Warning: Violence and death...Witch war and a very pissed of vampire in this scene.

Chapter 8 – Some wars are fought for love

When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.

Pierre Corneille(1606 - 1684)

Pam arrived with Chow and Clancy. Colonel Flood invited them in and within minutes, the vampires were up to speed on the plan. Pam walked around the gathered multitude and made her way to Sookie. Pam put her hands on Sookie's shoulders. "Tonight, we will avenge Eric and we will show the world that no one messes up with Eric. Tonight, we will defend what is ours," Pam said confident. Sookie gave Pam a small nod and smiled reassuringly at her.

Everyone was getting ready to depart when a big whomp sounded outside. Alcide and Sookie stepped outside to see Eric's upset expression. Alcide couldn't help it and wrapped his arms around Sookie protectively, which only served to fuel Eric's rage. Eric's fangs elongated and he hissed at the present company, including his wife. He couldn't remember feeling so much rage before, and it had nothing to do with Sookie leaving him behind, but the thought that someone else was putting their hands on her. On his wife.

"She is mine!" Eric yelled at Alcide. Before Alcide could react, he was thrown against the wall. Sam came out to try and warn Sookie, but it was too late.

"Jason just called…" Sam started to say and then shut up, as Eric turned to growl at him.

"Yep, I got it," Sookie said, unafraid. "I'll be fine," she told them both. Alcide and Sam walked inside leaving Sookie alone with a very pissed off Eric.

"I demand you give me an explanation, woman," Eric demanded, enraged. She rolled her eyes, as she realized he was back to his arrogant personality. Could vampires be bi-polar? Because this one changed moods every night.

"You should've stayed home. It's dangerous for you to be here," she warned. Pam watched curiously from the window wondering how they had managed not to kill each other.

"It is dangerous for you. I'm taking you home and then I'm coming back," he said in what Sookie knew was his tone of finality.

"Just touch me and I will karate-kick your ass back to the Viking era, Mister," she warned, waving a finger at him. He gave her his cocky smirk. He wasn't afraid of her and he liked that she would want to fight and protect him, but he was not going to allow it. He started walking towards her, and she started walking backwards, suddenly she got a sense of déjà vu. He caged her in against a truck and she gulped.

Pam found herself surrounded with people staring at what was happening outside.

"You are all invited for free drinks if she kicks him," Pam said.

"You're on," said a young werewolf.

Eric felt proud of Sookie for trying to protect him and help him. The warm sensation he had felt in his chest returned again. "Look Eric, these people want your head, so you have to stay away from them. They took your memories and I don't want them to hurt you even more," Sookie said, fearful.

"No," he replied quickly. "I'm not going to let a woman fight my battles for me," he said. As he looked at her, he remembered what they had done last night. He hated having no control of the situation, but no more.

"You arrogant, conceited…" she didn't finish what she was going to say. Eric shut her up very effectively by claiming her lips. She fought not to kiss him back, but even without his memory his smooching technique did not falter. His lips were cold and soft and she missed his wild, demanding kisses. She moaned against him. She loved this arrogant vampire even if he was high-handed and conceited.

She was so soft and her lips felt perfect against his and the noises she was making had him all worked up. He wanted to throw her on the floor and bury himself deep inside of her, as she had suggested last night. He felt her hands pulling him closer to her and he knew this was where he belonged, with this woman. He left her lips and kissed her jaw and her neck while she took a few breaths and then he claimed her lips again. He started moving his hips against her, which only served to fuel her lust. She roamed his body until she managed to sneak her hands under his shirt and massage that sculpted torso he had.

"Are they going to do it outside?" The young Were asked. Everyone shushed him. "Shouldn't we be getting ready to kill someone?" He asked again and then he felt someone smack him on the back of his head.

Eric and Sookie continued with their heated kiss, which would've continued even further on if it weren't for Bubba interrupting them.

"Mister Eric, I thought you weren't coming," Bubba said, beaming at them. Sookie didn't know whether to be upset or grateful. She was breathless and all she wanted was to claim Eric right there, not caring that she was in public.

"I'm going to feed and then you are taking her home," Eric said, knowing his words would upset her, which is exactly what he wanted. He wanted her to be away from this fight and now he knew how to upset her.

Oh no he wasn't. That's why he was all over her, he wanted to bite her. Any other time she wouldn't have cared. On the contrary, she would've offered her blood, but he was just regarding her as a blood bag and that was not going to fly with her. She kicked him on the shin and stepped away from the angry vampire.

"Yay! Free drinks," The Were chanted inside. "Can we go fight now?" He asked.

"How can you treat me like this?" Tears fell from her eyes. "Do not ever touch me again," Sookie warned.

"Hit me again and you will regret it. You are mine," he yelled at her, "and you will do as I say," he commanded. "Take her home," he ordered Bubba. Eric dragged her by her hand and threw her against Bubba. Pam stepped outside.

"We need her, Eric," Pam said.

"No, I will not put her in danger. We will manage without her. Leave," Eric ordered Bubba. Sookie struggled against Bubba's hold, but complied.

"Arrogant bastard," Sookie bellowed. Bubba put her inside the car and started driving. As Bubba drove away, Eric's last words sank in. He did this to her so that she would be upset with him and leave. She knew what their plans were, and she knew they needed to know how many Witches were inside the warehouse. She also knew someone had to be inside to invite them in and Bubba or Sookie were their logical choice. Bubba because he was damaged and her because she was human and the magic wouldn't affect them, or at least that's what the witch Octavia had said.

