Disclaimer: I don't have any claim on any characters in the Sookie Universe.
I hope you like this chapter. It's a little long so bear with me and it changes from Ally's perspective to Sookie's. Sorry if this is a major faux pas.
There is also a little hat tip to GK fans. I couldn't resist putting it in.
Sorry for the cliffy. I will try to get another chapter out by Sunday. Til then enjoy!
Oh, and as always keep the reviews coming.
Chapter Eleven
For the next several days I was in training. By the end of the week, I felt like we were some elite military operation. I called us the KAVS (Kick Ass Vamp Squad) to Eric's amusement and Bill's chagrin.
Sookie's telepathy and unconventional thinking helped me hone my skills. I could now throw a barrier that could encompass the house and even throw the barriers around several individuals at the same time. My ability was extremely strong around Bill and Sookie probably because of the blood exchanged. Figuring this, Eric and Pam gave me a few drops of their blood and I gave them a few of mine. Bill balked at the idea at first, but Sookie and I agreed that I needed the connection to be as strong as possible.
Eric and Bill basically went over scenarios and how we each should respond. It was amusing how these two former rivals could work so well together. Sookie's jaw literally dropped when Eric patted Bill on the back after he made a good suggestion. To my surprise, Eric had only a few that involved me using my gifts. He'd prefer if outsiders knew little about them for fear that they might find ways to counter them. So they figured ways to deflect any slip ups on my part that would avoid suspicion.
Pam was given the duty to train me physically on how to fight and also on general vampire physiology and etiquette. She was a firm but fair teacher. She was really fun too and I enjoyed her company. She and I went shopping quite a few times and I liked her taste, though a bit on the conservative side. She laughed when I bought Bill a pair of boxers with fangs on the crotch saying that the visual was just too funny.
I must have spent a few thousand dollars but I didn't mind. Sookie frowned at my spending habits at first. Judging by my initial appearance, she must have thought me a pauper. I explained to her that my adopted parents' death left me very well off. They didn't anticipate me being alive to collect I guess. When they died, I rarely had the opportunity to use the money for fear that Cole would be able to trace it to me. So for ten years, I lived very poor doing menial labor to stay under his radar. I felt I had earned the right to splurge a little on a new wardrobe and of course some of the little extras I'd been denying myself.
Now that the pieces were in place, we waited for the King to make his move.
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Bill and I were sitting in his living room watching the X-Files when we heard a knock at the door. Bill got up quickly to answer it and based on his posture, he already knew who it was before he opened the door.
Felipe De Castro himself was standing at our doorway.
Bill bowed and I followed suit.
He gave me an appraising look then smiled. "May I come in?" Bill stepped aside. Felipe sauntered in just oozing power and confidence. My confidence waned a bit. Thank goodness my head was still bowed.
"Compton, I hear that we have a new vampire in our midst," he began. I'm guessing he was looking at me then. Bill didn't answer so I guess I was supposed to introduce myself.
"Allison McCallen, sir" I said trying to sound humble. He put his finger under my chin to force me to look at him. He looked into my eyes for a moment smiling. I forced myself to keep my emotions in check and gave him an inquisitive look. He twitched.
"This is Northman's child?" he asked quickly regaining his composure. I was about to say no when I saw Bill give the king a nod. I didn't realize Eric and Sookie were married, but of course they were, duh.
"Very well. You make a welcome addition to my kingdom. Give your mistress my regards." He grinned amicably but I sensed a leer in his demeanor. Then he swept away into the darkness.
When Bill closed the door, I gave into my urge and stuck my tongue out at it. Bill chuckled at my juvenile display.
"So do you think he suspects anything?" I asked finally.
"I think he believes your special, but as to why or how remains a mystery." He paused. "I don't like it. Felipe is not a vampire you want intrigued of you. If you hadn't already been turned, he would have made it his mission to do so, if nothing else to rub it in Eric's face."
I let that percolate. "Sookie and Eric are here." I said as I walked to back to the sofa. Bill glanced at me and opened the door before they reached the porch.
