A Sight of Light

A/N: Hey everybody! So I decided to cut off part of this story's name. I feel like this story has evolved so much from I had originally envisioned; and I am totally thrilled about it. The fluidity of the story is just amazing and I can't help but be excited but every time I read a comment, or simply re-read the story and think about all the changes that have been done, and the ones I continue to do, in the story line that I had in my head when I first started. So I here announced that this story is now simply called "A Sight of Light."

I once again want to give my thanks to everyone who has taken the time to read my story. It means so much to me to see that my story has surpassed 2500+ hits. So thanks! Motivates me!

Anyways here we go Chapter 10!

Chapter 10: The Nest pt 1

Mark's P.O.V.

Sookie and I walked down the stairs talking, joking and smiling as we reached the bottom floor. Even though I already knew there were many vampires in the house, I still felt a little shocked when I saw the physical evidence of the small multitude of vampires in front of me. Most of them looked in our direction as we arrived, and I felt as they eyes (and emotions) flashed with bloodlust as they probably took in our scents. I knew that having to fairy descendants in a room full of vampires was probably not the best idea and I tensed a little bit as took them all in. But then I remembered Godirc's promise, he wouldn't let anybody hurt me, and I instantly relaxed and let a smile lit up my face.

After most of the vampires looked away returning to whatever it was they were doing, from feeding from some willing humans, drinking trublood or talking to others, I saw Sookies eyes zero in on Bill. I saw him look at her and felt him tense a little before giving her a small smile. I could tell that he felt uncomfortable for some reason but I gave it no mind. Sookie looked at me and I simply smiled at her.

"Go, I'll be fine. I'll find some food and socialize a little. I'll find you later." I said.

She simply nodded and gave me a sweet smile as she left to go to her vampire's side. I let my eyes follow her and I caught Bill looking at me. His face gave nothing away, but I could tell that he was feeling apprehensive and a little hostile, and it seemed to be directed at me. I let my empath radar broaden, not wanting to concentrate on Bill's emotions. There was just something about him that I did not trust… and it seemed to me that the feeling was mutual.

I let my eyes wander around the big and spacious layout in front of me. Couldn't believe just how beautiful and modern the house looked. I started moving around the people and vampires trying to see either a familiar face or simply the food that I was promised. It took me only a minute to find the buffet table and I wasted no time at all as I took a plate and filled it up with food. I stood close by the table and started to dig in right there.

"Well, well, well… who do we have here?" A voice with a southern drawl said behind me.

I didn't need to turn around in order to know who it was. His voice and his emotional signature was enough to put a scowl on my face. I turn around to face Stan. He was still dressed in his cowboy get up, and if I was honest with myself, he could pull it off nicely. I looked up to his face and saw that he was smirking at me. Reaching to read his emotions I felt his evil intent, bloodlust and hostility, which made me steel myself. He obviously wanted to either mess with me or cause some type of harm. And I wasn't giving him the satisfaction of getting any type of reaction from me; I was not showing him any sign of weakness to him.

"Can I help you?" I said through gritted teeth.

His smirk grew and he got closer to me. He seemed to be inhaling deeply and I knew exactly what he was doing. He was taking in my scent. And I didn't need my powers to know that he would have a flash of hunger as my scent registered in him.

"I do like them feisty" he said in a low husky voice looking me in the eyes and I knew that he was trying to glamour me.

I let my face show my disgust and a move to walk past him but he grab my arm and spun me around.

I glared at him, "I suggest you let go of me." I said letting my voice get as low and menacing as it could get.

"Or you'll what?" He said with a menacing tone of his own.

"I do hope you are behaving yourself, Stan" Eric said as he appeared behind him, tall, blonde and smirking as usual.

Stan let go of me immediately and just looked at him.

"Everything is perfectly fine." Stan said coolly.

"I do hope so," Eric said with a slight disinterested tone looking at his fingernails, "You do know that if anything is in the wrong in the slightest, no one will think twice about silvering you and locking you up for a hundred years or so." He looked up to Stan and smiled evilly at him.

"You sure talk a lot for someone who doesn't…" Stan started to say.

"Have you seen your sheriff and told him how happy you are that he's back yet? I know he is anxious to see you again." Eric said smoothly.

Nobody missed the fear that flashed over Stan as he let Eric's words sink in. He composed quickly himself and bowed his head before turning to leave.

Eric was smiling when he left. He really enjoyed the power play; the threats, the scheming, the political strategy. He didn't seemed like someone who wanted to rule, he just like showing his power and having others bend to his will; even if it's in a small scale.

I looked at Eric and smiled at him. Even if he was as dirty as I thought he was, I couldn't help but feel like I could never really stay mad at him; even at his worst I felt like you knew exactly what to expect of him.

"Well aren't you my blonde knight in shining armor." I said smiling at him.

