AN: Enjoy this chapter! Happy Reading!- krispybee12 & Butterflybelle
*Warning* parts of this chapter are NSFW...
Chapter 20
GPOV
I wake with a start. While I don't so much mind the act of sleeping once more, I'd rather prefer my slumber not be plagued with such dreadful nightmares of my time spent…away. A slender hand is drawing soothing circles over the exposed flesh of my back and an upward glance finds me staring deeply into bright, sapphire eyes.
"Nightmares?" my sweet Sookie whispers, earning a firm nod from me. "You wanna talk about them?" she questions as I see my child's cobalt eyes intently staring at me from over our shared love's golden shoulder. I let out an unnecessary sigh, not wanting to add more burdens to the heavy weight we're already made to carry, not now, not while we're left preparing for our upcoming battle.
"No," I answer firmly, earning me mirroring frowns from my loves. "Though a shower would not be out of the question, that is, if you'd both care to join me," I suggest, still feeling their wariness even as the two of them send me indulgent smiles.
A surprised gasp suddenly escapes Sookie as I see my child vamp towards the adjoined bath and it's with a teasing grin that I see him soon poking his golden head through the doorway, apparently having already started the shower as there are clouds of steam beginning to curl around his towering form.
"Well?" he questions, earning bubbling laughter from our Sookie on account of his obvious enthusiasm. I waste no time in scooping my still giggling love into my arms.
"Best not to keep him waiting," I remark with a teasing wink before I'm vamping the two of us into the shower to join our eager third. Once under the streaming waters, I find myself hesitant to loosen my hold upon my love as I've come to find her nearness a soothing comfort, a comfort I've come to rely on upon my return to the earthly realm.
"Hey, you alright?" she leans up to whisper against my lips, earning a soft nod from me as I adjust my hold upon her to leave her wrapping her silken thighs around my waist.
"With you, Dear One? Always," I answer back wholeheartedly, watching a soft smile form over her face as adoration rolls off her in waves. Eric sends me a knowing smile, the glimmer in his eyes telling me he fully understands my need to hold Sookie close and I find myself wondering not for the first time if I wasn't the only one my golden angel succeeded in saving the night she made her selfless wish.
"Lover," Eric leans down to whisper against Sookie's throat. He's now positioned directly to our left, his large hands cupping the napes of both our necks as his hardened arousal pokes tellingly against my hip. "Do you feel his need? His growing lusts?" he whispers, earning a firm nod from our love as she rolls her hips against me. I'm left hissing at the feel of delicious, scorching heat rubbing enticingly along my hardened length.
"Yes, God, yes," Sookie moans back breathily, her lusts spiking along with my own as I position myself at her entrance. "Godric, please," sounds her sweet plea against my lips and I'm quick to oblige her, sinking myself deep to elicit mirroring sighs from the both of us as I sheath myself fully inside my love for the very first time. I still against Sookie then, my forehead pressed against her own as I take but a moment to relish the moment. The feel of Eric's mouth latching upon my throat quickly brings me back to the moment.
"Feeling left out, my child?" I question, a small smirk pulling at my lips as I reach down to palm his throbbing erection.
"Master," he sighs out before I feel a second, warm palm wrap around my own. The two of us glance up to catch Sookie's smoldering grin and we're quick to return the gesture. A subsequent roll of my Fae's gracious hips serves to bring us all back to the matters at hand and I waste no time in falling into a matching rhythm with her whilst our joined hands begin to grant long, sure strokes to our third.
My eyes flutter closed as I give myself over fully to the pleasure of our joining and just like the night before, I find the sensations to be nearly overwhelming. The bonds between us are thrumming with an invisible brilliance, seeming to strengthen with every shared kiss, every gentle caress, every eager thrust shared between us and I can't help myself from smiling against dewy flesh upon realizing each moment of shared bliss only serves to make us that much stronger, that much more resilient. Simply incredible.
