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Also I'd like to remind people that the title of this story... The Prey will be changing to The Key with my next update! so incase you do not see The Prey anymore, it'll be renamed as THE KEY!
this chapter was to get the next chapter rolling, we all know things cannot be rushed especially THIS story with the plot I have in mind.
we can't have our Sookie attacked every chapter now can we? xD
poor Eric would have too much on his late -giggles;
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Sookie had been unbelievably still for a human stood there in complete awe and shock at what she had just heard, the news itself was on repeat and she had counted it – now it had come on for the fifth time.
"what smells like sex…" Pam grinned and broke the silence which was mounting up her eyes flickering to me, "did you two fuck?" and now the sudden atmosphere of tension and uneasiness had dropped with a mere four words she uttered, her fangy smile directed towards Sookie. Yet Sookie couldn't find the will to speak.
"Pamela…" Eric turned spinning on his heel his voice full of warning,
"yes master?" she playfully spoke. Hadn't either one of them taking the news seriously? Sookie zoned out for a few minutes as the pair began talking in Swedish – she assumed. Her mind wandered to the possibilities of Vampires walking in the daylight, would that mean they could change their sleeping habits? Could they ignore the sun and the feeling of doom which reeked over them as they rose?
"Sookie" she snapped out of it and her eyes moved to see Eric standing in front of her.
"Aren't you both worried or the least bit concerned?"
"about?" Eric raised an eyebrow, both of their attentions focused fully on me,
"on that" I pointed towards the TV as it reran, their eyes didn't move from me,
"no reason to be if proven correct there are difficulties for us vampires to walk in the daylight as said" Eric began his arms crossing over his chest. Her eyes roamed over him and he moved forward to kiss Sookie she only pulled back her eyes glued to him,
"explain…" she whispered, his face had hardened – of course not expecting her to pull away but he let it go,
"we sleep during the day, that'll have to be rearranged if proven correct, however I haven't heard of a vampire who is able to do so yet…even the older we get such as myself and Godric, we couldn't last too long after the sunrise. There is also the big question, how can we go out when everything we are everything that makes us what we are repels us from the sunlight, the sense of death and doom we feel Sookie with the sun approaching who knows if it'll work, Pamela cannot withstand the sun, with it rising she is easily put to rest. I can fight it with my age however even I cannot wait out longer than an hour." He finally stopped wondering if he had spoken out of context – Pamela had been starring at him with widened eyes, his child shocked that he had explained as much.
"Pamela I will meet you at yours we have much to discuss. Leave - now."
"Yes Master" Pam nodded before her eyes met Sookie's. "Bye So-" she stopped mid sentence Eric's eyes could have burned holes into her, simply regaining her composure she walked towards the door before taking an unnecessary breath (vampires not needing to breath and all) and eloquently she spoke,
"bye Mistress" before she disappeared into the night becoming one with it. Sookie's eyes widened – not to her surprise Eric had been grinning from ear to ear like a fool,
"mistress…hmm, I am loving the sound of it" he spoke seating her down onto the couch as she became suddenly immobile and silent.
"no" Sookie shook her head in protest, "I am not Pam's mistress, I am Sookie – a waitress"
"if I had it my way you wouldn't be because in all honesty Sookie Stackhouse - Miss waitress" he snorted, "you do not need to fend for yourself any longer, I am more than capable to provide and secure your life if you'd let me but-"
"my pride" she cut in almost smiling.
"yes" he didn't seem amused, "your pride although I see no reason for you to feel that way as my bonded I should just do as I wish and pay off your bills and your house but—"
"I wouldn't be happy with you" she smiled this time, but only briefly,
"yes" his eyes were dead of all emotion, "I'd appreciate if you'd let me-"
"finish off your sentence?" Sookie was enjoying herself with this little game she had just conjured up, until she saw his fangs the tips just noticeable under his upper lip - apparently Eric hadn't found it funny. He had refused to answer her and she instead found herself alone in the room. Gnawing on her lower lip she wondered if indeed she had made a mistake. She was only playing…and Eric had taken it too far right? She was lost in her thoughts, busy contemplating if she should have apologized, and if she did exactly what was she apologizing for? She hadn't technically done anything wrong.
"I will see you tomorrow" Eric spoke, her head turned behind her; over her shoulder as he stood there completely immobile, his chest not moving – of course Sookie realized he didn't need to breathe. "Don't do anything reckless" he was besides her as long as it took her to blink startling her momentarily.
"Sookie…" Eric continued his hand resting over hers which had dropped to her lap instantly,
"stay please" she couldn't even meet his eyes as the words left her mouth, "stay in the hidey hole I have I'll give you a blanket and a pillow, just…" she took a quiet small breath, gulping, "stay don't leave not tonight" but it seemed like no use, it was stupid to ask because he was busy he had to talk to Pam most likely about the trip to the Queen, about Godric – a wave of guilt flooded her and she sighed, how selfish could she be? He had lost his Maker and here she was trying to guilt him into staying.
"Just go" she managed to choke out,
"I'll stay-"
"go" she stood up and brushed past him biting down onto her lip, her teeth piercing the skin almost instantly as she dropped onto her bed curling into herself the warm metallic taste flowing down her throat. The smell of her blood filled her nostrils and she let her shields down completely, the need to keep them up now was rather useless with most people fast asleep. A sudden gust of wind which blew in from towards her bedroom door made Sookie sit up and she noticed Eric standing by the door in front of her bathroom,
"I thought I said go" she spoke, breaking the silence between the pair,
"I will not be leaving until Quinn and Alcide are here"
"I'm fine without them just go Eric"
"Sookie you're being rather childish right now" Eric spoke through his clenched teeth as he approached her, "now do as I say and strip down into your nightwear and I stay here watching over you until your protection has arrived."
