Steve Newlin was down on one knee with the rubber glove still on his hand.
As the vampire's stopped to circle him I saw Eric and Isabel. But where was Stan?
Godric appeared in front of Steve blocking his view of me. I looked away knowing if I witnessed the death I believed Godric had in store for him I'd have nightmares for the rest of my life.
"You violated what is rightfully mine," Godric spoke in a deeper voice and I usually heard. "And for that… you can never be forgiven."
Steve was another person I added to my list that I offered to a vampire to kill. What kind of monster am I?
"Lacey," Godric said lightly touching my back.
I turned to face him seeing Eric, Isabel, and Steve missing.
I knew what was on his mind. I knew we eventually had to talk about it. I knew he wanted to take it away from me. What had happened would always torment both him and me, and it was something neither of us would forget. We would both never forget it and Godric would never forgive it.
I was suddenly tapped in his gaze.
I threw my hands up over my eyes, "Please don't glamour me."
"Never," Godric whispered pulling my hands away.
He snaked one hand up behind my head resting it there. The other wrapped around my waist pulling me up against his body. I kept my hands loosely around him.
"I'm so sorry," I whispered resting my forehead on his. "I didn't want to cause you so much pain."
"Lacey," Godric said in a sudden urgency. "There's bullets's in you!"
I glanced down at my collar bone still seeing the bullet lodged into my skin. The one in my thigh was there too. I drank his blood, weren't they supposed to be pushed out on their own.
With one swift movement, Godric's head was down at my chest moving his mouth over the bullet. I felt his teeth gently pull at the bullet and a slight amount of pain as he began to take it out of my skin. He spat the bullet out once he retrieved it.
"Ew," I whispered hearing it click against the floor.
Godric knelt down placing both hands on either side of my upper leg holding me still. He pulled a little at the fabric covering me until he had a clear shot at the bullet. I was used to him going at my neck but this one was a but more awkward for me now that he was suckling on my leg. The bullet came out making another click on the floor.
Godric glanced up at me still holding me, "Does it still hurt?"
I looked down at him. His eyes, there was something different about them. The way he looked at me now was… unfamiliar. When two people shared an intimate connection on the street was where I'd usually see it. The expression was never held in Godric's eyes until now.
The look of love, I thought.
"I'm fine," I breathed.
"You have to tell me everything," Godric whispered standing up. "When we get home."
I nodded. Godric reached out and took my hand in his leading me out of the church. I could tell it was nearly dawn when we exited through the doors. I looked around unable to see a means of transportation. I didn't see Eric or Isabel either.
"Gunna run home?" I asked with a slight smile.
"I don't see the fun in that," Godric said smirking at me.
I thought for a moment. Was he flirting with me now?
"Come on," Godric said picking me up.
I am still dressed like a hooker and now Godric was carrying me in his arms. One hand was behind my knees and the other rested behind my shoulder blades. If anyone saw us, even his vampire allies, I'm sure they'd get the wrong idea.
"Ready?" Godric asked looking up at the sky.
I looked up with him, "What?"
The trees disappeared in my vision and all I could see was the sky. My eyes watered from the speed of the wind. I ducked my head down burying it into Godric's shirt. I clenched my eyes shut from fear of falling and the velocity of the wind. My grip tightened on Godric's shirt and my legs shut close together. I almost had a hard time breathing as the air moved over me.
"Well that was an adventure," Godric said as the wind came to a halt.
I opened my eyes seeing the ground. Godric waited for me to release him before he set me down. My firsts ached from holding onto him so tightly. I put one hand on his shoulder a little dizzy from the lack of oxygen.
"I didn't know you could fly," I said watching the ground move in circles at my feet.
"There are still quite a few things you don't know about me," Godric answered placing one hand on my waist to steady me.
"As awesome as that was, I don't think we should try it again," I said watching a nearby bush do back flips.
"If that is what you wish," Godric said with a smile.
He helped me up a few stairs and into the living room. I sat down on the sofa now seeing the fireplace do cartwheels. If this was anything like being high, I planned on skipping that part of my life.
"Feeling any better?" Godric asked standing before me.
"I think once I eat something, the fireplace will at least slow down," I answered making Godric chuckle.
He went back into the kitchen leaving me on the sofa. I tried a few different tricks to make the fireplace stop moving. But the only thing that seemed to work made the fireplace cartwheel in the other direction.
Great, I thought hearing Godric behind me.
He placed my meal in front of me. It was huge when it stopped moving. Meats, vegetables, a salad, and even soup! I didn't want to think about when it was I last ate but everything just looked so damn delicious.
