Television Show: True Blood

Creator: Alan Ball

Author: Cheshire


MARRY THE NIGHT

Chapter Eleven: Streets to Explore

The next day, not too many hours later, Doe wasn't woken up by the sun or by the chirping or birds, but by the sounds of two screaming women, one of them of course Sookie and a hysterical Ginger by how the younger blonde was acting. With a groan of frustration, the mermaid pushed herself out of her make shift bed and looked to see that it was around 3 o'clock, about 3 more hours until the vampires would be waking up for the night. Rubbing some sleep from her eyes, Doe opened the door of Eric's office in time to see Sookie with a gun pointed at Ginger and the older woman leading her down into the basement. "Sookie? What are you doing?" She decided to ask, surprising both blondes who didn't seem to know that she was even in the club. "Doe? What are you doing here?" Sookie asked with surprise, the mermaid looking at her like she was nuts. "What are you doing here in Fangtasia? And wearing one of their shirts?" The blonde continued to demand, Doe crossing her arms over her chest with narrowed eyes.

"Are you seriously asking me that?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Do you know who saved you last night?"

"Of course, I do! Bill did!" Sookie said like it was common knowledge and Doe scoffed, running her hand through her hair. "Oh, Sookie, Sookie, Sookie." She started, confusing the blonde immensely. "And don't be giving me shit about who is wearing a Fangtasia shirt, miss Lady in Red." Doe countered, the blonde almost turning as red as the shirt over her body. "Whatever, I am not arguing with you right now. What the hell are you doing with a gun pointed at Ginger's head?" She asked, wanting to know what the two were doing sneaking around the club while everyone was asleep. The mermaid was only hoping that she had a good reason. "Eric has Lafayette locked in the basement! That's why I have a gun pointed at Ginger!" Sookie shouted back, as if Doe should have known this information too. Okay, so Sookie did have a good reason for holding the gun to Ginger's head. 1 point Sookie, 0 Dorian. "Then please, lead the way."

With that, the three woman made their way down the stairs and into the basement where they spotted Lafayette sitting in the corner held down by chains around his neck and on his wrists. "Oh, my god. Lafayette. Lafayette." Sookie shouted as she hurried over to her friend, dropping the gun at her feet as she ran. "Sookie. Is that really you?" He asked softly when she got close and she nodded, rubbing the side of his head. "What have they done to you?" She questioned and he groaned. "Do I look like a vampire?"

"You look awful."

"I feel fucking worse. I guess that means I ain't a vampire then, which is good."

"Uncuff him." The blonde demanded over at Ginger, who jumped at the demand. "I don't have the key. I swear." She said and Sookie could tell that she was telling the truth, but that didn't mean that Doe was going to leave him here until night fall. "Move over, Sookie." She said as she made her way over to the two, Lafayette's eyes shooting out of his head when he noticed her come over. "Doe? Doe, that you girl?" He muttered and she gave a soft smile, rubbing the side of his neck with her thumb. "Yeah, baby, it's me. Hold still okay." After he nodded, she gripped onto the chains, ignoring the constant muttering that Ginger had been spluttering since Sookie demanded the key. "Eric's gonna be so mad at me. Jesus have mercy." With a few deep breaths and a few tugs, she was able to snap the chains on his wrists so that he could move once again.

"How did you do that?" Sookie wondered aloud as Doe helped Lafayette up, ignoring her question for now. "You doing okay?" She asked her friend when he stood up fully, starting to be able to balance himself slowly. "I feel like shit, but better now that you're here." He said with a small smile and she smiled back, but winced when the pain in her stomach appeared again, almost causing her to double over. "Doe? Hey, Doe, you all right?" He called in worry and she nodded slowly with a groan. "Yeah, yeah, I'm okay... Come on, let's just get you out of here." She said as the group ushered out of the basement, Doe being the last one to leave and groaning in pain as she placed her hand on to her stomach, feeling something wet starting to drip down her waist and onto his bare legs and through the front of her shirt. "Οη Αφροδίτης ... Παρακαλώ βοηθήστε με να..."


