A/N: Here we are at chapter 10! Double digits. What did you think was the funniest line in chapter 9? I was particularly proud of Goooo Team! This chapter will be a bit more serious. Wisecracks are a lot easier for me to write than mushy, heartfelt dialogue. But I'm going to give it my best shot.

I don't own True Blood or SVM.

I HAVE RE-VAMPED THIS CHAPTER!

Chapter 10

I had been dreaming of tattoos and blue flames. I heard voices coming from the sitting room of our suite. Still in my tank and shorts jammies, I went to investigate. It was about five o'clock in the afternoon and Godric was awake and talking to Gran. I wondered how long he'd been up.

"…call ourselves The Descendents of the Glorious Dead." Again with the Civil War crap?

"I am sorry, Adele, I was not in America at that time." She was quizzing Godric about it. He was very patient with her. He seemed to have an abundance of patience. He really was like Vampire Jesus.

"Good evening, Sookie. Did you sleep well?" I was too tongue tied for an answer. He looked so good with his tattoos peeping out of his tunic. "Your grandmother and I were discussing your family earlier. I have known Fintan and Niall for centuries. We worked together three hundred fifty years ago to broker peace to end the Fairy War. Well vampires call it the Fairy War, the fae call it the Vampire War. They are both honorable fairies."

"Maybe you can tell me about them sometime. I've never met either of them. How are you feeling after your ordeal at the Fellowship?" I wanted to let him know that I wanted to spend time with him in the future, as in past dawn tomorrow. He ignored my first statement. "I am well. They did not treat me badly."

How was I going to broach the subject of his suicidal tendencies? How does one start that conversation? I looked to Gran for help. "Sookie, dear, come sit with us. I believe we need to have a 'come to Jesus' meetin'. Godric, won't you join Sookie and me on the sofa?"

He had been sitting in an armchair at the end of the coffee table; she didn't want him to feel disconnected and alone. She's such a smart lady. Godric moved to sit between us on the sofa. "Sookie, do you have something you'd like to tell Godric?" I took a deep breath to steady my nerves. I had to get this right; his life hung in the balance. I surprised him by picking up his cool hand and holding it in both of mine on my lap. I think he enjoyed the simple contact; I know I did.

"Godric, Gran and I have only just met you and yet we have already come to care about you." I chanced a glance at him. He looked shocked, confused, and embarrassed. I decided I should explain. "Gran and I are different. When we feel something, we feel it deeply and whole heartedly. We have a different mindset than most people. I am a telepathic fairy who was raised as a human and Gran is the human who raised a telepathic fairy child. Do you understand what I'm saying?" The shock was gone from his face, but he still looked a bit perplexed. "You do not think as most humans do, just as I do not think like a vampire…anymore. Is this what you mean?"

"That is exactly what I am saying. So, keeping that in mind, it's not hard to understand why Gran and I feel the way we do about you. We feel the need to protect and shield you." He looked at me with a bemused expression. "Godric, we don't mean to protect you from physical harm, we want to safeguard your soul, your heart."

"Sookie, I am vampire. I do not have a soul." He looked so defeated. Gran interrupted at this point. "Now you look here. I believe in God, and He made ALL creatures. He created everything from demons to fairies to humans and since all vampires were once human, he created them, as well. Nothing happens unless it is God's will. We may not know His reasons for allowing certain events to occur, but He has a plan for each of us. It is not our place to ask why. He made you just as He made me and Sookie here, you cannot tell me you do not have a soul. I know better. Do you feel remorse for the evil deeds you may have committed in your two thousand years, Godric?" She kept eye contact during their exchange. He was spellbound; I don't think he could have looked away if he had tried.

"I do, Adele, which is why I must burn. I have to make amends for my transgressions. I have slaughtered thousands, even women and children. I am a true monster. I must be punished. If there is a God, He will do this for me."

"Now that's where you're wrong, son." He gave a small smile, like he thought she was a poor deluded old lady; he better watch himself. "God does not punish; He forgives. Do you know what the first step to redemption is, young man? It is remorse. You already have that in spades. The next step is to ask for forgiveness, even though you may feel that you don't deserve it. That is not for you to say. Do you believe me?" He did look like a child now. His eyes were wide with hope and wonder. He nodded that he did believe her.

"Good. God is only waiting for the sinner to ask forgiveness. He is waiting patiently because He loves all of His creatures and wants them to be in accordance with Him. It saddens him when we behave in an evil manner. He never hates us; He is merely disappointed in us. When we commit cruel acts upon one another, it saddens Him. Do you believe that the acts of cruelty you've done had that effect on Him?" Godric had red tears rimming his beautiful blue-gray eyes. I hated seeing them there, but I knew this was something he HAD to believe. He had to believe that in God's eyes he belongs to Him. He nodded at Gran again as if he was in a trance.

"The third thing you need to do, Godric, is to repent. I mean you must believe within your heart of hearts that you will forever strive to do God's will and not your own. We are none of us perfect, so at times you will fail. He knows this, and does not expect us to live saintly lives. He only wants us to try. Can you do these things He wants of you, Godric? Can you try to be a better man?"

I was full-on crying along with Godric and Gran. Come to Jesus, indeed. "Yes, Adele, I believe I can try." His shoulders relaxed as if the weight of the world had just been removed from them. I was so relieved. Gran had reached in a way that I don't think I could have. I owed her big time. And man, can that woman preach!

"Good. Now then, youngsters, I am going to retire to my room and watch my show 'On Demand'. That Stephan and Elena make such a handsome couple." With that, she left Godric and me alone.

I took Godric by the hand and lead him to my bathroom. He let me. I used a damp wash cloth to wipe the blood tears from his cheeks. "How do you feel now?" His grey-blue eyes were so intense that I wanted to look away, but couldn't. "I feel different…I feel hope. I am not certain, but I think I feel…loved." I smiled at him and said, "You should."

A/N: I know this is a really short one, but I wanted to put this out there before I can move on with Godric and Janie. What did you think?

I'm not a religious person, but Gran's understanding is just what Godric needed and she IS a Christian woman.

Ang