Chapter 21

The next evening Kathryn and Godric went to visit Conor and spent part of the evening with him and Felicity. He went to the effort of cooking for Felicity an effort that did not go unnoticed by anyone, including Felicity. He waited on her hand and foot and it was quite sweet to watch. Kathryn found it quite funny because if Felicity wanted anything he was zipping in and out of the kitchen for her. Godric soon saw that Kathryn wasn't even on Conors radar in the love department. He liked Felicity much more although Conor and Kathryn were good friends they were nothing more. Watching Conor closely he noticed that Conor was like any other vampire around Kathryn and Felicity. He ignored wasn't bothered by their blood. If Kathryn or Felicity cut themselves he doubted Conor would flinch. What he couldn't smell didn't tempt or bother him. He hadn't tasted either of them so he couldn't smell them. He decided to see the true depth of the problem he would have to watch the boy feed and make a judgement then. Conor was quite good company and while the girls were eating he challenged Godric to a game of chess. He found he was a much better opponent than Kathryn ever was.

"You play much better than Kathryn". Conor complimented Godric.

Kathryn looked up from her dinner " I said he would though. I never admitted to be a great chess player. Most boring game ever."

"Yes Katy but it passes the time when one lives forever. Besides there are lots of other things you are good at." Godric wriggled his eyebrows at her.

"And there goes the tone of the conversation" Felicity moaned

Conor looked at Godric with mock crossness "There are ladies present".

Kathryn burst out laughing "You are telling off a vampire 1000 years older than you who could quite easily wipe the floor with you."

"Yes…but I wouldn't dream of it. It would break Felicity's heart".

"Godric. My love life is none of your business."

"Oh do you have one?"

Felicity glared at him. "Godric behave or else I am going to make Katy come home with me"

Godric pouted at her.

"You wouldn't dare"

"Are you going to take that risk?"

"No but on the subject of me taking your sister home for the evening Conor do you need to feed tonight?"

"Yes I do but the guards supervise me"

"Why don't you come out with me?"

"Is that wise?"

"I don't see why not? We cannot help you if we don't know what the problem is"

"Ok I have one condition though. The girls don't come"

"I have no intention of allowing them to. They can go back to Eric's house and he can keep any eye on them.

Both girls glared at Godric. Kathryn strongly objected to being babysat by Eric of all people but Godric gave her an imploring look and she reluctantly agreed to do as he asked. Godric and Conor left Kathryn and Felicity in Eric's lounge watching TV and went to feed. Eric had not even appeared although Godric assured them that he was in the house. Felicity and Kathryn grabbed popcorn and ice cream from the kitchen and then heard the sounds of a woman being pleasured.

"Ewwww Seriously" she said to her sister "Eric would have to do that wouldn't he".

Felicity turned up the TV full volume but they could still hear the woman screaming. It occurred to Kathryn that she hadn't heard Eric make a sound. That was strange Godric could last a bit longer than her but he didn't do it quietly and last night was definitely testimony to that.

Once they were settled on the sofa. Kathryn turned and faced her sister sitting cross legged facing her.

"So you and Conor?"

"What about us?"

"Anything I should know about"

"Not yet"

"Come on you have to tell your big sister every gory detail"

"No I don't"

"Spill Fliss"

" Well it would help a lot if you and Godric weren't there"

"You just had to say and we would have left"

"Well I am saying now give us some privacy."

"Message received and understood. That better not be it!"

"He gave me a phone and he texts me a lot. But he is afraid of becoming too attached in case he hurts me or tries to bite me and then he gets addicted to me".

"If he bit you without your permission then he would die. You have to let him. You can be drained like anyone else as well. He might not be able to stop feeding and you would have to use your powers to make him. It's in their nature to bite. Ok he can't smell you now but if you spent the night together his instinct would be to bite you at some point with or without your permission and then he would be able to smell you and that could be a potential problem. "

"But you and Godric manage."

"Godric has control and he is old enough that he doesn't need lots and lots of blood. Conor needs to learn control and only then will you be safe."

"Does Godric lust after your blood?"

"Yes but he doesn't just bite me though Eric does. It turns him on. "

"I have never seen Eric bite you".

"Godric commanded him not too. I let him drink when Godric was trying to kill himself and then I had to feed Godric after the fight at Fangtasia and he drank from me again."

"What is the whole maker/child thing about then?"

"Basically it's the makers job to teach the child how to be a vampire and not make sure they don't just kill humans or have any violent rampages. The child must do everything the master says if they are commanded too. They must obey and if they try to disobey they will be punished. Its really hard and I think painful for them to disobey. I've never seen one disobey. "

" How are they punished?"

"It depends on the maker. When I came back to Venice with you after Renee died Godric beat Eric up really badly and when I wouldn't talk to him it got worse. He blamed Eric for everything and Pam text me to ask me to call Godric and calm him down. When he was a Sherriff, he used to chain people up in silver for days, weeks or month depending on what they had done. "

"Would he chain up Conor?"

"I doubt it. His father might as his maker though if he wanted to punish him or restrain him".

They both heard the front door slam and a car screech on the gravel. "Thank goodness". Eric appeared in the kitchen doorway.

"I hope we didn't disturb you" he said smugly.

