Godric felt the warmth of her body wrapped around him as he rose from his day death. "Good afternoon, dear." Sookie greeted with a sigh, the kind that screamed finally. Clearly, she had been waiting for him to wake up. She was still naked from the early morning activities.
"Have you seen Adele?" After the events of the night, he hoped she would have ventured upstairs to be at least seen by her grandmother. Jason had told Adele everything when she woke up at the crack of dawn. He had gone up after Sookie had fallen asleep to assure her that Sookie was well.
"Yes, I went up a couple of hours ago and allowed her to fuss over me without complaint." She teased.
"Good." He murmured.
"I want to complete the bond tonight." Godric stared at her for a beat.
"I know I was beyond angry about what Eric did, but we finish the bond as planned." She had a romantic setting in mind, and he was going to give her that.
"It's not about Eric's blood in me. He can barely feel a thing, and I can shut it down with ease. Well, it's not entirely about that." She sat up and faced him. "Your phone call with Pam. I realized... I just... whatever piece of paper you were going to fill out, I wanted every word to be true. Sure, we can lie and tell everyone the bond is complete..."
"But you want that to truly be the case." Godric finished.
"I do," Sookie whispered.
Okay." He tried to hide the ardor in his voice but failed entirely. Sookie laughed before leaning forward to kiss him having picked up on his excitement as well. "One thing... when you gained consciousness you knew I hadn't given you my blood. How?" That thought had baffled him for a while.
"Your blood does what I want it to do. At least it feels that way." She said as though that answered his question.
"It does what you want it to do." His bafflement continued.
"She nodded. "Yes, the first time I had your blood was also the first time I'd teleported after going through my Fairy maturity. It was so easy I thought nothing of it because well... "
"You'd gone through your maturity." Godric finished.
"Precisely." She leaned on his chest to get a better look at him. "I wanted to shower before bed and needed the energy to do so, and I had it. When I needed to fall asleep... I did with ease. I woke up with a spring in my step because I wanted just that. I never felt so good in my life. In truth, I thought nothing of it until I was having a conversation with Jase. He mentioned how Thalia's blood made teleporting so much easier. He said it was as though her blood gave him an extra boost to do what he needed no matter how trivial. I don't know if it's your age or if it is the nature of our relationship with you. Eric's blood did little for me, when I gained consciousness, I was still sore, and the boost I usually get from your blood was entirely missing." He couldn't disagree with that assessment as a faint line of her head injury was still present despite Eric's blood in her.
"Fascinating," Godric murmured. "And it's the same for Jason?"
"Yep." She said popping the p.
"Outside changing Eric, I have never shared my blood, so this is new. Although I have also never heard of such a phenomenon." He said thoughtfully.
"Do you think the fact that we are part Fairy might have something to do with it?"
"It might, but truly, I have no idea." He conceded.
"Okay, go shower, and I will get everything ready. We are going to have a romantic moonlit picnic by the pond." He chuckled at her exuberance.
Sookie sighed as she looked out over the pond on the Stackhouse property. It was the one thing on the property that had stayed the same; well at least that was what her gran always said. Sookie loved how isolated it was and far removed from people. Maybe that was why it had survived all these decades.
She set the blanket and the small picnic basket down. She made her way back to the house to grab the lanterns when she ran into the last person she wanted to see, especially on that night.
Bill Compton stood over what was supposed to be his grave. He could imagine Caroline, Sarah, and Thomas standing by the empty coffin saying their teary goodbyes. He's only seen them once after he was turned and never again. In fact, he allowed himself to accept the monster he was and lived the life his maker had wanted. A life of blood and death, one filled with endless torture and killings until he could no longer stand to look at himself in the mirror. Over the last century and a half, he had thought about meeting the sun on several occasions. He had almost staked himself once and had been stopped by Lorena releasing him. He was beginning to enjoy his vampiric existence. He had an idea that would make both him and his queen rich if she would only fund the initial cost.
Instead, he was in the one place he never wanted to step foot back in, and on a mission that would more than likely end him for good this time. If he could just get her on her own for just a few seconds, it will all be over. Even if she was a telepath, he would lie to the queen because no one in their right mind would go after what was undoubtedly the Gaul's.
He heard some rustling and footsteps up ahead but ignored them until Sookie Stackhouse made it into the clearing. "There is a God." He murmured. "Sookie." He called out with a radiant smile. Sookie sighed and looked over at him with nothing but disdain. Even the way he pronounced her name grated on her damn nerves.
"Compton." She responded not breaking her stride in order to get back to the farmhouse. Bill realizing she wasn't going to stop to talk moved directly to intercept her. "Tell me something, Sookie. Are you a telepath?" He asked under glamour. Sookie stared at him for a beat and then smiled.
"You shouldn't have done that." Bill looked on in shock. "You really shouldn't have done that." She repeated. Bill staggered backward and run right into death himself.
