A month. It had been a month since Godric left and I was utterly depressed. I was pathetic, I moped about, ignoring what I could concentrate on and being unable to concentrate on everything else. My school work was piling up, mostly my history class not touching the vampire assignment as Pam kept reminding me, while she spent every night hanging out with Jessica. I hated all couples right now.
And I still had those dreams. They were killing me now interwoven with memories. Of us intertwined in bed, fantasy dreams that I know didn't happen but I wished they did. Dreams that made me wake up with more need than I thought possible. Then I dreamt something different, not a sex dream or even the porch dream where I had last saw him in Stockholm, no this one was the first time I met him.
Pam and I were drunk. Wasted. Tanked. That bad. We were at our favourite club by the bay in one of the more artsy parts of the city. It was four am and it looked like it would go all night, it pretty much already had. Two hours ago half the club emptied no longer able to keep going while a new bunch came in. Pam had her lips looked to some jock, finally relaxing. I was happy she was finally getting over it and chatting up some brunette whose name I already forgot. Before I could mention the backrooms Pam came stumbling up to me. The chick took off before I could even mumble sister never mind shout it. I turned ready to snap at her when i saw the familiar look of fear in her glassy eyes, "It's Alex." Was all she had to say.
Alex was Pam's ex. Possessive and obsessive to the extreme. He had turned completely controlling and if it hadn't been for me it would have been abusive. Apparently me kicking his ass the first time wasn't enough. He had threatened her two weeks ago but now he wanted another round. I took a shot and said, "Alright this is it." I spotted him across the floor and made my way towards him. "What the fuck do you want?" Alex stiffened and replied, "Look I only want to talk to Pa-" She's done, your both over can't you get that? Now fuck off." He got angry, "You can't tell us when we're-" "Oh yeah I can you bastard. Stay the fuck away from my sister, or do you want to take this outside?"
And that's how we ended up outside on a side street facing the bay, the soft waves the only sound in between a few quiet cars passing two streets over. Pam had followed leaning against a brick building. Alex looked to her, "Come on baby you knew it was good with us. Why do you want to hurt me like this?" I rolled my eyes, "Why do you have to be suck a prick?" His face changed from innocent and desperate to furious, "Why don't you stay the hell out of our lives asshole?"
Then the fists started flying. Now I was tanked so I was more slow than usual but it was Alex so I was still kicking his ass. Fifteen minutes later both of us took a step backward, panting. Both of us were bruised, cut and sore. I knew i had a fractured rib and most likely a broken toe. But Alex had a broken nose, I heard a crack from his cheek, and those shots to the kidney's must be burning. As we were about to start again we heard clapping down the street. It was cobble stoned, narrow and lit only by a few lights from the buildings so it took some time to see that it wasn't one but four guys roughly a few years older than us.
I got a bad feeling but in a moment I had all my energy back and it was as if I wasn't even drunk. It felt so good and I wanted to thrash these guys for interrupting. "Well done little boys. Mind is we cut in?" I tensed and smiled, "More the merrier." I heard Pam gasp a little. "Oh I like this one." He said grinning, while the guy beside him looked worried. "Let's get this over with, sunrise is coming. Indeed it was, the sky just starting to lighten. I looked up and thought I saw a shadow on top of an old historic hotel. One of the best in town but then I shrugged as it disappeared and I was ready for a fight. "Let's."
It only took a moment to realize my arrogance. Vampires. They moved insanely fast, Alex panicked and I heard Pam scream. Two came for me and I fought back. I put up a good fight shockingly to all of us. I got a good number of hits in before we were all covered in blood, then I felt fangs in my neck and I screamed more out of anger and slammed my elbow into his gut as hard as I could, I heard a few cracks but then I blacked out.
When I woke up, I was on the ground looking up into the violet sky. I tried to move, to call for Pam but I couldn't. I heard a few noises but then he was there leaning over me. I forgot to breathe. A kid my age with a white opened button down shirt revealed an amazing necklace tattoo. His face was calm as he said, "Relax, just stay still." Then my eyes widened as fangs came out and he bit himself. It freaked me out how turned on I got at the sight, then he lowered his wrist and I tried to move away. This was disgusting. He wouldn't let me, holding his bloody wrist to my mouth.
