Previously: Alana wakes up next to Godric and gets ready for her job hunting. Eric takes Nexie to Fangtaisa to see Sookie in action, while Alana and Godric are watching Arlene's kids. Eric reveals Nexie and Alana's secret to Bill, which annoys Nexie. Nexie is revealed to be an important person in her tribe while Alana is her watcher. Arlene announces her engagement to Alana and Godric who are happy for her. Nexie returns to the house to be greeted by Alana and Godric making out on her couch, she then tells them everything that has happened. While she tells the two the night's events between stakings, punishments and revealed secrets; Bill calls up the queen informing her that she has two mermaids in her kingdom.

The question is, What will she do about it? We all know Sophie likes her rare collection.


Chapter Seven: Mother Knows Best


"Alana, can I speak to you?" Eric caught her just as she was walking into her car. "Yes, what's up?"

Eric put his hands on his pockets, "I know you are Nexie's watcher since she is royal blood, but I wanted to ask you if I would be able to take her to the tribunal. I think she would like it, if she doesn't want to go by the magister she is able to go shopping with Pam since my progeny doesn't really care for it."

Alana thought about it for a second. Nexie going to the Jorge Alsonso de San Diego, was a big if. Everyone knew how the magister was, Alana was scared of what could happen. After some thought Alana looked at Eric, "Fine, but make sure she is protected!"

Eric smirked at her and walked into the house, Alana drove to Merlotte's. Driving down Hummingbird Lane she turned on the radio, flipping through the stations she quickly shut it off. "Now I remember why I never put the radio on."

She drove up to the parking lot and saw Sookie's car, she smiled and got out of the car. She examined her skinny jeans and white flip flops, putting her cream colored sweater over her white tank top she reached in the car and grabbed her bag. She locked the car doors and walked towards Merlotte's.

Her phone began to ring, she stopped and dug through her bag. "Damn phone. Where is it?" She grabbed her phone and slid the screen to answer the call.

"Hello?"

"Is this Alana?"

"Yes, and who might this be?"

"This is your mother, remember me?"

"Oh! Hello, how are things." Alana smiled at her mom's voice.

"Fine, and how is my darling Nexie?"

She sighed knowing her mother cared for Nexie more than her. "...She is fine as well as I am."

"I heard about the whole incident with you and the human, its all over the place. I am very disappointed in you."

"Wha-" Cut off, her mother continued. "You get yourself beaten and then continue to live there. The fact that you didn't even defend yourself makes me ashamed."

"Well, I am sorry you feel that way."

"I am too. Anyways I have stuff to do, responsibilities to be exact as do you. I will see you soon. Tell Nexie I miss her."

"Okay, bye mother lov-"

Alana's mother hung up. Alana looked down at the ground. She turned around and got back in her car, she drove back to her house. Wanting to see no one, she held in her tears. She knew her mother never really liked her. The two were very different, Alana didn't want power she wanted to be normal and get along with everyone. Her mother, on the other hand, wanted power, to be superior to all supernaturals; Nexie was very much like her Alana's mother, she was driven and ambitious. Her mother has told Alana countless times, she sometimes regrets having her and Alana accepted it. That was the reason why Melody and her clicked so easily. Melody was Alana's mother's sister. Melody and Lillian were always opposites and did there own thing.

Lillian was cold, never showed affection to anyone. She only had three children, Cleo, Marina, and Alana. Alana was disliked the most by her mother saying she was influenced by her time spent on land. Unlike her sister Marina, she made it known that she liked the way she lived; Marina kept that a secret to please her mother. Cleo was very much like her mother but, she was more tolerable for everyone. Her mother had grown power hungry as she climbed up the ladder in power within the mermaid world.

In the human world she worked as a fashion designer, she traveled the world. She loved the feeling of having control and in the fashion world you had excessive amounts of control.


Nexie was in the car, Pam was in the back with her while Eric and Bill were in the front.

"Hey Billy? I can call you billy, right?" Bill continued to ignore her. "Billy, Billy? Hey! Answer me... Fine don't then. Bill, Billy, Billiam, William, Attila the hilly-hun, billy bob!"

"Eric tell her to shut up!" Bill snapped causing Pam to chuckle. Eric smirked, "Nexie, Bill doesn't appreciate you with the name calling." Bill glared at Eric, "Okay, All you had to do was ask me Billy. I would have stopped."

