And here's your second dose of TWW today! I didn't realise how hard this chapter would be to write and I tried my absolute best! Hope you enjoy it and things become a lot clearer :)

Disclaimer: See Chapters 1-3

"Rise my child." Godric placed a hand on Eric's shoulder and Eric slowly stood up. Eric towered over Godric but it was Eric that looked up to Godric. I had seen the loving side of Eric, especially the way he looked at me last night, but I had never seen this side of him. He looked at Godric with admiration, with love.

'He loves you.' I quickly turned my head to see who had said that but there was no one there. I looked around and saw that I was the only one who had heard that voice; it must have been in my head. Was I hearing voices now? First weird tingling feelings, then strange dreams and now a voice only I can hear. What the hell was Aphrodite doing to me? What did she want me to figure out? And what the fuck did it have to do with Eric?

"Alexia, did you hear me?" I looked over to Eric and saw Godric help Sookie help. "What?" "We need to get out of here. Apparently the Fellowship are planning on 'sacrificing' Godric tonight so they'll be here soon. We've got to go now." I nodded then went over to Sookie. I wrapped my arm around her waist and pulled her close to me. Godric smiled at me then turned to face Eric.

"I must do something before I leave. Do not shed any bled as you leave here. Once you leave, return to my Dallas house. I shall meet you there," then he was gone, completely out of sight. He must have been much faster than Eric because I had no idea what direction he went in. Sookie draped her arm around my shoulders and leaned into me. She was clearly traumatised over something.

"Where's Hugo?" Sookie shook her head and looked at Eric. All she managed to say was "traitor," before looking away from him. That was going to go down well later.

"Come on. Let's get out of here. Follow my lead okay?" I nodded at Eric and held onto Sookie to support her and we followed Eric up out of the basement and into the church. Sookie softened her grip on me and started to run along side me on her own. We reached the main chapel and came to an immediate stop.

Steve Newlin stood in front of us holding a wooden steak in his hand. Behind him stood a young group of boys who were also carrying similar steaks. They were obviously the group that were planning on killing Godric. Most of them looked like a bunch of kids whose minds had been poisoned by meaningless words and hate.

"So glad you could join us for our little celebration vampire. It wouldn't have been a party without the guest of honor." I let go of Sookie and went to stand by Eric's side. I pulled out both my blades as Eric barred his fangs. He leaned down and whispered in my ear, "Godric said not to shed any blood." I twirled my blades around in my hand and watched the shocked look on some of the men's faces: they were scared.

"I know, but they don't." Eric smiled at me and squeezed his hands into fists. "If you let us go then no one has to get hurt. Killing unarmed humans isn't my thing." Steve Newlin laughed at us and spoke in between laughs, "Unarmed? We are more than equipped to defeat you vampires." The mob started to walk towards us but we all stood still. Sookie came to stand next to me and I felt her squeeze my arm.

"You vampires and vampire lovers are a disgrace to our world. We were all made in God's image and we are the one's He loves. Not you. Now either you give us our vampire or we'll kill those who stand in the way." It was Sookie who spoke up after Newlin's empty threat.

"You can't be a Christian if you're willing to kill innocent people. Do you really think God would want that?" "You vampire lovers aren't innocent people so we would be doing this world a favour and God will understand. He always does. Now, we need our vampire." Eric laughed at Newlin. This was clearly amusing him as much as it was me.

"Godric isn't here anymore. He escaped. Now I suggest you do as the woman in leather said. Move aside and let us pass." "Any vampire will do. Godric was just an insurance policy. Now, do as we say or we kill one of your own." I was about to retaliate when the crowd moved and Jason was pushed through. His hands were tied behind his back and he looked a little worse for wear.

"JASON!" Sookie ran towards Jason before I could grab her. As she approached him, someone grabbed her from behind and pulled her away from Jason. "Now vampire, if you please?" Newlin indicated towards the table behind us. He wanted Eric to willingly lie there and allow them to kill him. I was about to step forward when I felt Eric grab my hand. He looked down at me and mouthed 'go' as he started walking towards Newlin.

"No!" I moved in front of Eric and blocked him from going anywhere. I wasn't going to allow him to sacrifice himself to save us. We could do this without him dying. "You can't have him. You'll have to go through me." Newlin shrugged his shoulders then indicated to someone behind him. I saw the gun and knew I only had a moment to react. I held my hand up and the bullet bounced off of my bracelet and hit a wall. More bullets were shot but none of them made it through my defense wall.

Then, as I lowered my arms, I felt something hit me in the shoulder. I dropped to the floor and could feel blood trailing down my arm. Great, some son of a bitch shot me. Eric was by my side within an instant and held me. "I'm fine. My body will push the bullet out in a few moments then I'll start to heal. We have to get out of here and don't you dare do something stupid. I won't let them hurt you." He grinned at me then stood back up.

"Step aside and let us leave before I do something I won't regret but will be very messy." Just as Eric had said that, the church doors burst opened and in walked in Stan with what looked like a group of vampires. Great, I could see a bloodbath happening. The men standing behind Newlin seemed to freeze out of fear. They were far outnumbered and none of them had a chance against that many vampires.

