I sat through numerous negotiations that seemed to just be an excuse for 'vamp name calling', each camp blaming the other for Bill's capture and that of others from their respective camps.

During one of these sessions, I started to cough and found myself spitting up blood. I had no idea how I was able to stand any more but I had to be sure that all was being done to secure Bill's release. I casually stood up, excused myself with a polite and respectful head bow and walked out of the room towards the restroom. My vamp guards approached me immediately and checked the bathroom before I entered.

"Jesus Christ, Shepherd of Judea, if I am dying just let me have enough time to see this through. I know I should've died plenty of times before but…, oh… God…, I'm gonna… throw up!"

Eric heard me throwing up and walked into the bathroom to find me bent over the sink with blood pouring down my nose and mouth, I was pitiful. He tried to grab me but I pushed him away only to have my knees give way. He grabbed me in a flash and with rage, anger and love rolling off him, he sat me on the counter and hugged me.

"I never meant to cause you any pain. Sookie I…, I …, you mean too much to me for me to see you suffering. I promise that I will find him and set him free if it is the last thing I do." With that said, he gently kissed me on my lips and then forehead. Nothing more was said as nothing more needed to be said. Eric carried me to my room and lay me on the bed to rest.

During my sleep Niall showed up and spoke to Eric. The rage rolling off him was intense and I felt the room shake and their murmured conversation before I woke to find him holding Eric by the neck.

"So it's by your doing that she is now suffering and almost at deaths door Norseman? I should've killed you the moment she told me of the bond you forced on her to get your way! I'm taking my child before death creeps and steals her from me but I will kill you first!"

I yelled, "Stop! Don't kill him grandfather!" and Niall dropped Eric. Niall's appearance changed from rage to love and concern as he walked over to me.

My vamp guards were in some kind of stupor and were not moving, the entire room took on a different feeling and Eric seemed to be moving in slow motion trying to get to my side. Niall's voice sounded as if from far away when he spoke, "my child, it's time you leave with me or you will surely die here." I tried to speak but the words were not coming out of my mouth. Finally I was able to summon my strength and speak and all I could say was "not without Bill."

Niall stopped in his tracks and looked at me with what looked like confusion in his face. He turned to Eric and I felt my heart sink as the words floated out of his mouth, "she doesn't know?"

I let out a scream that could have pierced the moon. Eric covered his ears and fell to the ground, Niall turned to me with eyes wide and shining with light, love, fear and concern. I could not control myself I felt myself dying.

Somehow Eric finally made it to my side and put his hand over my mouth but I gave him such a push that he almost flew across the room. My breathing was ragged, my heart was broken and I felt it dying slowly along with myself.

After a moment Niall finally spoke: "he still lives but not for much longer, maybe a day." My tears were running down my face and I tried to get up yelling with all my might "I will find him before then! I will find him! He would find me, I have to find him, then I will go with you but I have to find him first!"

Contemplating my face Niall asked, "what would you have me do my child, lose you in order to save him?" To all of their surprise I stated flatly with all the sincerity in the world "YES." "Yes, let me die but save him grandfather." Niall nodded and disappeared while stating "I shall return in a shortly."

I fell back on the bed and watched as Eric sat on the floor distressed and shocked with I guess disbelief. I got up and walked over to him and with the last bit of strength in me, I raised his head to look into his beautiful and red rimmed blue eyes; I bent to him, kissed him softly on his lips and told him, "I would also die for you, but I can't live without him as he can not live without me. I am sorry."

Not even 5 minutes later Niall appeared again and gave Eric a piece of paper. Eric stood, looked at me and nodded to Niall. I grabbed Eric and told him I was coming along. He looked at Niall who nodded his consent.

Before we left I hugged my grandfather and thanked him; as he kissed the top of my head he handed me a little bottle with some glowing green liquid inside. "Take this, both of you must drink it. It will save you both but only if you truly love each other enough to forgive each other, if not both of you will die." I looked into his beautiful glowing green eyes and said "but we will finally be together." Niall disappeared.

Eric carried me out the room not having noticed the conversation Niall and I'd had –fae were good at not letting themselves be noticed and at protecting their secrets from others. With my vamp guards in toe, Eric carefully deposited me in the front passenger seat of a Mercedes-benz G55 AMG (an off-road vehicle) and tied my seatbelt so tight I winced.

Before I knew it, we were flying down streets, hitting curbs so fast I thought the truck would tip over. I held on to my seatbelt for dear life and prayed for us not to tip over. Out of nowhere two other trucks showed up and were hot on our tail. I became nervous but Eric opened his cell phone and was talking to whoever was in the other truck. He turned to me and gave me that smile of his that told me he was looking forward to throwing a couple of vampire heads in the air and I couldn't help but smile back at him.

He instructed my two guards to protect me at all time and not get involved in the fight unless it was unavoidable. He flipped his cell again and was in full discussion when I realized that he had been speaking to Pam all along.

"Pam's here? Who else? Is she in one of those trucks back there?" I asked with total surprise on my face. "Yes. Did you think I was lying when I told you I would find him for you?" Eric asked. "Thank you" was my only reply.

We hit another curb and then came to a complete stop. Everyone got out of the trucks and came over to us. I saw faces I'd seen at Fangtasia; Clancy, Pam, Indira, a couple others I didn't know by name and Paul and Camille. Guess she was not entirely human after all.

I don't know from where, but Eric pulled out a map of the area and spread it on the hood of our truck. He started to speak but then looked at me and went into another language so that I wouldn't understand him I guess. I was so pissed I yelled "English please." They just looked at me and continued as if I had not spoken.

When they were finished, Eric walked over to me and again instructed my two vamp guards to remain with me and keep me safe. He was also leaving two Shreveport vamps with us.

Then I saw him, my savior, my Bubba. Eric looked at me sternly and said, "you stay put, do not move from this spot, we'll get him out, you CAN NOT go in!"

Bubba walked over to me and said "Hey Ms. Sookie, seems you got hurt pretty bad too. How ya' feelin?"

"I'm better now that you are here with me Bubba, I am so happy to see you," I responded. Without missing a beat Bubba said, "seems we gotta save Mr. Bill again. Don't you worry whoever did this to him is gonna pay, no doubt. You stay here, we'll get him out for you. He loves you a whole lot too you know; as much as you love him?" I started to cry, even Bubba knew how much we loved each other, I was the only fool that still had not figured it out yet. Eric lowered his head for a moment, maybe because he remembered this situation was his doing or because he too realized what I felt for Bill.

I grabbed Eric by the hand and pulled him to me, I whispered in his ear "Eric, I have to go in or he WILL (try to) kill you. He has to see my face first, he has to know I am fine or he'll think I've died and come after you. Please Eric, try to understand, I have to go in there if I don't he will die, WE can both die. I am sorry but I have to go in." He gave me a reluctant nod, looked me in my eyes, kissed me on the forehead and said as he lowered his head to kiss me on the lips, "Yes My Lover" then he handed me to Bubba.

"Keep her safe, no one touches her. I am entrusting her life to you. Do you understand?" Bubba responded with all the clarity in the world (while giving an understanding nod to Eric), "Yes, my sheriff," I was shocked beyond belief my jaw almost hit the floor.

Eric turned to the group and said (in English, I might add), "she needs to come with us, she must be protected at all cost, even above my own life. She must be the first he sees, make way and do not go near him until he sees her. Protect her but do not touch her while in his presence or THIS will be your last sunset. He will not harm her. When they are together let them be and Hiln protect them, let whatever course that has been decided take place."

Reluctantly he added, "If it be here or in the heavens, let the Gods decide."

"NOW WE GO!!!"

And with that, we were on the move.