After a long silence, Pam smirked at Nexie while listening to her music. Nexie took out her ear bud and gave her a confused look, Pam pointed to the iPhone and began to move her head around mimicking someone singing. Nexie smiled and put one ear bud in and began to hum softly, Bill shot her a to not see his look she hummed even louder, Eric smiled noticing what the mermaid was trying to do.

Bill lost it right when Nexie began to imitate playing an electric guitar. "STOP IT!" Nexie took her ear phone off innocently and looked at Bill, "What happened?" Bill let out an angry sigh. Pam was laughing along with Nexie. Eric could feel happiness and mischief in the bond he shared with Pam and had a good feeling she was the one who came up with the idea.

"Bill, can I ask you something?" Nexie asked innocently. "What." Nexie shifted in her seat to move closer towards the front, "The railroad was a popular thing when you were human right?"

Bill looked at her curiously, he was happy she asked about his human life but he knew she was up to something. "Yes it was." Nexie nodded, "I know you probably have been on one before. I never been it seems scary." Bill smiled at her, even though she was annoying she seemed to be interested in the late 1800s. "It isn't that terrifying. Back then it was much more dangerous since we used coal that could set the cart on fire, now it is very smooth like a car drive."

"I don't know I heard stories about people who built the railroads and they said some stuff about it." Pam and Eric looked at each other in confusion if she was planning something or was serious. After all this was a girl who found joy out of annoying a 200 year old vampire. "Like what?" Bill asked curiously.

"Well, I heard things about while they built it. Like really weird things, for one sometimes they say sang, "I've been working on the railroad!'" Nexie began to sing the song, in a southern accent very loudly. Pam looked at Nexie and laughed at Bill's rage.

Nexie wished the car ride would never end.


Alana was on the couch in the basement watching television, she was still bothered by her mother's phone call. She was flipping through channels, even though she really didn't care what was on. She put the movie 'The Shunning' on and sat and watched the movie. She heard the front door opening and then closing, she ignored it and continued to watch the movie. Godric kissed the back of her head and walked over to the mini-fridge and grabbed a True blood and place it in the microwave. He could sense something was wrong with Alana but, he assumed it was the movie she was captivated by.

She didn't even acknowledge him, which was unusual. Godric walked by the couch and sat down next to her, "What is this about?" Looking at the Amish girl on T.V.

"It's about this dumb fucking mother who adopts this young girl after a teenager gave birth to her. Then she lies to the girl all her life, claiming to be the mother. The daughter gets shunned after walking out on her arranged marriage, the adoptive parents set up. Then, the mother gets all angry when, the biological mother wants to see her daughter. When the truth is revealed, the parents forbid her from going to the real world and meeting her real mother. Like what a selfish bitch. You deprived your child of having happiness so you can feel good about yourself, you deserve no child. How can you call yourself a mother!"

Godric just stared at Alana, who was ranting out of anger. "She is just a power hungry person. She wants her daughter to marry the Reverend, so the family can seem important! You aren't even worthy of living! Depriving others of happiness because you want to be something. That's the thing about a lot of people, they raise you or care for you then when they notice you just think differently, they hate you for it. I mean what's the big deal with wanting something else in life? Is it so wrong that people have to hate what you do, to the point they wish they wish they never knew of your existence! What kind of parent are you? Just because she was different, her mother shunned her and ignored her presence!"

Godric watched as Alana slammed her phone on to the coffee table in rage and ran upstairs to her bedroom. Godric was confused at what had just happened, he knew for a fact that the movie wasn't the issue. He grabbed the phone and saw her call log, "Everdeen Fashion." He called the number back and heard a woman pick up, "Hello, Everdeen Fashion. This is Lillian's assistant, Janet. How can I help you?"

Godric hung up and slid the phone in his pocket and made his way towards Alana's room. Godric met Lillian before, she wasn't very pleasant. Safe to say she was like a Nan Flannigan, times thirty. She was a blue eyed, blonde haired cold woman. He knew her and Alana had there difference but, when he met Lillian, he understood why.

Lillian had three daughters, two of which looked like her and tried there best to please her. Alana on the other hand was very opposite she looked very different and acted differently. She was kind, trusting, always looked for the good in people. Lillian found those as weaknesses. Alana was too trusting never being mean to anyone and accepting everyone in, everyone had a bad side to them Lillian knew that, her daughter believed good conquered all, which she found idiotic.

