Chapter 17…I was joking.

I got up quickly and showered because I knew that I had to pack because we were going back to Shreveport tonight.

I was up and ready and as soon as the car came and I had to wait for Eric to get settled. The flight was long and hard because Eric kept bugging me about the mile high club.

"Well don't you just look delicious" I heard a voice behind me say and I couldn't help but smile and roll my eyes at the same time. "Hello to you too pam" I said and continued to look at all the humans and vampires dancing to the music at fangtasia.

My eyes were trained on only one vampire that was sitting in the dark drinking a true blood.

I looked at Eric sitting on his throne and saw that he wasn't paying attention so I walked over to the vampire.

"I see you and Eric are back" he stated and I smiled at him. "yeah we are, listen bill I don't want any more trouble. I know you and Eric hate each other but you have to put it behind you. You are the king now…by the way have you heard anything about sookie?" I asked him`

"The thing with me and Eric will stop as soon as he leaves alone what is mine" bill said and I glared at him.

"Sookie isn't yours anymore, and he doesn't want her anymore" I said to him and stood up to go but bill grabbed my arm and pulled me back so that I sat down again.

"Don't be naïve, he will always want her. You see Eric want special things, like sookie she has powers and that what he wants. Now tell me why he would want you because you have nothing special" he said to me and I glared at him.

"he wants me for who I am" I said back to bill and was about to leave but bill chuckled at me and shook his head. "Come on this is Eric we are talking about, the day he actually cares about a human is the day all vampires will die" bill said and got up to leave.

"Oh and before I forget if you mention sookie again I will arrest you on charges of kidnaping, we all know you had a reason for taking her" bill said and then he left with all his guards.

"Dick…" I muttered at bill's back. "If the king heard you say that" a voice whispered into my ear and made me flinch.

I turned around and saw it was some gothic vampire so I rolled my eyes and started walking to the bar. Just as I was going to reach it an arm curled around my waist and pulled me into their body.

I thought it was Eric so I turned around smiling but it fell right away when I saw the same vampire. "Fuck off" I hissed at him but he only smiled at me. He pulled me tighter into his chest and then smelled my neck.

I heard his fangs click out and tried to push him away but he wouldn't have any of it. "I wouldn't do that if I was you" I said to him and heard him snicker into my neck. I felt a sudden sting in my neck and knew that he had nipped me.

He pulled back and still eyed my neck. "ah how clumsy of me, let me just clean that for…" he tried to finish his sentence but by the time he said 'clean that for' Eric had him by the throat.

"Do you not understand the policy of no biting inside of my bar?" Eric growled at him but the guy nodded at Eric and I saw Eric put him down and the guy gulped and then apologized.

I was angry that Eric didn't do anything about the guy biting me but I got my answer as soon as the guy turned his back I saw Eric's hand go straight through and holding his heart.

"If any vampire touches what is mine you will suffer the same fate. My scent is all over her so just dare to come to close to her and I will give you a true death, is that clear?" Eric growled out.

Most of the humans screamed and left but that didn't bother me, what bothered me was every vampire was looking shocked at me, because their sheriff has finally claimed someone.

"Bar's closed, get out" Eric yelled and I looked down to the puddle that once was a vampire.

Every single vampire left and pam came walking towards us with a huge smile on her face.

"So he's finally claimed you as his?" pam asked with a smirk directed at me. "Not now pam" I said as I looked at Eric as he stared down at the puddle of blood.

"tell ginger to clean this up and get mike to go to my storage and get the other throne, lock up after you're done" Eric said simply and grabbed my hand. Pulling me outside and into the car.

"Are we going to talk about this at all?" I asked Eric and got an answer when he drove faster. As soon as we made it to the house Eric rushed with me inside and before I knew it he ravished me all morning until the sun was about to come up.

"What has gotten into you?" I asked him and he hummed as he pulled me closer. "Everyone needs to know you are mine." He said and I laughed. "Then let's just get married so that everyone can know" I said in a jokingly manner.

"Fine…" Eric said and I frowned as I looked at him. "Eric I was only joking" I said to him but he pulled me halfway on top of him and mumbled "I wasn't joking" right after that he was dead to the world and left me wondering if he was really serious and if I just made a huge mistake in the form of a joke.

I woke up alone in the bed that night and frowned because I was usually up before Eric. Looking at the time is saw that I had an hour to get ready for fangtasia and quickly got up and showered.

After I was dressed and ready to go I walk out of the room to see about ten guys walking around the house. 'what the…' I thought to myself and then went searching for Eric to explain everything to me.

I just walked through the lounge when I was pulled into a room and pushed up a round step. A lady was looking at me up and down frowning and then nodding as she wrote things on a note pad.

"What are you doing?" I asked her and she answered me in what I assumed was Italian.

"Stop touching me!" I yelled at her but she kept on measuring me from my head to my foot size. "Can somebody tell me what is going on?" I yelled out at the people walking by.

"She's taking your measurement for your dress" Eric said as he came out of the next room. "My dress for what?" I asked him and as soon as the woman started touching my breasts I shoved her away and marched over to Eric.

"For the wedding, you said last night we should so I'm arranging a vampire wedding/ceremony" Eric said to me as if all of this was normal. "It was a joke Eric" I stated to him but he only smiled at me and kissed me on the forehead.

