Trees were around me. Most of them were so tall that could hide the sun above me. My eyes captured a glimpse of a space between the trees. I directed towards there with small uncertain steps. When I got closer it proved to be a small bright meadow. In the middle of it was lying a man dressed in white. Curious about the seemingly angelic form, I approached hesitantly the center of the meadow. Suddenly the scent of honey and Jasmine flooded my senses. This scent belongs only to one person. I looked in detail the young man that was lying in front of me. I kneeled in front of the man and tried to touch his face. I couldn't touch him. I couldn't feel his cool skin on my fingertips. I sighed slightly disappointed. I watched carefully as he opened his eyes slowly.
"Godric." I whispered to him. He didn't seem to listen me though. He was just keeping staring the sun above him. His expression was remarkable. His eyes shone with an inner glow.
"Life." He whispered with shaken voice. He closed his eyes as he inhaled deeply the aroma of the flowers around him.
"Sooki! Wake up… we are almost there." Jason's voice forced my eyes open. "What were you dreaming about?" He asked me a curious expression on his face. The image of Godric lying on the grass the bright sun illuminating his pale body flooded my mind.
"Bill?" I answered uncertainly ignoring my brother's question. I turned to look at the coffin behind me. I reached out my hand and touched it wishing that Godric could be safe , like Bill was inside his coffin.
Tara?" I called once I got home, shocked at the state of the house. There was dirt and mud all of the floors and walls, some kind of vine was everywhere, as was garbage people had left. I was shocked at what had happened to my house. There was no way this could be happening, I couldn't believe it. First the town was a complete mess as if vandals had taken over it, and then there Hoyt's mother with her bizarre black eyes. And as if that wasn't enough, Jason was probably in danger and I couldn't do anything about it To have my house in such a state was just too much to handle.
"Tara!" I called, angrily at her for letting this happen. Suddenly my cell phone rang prompting me to check who was calling before answering it.
"Lafayette, where's Tara?" I asked upset that she wasn't at the house, hoping that he would give me the answers that I wanted.
"She's with me. I need to know when you gonna be back in town." He replied quickly.
"I am here in what used to be my living room." I said with a dreamy sort of voice still bewildered at the state the house was in.
"Sook, you need to get out of that house now!" He said sounding upset.
"Is Tara ok?" I asked more worried that something was wrong with her then with the fact that I needed to get out of the house.
"I ain't half as worried about her as I am about you up in that f*cking house. Get out!"
"Be right there." I said quickly before he hung up.. I knew something was very wrong and that we needed to get out of the house before something horrible happened to us. I had to admit that Lafayette's tone had me very worried, but I had to leave and not stick around to see what or who had caused all this damage. I pulled Bill quickly towards the exit, trying not to waste any time by staring at the damage that had been done to the house. Suddenly a female form stepped in front of me. Her dark curly hair was very familiar to me, I know I had seen her around the town before but I couldn't place her name.
"What are you doing in my house?" She asked us, her tone telling us how annoyed she with the fact that we were in the house.
"This is not your house!" I replied just as rudely as she had.
"It is now." She said calmly and stepped forward. I took a step to the side closer to Bill, just in case she tried to attack us.
"I strongly suggest, you remove your self immediately." Bill's deep voice filled the house. He stepped forward, shoulders tense ready to assert himself if needed.
"My, you found yourself quite the specimen. Though I daresay there's nothing stopping him from one day leaving you cold." The woman said fearless by Bill's position.
"You don't scare me." I replied evenly, trying to show her I wasn't afraid of her.
Suddenly she grabbed my throat and slammed me up against the wall with an incredible force. With that movement, I knew. I realized why she looked so familiar to me. She was the beast that attacked me back then. Fear took over me as the memory of the pain I experienced flash before my eyes. Before I had a chance to react, Bill grabbed her and rapidly threw her off of me.
"Sookie, go now!" He yelled while holding Maryann by the throat so she wouldn't be able to escape. I couldn't move, I was paralyzed by a sudden sensation. I felt a presence approach me, a presence that was so peaceful and powerful it dissipated all my worries. I saw Bill bite Maryann and I saw immediately that something was wrong not only by Maryann's strange reaction but also from the fact that Bill was spitting out Maryann's blood.
