Pru had stayed at the club all night. She'd served, danced, drank and cleared tables. She'd been left alone most of the night, watched from a slight distance yes, but not grabbed at or slap half as much. While she appreciated it, she was also mad.

"'sup, Little Bit?" Longshadow called over the bar while Pru sat on the edge, dangling her legs over the side.

"Having a crisis of faith." Pru replied. Longshadow raised a single eyebrow at her. "How much do you trust Godric?"

"I don't." Pru's eyes went wide. "I don't trust anybody." She relaxed a little.

"What do you know about him?"

"He's Eric's maker."Pru nodded. "He's old as hell." Pru nodded again. "Rumour says that he's responsible for the destruction of more than one town." Pru felt sick. She knew he'd have killed before. He was vampire, and she wasn't stupid. But hearing it aloud made a difference. "Little Bit, listen," Longshadow put down the cloth he'd been using on the bar and walked over to her. "He's never put claim on a human." He offered her a small, but rare, smile and returned to his work.


As the night progressed, Pru tried hard not to think about Godric. But it was hard. She wanted to be angry at him for putting this stupid label on her without asking. Though she was the one who removed her own underwear she guessed. And she'd never felt more safe, comfortable or wanted in her entire life then she did when he was around. She sighed and reached over a table to grab an empty bottle. As she did there was a sharp sting across her ass cheek. Before she could even turn around she heard a scuffle and hissing.

"You do not touch the merchandise." Eric snarled at the man he was lifting by his neck. His fangs were forward and glinting in the club lights. "She is not yours."

"Please," the man managed to scoff and clicked his own fangs. "That scrawny little pacifist wont be able to keep control of something like her." Eric snarled and plunged his hand into the younger vampire's chest and pulled out his heart. The resulting impact showered those closest to them in blood.

"For fuck sakes, Eric!" Pam yelled from the other side of the room.

"Was that really necessary?" Pru exhaled and pulled a chunk of remains out of her hair.

"Yes." Eric answered simply and grabbed her arm, using it to steer her towards the small back office. Pru had learnt not to protest this too much anymore. She had once and he'd just picked her up and carried her where he wanted her instead. It was bright inside the room and it took a moment for her eyes to adjust.

"You dragged me all the way here, for this." Pru heard a bored tone and turned her head towards the desk where a small, elderly woman with short pixie hair sat.

"Miss Ever isn't a normal human." Godric's words were careful and evenly spoken.

"Godric -" He turned his head to her and bowed it slightly. His eyes lifting momentarily to hers. Pru felt an ache she didn't realise she had dissipate and her chest filled with warmth.

"Oh I can see that." The woman chuckled. "Still, I get paid more the more I do. Over here." She patted on the wooden desk in front of her. Eric gave her a little push forward when it became clear that Pru wasn't going to move on her own. The doctor, or at least that's who Pru assumed this was, grabbed her arm roughly and waited for a moment, then listened to her chest, then ran her hands along Pru's spine before using a flash light to check her eyes.

"Are you done?" Pru was irritated by the fuss.

"One last thing." The doctor pulled a small sharp scalpel out of her scrubs and very quickly slashed at Pru's left fore arm. Godric was at her side before her brain even processed the sting, his fangs exposed, his chest vibrating with a deep and terrifying growl and his arm across Pru's chest, blocking her from the doctors view. "Oh back off, pussy cat." Pru put her uninjured hand on Godric's arm and gave it a small squeeze. He relaxed slightly and stepped behind her but didn't sheath his fangs. The doctor chuckled to herself and scooped some of the blood running freely down Pru's arm into a vial. She turned and rummaged in her black leather, old fashioned doctor's bag and pulled out another small vial. This one filled with a green liquid. Dr Ludwig quickly popped the top off the new vial and poured the contents into the vial of Pru's blood. Nothing happened.

"What now?" Pru asked. She was beginning to feel light headed.

"Now we wait." Dr Ludwig was still watching the vial. Suddenly the dark liquid began to bubble. Then fizz and smoke. Then the vial shattered.

"What does that even mean?" Eric sighed. The doctor was already packing away her things.

"Nephilim." She answered simple and began to leave the room. "First generation, too, I'd wager."

"What does that mean for her?" Godric asked, his teeth still out.

"I'll email somethings," Ludwig waved over her shoulder. "Or you know -" she turned back to them with a smirk on her face. "-read a bible."


