A Vampire and a Human
To give you the most accurate account of what happened; this story and those that follow were put together using what I witnessed myself and the accounts of others that witnessed it and the soul mates themselves. This first story is about how my brother, a human, found out he was the mate of a more than 2000 year old vampire, and almost lost him in his stupidity.
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Being over 2000 years old came with its pros and cons. The pros were that he had seen many good things in history,and he had a lot of time to come to terms with the things he had done and change the way he was. That is how Godric came to feel the way he did about vampires and humans co-existing. For so many centuries he had killed humans without thought, but only in the last century or so had he come to realize that humans were intelligent and most were compassionate.
A con to living more than 2000 years was that he had come to terms with never finding his soul mate. After centuries of hoping and searching, Godric had finally realized that if he had been meant to find his soul mate, he would have done so already. That more than anything is why he was so willing to meet the sun.
As he sat there hearing the well wishes of all the vampires in the line before him, he just wished for it to end so he could be alone with his thoughts. He no longer wished to be Sheriff, and he no longer wished to live on without the joy of having his soul complete.
His nose caught the scent of a human as the Stackhouse boy moved up to speak to him. "I just wanted to say I'm real sorry for what the fellowship put you through." As Jason awkwardly waited for Godric to respond, Godric was having an inner war with himself. He knew what he smelled on the Stackhouse boy but there was no way that it could be possible. Just as he was giving up on ever finding his soul mate, he just sauntered up to him in his own nest. The only outward sign that showed what Godric was thinking was his Adam's apple bobbing as he gulped reflexively at the thought of finally finding his soul's completion. Ironic that just as Godric was beginning to believe in the compassion of humans and the ability for them to coexist with vampires; he finds his soul mate to be a human.
"You helped save a lot of lives today Mr. Stackhouse. Please know you have friends in this area whenever you visit."
"Thanks man, but I don't know if I'll be wanting to come back any time soon."
Godric's eyes stayed on Jason Stackhouse as he walked away from him. He studied the strong muscles of his body, the way he seemed to saunter confidently everywhere he went even though he was surrounded by vampires that could snap him like a twig in seconds. Godric could admire that in a human.
Godric was distracted by his musings as Isabelle presented her human companion before him. He could see the struggle that Isabelle was going through. He knew she still loved Hugo even though he had betrayed them all to the Fellowship of the Sun. Mercy was the only thing on his mind, and that is what he pronounced.
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Jason watched as that tall pretty vampire lady presented the traitor before Godric. He personally would have beat the crap out of that little shit for the hand he played in his sister getting captured and almost killed. But he could admire how lenient Godric was towards him. As a vampire sheriff Jason knew that Godric could have done anything he wanted with that traitor and no one would know about it let alone be able to do anything about it. So the fact that Godric just let him go and made sure he was escorted out safely said a lot about the type of vampire Godric was.
Jason's eyes met Godric's as he ordered Eric to escort Hugo out. Jason didn't know what it was, but it seemed to him like Godric was trying to tell him something important with just his eyes. The stare lasted so long that Jason had to look away. Whatever it was Godric was trying to tell him with his eyes he didn't want to know, it was confusing and altogether uncomfortable keeping eye contact with such an ancient vampire.
Jason heard a commotion and looked up to see his sister being attacked by a crazy red-headed vampire. He moved forward to try and help his sister, but before he could even get close Godric was pulling the vampire off of Sookie and banishing her from his nest. Jason couldn't help but be impressed. Not only was he impressed by someone else protecting his sister, but he was impressed by just how much strength and power Godric had.
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"If I could have your attention. My name is Luke McDonald. I'm a member of the Fellowship of the Sun, and I have message for you all from Reverend Steve Newlin."
All it took was for Godric to see the bomb for a second and to register that Jason was only two feet from the boy with the bomb for him to react. He was across the room and shoving Jason against the wall, shielding him from the blast with his body all in a split second. As people started groaning in pain from the blast, Godric stroked Jason's cheek and whispered, "My mate." Before Jason could respond Godric is moving away to check on everyone.
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Once they all made it to the Hotel Carmilla, Jason was confused when Godric asked to speak to him in private. "I'm sure you are confused by my earlier words Mr. Stackhouse." Godric sat back in one of the plush chairs that filled his hotel room.
Jason scratched the back of his head and sat down awkwardly on the chair across from Godric. "I don't really know what you're talking about man."
"You're my soul mate. You're the one being that can complete me."
"I know what a soul mate is, but I just don't understand how you think that we are soul mates. I mean, we're both…" he waved his hands back and forth between the two of them before finishing with, "dudes."
"Soul mates are not determined by societal norms for relationships. The determination of soul mates transcends gender and race."
"Yeah well that's all well and good, but I'm not gay. Which means, I can't have a man as a soul mate. I'm sorry man, but I can't give you what you want." Jason stood up and avoided meeting eyes with the vampire as he left his hotel room.
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"I can't sleep."
"Join the club," Jas says. He smiles and invites his sister into his hotel room. What follows is some serious talk and bonding that they had needed to get out of the way for a long time now. It just took a life and death situation for them to finally admit they loved each other and needed to stick together because they were all they had left.
As they both lay down in his hotel bed to try to get some sleep, Jason decided to confide in Sookie. "You know how you said I should start using my brain more Sook?"
Sookie rolled over to face him. "Yeah?"
Jason awkwardly played with the robe he was wearing as he tried to think of what to say. "Well, Godric told me I was his soul mate." He avoided looking at her and continued to mess with the ties to his robe.
