"I am outside
And I've been waiting for the sun
And with my wide eyes
My mouth is dry with words I can not verbalize
Tell me why we live like this
Keep me safe inside
Your arms like towers
Tower over me
Yeah
Cause we are broken
What must we do to restore
Our innocence
And oh the promise we adored
Give us life again cause we just wanna be whole"
We are broken, Paramore
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From a Whisper to a Scream
Chapter seven
We Are Broken
As I heard that magnificent voice I smiled.
"Godric." Looking passed Sookie I saw that Steve was not where I left him. He must have woken and run off, I must have been more distracted than I thought.
"Is Godric here?"
"Yes, he is in the basement. I must have been worried about you more than I thought, I did not realize he was here." As I explained this to Sookie, which I found myself doing more often, I lead her through the old house down to its basement, where I could feel Godric waiting for me, Sure enough he was standing not even five feet from the stairs. He was my maker and he was thousands of years old, but he still looked like an innocent teenager. I knew better we had fought in wars and battles together, for the fun of the blood shed and combat. He told me once that was why he hand picked me to be at his side for so long, my battle skills. Plus he had said that I had an inner joy that showed through as I slaughtered my enemy.
"It is nice to see you again my child. There are other humans that come and go, you must take her out of here."
"I will, but first we need to get you out." Saying this I took a step toward him.
"No. take her away from here, I will follow you. I will meet up with you before sunrise."
"Godric?"
"I command you." With those words spoken I had no choice but to do as told.
"Lets go." I said this leading sookie back up the stairs and out to my car. Once we were inside she took a deep breath.
"So that was your maker?"
"Yes, and do not use words you do not understand."
"You have a lot of love for him."
"Do not use words I do not understand." Saying this in a whisper, I decided to do something I had not done in centuries. I decided to tell her how it was I became vampire. "Would you like to hear how I became a vampire?" waiting for her response I pulled onto the highway.
"Yes, you're actually going to tell me?" Giving me a look of surprise, she turned to face me as I drove. I noticed how her eyes were drawn to my mouth. This cuased me to smile.
"Yes. I was a man of 28 years and I had been in battle for months. It had a couple of years since I saw my family."
"You had a family?"
"Of course. Everyone has a family." I did not understand why she would question me.
"No I mean did you have a wife and children."
"Oh, well I did have a wife. Her name was Anyanka. She was very beautiful, the country where I am from had many beautiful women. You surpass them all." After I said this I took inher face. I felt the warmth of my flattery flow through her. Although she did nt elieve me. Looking her in the eyes, forcing her eyes to connect with mine, I spoke again. "You ARE the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, and syou have no idea of your beauty." After her eyes went back to the road a head of us I decided to continue my story. "Well anyway, one day the battles had caught up with me and I had been struck with a sword in my side. It was not the first time I had endured injuries in battle but it was the most serious. I lived through the battle and since I was the leader of my army, my men felt it their duty to take care of me. My solders pulled me along with them, even though I was slowing them down. On the third day after I had received my mortal wound, I met him. I heard a whisper of noises and then there he was crouched over my near dead body. He had blood on his lips, it frightened me. With no clue as to what he wanted from me I had asked him if my men were dead, after he told me yes, I told him that I wanted to live. That was when he closed his eyes for a long time, and once he opened them he smiled at me. Then he said 'If you want to live, I can bring you a better life. Do you want to live?' To which of course I said yes." Taking a break in my story to see how she was taking all this in, which surprisingly she was receiving all this very well. Then I continued. " then he leaned down toward my neck and he bit me. That night he made me a vampire and for over a thousand years I stood by his side, he taught me everything I know about being a vampire and how to remain in existence."
"Why did you tell me all of that?"
"I told you that so maybe you will understand my motives, more. Plus you are my human and unlike Bill, I would rather you be informed of the important details."
"Don't you mean what you feel is important?" Smiling, at the fact for a human she was very observant. Although, it was debatable if she was human or not.
"Of course, lets go to our room we have more to discuss, and I would like to do it in privacy." Once we were in out rooms I grabbed a tru blood and stuck it in the microwave to nuke it. I was thirsty and I had no time to find a girl to feed from. Too bad sookie was not that comfortable with me yet, I bet she would taste divine. Her smell alone told me she would be delicious, hopefully she will come to me soon. I may need to up antics of seduction. "Go ahead and sit down, when Godric gets here we are going to find out how he was taken." As I was about to say more the telephone rang. Picking it up on the first ring, I barked into the phone. "What?"
"Oh, is that anyway to treat an old friend." Lorena.
"Well, I am in the middle of something."
"That human? How is that working out for you? Bill and I are having a great time."
"What is it that you want?"
"Oh I heard about Godric, I know where Steve is. That is the name of the one who took your maker, right?"
"Yes, what do you know?"
"I must tell you in person, and leave your human behind. I'll be waiting in the restaurant." Before I could decline or accept her invitation she hung up.
"Who was it?" Not wanting to cause her pain, I left out Lorena name.
"An old friend who has information about Steve and where he is. They want to meet me now."
"Oh go ahead. I'll be fine besides Godric is on his way and I'll keep my mind open for anyone."
"All you have to do is yell for me and I will be here. I will keep it short. It should only take a few minutes."
"Go on."
"Alright, be back soon." I stood there just staring at her, it always amazed me how her smile made my heart want to beat.
"Get." She said this laughing and as I walked down the hallway, I could hear it echo through the walls.
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Going to the mini fridge I pulled out a can of Pepsi and as I popped the top to take a drink I thought I felt someone there. Looking around I saw no one and brushed it off as my nerves. Eric actually told me all that stuff, and the whole time he was telling me I could not take my eyes of his mouth. Nor could I keep my mind from thinking of how his strong muscular arms would feel wrapped and me as his mouth covered mine. Shaking my head to rid my brain of thoughts of him.
"God, Sookie get a grip." I mumbled to myself. Then I felt it again, there was something there. Walking around the rooms of the suite I followed the brain waves that were not human and that I barely could make out. There mind was covered in a black haze, I was so confused that when I saw what would appear to be a man in a black leather biker vest I was not frightened nor did I call for Eric. I should have.
"What are you?" As I asked this in a confused daze he just smiled. Then before I could realize it I was knocked unconscious.
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"Dammit! Lorena, I already know all of this." I sighed heavily as I wasted 2 minutes with her. "I have to go, do not call me unless you have valid information."
"Oh I am sorry I thought that was valid." she said this in mock sorrow. Which made me very suspicious.
"I will see you, Lorena." A s I walked back toward our room back to Sookie I drowned out Lorena's call of goodbye. Then I felt a flicker of pain from Sookie. Rushing back to the suite, I found it empty. Seconds after I arrived back at the suite, Godric was by my side.
"My child, what is wrong?"
"Someone took her." Saying this I looked down at my feet.
"This human of yours, you care for her."
"Yes, very strongly."
"Well use your connection and I will help you retrieve her."
"Thank you, father. I will need all the help I can get. The wolves have her. I can smell their filth." I said this in disgust, they were going to pay those filthy creatures.
