A/N: Hey guys so here I am finally updating like I should. I promise to be updating this story and "Lying to the Dead" every couple of days! IMPORTANT NOTE: Reviews for my stories haven't been so good as of late and I know all of you guys are there reading so if you please could spare some time to leave a review it would be very helpful towards my creative ability. Thanks!
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I sat there on the couch twisted and turning the foreign object in my hands wondering exactly what type of power it held within it.
It seemed to warm me up as I held it tighter in my hands and the faint glow that resided in it seemed to shine a bit brighter.
"What are you?" I asked it as the glow seemed to disappear.
"Hey Sookie, what are you doing up?" I gasped as I looked up and saw Claude standing there.
"Just got up, what are you doing here?" I asked him and he shrugged.
"I don't know, I like being in close contact with another fae I guess. It makes me feel better no matter how little fae you have in you." As he came closer to me I hid the object behind me before he sat across from me.
"Is that supposed to be a normal thing for fae? The whole feeling better when around other fae?" I asked him because I did remember feeling a little better when Claudine was around me and when I was in the fae world before it turned into a nightmare.
"It usually is when we haven't been around other fae in awhile." He said casually.
"Cool." He smiled at my innocence.
"Cool indeed." He looked around the house and he had a weird expression on his face.
"What's wrong?" I asked him.
"I sense fae magic in the house." He stood up and walked around the room.
Did he sense the object I found; should I ask him about it, could I trust him?
"It's probably my own magic." I said trying to distract him but he shook his head.
"No it's very powerful, ancient almost." He looked around the room until his eyes landed on me.
"Are you hiding something dear cousin?" He raised an eyebrow at me.
"No why would I?" Looks like I would be taking the lying route on this.
I just wasn't really sure yet if I could trust Claude, family or not he was still a fairy.
"I feel the power coming from you Sookie, well coming from the area you are sitting."
"I'm not hiding anything." I told him.
"Sookie you can trust me, besides I could answer any questions you have if it is indeed a fae object." He smiled at me but I still wasn't sure.
I thought about all the pros and cons but he was right I did have questions and I needed to know what it is.
I took a deep sigh and brought the object forward, "Don't make me regret this." I told him as his eyes widened.
"How did you get that?" His voice was tense but full of wonder.
"I found it outside." He got closer to me.
"Can I see it?"
"No." I said quickly without thinking.
"Sookie what you are holding may possibly be the most powerful thing in our world." He got closer to me but I jumped out of my seat and backed away from him.
"Back off Claude, and what do you mean, what is it?" I knew this thing held power but how much power?
"It's called a Cluviel Dor. Think of it as a genie in a bottle. It grants one wish for anyone you may love, but it must be for someone you love unless it won't work. You can wish for anything, there are no rules when it comes to that thing. Fae give it to each other when they are in love so it shows trust and eternal love for the other. It is created from the oldest magic we have and only a few fae possess it still, including you." His voice seemed distant as his gaze lingered on it.
"How the hell did it show up on my yard?" Whoever put it there wanted someone to find it and I think more importantly they wanted me to find it.
"I don't know but it must be someone who cares about you." He still continued to get closer to me.
"Claude get back, snap out of it!" I yelled at him and he shook himself.
"Whoa sorry, those things have a little bit of a hold on other fae. You see the power that comes from that we all want, I mean come on a free wish everyone wants that. Sorry I didn't mean to scare you like that." He backed away from me and sat down.
"Don't worry about it, what should I do with it?" I asked him.
"Save it for when you really need it and hide it. If anyone else especially another fae besides me knows you have it they will stop at nothing to take it from you." He told me.
"How do I know you won't take it from me?"
"You don't, I'll restrain myself and you will just have to hide it very well. Let's just hope the bond of family will help us."
"How are we related anyway?" I asked him.
"Niall is my grandfather and he is your great grandfather so for the sake of being less complicated I say we are cousins." I laughed as he shrugged.
"Well it's good to know some of my family isn't dead." He tensed up and I remembered Claudine.
"I'm sorry about Claudine." I told him.
"Its okay she knew being a spy was a dangerous job."
"She was a spy?" I asked in disbelief.
"You didn't honestly think she was working with Mab did you? She was good and she was on our side, I'm sorry you didn't get to know her better she was a great girl." His voice was full of sadness and he got up.
"I'm going to go, call me if you need me." With that he was gone.
I felt bad for Claude but hopefully he was being honest and he was a person we could trust.
I got up and thought of a place that I could hide this thing. I ran upstairs and ran straight for my room.
It looked oddly empty and I looked over to my dresser and saw the old jewelry box that used to belong to Gran. I walked over to it and placed the odd object into it and shut it. I found the small key that went with it and locked it shut and I put the key in my pocket. I would hide the key somewhere in Eric's cubby so I would know where it was at all times.
