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chibichibi98: That's what friends do, they tick you off sometimes but you love them lol.
wabi-sabi1090: A lot of stuff is gonna go down this season, I can tell you that.
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SomebodyWhoCares: When his ego deflates lol.
ff13: Charlotte is a stronger woman than I lol I would've looked. Sookie needs someone who can keep her in check sometimes because she is reckless.
Ann4ever17: It is sad, but they need drama lol Eric needs to learn to not do those things because Charlotte is in his head.
Beauty422: Sometimes? Lol more like almost all time. There are no breaks in her life right now lol.
Sillygabby: With the stunt he pulled, Charlotte is gonna make sure of that. Eric would go ballistic if that happened lol. So far I still haven't seen season 6 since I'm busy writing almost all the time, but I'll try and figure it out.
Anonymouscsifan: Oh, I have a better idea :) Charlotte is gonna make him pay for that.
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Floyd in the Sky: Charlotte will think of something lol. That's Eric for you though.
"Eric, we found this symbol on a dead guy where we found Bill's car." Charlotte got a coaster and drew 3 tallies with another tally crossing from the top left to the bottom right. She handed it to him and he studied it. "We looked it up, it means Operation Werewolf."
"It's some secret Nazi commando force from world war II." Sookie added, who was sulking at the bar at the fact they didn't find Bill.
Eric looked from the coaster to Charlotte. "You found this branded on a dead man's neck?"
"Bill summoned Jessica there." Charlotte explained. "I think he was trying to show us who took him."
"Yeah, Nazi werewolves!" Jessica was excited at the fact of Nazi werewolves.
Charlotte ignored Jessica's comment. "That dead man had to be strong and fast enough to take Bill without alarming anyone. He has to be supernatural, and… I was hoping you could tell us more." Charlotte cleared her throat, she knew this was just stroking his massive ego.
He stayed silent as he looked back down at the coaster. "Never seen it before." He threw the coaster down. "Sorry." He said uncaring.
Charlotte narrowed her eyes at him. "Why do I get the feeling that you're blowing me off, Eric? I don't like that."
He stayed looking at Charlotte before he looked to Pam. "Lämna oss." (Leave us.)
Pam told Jessica they should go to the bathroom to look in the mirror.
They went to leave but Charlotte told them to wait. "Sookie? Sweetheart, please go with Pam and Jessica. I'll tell you if I find anything out." Sookie nodded and followed Pam and Jess to the restrooms. "Tell me what you know." She told Eric.
Eric smirked as he looked down at Charlotte. "I know that those shorts are my favorite thing you own." He purred. "Purple looks a lot better on you than red."
Charlotte blushed, but she remembered she was upset with him for the Yvetta thing. "Thank you, but you shouldn't be checking me out Eric. Remember Yvetta?" She smirked.
Eric looked blankly at her before he too smirked. "Jealous?" he walked closer to her, backing her up till the back of her knees hit the couch.
Charlotte fell onto the couch and Eric quickly moved on top of her. He moved her legs open until he was in between.
Charlotte tensed her jaw as he rubbed against her, but a small sigh slipped from her lips.
"Oh, you like that, hmm?" Eric put his head near her neck, and he took in a breath of her wonderful scent. "Du luktar så gott som du ser ut." (You smell as delicious as you look.)
"Eric." The memory of Eric and Yvetta ran through Charlotte's head, she was still hurt. She knew he was just using her. Eric didn't listen and started to kiss her neck up to her lips. His kisses were surprisingly soft. "Eric," kiss. "We need" kiss. "To STOP!" Purple lights came from her fingers and pushed Eric from on top of her.
Charlotte stood up and saw Eric had retracted his fangs and growling at the feel of pain from her light. She tensed up, scared for her life as he gave her a dark look, a look like he was going to tear her apart. A tear slid down her cheek from the fear.
Eric froze as he watched the tear move down her slightly reddened cheek. "Please, don't do that…" she went to wipe it away but he stopped her. He wiped it off instead. "That makes me feel disturbingly… human."
Charlotte took in a breath. "Sorry."
Eric looked at her face over then put his fangs away. "This is what I know about werewolves," he started as he ran his fingers over her collar bone, to a beauty mark on her neck. "There's a reason their existence has remained a myth to humans for thousands of years. They're territorial, vicious, and pathologically secretive."
"Now that seems familiar." Charlotte joked softly, as she was feeling better from the small fright he gave her.
