and that I should stay with you permentely if anything happens to him." I wasn't going to tell Eric about my other promise with Godric. He didn't need to know.
"Did he tell you where he was?" I shook my head no and Eric frowned. "Sorry."
That took me aback. "What?"
"For scaring you." He pointed back at me, still clinging onto the door. "We are family, you shouldn't be afraid of me."
I nodded and slowly eased myself away from the door. "I also have flashbacks in my dreams." Eric nodded once, "I can usually tell them apart."
Eric handed me a small shot of TrueBlood and I drank it, my hunger slightly subsided.
"We're almost there."
"Why are you crying my child?"
I curled myself up into a tighter ball, only lifting my head to look up.
"Are you hurt?" Why is this boy acting like he's a grown up?
I shook my head yes.
"Where?" He crouched down and I looked at his face. It was boyish, definitley not old enough to be an adult, but getting there.
"Here." I pointed to the back of my head, "Here." Then to my jaw, "Here," I pointed to my knees, "And here." I motioned to my stomach and the area below. The boy frowned and looked back at my house, which was now fully engulfed by flames.
"My heart hurts too." I sniffled and reached out for the boy's hand. He took it and smiled at me.
"Why are you out here alone?" I looked into his eyes as he asked me this question. They reminded me of all the adult's eyes i'd seen.
I pointed back at my house, more tears fell from my eyes, "Bad men attacked my family."
He looked away from me to get a better view of my house. "Are the bad men still here?" He whispered, not taking his eyes away.
"No, I don't t.. think so." I gulp and cried harder. "My throat hurts."
He looked back down at me and knelt down infront of me. "What if I say that I can make you better?"
I looked at him and bit my lip, "I'm scared."
He nodded, "I know your scared but I want to help you."
I looked down at the ground for a moment and when I looked up again, the boy had presented me with his wrist. "This will heal you, I promise."
"Blood?" I squeaked as he sat down next to me, still offering me his wrist.
"Hurry child, before it heals." He placed a hand on my back and gently pushed me towards his wrist.
I gulped and latched my mouth onto his wrist. The back of my head instantly stopped hurting and the more I drank, the better I felt.
"Okay, okay child, enough." The boy held me back gently by the neck and removed his wrist, which healed instantly.
I looked up and noticed a tattoo on the boy, just peaking out from the open collar of his white dress shirt.
I looked down and noticed he had white pants and no shoes on. He gently touched my chin and lifted my head so he could look me in the eyes.
"How come you're not wearing shoes?" I asked and he laughed.
"I have no need for them right now." He sighed and stood up, offering me his hand. I blushed then, realizing that i'd run out of my house naked, completely exposed. I covered what I could of myself with my tiny hand.
The boy smiled lighty and slipped off his shirt. He helped me slide my arms through the sleeves and buttoned the shirt up. "There." He smiled and I made a wobbly attempt to stand. He reached out and grabbed my hand, helping me get my balance back.
"Thank you." I continued to blush as I smiled.
"Can I ask you something?" I nodded and gripped his hand, a hand that was ice cold. "Where is your family?"
That started a whole new wave of pain. I started crying all over again and the boy lifted me so I was cradled in his arms. I turned and cried to his chest. "They died."
The boy tensed and watched my house, "Did they die in the fire?" I shook my head no.
"The bad men killed them." I sobbed, "And my older sister and baby brother."
I felt him tense underneath my fingers. "Are they inside?" I nodded slowly.
"They hurt my sister before they killed her." I gasped for air "And then they hurt me."
He surprised and scared me by growling. And something popped out of his teeth. I looked up at his mouth with curiosity and my finger touched the two longer teeth.
"You find them interesting?" He asked and I nodded. "They are my fangs."
I ran my hand through his bangs before it rested on his shoulder, "Are you a good guy?"
"Yes," I smiled and wrapped my arms around him the best I could. "I will keep you safe and get those bad men."
I awoke lying down. I quickly sat up and noticed that we where already in the hotel. Eric must've carried me in here. I ran my hands through my hair and swung me legs over the side of the bed, my feet just touching the floor. I hadn't had a dream about that in a long, long time.
It was the night I met Godric and the last time I ever saw my hometown again.
Eric sensed that I was up and knocked on my door. "Come in."
He closed the door behind him and held out a bag of clothes. Isabel must've dropped them off from Godric's home. "Thank you."
Eric merely nodded and left me so I could be alone with my thoughts. I was surprised at how considerate he was.
"You don't look old enough to drive." I said as I crawled into the passenger side of my dad's truck.
"Believe me child," The boy reached out and gently grabbed my arm to lift me into the cab, "I'm much older than I look."
I said nothing back as I buckled in and he reached for the stick shift on the floor. I looked down at the bag of semi charred belongings that he had gathered after the police searched my house. We had waited out in the woods, high up in my favorite climbing tree.
