The Visions Chapter 55
Eric sat at his desk in his new office contemplating all that had transpired since their return. The work on the new house was going surprisingly quickly. With Godric working at vampire speed he had an entire wing of the house light tight plus the entire house, state of the art security system in place within days. They had moved in and the remaining work was happening around them. Godric had teleported to their homes around the world for possessions to furnish the current wing to avoid the risk of anyone seeing a moving or delivery truck. They had quickly learned that Godric could teleport almost any size object so they now had three fully furnished bedroom suites, two offices, Kara's music studio, full closets and stocked bathrooms in this wing. The decorating left much to be desired as it was quite the hodgepodge but it was comfortable and safe. They would worry about aesthetics later.
Kara had managed to scan the future regarding all of Eric's staff which thankfully had come back clean. Eric probably had Sookie to thank for that from reading all the staff after the Long Shadow incident but he refused to let his mind wander to the blond that had betrayed them to Nora.
Things were back in full swing at the club although Pam did note that business was down since he was spending most his free time training his newborn.
Kara was doing exceptionally well, showing more control than he ever had at her age. She had been able to stop draining her very first live donor which shocked even Godric. They had made a brief appearance at the club the first night they were re-opened. Pam had arranged for a tasty, sweet smelling donor and Eric had been convinced he would have needed his maker's call to stop Kara but it was not needed. Eric then made a spectacle of introducing his new child and all the vampires present swore fealty to her. Kara had stood with her head held high in head to toe black leather with vampire after vampire kneeling at her feet. Eric could feel her discomfort through their bond but her face did not betray her emotions in any way.
He knew that word must have gotten back to Nora of Kara's turning especially since he filed all the required paperwork for the Authority but he had yet to hear anything from his dear sister.
Eric was most pleased with the amount of control Kara had over her visions. It was nothing short of miraculous. She could predict the future with chilling accuracy and could evoke visions about anything or anyone within milliseconds. She also learned to scan through the vision more quickly so that a mortal would not even see a difference in her demeanor and even a vampire would have to be paying a great deal of attention to notice a change in her pupils.
Eric's plan for learning who Nora was employing also worked quickly and within 48 hours two of his known residences were bugged by old cronies of Nora's in the Authority. Eric and Godric were especially displeased that she led the Authority to her brother's homes and that they were obviously aware of her distrust. Eric would be sure that they did nothing for the Authority to be concerned about but it irritated him to no end that his sister would put them on his back.
His main concern was De Castro and his wolves for hire who had not shown up in any way. He was not naïve enough to think the threat gone but perhaps word had gotten back to him that the Authority was watching. When the time was right, Kara would guide him in being sure that De Castro's slaying would be in self defense or in a way that the Authority could never charge him with anything.
Eric's secondary concern was the new Authroity surveillance unit in the Fangtasia parking lot. Kara had alerted him to their presence when she did her now routine evening scan. She had begun starting each evening with a scanning of their immediate futures and it was during Pam's scan that she had seen the Authority in a black BMW attempting to follow Pam home. The foursome was able to come up with a plan that including Pam losing them in a large public garage at one of the vampire friendly all night malls and Godric teleporting her and the vehicle home.
Eric let his mind wander to Godric who he could hear pounding away in a far corner of the house. His teleporting skills had become increasingly helpful as they learned that the weight of an object did not matter. Just wrapping his mind around it was enough to get it where he wanted it to go. Godric had even begun teleporting objects in the house but he was not able to do it long distances without his presence…yet. Eric's hope was that Godric's skill would eventually allow him to teleport people and objects without being in the vicinity at all.
Between Godric and Kara's gifts the foursome was one step ahead at all times but Eric knew they would have become increasingly creative in ensuring their location was kept hidden and secure. There could only be so many times that Pam could lose the Authority trackers without it becoming obvious that there were other forces at work.
For the time being though, Pam could easily pretend to stay at Fangtasia a few days per week as it was known to the Authority that there were light tight vampire accommodations in the basement. Pam also suggested staying at her own bugged home if Kara didn't foresee trouble but Eric did not like the idea of them being separated during the day. That idea was filed away as a last resort.
"Eric" Kara called as she appeared in his doorway. "I have an idea to throw off the trackers".
"Please" Eric said as he motioned for her to sit in the small club chair near his desk. "I would like as many options as possible"
"Pam could go there, leave her car, be seen by the cameras going in and be heard moving to her bedroom. There aren't any cameras in the bedroom so Godric could teleport her here just before dawn and then bring her back after nightfall. No one would expect there to be noise in the unit during the daytime and she would really be here, safe with us".
Eric smiled at his new progeny. "You underestimate your devious vampire mind my beauty" he said as he moved around the desk to sit directly before her.
"Thanks Eric. I like that I can contribute to our safety" she said.
"You contribute more than anyone else with your visions child" Eric reassured her as kissed the top of her forehead.
