Chapter 4 Burning house of love
Disclaimer: I have no ownership of True Blood in any sense... No matter how much I wish I did. If I did own True Blood in the slightest, there'd be more Eric, Godric wouldn't have died, Pam would find a good 'human' for herself, and Sam could actually find a girl that doesn't die within a week of him knowing her that likes him. Wow, that was a long sentence...
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I told him all about what had happened and what Sookie told me he had been thinking about us and he growled with a certain flash in his eyes.
"Did you tell anybody about this?" He asked sternly and came to stand behind the couch as I sat up.
"Ah..." I relaxed as he rubbed my shoulders gently and I instantly calmed down a bit. I felt anger and lust rolling off of him all rolled into one, but I tried to ignore it and focused on the conversation. "We told Gran. She ran him off without a second thought and told him to never come back. He's her brother." I slumped against the couch as Eric rubbed the tension from my neck and shoulders. "Haven't seen him in years until today."
"Did he ever try anything?" Eric asked slowly and I opened my eyes as I looked up at him. My head was leaning back against the couch and he was looking down at me.
"No, it was only touching. He never tried anything." I assured him and felt him relax a bit.
"Is he still in town?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Don't go anywhere near him." He ordered and I raised an eyebrow.
"Wasn't planning on it." I stated and he nodded. I closed my eyes and let him rub my troubles away. One thing was bothering me though and I couldn't help but to ask it after a few moment's silence. "So if I looked at you in the mirror, could I see you?" I asked curiously and he chuckled. I looked up to see him smiling. "What?"
"I was wondering when you were gonna ask about that." He then seemed to think about if he should tell me or not. "Vampires of the past have started most of the myth about us. Not being seen in a mirror was just a way for us to prove we aren't vampires and helped us to stay hidden."
"Holy water?" I asked, trying to keep the light conversation going.
"Just normal water." He shrugged.
"What about crosses?"
"Doesn't hurt."
"Crossing over running water?" I knew I was fishing on that one and he just raised an eyebrow at me and I smiled innocently back.
"I rather like running water." He told me, amusedly.
"And garlic?"
"It irritates us, but nothing other than that." He explained as I took a sip of my cocoa.
"Hmm... what about sleeping in coffins?"
"That isn't mandatory, but some choose to. As long as we have some form of hidden coverage, we are fine." He responded and I smirked.
"Sunlight obviously kills." I observed and he sighed.
"Yes, we cannot go into the sunlight, touch silver, nor have children." He said the last one slowly and I felt a wave of lust and regret. I was silent for a moment as I thought on that and drank more cocoa. "Are you ever going to tell me if you have abilities?" He asked suddenly and I blanked.
Eric must've noticed my frozen state and jumped over the back of the couch to sit beside me. He took my mug from me, set it on the table beside him, and pulled me so I had my head rested against his chest. He ran his hand through my hair as I sighed.
"Why do you want to know so badly? It's not all that important..." I mumbled and he hummed.
"I find you interesting and there are few things left in this world that interest me." He explained and I nodded.
"Well, I'm not so sure I should tell you. It's something I tell the people that I trust with my life. I would never trust you with my life." I said solemnly. I looked up at him and he blinked, looking straight ahead with a confused look on his face.
"I don't know if I should be hurt or flattered by that." He mumbled and I giggled to smother my laughter, but it eventually broke through. He joined in and chuckled. He then hummed. "You should go to bed."
I didn't move and neither did he.
"Yeah, I should." I sighed and slowly stood. He stared up at me for a moment before he stood gracefully and walked me over to my door. I leaned against it as I looked up at him.
"Still not gonna let me come in?" He asked and I smirked.
"Nope. Why would I let you in if I don't trust you with my life?" I asked, still smirking, which he returned.
"Because you wish for great pleasure." He said with a seductive look on his face and I rolled my eyes.
"Stop trying to glamour me, Eric." I said as I felt a tug on my brain. He shrugged.
"It was worth a shot. Anyway, I have to get back to Fangtasia." He didn't seem too happy about that, so I smirked again. I then furrowed my eyes when he held a dark purple phone out to me. I took it and realized it was my phone. I blinked and raised an eyebrow.
"When did you...?" I trailed off, but he got the point.
"When I was holding you. I took the liberty of adding my number to your phone and vice versa in case you needed to talk, but I can't come to you straight away." He explained and I nodded slowly, dropping my phone in my baggy pocket. "Good night, Trudy." He bowed his head slightly and I smiled.
"'Night, Eric." I said before he turned and was gone. I then frowned and closed the door. I was getting in too deep with Eric Northman and that just spells trouble in the near future. I needed to come up a plan to get him to leave me alone before I fall to depths of an icy cold death with him. But little did I know that Eric was thinking along similar lines as he made his way back to Fangtasia.
