Here I am with another update. This one is about the last chapter of True Blood we could watch Sunday night. It was awesome, I had to admit and we had back Eric the fucking Viking. :D

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Hopeless

Sookie POV

I could hear several wolves coming and when they took Alcide I knew they would come after us.

"Do it, Eric. Do it now!" I shouted again and again to him to do it 'cause that damn bastard deserved to die and stop causing problems. Yes, I was Christian and my Gran would be possibly ashamed hearing me talking like that but she didn't know everything I had endured because Russell Edgington.

"WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?"

"Eric had Russell trapped against the wall with a stake pointing directly at his heart. Why in the hell didn't he just stake him? I couldn't understand anything. I knew Eric and Russell had unresolved conflicts, to say it in some way, but this was ridiculous. The Authority had given them the mission to find and kill Russell Edgington and now Eric had the chance but he didn't seem sure to do it.

"Eric, do it now. If you don't we'll all be in trouble."

Russell looked at me and the wicked smile that formed in his face made me shiver.

"Don't do it, Eric." I could not believe what I was hearing. Bill had picked up another piece of wood and was pointing it to Eric from behind.

"What! Bill, what the hell are you doing?" I was pissed off and desperate. The Authority, Bill and Eric had gotten me into this mess and now it seemed it would go on forever. "Eric, do it and end it all. Fuck, do it for fuck's sake and we'll go away from here."

"Miss Stackhouse…"

"You, you fucking bastard, do not ever look at me, do you understand?"

"Eric, if you kill him we're dead, you know that like me." Eric had his fangs fully extended and kept looking with hatred at Russell with the stake against his chest. "The Authority wants him alive, Eric, if you kill him we don't know what they'll do to us."

"He must die." Eric hissed through clenched teeth, fangs actually. "You are a huge risk."

"Then do it. Kill me and you'll see how they reward you." If Edgington was trying to save his ass he wasn't getting it.

"Eric, kill him!" But before I could say another word two wolves appeared and jumped on Bill and Eric, leaving Russell on the ground and me too close to him. I tried to get away from him and ran away but he was faster than me and was in front of me before I knew it.

"This is just what I needed." He said looking at me like I was a tasty piece of meat. "Blood from a little fairy." He was walking towards me and in less than one second our faces were inches apart from each other. "I've been waiting for this moment for so long, Miss Stackhouse…" He was going to bite me but just at that moment several men dressed in black appeared everywhere.

"This is enough." Two of them, guards from the Authority, had Russell handcuffed with silver while a vampire I vaguely recognized as a member of the Authority seemed to be in charge of the rest of them. "Mr. Compton, Mr. Northman, we will continue from here." Eric did not seem convinced but I knew he had no choice but to let them handle everything. "You two have done a good work trapping him."

"I thought we had to kill him." Eric said dryly. It was not a good idea to piss the Authority off, especially when it seemed that we were surrounded.

"We will take care of that, Northman."

Just then Alcide showed up, half naked, and I couldn't help but take a quick look. A few hours ago I was making out with him after drinking more than usual, we were about go to bed when my ex-boyfriend and my…well, actually I didn't know what Eric and I were, appeared in my bedroom to tell me that I should help them to find Russell Edgington.

"We'll take Edgington and he will be interrogated and executed by the Authority." The vampire, Kibwe, I thought was his name, stared at Alcide and me trying to decide what to do with us. "What about them?"

"We saw them following this path in a van and we decided to come with them." Bill explained but I wasn't sure the other vampire was buying it.

"A van?" He asked raising an eyebrow. Yeah, he definitely wasn't buying it. "You could have arrived here much sooner without a vehicle."

"We realized it wasn't the first time they were coming." Bill added. Was he trying to kill us all? Eric looked at him for a second but did not say a word.

"Yeah!" I said quickly. "Doug knew the way and brought us here." I added.

"That's correct." Bill looked at me for a few seconds and I kept my mouth shut. I did not want to say anything else 'cause I didn't know what was coming and preferred to leave this place alive and preferably in one piece. "They know nothing so we should glamour and leave them somewhere." Glamour us? I didn't know if they could do that with a werewolf but it wouldn't work with me.

