CHAPTER FOUR: Preparations Part Two
The silver Lamborghini flew through the pin tight turn at break neck speed; blowing the leaves from the trees and the gravel off the road. The two blondes inside the fast moving car were quiet, comfortably holding hands, enjoying the silence of the moment, content with each other and listening to the powerful engine of the beautiful car.
Sookie shifted her head on the seat lazily; looking at Eric's masculine profile with a hint of lust, pride simmering inside her that she had been chosen by this male.
"Eric?"
"Yes?" he shifted his eyes toward her, his face still facing the road.
"Would you tell me a little more about your family? I had never heard that you had any except for Pam," she asked.
He held her gaze for a moment longer before looking back at the road once more.
"Well…" he began slowly, "Excluding Pam, there are four others."
"Wow, really?"
He smiled, "Yes. They are a mischievous bunch who have traveled the world and are very well known in the supernatural world.
"Kai… he is by far the oldest. At three thousand, he has seen more than I possibly could. He has dealt with many burdens, let alone the fact that as a human, he was very well-known. Because of that, only few among our kind know who he really is; his identity is a well guarded secret for if his real name ever gets out, it will be one for the history books," he said cautiously.
"Woah… who was he, that it would be that detrimental if it gets out?" Sookie asked, astonished.
"I believe that it is his story to tell; and only if he wishes to tell it. Since you are my bonded, I would see no reason for him to not speak of it. But I cannot tell you." He said, looking over at her, squeezing her fingers.
"You would think, with how vain many vampires are, that he would want people to know who he really is," she said, befuddled.
"That is true; however, while he is considered a pretty boy, and knows how attractive he is, he is not vain at all really. He does not want the attention it will bring him, if his name gets out. He likes his quiet life," he smiled, before rolling his eyes, smiling wide, "Well, he used to; He is actually a model now, which I cannot fathom considering how laid back Kai is."
Sookie laughed, "Why?"
"Why he is a model? I have no idea; it is not within the old geezer's character to have that as a career… He's too quiet, and has a bad temper. I am surprised he allows others, besides his mate, to tell him what to do."
"Ah." Sookie giggled, putting a hand over her mouth to hide her smile; thinking of another someone who had a picture of himself on the wall of his office at Fangtasia.
Eric smirked over at her, knowing what she was thinking. He continued on;
"Then there is Anastasia; the one I was talking to earlier."
Sookie nodded, before he continued, "She is his mate. They have been together for about three hundred years, and are completely inseparable. Where one goes, so does the other."
The car zipped around a curve, and then leveled out on a two lane road, slowing down when they caught up to traffic heading into town.
"Now," he says, "We will continue this later. Where would you like to eat, Lover?"
"Oh. Umm… it doesn't matter; we can grab something quick and I can eat it at Fangtasia while you catch up on things," Sookie suggested, shrugging, "I don't really have a preference."
"If that is what my lover wants, then it shall be done."
After picking up a sandwich from a local deli, they arrived at Fangtasia a little after ten pm.
Eric drove around back, sliding into his designated space with ease. Leaning over for a quick kiss, he exited the car and swiftly moved to the other side and helped Sookie out of the car and into the building. The bar was already in full swing; the atmosphere sultry with the sights and sounds of people dancing to the erotic music of Corey Hart's "Sunglasses at night". While the bar was crowded, nobody bumped into them on the way to Eric's office, as one look at the owner intimated anyone to get in his way.
Following behind Eric, Sookie started bopping and singing along to the song causing him to turn around and grab her food, and quickly depositing it on his desk, before tugging her to the dance floor.
"Eric, what are you doing?" she laughed as he quickly twirled her.
"Dance with me. I can tell you like this song." He pulled her closer and grabbed her hips pressing his pelvis into her, moving them in his hands.
Sookie laughed and ran her hands down his chest before pushing away, spinning around. He grabbed her left hand helping her fling out, pulling her back in as she then lifted her leg, pointing her foot up above her head; his hand caressing the back of her calf up to her ankle. After she gracefully put her leg down, she plastered herself to his torso and they began a two step combination, gyrating their hips against the other; him occasionally spinning and twirling her in his arms.
"That was so fun! I love dancing with you!" Sookie gushed, laughing and out of breath as she plopped down on the couch to rest. "Man, if I wasn't hungry before, I sure am now," she exclaimed, still catching her breath. They had danced for four songs; having too much of a good time with each other to neither think about the rest of the night nor realize how long they were out there.
"Here you are, Lover." Eric gave her the sandwich so she could start eating.
"I enjoyed dancing with you as well. We should do that more often," he smiled at her.
His smile vanished, "Although I should have had you eat first. I am sorry, Lover."
