Don't worry y'all, I'm still here! Life has been super crazy and I just never had a chance to update plus I had serious writer's block. I'm trying to figure out where I want this story to go and it's hard! Those first 13 chapters went easy, hopefully this will pick up a little.
Ellie had barely stepped through the door when Eric apprehended her. She knew that the whole ordeal wasn't over, he was bound to have more questions. Ellie wasn't sure how to answer them though. Her explanations had been as thorough as she could just so she wouldn't have to talk to him anymore than necessary. Ellie took her bag and walked right past the man. She went upstairs and of course there he was waiting for her.
"What do you want now?" She asked, trying not to sound to whiny.
"You can hardly tell me all of this information and then just decide to shut down. I need to know more about these men and why they're after you."
"I told you. I have no idea. I've lived in a house by myself for two years and I've never had them try anything."
"Before that?" He asked.
It was a beautiful summer day and Ellie had just snuck out of the apartment while all of the vampires inside rested. The small girl loved staying with Godric, but she missed the sunshine when she was with him. Her entire sleep pattern changed to match his and so she would be up all night, missing the better part of a sunny day.
She walked confidently out of the building onto the busy street, glad to see normal people. She had little exposure to the real world so being in it always made her feel like she was at a zoo, watching the animals at play. People rushed past her going from cabs into buildings and walking like they had important things to do. Everyone was so big and suddenly Ellie felt very small. She recognized no one.
She began to walk down the road towards the shops she knew were close by. She peered into the windows at the pretty diamonds and silky clothes, all were very glamorous to her. She was studying a long white wedding dress with glittery beading when she saw him. A man across the street stared at her intensely. She decided to move on towards her building to escape his gaze, but the man paralleled her on the opposite side of the road. The stranger crossed the road and she sped up, hurrying back to the safety of the building with a doorman that she knew.
Just as she reached the door he reached out to grab her. She sprinted through the door and didn't stop until she made it to the elevator. The man stood outside and watched the little blonde girl. Ellie decided not to tell Godric about this particular adventure.
"Yea. A few times. I've always noticed people watching me, following me even. But no one has ever been so blatant as to try and kidnap me."
"Did you ever tell anyone about these people?"
"No. I didn't want to seem paranoid."
Eric considered the human in front of him. She looked exhausted and about to fall over. The stress of the day was clearly wearing her thin and she didn't look like she could withstand much more questioning. He would have to determine a course of action, to ensure events like that night wouldn't happen again.
Ellie turned her back to him and she pulled down her shorts to change them for sweatpants. She was too tired to care that Eric was still in the room. She just wanted him to leave and curl up under the plush covers and go to sleep. He watched her expose her lithe body and had to restrain himself from reaching out to her. The thought was startling to him, he hadn't given much thought to the kiss a few nights ago, because then she was just a human. Now she was sort of superhuman and therefore infinitely more desirable to his elitist desires.
"Oh. I need to go to Fangtasia tomorrow. Don't try to argue with me, you'll agree, and I'll go."
"So that's how you always got your way. You would tell him that you have seen whatever it is you want."
"Pretty much. But I'm always right. And I'm going to be there tomorrow. It's important."
Ellie sat to Eric's right, clutching her highball glass filled with pinkish liquid. She liked how the drink contrasted with her blue Oscar de la Renta chemise dress, but was slightly disappointed how her skin seemed to be sallow under the oddly color fluorescent lights. It was a fairly chaste dress for her with a pencil skirt, pockets, and thick straps, but she thought it was pretty nonetheless and she loved to look pretty. All of the people not focused on dancing were appraising her, trying to determine what made her so special, why she got to sit next to the Sheriff. The attention made her a little uncomfortable and the anticipation of her meeting caused her to keep crossing and uncrossing her legs.
"Do you have to fidget every five seconds? Just sit still. You were the one who wanted to come."
"It's not bothering you. Just ignore me."
She looked around, trying to find something to distract her. "How can you stand these people throwing themselves at you?" She eyed the middle aged woman in too tight black leather with severely dyed red hair. The woman was almost prostrate at Eric's feet and it was pathetic. The vampire obviously had no interest in the woman yet she continued to profess her undying love for him. It was all a little surreal to Ellie.
