Chapter 8: Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill!

Eric stood next to Madison and threw the used face wipe into her bag, he leaned down and gently licked the blood off her face, Madison sat still and found it relaxing, and Eric licked every smear of blood from her face before pulling back and smiling,

' Faster pussycat kill! Kill!' he said smirking, Madison smiled and pushed her hair away from her face,

' Why a tiger?' Eric asked

' Bigger and stronger than a wolf, I didn't need to kill her I just had to over power her and put enough fear into her'

' You kept control very well'

' Thank you, wasn't easy though, I came so close to biting through her neck, she'll never realise how close to death she really was'

' Oh I think on some level she knows'

' I suppose so'

' Do you think it was a coincidence that they had vampire blood?'

' No it was brand new in their systems and they weren't used to it, I think someone gave them the idea recently' Eric nodded, ' I'll talk more to Harleen when she's calmed down, or maybe I'll send Sookie, she's a bit more…erm…'

' The kitten to your tiger?' Eric smirked and she couldn't help laughing,

' Exactly'

' You've made Pam's millennium you know?' Madison smirked ' why didn't you want my blood?'

' I have your blood, all the time'

' I like it when you have my blood' Eric had moved closer and was resting his head gently against hers and smelling her hair,

' Why?'

' Because I can feel you at all times'

' Could you feel me when I was gone?'

' Sometimes, when your emotions were high'

' I need a drink'

' I happen to know a very charming bar not far from here' she could tell Eric was smirking

' Oh really would I have heard of it?' she played along with him,

' Oh I hope so I own it you know?' Eric spoke with a posh twang to his voice and it made Madison laugh,

' You have your own bar?'

' I do'

' You got a girlfriend money bags?' Eric laughed loudly,

' Sadly no'

' Oh that's awful'

' Truly heartbreaking' he said smiling as he pulled her off the desk and they walked outside to Eric's car.

They arrived at Fangtasia and Madison and Eric entered through the back door and went straight to the office, Eric drank a tru blood while Madison downed a whiskey, Eric's mind was racing and it was giving Madison a headache,

' Penny for your thoughts?' she asked him

' I have a lot to deal with at the moment'

' Want to talk about it?'

' Would it bore you?'

' Probably but go ahead' she smirked at him and he relaxed,

' I actually need to ask you something?'

' Go ahead'

' There is a summit coming up, while you were away Sophie Anne married Peter the king of Arkansas, well from the start he was out to get her and take over New Orleans and at a party…'

' His vampires attacked Sophie Anne's and they lost, I know Sookie and Quinn told me all about it' Eric nodded,

' Well now the kings second, Jennifer Cater, has demanded a trial, the trial will take place at a summit and I wondered if you would accompany me?'

' Me, why?'

' I thought it might be useful for you to see some of the other vampires, learn who works for who, learn their faces, also the queen has requested Sookie come as well as a member of her staff and I think she'd feel better if you were there'

'Sookie's involved in this as well? I've got a horrible feeling about this Eric'

' You and me both, you don't have to go, I do I'm bound to the queens service, in truth I'd like it if you were there'

' Are you asking me to be your body guard Eric?' she joked and he smiled

' I'm asking you to come as my companion' he avoided her eyes

' Answer me one thing Eric?'

' Anything'

' That night I threw myself at you in the hotel…'

' I didn't want to say no'

' Why did you?'

' It wasn't fair to you, I didn't want you to think I was taking advantage of you so soon after Drew' she was surprised to say the least,

' I've shocked you?'

' I'm still getting used to you being honest with me, you're not like this with anyone else are you?'

' No just with you'

' I'll go' he looked up and smiled

' So who else has been roped into Sophie Anne's service?'

' Myself, Sookie, Bill, Pam, and her usual entourage, plus her lawyer Mr Cataliades and his niece, they're demons'

' Interesting, so he's representing her?'

' No if it gets that far she has a different lawyer'

' Sophie Anne has a plan then?'

' If she does she's not telling me or anyone else, Andre possibly knows'

' Oh this is gonna be a big ball of fun isn't it, I take it Quinn will be there anyway for work?'

' Yeah, probably the only reason Sookie agreed to go'

' You don't like Quinn do you?'

' I don't like that he hasn't told Sookie everything about himself'

' Like what?'

' I'll tell you at the summit, come with me a minute I need your opinion on something'

' This better be important' she mocked annoyance as he took her hand and pulled her up, they walked through the corridor talking,

' So what kind of outfits will I need for this summit?'

' Pam's going to take you and Sookie shopping, she knows what you'll need' Madison nodded,

' So what did you need my opinion on?'

' This' Eric pointed out the back door and Madison gaped, parked by the door was a red mustang Shelby G.T.500CR,

' Mustang' was all Madison could say,

' What do you think of the colour, personally I'm a big fan of the blood red'

' I love, you're such a show off, you have a corvette and now you have to wave that mustang under my nose'

' The mustang is yours' she looked at him in shock,

' Mine?'

' Yes, it is the one you wanted isn't it?'

' Yes but Eric this is way too much you cant do this'

' I can and I have, call it a thank you for coming to the summit with me'

' What if I'd said no?'

' I'd have used it as a bargaining tool to get you to come' he smirked and handed her the keys,

' Enjoy' he said smirking and walking back into the bar.