Hours had passed and Doe had decided to stay clear of Sookie who had now turned into super mom, friend, sister, whatever she was doing now that Lafayette was with them. She had cleaned him up, helped bandaged his leg when Ginger got a first aid kit and demanded a Fangtasia shirt for him to wear as well, Doe didn't seem to have a say or anything when it came to helping him. Doe probably knew that it was because Eric seemed to favor her more than Sookie and that the mermaid 'obviously' knew that Lafayette, one of her good friends, had been locked up to her knowledge. The blonde was starting to get on Doe's nerves, but being the person she was, she wasn't going to say anything to get on Bill's bad side, or Eric's for that matter. All she had to worry about right now, was the injury the Maenad had given her and how she was going to heal it... Because it this continued... She wouldn't make it much longer...

Finally, the vampires had all awakened and Bill was the first to step into the bar, taking Sookie into his arms once she had stood up. "You still angry about our fight? Sookie, none of that matters anymore." He said as he rubbed the side of her face, the blonde seeming to agree with that part of last night. "You're right. I'm alive and in one piece, unlike my friend Lafayette who Eric had chained up like an animal and left to bleed to death." she screeched as she pointed over at Lafayette, who coughed into his hand while trying to avoid eye contact with the Southern vampire. "What?" Bill asked in shock and Sookie only narrowed her eyes at her boyfriend. "You better not have known anything about this Bill Compton, because if you did, I don't think I could ever forgive you." She said and he quickly placed his hands on her shoulders to calm her. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

"She is referring to the human that was in my basement. Not very nice of you to break him out." Eric said as he entered the bar, his hands in his pockets as he continued speaking. "The human traded sexual services with a vampire in order to sell his blood. Which, as you know, is a grave offense." He said and of course both Doe, Bill and even Lafayette knew that it was indeed a grave offense, but when Sookie was on a rampage, she was on a rampage. "His name is Lafayette and you ought to be ashamed for what you've done to him." She shouted before storming up to the tall blonde and slapping him across the face, trying to hold in the pain of the slap. "Sookie!" Bill snapped, Eric chuckling at her attempt. "I'm glad you're feeling better. And may I add, that color suits you well."

"Go to hell."

"Sookie, enough."

"It's not nearly enough. They've tortured him and bitten him and shot him and kept him down there in his own filth for weeks." She continued on, Bill seeming to be surprised at the new information but of course, Sookie could read minds so she must have gotten it from Ginger. "Is this true?" He asked Eric who nodded, taking his hands from his pockets and crossing them over his chest. "There are others who would have done far worse and you know it." He countered and of course Bill knew that he was right. "You're gonna let him go with us right now, or I swear I'm going to the police." The blonde snapped and Eric growled, letting his fangs pop out so that he was able to show dominance over the human female, which got his point across. "I do not respond well to threats. But perhaps we can come to some sort of arrangement. Please."


Once everyone was settled into Eric's office, Eric had started to explain that an important vampire had gone missing in the states, but Doe had started to feel nauseous due to the injury and hurried to the restroom before he could say where in the states he had gone missing from. After she arrived at the bathroom, she lifted up the blue Fangtasia shirt and groaned at the sight, the hole in her stomach had started to close but it was starting to drip a green liquid and fizz white at the center; a sickening sight to look at. "Oh, god..." She almost cried, remembering how much she hated his pain the last time she fought off a Maenad back in Greece. "Όλα τα fucking πράγματα στην Αμερική ... Γιατί κατάρα μου, Διόνυσου?" She grumbled as she grabbed onto a large stack of paper towels and wet them with water, gently laying them across her stomach and wincing at the stinging contact that begin when it touched the injury. "Θεία Μάργκαρετ στον υπόκοσμο, σας παρακαλώ να κάνετε αυτό ο πόνος πάει μακριά."

When she decided that she was well enough to walk back into the office to hear more about the situation, she heard her phone going on in her pants which still seemed to be folded on the toilet of the bathroom. How convenient. After digging through her pockets, she found her phone and answered it when she noticed that it was a name that she hadn't seen or talked to in a long time. "Isabel?" She started with slight surprise, wincing as she sat down on her shirt on top of the toilet. "What a surprise, how are you?" She asked with a slight smile, but the silence on the other end was giving the mermaid a reason to worry. "Isabel? What's the matter? Is everything okay?" Doe asked softly, hoping that everything was okay and nothing was about to give her a heart attack like she was thinking... "Have you heard from Godric at all, Dorian?" The Spanish woman finally asked, catching the younger female off guard. "Not recently... I haven't talked to him in about two weeks I think..." She said truthfully, but not thinking about it... Two weeks is much too long of a time for her and Godric to not be in contact.

