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As we crept up around the house, the sun began to fade over the horizon. Stars began to pop through the black, cloudless night that it seemed to be turning to. It reminded me of something Eric had said many years ago before I knew I could walk in the sun.
"The moon and stars are beautiful, don't you agree?" Eric settled on a rock, looking out over a beautiful scenery of mountains below us. A far drop, but if we did fall, it was not one that could kill a vampire like us.
"It is quite lovely, but the sun was just as magnificent." I whispered into the wind.
"Trading the sun for the moon and stars was something that didn't bother me, but it does you." Eric had such emotion in his voice, the kind that should have made me sad along with him, but at the time it didn't. It just made me dislike what I was more.
"Yes, it bothers me greatly."
I shook my head, coming out of the daze that I was in. I needed to keep my head on straight as we did this mission. More fairies would be coming very soon through the portal, I knew they would be. I wouldn't even be surprised that Niall would be joining them. I killed one of his best followers and sent his remains back into Faery.
A whistling tune began from behind me. One that was all jolly and didn't fit the mood. I looked over my shoulder to Sammael who had his hands in his pockets, looking up at the trees surrounding us. I was about to go ape shit on him.
"Do you think you can keep your trap shut for a few minutes?" I whispered, casting my gaze over to the bush that began to rustle beside us.
I carefully peered closer, noticing that a raccoon was digging a hole just behind the leaves that were moving. I rolled my eyes as the tune continued.
"Does it bother you?" Sammael asked.
"It is definitely giving away our position for anyone that decides to attack." I hissed.
"Do you remember that song?" He asked as we moved to the back of the house.
"Do we have to talk about this?" I glared at him. Sammael wasn't giving in, I could tell. I growled. "It is the song from the music box you gave me years ago."
"Yes, such a lovely tune. Did I tell you? The man that created that little song went to hell?"
"Shut the fuck up!" I hissed louder, turning around and planting him to the side of the house. "You are seriously pissing me the fuck off. I have a lot on my mind and I don't need to know if a human male that created a love tune went to heaven or hell. I could really give a shit right now."
"Touchy, touchy." He sighed, removing my hands from his shoulders, then proceeding to hold them in his own. "You see? When you get angry, it just gets me even more heated. I like the badass in you, you know." He smirked. "Besides, we are alone right now. I can sense that, if you didn't know."
"I don't think you're alone." A voice came from beside us, a male voice that I knew very well.
As quickly as I could, I ripped my hands from Sammael and turned to look at Eric who stood with his arms folded across his chest. He was leaning against the doorway without a shirt on. I gazed upon his cut torso, his abs, getting as far as looking at the v-line that cut off too soon for my liking. His pants were riding low, so I got a nice view, but it wasn't enough for me. I sighed.
"Well, I wasn't counting you." Sammael answered with a chuckle. "For you see, you aren't very threatening to me."
Eric growled and stepped forward. "Mind telling me what a demon is doing on my steps, Sookie? I told you to come here, no one else."
"I am more than just a demon, vampire." Sammael kept at it, not really knowing how Eric became defensive.
"Shut it, Sammael." I turned to Eric. "Listen, I need you to get some of your things and come with me. Have Pam come as well. You aren't safe here."
Eric's eyebrow rose, but he didn't take his eyes from Sammael. "And what am I not safe from?"
There was rustling in the trees behind us and this time, Sammael became alert. He wasn't playing around anymore. I froze for just a moment before a Fae came through the tree line, holding what looked to be a torch. Shit.
"Them." I grabbed him as the torch was thrown, sending the porch ablaze in fire.
We tumbled through the doorway and onto the kitchen floor. I banged against the cabinets, pulling Eric along with me. He growled, beginning to stand up. I knew that he would want to fight, but we simply couldn't do that right now. We needed a plan, because there was more Fae out there than there were vampires that could fight them. I may be strong, Eric may be strong, but I wouldn't let him fight in this right now. Not when I didn't know anything.
Another torch came through the window and I pushed Eric further through the house as the curtains caught on fire. Fire and vampires do not mix simple known fact.
"What the hell is going on?" Pam burst through the door, kicking it in as she did so. I could see fire down the hallway that she just came from.
"They are trying to trap us in!" I growled.
"They who?" Eric hissed; gripping me by the waist as a torch came through yet another window. We went tumbling across the living room carpet. Eric leaned up and grabbed Pam's leg, pulling her down along with us. She was very close to the fire that just erupted on the carpet.
"Fairies! I have no time to explain. You have to believe me. They want you dead, I don't know why, but I am hoping to find out within the next hour!" I screamed.
"Maybe they are just after you!" Pam hissed at me, her fangs barring. "Maybe they are trying to kill you. Why should we just allow this to happen if it is you they want? You haven't done anything for Eric since Godric has made you. How can we trust you?" I could tell she was nervous, not frightened. She was acting out, trying to find a way for her and her maker to live. I could read that from her mind.
Eric was next to me on the carpet and his mind went along with hers. There was a simple question he asked in his mind, one that he would not voice, but it was there. "How can I trust you, Sookie?"
I looked at him; grabbing his hand I shook him until his eyes met mine. "You have to trust me and you know you do, Eric. I know I have not answered any of your questions on where I have been, what I am capable of doing, but I will. We shared a kiss and I promised I would tell you when the time was right about everything. It's that time, but you have to trust me and get out of here!"
Eric gave me a look over quickly, and nodded once. He stood, grabbing Pam off of the ground. He turned and grabbed my arm. We began climbing the stairs to the second story to get a look over the place. I cussed when we reached the top and I pulled back the heavy curtain to the window at the end of the hallway. There were a lot of fairies out there.