"Indeed... you shouldn't have." Godric's voice was cold and beyond deadly. This was the vampire world feared. This was the vampire who in his lifetime had not sworn fealty to any king or queen. Some monarchs have offered him millions hoping he would take the post of sheriff in their states or country knowing none would challenge them because of this vampire. For the first time in his existence, Bill Compton truly didn't want to die, yet he was facing death.
"I am sure you have a reason for attempting to glamour my bonded knowing full well it is a crime in which I could end your very existence." Bill stared at Godric, then turned his eyes on Sookie.
"I'm sorry... I was just hoping..."
"To procure information by any means necessary. Tell me, Compton, how did you know about my bonded being a telepath?" Yep, Godric had just confirmed it because Compton wasn't going to live to tell anyone about it.
"Her cousin, Hadley Delahoussaye." Sookie's head snapped up.
"What?"
"I found her years ago, high on drugs and alcohol, and took her to the queen. Despite the drugs and alcohol her blood still smelled wonderful."
"Hadley is alive and well." Sookie had long given up hope her cousin would ever be found alive, more or less well. Of course, she wasn't surprised Hadley had sold her out.
"Be that as it may, why were you attempting to glamour Sookie? You know she is bonded to me. So why do you persist in finding if her cousin was indeed telling the truth? It makes no difference to your queen as I will not let her go for anything." Godric knew the truth but wondered what lie Compton would spin.
"Sophie-Anne insisted I carry on despite news of Miss Stackhouse's relationship to you." He sounded weak despite his attempt to look somewhat confident.
"Well then, why don't we talk to the queen." Bill did not expect that. He didn't think Godric would reveal Sookie's inability to be glamoured to the queen. Talk about confirming her oddities to Sophie-Anne. If Godric didn't kill him, the queen sure would.
"This is Godric of Gaul, I would like to have a word with Sophie-Anne." He said as he glared at Compton. Within seconds Sophie-Anne was on the line.
"Godric, It is a surprise to hear from you. To what do I owe the honor?"
"Bill Compton just minutes ago attempted to glamour my bonded. Upon confrontation, he revealed he did so on your orders." Sophie- Anne was silent; Bill now knew this to be from being caught off guard.
"And who might I enquire is your bonded."
"Sookie Stackhouse," Godric replied, for the first time his tone softened a touch. That little fact wasn't missed by anyone.
"Indeed, I sent Bill to make enquires about Miss Stackhouse. We had no idea the young lady was bonded to you." Sophie-Anne defended.
"You might not have known..." Godric said despite knowing she was lying. "But your procurer did. He was in the room with us when my bonded's brother enquired about us making our union known by having a little get-together."
"I see," Sophie-Anne whispered. "I will call Compton back to New Orleans, and I can promise... you will never see him again." Sophie- Anne said.
"I'm afraid that is not good enough... I seek Compton's true death." It was harsh, and he knew it, but Compton had to go.
"Godric, the true death is a punishment far outweighing the crime." Sophie-Anne groused angrily.
"Oh, I know, but his attempt at glamouring and your bald-faced lie is the reason I am ending him."
"I haven't lied to you." She continued to lie.
"So, you truly did not know Sookie was bonded to me. You did not order Compton to speed up his investigation upon learning Sookie was bonded to me? Did you not at first tell him you will have her bonded taken care of when the time came until you learned her bonded was me? Did you not despite knowing it was me still push him to investigate despite his warnings to you?" At that moment, Bill Compton realized the Gaul had known of all this for some time. He wondered if their instant dislike of him from the get-go was because they had known before he even arrived.
"I am waiting for a response," Godric growled. Bill wondered what Sophie-Ann could possibly say to all that. With Godric occupied with the queen and Sookie busy staring at her bonded with complete admiration, he bolted but did not make it far. Bill hissed at the pain he suddenly found himself in. He tried clawing at the silver around his neck only to pull his fingers away sharply as they too burned. "Nice try," Jason growled as he yanked on the chain around Bill's neck.
"Me and mine are off-limits." Do I make myself clear?" Godric's tone left Sophie-Anne under no illusion. Death would come for her if she crossed the Gaul and his bonded's family again.
"Understood." She whispered.
"I know more than you can possibly imagine... and certainly more than my childe thinks I do." The line went dead with Sophie-Anne wondering what that sentence meant.
She screamed for her aide. "Your majesty." He answered, by her side within seconds.
"What news of sheriff Northman?" She asked Godric's words still rattling around in her brain.
"He is currently in your library. He called early this morning seeking access. It was granted as always. He also requested if possible to speak to you when you were free."
"Did he now?" She chuckled. "Well, I will see him now in the library." She dismissed her aide with a wave of a hand as she made her way to the library. She wondered what the sheriff had up his sleeve because he always had something up his sleeve.
AN: Sorry for the long delay, spent the holidays battling a case of flu.