"Don't take me home, Bubba. I want to help him and they need me. Stay with me and help me," Sookie pleaded.

"Mister Eric will be mighty upset," Bubba said. She nodded. "I'll protect you, Miss Sookie," he beamed at her and followed Sookie's directions, getting to the warehouse before the rest of the cavalry could arrive. Sookie knew this was risky, but she was going to do whatever she could to restore Eric's memories.

Since now they thought themselves minus the telepath, they changed their tactics. They left to go to the warehouse and began their stealthy approach when Pam saw Bubba's car on the side of the road.

"Eric," she whispered.

"What?" He asked, as they approached the warehouse.

"Sookie is already inside," he growled when they saw Bubba approach them. He informed them how many witches' were inside and how many were Weres.

"Return and get her out of there," Eric yelled at Bubba, it was the same order Sookie had given him, so Bubba complied.

They all heard Sookie's invitation. Hallow and Mark where shocked when vampires, Weres and a lion broke into their hiding place. Sookie was already trying to leave the warehouse, but someone grabbed her by her hair and threw her against a wall. Bubba lunged at whomever had hurt Miss Sookie, but he was knocked down by a Were.

Sookie's blurry vision didn't help her figure out who were the good guys or the bad guys, so she tried to crawl out of there. However, the constant throwing and pushing of everybody didn't help and then a thick mist appeared, making it impossible for her to find the exit. She saw Bubba lying on the floor and she started moving towards him to wake him up.

Eric was fighting Mark, who had managed to kill Chow with a wooden knife when they entered the warehouse. Eric snapped Mark's neck, causing him to shift to his human form just as his body hit the floor. Another Were jumped on top of Eric, biting him on his neck while Pam was fighting Hallow. Neither of them was giving up, as Hallow bit Pam savagely on her leg and then let go. Hallow shifted to her human form and saw an opportunity to escape, but she didn't count on Sookie jumping on top of her to stop her.

Sookie knew there was no way she was going to contain Hallow by herself, but she thought someone will come to her aid, hopefully someone who was on her side.

"Miss Sookie," she heard Bubba's voice and then a knife landed next to her. She wasn't quick to grab the knife though and Hallow backhanded her. Sookie struggled with Hallow wrestling her, but Sookie wasn't strong enough to contain her or fight her off for long. Hallow grabbed the knife and stabbed Sookie several times, just before Bubba hit Hallow from behind and began holding her. With her last bit of strength, Sookie removed the knife from her stomach and stabbed Hallow in the heart while Bubba held her. Then Sookie passed out, certain she was going to die.

"Sookie," Pam yelled. She ran to her, not minding she was bleeding severely. "Sookie, don't die," Pam said, shaking Sookie to wake her up, but it wasn't working. Her heart rate was slowing at a rapid rate. Eric was overcome with lust and then he felt something odd, a calling.

"Eric!" Pam yelled. Eric snapped the last of the Weres' necks and ran to Pam's side. He saw Sookie on the ground, dying. He was feeling her life slip away, and he was very afraid. He didn't know what to do.

"Save her, Eric, you must," Pam pleaded. Eric stared at Pam.

"I don't know how," he said.

"Give her your blood. Trust me," he nodded. He bit his wrist and shoved his bloody wrist into Sookie's mouth. Pam rubbed her blood on Sookie's injuries to seal her wounds and stop the bleeding.

"Hallow and Mark are dead," Alcide said, standing next to them naked and glancing down at Sookie. He felt weak for not stopping Sookie. Then Sam joined him. Both were worried about Sookie, but they both could see how well both vampires were already tending to her wounds. The two men stared at each other because it seemed Sookie had more power over those vampires than they realized. Pam stared at Eric, how were they going to lift the curse now?

"Don't worry Eric I'll figure it out. Trust me. Everything will work out fine, I will find someone to lift this curse from you," she promised and Eric believed her. He had seen how loyal she was to him and his wife. He wasn't sure his blood would be enough to save her, but Pam hadn't said anything else.

Eric carried Sookie in his arms, as they assessed the damage. They lost two Weres, a witch and a vampire. Not bad, though of course Sookie was hurt. The Weres told Eric and Pam they would clean up and they would meet the next night at Fangtasia to regroup and decide what to do about Eric.

"We will take Sookie home," Alcide and Sam suggested, but Eric had no idea who they were and he had seen the Were hold Sookie with something akin to affection.

"She is mine!" Eric growled at him.

"She is our friend, but if you will care for her, we will not intervene," Sam explained.

Pam drove Eric and Sookie to his house after Eric had given Bubba a piece of his mind for disobeying his orders.

"Will she be okay?" Eric asked, concerned.

"We did all we could. All we can do now is wait and let your blood in her do it's magic," Pam said, patting him on the shoulder to offer some comfort. Sookie's body didn't have that glow she usually had and they were both worried. The Witch was dead, but the damage she had caused had gone far beyond cursing a vampire.

A\N: What do you think is going to happen to Eric since Hallow and Mark are dead? What will happen to Sookie?...Send me your thoughts, I love your reviews...xoxo