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Title : Set Fire To The Rain
Genre : Drama, Romance.
Disclaimer : I don't own the characters unfortunately. They are the property of HBO and Charlaine Harris ! I only own my OC, Alyssa Bennett.
Chapter 44 :
I must have fallen asleep during the day because when I finally regained consciousness, someone was kissing my neck. And I knew exactly who that someone is.
I could feel Eric's cold hands under my shirt and his fangs were grazing the skin on my neck without making me bleed. He wasn't going to bite me, I knew it. He was just having fun with me. I wasn't going to do anything to stop him. It was too good and I just didn't want to move a inch. I wanted to take advantage of that moment, of Eric.
I even kept my eyes closed when I felt Eric's lips on mine. That was a perfect way of saying good morning. Well, it was not really the morning, it was rather nighttime but it was a very nice way to wake up. I laughed pushing away Eric a little bit so that I could breath.
I finally decided to open my eyes and met Eric's one. He was starting and smirking at me. He had something in his mind and I noticed that he was sitting on me, his legs on each side of my body to be more comfortable.
" Hello Alyssa. " The vampire smoothly said.
I only smiled and waited for him to do something.
" Do you know that you were moaning my name in your sleep? Did you dream about me? "
I blushed but I was pretty sure that he was lying to me. I don't remember dreaming about him in a sexual way. In fact, I don't even remember dreaming at all today. So why was I even blushing? Well, probably because of those thoughts I had earlier that day.
" That's not the truth Eric. I was not doing such a thing. "
In a blur, Eric moved and settled himself between my legs.
" Perhaps you were not but you will be moaning my name in a few minutes. " Eric whispered, a sexy smirk on his face. He was deadly serious and I could already feel myself getting excited.
Eric curled his hand around the back of my neck as he leaned forward, capturing my lips with his own for the second time that night. His hands gripped my hips in need and he pressed himself against my body, allowing me to feel him completely. I guess he was having a real good time right now and it was only the beginning of the night, which was rather a good thing.
A loud growl emitted from his chest when I slide my hands on his bare chest. I could feel the electric shocks running through both of us as we continued our kiss. Our tongues danced together until I felt the need to breath.
I was panting and my heartbeat was crazy.
" I could feel you today."» Eric said against my lips. " I wanted to wake up so badly. I wanted to have you."
" Why didn't you? "
Stupid question, Alyssa. Eric was a vampire, he could not stay awake during the day. Well, he could but he would get the bleeds and that was something I didn't want.
" Aren't you a wicked girl? " Eric said in a laugh. " I'm woken up now, let's not waste time. "
" What if I'm not in the mood? "
Dangerous game. I was clearly in the mood, Eric could feel me, smell my arousal. There was no point denying it but a part of me just wanted to play a little bit with my vampire before. I wanted to be the one who would get the chance to do the teasing part. It was wishful thinking to believe that Eric would let me do it but I had to try. I had to prove to myself that I had some power over Eric, at least a very small power.
" That would be quite surprising., don't you think? " One of Eric's hand let go of my hips and slid under my shirt, getting dangerously close to my bra covered breast.
" Surprising yes, but not impossible. " I pointed out.
I wasn't going to last long, I wasn't going to resist him for long. I would give up very soon and Eric was just waiting for this moment because he wasn't doing anything for now. He was barely touching me but my whole body was still on fire but not because of my power. It was a very different heat.
" Perhaps I should just take a shower and get ready for Fangtasia tonight. " I said, my voice trembling and betraying my desire to have Eric.
Strangely, when Eric was teasing me, he was very calm almost like he didn't even want me but when I was trying to play hard to get, it was very different. I wasn't good, I couldn't control myself like Eric was controlling himself. I guess he had a thousand years of practice and I- I was just new to that.
" There will be no Fangtasia for you tonight, there will only be you and I tonight. " Eric smirked at me and his hands went back on their place on my hips.
His lips crashed down on mine again and now I wasn't going to resist him. I had enough of playing a game I was already loosing, a game I had in fact just lost. I didn't really mind losing if that meant being with Eric. Being all alone with him, in his bed, for all the night was a very appealing idea but then I wasn't sure I could stay awake all night. I was only human and got tired very quickly.