Eric chose to ignore her as she had suggested. He still wasn't sure one why she wanted to come with him, but she seemed very determined. Apparently something was going to happen tonight and he wanted to see what. The man with the gun were part of her visions but he hadn't known that then. He wanted to see how all of her powers worked and this was a good opportunity. Suddenly, a flash of blue to his right caught his eye. Ellie stood up and jumped off the short platform. A clean cut, handsome twenty something man was in front of her. The boy was the opposite of Ellie in appearance. He had dark shaggy hair with olive skin compared to her Nordic appearance. He was taller than Ellie by several inches though definitely not as tall as Eric.
The blonde girl sized him up with hardly a smile on her face. She didn't seem too pleased to see the boy that she clearly knew. "What the fuck are you doing here?"
"Is that anyway to greet me? And you don't look too surprised to see me. You knew I was coming I take it."
"I don't need to greet you. Why are you here?"
The two stared each other down. Eric could feel the tension crackling in the air. He took the momentary pause to step down between the two of them.
"Who's this? New vamp to fuck?" The stranger said with a strained tone.
"Eric, this is James," Ellie reluctantly gave away.
"I'm surprised she didn't mention me, I'm kind of her boyfriend."
"No, you're kind of not. What the fuck are you talking about? And where did you get that idea? Actually, Eric. if you'll excuse us, we have somethings to talk about apparantly. In private."
Ellie took the boy's arm and stomped through the crowd to the very back towards Eric's office when she saw a group of four girls. "You brought them? To Louisiana? With you?"
James just stood with a smile on his face and the girls looked around the club with excitement. They start babbling to Ellie all at once when she raised her hand to silence them. "Y'all stay here. Don't talk to anyone, especially not him," she motioned towards Eric. She knew his penchant for dumb pretty girls. "And don't get any ideas, they're too stupid even for you," she told the vampire.
Ellie resumed her march back toward Eric's office with James in tow. When she opened the door, she pushed the boy. "Now tell me: what are you doing here?"
"Isn't it obvious? I came to find you. You told me you were going to Dallas and then I find you here because you called Gemma, who told me."
"So you decided to stalk me? That's not a turn on."
"I'd hardly call your boyfriend finding-"
"I'll say this again. You're not my boyfriend. I'm not your girlfriend and I don't know where you got the idea that we were in some kind of relationship. And it's freaking me out that you think that."
"So you're saying that none of that meant anything?"
"None of what? I don't think mediocre sex five -"
"Eight," he corrected her.
"Eight times and a few less than stimulating dates at an expensive restaurant qualifies us as in a relationship. So tell me the real reason you came here? You're seriously creeping me out."
He looked around the office, not listening to her. He wiped his finger against the desk then leaned against it. "I should have known I'd find you here. We all knew you were screwing that vamp since you were like twelve. I can't believe you would go straight to that other one though. I thought you were pretty monogamous with your fangbanging, I guess not. But you did leave a couple of weeks ago and didn't tell anyone where you were going. And I figured as your boyfriend I should know where you were."
"Wow. You have a twisted brain because none of what you said is remotely true and I think I'll be leaving now."
He darted to her and reached for her arm. He twisted it behind her back roughly. "I don't think so. I've waited long enough for you and you're not just going to walk out on me."
Ellie struggled against his grasp but he was prepared for her strength. "I know you work out or have this Buffy super strength or whatever it is, but I'm ready for that."
He shoved her against the wall and pinned her with his body. "Come on, baby. Like old times."
Eric smiled at the four pretty girls. There were three brunettes of varying shade and a clearly fake redhead. Ellie didn't want the girls to talk to him but they were interested nonetheless.
"Hello," he purred in that seductive way of his. Tonight could end up being good at all.
The girls tittered and giggled. They hadn't really ever experienced a vampire and especially not a vampire club. Ellie always had all the fun if this was her mysterious past. The group were part of Ellie's little clique in college. They pretty much did whatever she said and they didn't mind because she was Ellie. That was why they had come to Louisiana when James called. They hadn't seen their friend since her abrupt departure and felt a little lost without her. And it was exciting to leave the state and hang out with a bunch of vamps. Of course, James had seemed less that pleased with his 'girlfriend' and so they were glad when the quarreling couple disappeared.
"Hi, I'm Gemma and this is Riley, Joanne, and Zoe," the darkest brunette said, motioning towards her friends. The one with the mousy brown hair winked at him slyly. They were so obvious that pursuing them wasn't even that enjoyable. Maybe he could use them to get some more information on Ellie. They seemed so enamored with him already that he doubt he would even have to glamour any of them.
"You all went to school with Ellie?" He asked.
"Yea. We're, like, her best friends," the redhead gushed enthusiastically. Eric highly doubted that. Ellie had seemed less than pleased when they showed up. She hardly greeted them and was quick to brush the girls off.