"I'm close," my Sookie whispers against my ear once I feel my own impending release drawing closer. I then watch as she lifts her free hand to brush her dampened hair aside. "Bite me, please," she adds, yearning clear in her words to leave Eric and I hovering at either side of her exposed throat. I pause then, making a split decision to bite into my own free wrist before holding the wound to my Sookie's plush lips.
Mine and Eric's fangs plunge deeply in perfect unison and it's the sweet taste of my Sookie's blood that sends me teetering over desire's edge to leave me releasing hard within her whilst my mouth floods with the saccharine ambrosia of her bloods. My two loves' own releases are quick to follow with muffled moans before the three of us are surrounded only by the sounds of rushing water accompanied with soft suckling noises.
Eric soon exchanges my wrist with his own, letting our golden Fae take her fill of his own, ancient bloods and by the time I'm languidly licking the last traces of crimson beads from my Sookie's throat, I find I feel much more grounded, more settled and I'm sure I know exactly who it is I have to thank for this. I catch sight of my Sookie's softened gaze, watching as she licks the remnants of Eric's blood from his pale flesh before leaning close to press a tender kiss upon her forehead.
"Thank you, Dear One," I whisper and though I'm not sure if she truly knows or even understands the depth of my gratitude, she sends me a warm smile whilst nodding her golden head.
"Anytime," she answers back before pressing a gentle kiss against my lips. "And the same goes for you too, of course," she adds, giggling softly at my child's playful pout before she presses her lips against his own.
"Anytime, huh? You might soon regret those words, Lover," he teases, eliciting more bubbling laughter from her as he proceeds to pepper her face with feather light kisses. I find myself joining in with their infectious laughter, finding myself ever grateful for their place in my life.
"Okay, okay!" Sookie soon cries out breathlessly, granting a halfhearted smack against a smirking Eric's chest. "We have time for all that later," she insists, proceeding to fill her hands with fruity scented shower gel. "I was hoping to get a chance to test out my light before the others rise for the night," she continues, earning agreeing nods from the both of us as we, too, finally begin cleansing ourselves under the shower spray.
"An excellent idea, Dear One," I concede, finding myself rather anxious to see her in action, so to speak.
SPOV
It's not long before the three of us are dried, dressed and ready for the night and my heart is already racing excitedly as my vampires lead me into the mansion's underground. I send a cursory glance around, noting the rather bleak, mostly cement amenities as my vampires proceed to lead me into what appears to be a training center of some kind. Interesting.
"Alright, stand back," I warn once we're lined along the far wall of the facility, a thick, cement wall the only thing sprawled out before us. I watch them both falling back to grant me plenty of room before raising my palm before me. My eyes widen in surprise upon seeing the near blinding orb appear nearly instantaneously to float just above the flesh of my outstretched hand.
"Was your light always so bright, Lover?" Eric questions as I catch sight of him shielding his eyes from the corner of my vision.
"No, not even close," I answer back somewhat airily, hardly able to believe just how much my light seems to have altered in such a short amount of time.
"Test it out, Dear One," Godric suggests, his curiosity mingling with my own to find me nodding in response. I pull my arm back, feeling very much like a softball pitcher, before hurling the orb just as hard as I possibly can at the blank wall before us.
"Fuck!" Eric cries out above the thundering explosion that finds the three of us ducking together against the wall at our backs. My jaw drops in shock, seeing the enormous, perfectly spherical scorch left behind by the literal explosion of my light orb before I find myself staring down to my palm in utter bewilderment.
"Holy shit," I mutter out before the sound of rushing footsteps find the three of us staring towards the nearby doorway together.
"What in Odin's name is going on down here?" Floki demands as he and Roman both appear to be on high alert. I then catch Godric and Eric's matching smirks, their apparent amusement flooding the bonds between us before the three of us are rising to our feet together.
"A bit of Fae training is all," Eric answers back, sending me a playful wink as both his brother's widened eyes settle upon me.
"You did that!?" Roman questions in disbelief to earn a slight shrug from me.
"In my defense, I had no idea my light would do that," I answer, pointing my thumb back towards the blackened wall. "From now on, I promise to practice my Fae powers outside the mansion," I assure them. I tilt my head curiously then, watching as the two of them scent the air just before their fangs are clicking into place to leave me jolting in surprise.
