A/N Here's another chapter. I have the next chapter all written, but the chapter after that I've only just started, so I might wait to post the next chapter until I have some more written or if I get enough reviews I might post it sooner. We'll just have to wait and see. So read, enjoy and leave me some love.
I may not have known about my fairy powers before when we were in Dallas, but I could feel them thrumming inside of me just as strong as when I left. I realized in that moment that it was Eric's blood that had been what activated my powers. It should have been so obvious to me before. I'd had tons of Bill's blood and nothing, but a few drops of thousand year old Viking blood and I was shooting light out of my hands. Huh, who'd a thunk it.
I let my power build up in my hand into a nice sized ball. I wasn't quite sure what this was going to do to him, but I was willing to take my chances. "This is what happens when you piss off a fairy!" I threw my light down at him and I watched as it spread all over him. It was like he was sitting right on top of the sun, his skin instantly started to blister and redden. He screamed at the pain that he was experiencing and I couldn't help but smile. This was the least he deserved after what he'd done even though some things he hadn't done yet, but that neither here nor there.
Eric pulled me away from him so that I wouldn't get hurt and I immediately wrapped my arms around him and he did the same to me in return. I was going to get used to touching him and not take it for granted ever again.
When my light dissipated from around Bill his skin was as red as a lobster and covered with blisters. His agony quickly disappeared and turned to anger. "You stupid bitch! How the fuck did you do this to me?"
Eric moved in front of me and kicked Bill as hard as he could right in the nuts. "Don't you ever talk to my future lover like that you sack of shit."
Before I could get into this conversation, there was a knock on the door. I opened my mind and smiled at who it was. "Eric, it's Godric at the door."
Eric kicked Bill out of the way and went to open the door. "Godric, please come in."
"I waited as long as I could before coming to see you and Miss Stackhouse, but with your feelings all over that place, I just had to come and see what was going on."
"Just taking care of some trash."
Godric walked inside and barely glanced down as he stepped over Bill. "I can see that. What are you planning on doing with him?"
I decided that I would answer that just so that we would all be on the same page. "He needs to meet the true death." They both stood there staring at me like I was insane. "I know that you wouldn't normally hear this from a human, but I'm not completely human and after what he's done to me and my family…" I trailed off when I said family. My mind instantly went to Gran and the night that she'd been killed. Bill had been home that night after his speech. Unless he'd had his head completely up his ass, he should have been able to hear the struggle and have smelled the blood.
I looked down at him knowing how easy it was for him to have me beaten by the Rattrays, who's to say that he didn't glamour Rene into killing my Gran. Just thinking about that made tears well in my eyes, but I held them back. I'd shed enough tears in this man's presence, I wasn't going to shed anymore.
I crouched down next to him, conjured another ball of light and looked Bill straight in the eyes. "I'm going to ask you a question and I want you to answer me truthfully. You're going to die no matter what, so unless you want another round of personal sunshine all over your body, I would suggest that you tell me the truth." He just kept looking at me without saying a word, so I continued. "Did you glamour Rene to murder Gran?" I watched his eyes and in that moment I realized that he would be a shitty poker player.
I could see in his eyes that he was guilty of what I'd accused him of. The anger that built up inside of me was the most intense anger that I'd ever felt before. I threw my light at him, but this time instead of burning him, it pinned him to the floor. I quickly straddled his chest and I took my anger out on him with my bare hands.
I punched him, slapped him, and scratched whatever part of him that I could reach. It didn't matter that he wasn't the one that had done the killing, he had orchestrated the murder of the one person who loved all of me and didn't treat me like I was Crazy Sookie. He was a lowlife piece of shit and he deserved so much more than what I was able to dish out.
After taking my pain out on him for a time, I felt two strong hands grip my waist and pull me off of him. "NO! I need to hurt him. He had my gran killed. He listened to her die. He needs to pay, to suffer for what he's done."
Eric pulled me into his arms and let me let out the sobs that I couldn't hold in anymore. I clutched tightly to his chest as he held me. I barely heard Godric speak I was so lost in my grief. "I'm going to deal with this parasite and leave you two alone. Both of you just relax and be there for each other. We'll make plans tomorrow night."