"Bill? Bill! What did you do to him?" I shouted, my voice rising at the sight of the man I loved in pain. Maryann's laughter terrified me even more then the fact that she had reacted so calmly to Bill biting her. As Maryann approached me with an amaze expression on her face all my fears disappeared. I felt a peaceful presence right behind me and power filled every cell of my body.
"What are you?" Marianne asked me in awe as she placed her hands on either side of my face. The urgent feeling of realizing that power overtook me. I put a hand over her face so she couldn't see.
"That's none of your business!" I replied as a light emitted out of my hand. I felt surprised and amazed as I watched the light fade away. All of a sudden a brighter and steadier light enveloped me and the scent of honey and jasmine enveloped the whole place while a sensation of peace and silent power overtook me once again. I wasn't afraid of Maryann anymore; I knew that I was safe for this power made sure of it.
I slowly turned around to face the source of my peace. Two emerald soul-searching orbs that I had been longing to see were carefully observing me. Finally, I felt secure and whole again. I knew I was safe.
"Godric." I whispered hesitantly, afraid that he might disappear. I saw his eyes light up with the same inner glow I saw him in my dream. The beauty of his face was simply irresistible, I wanted to feel every inch of his body with my fingers. The wonderful smile he gave me was the positive sign that I had been looking for. I reached out my hand slowly and touched the right side of his face. He closed his eyes a contented smile on his face as he reacted to my touch. His skin was very smooth and I was enjoying the feeling of it against mine too much for my own good. I sensed the light getting stronger and brighter and felt an incredibly powerful energy flowing from inside Godric.
"How touching." Maryann said with a sarcastic tone. With my palm against Godric's cheek I turned to look her. She was smiling brightly and her eyes shone dangerously. She tried to take a step forward but she was unable to get through Godric's light. She tried again but she was unable to touch us.
"Interesting, very interesting. A shield of light. I have for centauries to see one of those. And it seems that both of you have the ability to summon it." She said and turned to look at me.
"Sookie, isn't it? Won't you introduce me to your enchanting friend?" She asked me.
Godric slowly opened his eyes and I saw that the warmth and security were replaced with something cold and hard.
"I want you out of this house within two hours. If you ignore my request I will have to cause you pain. And pain is something I am against." Godric's smooth and steady voice was giving the impression of a man who doesn't take no for an answer.
"My my look at you. You are just a young boy with too much power...Oh, but you know how to use it, don't you? Oh yes. I can sense it. Your aura is one of a kind. And even though you are young, you are extremely wise." Maryann said, awe in her voice at facing such a powerful being. Yet he was younger then her if only by a few centuries.
Maryann was very interested in Godric and that upset me. As if he knew that I was upset Godric took my hand in his and a river of calmness flowed inside me.
"I am not that young, Maenad. I have been on this earth for a long time and I have seen things that you were too naive to even notice." Maryann tried again to come closer to Godric but the shield was too powerful to be broken.
"I see... You are almost as old as I am, but how could this be? I have never met someone like you before. And your power... I can almost taste it. Too sweet but deadly as poison. Why are you interested in that girl you are too good for her. You should give your attention to someone who better understands you, to someone that can take care of you, that can help you release your true power." She smiled seductively at him and continued.
"It's tiring, isn't it? All this energy gathered inside you, waiting to be used, all this power that gets stronger every day, waiting to be summoned. I bet that you don't even feel the shield that you are using right now. Use that energy... let me help you use it." Maryann said pleased by her little speech. I didn't understand anything they had been saying and it was confusing. I knew that Godric was strong but that was because he was a way too old vampire, right?
Godric let go of my hand and stepped forward, his shield always protecting us. He raised his head and looked Maryann in the eyes. She gasped in amazement and in no time she had been pierced against the wall but there was no one holding her. Godric turned his head a little bit to the right and Maryann started screaming in pain.
"Two hours." Godric said in a calm, firm voice. "Sookie, leave now. I'll be right behind you."
