Chapter 9

SPOV

My last few days at work went by quickly. Thankfully, this trip out to Dallas wasn't nearly as eventful as the last time. Since no one knew we were coming, no one could tip off the Fellowship of the Sun, so no kidnapping attempts. I laughed to myself when Eric and I ended up in the same room as last time. Hopefully, there will be better memories in here this time, rather than him covered in bloody tears.

"So, what is the plan now my dear? Should we head over to the nest to talk with Godric?" Eric questioned as he finished up putting away his clothes.

"I think it would be better if you had him come here for the meeting. There is something I need to try to do here first anyway. If you could give him a call and have him meet us here about 11-11:30, that should give me enough time." If Barry doesn't freak out on me again anyway.

"What's going on?" Eric looked a little confused.

"There is another telepath here. Last time, we got into each other's heads before we even realized it, and I got a bit over excited. I'm hoping that this time, if I'm a bit calmer and ease into it, maybe I can help him. He needs to know about the Fairies kidnapping the half breeds to use as broodmares. And who knows, maybe since Isobel will be out a human, she can offer him protection." It was worth a shot anyway. "If Godric's hesitant to come, drop my name if you have to."

"How is he going to know you if you haven't met him yet?"

"Not Stackhouse, Brigant. I'm sure considering you knew the name, that he would too." I gave a chuckle.

"Fair enough." He laughed as well. "I'll just step out to make the call. Shoot me a text when you are done with your Fairy friend." He came over to give me a kiss and left the room. I walked over to the hotel phone to call for room service.

"Hey there, could you send up a couple bottles of AB- Trueblood? And if you could have Barry deliver them, that would be swell. I haven't seen him in ages, and it would be super awesome to catch up." I said as cheerfully as I could, not wanting it to seem like I'm luring him to his death. "Thank you so much." And I hung up without getting a response, keeping my fingers crossed that this worked. About ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door. I listened in, just to be safe.

"Who could this possibly be? This is tripping me out." He was worried and I couldn't blame him for that, it was a weird request. I walked over and opened the door.

"Hi there! Thank you so much for bringing this up for me." I took the bottles from his hand. I walked over to put them away, making sure he couldn't see my face. "Would you please come in a moment, there is something I would like to talk to you about."

"I'm sorry miss, but I don't think I know you, and I'm not really allowed to go into the rooms." He said while still standing outside the door. I turned back to him, with my mouth still closed.

"I really think we should talk. I know why you are a telepath, and I can help you protect yourself." And now, out loud. "Just a few minutes? If you don't like what I say, you can leave, and I won't bother you again." My eyes pleaded with him.

He looked a bit shocked, but wasn't screaming for the hills like before, so I took that as a good sign. "I'll give you five minutes." He stepped into the room and closed the door behind him. "How come I can't hear you unless you are thinking directly to me?" He asked as he sat down.

"Well, I've been working on my mental shields for years, and the 1,000-year-old vampire blood in my system doesn't hurt to help them out. Don't freak out," I slowly put my hand out as he started getting jumpy. "I had him leave so I could talk to you freely, he won't be back until I tell him to come back." That seemed to calm him a bit. "I'm guessing you work here because of the quiet that the vampire voids offer you huh?" I gave him a knowing look.

"When I first found out I couldn't hear them, it was bliss. But the more I hung around them, the creepier they got. They kept sniffing me, trying to glamour me. I've realized going along with it is usually the safer bet. Can they glamour you? How did you know I was a telepath? And WHY the hell am I a telepath?" He ended up bursting out the last few questions all in one breath.

I had to giggle a little bit at that. "I know how you feel. I kinda freaked out when I first found out too. Let's see if I can answer them in order. No, they can't glamour me, I'll get to why in a bit. We have met before; you just don't remember it. And as to the why, that would be genetics." I went on when it looked like he wasn't going to speak. "Vampires are not the only supernatural creatures out there." I waved my hand towards the outside. "There is more than you could even imagen. That being said, somewhere in your family history, there is what is called Fae, also known as Fairies, and no, not like Tinkerbell. They are very fierce warriors, and just so happen to be the natural enemy of vampires."

"Fairies? Really? You expect me to believe that?" He said with disbelief.

"Then I guess it's time for some show and tell." Que my microwave fingers. I called upon my light and held the ball floating in my hand.

He started to push himself away from me. "Holy shit!" He stumbled around some more. I drew the light back into my hand.

"No need to freak out man. Like I said, I want to help you. Give you a bit of a crash course in this. So, sit down and I can get back to it hmm?" I chided him. He made his way back to his seat. "Where was I? Oh yes, natural enemies. If a vampire were to drink from a full-blooded Fae, it would make the vampire drunk off their ass and immune to sunlight for a couple hours. The vampire wouldn't realize the need to find shelter and would the burn in the sun when the blood wore off. With us however, because of the dilution with the human blood, we just smell and taste better than regular humans, hence the sniffing.

"Now shields. Have you ever tried to block out others thought's in anyway?" He shook his head in the negative. "Alright then, we'll start there." And so, I worked with him on his shields, helped him call upon his light, answered any questions he asked and warned him about our kidnapping kin. "There is just one more thing I would like to discuss with you before you head out, well, two things actually."

"Anything, you have helped me out so much. My head hasn't felt this well in I can't even remember how long." Barry said as he gave me a hug, knowing he wouldn't hear my thoughts.

"First, after we use our powers like we just did, it will amplify our scent. Now not all, but some Fae, can mask their scent. You just need to think of the barrier around your mind, going around your whole body. Now sadly, I won't be able to tell if you have done that or not, since I can't smell a difference, so be careful when heading back to work, maybe try some citrus scented spray?" It was all I could think of off the top of my head.

"I'm sure one of the girls that work here must have something like that. And the other thing?"

"It would be safer in the long run if you had a vampire claim you as theirs. I know it makes you sound like a possession, but that way, no other vampire could touch you. I know of a very nice one in the area if you would like to meet her sometime. I don't know how long we are going to be here, but we should be here for a little while at least. Think about it okay?"

"I will. Thank you again Sookie. You really have no idea how much this means to me." He gave me another hug and left the room.

I sat down on the couch and leaned my head back. I was so happy, that went even better than I had expected it to. I looked down at my phone and noticed the time. I sent Eric a text letting him know that I was done, but that we had practiced a little bit with our powers, just to warm him about the smell. Then I quickly changed out of what I had been flying in and changed into a deep purple sundress. Might as well look the part of a royal, right? I started pacing back and forth, nervous for seeing Godric again. I really hoped we could get this figured out and have a different outcome than before. Right at 11:30 there was a knock on the door, it was time.