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10 Bill Fucking Compton

Eric POV

The night was being perfect, or nearly perfect as Sookie seemed to be suffering a panic attack when I said that I wanted to form the blood bond with her.

She didn't reject me but I felt she was nervous and scared so I would be patient with her.

But when I thought there would be no more surprises Compton appeared.

Fucking Compton.

"Bill Compton, to what do I owe this pleasure?" I hissed through clenched teeth, unable to contain the anger inside me. I hated this vampire from the first time I saw him, and I did not like the way he was looking at Sookie.

"Sheriff, I have returned to live in my old house." Great, that was just what I needed. "And I could not help but notice the company you have tonight with you. Who is this lovely girl?"

If Bill Compton thought that I was going to leave him to approach to Sookie he was very wrong. I knew he was a traitor who would sell his own race for his own benefit and I also was aware of his close relationship with Sophie-Anne, Queen of Louisiana.

"I am William Compton, and you are?"

I knew Sookie would be incapable of being rude to another person, whether human or vampire, and she would dazzle him with her spectacular smile, but I did not want him to be near her, nor that Sookie had nothing to do with Bill Compton.

"We gotta go." I said no more. "Come on, Sookie, back to the car." Sookie glared at me but said nothing, which surprised me because she could be so stubborn. "Compton, we'll talk soon."

Compton did not move an inch when Sookie and I started walking to my car but I knew he hadn't stopped looking at her from the start. Of course I would have an interesting conversation with him and I also wanted to find out the real reasons why he had returned to Louisiana. But what worried me was knowing that his home, the Compton mansion, was so close to Sookie's.

"Why have you been so rude to him, Eric?" It was the first thing Sookie asked me as we were on the road. "He just asked my name you've been very…"

"I don't want you to be near him, Sookie." I replied firmly. "I know Compton very well and I need you to promise me that you'll stay away from him, alright?" For a few seconds Sookie did not say a word but she was staring at me surprised. "Sookie, please, you have to promise me."

"Eric, what is it? Why?" I loved her curiosity but she didn't need to know more about Compton, only it was dangerous for her to be near him. I didn't want to scare her but I preferred her to be cautious when it came to him. "Eric, I don't know why you're so…nervous? But I don't understand, Bill Compton hasn't said anything for you to react that way."

"Please, Sookie, I'm begging you, please promise me you won't approach to him or let him into your house, okay?" If I had to beg her I would, but I wouldn't let Sookie or Adele to be in danger because Bill fucking Compton had returned to Bon Temps. "Sookie, the Compton family has lived next to your home for generations and he's going to occupy that place now, and that worries me a lot."

"Is that all? Do you think something bad is going to happen to me 'cause Bill Compton is my neighbour?" She rolled her eyes and I couldn't help feeling angry. "It's not that, Sookie!" I yelled and she startled. I didn't mean to scare her, it would be the last thing I'd do, but Sookie needed to understand that not all vampires were like me or Pam. "Sorry, baby." Sookie turned her head and was looking through the car window but I could see the reflection in the glass and saw some tears falling down her cheeks.

I stopped the car on the side of the road and turned off the engine and all lights.

"Sookie…" I stroked her hair but she did not move. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry I yelled at you. It was not my intention and you know I just worry about you, but I shouldn't have done it. Listen to me, if I don't want you near Compton is for a reason."

"What reason, Eric?" She asked and when I finally saw her face I felt so guilty for making her cry. "Tell me, why suddenly seems to me that you are hiding something?" I was not sure to tell her the truth about Bill Compton was a good idea, but I couldn't help thinking she had been honest with me about her telepathy so I wanted to be honest as well. Did I not owe her the same?

Damn feelings.

"If you don't want me to be near to him is for a reason, correct?" She asked and waited for me to give her an answer but I didn't know whether to tell her or not. "Come on, I've told you all about me, you can't do the same? Furthermore," she added as she stroked my hand, "can't be that bad, can it? I mean, I'll understand, I know I can."

"Sookie…"

"Eric, please!" She snorted and I knew she was very pissed off. "This is absurd, what could be so bad? Tell me, what might be so terrible that could be related to Bill Compton?"

"He works for the Queen of Louisiana." I said no more and waited it wasn't too much for Sookie. We had talked about vampire hierarchy but I did not want to give her too many details, but unfortunately I would have to explain everything now.

"The Queen of Louisiana?" She asked whispering. "The vampire Queen of Louisiana?" I could feel fear in her voice, but the worst was that I could even feel it in her blood.

