Sorry for the little delay, I have been working on the plan for this story. I felt like I was forgetting things and it was depressing but now I feel better and more confident with where I am going with this so hopefully chapters will keep on coming :) You should get more answers to your questions. I predict this story should be completed within 40 chapters max with possible sequel. We shall see.

Chapter 14- I Don't Wanna Face

He looked at her not sure how exactly she would react. He wasn't expecting her to be a 100% willing and he thought he might have some convincing to do.

"Why?" that is all she managed to ask after the initial shock.

He wasn't sure how to word it so it did not sound like the queen was going to use her even if that was exactly what she intended to do.

"She needs your help. There have been some unexplained deaths in the vampire community. She has in her custody a human she believes know more than he lets on"

She nodded understanding where he was going with that which made him stop his explanation. She took his hand and held it tightly.

"Do you think she could help me find Gran? Do you think it might be related?" she asked with a glimmer of hope in her eyes.

He did not want to lie to her but the chance of Sophie-Ann helping Sookie were closer to none. He did not respond to her.

"Do you think Gran is.."

"I don't know Sookie but I am sure if the queen knows anything, she will share it with us" which was not entirely untrue although he knew she did not know anything more than they did.

"When are we leaving?" she asked

"Tomorrow night. You must rest Sookie. I will come get you tomorrow night"

She looked exhausted, her eyes red from the fatigue. As he suggested, she laid down on her bed

"Will you stay with me?" tears filled her eyes as she spoken the words.

He sat closer to where her head was resting and gently stroked her hair as she closed her eyes. She did not take long to fall into a deep sleep which was obviously needed. He knew her emotional stresses on top of her physical wounds were adding up but Sookie was strong which made him smile. She was his little warrior.

He left her to sleep after spending an hour watching her. He had always missed dreaming and wondered what she was dreaming of. He could feel faded feelings from her, feelings of hope and peacefulness which made him smile despite the sadness he had that their bond was already fading.

Once he reached the main street, he sniffed the air looking to see if he could pick up Alcide's smell. He needed to find out what had happenned with the other wolf and Sookie. On his way to the guard tower, Pam walked in his direction.

"Going to see the dogs aren't you?" Eric only growled for an answer

"Can I join?"

He smiled at her as he opened the door to the guard tower, letting her get in first. Alcide was sitting at a table with Stephen drinking what smelled like alcohol.

"What happened?" Eric asked in response to Alcide offering him a seat.

"He doesn't remember" Alcide growled. "now please, let's keep this civilized shall we?"

Eric looked at Stephen and as he crouched to be face to face, he started to glamour him

"You will tell me what happened, what cat did you kill?"

"I do not remember killing a cat"

"What about Sookie? Why did you try to kill her?"

"I did not" Stephen replied terrified by the questions. His eyes were glazed staring at Eric.

"His memory was erased" Pam declared

"How?" Alcide asked and then growled knowing glamouring could have that effect if the vampire asked for Stephen to forget. "any way to know which vampire did this?"

"No" Eric said. He was still glamouring Stephen. "What is the last thing you remember?"

" A school bus"

Alcide looked confused as Pam extended her fangs. There was no school bus within the community.

"I was trying to catch a rabbit for dinner"

"were you in human shape or wolf shape?" Eric questioned

"Wolf"

Eric stood up breaking the glamour. Stephen looked horrified realizing what had just happened.

"You could have just asked!" he yelled at the two vampires while Alcide grabbed him by the shoulder to calm him down.

"This way I know you are not lying" Eric said as he looked at Alcide. "Pam and I did not do this. I will have to investigate further to find that school bus" he got up and walked over to the door.

"Sookie and I are leaving tomorrow night"

At the words, Alcide got up and started growling very loudly

"You are not taking Sookie anywhere, she is a member of this community"

"He will return her unharmed don't you worry" Pam declared as she followed her master. Alcide grabbed her by the arm as she hissed at him.

"She is on guard duty tomorrow night"

"Well I am sure" Eric said as he grabbed Alcide's arm to force him to let go of Pam's "that you will find her a replacement so she can go look for her grandmother"

Alcide returned to his seat and did not argue further. He knew there was no way he could stop Sookie from looking for her Gran and although he disagreed, he knew he had to let go. He found comfort knowing that Eric would be with her and that it was going to be easy for him to explain to the rest of the community why Sookie couldn't take her shift.

Once Pam and Eric were outside, Eric asked her where Bill was. She indicated to him that he was back at the cave and they both headed there. Eric was expecting them to explain what they had found about the witches since his return, he did not have the time to do so. He also assumed Pam knew about the school bus Stephen mentioned as she reacted with her fangs at the mention of it.

