This has all three parts of the Godric chapter. Sorry for the inconvenience. I thought it would fit well with the rest of the story if each chapter is one story line.
A/N: Rebecca is about 19. A year after Eric had found and rescued her.
Chapter 6:
Godric Part One
Eric always treated me different. He didn't treat me like a kid unlike Pam. Ever since Eric took me in, Pam would treat me like a child and dress me up as one. I always allowed it because she terrified me to death. And she knew this.
But I love Pam all the same. She's like the sister I never had.
It probably took Pam about a year to get used to me around all the time. She didn't understand why Eric had taken a great interest in me. I am a witch. And vampires don't like witches.
I heard a lot of stories from Pam about Eric. About when they met and why he had chosen her to be his child. I only got the tiniest information about this.
I also learned little about Godric, Eric's marker. Most vampires don't want to indulge about the child/marker bonds. Eric was no different. The older the vampire, the more secretive the bond is.
That's why when Eric announced one night before closing, that we would be making a trip over to Dallas to meet Godric; I was terrified to say the least. I always thought Eric was scared of Godric, that's why he never liked to talk about him.
"I just got off the phone with Godric. He wants to move into a new place. He would like you to make it safe for him and his coven to live there," he said.
"Why me?"
"I told him you were the best at protection charms. You've done it here at the club and for others I have asked you of," he said.
"Probably wants to also see Eric's new pet," Pam said from the doorway.
"I'm not his pet," she hissed at Pam.
"Is that so? What does that say about the bracelet he bought you for your birthday? Or the purse collection you have in your closet?" Pam teased.
"Enough Pam, Rebecca is right. She is not a pet. Godric heard that I took in a young witch, this is his excuse to meet you," he said.
"Will I get paid?"
"I paid you for the others, didn't I?" he asked.
"I don't see why, Eric buys you anything you want," Pam said.
"Pam," Eric warned, "Don't you have a dancer to have your way with?"
"That reminds me," she said.
XXX
A few days later.
"Don't worry about meeting Godric," Eric said to Rebecca in the taxi cab.
"If he's anything like you, I have much to worry about. You're bad sometimes but you probably learned everything from him, which makes him worse," she said while biting her nails.
"You have nothing to worry; Godric has changed over the centuries. A thousands years ago maybe, but not now," he said.
"Was that supposed to calm my nerves?" he nodded, "It didn't work," she said.
Eric laughed.
A few minutes later they finally arrived to the Godric's current home. There was a woman waiting outside to meet them.
"Eric, you are late," the woman said while a Spanish accent. Rebecca could tell she was a vampire.
"Plane delay," was all he said.
The woman looked at Rebecca with a smile, "You must be Rebecca, we have been expecting you. I am Isabel."
Rebecca curtsied a little from her place behind Eric causing Isabel to laugh, "Don't be afraid little one. Come," she held out her hand to Isabel.
Rebecca hesitated but too the out stretched hand, "Nice to meet you, Isabel," Rebecca whispered.
"Oh, she speaks," Isabel teased and walked them into the well lit house.
Isabel showed them into the living room, "Godric will be out in a few minutes. He is taking care of some pervious business. Please make yourself at home," she said and let go of Rebecca's hand, "Can I get you anything?"
"Some water," she answered.
"Of course."
"Can I use the restroom? It was a long trip," Rebecca said.
"Yes, of course. This way," Isabel showed Rebecca to the restroom.
Rebecca followed Isabel down a hall. Rebecca stopped suddenly when she passed a closed two door room. Rebecca put up a hand to touch the door.
"What are you doing?" Isabel asked beside her.
Rebecca almost jumped and put down her hand, "I'm sorry…I felt something when we walked by," she looked back at the door, "I do that sometimes. I can't always control it."
"This is Godric's office. He must not be disturbed," Isabel said.
"I understand," Rebecca said, "I'm sorry," she went to move away from the door.
Isabel stopped her, "What did you feel?"
She looked back at her, "Power," she answered, "I really have to pee," she complained.
Isabel laughed, "This way."
XXX
Isabel was waiting for Rebecca to finish. She showed the way back into the living room.
Godric was sitting in a chair across from Eric, who was sitting on a couch; they were talking about Sheriff business when Isabel and Rebecca emerged from the hallway.
Rebecca took Isabel's side when the vampires stopped talking.
Eric stood up, "Godric, this is Rebecca. My witch," no one missed the glare she gave Eric, "A witch that works for me."
Rebecca stepped foreword and bowed her head, "It's nice to meet you Sheriff, I'll be glad to help in any way I can."
"No need to bow to me," he stood and gestured for her to sit next to Eric on the couch, "You can call me Godric. Isabel, make sure she gets her water."
Isabel left the room.
"How big is your new place?"
"We don't have to deal with the details just yet. Thank you Isabel," he said as she gave Rebecca her water, "I would like to get me acquainted with you. How did you meet Eric?"
"Well…I just happened to be at the wrong place, at the wrong time…" she said messing with her hair.
"What she means is, I saved her from a baby vampire," Eric interrupted.
"I would have been fine," she rolled her eyes.
Eric smiled, "He would have sucked you dry, if it weren't for me."
She looked back at Godric, "We tell the story differently."
"Mine is pure fact," Eric said.
Godric and Isabel gave them an amused smile.
"How long have you been practicing?" Isabel asked.
"About a year. Don't worry; I'm advanced than the average witch my age. It came naturally to be. Sheena tells me it's deep rooted in my blood….sorry I should have said another word," she looked nervous now.
"Don't worry child, I'm not going to go crazy bloody thirsty vampire at the mention of the word 'blood'," Godric said as smiled a little.
"That's good to know…Well, if Eric was telling the truth on his version of the story," she side glared at him, "He introduced me into the witch community, since I wasn't raised into it."
Rebecca started to stare at Godric more closely when she thought he was paying attention to Eric as they were talking. Rebecca thought he looked so much like a child with his facial features. She thought it was funny that he was the one calling her a child. She knew he wasn't a child just by the way he talked or the way he presents himself.