"Thank you Godric." I wanted to thank Godric as well, but I couldn't get my tears to stop. I just needed to let this out and be in Eric's arms for a while.
I thought back to when Bill became possessed by Lilith. I saw a side of him that I'd never thought existed, but now I realized that maybe that had really been a part of him all along, he just hid it well.
I don't know how long I cried for, but when I started to finally calm down I noticed that Eric had moved us onto the bed. He was holding me against his chest and gently stroking my hair. That simple gesture was very comforting to me, be close to him was comforting to me.
I wiped the last of the tears from my eyes and looked up at him. "Hi."
"Hello to you. How are you feeling?"
"Like a fool, like I've been hit by a truck and like I want to watch Bill Compton die a thousand deaths and it still wouldn't be enough."
"Sookie, I promise you that he will pay for what he has done to you."
"I know he will."
"What can I do to make you feel better?"
My mind went to a very naughty place, but that needed to wait a little while longer. "Right now I would really love a change of clothes and something to eat."
"Alright, I'll go get your luggage and you order anything you want from room service."
"Thank you Eric, for everything."
"You're welcome. I'll be right back."
Two hours later I was showered, dressed in a tank top and sleep pants and my belly was pleasantly full. I was feeling better physically, but mentally I was still a mess. I needed something to take my mind off of things, so I decided it was time to start telling Eric about what I knew.
We were curled up on the bed again, just content to hold each other. I sat up next to him and looked down at him. "Eric, there are some very important things that I need to tell you."
He sat up so that we were facing each other and took my hands in his. "Does this have anything to do with how you knew what that parasite had done to you?"
"Yes, but I want you to do something for me first." I didn't think about what I was doing, I just knew that I needed him to do this. I moved closer to him and slid my hair away from my neck. "I want you to take some of my blood."
"Sookie, you have had a very trying day. You don't need…"
"Stop. What I'm about to tell you is going to be difficult for you to believe and I want you to be sure that I'm telling you the truth."
"I know that you would have no reason to lie to me. I'm just trying to figure out what you are doing here with me right now."
I moved up onto my knees and moved closer to him. I took his face in my hands and looked him right in the eye. "I am here with you Eric Northman because no matter what you want people to think I know that you are a good man. You let yourself be silvered to save Godric and me. You've never lied to me like other people have. You took the brunt of an explosion to save my life for God's sake. And there is something very important that I should have said to you after both of those incidents."
"And what would that be?"
"Thank you. Thank you for risking your life to save mine even after everything I've said and done to you."
"You are special Sookie Stackhouse. My world would lose what little light that's left without you in it."
"You are so sweet, but now you need to drink. We have lots of important things to talk about."
"Bossy fairy."
"Sexy sweet Viking, now bite me."
"My pleasure." He slid his fingers gently over my cheek and down my neck. Just that light touch sent a shiver through my entire body. "Having second thoughts?"
"On the contrary, I'm looking forward to this." His fangs clicked down and I smiled as I leaned in closer to him. He closed the distance between us, but instead of feeling his fangs in me right away, I felt his lips and his tongue caressing me where he was going to bite. I couldn't stop the moan that escaped my lips when his fangs finally slid into my neck. My whole body vibrated with every pull and there was no pain. Every time he who shall not be named would bite me, it would hurt like hell. Apparently after a thousand years you develop some finesse when biting someone.
He only took a few pulls and I whined a bit when he pulled away. I wanted him to take more, I needed him in me as much as possible, but that was still going to have to wait.
He chuckled against my neck as he heeled his bite mark, yet again something he who shall not be named never did before. I was quickly realizing that I'd made a big mistake not choosing Eric before.
He pulled away from my neck and looked down at me. "So what is so important that you need to tell me?"
I took a deep breath as I clutched his hands as tight as I could. "Eric, what I'm about to tell you is big, huge really, but I don't want you to rush into doing anything without thinking about it first. I want to help you as much as I can, we are going to do this together. Okay?"
"Sookie I have no idea what you are talking about, but I'm completely intrigued. Please go on."
I just decided to come out with it. "I know who slaughtered your family."
