This is my Christmas gift to you all.. merry Christmas and a Happy New Year since im not sure if i will update again before the New Year. Once again Im really sorry for taking so long... Honestly I have been trying to find a way to finish up the story i had the idea's in ym head but couldn't find a good way to put it on paper. Finally I wrote it ou and thought it was the best way that I had written so far and it wasn't fair for me to keep you guys waiting.. So here you go.. I really hope you all enjoy.
The last thing I remembered was being overwhelmed by darkness but now things seemed slightly different. No, more than slightly different. The first thing I noticed was the slight floral scent that seemed to flirt around my nostrils and the warmth of the sun on my skin… I was lying down on, what seemed to be a pretty soft surface though, so I knew I wasn't on the ground. On top of all that, I could feel someone holding my hand. The person's hand was warm and very soft, which bothered me. That meant neither of my vampires were holding my hand. As my eyes fluttered open I realized that I was outside somewhere, lying on a small plush white bed. There was a lot of open space; it looked like we were in a field, a meadow maybe? There were some trees here and there, but mainly a nice warm open space, with flower patches nestled around us. I sat up slowly and I noticed my grandmother standing next to me. Her facial expression was blank which caught me by surprise. She always seemed cheerful, like most seers and faeries, but now she almost seemed distressed. I thought she would have been happy to finally have me in my new life.
"Nana." I said stronger than I had anticipated. She didn't look at me for a few seconds, but when she did she almost looked like she was going to cry. "What is wrong? Where are we? What is happening?" I spoke quickly in Swedish.
"You are in our world, Faery. Actually you are in the portal between the human world and the Fae world." She said finally looked down at me. She grabbed my hand and forced me out of the soft plush bed to stand up next to her. "You have been unconscious for a few days, which amounts to a lot more human days. Time is skewed differently in Faery." She said rather bluntly. "Your body needed time to heal from the damage that was done to it."
"Oh." Was all I could muster up to say, as I struggled to regain my balance and looked down. For some reason I was filling dizzy and a little bit nauseous, probably from not eating in a few days. I shrugged off the thought. It was then that I noticed my attire. I was no longer wearing the purple Grecian dress from the Queens party. Instead I was wearing a beautiful white strapless dress that was fitted up to my waist then flowed down to the ground in layers. It was gorgeous and accentuated my curves.
"Your vampire tried to save you." She let go of my hand and held hers up immediately, which told me not to speak. She took a few steps away from me and continued. "Which is why you are in this predicament. He has given you another choice. This is a very serious matter."
"If I may ask…" I said asking for my grandmother's permission. She nodded and I continued. "How has he given me another choice?" I said a little confused and taken aback by everything that was going on.
"He knew." She said balling her fists up, still turned away from me. "Both of those Vampires knew what would happen if you died… when you died. I spoke to both of them about it before that forsaken ball. They knew you would live out your 'second life' in Faery as a Seer, and then move up the ladder if you chose it to be that way." My grandmother spoke with nothing but emotion. She was more than upset. "Is he so selfish to have you for himself that he forgets our lineage and disgraces us by trying to turn you into one of them! And by doing this to you…" I could hear Nana sniffling trying to hide the tears that brimmed over her eyes and rushed down her silky white cheeks. "And now to put you in this situation for such a harsh choice." She sniffled. And turned towards me. "How are you feeling dear?" She asked. "I shouldn't be overwhelming you given your current state." She said almost with a tone of disgust.
I sat down on the Bed in shock not even really registering how my grandmother was speaking to me. Eric or Godric had tried to turn me? The idea itself seemed foreign, but comforting at the same time. We had never talked about me being turned I had always just figured that I would go onto my next life with my grandmother. I guess, thinking about it in hindsight that it probably would have been a good idea to talk about it before the Queens party. But wait even though there was an attempt for me to be turned, I am still here. So it didn't work right? How did this give me another choice again? And supposedly this choice was harder than the choice I would have had to make before it? I was more than confused. "I feel fine Nana. A little tired but fine. I am a bit confused though." I said taking a much-needed breath of air. I hadn't realized that I had pretty much been holding my breath this whole time.
"Oh you silly girl." She said turning around walking up to me and cupping my face. "You have to choose now, to follow your lineage, your destiny, and become a Seer in Faery, ending your existence all together, or becoming one of them."
Godric's P.O.V.
I watched as my progeny stared at Emelie. After we flew back from New Orleans with Emelie's now lifeless body, Eric placed a coffin in his room, next to his bed and put Emelie in it. He had not moved since. It had been a whole week that Eric had gone without seeing his business, drinking, or even speaking for that matter. Emelie's grandmother had come to us the day before the Queens wedding telling us what would happen if Emelie died. We both knew there her body would not start the decomposition process until she chose to either stay as a Seer in the Fae world or come back to the realm as a Vampire.