"Why? Did something happen to him, Isabel?" She asked in a slight panic, not knowing what to do or say at that moment. "Stan and I haven't heard from him in about a week, he has been doing a lot of research of the Fellowship but one night he just vanished and we have had no contact with him at all. We are starting to think something happened to him and are calling in for back up." She explained calmly, hoping to ease the mermaid's mind a little with her words. Godric... Missing...? "He can't be missing." Doe started to say, more to calm herself than anything else. "How could he be missing? He's over 2000 years old!" Isabel could tell that the mermaid was starting to panic over the whole and did her best to calm her, using her motherly instincts. "Dorian, please. Take a deep breath and calm yourself. Deep breaths, deep breaths."

After doing as she was told, the silver haired female did feel better and took another deep breath to signal Isabelle that she could continue on. "We do not know if he has been kidnapped or not, but we think it would be best if you come back to Dallas for a while to help with the search." She suggested and the Spanish vampire did not have to ask twice. "Of course I'm coming back!" Doe almost shouted, trying to keep her voice down since she wasn't in her house, but at Fangtasia still. "Just tell me when and where and I'm there." That only caused Isabel to chuckle into the phone. "No worries about that, everything has been taken care of. Can you be ready to leave in a few hours time? Hugo can grab you from the airport." Doe knew of Hugo, he was Isabel's human. A quiet man, but when you got him talking he could be enjoyable company to have around. They had always gotten along and it would be nice to see him again. "Of course."

"Good. Your flight will leave Shreveport at 6 am. I will see you when tomorrow night hits. See you soon, Dorian." The two women hung up their phones and Doe let out a deep breath that she had been holding most of the call. This was impossible... Godric couldn't have been taken by the Fellowship of the Sun... He was too powerful for them! What could have happened? As all the thoughts ran through her mind, the mermaid completely forgot about the meeting that was going on with her friends and grabbed onto her clothes, rushing through the empty club and out the front door before anyone or anything could stop her. Moving quickly, she found the same lake that she used during the raid and jumped in, transforming back into her mermaid form and swimming back to Bon Temps with her clothes held tightly under her arm. Good thing she had an water proof case in her back pocket for her cell. Who knows how many cell phones she would have lost if she didn't carry that sacred item around anywhere she went.

She of course knew that Pam and Eric would be very displeased to know that she would be vanishing from the state for a little while, but they had business of their own to take care of from what it seemed and Sookie was important to the mission. When wasn't she? Trying not to be negative, the mermaid crawled out from the lake and willed herself to change back to her human legs so that she could hurry back to the house and pack so she could rest up and eat before heading to the airport. It was still very early in the night, only around 9 o'clock, but Doe did not have any pertinence when it came to Godric, she needed to get to Dallas and truly understand what was going on. The mermaid also knew that she probably shouldn't be ignoring the injury that she still had from the Maenad, but everything was slowly being pushed into the back of her mind as she packed her bags, Texas the only thing on her mind and that moment and for the next few hours.


Surprisingly enough, Doe felt the courage to turn off her cell phone for most of the night until she landed in Dallas, that way she'd be braver to handle two angry blonde vampires when she was hundreds of miles away. She did though send a very long text message of apology to Lafayette for not seeing him before she vanished, since she knew he was in a horrible state and she was not being a good friend by not being with him. But he called her when Sookie and Bill had dropped him off at home and he forgave her, cried a bit and demanded that she spend time with him when she returned and they'd watch chick flicks for hours and drown themselves in popcorn. Of course she agreed and the two bid their farewells before Doe got in her car and drove back to Shreveport.

She paid for the airport to hold her car for her time away and went through security quickly before waiting patiently for her plane to arrive. Not to long after it did and once she had found her seat toward the back of the plane, a place that was always comforting for her to seat, she immediately fell asleep as the plane took off through the early morning sky. Thankfully Doe was able to sleep for most of her ride and when the plane landed, she was the last passenger out and noticed the sun was risen and beautiful glowing across the Dallas airport. With a smile on her face, she moved through the airport and grinned happily when she spotted a familiar face with her name written on a small white paper, a smile on his own lips as well. "Hugo! Good to see you!" She shouted happily as she hurried over to her old friend, wrapping her arms around his neck in a hug which he accepted.

