Discovering the Unknown
A True Blood Fan Fiction
Chapter Eleven: Trust Grows
It was an ordinary night. The moon was out, shining brightly down from the sky. It was an ordinary scene. At least it would have been, had the individuals in fact been ordinary, but they were not. Eric and Sookie were sitting on the sofa in the living room, watching a movie on the television.
Or, more accurately, Eric was sitting on the sofa, watching a movie and Sookie was lying down, partially on the sofa and partially on Eric's lap completely asleep. She had been that way for the past two hours, since she had finished eating the lasagna, and would absolutely be sore when she woke up, from the awkward position she was currently laying in.
Eric had no intention of waking her up any time soon though, however. He was enjoying the time to just look at Sookie with out her wondering what he was doing and why he was staring at her.
Eric enjoyed just looking at Sookie and stroking her hair. She was so beautiful. He also enjoyed some quiet time every now and then as well. He was quite certain there would be a lot of noise when she did wake up.
Sookie would be upset he had let her sleep so long without waking her up. Also, where he had let her sleep would be a problem for her, etcetera, etcetera. Her complaints would go on he was sure.
Eric really did not want to deal with all of that right now; he was enjoying the quiet just holding her; so he hoped she would sleep for a little while longer. He knew she was really just trying to fight her feelings or him though. She eventually would come to terms with them and from her actions it would probably be soon.
Eric also hoped Sookie would warm up to the idea of letting him feed on her very soon because, he did not drink that Tru Blood crap and he had not fed in over two days now. Being so old of a vampire meant he did not need to feed as often as younger vampires did, but he did still need to feed eventually.
Looking up and seeing the time, he realized regrettably that he needed to get Sookie to bed and himself as well. Leaning down, Eric lightly kissed Sookie's cheek before picking her up gently, to bring her upstairs to her bedroom. The only problem with his plan being he did not know which bedroom she had picked out the stay in.
'At least I can take my time and savor her in my arms this time while I am trying to figure that out though.'
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Sookie woke up to find herself lying in a very comfortable bed. Two things were wrong with this situation, however. She was not sure how she had got to the bed. Also, she was not in the bedroom she had picked out for their stay.
'Why do I keep falling asleep with him. Who knows what he does while I am lying there asleep. No, he wouldn't do anything. I know that. I just need to stop falling asleep with him. I need to stay awake and in control of the situation. Yeah, right like that is ever possible with Eric. . . '
She was laying in the orange and yellow bedroom that looked like sunshine. It was the first bedroom she had looked at on the main bedroom floor when she was picking out a bedroom to stay in.
The last thing Sookie remembered doing was watching a movie, on the sofa, in the living room, with Eric. She did not know how she had got from the living room to this room.
'I guess I fell asleep and Eric brought me to a bedroom. He didn't know which one I picked out so he must have just picked the first one.'
If only she knew that he had carried her to every bedroom in the house trying to determine which one she had selected. He had only returned to this room after being unable to find any of her stuff.
As she sat up in bed she noticed a note from Eric lying on the bed beside her. It was not even remotely as long as the last one he had written her; thankfully.
(Again imagine, Blackadder ITC font)
Dear Sookie,
Once again, you fell asleep with me and I took you to a bedroom. As I was unsure which room you picked to stay in, I picked one for you to sleep in for the night.
Probably by the time you wake up I will be sleeping. If you need me, feel free to wake me up. Otherwise I will be up later. Make yourself at home, of course. Feel free to help yourself to "whatever" you would like.
See you at sunset,
Eric
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Sookie had been up for a few hours now. Feeling really hungry she had bypassed a shower and change of clothes for food. She had been to the kitchen and fixed herself something to eat. She had warmed up some of the lasagna that Eric had made in the microwave and toasted some bread in the toaster to eat with it.
While she was eating her food she went into the living room to watch something on the television. She was watching Soap operas and laughing at their absurdity. They were so far fetched, but entertaining. If only people could survive driving off of a cliff in a car that blows up when it hit's the bottom.
'Of course, there are vampires, werewolves, shifters, fairies, etc so I guess anything really is possible now that I think more about it.'
Soon it was four o'clock and she changed channels to watch the Oprah Show. She hadn't seen it in a while with working and all of the extra drama going on. She realized, as she got to the correct channel that her show was not longer on. The Doctor Oz Show was on instead.
'That's right. Oprah had her own network now. I knew that. Oh well Dr. Oz looks interesting.'
Before Sookie knew it, it was sunset and Eric was downstairs, in the living room, sitting down beside her on the couch.
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"That was the absolute worst movie I have ever seen," Eric commented, as the ending credits were rolling on the television screen.
After fixing Sookie yet another wonderful meal, they had sat down and decided to watch a movie together. Sookie got to pick it out. About fifteen minutes into the movie Sookie had started to lean against Eric. He had not said a word and an hour and thirty minutes later, she was still in the same spot.
