Meet the Ancients: Chapter 16

I awoke suddenly and sat up. Glancing over at the clock, it read 5:03. The bed was empty except for me. Swiftly I arose from the bed and cast open the door between the two rooms. There I found my Lover sleeping on her side on the sofa, Domino curled up next to her. On the floor lay a reddish-brown dog. Both animals looked up and over at me. Domino laid his ears back and hissed at me. Honey, however, got up to come lay submissively at my feet. I looked down ay her, and then knelt to scratch her exposed stomach and she rolled to allow me better access to continue. I glanced up at Magan – she was watching me interact with her dog while Domino continued to hiss and growl.

"She likes you." She stated as Honey rolled completely on her back with her mouth wide open and tongue hanging out.

"Is not Honey a strange name for an animal with such a large, tooth-filled mouth and heavy muscles?"

"Perhaps – but her name matches her temperament. She is actually the second best dog I've owned."

"How many have you had?"

"17, and the only reason the one dog was better was because she was a lot smarter."

I gave Honey a last couple pats, stood up and went to My Lovers side. Domino hissed and attempted to stand his ground, but ended up retreating to the chair opposite her. I took the opportunity to sit where he had been lying.

"So how are you feeling tonight?"

"Tired, I doubt that I will spend much time – if any upstairs tonight, and tomorrow night I will need to go to sleep early as I have to go to pick up that mare on Monday morning. What do you have planned for the next few days?"

I do not like that she is so tired tonight – but I did take more of her blood than I did from either of the other girls last night. "Tonight I have Compton bringing Sookie to help you teach me to hear your thoughts. Tomorrow night I need to hold court and settle disputes among the vampires in my area. Monday night I have off – but we are meeting with your friends. Tuesday night I have a meeting with the company I hired to put on my Halloween Ball. I would prefer that you join me upstairs tomorrow, I want my vampires to see you at my side."

She agreed, "Okay, sounds like a good idea. But when are Sookie and Bill supposed to be here?"

"Compton is under orders to have her to Fangtasia no later than 6:30", I informed her, "Which means we need to get you some dinner as soon as we can."

"No need, I ordered prime rib, baked potato and salad from a place about a mile from here as carry out. It needs to be picked up at 6:00, I'll call and make it two dinners for pickup at 6:30 instead; you can tell them pick it up on the way here."

"I will call for you, just give me the information." She did, and I called the restaurant and left a message for Compton.

She asked me, "Could you have someone go out to my truck? I did a little running around so there is a trestle table and four dining chairs in the bed that need to be brought in, as well as boxes in the back seat holding plates, flatware and glasses."

"I will get it for you, it will not take long."

"I'd rather you just hold off – I need to talk to you." She said apprehensively.

"What about, My Lover?"

"I think that I have figured out the best way to control Compton. It will make him loyal to you over the Queen."

This sounds interesting; I wonder what she came up with? "How so?"

"You're not going to like it, but hear me out. We need to spike his True Blood with a couple of drops of my blood."

I growled and went into possessive mode, "You are right, I do not want him to share any amount of your blood in any way. It was bad enough seeing you allow Wolf those few drops on Thursday."

"Will you at least listen to why it is the best idea?"

This better be good. "Very well, what possible reason could you have?"

"Remember your first encounter with Vala and Oddvar? If he is told that the only way to protect me is to keep his mouth shut and follow what you tell him to do, he'll do it."

Damn. She is right. That is the best way. I seethed while I tried to think of a better way.

"Erik", she interrupted my thoughts, "I'm not going to let him drink from me. I'm just going to put a few drops in a bottle of blood and let him drink it unknowingly."

My phone rang. It was Compton calling me back. I told him where to stop and what he was to pick up. He agreed, but the insolent tone in his voice was the last straw. I hung up on him and looked back at Magan. "Do it, he deserves it."

She nodded in agreement. "I also got something for you while I was out. Look in the refrigerator."

Curious, I left her side and opened the door. Inside I found a number of packets of blood. I looked back at her, "What is this?"

"I can feel how much you dislike the synthetic ', She replied, "So I stopped at a blood service and picked up two dozen pint packets of assorted blood – three of each type. I'm surprised you don't keep some around yourself."

I grinned, "I am used to drinking fresh from the tap. Truthfully, I have had more True Blood in the time since I met you than I had in the time before I met you."

She laughed at this, "Well, I thought you might enjoy this more."

I looked down at my state of undress, "They should be here in another 40 minutes – I best go get clean up and get dressed."