They had sat in silence in the small office for twenty minutes. Eric had left them alone when Pru said she wasn't feeling so well but Godric refused to leave her side, even if he believed that she was mad at him.

"I'm sorry." Pru whispered into the quiet of the office. She heard Godric chuckle, but she couldn't work out why. "I didn't m-"

"I over stepped a line," He responded quietly. "I took advantage. You have nothing to be sorry for."

"Come here." Pru held out her hand, inviting the ancient vampire to join her on the black sofa. He slowly got up from Eric's desk chair and joined her, letting her have time to change her mind. "I have a few questions."

"Anything." Godric sat a little way away from her on the soft couch. He was just happy she was talking to him again.

"Why didn't you tell me - " her voice was shaking. "Why didn't you tell me that having sex would change everything." Godric struggled to hear the pain in her voice.

"I didn't realise." He admitted finally. "I knew. But I didn't think."

"Godric, I need you to be honest with me, here."

"I've never kept a human alive before." The air felt thick with the confession. "I ... I would take them from their safety and I would use them to satisfy my own ends and I would kill them and never spare a thought for them." He was focusing on his hands. "It took me a long time to gain the control to not kill at every feed. Self control was not one of my strong suits, even as a human." He felt her warm fingers snake around his forearm.

"Did you want to do that to me?"

"Never." Godric responded quickly and grabbed hold of the hand that was resting on his arm. He felt bloody tears stinging the back of his eyes. "The thought of losing you is a death sentence."

"What would a bond mean?" Pru could feel something deep in her chest.

"I would open my family to you." Godric looked at Pru. She took in the emotion on his face, the streaks of red down his cheeks and the pain in his eyes. Pru reached out with her bandaged arm and resting her hand against his cheek, wiping away his tear with her thumb. He put his large hand over hers and turned his head into her hand. "Even when we're apart, we'd be together." Pru adjusted herself slightly, tucking herself into Godric. He leaned back into the couch, bringing her with him. They settled together with Godric's arms around Pru and Pru's head on Godric's unmoving chest.

"How?"

"We would exchange our blood. A few times." Godric muttered quietly.

"When?"

"Pru," Godric sighed against her flame red hair. "Let's go home."


When they had arrived at Eric's home, Godric had excused himself for a shower. Pru suspected he was giving her more time to back away if she wanted to. Pru didn't know what to think as she paced around the entrance hall. A vampire - no a man - who'd walked the Earth for thousands of years and had never claimed another, wanted her. But she'd only known him a couple of months. Add in the fact she'd just found out her life had been somewhat of a lie. The thudding inside her chest made up her mind. Without him, it hurt. She felt her feet hit the wood of the stairs and quickly made her way up them and into her bedroom.

Once inside the room, she quickly peeled off her club clothes, wanting rid of the smell of dead vampire, sweat and booze. She kicked the black outfit off and almost sprinted into the adjoining bathroom to shower. The water was refreshing and Pru used the time to gather her thoughts. She'd always had a way to break down every thought she'd ever had, and then section it, as though she'd written everything down on paper and now was rationally organising it. She had to concentrate to do it, but it had usually led her well. This time, she was finding it difficult. Because no matter how she tried to look through the information she knew of Godric's past, of vampire in general, she didn't care. No matter how much she tried to rationalise the behaviour of becoming so fully committed to someone she hadn't known for very long, it didn't matter.

"Stupid girl." Pru sighed and rinsed the last of the conditioner out of her hair before shutting the shower off.

She got out of the shower and dried herself off, and slipped on a black silk nightgown that had appeared in her room a few days after her first night there. It was floor length, with a silt to high on her right thigh and lace across the sweetheart neckline. She looked at herself in the mirror. Her hair loose and hanging down her back. It and the black silk making a stark contrast against the pale skin of her face, slender neck and exposed arms. She took a steadying breath before setting off down the hallway to the bedroom.

His door was slightly open when she arrived. Pru could hear the vampire pacing slightly inside and then he stopped suddenly, clearly now aware of her presence. He turned towards her, his bare chest littered with markings from his past. Pru smiled slightly as he seemed to struggle to find a comfortable way to stand, like he was nervous. But then she found that she was nervous too, her hands ringing themselves in front of her.

"You.." Godric started. "You look beautiful." Pru blushed.

"You too." The words fell before she could stop them. Godric smiled slightly at her and she kicked herself. "Ah... Can I come in?"