Godric looks away from Eric and start into Rebecca's eyes; holding her there for three…two…one…She looks away first.
She started to blush, she just got caught staying at a vampire way older than her times a million.
"Is there something wrong?" he asked.
Rebecca looked up to find the three vampires looking at her, "No, everything is fine. Its just you don't look old enough to be a vampire."
Silence.
Godric began to chuckle, "I've never been told that."
"When Eric told me he was one thousand years old, my mind almost exploded. When he told me you were two thousand years old, I couldn't comprehend thousands of years of living that long. Everything you saw, people changing, things being build, and the beauty of it all. How did you not become bored out of your minds?"
"The relations you make through the year," Isabel answered.
"The bonds you make," Godric said.
"Sex," was all Eric said as he winking at Rebecca.
Godric Part Two
"Sex?" another vampire came into the room, "Is the pretty lady talking about my favorite subject?" he had a southern accent and was wearing a cowboy hat.
Rebecca smirked and looked back at Eric, "Go get him tiger," she joked, "Take one for the team," she whispered.
The cowboy did not look amused.
"Stan," Godric said, "I sent you out to delivery something. Not to feed."
Stan almost tried to look innocent, "I can smell her on you from here," Godric finished.
Rebecca tried to hide a yawn.
"You should get some rest," Isabel said to here and stood up from her place next to Godric, "I will show you to the room you will be staying in," she took Rebecca's hand again.
"I have already gotten everything you will need for the spell on request from Eric," Godric said.
"Thank you. Before we go over, I will need an hour to prepare," she said.
"Anything you need. During the day when you wake, there will be humans around the house that work for me. They can get you anything you want," he said.
She bowed her head as thanks and followed Isabel down the hall.
Once there, Isabel made sure she settle down. She made a turn for the door when she stopped herself, "You mean a lot to Eric," Isabel stated.
Rebecca almost tripped over her shoes she was currently trying to take off, "I am his witch, as he likes to call me."
"Yes, I suppose you are but not the witch part."
Rebecca looked at her confused, "He's just my boss and friend. Nothing more."
"But you wish there was more," Isabel stated.
"I…Look I'm tired. I should go to bed."
"Of course."
XXX
"Eric, she is lovely," Godric said after they were left alone in the room.
"She is my witch and nothing more," Eric stated.
"Or is she? I see the way you look at her, my child. And there is nothing wrong with loving witch."
"Godric, you speak nonsense," Eric denied.
"Are you afraid she might not feel the same way about you?"
"That's the problem. I know she does. I am a vampire, an immortal, and what you like to call us…a monster. She can't love me, not without me hurting her someday."
"You can change that. If you choose it, you can change that," Godric said.
"I didn't come here to talk about my witch's fascination about me."
XXX
Blood.
Blood.
Blood.
That was all Rebecca saw and she looked around at the destruction and dead bodies lying everywhere on the stone hard floor.
There just was blood everywhere as she tried to walk across them.
On body grabbed her foot and whispered, "Its happening!"
Another one tried to crawl up her other leg, "Blood! It's all in the blood!"
"Power!" every dead body started to whisper now. They whispered this one word over and over again.
"Power!"
"Evil!" was the next word.
Then suddenly Rebecca was grabbed from behind and a voice whispered in her ear, "She's coming!"
Rebecca woke up screaming. She looked around terrified. She didn't recognize the bedroom she was in.
The bedroom door opened, Eric followed by Godric and Isabel, ran into the room.
Eric was beside Rebecca on the bed in a second, "What is it?"
"Blood!" she cried, "Blood everywhere."
Isabel turned on the lights.
"What blood?" Eric asked.
She covered her ears, "The voices! Make them stop!"
Eric didn't know what to do.
"There are no voices, sweetheart," Isabel offered.
Once Rebecca settled down a little, "There were bodies everywhere. Mangled and rotting bodies. The blood was everywhere in pools on the ceiling and floor. I…I think this was more than a dream. Sheena told me that some witches can dream about things that might happen."
"A premonition?" Godric asked.
"Yes."
"What were they telling you?"
"Something is coming and that she likes power. Its something bad…evil," she said.
"It was just a dream, nothing more. We should get underground, sunrise is coming," Eric said as he stood from the bed.
"When have I ever been wrong about this? It wasn't a dream…"
"It was just a nightmare," he regarded her.
"Don't treat me like a little girl that just woke up from a nightmare, it was real," she said.
"YOU ARE JUST LITTLE GIRL!"
"Eric!" Isabel scolded.
"My child, that is enough," Godric said in another language, "Rebecca, we can discuss this latter. Eric is right, we must get underground soon."
Eric stormed from the room.
Isabel followed him leaving Godric and Rebecca alone.
"Please forgive me, even after a thousand years he still can act like…"
"Like an ass," she finished for him.
Godric smiled, "Yes, just like that."
XXX
The next night came quickly and the vampires of the mansion had risen from their dead-full sleep.
Everyone was waiting on Rebecca as she prepared for the spell.
Eric stood at the door as he watched her do her stuff. She turned to look at him over her shoulder, "You need something?"
"I didn't mean to yell at you last night," he said.
"Was that an apology?"
"It was uncalled for. I was mad about something and I should have taken it out on you…That would be the closest to an apology anyone has ever gotten," he said as he started to walk away.
She called to him, "Well, that sucked for you first apology," Eric looked like he was going to say something threatening, "But it will do," she smiled at him, "Get lost. I have a few more things to do."
XXX
"That should do it," Rebecca announced.
"That's it?" Stan sounded unbelievable, "That something I could have done."
"I'm sure we would all love to see that, Stan," Eric said.
"I'll just be like Harry Potter and stake you with my wand," Stan said.
"How soon can we move in?" Isabel asked.
"Tonight, if you wanted. With this spell, it's my life time guarantee that the spell will hold until my untimely death," Rebecca said.
"Thank you, Rebecca, I will owe you a life time of gratitude," Godric said.
"She likes $600 purses as gratitude," Eric said.
"Hey, I'll have you know that they are very good purses that holds everything," she protested.
