Chapter 11

"What?" Godric looked up

"With all due respect Sheriff if you carried your fucking phone around with you and then we could have avoided this drama."

Godric cocked his eyebrow at Andrew and Andrew knew he would pay for that comment later but seriously Godric could lose his pet. He whipped out a syringe and injected some liquid into Marie's arm and waited she moaned in pain but she did stop vomiting.

"It worked. I am awesome. Give her your blood now" Andrew paused "please Sheriff"

Godric gave Marie his blood and she went limp in his arms. Eric returned after Andrew had entered and lifted her from Godric's arms and laid her on the bed. They all watched as the scars began to fade from her face and her hair began to shine. She regained consciousness shortly after and staggered to the bathroom adjoining the bedroom and was sick again but when she came out it was like a different girl appearing she was beautiful. Her hair shone and ran in wavy curls down her back and her skin had lost its scarring and had gone porcelain in colour. She clutched her head.

"What happened?" she asked groggily

"Come and sit down" Godric send gently to her taking her elbow and leading her to the bed"

"When did we start speaking again? Did you glamour me"

"Very recently and no I didn't glamour you"

"I did" Eric answered smugly

"Who the hell are you?"

"Eric is my child Marie"

"You were at Hell. I saw you. Why are we both here?"

"Eerm" Godric looked uncomfortable

Andrew however, butted in at this point. "Eric brought you cos he figured that as he hadn't seen Godric in about 70 years he would bring him a snack aka you. They both drank a little too much of your blood and so Godric gave you his and well here we are"

"How am I still alive?"

"That is a great question Marie?" Andrew smiled smugly "and one it has taken me months to answer"

"Do you know much about your family history?

"Not much both my parents are dead"

"Well you have amazon blood"

"Oh I knew that my mum is descended from an amazonian tribe"

"well your body had an antibody only found in amazon descendants that attacks vampire blood reason is currently unknown."

"So you neutralized the antibody which allowed Godrics blood to heal me. That's is why alf's blood had no effect on me when I was little"

"Correct you are clever girl. Do you want a job in my lab? I have too many idiots working with me at the moment?"

"How did you know that? " Eric asked her

"She isn't an idiot like you." Andrew retorted and Eric hissed at him.

"Children" Marie said crossly. "Eric in answer to your question I might have been sick but I was on the honour roll at school I am not stupid and its not hard to work out."

"You can so have a job at my lab" Andrew smiled at her

"Marie will not be working anywhere at the present time" Godic said quietly

"Who put you in charge and FYI we are still not speaking" she retorted

"You need to rest Marie" Godric said gently.

"Marie I have to agree with Godric" Alf said "Sheriff if you would not object maybe you and Eric would take her to your private residence and then I can do a check up on her there tomorrow."

"Of course" Godric answered

"do I get a say?" Marie asked.

"No" the whole room said in unison.

"Well can someone let Cassie know I won't be home and can we go I am tired?"

We leave then with Alf assuring me that he will call Cassie and let her know I am ok. Godric picks me up and flies me to his private residence and Eric comes with us. Eric is staring at me in the way a boy stares at a girl that he likes which is weird as I only just met him. Godric has been quiet really quiet and has said nothing really to me since we left. We land at a very small cottage on a street on the outskirts of Dallas. Its really pretty and on first glance you wouldn't think a vampire would live heer. Although where do I really think they live in dark cellars in coffins. I have been around vampires enough to know that there is money in the vampire world and a lot of it. They probably have hi-tech dungeons and coffins. I smile to myself and Eric sees.

"Do you like it?" he asks

"Yes its very pretty and not what I was expecting" I smile back

"What were you expecting?" Godric asks "A hole in the ground, no running water?"

Oh dear I think someone is hungry. I sense sometimes that he is hungry because he gets grumpy and narky.

"Not exactly nor was I expecting a cottage little old ladies would live in"

Eric opens the door and leads us in. Its quite spacious inside with about 4 bedrooms and a large kitchen. Godric takes my elbow again and takes me into a room which is painted yellow.

"You can stay here" he says "One of us will watch over you at all times" and he closes the door and leaves.

"Goodnight then" I say to the closed door. I have to admit that I am really tired but Godric is acting weird. But I can figure that out later because sleep is winning. I sleep for nearly four days sometimes I open my eyes and Godric is sitting in a chair. Sometimes someone and I think its Eric is curled up behind me with an arm protectively over my waist. I wake up on the fourth night for more than 30 seconds to find Eric laying next to me stark naked.

