EPOV
I gave Sookie a kiss and left the room. After I shut the door, I let out a sigh. I'm a 1000-year-old vampire, I am NOT supposed to sigh. Sookie had explained the reason to come to Dallas on the plane ride here. I still couldn't fathom MY Maker wanting to meet the sun. I made my way up to the roof so my side of the conversation wouldn't be overheard. While pacing back and forth, I tried to figure out just what to say to get Godric to come out here. I didn't want to divulge a lot of information, just in case there were bugs in his office, but I had to say SOMETHING to make sure he knew it was important. I pulled out my phone and dialed a number that I haven't used in quite some time, I just hope that he answered.
"Mitt barn (My child), it has been a while. What has you calling this evening?"
"A great many things Master. But most importantly, some things concerning you and your area have been brought to my attention. I was hoping that you could meet with me and my companion tonight? We are currently at Hotel Carmilla."
Godric let out a sigh. "You are kind of putting me on the spot here min son. What are these 'things' that have come to your attention, and who is this 'companion' of yours?"
Now it was MY turn to let out a sigh. "Det skulle vara mycket säkrare att prata om det personligen. Och så långt som min "följeslagare" går är hennes efternamn Brigant. Kom och träffa mig på taket så kan jag fylla i något av det innan vi träffar henne. (It would be much safer to talk about it in person. And as far as my 'companion' goes, her last name is Brigant. Come meet me on the roof and I can fill you in on some of it before we meet with her.)" I held my unneeded breath waiting for a response.
"I see. What time did you want to have this 'meeting'?"
"She's meeting with someone else right now and should be free by 11:30. I'm currently on the roof waiting for my summons back. If you wanted to, you could meet me here, I could go over some things with you, and then head down together."
Godric snickered. "You? Waiting for a summons from someone? Now this I must see. I'll be there shortly." And with that, the line went dead. At least he is on his way now. I walked over to the access door and leaned against the wall and went into down time while I waited for my Maker to show. Next thing I know, I am hearing him clear his throat. I look up to see him smiling, although I notice that it does not reach his eyes. I go over to him, bow my head, and kneel.
"Master, I have missed you." I feel him put his hand on my head.
"Min son, it has been too long. But how many times do I have to tell you not to call me 'Master'?" He says with a small huff. "Rise and tell me what has happened for me to sense more emotions coming from you in the past week than I have felt in the last 500 years combined." I had noticed that he had blocked off his side of the bond for a while, but I didn't realize that he has been feeling me this whole time as well.
"Well," I start to say as I get up, "it is amazing what one can accomplish when they have a glimpse into the future." I see Godric's eyes widen for a moment, then settle back down.
"Interesting. And this companion of yours? She just told you all this information and you believe her?"
"She called me before sundown, knowing I would be awake, asking for a meeting that night. Gave me information that I could check out beforehand to verify her claim. There is more to the story of how we met, but I would like for you to hear it from her." I saw Godric ponder that for a moment. As he was about to start to speak, my phone alerted me to a text. It was time. "Looks like she is done with her meeting. It appears that they were doing some training, so the Fae scent might be strong in the room, just to let you know." With that, we start making our way back to the room. As I come to stand in front of the door, I take a breath and knock.
SPOV
I shake my limbs out to help release the nervous energy I have, take a deep breath, and open the door. At first the only thing I see is my Viking taking up the entire doorway.
"Min lilla älva, you smell wonderful." Eric says as he spins me around in a hug and buries his nose into my neck. I can't help but giggle.
"Stop it, that tickles." Once I get my bearings back, that's when I notice Godric has stepped into the room. He is looking at us with an amused half-grin on his face. I can feel my eyes starting to get watery. "Godric. It is so wonderful to see you again." I sniff and notice a slightly confused look on his face.
"I don't believe we have had the pleasure of ever meeting Miss Brigant. I believe I would remember meeting someone as beautiful as you." I couldn't help but blush at his statement.
"Let us all have a seat and start from the beginning, shall we?" I motion for both the vampires to sit down. "Eric, just how much did you mention to Godric?"
"That I have a way of knowing the future, and your true last name. I figure everything else should come from you, or us together." You just didn't want to be the one to tell him everything, don't lie. I gave him a leveled glare. He chuckled.
"I thought this meeting was about something in my area. Am I missing something?" Godric asks while looking between the both of us.
I brough my hand to my mouth to cover my giggle. "Yes, you are. Have you ever heard of a Cluviel Dor?" His eyes go wide, and he nods. "Well, I lived through the next few years already, my life turned to hell because I met the wrong vampire first. My great-grandfather visited me, gave me the Cluviel Dor and here I am, fixing a bunch of mistakes that happened before. As it pertains to you Godric, I want to try something, however, being relatively new to my powers, I'm not quite sure that what I have planned will work. Please give me a moment." I walked over to the TV and turned it on to a blank screen. I lifted my hand and pointed it to the TV. It was fuzzy at first, but then I noticed my memories from the rooftop playing on the screen. I spared a quick glance to the vampires in the room and noticed they were captivated with their likenesses on the screen. I knew I didn't know what was being said between the two of them, but clearly, they did, I could see the red rim in both of their eyes.
"Fader, broder, son. Let me go." You could see the sad look that Godric was giving to a kneeling Eric.
With resolve on his face, "I won't let you die alone." Eric said to his maker with bloody tears in his eyes.
"Yes, you will." Godric said with a sigh. He placed a loving hand on his neck. "As your Maker, I command you." Without any option, Eric got up and started walking back to the rooftop entrance. They then noticed that I was on the roof as well as I reached my hand out for Eric.
