Eric opened the passenger door for her, holding his hand out. She took it, stepping out with a smile.
"Thank you." He raised her hand to his mouth and kissed it, never peeling his eyes from hers. She giggled softly. He loved her laugh; it could single handedly make him feel happiness. He closed it behind her and sped in front of her, not allowing her time to open the front door on her own. She laughed. "I'm not handicapped, ya know?" He grinned as he swung the door open and stepped in behind her. As he closed the door, he hadn't noticed she was frozen in the entrance of her living room. Following her gaze, he saw Claude and another man beside him. He was older, with slight wrinkles and white hair.
"Sookie, you're home." She blinked, looking at Claude as he approached her cautiously to hug her. He was relieved as she hugged back.
"Uh, what are you doing here and who is this?" The older man smiled warmly as he stepped forward, extending his hand to Sookie.
"This is Niall Brigant."
"the Faerie King?" Sookie snapped her head to Eric who looked a bit confused.
"Yes, how did you know?" He looked at Claude.
"My maker said he was once saved by the king of Fae." Claude and Sookie both shifted their look to Niall who was nodding with a smile.
"Yes, I recall the young vampire. It was so long ago. Uh, what was his name now..."
"Godric." Niall snapped his fingers.
"Yes, that was it. Very noble vampire. I was sad to hear of his demise." Eric tensed.
"Wait, hold on. You're the king of Fae? As in all Faeries?" Niall looked at Sookie.
"Yes, but I am also your great grandfather." Sookie stood silent as she looked at him, blinking a few times before laughing slightly. Her laughter didn't last long as her body quickly went limp and she fainted.
Bill signed the papers in front of him and handed them back to the short punk looking Vampire.
"Alright, cool. It was nice doing business with ya and sorry about the demotion." Bill nodded as she turned on the heel of her combat boots and walked put, popping her headphones back in her ears. Bill cocked an eyebrow, questioning how someone like her worked for the Authority. Only seconds after the swarm of guards left his house, Jess came zipping in from upstairs.
"Is everything alright?" Bill nodded at her as he sat down.
"I am no longer King." She pouted. Shit, she had gotten too use to the privileges. "At the current time, the position will remain vacant as they evaluate who would better fit the position."
"Well, shit. You were a great king! It ain't your fault some stupid Witches started shit." He smiled at his child's anger.
"I appreciate it but someone had to take the fall. It could've been worse." She knew he meant they could've chosen to kill him rather than just dethrone him. "I should let Eric know what's going on." She nodded as Bill picked up his office phone and dialed.
When Sookie woke up, Claude was gone. She was laying on her bed, Eric standing beside her and Niall sitting in her grandmother's rocking chair at the foot of her bed. Neither of them had noticed she had woken up and had remained talking. Quickly, she closed her eyes.
"It isn't your bond that has allowed her to conceive your child. When Fae choose their mates, their light does as well. This is why Mab insisted on keeping Fae with their own."
"Are you saying she gave me temporary life or something?"
"In a way. A Faerie's light can work the same as a Vampire's blood."
"So, her light was trying to revive my heart?"
"Not trying to, it did." There was a silence and Sookie could feel Eric's mix of emotions - he was confused and excited. "But because her light is still growing to it's full potential, it was only short lived and obviously well timed." Silence again.
"So when we made love, I was alive." Silence. Sookie assumed Niall had replied inaudibly. "So is it possible the baby will not be a vampire?" Niall laughed.
"Oh, I have no doubt that the baby will somehow harbor Vampiric traits as well as Fae. It's just a matter of which."
"Has there ever been such a situation before?"
"Surprisingly no. Faeries usually stay with their own or humans - rarely any other Supernaturals and for those that have courted outside that scope, there have never been any resulting in a pregnancy." Again there was silence. "You love her." Niall wasn't asking, he was stating.
"More than I've ever thought possible."
"Might I ask why?" Sookie imagined Eric giving Niall one of his signature 'how dare you' looks.
