Warning; Lemon ahead. If you do not like lemons, you do not have to walk away. I always put them in one giant block so you can simply skip them.

My fic is rated M for violence, gore and sex. One thing I promise you is my no rape policy. If a rape is necessary in one of my story, I never go in details as I do not deem it necessary.

A Better Tomorrow

Chapter 13- Come Undone

Sookie took a step back staring at his shaky hands. She couldn't really see his expression but she could hear his thoughts.

Kill that fucking bitch

Stephen looked up but his expression did not match the thought that had just crossed her mind. He seemed confused and in distress, pleading with his eyes.

"Sookie! What happened… Who's blood is this?"

She was still backing up not believing a word he was saying

"Sookie, please help me. I don't know what is going on!"

Why is she scared of me, who's blood is this? Oh my god, what have I done?

KILL HER

Sookie was confused by the thoughts clouding her judgement. She took a minute to look back in order to assess just how far away she was from the main street. By the time she had made the decision she would run for it, Stephen was already grabbing her arm. He was using a brutal force which made her scream

"You are hurting me Stephen. What have you done?"

His hand was tightening around her arm as Sookie bended her knees in pain.

"STOP"

To her horror, his other hand came up still holding the knife.

"Stephen, stop! What are you doing!?"

He seemed hopeless as in someone else was controlling his movement. He was avoiding eye contact while his hand was extending above his head. For a split second his eyes met Sookie's which made him drop the knife and allowed Sookie enough time to kick him in the balls. In an effort to protect herself, she reached for the blade but unfortunately, she grabbed it from the wrong end and while Stephen yelped from the kick, he grabbed the knife back from her; cutting the inside of her hand in the process. Sookie yelled holding her wrists as the blood was flowing and she looked at Stephen in disbelief.

"Sookie, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to do that. I am so sorry"

This time he threw the knife far from both of them and pleaded to Sookie

"Please Sookie you have got to believe me I didn't mean to hurt you. I don't know whose blood that is"

Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god

Stephen's thoughts were broadcasting very loud and clear. He was mentally freaking out. It is at that moment it hit her again

Fucking useless puppy. You should have killed that fucking cunt

Sookie realized that it was no longer Stephen's thoughts she was hearing but someone else's. She looked around in panic trying to see if she could found the author of such thoughts but without success. She then looked at Stephen.

"I believe you! Calm down…" but before she could add anything else, a flash of blond flew by, grabbing Stephen on his way, pinning him by the throat to the alley wall.

Eric's face was very calm but she could hear him growled.

"Eric! Stop! It was an accident" Sookie exclaimed while grabbing him by the shoulders with her good hand.

Stephen was choking, his eyes budging out of his skull but before it was too late, Eric dropped him on the ground and turned to face Sookie. He grabbed her wrist gently to look at the inside of her hand. Still growling he looked back at Stephen and looked at his hands.

Pam and Alcide were now joining them in the alley as Sookie was grabbing a piece of her shirt to wrap her hand with. She then stood beside Eric and looked at Alcide.

"What is going on here!" He said furiously

Stephen was still on the ground barely breathing holding his throat as in it was going to help him in any way. Alcide crouched to be closer to Stephen's height and stared at him awaiting an answer.

"I don't know… I heard Sookie from a far and when I looked at my hands I was holding and knife and… and… my hands were full of blood!" he cried to Alcide

"Who's blood is this!"

"I don't know!"

Sookie felt Eric calming down at her side. Her right shoulder was barely touching his arm. She focused on his mind knowing it would help her put her shields back up which she did right away. After a couple of seconds of silence, it hit her

"Where is my grandmother?" she asked shaking

Alcide took Stephen's hand and brought them to his nose. After sniffing it a couple times he looked back at Sookie

"Not on his hands. This is animal blood. Feline"

Eric grabbed Sookie's hand and held it as she calmed down.

"then where the hell is she!?" She was growing impatient. No one answered her.

"You need to go to the infirmary, Sookie. Let me take care of this." Alcide said while staring at Stephen. He was a member of his pack after all.

Pam was looking at Eric as if she was trying to communicate something to him. Sookie looked at her and while she agreed with Alcide she needed to go to the infirmary she snapped at Pam.

"Where the hell have you been? And where is Bill?"

