A/N: Thank you for all the reviews.......That was a really mean cliffy in the last chapter. For my defence I would like to say; the voices made me do it. Here's something to cheer you up just take the space's out, it's too funny featuring our fav Viking. www. youtube .com/ watch?v=2JNopU5BavE

Hey at least I am back writing. Hangs head, pout's lip SORRY guys about the last one......... hope you likey this one better....... Mawhaha! zested some lemons... :)

Dead and Back Again

Chapter 25

Eric's POV

My minds reeling, seeing Sookie with that Fairy. Touching him. Kissing him. I love you. She said; I love you. I knew deep down, that there was a reasonable explanation. I knew. But what did I do? Let my emotions control me, drive me. It's like some hormonal asshole is in the driver's seat, there's nothing I can do about it.

'What do you think is going on here?' She asks, simple question, one I answered in anger. As soon as the words were out of my mouth I regretted them. I grab Pam's arm, deciding it best just to leave, before I did some real damage. I needed time to cool down, time to gather my thoughts.

My emotions have been on some sort of sick roller coaster since Sookie's return. I am moody. FUCK. I sound like some snivelling pubescent girl. On my fucking period. I want to destroy something. I want to drain something. Arrgh! What is wrong with me? I have more control than this.

Then Sookie just lost it. Lights on; but Sookie's out and Faelinn is home. Not my Sookie, I tell myself. I feel true fear. The woman in front of me, is so otherworldly. Like a force of nature unleashed. She ask's me something but the words don't register. Something like; did I think she would betray me with another man. But the word's have no meaning, like hearing a foreign language, one that you don't understand.

My child and I are trapped, forced to sit, compelled like makers call only stronger. I have just watched the woman, I thought I knew, My Wife. Toss twenty or so people out, with a flick of the wrist. Violently toss them out, with a hurricane like wind. Her anger is drowning, threatening to pull everyone in the room under. The smell of fear from the Fairy, Hayden is truly frightened. If he fears her like this, a full fairy, then my fear is justified too.

An arm chair in a fire ball, files past my head into the wall at least eighteen feet behind me. That snaps me back to the here and now. What is wrong with her, this is so not like her to behave in this manner. I voice my concerns, but it's taken as an insult. Then it's every man for himself. She launches into a rant, the second one of the evening. The first having been after she killed that King.

Then my own anger takes over, explain it to me I demand, like a fucking douche. I know, I am being a douche but that doesn't stop me. Sookie and I have had arguments before but nothing like this. She seems to have calmed down and now is at least back on the ground. The she tells me she has kissed Hayden often and they would be married. I am beyond angry now. RAGE. She lied to me.

She continues to speak; I seemed to have believed that Sookie's visit to Fae was all fun and games. But now I am horribly confronted by the truth. The truth that Sookie was in danger and manipulated the very people that should have been keeping her safe. My clever girl stayed one step ahead of the game with this Hayden character. I never really liked Niall, respected him. Defiantly respected him. In many aspects, he's very like me, we always get what we want. That was reason enough to keep a safe distance from him. Only having contact when it's been mutually beneficial to us. Sookie had been neck deep.

My jealousy doesn't allow me to see reason; I act like I don't have a thousand years of reason. The jealous voice in my head tells me there has to be more to this blending. Had I been paying attention to the bond, I would have sensed, the fatigue coming form her.

However by the time, I am at my senses, the fairy is telling me she is dying. Impossible. Her life force has never felt more alive. Then I am told, her spark is consuming her. Everyone in the room is acting like it's a foregone conclusion she is indeed dying. I try to get her help. I am plunged back into my own personal hell. The hell I've been living in for the past three years. Only this time it's all my fault. I should have kept better control of my anger and myself.

I try to give her my blood, but before I am able to reach her mouth. I am sent flying through the air. When I come too, Pam is leaning over me. I feel several bones broken in my body, including my neck possibly in two places.

"Sookie?" I ask weakly trying to get up.

Pam ignores me, "Master, we need to leave. If you cannot walk, I will carry you."