"You cook too?" I asked finding something new again.
"Lacey, I'm two thousand years old, men at my age know how to do a lot of things," he answered sitting next to me.
I really didn't care to know why he had all this food in his house when he'd never use it. I dug in eating my food very unlady like. It pleased me when I spilled something on my outfit knowing I'd throw it away in a few minutes.
"It's delicious," I breathed in between bites.
"Good," Godric said pleased with his work.
I probably finished off that meal in record timing. It was just so good I barely remembered to stop to breathe. I sat back in the couch seeing the fireplace start to slow. I smiled knowing my body was going back to normal.
"Care to tell me what happened?" Godric asked licking his lips.
Was he nervous?
I was about to answer, but the sun was peeking through the trees. I glanced back at Godric seeing the sun hit lightly on the back of his neck. It wasn't making any noise yet like it did in the church, but I could see his skin start to redden from irritation.
"Doesn't that hurt?" I asked reaching out to block the sun for him.
He lightly grasped onto my hand, "Let's go downstairs."
"You really want me down there?" I asked getting up with him.
"You've been down there once before," Godric said walking head of me. "But only enter when I am with you."
It was dark, of course, I reached out to feel the walls. Godric was still head of me but I could only see his outline. There were no windows at all in the basement and I assumed it was because it was all underground. I thought about turning on the light but it seemed to rude of me to even think for that.
Godric came to a halt and I nearly ran into him. He turned looking down at me. I smiled up at him wondering if he could see it in the darkness. His hand slowly reached out to me. I jumped slightly when his cold fingers found my cheek. I placed my hand on his letting him trace over my soft skin. I enjoyed the touch of his gentle cold hands on my skin.
"I'm not holding myself back anymore," Godric spoke.
Godric placed his lips swiftly on mine. He wrapped his arms around me making sure I wasn't going anywhere. I snaked my hands up his chest feeling the cold muscles beneath his shirt. The passion he had was overwhelming as he ventured deeper. I felt my feet lift off the ground as I placed my arms over his shoulders.
I pulled back in surprise as I tasted blood on my lips. Godric slowly set me back down as I put my fingers in my mouth. I took them back out seeing the glossy liquid on my fingers in the terrible lightening. Godric took my hand placing my fingers inside his mouth. He cleaned them off for me enjoying the taste of my blood.
I was silent. It was an intimate act of suckling on your lover's fingers. I blushed unable to believe I thought of Godric in that way. But after the action he just performed, maybe it was normal for me to think of him like that. I have, after all, tasted so much of his blood. I pulled my hand back unsure of what to say after such an act.
"I just need to lay down, but I will be listening to your story," Godric said slowly turning from me.
I watched him climb into a hole in the floor. His white shirt was still visible but everything else was hidden. He was in his comfort zone and I was honored he invited me into it.
I took a seat next to the opening and thought back to the night when Freddy first took me from Godric. My blush returned as I thought of Freddy stealing me from… my lover?
I went through the story as elaborate as I could. I described in full detail how I felt at all times. I added a few of my thoughts in too. Godric never said anything. He might have cracked a smile when I mentioned how I kicked out at Steve a few times.
"Everything after that," I said remembering how Steve approached me. "You already know."
"Nothing you said surprised me," Godric said quietly. "I could feel all those emotions the entire time."
What Godric said only surprised me a little. Since I had taken so much so his blood recently, all the facts said he could tell where I was and understand what I was going through. How I reacted to situations and what emotions caused them, he knew my entire story before I even said it.
"What do you think…" I asked slowly unsure if he was allowed to answer it. "What do you think became of the vampire that attacked us?"
Godric was silent for a moment. I almost thought he fell asleep… or "unconscious" if vampire's don't necessarily sleep.
"I've honestly never heard of a vampire being staked when they were drinking," Godric confessed. "But I guess humans are getting smarter when it comes to terminating my kind."
"Do you think he was part of your… area?" I asked.
Freddy did torment me by saying I was "out of Godric's area" so I knew a little more about Godric and his place in the vampire world.
"There are a few more rouge vampire's today and usual," Godric answered. "But since he was out of my area, I can't say for certain."
"Rogue vampires?" I asked in a whisper.
Again, I only knew a few things about Godric and his "area" but the rules and regulations were still a mystery to me. I knew Godric was an important figure in his society but I never fully understood how important. If he was a man of power, known and vital to his community, shouldn't "rogue vampires" be a little more careful being complete scoundrels?
I would be afraid of the authority if I was acting out from the law in such a way, I thought. Even if I was truly immortal, fear would still tame me.