As Vampires ourselves we are death. We kill humans. We drain them of life. We watch them get old and die. We are accustomed to death, millennia of life has made us this way. But now with this death, Eric is changed. I had never seen Eric grow this attached to any being besides Pam and I, but especially a human.
"Eric You need to feed." I said in a stern voice standing in the doorway. "There is TrueBlood here, I will even bring a willing human home if need be, but you must feed." I said worried.
"You dare insult Emelie by offering me a human to feed off of while I am waiting for her choice to be made? I did not expect such a thing from you Godric." Eric said lowly not taking his eyes off of Emelie's pale body.
"I did not mean it in that way Eric and you know that. I am just worried about you my child. It has already been a week, and I feel you are not thinking things out clearly. Starving yourself is not the answer. Do not make me command it." I said sternly. "You will need your strength if..." Eric shot me a very angry look as if he already knew what I was going to say. "…when she wakes up."
He turned back towards Emelie's body as I heard him utter a 'fine'. It was in that exact moment that I realized that he truly loved her in every sense of the word. IT seemed like a very long journey for Eric to get to this point in his long existence, but he is here now, and I couldn't be more proud.
Emelie's P.O.V.
"You are letting this diluted sense of affection for that vampire cloud your judgment Emelie." My grandmother stated flatly. "If I knew that he would have had this effect over you I would have kept you two away from each other." She said pacing in front of me. IT was clear, at least to me, that since I was not jumping at the idea of living in Faery that she thought I had already chosen to become a Vampire. She snapped me out of my speculative thoughts by continuing her tirade. "There is so much that you don't know about them."
That one statement had sent me over the edge. Now I was angry. I had lived with Eric and Godric I knew what life would be like with them. I knew what life, as a vampire, would be like: The politics, the adorning humans, the humans that hated you, the feedings. Even though life could get pretty crazy there for the most part life was predictable. On the contrary however, I knew absolutely nothing about what it would be like to live in Faery. I didn't know what it would be like being a seer full time, or a Faerie. "First off Nana there is no way you would have been able to keep me from my charge, and second I know a lot more about being a Seer and living in your world." I said standing up a little too fast. I started feeling dizzy again and sat back down.
"Our world." She corrected me. "This is now your world as much as it is mine. But unfortunately until you make your choice Emelie, I can not tell you anything." She said harshly.
"How is this my world when I know nothing about it? How am I supposed to make a logical choice if all I know about this world is that the people in it are secretive and at war with each other? Why would I even want to enter this world?" I said hastily.
My Grandmother looked more upset by my words than anything. Her hands snapped to her waist and she stared at me intently. "I don't even understand why you are fooling yourself. You know those Vampires have not been completely honest to you. They lie, steal, KILL, for any and everything." My grandmother said in a giant huff.
"In either world I chose there is going to be turmoil, fighting and anarchy and yes killing. So what your asking me to do is to decide is whether I want to face all of with the man I love or alone? If this is true, you should already know the answer." I said with a shaky voice. Maybe I had made my choice already and I hadn't even realized it.
"Fine Emelie." My grandmother said throwing her hands up in the air. It was clear by her posture that she had had enough of this conversation. "If you want to become one of them then simply state your choice. But beware. You had better be all right with the thought of killing now because once you say those words you are not only killing yourself." She said with an attitude. Her voice had become very stern by the end of her statement. That worried me
I could understand why my grandmother was getting upset. I mean the thought of "losing" her only relative, because in my opinion my mother doesn't count, again must be more than painful. However, I really wish she wouldn't be so overdramatic. I wasn't just trying to leave her. I was simply weighing my options very carefully. I think saying that this was a major decision was an understatement, but did she really just insinuate that if I turned into a Vampire I would be killing her? If that isn't overdramatic I don't know what is. I took a deep sigh, closed my eyes and began rubbing my temples. I was so frustrated I just wanted to break down and cry. I NEVER felt like this. I hated crying. I hated that my grandmother was pretty much guilting me into staying with her. And the funny thing was that I did want to stay with her, but I think that I really wanted to be with the people I loved (in that special way) more right now. I had a whole lifetime to spend with my grandmother, while I only had a short, crazy and hectic few months with Eric and Godric.
"Nana I think you are getting a little overdramatic here. I wouldn't be killing you. I am just trying to think of what's best for me." I stated on the verge of tears. My grandmother had turned me into a mess of emotions.
