Sorry this took so long to get out. It's not that it was hard to write. I've just been busy doing things...That, and I wanted to make this chapter worth the wait. Please review! I do want and NEED feedback for my story. I want to know what you all think about this. If you like it or not... It really does inspire me to get the chapters out to you sooner...(that's a hint people) Hope you enjoy the chapter :D
Sookie woke up in Warlow's arms, for the first time, she didn't wonder what everyone else was doing. She was lost in the bliss of the moment, waking beside Warlow in the same spot she first had awakened beside him. She wished that they could just stay like that forever, just the two of them. As the thought crossed Sookie's mind, Warlow smiled, "We could always leave."
Sookie shook her head slightly, "You know we can't."
Warlow let out a deep sigh, "Yeah, I know. Very tempting thought though."
Sookie smiled at her husband as she flipped around to get a better look at him, "Luckily we've got Amelia and Aurora to give us time together."
That made him laugh, "You know, I never really gave a second thought about Amelia and the impact I may have made by killing her Maker. I didn't even think that I had made a difference."
"I never thought I'd meet even one vampire who wished they were Fae," Sookie grinned as Warlow pulled her closer to him.
"And now there's two of them," Warlow chuckled. "If only this could last longer..."
"Do you think Eric and Amelia have actually kept peace?" Sookie asked.
"Honestly, I hope Amelia does the same thing to Eric that she did to the first flat-screen of yours," Warlow grinned. "But I don't think that she will. I think she's done her best to keep the peace."
It was almost as if the two had sensed that they were talking about them, because she could hear Amelia and Aurora shouting outside her Haven, "SOOKIE! WARLOW! HEY! WE NEED TO TALK TO YOU! IT'S VERY IMPORTANT!" It was hard to tell who was shouting, the two of them sounded the same, or perhaps both of them were shouting the same exact thing.
"Well...I guess we should get going then," Warlow sighed.
Sookie nodded and started to dress. She listened to the laughter that started to come from outside her Haven. "Amelia! Something just crossed my mind. If you take just the first letter from Warlow's name and put it where the 'S' is on Sookie's name, what to do you get?"
Warlow looked over at Sookie and shook his head, Oh no. "WOOKIE!" Amelia shouted. "They're Chewy from Star Wars!"
"We better get going before they make everyone a character from a movie," Warlow shook his head as he put his shirt on.
Sookie nodded and grabbed his hand. She was ready for Amelia and Aurora, which was a good thing, because the two vampires rushed in for their hugs as soon as Sookie and Warlow appeared in the cemetary. Sookie let out a deep sigh, "Okay. We're back."
"Not for long," Aurora grinned.
"We called in sick for the two of you. I explained to Arlene that the two of you need more time together," Amelia full on smiled. "Since things are slow at Bellefluer's right now, she agreed to let you have two days off."
"So we want the two of you to stay in that...Fairy Place for those two days," Aurora's grin grew.
Warlow narrowed his eyes at the two vampires who seemed to just want to please them, "Why do any of this for us?"
"Name one reason for us not to," Amelia shrugged.
"And if you're worried about the Kitsune, don't be. It hasn't shown itself since..." Aurora cast a glance over at Amelia. Sookie knew that was one of Amelia's biggest regrets now. Ripping off the wrong tail on the Kitsune.
"And if you're worried about me killing Eric, don't be. He's just young and naïve," Amelia sighed, changing the subject.
Sookie wanted to laugh, Eric wasn't much younger than Amelia, and he definitely wasn't naïve. Warlow shook his head and turned back to Sookie, "What is it that you want to do?"
"Thanks," Sookie smiled at Amelia and Aurora as she took hold of Warlow's hand once again and used her Light to go back into her Haven. She prayed to God that they could actually spend the full time together there. Just some time...
Niall looked between the two vampires who seemed able to communicate with only their eyes. A frown formed on his face, "So how long have the two of you been..."
"Sisters?" Aurora offered a term he could use.
"Yes," Niall nodded. "Together."
"Three hundred and thirty-three years," Amelia grinned.
"Any breaks in there? What's the longest time you've been apart?" Niall asked.
"Apart?" the word seemed to take Amelia's smile right off her face. She shook her head. "We've never been apart."
"Not once?" this actually surprised Niall.
"Not ever," Aurora looked over at Amelia.
"Why turn someone to be your companion just to be apart?" Amelia frowned.
"A break?" the blonde vampire, Eric-who Niall didn't care much for, but he liked him more than he liked Warlow-offered when he came into the kitchen.
"We don't need a break," Amelia glared at Eric.
"The way you two act as though you're twins, I'd say differently," Eric glared right back at her.
"I have an idea," Niall stated, getting the attention of Amelia and Aurora back onto him. "How about the two of you spend the day apart? Just...getting to know other people?"
Aurora looked over at Amelia before shaking her head, "We don't think that's such a good idea."
Niall took a deep breath. It was time to see how much they really wished to be Fae. They had bowed down to him as though he was their king as well, "As your King, it is my wish that you spend the day apart. Try to make new friends."
He wasn't surprised when the two opened their mouths to argue, but as soon as they shut their mouths and bowed, he felt shock, they both spoke at once, "As you wish, My King."
