~Rachel~

All eyes were on Cassidy. I was used to that I guess. That's what it's been like ever since she turned into a teenager and boys discovered her. Everybody loves Cassidy. And look at her now, blonde and beautiful with the sun kissed skin and bright eyes. I guess I shouldn't really be bitter right now. I mean she is bleeding in a vampire bar. Right now really isn't the time for petty sibling jealously. Eric's office was very quiet and uncomfortable. Suddenly Eric started laughing softly. Godric, Cassidy and I all looked at him.

"It figures." He looked at me with an amused expression, "That your sister would hurt herself at my bar." I rolled my eyes and kicked him lightly. I was sitting on his desk with my legs dangling in between his, since he was sitting at his chair. Cassidy was on the couch looking very uncomfortable next to Godric who was cleaning out the wound. He looked a bit angry and was grumbling something under his breath in a language that I couldn't understand.

"I didn't hurt myself." Cassidy shot back bitterly. Pronouncing every word very slowly as if she might lose it at any second, "He ran into me." She looked at Godric who's head shot up. He gave her a cold look and wrapped the bleeding arm with a bandage a little too tightly and made her softly yelp in pain.

"Trust me when I tell you that I am not the one to blame in this unfortunate event." Godric said to her sharply. I had never seen him react like this to anyone. He tightened the band-aid even more firmly.

"Godric…" I scolded and he let go of Cassidy's arm with distaste. She looked at him through the slits of her eyes and sneered. Suddenly her cell phone rang and she looked away from Godric to dig for it through her pockets. She found the phone and took it out to look at the caller id. She looked coldly at the screen for a moment before silencing it and putting it back into her pocket, "Who was that?" I asked curiously. She just shrugged and didn't look at me. Godric sighed and finished dressing her wound. She got up and turned to leave for the door.

"It's been real nice seeing you Rachel. I'm sorry tonight ended like this but I'm sure we can meet up again soon… without the lady tripper to ruin the evening." She shot at Godric venomously. Eric raised his eyebrows with amusement. I nodded in acknowledgment. Her hips swayed slightly as she walked out of the office but just before she disappeared from view Godric spoke up.

"You forgot your phone." He smiled playfully. She froze and patted her pockets to find that nothing was there. Cassidy turned on the spot to look at Godric who had flipped her cell phone open and was staring at the screen, "Fifteen new voice messages. Wonder who they're from?" Godric teased. Cassidy didn't portray any emotions. She just stared at him as he put the cell on speakerphone and started playing the voice mails. I don't know why she didn't struggle to get the phone away from him and I don't know why he would do this in the first place, I had never seen him act like this. First of all I wanted to hit Godric or do something harmful to him at this moment though I knew it was futile. Secondly I wanted to get the grin off of Eric's face because me looking at him desperately to get him to do something and him in return just looking smug. Wasn't really helping the situation.

"Jesus Cass! Common pick up the phone. I know your there just please." The voice that came from the other end was ruff and heartbroken. I could tell something terribly wrong had happened, "Cassidy I love you and I know that what I did was unforgivable but somehow I just thought we could get through this, I know we can get through this please." The second message was more lovesick then angry like the first one, "I didn't mean it, it was a mistake. A fucking colossal mistake but I never meant to hurt you and I promise if you just give me another chance—" The machine cut that one off as well. The next one was the most desperate of all, "Please Cass. Just call me." Cassidy snatched the phone out of Godric's hand, dropped it and put her heal through the screen for effect. She looked at Godric for what seemed like a very long time without saying anything. He stared back at her steadily. The whole room was quiet. Ever Eric didn't attempt to make a snide remark.

"Are you satisfied now?" Cassidy asked Godric, "Are you proud of yourself?" She shook her head lightly and walked out of the room. I don't know what came over me but as soon as she left, I kicked Godric as hard as I could in the shin. He didn't even flinch of course but looked slightly alarmed.

"You are such a jerk!" I yelled, "How could you do that? What because she was a little bit rude to you after she had just been knocked over? Is that why you felt the need to humiliate her?" I was pissed, "That was my sister that I haven't spoken to in like two years before tonight and now I wouldn't be surprised if she never wants to see me again! In fact I wouldn't blame her." Eric put a hand on my shoulder but I just shook it off angrily. Godric had no reply, no apologies, no nothing. He just sat there and looked up at me with a detached expression, "Do you have to stay here late tonight?" I turned to Eric. Officially ignoring Godric for what I was determined to be forever.

"Unfortunately yes. Go ask Pam to drive you home. It looks like you need to relax." Eric informed me. I wasn't particularly thrilled at that comment but I was too furious as Godric to even notice. I stormed out the door to go find Pam.

