Okay, so here is Chapter eight XD gotta love it, oh man only character better than Godric is his progeny...ERIC! GAAAHHHH anyways hope you enjoy and ALSO enjoy the episode on tonight! omg i cnt wait...well that sentence is going to look out of place when you read it on a later date! LOL anywhos enjoy and REVIEW!

Sam

Promise of a Lifetime

Chapter eight

It stings. The bleeding from the wound on my hand had begun to slow, but it was beginning to pulse, allowing me to feel my heart beat in my hand. Sookie had bandaged it up, and yet it had still leaked through the white cloth. Blood. The thought of the red liquid always made me think of him, his young face, and aged eyes.

"So when we get there just remember to stay right beside me, and feel free to talk as little as possible, I'm not too sure that Pam is going to be as kind to you as she is with me." Sookie says to me as we see the Fangtasia sign in the distance.

"Who is Pam again?" I ask while I shake my head of the playful thoughts of him.

"She is Eric's…well Eric changed her, "Sookie reminds me…again. She had been telling me everything I needed to know, but I was only half listening. The place on my palm with the symbols was beginning to burn, and the closer we got to Fangtasia, the more it bugged me.

"Who changed Eric?" I ask, somehow I thought I knew the answer, but I wanted to hear it.

"I'm not sure, but they must be wrong, well, due to Eric being a giant thorn in my side," Sookie states while we park. Then she swung herself out of the small car, making me follow her in silence.

At the door there stood a woman that looked older than Sookie. I would have thought that she was pretty but the outfit she was wearing reminded me of, well, a slut. Clearly Fangtasia was going to be an interesting place, one that I would never walk into, on a normal day, or night for that matter.

Sookie walked straight up to the blond, "Pam, we are here to see Eric."

Pam looked at me and then looked back at Sookie, clearly she didn't like Sookie at all, "Very well, follow me." Pam lead us into the bar and the more I was there the worst my hand felt, and to make maters worse all around me were vampires; I had never felt so out of place. I had never felt so vulnerable, and weak.

Vampires were everywhere, and they were all watching Sookie and I being led to what could have been a throne, and sitting on it was a man. His dirty blond hair was gelled back, and he was watching a stripper dance around a long silver pole. His blue eyes seemed bored, but as Sookie approached I could have sworn that they had livened up the tiniest bit…

"Eric, Sookie is here and she brought a friend," Pam said, eyeing me; she managed to make me feel so uncomfortable.

"Leave us Pam," as Eric spoke my blood began to boil, he reminded me of him, and instantly I knew why. Eric began to stand up and walk towards the back of the bar, Sookie and I followed behind him. As we walked I realized why I was drawing so much attention and instinctively shoved my injured hand into my Jean pocket, the blood slowly began seeping into the blue Jean fabric, sending an odd chill up my spine.

Once we were alone Eric spun around and calmly looked at the two of us, "To what do I owe this honor?"

Sookie put a hand on my shoulder and looked directly into Eric's eyes, "This is Skye, and she is going to be coming with us to Dallas," as she said this Eric didn't appear shocked.

Eric looks at me, and he smiles, "You want to take this human with us? I believe that wasn't part of our bargain," then he looks at Sookie and I instantly can tell that he is toying with her, "besides, she is clearly unaware of herself, I could smell her blood from a mile away," I pull my hand out of my blood soaked pocket and smile, while shrugging my shoulders.

Sookie looks at me and give me the mother look, and I grin, "I'd like to see any vamp try it," suddenly Eric has his cold hand around my tiny neck, his tall figure looming over me. As his cold skin touched mine, the small marking on my palm begins to pulse and I knew the truth.

Sookie screamed but I just looked Eric straight in his eyes, his fangs bared and inches from my mouth, then he whispers, "You are easy prey for even a new born, so, why do you wish to go to Dallas?"

I smile, placing my bleeding hand against his wide chest, "I know what he is to you Eric, and I am going to get him from those assholes," then I feel it, the surge of energy, and I close my eyes, trying to calm my pulse, to gain control. As I have my eyes shut I feel Eric gripping my arm, his large hand dragging my injured one toward his mouth, and as I feel his breath on my palm I open my grey eyes and watch as Eric licks my wound.

I could hear Sookie gasp, but I continued to watch Eric's eyes, as they watched mine, and somewhere, deep inside of his dark pupils I saw him, I saw the vampire that I cared so deeply for, and as Eric's tongue finished tasting my blood, he smirked, and I knew that he was playing with me, just as he had done with Sookie before.

"All right, you may join us, and I will be look forward to tasting you on a later date," as he dropped my hand, I could feel my face begin to blush, and I knew that he had won the game that he had started the moment I walked into the parking lot. "I will send someone to pick you up at the airport when you arrive, I will be leaving at another time, and I have made the arrangements for both Mr. Compton and his progeny."

Sookie gave Eric a stern look, almost scolding him, and then she grabbed my now freed arm, "Come on Skye, lets go," as I followed Sookie out of the bar I could feel the tiny mark that rested on my palm, almost quiver, this had been the closest to him that I had felt in a long time.

Sookie pulled me all the way to her car and once we were inside she drove off in a hurry, "You must like this vampire a lot, because that was not smart," Sookie said while turning a corner.

I lightly touched my mark, as if to try to console its suffering, "You like him."

Sookie gave me a dirty look, "I do NOT like Eric Northman, he is nothing but a bad egg, did you see how he treated you? It's disgusting!"

I giggled, while I drew my attention back to my open wound, the blood was beginning to stop, but I could still feel Eric's tongue along my skin, "Well he obviously likes you."

Sookie snorted, "Eric does not know how to feel, anyway, how is your hand?"

"It's fine, just a tad sore, but then again, I've never had a vampire drink my blood before," I smile jokingly, trying to lighten the now heavy mood in the small car.

"Skye what am I going to do with you?" Sookie says while shaking her head.

"Well, first you are going to drive me home," I let a giggle escape my throat.

Sookie sighed and smiled, this is why I like Sookie, she cares.