"It can't be the worst movie, Eric. I am sure you have seen a lot of movies. One of them had to be worse than this one was. It was supposed to be a stupid movie. That is the type of movie it is."
"Yes. That is the worst movie I have ever watched. Why did you want to watch it anyway if you knew it was going to be stupid?"
"Because it is so stupid. It makes you laugh the whole way through it."
"I was not laughing. You should have told me before it started."
"I didn't force you to watch the movie."
"No you did not but I did have an incentive to continue watching," Eric commented as he wrapped his arm around Sookie who was still leaning against him.
Sookie sighed and tried to break out of his grasp and failed, " I was just trying to get comfortable and-"
"You can use me anytime to get comfortable," Eric responded, leaning down to kiss Sookie and releasing her at the some time.
Surprisingly for him, and herself if she was forced to admit it, she did not pull away but turned towards him more and brought her hands up to his face, trying to deepen their kiss. When she eventually pulled away it was Eric that spoke.
"Well, that was surprising," he said with a smile.
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Eric arrived back to the house to music blasting from somewhere in the house. It was completely unexpected. He had ran out to pick up a few things for a meal for tomorrow. He made his way into the house to find Sookie in the living room dancing around in almost nothing holding a bottle of Vodka.
'She has to act like this when I leave and when she drinks?'
"Eric, you are back! Come dance with me!" Sookie pleaded.
"How much have you had to drink? I haven't been gone that long."
"I'm not really sure. You don't have any shot glasses so I have just been drinking straight from the bottle."
"Of course you have."
"OOOOO! Let's go swimming!"
"In case you have forgotten with all the drinking, there is no pool here."
"I know that silly! There is a lake in the back though. I saw it earlier. We can go swimming in that."
"We are not going swimming in a lake."
"You can't tell me what to do, Eric. I will go swimming if I want to, " Sookie replied, putting down the bottle of vodka and running out the back door of the house.
'Why the lake?' Eric thought as he followed Sookie.
When he got to the lake, Sookie was no where in sight. All he could see was her tank top and boy shorts she had been wearing.
'She chooses now to strip?'
"SOOKIE!" he called out.
"Yes, Eric," she replied as she came up out of the water. "Come swimming with me."
"No, Sookie. Come out of the water, please."
"I'm not wearing a bathing suit, Eric. I am in my underwear," Sookie taunted.
"That's wonderful. Come out of the water now."
"Let me get this straight. I just asked you to go for a midnight swim with me in the lake and you said no. I also told you that I am not wearing a bathing suit and you still won't. Why?"
'Lets try this another way.'
"I get another kiss for that."
"Of course. Come in here and get it," Sookie replied, backing further away from the shore.
"Sookie, come out of there now. It isn't safe."
"Safe? It is a small little lake Eric. Of course it is safe. Why won't you come in with me?"
"I do not want to."
"You don't want to. I am practically naked, wearing only my undergarments and you don't want to? Who are you and what have you done with Eric Northman?" Sookie joked.
"Sookie, please come out of the water."
"Are you scared, Eric?"
"Of course not."
"You're lying. You are afraid to come in the lake with me. Why? I want a story now. Why are you afraid?"
"It does not matter. Come out of the water, Sookie."
"If it doesn't matter and you aren't afraid, come in with me," Sookie dared.
"Sookie, come out."
"After I get my story or you come in with me."
"Fine, but you may not laugh. I am fully aware how it sounds."
"I promise I won't laugh," she replied, suddenly serious.
"I was seven," Eric began as he sat down on the shore. "I was swimming in the lake near my home with my brother. We had snuck away so we could play for a while. We had been swimming around for only a little while and something touched my left foot in the water. At first I thought it was just a fish as they were plentiful in the lake. Then a few minutes later I heard my brother cry out. He had been bitten by something in the water. We got to land and my brother was fine but I never got back in the water there or anywhere like that since then."
"I understand, sort of, I suppose."
"What do you mean?"
"Well sure when you were human and a child, of course you would have that fear but to have i 1,000 year old vampire. That confuses me."
Eric just stared so Sookie continued.
"You could kill, maim, hurt; whatever adjective you wan to use; anything in this water. There could be a shark in here and it wouldn't matter."
"You make me sound stupid."
"I wasn't trying to. I am just trying to help you see reason but since that isn't working perhaps if you have some incentive to get in the water. Since me almost naked isn't working maybe if I needed saving. . ." Sookie started as she stopped moving her legs in the water and started to go under.
"Sookie, that is not funny. Stop that!" Eric commanded. "Sookie!"
Sookie had still not surfaced on top of the water.
"This human is going to be the end of me!" Eric said to no one in particular as he took off his shirt and jumped in the water to find Sookie.
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TBC
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