Chapter Twenty Six

Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)

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Pam had really gone all out and to Sookie's chagrin had planned a reception, while the setting was lovely many of the guests were Vamps and there for strictly Vamp politics, but it was really lovely and romantic. The band began to play and as Eric held Sookie in his arms everyone else in the room disappeared it was just the two of them, lost in one another. As they danced the music came to a sudden stop and everyone looked to the stage to see what the matter was and there he stood, The Man from Mississippi.

"Miss Sookie, Mr. Eric. Congratulations. This is for you." Bubba did something he rarely does, he sang. The band began to play the tune and his melodic voice came through the speakers and everyone was in awe as he crooned Can't Help Falling in Love. Eric held Sookie close and glided her across the dance floor. He leaned in and whispered into her ear, "Is this real to you now Lover?" She looked into his eyes and smiled lost in the love pouring through the bond and shining in his deep blue eyes. "You have always been real to me Eric, I know that now." He smiled and kissed her tenderly on the lips.

On the other side of the room Pam watched them embrace. 'Finally,' she thought bitterly. 'Something was bound to go as planned. Thank you Bubba! Fucking Pythoness. I spent a considerable amount of time glamouring that damned priest to do the ceremony and then SHE steps in, and married them Vampire style. This was to be a HUMAN ceremony, I would stake that bitch if I could get away with it. Gah! the nerve, I am going to have to glamour the priest again just to sign the papers so this whole thing is street legal. I don't care if she is old as Death, I wonder who even invited her? And what the FUCK is Victor doing here? I had to invite that shit head De Castro, but I left him off the list intentionally. Martha would be appalled at their rudeness. Sookie has so few humans in her life the best I could do was her idiot brother, that boutique woman and her ignoramus piece of arm candy husband for guests. I really hope Sookie is not disappointed.'

The song ended and everyone clapped bringing Pam out of her reverie. "Thank you, Thank you very much." Bubba said and left the stage. The band started to play an uptempo song and Pam raised an eyebrow when Amelia and Richard waltz past her. Amelia was grinning like a lunatic while Richard whispered in her ear. Pam grimaced and thought that no good could come of that tryst.

"Pamela, it's been decades since we've danced. Would you do me the honor?" Johnny held his hand out to her smiling seductively. Pam rolled her eyes, "Why not." Johnny held her close and danced slowly even though the song was fast. "Johnny, I do believe we should pick up the pace a bit." He leaned in close his cool breath in her ear, "I want to savor the feel of your body next to mine, I will not be rushed." Despite herself Pam melted into him, she had bedded Johnny fifty years ago and it complicated things to say the least.

The song changed to a slow tempo song, Eric held Sookie tight and thought of how his life had changed in the last few years since meeting the little Telepath. He kissed her forehead and inhaled her scent, 'MINE' he thought happily. He would kill anyone or anything that tried to take her from him he would never let her go and would move Heaven and Earth to ensure her happiness weather she liked his methods or not. He sensed Victor approaching and felt himself grow tense. 'What the fuck is he even doing here?' He thought angrily, he felt the tap on his shoulder.

"May I cut in?"

Victor.

"I am dancing with my Bride and Bonded Victor, perhaps there is another dance card open?" Sookie could feel Eric's anger and the shit eatin' grin on Victor's face was not helping.

"It's okay Eric, one short dance can't hurt. We have the rest of our lives together." Sookie looked pointedly at Victor when she said the last part and Eric planted a kiss on her lips. "I will be right over there if you should need me." He motioned to the wall on the left were Erzulie stood talking to Dr. Ludwig.

"Miss Stackhouse, may say you look lovely as ever.."

"Northman." She spat flatly.

"Pardon me?" Victor looked taken aback.

"Northman is my name now, MRS. NORTHMAN." She gave him an uneven smile after she over enunciated her new title.

"Of course, shall we?" Before she could say anything else Victor had her in a too close for comfort embrace and twirled her across the dance floor. Sookie felt Victor lean in and sniff her hair. 'ick.' She centered her thoughts on maintaining her composure until this song ended. "Hmm, you certainly are a prize. His Majesty is a fool for not just taking you from the Viking. I myself, would never let you out of my sight if I were in a position to take you."