"And the baby." I heard her say clear as day. I just stared at her. She looked more overwhelmed than I was. I heard her take a deep breath.
"A baby? Nana what on Earth are you speaking of? There is no baby anywhere close to hear!" I said finally getting fully, and rightfully, frustrated. She was speaking in riddles, and none of them were making much sense to me. For once in my life, well existence now, I wish everyone would just be straightforward with me. It is time that I made my own decisions instead of having things decided for me. I wanted facts so I could rightfully decide where I needed to be; where the best place for me to be truly was. For the past few months everything had been decided for me. First Jenny brought me to that God-forsaken Hotel, where I met Eric. Then tables turned and I was forced into living with Eric. My grandmother dies, then tells me I am a seer. Then all of this happens with the Queen and the King and Eric's revenge. I was just utterly overwhelmed. I think I deserve time to make my own decision for once instead of worrying about everyone and everything around me.
"You are pregnant." My grandmother said a lot more quietly sitting next to me. It seem like she had calmed down now. "You are only about a week along now. Still very early."
I stared at her with a shocked face, which surely hadn't been the first in this long conversation. She grabbed my hand, which I guess was supposed to be a soothing gesture. How could I possibly be pregnant? It didn't make sense at all. I thought vampires were sterile. Wait how did she even know that I was pregnant? I began shaking my head. "No Impossible." I said quietly. "I have never been with a human. Only… Eric." I said defiantly. I know my grandmother probably wasn't happy that I had even been with 1 vampire. I didn't want to tell her that I had been with 2. Especially if I was really pregnant, I knew it would be Eric's child. That is the way the time added up according to my grandmother's words of me being only a week.
"Vampires are supernatural, and so are we. Although we live 'human lives' at some point in our existence, we are still magical and magical creatures can procreate amongst one another. It is harder to do and takes longer than a normal human to get pregnant, but it is very possible." I had never been so still in my life. Eric and I had sex, and a lot of it; almost every night that I didn't have my period, and even then he tried. "With your vampires blood in your system still, and you powers im sure you would be able to hear the heartbeat. Listen very carefully and you will be able to hear the faint beating of another's heart." And as suddenly as she began speaking, we both became dead silent.
I could hear my own heart and my grandmother's heart beating loudly. I tried to push that sound aside and waited to hear another. I had become anxious and my breathing had begun to hitch… but slowly and surely I heard it. As a soft, faint, almost muffled beating sprang to life in my ear. I gasped as tears began to flow freely from my eyes as the realization hit me. I was pregnant with Eric's child.
"Now maybe you can understand your dilemma a bit more fully." My nana started. "If you decide to become a vampire your body dies, and a long with your body your child." She did not speak directly to me instead she looked down at the lush green grass that surrounded us. She seemed like she was having a conversation with them instead of me.
This was my decision now. This was the decision that I had wanted few moments ago, but now I wanted nothing to do with at all. I had to choose between my child and the love of my life? Who, might I add might not even feel the same way about me. What if Eric didn't want any children? He had never informed me of any children in his human life. Suddenly all of the shock I was experienced drained out of my body. What if he didn't want this child or me? I was nervous beyond all measure.
"I… I need to see him Nana." I said in a very quiet and meek tone.
She let out another great sigh. I couldn't make this decision without him, even though my decision was pretty much made. He had a right to know what my decision would be. "I had a feeling that you would say that. I invited someone else here." Clearly there were more secrets to be revealed.
Eric's P.O.V.
After I drank 2 bottles of TrueBlood Godric finally left me alone to my own thoughts. He seemed a little more cheerful than he had been before, but I didn't really care. I was moody. No I was more than moody, I was pissed off and frustrated. I did however feel a lot better after drinking the blood. I could feel my senses springing back to life, but I was far from the normal Eric everyone had grown to know. What could possibly be taking her so long to make her decision? She either wanted to become a Vampire or not; wanted to be with me or… I shook my head at the thought of Emelie not wanting to be with me. I was starting to doubt our 'relationship' regardless. I couldn't protect her. I let her die. If I had been in my right mind I wouldn't have cared one way or another: If she died or if she lived. However, since that night at the Hotel when I met her things seemed different, and I hadn't thought about things the same way. I despised myself for letting emotions come in between me and my work, me and my business, and essentially me and my money. If I hadn't had such a good and trustworthy progeny, I would be in a world of trouble.
A light knocking on the door brought me out of my thoughts. I took in a large and very unnecessary breath of air. I could smell her from a mile away. It was clearly a human scent but the extreme sweetness to the scent is what gave her away. In itself the scent was very similar to Emelie's but it seemed to have a different twist. I continued to stare at Emilie's body as I responded to the knock.