"Good to see you, Doe. How was your flight?" He asked, taking one of her suitcases and leading her out into the warm Texas air. "It was good, I slept the whole time. I damn needed it." She said and the two laughed at her joke as they moved into the parking garage to wear his car was parked. "I was surprised when Isabelle told me that you were be returning. It's been a few months. How is Louisiana?" Hugo wondered and she smiled when the two got into the car, putting on their seat belts before he drove out. "It's been a lot better than I thought it would be, but that still doesn't mean I have missed dear old Texas." She said, giggling when a slight smirk appeared on his lips. "I knew you would miss us too much. Isabel has definitely missed having you around."

"Stan been driving her up a wall?"

"All the time. He doesn't seem to learn does he?"

"Nope, I don't think so." Again the friends laughed together and halfway through the drive, Hugo asked if she wanted to stop and eat and when he stomach grumbled, it took it as a yes and pulled into a Mexican restaurant that he knew she always enjoyed. "You spoil me, Hugo." The mermaid said after the two left the car, Hugo rolling his eyes with a smile as the two entered and allowed the host to take them to a table. "You took me here the first time we hung out without Isabel and Godric, I thought it would be a nice place to go." He said, holding his hands up in defense as Doe chuckled. "That's a great memory you got there, but thank you. I do love this place and haven't had Mexican in forever. So let's eat!" She shouted happily, both friends already knowing what they wanted to order when their waiter arrived with water and a basket of chips. Today would be a good day.


Once Hugo had brought her to Godric's nest, he told her he had to run a few errands and would be gone for most of the day and that she should return to her old room and rest up till evening. The mermaid herself thought it was a fantastic idea and easily found her way back to her old room, smiling softly when she noticed that nothing had changed since she left. A queen sized bed sat against the back wall between two beautiful windows that overlooked Dallas, a black vanity and black dressers on the other walls. After setting down her suitcase, she shook off her shoes and fell back onto the bed, sighing contently as the bed sunk with her weight, happy to feel the soft mattress and comforter again. 'I should rest up... I'm sleepier than I thought.' She thought, remembering Hugo's words and happily snuggled into her pillows, allowing sleep to take over her as her eyelids fluttered shut.


"Dorian, Doe. Wake up." A feminine voice called, gently rubbing the silver haired woman's shoulder as she groaned, pulling the pillows closer to her face. "Come on now, Doe. You can't sleep all night." The voice said, a soft chuckle leaving her lips as Doe's blue eyes peeked open to stare at the female. "But I like to sleep, Isabel." She whined and Isabel rolled her eyes, running her finger down her friend's cheek. "Yes, but it has been over seven hours. You should be well rested." Isabel said, causing the mermaid to groan. "Fine, fine, I'm up." With a smile, Isabel helped her friend out of the bed and placed her hands on her shoulders, taking in her appearance. "You look well." She commented, Doe giving a small smile in return. "Thank you, you as well. Hugo has told me that you two have been getting deeper into your relationship." She said with a small smirk, giggling when a chuckle left the vampire's lips. "We have. I'm really happy."

"I'm glad, you deserve the happiness."

"I think I love him, Doe. He might be the one." She said happily, causing Doe's eyes to widen at her admission. "Isabel... I'm... Congratulations." The two women embraced and Isabel grabbed her friend's wrists, leading her out of the room. "Come now, you must be hungry. I was busy preparing something in the kitchen while you were resting. It should be just about finished." The two moved into the kitchen and Doe couldn't help the sigh that left her lips, smelling the delicious aroma that invaded the kitchen. "Isabel this smells delicious." She said, sitting down at the island as her friend moved to the stove. "What did you make?" She wondered and Isabel chuckled, pulling the pot from the fire and flowed over to the sink. "Pasta with a homemade Italian sauce, cooked with chicken, beef and a few different spices thrown in the mix. Plus garlic bread, I know how much you love it."

"You didn't have to do this..."

"No, but I wanted too. It's been months since I last saw you, plus, I've missed cooking for you." She said with a wink, causing the mermaid to laugh. "And have I missed your cooking. I can't wait to try it." Quickly, Isabel served her the pasta and bread and moved over to the fridge to grab herself a Tru-Blood, putting it into the microwave before grabbing a glass from one of the cabinets. "Hmm, Isabel you have outdone yourself." Doe said, taking another big bite of the pasta as Isabel moved to a second cabinet, picking out a nice red wine. "Glad to hear, wine?" She offered, the silver haired woman nodding and accepting her glass while Isabel fetched her Tru-Blood from the microwave, pouring it into her own glass. "Where is Stan? I thought I would have seen him by now." Doe asked in curiosity, bringing the wine to her lips to taste, but not before feeling two cold hands gripping onto her shoulders. "You called?"