Eric sat down next to her and ran his fingers over her collar bone, to the beauty mark on the front of her throat, and to her cheek. "And this is what I know about Sookie and you." he cleared his throat. "She's so blinded by her obsession with Bill, she's willing to running through the streets screaming 'werewolf bait.'. While you will be so worried she'll get hurt, you follow her, alerting whoever has him that we are onto them, or getting yourselves killed."
Charlotte narrowed her eyes at him. "You think we're that stupid, Eric?"
Eric grinned. "No, I think you're both human."
Charlotte rolled her eyes at his comment. "Eric, don't under estimate Sookie or I—"
Eric slammed his hands onto the back of the couch, making Charlotte jump and gasp. "Don't under estimate yourself."
He saw the look of fear once again and calmed down.
He touched her cheek softly. "Your life is too valuable to throw away." He pulled her closer to him, never letting her eyes wonder away from his. "Kyss mig, I know you want to. I even want you too, min älskling." (My darling).
Charlotte placed her hand on the skin of his chest that was shown from his tank top. "But what about Yvetta?"
"What about her?" Eric seemed to like her touching him as he purred and moved his thumb over her lips. "She means nothing."
Charlotte moved away quickly at his words. "Just like if I give myself over to you, I also will mean nothing?" Eric didn't say anything as he stared at her. "So I'm right." She sighed, she knew the answer before she even asked it. "Let's just get back to the werewolf thing, Eric."
Eric tensed his jaw at the fact she distanced herself. "Fine." He leaned back into the couch. "You have no connection in the Were community. They're not going to answer your questions because they don't even want you to know they even exist."
"Bill's out there somewhere, in danger." Charlotte pointed to the bathroom. "Have you seen Sookie? She can't go on in life like it's not happening. You know that she can't. When Godric went missing-"
"Bill Compton is no Godric!" Eric suddenly snapped at Charlotte
Charlotte paused. "But he means everything to her as he did to you." A faraway look entered Eric's eyes at her words. "You don't have to do it for Bill, Sookie, or me, just please do it for the right reasons."
Eric stayed silent, looking into her eyes as they saddened at the thought of her late friend.
"We risked our lives to help you find Godric, and I don't expect you to do the same for Bill, but at the very least, I hope you'll help us if you can." Charlotte sighed as she blinked the tears away and swallowed a soft sob.
The sound of a door opening tore Charlotte's eyes away from Eric. She looked behind me and saw Pam standing bored, and Jessica with a teary eyed Sookie.
"Charlotte? You got to get me home before dawn." Jessica looked towards Sookie.
"Alright." Charlotte wiped her face as she stood up. She grabbed Sookie's purse from the bar and the three of them left the bar.
Eric looked to the coaster, remembering how Charlotte's hands moved as she took it and drew on it. Then he remembered her words on her meaning nothing to him. He grew angry as he crushed the coaster in his hand.
Charlotte asked Jessica to sit up front so Sookie can lie down in the back. She dropped Jessica off at Bill's house and drove home, humming a tune softly.
The song reminded Sookie of her grandmother. "What's that song?" she whispered from her seat in the back.
"It's called Somewhere. Like it?"
"Yeah." Sookie hiccupped. "It sounds nice."
Charlotte frowned. "Do you want me to keep singing it?"
"Yes, please."
Charlotte started the first verse of the lullaby in a soft voice. "There's a place for us. Somewhere a place for us. Peace and quiet and open air. Wait for us, somewhere." She could hear Sookie humming along as best as she could. They were close to the house now. "There's a time for us, some day a time for us. Time together with time to spare. Time to look. Time to care. Someday. Somewhere."
Charlotte parked Sookie's car and turned it off, but they stayed in the car singing softly.
"We'll find a new way of living, we'll find a way of forgiving, somewhere. There's a place for us, a time and place for us. Hold my hand and we're halfway there. Hold my hand and I'll take you there. Somehow. Someday. Somewhere."
"I like that song, it's pretty." Sookie sat up when the song finished and saw the house. "We're home?"
Charlotte nodded. "Yup. Come on, we better get to bed."
Sookie agreed and they walked into the house.
Sookie went to the living room to look for her charger as Charlotte went to the kitchen, seeing some envelopes on the table from that morning.
As Charlotte was sorting through the mail, she hear creaking from behind her. Charlotte felt a body behind her and spun around, kneeing them in the groin.