Eric and Sookie looked surprised for a moment and then looked at me comprehending. They chose seats across from me on the couch and Bill sat back beside me.
"Sooo… Felipe was here." I began. Of course that was why they came over but the room was too quiet for my comfort.
"Did he say anything?" Sookie asked.
"Not really. Just doing some recon on the enemy I guess." I shrugged.
"Watching 'Generation Kill' again, I see." Eric gave me a wry look.
"I don't know, I like the main character for some reason. He resembles someone, don't you think?" I winked.
"Who?" both Sookie and Bill asked together like owls. I flicked a glance at Eric. Finally catching on, Sookie looked at Eric. Bill tensed and scowled.
"Hmm. I think I might have to watch the next time you put it on." she said.
"Pam bought me the box set. It came with the book. You could borrow it if you like."
"I think Felipe suspects something." Bill said effectively changing the subject.
"We'll just have to be careful that's all." I said. "So, boss- what time do you want me check in at Fangtasia?" I asked Eric. He gave me a job there after finding out that I was a techy. I told him I could take some pictures and even a podcast on their website to promote the club. I also set up monitoring software that could trace how many hits the site had and from where. The reports would be sent to a security office within the local AVL to weed out any potential threats.
"Around ten should be fine. We will be there around eleven."
"Aye, Aye, sir" I stood saluting.
Eric chuckled as they both left. As soon as they did, Bill whirled around and stalked towards me. Before I could say a word, his mouth was on mine thrusting his tongue down my throat. His hands were all over me ripping open my blouse, as he pressed me against the stairs. I was wearing a skirt so it took about two seconds for him to push aside my panties and thrust inside me. I braced myself with one hand on his arm and the other clutching the rail as he started pounding into me. It was so savage like he was trying to prove something. I just held on for dear life, I mean death (well you know what I mean). Finally, he bit down on my breast and I came. A few more thrusts, he did also roaring with my blood dripping from his fangs. He pulled out and scooted down laying his head on my chest. I ran my fingers through his hair, shaken.
After a moment he looked up at me. I cocked an eyebrow at him. "So I take it, 'The Viking Sagas' I ordered on Amazon was a bad idea?" His anger flashed for a second until he realized I was just toying with him. He shook his head.
"You drive me crazy, Ally." he said as he helped me up.
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"So what's up with Sook and the king?" I asked Bill. He always insisted on driving. Sometimes his ways are infuriating, but c'est la vie. When you love someone you take the whole package, not just the stuff you like. Yeah, I know I love him just haven't gotten around to telling him yet. I just didn't want it to sound like an automatic reply to his declaration of affection.
"Sookie should be telling you this." Bill said in a voice that meant that was the end of the conversation. Did I say he was infuriating sometimes?
"Well, I guess I'll ask her then." I pouted. So there. Two can play that game.
Eventually, Bill laid one hand on my lap. I picked it up making like I was going to kiss it and gave him a nip on his palm. He snapped his hand back and growled. I stuck my tongue out at him and blew a raspberry, my fangs still out.
That got him. Whatever anger he felt disappeared and he just laughed shaking his head. I couldn't help but smile too and snuck him a quick kiss on the cheek.
When we got to Fangtasia, I ran up to Pam and gave her a high five. Without missing a beat our hands dropped and we wiggled our fingers as we touched the back of hands. She gave me a wink and continued checking ids. The humans must have thought we were nuts.
When I got into the office, I plopped down in Eric's chair and started to turn on the computer. Bill stood at the doorway and leaned against the jamb. I was typing away and cropping pictures for a while until I realized he was still there. I looked up.
"How do you do it?" he asked.
"Do what?" I asked trying to find a picture of Pam where she didn't look bored.
"You make everyone so at ease. I just don't understand it."
I stopped typing. "Well, I guess 'cause you guys accept me the way I am so I just do the same." I paused. "Don't you guys act like this normally?"
"No."
"Too human?" Bill nodded. "Oh. So what's wrong with that? After all we were all human once, right?"