In all honesty, he didn't think that it would work, even if they did want to be Fae. It was a pleasant surprise that they were truly dedicated to their beliefs. The two of them were truly meant to be Fae, not human or vampire. Niall felt himself soften towards the two even more than he was before. Never, in all of his life, had he thought to meet any vampire who wanted to be Fae. Who would listen to a wish that came from him. Now he knew two of them and wasn't quite sure how to react. Part of him wanted to treat them as they wanted to be treated. As one of his own people, but another part of him warned that it wasn't wise to trust a vampire. Not even these two. He'd give them a chance. One chance.
Amelia wasn't sure what to do with herself. She'd spent Aurora's entire life by her Progeny's side, and now...now Aurora was off with Jason and Violet for the day while Amelia had to find something else to do. There was no way in Hell she was going to bond with Eric or his Progeny, Pam. If Tara and Willa weren't to busy...she would have gone to them, but Amelia wasn't up for interrupting such a union. They were new lovers. It would be wrong to separate them for her selfish need to have someone by her. No, she would find someone else to bond with as her king wished. Perhaps that very unique friend of Sookie's...the cook...Lafayette? Amelia nodded, happy with her choice. The only thing was, she had to find him first. How hard could that be?
Amelia made a turn and ran into the last person she wanted to see. Eric. He was following her again! A fit of rage took over her. Fuck peace. She reached into his chest with one quick movement and grabbed his heart. She was shaking she was so angry. She couldn't believe that he had just thrown away her warning as though it were nothing.
"I warned you what would happen if you followed me again," Amelia growled angrily as she slammed him against the wall.
"I wasn't following you," Eric hissed out.
"And I'm the fucking pope," Amelia's growl deepened.
"Why would I follow you?" Eric looked down at her arm that stuck out of his chest, while her hand held onto his heart. She literally held his life in her hands. One quick movement and he'd be dead. "I'm going to speak to a friend of mine. A human."
"Who?" Amelia didn't believe him.
"Lafayette," his reply caused Amelia to release his heart, and she pulled her hand out of his chest.
"Do you know where he is?" Amelia asked.
"Why do you want to know where Lafayette is?" Eric frowned at her.
"I want to get to know him," Amelia stated honestly.
A knowing smile spread across Eric's face, "This is over what that old fairy said, isn't it?"
"So what if it is? You jealous that I'd rather hang out with a gay man than you?" Amelia narrowed her eyes at him.
"If I was, do you think that I would admit it?" he shot back.
In all honesty, no she didn't believe that he would admit to it, even if it were true. She was being sarcastic, of course. She didn't think that he was jealous over anyone but Warlow. "Could...could you take me to Lafayette if you know where he is?"
"So...what did you do during your human life?" Jason asked suddenly. Violet had been the one doing all the talking. And it was mainly about her. Aurora wasn't quite sure how bonding worked, but being the one doing all the listening wasn't part of it. That much she was sure about.
"I was a...Gypsy?" Aurora was sure that was the right term for it.
"Really?" Jason grinned.
"I reminded Amelia of her human self, when she found me," Aurora smiled fondly. "I saw the remarkable speed she had, Amelia told me that was only a portion of what she could really do, so I asked her to turn me."
"And you've never once killed a human?" Violet asked.
Aurora shook her head, "Not even once. Amelia forbid it. She used the Maker-Progeny bond to ensure I never kill a human."
"So she took the choice away from you?" Violet frowned.
"It's not like that," Aurora sighed. "I love Amelia for being sure that I can't kill a human or fairy. I couldn't imagine living with the guilt of murdering a human just so I can eat."
"Humans do it all the time to animals," Violet stated.
"Even as a human, I didn't eat meat, and right now...well...I'm not human," Aurora shrugged. She didn't know what the eight hundred-years-old vampire wanted to hear. That she wanted to kill humans? That every time she slept, she had dreams of ripping humans apart? Aurora wasn't that kind of vampire. She doubted they even thought on the same level. It gave her another reason to be grateful that Amelia was the one who turned her. Any other vampire and Aurora would have ended up a monster like the rest of them. Even Tara and Willa had their demons. Aurora could see them struggling to keep Sookie and Warlow's rule about no killing. Their Makers didn't help at all either, it was clear that neither Eric or Pam gave a shit about humans except for the ones in Sookie's circle of friends, and even then they didn't fully care. Aurora and Amelia on the other hand...they cared about what happened to humans.
"So...you were...a vegetarian?" Jason made a strange face.
Aurora laughed, "Yes. I was a vegetarian. We would drink True Blood, but the shit tastes like...well...shit."
"And it's laced now," Violet shook her head.
"What?" Aurora's smile left her face. This was the first time she'd heard anything about this. "Laced with what?"
"Hep. V," Jason stated. "It does some gnarly shit to a vampire. We've had six cases of it happen here alone so far. Reports are that it's spreading rapidly in cities."
"How do you know this?" Aurora breathed out. "What about humans? How does it effect them?"
"It doesn't as far as we can tell," Jason shrugged. "Humans seem to be immune to it, but they can be carriers. Right, Violet?"
Violet nodded, "That's what they were saying on the..." she cleared her throat, "news."
"What does this do to vampires?" Aurora asked.
