Hello to my loyal readers and those of you that have only just begun; this is my chapter ten! Woo!
The first part of this chapter is going to be done differently than it was in the series because that part of the script would take quite a bit of time. I am going to do some of the script, however. I don't know; I will figure it out.
As always, I make no profits off of this. Sole proprietorship belongs to Alan Ball. I don't own them, but Godric and Eric own me. ;)
I witnessed Godric walk toward a small stairwell, followed by Eric. Every step Eric took seemed to weigh him down, as if the weight of gravity was trying to pull him to the ground beneath his feet. Nora looked on with me, looking confused until I saw sudden realization cross her features. She was up in a second and then she was hot on Eric's heels.
I was confused; what was going on? Wasn't it going to be dawn soon? Like a freight-train, I was hit with the same realization that had hit Nora. Over my dead body was I going to let one of the men I loved meet the sun willingly!
I ran up the stairs and I saw Nora and Eric kneeling before Godric, both with tears streaming down their faces. I looked on, feeling as if I had intruded on a personal moment. But Godric's life was far more important than common courtesy.
"As your maker," he began, "I command the both of you . . . to leave me here and live," said Godric. There was pain in his voice, evident by the tear that streaked down his face. "Take care of-"
But before he could finish. I had slipped off my heels and set off in a dead run. I ran as fast as my legs would carry me, my feet thundering down onto the concrete roof. I gained the attention of all three vampires a mere second before I dove over Nora and Eric, as if they were an obstacle and Godric was the swimming pool. I collided with the planes of Godric's chest and, to my surprise, knocked him to the ground with me. I saw that Eric and Nora had started to walk back against their own wills, but they were as surprised as I was. Unlike them and their Child/Maker bond, Godric did not hold such power over me.
"What are you doing?!" I yelled at him. I had him pinned to the concrete, his arms above his head. For once, it looked like I was the vampire that had the strength.
"Little one . . ." he started, but I was not going to let him go any further. I stood up, as did he and I slapped him across the face so hard that even my palm was stinging from the contact.
"How dare you, you bastard?!" I yelled.
"'How dare I' what?" he asked, looking back at me. There was shock evident on his face, as if he had no clue that his agenda would cause insurmountable pain to both Eric and me.
"You lied to me, you bastard! You acted like you loved Eric and me . . . but I guess that wasn't enough of a reason to stop you. How dare you hurt us like this? Even Nora?! Someone that I do not know that you made vampire so long ago . . . Stealing my heart, only to crush it beneath your feet as if it was no more than a bug because of your selfish intentions! I hate you for doing this to us . . . you are not helping anyone. Your idiocy with the Fellowship of the Sun was . . . well, stupid! Pathetic! You are taking the cowards way out . . . I thought you loved me . . ." I continued. I began to beat on his chest, making barely intelligible statements and reprimands afterward that even I could not comprehend. I was a mix of emotions and after the passed few days I had already reached my limit. This was just too much . . . If he was going to kill himself, what would Eric and I do? What about Nora?
"Sookie . . ." he said, raising his hands up to grip my arms. I ripped them out of his grasp and fell back into the concrete with the exerted force. I felt his arms hold me from falling against the concrete. I kept dealing blows to his alabaster, granite-hard skin. My attack was hindered when he cradled me to his chest.
"Little one . . Sookie, stop," he said. I looked up him through my own clouded vision and saw red streaks on his cheeks. I clung to him as if he was going to disappear in a second, digging my fingers into his tunic.
"Please, Godric . . . please, don't leave us; don't leave me," I begged. I could not handle losing him; not yet. Not ever . . .
"How could a human girl break down every reserve I have built up over two thousand years?" he asked rhetorically. He allowed me to stand up and stood himself. We looked into each other's eyes before we closed the distance with a tight embrace. After what seemed like forever, we finally parted.
"We should get back inside to the other two," Godric stated. "Unless you want the two of us to become, as you humans say . . . barbecue?" Even I had to chuckle at the hint of playfulness in his tone. I looked up and our lips met for a second before I took his hand and we made for the building entrance. We went to walk down stairs and I was in front of him due to my excitement. I wanted to share with Eric that we still had our Godric when I found him sitting at the edge of the bed, his eyes rimmed a deep red and cheeks with red streaks down them to his neck.
"Oh, Eric," I whispered as I walked to him. I sat next to him and wiped a tear away from his beautiful face.
"Why didn't you stay with him?" he whispered, his tone filled with agony and grief.
"She did not need to, my son," came a voice from the door. Eric looked up, shocked as he saw his maker and sister in his doorway. He strode to Godric and wrapped the smaller man in his arms, lifting him from the ground. It was both adorable and entertaining as I found myself stifling a laugh. It was truly a sight to behold, seeing Eric use such emotions that he once described at meaningless hindrances. Eric set Godric back down on the carpeted floor lightly and looked at him.
"How . . ?" Eric asked.
"It seems that our little Sookie can be very persuasive when she has her mind set on something," he said, looking at me with a small grin on his face. Eric looked back at me as Nora jumped on Godric from behind and he walked toward me. He lifted me like he had done to Godric and held me against him.
"Thank you, Sookie . . . thank you so much," he whispered in my ear.
"I love him too, Eric . . ." I whispered back. He kissed my temple and set me down. We looked and saw the Nora was on Godric's back with her arms on his chest. He looked amused and she was smiling.
Eric and I turned to each other for a second before I jumped on his back and then he did something I did not expect. He fell back into the bed and squished me between his body and the mattress.
"You butthead!" I yelled as he tried to get up without me on him but it was not working. I had my arms and legs secured around him and he stood up.
"All right, children," chuckled Godric, "I have some signatures I have to sign. Please follow me." And Eric stood with my on his back before I dropped down, following the other three out of the door. I had my hand intertwined with Eric's and felt at peace for a while. Once this whole signature business was done, we would be able to figure out where to go from here.
Well, it is a bit shorter than usual, so I apologize. Do y'all think the roof scene went by too quickly? I don't know personally . . . so! Please, rate and review! Until next time, my dears!
Wolfe