"Then why do you 50 of them," he said.
She didn't say anything else.
"I have other business to deal with in Dallas. Someone owes me $20,000. And I'm here to collect personally," Eric said, "Will you look after her for a few hours?" he asked Godric.
"I can take care of myself."
"Not when other supernatural creatures want their own personal witch," Eric said.
"We will me back at the house, getting things ready for here," Godric said.
Isabel and Stan took a car separately together back to the house. Rebecca sat alone with Godric in his limousine.
"I see that you and Eric get along well…well, most of the time," Godric said.
"Yeah, I guess so. We both like the business arrangement we have. I do what he wants and I get gifts for them," she said.
"Do you wish there was more?"
She hesitated, "Yes," she whispered, "But I know it can't happen. I can't have him forever. I'm going to grow old and die someday."
"You could make an impression on him. One that will last forever."
"I'm not exactly the type of girl he usually is with," she said.
"Do you think that he cares for these other girls? They are just food to him. That's something that I have taught him and wish that I could take back."
"So, the way that he is, I have you to thank for that,"
"I'm sorry," he said.
"Its not your fault he didn't change like you did. Either way, I still won't have a chance in Hell."
"He might just surprise you," Godric said with a sad look.
"You are very sad, aren't you?" she asked.
"I have lived for over two thousand years; I have used the ability to be happy."
"That's not true."
"It should be my time; I've lived far more than my share."
"You would break Eric's heart," she whispered.
"But you would be there for him. He doesn't need me anymore."
"Everyone always needs their father in their live, human or otherwise."
"That's when I think humanity still can be beautiful."
A/N: Rebecca is about 23 years old now. At this point in the story, she has not seen Eric for three years. This is the first time he asked her for a favor.
Godric Part Three
The beginning of change.
This part of the story I always have trouble telling. It's the beginning of Eric and mine's rocky relationship. Where everything became a stand still. The moment when things completely changed between us.
I want to be able to tell you that we would have eventually gotten over our bullshit drama and live happily ever after like in the Disney movies. I'd like to say this is where the prince kisses snow white and brings her back to life…this is not the movies.
But someone has to tell it…
"Sookie, I do not respond well to threats," Eric said as he retracted his fangs, "But perhaps we can come to some sort of arrangement."
"What kind of arrangement?" Sookie asked.
"Sookie," Bill warned.
"There's a sheriff in Dallas that has gone missing. My contacts there have asked me to help. I would like you to come with me," he said.
"What can I do?" she asked.
"Oh, you can do a lot of things, but what I need you to do is use your special ability to see into other minds."
"So if I agree to go to Dallas to help look for this missing vampire, you'll let Lafayette go?"
"No! You nearly died last night. You are not going to Dallas," Bill warned.
"I can make up my own mind," she said.
"Yes, Bill, she can. She won't be the only person I have asked to help in the search," Eric said.
"Who else?" Sookie asked.
"A witch that used to work for me before I…let her go," he said.
"You had a witch working for you?" Bill asked spectacle.
"I can be an equal opportunity employer and place of business. I don't discriminate," Eric said, "I will pay all of your expenses, of course. And yes, I will release your friend."
XXX
Rebecca stood outside Godric's mansion, the one she put protection spell on years ago. The door opened for her and revealed Isabel.
"Rebecca, you are so beautiful. I'm sorry we had to meet again like this," Isabel hugged her and let her into the mansion.
"Isabel, you have not aged a day. Must be one of those perks to being a vampire."
"How long has it been since I've seen you?" Isabel asked.
"Three years since I came knocking on your door."
"Look what the cat dragged in," Stan said standing at the end of the hallway, "Come for another cry your eyes out sleep over."
"Stan," Isabel warned.
"Stan, I would say that I was happy to see you again but I shouldn't lie," Rebecca said.
"Yes, well, your boyfriend is here," Stan shot back hoping for a reaction.
"He's here?" she asked Isabel alarmed.
"Didn't he tell you?"
"I got the phone call but he didn't tell me he would come himself. He said he would send someone else who could help," Rebecca said.
"Well, you shouldn't keep this happy reunion waiting any longer," Stan said as he left.
"Ignore him," Isabel said.
"I always do."
Rebecca followed Isabel into sitting room where Bill, Sookie and Eric were already waiting, but she didn't see the pretty blonde and her vampire boyfriend on the couch. She was too fixed on Eric who was leaning with his back against the wall. She was watching him as he was watching her. This is the first time they have laid eyes on each other. The last time was three years ago.
"What did we miss?" Sookie whispered to Bill.
He didn't answer her.
"Rebecca, this is Sookie and Bill," Isabel introduced them.
Rebecca took her eyes off of Eric to look at them. The blonde smiled. She didn't say anything as a response. She looked back to Eric. She couldn't keep her eyes off.
"Eric," she whispered.
"Rebecca," he said.
"Eric, what happened to your hair?" she asked since the last time she saw him he was rocking the long blonde look.
He didn't respond.
She turned away from Eric and went to sit down across from the couple.
"Which one of you did he bring in to find Godric?" she looked at them individually, "Vampire," she said to Bill, "You then," she said to Sookie, "You are not quite…normal," she said as she cocked her head.
"Who are these days?" Sookie asked.
"Good point. I'm Rebecca by the way. The witch," she laughed.
"I'm Sookie and this Bill. I'm a telepath."
"A mind-reader. That's handy. A bit annoying too," Rebecca said.
"You have no idea."
"Can you control it?"
"Most days."
"Let's go back to what we were talking about before the witch showed up. Why the fuck would you hire a human, Isabel?" Stan asked.
"Now wait just a minute!" Sookie complained.
"Respect her!" Bill said.
"I couldn't tell you, Stan. You've been off on you own for days," Isabel said.
"Are you certain Godric was abducted by the Fellowship of the Sun?" Eric asked as he came to stand behind Rebecca who was sitting on a chair.
"Yes," Stan said.
"No," Isabel said.
"Well, feel the confidence in this room," Rebecca said.