The man groaned and tumbled back, grabbing his groin. "Oh God!" The man groaned out. She knew that voice… "My family junk!" Jason cried out as he fell into a ball.
Sookie came running in. "What happened?"
"Oh, Jason, I'm so sorry! I didn't know it was you!" Charlotte went to his side and helped him up slowly.
"Jason, its 5 a.m. what are you doing eating my chicken in the dark?" Sookie put her old shotgun down.
"I couldn't sleep." Jason took a deep breath and stood a little straighter. "And, well, I just kept thinking about Gran would be doing handstands in her grave if she saw her… Egh." He paused, grabbing his junk again. "Her house like this. So I thought I'd come, clean up, and… then I got hungry." He took a bite from his chicken. "I thought you'd be will Bill." He pointed to Sookie.
Sookie started to tear up.
Jason looked to Charlotte, panicked. "What did I say?"
"We'll explain later, go hug your sister!" Charlotte pushed Jason to Sookie's arms, where she cried on her brother.
After the hug, the women explained to Jason what happened to Bill as they cleaned, the sunlight was shining outside.
Jason took in the story well until they said werewolf. "There's werewolves?"
"Yup." Sookie and Charlotte replied at the same time.
"Holy shit. Bigfoot? Is he real too?" Jason asked.
"I don't know. I guess it's possible." Sookie threw the paper towels she was using away as Charlotte cleaned the sink area.
"I don't think so, I think that's just a guy in a suit." Charlotte scrubbed a stain hard until it was gone.
Jason gasped excitedly. "Santa?"
"Jason, focus." Sookie scolded her brother.
"Awe, don't crush the poor lad's hope, Sookie." Charlotte laughed.
Jason scratched his head. "Yeah, sorry. Well, what can I do to help?"
"Nothing. Apparently, that's what we're supposed to do too, which is impossible for us." Charlotte started to clean the counters.
"Every sound I hear, every time a phone rings, a shadow in the corner of my eye, I think its Bill. I keep expecting him to come through the door and say, 'Sookeh'."
"Wow. That was really good." Charlotte commented Sookie.
"Thanks."
"Let me talk to Andy." Jason spoke up and made the women looked at him. "I won't tell him the werewolf part, but maybe there's something he can do to help."
"Andy? As in Andy Bellefleur?" Sookie asked slowly.
"Yeah, we went through some pretty intense shit together during the Maryann thing."
That caught Sookie's attention, "What kind of shit?"
"I don't know." Jason started to become nervous. "I don't remember half of it. And don't even think about reading my mind!" he pointed to Sookie. "I just want to put all that behind me."
"You heard about Eggs… I helped him remember things." Guilt was eating at Sookie. "That's why he went after Andy and got himself killed."
Jason looked away. "Yeah, that wasn't your fault, believe me."
Charlotte sighed. "Tell that to Tara." Jason looked her way confused. "She blames Sookie for Egg's death and attacked her."
"Maybe I deserved that." muttered Sookie.
"But you were just trying to help. It's the thought that counts. And, Tara's tough, she'll get through it." Jason pushed himself off from the counter. "I know what you ladies need, some sleep. Let me worry about Bill for a while."
"Thanks, sweet of you Jason." Charlotte patted his back after she took her gloves off.
He put his arms around the women. "It's just you and me, Sook."
"Hey!" Charlotte yelled as she hit his chest.
"And you too, Charlotte" Jason added and laughed when Charlotte shove him playfully as he lead them away from the kitchen. "Well, you're gonna marry Bill, then it's going to be me, you, Charlotte, and Bill."
Sookie and Charlotte went to sleep and awoke in the afternoon for their shift.
Sookie was drove to work, since Charlotte was too tired to drive her car. Charlotte was drinking a red bull, hoping that would give her energy for work.
Sookie parked her car near the back entrance.
They got out and Charlotte threw Sookie her keys, since she didn't bring her purse with her as they were rushing out the house. Sookie went to catch them but they fell onto the floor, she went to pick them up.
"Sorry, Sook!" Charlotte walked around the car and froze in front of Sookie when the tingle of thoughts entered their minds.
'Grab'em, knock them out. Get back in time to watch Let's Make A Deal.' A gruff male voice spoke in their mind.
Charlotte turned around as she felt someone watching her.
There in the trees was a tall man, she looked to his neck and saw the werewolf marking that she drew for Eric.
