Chapter 28 - Something Wicked


Alcide

Alcide gave a wolfish grin down at her, "I'm pretty sure that's what I said." he countered, "Unless you don't want to be in that case..." he trailed off kissing her quickly on the lips before leading her over to a booth to sit. He slid in across from her and played with a few packets of sweet and low. "So I don't know, but this could be like our first real date or something." he said awkwardly, still getting used to the idea of calling her his girlfriend, he liked the way it sounded.

A young redheaded vampire appeared at their booth with two menus for them and ready to jot down their orders on a pad, "Hi, I'm Jessica. Sam told me you might be workin here with us. Which let me tell you is good, ever since Sookie went on a break for her trip with Bill Arlene's been a force to reckoned with. Your name's Ariadne right?"


Addaleigh

Adda like the way his words reverberated into possessive forms, mine, yours. It was a nice idea but she couldn't belong to him permanently, she would be going home eventually. She waived off the comment though as if he was joking on the matter, he was Eric Northman after all, she doubt he did monogamy well. She gathered her purse since he seemed ready to leave, they still had work to do after all, while he further made a point of becoming his using the Ball she had mentioned to Bill. It was a good point but she would of course need to figure out what exactly 'being his' meant.

The silver eyed woman smiled at his compliment, a sort of smugness at being able to handle herself and pleasing Eric all the while making her self-satisfied. She wasn't sure why he insisted on teasing her, they hardly knew one another so Mate wasn't something to even think about, that was a serious step.

"Well thank you," she said crossing to him, "What ever... this is. You and me, it's nice. I'm looking to go take a dagger and have a ceremony," she joked since the way vampires married or mated was with shared blood released from a shared dagger and a vow," but I like what we have." She leaned up to capture his lips with her own for a brief second before she froze, her mind jumping to the next few seconds of time.

What she saw made her break away from the kiss abruptly and turn to the office door, "What the hell are you doing here?" she asked right as the door was opening to reveal a male vampire a foot or so taller then Adda, but that had similar features, the same dark hair and silver eyes. Her twin brother Drake wasn't look at her but rather at Eric with heated murder in his eyes.

"Adda get the hell away from him now, I'm taking you home. You smell more like him then yourself!" he declared protectively.

"Drake I'm not a ten year old child! I am a grown woman thank you very much, now if you came here to take me home then that was a waste of a flight."

"Oh get off your high horse Leighd's. What the hell was I supposed to think when my sister who calls me ever night get hurt to the point where I felt something happen on my end, then she doesn't answer her phone or call! I've been trying you for the last 24 hours!"
Adda looked immediately chagrined, "Oh, God, I'm sorry Drake... I just, it slipped my mind. I lost my phone at a suspects house and forgot to let you know I wasn't in any more danger."

"Why the hell were you in danger to begin with." he cut his silver like eyes to Eric, "I thought the viking was supposed to be taking care of you... not... leaving his scent all over you." he said the last part in almost a growl.


Ariadne

Ariadne couldn't stop smiling if she tried. She thought it was incredibly endearing when Alcide tried to find the right words. She placed her hand over one of his. "Date or not, no pressure. We've seen each other a lot more vulnerable." She winked. In the back of her mind she wondered if it was considered slutty to sleep with a man before even the first date. The amusing thought was forgotten when a readheadded vamp approached the table. Ari tensed up, as any wolf would when being confronted head on by a strange vampire. When the young vamp started talking though, Ariadne felt herself relax.

This girl seemed bubbly and non-threatening. She wondered if the girl even knew of wolves. She didn't seem to know Alcide, so the chances are she had never encountered one. Surly their smell was annoying to her heightened senses, just as hers was to the wolves. "Nice to meet you Jessica, and yes, I'm Ariadne, but you can call me Ari. This is Alcide-" She licked her lips and let a slow smile grow on her face as she glanced sideways at him. "-my boyfriend." She felt a chill of excitement run down her back at the term. She couldn't wait until she could tell Adda about the last two days.


Eric

Eric simply rose a brow and watched the siblings interact while he took mental notes. Her brother was obviously over protective of her, but his threats were laughable given his age. "I did protect her, the scent is just a side effect." He shrugged and walked over to his desk. It seemed like they wouldn't be going anywhere for a while. The corner of Eric's mouth twitched as he decided to lay his cards on the table. "You see, I've asked your sister to become mine, but she's a little hesitant." He glanced up at the vampire with eyes so much like his sister's. He knew that Drake would understand the seriousness in Eric's request in a way Adda couldn't. Vampires often kept humans as pets, but rarely did they try to declare them in an intimate way.

He could tell that her brother was judging him, just as Eric was judging her brother. In the vampire world she technically belonged to her brother. Drake's reaction would define Eric's moves from here on out. It was only a few minutes and a stare down between the two, but it would define so much more than what it seemed. In a way, Eric was asking permission to pursue his sister.