"Hello Ms. Stackhouse. To what do I owe this lovely visit?" I knew my voice was dripping with sarcasm. I wanted her out of here fast, I didn't want her to think that she had the upper hand at all given my state of mind, and Emelie's state of... well existence? I didn't have the time or the energy to deal with her I stood up and, with vampire speed, was in her face ready to kick her out.
"Calm down Eric. I've just come here to see how you were Eric. I went to Fangtasia, and Pam said she hadn't seen you in almost 2 weeks. And when I asked about her," she said with some disgust. We both knew who she was referring to. "Well let's just say, I know what it feels like to lose a loved one." She said very frankly. "I will not treat you the way you, Godric and Em-"
I cut her off right there. "You know nothing. You don't even have the right to speak her name to me. You are not welcome anywhere near me my place of business or my home so I suggest that you leave before you become my next meal." My fangs had popped out midway through my rant, showing her that I meant business. I wanted nothing to do with her. "Goodbye Ms. Stackhouse. Enjoy your weretiger, Godric will show you to the door." Emelie had saved my life, and helped me seek my own revenge. The result was the cost of her human life. I may not have been the easiest person to get along with but besides the feelings I had for Emelie, she had earned my trust and loyalty and no one will disrespect her ever again if I have any say in the matter.
I closed my eyes and rubbed my temples as I felt an arm snake around my waist. I instantly grabbed it, thinking it was Sookie. "I thought I told you-" My eyes shot open only to realize that Sookie was not the one who had wrapped her arms around me. I turned around to find Emelie staring back at me.
Emelie's P.O.V.
When I popped up in Eric's room, literally popped (Apparently that is how faeries travel), I was upset because Sookie was there. They were in a situation very similar to this some inappropriate things might have happened if Godric and I hadn't interrupted. I stood back and watched what was going on for a minute. Neither of the two heard me come into the room, which made me wonder on Eric's part if he had been taking care of himself in my absence. Maybe he did care. He should have heard me pop into the room or at least smelled me. From what I was told my original scent remained the same even after I was taught how to suppress my sweet faerie essence. I looked over to the coffin that I had once laid in. Nothing was left but faerie dust. Turning back to look at Eric and Sookie, I became satisfied when Eric told Sookie to leave. Walking up to him I wrapped my arms around his waist. Immediately he stiffened and grabbed my arm. Then to my surprise he started yelling at Sookie, who was staring at me in shock. In less than a second he was facing me staring into my eyes.
At first he seemed shocked. Then confusion took over his facial expressions. Finally anger to. He looked over to the coffin where my body had laid in previously "So I see you made your choice." He said to me. The tension was dripping from his tongue, and it definitely made me take a few steps back from the man that was in front of me. I thought he would have been happy to see me.
"Yes I have made my choice Eric, but we need to talk." I said with a lot more attitude than I came into the room with. "Now." I hastily walked toward the bed, my white dress trailing behind me slightly and sat down gracefully. I couldn't say that I was really shocked by Eric jumping to conclusions. If anything his attitude is what made Eric… well Eric. I tried to think of something that made me happy, or at least put me in a different mood. Baby. That was the first word that came to my mind, and it didn't really make me feel better either. I was 21, dead (kind of), pregnant and… I felt the bed dip a little bit, and the door close. Godric must have taken Sookie out of the room. I gave myself a mental note to thank him later. Eric and I needed this moment together.
"I don't believe there is much to talk about Emelie. What do you want?" Eric asked shortly.
"Things have come up Eric making the decision harder than it already is… by the way... Thank you." I said staring up at him. Even sitting down his frame seemed to tower over me. We hadn't seen each other in a little over a week in Faery time and things were seemingly very awkward already. There wasn't that intense fire and passion that was normally burning between us. Maybe it was because we were both nervous about the outcome of such a huge decision. I knew I was.
Eric stalled for a minute as if thinking back to what he could have done for me to be thanking him. He never changed his facial expression but I could tell his attitude was beginning to lighten.
"For saving me." I said simply grabbing his cool hand. It fit so perfectly in mine I couldn't help but smile. I stared at our hands together but something seemed off. A few seconds later, however, I looked up to see an unhappy Eric.
Eric frowned, dislodged my hand from his and stood up. Now he seemed angry all over again. "I didn't save you, and Im happy I didn't. What's the point of you being here Emelie? If you wanted to stay with me you would have chosen to become a vampire already, but you haven't. You of all people should know I do not play games and here you are throwing this in my face." His face was cold and he looked at me with disgust. Now it was my turn to look shocked and confused.
