Back from Tropical Storm Irene. (just got my internet back) I don't own any true blood characters. the only character I own is Suzie. some lines are from season 2 episdoes 10 and 11. The song is 6 Fuß tiefer by Oomph!

Set The World On Fire
Chapter 8
Anger and a Maenad

Eric opened the door and I quickly shuffled inside. He slammed the door and I dropped Godric's shirt into the chair next to the door. Eric's face looked exactly like mine;soaked in blood tears.

"We have to rest." Eric whispered as he stripped out his shirt and sat on the edge of the bed. I remained in my clothes and kicked off my shoes as I sat down next to him.

"Why did it have to be Godric, Eric? Why?" my hands gipped my hair and I successfully tore a small chunk out before Eric forced my hands to his chest. He sat and took the pain of me sinking my fangs into his skin. He waited until I calmed down to lean back and rest his head on a pillow. I followed suit, still latched onto him. Eric removed me from his shoulder and cut one of my shoulder's with his nail.

"Mutter." he whispered and I allowed him to drink from me. I never expected to be called that in my entire life. If everything hadn't turned up this way, he might have actually had a claim in calling me that for eternity.

"You where right Eric, we must sleep." I sighed as I closed my eyes.I could feel Eric shift his head so that it rested on my breasts. I gently ran my fingers through his hair until we both fell asleep.

"Eric?" Sookie's voice was hesitant and unsure. This was a side of Eric she'd never thought she'd see.

Eric slowly lifted his head and Sookie could see the trail of blood tears that had run as far down as his chest.

"Godric is gone."

Sookie stood infront of him "I know. I'm so sorry." She cupped Eric's chin, forcing him to meet her gaze briefly before she kissed both of his cheeks.

Sookie tried to pull away but Eric gently grasped her forearm, pulling her back down to meet his lips in a gentle kiss. Sookie gently fell back against Eric's bed and his fangs extended.
Her fingers semi involuntarily toouched Eric's fangs and she released a small gasp. Eric manuvered her head so she bore her neck to him and growled lightly before he bit.

"Ugh Sookie, what the fuck?" I growled in aggitation as I opened my eyes. The steel grey lid of a transporter met my gaze. I was about to open the lid when I remembered Eric was laying beside me. If I opened the lid, he would burn to a crisp. I shuddered and started to cry at the memory of Godric burning. It was enough to wake Eric up.

"Suzie..." I could tell that he'd only gotten an hour or two of sleep. I turned onto my side and snuggled into his body. His arm wrapped around me and his fingers slowly ran through my hair.

"I'm sorry for waking you." Eric looked down at me and I didn't meet his gaze. "Somehow, I picked up on Sookie's dream." He allowed his amusement to flood through our bond. "It was about you." I had to feed his ego.

"And?" I chuckled and swatted Eric's stomach lightly.

"She was comforting you back in our suite at Carmilla." I sighed as Eric continued to run his fingers through my hair, "She was comforting you and before I knew it, you were kissing her." Eric snorted and I rolled my eyes. "She touched your fangs and then you bit her. There was nothing else after that, she must've woken up."

Eric chuckled and I closed my eyes, "I know yo have feelings for her Eric." He stiffened and I was sad that he stopped running his finger in my hair, "It infuriated you that she is with Bill Compton instead of you."

He growled in warning and I shook my head against his upper torso. "Deny it all you want Eric, we both know it's the truth." I traced my fingers along his torso and pulled rank. "Rest."

After bringing the remainder of my things from Dallas into Eric's home (It had taken a day), he asked me to change into my regular clothes.

"Let me guess," I sighed as I pulled out a skirt from my "new" dresser, "We're going to Fangtasia?" Eric nodded and I rolled my eyes, "I never thought i'd have you ask me to put on my normal clothes for anything else."

"You've got an eternity Suzie," Eric smirked smuggly as he pushed himself away from my doorframe. "I have a feeling if you keep thinking like that, you'll always be surprised."

I growled and Eric laughed, turning around on his heels while closing the door. "Be ready in five minutes."

I stood beside Eric's throne, waiting for Pam to bring me a chair. Eric laughed as I stood and watched the fangbangers and tourists mingle together. Pam returned with the chair from Eric's office and I quickly sat down in it. Several of the male fangers eyes me and I looked to Eric. I knew he could feel my repulsion.

"I will make sure they don't touch you." I nodded to Eric, not taking my eyes off of the humans infront of us.

I looked down at he torn BVB shirt and black shirt i'd picked out. The sides had been cut and there were no sleeves, a few saftey pins held it together. Eric smirk could not be contained as he drove us to Fangtasia. Now I felt seriously underdressed an over eyed. Eric growled as one teenager approached me and the scared little boy quickly backed off.

