Dying For Some Sun
14
Troubles Down the Drain
"I bet Bill here that his little virgin would be able to feed like a Vampire, he said Sookie wasn't like that. I think he underestimated your prowess as maker," she smiled triumphantly. I felt sick, I was a game to them.
"Of course, if Bill hadn't underestimated this little Southern Belle and seen her for the southern steel she is, he would have just handed her over and she would have been my child," the Queen said flippantly. I couldn't help it, I gaped.
"Oh she doesn't know?" she said, looking from Bill to me.
"Know what?" Eric said for me, but the look of sheer terror in Bill's eyes filled me with my own.
"That I sent Bill to Bon Temps to get my telepath by any means nessecery, as you know he failed me, but at least all was not lost," she smiled, like she wasn't talking how she had, sent someone to ruin my life. I swallowed hard, it was just as well Vampires don't faint. Eric's rage filled the bond and it gave me some how strength because I myself was numb, totally numb. A human man; I would have broken his hand by now, I gripped him so tightly. You would have never guessed Eric was so angry by his face, it was perfectly blank.
"Oh I nearly forgot, you're surprise Sookie," the Queen said, glee dancing in her eyes.
"Oh, I think I've had quiet enough surprises for one night," I blurted out weakly. My mind in free fall that my whole... Everything had been a lie? Oh Bill how could you? Gran.
"Nonsense," the Queen said. Seconds later the doors burst open and my cousin Hadley stood there a Vampire, no less. Again my jaw hung open.
"Oh my God Sookie, isn't this great. We were meant to be sisters, but hey ho you're here now. We are going to have sooo much fun, Vampires together," she enthused. I couldn't believe my ears, like we had ever been BBF in the first place. It was her fault the Queen knew about me, it all made sense now.
"Do you know her?" Eric asked.
"She's my cousin," I sighed.
"Oh I know you're overwhelmed now, but I can't wait to catch up," Hadley smiled, clapping her hands like it was the most exciting thing in the world, as mine caved in all around me. Vampire Sookie decided if her world was going to shit, she was going to take as many with her as possible.
"What you wanna know?" my voice totally hollow,cold. Anyone with half a brain could see she was the last person I wanted to speak to, right now or ever.
"How is everybody, back home?" she hopped on the spot, looking so happy. Idiot, she always was dumber than a box of hair. Saying that I wasn't going to win any prizes in the intelligence stakes now was I? After all I had been totally suckered in by Bill. I noticed he'd been quiet as a church mouse through all out all this.
"Well because you couldn't die like a proper junkie, I buried my Gran six months ago killed by a psycho serial killer who targeted people who associated with Vampires, Jason blamed me, hell I blamed me. My cat Tina was killed too, you know how I got her when my parents died. The same serial killer got me too, but seeing as being unable to keep your yap shut seems to be a family trait... well here I am, with a one way ticket to hell," I smiled I am sure I looked crazy. "Oh, I almost forgot," I began laughing, a hollow sound that didn't sound like me at all.
"The only man I thought that ever loved me, who I gave everything too, was just doing a job. So I've been better, I'd ask how you are but seeing as we are in the same boat, you're just as fucked as I am, you dumb bitch," I started laughing like a crazy person. By this time Hadley had sank to her knees she was sobbing.
"Grans dead?" she sobbed. The Queen was comforting her.
"As in six feet under, food for the worms, dead and gone, as a doornail, as in no more..." I said coldly only to be cut off by the Queen.
"Get her out of here," the Queen hissed.
Eric moved me quickly to the door, as soon as we were out he scooped me up at Vampire speed he only stopped when he placed me on a bed. From the moment Bill came into my life it had been a lie, now I was this thing he didn't even want. My Gran, my beautiful Gran who never hurt a fly is dead because some dumb ass Queen wanted a telepath, like I was the must have Christmas toy of the year.
I'd been played from the moment I met Bill, Eric was the only reason I wasn't in the Queens clutches now. All anyone had ever wanted from me was my damn telepathy. I am so dumb, I lost my Virginity to a guy that was just doing a job, did he consider that a perk of the job, I thought only I didn't just think it I must have said it out loud.
"I believe Compton despite his many faults, came to love you. I am sorry that your first has now been tainted," Eric replied.
"Now you're defending him? Oh I see Vampires first, stupid dumb hick telepaths last," my voice was dripping with acid.
"No, but Bill was punished after you rose and he healed, he was wrapped in silver for a week. I was unaware what the punishment was for, after his punishment he came straight to me and told me he would never make a complaint against me for turning you, he asked in exchange that I promise to keep you safe, care for you," Eric stroked my hair as he sat on the edge of the bed.