Doe's eyes immediately widened and coughed on her wine, spitting some onto the counter as Stan laughed behind her, Isabel shooting a glare over at her partner. "Stan! Look what you've done." She scolded, grabbing a few napkins before gently hitting her friend's back, helping her get her breath back. "What? She called and I answered. Her own fault." He said with a smirk, wrapping his arm around the silver haired female, who had finally calmed down her breathing. "Good to see you again, girly. And mmm still as tasty as ever." He commented with his nose pressed into her neck, Doe rolling her eyes at the cowboy vampire. "Hands of Stan, don't make me break your arm like I did last time." She warned, Stan chuckling and pulling away from her, but not before messing up her hair much to her annoyance. "Alright, alright. I get the message."

Stan then moved away from the mermaid and walked around the island, grimacing at the sight of the Tru-Blood bottle by the sink. "How can you drink this shit?" He muttered as Isabel rolled her eyes. "You get used to it." She told him and he groaned, moving out of the kitchen which caused Doe to chuckle. A small chuckle left Isabel's own lips before she grabbed Doe's empty plate and moved it to the sink to clean. "So what exactly happened?" The silver haired female asked bluntly, Isabel knowing exactly what she meant. "What happened to Godric?"

"We are not sure." The Spanish vampire told her truthfully, turning back to her friend as she examined the blood in her glass. "One day I noticed that he was quieter than normal and then the next, he is gone." She said, Doe's eyes widening at her story. "Has he contacted you in the past few weeks?" Isabel wondered, the mermaid slowly stirring the wine in her glass. "I haven't spoken to him for about two weeks... I know that he gets busy with his duties and I didn't think about it..." She admitted, Isabel nodding. "I see." The female vampire sighed softly and moved over to Doe, placing her hand on her shoulder. "We will figure this out. We will find him." The younger woman smiled softly at her and nodded before dismissing herself to her room, thinking about what could have happened to her dear companion...


The next night, Isabel had told Doe that they would be having guests over to help with the mystery of Godric's disappearance and that she should dress and 'play' nice. With a roll of her eyes, the mermaid agreed and dressed in a lavender blouse with a black skirt and her silver haired curled to frame her face. A pair of black stilettos were placed on her feet and Isabel approved of the outfit immediately, Stan of course making comments about wanting to rip them off more than just stare at them which caused her to punch him in the gut; though he mostly laughed at her attempt. Doe also couldn't help but be curious on who Isabel had called in. She knew most of Godric's acquaintances, he didn't really have friends other than herself and Isabel that she knew of, so who would help?

"You ready, Doe?" Isabel asked as she entered the room, smiling at the mermaid who sat at her black vanity. "I think Stan has just let them in, we should go and greet our guests." She said and Doe nodded, standing up from her black chair and fixing up her hair. "All right. I'll meet you downstairs, thanks Isabel." The Spanish vampire nodded and left her friend alone to finish getting ready, Doe taking one final look at the mirror before she took a deep breath and followed her friend out of the room, shutting the door behind her. As she moved down the stairs, she could already hear Stan's loud voice booming from the living room, causing her to roll her eyes. "You should have told me Eric hired a fucking human, Isabel." He shouted, almost causing the mermaid to stop dead in her tracks at the end of the stairs. "Now, wait a minute." A female voice shouted, sounding very familiar to her... "Respect her." Another said. Now things were getting weird...

"Thank you."

"I couldn't tell you, Stan. You've been off on your own for days." Isabel snapped at the cowboy vampire, who only scoffed back at her in return. "Are you certain Godric was abducted by the Fellowship of the Sun?" A third voice asked, and now, Doe had all reason in the world to start panicking. "Yes." Stan answered, but Isabel was quick to answer with a 'No.' "They're the only ones with the organization and manpower." He explained, Isabel rolling her eyes. "But they're amateurs. It doesn't make any sense. This is Godric we're talking about, 2000 years old."

"Old don't make you smart."

"Besides, they're no proof."

