Sookie awoke in the middle of the night. She bolted upright and immediately looked over to check on Eric. When she found an empty bed she shook her head. She was unsure if what she was feeling was what Dr Ludwig had described, but it felt as if she was experiencing some great moment in time. It was as if she was sat, feeling hundreds of sunrises at the same time.

As she ran around the house, looking for Eric, she had the horrible feeling that he might have travelled into the fae world. If Eric was in fact fae now, she had an awful feeling that the temptation for fae blood would be too strong.

But, before that thought ran away with itself, she found Eric, stood out in the backyard, arms crossed over his chest, looking at the moon.
"Eric." She called to him, puffing from running around like a headless chicken. He turned and smiled to her.
"Sookie, something has happened." He told her, sending her one of his rare, genuine smiles.
"I think you are a fae now." She told him and he nodded his head.
"I think you might be right. I feel totally different." He told her and she wondered if this was a good thing or a bad thing.
"Eric, I have to tell you, you can't go into the fae world. Ever." She told him and he nodded.
"I want to leave the fae alone as much as possible."

Sookie wondered what powers would come with Eric's new fae status.
"Eric, can you hear me?" She sent the thought over to him and Eric turned to her, with shock on his face.
"Oh, now that is fun." He smiled and she sighed, placing a hand over her face, chuckling a little.

Eric couldn't help it. He walked over and embraced Sookie.
"Thank you, Sookie. You have changed my whole existence! I will be able to go out in the day, you don't know how much that means to me." He told her and she nodded.
"You're welcome." She took his thanks and laid her head against his chest.

Jessica had been out all evening, when she returned, she felt like she lived in a candy store. It smelt so sweet, and she realised with glee that Eric's transformation must have been a success.

They all sat down in the living room and Jessica asked how Eric felt, and he said to her that he felt less human than when he was vampire, but more magical, which caused Sookie to roll her eyes.
"Before, when I was drinking Sookie's blood, it was all temporary. But now, I have my own fae blood, I am a fae, which is something I never thought I would say." Jessica looked up at Eric and smiled, he was glowing, blood flushing his cheeks. He looked human, even if he didn't feel it.
"Sookie, I know you said that you didn't want to turn me. But please reconsider, I want to be able to help you, when Warlow comes." She said.

Sookie looked at Jessica, pleading and begging. It wasn't that she didn't want to turn her, it was just that she didn't know where it would stop. If she turned Jessica, then surely Bill would want to get turned, and then Pam and then who knows who else.
"I will turn her." Eric sent over the thought to Sookie. She looked over at him and he nodded. Sookie saw in his eyes that he thought it was the right decision to turn Jessica, and Sookie loved her, and wanted to see her happy, in the sun.
"I will turn you Jessica, but first I need you to get Bill to break his bond with you." Jessica nodded, she was so over the moon that she was going to be able to walk in the sun again, but she knew it was going to be difficult to convince Bill to release her.
"Okay."

Eric and Sookie were left alone then.
"Do you really think it is a good idea to turn more vampires?" Sookie asked and Eric took her hand.
"Sookie, we are improved vampires. Imagine, you could be the first fae to transform the vampire race. I already feel I have more control, I can walk in the sun, do you not see how this could benefit vampire kind?" He asked her and she sighed. She giggled then, feeling the lust come from Eric's mind.
"Sookie, you could be the mother of a new race, an improved race that could save so many humans." He told her and she nodded.
"I know. Are you going to turn Pam?" She asked and Eric sighed.
"I want to, but I won't against her will." He told her and Sookie nodded.
"Well, you better go and ask her before the sun rises." She told him and he nodded, kissing her on the cheek, before leaving.

Jessica sat in Bill's living room.
"It is so nice to see you, Jessica." He said as he passed her a bottle of blood and sat opposite her.
"Bill, I am here to ask you to release me." She stated simply and Bill felt his heart break a little.
"Jessica, why?" He asked, leaning forward.
"I have a new plan for my life, another option, but you can't be my maker for me to follow it." She told him. He sat back and sighed, it was all very vague.
"Is this something to do with Sookie?" He asked, wondering what she was doing in that house.
"Did you not feel it?" She asked, wondering if Bill had felt the ground shake when Eric had been created.
"Jessica, what is Sookie doing?" He asked, and she told him about Eric.
"Eric is fae now?" He asked in shock and Jessica nodded.
"Bill, I want to walk in the sun, I want to have Sookie's control, I want to eat food again, and Sookie can give me all of that." She told him, tears coming to her eyes.

