False Hope

"Eric" pain shot through her body as he lifted me from the floor and her eyes immediately searched the room for Bill, when Eric realized what I was doing he told her Bill was lying on the floor in a corner with a large gash in his head. She prayed he was dead but knew it would only be a matter of time before he healed considering he almost drained her.

Sookie wanted to scream at Eric to get her out of there but the look in his eyes told her she was in pretty bad shape, she refused to take her eyes off of Eric It was like something out of an old movie where the villain reveals his plan and just before he can kill you the hero shows up just to save the damsel in distress.

She wanted to tell Eric she loved him and she should have never sent him away but her mouth filled with the warm blood that was flowing up from her throat cutting off the words and making it feel like she would drown with each ragged breath. His eyes scanned her quickly and hoped he had made it in time to save her, Eric bit into his wrist and held it to her mouth

"Drink Sookie" she could see the fear in his eyes.

With all her might she tried to do what he was telling her but she couldn't make her body respond, so she held out her tongue and he moved his wrist to hover over her mouth allowing the drops of blood to roll down her throat. Thankfully this worked and after a few minutes she was able to close her mouth around his wrist and draw the blood with only a little pain, her body was already starting to heal and she could feel the pressure in her chest fading as she drank his thousand year old blood.

Eric stroked her hair as she drank neither of them had the words to express what they were feeling but she knew he had felt her pain and he had suffered with her over the last couple of days. Eric started to speak but stopped when bill let out a groan that told him he was waking up, Sookie looked over in the direction Eric had told her Bill was laying and watched Bill push himself up to his knees, the gash in his head was healing quicker than she had hoped and all she could think was how much she wanted to run.

Even though she could feel her body healing she still couldn't move her legs properly and if she ran there was no doubt Bill would catch her; Sookie started to panic as she laid there looking from Eric to Bill she needed a plan hopefully one that would keep her with Eric and wouldn't get her killed.

Bill was awake now and getting to his feet and Eric was crouched over me in a defensive position; with his wrists still pressed to my mouth he let out a hiss as and with a flick his fangs were out. Bill stood up slowly and stared out across the room at her with a blank expression on his face it was like he hadn't noticed Eric's presence in the room and she could only hope the bump to his head had knocked some sense into him.

She told herself that maybe he was realizing what he had done but that thought was lost when he turned toward Eric and let out a hiss of his own. Sookie knew this would be a fight to the death, that only one of them was going to walk away from this and her money was on Eric. He was older and stronger but she reminded herself how badly she had underestimate Bill at every turn and a knot formed in the pit of her stomach.

Eric pulled his wrist away and planted a firm kiss on her lips before standing to face Bill,

"Sookie is coming with me now" Eric said with his rage filling every syllable. She stared at Bill trying to read his expression but it was no use he just looked like a mad man his eyes were blank and the blood that seeped from his wound earlier covered his face. Bill didn't respond he stood staring from Eric to her as if he was trying to think of something to say or maybe he was trying to figure out how to kill Eric she couldn't tell. The room was quiet and Bill hadn't moved an inch when Eric reached for her hand,

"Sookie lets go" she started to reach out to take his hand but stopped.

"Sookie lets go now" she heard his words but her body wouldn't react it was the deadly smile that had spread across Bills face that stopped her in her tracks,

Chills ran through her and she knew he had found what he was searching for. Bill took two steps toward the door and turned before he spoke

"Eric as your King I command you to leave my house without Sookie and you are not to return, if you do not do as I say I will be sure the authority signs off on your true death." Eric's body went stiff as he hovered over me and for a split second I thought this was it one of them will die now and I prayed it would be Bill.

Nothing happened she laid there watching the two of them stare each other down waiting for someone to attack but the moment never came, Eric looked down at her and brushed her hair from her face and kissed her head.

"As you wish King" he bent and kissed her and just like that he was gone, Sookie's heart sank as I watched him walk out the door without looking back she couldn't believe Eric didn't fight for her. What was the point of the whole showing up and saving her if he wasn't actually going to save her, she didn't know what to do or say and she couldn't think as she realized Eric was gone and I was still there with Bill?

Sookie didn't move the fear of making him angry again was making her sick instead she laid there naked and full of blood waiting for him to do or say anything, when Bill finally spoke he sat on the bed next to her. He let his hand wonder up her naked body until it found her throat only this time he didn't squeeze or even try to choke her instead he pulled her face close to his and kissed her softly as a red tear rolled down his face, it was then that she knew Bill was truly insane and he would never allow her to leave him.

