Chapter Eleven
"One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter."
We walked back to the house and found the other's awake and watching us carefully.
"Isabelle, Stan, this is Eden, she's here to help"
"She's here to help us or you and your... desires?" Stan muttered "And who's is she?"
Eric stared at them for a long time before glancing at me. "She's mine" He said sternly.
I raised an eyebrow but ignored it, deciding I trusted Eric enough to trust him with this.
Eric and the other two began talking about where Godric might have been and how they could possibly get him out while I began to wander.
I came across a room that was opened, but seemed like someone's bedroom. I entered and stared at a painting on the wall for a long time.
"It's an original" A voice behind me said.
I smiled "whose room?"
"Godric's" Eric answered.
I smiled again, turning around and seeing a photo frame on the chest of draws. "Who is he to you?" I asked Eric, looking at a photo of him and then a much shorter vampire with brown hair.
"He's..." Eric started and then stopped "He's my maker"
"Maker?" I whispered, staring at the two in the photo, Eric's arm was warpped around Godric's shoulders. "As in he made you a vampire?"
Eric nodded, I saw him nod from the reflection in the mirror above the drawers.
"So he's like a father?"
"He taught me most of what I know" Eric admitted quietly, picking up the frame and looking at it carefully before placing it back down.
"And he's your only family then?" I asked quietly, thinking back to my family and the feelings I felt a moment ago.
Eric nodded once more, brushing a shirt that was left folded on the top of the drawers, ready to be put away.
"Then we'll find him" I said determinedly. "You, me, Sookie, Bill and you're weirdo friends out there will do everything to find him. If we try our best, then we'll get him home" I assured him. "I know I'll do my best"
His arms wrapped around me once more "Thank you"
...
I stood in the door way, unsure and uncertain.
"You can share with me, or I'm sure Godric won't mind you borrowing his bed" Eric suggested.
I stared at him, Godric's door and then him again "I'd rather share with you... I don't want to be in a random's bed"
Eric chuckled before opening his door "After you then"
I stopped in the door frame "I don't want anything to happen though" I said carefully. "I'm not ready"
He smiled and nodded, gesturing to the bed.
After I had changed and brushed my teeth, I found Eric already in bed. He patted the spot beside him and I hesitantly slid in beside him.
He moved to lay facing away from me. I laid on my side, staring at the back of his head. "Are you okay?" I asked quietly.
He shifted, moving to face me, smiling sadly. "I'm fine" He said, taking my hand and kissing it softly. "I'm fine because you're here"
...
The next few days passed quickly and soon, Sookie and Bill were due to arrive. We moved to the hotel Camilla, since more people would be coming and there was no more spare rooms at Godric's place. I was sharing a room with Eric, since I had grown used to his hard form beside me and liked the coolness and safety he provided.
So I was walking down the hall, back from going to the pub for dinner when I found Bill and Sookie dragging their suitcases to their room, which was on our floor. "Eden!" Sookie said happily coming to hug me "How have you been?"
"I'm good, how are you two?"
"I just almost got kidnapped, but I'm all good now" Sookie stated, as if it was normal.
I frowned at her "Who kidnapped you?"
Sookie shrugged, following Bill into there room. It was here I noticed a red head that had been following us. "Who are you?"
"Jessica. Can I eat you?"
"You may definitely not" Eric said from behind me. "Hello Compton, Sookie, Jessica, pleasant flight?"
"Apart from the kidnapping, yes" Bill said icily. He wasn't happy that his love almost got taken. "I need to talk to you" He said, dropping the suitcases in his room and leading Eric to the bar.
I shrugged at Sookie's questioning gaze and left her to unpack, going back to my room and turning on the TV.
We soon had a plan. Sookie and I were going to enter the church in disguise of a fiancé and her sister in law. My brother, Sookie's 'Fiancé' couldn't make it because of business which was why I was there.
I stood at the door, dressed in clean and appropriate clothes, I let Eric take a hold of my hands. "Please be safe" he said calmly.
I smiled. "I'm always safe"
He raised an eyebrow, almost daring me to continue. "Please?" He asked.
I smiled more "Of course" Then I did something that surprised not only me, but him as well. I stood on my tip toes and pressed my lips onto his. "I'll see you soon" I said quietly, then I left for Sookie's room.
We got given a tour of the church, me almost laughing at the things they would say and the things we had to come out with but eventually, the tour came to a close and I was worried we weren't going to get any closer to finding Godric. Until we were shown the basement.
Both Sookie and I tried to get out of seeing this room, saying it really wasn't important. But in the end, we were shoved in by force and the door locked closed. We were kept there for a long time. The time dragged and let our minds think of only the worst possibly situations that could come out of this.
Eventually, the door opened and in came Gabe, one of the men who worked here, and he started questioning us. One thing lead to another and although I can't exactly remember what I said that made him advance on me, I did know however the same look in his eyes and the bulge in his pants.