I woke up the next morning to a scream and ran down stairs to see Jason with a paper grocery sack and two silver candlesticks in his hands that I recognized.
"What are you doin'?" Sookie asked Jason, taking in his sweaty appearance.
"Huh? Nothin'. Nothin'." He replied and I raised an eyebrow as I crossed my arms and stepped off the last steps as Sookie tossed the nightgown I had seen her wearing before I went to bed last night. She was wearing the striped blue shirt Bill had worn to the meeting the other night for the Descendants of the Glorious Dead. My eyes widened when I saw the fang marks on her neck, which Jason also noticed. Well, looks like I m the only virgin in our family now... "Huh." Jason mused and I frowned, gently touching the mark. Sookie didn't shake me away but let me look. "You went ahead and did it, huh? My own sister. Nothin' but a damn fang-banger. Now, you saved it all these years for a fucking vampire?"
"Bill is a gentleman." Sookie retorted.
"He bit you!"
"He doesn't hit me or scare my little sister, which is more than I can say for you!"
"I tried to apologize for that, but you wouldn t let me!"
"What are you doin' with Gran's candlesticks?" I asked, trying to change the subject as I let my hand drop to my side again.
"I'm just, uh...takin' a third o' what's mine."
"Those were a wedding present from her mother, Jason." I continued disapprovingly.
"Yeah, well, I need the money."
"For what?" Sookie asked angrily. "You have a job and a house!"
"Sook, it's none of your business!"
"Uh uh! Gran might have spoiled you rotten, but I won't! This is mine and Trudy's house now! You put those things down and get out!"
He just looked between us before he moved to walk around us but Sookie tried to take the sack from him. The bag tore open and spilt onto the hardwood floor. I looked down to see more silver items and Gran's favorite pearl necklace.
"You were gonna sell her favorite necklace?" I whispered in astonishment. Jason just looked at me as he set the candlesticks down and walked out the door and left.
Later on, I was taking orders at Merlotte's. I was wearing my uniform with a pair of full black Converse high tops and I had a black and white plaid headband on my head. I watched as the Redneck Stooges walked in and Lafayette made to walk towards them until Sam stepped in front of him. I cocked an eyebrow and went to see what was going on.
"Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! I'm payin' you to cook, not beat on customers." Sam said quickly.
"Then I want a fuckin' raise." Lafayette snapped, watching the Redneck Stooges. I sighed and rubbed his arm in a calming gesture.
"I'll think about it, but til then, no troubles, okay? We're getting busy." Sam pleaded as Terry walked up, carrying a bus boy tub.
"Tara called. She ain't comin' in." He told us as he walked past.
"What? Ah hell, we're already short a waitress." Sam said in a panicked voice and I sighed as Sookie and I went to the kitchen window to hang up some orders.
"Don't worry, Sam. We'll make it work." My newly deflowered sister promised Sam before he walked off.
"Well, fuck damn!" Lafayette exclaimed as he turned to Sookie. "Look at chew! All porn-a-licious. What kind of crazy mix you done and got yourself into?"
Sookie gave a broad smile. "Can't I just be in a good mood without it bein' a big deal? It's a pretty night outside and I'm glad to be enjoyin' it with my friends and family." She then grabbed an order from the window and walked away.
"Mm hmm..." Lafayette hummed, raising an eyebrow at me.
I smirked and shook my head. "Nope, I'm not in this." I stated and grabbed an order of onion rings from the window and walked off to set them down at the respectable table.
A while later, I was surprised when Sam walked up to Sookie and ripped the green scarf she had been wearing to cover her bite mark off her neck.
"Hey, you keep your hands to yourself, Sam Merlotte!" She yelled and pushed him away from her. "You have no right to touch me!"
"You're a damn fool, you know that?" He asked.
"What I do on my own time is no concern of yours or any of y'alls!" She said a bit louder as she looked around at the diners, who were watching nosily. "Yes! I had sex with Bill, and since every one of y'all's too chicken to ask except for Trudy, it was great!" I blushed and shrugged sheepishly as several eyes swiveled in my direction. "I enjoyed every second of it. And if you don't like that, you can just fire me!" She slammed her serving tray into Sam's chest and walked off. I sighed and untied my apron as Sam walked over to me and raised an eyebrow.
"What?" I asked.
"Where do you think you're goin'?" He asked as I walked around the bar and he followed me.
"Uh, I don't know if you forgot while you were invading my sister's personal life, but it's my break time." I said heatedly and he sighed.
