I don't own anything I am just taking the characters for a walk.

A/N I have always thought that Allen Ball made a terrible mistake killing off Godric. This is what I think should have happened. Don't worry I am still writing my other story : )

Chapter 4

Pam lowered her eyes and head in deference, "and I you as well. Master tells me that you are to stay with him indefinitely."

"He speaks the truth, I think I will enjoy living here in his area. I have been bored with my position for some time and I think that this change is just what I needed." Pam raised her head and met my eyes for the first time tonight briefly before looking to Eric.

"I see you have all the paperwork that I left for you already. Will I see you both here tomorrow?" Eric answered her sarcastically "yes my Childe you will not be forced to deal with the vermin alone again tomorrow."

"Good they have been impossible in your absence" she grinned at him.

"If you're ready Master I have everything I need," Eric gestured to the door.

I had been lost in thought wondering what Sookie would be coming home to tonight. Raised from my thoughts briefly I nodded to Pamela and made my way out the back door with my Childe on my heels.

The next leg of our journey was short and we were soon exiting his Corvette within his six-car garage. "You may of course avail yourself of any of my automobiles during your stay. I keep the bikes tuned up just in case you decide to visit." Eric said to me while smirking. Certainly he was remembering my love of what some term two-wheel death machines. It may even be for that reason alone. Although how one could pass up the thrill of pushing the limits on the back of something so sleek and shiny I do not understand. I owned many and kept a few at each of my homes throughout the world.

"Thank you Eric you know me so well. I think that exploring the area in this fashion will be…" Eric started to get curious as I spoke. "You will find that my area is not as boring as the last couple of centuries have proved to be. Ever since Sookie waltzed into my bar there is always one thing or another going on."

"Yes she is quite captivating isn't she?" I started for the door to the interior of the house and Eric beat me to it opening it and promptly discarding his shoes and moving to the fridge in the giant unused kitchen. I also removed my shoes and seated myself on one of the stools facing the marble topped island. I watched as he removed a bottle of Royalty Blended and looked to me to see if I wanted one as well.

"You have not fed enough." How could I ignore his plaintive tone? I nodded my assent and he put two bottles into the microwave and set the time. "Will you be joining me at Fangtasia tonight?" He asked while he leaned against the counter and waited impatiently for the thirty seconds it took to warm the bloods. He wrenched them out and handed mine to me and waited for me to drink before he swallowed his in a few mouthfuls. I took my time with mine savoring the blend of synthetic and real blood that I was not used to anymore.

"It is unnecessary to watch me so closely, I promised you both that I would stay and I plan to. I find that I have found something that interests me once again." He was starting to grate my nerves with his monitoring of me.

"Yes Ms. Stackhouse, however you forget that according to them she is his human."

"How is your relationship with your Queen?" I wanted to know how Compton got the assignment behind my Childe's back.

"While she is threatened by me she has no problem using me as a shield against potential takeovers and to aid her in filling her woefully empty coffers." He suddenly went to his knees in front of me. "Master I had no choice she ordered me as my sovereign and even though you taught me that our blood is sacred and selling it blasphemous I am forced to sell her blood on her behalf."

I put my hands on either shoulder and then raised his head by his chin so that I could look him in the eye. "She has placed you in a precarious position. Now that I am here you will cease selling the blood and simply stockpile it, while gathering evidence against her. Although to do so would be treason we are also bound by the law to report such crimes to the Majester. You were correct when you told me that your area was indeed more interesting than mine." I smiled at him and he returned it with a devious one of his own. I leaned down and pressed my lips to his. "Come lets retire all of these intrigues will still be here tonight." He rose to his full height dwarfing me in his relieved embrace.

We made our way through the house's common rooms and hallways to the light tight rooms. He opened one of the doors and gestured for me to enter. "Pamela set up this room for you complete with wardrobe of course."

"Of course, and thank you. I don't want to keep you from your responsibilities." I slipped into the room shutting the door behind me.

