Kaeson was driving down the deserted road to her house. It was a darker night than normal due to a new moon and her vision was not that blurry, but still slightly impaired her driving. She was thinking about what Jason had said earlier that day about Eric when a dog ran out in front of the car. Kaeson slammed on her brakes, causing the car to spin and hit a tree on the drivers' side door. Her head hit the steering wheel and the shattered window glass cut her face as it fell into her lap. She could feel herself pinned between the door and the console. 'There is no way out of this.' She thought to herself as she struggled to get free and her vision became hazy. She tried to fight it back, but to no avail. She soon fell into the black abyss of unconsciousness, with Eric's name stuck in her throat.
"Kaeson, can you hear me? Kaeson!"
Kaeson faintly heard someone calling her name and talking to her. She tried to bring herself out of unconsciousness, but every time she got closer she slipped back even more.
"Kaeson, come on. If you want to live you are going to have to drink."
She felt something warm touch her lips and then drip down her throat. It had a coppery taste and seemed to somewhat energize her, but she still did not have the strength to actually drink.
"Dammit Kaeson! Drink!"
More of the liquid poured into her mouth and she eventually had enough strength to drink. After a few drinks her eyes fluttered open to see Eric bent over her.
"There you are. I have to admit you had me worried there for a few."
She tried to pull away to answer him but was quickly told not to answer just to drink. She looked up at Eric with fascination in her eyes as she continued to drink. Eric kept talking to her, "You can be so stupid and reckless at times. I got here just in time because your blood was so thinned by alcohol; you reek of it and Sam Merlotte."
Kaeson pulled away and said, "Nothing happened, Eric. I promise."
"We will discuss this later, right now I have to get you home." He said picking her up and using vampire speed to get them to her house.
"Thank you, Eric." She said as she moved closer to him.
Eric did not say anything as he walked up the steps and opened the door. He laid her down on the couch and went to the fridge for a Tru Blood. Kaeson curled up and looked at him as he came back into the living room.
"Are you mad?" She asked timidly, slowly moving closer to him.
He did not reply as he sat down and opened the Tru Blood. He made a disgusted look after he took a drink.
"I told you I'm sorry." Kaeson said a bit irked.
"I didn't say I was mad at you, Kaeson." Eric replied as he looked at her.
"What's the whole silent treatment for then?"
Eric let out a small laugh before he replied, "I'm just thinking, that's all."
Kaeson moved closer to him and laid her head on his shoulder. He laid his hand on top of hers.
"I want to know what you were thinking about, but then again I don't." Kaeson said as she turned her hand over underneath Eric's and intertwined their fingers.
"It's nothing really but if Sam laid a hand on you, he won't have long to live." He said setting the drink on the coffee table.
"Eric, nothing happened. We just had a few drinks, that's it."
"Hmm." Eric said as he squeezed her hand.
"You trust me don't you?" She asked as she nuzzled his neck.
"More than I should." He replied as he wrapped his other arm around her.
She laughed as she said, "You can fed if you want. I feel kind of bad for drinking from you."
"You know I can't feed off you right now, your body hasn't had the time to regenerate the blood that was lost. That and it is probably still thin, so it would take more to meet my taste."
"Right, how silly of me." She replied as she kissed his cheek.
He laughed as he replied, "Yes, very silly of you."
They sat in silence for a few minutes; Kaeson's mind was running wild again. She had never known Eric's blood tasted the way it did; she had never had it solely and in that much volume. She assumed she would be revolted by the taste of any blood but his was different. She did not enjoy drinking it because after all it was blood, but she managed to drink down quite a bit judging by his paler color.
"What is your favorite memory?" She asked trying to distract herself.
"Human memory?" He asked looking down at her with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes."
He thought for a minute and when he began to talk, his eyes seemed to be a million miles from where he was. "The sea. I miss everything about it. The smell, the feel of sand under my feet, sun on my skin and the sea breeze through my hair…" He trailed off with a longing sigh.
Kaeson smiled as leaned up and kissed him. He returned the kiss and pulled her into his lap. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled herself closer to him.
"Sorry, I drank so much of your blood." She said as she pulled back to look at him.
He smiled as he replied, "It's fine."
"I still feel kind of bad."
"No, need to. You'll just have to pay me back." He said with a mischievous smirk.
Kaeson smiled and kissed his forehead.
"Well, you need to get some sleep you have work tomorrow morning." Eric said as he picked her up and carried her into the bedroom.
"Do you have anywhere to go tonight?" Kaeson asked as he sat her down and she gathered her pajamas.
"Not that I can recall. Why?" He asked as she walked into the bathroom and left the door open.
"I was just wondering…" She said trailing off as she changed into her pajamas.
"Wondering about what?" He said peeking in a bit to the bathroom.
"If you would stay." Kaeson finished as she emerged from the bathroom finishing pulling down her shirt.
His eyes softened at the request as he nodded. Kaeson gave him a smile and hugged him.
"What side do you want?" She asked as she walked over to the bed.
"It doesn't matter to me."
"Are you sure? I normally sleep on the right, so you can have the left if you want."
She crawled into bed and patted the spot next to her, "You're the one that does the biting, remember?"
He smiled as he took the spot next to her and wrapped his arm around her. She snuggled next to him and laid her head on his chest. She was absent mindedly drawing little circles on his chest as she said, "Thank you for everything, Eric."
"The pleasure is all mine." He replied as he ran his fingers through her hair.
Kaeson drifted off to sleep with a smile on her face and in the arms of Eric Northman.