Chapter 26: Big Brother
The night after the concert I shaved my head before I allowed death to take me and rested knowing that my natural hair will be back when I awoke the next evening. Pam and I enjoyed the concert and even managed to go to a bar afterwards.
When I awoke the next evening I found that Julius was sitting in a chair in my room watching me. I raised myself up with my elbows and rolled onto my back. I flipped my now ever so long hair back and sighed. Julius was at my side in an instant and smiled down at me. I looked into his bright blue eyes and smiled.
"Did you have a good death, sister?" he asked in a low voice.
"As good of a death as one could have with the knowledge of your family descending upon your home," I groaned.
"Well, you best get up. You hair has grown and needs to be washed and brushed out," he said cheerfully. I groaned and got out of my bed and went to my bathroom. I took a quick shower and made sure that my hair was thoroughly washed and conditioned before I stepped out and wrapped myself in a towel and stepped back into my room.
Julius was already going through my closet and selected a crimson dress and matching shoes. He handed them to me and I raised my eyebrows.
"What?" I sighed and went past him to my drawers with my undergarments inside and pulled out a set that would go well with the dress. "I forget that you like to wear those things."
I smiled and dropped my towel and got dressed. Julius was in my room before I pulled on my heels and had my brush in his hand. I rolled my eyes and sat down in my chaise and pulled all my hair back for him to brush.
"What is it about you guys?" I murmured.
"What do you mean?" asked Julius.
"Sahure, Godric, Yury and you all love to brush my hair and make it pretty. What is up with that?"
"Your hair feels like silk to us," answered Julius. "It is so soft and so easy to work with that I can barely contain myself some days."
"Did you hear that we have a new sister?" I asked.
"I did. What do you think about that?"
"I feel relieved," I sighed. "He is distracted and is more compliant that I didn't accept his contract offer."
"You are already in a marriage contract?" asked Julius with a little bit of surprise.
"In about five years you will have a married sister," I smiled.
"With Yury?"
"How did you know?"
"Yury has had a major infatuation with you since Godric told me about him meeting you in New York," laughed Julius.
"Well, he professes that it is more than infatuation."
"Oh?"
"He told me that he loved me," I stated. Julius stopped brushing my hair and looked at me in the mirror. "And I love him."
"That's wonderful to hear, Mags," smiled Julius as he continued to brush my hair. "You deserve to be happy."
"Thank you, Juls." Julius continued to brush my hair and worked it till the curls framed my face.
"Now, Sahure isn't scheduled to arrive for another two nights. So let us go see this Sherriff that is holding Ambrose," suggested Julius. I nodded and grabbed my phone. I noticed that I had a voice mail and checked it.
"WHAT THE HELL, MAGS? I SAID THAT I DIDN'T WANT A NEW CAR?" yelled Sookie's voice on my voice mail. I cracked up and Julius looked at me. "HOW DARE YOU TELL ERIC TO BUY ME ONE! I AM SO MAD AT YOU RIGHT NOW!" Click. I continued to laugh as I led Julius outside to my garage and opened the door that showed my 1947 Cadillac and Pinto that Yury gave me.
I pressed the button and the Cadillac's doors unlocked. Julius gave a sigh of relief and I chuckled. "Didn't want to take a ride in the Pinto, brother?"
"It is so undignified for us," he said as we sat down. I laughed and looked at the ugly orange paint.
"It is, but it is a classic and you know me and my cars."
"That I do." I pulled out of the garage and closed the door as I drove down the lane. "So, I hear tell that this Sherriff is also your human father?"
"You have heard correctly," I acknowledge. "You know him. It is Eric Northman. Godric's child."
"No." I nodded. "Did Sahure know of this?"
"Him and Godric both knew that I was his daughter. They both kept it from each of us till about four hundred years ago."
"When did you two finally meet?"
"Last year. Before I killed Sophia-Anne."
"I hear you were in the pits here recently as well." Julius gave me a disapproving glare and I rolled my eyes.
"How good do you feel when a lover leaves you?" I asked. "I felt like shit and wanted to work out all of my frustrations. It was the best place to do it and those vampires were committed for a crime anyways that deemed death as the penalty. I left half of them alive and made a skeptical of myself to where I have had a very peaceful time since that happened."
"I heard that you pretty much bloody the entire crowd and made it last almost an hour," he sighed. "That's not like you, Mags."
"I know. But I needed to make sure that all of my frustration was gone," I said quietly. "I am my father's child."
"I have seen you both fight before. I can honestly say that you two would be dangerous if you joined in on the same side of a fight."
"I would like to see him fight someday," I said wishfully.
We made small talk all the way to Shreveport and I parked in front of the bar and got out. Julius got out and snickered. "Fangtasia? Seriously?" I smiled and nodded. "How inventive."
We walked past the red head and went inside. Pam was in the back near Eric's office door and motioned for us to join.
We stepped inside Eric's office and I smiled at Sookie who looked positively pissed off at me. I sat down on the couch with Julius and looked at Eric as he was on the phone and typing something up on his computer. Pam smirked at me and rolled her eyes as she gathered up a few TrueBloods for us.
Eric hung up the phone and turned to me. "I am in so much trouble because of you, little girl."
"What did she tell you exactly?"
"That I wasn't supposed to buy her a car since I thought it needed to be replaced."
"I was told I couldn't buy her a new car. I made the promise that I wasn't buying her a new vehicle. And we kept to those promises," I said logically. "I texted you and told you that you needed to buy Sookie a new car and you went out and bought it on my recommendation. Not because you thought it needed to be replaced."