"Morning Sook! Morning Kitty!" Terry yelled out to the women, making them jump as he walked their way. The scared look on their faces made his smile disappear. "Are you okay?"
The women looked back to see if the guy was still there but he wasn't. Charlotte let out a sigh of relief.
Sookie started walking towards where he was. "Did you just see a man here?" she asked Terry.
Charlotte followed her closely from behind as Terry followed them confused. "No, but usually when I see things other people don't, it's because I haven't taken my medication and I-"
Charlotte went to turn to Terry when Sookie dragged her with her into the trees. She looked behind her and saw Terry running towards them.
"Come on out you big coward! What have you done with Bill?" Sookie screamed to the trees.
"Sookie, this is too dangerous!" Charlotte ripped her arm away from Sookie's grasp.
Terry ran in front of the women, pushing them behind him to protect them, and signaled to stay quiet.
The women watched him as he bent to the floor and used the handle of his hammer to move some leaves away.
Charlotte looked at what he was looking at and saw a shoe print.
"Motorcycle boot, size 10." Terry started to follow the tracks but started to look around suddenly. "Now that's just weird."
"What?" Sookie asked.
"Tracks end here. It doesn't make a lick of sense unless he turned himself into a bird and flew away." Terry looked around confused.
Charlotte walked forward and saw a paw print. "Or a wolf."
"A panther or a coyote maybe, Kitty," Terry stood up and walked over to her. "But I ain't ever seen a wolf in these… parts…" He bent down and saw what she saw. "Until now."
"Hey!" They turned and saw Sookie holding up a pair a motorcycle boots. "Size 10."
The three of them went inside and in the kitchen of Merlotte's.
Sookie was currently going through the werewolf's clothing as Charlotte just punched herself and Sookie in and was tying an apron around her waist.
"Won't he come back looking for his clothes?" Terry asked worried.
"I bet he'll come back looking for more than that." mumbled Sookie.
"I'd feel a lot better if you let me call Andy." Terry started to fidget with his hands.
Charlotte tried to calm him down. "It's alright, Terry. We already got somebody on it. He's a sheriff and a vampire." Terry shot them disapproving looks.
"Terry, listen." Sookie took the attention off Charlotte. "You can't tell anyone about this. Okay? This guy is my one shot at finding Bill."
Terry sighed. "I'm not so good with secrets."
Charlotte patted his arm as Sookie spoke. "I think you're a lot better at things than you give yourself credit for."
Arlene burst through the door with a box, she was pissed. "I've been out there hollering for help for 10 minutes!"
Terry looked sorry. "I'm sorry, darling! I didn't hear you! Let me get that." He went to reach for the items in Arlene's arms.
Arlene walked passed him. "No! I can do it all by myself." She started to walk out. "Just like I do everything else."
Terry hit his face with his palm, and then leans on the table that the clothes were on. "Would you mind telling Arlene how I'm good at things, and all?"
"Sure. But if you want my advice, tell her yourself." Charlotte went to tell Sookie off for talking to Terry like that, but Sookie started talking again. "You hate to tell people how you feel about them. You never know what can happen. Come on Charlotte, we got to get working." Charlotte nodded and was about to leave with Sookie behind her when Terry stopped them.
"Hey, wait." Terry picked up a giant can of peas with a rag covering the top. He removed he rag and pulled out a handgun. He handed it to Sookie. "You know how to handle one of these?"
"I ain't that blonde." Sookie popped the chamber and checked for bullets. She closed it and put it in shorts front pocket. "Thanks Terry."
Terry looked at Charlotte. "Sorry, Kitty." He patted her head as he looked down at her big green eyes. "You don't look like the type of person to hold a gun."
Charlotte reached into the front of her shirt, underneath her bra and pulled out her Kahr P380, and showed it to him.
"Where did that come from?" Terry asked, shocked to see her holding a gun.
"Its attached to my bra, and it's easily hidden." Charlotte put it back in its hiding place.
"Since when have you had a gun?" Sookie pointed to where Charlotte's gun was at.
"I just bought it before the move thing. I thought I needed some protection after all the shit that keeps happening." Sookie understood as she nodded.
"Hey," Terry gave them puppy dog eyes. "I've always liked you two, and… I'd miss you if y'all got yourselves killed. Just so you know."
"That's so… sweet." Charlotte kissed his left cheek as Sookie kissed his right. "See you, Terry."
Sookie and Charlotte walked out.
