It felt good to have her in my arms again. I could tell she was well through the bond, but I preferred to have her near.

"How was meeting the family, Ma Cherie?" I teased. She stuck her tongue out at me and I laughed, pulling her closer against me. "I felt something odd from you shortly after you went to Jason's room. And when Sookie was pulling you out of the room..." I said, my brows drawing together as I remembered the perplexing feel of the jumble of emotions that had tumbled through her, it had felt almost like a lifetimes worth of emotions flooding through her, yet detached from her...

She sighed, "They touched me. I was so used to being around you and having nothing happen that I forgot about what happened..." I nodded in understanding, that explained it. It hadn't felt like her feelings. Her power was truly incredible...

I stood up, pulling her with me. She seemed to sense what I had, that it was dawn, and she followed me without question. I took all of my clothes except my boxers off, and Brianna did the same. I let my eyes rove over her body. She didn't have the amazingly gorgeous body of a vampire, but she was beautiful in her own way.

I was in front of her the next second, cupping her face lightly, I looked into her eyes as I bent down and kissed her tenderly. She twined her arms around my neck and I laid her down on the bed, curling my self around her. I felt her smile as she snuggled into my embrace and we fell asleep together.

We awoke the next night just after sunset and I pulled Brianna out of bed, giving her a quick kiss before pushing her lightly toward the bathroom. "Go take a shower, Isabel is bringing you some clothes to wear to the meeting with Nan." I instructed.

She nodded and I heard the shower turn on a few minutes later. I pulled on my usual clothes and opened the door after a knock. It was Isabel with some clothes for Brianna.

"I brought some of my hair things and make-up as well, just leave her to me." She smiled at the prospect of a make-over.

I smiled back, "I'll leave you to it then." That taken care of, I went to Eric's room.

Before I could knock the door opened and Eric pulled me inside. "What's this I hear about us kidnapping the Newlin girl?" He hissed, knowing this could go badly for me.

"You remember Brianna, correct?" I sighed after seeing his blank face, would he never get past seeing humans as little more than entertainment? "My companion?"

"Oh. What about her?" He asked impatiently.

"Her name is Brianna Newlin." Eric stared at me. "Well, technically it's Brianna Stackhouse, but the Newlin's adopted her."

"Stackhouse?" He asked quietly.

"Yes, she had a letter from her birth parents saying that they were the Stackhouses and both Sookie and Jason confirmed that it was their mother's handwriting." I said off-handedly, my thoughts a little more focused on the upcoming meeting.

"Your human is something special." He muttered, unsure if that was a good or bad thing.

I smiled at him, "That she is, my child, that she is. But i can't delay, I have a meeting with Nan Flanagan."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa." Eric grabbed my arm as i started to turn, "Why are you meeting with that bitch?"

"Brianna is going against her father on national television." I watched the change come over Eric's features as he realized what a blow it would be to the Fellowship to have Steve Newlin's own daughter side with the vampires. "I must go."

He nodded, "Of course."

I slipped out of the room, prepared for this to go the worst way possible. I'd given Eric that information, knowing that he would do everything in his power to control any outbreak the Newlin's cause once Brianna speaks.

I took an unneeded breath before stepping into my suite and lounging on the couch, waiting for Isabel to finish with Brianna.

So sorry this took long, i got distracted with my other stories, but that's no excuse to leave my reader's waiting. And i'm sorry it's shorter than normal too... I'll update faster the more reviews i get, so push the pretty button. Pretty please?

-Spazz 3