Godric remembered when he first met her, Lillian refused to greet her daughter and walked right into the house where Nexie and Alana lived, also where Godric stayed from time to time. He watched Lillian walk past Alana only saying her name before running to Nexie and hugging her, telling her how much she missed her.

Flashback

There was a knock at the door, Alana walked up to the door and opened it. Lillian looked at her daughter and spoke, "Alana." The brunette smiled at her mother, "Hello, mother. How ar-"

Lillian walked right past Alana and hugged Nexie long and hard. "I missed you so much my darling. You look radiant, how are you?" During the hug Nexie look at Alana mouthed the words, "I'm sorry" Alana smiled and her and brushed it off. Godric watched the hurt in Alana's eyes, "You okay?" He whispered towards her.

"Hopefully it ends fast."

Nexie began to chat to Lillian and introduced Godric, Lillian immediately knew he was Alana's friend. The four sat in the sun room and began to talk, "Well, Alana. Friends with a vampire, no shock there. Due to the fact you like to extend yourself in that way. What would your father think?" Nexie got up to get the tea.

"He wouldn't mind." Lillian chuckled. "That's right he wouldn't, after all he did run away with one. So much like your father it disgusts me, Nexie on the other hand has much potential. So do not fill her mind with this bullshit you believe is the right thing, she has somewhere to go in life and so are most of my daughters."

"I only watch her, she is free to think however she wants." Alana looked down at the floor.

"I always knew you were trouble, never could learn you lesson. When you get drained and left for dead, I will make sure to have you quickly replaced." Lillian said to Alana. Godric knew he couldn't speak, but it was this woman he wanted to drain and leave to die. How could a woman talk to her own child with such disgust and resentment, was unexplainable to him.

Nexie came in with the tea and Lillian ignored Alana and talked to her niece instead. Nexie held the conversation trying to prevent anymore rude comments from Lillian about Alana. Alana got up and walked to the kitchen, Godric followed and watched her. She leaned over the sink and stared out the window. She closed her eyes and tried to recollect herself. "She hates me."

Godric walked towards her and put a hand on her shoulder, "No she doesn't, she is just frustrated."

"You and I both know that isn't true. She thinks I am just like my father and she is disgusted by that. I am surprised she hasn't tried to kill me yet."

"She would never do that to you. She is hur-"

"She isn't! She is cold, she is using Nexie just for her status. She is sadistic and evil, I have to put up with it no matter what because she is my mother. Just leave it, she will be gone soon anyways." She looked at Godric with watery eyes and walked back to the sun room.

End of flashback

Godric knocked on the door lightly, the sounds of sniffling filled his ears. He knocked again, "Ally, it's me. Can I come in?" He heard a soft yes and he opened the door. He thought he would see Alana but, instead he saw a broken woman. Alana was sitting on the floor leaning her back against the bed, she looked at him and then tucked her knees to her chest and looked as she wrapped her hands around her legs. Godric walked over her and sat next to her.

"You know, when I was little I pictured myself growing up and becoming something. So my mom would like me again, I was four when I thought that. When I was ten, I watched my father leave my mother, she was refusing to give me up, out of spite; she watched him with his girlfriend, making her despise me even more. Now, I am still that little ant under her magnifying glass. Here I am, watcher to royalty, with no future. Nexie will become of age and be able to live on her own, you will have to go to Dallas and I will be here. No tribe, no clan, no family. Sometimes I think she is right. Maybe I am weak, I survive things but I have a weak personality."

Godric wrapped his arm around her and held her, "You aren't weak. You have family, you have Nexie, me, Eric, your former roommate, the shifter almost this whole town. Don't let her get to you."

"She is right, maybe I am not what a mermaid should be. She called me today and asked about Nex. Then she told me she heard about the whole incident, she was disappointed, ashamed of me for letting myself get into that situation. Then, to play victim; She thinks I am nothing. I wish I had ran off with my father maybe I might have had a happy childhood."

"You will never be your mother, you have a heart and a big one. You would be an amazing mother and everything you need is right here. You have a good life now, you change peoples' lives. You changed Nexie into a bright ,young woman and I into a loving, calmer vampire. You didn't ask for that human to do that to you. You have a few mistakes as do we all, but you cannot let that dominate your life, Alana."

