A/N: Well, here is chapter 21, god it seems I have been doin this forever and we haven't even gotten to the meat yet. Sigh, just kidding, I love this story and look forward to writing more everyday! TY for all the reviews! Almost 400 now! You guys freakin rock. : ) Please keep your arms and legs inside the ride at all times!

Previously:

Viking, As you no doubt heard, my house has now been cleansed. We must speak before this escalates to open war. None of us wants that. Will she live?" I could listen or I could hang up now, like she said, the choice is mine.

Chapter 21:

EPOV:

"You may speak and I will listen but I warn you Niall, it's already open season on fae here in Dallas. You know how much we value a Pythoness and your assassin almost killed one tonight." he sounds relieved when he replies.

"Thank the god's she lives, since your race has claimed her I assume she has bonded to one of you?" I growl.

"This is not an information highway fairy, it's a one way in which information flows from you to me. I want the whole story from the beginning to the point Sookie ends up with a wooden arrow in the back." Once her name leaves my lips I knew I had fucked up, I addressed her informally, he was silent for a moment.

"I see, well then, as you are no doubt aware my son Fintan impregnated an elf. I did not find out about his dalliances until recently, it seems when Sookie…" I hissed

"Do not address her grace as if you know her Fairy." you could hear the strain in his voice as he attempted to remain cordial, he ruffled my feathers so I had to ruffle his.

"She is my great granddaughter Viking, surely that affords me some…" if this wasn't such a dire situation and I didn't need information I would have hung up on him already.

"Yours tried to abduct her then kill her. Keep going on like this fairy and you wont be able to afford anything anytime soon, need I remind you your kind births your young, we make ours, want to test your numbers against ours?" he hissed into the phone, oh no, did I make tinker bell angry?

"In the interest of peace I'll be frank, in the Ancient texts of my people, it is written that my line, the sky line would bring forth a Pythoness. Naturally it was thought I would father her. After much breeding within and out of my race it did not come to pass. After Fintan was born I lost hope, I even went so far as to ask Brendan to have his advisors and mine team up and see if they could get anything else from the texts. Their translations stated she would come from two warring factions. As you know, the sky and water fae have been waging war on each other since time for us began. We assumed our to factions needed to mate to bring her into the world, the choice was clear. I married Brendan's sister Mab, a princess of the water fae and started breeding again. Mab birthed a son , then a daughter. When the girl was born we thought we had finally done it. As she grew she took on the aspects of a water fae, had it not been for the kinship I felt in her blood I would never have believed she was of my line. She was ruthless and cruel, even for a fae. The texts stated the Pythoness would be pure of heart, I knew the first time I saw her in battle she was not the one, for when she chopped off the head of a defenseless child I knew her hear was black as night. He drew a deep ragged breath.

"After one too many cruel acts against her people she was ended, but not before she gave birth to twins Claude whom I am told met his end by your fangs and Claudine. We had no way of knowing the warring factions the texts spoke of were the fae and elves. When I heard Fintan had taken a lover, I thought she be human. My hopes once again soared. None of their offspring had the spark. Well, what we thought where his off spring anyway. But what we thought was his grandchild showed promise. Mab went to Brendan and told him of this and he sent his assassins after the child, he claimed it was Mab's right to conceive the pythoness and no others would do." he chuckled as if remembering the conversation.

"But they killed her supposed parents by mistake. The child went to live with her would be grand mother and I issued orders she be left alone and no one approach or try and harm her on pain of death. We left her be but I kept a watchful eye on her. When I found out she was a telepath, a skill only possessed by the royal Elvin lines I knew what Fintan had done. I killed all those with knowledge of her telepathy because I saw something more in her a light in her soul that couldn't be extinguished. About a month ago she harnessed the fae light with power only the sky fae possess. Her origins could be concealed no longer. Mab called for Fintan's death because he was a traitor to his race. Even though he was a traitor he was my son, so I gave him one last request. I thought he would use it to save himself, live in exile instead of death but he didn't, instead he asked for the lives of his child and his mate be spared. We still thought she was his grandchild with the elf. When he announced she was his direct descendent the pride and love I found in his eyes, there was no way I could deny his request. His last words to me before Claudine's sword pierced his heart were ' she is the one father'. so I left her be and waited for her to come into her own. But Mab had other plans, she said if she couldn't birth the pythoness then she should be able to mold her. I of course denied her request but she sent Claude and Claudine anyway. When Claudine came back alone Mab wanted vengeance for his end, I told her no, she went against my orders and Claude paid for it with his life. As for what happened this night, I had no knowledge of her actions as you heard Claudine will be dealt with. So this is why I asked if she had been claimed by anyone, if not she should be with her people." Something wasn't adding up, her people were the fae, elves, humans and by association Vampires. There was something he wasn't saying. But I knew he had given all the information he would but I still had to ask.