"Sookie, I won't let anything bad happens to you, understood?" I did not care what I had to do but Sookie would be safe. I made a promise to Adele and would fulfil. "I…Sookie, you are the most important to me and I need to know that you will promise me that you'll stay away from Bill Compton." If I could I would have knelt before her to beg.

"I…Eric, I just wanna be with you."

"And we will, Sookie, I promise we will, but I need to know you'll be careful." I looked into her eyes and at times like these I would wish I could glamour her so she would listen to me. "Promise me."

"I promise you, Eric." I kissed her passionately and gave her a few seconds to catch her breath.

"I love you, Sookie Stackhouse."

I wasn't sure if it was the best time to confess that I loved her, but I did. It was if I had no control over myself when I was close to Sookie.

"I love you, Sookie, I know it took me long to realize that you were right, that I could actually be able to love, but now I am completely convinced that I'm in love with you and I love you because you are the most precious thing in my life." Her eyes began to fill with tears and before one of them slipped down her cheek she launched into my arms and hugged me with all her strength.

"I love you too, Eric," she sobbed for a couple of minutes but at least I knew they were tears of joy. "I promise you that I'll be careful with Bill Compton, okay? I will even tell Gran, y'know, that she must not let him in even if he's charming with her."

"You will?"

"I promise you, Eric."

If anything I could be absolutely positive was Sookie Stackhouse's word.

"Thank you, Sookie."

"You're welcome." She kissed me gently for a few seconds and then sat back in her seat. "So what do we do now? I mean, if you want me to be careful at least I need to know why."

I knew Sookie needed answers and I wanted to give them to her, but not in the middle of a lonely road.

"Come to my house and I'll tell you, all right?"

"Yeah, Eric."

At least I had told Sookie something related to Compton to not approach him, but there were still many things to tell. Sookie must know that she would be in danger if another vampire found out what she could do. If I knew something about Sophie-Anne was that she would be able to do anything to get more power.

Tonight should have been special because I had a plan, but Sookie still had not given me an answer to what I had proposed to her and I wasn't sure that it was a good idea to bring it up again.

"Want a drink?" She nodded and brought her an iced tea because I knew it was one of her favourite drinks.

"Eric, why do you have iced tea at your home?" At least she was smiling but I knew she had many questions. "I dunno, seems a little weird that a vampire has something so human in his house."

"It's for you, my lover." I said grinning slightly. "Pam thought it would be a good idea and you also may feel comfortable and I agreed." Yes, Pam and her stupid advices. If Pam ever found out that I had taken some of her magazines to read the tips on women I would have to kill her because she wouldn't stop reminding me it for centuries. "Is that okay?"

"Yeah, it's great."

She drank and drank until the glass was completely empty and the ice began to melt slowly into water.

Sookie was silent, probably thinking about what had happened tonight, but I could feel there was a million different questions travelling through every fiber of her body. I knew she was very confused and would have many questions but she was so focused that I did not want to disturb her.

"Do you think he will come after me?" I knew what she meant. "I dunno, I think it's weird that suddenly appears this vampire and who also works for the Queen of Louisiana, so guess it has something to do with me, isn't it?" Sookie had hit the mark and although it broke my dead heart to see her so sad I had to tell her the truth. "Probably." She looked at me for a second and nodded slowly.

"So what do we do? I mean I won't stay idly waiting for Sophie-Anne or Compton or any other vampire to come to take me to…I don't know, anywhere away from my home. Eric, I won't go anywhere and I'll fight if necessary." She said it with such firmness that I couldn't be more proud of her. My little angel was quite a fighter. "Tell me, she knows more about me, doesn't she? She knows I'm different and that's the reason why Bill Compton is in Bon Temps, to take me with him."

"Might be."

Sookie huffed. "Please, Eric, we both know what's going on so do not treat me like an idiot."

"I'm not doing it, Sookie." It was never my intention but I couldn't tell her either that it was true every word she had said. Yes, Sophie-Anne longed power because she was one of the youngest monarchs and that was dangerous. "What does she want from me? She's just interested in my telepathy or there's something else?" The last question let me know that I had to be completely honest with her.

"It's not just your telepathy, Sookie." She opened her eyes wide trying to understand but I knew she was confused. "There's something else we need to talk about but I'm not sure how you will react."

"Come on Eric, it can't be worse than what happened tonight…"

"Sookie, you are more different than you think." She looked at me expectantly but did not say a word. How could I explain it without her to believe that I was kidding? "Your blood is different."

