Chapter 6

(Hey, Roxanne Bird mentioned in her review that she thought the sharing between Eric and Sookie was due to Amelia's spell. I should have made it clear that Amelia cast it when Eric and Sookie were getting ready to leave the bowling alley. You'll see what it does this chapter. Sorry for any confusion, and thanks for the reviews, you guys rule).

It had been a fantastic evening so far, the best first date I had ever had, Eric actually stroked the steering wheel when we got back in the car. He was a man who liked to be in the driving seat, literally and metaphorically.

"She won't hurt you again, I promise" He whispered to the car as he started the engine, it purred into life. I laughed all the way down the street.

"Would you like to go for food?" Eric asked considerately.

"It's ok I ate before you arrived, I picked up a six pack of TrueBlood on my home from work, in case you were hungry though". Eric smiled over at me, I could feel that he was touched I had thought about him.

"You are a good woman Sookie, I am glad you decided to give me a chance". He said quietly, it was hard for him to talk about his thoughts and emotions, even when he had no memory; it took a lot for him to admit he had feelings for me.

"Eric you are a fine man, a real horny bastard, but a considerate and practical man". I grinned, I think I have the same problem as Eric, I was honest about how I viewed him, but I had to tease him. I was worried that my experiment wouldn't work. If I couldn't tell him how he makes me feel, how could I ever show him? I wished there was something to help me open up. Maybe I should have a gin and tonic when we got back. We were coming onto my road when Tray and Amelia drove past headed to Tray's no doubt. Thank you Amelia. I was glad she had decided to make herself scarce; it would be awkward if Amelia somehow caught our thoughts. She waved as our cars passed by; I waved back chuckling to myself. I was glad I had such a helpful roommate.

When we got inside I went to the fridge and pulled out a couple of bottles of TrueBlood, an A negative, and an O negative, Eric selected the O neg, how sweet, (O neg is my blood type). He took a swig from his blood, and I had half of the remaining piece of peach pie. Yum.

I could feel Eric's contentment through the bond, I flicked the radio on, for some reason it was set to a smooth jazz station, very sexy. Hmm I wondered if Amelia had been helping set the mood.

"Sookie?" Eric asked a lusty look in his eyes "I wonder what you have planned for me".

"You might be surprised but I don't intend to jump you... right away".

"You love to tease me. I think perhaps Pam is a bad influence on you".

"I always liked to push your buttons" I grinned finishing my pie, I walked up to him and threw my arms around his neck, he reached down and kissed me like it was the end of the world and nothing else mattered. Wow, I was starting to think there was some kind of aphrodisiac in that pie. Eric was hard against my stomach his gracious plenty desperate to escape the confines of his jeans.

"Are you sure you don't want to jump me yet?" Eric asked, his voiced as strained as his pants.

"I told you I had something I wanted to try with you, trust me, if it works, it'll be worth it". I said, just as aching for him as he was for me. I took his hand and led him to my bedroom. He let out a little growl.

"Sookie, lover, put me out of my torment." Eric said, his voice pure sex.

"I want to let you into my head, and hopefully vice versa". That got his full attention he sat cross legged on my bed fully alert. "You've told me you sometimes wish you could know what I'm thinking, well I feel the same, and I think I've come up with a way to do that." Eric looked deep in thought. Which only illustrated my point.

"How?" He asked.

"Well it's kinda like a Vulcan mind meld, I don't know if you..."

"Ah like Mister Spock?" he said.

"You watch Star Trek?" I asked incredulous.

"I am so old, Space and the future are the only mysteries left for me, also the Vulcans practicality appeal to me". Why was I not surprised?

"So uh, did you have a favourite series?" I asked trying to keep my face straight.

"The ones with Pickard, he was a good Captain, a good leader". I burst out into a fit of giggles.

"Eric Northman, trekie" I gasped between bursts of laughter. Eric moved with lightning speed, he grabbed my hands and pulled me onto the bed and began tickling me.

"Stop it Eric, come on" I cried unable to stop laughing. He pulled back slowly and whispered in a devastating voice.

"Were I not so curious about your experiment, I would ravage you right now". Ooh that Vampire; he sure knew how to make a girl's heart beat faster, ironic given his own lack of heartbeat.

We rearranged ourselves so that we were both cross legged facing each other on the bed.

"Keep your eyes on mine" I told him. I placed my hands on either side of his face. I concentrated on an image of my grandmother, Eric had never met her, and she had been so important in my life that I wanted to share my memories of her. His eyes widened.

"Who is the woman in the lilac top?" He asked "I can feel your love for her, your pain, she smells like warm bread and lavender, and fey" he considered for a moment "she is your family, your grandmother".

"Yes" I whispered as a single tear trickled down my cheek.

"I would have liked to meet her. You learned much from her." Suddenly I could see a group of people, they were stood in a snow covered landscape, all of them were tall, there was a young man who looked a little like Eric, only his hair was a little darker, he was holding hands with a woman, she had flame red hair and wild eyes. There was a mountain of a man behind the couple beaming, he had a large beard that at was losing its original red hue, a small child was perched on the older man's shoulders grinning. Eric's family.