Sookie sat there with her arms crossed and glaring at the both of us. Eric nodded and turned to Julius. "What do you think, Julius?"
"Logically, Mags is correct," he replied. Sookie turned to him and glared. He smiled and looked at her. "Eric didn't buy you the car because he thought that you needed a new one. He bought it because he was told by his Queen that he needed to buy you a new car. Therefore, he was just following orders and Mags still didn't pay for it. Accept it, child."
"You two are so backhanded," she huffed. Eric and I laughed. Julius smiled and looked at me quizzically.
"Sookie, this is my brother, Julius Cesar," I introduced to her. "Juls, this is Sookie Stackhouse, she is Eric's bonded and a telepath."
Julius smiled, "Nice to meet you, Miss Stackhouse." He turned to me. "Must be nice to not be the only telepath."
"It is," I agreed. I shot Sookie a look and smiled. Sookie blinked and smiled back. "Eric, Juls would like to see Ambrose."
Eric nodded and stood up. "This way. Mags, would you and Sookie like to stay here or meet us out front?"
"I am going to sit in your throne tonight," I smiled. Eric nodded and led Julius out of the room.
Sookie turned to me and gasped, "Seriously?"
"Yep. It was always nice to visit him and hold a silent conversation when Sahure was babbling on." We stood up and walked out. Pam came back and was holding a bottle for me and I smiled my gratitude.
I walked up to Eric's throne and sat down. The humans all gasped slightly and wondered who I thought I was to sit in Eric's chair. The vampires looked at me and all nodded in respect. Sookie sat down next to me and tried to not look nervous.
"They are pissed that you took Eric's place," whispered Sookie as she indicated to a group of regulars. I laughed and looked at the group. "And they are wondering who you are since I seem so at ease with you and all of the vampires nodded to you as soon as you sat down."
I turned to Sookie and smiled with my fangs down. "It is too much fun. I think that Juls would like a snack for tonight."
"Probably. He came all the way from Rome, so there is a good chance he is hungry," mused Sookie.
"So you have accepted that we need to have some human blood in order to keep looking so good?" I chuckled.
"I have. Eric has explained it to me and I accept that it needs to be done to keep you going. I just don't care if Eric feeds off of someone else," she said.
"He hasn't feed off of anyone but you in a long time, Sookie," I casually said. "At least he hasn't since I have met him."
"Really?" I nodded and noticed Sookie sat up a little straighter and had a smug smile on her face. I looked back over to the group of humans that continued to stare at us. I pointed to one of the males and motioned for him to come forward. Sookie stayed quiet and raised an eyebrow.
The male came forward and went to his knees before he reached the stage. I took my foot and raised his chin up and looked him over. I went into his mind and found out what I needed and smirked.
"Justin, sit on the first step just off to the left," I ordered. He scrambled to take his place and sat there looking at me. "You are for my brother." His face light up and a smile went across his face.
I looked across the bar and saw another male and smiled. He was burly and looked like he could cause trouble if need be. I went into his brain and chuckled at everything I found out. He looked at me and walked towards the stage and sat down to my right on the steps. Sookie glanced at me.
"Good boy, Brady," I cooed at him. He shot me a smile and looked out into the crowd. Eric and Julius stepped out of the hall and smiled at the sight of me. Eric was in front of me instantly and bowed before stepping up and sweeping up Sookie so he could sit down in her chair and have her in his lap.
"Don't you just look all regal sitting up there with your pets at your feet," chided Julius as he stepped up and sat down to my left. I turned to him and smiled.
"That was the entire point of it," I said coolly. I pointed to the thin male. "This is Justin. He is for you, brother."
"Oh sister, you know me too well," he purred as he looked Justin over. "What about the other one?"
"I need entertainment as well, brother," I huffed as I looked at Brady. Eric held in his laugher so much that he was shaking. "What is it, Eric?"
"The fact that you two really act like brother and sister," he smiled at us.
"Well after living together for a century, what do you expect?" we said simultaneously.
He really does care about your happiness, rang Julius' voice in my head. It is nothing compared to the Maker/ Child bond. It is far different.
It is more like a Parent/Child bond. I am a part of his original blood and it keeps us at odds but wanting to make each other proud.
It is the same way I felt about my own human children. He is happy that you two are together now. He sees himself as a failed father but is trying to make amends with that.
I smiled at Julius and kept silent. "So when will you have the trial, Eric?" asked Julius out of courtesy.
"In a week," replied Eric. "That will give me enough time to compile the grievances and figure out an appropriate sentence." Julius and I shared a look and sighed at the same time.
"What?" asked Sookie at our sigh.
"That means Sahure will be here for the entire time and we have to indulge him," I said dryly. "No way we could speed things up, Eric?"
"Sorry, Mags. If I would have known I would have set it in three days time."
"It's alright. It just means that I will have to procure more humans than I want to for the time," I grumbled. Sookie's eyes widened as she looked at me. I shot her a look and stood up. "Well, Juls, we have a long night ahead of us and we should get back if we are going to get ready for Sahure."
Juls stood up and nodded. "I agree. Eric it had been a pleasure." Sookie stood up and gave me a hug.
"Just no one that I know, please," she pleaded in my ear. I nodded and smiled at her as she stepped aside. Eric stood up and gave me a hug. I blinked in surprise and there were a few gasps around the bar. I wrapped my arms around Eric's chest and closed my eyes.
"You're my little girl, no matter if you are my Queen," he whispered in my ear. I nodded and parted from him.
"Brady and Justin, come with us," ordered Juls as we made our way outside.
A/N: And one BIG "AAAWWWEEE!" for Eric.