"They're the ones with the organization and manpower," Stan said.
"But they're amateurs. It doesn't make any sense. This is Godric we're talking about, two thousand years old," Isabel protested.
"Old don't make you smart," he retorted back.
"There's no proof," Isabel said.
"If they've got him, I'll hear it. That's my job," Sookie put in.
"But what if they didn't take him," Rebecca said.
"What to do you mean?" Eric asked.
She didn't say anything.
"There's no reason to wait. We need to take these fanatics down. Full out attack," Stan said.
"Vampire hating church annihilated. Wonder who did it?" Isabel asked sarcastically.
Rebecca laughed.
Stan shot her a death glare.
"Godric has protected you, made you rich, and you stand there spitting and scratching like infants," Eric yelled.
"Don't any of you care that there's a traitor in your midst?" Bill asked.
"What?" Rebecca asked.
"Someone tried to kidnap me from the airport," Sookie said.
"Explain," Eric said to Stan and Isabel.
"We didn't tell anyone," Isabel said.
"You were the only ones that knew she was coming," Bill said.
"Look if you all argue anymore, I'm either going to fall asleep or start screaming," Sookie interrupted.
"I like this girl," Rebecca said.
"I'll infiltrate the Fellowship of the Sun," Sookie continued.
"Not so much anymore. If someone knew you were coming, it had to have been them. They know what you look like. It'll just become a suicide mission," Rebecca said.
"Let her speak," Eric said meaning Sookie.
"Absolutely not. I agree with Rebecca," Bill said.
"We don't know if it was the Fellowship. Bill compelled the kidnapper; no one there knows who I am. I'll pretend I want to join the church and check on things," Sookie said.
"No. During the day, none of us can help you," Bill protested.
"I can," Rebecca said, "I'll go in with her. We can say we are sisters wanting to find a new church to be closer to God or whatever. They won't expect two girls."
"It'll only take a little while to read their thoughts and then we are out of there," Sookie said.
"If it leads us to Godric, then the decision is already made," Eric said leaving the room.
Bill got up to follow him.
"How long have you known Eric?" Sookie asked Rebecca.
"Five years."
"How can you stand it? I've only known him a little while and I can't stand him."
"He kind of grew on me," Rebecca said.
She looked to where Bill and Eric disappeared.
She was thinking about him.
"You slept with Eric?!" Sookie shouted.
Rebecca turned slowly to look at Sookie. Her eyes were wide.
"I can see why you find your ability annoying."
"So tell me," Isabel said trying to change the subject, "How is your human-vampire relationship?" she asked Sookie.
XXX
"I don't think Godric was taken here. It had to have been somewhere else. Unless the Fellowship really did take him, humans might have been the only thing able to get in the mansion without triggering the alarms," Rebecca said.
"What do you mean?" Isabel asked.
"Their faith in God must have been strong enough to get in. Wicca magic doesn't affect humans they way in affects the supernatural world."
"The just came walking in," Eric said.
"Yes."
"What was the point of using a protection spell in the first place?" Stan asked annoyed, "I think Godric should get his money back."
"It keeps the average human out along with other supernaturalisms that have a harmful intent. But there are those humans with a 150% faith in God where nothing can stop them from entering."
"It doesn't matter what happened. Godric was taken and we need to work out a plan to get him back," Eric said.
The plan was already set. Sookie and Rebecca were waiting for sunrise before they go into the fellowship.
"You know, I don't like the idea of going into a place where everyone is God-crazy and some of them have guns," Rebecca said.
"Thanks for coming with me. You didn't have to volunteer. Hugo said he could have gone in with me," Sookie said.
"It's fine. Godric is my friend. I want to make sure he gets out of this alive…well, less dead than he already was."
"Rebecca," Eric said from behind her.
Sookie took her cue and left them alone.
Rebecca followed with her eyes as Sookie left, "You know she is pretty. I see why you like her," she said.
"So you have been keeping taps on me," he said.
"Well, just like I know you have been keeping taps on me over the years. Most of my information I didn't really want to know at first."
"I wanted to thank you for doing this."
"I'm not doing it for you. I'm doing it for Godric," she said.
"I know," he leaned down to kiss her on the forehead, "That's why I love you for it," he whispered.
He walked away leaving Rebecca a little shocked at what she heard.
"He is going to be the death of me."
XXX
From her spot on the floor, Rebecca could see the one called Gabe locking her and Sookie in a cage in the basement.
"What kind of people of God would treat other people like this?" Rebecca spat.
"You are not human, bitch," Gabe spit into the cage at her.
"And a cage in the basement of a church doesn't that scream creepy molester," she said getting up to her feet.
Gabe didn't respond and left them in the basement.
"Did you have to taunt him?" Sookie asked. She was on the floor with a nasty cut to the head.
Rebecca walked to her, "They did just kidnap us. Are you okay? You took the stairs pretty hard," she tried to clean and bandage it the best she could.
"Can't you get us out of here?"
"I didn't bring anything for a spell and I don't see anything in here," Rebecca said.
"Can't you just snap your fingers and teleport us out of here?" she asked as she stood up.
Rebecca looked at her frustrated, "I'm not Sabrina, the fucking teen age witch. I can't just snap my fingers. It doesn't work like that. I'm not the one who came up with the idea to come waltzing in here without a care in the world."
"Don't need to get snappy with me. We are both stuck down here," Sookie said getting into her face.
"I told you back at the mansion. The Fellowship was the ones who tried to kidnap you. They know who you are. They probably saw us coming the moment we drove onto the freaking compound. We didn't even have a chance."
After a moment of silence, "Don't worry. At least one of us did something right. Before we left I put a spell of us, the moment any of us is in trouble Bill and Eric would know. The problem is we have to wait until sundown before they would come running," Rebecca said, "Besides the next time someone comes down here and if I can touch them I can use their faith to get out of here."
"Really?"
"Faith can be a very powerful weapon."
"I don't think you can get anything off of Gabe, he is not a Godly person," Sookie said.
"I think your Bill was right, there is a traitor with connections to Godric."
"Who do you think it is?"