A loud knock on the door made us break our kiss for a brief moment and our eyes locked. None of us wanted to stop and whoever was at the door could go to hell.
" Eric, you need to take care of the blood. I won't do it by myself again. " Pam started and furiously knocked at the door again. " I don't mind you having fun with your pet but you have duties. "
Pet, I hated that word and I was certainly not Eric's pet. I was his human but not his slave. Pam was only doing this to annoy me because she hated me. I was also pretty sure that she was enjoying the fact that she was interrupting us.
Eric growled before getting off of me and standing up. What was he doing? I was frustrated and I was angry at Pam for interrupting us. Honestly, what did Eric have to do that was more important than us? I was selfish but I think I had every right to be like that. I wanted Eric for myself and I just didn't understand why Pam needed him. She could perfectly take care of herself and everything else.
" Go to Fangtasia, I'll follow you. " Eric ordered as he stared at me. Pam was grumbling about me and how annoying I was but she left anyway.
" I think I'll have to get ready for Fangtasia now. " I said in a sigh and got up.
I was disappointed because it was evident that I was not going to spend some time alone with Eric for now.
Eric's mood seemed to diminish quicker than mine and I was jealous of this ability to keep every single thing in control.
" No, you won't have to do this. You're not going to Fangtasia tonight. "
I raised my eyebrows. Why wasn't I going to Fangtasia? Didn't Eric want me there with him? I was hurt, truly hurt. Okay, perhaps I was a little bit overreacting right now, perhaps Eric had his reasons.
" You're going to stay with Godric until I come back. I have to deal with Sophie-Ann's blood and I don't want you to get involve. "
I shouldn't have gotten angry. Eric had his reasons and I felt really stupid right now. Eric was only trying to protect me.
" Okay. Do you know when you'll be back? "
I sounded desperate like a fangbanger. Seriously, I could have at least tried to control my voice. It was like I was begging for Eric to take me right here and right now. It was even disgusting when I thought about it.
" I'll be back as soon as I can. Do you really think that I would leave you for the entire night? " Eric insisted on « the entire night » and my heart skipped a beat. Why couldn't I just behave like a normal girl instead of getting so excited so easily?
I watched Eric as he dressed up at human speed strangely. When he finished, he gave me a quick peck on the lips and left. I let myself falling on the bed and sighed. I needed to regain my composure when I was around Eric, I just couldn't behave like I was desperate for him.
A knock on the door bought me out of my thoughts and I looked up.
" I'll be downstairs if you want to stay with me tonight. " I heard Godric's voice and then the sound of his footsteps leaving.
I think I was going to follow him. I needed to talk with someone and with a vampire. I know it sounded stupid but I was wondering why Eric wanted to bite me so bad. I knew he was refraining himself from biting me every time we were together.
I got up and made my way downstairs, in the living room. Godric was sitting on the sofa, slowly drinking a Tru Blood.
"Good evening Godric. " I smiled at him.
He waved at me and I came sitting next to him as he put the bottle of synthetic blood on the coffee table.
" Do you think we could talk about something? "
" Of course, why are you even asking? "
Of course, I could talk about everything with my closest friend.
" Okay, so… I-Eric has never bitten me during our time together. " I started and already felt the heat coming in my cheek. Talking about Eric and about sex with Godric was rather embarrassing. He was my friend and he probably still loved me… Well, it's not like I could talk with another vampire about that biting issue. I didn't want to have that talk with Eric. " I know he wants to bite me but I don't really understand why and I-I'm afraid that he'll get tired of the fact that I don't want to be bitten. "
Godric stared at me and I could see the shadow of a smile on his face. I didn't know that I was funny.
" Eric won't get tired of you even if you don't want him to bite you. "
Well, that was rather a great thing right? I didn't have to be worried about that but then Godric wasn't finished.
" Vampires find pleasure in biting a human, not only because of the blood but because it's a sensual experience. It's very pleasurable, for the vampire and for the human."
" But it hurts, Godric. When I was bitten, I didn't feel any pleasure, only pain. I don't want to feel that way again. "
Everyone was saying that being bitten was a wonderful experience but I just couldn't believe that it was true. I trusted Godric, I knew he wouldn't lie to me but I couldn't believe him either. It was ridiculous.