"What?! No I need to see Sookie, take me to her." I gasp, trying to take stock of my surrounding. I am several feet into the hall leading to living room where Sookie and I had argued.

"Please Master" Pam hisses, in a whisper, looking over her shoulder. Over her shoulder I see Hayden, with a massive medieval mace. Coming towards us. "Sookie is gone, we need to get out of here NOW. We can't fight them all, not in your condition," Pam continues her voice low.

"Gone? but I still feel her. She can't be. .....Get me up."

The next moments happened in a blur. Hayden lifted the Mace high above his head in a battle cry he went to bring it down on us. I pushed Pam out of the way. I brace myself for contact that never came. Tiny had gripped Hayden, yanking the mace out of his hand. Hayden glowed brightly, his Fae teeth in points snapped at me as Tiny Hauled him off.

"She's not dead, she not DEAD" Tiny booms at Hayden. But Hayden continues to fight, soon Hamish is beside them trying to restrain him also. Hayden has quite the fight in him as he struggles against a Genie and now several Fae guards.

Sookie POV

When I wake from an awful nightmare, I feel like I am floating. I quickly realise, I am. Floating. I think, you see there's nothing but white mist everywhere I look. Golden white mist that seems to have a light of it's own. It's so peaceful. So lovely especially after the nightmare I just had, where I acted like some deranged vengeful Goddess. I shuddered. I feel so foggy. Like that state just before you wake up. In between asleep and awake.

"Well look's who's awake, hello there" sounds a voice, which feel's all around.

"Micheal? Is it time to see the Newlins already?"

I hear a chuckle reverberate all round. "No Sookie not yet, there's still plenty of time"

"Ah... thats good, I'd hate to be late" I said, turning snuggling into the mist. "Mmmm...Micheal?"

"Yes, Faelinn"

"Where am I?"

I heard another chuckle, "You are somewhere, everywhere and nowhere..... all and any possibilities exists here. Where would you like to be?"

"In my Bed, " I mumbled trying to keep hold of the sleep. It was losing battle I was becoming increasingly awake by the second.

"Faelinn, do you know why you are here? Do you remember your spark taking over?" Michael asked gently his voice felt like being hugged by Gran.

"Oh Urrgh! That wasn't a nightmare, I lost my temper- I remember now. Oh God I am so embarrassed....... OH NO, I didn't hurt anyone?" Huge tears rolled down my face. "Please tell me, I didn't hurt anyone," I sobbed in almost a whisper

"No, everyone's fine, please don't worry yourself. You need to take care of yourself better. You have been under too much stress. Your emotions are still a little unstable; you are still in the quickening – little one. What is it the humans are fond of saying..... Ah. You are not wonder woman."

"I am not? That's where I been going wrong" I joked.

"You must be feeling better, if you can make jokes. We must return you, there is a very anxious Viking eagerly awaiting your return. Your people are most concerned, despite sending Gabriel to assure them"

"Okay, let's do this. I got like a million people to say sorry to. Hurmph! " I felt so embarrassed, I am Sooo, hormonally your's right now. Fudge. It's like beginning thirteen all over again, except now when I lash out I could really kill someone."

"Faelinn when we return you to the human world you'll be extremely tired, maybe a little sore all over. You should rest and you need sunlight." Michael's voice caressed me as he spoke. It's hard describe it's like a thousand little touches all over you skin that make you feel safe, warm, loved.

"Okay, sounds delightful. Sunbathing- I can do that. Anything else?" I asked.

"We need to put you to sleep to bring you back to the mortal world, if you will permit me?"

"Of Course, let's catch those big Z's"

"Sweet dreams Faelinn......"

~~***~~

"Hey there beautiful....... I am so sorry, I behaved like a asshat..... I wasn't walking out on you, I just needed space.... I am so Sorry, please forgive me," for Eric this was positively rambling.

I put my hand over my face and smiled weakily. One of those, oh my lord I am so embarrassed smiles. Awk-ward. Seeing Eric first thing, waking up. Well that's just something worth waking up to. "I am the one that should be apologising; I lost my temper and then some. Eric, am so very sorry. You must think I am really nuts, a total freak."

