A/N: Hello! Hope everyones Holidays were great! Sorry this took so long to get out, and I hope it doesn't suck because of that. So I have introduced one character in this chapter and (hopefully) if things go as I plan, in the next chapter, the fighting will start and I will introduce another character. (Give you a hint; 'Oh Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweeping down the plain!' lol) Anyways, I was asked if I would be making this a E/S/G story, and the answer to that is no. I'm sorry if that disapoints, but I figure I have a hard enough time writing lemons for our favorite couple, no need to add a third in there ;) Plus I kind of like the idea of Godric being more of a father figure than a lover to Sookie. Just my personal feelings =) Anyways, on with the show! Hope you enjoy!
Eric
Everybody was in the small living area in Lafayette's house. Sookie was sitting on his lap as Eric slowly looked across the room at all the unlikely allies. Weres, Vampires, and Faeries. Eric shook his head slightly at the thought that this war could possibly be the biggest supernatural war in any recent history.
The first to speak was the Were, Tray Dawson. "I have a witch, my woman, who would be willing to help us. She should be arriving here from New Orleans tomorrow. She should be bringing some of her coven with her."
Godric nodded his head approvingly. "That is good. It will give us more power; unfortunately, we do not know what kind, if any, witches Mr. Compton and De Castro have with them."
Sookie looked thoughtful for a moment. "So we have you guys, the vampires, on our side, we have the faeries from Hooligans, the Shreveport wolves and maybe one or two more packs, and a couple of witches?" she bit her lower lip. "I hope it will be enough."
Godric stood up quickly. "I will call Nora to fight for us."
Eric went stock still as he looked at Sookie and Natalia. Godric looked at all three of them then narrowed his eyes at Eric. "What is happening?"
Natalia sighed and stood, walking over and lightly laying her hands on Godric's chest. "My love, she has decided to leave us this time. She made the choice to not fight alongside us."
Eric saw Godric's eyes darken in anger, his grip on Sookie tightened.
"I shall make her assist us; she will see the error of her ways." Godric growled, snatching a nearby phone.
Natalia grabbed it out of his hands and tossed it to Eric behind her back. "No, you will leave her be, Godric, she has made her choice now we must respect it." Godric's fangs elongated and he snarled in her face. Natalia just raised an eyebrow. "Are you done now? My darling, I know you dislike being undermined, and even more so by family, but you must realize, she does not appreciate Eric's woman, myself, and I can almost guarantee she will dislike the Were's woman as well. It is best this way."
Godric paced a bit before his face softened as he looked at Natalia once more. "You are right. If she does not come around herself, I should leave her be." He wrapped an arm around Natalia's waist and bent to sweep his other under her knees to pick her up.
Eric watched this exchange, and then looked at his Sookie who started talking to Dawson about this witch woman. He sincerely hoped one day that he and Sookie would be like his maker and Natalia. He truly loved her with all his heart.
He looked back a Godric, and saw him and Natalia whispering to each other with small smiles on their faces; Natalia's cheeks turning pink.
Godric cleared his throat before announcing that they were leaving to 'catch up' and flew out the door and into the woods. Eric stood up and laid his hand out for Sookie to follow.
"I believe we should…catch up as well, Ms. Stackhouse." He said with a devilish wink. And with that they were off.
Sookie
She woke up to the sounds of movement in the rest of the house. She sat up in the bed by, and sighed as she noticed she was by herself. Lafayette's house was not light tight so Eric had to leave before dawn, but Natalia had come and slept with Sookie so neither of them was lonely.
Sookie pulled herself out of bed and made her way to the bathroom to take care of her morning duties, then made for the kitchen to make herself a cup of coffee. She heard voices outside and when she did she almost dropped her cup.
There on the porch stood Jason and Lafayette cheering and hooting as Natalia and Claude where in the lawn fighting. But unlike when Sookie watched the elf and Jason fight, the two of them were using real swords. They were thin bladed swords that seemed to melt into the decorative hilt. They each had two swords and seemed to truly be going at it.
Natalia swung at Claude only to have him dip backwards to dodge. And when Claude somehow caught her in a headlock with her back against his chest, Natalia squirmed around, got her hands on his shoulders and climbed up Claude's body until she was on his shoulders with her feet straight in the air before she quickly and fiercely slammed them down into the back of his knees, dropping him to the ground with her arms around his throat.
It went on like this for a while, with Jason and Lafayette clearly cheering for one or the other before Claude and Natalia decided to quit, presumably ending in a draw. They made their way to the porch covered in sweat. Jason handed Natalia a orange-yellowish colored drink which she finished gratefully in one sitting.