Eric followed Sookie who had started walking away from Alcide and Stephen still holding Eric's hand. Pam did not answer her but followed them instead. She wasn't about to have this type of accusatory discussion in front of wolves.

Once they reached the infirmary, a nurse took over. She didn't ask questions but instead got the necessary bandages to patch Sookie up. After looking at her hand she stated

"You will need stitches. This is too deep. I am out of pain killers"

Sookie stared at her for a while.

"I don't need stitches. Just put some bandages to stop the bleeding please"

She was being rude but she was pretty much at the end of her rope. Plus, she figured Eric will just give her blood and all would be fine. That's when Eric bent down to look at her right in the eyes with an intense look

"I think the nurse is right Sookie, You do need stitches"

She frowned at him. What was he on about? Dr. Eric had spoken once again.

"Fine" She grabbed a piece of the bed sheet she was sitting on, twisted it and bit into hit.

"I am ready" she managed to say through the cloth.

Eric and Pam stayed back while the nurse was driving the needle in Sookie's hand causing her great pain. The nurse was trying her best to grab the skin and thread the needle as fast as she could while Sookie was biting really hard on the cloth. After 15 stitches, the nurse finally stopped.

"You will not be able to move your hand too much Sookie or you will risk breaking the stitches. Are you right handed?"

Sookie nodded sighing very heavily. Eric would have some explaining to do as to why she had to go through that pain when he could have just as easily healed her. Her look told him as much.

As she came out of the infirmary, she was greeted by a furious Jason

"Where the hell is Gran Sookie?

"I don't know genius. " She did not appreciate his tone and she had reached the end of the rope before the stitches.

"if something happened to her I swear"

"What!? You swear what? Maybe if you were not gone for so long she wouldn't be missing would she?"

Sookie knew it wasn't fair of her to say that. Jason had been gone on an expedition to gather supplies for the community. These types of expeditions always took days but Jason had pushed the wrong buttons.

" Who the fuck is he?" Jason replied looking at Eric who was already getting his fangs ready.

Sookie turned to Eric and gave him a gentle punch on the torso

"No Eric that's my brother! Jason this is Eric, Eric, Jason."

She looked back at her brother.

"He has been helping us so calm down" she stared at him and let his thoughts entered her mind.

Jason was thinking about Adele and feared the worst. He was also thinking of Eric and how obvious it was he was a vampire even before the fangs. Jason hated Pam and Bill for what they were and according to Jason's thoughts; Eric wasn't going to escape the hatred. He also swore to himself he was going to stake Eric himself if he had touched his little sister.

Jason then looked at Sookie and by the look in her eyes; he knew she was listening in.

Sook' fuck off, you shouldn't be in my thoughts. Pecan Pecan Pecan Pecan

Sookie laughed at the change of thoughts and both vampire looked at her as in she was crazy. Pam decided that it was time to brief Jason on what was going on, especially on Dawn since he had left the community before her death, so she grabbed him by the arm and walked away from Sookie and Eric assuring him she was going to explain everything.

"Sookie, we need to talk" said Eric. "in private" as he was watching a couple members of the community who happened to pass by.

"We can go to my room"

Once they entered her room, Sookie closed the door.

"I am worried about my grandmother" she stated while sitting on her bed as Eric took the only other seat in the room; an uncomfortable chair in front of her dresser.

" I know, we will find her I promise."

Sookie nodded in agreement and looked down at her hand which was throbbing with pain. The community had run out of painkillers ages ago.

"Why did you want me to get stitches? I mean, I don't want to make it a habit or anything but I could have drank your blood"

Eric's fang extended as he licked his lips. Sookie could tell such discussion aroused him.

"mmmm. As much as I would love that Sookie, there are consequences to feeding on me"

Sookie wasn't sure exactly what he meant by that and the interrogative look she had on her face did not escaped Eric.

He got up from his chair and Sookie gazed at him as he sat beside her. His hand caressed her arm slowly while his fangs were fully extended.

"Have you not noted things are a little different when you have my blood?"