"Hush, they explained everything to me, there nothing to forgive. You still haven't completed your quickening. That wasn't you- really. I understand. I am so proud of you- lover, how well you are coping with all the changes in your life. You have made it look easy. It's hard to remember you've only been back just over a week and this all new to you, too. I had a long talk with Hayden, I understand now." Eric ran one hand through his long blond hair while he spoke. Why he have to be so sweet? now I felt a hundred times worse.

I lifted my head of the pillow and realised I was in one of the guest bedrooms in the bat cave, Eric was sitting in a chair beside my bed. By the looks of him he'd been there all night, day, night??? "Eric what time is it, what day is it?" I croaked.

"It two in the afternoon..... The next day" Eric replied with a shit eating grin.

"Oh okay" rubbing the sleep from my eyes. "WHAT?! How, BUT..... are you okay? How can you be up this early?" the words falling out of my mouth were tripping over them self's in the rush to get out.

Eric smiled "I didn't want to die for the day till I'd seen you were okay. Dawn came I felt it's pull and it was hard to resist an hour after dawn I felt fine. Tired? I guess for the first time in a thousand years."

"That's wonderful, you don't feel sick or anything? How is that possible?" I asked, millions of questions buzzing in my brain all at once.

"Dr Ludwig and Archangel Michael both thought, it's to do with my age and your blood. As you are going through changes, it appears I am too; changing. Your blood is bringing out other abilities in me."

"Whoa. I am so sorry. I had no idea that my blood would affect you like this. You must rue the day I came into your life, I been nothing but trouble." I know it sounds like poor pitiful pearl, but at the time all I could think was; why aren't you running far, far away.

Eric face hardened, "You will never speak like that again-ever" his voice was hard, cold.

"Sorry........" I felt suitably abashed. ".....are you still tired?" I smiled(more liked smirked) and scooted over on the bed patting the space beside me.

I clearly, did not need to ask twice. Eric's clothes were off and he slipped into the sheets beside me, before I could even process what had happened. I giggled as he held me to him. "I don't want to ever fight like that again," I said trailing my hand up and down his arm in a light touch.

"But, now we have to have make up sex, no?" he answered waggling his eyebrow's. Then letting out the biggest yawn I've ever seen.

"You just yawned!" Duh! Way to go, stating the obvious. But it was just so shocking seeing him yawn. I mean I have never seen a Vampire yawn; it's not like they need to breath.

Eric's eyes were wide, "I believe I just did" he responded as we just looked at each other.

"Well, lover boy maybe we should just get some shut eye and have the mother of all make ups when we wake" I grinned, now it was my turn to waggle my eyebrows.

Eric pouted and looked like a little lost boy, then he changed his demeanour. "I think you are right, but you must tell no one that I have opted to 'sleep' rather than sampling your delicious body. I fear I may never live it down, after all I have a reputation to protect." He jested.

"Cross my heart, your secret is safe with me" I reply gentle smacking him on the chest. I let out a cleansing breath. There was no place I'd rather be than in Eric's arm- I am a sap, sue me.

I woke to feather light kisses, working in their way up my leg. Mmmm. Fangs scrapping the inside of my thigh. Oooh. My core clenched involuntary, as my arousal pools between my legs. Urgh. A rip of cloth and my panties are history. I whimper as feathery kisses land on my now dripping sex. I slide my hand over my breast teasing the nipple to a puckered peak. Sigh.

I buck against the mouth that seems hell bent on teasing me. Searching for some sort of friction. God I want him. The need for him chants through my body, like the blood through my veins. Urgh. Fingers separate my lips, I buck against them. But no relief. I swallow hard. Firm hands on either side of my thighs pushing them further apart. Mmmm. My body arches. My kingdom, for a touch? Frustration creeps in, what's the holdup already?

I lift the covers to see what's taking so long, my eyes are met by a smirking Viking. I raise my eyebrows as to say, WTF. When I get no responds, I say. "You better hurry up, my husband will be home soon. He's a very jealous man, you don't want him to catch you" I smirk back at him.

