I woke up the next evening a little later than I usually would, and I wasn't surprised to see that Godric was already gone. With a groan, I sat up and looked around- this place hadn't been burned down yet anyway.

When I went up to the main part of the house after awkwardly getting dressed in my newest dress, I found everyone sat there, Godric on his own chair with his legs crossed up on it, looking thoughtful for some reason, but he did say. "Good morning Freyr."

I smiled, then stood before them all as Godric added. "We have this day in this house alone. Then we shall move again." I groaned at his words, and he asked. "Do you wish to stay Freyr?"

His words surprised me, but then I realized that meant staying alone with Dorian once more... and I wanted to stay with Godric.

"No." I said truthfully. "I've grown weary of Britain. I would like to try somewhere new."

Godric smiled, then nodded. "America?"

"I would love to return to America." I told him, and Godric nodded. "America it is then."

To be honest, I was surprised no one else had spoken up about a new destination, but I always was able to get away with things when it came to Godric. But Eric was refusing to meet my eyes now for some reason, and I did wonder why.

That very day we packed up and headed over to Southampton while it was dark. We were in luck, and a ferry was boarding the next evening, just after sundown, and we caught that one.

The boat was tricky enough, as we had to black out our rooms and make sure no one disturbed us... then came the matter of dinner, and we had to take extra caution, for the trip was to last a good few days. It was a mixture of eat-heal-forget.

I shared my room with Godric, claiming top bunk before he even had chance to get in there.

On the second night of our journey over to America, our destination in New Orleans, I spent it drawing. Godric was a brilliant subject to draw from the way he sat like a statue, staring out over the ocean as we moved through the darkness. Eric, however, was confining himself to his room, not venturing out often at all... and that did surprise me. Maybe he had seen sense and decided to grow a pair.

I was thinking about Dorian now. He had never asked me to release him from me, and I was humbled by it- I must have been doing an ok job with him then.

When we arrived in New Orleans, the sun was out for a little while, and Godric managed to 'convince' the people in charge from the dark confront of his and mines cabin to let us dock and stay for another hour while the sun was out.

The sun dipped down now, and we disembarked and looked around at our new destination.

But I think Godric had a trick up his sleeve, for he took my hand and seemed to know where we were going. He led us all to a massive mansion now, then said to me. "Ladies first?" I went in now, then saw a great deal of people... without a heartbeat.

"New Orleans is a place that vampires seem to find attractive." he told me now, and I felt surprised- I'd never seen so many vampires in one place before.

"The new Queen of Louisiana resides here." Godric told me now, indicating to the woman at the head of the group sat in her high red velvet chair, looking distinctly regal.

"Queen?" I frowned, not coming across the term in the vampire world. Godric nodded. "Each main place like for example New York, Mississippi, Louisiana, they have a King or Queen upholding the vampires rules, and a Sheriff to help."

I kinda understood now, and I looked back to the Queen of Louisiana and she looked right back at me, then a vampire with dark blonde hair walked over to Godric and said with a smile. "The Queen requests you and your companions audience."

Wow. Slaves. I wanted to be a Queen now!

Godric nodded, then we all walked over to the pretty dark brown woman was sat awaiting us.

"Welcome to New Orleans. Sophie-ann alerted me to your arrival-" she nodded to the pretty vampire stood next to her, then she smiled and nodded at us.

Godric bowed his head a little. "A pleasure to be in your presence."

She smiled, then she said to Godric. "You are a very old vampire, and two of your companions are as well. May I inquire your age and name?"

"Godric. And my age is one thousand, eight hundred on my last count." he told her, and then glanced to me, and I said hastily. "Freya Eden. Almost nine hundred."and Eric finally spoke with. "Eric Northman. The same- almost nine hundred."

The Queen clapped her hands together with a big grin that seemed more like myself when I was young. "Goodness Godric, it's a pleasure to be in your presence."

I guessed age was a big thing for these vampires, for they were all watching us now, and that underling of the Queens, Sophie-Ann, she kept glancing at Eric and I felt a pang of jealously. But at least Eric hadn't noticed her looks, or he would have been out the room with her in five minuets.

The Queen, Leah I soon found out, continued to talk to Godric now about how he could be King in any place he wanted, but he politely refused, and the Queen seemed downcast at that. But then I heard her say to Eric. "And you Mr. Northman? Are you interested in a position as Sheriff?"

Eric just said. "Sheriff seems an interesting position. I shall think on it."

But now the Queen stood up and walked over to me, and she was a little shorter than myself, but she still seemed to give out a sense of being old, but not older than me.

"To who do you belong to?" she asked me, and I frowned, not understanding, but then I realized and said. "No one. My heart belongs to myself alone."