"What do you think it does?" Jason shook his head in disgust. "It kills them."
Lafayette had just finished rolling a beautiful blunt when someone knocked on the door. It was his "relax" time away from everything. Sookie, Warlow...vampires and fairies in general. Everything in general. Of course someone had to come over when all Lafayette wanted was just a little alone time. "Oh fuck no!" the second he opened the door he saw Eric-fucking-Northman standing there with one of the vampires that now lived at Sookie. He'd met her once, he just couldn't remember if she was Amelia or Aurora. She was one of the few vampires Andy actually trusted alone with his Halfling daughter, Adilynn. "What is it that you want, Bitch?"
"Amelia here wanted to spend some time with you," came Eric's unbelievable response.
"I promise, I won't bite," Amelia smiled at Lafayette. "Niall wants Aurora and I to spend time apart and with other people."
"And what's wrong with Blonde?" Lafayette motioned over to Eric.
"She wants to kill me," Eric shook his head.
"Exactly," Amelia's smile grew.
Lafayette liked this bitch already, "Amelia, you may come in." He glared at Eric, he didn't want to go through anymore bullshit vampire-drama that came with the Viking vampire. "You can't come in."
As Lafayette shut the door, Amelia laughed, "We'll get along just fine..." She smelt the air and tilted her head at Lafayette, "What were you doing?"
"I was getting ready to light up this blunt..." Lafayette grinned as a perfect experiment entered his mind. Never before had he even thought about trying this out, but that was because he'd never had a vampire choose him to spend time with besides Eddie. "I has an idea...if you's up for it."
"I'm over a thousand years old, I'm up for anything," Amelia accepted his experiment without asking what it even was. For all she knew, it could have involved silver-it didn't, but it could have.
"Good," Lafayette smiled as he held up the blunt, "because you's going to smoke this with me. We're going to see how much it takes to get a vampire high."
Amelia laughed, "I'm not sure it works that way, but I'm up to try it."
"Did you ever..." Lafayette wasn't sure how to word it.
Amelia shook her head, "No, I can't say I have."
"Girl, you is in for a fucking treat! Prepare to relax like no other," Lafayette chuckled happily. If she wanted to hang with him, she was going to have to do as he did.
"You need to concentrate, Sookie," Warlow smiled. He'd been trying to show her other ways to use her Light. Defensive mainly, because of the whole Kitsune situation, but other...things got in the way.
"What were you saying?" Sookie shook her head.
"Close you're eyes and picture yourself glowing with your Light. Don't do anything, just picture it," Warlow instructed. She closed her eyes, but nothing happened. If she had been picturing herself glowing as he had told her to, she would have started to glow. "You're not doing it."
"How do you even know I can do this?" Sookie opened her eyes.
"Because I can do it," Warlow stated. "Trust me." Sookie nodded and closed her eyes again, after a short moment, she began to glow brightly. A smile spread across Warlow's face, "Now picture yourself pulling all that Light inside you and let it build up in your core." The Light faded and Warlow backed up, just to be safe. Now release it. His princess obeyed and a blast of Light escaped in a super-nova fashion all around her. A sense of pride in his wife filled him as she opened her eyes and looked at him.
"I felt something, did I do it?" Sookie asked.
Warlow nodded, "If you didn't, I would have you try it again."
"What did you have me do?" Sookie questioned.
"You sent out an energy blast that will knock even me back away from you," Warlow replied with a small smile on his face.
"Kind of like the one that knocked you away from that Kitsune?" Sookie asked.
"More powerful than that," Warlow's smile widened. "My precious Sookie, you can do much more than you can possibly imagine, and we have all the time in the world for you to discover what you can do."
"Like what?" Sookie asked.
"Like you can throw you're ball of Light and still remain Fae," it was the easiest example he could think up, just so she would know that she'd never have to worry about running out of Light. With them drinking one another's blood, their Light grew stronger every time. Warlow wasn't sure if Sookie noticed, but he sure did. That hadn't been something he had anticipated. He wasn't sure how much Light Sookie could hold, given the fact that she was a Halfling before he'd turned her, but he was sure that she could hold a bit. There was only one thing he was worried about, the Kitsune. It had ignored everyone else and had gone after him. The thing could sense Light. Fae Light. The very thought was disturbing.
"Don't think about it then," Sookie told him.
Warlow shook his head, "I'm still getting used to you being in my head all the time, my princess."
"Just like I'm still getting used to you being in my mind," Sookie smiled at him before she kissed him. "Now, will you show me something else?"
"Are you sure it's okay that we're coming with you?" Aurora asked Jason as she followed Violet and him up to a porch.
"Things are changing, Aurora," Jason replied. "No one can afford to be close-minded now. Not with this Kitsune on the loose."
Aurora shifted uncomfortably, causing Violet to frown, "What haven't you told us?"
"There's something about Kitsune we didn't say," Aurora shook her head. Amelia should have been the one to tell them this, but since they were bonding, Aurora had to tell the truth, otherwise it wouldn't be properly bonding. She took a deep breath, "My Maker...she told me something she'd heard when she first started hunting the Kitsune. One Kitsune alone-even a weak one-can bring a city to ruin. It can make it as if the city never even existed."