"Why did we have to wait until the police left?" I asked as I touched my black teddy, "And what's your name?"
"Godric." He stated while keeping his eyes on the road, "I wanted them to think that you..."
"Died with my family?" Tears freely flowed down my cheeks, "Why?"
I looked at his face, it remained neutral while he was thinking about his response, "So it would give us a head start."
He turned to breifly look at me, knowing that I might physically lash out at him, "Child, I am not human."
"I know." My statement shocked the both of us, "When we where in my climbing tree, I felt your skin." I grabbed my teddy and hugged it tight to my chest, "You're as cold as my Mommy and Daddy."
Godric turned to me, his eyes filled with regret, "I wish i'd gotten there sooner."
I gently gripped Godric's hand that was on the shifter, "Godric..." I started to cry again. "Why are you helping me?"
Godric smiled sadly, "You remind me of my child."
I remember we'd spent hours in silence after that. Godric pulled over and removed my bag before helping me out of the truck. I remember my confusion and how it turned to sadness when Godric torched my father's truck. I was still only wearing his white dress shirt since none of my clothes had survived the fire.
I stood up and paced, trying to get the memories out of my head. I don't want to think about Godric.
"Bill, Sookie and Jessica will be coming tonight." Eric said as he watched me pace, "The sun will rise soon and I don't want you to get the bleeds."
"I don't want to Eric." I sighed as I sat down on my bed. Eric had come in a good twenty minutes before I noticed him. "I keep dreaming about my past."
"And of Godric." Eric frowned and turned to open the door, "You still need to rest sister."
I nodded sadly and sliped underneath the covers. Eric took one last look at me before closing the door.
After the truck was fully in flames, Godric picked me up in his arms and I wrapped my arms around his neck.
"I won't let anyone hurt you." He whispered as he shifted my bag from his left had to his right, "I promise."
"Pinky promise?" Godric looked down at me and laughed, "When we reach my home, yes."
I let out a soft squeak when I noticed that Godric was flying. I tightened my grip around his neck and he ran a soothing hand down my back.
"Just close your eyes if you're scared, child."
An hour before dawn, I struggled to stay awake. Godric landed softly on a freshly trimmed lawn infront of an average subruban house. He had neighbors but no one was out wandering around at this hour. He quickly unlocked the door and stepped inside.
"This is one of my many homes child." I could tell he was looking into my choclate eyes to see my reaction as he closed the door and relocked it. "The house was made for humans but i've renovated it so I can stay out here with you."
I turned around and I noticed a flight of stairs leading up to the second floor. To my right was a living room with a plasma TV and a decent size couch. Past that was the kitchen where a woman my sister's age smiled at me. I tried to smile back. To my left was a dining room and a game room. All of the rooms where bland in the sense of color. All of the walls remained white, even in the kitchen.
"Past the game room, there's a bedroom and a bathroom. That's where Ashley resides." Godric smiled as the black haired green eyed woman waved to me. I mustered a tiny wave back. "Upstairs is my room and master bathroom. You'll be staying with me."
I could see a faulter in Ashley's smile before she regained her composure.
'I hope he doesn't harm the girl. Poor thing, where did Godric take her from?'
"He saved me ma'am." I answered aloud, starling them both. "And he promised no one would hurt me, right Godric?" I held out my pinky and he wrapped his around it, sealing the promise. "I hope you didn't have your fingers crossed behind your back."
Godric's smile widened and he laughed. "No child, I didn't."
I nodded and yawned, glad that Ashley hadn't noticed that I had no clothes on underneath Godric's shirt.
Godric picked me up in his arms again and ran up the stairs into the master bathroom. While I gawked at the very large tub and three sinks, Godric drew bath water for me.
"I'm afraid that I don't have clothes for you. You can use some of mine until I go shopping for you."
I nodded and blushed, "Can Ashley go get me some?" I noticed that she was wearing all black and I liked the look. "She's really pretty."
Godric smiled and nodded, motioning for me to come towards the tub. "Sure. I bet she'll love shopping for you."
I hadn't told Godric my name and he seemed content on calling me 'child'. But I blushed when he motioned for me to slip off his shirt.
"I've had to bathe my child before." Godric laughed lightly, "I'll turn around if you want me to."
I nodded and Godric stood, helping me into the giant tub before turning around so I could slip off his shirt.
Once I dropped the now soaking wet shirt on the floor and sunk down into the tub, Godric turned to face me with a cloth in his hand.
"I'll have Ashley bathe you next time." Godric sighed as he helped me scrub. The tub started to fill with bubbles and I couldn't help but reach down and blow one towards Godric. It popped in his hair and he let out a loud chuckle. "I have a feeling that you will be a handful."