"Do it," he told Eric. "I don't want the wolf remembers we've been here." I breathed relieved but it wasn't to long too much. "But the girl is coming with us." Bill and Eric tensed and I thought I was going to faint. Why couldn't they leave me alone? I just wanted to get away and forget everything had happened.

"She's not important. I can glamour her and she'll forget everything, absolutely everything." Everything? What was he talking about? "She won't remember the vampires that got her involved in this situation and she'll return to her normal life, as it should be." Bill was staring at me and I wanted to mourn. Yeah, we were not together anymore and I hated him for all the pain he had caused me, but that didn't mean that I had forgotten what happened between us.

"All right. Do it but she comes with us. Make sure they do," he said the other two vampires who remained in the room with us. Kibwe left before another word could be said and I was barely able to breathe. Was I never going to have a normal life? Bill looked at me and pretended to glamour me and although I knew Eric was doing the same with Alcide, I couldn't look away from Bill's eyes. He told me so hard and hurtful things that I could barely hold back the tears, but if I wanted to stay alive I would have to endure it.

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They made us leave the building and Alcide left in his truck although I couldn't see Doug and the rest of humans anywhere. I wasn't sure if they let them go or something much worse but I decided to think about it would just make me feel guiltier and provoke me a headache much worse than then one I was suffering.

"The Guardian will be happy to see you two now that you've fulfilled your mission. In the name of Lilith the balance will be restore." Kibwe said. Lilith? Who the fuck was Lilith?

"So be it," Bill said before they closed the back doors of the van in which we were sitting.

"I hope all this religious bullshit has already finished," Eric said and I couldn't help chuckling.

"Don't you believe in all that we heard about Lilith and her sacred blood?" Bill asked and I couldn't understand that he was asking it seriously. What the fuck was going on?

"Lilith can fucking blow me." Eric answered no more and again I couldn't help laughing. "Sookie, I'm sorry they didn't let you go but when we get there I'll convince them that all this is not your business and they will let you go, okay?" There was such sincerity in his eyes that suddenly I felt I could believe every word that got out of his mouth.

"This is not your fault." I whispered and I could feel Bill's eyes on us. I did not mean to hurt him but I wouldn't hide my feelings for Eric because Bill was just in front of us. "I want to return to Bon Temps but I need to know that you'll be fine and if I leave I won't know."

"Sookie, the members of the Authority don't want humans to know about their business, do you understand?"

"But Bill pretended he glamour me," I said quickly, "so you could do the same and persuade them that I won't remember anything when we're gone, right?" I asked looking from Eric to Bill. "You can do it again, can't you?"

"Sookie, I don't know if it would work…"

"Bullshit!" I complained. "Eric, trust me, it will work."

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"Welcome!" The first voice I heard was Salome's when the doors of the great room opened. All members of the Authority, except Roman, were there, sitting on the couches and drinking blood in champagne glasses. Really? "Please welcome the heroes." Salome shook Bill's hand and kissed him on the cheek while she just gave a pat on Eric's shoulder. Perhaps the fact that Eric rejected her was too much for her. "And Miss Stackhouse, I'm sure it'll be a great party." She said winking at me. "Too bad you won't be able to remember it later."

"I'll handle that," Eric said before someone else interrupted him. Yeah, I had to pretend that he would glamour me after hearing every word that was said in this room.

"Please sit down and…"

"Salome, I would like to talk with Chancellor Gainsborough if it's possible…" I heard Eric but his eyes were begging. I could understand Eric was worried about her, she was his sister after all, but I was unable to care for her. Nora had tried to get rid of me from the beginning but for Eric's sake, and myself, I wasn't going to say a word.

"Chancellor Gainsborough confessed and she'll receive her punishment soon." Salome stared at Eric, who had bowed his head and was looking down. "I'm sorry. But this is a celebration," she said, raising her voice, "so we must enjoy for a well done work." The other members seemed very relaxed so I sat down on the couch between Eric and Bill.