Alcide

The red headed vampire made a huge smile, "Aww Alcide Congrats to you both! Your an adorable couple!" she complimented. Jessica had known Alcide through Sookie. She hadn't disliked him nor liked him at first, she of course didn't like him liking Sookie when her own maker was in love with the blonde, but it didn't matter now. Bill grew a pair and proposed, they were together, and it seemed the nice albeit stinky wolf, was doing well with an equally nice were.

"So what are yall having?" she asked jotting down their orders before heading off to get their drink orders and start the order on their food.

"So I'm you're boyfriend?" he asked teasing her about her earlier question. "I like the sound of that."


Addaleigh

Adda wasn't sure what the boys were so serious about or why the hell her twin brother felt the need to interfere or have any say in her love life. It was annoying to feel like she wasn't even being considered at the moment as the two vampires stared one another down. She wasn't sure exactly how she felt about Eric, she liked him... okay she liked him a lot. He was smart, witty, funny, annoying but to a degree that was almost cute, handsome... and on and on and so forth, yeah she was quite smitten, but still she had worked so hard to get to where she was, and belonging to someone -a vampire was a temporary thing as a human, it always was.

Drake took on the meaning of what Eric was saying, shocked honestly. What the hell had made him so serious about his sister in the short time she was here? He couldn't really ask for better for his sister. She was someone hard to be around for normal humans due to her gift, and she was a bit of a unique person just based on her sarcastic and know it all attitude she sometimes had, but she was a great girl and deserved everything in the world. Adda was someone that had worked double what others did to prove themselves and so he wanted to see all that effort rewarded, if Eric Northman was to become King and he really did take care of her, which from the sound of it he had saved her once already, then she would be well off.

"I have no say in it other than if it's what Leighd's wants then so be it. I swear though, I may be young, but if you harm in any way you'll meet silver torture before finding the true death." he finished.

"Enough being macho Drake." she said going to him and shoving his shoulder before hugging him quickly, really glad he had come, she hadn't realized but she was home sick for him.

"So now that introduction as rough as they were are over, where to Eric?" she asked.


Ariadne

Ariadne smiled and leaned over the table to give him a kiss. "Yeah? Good, because I have a feeling I'll have to say it a lot." She leaned in for another kiss, pausing about an inch away from his lips. Her eyes darted over to the door as the little bell rang, and brought with it a familiar scent. Ariadne growled low in her chest at the sight of Debbie. She was cleaner than she had been before, now wearing a white summer dress. Her roots had been touched up and her hair swept to the side. Even though she looked cleaner now, all Ari saw when she locked eyes with her was filth. Debbie smiled, her eyes challenging. Ari's grip on Alcide's hand tightened as she watched the blonde walk towards them.

Ari's top lip curled back in a snarl as the blonde approached. As the she-wolf grew closer, the stench of vampire did too. It seemed that only Debbie's outward appearance had cleaned up. As she reached them, Ari sat back in her seat, her hand a death grip on Alcide's. She couldn't shift here, it was too dangerous to their secret. "Alcide." Debbie smiled at him and placed a hand on his shoulder, angering the wolf within Ari. Alcide was hers.

"What the fuck are you doing here?" Ariadne growled lowly, as to not attract human attention.

Debbie didn't even look at her. "Marcus told me where I could find you." This made Ari's temper flare once more. Was Marcus keeping tabs on them?


Eric

"We have to make our way through the remaining suspects." He said as he tossed the papers to the end of his desk so she could reach them. "You can pick, I have no preference." He stood and grabbed his car keys, now bored with the conversation at hand. As far as Eric was concerned, he already had Adda, she just needed to realize it. "Drake, you're welcome to stay here and have anything on the house." He nodded towards the vampire before steering Adda out the back door.

The next suspect was closer to Bon Temps, and in Bill's territory. He thought that perhaps Bill had already talked to him, but it was better to be sure of these things. They drove in silence, Eric thinking on several things at once. To him, Adda was like a prison. She had walls and guards. If Eric wanted to break the real Addaleigh out, he would need to break in first. "We're going to stay at the club tomorrow night." He said after a while. It would be good for her to relax, perhaps even get drunk. He was sure it would be amusing in the least. "Or we could stay in bed all night." He suggested with a wicked smirk. Of course, his offer was completely genuine. "By the way, that roommate of yours left a message with Pam to see why you haven't called her back."