"Was the child your nephew?" I asked.

"He was, it's been such a long time, I try not to think too much about my past, I am proud of my clan, but remembering that they are gone, makes me feel weak."

"It's ok to be weak and remember sometimes Eric, you can with me, the number of times I've cried all over you, well..." I trailed off; Eric's eyes were rimmed with red.

I kissed him softly, then I projected everything that was going through my mind, my feelings for him, how brave I thought he was, my attraction to him, the tingle I got when he was near. He kissed me back and I felt his emotions in return, his feelings were so strong, they were almost overwhelming.

Over the next few hours we exchanged different memories, I tried to explain the greatness of chocolate, but I don't know how well that translated, he laughed so much when in my mind I compared it to sex. He sent what he felt when drinking blood, my blood. I had shivers, it was quite a rush.

"Pam said she was quite happy to be turned, was that right?"

"Oh Sookie you always want to get to the bottom of people, actually she slapped me, before I explained myself, I was impressed by her fire, but not as impressed as I was with you. I wanted you the day I met you, not just because you were Bill's. Your soul called to me.

Eric loved the last thing I showed him the most, I showed him a sunrise, I tried to transmit the smell of the warm sunlight and cut grass, the way it made everything seem hopeful, the way it warmed me and made my skin glow. He allowed a single tear to fall now.

"Thank you" he whispered.

I kissed him, slowly at first, then with more fervour as our tongues danced in a rhythm all their own, he kissed my neck and licked along the most sensitive spot on my neck, making me feel the familiar stirrings of arousal. We kissed again deep and urgent, in that moment we were the only two people in the world.

I slid my hand under his shirt and clawed his back, he groaned, "Sookie" I kissed his neck, whilst I undid his shirt buttons, he pulled me close and kissed me gently as I pushed his shirt off his shoulders. He gently tugged my top over my head and had my bra off in seconds, he worked one nipple with his tongue whilst massaging my other breast with his hands. God he was good. All the while our minds were still connected sending reassurances and desire across the bond. We shucked off our jeans, and he tore off my panties and threw them clean out of my bedroom door –I had left it open knowing we had the house to ourselves. God bless Amelia. He heard the thought and he chuckled into my breast "Not God bless Eric?" He asked, his clever fingers stroked my nub, he slid his fingers part way inside me, teasing me "Eric" I moaned wriggling against him trying to get him to go deeper. Two could play at this, I pulled off his boxers - red – and held him firmly stroking his tip, his fangs were out and his eyes blazing. He was beautiful. I kissed his neck again slowly moving down his long body, momentarily pausing to nip his rock hard nipples with me teeth, he liked that. I continued down to mister happy, who was as eager as a puppy waiting to be stroked, so that's what I did, I stoked and I sucked, and I licked the sensitive spot on his balls, he was groaning his fingers laced in my hair "Oh Gods where have you been all these centuries?" he asked.

Suddenly he was on his elbows resting just above me, his penis nuzzling my nub. What a tease, I thought at him, he chuckled, God his laugh did things to me. Just as I was feeling wetter than I had in my entire life, he was in me thrusting like a steam train, then he started to slow down, so slow I wanted to scream, he twisted and repositioned us so my legs were near my head, mmn, I enjoyed that, he could enter me more fully that way. Oh and he did, he picked up the tempo and I came screaming his name thanking each and every god I could think of that this wonderful creature was in my life and in my bed. I love you, I thought, for a second I froze realizing he must have heard my deafening mind voice. I love you too he thought back eyes on mine. Yes, yes, yes!

I was on top of him riding him like that superb beast he was, and he was mine all mine. Oh you have the Vampire possessive thing down he teased. I increased the speed and altered the angle, then he was playing with my breasts again as he came, biting on my nipple and drawing a little blood, I came again in sync with him. He insisted I take some if his blood, I was glad I did...

We had sex three more times before we eventually lay under the covers, holding each other, Eric stroking my hair, me running my hand along his muscular arms, we held each other's free hands, just like we had the night I took in a certain lost Vampire, who needed reassurance.

It was still apparent that we needed to talk. A relationship would be difficult, especially with the likes of Victor Madden lurking around, but we both had good allies, who for now at least afforded us some protection. The crystals under the bed were glowing, they burned their brightest just before dawn, I didn't know that however, I had fallen asleep, curled up with a Vampire, sated and happy, for now at peace.

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I awoke to darkness. I knew, somehow, that it should be light out. I wanted to move, to get up and stretch my legs but found I couldn't, and I felt as though my entire body were a slab of marble. My body felt cold. For some reason I felt like I was wearing something too big for me, I could barely stay conscious. Maybe last night's mental show and tell had taken too much out of me, I pondered that as I fell back to sleep, no matter, I'd figure it out when I woke up properly.

(Ok this is kind of a tease sorry Eric's Point of view next chapter, I'm writing it tomorrow, technically it deserves its own chapter because it's the next day, but I had wanted all the Body swap story line in one good sized chapter, I've had a few more good ideas and extra stuff came to me so next chapter will hopefully be my best, it's certainly gonna be humour packed...)