"I'll join you – by the time those girls were ready to go the hot water had run out."

Together we entered the shower. Gently I washed her off, while she did the same for me.

"You don't have to be so gentle Erik, I'm not made of glass – I'm just a bit tired, nothing a few days rest won't cure."

With that she wrapped one arm around my neck to pull my head down to hers while her other hand did some exploring farther south. I hesitated before deciding she knew best what she needed and pulled her roughly up against me. In response she raked both hands down my back, leaving long scratches that only served to enflame me. I growled, pushed her up against the marble wall and bit her lip in order to suck on it.

She sighed, "There's my Viking back to me; I wondered where he was tonight."

Wherein she opened her mouth to me and allowed me access to throughly plunder her mouth and neck. All too soon she whispered, "We probably don't have much longer", as she turned to face the wall, placing one leg upon the built-in bench to allow me better access. Reaching between her legs, I stuck a finger inside of her to find her hot, slick and dripping with her own juices. Using one hand on her hip and the other across her breasts to steady her, I began to slowly, bit by bit, sheath myself inside her – expecting her to fight and push me to go faster. Instead she moaned out my name in pleasure and shifted to give me more room. When I had finally fully buried myself in her, she leaned back and sighed. Swiftly I pulled out and slowly entered her again, slightly harder and faster this time. Again and again I took her, increasing the tempo with each thrust. She responded, pushing back in time to my thrusts and moaning,

"Oh … oh fuck … oh yes … yes … yes Erik … oh gods … yes, yes that's sooo goood … oh gods Erik … gods yes … fuck yes … yes …"

When I knew that she was almost ready, I turned her so that she was facing me with her legs wrapped around my waist, pushed up against the marble wall with her eyes closed.

"Open your eyes", I purred in her ear as I ran my fangs along the outer edge, "Look into my eyes."

She shivered in anticipation as she complied and I watched the passion fully rise in her eyes while I also approached my release.

"Fuck … Erik … bite me …"

I did not think that was a good idea and hesitated.

She pleaded, "Please Erik … don't think … bite me … NOW …"

I bit into her shoulder for the smallest tastes while she screamed my name and brought me over the brink with her.

After a few moments we finished cleaning up and exited the shower. I pulled a few large blood-red towels out of the cabinet to the side, handing a couple to Magan.

"That was not what I have come to expect from you over the past few days Lover, not that I am complaining – you just seemed more passive than usual."

She explained, "Get used to it, I tend to be this way for the first day or two after being fed on."

We proceeded to dry off and headed for the closet. I grabbed a pair of jeans, boots and a Fangtasia T-shirt while Magan pulled on a pair of navy yoga pants, blue hoodie and plush socks. I finished first and called upstairs, telling Pam to send a few vampires out to Magan's truck to retrieve everything she had left out there and bring it downstairs. By the time they brought it down she was dressed and out in the living area. She indicated where she wanted the furniture, after which she put the contents of her boxes away and set two places at the table.

Then she asked, "Would you like any of the blood I got for you My Love?"

"Yes, the AB positive if you do not mind."

She warmed the packet and served it to me in an odd looking glass. I looked at it curiously as she handed it to me.

She explained, "They had these and some others of similar design where I purchased the blood. All of them are designed to have a dead air space insulating the cup area. They are supposed to keep the blood warm for a longer period of time, and look good doing so. The ones I bought for you are hand blown glass."

I took a sip. I had never bothered to try donor blood before and was curious as to how this would taste compared to synthetic. It did not have any of the subtle nuances that live blood has, but it did not have the off aftertaste of synthetic either; all in all, a much more palatable choice. I made a note to myself to have Pam keep this in stock from now on and downed the rest of the glass.

Magan looked at me and tilted her head, "Well?"

"It is a much better choice than synthetic. There is no aftertaste."

"What does that mean?"

"True Blood tastes like blood for the first sip or so, but it leaves a very pronounced strange taste behind, this does not."

"Hmm, sounds like the difference between diet and regular soda."

"Now what do you mean, Lover?"

"Diet drinks use artificial sweetener, while regular drinks use sugar. However, diet drinks leave a cloying, off taste that regular drinks don't. That's why I won't drink diet drinks."

"Lover …"

"Yes …"

"Blood from a live human is much better than this. It develops nuances while you are feeding caused by changes in chemistry in the human."

"It's good to know what I have to look forward to … "She paused for a moment, "Erik, why is Sookie hesitant … or fearful of coming down here?"