Bill looked at his child and knew that he could not deny her. How could he deny any vampire the chance to walk in the sun forever? He sighed and took a long swig of his blood.
"Sookie has said she will turn you?" He asked and she nodded.
"But she didn't want you to be involved." Jessica said and then regretted it.
"Bill, I'm sorry." She shook her head and he shrugged his shoulders.
"No, don't be. I messed all of this up. It seems that Sookie is dealing with everything quite well." He told her.
"Jessica, I want you to be happy. As your maker, I release you." He told her and Jessica felt the bond snap. She stood up and embraced her maker.
"Thank you, Bill." She squeezed him and then ran off, back to Sookie's house.

Sookie heard Jessica's mind, loud and clear. She had been released. She wondered when Bill had become so feeble, so weak. She sighed and shook her head, warming a glass of blood to drink, before pouring a glass of her own blood for Jessica.

When Jessica got in, she was greeted by Sookie holding out a glass of blood.
"Here you go." She told her. They sat on the sofa and Jessica sipped on the blood, her eyes widening every time.
"So, you can't leave the house for the five or six days it will take." She told her.
"Why not?" She asked and Sookie told her that it only works when you only consume fae blood.
"So no more human blood for a while." She told her and Jessica nodded.
"Also, I'm sorry Jessica, but no more Hoyt for a little while." She told her and Jessica looked up, shocked.
"You will be tempted to feed on him, and for the time being, I want as few people to know as possible. Give it a little while, tell him you're on a retreat or something, and we will work it out, okay?" She asked her and Jessica nodded, it was worth it to be able to walk in the sun again.

Eric knew it was too risky, going to Fangtasia. He was a fae now, vampire bait. So, he called Pam and met her in the forest.
"Stay back." He commanded her, knowing that if she got a good enough whiff of him, she might lose control, and he didn't want to fight her.

Pam cocked her head to the side. Something was different.
"What happened?" She asked and he smiled down at her.
"Pam, it worked, I'm no longer just vampire." He told her. She approached, knowing she could control herself. She smelt him and thought she might cry, he didn't smell like Eric anymore.
"Pam, I want this for you." He told her and she sneered.
"You think you're so much better, now that you're like Sookie?" She asked, chuckling.
"Pam, I can walk in the sun!" He told her and she shrugged it off.
"I never used to walk in the sun anyway." She reminded him. He huffed.
"You are being so ungrateful." He told her and she took a step back.
"Just because you wanted to be this new thing, does not mean that I want to be. I am a vampire, and I want to stay that way." She told him. He sighed and shook his head.
"I don't know if I can still be your maker if you make this choice, Pam. I am going to start living in the sun more. How will I be able to keep an eye on you?" He asked and she huffed.
"How will you run the bar? How will you be the Sheriff? Are you going to give up on all of that?" She asked. He shook his head.
"No Pam, I will make it work. But I have gained far more than I have lost." He told her.

Pam stood in silence, in disbelief of what her maker was asking of her.
"I'll give you some time. Come to Sookie's if you want to be turned. If not, then I will have to release you. I'm sorry Pam, it's just how it is." He told her, before disappearing into the night.

Pam returned to Fangtasia and looked around. Thirsty vamps glamouring fang bangers, scared tourists cowering in the corners. She wondered if maybe it was time to move onto something different. When she was mortal, she had never had the chance to live in the sun, maybe now was her opportunity.
"Oh for fuck sake." She shook her head, not wanting to prove Eric right.

Eric knew it wouldn't be long until people came asking questions, so he decided to enjoy his break until that happened. He sat with Sookie and Jessica, whilst they all sipped on blood and watched some TV show that Jessica used to enjoy. Eric loved being able to read Sookie's mind at times, because he could feel the inner battle going on between her lust and her hatred for him. He wondered how long it would take for the lust to take over, and he would sit back and wait until it did.

Everyone turned when the front door slammed. Pam was stood, with her suitcase.
"Someone show me my room then." She sighed. Eric smiled and Sookie wondered how many more vampires she was going to have to house.