I blushed as Godric ran his fingers through my hair, applying shampoo while picking out leaves and sticks. Once he removed his hands I lifted my hands out of the water and formed spikes with my fingers.
"Godric," He stopped making bubbles with his soapy hands, "How come you didn't ask me how I knew Ashley's thoughts?"
Godric paused, using the time to rinse the shampoo out of my hair and ran conditioner though it. "It is defenitly not the weirdest thing i've ever encountered child." He smiled as I grabbed his wrist, "I thought there was something special about you the minute I caught your scent."
I could feel Godric relax as he told me this. "Are't you coming in?" Godric watched as I turned around. "You need a bath too."
Godric relented and shucked off his pants before sinking in. We both had plenty of room to spare.
I made him a bubble beard while he washed his hair. I cracked a true smile and Godric smirked.
"You're bringing out the child in me." He sighed he stood, sheilding my eyes as he did so with his hand. he wrapped a towel around his waist and brushed his hair. I dunked my head under water and scrubbed, effectivly rinsing out the conditioner before Godric helped me out of the tub.
"Time for bed my child." He grinned as I dried off with a towel.
I waited for Godric to slip underneath the covers before I did. He had already told Ashely to go shopping for me while I found one of his casual shirts to sleep in. It went down to my knees.
"If you should wake before me child, don't be alarmed by my appereance. I am merely sleeping."
I nodded and snuggled close to him. "Thank you Godric."
I awoke to the slight buzz from my phone. I hadn't brought it with me to Bon Temps and I realized then that Isabel had packed it in with my clothes. I groaned and slid out of bed and rummaged through the bag until I found the phone at the bottom. It was a text message from Stan.
Any new information on Godric?
I growled. Damn him. The cowboy like vampire knew how much i'd grown to dislike him in the recent months. Isabel already had to break up a fight between us before I left.
Nein.
Short. Simple. Sweet. Stan didn't need all the details, he always liked straight answers.
Don't test me child.
I growled and shut off my phone before tossing it on the nightstand. The clock on the bed said it was ten thirty.
"So going back to bed." I yawned and crawled underneath the covers.
"Ashley..!" I yelled out from her bathroom, "I need you to come in here, quick!"
I heard Ashley's rapid footsteps before she knocked on the door. I started crying then and Ashely slowly opened the door. "What's wrong?"
"I don't know what's happening to me." I gasped, "What's wrong with me?"
Ashley looked down and then met my gaze. "Oh... um there's nothing wrong with you sweetie."
"What do you mean there's nothing wrong with me?" I yelled, allowing my frustration to become apparent. "Look!"
Ashley smiled and went into the bathroom closet. She turned back to me and placed something on the sink ledge. "I should've known that this was going to happen soon." She smiled softly and me, sensing my fear. "Don't worry baby, it's completely natural. It just means you're growing up."
She sighed at my confused look. "I know that I haven't been taking you enough from Godric to explain.. human.. things to you. Girl things."
"This," I pointed down, "Is natural?"
Ashley nodded. "Here, let me show you what to do."
"This is the front desk calling for Miss Suzie." I groaned at the phone reciever, "I'm sorry to bother you miss but, a Miss Isabel sent a motorcycle over to store in our garage. A Ducati."
"Thank you." I sighed knowing that she'd left Godric's bike with me just incase I got incontact with him. I was glad Godric had gone out and bought me my own Harley. His driving scared me sometimes. "Now unless it's an emergency, please make sure i'm not interupted again."
"Yes Miss Suzie."
I sighed, not bothering to move. I could tell that it was still daytime. I chuckled at my dream. Ashley had explained to me what a period was and what to do. That happened, I believe, when I was twelve. Godric took it in stride and I was given my own room. Little did I know he'd done it so I could get used to sleeping alone. He left two months later, saying that he had some 'offical vampire business' to attend to in Dallas he left. Ashley and I stayed at our current home, at the time, in New York.
"Godric?" I could feel the panic rise up in my throat, "Godric?"
Ashley let me run around the whole house twice, letting the truth sink in. "Ashley," I growled, "Where is Godric?"
Ashley frowned and motioned to our dining room. I sat in the head chair while she sat to my left.
"He said that it was vampire business." Ashley sighed as I tired to fight back tears, "Suzie baby, he'll be back."
I ignored the fact that she acutally used my name, "When?" I clenched my fists and rested them on the table.
"He said it shouldn't take long." Ashley smiled to try and cheer me up.
It didn't work.
"Why would he do that?" I shook my head, "He was teaching me how to use my telepathy."
I shoved myself away from the table and ran across the game room and into the newly renovated area that contained my room. Godric allowed me to design it. That included a very nice sound system for my CD collection as well as an Ipod dock to play songs from. I had two day beds, one made of metal and one made of wood. the one made of wood was covered by a purple veil and the metal bed was underneath my TV and sound system. A vanity, bookshelf and dresser took up some space, but left enough room for Godric to bring some of his things down if he chose to. My walls where painted purple and my floor was black.