"Shit," Jason cursed as he knocked on the door. "You'd think that would be one of the first things you two would have told us."
"We didn't trust anybody," Aurora shrugged.
"Not even Warlow?" Violet asked.
Aurora shook her head, "Not even Warlow. Amelia and I have-" She looked at the small cracks in the door frame, thin wisps of smoke were coming out of the house, only it wasn't from a fire.
As the door opened, a cloud of marijuana smoke bellowed out of the house and Tara's cousin, Lafayette was standing there, his eyes barely open, "Come on in, Bitches!"
Aurora blinked as she followed Violet and Jason into the house. She froze immediately when she saw her Maker sitting on the couch letting out a lung-full of smoke, "What are you doing?"
"We've been smoking for an hour and a half now and this bitch still ain't high," Lafayette shook his head. "This has just turned into Mission Impossible."
"So you're trying to get Amelia high?" Jason frowned.
"No, not at all," Lafayette said sarcastically.
Jason looked around the room, from Violet to Aurora, then to Amelia, as if deep in thought. As Lafayette handed another joint to Amelia, Jason stopped him, "Wait! She won't get high. You're just wasting all of your medicine."
"How do you knows this, boyfriend?" Lafayette narrowed his eyes.
"Aren't vampires...dead?" Jason looked over at Violet quickly, then back at Lafayette, "I mean, their life force comes from human blood, right? So...wouldn't a vampire have to drink someone's blood in order to get even the slightest high?"
Amelia looked over at Lafayette, who was shaking his head, "Bitch, I ain't going to let you bite me, but it does make sense."
Aurora glanced at Amelia, unsure what to think about her Maker for once. It was strange that she chose Lafayette to bond with and even stranger that Aurora so happened to go to Lafayette's house with Jason and Violet while her Maker was there. By the way Amelia was grinning at Aurora, she was amused by the whole situation. They were trying to stay apart for one day and couldn't seem to.
"Thank you, Lafayette," Amelia smiled. "We'll have to do something like this again."
"Of course, Hooka," Lafayette snapped a fan out almost magically. "You's welcome by any time."
"I'll see you later, Aurora," Amelia nodded to her Progeny before she walked out the door. Aurora didn't like the fact that they'd chased her Maker off from clearly a good time, but Amelia didn't seem to mind that one bit. Aurora wondered what kind of trouble her Maker was getting into without her by her side.
"What the fuck happened to you?" Pam demanded as Eric walked into Sookie's house.
"Don't ask," Eric shook his head.
"You refuse to talk to me about anything now," Pam stood and walked towards her beloved Maker. Even though she was released, she loved Eric more than anything. Tara didn't understand that-that's why her Progeny was avoiding her and spending as much time as possible away with Willa.
"It was a mistake, that's all," Eric sighed.
"Eric..." Pam frowned.
"Drop it, Pam," Eric said strictly, not wanting to speak about what had happened to him. "Have you seen Sookie?"
"Amelia and Aurora said that they're on an extended vacation," Pam shook her head. "They're the only two who have seen them."
Pam watched Eric cringe. She didn't say Warlow's name for a reason. Eric hated the hybrid. He was only annoyed by Amelia as far as Pam could tell, but he still loved Sookie, even though she now belonged completely to another. The whole thing was fucking sickening. It made Pam's skin crawl. The thought of Sookie usually made her skin crawl whenever Eric was concerned. She knew that there was no way he would just get over Sookie. He loved her more than he loved Pam. Pam wasn't stupid, she knew this. Ever since the little fairy walked into Fangtasia, Sookie had been the one Eric wanted. There was no competing with that. Even Pam had to kill herself for Eric to turn her, if Sookie had wanted to turn, Eric would have done it in a heartbeat. That was how much he loved her. Now...now Sookie was a vampire and Eric wasn't the fairy's Maker. She'd seen the look of hatred before in her Maker's eyes, he hated Warlow. He hated Warlow as much as he had hated Russell Edgington.
"Where's Tara?" Eric looked around.
"With Willa," Pam answered dryly.
"Where are the fairies?" Eric continued his questions.
"At dinner with Andy and Holly," Pam rolled her eyes. "Why won't you tell me what happened to you?"
"Amelia almost killed me. If I wouldn't have thought fast, then I would be dead right now," Eric shook his head.
Anger rushed through Pam instantly, "And you allowed her to get away with that?"
"What was I going to do, Pam? She had her hand wrapped around my heart," Eric growled out.
"How did she manage to do that in the first place?" Pam demanded.
"She's older, faster, and stronger than I am," Eric shook his head. "And she took me by surprise."
Sora made her way down the street, her mind was on Alcide, he was different. She couldn't put her finger on what it was about him, but...he made her want to live, even if she'd known him for only a few hours. She felt as though she'd known him longer than that, and to top it all off, she actually had a...sort-of date...with Alcide later once he was to get off of work. Lost in thought, Sora didn't return to reality until someone stopped her from crossing the road. A large truck zoomed past, almost hitting her, then a voice she was starting to know chimed happily behind her, "You do realize that that's three times I've saved your life in the last twenty-four hours?"
