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I opened my eyes then shielded them from an insanely bright light. It was almost golden, as if someone had wrapped the sun in a layer of gold. I sat up and realised I wasn't lying in my bed. It looked like I was in a sun lounger, like the one Sookie has in her garden, but this one wasn't made of metal. It felt soft and there was a white sheet on top of it with a gold embossment. I pulled the cloth up to me but saw that my hand was glowing, as was my other hand. I looked down at myself and gasped when I saw that I was wearing a peplos: the robe I was expected to wear on Olympus. The white silk material clung to my body and it had a slit up the right side revealing my leg. I started to panic and looked round to see if I could see anyone; if this was Apollo's sick idea of joke then I was royally screwed.

"You are a vision lover." Eric's voice hummed through my ears as I looked up and saw him walking towards me. He wasn't glowing like me but Apollo's sun was shining down on him. He had on a chilton robe but it only covered the bottom half of his body, which gave me the opportunity to truly admire him as he walked towards me. He almost looked God-like as he made his way over to me. He laid next to me as he ran his hand up the exposed part of my leg.

"How did you get here? The God's only allow those with God blood to enter Olympus." He continued running his hand up and down my leg as he hummed a very familiar tune. "I'm here because of you. Because you called me. I will always come when you call for me." He pulled my head towards him and started to kiss me. He hand rose further into my robe and I moaned in pleasure as he slipped one finger into my wet core. He mouth slipped down to my neck where he began to place small kisses along my neckline.

I looked around to ensure that no one would see us: bringing someone who had no God blood to Olympus was a serious offence, one that could find me spending the rest of my existence in servitude. My eyes widen when I saw that Aphrodite was watching us from a distance. She truly was beautiful with her long blonde hair and golden skin: the true definition of beauty. I was about to push Eric away but she placed one finger on her perfectly formed lips then winked at me. Eric then burred his fangs into my skin and a loud moan erupted from my mouth. He growled as he pulled away then started to make his way down my body…

I shot up and instantly looked around. I wasn't on Olympus nor was I glowing. The sun was shining in through my window but it wasn't golden like the sun was on Olympus. I looked to my side and saw that Eric was gone. I shook my head in confusion as I swung my legs out from my bed. I had thought I could tell the difference between a dream and reality by now. I usually know when Morpheus was trying to seduce me but I don't think that was him in my dream; it must have been Eric. Sookie was right when she said that vampire blood causes you to dream about that vampire. I could still feel his lips on my neck and his body next to mine.

I looked over at my alarm clock and noticed that it was only 7am. I attempted to get up but once I placed my hands down in an effort to push myself up, I heard my bed creak. I looked over and saw that I was sitting in what looked like a dip in my bed. Looks like Eric and I finally managed to break my bed. I smiled at the memory of last night but then stopped when I saw the raven sitting outside my window. I stomped over and shut the blind before heading to the bathroom for a nice shower.

"So the only lead we have is that the murderer is a man and knows Bon Temps really well." Sookie kept her voice low to stop the possibility of anyone overhearing us. If anyone found out that I had a copy of the police report then I would probably lose my job. The idea of not seeing Portia Bellefleur every day was appealing but then I would have nothing to do with my day. Sex was out of the question since Eric had to sleep during the day.

"It could be anyone Sook. I really wish I knew who it was but we'll find him. Jason just needs to keep his head down until we do." Sookie nodded in agreement then got up to continue with her shift. "Umm Alexie, I don't think that's gonna happen." I looked up at Sookie then turned my head to look at what she was looking at. I shot up as I saw Jason playing pool with Rene, Hoyt and a brunette I hadn't seen before. He wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him.

"Great. I'm gonna need another drink." Sookie nodded at me then half walked half ran over to the bar. She returned a moment later with a bottle of beer and a bourbon on the rocks. I smiled as I necked the bourbon back in one then took a swig out of my beer bottle. A strong smell caught my attention in that moment. I breathed in a couple of times and realised the smell also had a faint trace of iron; it was blood. I could smell blood. I scanned Merlotte's and saw that no one was bleeding; well not that I could see. I reached into my bag and pulled out the small blood sample I had collected from the back garden this morning. I held it up to my nose and realised it was the same smell: the murderer was in the bar.

Their wound must have opened and since no one had grabbed the back of their right leg, they didn't know. Eric's blood must have enhanced my senses to the point where I could smell something that only a vampire could. I needed to get Sookie out of there, she wasn't safe. At that moment, Bill walked in and whispered something in Sookie's ear. She nodded at what he said then walked out the back with him. I grabbed my bag and started to follow them.

"Whoa, slow down there lover." Eric grabbed my hand and swung me around so that I faced him. He was wearing a black suit with a black shirt, something I had never seen him in before. He looked breathtaking but also so sinister at the same time. I saw Pam standing by the entrance of the bar wearing a soft pink trouser suit. I had only ever seen her in corsets and black leather so it was quite refreshing. She was also standing next to a vampire that I didn't recognise.

"What are you doing here?" "Well Bill needed to speak to Sookie and I thought it was a good opportunity to see you. Sit with me?" He gestured to the booth I had just gotten out of and I nodded. He sat down opposite me and smiled. "So this is where you spend your time when you aren't with me? It seems cosy." I laughed at his attempt to appear human. I could feel everyone's eyes on us. Eric's presence was hard to ignore and he seemed to have an alluring effect on everyone.

