A/N: Day 9 - A Song That You Can Dance To. I chose "Evil Is Going On." This is another version of 'Nora-finds-out-about-Pam,' but this time I stayed closer to canon - hope you enjoy it :)
Day Nine: Evil Is Going On
..
If you make it to your house
Knock on the front door
Run 'round to the back
You'll catch him just before he go
-'Evil Is Going On'
…
Eric let out an enraged snarl as he caught the other vampire lurking in the shadows outside his house.
Slamming them into the wall, he had the intruder pinned by the throat before he recognised her.
"Nora?" he asked, blinking in surprise and feeling all of his anger dissipate.
"Hello to you too, brother," she greeted him drily as she shook him off.
"What did you think you were doing?" he demanded, taking a step back, "I could have killed you."
"Don't flatter yourself," Nora retorted, dusting herself off.
Eric rolled his eyes, but let the comment pass.
"Godric sent me," Nora continued, "he hadn't heard from you for a while, he was worried." She folded her arms as she regarded him, "But I can see that he has no cause for concern, you just have a new lover."
Eric glanced passed her to where Pam could be seen through the window, reading a book, "She's not just my lover," he told her levelly, "she's my Child."
Nora gaped at him, "Your Child? When were you planning on telling us that little bombshell?"
"It doesn't change anything," he insisted.
"It changes everything," Nora snapped, "I can barely see you and Godric without raising suspicion and now you have a Child?" she shook her head, "I can't do this," she said finally, making to go, "I can't see you anymore."
"Don't be stupid," Eric scoffed, blocking her path.
"I'm serious, Eric," Nora replied, glaring up at him, "she can't know about me, I can't risk it," she paused, "it's either her or me."
Eric turned away, "You can't ask me to choose."
"I'm not asking, Eric," Nora told him flatly, "I'm telling you how it has to be."
Eric looked torn as he turned back around to face her, "I promised her that I would never abandon her."
"And you promised me that you'd keep me safe," she reminded him.
Eric's shoulders slumped slightly, "I can't leave her," he said quietly, "I won't leave her."
Nora nodded, "Then I guess this is good bye," she said, pushing passed him.
"Nora, I-" he began, turning to face her but she cut him off.
"It's all right, Eric," she assured him, "you love her, there's no shame in that."
"I love you too," he insisted.
Nora smiled, a hint of sadness in her dark eyes, "I know, but you love her more."
She was gone in the next moment and, as guilty as he felt over the incident, Eric couldn't bring himself to regret his decision.