"Yeah, you've said before. My blood is…"

"Intoxicating." I finished the sentence because it was the only word to define the taste of her blood. "Lover, your blood…" I took an unnecessary breath and kept talking. "Sookie, your blood is different because you are part fairy." For a moment there was no expression on her face but then she laughed as if she had heard something pretty hilarious.

"What…what? Fairy?" She laughed even harder and leaned forward, hugging her waist with both arms. "Okay Eric, I know we're both very nervous but I don't think these kinds of jokes are going to help us. Come on, tell me the truth, please."

"It's the truth, Sookie." Suddenly there was no more laughter, only curiosity and fear in her eyes. "Sookie, I'm sorry for being so direct but you needed answers and I've given them to you." I was afraid she had another panic attack like a few hours ago in the club, but she took a deep breath and leaned back slightly in the couch.

"Okay, give me a minute to try to understand." She closed her eyes for a moment and took another deep breath. "Bill Compton is a vampire who has been sent to Bon Temps by the Queen of Louisiana, and he's also my neighbour, right?"

"Right."

"So hypothetically talking," and she air quoted, "Bill Compton has to do…what? If Sophie-Anne has sent him is because she knows something about me or maybe she doesn't trust you." I had not thought about that but perhaps Sookie was right and Sophie-Anne did not know anything about Sookie's telepathy. Maybe it was the opportunity of using Compton as a spy. "But I'm a fairy…well part fairy, but I don't understand it. Why did I not know before? How could have I spent my whole life without knowing it?"

"The percentage is very small, Sookie, humans could not know."

"Humans…I'm human, Eric." She said firmly.

"You're much more than human, my angel, I can see it and I'm sure your grandmother sees it as well."

"My Gran?" She asked, opening her eyes wide. "You mean she knows? Why didn't she tell me anything? Eric, why…? Why so many secrets about me? And how do you know?"

"I didn't know, Sookie. I promise you, at first I did not know." I expected her to believe me because it was true. "I always knew there was something different about you, even when I touched you and could feel…"

"An electric current spreading through my body." She cut me off.

"Yes." I nodded. "But I never imagined it would be something like this. I even had to investigate it because I couldn't believe it."

Sookie rose from the couch and began pacing back and forth. She was obviously stressed and confused. "You realize what this means?" And she chuckled. "Suddenly I realize my life is a lie. A big lie! Everything I thought I knew about me is a lie, Eric. I have a power that lets me know everything others are thinking, but I have no idea about myself!" If she wanted to scream, and that made her feel better, I wouldn't stop her, but Sookie needed to calm down and see things in perspective. "A fairy. A fucking fairy!" She started laughing uncontrollably and I knew it was a way to show how nervous she was at that time. "So what? I'm a fairy, what does that mean? How could it help us?"

"I don't know, Sookie. I would have to investigate further and perhaps I'd be able to find answers…"

"Then we will!" She cut me off again and I could see she was very upset, although I hoped it wasn't with me. "We will read every fucking book that exists about fairies! And I'll watch every fucking movie where a fairy appears if necessary!" Her determination was admirable. "If that vampire, Compton," and she looked at me with anger in her eyes, "of the fucking Queen of Louisiana think they can take me away from my home and from you, then they have no idea where they are getting themselves into."

I wanted to get up and hold her in my arms forever because I was proud of her at that time. She had moments of weakness, it's true, but who would not? What mattered was that Sookie was able to overcome and not sink completely.

"And what about the blood bond?" I was surprised that she asked me that question and my mouth was about to hang open when I heard her. "I know I didn't give you an answer in the club when Compton showed up, but I hoped you didn't let the subject apart." I really wasn't sure of the answer I was expecting so I decided to leave the decision in her hands.

"I want to form the bond with you, Sookie, I told you before I repeat it now. It's not something that occurred to me suddenly, I've been thinking hard and I want to do it." She finally sat down beside me again and I held her arms in mine. "But the decision is yours, Sookie."

Sookie POV

It had been two nights since Eric proposed to me being blood bonded permanently, I had found out I had fairy blood in me and Bill Compton had been sent to Bon Temps by the Queen of Louisiana's order.

If someone had told me that my life would be so complicated I would never have believed it, but now I could hardly think of a normal life because that would mean Eric wouldn't be in it.

That would be unacceptable.

"Honey, are you okay?" Gran asked me. "You've barely ate dinner, aren't you hungry?" I was actually starving but I had so many things in my head that I couldn't focus.

"I'm fine, Gran." I began tasting the delicious dinner she had prepared and I felt a little better.

I hadn't yet given Eric an answer, I said I needed some time to think about it and he agreed, but everything else was true. I was willing to fight against Compton, Sophie-Anne or the whole world, because Eric and I together were capable of anything.

