I woke up with Eric beside me, it was still daytime so he was fast asleep in that deep slumber all Vampires went into. I used that time alone with him to study him. His body was hard with muscle, his face smooth and calm like a child as he slept. His long blond eyelashes curled over his lids, covering blue eyes that matched mine. I brushed my hand across his face, feeling the smooth jaw of his face. He'd never have to shave again. I didn't know what to think about that, being with a man who would never age. Never age. That meant we wouldn't grow old together, have kids, and use all of our free time to chase after our grandchildren. We'd never have that. Tears began to burn at my eyes, and I didn't choke them back. No one was there to watch me cry, and finding out I wasn't going to be able to grow old with the man I loved was definitely something to cry over. My tears rolled down my cheeks, and fell on to his face. I wiped them away and settled back on my knees.

I was surprised when his eyes flipped open and stared at me. His fingers wiped my face clean of tears and he sat up to level with me. "What is it, Sookie?"

"Nothing." I said, my voice cracking as I denied nothing was wrong when everything definitely was. I lowered my eyes away from his, not able to look him directly in the eyes.

Eric cupped my face with his hands, strong, soft, and slightly trembling. When I noticed the shutters closed I knew it was still daytime. He'd woken up with the Sun still shining. "Lies. Tell me what is bothering you, Lover."

I sighed, "It's stupid."

"I don't care, tell me."

I caved in, easily. "We're not going to grow old together, Eric. And you're going to be the same forever, and I'm going to wither and die. How can we last? We won't." It was not something I would deny, soon, Eric and I wouldn't together. I would die, and he'll move on. It was devastating to think about, knowing it would happen.

"I'll Turn you."

I shook my head, my hair swaying against my shoulders. "No, I can't live on with all my friends in the grave."

"Live for me, undead."

"Eric, I..I don't know about that." It was difficult to comprehend living beyond everyone else I've ever known. And I wasn't very sure I wanted to live on into eternity. His hands shook has they held my face and I realized he wouldn't be able to stay awake for long, Vampires weren't meant to live in the Day.

"We'll talk about this later." He stated, his blue eyes fluttering closed.

"We won't" I muttered under my breath, I wouldn't Turn into a Vampire. I wouldn't give away my Light so easily, being a fairy is who I am.

Eyes still shut he smirked, "Yes, lover, we will." And just like that he was dead to the world.

I slipped from the bed and into the bathroom, running a bath to soothe parts of me that were sore from last night's...activities. Just thinking about it was making my face red as an apple. I never thought I would lose myself to a Vampire. And definitely not to Eric Northman. I laid in the pool of water , letting the heat soak through my skin. I closed my eyes and laid my head back against the clean slate of porcelain and breathed in the scented Jasmine that I put in my bath. Relaxation was well needed.

"Sookie, it's me open your eyes...Sookie!" A woman called out to me, her voice sounded like the chimes my grandmother used to have hanging up on our porch. Her voice sounded like home. Mom?

I opened my eyes, forced to blink a few times to the bright light. I found that I was no longer in Eric's home relaxing in a Jasmine scented bubble bath. Nope, I was in the fairy world, laying on the plain old ground. Claudine looked down at me with narrowed eyes. "You're bonded with that lightsucker?"

"You've been watching me?" I asked irately, sitting up on my elbows.

Claudine helped me to my feet. "I'm always watching you Sookie."

I gave her a look that wasn't too friendly. "You do know how stalkerish that sounds right?"

She took me by my shoulders and shook me. "Have you not noticed how much this vampire has put you in peril?" Claudine had a point there but I wasn't going to get it to her. Ignoring her I looked around myself. The land was full of dancing women and men, full of happiness. Some lounged about underneath tree's sipping from martini glasses in bliss. I wondered how happy I would have been if I lived here. I stopped that thought as soon as it came.

"That lightsucker has saved my life, Claudine"

She shook her head in frustration. "If he wasn't in your life to begin with there wouldn't be any need in saving, Sookie! How do you not grasp this?"

"I love him! I love Eric and he loves me-"

"Ugh, you sound like a child" She guffawed.

"Oh, fuck you!" I shouted turning away from her. I stomped a yard away before I realized I didn't know how the hell to get home. I found that I didn't need to find a way Claudine had one for me. She appeared in front of me in her stark white dress with her hand outstretched.

"Do as you wish child." And with that last statement she blasted me.

I woke up in the bath tub, my skin wrinkled as my grandmother's hands. "Darn it all to hell" I muttered. After my eventful bath I walked the length of Eric's home and found myself facing a locked door. There were plenty of locked doors in Eric's home but this one was slightly different. Each door had a crystal knob and a gold keyhole. But not this one. It looked like it hadn't been opened in years if not a decade. It was located on the top floor of his home and it didn't look like any of his servants came up here. I don't know why I lingered beside the door but I just...felt something. Like something that lived was in that room and hadn't been out in a very long time.

Flames flickered up and out of the pit as I stared at it thinking idly to myself. I didn't even notice that Godric had entered the room.

"You went upstairs?" I heard him ask softly behind me.

I made to my feet too fast and stumbled forward. Godric caught me in his arms and I had to stop my reaction to his arms wrapped around my back immediately. I blinked out the black and white dots I got from standing up too fast and looked into his eyes. They weren't cold as I thought before, no, they held depth that I hadn't noticed the first time we met.

"Sookie." He said softly, the coolness of his breath fanned my face. Breaking me out of my haze and making me break out of his hold.

"Ah, sorry, I must have stood up too fast."

He nodded and turned away from me sitting down on the plush crème couch a few feet away. I must have looked a fool as I was still staring blankly at him. I forced my legs to move and I sat on the couch across from him. This man, this vampire, Made Eric. There were questions I wanted to ask him but I knew that he wouldn't answer. Like who the hell was Donovan, and why did Eric hate him so much.

There was a whiz of air and then I found myself in Eric's lap. My hair fell to my shoulders and in my eyes. Annoyed I elbowed him in his stomach. "Don't do that."

"What're you two talking about?" Eric asked, placing his chin onto of my head and tightening his arms around my waist to keep me in place.

Godric smiled and I knew I was in trouble. "She was just telling me about her trip to the top floor of our home."

"I was not." I bit out.

Eric froze, his fake breathing even stopped. "Hmn, lover's been busy. Guess it's a good thing we're leaving, before you could put yourself in danger." He lifted me out of his lap and slapped my ass. "Go. Find Pam, she's going to dress up for this evening"

"What're we doing?" I asked not daring to rub my sore bottom. Eric had one hell of a slap in him.

"Going to Ledande." Eric answered me, smirking.

My hands went to my hips as I stared him down. "And what is that?"

He rolled his eyes, "Pam will tell you now go, Sookie. Before I spank you again."

Feeling childish I turned away from him heading towards Pam's room. And what I saw when I got there blew my mind.