"Lucky for me I am not in a position to be taken." Sookie could not even muster a Crazy Sookie grin she was getting so angry.

"At the moment 'No', but time will tell. I may have you yet my dear." With that Victor held her tightly and ground his growing erection on her thigh. Sookie tried to push him off, but he held tight.

"Tsk, tsk Sookie dear we mustn't upset your new Husband's superior."

Sookie felt her rage building, "This dance is over." She hissed.

"The song has not ended, and I am not finished with you." Victor hissed back. At that exact moment Sookie felt like a trap door in her mind popped open. 'When you are mine little telepath I will have you in ways you have never conceived.' She was in Victor's mind. His thoughts were rambling and scattered and frightening. He thought of how his plan was playing out perfectly and when Saladin got Eric to assist him He would have Eric tried for treason, after they killed that fool De Castro. She could hear him clearly laughing maniacally in his mind. He visualized Eric chained to a wall as Victor took her by force over and over in front of him. She felt as if she would vomit. Sookie tried to compose herself, but he grinded into her again and something in her snapped. Her body began to vibrate with the energy of her fury, "Victor," she muttered as her nails began to dig into his flesh through his suit drawing blood. Victor grimaced in surprise then a devious smile crossed his lips. "I am glad to see you like it rough little one." And he dug his nails into her arm drawing blood. Sookie's body began to glow a bright blue and she threw Victor across the room with so much force that an indentation of his body was made in the wall he hit.

The entire room fell silent.

Victor moaned loudly and Sookie took a step toward him. Eric tried to move to assist her, but found that he could not get close to her. Something held him back, he made eye contact with Johnny, Richard, and Boris. They all shook their heads to indicate they were having the same problem. He saw Jean-Paul grimace as he fought to move toward Sookie and could not.

"YOU!" Sookie's outstretched arm pointed to a stunned Victor. "How DARE you!" Her voice had dropped an octave and echoed and boomed throughout the room. Her eyes had completely dilated and the black orbs of her eyes glowed with fury, her hair blowing wildly in a wind that no one could feel.

Across the room Erzulie and Dr. Ludwig looked on, unlike the look of shock and horror on everyone else's face the little doctor looked amused. "Did you give her the medication this morning?" Dr. Ludwig asked Erzulie.

"Yes, I did." Erzulie had witnessed a display such as this before and thought Sookie's Great-Grandmother would be pleased.

"Perhaps I should double the dosage." Dr. Ludwig said dryly.

"Perhaps, uh oh." Erzulie was trying to suppress a grin. At that moment Victor was hovering in the air and Erzulie wondered quietly if Sookie would blow him up.

"I see you've been assisting her with her Elven abilities." Dr. Ludwig quipped with a raised brow at the situation that appeared to be escalating quickly.

"Hmm mmm, she can blow things up too."

"Oh. Oh my, this should be interesting." The little doctor was very amused now.

"Very."

Victor's body hung in the air slowly rotating like a hog on a spit while Sookie's rage built. "You DARE to make advances on me and THREATS on my WEDDING DAY?!" Even Sookie's voice hummed with energy, "You are sick and pathetic, and you have terrorized me for the last time VICTOR!"

Victor shrieked in pain and blood began to seep through his nose and ears and eyes, everyone gasped in horror as his body began to convulse. Sookie dropped her arm and Victor fell to the floor his body turning to ash. Eric felt the force of energy keeping him back falter and he ran toward Sookie just as she began to collapse to the floor. Richard, Johnny, Jean-Paul, LinMai, Boris and Pam rushed to form a circle around the two of them as Victor and DeCastro entourage advanced on them. Ian sat in the corner trying his best to change the emotion atmosphere of the room, but he could feel and interference to his ability.

"Northman! It appears MY Telepath has acquired some new skills that I was not made aware of, how interesting" Felipe De Castro's voice boomed and his men parted to allow him approach. He stopped in from of LinMai who through much smaller in stature would prove to be a formidable enemy if he chose to attack. "It would also appear that your human has given my second his final death." He spared LinMai a raised brow and looked her up and down, "Give me one reason why I should not avenge him and take your human as reprisal?"