"Nothing is wrong with that Ally. I'm just amazed by you, that's all. You are a breath of fresh air." he said sincerely walking around the desk.
I stood up and gave him a kiss. "I love you, Bill" I said caressing his cheek. Ha ha, I said it! He smiled and gave me another quick kiss and turned to sit on the couch. He brought his laptop with him and started to do his correspondence and research while I worked. All you could hear were keystrokes and clicks from our mice.
"You two really are made for each other." said Pam popping her head in. Bill and I looked at each other, shrugged and continued our work.
"Bill, you are needed out on the floor." Bill put his laptop on standby and placed it next to me. He gave me a quick peck on my temple and walked out with her.
Five minutes later, Eric and Sookie popped in. Eric walked around to see my progress and nodded approvingly. He gave my head a gentle pat and started to walk out when I asked, "What happened between you guys and the king?"
They looked at me for a moment and then each other. Eric went to lock the door and then they both sat in the chairs in front of the desk. Sookie stared out for a moment and then began…
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Sookie's Story
I received the invitation a week before Christmas. The king had invited Eric and me to a holiday party at his mansion in Shreveport on Christmas Eve. I barely read it when I felt a rush of contentment. Eric. I opened the door and smiled at my beautiful Viking lover as he leaned over for a kiss.
"I see that you got yours too," he said glancing at the card in my hand. I puffed out my cheeks. "Why do have to go again?" I grumped. I had so looked forward to spending Christmas with just me and Eric, maybe going to a party at Fangtasia like a regular couple.
"Because he is the king and since I am obligated to go, as my bonded you need to be there also. We don't want him to think of our relationship is anything other than what it appears to be." he said trying to soothe me through the bond. At least he didn't look happy either.
"Okay, but I'm only doing it for you." I said wagging my finger at him. "He gives me the creeps."
"I know he scares you, lover." Eric said as he pulled me to him. I inhaled his crisp clean scent. "You will be safe, I promise."
"He wants me you know." I muttered and felt his arms tense around me. He stepped back and looked at me waiting for me to continue.
"I peaked in his head one day when you and he were talking. He was looking at you and thinking how he wanted me and how he could get me away from you without looking bad since he had openly put me under his protection."
Eric's jaw was set and I was buffeted by a rush of anger and outrage coming through the bond. I swayed back with the force of it.
He tried to compose himself and we moved to the kitchen table and sat.
"Did you hear anything else?" he asked.
"No. By then, he had moved away from you and he was blank again." I had found out, once I had embraced our bond that whenever we were close I could funnel my telepathy through Eric and I could actually hear a vampire's thoughts. It was spotty though and I have been trying to fine tune it but pretty useful.
Eric's eyes grew deadly and dark. I could almost hear the multiple scenarios running through his head.
A knock at the door roused us from our thoughts. I opened the door to find Bill standing there looking very uncomfortable and tense. "May I come in?" he asked pausing at the door. I had rescinded everyone's invitation except for Eric's. Didn't want anyone popping in unexpectedly, and I definitely didn't want Bill walking in on Eric and me when were in the middle of our louder sex-capades.
"Come in, Bill." He stepped in quickly and closed the door. He looked paler than normal and he was definitely on edge about something. Without even thinking I took his hand between mine to calm him. Eric was instantly behind me with his hands on my shoulders.
"Sookie, I just found out…you and Eric have got to get out of Louisiana." Bill said quickly.
"Explain." Eric commanded.
"It's a trap, the king plans to marry you on Christmas Eve." I gasped.
"How could he do it? I don't even like him!" I shouted defensively.
"He plans to slip a drug in your drink and then take you to his bed. He will forcibly bond with you when you can't resist and then bend you to his will."
I felt me knees give out as Eric quickly scooped me up and moved to living room. He sat on the couch with me clutching onto his shirt as he cradled me.
"Please don't let him do that, Eric. Please don't let him take me." I pleaded.
"Hush, lover. No harm will come to you." he tried to sound calm but I felt fear through the bond.