"Welcome, heroes." Seconds later the doors reopened and Roman came in carrying what looked like an old bottle. "We are very happy now that Russell Edgington has been captured and we'll do justice with him soon. The Sanguinistas have tried to provoke chaos with humans using Edgington's image but all this will end up very soon and pacific coexistence will be on our side again."

Did he really believe what he was saying? It would never have peace between humans and vampires 'cause not all of them would agree.

"Look at her, she's human and none of us want to kill her." Roman said looking into my eyes but I couldn't be quite sure that my presence was desired. "The fact that Miss Stackhouse is sitting here with us shows us that we are able to coexist with humans without killing them, we can live peacefully."

Eric POV

I was about to kill Russell and end with everything once and for all but Bill fucking Compton stopped me saying that he was not willing to take risks with the Authority.

Fucking coward!

Find and kill Russell was what we had to do but when the wolves appeared things got complicated. Herveaux disappeared, Compton was fighting with one of the wolves and I kept Edgington pinned against a wall while Sookie decided to remain paralyzed or run away before being attacked.

Kibwe and his vampires showed up before any of us could make a decision and they took Russell handcuffed.

I wanted to get out, leave with Sookie and not to have anything to do with the Authority anymore. We fulfilled our part of the deal and now they had to let us go.

"Are you okay?" I asked Sookie when we were alone in one of the rooms in which we had been before. "It's over," I added, trying to convince her that she would return home earlier than she expected. "We did what they asked so…"

"Why would Roman fulfil his part?" She asked suddenly as I looked at her frowning. "Yeah, I heard his speech on humans, pacific coexistence and the fact that Russell will be executed to prevent Sanguinistas to continue with their war, but did you really believe it?" I could understand Sookie didn't trust the Authority but at least she could trust me.

"You'll return to Bon Temps sooner than you think."

She looked at me with eyes wide open but did not seem convinced. I knew the last few days had been tough for her but with her help we managed to stay alive.

That was the important thing.

"I don't trust any of them, Eric, and neither should you." She said no more.

"I don't, Sookie." She stared at me and held my hand tightly. "Listen, do you think I believe all that religious crap they were talking about?" I asked, arching an eyebrow. "No. Do you know why?" She shook her head and I caressed the back of her hand with mine. "They are obsessed with Lilith, the creator, the god of all vampires, but in reality is nothing but a fantasy." How could I explain this without seeming insane? Actually it was insane but at least Sookie needed to understand what was happening. "Roman and his group need to believe they were created by a higher being."

"But that's crazy, Eric. Vampires were not created by God."

"Are you sure about that?" I asked staring at her.

"Be careful, Eric, or you'll begin thinking like them." I couldn't help chuckling because just the idea of thinking to follow their beliefs was ridiculous. I had a maker, Godric, who made me what I am and not a legend about a vampire that nobody had ever seen. "They seem so sure, even Bill. Have you heard him? It's like he's been brainwashed and he's one of them now. Do you think Roman convinced him?"

"It could be, Sookie, I don't know." Actually I didn't care the least. If I could kill Compton I would, but I knew there would be repercussions from the Authority and Sookie would be pissed at me for doing it. "Hey, I don't care if I have to pretend to believe all this shit to get out of here, you understand? I'll do it to protect you and get you out of here, Sookie. That's all I care about."

For a moment I thought Sookie would huff, get up and tell me that she didn't need me to protect her. She had said the same many times, that she can take care of herself that I expected to hear it again but deep down she even knew that she was going to need my help.

"Okay, if they're gonna let us go after killing Russell then I won't need anyone to protect me anymore, right?" Yes, in theory, but there were so many things that could go wrong that start listing them would have taken us all night. "I mean the big threat was Russell Edgington and the Authority but you saw them, Eric, they were delighted with us for having trapped him so they wouldn't be a threat any longer and I'd return to Bon Temps to go on with my life."

"Sookie, it's not that simple…"

"Why not?" This time she was mad. "Tell me Eric, why can't I go home and try to forget that I almost died, again, because of vampires?" I didn't even blink when I heard her but her words hurt like a stake through my chest. "Look, I don't want you to think that I don't appreciate everything you've done for me and I'd be a fool to deny the feelings and attraction between us, but this whole thing is still too much for me and I'm not sure if I'll be able to cope."