"I saw Jason when I returned from shopping this morning." I knew a conversation about my brother was coming and I thought about the fact that we hadn't exchanged a word since that night at Merlotte's. "He asked me for you, Sookie, he seemed to be worried." I couldn't help but chuckling when I heard it. Jason worried about me? That was really a good joke.

"Gran, I know you just want Jason and I to be fine, but you're not going to fool me saying that he's worried for me." She was about interrupt me but I wanted to make that clear. "Jason Stackhouse is only concerned by Jason Stackhouse." It was what had happened since Jason was a teenager, and unfortunately, he hadn't changed since that time. "I told you I would need time to try to understand what is happening between us, and I haven't understood yet. Sorry, Gran, but I'm not sure if I ever get to forgive him."

"That saddens me, Sookie." I suddenly felt so guilty that I would have called my brother. "When my time has come there were just you two and I would like this whole matter finally done when that happens." Great, now I felt even guiltier.

"I told you I would try, Gran, and I'll try."

I had barely seen Eric since that night at Fangtasia and I believe it was because he knew I needed time to think, but I would see him tonight. I wasn't sure if we'd go to his home, the club or elsewhere, but I was going to give him an answer.

"You'll go out tonight?"

"Yeah. Eric's been busy with some issues and I barely saw him, so we are going to go out tonight."

They had been the two longest days of my life and I couldn't stop thinking about Eric every second of them. It was like he was in my head all the time, but when I was away from him it was much worse 'cause I couldn't concentrate and I felt a part of me was missing.

"Gran, I know this situation can't be easy for you 'cause I understand you're in the middle of something ugly, but I'm sorry, Jason hurt me a lot and there are still too many things that I have to think about. That doesn't mean that I hate him or something, but right now I wouldn't like to have to think about it or what happened at the bar." I did not want to force Gran to choose between us because it'd be unfair, but I needed to think things through.

"I just need to know that you'll still think about it."

We finished dinner and I helped her pick it all up before getting into the shower and dress to be ready when Eric arrived. I was nervous, I didn't understand why, but I couldn't help feeling like it was our first date.

"You're a vision, my lover." They were the first words out of his mouth when I opened the door and he looked me up and down as I could see his fangs beginning to descend slowly.

As usual I had no idea if Eric had planned something special but when I saw that we were going to Fangtasia I realized it would be a normal night, or so I hoped.

"Are we going to stay here all night?" I asked as he sat next to me on his office's leather couch. "I dunno, I thought we were going out and…"

"I promise you we'll go out but first there are things we need to talk about, Sookie. Don't you agree?" Yeah, like the fact that it seems that I was avoiding to give Eric an answer. I wasn't doing it even though he thought otherwise, but I wasn't sure whether to tell him or not directly. "Sookie, I know you asked for time but…"

"I know, Eric. I know." I felt like a bad person for not giving him an answer but I really needed some time to understand what was happening around me. "Eric, first of all I need you to understand that I don't blame you, okay? Bill Compton, the Queen of Louisiana or having fairy blood. None of that is your fault and I can only be grateful that you were honest with me." He nodded but knew that I'd keep talking. "I'm freaking out, I won't deny it 'cause I can't, but I'm very scared and after everything you said about Bill is normal that I am. I trust you, Eric, I trust you completely and I know you will do anything to protect me."

"I will." He said no more.

"I know you will, Eric, but that's not enough." He raised an eyebrow and I added quickly. "I can't always depend on you, you understand? I need to know to defend myself and I have to know everything I can about fairies. If I have fairy blood, it's part of my heritage and I need to find answers." Eric seemed surprised by my words but I had thought about it for the last two days and I decided that it was what I had to do. "Besides I'm going to need you help to understand many things, including the blood bond."

He stared at me with his mouth slightly open. "Sookie, does that mean…?"

"Yes, Eric." I replied with a grin. "It means that my answer is yes. I want our blood bond permanent." Before I could realize I was in his arms and sitting on his lap. Eric was kissing me everywhere and just when things were getting interesting Pam opened the door without knocking first and stood before us with a sly smile.

"Master, Sookie, I love seeing how fun you have together." I hurried up from Eric's lap but he just held me in his arms giving me no chance to escape. "Pam, don't you know to knock?" Eric asked her although he had a smile on his face so I knew he wasn't really mad at her. "What is so important to interrupt us?"

"Bill Compton is in the bar and requires your presence."

"Fucking Compton." Eric and I said at the same time.

"You are soooo cute when you do that." Eric glared at her and suddenly I did not feel so brave.

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