"If they've got him, I'll hear it. That's my job." The female voice said again and Doe groaned, hitting her head against the wall that hide her next to the staircase. She was going to die. Yep. Eric was going to kill her. "There's no reason to wait. We need to take these fanatics down. Full-out attack. Exterminate them like the vermin they are, leave no trace." Stan explained to the trio, Isabel shaking her head at her partner. "Huh, vampire-hating church annihilated. Wonder who did it? Fucking brilliant." She snapped again, causing him to growl at her. "I doubt the King of Texas would approve the destruction of our international political agenda." Bill said and Stan only continued. "Fuck that. The great revelation is the biggest mistake we ever made."

"Don't use Godric to make your own little power play."

"You're completely incompetent! What's happened to Godric is that he surrounds himself with clowns." Eric snarled and at his words, the mermaid narrowed her eyes. Stan may have been a clown, but Isabel was no clown and neither was she. But what Doe couldn't figure out... was how did Eric know Godric? "We invited you as a courtesy. This is not your territory. You have no voice here." Isabel said to the blonde vampire, Stan smirking at her side. "Yeah, sheriff. Why don't you run back down to Louisiana. We don't need you or your puppets."

"Oh, I'm not going anywhere."

"And I'm nobody's puppet."

"What we need is a plan." Bill said, trying to be the voice of reason but Stan seemed to have other plans. "I have a plan." He said, but Isabel was quick to disagree. "It's not a plan, it's a movie." She said and he growled. "It's not a movie, it's a war." He snapped, causing Eric to roll his eyes at the two. "Idiots." He mumbled but it was then that he noticed the two stop arguing and look over at the stairs. "What the fuck is taking her so long?" Stan suddenly asked, growling under his breath as he spoke. "You said that she would be right down, she needs to hear all of this too." He said and Doe felt her breath hitch in her throat. "Women need time to prepare themselves for guests." Isabel said, narrowing her eyes at Stan and his choice of clothing. "Something you don't seem to care for."

"Why you-"

"Excuse me, but who is her?" Sookie questioned, starting to get curious at the third person that would be joining the vampire party. "A close friend to us and to Godric. She has been living out of state for a few months and we have called her back to help search for him." Isabel explained, starting to make her way over to the stairs and Doe could tell she was coming. "I'll go fetch her." She started, but Doe knew she would have to make an appearance sooner or later... "No worries, Isabel, I'm here." She called out, hearing a slight gasp come from Sookie as well as the head snaps of two Louisiana vampires. "What took you so long?" Isabel wondered as the silver haired woman stepped down the final step and into the living room, watching as her friend's eyes grew wide at the sight of her. "Sorry, my skirt got caught on the door handle." She lied carefully, narrowing her eyes at Stan when he started to chuckle at her clothing malfunction.

"Either way, glad you could join us. Let me introduce you-"

"No need for names, Isabel." The mermaid started, surprising the Spanish vampire at her words. "I already know them..." She mumbled, watching as her and Stan's eyes grew wide at the new information. "Doe! What in the world are you doing here?" Sookie shouted from her spot next to Bill, not being able to take her eyes off her friend. "How did you get here to Dallas?" She asked again, causing Doe to sigh. Was she not paying attention when Isabel said a friend was here to help? "I'd like to know too." Bill started, his eyes slowly narrowing over at his female friend. "What is going on here?"

"Did you not hear her the first time?" Stan asked with a scoff, placing his hands on his hips as he started over at Sookie and Bill. "She's here to help find Godric? Old friend of ours? Were you not listening?" He asked while tapping the side of his head for effect. "B-but how would she know Godric? She's from- Ooh." Sookie started with sudden realization. Doe had told her the first day they met that she had moved to Louisiana from Texas! Why did it skip her mind till now? Eric himself had remained silent through out the whole ordeal, Doe doing her best not to look over at him either. "Sorry that I didn't tell any of you before I left, it was quite a sudden-"

She started, but suddenly felt a heavy pressure on her neck as her back was thrown into the nearest wall, a seething and fang barring Eric boring into her eyes. "Eric!" Sookie shouted in a panic, the three other vampire's fangs clicking out at his aggressive approach. "Let her go now!" Isabel shouted at the blonde vampire who tightened his grip on her throat instead of responding. "I mean it blondie, don't make us kill ya." Stan started with a growl, Bill gently moving Sookie out of the way as they moved over to the viking vampire. "How do you know Godric?" Eric demanded in a whisper, lifting her higher off the floor so that he eyes could meet his own. "Answer me, Dorian!"