He looked at me apprehensively at first. But then he smirked and I knew that he was, once again, amused by my antics. I went back to eating what was left of my food.

"Godric wishes for you to join him when you are done." Eric said.

I looked at him and saw him sizing me up. I felt his calculating gaze and something else under the surface that I couldn't quite place, but it didn't feel pleasant in any way.

"There are other matters I must attend to," Eric said giving me his signature smirk that didn't seem to reach his eyes, "I trust that you will be able to fend for yourself?"

I smiled at him. "I'll make sure to let any other deadly cowboys know that I have a blonde knight on my side."

He smiled again; this time more genuine than before and full of humor. He turn and blended to the ocean of bodies that where still chatting and having a good time.

I put down my now empty plate on the table and closed my eyes. I let my empath radar broaden, looking for Godric's emotional signature. I smiled once I had located him and opened my eyes and walked to the place where I knew Godric was.

I found there to be a line that seemed to be for those who wished to talk to Godric. Just as I was about to take my place at the end of the line I felt someone bump into me. I was practically knocked down and I looked up to see that it was Stan who bumped into me. He was furious for some reason and didn't even give me a second look as he left the room which Godric was in.

I tried to get Stan out of my head and I looked up ahead to see who was in the line. I recognized Jason Stackhouse and I smiled at myself at the sight of him. I was glad he and Sookie were back together. I could tell that they were the only family they had and they were constantly looking out for eachother.

After coming out of my reverie I looked up to see Godric looking at me. Our eyes connected and he gave me a small smile. My heart practically skipped a beat at the sight of him and gave him a full smile of my own. He motioned to me with his hand to come to him and I got out of the line in order to do so.

I felt the eyes of everybody who was in line on me, and I couldn't help the small blush that rose to my cheeks. I really hated being the center of attention like this. I got to where Godric sat and gave him a small smile. He reached out for my hand, and even though I knew nobody else could sense nor see it, I knew he was a little unsure of his action. I let him grab my hand and gave his hand a small squeeze and a smile. He gave me another of his slight smile, that I only I could feel how genuine it was, and a small nod.

"Isabel this is Mark. He is a good friend of mine and an honored guest along with the Stackhouses." Godric said in a low tone as he let go of my hand and concentrated on whoever it was that was talking to him from the line. I looked over to see the vampire named Isabel. She seemed to be of Hispanic descent and was beautiful in her own way. She looked at me curiously and gave me a smile. I smiled and, by second nature, searched for her emotions and I almost regretted doing so…

She was extremely distressed; seeming to be dreading something and harboring a broken heart. I felt so much pity for the creature and could only imagine what would cause such an emotion in her. But before I could properly talk to her she excused herself leaving the room.

I stood there beside Godric as person after person came to Godric in order to say how happy and relieved there were that he was now back. I saw Godric keep up mostly a stoic expression on his face and he simply nodded to show that he acknowledge their words.

It then became Jason's turn to talk to Godric. He was slightly nervous and unsure of what to say. He looked at me and I gave him a reassuring smile. That seemed to give him the courage to say whatever it was he wanted to say.

"I just wanted to say that I'm really sorry for what the Fellowship did to you…" He looked then at me as well. "To both of you…"

I couldn't help how my face crumbled and how my eyes filled with tears. So much has been going on that I still hadn't properly mourned my brother and his wife's deaths. I already missed Matt and Lacey so desperately and I felt like the holes they had left in my heart would never properly mend.

I felt something cool touch my hand and I looked down to see Godric's hand holding mine. I looked to his face and saw the concern in them. I simply smiled the best I could at him and wiped the tears from my eyes. I looked up at Jason as he stood there looking at a loss.

"Thank you…" I told him giving him a small smile.

He gave me a small sad smile of his own and turned to leave.

"Mr. Stackhouse." Godric called out. Jason turned to face him once again. "Your bravery has saved many lives tonight. And your kindness is dully noted. Please know that you have friends in this area whenever you are around."

"Thank you sir." Jason said giving him a smile and turning to leave.

Godric kept his hand linked to mind as the rest of the line came to him to say there good wishes. I was grateful for the emotional support he gave me through the simple gesture. It kept me grounded, giving me the energy and chance to compose myself. After most of them had left I looked over to see Sookie and Bill talking among themselves. I felt Sookie's distress and I decided that I should go and see what was going on.

I knelt down next to Godric with his hand still in mine. He looked at me curiously and I simply brought his hand to my lips and placed a kiss on his knuckles. Godric's face remained completely blank but I felt his immense surprise and tenderness emanate from him at the sight of my gesture. It seemed that he didn't know how to react to such open displays of affection but I knew that he was always pleasantly surprised by my actions. And that fact made me smile.

"Is it ok if I wander around for a bit?" I asked.