"Typical Eric" she thought. "You didn't" she retorted "but your friend sounded like she was being murdered. You don't waste anytime do you".

"What is that supposed to mean?" he said angrily.

"Only you haven't been here long and you are already treating women like whores. You bang them senseless until they can't take anymore and they pass out and you don't have to deal with them anymore."

"So why should you care about what I do to them? "

"Because they are people Eric with feelings"

"They know what they are getting into with me".

The front door burst open.

"Godric" she called "We are in the lounge". It sounded like there was a fight in the hallway. "What the?" Kathryn said getting up . She walked out of the kitchen and towards the hall. Eric was by her side seconds later and when she opened the door she saw Godric pinning Conor to the floor. "Conor Breathe" she called running over and kneeling down beside Godric "Just breathe". He was struggling against Godric. "Go" he said "I don't want you getting hurt". "Its ok. I have sat with him before". Godric looked at her momentarily distracted, a look that was part anger that she had put herself in danger and part sympathy. Conor threw Godric off him. Kathryn stopped him blurring by slowing down time and setting up a wall of telekinesis. Conor couldn't move and was getting angrier. Godric healed and stood up his fangs clicked out he was furious. This child had been taught no restraint in some part of his human life. Conor had killed others as an immortal. Conor moved towards Kathryn and Felicity appeared between the two. On seeing Felicity he stopped and with great effort retracted his fangs and fell to his knees. He was breathing very heavily. No one moved. "Fliss! I think you should move back" "No Katy, if this is what he is like when he feeds this is what I am going to have to deal with I am not going anywhere". "Are you sure?" Conor's eyes were dark with bloodlust and that made Kathryn anxious. He licked the blood off his lips and his fangs clicked down again. He blurred to his feet dodged Felicity and went for Kathryn. She stopped him with a wall of telekinesis.

"Eric" Godric shouted. Eric appeared in the door of the study.

"I release you from your command. Get her out of here". Eric grabbed Kathryn and blurred her out of the hall and up the stairs. He threw her into his own resting place and said "Stay". "Eric! Don't throw me around. I am not a ball". He blurred towards her on the bed and pinned her there. "Stay" he commanded. He was fully on top of her and way heavier than Godric. He was breathing heavily and Kathryn realised that he was having a hard time controlling herself around her. "Blood lust still not gone away then" she teased him. He pinned her hands to her sides and his fangs clicked out. "Why are you not afraid of me?" he hissed. "Because you don't scare me Eric and if I truly didn't want you lying on top of me which I don't I could throw you off which I will". Silence fell downstairs. "I wonder what he did?" . Godric appeared in the doorway and looked at Kathryn and Eric on the bed. He was clearly not happy. "Eric! Get off Kathryn right now". Eric was angry and embarrassed but he climbed off her. Kathryn turned to Godric sitting up. "What did you do to him?" "Are you alright" "Yes" "I knocked him out" he said " I didn't want to but he cannot control his anger. Fliss wants to sit with him until he comes round it won't be long. " "What happened when you were out then?" "He found a human he was happy with and he bit her and when her heartbeat started to slow he got angrier and shook her hard and harder. The emptier she got the more angry he got. He drained her completely I couldn't stop him. When he realised what he had done he was so angry and he knew you were both here that he came back here but I was afraid that he would drain you so I tried to hold him back and that made him angrier." "Can he get over it" "I don't know I think he wants to for Fliss, but it will be hard he has to kick a habit he has had for 1000 years and possibly longer its going to take a while, but Fliss seems to calm him". "She can be very zen when she wants to be. She spent quite a while in India doing meditation and learning yoga. Maybe that would help him". "It might". Eric moved towards the fireplace and his movement caught Godric's eye and he became very aware of Erics feelings through their bond. Kathryn got an overwhelming flood of anger and she looked over at Godric who extended his fangs and glared at his child. " Woah! Whats up?" "Eric" was the only word he said "What he didn't do anything?" "I object to him pinning what is mine to a bed that was unacceptable as is what he is feeling". "Godric calm down. Beating him up again is not going to help even if it will make you feel better. Leave us alone. Go check on Conor or something". Godric glared at her still furious but he left when she asked. What Eric was going to hear next was not going to be pleasant but he needed to hear it and more importantly he needed to hear it from her.

Turning to Eric she said "Eric this has to stop now. Its not going to go anywhere and you need accept it and deal with it. The no feeding and no resting is not going to help your cause it's a dead end. Maybe if you hadn't done everything that you did I may have thought about being with you both but right here right now the answer is no and its going to always be no. You need to do what ever you need to get over it whether you leave or stay is up to you but it ends now."

Eric was shocked and sad at the same time he had never expected an outburst like that from her. Godric had told him to stay away from what was his and to never touch her again. He thought that she would get Godric to change his mind. He honestly truly thought she would give him what he wanted women always did. However, Kathryn was unrelenting.

To make sure he fully understood she rammed her point home. "Eric I mean it this is not a challenge this is the end of what ever sick and twisted thought process is going on in your head. I am Godric's and I always will be. I am not yours and I never will be. Accept it Eric because my patience is running out.

What do you want me to do?

Feed, rest, find a hobby, sleep with every girl in Venice, move away I don't know but figure it out and get over it because I swear to God if you come between me and Godric again I will come at you with everything I have and I know he won't stop me.