"I've lived over a thousand years. I've done it all, seen it all. Tasted all the world has to offer and I've been bored with it all. The idea of companionship beyond my progeny seemed pointless. Then, she walked into my bar." Sookie was doing her best not to smile and herself away. "In the few years I've known her, she's granted me something that had escaped me my entire life." Eric's cool fingers softly stroked her cheek, sending butterflies to her stomach. "Love." Sookie didn't care about listening anymore as she opened her eyes, smiling softly.
"I love you." Eric smiled softly at her as she sat up and he kissed her forehead.
"How long have you been listening?" She smiled sheepishly.
"Not that long." Niall stood up, walking to the side of the bed.
"I apologize for shocking you. I know you've had to absorb a lot in the past few days but I'm afraid there's more we need to discuss." Sookie nodded softly. "Being that I am king and you're my great granddaughter, you do realize that you are of royal Fae blood." Sookie took a deep breath. How much more could possibly change?
"But what about Mab? I thought she wa-"
"Mab is dead." Sookie blinked a few times in a surprise. "I had spent many centuries going from realm to realm and in my absence, I had foolishly left Mab in charge. When I returned, I was surprised to see Claudeen had taken leadership."
"Wait, what? That's impossible. Eric killed Claudeen." Niall looked at Eric for a moment before laughing. "Why is that funny."
"That explains everything." he continued to laugh, leaving Eric and Sookie both a lil confused and annoyed.
"You care to explain it to us? Cause I watched Claudeen's body shrivel and turn to dust." Sookie crossed her arms over her chest.
"Claudeen said Mab was furious that you had escaped and used magic to disguise herself as Claudeen, assuming she could enter your realm and regain your trust. Claudeen said she didn't return that night and she knew Mab somehow was dead." Again, he laughed.
"So Eric didn't kill Claudeen?" He shook his head. "And Claudeen isn't a crazy evil Faerie who believes in harvesting humans?"
"Good heavens child, no. Infact, she's expressed great concern over gaining your forgiveness." Sookie actually was thankful and happy to know Claudeen wasn't an evil Faerie afterall.
"Why are you telling me all this now? Why didn't you show up earlier in my life?" Niall's smile finally faded.
"Your parents did not have any Fae in them and I assumed their offspring would not either."
"Well, you guessed wrong." He nodded.
"I know that now and for that, I deeply apologize." Eric's phone rang and Sookie looked up at him. He pulled it from his pocket and saw Bill's name on it.
"I'll be right back." Sookie nodded as Eric answered the phone and sped out the room. She turned her attention back to Niall who put his hand on her knee, patting it.
"You chose well." Sookie smiled.
"I thought Faeries didn't like Vampires." He laughed.
"We normally don't, but as times have gone on, the tension between our kind has both grown and dissipated. We do not openly war with one another but we do tend steer clear of them as you know our scent alone can send them into a frenzy. Your vampire handles himself well. For now."
"What do you mean?"
"Your light will become stronger and your scent even more intoxicating. I hope that he is able to maintain himself even then."
"You don't know Eric. He would never hurt me." He nodded and for a few moments she remained silent. "Can I really grant him life?" He laughed softly.
"I see you were listening." She smiled shyly. "When your light is at it's strongest, you will be able to do amazing things and as you age, you'll be able to do even more. At your current state, you can only do a fraction of things." She stood silent, soaking it in. "When your light embodied you both, it was aiding you both in creating your ultimate bond; your child." Her hand instinctively went over her stomach, smiling. "But you must realize, this pregnancy will not be like others. You will bare your child within a month's time." Sookie's eyes shot open.
"A month?! That's impossible."
"Not for a Fae. It may even be shorter since the baby is also part Vampire - I'm not certain." Eric walked back into the room, an eyebrow raised as he picked up Sookie's fast heartbeat.
"What did I miss?"
*hums* Hope everyone's enjoying the direction I'm taking this and of course, I always love your reviews. I'd also like to remind everyone that I'm not watching Season 6 at all so I have NO idea how Niall's character acts and I've also never read the SVM books either, but I want him to be a sorta amusing grandpa type who can get serious when need be.
Anyhow, thoughts?