A/N: Thank you to Ophelia Weasley, Murgatroid-98, DaniD32, Draco MalfoyGirl 16, Jiffie, Kat, lisbeth.21, Fairy Skull, and xxericbitesxx for all reviewing!
Disclaimer: I do not own Southern Vampire Mysteries or True Blood. Though, if I did…. Well… you know how that shit works out. Also I don't own any of the music or it's lyrics that are on here, and have only changed them to suit the character temporarily, don't sue me, I'm college kid broke.
Trance
I had managed to regain something of a stable mindset by the time he had pulled into the "Hunter's Moon." My eyes keeping down for the moment as Eric hadn't said anything else to me since telling me my place. I had cooled my mind, made my feelings go into an odd numbness that I was comfortable with, and then slowly looked up as he was unbuckling his seatbelt. Why would a vampire wear one? Maybe he didn't like getting cut up or something… reaching down I unbuckled mine as well before feeling a small feeling of contentment play through me at the familiar surroundings. His hand and its cool form moved around my hand.
I stared down before slowly looking back up and found my hand wrapping slowly around his wrist. My nails dug into the skin before I watched his eyes narrow as I brought my nails down leaving five red marks. Then raised a brow, "…" Slowly I felt my form leaning forward so we were eye to eye for the first time. My breath could brush his face from where we were. That numbness remained before I slowly shut my eyes. I felt funny… good almost. I released and pulled my hand from his grasp getting out of the car smiling and then laughing. My mood had changed… I felt better… giddy almost.
My form felt warm and filled with energy, my hands were shaking as I stretched. The silence had been nerve wracking, my mind was odd being so close to the familiar bar though… was it right for me to feel so happy as I grasped the handle to the bar door and the vampire's hand came up and grasped my shoulder. I blinked and slowly looked at him with a brow raised, then grunted as he held my guitar case out….
I grasped it from him and the sober feeling returned as my hand brushed his before my other hand shot out and grasped the bar door. The giddiness came flooding back while my eyes narrowed on him before that dreamy feeling moved through me as I turned and entered the bar after opening the door. It was a public place, the vampire silently followed and as I heard the voices of people around me, their presences outweighed his. I forgot him completely as a large man with well-toned muscles came towards me.
Hanska had been one of my first friends when I had moved to Ohio; he held traits from his Native American heritage such as the dark tan skin and long black hair usually tied back. His nose was long and pointed, straight and his eyes seemed to naturally stare down them. Not in a sneering or snobbish way, but in a form that demanded presence and obedience and respect. One would think twice about starting a fight in his bar…
Did I mention he had a rather nice ass too? As if my troubles slipped away at the sight of 25 year old Indian I lunged forward with a laugh and wrapped my arms around his neck after dropping my guitar. Large arms came around me instantly as he let out a laugh as well, face burying into my shoulder as he stood at a good 6' 4" to my 5' 4". Looking down at me he rested his forehead to mine grinning, "How are you kid?"
I couldn't help it, being happy as I looked back at him I replied, "Fine!" The giant nodded at me setting me down then ruffled my hair. Looking slowly up I followed his eyes and the thought of my troubles rushed back as the cause of them stood staring at us both with a neutral face. Slowly a large hand came up and brushed over my neck, my eyes drifted to Chris as he stared at the bite marks on my neck then glanced at Eric with a small glare then looked back at me.
A cooling feeling moved through my mind and I felt the tension that was slowly beginning start to ebb away as his hand came up and rested on my head. His fingers moved through my hair and he leaned forward, whispering into my ear I blinked for a moment, "You're safe here… go on." His hand patted my back lightly twice and in those two pats I've felt more reassured and alright than I had in days… I immediately moved away with a small smile on my face.
Eric stared quietly as the man smiled lightly watching the girl exit through the room. Then slowly look at him. For a few moments blue met brown as they stared at each other and then the man leaned back again the bar behind him, crossing his arms. The vampire inhaled, and his eyes slowly widened before he approached the creature in front of him.