"What of the Elves? Are they not her people as well?" he growled

"She is of my bloodline, her powers belong to me!" I knew it, something more is going on here.

"She is MINE!" I said and closed my phone, I needed to speak with the fae prince no longer. He had played his hand and I had listened. Sookie was more powerful than a normal elf or fae, she didn't possess any powers they didn't she just had the best of both worlds and it was a little more intense than normal. It could be her second sight but something in my gut told me it wasn't about that. Whatever it was though he was not going to get it. She is ours, she is mine, and no fairy was nor elf was going to take her from me. I made my way to our room and as I near it I hear laughter, My Sookie's laughter. Then I hear Pam.

"I swear! They were pink, when he stepped out of the bathroom I swear I could have died again. He had his hands on his hips and his chest was puffed out like a peacock! He then did the runway walk from the bathroom to the middle of the room and when he turned around to go back he was shaking his ass singing I'm to sexy for my pants. I lost it at that point, I think he still has them. You should have him model them again and get it on video, we could post it on you tube. Actually I think I might still have video…" No she doesn't! I trashed every copy she had years ago, after that little stunt she wasn't allowed to shop for me for years. I walked into the room and everyone was on the bed painting their nails, Lala included, while Godric sipped on a blood. When he saw me his face and our bond flooded with amusement and relief and he pointed to the TV

"I fear we are out numbered child, I don't know why these house wives are desperate and I find myself not really caring." he shrugged and stood up from the bed. I heard a crack and he jumped forward. I looked at Sookie and she had a wicked smile on her face. She had used air to smack his ass. I couldn't help but laugh.

"That's for disin the wives, and you were perfectly fine when we did your toes! Your just mad we didn't watch the marathon of ROME. I looked at my maker and felt his wicked side coming out as well.

"Thank the god's we didn't watch the singing bee, even with my advanced healing I don't think I my ears could have taken your singing." she threw a pillow at him which he dodged in a flourish he bowed.

"Good day your grace." Sookie rolled her eyes at him smiling, he shook his head at me as he was leaving.

"Good luck with that one, your gonna need it." I went and sat on the bed with them and broached a subject I knew would not go over well.

"Sookie, have you thought about who your handmaidens will be?" she looked at me like I was nuts. Adele took over for me, I was thankful. I already had one confrontation on my hands this night, there was no need for me to have two.

"Sookie, it is customary for a pythoness to have at least four persons, usually women and usually virgins at her side to see to her needs." Sookie's eyes cut to me briefly.

"Yeah, so not gonna happen." trust had been damaged between us, Fucking Mia. Pam saw it and felt the tension.

"They don't have to be the usual. Your situation is different, Virgin females blood in humans is the most tasty, that's why her grace Pythia has chosen them. They can be whoever you want." Sookie looked at them all and blew out a long breath.

"Can a vampire be a handmaiden?" Pam said yes and Sookie tapped her chin

"So sine my situation is different this could be just to keep up appearances?" Pam said yes again and I knew what my lover was thinking and it filled me with pride.

"Well if it's all the same to y'all, I name you four my maidens, that is if you want to be. Like I said you wouldn't really need to do anything, just help me with the public persona…" Pam's squeal interrupted her

"The first thing I'll take care of is clothes, while yours are great, you'll need a plethora of designers!" before she even asked I dug out my black Amex and went to hand it to her but Sookie stopped me.

"I'll get you my card tomorrow night, don't be frivolous." Pam took my card anyway and now I was angry, she is my mate. It is my job to provide for her. She had just insulted not only our bond but my vampire hood! I swear I will have to get Pam a fucking medal or shopping trip, maybe even a whole mall! She quickly gathered the polishes and the others in the room after giving Sookie a hugs left the room. Irritation seeped into the bond and I knew we were going to have it out about Mia now.