I tried to escape, fight him off, run or do anything to avoid this, but the moment his weight was on me I felt the familiar fear growing. The same situation replayed in my mind.
That was until he was pulled off me.
My first thought was Sookie somehow got him off me, but then I turned to find Godric breaking his neck.
"You should not have come" He said sadly to us.
Sookie started to explain but I just stared. He looked so much sadder than the photo in his room that I almost pitied him. But I knew, somehow, that was not what he wanted.
"Do I know you?" He asked suddenly.
I shook my head. "No. But apparently I've been in your house. I was the stranger Eric saved a few years ago"
"Ah, you are Eden" He said, grinning. "Eric found you again?"
"It was a bunch of coincidences" I said smiling.
Suddenly, there was a lot of noise above us. And suddenly, I felt a sense of peace and hope wash over me.
"Bill" Sookie said desperately.
Both Godric and I shook our heads.
"No. I am down here my child" Godric said looking up.
"Eric" I said at the same time, the same sense of peace and hope growing as the sounds grew closer and soon, the door opened and Eric was in the room, staring nervously at Godric.
He suddenly fell into a bow "Godric" He whispered.
"It was stupid to send humans after me" He scolded softly.
"I had no other choice" Eric said, glancing up at Godric.
Godric watched Eric for a long time before smiling "It's alright"
Eric stood then and glanced at us "Are you two okay?' He asked, but his eyes stayed on me.
Sookie said she was and I nodded slowly, watching the way Godric's eyes seemed to keep the hopelessness I first saw in them.
"Take the girls back to my house, I'll meet you there' Godric ordered his child.
Eric took us upstairs and then went and attacked the guards, only to be stopped by Steve Newlin.
"Chain our friend to the bench"
I struggled against the man holding me while Sookie screamed profanities as Eric was chained with silver, his skin beginning to smoke as he burned. "Don't touch him!" I heard myself say.
Once I had more control over my words, I managed to say "Have you no sanity?" This earned Newlin's attention.
Newlin stopped his ranting and turned to me "It's them who have no sanity!"
"Can't you see it's hurting him?" I screamed, ripping my hand from one of the men to point at Eric and his smoking skin "If everything on this earth is God's, and he's on this earth, doesn't that make him one of the so called creations of God and therefore, one of the people you need to protect!"
"They are not the creations of God!" he shouted, coming right into my face.
I stood my ground, staring right into his eyes as I saw from the corner of mine Eric growling at the closeness of him. "If they are not a creation of God" I whispered quietly, making the noise around us grow even quieter. "How the fuck are they here?"
Suddenly, he slapped me. Hard.
And all hell broke loose.
As if by magic, heaps of Vampires suddenly filled the room, all talking nonsense about killing humans. I ran away from Steve and the guy holding me to take the chains off Eric. "Are you okay?" He asked me immediately, his hand touching the cheek that had been slapped.
Once I had nodded, he disappeared and grabbed Newlin by the throat.
He was about to bite him when suddenly someone spoke. "STOP"
"This is madness" Godric said from above before appearing beside Eric and began to talk which lead to suggesting we all go home.
Godric and Eric began to leave while I stood to the side with Bill, feeling out of place. I didn't belong with Eric while he was with Godric. I felt as if it was right to not over step my boundaries, especially with all these other vampires around.
But instead of letting me stand with Bill, Eric turned and held out his hand, suggesting me to walk with him.
I smiled at him, stepping up and taking his hand. He placed a small kiss on my temple before following his maker, who had a small smile on his face as well.
Once we made our way back to Godric's house, I left Eric to use the toilet, when I came back I found Godric's line of admirer's and stood in it, behind Jason who smiled happily at me. "Didn't know you were here Ed!"
"Don't call me that' I said shaking my head.
He laughed, nodding happily before taking his turn to talk to Godric. I waited my turn and happily approached him.
"I'd like to thank you" I said, standing in front of him "For you know, stopping Gabe"
He smiled at me before patting the seat beside him. "And I'd like to thank you"
"Huh?" I said stupidly, taking a bite from the sandwich I had gotten before.
He laughed lightly "For making Eric smile" then he gestured to Eric, who was laughing next to Sookie. His eyes caught mine and he excused himself and made his way over.
Eric knelt down beside Godric "I've arranged for an AB negative, your favourite"
Godric sighed, his hopelessness appeared and the light in his eye I saw a moment ago when talking about Eric smiling vanished. "No thankyou"
"Please Godric you have to drink"
"No" He repeated, more strength behind the word.
"But..."
"Eric, he's not thirsty" I said calmly, seeing Godric's eyes close slightly when Eric would not take no for an answer. I remembered when I lost my mother and realised I was alone in the world, I went through a heap of depression, which is where I think his hopelessness is coming from. The worst thing for me was when people tried to force me to do things, like eat and drink. I knew I would when I was ready and got worse when they forced me.
I knew something was wrong with Godric. I knew he was sad. Sadder than normal. I knew he would not last with the feelings he had inside.