"Don't be," Sookie looked up from a bite, "I loved that song and I knew I would be able to eat once we got back here, so I wasn't really thinking about it much."
"I am glad to hear that," Eric said, sitting down at his computer to complete the travel paperwork before calling Pam in, giving Sookie plenty of time to eat.
Eric grabbed his cell phone and quickly texted Pam, before putting it back in his pocket.
Pam arrived at the door a few seconds later, "Master."
"You have what I need?" Eric asked, looking up from the computer.
Pam walked to the desk and laid a passport on top of the keyboard, "Anything else you require?"
"No, that is all. You will need to run Fangtasia for a few days; then you may join us in Sydney. You can either choose someone to run it in our absence; or close it down for the week you will not be here. I will leave that decision to you," Eric told her, grabbing up the passport, standing and sliding it in his back pocket.
"Yes, Eric. I am… happy… that I can see my sisters. It has been awhile," Pam looked down, uncomfortable with showing her relief.
"Of course, Pamela. I would not keep you from your sisters, you know that," Eric walked over and kissed her forehead. "Now, go thrall the vermin. We will see you in a week."
"Bye, Pam! See you soon!" Sookie took a break from inhaling her food to wave from her seat on the couch as Pam walked out the door.
"You almost ready, Lover?" Eric smiled down at her.
"Hmm Mm!" Sookie swallowed the bite of her sandwich and stood up, "What did she give you Eric?"
"Your passport," he said, taking it out of his pocket and handing it to her.
Sookie's eyes got round, "My… passport?"
"Yes, Lover. Since you did not have one, and you will need one to go on this trip; I took the liberty of getting one made for you."
"But.. Doesn't it take, like, weeks to get one?" she asked him, looking up from it puzzled.
"That is true when it comes to humans. But the process is faster and easier with Supes," Eric told her, leaning down for a kiss.
"Well, thank you, I guess."
"You're welcome, Lover."
"Where are we going now?" Sookie asked, gripping her seat tightly as Eric took a bend sharply.
"We, my dear Sookie, are going shopping!" Eric laughed out, glancing at her with a big grin on his face.
"Shopping? For what?" she gritted through her teeth, closing her eyes as he sped up even more.
"Clothes! You will need clothes for where we are going, even if we will not be wearing any most of the night," he leered at her.
"Eric, I have clothes I can pack at my house. We don't need to go shopping," Sookie told him.
"Too bad, We are going!" Eric pried her left hand from the seat to lift it up for a kiss, "Please, Lover. Let me spoil you."
"You are already spoiling me by taking me on a trip, Eric." She tried to reason.
"Then this will not count and just be a small thing."
"Ugh.. Never mind," Sookie relented, knowing there was no point in arguing with him, "To the shops!"
A few minutes later they pulled into a shopping district called, Nocturnum, which catered distinctly for Vampires.
"Why are we at a Vamp shopping mall, when we'll be shopping for me?" Sookie questioned.
"Because I need items as well; plus, Nocturnum is open all night, considering the clientele."
"Ah."
"By the gods, Calm down!"
"No! Everything needs to be spotless!"
"Everything IS spotless! Now stop!"
Katalina ignored Anastasia, flying past her in a blur, duster in hand. Anastasia sighed dramatically, "Kai? A little help here, maybe?"
"Sorry love, but I am getting nowhere near that." Kai smirked at her above the novel he was reading on the couch.
Pinching the bridge of her nose, she huffed and plopped down next to Kai, laying her head along the back.
Draping his arm around her, he turned back to his book, "If she wants to exhaust herself before they get here, it is her own doing."
"Hey! I heard that!" Katalina yelled out from the other room.
"Good. Now come sit down," Kai used his ancient authority and beckoned her into the room and down onto an adjacent chair.
"Damnit. I hate it when you do that." Katalina pouted, crossing her arms like a petulant child.
Kai and Anastasia just snickered at her.
"Okay, so when was it that I was the one deemed to go get the groceries?" Darius thundered grouchily from the doorway.
Kai frowned at him, "You were the one already out running errands, so it was only appropriate that you get them."
"Nah, I don't buy that. It's because I'm black, isn't it?"
"Shut up." Kai threw the book he was reading, hitting Darius in the back of the head.
"Ow! What the fuck? No respect. I get no appreciation around here," he said grumpily, heading into the kitchen.
"I appreciate you, baby!" Katalina laughed out from her seated position.
"Yea, yea, whatever. Now come help put all this shit away."
I am so sorry for how long it has been sinch I have updated! I went through a very long writer's block.. but now since I am done with school for now, I will have more time to continue! YAY!
Please let me know how you like!