Bill had knelt in front of us patting my foot with his hand. "You truly love her, don't you?" he asked Eric. "I would give my life for her."
Bill nodded and sat back on the adjacent chair. "Then you must leave. Start a new life somewhere else. Get out of Felipe's territory."
"He'll only hunt us down. No, we cannot run. How did you come about this information."
"Quinn."
My head snapped around to look at Bill.
"He approached me knowing of our prior relationship. His company has been hired to do the ceremony."
I nodded. Quinn's company was the one to go to for all of the lavish events in the supernatural community. They hadn't counted on the fact that he and I had been an item. The only real witnesses were Amelia, Eric, Pam, Sam and Bill and they weren't talking. The rest died in the bombing at Rhodes.
I sat up straighter and scooted over to sit next to Eric.
"Bill, I know that things haven't turned out the way you wanted between us, but I still think of you as my friend. Will you help us?"
Bill looked from me to Eric and stood. He bent over and gave me a kiss on my forehead and said, "No matter has happened between us, I would never allow anyone to hurt you. I will support you, no matter what you decide. Remember that." and like that he was gone.
Slowly, a thought came to me. I finally knew what I had to do. This is for us. For me and Eric. I moved so that I was straddling him so that our eyes were level. I brushed his hair from his face as his deep blue eyes fixed on mine. All I felt was love and concern and slight confusion from the bond.
"Ever since I got pulled into your world I've been a constant pawn. I was always in fear of someone overpowering me, hurting me, or bending me to their will." Eric opened his mouth to speak, but I placed my fingers on his lips. "I don't blame anyone for this. I chose this life when I started with Bill and I also knew I would be in even deeper when I let myself love you. I am tired of being scared, Eric. If we somehow get through this, who's to say some other vamp won't try to pull this?"
I mustered up my nerve and said it. "Eric, make me a vampire."
Eric's eyes opened and shook his head vehemently. I held his face still with my hands. "This is the only way to stop this. I can't think of anything else. I love you and I want to be with you always. This is for us. I want to do this for us." I let my love fill the bond. "This is my choice, Eric." A red tear rolled down his cheek. My dangerous, beautiful love.
Eric kissed me then. When we broke, I whispered, "Make love to me? I want the last feeling in my human life to be you inside me." Eric carried me to my room with me still straddling him. Our lovemaking was slow and tender. When we finally climaxed Eric stayed inside me and bit. I held him to me as I felt my life slowly ebb away. I faintly heard him say, "Drink my love" as he held me to his chest. I drank and felt sparks pulsing through me. I felt myself slipping away as I whispered "I love you baby" to my beautiful Viking god as I fell into oblivion.
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Present time...
"Viking god, huh?" Eric smirked trying to break the tension. Sookie swatted his arm. They were both trying to make light of the situation, but I could sense how unsettled they both were.
If I didn't know that vampires couldn't blush, I could have sworn I was doing just that.
"Okay, so since he can't turn me, why are we worried again?"
They both looked at me like I had just turned into a gerbil who was doing a jig on the desk
"Felipe will find a way." Eric said his eyes narrowing.
Suddenly we all felt it. I stood up first and glanced at them and we all ran out to the bar. Bill and Pam joined us as we quickly went outside.
There in front of us were over fifty vampires with Felipe in front.
Eric put himself in front of us and said, "What is the meaning of this?"
"I should have done this long ago. Now hand over Sookie's child."
"I'm not going anywhere!" I shouted trying to sound confident.
"My dear you don't have a choice. I will take you and you will swear loyalty to me."
"Or else what?"
"There is no 'or else'. Fangtasia will burn along with everyone in it. You will have no one."
"Fuck you!" I spat. "I'd stake myself before I let you hurt them!"
"That would be a pity." the bastard said making a clicking noise with his tongue.
I suddenly realized that whether I came with him or not, Felipe was determined to wipe us all out. Pam and Bill pressed close to either side of me, each of them holding my hand. Eric and Sookie postured themselves a few feet in front of us allowing me to get a better view.
"Light the torches."
TBC