"We need to discuss what happened in the banquet room tonight…" her nostrils flared and she got off the bed and went to the bathroom and closed the door. Her temper was feeding my own but I remained calm. I got up off the bed and went to the door and knocked.

"Lover, we need to talk about this, it was not what you think." the door flew open.

"is that what you called her? Oh I bet it is, So tell me, have you given your blood to any other sluts I should know about or was it just her? Is that what your going to do to me? When you get bored with me will you throw me away and renounce any claim? Or is the Pythoness bit enough to keep you around?" Wow! Where the fuck had that come from? I was stunned and when I didn't answer she shoved passed me. My anger went up a notch.

"Are you even going to let me explain or are you going to continue to go of the fucking deep end?" her anger went up as well.

"The fucking deep end? When an ex lover of mine comes around trying to stake a claim cause they've had my blood then feel free to go off the fucking deep end!" the mention of her ex lovers did not do anything for my fucking mood.

"What the fuck are you really mad about? That I fucked her or that she had my blood, or was it you had to kill her? Make up your fucking mind here, I heard you an Pam in the garden, so tell me what the fuck is really going on?" Her chin trembled but she did not shed any tears.

"Maybe it's because you could discard someone whose emotions you could feel so easily, without explanation. You were cold and unfeeling, I know that you're a vampire and emotions are a big no, no. But fuck, would it have fucking killed you to say, no I do not claim her because…I mean, I didn't even know about her. I thought…never mind, this conversation is going to have to wait, I'm tired." she turned her back on me and I snapped. I went to her and stopped her in her tracks turning her to face me.

"Finish your fucking sentence!" hurt was rolling off her and for the unlife of me I didn't know why. Then looking into her eyes it all clicked before she even opened her mouth, oh lover.

"I thought I was special." she shrugged and a tear fell from her eye. I wiped it away. I took us to the bed and sat us both down across from each other and took her hand in mine.

"My love, you are special." she shook her head no, but I stopped it when I took her chin in my hand.

"Let me explain, I didn't give her my blood lover, she took it." she was lost, complete and utter confusion. I sighed a very human thing to do but I did it anyway.

"We were having sex and she bit me without my permission. I should have ended her then, but instead I put a stop to our time together. Then she went after Pam claiming it was all her fault, that Pam had taken me away from her, my own child. She was out of her mind, that is why there was no explanation, that was why I did not feel any thing when she met her end." More tears fell and I took those off her face as well.

"There is only one other I have ever given my blood to and it was because he was wounded gravely in battle. You need to understand that you are my life mate, my chosen. I could never denounce you because I love you." she closed her eyes.

"I…I'm sorry I… I just thought." I brought her to me and sat her in my lap and shushed her.

"I know that you not being able to read my mind makes it hard for you to have complete faith and trust in me, but never, ever doubt what you and I feel for each other. If you cant fully trust me than trust in our bond. Further more, I should have told you about her when we first bonded…" she interrupted me.

"That's just it, you bonded with me to save my life.." this time I interrupted her.

"I did not bond to you because you were going to die, at first I admit that was it with the second exchange. But with the third and final one it was because I realized that after only a few days I was in love with you silly woman." she snuggled into me.

"I'm sorry, the world has just been turned upside down and when you didn't claim her the look in her eyes made me think of how I would feel in her place. You're the one constant in this fucked up situation, I just don't know what I'd do if I lost you, and I am not a silly woman." I chuckled and put her back on the bed because I had something for her, Godric's teasing about her voice earlier had reminded me that I had it. I went to my bag and pulled out a CD.

"I got something for you." I handed it to her and when she read the title she started cracking up

"Feline mating calls."

A/N: well I hope you like it, what do you think the power is Niall wants? Any guesses? I hope you liked it, yes Sookie was a wreck in towards the end but she is still a young soul. Give her a break, for me please! Next up Californication! and the meeting with Pythia. Maybe a few surprises as well, havent worked it out enough to promise that yet though but if not in the next chapter they will be soon! Review if you can! : )