He looked at me for a couple of seconds and then he simply nodded his head. I smiled at him and gave his hand one final squeeze before I let it go and stood up; walking over to where I knew my newly acquired sister was with her vampire; and as I got closer to them I couldn't help but notice how unnaturally warm my hand felt without holding Godric's.

"You have been avoiding being alone with me all night." Sookie stated to her vampire as I approached them. There was concern and confusion in her emotions and I sized up Bill's emotions and felt his guilt and desperation. Something was definitely going on.

"Is everything alright?" I asked in order to make my presence known, placing my hand on Sookie's shoulder. Sookie turned to me with a small smile while Bill seemed to not appreciate my interference, or my presence for that matter, and simply glared at me.

"I don't know" Sookie said looking over her shoulder to where Bill stood behind her.

I looked at him and let my hand drop from her shoulder as I extended my other towards him.

"Hello there. You must be Bill. I'm Mark Riverun." I said being as friendly as I could to someone who seemed to sneer at my presence.

He looked at my hand for a second as if he did not know what to do with it before taking it in his and giving it a small shake. I couldn't help but compare how different the temperature of his hand was when compared to Godric's; he wasn't cold enough. I laughed internally at that stupid statement and simply stood beside Sookie.

A marvelous thing about being an empath is that I can play lie detector. Even with vampires. I thought towards Sookie, only slightly raising my mental shield just to make sure that the sensitive information in my head was kept secret.

Sookie looked at me from the corner of her eyes while I kept my face as neutral as possible as she looked inside my head. I felt the acceptation of my proposal in her emotions and zeroed in on Bill as she continued whatever conversation she was having with her.

"Why have you been avoiding me?" Sookie pressed on.

"Sookie" Bill said with an interesting southern accent that I couldn't quite place, "This is hardly the place, with all that has taken place tonight, don't you think that you would want to this some other time." He said putting his hands on her shoulders.

He's deflecting. I thought towards Sookie.

"I was in that church for two days, Bill. You don't even want to know what almost happened to me." Sookie said.

"Do you really want to discuss this in front of him?" Bill snapped.

"Yes I do. I trust him with my life; and he's the only one could actually know what I almost went through." Sookie answered back.

I couldn't help but wince as my head was filled with the memories of that night. Sookie looked at me with an apologetic look on her face obviously reliving the memories with me.

It's ok… I thought to her.

She turn back to her vampire, "Every other time I had needed you you've always came running. Even in daylight." Sookie said with a soft tone. This information left me quite surprised. The fact that any vampire would willingly walked through daylight for someone they love was indeed impressive.

"Sookie I…" Bill began.

"It's complicated is not an answer Bill!" Sookie said exasperated.

Bill looked to the ground and I felt him struggle with his thoughts.

Whatever he's going to say won't be the whole truth. I let Sookie know.

"I… was held." Bill said.

"Held? You mean like kidnapped?" Sookie questioned. "By who? Eric?" She said more forcefully.

I looked at her in slight surprise. Not by the accusation but by the bitterness in her tone at the mention of the blonde vampire. If I hadn't known better I would have thought that she practically hated him. I knew, however, that this was not necessarily true considering that she seemed to have some type of attachment to him, or at least that was what I had perceived in the church.

"Hmmm… I heard my name…" Eric said while walking casually towards us. "I hope you ladies are saying good things about me."

I couldn't help but roll my eyes at him.

"Why should I?" Sookie said angrily. "You let me walk into a trap."

"I regret that." Eric said earnestly "If I had known…"

"You did know." Sookie stated. "But since it was Godric you would risk anything."

"The bond between a vampire and his maker is stronger than you can imagine." Eric said as he looked a little thoughtful. "Maybe one day you will understand." He finished with a smirk.

Bill and I immediately took defensive stances. I saw Eric look at me in surprise.

"As much as I do like you my dear blonde knight, I assure you that will only happen over my dead body. And I do plan to live for a while." I said to Eric.

He just smirked and left. I felt Bill's eyes on me and I turn to meet his gaze. I felt a breeze past by me and I felt his hunger flare up as my scent flew to him. His emotions ranged with recognition. Shit. He knew what I was.

"If you'll would both excuse me." Bill said as he left us sending me a look that seemed to be somewhere between curious and angry. I felt Sookie's hand on my shoulder and I turn to her.

"What the hell just happened?" She asked.

I simply shook my head at her. "Not the time nor the place…" I said. "I'm going to get something else to eat." I told her as I turned around heading towards the buffet while my head went into overload at the prospect of Bill knowing what I was. And if he knew what I was, he definitely knows what Sookie is. Which means I'll have to start questioning everything that I know about his relationship with Sookie, and that I'll have to keep an eye on him.

A/N: So yeah. What do you guys think? Originally this chapter was supposed to be a lot longer... But I had to split it up into two parts... But Pt 2 is almost ready to be uploaded and I personally love it!:D

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