"Well I have to find something to do to pass the time. What did Bill need to speak to Sookie about? I've gotta get her out of here, it isn't safe anymore." I grabbed Eric's hand and pulled him down so he could hear me better, "I think the murderer is here, now. I smelt blood before you got here and it smelt the same as the blood from yesterday. I just can't place where it's coming from." Eric looked around then back at me.

"I smell it too, but it's very faint. I can't pinpoint who it is." The bleeding must have stopped. Eric started to move his fingers across the back of my hand. The touch sent tingles down my spine and it reminded me of the dream I had of him the night before. "Let's go back to your place. I'm sure Pam can handle the club for tonight and I want nothing more than entwining our bodies together and you continuing to touch me."

"I can't tonight lover. Bill's hearing with the Magister is in a few hours and I must accompany him. I am his sheriff and his actions reflect upon me. I won't be gone long but when I return, I promise to spend hours in bed with your naked body pressed up against mine."

"His hearing? With the Magister? What for? Why?" Eric suddenly appeared next to me and I heard the gasps for those watching us. He held my waist with one hand and my face with another. "I always forget that you know more than I have told you. Bill killed Longshadow in the presence of three humans, two of which cannot be glamoured. I understand his reasons for doing so, and would have probably done worse to Longshadow for stealing from me, but as Sheriff of area 5 I had to report the incident to the Magister."

"Well I'm not exactly human and it wasn't something I had never seen before. Did you report what happened the first night I was at Fangtasia to the Magister too?" He brushed his thumb along my cheekbone then smiled. "Of course not. I simply said that a vampire attacked a human outside my establishment and I used my discretion to execute said vampire and glamour the human involved. I cannot tell the Magister of your true nature. He would report you to the Authority and they would classify you as a risk to our existence and sought out a way to kill you. I cannot let that happen."

I nodded in agreement. "Just don't be gone too long and don't let them sentence Bill to the true death. He may annoy me from time to time but he loves Sookie and she loves him." Eric nodded then pulled me up from the booth and wrapped his arms around me. Sookie then returned with Bill following her. Her eyes were bloodshot and she was trying to hide her tears.

"Be safe lover. I must go now." He leaned down and kissed me. I smiled into his kiss but he pulled away before I could deepen it. "Come back to me Erastís Mou." "Always," then they all vamped out of Merlotte's. Sookie ran up to me and held onto me as she cried quietly into my shoulder. "Come on Sook, we gotta get out of here."

"How can you defend him after he reported my boyfriend to their whatever? Do you not care that I may never see Bill again?" I knew Sookie was upset but I never expected her to blame me for Bill's trial.

"Eric was just doing his job. They have certain rules to follow like we do and like I do when I'm with my own kind. Do not blame Eric because Bill acted irrationally and did not think about the consequences of his actions."

"Bill was right, you're exactly the same as him. You don't care whose life you ruin to get what you want. You used me to help you sleep with Eric and didn't care that I was put in harms way!" With that, Sookie stormed out of the house and ran towards the cemetery. I didn't bother chasing after her; I knew she was going to Bill's to calm down. She was upset and was taking it out on me.

I slumped down on the couch and removed my shoes. I still wanted to keep Sookie safe but she was safe at Bill's. No one would think to look for her there especially after her and Bill's teary goodbye earlier. I also knew that I was probably on the killer's hit list after my kiss with Eric but it was a good thing; I would rather he came after me than Sookie.

"Don't think too much Erastís Mou, you may get worry lines." I shot up and came face to face with Apollo. He stood in the living room dressed in what looked like surfer shorts and a wife beater. When the God's visited the human world, they tended to dress like them. His blonde hair seemed lighter than usual against his glowing skin but he looked the same as he did the last time I saw him 150 years ago.

"I am not your lover now nor will I ever be. What are you doing here? You know you cannot summon me without permission first and I don't think you following me around as a raven was a good omen. Now tell me why you're here or I'll throw you through a wall. It wont hurt you but it'll make me feel good."

"You're temper is as high as ever polemistís, but you must learn to control it. I'm not here to summon you nor do I mean you any warm. My reason for this visit is completely selfless. I'm here to warn you." I let out a small laugh and folded my arms across my chest.

"You expect me to believe that you came here to help me as oppose to bring me more misery? It's just like you. When you see and feel that I am finally happy with the life you cursed me with, you find a way to intervene. If you love me like you claim to do then why do you bring me such pain?"

Apollo moved closer to me and held a strand of my hair in his hand: the same action that Eric usually did when we lay in bed. "I do not wish to see you suffer Alexandra, nor am I here to intervene with your life. I could not sabotage your new romance with Lamina's son even if I wanted to, Aphrodite has made sure of that." I moved away from him and held his gaze. "What do you mean Aphrodite has made sure of that?"

"That is not the reason for why I am here. I am here to warn you of a great danger that is heading your way. It is unlike anything you have ever faced before and you cannot defeat it alone. These will help you," Apollo handed me a small pouch he took from his pocket, "They are epoúlosi herbs. Keep them on you at all times. I must bid you farewell now but do not forget what I have said." And then he was gone. Because my life wasn't complicated enough.

So there you go. I hoped you enjoyed reading it just as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Just to clear up a few things that may confuse you, Peplos and Chilton robes are traditional clothing worn by Ancient Greeks.
Polemistís (πολεμιστής) means 'warrier' in Greek and Epoúlosi (επούλωση) simply means healing.

Also, Lamina, in Greek Mythology, was an vampiric underworld spirit. She was also someone Hera cursed but for the purpose of this story, she is who the God's believe vampires came from.

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Jem x