I slammed my door shut and locked it before fishing around my comforter for my sound system remote. As soon as it turned on, the one song that Godric liked, so far, out of my music came on. I growled and switched it to Disturbed. Ashley left me alone, knowing all to well what happened when I got this way, even though it was rare.
'Poor girl. I wouldn't be surprised if she's developed a little crush on him.'
Ashley's thoughts confused me. What did she mean by crush?
About six months past and Halloween was fast approching. Ashley relented to my request to go trick or treating even though Godric strictly forbit it. The catch was I had to bring Ashley with me and she couldn't leave my side. I'd never known her to break any of Godric's rules and I had a feeling she did it to take my mind off my recent depression.
I smiled as she handed me a pillowcase and locked the door behind us.
"I won't tell Godric if you don't." I giggled and Ashley tried to keep her smile inplace. My costume choice didn't sit well with her.
Ashley had helped draw on almost all of Godric's tattoos and found some of his old clothes in the back of his closet for me to wear. "I can't believe i'm letting you do this."
I smiled and relased my cutsom fangs. They had taken a while to come in and I only removed them when I went to be. The trick for releasing them was hitting a small piece of metal, that was inside my mouth, with my tounge. Ashley rolled her eyes and led me to the first house.
Each of our neighbors asked where I lived and Ashley would reply for me. Dallas was the answer she gave and then she would usher me to the next house. I felt bad about lying to them but the thought quickly went to the back of my mind, knowing that this was only my fourth time outside since Godric had brought me to New York five years ago.
I came home that night with hundreds of pieces of candy. Ashley and I split them until I felt like my stomach was about to burst open. She made sure that I went to be around midnight before leaving to go to bed herself. /i
A dull ache in my heart roused me from my sleep. It wasn't my own, but that of Godric's. A wave of relief flooded over me then, I had proof that he hadn't met the sun. I was semi shocked when the clock on the nightstand told me it was noon. I rolled back over and dwelled on Ashley's answer for where I came from. I knew now that if i'd actually fully paid attention, it would've revealed Godric's location. He'd gone back to Area 9 for his Sheriff duties and was waiting for it to be save to bring Ashley and I to him.
i "Godric.." I heard Ashley's voice as she greeted someone at the door. I knew that it couldnt've been Godric, he'd been gone for two years. Why would he come back now?
"Thank you for looking after her Ashley." All my doubts where then shattered and my heart ached at the sound of his voice. "Where is she?"
"In the kitchen." I could feel Ashley's happiness come off her in waves.
Before Godric and Ashley could make it into the kitchen, I slipped out the back door and ran to my favorite tree. It was an apple tree Ashley told me Godric had planted many years ago when she'd just started watching over this house. I could see both of their faces in the window, looking at each other.
I waited and waited for one of them to come out but neither of them did. They where waiting for me.
'Suzie, what are you doing?' Ashley had turned and faced me in the window while Godric slowly made his way across the backyard towards me.
"Why did you run from me My Child?" Godric's voice seemed to get closer and it was then that I realized he was climbing the tree.
I flintched at his touch, not used to his cold hands anymore. I could see that this caused him great pain, it reflected in his silvery blue eyes. His arms quickly wrapped around me and I beat my palms against his chest to make him put me down. Needless to say that didn't work.
Godric didn't look down at me while he carried me back down the tree and into the house. He was surprised by all of the posters tacked to my walls and ceiling.
"Your room has changed a lot since I left." I bit my lip and avoided looking at his face. "And so have you."
The tears i'd been holding back quickly streamed down my face, "You left for two years, what did you expect?"
Godric placed me down on my metal day bed and sat down next to me. "I had to leave."
I shook my head and Godric tried to wipe my tears away, I quickly gripped his wrist to stop him. "You scared me Godric. You never said goodbye and you never called... I thought you'd abandoned me... I thought..."
"You thought that i'd gotten hurt." Godric brushed some of my bangs from my face. Ashley had given me an "Emo" haircut. "Believe me Child, I wanted to come back but there are duties I have back in Dallas. I came back for you and Ashley now because it is safe for you to make the journey."
My tears continued to slide down my face to the sheets underneath my hands. "I missed you so much Godric."
Godric stood and held out his hand to me, "I must rest Suzie," He sighed needlessly, "Please come join me."
I gently gripped his hand and Godric slowly led me out of my room, past Ashley who was at the bottom of the stairs, up into his light tight room.
Why is Godric's bike a Ducati? I don't know, I've seen it in so many fanfics, so i guess it rubbed off on me. The chapter title is based off the song "Träumst du" by Oomph! and the title of the whole Fanfic is based off the Album "Set The World On Fire" by Black Veil Brides.