"Sookie…"

"Let me finish." I closed my mouth and nodded. "There are many things that we need to talk about but I want us to be alone, just you and I, without interruption." She breathed deeply and sat down next to me again. "I trusted Bill and I even fell in love with him and look what happened. I can't do it again 'cause I couldn't stand the same thing happening to me a second time, you understand? I need to know and be sure of this," she said waving her hand between our bodies, "whatever we have is going to work."

So, Sookie was telling me that we had a chance to be together? It was what I was expecting.

"I want a chance with you, Sookie. Being myself this time."

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After confessing to Roman and other members of the Authority that Nora was my sister, the Guardian allowed me to see her.

I was outside her cell while listening her praying to Lilith. I had left Sookie in the room because beside she hated Nora she was also exhausted and needed to rest.

Her eyes were closed and she was kneeling on the ground moving back and forth as if she was in some kind of trance. It was very hard to see her in this situation but I had more and more clearly that Nora had something to do with the fact that Russell managed to escape and she had helped him regaining his strength.

I couldn't stop staring at her and at that moment the doors opened and several guards walked up with Russell to put him in one of the cells.

"This is a crime against vampires!" Edgington shouted. "You have no right. You have no right! You will pay for this!"

"Roman has decided the execution will be tonight." Salome said before leaving.

"They will kill him tonight," Nora whispered sadly.

"So now you realize I'm here," I said unable to hide the sarcasm in my voice.

"It's happening," she muttered with a chuckle and closing her eyes. "It's finally happening, after all this time." What she was saying seemed to have no sense for me.

"What's happening, Nora?"

"God's plan…" she said as if it were obvious, "…is being manifested by her." She threw her head back as if she could breathe relieved. "Thank you, Lilith. Thank you, She, who transcends death."

"Nora, did you know where Russell was?" I asked trying to understand what was happening. "Did you release him?" I asked through clenched teeth. If so, if Nora, my sister, helped Russell to escape I didn't know what to think anymore.

"No." she replied shaking her head with a smile. "It's a miracle. All is part of her plan. She was right. She was always right."

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After hearing Nora's words I didn't know what to think. She seemed to have lost her mind completely and I couldn't believe my sister ha succumbed to the beliefs of the Authority. Was this really happening?

"In the name of the Father and the Mother…" Roman started chanting but was interrupted by Russell.

"In the name of my ass!" He yelled though none of us reacted.

"God and Lilith…" Roman continued.

"Do you think you are better than Sanguinistas?" Russell asked. "You use Lilith to justify your thirst for power as they use it to justify their thirst for human blood." And he looked directly at Sookie. I tried to convince her to stay in the room but she was too stubborn. "You are hypocrites! I am the only honest in this room." Sookie was shaking even if she wanted to pretend that she was okay but I could feel her fear in the same way Compton could. "I want to fill myself with human blood not because a fucking Bible tells me, but because I like it." Edgington didn't stop talking but that wasn't going to change his destiny. "It's fun! It turns my dick hard!" He hissed through clenched teeth staring at Roman.

"Have you done?" Roman asked him while Salome handed him the remote to activate the stake on his harness.

"You're just a cock sucker too coward to accept the reality! We are the future. The human race will perish under our domain. They're animals for us to feed from," and he looked at Sookie again, "although wrapped in beautiful packaging."

"This is for your ego!" He screamed and his voice echoed all around us.

"This is all about keeping order!" Roman yelled harder. "Not chaos! This is about mercy, not sadism," he said while Russell closed his eyes and pulled away from him. "It's about balance." He murmured. "It's about peace."

All members of the Authority got away when Roman was about to press the button that would send Russell to his true death, but when he pressed it nothing happened. We looked at each other not knowing what was happening and before blinking Russell had Roman on the table with a stake in his hands and pointing directly at Roman's chest.

"Peace is for pussies." He said before sinking the stake before none of us moved an inch. I put Sookie behind me and I was willing to protect her with my life.

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