"why can't you just stay?"
"I am Sookie" he replied with a raised eyebrow, "I just said so"
"no I mean why cant you just stay over?"
"your house isn't light tight for one, if there were an attack in the day time I would be useless, I would be slow and extremely tired, I can protect you once the sun is set, and once your with me when I am awake but otherwise you do need protection" Eric spoke casually taking a seat down besides Sookie,
"if you do however want me around…" his eyes were now glowing excitedly, "you could always stay with me, I don't have to sleep in a coffin, my house is light tight you could sleep in my bed…" he had now leaned closer his lips hovering above her temple, "I'll hold you I'll keep you safe, you'll be safe with me lover come" had everything now changed? Between the pair because they had spent a few hours together, finally Sookie had somewhat yielded to him? Her train of thought was ruined as she felt a pair of cold lips press into the crook in her neck, goose pimples breaking up over her tanned skin.
"not tonight" she managed to whisper, before she found herself in Eric's arms as he placed her inside her bed, under the covers before crawling in himself,
"alright we'll discuss this tomorrow, for now you need to sleep, and when the witches come tomorrow don't do anything rash and reckless" her response was a simple 'mmhmm' which he almost chuckled to, as he enclosed his arms around her as he held her in his arms her warm breath brushing against his bare chest.
"Sookie…"
"mmhmm?"
"you smell like sex" smirking he watched her eyes bolt open her cheeks tint pink,
"your fault" she murmured sleepily holding back a yawn as she nestled herself closer to the Swedish Adonis who was in her bed,
"make sure the witches do not leave before I arrive," he kept his voice low and his mouth close to her ear his "I will make sure their needs are taken care of if they indeed can stay"
"oh-" yawning sleepily she covered her mouth before continuing, "kay" she smiled weakly as she let herself drift off into the darkness, the familiar feeling of protection and safeness taking over her - which always seemed to appear with Eric in close proximity.
A breeze made its presence known as Sookie stood in the clearance of the forest, her eyes searching for something – anything to give her an indication as to where she was completely unaware that the path she had ventured down into was pulling her further into the darkness of the forest. A glance up into the sky gave her a warmth, it was sunny and bright – not a cloud in the sky.
"Sookie…" her head whipped around to see Eric standing still concealed by the shade of a very large oak tree
"ERIC GET OUT OF THE SUN" Sookie screamed completely stuck in her position unable to move, as she struggled to try get to him.
"I can't Sookie I have to protect you" he took a step towards her out of the shade and even with her protests he continued until he stood a foot away from her. But not a thing happened, he didn't burst into flames – there was no blistering, no stench of burnt skin Eric was completely and utterly gorgeous as ever. Without thinking she had already wrapped her arms around his neck sobbing into the chest of her Viking.
"Lover" he murmured into her hair, the word was enough to send her into an overdrive of lust and need,
"I'm tired of missing you" he whispered his fantastic blue eyes lit up with the promise he was about to give her,
"I'm tired of trying not to love you anymore" he continued and Sookie could heart her own heart beat the blood roaring in her ears as it pulsed through her veins and arteries, her heart pounding against her rib cage,
"I love you Sookie Stackhouse"
"and I love you Eric Northman"
"I promise to keep you safe" he smiled a warm smile she hadn't seen in Eric yet, her lips met his longingly, the need becoming overwhelming difficult to ignore any longer,
"who do you belong to?" he asked so casually his lips ghosting over her own pair, she glanced up at him her hand cupping his cheek as his own mirrored cupping hers.
"You I belong to you" she whispered honestly her thumb grazing over his lips,
"she belongs to me" another voice from behind the pair sounded, and as Sookie turned she gulped, there stood Bill Compton.
"she's mine" her eyes moved to see Quinn,
"mine" now Alcide had spoken out, each face was mirrored identically - their eyes hard as stone, their lips curled up revealing their canine teeth, their fangs. In attack mode, their bodies crouched to a low angle if at any moment they were ready to strike. Eric's fangs were fully extended a territorial growl ripping through him as he pulled his bonded to him, edging closer as he stepped in front of her. Many more eyes seemed to appear from within the forest. Sam Merlotte one of them, another was Jake Purifoy, the rest she had no idea she had to do something – something to protect Eric.
"I advise you all to leave now before I tear you from limb to limb" Eric's words weren't empty promises, nor were they words to scare them off – they were threats he would make sure to carry through. As the oncoming crowd formed a line Sookie tugged on Eric's arm,
"Eric please don't please I can't lose you" and with those words said the attackers moved in, the Shifters and Were's had phased a variety of animals there, Vampires with bared fangs all charging towards her and Eric. With a gut wrenching scream she saw Eric dissolve before her eyes, now ash along the grass but the attack was still coming forth – they didn't want to take her and make her theirs, they were here to kill her, and it only dawned on her at that very second – if they couldn't have had her, nobody could, she took a few steps back once they slowed,
"please you don't want to do this please stop" trying to reason with the guys who stood opposite to her,
"ain't happening Sookie" she heard Sam,
"it is your destiny to die" they all spoke in unison before they attacked.
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