"Sweet fucking Freya," Floki whispers, his face hovering just before my own to leave me staring, wide eyed into dark, gray eyes. "Your scent," he all but growls out before Eric and Godric are tugging me quickly away.
"What is it?" I question fearfully, peeking out from between my two loves to see Floki and Roman, who both appear to be visibly fighting against their vampire urges.
"Your lover's scent was undeniably sweet last night, but it was nowhere near this strong," Roman directs towards Eric and Godric who are now left frowning, apparently not having anticipated this. "Just what have the three of you been up to?" he adds to leave me blushing deeply, finally realizing exactly what's to blame for all this; sex and blood.
Eric clears his throat loudly, not bothering to answer his brother's probing question before he and Godric turn to send me equally solemn gazes.
"Can you control it, Lover?" Eric questions to leave me gawking up at him in total shock.
"What? How am I supposed to control it? I didn't even realize my scent had changed!" I hiss out, the beginnings of panic slipping into my words. He and Godric each place a hand upon either of my shoulders then and I can suddenly breathe better upon feeling them sending me waves of soothing calm.
"I would ask you to call your grandfather if I didn't fear his presence would worsen our situation," Godric remarks softly, earning an eager nod from me as I really don't want to put Niall in danger. "Just try, my Sookie, please," he whispers lowly and although I have absolutely no idea what the hell I'm doing I send him a nod as I'm definitely more than willing to at least try.
I close my eyes, visualizing my mental shields I hold in place at all times so as not to catch random, passing thoughts of those around me as an idea comes to mind. I take in a deep breath, willing my scent to be locked inside those same, sturdy walls that protect my mind, hoping against all odds that this will be enough.
"It's gone," I hear Floki remark, opening my eyes to see him sending me twinkling, gray eyes. "Well done, little Fae." I send him a kind smile whilst letting out a breath I hadn't realized I was holding; grateful he and his brother are no longer staring at me like potential prey.
"Can you hold it?" Eric questions warily, tucking a lock of hair behind my ear as I'm left shrugging. "I only ask because Roman and Floki both hold much greater control than some of the younger vampires staying with us," he adds to leave me instantly tensing, realizing we're only lucky it wasn't Pam or Willa who found the three of us.
"I think so, it's just a matter of concentration," I explain, earning solemn nods all around.
"I have every confidence in you, Dear One," Godric offers, pressing a tender kiss against my temple and somehow, just hearing his words is enough to leave me trusting my own strength. I send him a soft smile, watching those mesmerizing emerald eyes of his shining back at me with utter devotion that I know is reflecting right back at him from my own eyes.
"Yes, well," Roman's voice sounds to break me from my spell. "I was actually hoping to borrow Sookie for a bit," he enlightens us, earning mirroring looks of surprise from the three of us.
"Me?" I question, watching an amused smile form over his eternally youthful face.
"Unless you know of another Sookie," he answers back to leave me smirking despite myself. "I promise not to bite, though I will need a bit of your blood," he goes on to say as I feel both my vampires tense at his words.
"Roman," Eric practically growls out, earning an eye roll from Roman as I catch sight of Floki from the corner of my eye, his hand held over his mouth as he appears to be muffling his laughter.
"It's strictly for experimentation purposes; you do remember our earlier conversation about synthetic blood, correct?" Roman says matter of factly, shaking his head at Eric and Godric who visibly relax at upon hearing his explanation. I'm left nodding, recalling the subject of synthetic Fae blood being brought up at last night's dinner.
"Of course, Roman, whatever you need," I answer him, willing to do whatever it takes to give us an advantage against this newest enemy. He sends me a grateful nod, shaking his head once more at both Godric and Eric before leading the way to the nearby lab.
"Overprotective much?" he whispers under his breath to earn an amused snort from me. I'd feared I may not fit in with the rest of Eric and Godric's family, but now I'm starting to think at least Roman and I are gonna get along just fine.