A/N Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed, alerted or faved my story, you guys are so great! Huge thanks to everyone who voted for my story.

Many thanks to my dear Beta, All About Eric for her patience and support while writing this.

Disclaimer: none of these characters belong to me, they belong to Charlaine Harris.

A little warning: this story will change to M rating soon. Anyone younger than 18 years old - be aware.

I woke up alone. I threw out my mental radar and I found him in his office with Pam. I got up from the bed and walked to the bathroom to freshen up. After a quick shower, brushing my hair and applying my make-up I went to the closet to get dressed. I took my time looking through the clothes Pam had acquired for me - they were all made of high quality soft materials in bright colors, mostly dresses ( casual as well as ball gowns) but there were a few pairs of jeans as well and lots and lots of lingerie. She had taken her time in picking my wardrobe trying to meet my taste but still considering Eric's requirements; she had done a great job.

I picked out a red panties and bra set and a red silk dress with a square neckline that made my boobs look very good. The dress was figure fitting and it stopped just above the knees and I matched it with a pair of golden pumps. I looked in the mirror and decided to put my hair up from the sides and let it fall back in loose curls; I wanted to show my neck but still let my hair partly loose.

I entered the office in the middle of an argument. Both Eric and Pam turned to me but Pam was the first to address me.

"My, Sookie, you look good; delicious," she leered at me.

"Thank you, Pam," I responded not looking in her eyes. "I want to thank you also for the wonderful clothes you bought for me. I never had such wonderful things."

"Oh, that's just the beginning. That is what I call 'the emergency kit'; I intend to buy much more soon. You need to have at least as many clothes as I do, after all you are my sister now." She grinned a fangy grin.

"And how many clothes do you have Pam?" I asked.

"Who knows?"

Eric watched our conversation with an amused expression.

"You fail to greet me, my bonded." He extended a hand in my direction.

I walked towards him not knowing exactly what to expect. He pulled me onto his lap and kissed my forehead.

"You look ravishing, little one."

"Thank you."

His hands were caressing my arms and my back. If I could still blush I would have been as red as a tomato. I didn't know how to act. I was not used to this warm and caring Eric.

"My little one, we must speak." He said this in a serious tone but his hands kept petting me. "Pam has just informed me that my investigators have found your brother. It seems that one of the werepanthers had kidnapped him and bitten him several times. He is well, you don't have to worry about his health but at the first full moon we will see if he becomes a panther or not."

"What do you mean 'if he becomes a panther or not'? Why would he became a panther?"

"When a were bites a human, the human may be infected and become a were too. However he will not be a full were, he will just transform at full moon, he doesn't have much control over the transformation."

"Oh, God! Poor Jason! How can I help him?"

"There is nothing you can do. He is well now. We will meet him at Fangtasia later. All you can do now is wait for the full moon and then we will know. If he becomes a werepanther, then the pack leader of the panthers at Hot Shot will take him into his care. Until then, there is nothing to be done about it."

"Thank you Eric. I don't know how you managed to find him so fast, but I appreciate it. He is the only family I have."

"I know, little one, that's why I did it."

I leaned my head against his shoulder. I felt so good. So light. All my worries were gone. I was able to walk in the sun, my brother was safe, and I had a lot of new family members - my vampires, the Fairies… It seemed that all my troubles were over.

"As much as I would like to let you enjoy a quiet night, I must point out that your problems are far from over." Eric said into my hair.

"What now?"

"In order to register you as my child I had to tell the queen about you. It seems that she already knew you were telepathic. She asked me if you retained your telepathy and I had to tell her that you did. I did not inform her that your telepathy has now increased, but she asked to meet you."

"How she would know that I am telepathic? Did she tell you how she found out about me?"

"The Queen rarely gives any explanations, but we have to meet her later tonight and you'll have a chance to look inside her mind and find out more about this matter."

"Tonight? Am I dressed smartly enough to meet the Queen? Is there any protocol about how I should act around her?"

"Pam will teach you everything you have to know on the way; now you must feed and we will leave to meet your brother."

Eric got up and warmed three blood bags and Pam poured the blood into three opaque glasses.

"I'll go take a shower until you girls finish your glasses.

Eric drank down his blood and went to the bathroom.

"This tastes good," I said to Pam.

"Well, since you would not let Eric feed on anyone I had to find some real blood for him so he would keep his strength up'" she smiled.

"Thank you Pam. I am very grateful for this."

"I was always fond of you, you know; you were pretty good for a human. But now that you are my sister and my Master's bonded, I will help you in any way that I can so that you can adjust to this new life. I know it's hard for you, but you must learn to accept the things that you can't change."

"Yes, I know, but that's easier said than done."

"Well, you do have an eternity ahead of you, so you have the time." She smirked at me and then turned to leave the room.

"I will pack everything you will need for the meeting with the Queen," she said over her shoulder.

I drank all the blood from my glass and poured another. It would be a long night, I had better be prepared. Eric came back and watched me from the doorway. I finished the blood quickly and put the glass back on the tray on Eric's desk.