They laid there for what seemed like hours before Bill spoke and when he did he rattled of a list of demands for her to follow,

"The rules of the house" the most important being not to attempt to run because the house will be heavily guarded and he assured her that she would be killed if she tried. He must have felt the tension in her because he finished by telling her he would not hurt her again if she could follow the simple rules he had given her, when he finished speaking he gave her another kiss this one more intense than the last and when she didn't kiss him back he stood and walked out of the room.

I could hear him on the phone it sounded like he was calling someone to have the damage that Eric had caused repaired but she wasn't sure until a few minutes later she heard a truck pull up to the house, Bill didn't greet the person but instead barked orders at him. He must have watched over the repairs because he didn't come back to the bedroom until I heard the banging stop and the truck pull away, Bill walked into the room and told her a few packages would be delivered for her later today and that the young woman worked for him and would not in any way help her escape and with that he left to rest for the day.

She was sure Bill was gone when she saw the first light from the sun shine through the curtains in the bedroom, Sookie hadn't realized she was holding back her tears until now and when she was sure she was completely alone she allowed myself to cry. She had to let it sink in that this was it she was stuck here with Bill for who knows how long and there was no rescue coming not even Eric, she told herself to just follow Bills rules and behave until she could find a way out but in her heart Sookie knew that time would never come.

Rule number one: shower daily as a lady should smell good, so she made her way to the bathroom and washed very carefully, all of her serious injuries had healed but the tissues and muscles were still very tender. She stepped out of the shower and wrapped herself in a soft white robe that was hanging in the bedroom; Sookie had started to towel dry her hair when her stomach growled Rule number two: eat like a human. Which she assumed meant three meals a day and made her way to the kitchen for some toast and a yogurt, when Sookie finished she sat at the table sipping a cup of coffee and ran through the night events over and over in her head. She found it strange that all the pain Bill put her through combined didn't affect her as much as the sight of Eric walking away and leaving her in the hands of his King, she should have known Bill would pull the King card but never in her wildest dreams did she think Eric would have went for it so fast.

Sookie shook those thoughts out of her head and yawned Rule number three: rest during the day, without thinking she made her way back to the bed room changed the sheets and climbed into bed. It didn't take long for her to fall asleep even with everything that had gone on in her head and when she did her subconscious played the night's scene over and over again ending it differently each time.

The first time Eric crashed into the room and ripped Bills head off before sweeping her up into his arms and flying out of there, the second was her favorite when Eric crashed into the room he knocked bill unconscious and hurried to heal me so that when Bill came to she was able to torcher him and cause him as much pain as he had her. Sadly even in her dreams she knew it wasn't so; her mind played the reality of what happened again and she couldn't stop herself from sobbing as she watched Eric walk away from her without a second glance.

She woke up with tears running down her face she had been crying in my sleep but what had woken her up was the knocking at the back door, when she looked at the clock it was about two hours before sunset she had almost forgotten that Bill said he would be sending over a few packages today. Rule number four: dress like a lady, she opened the door to find a tall thin woman burdened with several packages all from top of line stores, Sookie introduced herself before inviting the woman in she was trying to be polite but her efforts were wasted.

The thin woman never even looked at her as she walked to the kitchen table and put the packages down and without saying a word; she left as quickly as she came and Sookie grabbed the packages and carried them into the bedroom before.

"This is my life now" Sookie told herself throwing the boxes on the bed,

A few sun dresses that would probably never see the sun and a few night gowns made of silk and lace she assumed those would be for rule number four: do not fight him when it comes to sex and feeding.

She wanted to burn them into ashes as she thought of being stuck their forever with only Bill as a companion, the dress she chose was blue with black pin stripe throughout. It was a nice dress and it fit well considering she had lost a few pounds over the last couple of days, Sookie pulled her hair up and slapped on a little makeup hoping it would make a difference in how she felt about herself. Rule number five :be pleasant when he arrives, she stood in the living room looking at the door wondering if she could really live like this and for a moment she thought about just walking out the door and letting the guards kill her.

A part of her wanted to just end it right now she would never be able to tell Bill she loved him and he would probably lose control and kill her anyway so why not just do it herself; she wanted control any control and if she couldn't control her life and how it was lived at least she could control her death.

Sookie took two steps toward the door

"I'm sorry Eric" she whispered taking another step when the door flew open almost knocking her to the floor, a blur flew past her darting in and out of every room before passing her again and heading to the back of the house. Sookie turned and followed it curiosity getting the best of me, she was shocked when the red head appeared in front of her "Jessica" her face was cold and panicked when she spoke "WHERE IS HE?"