"I don't know."
"I think it was Hugo," Sookie said.
"Isabel's human? What makes you say that?"
"When I talked to him, I couldn't really get a reading on him. He seemed…"
"Pretty dodgy," Rebecca finished for her.
"Yeah. Did you feel something too?"
"I didn't want to say anything especially to Isabel. She had been so supportive to mine and Eric's…whatever."
"Well, I would say we are pretty screwed," Sookie said.
"You're telling me," Rebecca said.
"How are our satins' whores doing? Have you decided to abandon your wicked ways?" Steve Newlin asked as he entered the basement.
"Go to Hell!" Sookie shouted.
"Now, now. Is that the way to talk to the people who are trying to save your souls?"
"Says the one with gay ass hair," Rebecca said to Newlin.
"You must be the bitch…I mean the witch. We have heard so much about you," Newlin said.
"Oh, from your friend Hugo," Sookie said to him.
"Well, there goes that source," he went to the stairs to shout, "Gabe, go ahead and bring him down."
Gabe dragged down an unconscious Hugo, "Move back!" he shouted to Sookie and Rebecca as he tried to open the cage to throw in Hugo.
Once Hugo was in and before Gabe could lock the cage again, Rebecca took the opportunity to grab onto the cage door to swing it open forcefully to knock Gabe out.
Her thinking was if she could take down the big ugly one, she would have no problem with Newlin.
But her one second planning did not work out. Gabe her right hand and bend her arm in the opposite direction against the metal bar of the cage door. She screamed out in pain. Gabe used the door to slam into her causing her to hit the floor hard with her head. Rebecca was knocked out.
XXX
When she woke up she found herself still locked up in the cage but with one extra person. Someone she really wanted to tare him a new one.
She groaned from her spot, "Good to see, the traitor, sleeping beauty up," she said to Hugo.
Sookie bent down to check on her, "Are you okay? You took a nasty fall. I tried to bandage your head the best I could. Your arm on the other hand, is not looking too good."
"What gave it away? Could it have been the bone sticking out of the skin? Hold me down, will ya?"
"Why? What are you…"
All you could hear of the sound of bone snapping back and Rebecca screaming.
"That wasn't so bad," she said sarcastically, "How long was I out?"
"A few hours, you missed on Hugo's sappy story of why he betrayed Isabel," Sookie said.
"I really don't care," Rebecca said.
"Well, maybe you should. The both of you, if you knew…" Hugo started to say.
"Shut up before I kill you!"
That made him quite.
Rebecca began to stand when she sensed something in the shadows of the basement.
"Godric," she whispered.
"You think Godric is down here?" Sookie asked.
"Where else would they be able to hide a two thousand year old vampire?" Rebecca turned to look at Sookie annoyed.
She turned back to the darkness, "Godric," she said louder.
"Godric, we came to rescue you," Sookie announced.
"Well, sort of," Rebecca said.
He didn't respond. Rebecca wasn't entirely sure where he was in the basement, but she could sense him. She could also sense from him that he just wanted to be left alone.
Gabe entered the basement again.
"Gabe, get me out. This wasn't part of the deal," Hugo begged.
"We don't make deals with fangbangers!"
Gabe opened the cage door. Hugo tried to make a run for it. Gabe knocked him out.
"What are you doing?" Sookie asked.
"Probably wants to molest Hugo in the molester cage," Rebecca taunted.
Gabe just smirked at Rebecca, "You are just going to have to wait your turn," he said as he advanced onto Sookie, "I think its time I teach you bitches some manners," he slapped Sookie across the face causing her to fall down.
"You fuck-tard!" Rebecca shouted as she jumped onto Gabe's back to stop him from advancing.
Gabe grabbed her by the hair and pulled her off of him. He held her by the hair as he punched her in the face, "I think I'll make an exception on whose first bitch. Stuck on this," he said as he started to unzip his pants.
Godric appeared from the shadows and grabbed Gabe by the neck. He was able to lift Gabe off the ground with Rebecca still in his clutches, "Put her down," Godric demanded.
Gabe dropped her and Rebecca hit the floor, she started to crawl over to Sookie who was still on the ground.
Godric snapped Gabe's neck with little effort. Rebecca flinched at the sound. They watched as Gabe fell at Godric's feet.
She looked up at Godric in almost of a shock. He leaned down to her eye level. He wiped a finger against her check, making her realize she had been crying.
"I thought I told you, I never wanted to see these tears again," he said softly to her.
She didn't get a chance to respond because all three of them started to hear noises coming from above them.
Godric stood back up.
"Bill!" Sookie said excitedly.
"About freaking time they came," Rebecca said.
"No. I am here, my child. Down here," Godric announces.
Eric zooms into the basement, "Godric," he said as he kneeled before him.
At that moment, Eric noticed Rebecca still sitting on the ground. He wanted to reach for her when Godric got his attention.
"You were a fool for sending humans after me."
Eric stood up, "I had no other choice," Eric said turning his attention back to Godric, "These savages, they seek to destroy you."
"I'm away of what they have planned," Godric said.
"Then why did you stay," Rebecca said as Sookie helped her up.
Godric didn't answer her, "This one betrayed you," he said referring to Hugo who was still passed out on the ground where Gabe knocked him out.
"He's with the Fellowship. They set a trap for us," Sookie said.
"How long has it been since you fed?" Eric asked not caring about the traitor.
"I require very little blood anymore," Godric said as alarms started to go off, "Save Rebecca and the human. Go on."
"I am not leaving your side until you…"
"I can take care of myself," Godric said.
"Come on, we have to go!" Sookie said stepping in between them. She was dragging Rebecca behind her.
They were about to leave when Godric told Eric, "Spill no blood on your way out."
"I guess he's not talking to me," Rebecca said to Eric.
Eric rolled his eyes, "Come on you two."
Rebecca took one last look at Godric before following up the stairs.
Once up the stairs, they watched as the Fellowship rallied their forces.
"I could have us out in seconds," Eric said.
"Already forgot what Godric said," Rebecca said.
"And you could do better," Eric said.