Drop the covers, as a firm tug on my ankle yanks me under and deeper into the bed. My knees are now bent a growl vibrates right between my legs. Urgh. Ohmigod. This is quickly followed, a cool tounge slipping between my swollen lips. I clutch handful of covers. He's merciless, his hand snakes up my side batting my hand that's on my breast away. He kisses and licks nibbles me. Kneading my sensitive breasts. Driving, driving me into a frenzy as his tounge teases my sex.

"Eric, Oh God" my back arches clear of the bed. My whole body is strumming; the pain in my stomach gives way to wave after wave of pleasure. "Eriiiiicc" I come undone, I am sure I have entered another plain of existence. When I finally come back into my body, I am aware of being flipped over. Eric is crawling up my body. I am on fire (not literally). I fight to push the covers of the bed, desperate to cool off.

Two fingers slip inside me, followed by his tip being rubbed along the length of slit, "Mmm Sookie". My ass fitting perfectly in the dip of his hips. His body covered mine completely; his cool hard chest pressed firmly against my hot, sweating back. "Yesss!" I called out.

He sild in, to the hilt in a tortuously, slow, smooth thrust. He began to move slowly at first, deep, long strokes increasing his tempo with short fast strokes. Every few were punctuated with deep one. Causing me to cry out. "Urghhh!"

"Urgh, so tight..... so tight" he nuzzled his face in my neck, I tilted my head to give him better access to my neck. I fisted hands full of sheets. Modern women be damned. "Tell me who I belong too...... I nee..."

"You Belong to me" He all but growled. "Your Body is MINE" when he said 'Mine' he thrust in hard and deep "Urgh...Eric"

"Your Heart is MINE." Thrust. "Sweet Jesus"

"Jesus won't help you now lover.......Your blood is MINE." Thrust. "Ahhhh"

"MINE" Thrust. Will the real cave woman stand up? "Yessss......Ohmigod......Mo...re" I yelled, projecting my Fae voice. Had I been paying attention, I would have noticed the walls shaking. "Argh!...... take me like you own me.....Cowboy!" my voice still projecting.

I could feel myself coming over that sweetest of edges, "YES YES YES ERRRRRICCCCC" I projected into the palace.

Not to be out done by my yelling, "SOOOOKIE, This is BE......EST!" Eric called filling me with his seed, as we rode the crest of our orgasmic wave. My heart hammering in my chest, as if it was looking for a means to escape. Just as I was coming down Eric bit, puncturing my shoulder in a mixture of pleasure and pain sending me over again.

I gripped hold of him arm sinking my fangs into it, taking a deep drink. "Fuck Sookie" I heard Eric yell in surprise. After I must have dossed off, because the next I became aware of was Eric spooning me tracing random patterns on my body. Mmm.

Eric was not done with me by a long shot and took me another two times, I was a sweaty spent heap. A very happy sweaty spent heap.

"Lover...... that was....." he spoke

"I know..... it was...Mmm" I replied. "I think we can definitely say we have made up and then some" I added with a crazy 'I have just had the ride of my life' grin.

"Yes, quite" Eric chuckled, kissing my hair. I did a sort of awkward body flip so I now faced him. I pushed some of his long hair out of his face, then kissing him running my teeth along his lip.

He pulled back, "I love you-Dear one" he said.

Causing me to glow like crazy, which in turn made him laugh. A tiny pop later my Fae ears made a appearance. Fudge. Could tonight get any more embarrassing?

"Dearest we have much to discuss you and I. I realise that yesterday should and could have been avoided had we spent more of our time talking and less time......."

"....less time seeing all the ways you could make me glow?" I waggled my eyebrows. Eric chuckled. "I know your right, it's been a bit mad of late. Things will begin to settle after I come back from the dead." As much as they could with a war looming.

"I am afraid that I will have to do some work tonight" he spoke regretfully then lowering his voice to a whisper "Also I have it on good authority that you are going to be kidnapped.... well for a few hours at least. Something about you needing sunlight and an island paradise...... Damn tricky faires, if you ask me."