Unlike the last time Sora had seen Amelia, she was actually happy to see the vampire who claimed to be using sun-screen to walk in the sun. She whirled around and hugged Amelia tightly, "Thank you!"
"For what?" Amelia frowned. Sora understood the confusion, the last time Amelia had seen her, she'd been angry for the fact that she'd been saved. Twice. Now she was overly grateful that she had someone who cared enough to even bother with her. Perhaps there was a life for her in Bon Tempt. All she had to do was try to put an effort towards getting to know other people. Who better to get to know than the first person that showed the slightest interest in her well-being.
"For saving me so many times," Sora smiled. "I was a real...bitch the last few times we met." Amelia nodded her agreement, and Sora shook her head, "Loneliness is a terrible companion."
"I know, I spent a thousand years alone," Amelia sighed and started to walk.
Sora stayed beside the vampire, "How did you handle it? Being alone all the time?"
Amelia frowned as she looked at Sora, "Truth is, I couldn't handle it. I started to get...cold towards humanity. Towards other vampires. My Progeny is my moral compass most of the time."
"But you're so..." Sora eyed the vampire.
"Nice?" Amelia offered, then she shook her head. "If I was nice, I wouldn't have threatened to kill someone earlier today."
Sora continued to study Amelia, especially now. From what she could see, Amelia wasn't the type to just threaten someone. Not if she saved Sora twice without having any reason at all, "What did this person do?"
Amelia smiled and tilted her head, "What makes you think he did anything?"
"Because that makes more sense," Sora shrugged, guessing by the smile that she was right.
"He threw my warning aside and decided to stalk me," Amelia sighed. "Or at least that was what I had thought until he told me it was all a misunderstanding."
Sora frowned. How could someone misunderstand another person stalking them? That made no sense what-so-ever. It only made Sora have more questions. She took a deep breath, "What are you doing for rest of the day?"
Amelia gave Sora a long, thoughtful look before replying, "I guess I'm spending more time with you."
Violet stared at her new co-worker, Tyler-who was sitting on the couch beside Aurora just talking away about anything and everything. The more Tyler spoke about himself, the more Aurora would do the same, and Violet found herself amused by the fact that Tyler seemed like a male human version of Aurora. Jason was speaking to Lafayette in the back about something that had to do with the law, while Violet was stuck watching Aurora and Tyler talk in the smoky living room. She looked away from the pair and down the hallway where Jason had vanished with Lafayette. The more time she spent with Jason, the more in love with him she fell. Over eight-hundred-years-old and she felt like she was close to being human again when she was with Jason. She knew that he was in love with her, thanks to the blood bond she had formed with him. It was refreshing to know that she was truly loved, and not because of sex either. Jason would wait, he was a good man and faithful to those he loved. She was happy that she could be considered one of those that Jason loved.
"Now you're just pulling my leg!" Tyler laughed, pulling Violet away from her thoughts about Jason.
"I'm not! My Maker even has the proof!" Aurora argued, but a smile was on her face.
"It's impossible," Tyler shook his head.
"How is it impossible? I'm over three hundred-years-old, I would never joke about something like that," Aurora stated.
"In that case...that's fucking awesome!" Tyler smirked. "How was he?"
"Crazier than anyone could imagine," Aurora smiled.
"What the fuck are the two of you talking about?" Violet frowned.
"Aurora and her Maker met Billy the Kid!" Tyler chuckled.
Of course a human would get excited over a dead outlaw from two hundred years ago. Of course Aurora and Amelia knew Billy the Kid. They were definitely the types who would have tracked the outlaw down during that time. They probably even saved his ass a couple of times. It wouldn't have surprised Violet one bit. Tyler's excitement over Aurora meeting Billy the Kid hundreds of years ago, Violet couldn't help but wonder how many humans Aurora and Amelia had saved during Aurora's short lifetime. Even more-so, she wondered how Amelia turned Aurora...
"That's wonderful. What was his personality like?" Violet asked, trying to be a part of the conversation instead of worrying about where Jason was.
"He was smart. Very smart. He had a way with words that made even Amelia and I want to follow him to the ends of the earth. That charm made him popular with the women back then. Especially the whores. To this day, he's the fastest draw I've ever seen, but...he didn't give a fuck if he lived or died," Aurora shrugged. "The day that Billy the Kid died had to be one of the saddest days in my immortality. We tried to save him...but by the time we'd gotten to him, he'd been dead for hours."
"What proof do you have that you knew him?" Tyler asked, being smarter than Violet had thought he was by asking the question.
"Billy gave Amelia his six-shooter two days before Pat Garrett shot him," Aurora grinned.
"Now that's something I'd like to see. Why isn't that in a museum?" Tyler asked.
"Because it has sentimental value to both Amelia and me. If my Maker was to get rid of it, I would take it. There's no way I would let her throw away such a memory," Aurora sighed.
"Speaking of your Maker," Violet leaned back in her chair, "how do you think Amelia is holding up with the day?"
"To be completely honest, I've been praying to God this entire time that she doesn't kill anyone," Aurora sighed.
Violet frowned, now she was confused. That didn't sound like the cheerful vampire who seemed to be full of boundless bubbliness, "What do you mean?"
"If Amelia gets the slightest annoyed, she will hurt whoever has annoyed her. Actually, she'll probably kill them," Aurora stated.