"Just watch," she said.
Before Eric could stop her she was heading toward them.
"Help!" she shouted, "There was a tall vampire, like a Viking, and he attacked me."
One went to help her. One touch from Rebecca and she was able to knock all five guys unconscious.
Eric and Sookie walked over to Rebecca as she looked smug about what she just did.
"Viking looking?" Eric asked.
"Well you are or were you telling lies," Rebecca said.
"Why didn't you bring Bill with you?" Sookie asked.
"His attachment to you is irrational. It clouds his judgment. He would kill every child in this church to save you," Eric said.
"Why aren't you?" she asked.
"I'm following Godric's orders and getting you both out. That's all," Eric said.
"He's your maker, isn't he?" Sookie asked.
"Now is not the time for this decision," Rebecca said.
But they ignored her, "Don't use words you don't understand," Eric continued.
Rebecca rolled her yes and walked away to check for a way out.
"Are you guys done yet? I'd like to get out of here," Rebecca announced.
They went into the chapel, "Where's the exit?" Eric asked.
"Back that way," Sookie answered.
"There are several exits, actually. For you, the easiest one takes you straight to hell," Newlin announced as he entered the room.
"What a drama queen," Rebecca said annoyed.
They found themselves surrounded by Fellowship soldiers.
"Let us leave! Save yourselves! No one has to die!" Sookie pleaded.
The war has begun, you evil whore of Satan. You vampires cast the first stone by killing my family. The lines have been drawn. You're either with us or against us. We are prepared for Armageddon," Newlin said.
"The vampire you're holding prisoner got away. He's a sheriff. He's bound to send for help," Sookie said.
"I'm not concerned with Godric. Any vampire will do for our grand celebration, and we got one right here," Newlin said.
"I'll be fine," Eric said and stepped forward.
"No!" Rebecca protested.
She stepped forward to stop him but a soldier grabbed her from behind.
"Please, Eric, don't do this!"
"I have to," he whispered.
"Brothers and sisters, there will be a holy bonfire at dawn," Newlin announced happily.
Rebecca stopped paying attention to what was said once her pleas were going unnoticed. She missed Bill's big entrance into the church.
"One more step, vampire, and the girl dies," Newlin warned about Sookie.
"If you shoot her, everyone here will die. Let her go now," Bill said.
"Honestly, what do they see in you?" Newlin asked.
"Honestly, I ask myself that same question," Rebecca whispered.
"Soldiers, some silver chains for our friend here," Newlin continued.
"Don't! He's done nothing to you," Sookie cried.
"Sookie, I will be fine," Bill said stepping forward.
"Says the vamp about to be chained," Rebecca said.
"Will you shut the fuck up!" Sookie shouted at her.
"Newlin!" someone shouted from the balcony. The guy took a shot at Newlin with a paintball gun, "Let her go, fuckwad!" and continued to shoot in the forehead.
Newlin falls to the ground.
Bill runs to Sookie and Rebecca runs over to Eric and started to lift the silver chains from his body. Eric hisses in pain, "Well, maybe if you guys weren't so allergic to silver we would not be having this problem right now," she said.
"Let's go," Sookie announced.
Eric sat up from the alter and slams Newlin back into the floor just after he was able to stand back up.
"Eric don't kill him!" Sookie cried.
"Kill him!" Rebecca said.
"Kill the mother fucker!" the guy with the paintball gun shouted.
"Go ahead. Martyr us. Martyr us before God! We are willing to die," Newlin said.
At that very moment Stan arrived with some of his people, "Steve Newlin! You have pushed us too far."
"And of course he arrives too late to actually help," Rebecca said from her spot next to Eric.
"You expect us to sit on our thumbs while you round up your men to come lynch us? We'll kill you first... same way we did your father," Stan continued.
"Murderer!"
"Destroy them. All of them!" Stan yells as the vampires attack the Fellowship.
A vampire grabs Rebecca from behind and is about to bite into her neck when Eric stops the vampire. With fangs out and everything, "She is mine!" he hisses.
"Enough!" Godric yells from the balcony. By doing so every vampire in the chapel has stopped their attacks on the humans, "You came for me, I assume. Underling?"
"Yeah, sheriff," Stan said annoyed.
"These people have not harmed me. You see, we can co-exist. Mr. Newlin, I do not wish to create bloodshed when none is called for. Help me set an example. If we leave you in peace, will you do the same?" Godric asked.
"I will not negotiate with sub-humans," Newlin said as he kneels before Eric to kill him, "Kill me. Do it. Jesus will protect me."
"I am actually older than your Jesus. I wish I could have known him, but I missed it," Godric disappeared and reappeared as he grabs Newlin, "Good people, who of you is willing to die for this man's madness?"
Silence is what follows as everyone looks at each other, "That's what I thought. Stand down, everyone. People, go home. It's over now."
Newlin started to panic, "Don't leave me! This is not part of God's plan! He will punish you all for running away like…"
Rebecca touched Newlin on the shoulder. Newlin fell silent and flopped on the ground.
Everyone looked at Rebecca as she just killed him.
"I didn't kill him. He was giving me a headache," she said.
"I dare say my faith in humankind is stronger than his," Godric said as he turned to the vampires, "Come."
"Sir, after what these humans have done to you..."
"I said come, Stan."
"Someone's been naughty," Rebecca said.
Stan wanted to say something but with on look from Eric, he followed Godric out of the church.
"You shouldn't patronize him," Eric said.
"I shouldn't do a lot of things," she said as she almost fell over, "Like I shouldn't be standing right now."
Before she could truly fall, Eric swooped her up in his arms bridal style.
He was about to follow Godric when he stopped, "Are you alright?" he asked Sookie.
"She's fine. You should go with your maker," Bill said.
Stan had arrived at the church with his vampires in big SUVs. Eric slid into the SUV that Godric was waiting for him in. Inside was just the three of them and the driver.
Eric still had Rebecca in his arms sitting on his lap. Her back was too Godric.