"And that boy?"
"Oh, that's James. He went to school with us, too. He's totally in love with her. Wanted to come and prove it to her or something. I went out with him twice since she's left but it's always 'Ellie this, Ellie that'. She gets all the hot guys. Not that she wants any of them. She has that vampire in Dallas that she's always gone to visit so we thought she was there."
"Does she talk about this vampire a lot?"
"Never. And she gets mad when anyone brings him up. But we all know that's why she doesn't really care about any of the regular guys from school. Being with a vampire is so much cooler. James was really surprised that she wasn't in Dallas with him, actually. I guess she got over him or something."
"What's it feel like to be bitten?" One of them interrupted. She had been silent for the majority of the conversation. He doubted that she had ever conversed with a vampire or even been in the presence of this many or even any. Slowly, Eric became grateful that Ellie wasn't like these girls. Though they were all pretty, Ellie blew them all out of the water. Plus, he realized that she was nothing like a normal human. If any of the girls in front of him were living with him he would have drained them within minutes.
Eric smiled devilishly. He didn't want to bite her, he needed to gain Ellie's trust. It was a shame to let such a willing girl walk freely. "Has Ellie ever seemed... strange to you?"
The girls looked each other and smirked. "Well... kind of. She just knows stuff. And things always seem to work out her way. Like one time she skipped every time this class met and failed all of the tests, but she still got an A in the class. It was really weird. Things like that always happen to her."
Her arm was twisted painfully behind his back. His breath was hot on her neck and his grip was tight. She struggled against him but he held her tightly. He pressed against her crudely as she pushed back. "What the hell are you doing?" She whispered. She cleared her mind, trying to remain calm.
"Just taking what's mine, babe," he said hotly.
She shoved him with her free arm and he stumbled backwards. "I'm not your's. So get the fuck off of me."
Ellie glared at him and stormed towards the door. She stomped out the back with her 'boyfriend' on her heels. She continued out the back door into the back parking lot. "You need to leave. Immediately. Get the fuck out of this state."
"I don't get you, Ellie. You fuck me. You fuck my friends. But you waste your time with some vampire that no one has ever met."
"Do not talk about Godric ever again. You have no right."
"What the fuck kind of name is Godric anyway? What's your deal with fucking a dead guy? It's like screwing a corpse."
"You could learn a few things from a real corpse. Sex with you was a lapse in judgment. Get out of this state now. And take the army of whores with you." Ellie walked towards his car.
"That army is the only living friends you have."
"You know nothing about me and it's going to stay that way," Ellie opened the door to his car. "So leave. Don't come back or I will find some 'dead' guy to kill you. I have no problems doing that."
She was completely serious and the guy realized that. James balked but pulled out his cell phone. He sent a quick text to one of the girls and got into the car. He looked at Ellie like she was crazy but got into the car anyway. It wasn't long until the other four girls rushed out and got into the car too. They looked terrified. The group drove off quickly into the night.
Ellie sighed and walked back towards the door into the club and saw Eric blocking all the light. "I knew I wasn't that intimidating. They left fast. What did you say to them?"
"Doesn't matter. They're gone." He smirked.
"Well, thanks for not intervening, I guess. I think I'll go get a drink now."
Eric watched her curiously. Those were the first humans from her real life that he had met and she ran them off like it was nothing. She had no attachments to anyone it seemed.
Hours later the pair was back at Eric's house. Ellie was eating a salad at the island in the kitchen. "Don't you have friends that you like to talk to back home?" Eric said from across the room.
"Would you miss people like them? They're fucking idiots."
"I meant better friends."
"I never needed friends. They were never good enough. I think Freud would have had a field day with my relationship with Godric. Father figure becomes best friend becomes obsession. Hmmm. You wouldn't be exempt either from what I've heard."
"Don't try and speculate on what Godric and I were. You would not understand."
"I'm not trying to. And I could care less. If you'll excuse me, I'm going to have an exciting night watching Entourage." She stood up and dropped her bowl into the sink. Ellie attempted to go through the door but Eric blocked her way. "Move, please. I'm in a shitty mood and I just want to veg out and watch Adrian Grenier smoke pot and have sex."
"Why would you fuck that kid?"
"What?"
"I just don't understand how you could want him." His voice was dripping with charm, but Ellie couldn't detect it.
"I was horny?"
Eric leaned down and pressed his lips against hers.
So, not my best, but hopefully I'll get back into the groove and it'll get better from here.
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