" That's because it was against your will, because those two vampires didn't care about you. They only wanted to feed from you but you have nothing to fear from Eric. He would never do anything that might hurt you. " Godric said, rubbing a thumb against my cheek. " You should give it a try, Alyssa. "
Godric was trying to reassure me, he was trying to convince me and perhaps it was working. I mean, I wasn't very fond of the idea of being bitten again because I was afraid but we were talking about Eric.
I love him, I can try to overcome my fear for him.
" Can you promise me that I will not feel any pain? "
" You will only feel a small pain when his fangs will pierce your skin but after that, only pleasure. "
Only pleasure. It was tempting.
" Perhaps I could try, if it hurts Eric will stop right? "
Godric nodded and suddenly I got a strange idea. It wasn't the right thing to do but I felt like it could help me getting over my fear. I would do this for Eric.
" Do you think we could try it together? I mean you could perhaps bite me so that I would see if it's okay and then with Eric it will be easier. "
Godric raised his eyebrows at me and then his eyes fell on my neck. He eyed it lustfully and that only made my heart beat faster in my chest. It almost felt it was going to explode. I was pretty sure that Godric wanted to bite me right now, he had probably wanted this for a very long time. Could I truly allow him to do this? Wouldn't it be like betraying Eric?
" You have no idea what you're doing to me, Alyssa." He started and his thumb went on my neck, caressing my skin. " I want nothing more than plunge my fangs in your neck and take you away from Eric. I want to have you for myself and here you are, offering me your sweet blood. Why are you doing this to me? I can't have you because you belong to my child and I would never ever do something that might hurt him. Biting you, tasting your blood would be like a betrayal. "
I should have known that Godric wouldn't bite me but then I could have never imagined that Godric would say all those things. Why was he telling me this now? I thought that we were slowly working things out between us. Of course, he still liked me, loved me but I never thought he still wanted me so badly.
I felt like a bitch right now. I was so lost in Eric that I didn't think about Godric's feelings. The worst thing about this was the fact that Godric heard us the other night and tonight too.
" Don't blame yourself, Alyssa. I could have made you mine but I didn't. That was my first mistake but I know that Eric is making you happy. That's the only good thing about this. "
The Next Night
I was staying at Fangtasia tonight with Godric and Pam. The bar was closed and Eric was once again away, still trying to deal with the V. Honestly, it didn't bother me tonight to be away from him. It wasn't like I didn't want to be with him, it's just that I kept thinking about last night's events and Eric could sense it when I was worried.
Last night, he felt that something was wrong with me. After what happened with Godric, I just felt down and when Eric came back, I wasn't in the mood for anything. He tried to talk with me, he tried to do many things in fact but I just wanted to lay in bed and think. He gave up at some point and left me. I think that he went talking with Godric. Thankfully, Godric didn't tell him anything about our conversation and about my little request otherwise I would have heard Eric's screams.
And now, now it was complicated again.
I know that I love Eric but there's still a part of me that loves Godric, even if it's not the same feeling.
Worse, now I was completely sure that Godric was hurt because of me and that was killing me. Then, Godric was hiding everything very well, I guess he had practice. Perhaps, it wasn't that terrible for him, perhaps he was dealing with this very well. But I couldn't be sure about that and I could only torture myself…
" We have a problem. " I heard Pam saying as she came back inside the bar.
She looked worried, really worried and I don't think I had ever seen her like that.
" The Magister is here. We're being raided. "
First, who was the Magister? And why were we being raided? I didn't understand anything but when I looked at Godric, I knew that it was bad, really bad. That Magister must be someone really dangerous.
" You need to leave with the human. We both know what he's searching for and he will resort to any means to get what he wants. "
Was Pam trying to protect me or was I dreaming? I think she was concerned about me or perhaps not. I think she was only doing this for Eric but I wasn't going to complain. Then, it was a little bit scary too. If that Magister was that dangerous, what was he going to do to Pam if she stayed here?
I didn't have time to think about that because in a blur, I was in Godric's arms. He was using his vampire speed to run towards the back door so that we could escape Fangtasia. Unfortunately, the older vampire stopped dead in his track because when he opened the door, we both saw that there were two guards here. We couldn't escape, we were trapped here.