"Please don't take this the wrong way, I'm not weak, I'm just so freaking tired. Today I've been banged around, my arm has been snapped in two, and I was almost rapped. I just need to sleep for like a week," she announced. And then she turned around the best she could to look at Godric, "Please make sure he doesn't do anything weird to me."
"I won't child," he said stroking her hair, "Go to sleep."
Rebecca then passed out.
"I like her," Godric announced.
"So you keep on telling me."
XXX
When she woke, she found herself on a bed and an open wrist to her mouth. She sat straight up in the bed and removed the arm from her mouth.
"What are you doing?"
"I was giving you my blood to help you heal," Eric said.
"I don't know what vampire blood will do to my system since I'm a witch."
"Relax; it's not going to anything different from what vampire blood does to humans."
"Well, now you can keep tabs on me without your spies," she said.
"And I'll be able to know what you are feeling," he said like it was no big deal.
"You are unbelievable!"
"I know. Now shut up, you need more have my blood to get your arm healed.
"No," Rebecca said.
She tried to get up but Eric pushed her back down.
"I said…"
"I heard what you said but my answer is still no," she said.
"Don't make me force you."
"Oh I would just love to see that," she said without thinking.
She looked at him worried.
Eric looked like he was going to leave but then the next moment he had her back to his chest on the bed. His arms were holding her to him. They sat in an awkward sitting position.
"I can't believe you right now," she said.
He leaned his chin on her shoulder and whispered in her ear, "Rebecca please."
She sighed, "Fine."
She heard the familiar click of fangs. He bite into his wrist and placed it to her mouth.
She began to drink from him.
After a moment, Eric was the one who had to stop her.
There was a knock at the door and Isabel entered. She saw the pair on the bed.
"Did I interrupt something?"
"What do you want?" Eric asked her annoyed.
"I brought something for Rebecca to wear," she said.
Isabel had a beautiful short blue dress.
"That's not mine," Rebecca said.
"Its one of mine. I looked at your things and I didn't find anything appropriate for the gathering."
"There's going to be a party?" Rebecca asked.
"It's in honor of Godric's return."
She placed the dress on the bed and turned to leave.
"Isabel, I'm sorry about Hugo," Rebecca said.
"As am I," she said as she left them alone.
Eric released her and she was able to get up and look at the blue dress more closely.
"I'll leave you alone to get ready," Eric said as he was leaving.
"Eric," she called. Stopping him in his tracks, "We need to talk about this."
He looked her in the eyes and nodded his head.
He closed the door behind him, leaving Rebecca alone in the bedroom.
She laid back on the bed face up, "Holy shit!"
XXX
She exited the bedroom an hour later dressed in the blue dress. She felt completely odd wearing a dress because it was not part of her daily clothes. When she entered into room where everyone was in, she felt like she was the normal one. The humans who were there over dressed themselves like they were trying to impress the vampires.
She spotted Eric across the room with Godric. Eric was giving her a look that made her knees weak. He made a move toward her that cause her to almost run in the other direction. She spotted a waiter with drinks, "Oh thank God, alcohol." She grabbed one and downed it.
"Thirsty?" Eric gave her a toothy grin.
"No," she said trying to down play her nerves.
"Do I make you nervous, Rebecca?"
"Eric, why would you make me nervous? I've known you for years. You make me angry most of the time," she said downing another drink.
"Well, I remember one time in which I made you extremely nervous…It had something to do with my mouth," he said while pointing at it, "And another part of your body that were not your lips."
She dropped her drink and her eyes widened. They only thing you could hear in the room was the sound of the glass shattering into pieces.
She couldn't believe he had said that to her in a room full of vampires, "I'm going to go stand over there," she pointed, "where you are not," she left him smirking.
Rebecca stood up against the fireplace with a drink in hand, thinking about what just happened…and what happened the night they had sex.
She was lost in thought; she didn't see Godric come up to her.
"You look beautiful," he said as he leaned against the fireplace next to her.
She laughed, "Thank you, and you still look too young to be a vampire."
He smiled sadly.
"I'm probably not the first person to ask this…"
"And probably not the last," he said.
"Why did you do it? You knew what they had planned for you," she said.
"When you are as old as I am, you begin to see the world differently," he said.
It was her turn to look at him sadly.
"You always know too much, child. I hate to burden you with the knowledge."
"Godric, I like to see you as a friend. You can't burden me with anything. Its just not possible," she said.
"You are always kind to me and my coven…and to Eric," he said.
She rolled her eyes, "Don't get me started on him."
"It's hard for him to feel or care about another person, but I can see it in the way he looks at you…he cares deeply for you. Though he may never admit it to himself. I take all the blame for that, I disregarded human life and so did he."
"But Godric, the way he tossed me aside three years…I feel like I can never forgive him. He broke my heart, but I feel as if I am forgiving him. Just by being around him for the last couple of days, it feels just like the old times. I know I can't go through it again…but my heart is saying yes."
"He will never give up on you, so don't give up on him. He's going to need you," he said.
Rebecca looked at him, afraid to ask what he meant by that, "He seems to have moved on to someone else," she said as they both looked at Eric talking to Sookie.
"There is always going to be other woman in a man's life, but there is only one you."
"When did you become all romantic?"
"I was in love once but I let her get away. I don't want you to be the one that got away from him. Ever since I have known you, I can see that you have changed Eric for the better. You have made him a better vampire," he said.
"Is that when you changed? When you found your one?"
"Yes…I must get back to greeting my guests," he took her hand and kissed it. He went back to his chair where people were waiting to see him.
Through out the party, Rebecca continued to ignore Eric because of what he said to her earlier. And because she was afraid what she might do if he got too close. His lips did always look too tempting to her.
There were also many interruptions through out the night starting with Isabel bring in the traitor Hugo to be judged. Godric let him go because Isabel still loved him. The next interruption came from Sookie when she tried to tell of Lorena. Rebecca could tell that Sookie loved to put her life in danger.
The final interruption came from one of the Fellowship members who came waltzing in Godric's mansion with a bomb strapped to his chest.
Godric had gotten up to see what the commotion was. He passed Rebecca in the process.
