Sorry about the wait!
Chapter nine
Newlin laughed "Looks like they left you. How long do you think you can leave that little glowing thing up?"
"Forever" I lied confidently.
I began to push more energy out, knowing that I could burn these people up. But that would take a lot of energy, and I do not think I can almost die again. Don't think the white man guy will be happy.
So I stuck with shocking them. I pushed the glow around them, making my sort of shield touch each of them. Then I pushed out more energy, and they all screamed. The shock radiated through me, hurting me because I had not practiced enough yet.
"She's a devil!" Someone shouted as a few collapsed to the floor.
I saw my father stare at me, shock in his eyes.
But I didn't stop; I shocked them all once more before running around the crippled men and through the front door, into Godric's car that he had left turned on with the keys in the car. He somehow knew I would need it.
I began to drive away, faster than ever. I haven't driven a lot before so as I hit a ditch in the road, I skidded out of control and hit a tree. I should have taken driving lessons.
My head hit the steering wheel and then the air bag popped up, breaking my nose. "Fark!" I screamed, and then chuckled at my choice of words, holding my nose as it throbbed.
I could smell smoke and began to wonder if cars actually exploded, like in the movies. So I struggled out of my seat and into the forest ground.
The small light in the distance told me that the Newlin bunch were coming this way, probably alerted because of the crash and my screams.
I began to feel sick; the blood my nose was pouring out wasn't healing. The throb in my head wasn't going away. Why wasn't I healing?
The blackness began to surround me and as I tried to run away, I fell to the ground, cold, sore and unconscious.
"She's waking up, make sure those chains are tight" Someone ordered someone.
I opened my eyes to be face to face with a teenager, pimples littered his face and his glasses had slipped down his nose.
"Oh, good, Danielle, your awake" I recognised as Sara Newlin, my once step mother, said happily.
I realised I was in a bed. My old bed. I looked around the room and found myself in my childhood bedroom. Memories flooded back. This was not good.
"Let me go" I whispered angrily.
"Oh No Danielle, you are going to live with us now. Where going to be a family." She said happily "Where just waiting for someone to come around. Someone who can help you, forget about what those mean vampires did to you"
What? A person who could make me forget... can they do that? Can someone do that! I don't want to forget... I can't!
"Let me go!" I shouted, pulling against the ropes that held me down. "LET ME GO!"
I pushed my energy into my hands and as soon as I felt the chains loosen, melt away; I jumped up and ran out of the open door. The two people left stunned by my actions.
Idiots.
As I ran down the hall, I came across the big church room. I peaked inside and my heart did a double take. There in the middle of the room, the windows closed and the entire area light locked, was Eric. He was held inside a silver cage, unable to get out.
Newlin stood to the side, poking him. "So, how are you going to get out of this one?" He laughed. "What did you do to my daughter?" Newlin asked, poking his neck "Did you bite her"
"No" Eric mumbled. "She is not mine"
"No, No you didn't bite her? I don't believe you. And what do you mean she is not yours... of course she's not."
Eric pulled his legs tighter to his chest, trying to touch the least amount of silver as he could. He lifted his head and hissed at Newlin, "Fuck off" He swore.
But how did they get Eric in the first place? And where were Godric, Bill and Sookie?
Newlin began to leave, "Wrap him in silver" He ordered the people in the shadows, the guards.
The men stuck silver chains in the cage and then wrapped them around Eric. The silver burnt his uncovered flesh, which was most of him. He only had shorts on, so most of his skin was uncovered, meaning more pain for him.
Once the guards had gone back to their corners, Newlin left Eric to sit in his pain. So the moment Newlin left, I went to enter but stopped. If I enter, then we'd have to escape and we couldn't escape in the sun...
Eric's eyes went around the room and seemed to zero in on me but he closed them soon after, probably thinking I was not real. I would come back at night and save him then.
I hid in my old hide-a-ways. No one had found them out yet. So since I was still the same size as I was when I lived here, I could still fit into the small areas I had made when I was younger and could hide in.
Hours passed, it was exhausting-ly boring.
But once I checked my watch and it was dark, I managed to climb out of my hole, the cramped, dark hole. When I came out, I began my quick but discrete journey to the church room.
Eric was still there, but he was awake now, angry and awake.
"Let me out. I order you" He growled to the men standing watch, he seemed to be getting more and more angry.
I crept into the room and used the sides to head towards the first man that held him captive. I do not think I could use my gift a lot after draining it so much before, so I decided to take out the men one by one. I covered the man's mouth and then touched his forehead, zapping him quietly and effectively making him unconscious. I continued through the shadows and did the same to the other man. By this time, Eric could sense someone else was in the room.
"Who's there?" He hissed.
"Your favourite person ever" I replied, stepping out and towards his cage.
He sighed in relief "Oh thank goodness" He whispered. "How did you escape? They said they had you locked up."
"I'm gifted, remember" I said, holding the lock on the cage. It melted the same thing as I did to my own locks.
The moment I opened the door, Eric stood, his feet burning on the silver floor of his cage. He cringed as I helped him out and the moment he did get out, he fell.
I half caught him and laid him down. "Relax Eric, I can fix you"
First, I took all the chains off him and then I placed one hand on his head and the other on his chest, pushing my energy into him, healing him. He groaned as the silver burns closed up. "I had been burnt so much I did not think I would be able to heal. Thankyou Dani"
I helped him up and then turned towards the door, where we found Steve Newlin standing there. "Oh snap" I whispered, standing in front of Eric. He hadn't fed in a while; he was still very tired, so I do not think he'd be able to protect himself very well.
I let him lean on me as we stood, facing this hateful man. "Let us leave peacefully" I said strongly "Or we will leave by force."