Aurora's reply only confused Violet even more. It seemed to be a contradiction on Amelia's whole entire personality. It just didn't make any sense, "Are you sure you're talking about the same Amelia I think you are?"
Aurora nodded, "That's one of the many reasons we've never separated. Amelia hates losing control. The moment I came out of the ground a vampire, she ordered me to never kill a human and commanded me to ensure she never hurt anyone without good reason."
"She's older than me, how could she lose control?" Violet frowned.
"She has no patience for vampires," Aurora sighed. Violet could tell by the tone of Aurora's voice that she was done talking about her Maker as she turned back to Tyler, continuing on about Billy the Kid and some of the shit she did back when she was under a hundred.
Jessica had no idea how it had happened, but as it got darker out, Amelia showed up with a small blonde human who looked like she was barely eighteen. All Amelia wanted to do was to play the Wii without speaking to Bill, who'd been trying to ask her where her Progeny was for the last hour. From what Jess could tell, if Amelia didn't want to talk about something, she wasn't going to.
"FUCK!" Amelia handed the Wii controller to James. "That's why I don't like war."
"Because you die?" James offered.
"No, because I don't like getting shot at," Amelia grinned then looked over at Jess. "Why aren't you playing?"
"I'm not really in the mood," Jess shrugged. She wasn't sure what else she could say without sounding rude. Bill even seemed to respect Amelia more than he respected Eric. Which made Jess wonder why he never even mentioned Amelia or her Progeny before, but at the same time she was livid at the fact that Amelia and her human-Sora-had just made themselves at home without invitation. Bill didn't seem to mind that Amelia had done that, but Jess wanted common courtesy, which Amelia seemed to lack.
"So, how did you two meet?" James changed the subject, seeing that Jess was starting to get angry at her own thoughts.
"Amelia saved my life twice yesterday," Sora answered, smiling over at the vampire.
"Sora hated me for it too," Amelia laughed.
"What changed?" Jess asked, wondering how the human had changed her opinion so quickly.
"I realized that life is worth living," Sora shrugged. "That, and...that-blood bond? That's what you called it right?" Amelia nodded and Sora grinned at Jess "- that Amelia formed with me to save me. When I ran into her earlier today, there was no way that I could hate her now."
"So...Sora is Yours?" James asked Amelia.
The much older vampire shook her head, "Sora will never belong to a vampire as long as I'm alive."
Jess frowned, she was now distracted from her anger at Amelia. How the Hell could she say that? Why would she say that? Sora seemed to notice the looks of confusion that came from both Jess and James, "I don't like being bitten."
"And so I promised her that no vampire would bite her ever again," Amelia sighed.
"Why would you do that?" Jess' frown grew.
"Because my King wants me to...make friends with other people besides Aurora. He wants me to stay away from my Progeny an entire day, and so I've made it my mission to make some friends today. I'm sure Niall will want us to do this again," Amelia explained quickly. "I keep my word to my friends. Sora will live out her life vampire-bite free."
Jess felt herself gawking at Amelia. This was weird. All she wanted were friends. Jess felt like a bitch at the fact that she had been pissed at the fact that Amelia was there. She grabbed a controller and grinned, feeling somewhat happy that the much older vampire wanted to be friends. "I'll watch your back if you watch mine."
"You've got a deal," Amelia held up the Wii controller, ready for the game.
Niall watched as Aurora, Jason, and Violet piled into the kitchen, all three of them were laughing. He was actually shocked to see Aurora still without Amelia. They had actually listened to him. A sense of respect settled in and Niall smiled at the vampire who had spent the day away from her...Sister, "How'd it go?"
"They stayed apart all day," Jason grinned.
"We ran into Amelia once, but she left right away," Aurora sighed. "Is she back yet?"
Niall shook his head, "No."
Aurora nodded and took a seat, "It's been weird not being by Amelia."
"Why do you say that?" Jason asked.
"I've never once been away from her. Today was anything but normal for me," Aurora replied.
"But you did enjoy today?" Niall asked.
Aurora nodded, "It was...interesting. I wonder what Amelia's been doing all day after she left Lafayette's."
Niall was about to ask where Sookie was, but stopped himself. Wherever she was, Warlow was with her. Niall didn't want to know where that son-of-a-bitch was. The thought of his grand-daughter being a vampire made Niall uneasy and upset still. He loved her, but he couldn't keep himself around her too long. Even if Warlow stayed away from him, the abomination was never too far away. Not if Sookie was around. Niall shook his head and tried to think of something else. Anything else. Like the outbreak of a virus that seemed to only effect vampires. It was man-made, of course. If the effects of it weren't so...sinister, then Niall would definitely have to find some to rid the world of Warlow once and for all, but Sookie fed from him...
"Are you okay, Your Highness?" Aurora asked gently, pulling Niall right from his mind.
Niall nodded, "I'm fine, Aurora. Thank you for your concern." And pulling me from all those thoughts about Him.
"Of course. It would be rude if I didn't ask," Aurora sighed. "There was a rise in your blood-pressure."
"Curse of being over five thousand years old," Niall chuckled.
"And Fae, not vampire," Aurora grinned.
"Yes," Niall nodded.