~Eric~

"Well you truly fucked that one up didn't you?" My fangs extended as they pierced the neck of the blonde sitting on my desk. I drew back and added, "It's nice to see that there's still the Godric I used to know in you." Godric glared at me for a moment and started picking up the shattered remains of Rachel's sister's cell phone. He tried to reassemble it but it was useless, the device was destroyed. I smiled to myself and licked up the blonde's throat before motioning for her to leave the room. Godric sat with the broken mobile between clench fists, "I can't help but be curious… what drove you to such cruelty."

"I thought I would expose some truth about her, I wasn't expecting that." He defended himself. I scoffed. Surely he didn't think that anything good would come of it, "Did you see the way she spoke to me?" He shouted. This wasn't like Godric at all and I made sure to point it out.

"Yes but I always thought that I was the proud and irrational one, not you." I pointed out. This seemed like something I would do, "What did you think she was hiding? You simply proved that her ex-boyfriend or something along those lines did something terrible to her that she cannot forgive. Last time I checked that made her the victim not the perpetrator." I could hear Godric grind his teeth together in frustration. He stood up from the couch.

"Clearly I am aware of that now, Eric." His voice was cold and controlled. I couldn't help but frown. He seemed more upset than I had seen him be in a long time. He paced around the room quickly, "Would you tell Rachel that I apologize for my actions and that I truly regret what I have done?" Godric asked me and I cocked my head to one side.

"Do you?" I asked.

"No, of course not. She was an arrogant and ungrateful little girl and I wish that I had simply allowed her to bleed out. That doesn't mean that you can't tell Rachel the opposite." Godric spat bitterly. I glanced up at him with an amused expression. What is it about Rachel's sister that got him so worked up? Sure, she was a little rude but then again she had been in a stressful situation and I have understood from studying Rachel that human women get very upset when they are stressed. I thought Godric would have been the more understanding out of the two of us. But here he was ranting about the insolent girl while I sat here and watched him. I must admit that I liked Rachel's sister, she was the polar opposite of her sister and it entertained me greatly to see her interact with Godric.

"Why should I?" I remarked and put my feet on my desk casually. The look Godric gave me was the darkest I had received in years.

"Because I am your maker and when I ask you to do something I expect it to be done without question. Do not forget who I am Eric just because I have more empathy for the week than you." And with that he left the room. Slamming the door behind him. I leaned my head back on the chair and watched him go. I was confused. She was just a girl after all, a sixteen-year-old girl. How could she have such an effect on a 2000-year-old vampire?

I made my way home that evening early. Rachel was in the kitchen with a bowl of cereal. She hadn't changed her clothing yet. She seemed tired and weary. She didn't even turn to me when I entered the kitchen to join her.

"I tried calling Jason but he said she didn't want to talk to me right now." She scoffed, "Can you believe this? 2 years of silence, it seemed like one night might be able to close the gap between us and Godric of all people decides to ruin it. And in the process destroy the one way I would be able to get in contact with her directly." She laughed humorlessly. I was bored with her complaining already. I didn't want to talk about Godric or her sister or fucking Jason Stackhouse, for that matter. I pulled her up off the chair towards me. Holding her in my arms. She still seemed discontent but not as much as she had been before. She reached up on her toes to kiss me on the lips, "I can't believe you were the only civilized one tonight."

"Was I?" I raised an eyebrow. I don't think I've ever heard her call me civilized before. Probably because I was never the calm and collected one, that was Godric. How the mighty have fallen…

"Yeah, I mean I kicked Godric as hard as I could I was so mad. Cassidy smashed her phone with her high heels. Godric… well I don't think anyone could ever say that what Godric did was civilized. Or called for…" She drifted off into thought. I scowled forming on her pretty face, "Even Pam was in a really bad mood when we were driving home. She was also driving really fast and I don't know what was wrong with her but I think it had to do with that redhead who rejected her. Queen Sophie-Ann was well… Queen-Sophie Ann. So that leaves you. You didn't injure anyone, try to injure someone, shamelessly flirt with someone, drive like a maniac, break something or totally humiliate my sister." She finished with a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. I laughed.

"Everyone should stop being on their worst behavior. You're all starting to make me look good." She smiled at that and wrapped her arms around my neck.

"But you're not good." Rachel said mischievously, "You can prove it to me if you'd like." I leaned down and kissed her. Even in the midst of a truly unpredictable night it was somehow soothing to go home to someone I could always rely on being there. Perhaps I was enjoying settling in… but I wasn't going to admit it yet.

Sorry, for the extremely long delay. It was spring break and then a lot of things were going on at school and stuff. Anyways, no more excuses. It's here now and I hope that you will all review! The next chapter will be Rachel central and we will also introduce Sookie into the story. Rachel doesn't take kindly to the relationship she has with Eric.

The Dallas part of the season is coming soon as well and I'm excited for that! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and the next chapter will coming a lot sooner so don't worry!

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Summer Jane