Godric cursed under his breath and headed towards the basement. Why the basement? I didn't know but we also found Pam here. She was on the phone and spoke a strange language. I think she was calling Eric, who else would she be calling while something was happening here?
" Godric? " I asked as he dropped me on my feet.
It was the very first time I saw Godric a little bit panicked, I would say. It was like he didn't know what to do. Usually, he was calm but now I could clearly see that something was wrong. There was a mixture of fear and anger in his eyes.
" Stay close to me. Do not speak, do not do anything. " Godric ordered and grabbed my hand, nearly hurting me because of how tight his grip was.
Okay, I was starting to really get afraid now.
" Come out, come out, wherever you are. " Someone's voice was heard and soon the door of the basement opened and a short, bald headed man came in. That must be the Magister.
" Magister, what a pleasant surprise. " Pam ironically said and smiled at the man or rather vampire.
He was creepy and he stared to look around the room. His eyes scanned everyone in the room and when they fell on me, it sent shivers down my spine. His stare was cold, intimidating and I noticed that he held a sleek black cane in this hand. I felt very uncomfortable under his gaze. Godric sensed it and got closer to me if that was even possible.
The vampire came down the stairs and stood in front of us. I squeezed Godric's hand as hard as I could and if he wasn't a vampire, he would be definitely hurt.
" Magister, it's been a long time. " Godric started while the vampire eyes him suspiciously. " May I ask why you are here? "
Godric was being extremely polite and even if it wasn't surprising, there was still something really strange about this whole situation.
" It seems that your progeny is involved with a V traffic in this area, a blasphemy. "
My eyes opened wide. The blood, now I understood what was happening here. This was not good, not at all.
" Eric would never do such a thing. " Godric said, trying to protect his child but it was a waste of effort because someone joined us in the basement, holding something that looked like an icebox which was full of V-flasks.
" I think he did. " The Magister snapped at my friend. " What's that thing beside you ? Eric's human? "
I wanted to disappear, I wanted to hide myself behind Godric but it would be pointless. Of course, I was Eric's human and that wasn't a good thing right now. Something told me that the Magister would just use me against Eric and by using me I was thinking about bad things, real bad things.
" No, she's mine. " Godric quickly answered and I was stunned.
What the hell was that? Of course, I wasn't going to say that it was not true because I knew that Godric was just doing this to protect me but could he do this? I mean, I'm Eric's, he claimed me. Could Godric just come and say this in front of the Magister? Was that okay? Wasn't there a vampire law against that?
Well, now was not really the time to think about vampires laws. I should just be glad that Godric said that.
" Yours, really? I didn't know you had a human, not after what happened in Dallas. " The Magister said and eyed Godric doubtfully.
He didn't believe him. Why would he believe him? I had Eric's scent all over my body and I was sure that he knew it. Then, I spent a lot of time with Godric yesterday and today too. Perhaps that helped.
" She's the one who convinced me against meeting the sun in Dallas. I can assure you that she is mine. " Godric answered and watched the Magister carefully. I think he was ready to fight if it was necessary.
" That's a shame. It's a been a while since I've seen a human companion suffer because of the stupidity of a vampire. "
What a sadistic vampire! How could someone be so heartless? How could someone take pleasure into seeing someone hurt ? That was immoral but then he was a vampire…
" I'll have to think about something else then. " His eyes fell on Pam. " Take her. " He ordered and suddenly, a group of men and probably vampires too came in and threw silvers chains around Pam's body.
Pam let out a shrill scream as they tightened the silver chains on her body. She fell on her knees and I could already see that her skin was starting to burn .
" Magister, with all due respect perhaps you're a little bit overreacting. I'm sure that- "
" - With all due respect, Godric I think that you're trying my patience. You are an old vampire and I respect you, that's why I am not putting you under the same treatment, just like I'm not touching your human. I advise you to shut up and wait until your child decides to show up to get his own punishment. "
Godric tensed beside me but said nothing. He had no choice but to obey this vampire, even if that killed him inside. There was nothing he could do to help Pam, at least for now.
What was really terrible was the fact that Eric was probably on his way to Fangtasia and he just didn't know what was going to happen to him.
Would the Magister really punish Eric? I didn't know but I was sure about one thing. If that vampire dared to touch Eric or Godric, I would intervene even if I didn't know if I could do this without hurting them.
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