Without even thinking, I did what he said. I saw Bill still on the floor and I helped him up and through the door. Godric's light was like a big shily bubble around me. Surprisingly it didn't envelope Bill but it didn't push him away either. When Bill was inside the car, I turned around and was faced with a "happy" Maryann on the doorstep. She was looking me with an ecstatic expression on her face.
I searched with my eyes for Godric but I couldn't find him so I got inside the car and started to drive away from the house. I was trying to forget about Godric, I had to worry about Bill now not Godric. Godric could take care of himself but Bill was currently un able to. Wow...just wait a second. Godric is here..like really here,on his is immposible. I saw him burn. He had wanted to be burned! I had to be dreaming...and what's wrong with this light shield? It's not like it bothers me but it's too shiny. The light that came out of my hand wasn't this bright. Now that I was thinking about it how could this have happened? I wasn't a witch or something and sure I wasn't a vampire. Was something wrong with me? A sound interrupted my thoughts causing me to look to my right and see Bill throwing up out the window. I couldn't believe that I was only thinking of my self when Bill was sick?
"Bill?" I asked worried.
"I am all right." He answered his voice tight as he tried not to throw up again.
"No. You are not all right. None of this is all right." I said upset at all that had happened. This was just way too much. I couldn't handle it anymore. And that stupid light-bubble wasn't going away! I heard Bill throwing up again and I panicked. I had to find Godric, but how? Eric. Yeah... Eric would know where Godric is, he always did.
"I'm calling Eric." I said.
"I will not turn to Eric for help." Bill said clearly upset. I knew that he didn't like Eric, but there was nothing else I could do? Ugh... STUPID BUBBLE!
"I gotta get you to Dr. Ludwig" I said more , it helped that the light-bubble had the scent of honey and jasmine in it (although it made me feel addicted to the scent).
"Sookie what happened back there, what did you do to her?" Bill asked me confused. Was that the only question he could think of. I had a million questions going through my head like, why and how was Godric alive? What really happened in my house? What happened to the whole town? What was that weird light that came out of my hand? Why did Bill get sick from Maryann's blood? What's wrong with Tara? Was she out of her mind from all that had happened? And why this bubble thing still enveloping me?
"I don't know,I swear" I answered honestly. "It was Maryann that attacked me in the woods. Even though without a scar, I could feel her there on my back when she was touching me." I said trying to change the subject a bit.
"I will kill her." Bill said anger evident in his voice. Good, the plan worked.
"Good. How?" I asked upset.
"Tara has been under Marianne's influence. Maybe she can be of some help to us. Give me your wrist so I can heal." I couldn't agree more with him. I raised my wrist so he could feed from me. He took a hold of my hand and bit me. I didn't felt anything which was weird for most of the time I feel a sting. I looked at Bill and he was looking back me surprised.
"What's wrong?" I asked him.
"You tell me. I can't bite you!" He said somehow upset. He got to be joking.. He couldn't bit me?
"What do you mean?" I asked furious and confused. This was going to be a long night.
"What do I mean? Look." I turned to look at him as he lowered his head. He tried to press his fangs against my wrist but the bubble got brighter and didn't allow him to touch my skin.
"Stupid bubble." I said somehow mad. Bill looked me confused.
"What bubble?" He asked me worried.
"What? Can't you see it? This stupid bubble of light enveloping me?" I asked in annoyance.
"There is no bubble! The only thing I saw was a bright white light that acted like a shield by not letting my fangs touch you." Bill answered in the same tone.
Oh god... I am in trouble. This bubble couldn't be invisible! Maryann saw it! Something was wrong . I guess I have to wait for Godric to show up. The question was... would he show up? He couldn't leave me with that light-shield on! But I had to say that it smelled sooooo good... God, I loved that smell. It was too sweet. Suddenly Maryann's words came into my head. Too sweet but deadly as a poison. I wonder what she meant. Godric was not deadly even though he was a vampire... and he was defiantly not poison. He was just sweet... like honey and jasmine.
Sorry I haven't update... This chapter was finished last month but I hadn't the time to update anything. I hope you liked it. :)
Special thanks to YukiKyo, my beta-reader.