"Grandpa Niall, do you think you could help us track down the Kitsune?" Jason asked suddenly.
Niall shook his head, he didn't want to even get involved with a Kitsune. Fae were boundless energy for a Kitsune. In a fight Fae VS Kitsune, the Kitsune would win every time. He had thought that Jason realized this already. There was nothing he could do to help them. He'd offer to tell them how to stop the Kitsune, but they were only interested in killing it. When they all discovered the truth, they were not going to be happy. Niall saw this already.
Eric turned just as Amelia appeared on the lawn. It was past ten and she was just getting home. An aggressive look went across her face as she looked past him. Slowly, Eric turned his head just in time to see the white fox moving towards him with all nine tails showing, as if it didn't care if he saw them. His fangs popped out as he turned to face it. If it wanted to take him on, so be it. He stepped forward, and like he'd seen happen in Warlow's arms, the fox transformed quickly into it's larger form, sensing that he was up for a fight. That was fine with Eric. Amelia hated this thing so much that she'd help, he knew she would. The Light started to drain from him as the fox stepped forward, with his vampire speed, he rushed around the fox and went to grab it. The fucking thing kicked him in the gut, then charged for him. Fuck! He was thinking that it was going to be easier than that. Before he could get back to his feet, the fox vanished and re-appeared right on top of him, draining all the Light from his body. He looked over at Amelia, and shock overwhelmed him. The bitch was smiling.
"Don't fight it," she whispered. "First step is trust."
He glared at her, She isn't going to help me! Does she really dislike me so much to just let this thing get away without fighting? "Help, please," He couldn't believe that he was asking, but the fox was much stronger than he had thought it would be. Still she kept still. Amelia wasn't going to help him. It was clear to him that she really did hate him. She had a smug smile on her face, as though she was on the fox's side. Trust her? She probably wants it to kill me. Eric used all of his strength to punch the fox in it's face, but it only seemed to grow with the blow.
"Just trust me," Amelia whispered.
Aurora was anxious, Amelia would only summon her right outside for one reason only. The Kitsune. Jason had gone for his gun and asked for her to wait. She fought the pull and felt dizzy. Jason jumped out of the living room and bolted for the door. Aurora rushed out the door after him and rushed after the bullet he had fired once outside. She wanted to be sure it hit the fucker. Amelia stopped her, then the two of them went after the Kitsune together, like they always did. The two of them dove to tackle the Kitsune, but as they reached it, the fucker vanished, causing Aurora and Amelia to land right on Eric Northman instead. He gasped as Aurora and her Maker jumped up-right. Aurora was sure if he was drained of all of the Light in his blood, then he'd be out cold like Violet had been.
"What took you so long to get back?" Aurora asked.
"I was spending time with Sora," Amelia shrugged.
"Doing what?" Eric asked, as though he'd been wondering where she was. Aurora narrowed her eyes at the blonde vampire.
"Playing the Wii with Jessica and James over at Bill's," Amelia shrugged again. It was clear that she was fighting her irritation with something. Could it have been that Sora was in danger again? Or that Eric's questions were getting on her nerves?
"Why Bill's?" Eric frowned.
"Because he's depressed and all his Progeny has for company is a man," Amelia replied. "Girls need to have someone they can talk to. Other girls. Or gay guys. They give wonderful advice about almost everything."
Amelia had been doing the same exact thing Aurora had been doing with Jason, Violet, Lafayette, and Tyler. Making new friends of their own. Though it seemed like Tyler was the only one she had spent time with that Amelia hadn't met, and Amelia had spent time with people who Aurora had already met. Though it had just been a day, Aurora felt as though they had accomplished something they would have never done if it weren't for Niall. She couldn't believe that they had almost had the Kitsune...again, only for it to slip skillfully out of their grasp. Again.
"Now, what took you so long to get out here?" Amelia asked Aurora.
"That would be me," Jason raised his gun into the air. "I wanted to join in the fight against the little white fuck."
"You were summoning your Progeny?" Eric frowned.
Aurora watched as her Maker smiled brightly, "You thought I wasn't going to help your sorry ass, didn't you?"
"Wouldn't you think that too?" Eric asked.
"Trust, Eric," Aurora smiled, knowing that's what her Maker was going to say. "The first step is always trust."
"Tell that to that fucking fox," Eric breathed out.
"Look at the bright side, you had so much Light in you, the Kitsune didn't fully drain you of it," Amelia shrugged. "Keep this in mind, Eric Northman, when it comes to the Kitsune, you're nothing."
Sookie leaned against Warlow's touch, she didn't know how it was possible, but every time he made love to her, it seemed to get better and better. Every light caress sent a sizzle through her that she couldn't quite understand. He was so gentle with her, even though she was now a vampire as well as fairy, he treated her as though she were priceless. As though he were afraid that she would break. The moment she'd agreed to become his, she had been unsure of what she was getting into, but now...now she was overjoyed that she had agreed. Part of her wondered how things would have gone if she would have just said "no", but even the thought of her saying "no" made Sookie feel uneasy. Another caress down her back made her thoughts drift away as Warlow's lips passionately claimed hers. She never wanted this to end.