"What the hell are you talking about?" I fired back instantly. "IF anyone should know then YOU should know I have never played any game with you!" I had no clue why he was angry but I wasn't going to deal with his attitude right now.
"What do you take me for a fool?" he said standing up in front of me. "I can hear the bastard child's heartbeat." He pointed to my stomach accusingly. I could see he was more hurt than angry.
All the anger suddenly drained from my body. Obviously he would think the child wasn't his. As far as he knew Vampires couldn't have children. I stood up and he back up instantly; As if I was poison to him. "Eric." I said calmly reaching out to him.
"You are nothing more than a whore. And after all I've done for you?" The words he spoke spewed out like venom. I knew his anger was getting the best of him. Surely he knew that I would never, could never cheat on him.
I grabbed his hand and pressed it to my currently flat stomach. "Eric, this child is yours. And it will only be a bastard if you abandon us."
He pulled his hand away from my stomach. "Impossible. Vampires can't have-"
I cut him off. "-Children with humans." I said instantly. "Eric I'm far from human, even more than we originally thought. I just found out that my father is full faerie. My mother is full seer, and, with both of their powers, I'm very powerful. Not to mention my father is the Prince of the Faeries, Niall's, son."
I said sitting back down on the bed I was starting to get dizzy again. I really hoped the whole pregnancy wasn't going to be like this. I felt the weight on the bed shift again and I was suddenly aware that Eric was sitting dangerously close to me. The coolness from his body was cooling me down and making me feel a lot better than I had previously been feeling. We sat in silence for a minute. This would be the perfect opportunity for me to explain what was going on.
"My father had heard through Niall's contacts with Sookie about the situation that was going to happen with the Queen. That's why they were coming to visit me before we went to New Orleans. He wanted to explain before anything happened… You know since my grandmother pops up so irregularly." My voice shook as I spoke. I was so scared as to what he was going to say. "Apparently it is possible for supes to impregnate other supes. You and I both fall under that category." I was anxious to say the least. Eric was still as stone next to me. "And By the way… if you ever think that I cheated on you again we will fight." I said very seriously.
There was a knock on the door and Godric slowly entered. He looked back and fourth between Eric and I then finally settled on my eyes. He looked so weary. Eric must have been giving him a hard time since I have been asleep/dead. He gave me a smile and stood in front of me placing his soft cool lips to my forehead.
"Congratulations my sweet" Godric said in Swedish. I heard a low growl from my side, and Godric chuckled. "I believe my progeny is over his state of confusion and has returned to being an overprotective husband."
I had to smile. Honestly, I had forgotten that Eric and I were married according to Vampire law. I hadn't thought about it one bit. I was too busy worried about what Eric would think about the pregnancy. I didn't think he wanted any children especially living as a vampire. I still didn't think I knew what he really thought about it. I turned to him and I could see him in thought. "What are you thinking?" I asked straight forward. It was eating away at me… I really had to know.
"I have never had any children in my human life, and even if I had I wouldn't know the first thing to do with it." He said too casually. "I supposed that is what fueled your decision?"
"Yes." I answered immediately. Godric sat down on the other side of me. "If I became Vampire the baby would die. This way I can have you and the baby." It was quite literally the best of both worlds. When I spoke to my father he brought up the option of turning into a Faery and still living on the human plane. I had forgotten about Sookie's 'friend' Claudette and Jeanette. Both of those Faeries also lived on the human plane. Once I heard about that I knew that was the best and really the only option for me. My grandmother had wanted me to stay in Faery with her and did not mention this option at all. That had angered me but I couldn't be mad at her for too long. She really just wanted her only granddaughter with her. That is unless Eric didn't want the baby or me in his life any more.
"I don't understand how this gives you both the baby and I." Eric said with an arched eyebrow. "You will live in Faery, with the child. That leaves me out of the equation." He said matter-of-fact tone.
"Eric, do you want to be a part of this child's life?" I asked sternly. I stood up in front of him and cupped his face in my hands. "If not let me know and I will live in Faery with my family and you will never hear from me again. Understand this, I may want you in my life and this child's life but I do not need you! I don't need your money or the sex. I want you because I love you and I care about you and you are now the father of my child. So it is your decision. It is up to you. I can stay here with you raise the child or-"
He cut me off mid rant. "I wont have you taking my child away from me."
I kissed him softly on his lips and collapsed in his arms. This would be the start of my new life… my new dysfunctional life, but my life nonetheless, and I wouldn't change it for anything.
I could tell Eric was still in shock from everything that had just taken place, but after a few minutes he cradled me closer to him and whispered his first "I love you" in my ear. That's when I knew everything had worked out for the best.
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