I grinned, "that sounds like the gang" I laughed. "There never seems to be enough hours for us just now" I suddenly lamented, wishing I could just stay snuggled in the bed with my Husband. Husband, I liked that.

"Before, I go I wish to ask you one thing" I could feel sadness from the bond, worry and a few other stray emotions. This had me instantly worried.

"What is it?" I asked concerned.

"I do not wish to upset you, but it is something I have always wondered...... it's something I cannot give you." The sadness coming from across the bond, had stepped up a gear.

"What are you talking about? .......You have given me everything. Eric?" I spoke softly.

"I can't give you children. Children Sookie, I can give everything but that." He said looking into my eyes, then looking away as mine filled with tears.

I put my arms around him and sobbed, covering his chest in salty tears. "Eric, I love you so much." I began. "That you would even think....... of that, means so much to me." Eric went to cut me off but I placed my fingers across his mouth.

"Eric do you know the best thing about being in Fae was?" I asked

"Lover, I think you're changing the subject," he protested.

"I am not. Honest."

"What was the best thing?" he asked, getting with the programme.

"It was time to think, other than training I had no demands on my time. I would spend hours up in the mountains of Gorias. Drako would drop me off and I'd just sit.....thinking, about everything and anything." I started.

"I realised that my telepathy is, maybe a gift, but one with a heavy price and that my God touch abilities is really too much power for anyone to have. Humans look down on me because I am different, Supes all want to use me with the exception of a few. My life is always in danger. My gentic's are a curse...."

"Nooo, don't speak like that" Eric interrupted.

"Let me finish, these are my thoughts which I am entitled to. I would be lying; to say that I did not want to be a mother. I love children and dreamed of having them. But in Fae I realised that's for other people. If I became a mother and passed my curse along, something were to happen to me, what then? I can't do it, I can't let someone have that fate. Morgana le Fey, is one of Fae's most powerful clerics she bound my womb." I could feel big tears rolling down my cheeks.

"I made my decision in Fae, my womb will remain barren. I will not curse another with my funky genetics. I stand by it now, as soon as I was named Fae Empress I knew I had made the right decision. It's too dangerous for me... for us to have a child. So don't even think about it, Eric. You are all that I want." I gave him a wet kiss. Wet as in my face was covered in tears.

"But, you gave the Newlin's a child, why? And why would you do something like this to yourself?" Eric asking multiple questions all at once.

"Because it's the right thing. Sometimes doing the right thing hurts. As for the Newlin's that was my gift to give. I can take joy in other peoples happiness. I am at peace with my decision. Besides I have enough people to look after, don't you think" I attempted to lighten the mood with my last comment.

Eric just stared at me for what seemed like a real long time. "You continue to surprise me, Lover. I am still saddened that it was not something I could give you."

"Look, your depressing the crap outta me...... why don't you get that luscious ass of yours into the shower. I'll watch you from behind, you know just in case some sneaky, Fairy Empress tries cop a feel." I grinned.

"Yes, I have heard about these Fairy Empresses; spolit, rich, little girls that can't seem to keep their hands to themselves. Despicable."

"Yeah, Despicable, damn straight." I pretended to look around. "Go now, it's safe but you better walk real slooooow," I giggled.

Eric grinned at me, slowly walking across the room, flexing his ass muscles. Yum. As soon as he was in the bath room I yelled him back.

"What?" he asked as he appeared at the door.

"Nothing, just wanted a front view" I smirked. Well it might have been a shit eatting grin, worthy of one Mr Northman himself.

Eric shook his head, "you are going to make me later than I am already. I am sure I will have a great number of call and Emails to get through from your fan club"

"Fan Club?"

"Oh yes; the Sookie Stackhouse appreciation society. I, of course am a fully paid member...... I am afraid Hamish told half of Europe's Vampire Royalty some very entertaining stories about you. As you can understand I will be inundated with requests to join this most exclusive of societies."

I giggled, "Hamish, is working his way on to my bad side, me thinks."

"KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK" someone from behind the bedroom door yelled. Eric took this distraction to slip quietly into the bathroom moments later I heard the shower switch on.

Adjusting the bed covers over my body, "Come in" I yelled in the general direction of the door as I fumbled with the covers to make sure I was covered.

The double suite doors burst open Orfhlaith had her legs wrapped round Preston waist. Hayden was carrying Paulyne Bridal style. Hamish, looked on amused. Orfhlaith began bouncing up and down on Preston, "YES YES YES....... Oh Oh... You big Viking." Screamed Orfhlaith.

Hayden yelled " I am going to ravish you lover" diving his head into Paulyne's neck. She squealed in delight, shouted "Oh My God..... Oh my God!." Everyone laughed. My face crimson I slid further under the cover. Various sex noises came from the room. Oh Brother!

"OH Sookie, YeeeeeS! ....... come on Cowgirl, don't you want us?" Preston asked followed by more giggles and laughter. I peeked out from under the covers. Orfhlaith was leaning with both her hands on the bed as Preston pretended to take her doggy style. Oh dear Lord. Made all the more disturbing that everyone was dressed in swim wear. I got an eye full of Orfhlaith breasts bouncing, barely contained in her tiny purple bikini.

"So a screamer huh?" Hamish asked, with a shit eating grin on his face. I just groaned.

"Sweetness, China called they were wondering if you can keep the noise down" Hayden said. Everyone erupted into fits of laughter. Hamish hi fied Hayden. The laughter was broken by Eric.

"Centuries, Vampires have wondered what Fairies talk about, or what they do when we are not at war. I am only sorry, that Pam has missed this..... this rare opportunity to see Faries at play" he chuckled. I bit my lip as I looked at him, a towel graced his hips. Water ran down his hard body stopping at in the groves of his well defined muscles. I think I swallowed and licked my lips. Round two? Mmm.

"Oh.... don't you worry about Pam, she got to see Ple-nty of play" Orfhlaith smirked holding her breasts.

"Orfhlaith Crane" I abashed. Eric grinned, shaking his head.

"Come on Princess, we got to have some island hoppin to do," Hamish put on an Jamaican accent, which still brimmed with his Irish one. "You got to get some, rest, relaxation, sunshine and thistle wine" he continued.

"Thistle Wine?" I asked.

"Oh yeah doctors orders, copious amounts of thistle wine" Hamish accent was glorious and thick, Irish. All the others were nodding in earnest.

"I believe your Majesty, should allow herself to be lead a stray by these yahoo's, drink the good wine and may be sing an ode to the Gracious Plenty all under the sun." Paulyne smirked.

"Oh you're supposed to be the sensible one........ Arrrrgh!" Hayden and Orfhlaith grab an ankle each and yanked.

"Eric!" I yelled trying to cover my modesty and stay in the bed no easy feat. "ERIC!"

I heard chuckling from the corner of the room, "Oh it's on," I giggled. I zapped Orfhlaith in the butt with an itty bitty bit of blue lightening. She let go with a yelp. Hayden I sent out my shield knocking him flat on his ass. I levitated off the bed clutching the sheet to me for dear life. "OUT" I called pointing to the door.

"I'll be out in a minute, is this any way to behave at the royal palace? You lot should be ashamed of your self, behaving more like a frat house than the royal residence. You are just lucky her Majesty didn't catch you. I heard she's a real loose cannon, real temper on her too..... That's what I heard." I laughed as they all hung their heads in mock shame dragging their feet as the all trudged out of the room.

As soon as the doors were closed I sank back down to the bed and burst out laughing. I looked up to see Eric dressed for the night, laughing too.

"And... YOU" I called throwing a pillow at him. Which he easily deflected.

"Me?" His tone so innocent.

"Yes.... YOU, Erm a little help would have been nice," I smiled.

"Hey, their your people....... I would not like to interfere when Vampire Fairy relations are at an all time high" when he said the word 'High' his eyebrow's flicked up. Damn him. Damn his sexy, hot ass to hell. You know I would be on the next flight to the seventh circle right after him.

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