"Are you ready?" he asked.

"Sure."

"Let's go."

We arrived at Fangtasia a few minutes later due to Eric's fast driving. We entered through the back door and we went straight in his office. Eric took his phone and dialed quickly.

"Has he arrived?"

"Yes, Master"

"Bring him to me."

He ended the call and threw his phone on the desk in front of him.

"Take a chair and come and sit by me; I have to be close to you in case you want to bite him."

"What? You think I would bite my own brother?"

"No, I think you have fantastic control over your bloodlust. But you are new, little one, and we don't know yet if this control is permanent."

I took a chair and went to sit by Eric. There was a knock on the door and then Jason came in. He looked pale and tired but he seemed fine.

"Oh my God, Sookie! What happened? Sam told me you are a vampire now but he did not tell me how it happened."

"Jason, I'm so glad you are okay. I was so worried about you. I was shot, I was dying and Eric turned me. I'm fine, really."

"How can you say that? I told you that he was going to get you in trouble didn't I? You should have stayed away from these bloodsuckers, Sookie," he yelled at me.

"Shut your mouth Jason Stackhouse! You negotiated with Pam that I would take care of Eric, remember? And now I am one of these 'blood suckers', in case you haven't noticed!" I was sobbing at this point.

Eric got up from his chair, moved in front of Jason and grabbed his neck.

"Eric, please don't! He's my brother."

"He seems to forgotten this, so maybe he needs someone to make him remember." He lifted Jason a few inches from the ground so he could look him directly in the eye. "Listen to me bloodbag, the only reason that I'm not draining you right now is because your sister cares for you. If you speak to her this way again, you will regret the day you were born into this world, and all the moments that followed it. DO. YOU. UNDERSTAND?"

"Y-Yes. I understand," Jason mumbled.

"Now apologize to your sister."

"I'm sorry Sook, you know me, my mouth always speaks before my brain think things through."

"Yes, I know, Jason. Listen I have to go for a while, so please take care. Don't go looking for trouble, you hear me?"

"Sure, Sook, I'll be careful. You will be okay, right?"

"Yes, I'll be fine."

"Eric put him down on the floor and he left without looking back. Eric was beside me in a moment.

"My Sookie, he will adjust, he just needs time. Trust me."

"I know Eric, but it's just so hard. He didn't even say that he's happy I didn't die. For good I mean. He was just angry that I'm a vampire. If he can't accept this then how is he going to accept that he might be a werepanther?"

"I didn't see the need to tell him. If he doesn't turn there is no point scaring him, and if he turns, there's nothing he can do about it. I have someone following him from a distance, so he'll be safe."

"He doesn't know. I guess that is for the best. Thank you for taking care of my brother for me, Eric. I know you don't like him much."

"I don't. He did not take very good care of you as an older brother should. But it doesn't matter now. I will take very good care of you, you will want for nothing."

"I just want to learn to take care of myself, Eric. I always took care of myself and it was fine."

"Fine is not good enough, my little one. You will be wonderful, I will personally see to it."

The door opened and Pam came in.

"I see that you two are getting along better. Good. The Queen will see if anything is amiss, so you'd better save any fighting for when you come back home. Everything is ready for your departure. The plane is waiting."

"Let's get going." I took Eric's hand and off we went.

Eric drove while I sat in the back with Pam who was lecturing me about how I should behave in the presence of the Queen. Apparently the rules were pretty simple: bow, do not speak unless you are spoken to, say as little as possible, follow Eric's lead. We arrived at a private airport just outside Shreveport and there was a small plane waiting at the end of the runway. The pilot and one stewardess were waiting for us and after they greeted us they went to load our luggage. Pam came towards us.

"Good luck, Master, I hope all goes well."

"Take care of the bar Pam; we will be back as soon as we can."

Even if it seemed small from the outside, the interior of the plane was large and luxurious yet comfortable. There were just a few large chairs covered in leather, two coffee tables and two loveseats. Also when I was seated in my chair I noticed that there was a big TV at the front. Eric came to sit in the chair beside me. The stewardess came to ask us if we needed anything, but I was too nervous to drink blood right now. Eric didn't order anything either. As soon as we were alone he pulled me to him and buried his face in my hair.

"There is nothing to be afraid of, Sookie. The Queen can ask you to work for her from time to time, but she can't take you from me. You are my child and bonded, no one can interfere with this under the penalty of final death."

"I'm just nervous about meeting a Queen, I guess. And about finding out how she knew about me."

"We will find out soon enough. Don't forget to listen to her thoughts and to her child Andre's thoughts as well."

"How do I know which one is Andre?"

"He will be the only one besides the Queen who will question you. Tell me, my Sookie, would it be possible for me to transmit thoughts to you in any way?"

"I don't know, maybe, give it a try."

You are so beautiful in red, my Sookie.

"Thank you, and yes, it worked."

"Good, this will be our secret weapon," he grinned.

I let my head rest on his chest as the plane began to descend onto the Queen's private runway. We were in New Orleans.

TBC

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