Once they were both inside in Bill's company, Eric enquired about the witches.

...

Pam and Bill had reached the clearing in the middle of the woods that were surrounding Shreveport. A giant tree was standing in the middle of it and chained to it, two corpses missing their mouths and arms. Beside it, a school bus which was obviously now a house for someone or was it something? A camp fire was close to its entrance and was cooking something that intoxicated the air around them.

Bill walked over to the bus and knocked on the door while Pam examined the corpses. They were growling at her and were trying to grab her but having no arms made it impossible for them.

"No mouth, they cannot bite, no hands they cannot grab. Safest corpses around"

Pam turned around to see who had said that. Right beside Bill was standing a woman. Her skin was dark and she was wearing some sort of cape with a big hood (wink to the walking dead hahah)

"And why would you want corpses here?" Pam asked intrigued by the woman

"Seems like their smell keeps other corpses away. Handy when I have to leave the ward. What do you want?"

"We are looking for the witches who put together the ward around Bon Temps' main street" Bill stated staring at her.

"mmmm, would one do?" the black woman asked with an evil smile on her lips. Pam and Bill did not show emotions but both of them were confused.

"Unfortunately, I am all alone" she added.

"What happened?"

The woman did not answer but Pam and Bill suspected they either had left her or had perished.

"So I ask again, what do you want?"

She indicated to them to sit around the fire while she served herself a portion of whatever was cooking.

"We need to know the weaknesses of the ward" Bill explained "There was an attack and we need to know how, someone with bad intentions, was capable of entering"

The woman chuckled and took a bite of her meal. She seemed to be savouring each mouthful while staring at Bill. She then stated

"Probably because they also had good intentions as well. The ward is limited, it doesn't pick up on everything especially if it is hidden behind good intentions"

"Why don't you live within the community?" Pam asked

"I don't need anyone"

...

Eric was watching the flames burning within the small fireplace in their room. He doubted that the witch had anything to do with Stephen's actions yet Stephen had seen her school bus.

"So you haven't found out much other than anyone with good intention can enter the ward even if they also have bad intentions?"

Pam laughed at Eric's statement. Worded this way, she did find it ridiculous.

Eric then proceeded to explained to them what had happened in the queen's compound. About the fellowship of the sun, his maker and why the queen required Sookie. Bill did not look too happy when he declared they would be leaving tomorrow night. He knew the queen would only use her and then most likely discard of her since she would have seen too much. He looked at Eric with anger and fear in his eyes.

"Oh Compton, you were never one to hide your feelings. It's written on your forehead… She will be safe, I will make sure of it. Sookie is mine"

Bill jumped on Eric at the words. Pam stood by, trusting her maker didn't need her help. As soon as Bill hands lay on Eric's shoulder, he grabbed it and turned him around so Bill was now facing him. Both were showing fangs when Eric threw Bill against the wall which he recovered quickly running at vampire speed towards Eric but stopped dead in his tracks about 2 feet away from him. Eric had drawn his sword and was now pointing at Bill.

"Give me one reason not to cut your head off Compton"

Bill was staring at him still growling but after a moment of assessing his position, he retracted his fangs.

"My apologies Eric, the queen is expecting a full report from me in an hour."

He stepped back and walked away without looking at him again. Eric turned to Pam who was smiling from the show she just had witnessed.

"Oh how much I love Coq fighting" (Coq is roaster in French and we have this expression about ''roaster' fighting but it's SO much funnier in english hahaahahaha)

He glared at her.

"You will come with us tomorrow, Pam"

"Of course master" she replied

...

As soon as Pam woke up the following night, they were both heading back to the community without a word to Bill who stayed in his coffin most likely to avoid them. They flew over the woods side by side taking in the fresh air of the night. Eric could still smell the sun lingering around him. He loved that smell, it reminded him of Sookie. When they flew over the wall, Eric noticed that a lot of corpses were gathering around the south entrance.

"Where's the night's watch to take care of them?" Pam asked more as a statement than an actual question.

Eric knew Sookie was due for her shift but Alcide was supposed to find a replacement. He made a sign to Pam to go down and help him clean up the mess. It didn't take long to take care of the small gathering but then Pam suggested walking the entire wall to ensure there was no other corpses around which they did in silence. Half an hour later, they headed to the main street.

When they reached it, it seemed deserted to them. They walked over Sookie's apartment when she came out running in Eric's arms. Her lips came crashing into his which took him by surprised. They kissed for a couple of minutes until Pam made a small ''hum''.

Sookie blushed automatically

"Oh Eric, I'm sorry about that… it was just such a bad day"

He smiled at her while holding her shoulders staring into her blue eyes in search of what had troubled her.

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