"So, as you can see," Claude said as he sat down next to Lafayette and drank from a tall glass of water. "Both the elves and the Fae are deadly in their own rights. As to who the better killers are, I believe that is a matter of opinion." He leaned back and to a deep breath to slow his panting.
Natalia smirked as she drank. And Jason let out a loud whoop of laughter. "That's only 'cause you got your ass handed to you by a girl! Just admit it faery boy, she owned ya!"
Claude narrowed his eyes at Jason and Sookie laughed. "Now Jase, you know it wasn't real. They were sparring; I'm sure Claude was holding back just as much as Natalia was." She looked around their little group. "Say guys, where is Tray at?"
Lafayette sat forward a little, setting a mug down. "He wents to go gets his girl; apparently, she has a horrible sense of direction and she gots horribly lost!" everybody laughed at his imitation of a lost female.
Sookie closed her eyes and felt the sun on her face and thought about how ironic it was for such a beautiful peaceful day, with those she loves most surrounding her having a great time talking and joking when in reality, they may be dying in the next couple days.
"Are you alright, Child?" came the soft feminine voice of one of Sookie's new favorite people.
She opened her eyes to see the woman standing in front of her with her head cocked to the side. The boys had since started talking about something completely irrelevant to Sookie.
She shook herself out of her trance and looked at Natalia. "Yea, I guess. I think I may just be overwhelmed is all."
Natalia looked at her thoughtfully before nodding her head. "Let us take a walk, Little One. I could use the time to clear my head." She winked at Sookie as she turned around and walked down the steps of the porch and started off.
Sookie came up behind her and fell into step. They had walked a good distance before Natalia broke the silence. "How did you meet Eric?"
Sookie smiled. "Well, it all started when Bill Compton moved to Bon Temps…" she went on to tell all about her and Eric, all their ups and downs, all of her mistakes of choosing Bill over Eric and of Eric's high handedness. Natalia's eyes widened and she laughed at the appropriate times.
Soon they were enjoying themselves, opening up to each other and laughing.
"So why does it seem you've taken a likin' to Jason?" Sookie asked as she kicked a rock into the woods.
"Well, I guess he reminds me of my own brother…" Natalia looked into the sky. "He was killed a long time ago and I have always missed him terribly. He and Jason were alike. Dmitri wasn't exactly…the smartest, but he was loyal. To a fault."
Sookie wrapped her arm around Natalia's shoulders as they made their way back to the house. When they made it to the yard, they saw Tray's truck parked there and Tray was standing with his arm wrapped around a girl's waist.
They both turned as the two girls approached.
"Ah, here they are, Ames. These are the ladies I was telling you about." The woman stepped forward. She was a shorter than Sookie was, with short brown hair and a nice tan complexion. She had a huge smile as she stuck her hand out for Sookie.
"Hi! Names Amelia Broadway, it's a pleasure to meet you! Tray here tells me that you guys seemed to have gotten yourself into some kind of trouble?"
Sookie flinched as she took Amelia's hand; man, was she a broadcaster! "Sookie, Sookie Stackhouse. Yes, we have gotten into a bit of a pickle, are you willing to help us out?"
Amelia let loose a brilliant smile. "Yes, of course! From what Tray has told me, this is gonna be one heck of a party." Amelia winked as she turned to the rest of the group.
Sookie cleared her throat. "I'm sorry, but this will not be a party. There may be people dyeing here! I would appreciate it if you would take this more seriously."
Amelia turned to Sookie, her face shocked, before she smiled again. "Ya know, I think I like you. Sorry, I didn't mean to offend. I certainly do take this seriously." She looked towards the sky. "Let's take this talk inside. Your vamps will be up soon." She winked again as she turned and skipped up to the porch.
"Odd one, that girl." Whispered Natalia as she quietly walked next to Sookie. Sookie just nodded in agreement. She wasn't sure how to take Amelia Broadway, but she knew for sure that she had pure intentions.
They all sat around in Lafayette's small living area.
"So, I got the quickie version from Tray about what's going on; is there anything else I should know?"
Sookie looked around the room. "Well, you know about Bill right?" Amelia nodded. "And you know that he will try and kill us all? Especially the humans? He apparently thinks we're abominations." Another nod. "And you know that he is working with the vampire king of Nevada, Felipe De Castro?" finally, Amelia's eyes widened.
"That I did not know. That's not good. From my understanding, he is quiet old and dangerous."
Lafayette laughed at this. "No shits. That's why wes all scared for our lives."
Amelia smiled softly. "So, you really weren't joking when you said we all might die." They all shook their heads. "Well, its going to be difficult, but we really need to stand against these guys, it sounds like. Any idea on when we attack."
"We don't." came the deep silky voice of Sookie's lover. They all turned to see the vampires filing in from Lafayette's many closets. "They are coming for us. Tomorrow evening."