She nodded, but looked to Eric at that moment and saw him looking at me with a curious look in his eyes and giggled. "I see." but then she surveyed me through deep emerald eyes and said. "And you Freya? You seem as wise as your maker."

I understood she was asking about the same as Godric and Eric, but I shook my head too. "Thank you for your generous offer, but I'm afraid I too have to decline."

She pouted at that, then sighed. "It seems I am still minus a Sheriff of a certain degree, and I shall be stepping down soon and Sophie-Ann here shall be taking over."

That same Sophie-Ann was still looking over Eric, and I wanted to growl at her to stop it, but that would be a stupid thing to do in this Queens presence.

"I sincerely hope you three consider these positions. We are rather short at the moment..." she sighed deeply, then turned to Sophie-Ann. "Please show our guests to somewhere they can stay safely for the duration of their visit."

She nodded, then led us out.

We were taken to a massive house and shown around by the soon-to-be-Queen. She seemed like a nice enough person, but she still kept giving Eric that look that made me certain he was first on her list to badger when she was Queen.

Bitch.

"Why don't you be King?" I asked Godric now as I sat down on the sofa. He chuckled at that, then replied. "I see no point to it really. Why didn't you accept her offer yourself?"

I was taken aback by that, then shook my head. "I don't know. I guess I've always been adverse to taking control, even when me and Eric were human."

"But you would be a great leader." he pressed now, and I chuckled, glancing to Eric and asked him. "I would have thought you would have taken her offer in a snap."

Eric raised an eyebrow, then told me. "I'm considering it actually Frey. It seems like an interesting position."

"Yeah, that sounds more like you." I snapped and he just said. "You want to be wandering around forever? This means we get to stay in the same place. I tire of traveling around so much."

"Go stand in the sun then."

"Both of you, shut up." Godric said bluntly now before we could start arguing once more, but I realized then I'd grown weary of arguing so much with Eric. It did more bad than good. Godric had the best idea- shut us up before we ended up fighting again. But I still did have feelings for him, and I always would.

But Eric did have a point- what was the point in wandering around forever... it made no sense if you were looking for nothing. I looked to Godric now, and he sighed. "You look so very conflicted."

"You got that right." I admitted, then left for outside.

I walked down to the marina now, three in the morning and it was completely deserted. I walked to the end of the dock now and sat down, pulling my shoes off and letting my feet dangle in the slightly warm water, but the night air had given it a chill.

There was movement to my right now, and someone else sat down next to me, pulling his own shoes off and feet into the water.

"Hello Eric." I sighed now, and he didn't say a word, but then I looked to him and he finally spoke. "You hate me right?"

I groaned at that, then said. "You messed up big time... but you know me; I could never hate you. We've been through so much together to let a simple fact like being vampires come between us. Sure, you're a total dickhead that needs to grow up and some balls... but-" I never got to finish my rant as he kissed me for a moment, then said quietly.

"I know I asked for one more chance last time... but I mean it this time."

"No you don't." I said against his lips, and he sighed, putting his forehead against my own. "Freyr... do you remember when we were human?"

"Of course."

"I still care about you as much as I did then. Why do we keep fighting?"

I chuckled at that, then found myself saying. "Because maybe we're not good for each other."

"That I don't believe." he told me now, then kissed me again for a few minuets before adding. "You're going to leave again, aren't you?"

"Maybe." I said truthfully, and he asked. "Why can't I come? It's almost the 20th Century now, and we're still acting like brats."

"Like your Pam then?"

Eric rolled his eyes at that, then as he went to kiss me again, I got up and went to walk off, but I felt a hand on my chest slam me onto the dock, then I couldn't move as he sat on me and said. "So just like that you're leaving?"

"Like you care." I growled, going to push him away, but he held me down and said. "Why are you so cruel to me?"

"Because it just bounces of your thick skull." I hissed, trying once more to get up, but it was hopeless- he was so much stronger than me. But he let me go now and I walked off back into the town...

Unaware that something was stalking me, and it wasn't a vampire.

I rounded the corner now and stopped dead as I heard a rush of air, then a scream escaped me as something hit me hard in the chest, knocking me backwards. There were footsteps now, then I saw a man leaning down to look at me, a crossbow in his hand and a smirk on his face as he raised it over my heart.

Why was I frozen-? Why couldn't I move-?

There was a violent snarl now, and the man was thrown back into the wall with a nasty crunch as the attacker parted his head from the rest of his body with a single twisting wrench.

"Freyr?" I heard now, and it wasn't Erics voice, but Godrics. He'd probably sensed I was in danger, and here he was.