"Eric, stop! You're killing her!" Bill shouted, noticing that the mermaid's eyes were starting to cloud as her breathing came out in deep pants as she tried to move his hand from her throat. "E-Eric..." She tried to say, but she could tell that it came out more like a gurgle than words as she dug her nails into his hand. "ERIC!" Bill snapped as he, Isabel, and Stan all lunged at the blonde vampire, using their combined strength to pull him away and into the opposing wall. Falling to her knees, the mermaid was able to get air back into her lungs and let out deep pants as Sookie ran over to her. "Doe! Doe! Are you okay?" She asked frantically, checking out the silver haired woman's neck and gasping at the large figure shaped bruises that were forming. "Doe..."

"Eric! Calm down!" The two women moved their eyes back over to the four vampires and noticed that Eric still had his fangs bared and was glaring over at Doe, who finally let her own fangs snap out and glared back at the blonde. "You will pay for that..." Doe snarled, Eric growling back at her as he tried to escape their grasps, but was held down. "Are you sure, you're alright?" Sookie asked again, Doe giving a small nod before allowing the blonde female to help her to her feet. "Now, are you going to calm down?" Bill demanded, hearing a silent response from Eric. With a shove, the three vampires released the 1000 year old and the two continued to glare at one another until Eric turned his head away and moved to lean against the ruined wall that the vampires had slammed into. "And to answer your question, Godric and I have known each other for almost twenty years." Doe snapped, hoping to catch the vampires' attention, which it did.

"He found me wandering the lake in the middle of town, feeding on a drunk human male." She explained, her eyes still narrowed. "He never mentioned that he had a child." She said, causing Eric to growl. "Don't get mad at me, blame your maker." Doe growled back. "You never told me who your maker was, so you have no right to try and kill me." Silence enveloped the two until both turned away from one another and Isabel appeared with an ice pack wrapped in a light towel. "Place this onto your neck." She instructed, Doe doing as she was told. "Now that, that is settled. Can we please go back on to Godric?" Isabel snapped, turning her eyes back to the group, taking their silence as a yes. "We take them all out at once. Pre-empty strike." Stan said, causing the Spanish vampire to roll her eyes. "Of course, so the federal government can bomb us back to the Middle Ages."

"Things were better then."

"Then go to Romania and live in a cave, you ranchero poser."

"Godric has protected you, made you rich and you stand here spitting and scratching like infants." Eric snarled, glaring at the two vampires who narrowed their eyes back at the blonde. "Don't any of you care that there's a traitor in your midst?" Bill questioned, their eyes now moving to him. "No." Stan easily answered, Isabel speaking next. "Impossible." She stated. "Somebody tried to kidnap me from the airport." Sookie explained, catching Doe's attention. "You were the only ones that knew she was coming." Bill continued, Eric's arms crossing over his chest. "Explain."

"Unless it was you..."

"Unless it was you." Both Stan and Isabel said in unison, glaring over at the other before Sookie groaned in frustration. "Look, if y'all argue any more, I'll either fall asleep or start screaming, so this is what we're gonna do: I will infiltrate the Fellowship of the Sun." She offered, causing Bill to turn sharply to his girlfriend. "Absolutely not." He snapped, but Eric slightly smirked. "Let her speak." he said, the blonde woman continuing. "Since Bill glamoured the kidnapper, no one knows who I am. I'll pretend to join the church, and check out their thoughts."

"No. During the day, none of us can help you."

"It'll only take a little while. Really, Bill. It's simple. And Doe could come with me!" She started with a grin, looking over at her mermaid friend who was staring back at her with wide eyes. "W-what?" She muttered, not expecting to be brought into her plans. "Absolutely not!" Both Isabel and Stan shouted, three pairs of eyes turning to them. "And why not?" Sookie asked, placing her hands on her hips. "If Doe goes with me then I won't be alone and Bill doesn't have to worry."

"Dorian is a big part of Godric's life here." Isabel started, ignoring the low growl that left Eric's lips. "If the Fellowship does have Godric, then they would know of her existence. And bringing her into the church would be her death sentence." She explained, the room going silent as Doe let her eyes fall to the ground, tightening the ice pack on her neck. "Waste of time, when we could drink them all." Stan growled, adjusting his hat on his head as he moved out of the room. "I want no part of this." He finished, leaving the room and having Isabel groan in irritation. "There's no easier way to find out if they're involved." She said over to Eric, the tall vampire not looking back down at her. "If it leads us to Godric, we'll do it. The decision is made."

