Don't You Wanna Stay?
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A/N: Godric speaks Gaelic/Irish to Seren since that's a modern form of both of their mother languages.
Nine
Nearly purring in satisfaction Seren rested with her head on Godric's shoulder and her left hand resting over where his undead heart lies silent in his chest.
An idle smile rests on Godric's face as he strokes one hand up and down her upper arm as they lay in replete splendor on the wide hotel bed. Looking down at her as she gives a deep stretch and sigh he arches a brow at her sudden movement.
"Going somewhere, mo aingeal?" (My angel.) He asked as she turned, straddling him and looking down into his smooth, ageless face.
"That press conference the blonde vulture wants Sookie to take part in starts soon. I want to go and keep an eye on her."
"And distract Flanagan," he added, sitting up and almost dislodging her from her seat. Quickly he grabs her hips and holds her tightly in place. "Eric is more than capable…"
Seren rolls her eyes at that.
"…but easily distracted himself when it comes to your charge." He finishes ignoring her look. Lifting her up with an easy strength humans would never credit such a lean figure with he walks over to the dresser and sets her naked form down. "We'll both go."
Smiling at his understand, she hops down and dresses them both with a snap of her fingers.
Staring down at himself he made an observation:
"These look like my own clothes from my now-defunct nest." Breathing deeply he could make out a hint of smoke coming from the basic jeans, cream linen shirt, and black leather boots.
"That's because they are." Shrugging Seren checks her own reflection in the mirror. A matching pair of leather boots and dark wash jeans cover her lower half while she wore a basic Egyptian cotton halter in pure sapphire blue without a trace of silver in sight. Completely non-threatening, all the easier to confuse the prey, she thinks with an internal laugh. "It's easier to relocate items than it is to create them out of thin air. Which I can do," she says seeing the curious light in his eyes. "But I prefer to just move things from here-to-there when I can."
Nodding he offers his arm to his mate before leading her from the room. He could deduce the reason for using his mildly-smoky clothes on his own. The smell will help conceal from the other supes the extent of their bond and help conceal her powers and any changes in himself – for the moment at least.
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Reaching the conference room being used for the interviews with CNN for the evening Seren quickly picks out the figure of her charge with her Viking bodyguard. Studying them she giggles a little under her breath, nudging her mate to share the joke.
Look at them. She shares through their bond. She's all of 5-6 and dresses like a fresh daisy while he's 6-4 and looks like a thug. There couldn't be an odder pairing.
And that's leaving out the Fae/Vampire mess. Godric gives her a laughing glance, appreciating the joke. But…not stranger than an angel and a vampire, surely.
With a mock-scolding look over her shoulder she leads the way to the corner inhabited by Eric and Sookie.
At least we're not from two enemy species. She points out.
Only because nobody knew your people still existed! He growls through their bond. Your blood if even better than a full-blood Fae. Believe me, if we knew about you before we came out of the coffin, your people would have good cause to hate vampires as well as the Fae.
Seren shrugs as she gives her charge an encouraging hug. She couldn't really argue with that since it was most likely the truth. Only time will tell now as her people begin mixing with the world again.
Eric and Godric share a nod as the females hug.
"You'll do fine." Seren said smiling. "This panel of pundits you'll be talking to with Flanagan aren't creampuffs but they aren't the Inquisition either."
"She's right." Eric nods firmly. "We were in Spain then, you've got nothing to worry about."
"Thanks, Eric." Sookie said drily, rolling her eyes. "Why am I not surprised by that?"
The two ancient vampires just give a pair of sheepish shrugs at the look from the blonde.
"I was there for the books." Godric said weakly in his defense, ignoring the snort from his progeny.
"Whipped." Eric whispered too low for human hearing, shaking his head in mock-disappointment at his Maker.
"Like you're not." Seren whips back at him with a look as she gives Godric a kiss on his cheek. Godric just gives his son a smug look as he winds an arm around his mate's waist.
"We're ready for you, Ms. Stackhouse." A production assistant with an earpiece in one ear scuttles over to the group, looking thoroughly intimidated by the hulking form of the vampire.
With a smile for her friends and an eye roll for the circus abounding in the room Sookie follows the minion obediently, prepared to play the Sweet-Southern-Barbie to the hilt.
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Following the interview-from-hell the foursome retreated to Eric's suite to decompress before the vampires went to their day sleep.
Propping her bare feet up on the coffee table Sookie rests her head against the back of the couch with a groan. The stupidity of some of the questions she was asked…
"Just think," Seren said, melting into Godric on the two-seater across from Eric and Sookie as Eric began to rub his Fae's shoulders. "In a couple hours I get to go through all of that and more."
Sookie just gives a sound half-way between a laugh and a groan as Eric works gently at the knots she developed during the grilling of the panel. She'd never thought she'd be glad to have Nan Flanagan anywhere close to her but the veteran TV personality helped immensely in dealing with the pundits and keeping the discussion on point, especially when the Newlins joined the discussion from an un-disclosed location.
She snorts under her breath, getting riled up all over again at some of the accusations they made against her, Seren, and Jason.
"I still can't believe they tried to say you were some kind of 'daywalking demon from Hell' that disappeared once your devil's work was completed." Sookie said motioning to Seren.
"I thought that Jason was a plant by the AVL particularly reaching." Seren said laughing. "I loved when that pundit from the historical society pointed out that they were the ones who invited the brother of a known vampire sympathizer to their leadership camp."
Godric just watches the byplay between the women with a fond look on his face. It's good for him to see his rather serious mate open up and be teasing and playful with Sookie. The little Fae is exactly what both his mate and his progeny need in their lives to help balance out all of their darkest, roughest edges that he himself can't touch or help with no matter how hard he tries. His calm and ease is a product of years of self-evaluation and coming to terms with himself. Eric doesn't have the temperament for that, he likes being a vampire. He was a predator even as a human and it show.
And his Seren never was a human to begin with but a winged hunter and assassin raised from birth to be deadly. What light she has is from her closely with Sookie and her bond with him, almost none of it is from within herself.
"What's next?" Eric asked once the females stared to settle down from their hilarity. "After the interview in the morning, what's left?"
"We go home." Godric said with finality.
"You mean?" A rare smile breaks out across his face. After years and years of asking his Maker is at last joining him in Louisiana.
Nodding Godric gives Eric an understanding look.
"I'll be joining you in one of your homes for the time being." Godric gives his mate a squeeze. "Or rather we will be, unless you have a light-tight space in your home near Sookie?"
Shaking her head, Seren agrees with Godric's plan. "I wasn't exactly planning on having vampiric guests when I bought my cabin but I'm sure we'll figure something out before Eric kicks us to the curb."
"That's settled then." Eric said, a glint in his eye. "Interview, sunset, then back to the bayous and swamps."
"Yay." Seren says with a sigh. "I can't wait."
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A/N: I started a TrueBlood/X-Men Crossover because I'm weak and can't resist my plot bunnies. Sorry for the shortness of the chapter but as usual I will post a long one next time. In the meantime check out my new fanfics if you're interested and let me know what you think for pairings, plot lines, etc.