"I don't even know what to do anymore. She hates me and I still try to please her! Every time I try she hates me even more, I just want her to stop and let me live my life!"

Alana burst into tears, Godric looked down at her. He had never seen Alana cry, never. He was shocked at how much a simple phone call from her mother effected her, amazed at the fact she would think so little of herself but, masked it with this facade she displayed everyday and happy, that she finally began to let out her emotions.

He held her rubbing circles into her back as she continued to cry. She had so many feeling bottled up inside, it was about time she broke. He didn't know what to do, he was rarely around crying women. The only other woman he comfort cry was Nexie and his mother, he was clueless on what to say. He stayed quiet and tried to comfort her the best he could. After a while she stopped, they didn't know how long they sat in silence but they just stayed on the floor. After awhile her phone rang and Godric grabbed it from his pocket and handed it to her. Sam was flipping out about how he told Sookie what he was and she rejected him. Alana walked into the bathroom and continued the conversation while prepping herself for bed.

Godric stood up and changed out of his clothing and grabbed his jaw string pants and put them on. He went through the house and shut everything off, setting the alarm. He walked back up the stairs, he peered through the door and saw her changing.

He looked at the tattoo on her right shoulder blade stating her tribes name, "Oceania" in Greek and the tattoo with the water symbol, much like the one he had on his arm, the back of ear. He watched as she slid one of his undershirts on, and turned around to face him. He smiled and walked towards her, he hugged her, inhaling her intoxicating scent. "You have all of us." He whispered in her ear.

He walked her over to the bed and laid down beside her. The two stayed there in silence, Alana was still doubting what was said to her. "My mom was always known to speak the bitter truth, what if she is right?" She thought to herself. Godric looked at her and spoke softly, "She also is known for doing anything to get more power."

Alana shot up in her spot and looked at Godric. Godric had a bewilder look on his face. "Did I just hear-"

"-my thoughts? Uh yeah!" Alana was amazed and freaked out. Godric and Alana stared at each other for a while trying to not freak out about what had just occurred.


"How long will this trial take? As much as I love shopping, I can barely carry anything else." Nexie was walking with Pam in the mall. The two women snagged Eric's credit card when he gave it to them, saying to use it as an emergency. Pam laughed, "Oh, it's just fine. We can have someone carry it for us. So I hear Jimmy Choo has a new collection?"

Nexie's mouth dropped, "Yes! I have been in need of some retail therapy and Jimmy Choo always knows how to heal me." Pam and Nexie walked into another store.

As the two woman scanned through the racks, Pam shivered. "Ugh, really Eric? When I am shopping!" Nexie looked at Pam. "What happened?" Pam rolled her eyes in annoyance to her being summoned, "He wants us to meet him."

Nexie and Pam walked to the car and drove back, laughing at the fact that one man offered to buy them a clothing, trying to impress them. People were pathetic these days, trying to buy people's attention. As the two were in the car, they talked about the magister and Bill. Pam pulled up to the secluded road and smirked at Eric who was standing with his hands in his pockets. Pam got out and spoke to Eric in Swedish, then turned back towards Nexie who was sitting in the car.

"Hey cupcake, sorry to cut our date short but, master wants me to dig Bill into a grave with his punishment. Hold my bags." Pam winked at Nexie and walked away. Eric slid into his car and looked at the bags that were piled in the backseat, "I told you to use it for emergencies." Nexie looked at Eric and shrugged trying to play innocent, "It was an emergency. Under so much stress we needed therapy, since there are no therapists around we resorted to retail therapy."

Eric leaned over and grabbed Nexie by the hair pulling her closer. "The only therapy you need is me." He kissed her hard, Nexie kissed him back causing him to glide his tongue against her bottom lip. Parting her lips, Eric and Nexie's tongues fought for dominance; Eric grabbed her breast and caressed it through the fabric of her clothing, she moaned at his touch . His kisses burned her skin in pure passion, she was ready to take at that moment. His fangs descended and she didn't hesitate to slowly move her tongue against them, he grabbed her tighter in response, wanting her right there. She moved her hand down his chiseled chest and slowly made way to his growing bulge. She lightly, placed her hand on it and began to kneed him. The two continued to moan, until Nexie broke the kiss.