"Whoa, hey! Don't I get a say in this?" Doe shouted, but Eric only glared at her, the silver haired woman stopping in her tracks as her blood grew cold at his stare. "A few words." Bill demanded, grabbing onto Eric's arm and pulling him over to the corner of the room where they could talk alone. "So tell me," Isabel starting suddenly, turning over to Sookie with a curious smile playing on her lips. "how goes your human-vampire relationship?" She asked, the blonde's eyes growing wide at her question. "Excuse me?" She started, Doe taking a deep breath and moving away from the two females, sitting down on the couch and finding her knees more interesting than anything else in the room. Of all people... Why did it have to be Godric who was Eric's maker? And even then... Doe didn't know that Godric even had a child until the day she left for Louisiana, she never could have guessed that Eric would be the one.

With a heavy sigh, Doe leaned back into the couch and looked around the living room, thinking back on all the memories and time that she had spent here with Godric, Isabel, Hugo and even Stan. Who would want Godric? What had he done that would cause his kidnapping? She knew that it could be because he was the Sheriff of Area 9, but still, it didn't truly add up... With a heavy sigh, the mermaid ran her hand through her hair and glanced back over at Eric and Bill who were still chatting in the corner of the room, noticing that even though he was listening to Bill, the blonde had his eyes narrowed over at her. With a roll of her eyes, Doe pushed herself up from the couch and moved out of the room, spotting Stan as he opened the front door. "Where are you doing?" She questioned, watching as he turned to her with a smirk. "To eat." And with that he vanished, not hearing her sigh as she moved up into her room. Knowing that Sookie or Isabel would find her later. 'Oh, Godric... Where are you?'

She wondered as she walked into her room, her eyes suddenly widening in pain as a deep whimper left her lips. Doe immediately moved her hand to her injured stomach and fell to her knees, doubling over with the feeling of thousands of needles pricking her abdomen. 'S-shit... I almost forgot about this...' She thought as another whimper left her lips, falling onto her side as she curled up in pain as she tried to take deep breaths. "Uggnnh.." With the last amount of energy she had, she kicked the door shut with her leg and used her free arm to crawl over to the bed, slowly pulling herself up onto the comforter. He eyes tightly shut and a small groan left her lips before she felt herself slipping into a dark abyss, hoping that some sleep would help her mind forgot about the awful pain she was feeling... And how much of an idiot she was for not taking care of it before she left Texas... 'Αφροδίτης ... Παρακαλούμε να προστατεύσετε εμένα ...'


End of 'Chapter Eleven: 'Streets to Explore'

Next... 'Chapter Twelve: 'Until That Boy is Mine'


First off... I AM SO SO SO SORRY THAT IT HAS TAKEN ME SO LONG TO UPDATE! WAAH! I FEEL LIKE A HORRIBLE WRITER! ;_; Please forgive me everyone! With my college semester getting ready to end and the show I was in finishing it's last weekend, I finally have some free time and have been able to work on this story and get the new chapter out! Thank you all for being patient with me and for those who have continued to alert and favorite even though the late update, THANK YOU SO MUCH! You all are so so amazing! Anyway... Haha Eric and Doe now both know the truth about Godric! And of course Eric let his temper get the best of him like always~ This chapter was fun to write because I'm happy that finally Doe is in Dallas and I can add Stan, Isabel, Godric and Steve into the mix! Yesss. Can't not wait for the upcoming chapters.

And now the thank yous! Thank you so much to back2vintage, Muffinz1991, MentalX, aandm20, cherylnxion, Luli Cullen, Angel-sama, Eviline, Miss. Sophie - Isabella, and skycord1990. Thank you all again for your wonderful reviews and I hope that you enjoyed this chapter! Lots of love everyone and I can't wait to hear your comments and reviews! Please leave one! It'll bring a smile to my face! Ha ha~

Greek Translation: (Dorian)

* Οη Αφροδίτης ... Παρακαλώ βοηθήστε με να... - Oh Aphrodite... Please help me...

* Όλα τα fucking πράγματα στην Αμερική ... Γιατί κατάρα μου, Διόνυσου? - Of all the fucking things in America... Why do you curse me, Dionysus?

* Θεία Μάργκαρετ στον υπόκοσμο, σας παρακαλώ να κάνετε αυτό ο πόνος πάει μακριά - Aunt Margaret in the Underworld, please make this pain go away.

* Αφροδίτης ... Παρακαλούμε να προστατεύσετε εμένα ... - Aphrodite... Please protect me...