I walked over to my bed and laid on it as I made myself comfortable and thought about everything that has happened. We still needed to find Russell to break the spell and I just felt the stress of it all get to me.
I felt the tears fall down my face as I shut my eyes and tried to think of other things.
…...
I didn't know how much time had passed but when I opened my eyes it was already dark out. I slowly got up and stretched as I made my way downstairs.
"Hey Sook." Jason said as he left his room with Amelia in tow.
"Hey guys."
"What were you doing in your room; we thought you were with Eric?" Amelia asked me.
"I was but I woke up early, I must have fallen asleep in there." They both nodded at me and we all walked downstairs.
"I'll go see if Eric is up." I walked over to his cubby and descended down into the darkness.
The lights turned on as I saw Eric sitting up.
"Have a good sleep?" I smiled at him as I crawled into bed with him.
"Great, where were you?" He asked me as he placed a small kiss on my lips.
"I got up early and walked around the house and fell asleep in my room."
"You smell like fairy." Damn Claude.
"Claude was here." Eric's eyes glazed over with lust as he put his head in the crook of my neck and placed a kiss there.
He pushed me down gently and started to kiss me passionately and I felt myself going weak in the knees.
"Wait I need to tell you something, I found something that may help us." I tried to tell Eric but he ignored me.
He just kept on kissing me and took of my shirt and pants.
"Amelia and Jason are upstairs." I told him.
"Well then we will have to be quiet and make this quick." He kissed me again as he pushed inside of me.
I started to make some noises but Eric but his hand over my mouth and when he started to make some noises I put my hand over his. I could feel his fangs full extended and it turned me on even more.
As we both came close to having an orgasm he brought his head down and bit. I gasped as he sucked and then released me as we both gasped in pleasure as we reached our climax.
He fell to my side and nicked his finger and brought it up to my neck to hide the bite marks.
"Thanks." I got up and put on some clothes while he got dressed as well.
"I found something today." I said as I brushed my hair.
"What?"
"Something called a Cluviel Dor, it was in the yard." Eric froze.
"Where is it?"
"I hid it. Do you know what it is?"
"I know of it, it grants one wish to the owner for anyone they love or for owner I believe." Claude didn't say that it could also work for me.
That would make sense why a fae would want it so much.
"You must be very careful with it Sookie."
"I know."
"Do not dismiss this; a fae would kill you to get to it. Please be careful, do not tell anyone else, you may have already put yourself in grave trouble by just telling Claude." Eric told me.
"I'll be careful, I promise." He nodded and kissed me.
"You will be the death of me." He whispered against my lips.
"You love it." He laughed and we walked upstairs together.
"Hey gang, so what's the plan for today?" Jason asked as we entered the kitchen.
"We go on the search for Russell and try to kill him." I told them.
"Are you sure you are okay to go with us?" Amelia asked me.
"Well I won't be left behind again, that's for sure." I told her.
"Okay, if you're sure."
"I'll call Bill and Pamela and see what they want to do." Eric said as he left the room.
"What will we do if we find him anyway?" Jason asked me.
"Amelia will get you out of there and then we will fight him." I told him.
"Sook I can handle myself." Jason said angrily.
"Jason he is very powerful and I can't stand the thought of losing you, he will go after you to get to me so please don't fight me on this."
"Sook I…" He tried to protest but Amelia cut him off.
"You have my word that if we find him I will send Jason away." I smiled at Amelia.
"Thank you." She nodded and took a sip of her drink.
"Do you have a spell at all to help us fight him?" I asked her.
"One that will weaken him but I'm trying to go through some old magic. Maybe I could do what that other witch did when she was here." My eyes widened as I thought of Marnie.
"I don't know I wouldn't mess with that if I was you. It looks like it is a slippery slope with all that magic, it may corrupt you." She scoffed.
"I can handle my magic."
"But that type of magic. You're talking about taking someone's free will away from them." I wanted her to take this seriously, this was no joke.
"Not just anyone's free will, Russell's. If I have control over him then you can have your old life back." She looked determined and I knew she just wanted to make things right.
"Just be careful, you don't know what you are messing with." I warned her.
"I'll be careful but I will do what needs to be done." I nodded.
Eric walked back into the room.
"Bill doesn't have a plan yet because we still don't know where the hell he is. Amelia could you do a tracking spell at all?" Eric asked her.
"I'm not sure, I'll try." She got up and Jason followed her.
"Do you think we will find him?" I asked Eric.
"We have to."
All of a sudden I heard a crash in the living room and Eric and I ran into the other room.
"What the hell." I said as I saw Claude on the ground and went to help him up.
"You still want your old life back?" He asked me.
"Yeah why?"
"Well I just found Russell."
A/N: Another cliffhanger, I love it. Next chapter will be an action packed one so be prepared. IMPORTANT NOTE: Reviews for my stories haven't been so good as of late and I know all of you guys are there reading so if you please could spare some time to leave a review it would be very helpful towards my creative ability. Thanks!