"I can't- ow-" I tried to say, but it was like I couldn't breath, but I didn't have to breath... I was a vampire, but there was something going through my body like poison.

Godric pulled the arrow from my chest now and said. "That was too close. One more centimeter that would have gone in your heart."

"I can't- move-!" I coughed out now, not able to think of a better way to explain in. I saw Eric pick up the arrow and say.

"There's a type of poison on this."

Godric said swiftly. "Go to Leah, now." and Eric was gone in a flash. I felt him pick me up now and dash off after Eric who had gone ahead.

I kept blacking out for minuets at a time, but when I came around now, I found I could move, but I felt weaker than a baby- what the hell had just happened-?

"Freyr-?"

I looked up from my place on a bed to see Eric looking down at me. He sighed in relief now, then said. "Don't do that to me again."

"Sorry mom (!)" I said weakly with a chuckle, then asked. "What happened?"

Eric sighed once more, then said quietly. "I'm not sure yet, but Godric's talking to Leah. He's not happy that she didn't tell us about any threats in the area."

"Oh." was all I could say, then the man himself walked in, Queen Leah following suit, looking both angry and upset. "I am so sorry Freya." she told me now, but Godric, to my total shock, snapped at her with. "You have nothing to say. How dare you withhold this kind of information that you are living in an area where humans have been aware of our presence for some time, then allowed one to hunt down and shoot my own child-! And you say this cult has been eradiacated? I beg to differ. I am disgusted."

There was no way that Godric should have been talking to a Queen like that, but she seemed to shrink back a little, and I knew she was thinking of his age- he could tear her apart in a second if he wanted, and from that dark, angry look in his eyes at the moment, he was considering it.

It seemed even my maker couldn't escape his demons from the past...

"I am so sorry for my part in this..." she said now, and Godric turned his back on her to face me and ask. "How are you feeling?"

"Weak." I said honestly, and he was silent for a moment, then raised his wrist to his mouth and bit down, giving it to me and I actually felt rather sick looking at it, but he said. "I am oldest here. My blood is more powerful."

I knew what he meant, then sighed in defeat, biting down into it. After a few gulps, I felt more or less back to my normal strength and let him go.

"We need to talk." he said to Leah now, and I noticed she looked rather frightened. But I knew Godric- he wouldn't hurt a fly nowadays.

He left with her now and Eric spoke. "I've never seen Godric so angry before."

I nodded in agreement. "I know..." but then got up and turned back to Eric and sighed. "Thank you."

"For what? It was my fault." he said, looking down at the floor. "If I didn't make you walk off like that, you wouldn't have gotten hurt."

My god he was turning into a soft guy. God help us all (!)

"Buck up, I'm alive." I said curtly now, walking out past him, leaving him stood there.

Godric was talking with Leah once more now, and from what I heard, he was asking about this organization that had attacked me.

"They're based in Texas the last I heard." Leah was explaining, and Eric walked forwards and said. "What is the Texan Sheriff doing about it?"

Leah shook her head. "Last time I heard, there wasn't one. There has been a spate of trouble there for the past twenty years. The Texas vampires have no order within themselves."

"What's new there." Eric muttered, then said. "So there's no authority in the place?"

She shook her head. "No. And this group of humans are talking about revealing us to the world. Texas is in dissaray. The vampires have descimated the group, but there's still a few that continue. Even coming here. The King of Georgia was killed the other day."

Godric groaned at that, then asked. "What about the authority? Why don't they step in?"

"The war here in the South a few years ago has hit everyone, humans and vampires." Leah explained, and I was understanding now how hard it could be being a vampire- responsibility and everything...

"What if we went to Texas? Could you inform the Authority that I have stood in as temporary Sheriff to restore order and to sort these troubles?"

She nodded, and Eric frowned. "Why are you getting involved? This isn't our business."

Godric turned to us both and said. "Maybe one day we will be revealed to the world, but not today. Not on these terms."

I understood what he meant now- stopping a fight and eventual massacre from happening in Texas that would lead to vampires being revealed to the public in a bloody and violent manner.

"Eric, stay here with the Queen and Pam and search the city for more of these humans. Don't kill them. We need answers."

It was like we all had a plan now to try and sort this total and utter mess out that started out in Texas. Leah may have been Queen, but even she respected Godrics plans to sort this mess.

He turned to me now and asked. "Could you and Dorian go to Atlanta, Georgia? They might have information on the location of these humans. I wish for all this to be settled peacefully, so no violence. Any of you. I'll have someone send a note of my findings in Dallas."

Dawn was closing in now, and tomorrow night, the clock started ticking. Just because they had attacked me like that, Godric had made it personal to stop them in their tracks...

What the hell had we let ourselves into-?

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