Seconds before the bomb went off; Rebecca knew something was going to happen. She could just feel it deep in her chest, but she couldn't do anything about. It was too late.
The bomb went off. The sound rattled her entire body. Godric had pushed the pair of them down to the floor. He laid on top of her, shielding her body from the blast and debris.
She couldn't hear anything. She had a ringing sound in her ear. She looked around at the damage. She looked up at Godric confused because he was saying something. He held her face as he tried to tell her something.
"I can't hear you," she yelled trying to hear herself.
She began to panic, "Eric? Where's Eric?"
She began to struggle from beneath him. He held he down to stop her from moving. That was when her ears popped.
"Rebecca! Rebecca, he is fine. I'm more worried about you. Are you okay?" he asked.
"I'm fine…I think I'm fine."
She noticed for the first time that he was in between her legs. It was just where he land from when he was shielding her. If it were any other vampire, like Eric for example, it would have been more awkward. Especially with their history.
Godric noticed and immediately got up and helped her up in the process.
If a vampire could look embarrassed, he sure did.
"No!" they turned to hear someone shout.
"I must check to see who made it," Godric said and left.
Rebecca tried to find Eric. She found him on the floor with his arms behind his head like he was enjoying himself.
"You're connected. He'll be able to sense your emotions," Bill said while holding Sookie.
"You big lying a-hole!" Sookie yelled.
Rebecca realized what must have happened.
"Bill, you're right. I believe I can sense her emotions," Eric said. He then noticed Rebecca staring at him. He almost felt guilty.
"I'll never do anything for you again. Monster!" Sookie yelled.
Godric walked over to them, "The dead; five humans and three vampires. They rest of you," he announced, "If you need a place of safety, Hotel Carmilla knows we are coming."
"I'll take you there," Eric said to Rebecca now standing.
"I can find my own ride, thanks," she said.
Rebecca didn't physical see Eric until the next night. But he did make a recurring role in her dreams. And for some reason, Godric made an appearance.
Godric, Isabel, Eric, Bill and Sookie had to meet with Nan Flanagan about the Fellowship of the Sun incident. Rebecca couldn't be there because Nan Flanagan didn't need to know that a witch was involved. She waited in her room.
After about an hour, there was a knock at the door. She answered and it was Godric. She invited him in.
"What happened?" she asked.
He just looked at her, "Rebecca," he said as he closed the distance between them. He grabbed he face in between his hands just like he did the night before after the bomb. He kissed her forehead and then kissed her lips. But not in a romantic way.
"Godric?" she asked confused.
"Things are going to change for Eric. I'm going to need you to look after him. He's going to hate it at first but I hope you help him understand why," he said.
"But I don't understand," she said.
"I think you do, child. I think you have known for awhile."
She looked at him with tears in her eyes, "You can't do it alone. I'll go with you," she offered.
"I will appreciate that. A human with me in the end. You have been a dear, dear friend to me," he said, "Don't cry for me," he said while he brushed her tears away.
"Aren't you afraid?"
"No, I will finally be free."
"But what about Eric?"
"He will have you," he said, "Come."
Rebecca followed Godric to the roof. Rebecca held his hand. They waited for the sun. It wouldn't be long.
Eric appeared on the roof behind them, "What are you doing?"
"I'm going to meet the sun," Godric simply said.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Eric yelled at Rebecca.
"I…" she let go of Godric's hand.
"Don't yell at her, this is my decision. She may not agree, but she is only respecting my wishes," Godric said.
"Your wishes!"
Sookie arrived on the roof too.
"Two thousand years is enough," Godric said.
"I can't accept this. It's insanity!" Eric said, "Do something!" he yelled at Rebecca.
She stepped away from the two vampires and stood next to Sookie.
Our existence is insanity. We don't belong here," Godric said.
But we are here!" Eric yelled.
"It's not right. We're not right."
"You taught me there is no right or wrong, only survival or death."
I told a lie, as it turns out."
I will keep you alive by force," Eric said.
"Even if you could, why would you be so cruel?" Godric asked.
Eric falls to his knees in front of Godric and begins to cry bloody tears. Rebecca gasps and holds one hand over her mouth. She wants to run to Eric but Sookie keeps her back.
"Godric, don't do it," Eric pleas in a different language.
"There are centuries of faith and love between us," Godric replies.
"Please. Please. Please, Godric," Eric spoke sounding like a child.
"Father, brother, son. Let me go."
"I won't let you die alone," Eric states.
"Yes, you will," he said as Eric sobs, "As your maker, I command you."
Eric stood and walked away from Godric without looking back. He passed Rebecca on his way to the exit. He didn't look at her.
Rebecca looked from Godric to Eric and then back to Godric.
"Go with him," Godric said to Rebecca.
She walks over to Godric and gives him a kiss on the cheek, "Goodbye Godric," she said with tears in her eyes.
"Goodbye, child."
Rebecca left the roof top to find Eric. She found him in his hotel room. The place was trashed.
"Eric," she whispered.
He turned to look at her with sadness. Then the sadness turned to rage.
"Why didn't you do something to stop him?"
"I don't think I could have if I tried. It's what he wanted," she said.
Eric pushed her up against the wall hard, "It's what he wanted?" he yelled.
"I don't think any of us could have stopped him. Godric has been depressed for a very long."
"I could have…I could have done something," Eric cried.
They both looked out the window and saw that the sun had finally risen. Godric was gone. And Eric felt that loss now. He let Rebecca go.
"I'm sorry," she whispered.
"Don't."
"Eric, don't push me away."
"What good is your power if you couldn't do a spell to stop him?" he said disgusted.
Before she could respond, "You supported his decision," he continued.
"I respected his wishes."
"I wish you didn't," he said as he slapped her.
She felled to the ground.
"Eric?"
For the next few moments, Eric's actions would haunt him for as long as he lived.
When he looked at Rebecca all he saw was red.
He forced himself on her.
She screamed for him to stop.
He didn't.
Eric grabbed his jacket, left Rebecca lying on the ground sobbing, and left the room.