"Pam," Eric motioned with his hand towards the door, "Please check ID's at the door."

"Please." Eric growled and I smiled at him. I could feel Pam's amusement even as she checked ID's at the door.

"Don't challange me like that." Eric growled and I bared my fangs back at him.

"Don't treat me like you're my maker!" I hissed and tocuhed the nekclace i'd refused to take off. Eric's fangs shrunk back and I knew then i'd picked the right words to shut him up. "Eric, i'll never ever be the same shy little girl again. She is dead."

Eric continued to stare at me as I said this. I, however, did not meet his gaze. I motioned to the bartender to bring me a drink and he nodded quickly went to work bringing me a Trueblood mixed with vodka and Midori. He brought it up in a matter of seconds. I thanked him and he bowed before running back to the bar. I sipped my drink and placed it on a small table between us. My head was starting to hurt, something that had never happened after only one sip.

"What's wrong?" Eric turned back to me and dismissed the human he had on the floor infront of him. She was rather pretty.

"Sookie is using her power." I felt Eric touch my forehead and I nodded slightly in thanks. I didn't care if every patron could see this display. "Bill has bitten a Maenad, the idiot." Eric growled lightly.

"A Maead in Bon Temps?" I nodded.

"Weird, right?" I paused, "She's trying to restore her friend.. Tara, I belive, to her normal self. She is under the Maenad, Maryann is her name, spell." I blocked Sookie's mind off and took nursed my drink for a bit. Eric removed his hand and I turned to him.

"I ran across the scent of a Maenad when I was with Godric. A few days after I was turned. He eventually told me about them. Eric, they're truely immortal because they've imagined themselves so." Eric made a hand gesture at vampiric speed for me to continue. "She has all of the town under her control. That means she is very old and very powerful."

I took another sip of my drink and Eric motioned for another to be brought to me. "There is one way to defeat her. I can't fully remember what it is, give me a little bit of time and it'll come to me." I handed the bartender my empty glass and he handed me a full one. "From what I remember, she is trying to summon some horned god and she needs a live sacrifice. Since she has control of the whole town, i'm assuming she almost there."

"And Bill's blood poisoned her." Eric phrased his question as a satement in typical Eric style.

"Yes," I nodded, "She is no longer human and vampires can only drink human blood so... somewhere along the line there's a reason why her blood poisons us."

I took the time then to admire Eric's suit that he had worn tonight. It was a lovely silver color.

"Nice suit." I smiled as I put my glass down. Eric nodded his thanks and we sat in silence for several songs until we both smelled him at the exact same time.

"Shifter." I said as Eric stood. I stood as well and followed him off of his stage and to a booth where Pam had brought a man and two children. Eric casual laid down across the top of the booth, effectivly telling me that I should stand.

The shifter eyed me and the children couldn't decide which one of us was more interesting to look at. I allowed my eye color to shift red and the children focused back on Eric. I closed my eyes as Sookie's mind invaded mine. i relayed the news to Eric.

"Bill Compton has gone to seek out a vampire with Maenad knowledge. I believe it is the Queen."

"How delayed do you think theses memories are?"

"It feels like a day or so. Bill has still not returned."

"The Shifter's name is Same Merlotte. He's Sookie's boss." I was glad Eric quickly filled me in. This Shifter was the owner of the bar i'd found Sookie in.

"Why should I help you, shifter?" Eric's voice brought me back to the now and Pam gave me a look to make me pay attention.

"Because I need your help. We need it." I knew Eric had almost, if not, had made up his mind that we where somehow going to Bon Temps to help destroy this Maenad. He just wanted to toy with the shifter, I mean Sam. "And hopefully someday I might be able to give you something you need."

Eric turned his head to face Sam and I already knew what his request would be before it left his mouth. "Can you give me Sookie Stackhouse?"

Pam and I practically rolled our eyes at the same time.

"No."

"Well, that's a shame." I chuckled low enough that only Sam and the vampires I now called my family could hear. Eric ignored me. "That wouldbe a tribute I would not soon forget."

"I'm not here to give you tribute, Eric."

"No, you're here to request my help.. based on a hypothetical future in which you return the favor." I watched as Eric sat up, "But you are knwn not to be freindly towards those like me. Why should I trust you?"

I moved to stand by Eric's side and only the children noticed. "Because until somebody starts trusting sombody we're all single targets, just ripe for the picking."

"I have little knowledge of this Maenad creature." Eric looked up to me and I met Sam's confused and questioning gaze. Eric turned back to Sam. "Though I suspect it's the bull headed beast that passed through here recently. Right Pam?"