Sookie and Charlotte sat in the living room, waiting to see if any werewolves would try to attack them again.
A creaking on the porch made the women rise up and moved to the door.
"Hello, min älskling." Eric's voice came from the other side of the door.
Charlotte sighed as she put her gun away and opened the door to see Eric staring down at her.
"They came for you."
"Just one. This morning." Charlotte told him.
"He took off before we could get anything out of him." Sookie explained. "That why you're here? Or do you know something about Bill?"
"I lied to you." Eric proceeded to tell the women how he knew the mark.
"So you and Godric were in the SS?" Eric looked at Sookie, who was standing in front of Eric and Charlotte, who was sitting on the swinging bench.
"We posed in whatever helped us with our search." He explained.
"So you were hunting the Nazi werewolves?" Charlotte asked as she played with a strand of her hair.
"The symbol is a runic. This, uh, pack dates back a lot farther than the Nazi party." Eric moved his hand slowly onto her thigh, making her shiver slightly.
"Wait, so they aren't Nazis?" Sookie crossed her arms.
Eric shook his head. "No, they're more than that. These are not ordinary werewolves. They're organized, well-funded, highly trained, and fueled by vampire blood."
Charlotte moved Eric hand away, so she could think straight. "Why didn't you tell me last night? Why lie to me?" She crossed her arms over her chest.
"The real question is, why am I risking everything to tell you now?" Eric stared into her eyes, his blue eyes never looking away from her green eyes. "My loyalty is not to Bill. In fact, it would advantageous for me in numerous ways if he were never found. But…"
"But what?" Charlotte said softly.
Eric looked away from her eyes, feeling himself slowly fall into the forest if he continued to stare. "Now they're coming for Sookie, and since you are seen around her, they're coming after you too. And I owe you two."
"When you said you were risking everything to tell us, what did that mean?" Sookie spoke up, seeing the small moment Eric just had.
"The goal tonight was to keep both of you out of danger, not put you in more of it." Eric stood up and started to walk away.
"Hey! Eric! You can't just say something like that and leave." Sookie crossed her arms and sat down where he was sitting. Charlotte stood up when he did.
Eric walked to Charlotte. "Oh I'm not leaving. One of you is going to invite me in, so I can protect you." He smirked, walking forward, making her back hit the door. "Or have passionate primal sex with you that owe me. How about both?" His lips brushed against her ear. "Jag hungrar fortfarande för dig, min älskling." (I still hunger for you, my darling.)
Charlotte narrowed her eyes at him. "Fortsätt sedan till hunger för mig, för du kommer att svälta innan du har mig." (Then continue to hunger for me, for you will starve before you have me.)
He smirked. "Oh, I'll always hunger for you." He then placed a kiss on Charlotte's lips.
"Leave her alone, Eric!" Sookie's yelled snapped Charlotte out of kiss.
Eric moved away from Charlotte and started to bother Sookie. "To have and to hold. To love and to cherish, to blah blah blah till death do you part." He turned to Sookie. "It doesn't bother you that you'll be the only one doing the dying?"
Sookie rolled her eyes as Charlotte moved to stand by her, they still had their guns out. "I'm not going to talk about this with you."
"Okay," Eric grinned, showing his teeth. "So you both really rather be out here all night than invite me in?" he saw the gun in Charlotte's hand and frowned. "When did you get a gun?"
"After I moved in." Charlotte put her hair in a bun. "Got tired of being unprotected." Eric's frown deepened. "Back to what we were talking about. One minute you lie to me, and the next you expect us to trust you." she threw her hands up. "You do something generous and selfless, and follow that up with something nasty and downright cruel."
Eric's frown because a soft smirk until he froze and looked to the house. He pinned Charlotte softly to the door again. Sookie screamed Eric's name but he ignored him. "Invite me in."
"You can't just bully your way in-" Eric's fangs clicked out, making Sookie pause.
"Invite me in now, Charlotte." He growled her name.
"Charlotte, don't do it!" Sookie told her friend from behind Eric, but Charlotte couldn't see her over Eric's tall frame.
"Mr. Northman, would you please some in?" Eric let Charlotte go and entered the house.
Eric entered the house with his fangs ready and encountered a wolf.
The women ran in to see Eric give a war cry as the wolf jumped up to attack Eric when Sookie raised her gun and pulled the trigger.
Some more moments between Eric and Charlotte this chapter!