The man looked over at him and then to the side as he let himself sit on a bar stool and then murmured very softly, "Tru blood, B negative." He wasn't surprised as the bartender nodded and move away while he set 45 dollars down. The Native American descendant beside him outstretched his hand and shoved the money back at him. "…'son the house." He slowly frowned and pulled his money away leaning forward.
For a few moments the silence held again between the two before the vampire was given his drink and he lifted it to his lips. Frowning as it touched his lips and the disgusting taste flowed into his mouth he shook his head before setting it down. It just wasn't the same as HER blood… he let it go as he looked back at the man in good relations with her and saw him looking back. A slight smile on his lips that made him glare immediately.
He got a chuckle in return that made him clench his hand on the bottle gently, resisting the want to throw it at him. He was in unfamiliar territory though… and he was most certainly in non-vampire territory. He opened his mouth to snap something at him only for his finger to come to his lips and a soft, "Shhh…" Exit him, "A fight would be a bad thing to start here vampire…" His lips pulled back to reveal enlarged canines.
Eric could hear his heart beating, fast but the man's breathing was normal. Hanska's eyes were lidded and his fingers came up and pulled through his long ponytail before he murmured simply, "So you've bonded with Ky." His eyes became deathly as he turned them to the vampire now and slowly turned in his direction, "Hrm." His lips pulled into a grimace at the thought of it and the blonde vampires rose immediately at the look as it became provoking.
A few moments passed as both of them stared before the air stilled as guitar chords went through the air. Eric immediately looked toward the stare. He stared quietly as Kylie had begun to tune her guitar with a lidded gaze and a small smile on her face. She felt calm, at peace… it was nice to feel that through the bond, though he would keep such a thought to himself. Shutting his eyes he listened as she continued before stopping and looking up. There was a light in her eye he hadn't seen before… he wondered what was causing this bit of emotion to pass over her and keep her happy.
His eyes immediately went to the creature beside him who was watching with a lidded gaze but also a smile on his lips. And then he got it, it was so simple.
"You're an empathic…. " Hanska's eyes immediately flicked to the vampire, staring quietly before looking back ahead. In a childish matter he smiled again and shushed the vampire. The quiet happiness was continuing through the girl as though it was a natural thing before she simply stilled and shut her eyes. Eric watched her chest rise and fall and a little nervous drifted in the bond only to immediately be wiped away.
For a few moments it continued before the thick baritone voice moved across his hearing, "Usually she keeps at home or stays with her parents, she doesn't like being around a large group of people… I was surprised she even agreed to go on a trip with people she met at her school…" The Viking immediately looked towards the male whose eyes had shut and his face had gained a firm but lax look. "And to find her in so much trouble disturbs me… as she's what one might call a 'good' girl." He opened his eyes to stare at the sheriff who held a neutral expression on his face.
"And why do you care?" The Indian blinked for a moment before looking at him with a calm easy stare.
"…You don't know?" Eric paused at the almost curious tone, there was an instant scowl on his face as he turned lightly and planted his foot… "How much of your blood has she drunk?" Immediately he flinched then studied this human with a new eye, his lips pulling back as he was about to let his fangs slide out before he was prevented by a very soft, sound. The man in front of him reached forward and rested a hand on his shoulder.
The vampire immediately flinched away as something was yanked from his mind. The will to fight with this human leaving him making his eyes widen and fall back into his chair. The empathic human simply grinned at him. "I suggest you don't give her any more… hopefully she'll recover tonight, if not then I'll have to pump it out of her system… and that's a nasty little process."
What does he know? The vampire's mouth opened when the guitar chords strummed softly. Slowly he stared before her eyes lifted up and she stood in front of the microphone. His eyes narrowing as her mouth opened lightly and her fingers pulled a guitar pick from her pocket while she paused to look over at Hanska.
The dark haired man lifted his chin lightly and stated very firmly, not in an order, but a request, "What ever you're comfortable with…" With a nod from her he watched as she shut her eyes and then turned to the drummer behind her. There was a pause and a nod before her lips came quietly to the microphone, she took a loud inhale… and the drums began instead.