"That thing owes me a new pair of shoes." I looked to Pam, slightly confused but I pushed it aside and looked back at the human children.

"So can you help us or not?"

"I have given Eric all the information I know on Maenads." I spoke up and everyone's eyes were on me. "I suspect one of the vampires in this area went to another to seek out knowledge but i'm unsure."

Sam looked to Eric. "Are you making her into the female version of you?" He caught my cold stare.

"No, my sister here is dealing with a loss so strong that you, Shifter, could not possibly understand. It has made her cold."

"I know Sookie stackhouse, Sam Merlotte. She is a friend of mine. I have given Eric all of the information I know about this Maenad in hopes that we would help Sookie." I willed my hands not to morph.

"Can we see your fangs?" The little boy broke the tension in the room. I laughed and Eric released his fangs. The children looked up at me and I opened my mouth, showing them that I not only had fangs, but teeth similar to those of a shark.

He looked on in awe while the little girl shrunk back.

"Don't you like vampires, little girl?" I chuckled in amusement at Eric's question.

"Eric." I glared at Sam because of his tone.

"Our almost stepdaddy hated vampires. But we don't."

"He went on a vacation with Jesus."

"You make me so happy that I never had any of you." I smirked at Pam's comment and it grew with Eric's.

"Oh come on, Pam. They're funny. They're like humans but miniature. Teacup humans."

"I hate them." I'm glad Pam had reverted to Swedish. "They're so stupid."

"But delicious." That kind of statement would've had me up in arms a few days ago but now, I found a sick sense of enjoyment from Eric's words.

"Eric," I growled trying to stick by my old ways, "They should leave so we can form a plan."

Eric nodded and motioned for me to see them out. Sam and the children followed me to the door.

"Please get those horrible things out of here. I'll be smelling them for a week." Eric chuckled at Pam's words and I grinned.

I managed to get my teeth under control as I stopped infront of Sam's car.

"You have my cellphone number."

I nodded and held the piece of paper in my hand up. "We'll call you." I turned around and met Eric in the doorway, handing him the slip of paper. He grinned and handed it to Pam before I accompanied him back to the stage. I sighed and quickly went back to my drink.

"That wasn't wise, revealing yourself to the Shifter." I growled at Eric's chide

"Quit chiding me, Son." I giggled when Eric glared at me. The next song started up and I smiled.

"I love this song." Before Eric could stop me, i'd placed my glass on the table and headed straight for the dance floor.

- Jede Nacht genau der selbe Traum
Mich umgibt ein kalter schwarzer Raum
Jeder tiefe Atemzug fällt schwer
Bin am schrein, doch du hörst mich nicht mehr-

I swayed and shifted along with the beat and Dero's voice. Information started flooding my mind. 'Maryann needs a vessel to bring forth her "God". Someone "two natured" like a Were or shifter.'

- Such mich tief im Abgrund deines Traums
Ich liege 6 Fuss tiefer -

'Sam Merlotte is the only Shifter I know of in Bon Temps. It would be him or Sookie.'

- Such mich tief im Abgrund deines Traums
Du musst noch 6 Fuss tiefer-

I ignored the fangbangers trying to get my attention and/or trying to dance with me. I needed to come up with a plan.

-Jedes Mal genau das selbe Spiel
Du suchst mich, doch ich bin längst am Ziel
Erde rieselt leise auf mein Gesicht Hör mein Herz, doch scheinbar schlägt es nicht
Drum nimm die Schaufel, denn sie füht dich zu mir
Du musst noch tiefer, ich erwarte dich hier
Grab deinen Tunnel, denn er brint dich ans Ziel
Am Ende wartet die Freiheit-

I returned to Eric with the new information. "I believe that Sam, the Shifter, will be used as the Vessel needed to bring forth the Maenad's God." Eric watched as I sat back down. "I have a plan."

English translation of 6 Fuss Tiefer from Lyrics user: getyerstupidfuckinrope (Not making this up..)

"Every night, exactly the same dream
A cold, black room surrounds me
Every deep breath is difficult
I scream, but you can't hear me anymore

Search for me deep in the abyss of your dreams
I'm lying 6 feet deeper
Search for me deep in the abyss of your dreams
You must look another 6 feet deeper

Every time, exactly the same game
You search for me, but I've long since been at the end
Earth softly trickles onto my face
I listen to my heart, but apparently it isn't beating

So take the shovel
Because it'll lead you to me
You must look even deeper
I'm awaiting you here
Dig your tunnel because it'll bring you to the end
Freedom is waiting at the end."