"Were still doing it" he said to me and I huffed at him "what if I don't want to marry you" I said and all the people in the room stopped what they were doing and looked at us. "Well then my dear I'm afraid you don't have a choice" he said and then walked away.

"Fucking Viking" I said after him and he turned around frowning while looking at me. "What you are acting like one!" I said to him and then got pulled back by the woman as she kept on mumbling.

Two hours later the woman was finally done she pushed me forward to leave. I glared at her and tried to look at her sketches but she moved away and I rolled my eyes.

I walked to the entryway and saw Eric was waiting for me. The drive to fangtasia was a quiet one and I was happy to get out of the car as soon as we arrived.

I walked into the bar and went straight to get a drink. After taking four shots of tequila my arm was grabbed and I turned around to see Eric looking down at me.

"Give me a coke" Eric said to the bartender and after he gave Eric the coke, Eric lightly pulled towards the stage and then to his chair. I was frowning at Eric because I did not know what to do cause it was only his throne.

Eric put the coke on the table next to the throne and then he sat down. If he was thinking I was going to stand here the whole night he was crazy. "if you're thinking…oomph" I grunted out as Eric pulled me into his lap.

"You're throne isn't here yet, it will arrive tomorrow" Eric said into my ear and I was sure that every vampire heard it because each one of them started whispering to each other. I'm sure it was good because Eric smirked and pulled me tighter against his body while humming into my neck.

"And I am getting a throne why? I'm perfectly happy with just wandering around the bar or sitting in your office" I replied to him but he shook his head at me.

"You're soon going to be mine fully so I thought that you might need a throne to sit next to me and then I wouldn't have to kill any vampires that touches what is mine" Eric huskily said to me and it made my stomach flutter.

Before I could answer him bill was standing before us looking mad as hell. "a word Eric…" bill said and walked straight to Eric's office. I looked at Eric and he gave me a nod as we both stood up and walked to his office.

"Eric I am sure I said I wanted a word with you and not with you and Danalynne" bill said and I gave him a nasty look as Eric closed the door behind us.

"All due respect your majesty whatever you want to discuss you can discuss with me and my soon to be wife" Eric said and from the look of shock on bills face I was sure he didn't expect that.

"You are to be married?" he asked and Eric nodded at him while I gave him a smirk that clearly said 'told you so'.

"Never mind…I am here to discuss the situation of you killing a vampire in your bar…" bill said and I tensed up because Eric has told me before what happens to vampire that gets punished.

"bill that said vampire came into my bar, harassed what is mine and then tried to bite her, well in fact he did bite her" Eric stated and bill looked down trying to think of another reason to punish Eric but he couldn't think of one.

"very well this time I will let you off with a warning because he had harmed your human. But next time report him to me, or are you not capable of your sheriff duties?" bill said in a snarky tone.

I saw Eric step forward ready to fight with bill but before he could, I stepped in front of him, and looked up into his eyes. "don't…please just let it go" I whispered to him and he gave me a small nod to say he understood.

"yes…next time I will let you take care of it" Eric said to bill while still looking into my eyes. I gave him an assuring smile while out of the corner of my eye I saw bill look at us and then he left.

"next time let me handle bill" Eric said harshly at me and then walked out of the office. I stood there confused as hell because this was the first time in months he was talking to me like that.

I looked down at my watch and the sighed as I got my phone out to call a cab. The drive to Eric's house was silent and I let the driver drop me off at the gate. I walked down the path to the house and then stopped when I saw the big tree with a sitting swing at the bottom.

I sat down softly on it and swinged as the wind blew past me, whipping my hair over my shoulder and blowing it softly.

I looked up into the sky and looked at the stars. Right at that moment, I was missing godric. He did not even know about the wedding. It has been months since I saw him, the last time was in Paris.

I didn't know for how long I sat there but it because so cold that I started shivering but I didn't want to walk to the house yet. "you left…" Eric said to me and I turned to look at him and then I looked back to the tree.

"I did…" I whispered and then felt his hand on my cheek, turning my face to look at him. "I was too harsh" Eric said and I nodded at him. "I meant to give you this tonight but bill fucked everything up again" Eric said to me and I saw he was holding a small black box out at me.

"not sure I want that anymore" I said to him and heard him sigh as he sat next to me. "I'm not used to being with someone, I always make the decisions and now that bill is king it's hard for me to follow orders" Eric said to me and I turned to look at him.

"why are we even doing this? I said it as a joke and I'm sure as hell you're not ready to commit to something this big" I said to Eric and got up to leave but he pulled me back.

My back hit his chest as he stood behind me with his arms around me. "do you see that?" Eric asked me and I frowned. I didn't know what he was talking about. "I don't see anything, I'm staring at you're house" I said and Eric hummed.

"Exactly you see my house…my empty house. Without you my house is empty, my bed is empty and I never knew that I needed company, I always thought a fangbanger once a week or so was enough, but I was so, so wrong." Eric said and I gulped as his words finally sunk in.

"how do I know you won't go back to your old ways? How do I know I won't get hurt" I said to Eric and felt his arms tighten around me. "just trust me, I want this. I won't do something like this if I had other intentions" Eric said and I saw his hand slip the ring out of the box.

I held my hand out to him and felt his cold fingers slip the ring onto my ring finger. "don't make me regret this" I said to him "never…" he replied and the both of us walked to the house slowly as we discussed the wedding.