Sammael came up the stairs at a slower pace; he was holding a fireball in his hands, flicking it back and forth. I growled at him and he shut his hand, the fire went out. He grinned. "There is a lot of hateful emotions going around, it is exciting."
"Yeah, exciting for you since you can't get into the fight."
"I called for backup." He winked.
"Explain to me how you know each other." Eric hissed, stepping away from the window. Jealousy was flaring in his mind and at any other time, I might have smirked, but now wasn't that time. I rolled my eyes.
"Later." I promised.
Just then there were sounds of growling coming from downstairs, a lot more than what I had thought would be.
"You called for hellhounds?" I asked.
"Yes, they can attack some of the Fae, but not all. There is a block. It is hard to explain, they won't attack some of the leaders." Sammael's brows furrowed in confusion. That wasn't good. "And there are more hell hounds here, than what I called."
"Any more bad news?" I asked, turning around and looking down the stairs at the dogs that began to creep up.
"Yes, I can't seem to call them off either." Sammael stated. "And…"
"Oh! You gotta be fucking kidding me, Sammael!" I exclaimed loudly.
"They are all targeting you, meaning they won't stop until you are in hell. You are their bounty." He sounded regretful, I could have deadpanned. "I can't call them off."
"Hell hounds?" Eric said quickly. "What are you getting into, Sookie?"
"Not just me, they are here because I am protecting you. I have gone against Niall."
"Niall?" Eric hissed. "I recognize that name."
The hounds began to advance on the stairs. I turned around and pulled out the rounds of bullets that had a holy water core. Quickly, I removed the breast plate that I was wearing. I tore it in half with my bare hands and then walked over to Pam and Eric. She had gotten him a shirt by now, from the room just off to the side. I lifted it and placed it on his chest. I did the same with Pam. They didn't say anything, but they were obviously confused.
"You can fly. I want you to kick out that window and fly away from this house. Hold onto Pam as you do so. Fly high, so they can't harm you."
"Sookie, what are you going to be doing?" Pam asked, stepping forward.
"I am going to buy you guys some time." I answered.
I turned around, but Eric grabbed my wrist. "Come with me."
I met his gaze with my own. "I can't. We need a distraction and I am that distraction. Niall will want to talk, and I am willing to do that, but first I am going to kill as many as I can."
"You could be killed!" He growled, grabbing my wrist tighter in his hands.
"I could, but I don't think I will." I answered. "Please, go. I will find you."
I could tell that he was going to argue, but we didn't have much time. I pushed him to the window, flung Pam into his arms fast, removing myself from his grasp as I did so. I turned and kicked the window out.
"Go." I said softly. "I'm right behind you."
Eric nodded once, though he didn't want to. Gripping Pam tighter, he jumped through the window. After that, I knew I didn't have much time. I turned around as a hell hound jumped through the air. It was quick; I'll give the beast that. I rolled on the ground, carefully avoiding the drool that could burn away my skin. I shot one round into its heart and the beast fell limp. A thick ashy substance replaced the body that was there just moments ago.
"You know that will not kill it." Sammael said.
"It doesn't need to die. I just need time to get out of here." I said.
Advancing to the stairs, I shot more rounds down as the beast came toward me. One after another they fell. When I reached the bottom, I had to find an exit. The fire was blazing and spreading through the house, so I carefully moved through it. Sammael simply walked through, of course he did, the bastard. I noticed a window toward the back of the one hall, no fire was there. Well, that was my only way out.
I took a running jump, throwing myself through the window in the process. I flipped in midair and as I did so, I grabbed the swords from my back. As I came down toward earth, I crossed my swords and sliced through a female Fae's head, sending her body into a heap before it burst into dust.
I stood from my crouch, looking up at the next fairy that was in my path. This one was a male, a very good fighter too. I swished to the right as he charged, his sword sliced into my arm, but I didn't feel it. I went into my fighting mode where nothing could physically harm or hurt me. As I turned around, I flicked my leg into the air, turning. I twisted just enough to come straight at his heart. My boot knife connected to his chest. It was as if in slow motion, I watched the emotion play on his face that he knew I got him.
"Got ya." I bore my fangs and twisted my foot, turning my body over so it would dig deeper into his chest.
I landed on the soil once more. Standing up, I turned to the side and watched hell hounds that were on my side, ripping into the fairies. They would automatically be sent to hell. I smirked and looked at Sammael who was leaning against the side of the house.
It was stupid to look away, very stupid. Once I had let my guard down for just a moment, a fae came in and put a blade to my neck. What I didn't expect was that Sammael began to move forward. In his hand a fireball began to form and he flicked it in our direction. He guided the fire until it was just over our heads and with a flick of his wrist; it came down on top of the fairies head. I moved in time, getting a thin cut on my neck, but that was fine.
"Thought you weren't allowed to help, Sammael." I yelled to him as I advanced on the next fairy.
"I am going to get some serious heat for that." He answered.
I grinned as I jumped on the next fairy, ripping into her throat before she could blink. I stood as I watched her bleed out. Flicking the sword, I brought it down on her chest and twisted.
We made it through a few more fairies before I saw him. Niall. There was a wall around him, bodyguards if you will. They were just his wall, he didn't care if they all died and yes, I planned on killing each and every one of them.
I growled, jumping over the younger fairy that began to charge in my direction. With a flick of my wrist, I sent the sword behind me as I landed on the ground now in front of him. He made a gurgling sound, but I didn't listen to it much as I stepped forward. I cut down through three more before I was standing just in front of Niall.
He held up his hand as one more was about to attack and everything went silent. There was no movement. We stood facing each other, our eyes connected as we gazed.
Once family, now enemies.