"Do not make threats Danielle, they are something you do not understand" He said to me.
I laughed "Do not think that you know what I understand or not. Now, let us leave"
"Or what... you'll let this vampire bite me? I know you better than that."
I laughed "I wasn't going to, but now that you say it like that, go ahead Eric, feed from him. It'll make you better"
Eric smiled evilly at me before stepping forward. "Come here Newlin. Let's find out if you taste as good as Godric says your baby tastes like"
I rubbed my forehead "Don't torment the guy, just eat him"
Newlin panicked, of course he did, it's what he does best, so when he moved slightly out of the way, Eric snatched me and ran out the door. We got outside into the dark night and Eric was exhausted. I took out my pocket knife, something I carry nowadays just in case, and cut my wrist. "Here, don't bite... just drink"
He looked at me carefully, "are you sure, Godric..."
"I'm sure. I need you to be able to walk... Just don't bite... please"
He nodded and put his lips to my wrist, drinking thankfully.
He stopped drinking after only a few seconds. "It's closed"
I opened my arm up again for him, letting him drink for a bit longer before I helped him up. "We'll get you True blood soon, but that should allow you to make it back to the city so we can find way back to Bon Temps. We need to find Godric, Bill and Sookie, make sure there okay"
Eric agreed and soon we were walking towards the city, where we might find a car or something. "So, where in Dallas?" I asked, considering we were in the church.
"Uh, I suppose... I don't remember travelling so far, but I suppose we are..."
"We'll, we won't make it back home before sunrise, so we either need to check into a light-tight hotel or find one of those transfer thingo cars"
"Come on, I have a house here. We can stay there, there's a car that you can drive and that will fit a coffin for myself"
"Really?" I asked, surprised.
He nodded.
"We'll, aren't you efficient" I said as we walked towards his home here in Dallas.
We reached his home and it was almost dawn. We had walked most of the night and now I was almost dead on my feet. Eric said he'd move the coffin into the car and sleep in that.
Once he was done moving it, he climbed in. "Get some food from in there, lock up after, true blood, I'll need that. And after you sleep for a few hours, start driving, okay?" He told me.
I nodded.
"I can... trust you? Right" He wondered, closing the garage door as he went to lie down.
I came over and smiled "Of course Eric, you'll be fine. Don't worry" I promised, closing the lid and then locking it. "Goodnight Eric" I whispered, patting it.
I heard a knock from inside and smiled. Walking into his house I noticed it looked very... homey. Which was weird. I grabbed a box from inside and filled it up with necessities, since we'll be driving back home. When I packed the food, water and True Blood, I placed that into the car, quietly so I didn't freak him out.
But, I did scream when someone from behind grabbed me. My energy automatically stunned the guy and when I turned around I noticed it to be a fellow ship of the sun solider. Grabbing a pole leaning against the wall I wacked his head, making him fall backwards in pain. Once I got the door open I jumped into the car. "Leave us alone!" I shouted.
When the door opened completely, a new crowed of men had appeared. "Oh fuck."
I heard a muffle "Just drive" from Eric.
I nodded, despite knowing he couldn't see and began to drive, using my gift to make a path so I did not hit anyone.
After getting out of the house I didn't stop driving until the sun began to set. I was exhausted. And I knew that it was dangerous for me to be driving in this condition. The sun finally went down and Eric was knocking at the roof of his coffin. I parked on the side of the road and let him out.
I was surprised, however, to be hugged the moment he was out. "Are you okay?" He asked.
I nodded "Yes. I am fine."
"I'll drive now Dani, you sleep" He said, going over to the driver's seat, letting me into the passenger seat.
I curled up in the seat and fell asleep quickly.
"Dani, wake up. Where almost here" He said. We had driven many hours, it might have been quickly to fly, definitely, but it would have meant longer time preparing, and we didn't have that time.
I sat up and was passed a roll by Eric. I found empty True Blood bottles around my feet. "Thanks" I mumbled through a mouthful of bread.
We drove passed Merlottes and then finally made it to Bills house; I saw all their cars there so we stopped here. I jumped out "Godric?" I called, excited. "Sookie?"
Eric was suddenly stiff "Wait, Dani!" He called just as I opened the door.
I was blown backwards, wood and house fragments flew everywhere. Pain was excruciating. What had just happened?
"Dani!" Eric called, running to me.
I was coughing when he found me "What, what was that?" I asked, still coughing from the smoke.
"A bomb"
fear flew through my "Were they, were they inside?"
Eric looked towards the house, well, what used to be Bills house. "I don't think they were..."
"You don't think!" I screamed "Eric! What does your freaking gut say? Were they, or were they not inside there!" I said angrily. I turned to him, "Can't you feel... if Godric was there or not?" I asked, crying now.
"Dani, there fine." He said with a smile on his face.
"How can you say that? They might have just been blown up simply because I tried to open the door!" I screamed, and then I slapped him, "Why are you smiling"
He smiled at me before turning me around. There, coming towards us, were three people and a special dog I thought had just perished.
I smiled and sighed before running towards my man, flinging myself into his arms. "I missed you"
I pulled away to see his eyes rimmed with red. "I thought they had caught you. I thought you weren't going to be able to come home. Then Eric went missing..."
"They caught him too. I escaped and then broke him out. So like, I basically saved his life" I teased, poking my tongue out at him. Then I carefully wiped away his blood tears.
A bark alerted me to Libby, who was wagging her tail enthusiastically I can see you handle yourself well, perhaps you do not need my assistance She told me.
"Don't be ridiculous" I said, kneeling down and hugging her.
I loved my family.
