Disclaimer: I do not own anything or anyone from True Blood or Southern Vampire Mysteries (sob) Charlaine Harris and Alan Ball do. I just like to play in their playground.
Chapter Seven
Sookie POV
I felt a weight being lifted off of my lap as I drifted in absolute nothingness. Then I felt arms under my knees and head. I wanted to open my eyes to see who was carrying me, but I couldn't. I heard whispering and a door creaking open. I was gently set down and I heard more whispering, but this time it was directed at me. "Sookie, wake up. You need to invite me in." I shook my head, not wanting to open my eyes. "Sookie, you must. I know you are tired, but you need protection. I will call the shifter if it will make you more comfortable."
I opened my eyes and stared at Eric, his eyes glistening in the moonlight. "I may regret this later, but Eric I invite you in." Eric swiftly, but gently picked me up and carried me into my house. He set me down on the couch and ran upstairs. When he came back down I saw that he had retrieved my old faded afghan. I had kept it in the guest room closet ever since Gran had died. Eric covered me with the afghan and walked into the kitchen while pulling out his cell phone. I looked down at the afghan and felt tears threatening to fall. I lifted the edge of the afghan up to my nose and breathed in. It smelled faintly of Gran. The tears that had been threatening to fall ran down my face as memories of her flooded my mind. At that moment, Eric walked back into the room. I looked up at him and he ran to my side. He knelt on one knee as he spoke. "Sookie, why are you crying?" I tried to stop the tears from flowing, but they only fell faster. I felt Eric hesitate before wrapping his arms around me in a hug.
Suddenly, I heard growling coming from outside. I looked up and saw a look in Eric's eyes. It was a look that was full of worry. It made me feel scared and yet protected at the same time. I heard the growling from outside, then what sounded like fighting. "Sookie, I need to see who is outside. If I am not back in five minutes, run to Bill's house. Don't stop until you reach it, do you understand?" I nodded, scared of what was happening. "When you reach Bill's house Pam should be there. Tell her that it has begun. She'll understand what that means." I nodded again, looking down as more tears fell. These tears weren't for Gran, they were for Eric. I knew it was hard to kill a vampire, but still he was risking his life for me. Eric hugged me tighter before letting go and heading out the front door. I ran into the kitchen and grabbed the phone, in case Eric didn't come back. I quietly waited on the bottom steps of the staircase. I glanced at the kitchen clock and realized it had been more than five minutes since Eric had left me alone in the house. I got up and ran out the back door and towards Bill's house. I dialed his number and hoped someone answered.
Pam POV
I was feeling a mix of emotions come from the bond I had with Eric. The emotion that had me trembling was fear. I had never felt Eric's fear before. I knew at once something was wrong. Then I felt a sudden wave of anguish, and then anger hit me. I knew that something was wrong and probably involved Sookie. If only Sophie-Ann had kept quiet and hadn't bragged about having Sookie in her power, we wouldn't be going through this. I was jerked out of my thoughts by the ringing of Compton's phone. I picked it up and answered. "Pam here, what do you want?" I heard heavy breathing from the other end. "Pam, it's Sookie. There was something outside and Eric told me to go to Bill's house if he didn't return in five minutes. It's been over five minutes. He also told me to tell you that it has begun. He said you'd know…" Pam heard Sookie scream than a thud as the phone fell. Pam dropped the phone and ran outside. She heard Sookie screaming, the sound coming from the cemetery. Pam ran and saw a dark figure holding a limp Sookie. Pam ran towards the figure, but was pulled back.
Bill POV
I saw Pam running towards the mynaed. What I didn't realize at first was that the creature was holding Sookie. I pulled Pam back before the mynaed could do any damage to her. "What are you doing, Compton? Let me go!" Pam yelled at me before I loosened my grip on her. Before she ran to Sookie, we both noticed that Eric was fighting the mynaed. "Pam, you go help Eric, I will get Sookie and take her to Sam Merlotte." As Pam ran off to help Eric, I thought over how I was going to get Sookie away. I noticed that Eric and Pam were distracting the creature and luring it away from Sookie. I took the opportunity and rushed to Sookie's side, picked her up and ran to my car. I quickly opened the back door and carefully placed her in the back seat. I rushed to the driver's side and opened the door. Just as I was about to close the door, I happened to look in the rearview mirror. It looked like it was just Eric fighting the mynaed. I turned the car on and stomped on the gas.
Mystery POV
I saw the car pull away as my brother fought with the Viking. I was following my orders to the letter, yet the vampire still managed to get away. I knew that I had to find him and bring him back to her, alive. It would displease my mother greatly if my brother and I failed to bring her the vampire William Compton.