"I love you so much, Sookie," Warlow whispered into her ear, his voice husky with the passion that had been there for hours.
"And I love you-" before she could finish, Warlow's lips claimed hers again. She could feel his joy from her words, as if she could never say it enough. Of course, Sookie felt the same way, she loved saying it. The more she told Warlow that she loved him, the more she seemed to. It was as if her love for him grew each second they were together. She felt closer to him than she had Bill or Eric. He really was her soul mate. She never had thought that it was possible, not after her heart had been broken by Bill and she had ended things with Eric. Warlow knew who she truly was, he'd known the entire time. The Elder had even tried to tell her-in the Elder's own messed up way of telling her that Warlow was her soul mate. He knew what was in her heart, what she thought of everything, how she felt about everything, and it all mattered to him. He cared about everything that had to do with her, even her friends...Jason and Niall... It was clear he didn't want to be a part of the community, but working for Arlene meant that he would probably have to do it, because Sookie didn't plan on leaving Bon Tempt anytime soon.
"Don't you wonder what else is out there?" Warlow asked her once he pulled away.
"Of course I do," Sookie nodded. "But we have...all the time in the world to do anything."
"Please tell me we're not spending all of eternity in Bon Tempt," Warlow sighed.
"We're not," Sookie felt herself smile. He'd told her of his...superstitions about small towns, even if vampires were out in the open. He had never stayed in one place for too long once he was turned. "But when we first met, you said you were looking to lay down some roots."
Warlow chuckled, "That I did, my sweet princess."
"So...how long were you wanting to stay here?" Sookie asked.
"As long as you would like," Warlow replied.
"But not forever," Sookie finished for him, knowing the silenced part only because she was in his mind all the time now, the hard part now was getting her mind out of his. She loved being inside his head, his thoughts were mainly about her, as though he worshipped the very ground she walked on. She had to remind herself that he'd been waiting for her for fifty-five hundred years. She never imagined anyone believing her to be that special. She never imagined meeting Warlow when she'd met Bill and all the vampires after him. Yet there she was, as unique as Warlow, married to him, and she knew with all of her heart that one day, it would only be just the two of them.
Amelia had been up all night, mainly because she was so angry she didn't know what to do with herself. She had found the bullet, it was wooden and stuck into a tree with some blood on it. It was hard to tell if it was human blood by the smell of it, and Amelia wasn't going to risk drinking Kitsune blood. There was no knowing what that shit would do to a vampire. They weren't human. Vampires needed human blood to survive.
"You probably wish you could drink some coffee," Jason sighed as he came into the kitchen.
Amelia shook her head, "I'm dead. There's no need for it."
"That's a nice way to look at it," Jason forced a smile. He was a terrible liar. Amelia could tell that he didn't like looking at vampires like they were already dead, especially since he was living with so many of them, and his sister was included among them.
"So, Amelia, how were you turned?" Violet asked suddenly.
Amelia cringed, the last thing she wanted to think about was her long dead Maker, or the night that he had turned her against her will. She had tried to fight him off, had tried to save her own life, but she hadn't even heard the word "vampire" when she was human. The whole concept had been strange to her, though she had believed her Maker to be a demon when she had first seen him. Amelia hadn't been far off. She believed that with all of her unbeating heart. She shook her head, clearing her mind of thoughts of her Maker, "That's something I'd rather forget."
"If only you could be Glamoured, right?" Jason joked.
"I wouldn't want to be Glamoured. I'm the vampire I am today because Warlow killed my Maker," Amelia sighed. "If I was to ever forget any of that, I can't imagine the kind of monster I would be. What kind of monster my own Progeny would be." Amelia looked at Aurora, who was now frowning at her. "I prefer remembering, even if I'd rather forget."
"Is it just me, or did that confuse you too?" Jason asked Violet.
Violet grinned at her human, then she looked back at Amelia, "It's a bit of both."
"So...what's going on between you and Eric, Amelia?" Jason turned his attention back to Amelia.
She couldn't help but make a face, "There's fucking nothing going on between us. I find him annoying, that's all."
"And I find you fucking annoying as well," Eric stated as he walked through the kitchen with his own Progeny-Pam and Willa-behind him. Tara was with them, but because Pam was her Maker and Willa was her lover. Luckily, before Amelia could say anything that would cause a fight, the four of them were already out of the kitchen.
"Looks like the two of you have a love-hate relationship," Jason smirked.
"Without the love," Amelia pointed out.
Jason, Violet, and Aurora all started to laugh, as though Amelia had just told a joke. She wasn't going to point out that she had almost allowed the Kitsune to drain Eric of all the Light in his blood. She wasn't going to point out that she was dead serious about hating Eric, but he was nothing when it came to the sly fox who always slipped past Amelia. If it was the last thing she did, Amelia was going to make sure to kill the Kitsune-even if it killed her in the process.
This is an update for the Author Note. I've decided to wait to post the next chapter until I get more reviews. I'm going to wait until the reviews get up to at least 50, just because I really need to know if you all are liking this so far. I love all the reviews I've gotten so far, and I am working on the next chapter, there's a lot of thought and hard work going into it right now, that's why this chapter was so long. I'm sorry for the wait on the next chapter, but I do want more reviews. I believe that it does matter what the readers think.