She leaned away with the guitar in hand as she began to strum out the chords all to fluidly. The bass player beside her looked up before smiling as he followed suit with the drums as she leaned forward. Her voice was surprisingly low that was all too soothing. Soothing enough it was making his body relax…. Eric blinked as he listened.
"Caught up in this madness too blind to see
Woke animal feelings in me
Took over my sense and I lost control
I'll taste your blood tonight…"
"Mmmm you know I make you wanna scream
You know I make you wanna run from me baby
But know it's too late you've wasted all your time."
"Relax while you're closing your eyes to me
So warm as I'm setting you free
With your arms by your side there's no struggling
Pleasure's all mine this time."
"You know I make you wanna scream
You know I make you wanna run from me baby
But know it's to late you've wasted all your time…"
"Cherishing, those feelings pleasuring
Cover me, unwanted clemency
Scream till there's silence
Scream while there's life left, vanishing
Scream from the pleasure unmask your desire…
Perishing…"
He could have smiled lightly, was she speaking from what she was thinking to be his point of view? His eyes narrowed however as he noticed that a trance had seemed to come over the bar. Men in particular were watching, lust holding the air as they began slowly towards the stage. He too felt a mild annoyance of a pull in his mind to go towards her. Her eyes were bright, her mouth was particularly attractive to him now, and her form seemed to hold an essence demanding that respect he knew his own to hold. He let his body hold to the pull for a moment and his feet carried him into the crowd of smelling Neanderthals all watching the 19 year old.
Her fingers continued with the guitar despite her distraction of actually singing the song, she didn't seem to mind it to much, he noticed the tension of her body was gone, he only felt excitement through their bond, odd feelings from her like joy, happiness, they felt electric and so vivid to him… he grunted as she made eye contact with him now as she continued the song.
"…..where we've lost control,
We've all had our time to grow,
I'm hoping I'm wrong but I know I'm right,
I'll hunt again one night."
"You know I make you wanna scream,
You know I make you wanna run from me baby,
But know it's too late you've wasted all your time."
"Cherishing, those feelings pleasuring
Cover me, unwanted clemency
Scream till there's silence
Scream while there's life left, vanishing
Scream from the pleasure unmask your desire…
Perishing…"
"Some live repressing their instinctive feelings,
Protest the way we're built don't point the blame on me."
"Scream, scream, scream the way you would if I ravaged your body,
Scream Scream Scream the way you would if I ravaged your mind."
"Cherishing, those feelings pleasuring,
Cover me, unwanted clemency,
Scream till there's silence,
Scream while there's life left, vanishing,
Scream from the pleasure unmask your desire.
Peeeerishing…"
Her eyes became lidded as they slowly ended the song with an automatic silence after the final chords of the drums and the base. She slowly leaned away from the microphone and himself, breaking eye contact and looking over at the drummer and bass player nodding and smiling. Then pausing and looking back at the crowd. Eric was snapped out of the daze he was in from that pulling he had in his mind as it was interrupted with a wave of shock that ripped through him. He looked at the other males that seemed to hold themselves in the trance again before looking back at her again.
Her mouth was opened, her eyes were wide, a look of shock was on her face…
Now this was interesting.
A/N: -Winces- Alright, here's the thing, this was originally seven pages long, but a lot of stuff happened in it. Well, since I'm mean, I took those last three pages, and I'm putting them into the next chapter, and I tell ya now, the next chapter is gonna be a GOOD one. Kylie finally hits her rebound and I know some of you have been wanting to see Eric get knocked on his ass… well, it may just happen. So wait about a day, and it'll be up around tonight since it's Friday. Till then, let this [filler] –winces at own loathing again at doing this- hold you over. I don't want to over load a chapter. So hopefully this will hold for the moment. The next one will be called….-dramatic music- Crossing The Line! So tell me what you thought, and then I'll hear what you all thought again tonight! Or tomorrow night if you're three hours behind me.
Oh yeah, the song was Avenged Sevenfolds "Scream."