"I'll stay with him, as long as it takes." The me on the screen started to walk towards Godric.
"It won't take long, not at my age."
"You know it wasn't very smart, the Fellowship of the Sun part."
"I know. I thought it might… fix everything somehow. But I don't think like a vampire anymore. Do you believe in God?"
"Yes."
"If you're right, how will he punish me?"
"God doesn't punish. God forgives."
"I don't deserve it, but I hope for it."
"We all do."
"You'll care for him?" He looks off to the rooftop door, "Eric?"
"I'm not sure, you know how he is."
With a chuckle, Godric replies, "I can take the blame for that too." I can see where Eric got his smirk from.
"Maybe not… Eric's pretty much himself." I can see that the sun is coming up on him and the smoke tendrils starting to form. "Are you very afraid?"
"No. No, I'm full of joy." And for someone about to die, he really did.
"But the pain?" I was starting to cry for him.
With a smile on his face, "I want to burn."
Through more tears, "well I'm afraid for you."
"A human with me at the end, and human tears. Two thousand years and I can still be surprised. In this, I see God." With that, we can see him walk towards the edge of the building, removing his shirt.
"Goodbye Godric" TV me says with tears in her eyes. We all watch the screen while TV Godric holds out his hands and lets the blue flames consume him into nothingness. I dropped my hand down, the TV fading back to black, tears in my eyes again from having to relive that morning. I look back to the two vampires in the room. I can see they both have red-rimmed eyes. Eric comes over to me and grasps me in a hug.
"You told me what happened, but I had no idea." Eric just clung to me like I was the only thing keeping him afloat in a sea of nothingness. Over his shoulder, I looked over to Godric, to gauge his take on the episode that just happened. I could tell he was contemplating something rather tricky.
"Are you sure that is what happened Little One? Not that a doubt you, but if a vampire is to meet the sun, they end in sludge, not dust." That is something I had been wondering about myself for a while to be honest. There was Bill when he ran out after me when Rene attacked. There were Eric and Russell after that whole debacle. I had to pause for a moment.
"Oh, for the love of…" I sigh. Godric and Eric looked at me confused. "Sorry boys, give me a moment, I have to make a phone call." I wasn't liking where this thought process was taking me, but I knew someone who could help me out. I pulled out my phone and dialed my great-grandfather. After a couple rings, he finally picked up.
"Granddaughter-mine, how is everything going with you?" Niall asked me with a knowing inflection to his voice.
"I think you have a pretty good idea. I need you to come here. We all need to have a chat." I hung up on my grandfather and crossed my arms over my chest. "He'll be here in a second." It actually took fifteen seconds until I heard the tell-tale 'pop' of my grandfather's entrance.
Niall looks around the room and notices the confusion and angst in the room. "Hello, Granddaughter Mine. Let's all have a seat and have this chat you summoned me for." He motions around the room for us to take our seats. Eric and I sit on the couch while Godric nabs one of the recliners in the room.
"Grandfather, when you gave me the Cluviel Dor you said that more than one family line can be saved. Are Godric and I related?" I questioned, while the two vampires in the room quickly looked at me in unison with wide eyes.
My grandfather chuckled. "Yes and no Dear One." He took a breath. "Is he related to you because he's a Brigant, no. However, his maker is."
NPOV
Godric got up and started pacing, looking more agitated by the second. "What do you mean 'is'? He's dead. I killed him. It's why they started calling me Death. I killed my thousands of years old Maker when I was just a few centuries old."
"Once again, it's a 'yes and no' thing. Have a seat and I will explain your story." I motioned for him to take his seat again. I knew this was going to be a hard story for him to hear. Taking a breath, I looked into the eyes of my granddaughter and her vampires. "To start this story, I'm gonna have to go way back, to your human days. Do you remember much from back then?"
"Not really, if I'm being honest. I can picture my village, remember playing and training, but not much else."
"Back then, there were more Fae that enjoyed living in this realm. The atmosphere wasn't as toxic to our kind as it is now. There are a couple things that you have in common with Sookie here that should be known. Like her, you are part Fae and have the spark. Also like her, you are royalty." That got dropped jaws from the vampires and a gasp from Sookie. "You, my son, were Earth Fae. The crown prince. The plan was, when you came of Fae age, you would be brought to Faery to learn everything you needed to know. About your powers, your people, how to rule." I took another breath. "However, you had gained the attention of one Appius Livius Ocella. There was no way to get you out of the situation. We knew if Ocella were to get his hands on you, he would drain you and not be able to turn you."
"Who is this 'we' you speak of?" Godric interrupted me.
"Hold your horses, I'm getting there young one. Anyway, we needed you to live, even if it was as one of the 'undead'. So, your Maker went to Appius, saying that if he changes you, you will be nothing special, however, if She were to change you, you would be more amazing than any vampire who has walked this Earth. She would give over control of you to him, so he could still have you." I can see the rage burning in both Godric's and Eric' eyes. "Before you get mad, it was necessary for you to go through the Hell that he put you through, however she did put in a failsafe. Before She fully turned power over Appius, She made sure that any command not to harm him would wear off after 300 years."
"What in his right mind would make him believe any of this? This all seems crazy!" Eric burst out, making Sookie jump.
"Think about it for a moment gentlemen. Do you really think that a Seer would be human before she was turned?" I leaned back in my chair and gave them a moment to digest what I had just told them. My darling Sookie looked completely lost. Looking at the vampires, I can see when the dots finally connect for them.
"The Ancient Pythoness is my Maker?" Godric looked gobsmacked. I love being able to do that to vampires.
"But you said that his Maker is related to me? How?" Sookie asked.
"Because my dear child, she is my sister."