I was alone again, but now I had Sookie and my Childe to think about. My usual melancholy state that seemed so oppressive just a few nights ago was but a memory. I wandered into the attached bathroom and turned on the shower. With the warm water flowing over me I thought back to earlier this evening and again I wondered if Sookie had taken the shower that Bill had demanded of her or if she merely ran the water while she packed. She was a bundle of contradictions that I would take great pleasure in attempting to figure out. It was after sunrise when I settled myself under the sheets and let the dawn take me to my rest with a smile on my face.

I rose well before sundown and so I remained in bed and thought about Sookie. She is brave, loyal, fearless, accepting, and loving. Without even knowing me she cried and begged me to stay for Eric even though outwardly she professed to dislike him. I planned to visit her this night along with Fangtasia to appease my Childe. I could hear him moving about in his chamber no doubt working on his area business that Pamela had left for him.

The house's light tight shudders retracted at dusk and I quickly dressed somewhat uncharacteristically in black jeans, boots, I added my usual light coloured linen shirt. We exited our rooms at the same moment and he eyed my attire curiously. "I plan on taking one of the bikes this evening so I dressed the part, yes."

"Of course" he smirked at me enjoying my good humour I'm sure.

"I will meet you at the bar later this evening once it has opened." I told him as we made our way into the garage. While taken aback he simply nodded as he watched as I straddled the silver and chrome Kawasaki Ninja. It purred to life under me and as soon as the door was open I punched the throttle and took off. I found my way easily to the highway and pushed the bikes limits towards Bon Temps.

I slowed as I saw the exit, as I would need to follow my nose to her home. As I drove through town I noticed that the town was deserted. I soon came upon a large crowd formed around a diner: the sign out-front read Merlottes. I pulled my bike into the lot on the other side of the building and made my way over to the crowd just as three men emerged armed and yelling at the crowd to back up. I couldn't help but notice the eyes of the humans in the crowd as well as the lack of sanity present.

The apparent leader of the crowd got the drop on Jason and forced the threesome to give up Sam. It appeared that he was to be a sacrifice of some sort. Jason and the portly man with a cast on his arm managed to trick the crowd into believing that the God smote Sam as he shifted into a fly seemingly disappearing. I stood back and watched them convince the crowd to take the news back to Marianne.

As soon as they left Sam reappeared spooking Jason and the other man. I decided to make my presence known. "Jason where is your sister if you are here playing god with the shifter here?" They spun around to face me.

"Godric what are you doing here? Do you know what is going on here? The whole town's gone nuts they are trying to sacrifice Sam to some God who comes or what ever."

"And Sookie?"

"Ah you know when we separated last night she was going to go over to see about her place with Bill so I'm sure she's fine."

"Jason that is where Marianne is, she took over Sookie's house while she was out of town." Sam said angrily while he yanked on his clothes that had fallen into a puddle on the grown when he shifted.

"Oh shit." Jason at least seemed to realize that he had left her unprotected.

"I do not believe that Bill would know what Marianne is being as young as he is." Apparently I had been correct in my assumption that a Maenad has entrenched herself in my Childe's area. It has been so long since I dealt with anything from the old days. "It is possible that she is in danger. Does she have a cell phone?" I asked them. I was starting to worry, as it seemed that the entire town had been taken over for some days before our return from Dallas.

"Yes she just got one." He pulled out his phone and I quickly swiped it from him, as soon as I found the number I gave it back and pulled out my own phone and called her number.

"It just goes to voicemail. Why don't you try, she may not recognize my number." He called as well and when he got her voice mail he left a message asking her to call him as soon as she got his message.

"Bill's house is right across the cemetery from hers maybe she is there with him?" Sam mentioned, I remembered seeing signs for the cemetery on my way into town and so without saying another word I made my way to my bike and took off in that direction. I pulled up to the house that I assumed belonged to Bill Compton and was unimpressed. It looked as if it might fall down any moment. I sped to the door and knocked. A very young redheaded vampire opened the door.