"He's a regular hero," I deadpanned
"He spent a week in silver, than making a complaint against me, so he didn't have to hand you over to the Queen. He knew I would be able to protect you, I don't doubt he's done many wrong things but that was not one of them," Eric picked me up.
"I am going to give you a bath, You've had a shock," Eric said as he put me on the edge of it. A shock? That didn't even begin to cover it.
"Di...did you know? About any of it?" my voice small, tiny.
"I suspected something was not right, but I didn't know, so no. Hadley I have met before but she was human then, I had no idea you where related, I swear to you," as Eric spoke he peeled of my clothes, never once leering or making any comments. I just let him, I even raised my hands over my head like a child so he could remove my dress.
"Did you sleep with her?" I asked, then immediately regretting it.
"No, she was the Queens favourite," he replied.
"So you wanted too?" Shhh... 'Earth to brain to mouth filter please come in? hello?... anyone?'
"No, she's a bit too used up and skanky for my tastes," Eric smiled.
"That would cover it," Eric lowered me into the bath.
"Sookie, I am so proud of you, how you held it together tonight," his voice was soothing, then he got a glint in his eye, "you know all the walls of the palace still standing," he chuckled, as if to try to get me to laugh, I smiled at the effort but I was in no mood for laughing.
"I've been such a fool, I lost everything because I was so enamoured with the first guy I couldn't hear... my Gran...Oh God.." I cried. I felt my heart breaking all over again for my Gran.
"Sookie please, he's not worth it,"
"Eric, sometimes you have just got to cry something out, I don't expect you to understand," Eric rose to his huge height, he bent down and kissed the top of my head.
"I am a thousand years old, I understand more than you know. You were manipulated by the Queen, she over nine hundred years old and you are twenty four, don't be too hard on yourself," then he left me to my pity party.
I lay for ages in my thoughts, I knew one thing for sure I didn't want to ever see Bill bloody Compton again. Shit this was such a mess. I lay in my thoughts as the water cooled all around me. Finally getting out I dried myself with one of the huge bath towels, I watched the pink tear stained water swirl down the drain. I tried to imagine all my troubles running down the drain just like Gran had taught me. As the bath drain slurped and suck the last of the water a felt a little lighter, not much but a bit.
Eric was right, it wasn't like I'd been punked by a twenty four year old. I didn't even have one hundred years on the Queens nine hundred. I entered the bedroom, "Better?" Eric asked.
"No, but I'll get there, what is done is done," I grimaced. Eric patted the space beside him on the bed.
I licked my lips, "I am not sure that's such a good idea, I am feeling very needy just now," I twisted my hands in front of me, clad only in towels.
"I'll be a perfect gentleman," Eric answered.
"You see, right there might be the trouble, I might not want you to be," I bit my lip, slowly I lifted my gaze from the floor to Eric.
"Whatever you want, I am not going to push you, come and sit down let me hold you," Eric held out his arm to me. I swallowed, before I made it to the bed I became aware of a presence outside in the corridor coming towards the door, pointed towards the door. Tilted my head to listen, I opened all my shields '... I'll fucking break her, I'll make the Viking watch as I take her, smug fucker... she was Sophie Anne's..HERS.. now I am a fucking message boy to Hadley..." sure enough there was knock on the door. I knew Andre was standing there, I shivered.
"Evening," I opened the door, Eric protectively behind me.
"Hadley, is going to forgive you. You are to meet her tomorrow at sun down," Andre said.
"Hadley is going to forgive me?" I repeated. Forgive me, I'd see her dead before I would ever apologise to her.
"Sookie wait for me on the bed," Eric stepped in front of me, "NOW," he growled. I did as he asked hugging my knees to me, I listened in, Eric and Andre was speaking low and fast. As Eric closed the door, I caught '...Sookie will learn her place... re bonding... I am her master...fuck her while you can Viking,' it had come from Andres mind, like being plunged into a pit of vipers .Fear coiled round my insides restricting my ability to think.
"Sookie?" Eric cupped my face. He mouthed 'what's the matter'.
"Master," I said. 'Don't like it here,' I mouthed at him, it was obvious the room was bugged by the way Eric was now acting.
He kissed me softly, I let myself respond. I needed a distraction from my spiralling fear, I couldn't stand it if I were Andre's child. I ran my fingers threw Eric hair, I hoped he could forgive me when he rose the next night as I made my decision. Eric slowly unwrapped the towel from me, cupping one of my breasts he expertly aroused my nipple. Kisses and nips were placed along my jaw line and down my neck I arched my back pressing more of my flesh against him. I moaned into his mouth as his lips captured mine once again. Slowly, Eric huge hand slid down my body till he cupped my sex.
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