"You've got ten minutes." He told me as he stood behind the bar. I rolled my eyes and walked to the back of the bar. I opened the door in the back and walked outside to sit on one of the lawn chairs Sam kept out here for us employees when we're on break. I leaned back in my seat with a heavy sigh as I stared at the night sky. So much for small town's bein' boring... I mean, in the last week alone, it's been more exciting than not. The question is do I like the excitement or not?
"It felt like... it felt like every single care or worry or sadness I ever had was just flowin' out of me into him." Sookie explained to Lafayette as we both stood at the kitchen window. She had gotten back her perky attitude she had started out with at the beginning of the night, but I now had her scarf hanging loosely on my neck. I hadn't tied it, but just left it to hang on either side of my neck. "And, yeah, that hurt at first, but then when I relaxed, it didn't hurt at all."
"I was always too scared to let 'em bite me. I don't know, Sook. I just think that when there's blood involved, a line been crossed." Lafayette admitted.
"Lafayette, Sookie definitely crossed a line but I don't think she gives a fuckin' damn if she had or not." I smirked as Sookie smiled and grabbed an order from the window.
"Well, you go on ahead, hooker, with your bad ass! Good for you! It ain't possible to live unless you crossin' somebody's line." Lafayette nodded and Sookie chuckled before she walked away. "Skank." He muttered and I scoffed, punching him in the shoulder. "Ow. Why? Why would you do that?" He asked, sounding exactly like Jeremy had in that one episode of Vampire Diaries.
"Don't call my sister a skank again, Lafayette Reynolds." I smirked playfully and he rolled his eyes, smiling as he set down my order. "Thanks, bitch." I joked and he laughed.
"Yeah, yeah, hooker." He replied and I turned and walked off.
I sat down at the bar when I got off work to wait for Sookie and ordered a beer. I sipped at it and people watched for a while. I jumped when three vampires ran into the room. I recognized them to be the three nesters that Sookie had described to me. The bald and tattooed one was Liam, the Spanish one's Malcolm and the afro chick's Diane. I scowled as they had used vampire speed to get in here and it was sickening me to see this shit.
I narrowed my eyes as Diane walked towards a man sitting in a booth with a woman, leaning towards him. The woman cowered away and seemed to be whimpering in her seat.
"Well, hey there, sugar." She cooed and I was tempted to send her across the room and crashing through a wall or two. I didn't, though, because that'd probably get me fired and would show these idiot vampires of my abilities. Sam walked out to see the commotion and Malcolm glanced at him.
"Get us three Tru Bloods."
"Y'all need to go somewhere else. This is a family place. Locals only." Sam stated and I winced. Dammit, Sam!
"Well, we just closed on a place up the road, so that makes us official citizens of Renard Parish. We're the new locals."
"My place, my rules." Sam snapped as Sookie inched towards me. I had stood, ready to intervene at any moment.
"Discrimination against vampires is punishable by law in the great state of Louisiana. Personally, I don't give a shit..." Malcolm looked around the bar and sneered, "...but I am thirsty."
"You...are...not...welcome...here. Sam said slowly, trying to get it through to the vampires.
Diane chuckled as she ran her hands through the earlier mentioned man's hair. "That shit only works in a private home."
"Oh! How nice to see you again, Sookie!" Malcolm suddenly said as he walked over towards us and Sookie started to push me behind her. I saw Diane frown and leave the booth. "You are looking delectable as always." He mused and his eyes landed on me, standing a little bit behind Sookie. "Oh, and who is this young delicious looking morsel?" He asked and Sookie glared at him before she shot me a panicked glance.
I gulped, but kept quiet.
"You know them?" Sam asked Sookie.
"We've met." Sookie replied, looking directly at Malcolm.
"Well, well!" Malcolm mused; he must've noticed the fang marks on Sookie's neck. "It looks like Little Miss Holdout has given up the goods. Brava! Did he leave enough for the rest of us?"
"I am his." She retorted forcefully.
"Well, he is not here, is he? And while Bill's away, Malcolm will always play." He exposed his fangs and I backed up a little. Sookie gulped before she pushed him away.
"Don't you think for one second I'd ever have anything to do with you! I'm sure you were trash while you were alive and now you're just dead trash!"
"I'm gonna drain you so slowly, you're gonna beg me to kill you." He snapped back.
I jumped as I heard a familiar voice yelling and looked over to see it was Terry, running towards Malcolm.
"Jihad this, fucker!" He yelled.
The next thing that happened was so fast that I hadn't even caught it. A second later though, Terry was laying on the pool table and Sam had broken a pool cue in half to make a stake.
"You are a dead man." Malcolm said, sounding bored.