Alcide

Alcide didn't like the fact that Debbie kept showing up, and furthermore disliked the fact that it seemed Markus was behind not only goading her on but low jacking the pair and forcing Debbie on them. He was being a child and this really needed to stop. The large male shrugged away Debbie's hand, "I'm on a date with my girlfriend if you don't mind Debbie. Let's not start any drama here. "
The woman frowned crossing her arms since her hand no longer had a place on his shoulder, her nostrils flaring at the word 'girlfriend.' "So it's official now? She's your girlfriend. Well how good for the two of you. If you think dating her is gonna get you alpha of the pack then you're wrong." She hissed out in a low voice keeping the conversation and argument between the three.
"I'm not looking to be Alpha Debbie, you knew that when we were together and that hasn't changed a bit. Markus needs to stop using his status to play petty game though. I don't care if you leave or stay; just leave me the hell alone from now on."
She almost looked hurt for a brief second before dropping her arms, hands clenched into fists; "I'll have you one way or another Alcide, you can't just toss me aside, people make mistakes!" she said loud enough to draw the eyes of the customers to her.
Jessica arrived with their food awkwardly setting it down and staying by Debbie, "Is there a problem ma'am?" she asked in a tone that clearly told her to leave.
"This isn't over." Debbie promised to Ari.


Addaleigh

As much as she wanted to spend time with her brother, Eric and she had more pressing matters to attend to. The sooner they caught this killer the sooner she could help Eric ascend to the crown; she doubted his earlier agreement to take the crown was serious since he was using it as a ploy to have her go back to California and avoid danger. This damn witch was a distraction, one that needed to be handled as soon as possible to avoid any more loss of life.
While Adda wasn't thrilled at the idea of taking time off from finding the witch, she did admit to herself that staying at the club tomorrow allowed her time to get the books in order for Fangtasia along with more time to talk with her brother. "That's fine." She noted, not that he was really seeking her permission on the matter.
At the mention of her neglect to her friend she groaned, "Crap- I lose my cell phone and become immediately forgetful of keeping in contact with everyone." She took out the borrowed phone Eric had given her and dialed from memory. When the voicemail kicked on she left a brief message; "Hey Ari I'm sorry I forgot to call you back. I'm fine, just lost my cell. This is my temporary number for now. I'll be busy again tonight, have fun and be safe." she then ended the call.
The moment they pulled up in front of the suspect's house, a chill swept through her and she put her hand on Eric's arm. "I think this may be the right place. There's a lot of negative energy from within. When we get closer see if you can smell the magic or any thick sent of were blood." She took the gun from her purse that Eric had leant to her and after checking the safety placed it in an easy to reach spot of her purse. "I'm ready."


Ariadne

Ariadne kept her jaw tight and her eyes narrowed as Debbie walked out of the restaurant. After a moment, she turned to Alcide with a smile. "Let's not let her get to us. Besides, I'm starving." With that, she stole a fry off of his plate and popped it into her mouth. The two ate their meals happily, making small talk while they did so, and Ari was happy to see it wasn't forced. Still, the Debbie and Marcus thing weighed on the back of her mind. She knew what she needed to do, just like she knew Alcide wouldn't be happy about it. She decided to wait until their date was over before bringing it up.

Her cellphone beeped in her pocket, alerting her to a new message. She listened, happy to hear back from Adda. She worried about her, but never said so. She knew Addaleigh's pride well enough to know that she didn't take worrying from anyone but her brother - and even that annoyed her. "Let's catch Adda up." Ari said with a smile as she leaned over the table to press her lips to Alcide's. She snapped a picture with her cellphone mid-kiss, but didn't break it until Jessica cleared her throat. Ariadne gave her a sheepish smile as she sat back and allowed Jessica to clear the plates. Attaching the picture to a message, she typed the word 'boyfriend' underneath and hit send. For a second, she wished she had Debbie's number.

Thinking of the blonde brought her full circle back to the conversation she didn't want to have. "Look Alcide, I'm gonna need to talk to Marcus... alone." She placed her hands over one of his large ones before he could protest. "I need to confront him alpha-to-alpha. I wont fight him, because I have no desire to be the pack master of his pack, but he needs to stop this game. If it makes you feel better, you can be close by."


Eric

Eric opened his mouth to respond, only to be cut off by Adda's phone beeping. With a frown he opened the car door. "Keep that thing on silent... this one is a little paranoid." Eric mumbled as he glanced around the property. Like many vampires, Louis lived in the woods. The only difference was that Louis did nothing to take care of his 'home'. The building was small, the siding torn in places and covering the ground. The shutters on the windows hung at awkward angles and it seemed the forest had begun to grow over his house.

Sniffing the air, he gave Adda a look that said it all. Something wasn't right. "I think you should wait in the car." He said, his eyes scanning the shadows over and over again. For some reason, he had a feeling Louis was expecting them. "This vampire is nearly as old as me, the silver bullets will only slow him down momentarily." Turning to her, he pushed her hair out of her face before cupping the back of her neck and placing his lips to her forehead. "It would make me feel better if you waited in the car." He just knew something horrible was going to happen.