"What?" She was sitting up now and, Jason looked up to see her mouth hanging open and her eyes wide.
"But I told him that I couldn't give him what he wanted 'cuz I ain't gay."
"Are you an idiot Jason Stackhouse?"
"Hey that's not nice Sook."
"Fuck nice! You can't just say no to a soul bond you dumbass. Not only are you hurting your soul mate, but you're hurting yourself as well. You're condemning your soul to never being able to rest and move on after death."
"How do you know so much about this Sook?"
"I'm a girl Jason, we read."
"Hey, I read."
"Porno mags with captions don't count as reading Jason." Now Sookie was sitting cross legged with her arms across her chest staring him down.
Jason put his hands up in surrender. "Look Sook, I was freaked out and I said the first thing that came to me. In my defense it was before you told me to use my brain."
"That's a sad defense Jason Stackhouse, and you better take some time to think about this because you're going to screw yourself out of the only relationship that will ever truly mean something to you. I just want to see you happy."
"Alright Sook, I'll think on it. Just, can we get some sleep please?"
"Sure Jason." They both lay down and Jason was staring at the ceiling long after Sookie's breathing had evened out in sleep. His mind kept replaying her words about messing up his chances for the only relationship that would ever mean something to him. He couldn't get passed that. For so long he had felt a hollowness in his chest. He would fuck so many girls, and have so many "relationships" but none of it ever made that hollowness go away. If anything, it all made that hollowness grow larger and eat away at him more. He may seem happy, but really deep down he was lonely. Could Godric really be his chance at filling that void? Jason shook his head and decided he had tomorrow at least to think about it.
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The next day found Jason doing the complete opposite of what he told himself he'd do. He was trying to avoid thinking about Godric and soul mates as much as possible, but it just wasn't working. All he could think about was him condemning his soul to an eternity without rest or completion.
Jason was jolted from his thoughts by a banging on his door. Jason looked over at his clock and saw that it was almost dawn which meant it must be Sookie. He got up and made his way over to the door, tying the strings of his robe as he went. The robes in this place were soft and he couldn't help putting a new one on when he got out of the shower this morning. He opened the door and was about to smile and ask Sookie to come in when he saw the serious look on her face and noticed that she was panting, as if she had ran to his room. "What's wrong Sook?"
"It's Godric! He's gonna meet the sun!"
Jason didn't even take the time to respond, he just took off in the direction of the stairs to the roof. When he got to the stairs he took them four at a time. By the time he slammed his way through the door at the top of the staircase, he was panting harder than a dog on a hot summer day.
"I will keep you alive by force!" Jason knew that was the voice of that crazy blonde vampire that always seemed like he wanted to kill him or fuck his sister's brains out. Either way he really hated that guy's undead guts.
He looked up in time to see Godric's face as he said, "Why would you be so cruel?" He looked so sad, and Jason felt his heart drop because he knew that he was the reason that look was on his face. He knew he was the reason he was so sad, and so ready to meet the sun and die.
He ran over to Godric, knocking into Eric as he did so. He gripped Godric's shoulder and said, "Don't do it. Please!" The please came out as a harsh gasping staccato as he had to keep himself from sobbing. This man could be his one chance at real happiness and he was about to lose him. "I'm sorry I was confused, but I couldn't live with myself if I lost you because I was too dumb to accept that my soul mate was a male vampire."
Jason heard that blonde-haired vampire behind him gasp and he looked up in time to see him glaring at him. He now understood that saying about looks being able to kill. "Is this true Godric?"
"Yes. But I will not force this on you Jason Stackhouse."
Eric growled behind him, but Jason could care less about him at the moment. "You aren't forcing anything on me. If you die, do you think I would ever feel complete with anyone else? Sookie told me to start using my brain, so I did some research and I know that if you die, you don't get reincarnated like other beings do. Your soul just ends, or goes wherever souls end up going. That means my soul would be restless forever. I know I'm dumb most of the time, but right now I'm thinking the clearest I ever have."
"You call yourself dumb Jason Stackhouse, but what I see is someone very wise." Godric stroked Jason's cheek with his hand.
"Thank you."
Godric smiled and chuckled softly. "Over two thousand years of life, and I can still be surprised by humans. My mate, I accept you."
Jason grabbed his hand and said, "Good, now let's get inside before the sun comes up."
"Yes, lets," Eric said and led the way back inside the hotel. As they were about to split way to their hotel rooms, Eric looked straight at Jason and said, "Thank you, for saving my maker."
"You're welcome." Jason watched as Eric walked away, baffled by the thanks he had received from the usually stoic vampire.
As Jason went to head in the direction of his hotel room, he was stopped by a hand on his arm. "Please, come with me to my room?"
Jason smiled and grabbed Godric's hand. "Of course. Just don't expect too much out of me right away. I gotta get used to this having feelings for a dude thing."
Godric just smiled and shook his head, leading Jason towards his room.
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Godric and my brother have had many happy years together. Three years after they found each other, Jason asked Godric to turn him. Since then, the two have been even closer than before. Eric still threatens to stake Jason if he ever hurts Godric, but he knows as well as I do that Jason could never hurt his mate. The two now live a very secluded but happy life together here in Bon Temps. It's only secluded because the horny bastards never want to leave their house. They make a trip out every once in a while to visit me and for Jason to annoy Eric. They had their ups and downs in the beginning, but now it's like they've been together forever.