"If you think we will do it in the car, you are insane." He kissed her down her neck and seductively, "I thought you always liked it, kinky." Neixe rolled her eyes and said as she arched her back due to Eric's hands gripping her ass and reaching down for her hot core. "Well, I highly doubt Pam and I would be able to wash cum out of our new items." Eric looked at Nexie and began to laugh.

Nexie hit him on the shoulder, "Shut up!" He started the car smiling, he turned towards her and kissed her on the lips. He drove off toward his house.


A woman sat in chair over looking the city from her office view, 52 stories up everyone looked like ants. She watch as people scurried around trying to make the most of their time, she found it interesting that people with such temporary lives tried their hardest to impress others. Her work phone began to ring, slowly picking it up she heard her assistant on the other end. "Yes?"

"Sorry to bother you but, Mr. Roducks is here to see you." The woman smiled ruthlessly, "Send him in." She hung up and turned her chair around to watch the people on the ground below her. She felt superior to them from up there. She was bigger than they would ever be, she was powerful, she felt like they were meaningless to her and this made her happy. The door of the office opened, the young man dressed in a three piece suit entered, his jet black hair was slicked back.

"Remus, what is it about these people that makes them motivated? They try to please everyone yet, to only die in less than a century. It's quite peculiar if you ask me."

She turned her chair around to face Remus Roducks, who was bowing to his superior. She looked at her underlining, "Has it been confirmed?" Remus stood up and looked at the brilliant woman with a white pantsuit. Her hair was in an elaborate up-do accented with a silver wire head band and silver flowers.

"The two have been spotted and settled into Bon Temps." The woman walked around her desk, she leaned on the front of her desk as Remus took a seat in a chair that was in the front her desk. "What is the movement on the two? What has Alana been up to? And Nexie, what is she doing? I want everything."

"Alana has been seen with a vampire, Godric, he is-" He was quickly cut off by the woman, "2000 years old. Yes, I know who he is. My question is what is he doing in Louisana so far from his post in Dallas. Go on."

Remus looked at the woman and continued, "It is in theory that they have bonded but, haven't shared blood in a year or more. So if you plan on doing anything, now is the time. The bond is a it's weakest point. They have formed a relationship, an unbreakable one at that. Nexie on the other hand has been seen with Godric's progeny, Eric Northman, sheriff of Area 5. The two are intimate, we are unsure if they shared blood, but we doubt it. She was seen tonight by the Tribunal with Eric his progeny and William Compton. Though she didn't enter the Magistrate she shopped with Eric's progeny, Pamela Swynford De Beaufort. They all met through Alana."

The woman glided her fingers across her beautifully carved wooden desk, "Interesting. I don't know what is about her that causes everyone to be captivated by her. It's really sad. I know exactly what I am going to do. Anything else?"

"They have a shifter friend named Sam Merlotte and the house in Greece has been boarded up, Alana also has applied for a job at a private doctor's practice." The woman clenched her jaw, "Oh, I will get her and get Nexie as well. Keep me updated. You are dismissed." She turned around and walked towards her desk, watching Remus leave she dialed another number.

After three rings a phone another woman picked up the phone.

"Well, if it isn't the queen bee. What do you want?"

"Maryann, I have a job for you. Can you handle it?"

"Well, I actually am about to go on a holiday, what do you want."

"What if I say you can have you do your "holiday festival" in a whole town."

"Now why would I help you? We hate each other, if I remember correctly."

"It involves mermaids. I know how you love them so dearly"

"Why do I need to do your dirty work? Say, I don't want mermaids, they are the enemy's children of my god."

"I can offer you another thing as well."

"What would that be?"

"Sam Merlotte, I remember you had a thing for the little shifter."

"What do you want me to then, if I do accept."

"I will call you tomorrow with more details."

The two women hung up, she turned around and looked in the mirror. She pulled her skin back to see what it would look like if it were tightened. She examined her lifeless blonde hair and her cloudy blue eyes. She scowled at her image, the woman got up from her chair.

"I need some fucking life source." Grabbing her bag she left her office. "Janet, I will be on a lunch break, hold my calls." She yelled. After exiting the elevator she entered her car. She gave her driver the address and smiled, "I am in the mood for a Spanish man, today." She said to herself as the car began to drive off.