This was supposed to be a simple rescue mission and here I was, suffering from such a mundane wound. The bullets were wooden and had no serious effects on me but it could have killed Eric if he had been shot in the heart. 'One to save the other'. I heard Aphrodite's voice again and rolled my eyes; she had perfect timing. And what the hell did that mean?

"Enough!" Godric's voice boomed through the church and everyone looked up at him. I couldn't see him due to the position I was in but it was obvious that he was standing behind me. "It does not have to be this way. No blood has to be shed. Allow us to leave and you shall not be harmed. We do not wish to kill you."

"But we won't be safe forever! Your kind killed my father! You have to pay. It's what God wants." And there Newlin went again with his God talk. I had enough Gods to worry about than his make belief one.

"I am older than your God but never met him. He sounds like a smart man, but would he want such bloodshed? And are you all willing to risk your lives for one man?" Godric addressed Newlin's followers who just stood there. It was clear they weren't going to fight but Newlin couldn't see that. Newlin said nothing to either Godric or his followers. Instead he ran towards Godric with a wooden steak. I had thrown one of my blades at Newlin without even thinking about it. It sunked into his shoulder and he dropped to the floor. Eric looked over at me with a surprised look in his face but I just smiled. Godric asked Eric not to shed any blood and I knew that if Newlin had gotten closer, Eric would have killed him.

I staggered to my feet and walked over to Newlin whilst clutching my shoulder. My body had pushed the bullet out but the wound hadn't healed yet. I stepped on Newlin's shoulder then pulled my blade out. "That was for shooting me in the shoulder." I then walked over to Sookie and Jason. Whoever had grabbed Sookie was long gone by now. I cut the rope that was binding Jason's hands together and he wrapped his arms around me once he was free.

I could hear him asking me what the hell just happened but I shook his questions off. Now wasn't the time to speak about it. "Come on. Let's get out of here." I looked up at Eric and smiled. Getting out of here sounded like a perfect idea.

"Come with me." Eric pulled me away from Jason before I could say anything. Once we had arrived at Godric's Dallas house, Eric had insisted on me drinking some of his blood. He had said that he didn't want to watch me while I slowly healed. I had felt instantly better which was why I was able to give a break down of my life to Jason: I was really strong and had a lot of fancy weapons. He could figure everything else out on his own.

"Where are you taking me?" Eric didn't say anything as he led me into an office looking room. Godric sat behind the rather large desk with Isabel standing on his right hand side. They stopped talking as we approached them and Godric welcomed us with a warm smile. "Godric, this is Alexandra. Alexie, this is Godric, my maker." Godric rose from his seat and walked over to us.

"Alexandra, the defender of men. You clearly showed your namesake today. I would like to thank you for your bravery." I was surprised that he knew what my name meant but when I thought about it, it made sense. He was double Eric's age and may not be as old as I was, but would probably know Greek because of all the ancient texts that were written in Greek. "I'm glad you've found yourself a companion Eric although it's clear to see she isn't human. Perhaps one day we could talk about your origins?"

I nodded at Godric then he excused himself. Isabel followed him and left Eric and I alone. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me flush against his body. He hands along the base of my back sent shivers through my body as I pulled at the back of his neck.

Eric dipped his head and kissed me square on the lips. A soft moan escaped my lips as Eric forced his tongue into my mouth and fought with mine. I jumped up and Eric caught me and held me as I wrapped my legs around his waist. It had been a long night for the both of us and this was the only release we needed.

"You stupid bitch!" The sound of Lorena's voice pulled me away from kissing Eric. I jumped off of him and ran towards her voice. When I arrived in the dining room, I was taken back by the scene I had just walked in on. Bill was comforting Sookie who was rubbing her neck while Godric held Lorena by her neck above the ground.

"I will not allow you to come into my house and mistreat my guests. You are to leave my district and this state. I am willing to spare your life on the promise that you do not return, ever." He dropped Lorena and she vamped out of the house. For a small guy, Godric really was intimidating. Everyone continued with their conversations as I walked over to Sookie and Bill.

"Are you okay?" Sookie looked up at me and smiled. "I'm fine. I just had the pleasure of meeting Bill's maker. He mentioned that you helped him escape from her earlier. Thanks." I smiled and lightly punched her in the shoulder, which she laughed at. "Anytime. It's actually a bit of fresh air when I get the opportunity to save someone else and someone else saves you. I don't feel like so much pressure is on my shoulders." We laughed together and didn't stop. I had missed laughing with Sookie, especially when we laughed like this. We were so engrossed with our laughing that I didn't notice Eric walk up to me. He stood behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. And for that moment, I felt like everything was going to be okay.

It was only a moment later when the bomb went off and everything went dark. The last thing I heard before I was thrown to the floor was, 'and the other to save one'.

Please let me know what you think and don't hate me too much for the cliffhanger haha :)

Jem x