"Because, if you take another step toward the human I will rip your heart from your chest." The tinkling bells of LinMai's voice betrayed the reality of her threat. There was silence as the King stared at her mouth slightly agape at the insolence of this tiny creature.

"Outta the way Vamps! My patient needs me." Dr. Ludwig barreled through the crowed and Boris stepped aside to let her pass. She knelt beside Sookie and began to examine her.

"Your Majesty, Victor accosted my Bride and Bonded." Eric's fangs were down and he was trying to control his temper. "She defended herself."

"Indeed." De Castro had a smirk on his face that Eric knew did not bode well for him or his wife. " No matter, I have let you look after MY asset long enough and have grown tired of your inability to keep her unharmed. So I will be taking her back to Nevada with me, you may visit her when time permits of course."

Eric let out a feral growl as did Pam and his comrades who encircled him. DeCastro waved his hand nonchalantly as his minions advanced.

"STOP!" The Ancient Pythoness walked toward the group with the help of her handmaidens. The room fell silent. "Let me pass," the crowed parted and she hobbled toward the circle. "Healer, has there been a blood offense against the Telepath?"

"Yes, Pythoness," the little doctor answered. "Madden committed a blood offense against the Telepath."

"DeCastro, your Second committed a blood offense against the Northman's bonded, his penalty is final death. No recompense is due."

"Ancient One, surely as my asset I am entitled to take my possession into safe keeping until she recovers?" De Castro was reaching and they all knew it, but who could say what the Pythoness would say to this request. Eric decided that he would kill Felipe before he let him take Sookie no matter what the Pythoness decided.

The Pythoness was quiet for a few moments seemingly deep in thought, "The Telepath was bonded to the Viking long before she became an asset to your Kingdom. Your claim is secondary, the girl will remain with her mate." Without another word she turned and walked out.

"Well Northman, I trust you will do a better job of caring for my asset in the future. Congratulations on your nuptials." With a flair of his cape he turned and left his entourage and most of Victor's in tow.

"Pam! Glamour the Humans, I am taking Sookie home." Eric scooped her up, "Does she need any further care Healer?"

"No with some rest, she should be fine. I will come to see her later this week unless you call me before. I'll send you the bill Viking. Great Party!" And with a 'pop' she was gone.

The Vampire guests began to disperse since clearly the drama was over for the evening. Pam rolled her eyes and gave an unnecessary sigh, "Okay, let's round up the humans and glamour them, except Amelia." Pam was sure to glamour the priest into thinking he had performed the ceremony and the other human into believing they had attended the perfect Martha Stewart human wedding. After she was finished with the Humans Pam smiled to herself, 'My Telepathic friend has gone from nothing but trouble to natural disaster. Now what am I going to do with that damn wedding cake?'

Eric held Sookie in his arms and took to the air, knowing that was the fastest way home. Her eyes only fluttering a little as they flew through the air. Upon arrival Eric carried he upstairs and lay her on the bed in his day chamber and watched her sleep for a little while before running a bath. He removed her dress with care because he thought the last thing he needed was to hear Pam's nagging if anything were to happen to his garment. He lowered his bride into the warm water and slid in behind her, she gave a slight moan and he kissed her neck.

"Hmm, Eric. Wh..what happened?" She was mumbling and Eric smiled to himself a little.

"It would appear that Victor got fresh and you killed him Lover." Eric could night hide his amusement and laughed a little. "Your death count grows higher by the year min fru."

"That's not funny Eric. The last thing I remember is Victor hitting on me and how mad it made me, I mean good Lord! Who hits on the bride at her wedding reception? It's just tacky.

"Well Dear One, Victor learned a very valuable lesson in tack this evening didn't he?" Eric's laughter echoed off the bathroom walls. Sookie ciould not help but to chuckle a little.

"Seriously. What is happening to me Eric? I am getting scared." She nuzzled into him and he poured warm water onto her shoulders.

"After your display of power tonight, I doubt you are the one who should be afraid my Love."

A/N- Whew! What a night huh? Poor Pam, what on earth should she do with the cake? Lol. Thanks for all of your reviews and fav's it keeps me going. I have the flu as I write this so I hope it is coherent 'cause I am all hopped up on TheraFlu. GREEN IS LOVE!