"Maybe. But I'm gonna take one of y'all with me." My boss replied.
"Sam!" Sookie and I yelled at the same time as he ran at Malcolm. Suddenly, Liam had taken the stake from Sam, hurled it like a javelin at the stack of glasses behind the bar, and had Sam on his back on the bar top.
"I'm gonna reach down your throat and yank you inside out by your dick." Liam seethed.
"Please! Leave him alone!" Sookie yelled before Bill suddenly appeared in the bar. He walked over to where Sookie, Malcolm, Diane, and I stood.
"Stop this! Now!" Bill commanded and Liam released Sam. "You're here for me, not them!"
"We had to get your attention, and I do believe it worked." Malcolm mused.
"What do you want?"
"You never called me back. Now, if I remembered what feelings were, mine might be hurt."
Diane appeared in front of Bill and stroked his cheek. "Join our nest, Bill. Forget these blood sacks."
"Yeah, mainstreamin's for pussies." Liam added and I wanted nothing more than to kick him as hard as I could in the balls and then let a sheep nibble on his balls.
Diane wrapped an arm around Bill's neck and ran her fingers through his hair. "Let's party like we used to, huh? We used to have so much fun." She purred.
Bill glanced at Sookie sadly as he answered. I could feel wave after wave of sorrow and deep longing coming from him. He didn't want to go. "Alright. Let's go."
"What the hell are you doing?" Sookie asked angrily.
"I should be with my own."
"But you're not like them. You're better than they'll ever be!"
"But I am not human, Sookie. I am vampire." They exchanged a long stare before the vampires walked out of the bar. Royce, one of the Redneck Stooges, pointed at the door.
"Well, that ain't right, him comin' in here like that! Ain't right them things even exist." He said and I glared at him. I was so getting tired of his shit lately...
"Well, it is a full moon tonight." I heard someone in the bar say and watched as Sookie nearly crumbled right then and there.
"Sookie." I mumbled and she looked at me. "He didn't want to go. I could feel his sadness when he agreed to go and felt his longing feelings to be with you instead." She smiled slightly and thanked me before she walked off to finish working. I sighed and asked Sam, who had righted himself, for a shot of whiskey. Hell, I deserved it after that. Plus, all that sorrow coming off of Bill had given me a headache.
"Sam, we gotta do somethin'. These rednecks are gettin' riled up. They're talkin' about going after the vampires." Sookie said a while later as she walked up to the bar and stood beside me.
"That's not my problem." Sam replied and shook his head as I downed another shot of tequila. "You should probably stop soon, Tru." He advised but I just scowled and pushed my glass towards him again with a pointed look. He sighed and poured me another shot.
"I hope they kill 'em all." Arlene said, getting back to the conversation.
"Bill is not like them." Sookie insisted and I slammed my shot glass down again, this time not giving it to Sam for a refill.
"I'll vouch for Sookie if I have to." I announced, twirling my finger around the lip of the glass and staring at the wood of the bar.
"He went with 'em." Sam retorted, watching me in case I needed to barf probably.
"He didn't want to, Sam." I sighed. "I felt his sorrow, pain, and longing when he said he'd go. He didn't want to. He wanted to stay. He only did it to get them away from here."
"Doesn't matter. He belongs with his own kind." He stated as he took my shot glass from me and I pouted. "You're officially cut off."
"Oh, my God, are you listening to yourself?" Sookie asked incredulously, referring to Sam s statement about Bill being with his own kind.
"Whatever goes on between you and him's your business, but I do not want him in my bar." Sam said forcefully and Sookie glared at him before she stalked off.
I looked up at Sam. "Dude, you're definitely ruinin' your chances with her, you know that?"
"You know what, Trudy?" He said slowly and I blinked. "You're half drunk already, so I'm gonna let that one slide, but this is seriously fucked up." He nodded to his own words and I sighed, laying my head on my crossed arms on the table.
"Yep. This world's a seriously fucked up place, Sam. Get used to it because it ain't gonna go away anytime soon." I mumbled the last few words and heard him sigh before my eyes slid close.
Okay, so there's the fourth chapter. Again, I'm sorry for the shortness of it. I know it's not as long as my usuals, but there wasn't much I could do with this one since it was mostly about Sookie, Bill, and the nesters. Please tell me if Eric's bein' to OOC in this one. I know that in the next one he isn't, but I just want to make sure. Oh, and also, I've only gotten to chapter five on this story because I don't have the transcripts for Plaisir D'Amour. I also don't have the episodes, so if anyone knows where I can get those, I would very much appreciate if you could share the location with me. The sooner the better, so I can start workin' on the next chapters.
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