Sookie closed her eyes and focused on his hand which was slowly trailing down to her own. His touch gave her goose bumps while she could feel something burning up; herself. Eric was moving extremely slowly which was torturing her deeply. She felt his head getting closer to her neck as his hand had moved to her thigh. He then started to kiss her neck leaving a burning sensation every time his lips touched her skin. Sookie moaned while his hand reached her inner thigh caressing her leisurely. She automatically turned her body towards him aching for proximity as her hand reached into his hair, holding his head to her neck. She found herself straddling his body in order to face him. His hand had left her body, leaving her wanting more. Her own hands were now holding his face while she leaned down to kiss him. Her tongue clashed with his has he moaned in her mouth. Their body were moving in a rhythmic movement as their kiss intensified. She reached down to his pants untying them quickly not without brushing the bulge of his crotch which was now clearly visible. Eric had started taking off her shirt taking a split second break from the kiss in order to pass it over her head. Her bra came undone with the help of Eric's hand ending up on the floor in the process. He took a minute to break away from the kiss to admire her breast now fully exposed. The excitement in his eyes was enough to make her body rumble as she quickly tugged his head to her own so they could resume kissing. She brought his right hand to her breast which he gladly massaged as their tongue danced happily in their mouth. When he started playing with her nipple, Sookie's head tipped backwards as she moaned her pleasure from the small pain.

"Sookie?" Eric asked with amusement in his voice.

She opened her eyes to realize not only she was fully clothed but Eric was sitting at her side, watching her. His eyes were hungry while she could see the smile at the corner of his lips.

"fuck" that's all she could manage to say while her face was burning up in embarrassment

"I assume that is precisely what you were imagining? Making love to me…. Lover"

The satisfying look Eric had made Sookie's embarrassment worst. Was it his blood that made her imagine these things? She got up from the bed wanting to escape her awkwardness but Eric had grabbed her by the arm forcing her, gently, to stay seated on the bed. She was focusing on her hand and the throbbing pain.

" Do not be so ashamed. My blood might be amplifying your feelings indeed"

She looked at him and relaxed as the red of her cheek was slowly fading. She then frowned wondering how he knew what she was thinking ? She stared at him.

"We have already exchanged blood 2 times Sookie. A third time might have a binding effect I am afraid"

She kept on staring waiting for more details. The smile on his face indicated her that he was truly enjoying what was going on.

"What kind of binding?"

"Well that depends on who is bonded but judging by the effect our exchange has already had on us, I am assuming quite binding"

"I don't understand.. you mean that these thoughts are not my own?"

"Oh they are but just amplified by my blood"

"Have you had the same about me?

He growled as he nodded but added

" Although I do not need your blood for that"

She blushed again and looked out the window as in not looking at him would make him disappear. She tried to bring back the conversation on the bond itself instead of all the sexuality that was evident

"Is that why I have been having weird feelings? As in, not my feelings?"

"Indeed, those would be mine"

She didn't have time to process what he had just told her and continued asking

"What about my gift, is your blood making it worst?"

"Worst is a matter of opinion but yes it might amplify it just like it is amplifying your feelings."

" So what would happen if we do it a third time?"

"it becomes quite permanent"

Sookie looked at him horrified

"And you were going to tell me when?"

"I just did"

She crossed her arm in anger. Was he playing her? Did he exchange blood with her so she would obsessed about him? Is that why Bill never offered his blood?

"You're an asshole"

She couldn't take the conversation anymore. She was angry he had not mentioned it before now and just wanted to leave his sight but instead, Eric grabbed her chin so she couldn't do anything else but look into his eyes

"I could have not told you at all and let you get bind to me… but I didn't."

Sookie sighed heavily knowing he was right. After all, the second time they exchange blood was because she was wounded.

'So what now?" she asked. How was she supposed to know what was real from what was amped up by his blood?

"The effect of my blood will pass eventually Sookie, do not worry. Once it does, you should be back to your normal self."

She pinched her lips at the thought that was not what she wanted but brushed it off quickly. Once again he knew what she was thinking.

"Well I guess that's a relief" she said not meaning it. It did not escape Eric.

"Trust me lover, I would rather heal you. The smell of your blood is quite intoxicating"

"Stop calling me lover." She said right away while Eric was smiling at her triumphant

"It bothers you?"

She did not answer him but instead glared at him as he laughed. She found his laugh contagious and joined him for a moment. The Eric in front of her was quite different from the Eric she had met previously. Was he letting his guards down?

In an effort to change subject and not answer him she asked

"What was it you wanted to discuss anyway"

Eric stopped laughing and his expression got very serious suddenly which made her shivered. Why so serious!? (:P)

"My queen has summoned you"

Hope you enjoyed it :o)

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