Chapter 38: Torture

Madison spent the rest of the night taking in what Niall had told her about Naeve and Lochlan, she never realised how much trouble Sookie was in. she spent a lot of her spare time at Sookie's, Alcide's job was taking longer than he expected and she used that as an excuse for staying at Sookie's. She told Bill what Niall had told her and he agreed to keep patrolling the grounds around Sookie's house, between the two of them they were babysitting Sookie 24/7. A week later Sookie drove the two of them to work for the early shift, both stared wide eyed when they pulled up and saw police cars all around the Merlotte's parking lot, they got out and walked over to Andy,

' Andy what's going on?' Sookie asked, her face expressed pure worry,

' Oh god Sookie, you better come see this' he looked grim

' Andy what is it?' Madison asked as Sookie gripped her hand

' Come back and see' the two women followed Andy round the back, Sam was rubbing his face and Bud was pale, Madison couldn't blame them, the sight before them was grotesque. Crystal had been nailed to a large wooden cross, her face was contorted in horror and there was blood all over her, Calvin came running round the back with Jason and both men dropped to their knees in shock.

It was an awful day, everyone went inside while the police cordoned off the scene and removed crystals body, Madison kept busy sorting out everyone's prep for the day while Sookie sat with Jason and for the first time in months the two of them spoke and looked like brother and sister.

After a couple of hours everyone was sent home, the police were going to be there a while, Madison drove Sookie and Jason back to Sookie's house. Madison had a horrible feeling she knew who was responsible for crystals murder, as soon as light fell she crossed the cemetery and went to Bill's house,

' Good evening Madison'

' Hey Bill, you haven't heard then?'

' Heard what?'

' Jason's wife crystal was killed, she was found in Merlotte's back parking lot this morning'

' My god, do they know who did it?'

' No but I have a theory'

' Naeve and Lochlan?'

' Yes, what if it was a warning to Sookie?'

' Quite possible' he looked up suddenly towards Sookie's house.

Bill and Madison burst through Sookie's door, Bill was instantly sent flying backwards and Madison felt strong-clawed hands grab her and then her world went black.

Eric was at Sookie's house in seconds, he grabbed Bill and shook him,

' Compton wake up' Bill murmured and opened his eyes

' Sookie where is she?' he was angry and on his feet in seconds

' I was hoping you could tell me'

' I don't know what happened'

' What the fuck?' both vampires looked up to see Jason stumble out of the kitchen holding his bleeding head

' Jason did you see who took Sookie and Madison?' Bill asked urgently

' Took them…what the fuck, I don't know who they were but they sure were fucking weird looking'

' Naeve and lochlan' Bill murmured to Eric

' I'll call Niall, can you get in contact with Claude and Claudine?'

' Yes I have Claudine's number' the vampires sprang into action, Eric called Niall, then Pam while Bill spoke to Claudine.

Madison opened her eyes groggily, she looked to her right and saw Sookie, they were both tied down and Madison felt completely weak, like she had when she been practically drained by Cindy's bite. Sookie was just waking up, Madison looked around and saw that they were in a cave of some sort, she heard sniggering and whispering from a corner and saw the two fairies that she was sure were Naeve and Lochlan, they moved closer brandishing their small razor sharp teeth.

Hours later Sookie and Madison were both screaming in pain from their torture, Naeve and Lochlan laughed manically as they cut and bit the two women, Madison held Sookie's hand throughout, when they were given breaks the two women tried to keep reassuring each other but both were weakening by the minute. Sookie got a break when they started on Madison again, Madison screamed, she'd never felt pain like this before and in her delirious state of agony there was only one person she wanted to see, she screamed for Eric.

Eric growled and screamed as he felt Madison's pain,

' Find them' he shouted angrily at Niall

' I'm doing all I can Eric I'm just as anxious to find them as you are' Bill's face contorted as he felt Sookie's fresh pain.

Madison couldn't move, neither could Sookie, the two lay still as Naeve and Lochlan took a break from their torture,

' Maddie are you dying?'

' I don't know'

' I think I am' Sookie said sobbing, Madison let a single bloody tear fall down her cheek,

' I want Eric, do I sound pathetic saying that?'

' No I want Bill, I'd give anything for him to walk in and save me from this'

Both laid still and stayed silent listening to the sounds of Naeve and Lochlan fucking somewhere near them, they were glad when the grunting and wailing stopped abruptly to be replaced by shouts of panic, Eric threw lochlan across the cave and he smashed into the stony wall, Bill was tackling Naeve, she bit him on the neck and he growled in fury and pain. Madison reclined her head back to see Eric rip Lochlan's head from his body with his bare hands, she couldn't help smiling at him despite her delirium, he moved forward and tore the restraints from both Madison and Sookie, she looked up at him as he scooped her up in his arms, she smiled before passing out.

Madison opened her eyes slowly, she was in a brightly lit room and she felt stronger, she looked over to her right to see Eric sitting in a chair, their was an IV cord connecting both their arms as Eric's blood flowed into her body,

' Eric' she whispered groggily, he looked up instantly and moved closer, his hand brushing some stray strands of hair out of her face,

' How do you feel?'

' Better, where are we?'

' Dr Ludwig's temporary hospital'

' Is Sookie ok?'

' She's fine, Pam gave her some blood'

' What happened to Bill?'

' So many questions' he said smiling 'he was bitten by Naeve, she caps her teeth with silver so he's suffering, luckily Niall tracked down Lorena and forced her to give him blood so he could heal'

' Is it over now?'

' Not by a long shot, Niall's enemies are gathering, we think they're planning an attack on the hospital tonight, Dr Ludwig's already evacuated most of the hospital' Madison sat up in bed feeling stronger by the second, Eric's arms wrapped around her and supported her,

' Thank you for coming' she whispered, he leant down and kissed her cheek,

' I couldn't stand feeling your pain' he stroked her head and both looked around to the door when they heard shouts,

' Stay here' Eric said kissing her head, he unhooked the IV and walked outside closing the door behind him.

Madison could hear the shouts and screams coming from the corridor, she covered her face with her hands and waited until silence descended.