The blood was thick on my tongue and I was surprised to find his blood sweet not at all metallic, he smiled just slightly as I drank. It got better with every sip if that was possible. I closed my eyes trying to ignore the heat pooling and his image already etched behind my eyes. When I opened them, I looked up into a curious face. By now I was trying to drink more, it was so good. But then he was pulling away and I groaned my displeasure. I could now feel my heartbeat hammering. It was as if I was flying, every sound, everything was new and strange. I could see all the flecks of colour in this guys eyes. Honey brown, chocolate, even some dark green that I didn't spot earlier. I knew I was being healed, I could feel it, like a warm wave pulsing through out my body. I immediately thought every doctor alive would drain every vampire if they knew about this particular gift they had.
I had closed my eyes again as I felt a cool hand caress my cheek. When I opened them I was disappointed, he was looking out towards the sea. No ships docked here, instead all you could see were historic buildings, trees and water. Not even a car messed up the view. It was breathtaking and one of the reasons I loved Sweden. It was enchanting at this time. I stood slowly, shakily and looked over to Pam. The vampire spoke, "She'll be alright. Gavin graciously gave her some blood. She's just unconscious" I snorted. His tone said Gavin was anything but gracious. "Thank you. By why did you help?" He looked at me then, he was a head shorter than me. "I don't know." His voice was quiet and I knew he spoke the truth. We stared at each other for a moment and then I said, "I'm Eric." He smiled looking back to the bay.
Then I saw it. Why was I such an idiot? Dawn. He wasn't looking at the bay, he was the shadow on the roof. Looking at the sky. Looking at the rising sun. I panicked. "No!"It was coming though. So fast I saw the first flashes of steam, he looked startled at my outburst then shocked as I tackled him into the nearest crook in a building. It must have been his blood because I had him pinned against the wall, against his will and I was in complete control. It was thrilling and yet all I felt was fear.
Surprise and curiosity warred on his face. "Eric?" I had no time to spare thinking about his tone, or examine why a shiver ran down my spine at it. Instead I bent down and looked at the back door's lock. I knew it was a hotel, Pam had once ran away when she was nine and mistakenly came here. We were in luck then. Quickly i grabbed my lock set and made the mistake of looking back Godric stayed against the wall but i could see the tip of his shoulder was burning, jesus almost gone. I clenched my jaw and then the door gave way. In record time I practically threw him in the hallway, one last look at Pam laying there, I saw she was perfectly fine, not even a bruise. Vampire blood. Holy shit.
Then I slammed the door. Seeing him in front of me already starting to heal I sighed relieved. We stood there for a good minute staring, awkwardly on my part. "Why did you do that?" He asked as if he was asking why a two year old took two cookies instead of one like he had been told, not to a guy who just happened to save his life. "Why did I do that? Why do you want to die? Are you insane? You can't just save someone and then die in front of them." He stood still as if not quite understanding simple logic.
"Eric?"
I swallowed, god i hated it when he said my name like that. "Yeah?" "What's your full name?" I blinked, "Eric Andreas Micheal Northman. You?" "Godric." I smiled at that, "That's it huh." He nodded and I smiled again, "Okay I'm going to get Pam, she'll be pissed if she wakes up on the ground, god forbid someone steps on her." I turned to the door then turned back, "Do not move from this spot. Not an inch." He gave me a look that plainly said, 'you're ordering me?' and I nodded. "You're on suicide watch, you need someone with you from now on." He smiled at that, "And you are this person?" His face was jokingly light but his tone had an edge. I nodded and said certainly, "Yes."
I stepped out into the now lit up alleyway and noticed blood. In fact Alex's blood. I paled as I stepped around him. Grabbing Pam I did not look at him but completely ignored him and opened the door. Godric was there and nodded to the end of the hallway toward the foyer. "This is a vampire hotel. You've been here before?" Godric asked as we walked side by side. I nodded, "Once, it's how we knew where Pam was." He looked at me clearly not understanding. And I smiled at the memory of nine year old Pam bragging about the vampires not at all minding her three week grounding. I thought I saw him relax slightly as I explained about Pam. Did he think that I usually hung out with Vamps? Did he not like that?
I tried my best to get rid of another memory. Of Alex's body, of his blood. Cold, limp, and dead. Obviously Godric had chosen who to save, I really didn't have any symphony for Alex though, he was just too much of a bastard, he would have been a low life anyway. He told the receptionist of the fight and I knew Alex would be moved else where, bad publicity and all. I never took my eyes off him as we later entered a two bedroom suite. I laid Pam down, and spent my morning talking to Godric until his eyes went pink. I notice a little red by his ears. "That happens when we stay awake."
So then I spent my day laying by a sleeping Godric. Who expression wasn't stoic but peaceful, wondering about things I really shouldn't.
Wondering about vampires, immortality and worst of all Godric.