"Hi! Where's Godric?" "Good Evening. He had to go to his nest. He will be back soon. How are you feeling?" "Better thank you. Still tired." "Godric and Alf decided that you should stay in bed for a while and then have your check up in a few days." "They decided did they?" He nodded "I am here to make sure that you do." "And you needed to do that without any clothes." "I wanted to be ready in case you needed a shower and my help." "What's vampire speed for then?" "Ok Smarty Pants." "Is there any human food in the kitchen?" "Come let's look." Marie was dressed in a shirt dress and underwear and that was it and followed Eric into the kitchen. He motioned for her to sit down at the table and went to the fridge. "You cook?" "It impresses the humans. I don't do it often." "It does men don't cook often" "It impresses the men too." he wiggled his eyebrows at her. "You have been with both sexes?" "Yes in 1000 years one likes to spice things up." "How about you?" "How about me what?" "Ever thought of I believe the modern day expression is batting for the other side" "No. I like boys." "Eric where are your clothes?" Godric asked as he walked in. "He is trying to make me feel uncomfortable by walking around naked or trying to make me aroused all the while exuding the impression that as a Scandinavian he is open and liberal and comfortable with his body that he can parade around nude." Godric laughed. "How did I do?" She said looking at Eric. "What makes you think I am Scandinavian?" "Tall, blonde, blue eyes and built like a tank you look like a Viking. All you need is the helmet " "Ten out of ten. Eat your dinner." He said placing a plate in front of her. "Are you going back to Shreveport tonight Eric?" Godric asked. "No Master. I will go tomorrow." "Good" Marie said they both looked at her. "Well you couldn't go back like that could you? Eric looked put out. "Have you finished?" He asked. "No not by a long shot you are like an irritating older brother ." Actually I will go tonight if you don't mind I can then come back in a few weeks and see how my little sister is doing." "Hey I am not a vampire you know." "No but you will be." "No I won't. I don't want that life." "You will change your mind they always do." "Eric leave her alone." Eric disappeared at vampire speed and came back to say goodbye and Marie hugged him and he whispered in her ear. "You are going to love being a vampire." "Eric!" Godric said warningly. He nodded to his maker and vanished.. With Eric gone Godric was unsure what to do with Marie. They needed to talk and they both knew it. "We need to talk" Marie began with a sigh. "I am surprised you want to talk to me at all" Godric replied his heart was heavy and he knew that Marie was angry with him. This was the end of their relationship. He had ruined everything and he knew she would leave him. He should not have tried to claim her and to force her to stay with him it had had the opposite effect. "I will never walk away from you even more so when you need me." she said "I do not need you" he replied "Oh you do" she replied "I have survived 2 milenia without you and I wil survive another 2." "There I was under the impression you thought I was yours." She saw a look cross his face a look she had never seen before. It looked like he was have an internal battle with himself. About what she didn't know. "I was wrong to do so that it is how I have kept every other human by my side with something. I can offer nothing to you do you not know how helpless that makes me feel?" "Is this about power?" "Yes No initially but I can't make you stay not like all the others." "Godric if you want to play master over a human then you have the wrong girl. I can't be that. I won't be that for you. I am sorry but I can't be." she choked back a sob. "You need a friend Godric and you will always have one in me but I can't be what you want." she turned to leave. "What if I cannot be what you want?" he called after her and she turned and faced him "What have asked you to be other than my friend? Anything sexual between us you initiated not me. I am going to give you some time Godric and then I am going to come and help you with V food." Time how much time . What did she mean come and help him? When would he see her again? He felt his world crumble she wasn't leaving him she was distancing herself from him. It wasn't what he wanted and he couldn't get what he wanted. "I'll be a doctor" he blurted out "I'll train after you have died and I'll help people if you stay with me" "This isn't a contract or a negotiation Godric. Do you want to be with me yes or no?" "Yes I do" "But you are not ready you are not mature enough for a relationship, not if you have to bargain and negiotiate terms. Its quite simple are we or aren't we a couple? And if not are we friends?" His fangs clicked down and she could see his anger. He was 2000 years old and she insulted his maturity. "I have destroyed kingdoms, men women and children have trembled at my name. You think I have learned nothing." " Yet still you don't answer the question. You have bitten me, left me, insulted me and hurt me Godric . 2000 years on this earth and you treat me no better than a conquest. Jeez I feel special" Well when she put it like that he saw her point. He watched her go to the front door. He fell to his knees. "I am sorry please stay with me and help me to be better. I can't do it without you. Please Marie dont leave me. " She came and knelt down in front of him. She took a deep breath and opened her mouth to speak and he braced himself. "I love you" she said. "What?" he gasped "I " "Love"
"You" She spoke slowly as if she were speaking to a child. "Why?" "Cos you are a crazy ass vampire." She smiled at him and pulled him into her arms and kissed him gently. She pulled away and he looked disappointed. "But first Godric you need some ground rules. Firstly you don't own me, you never have and you never will. Get over it because its not going to happen. Secondly you need to respect that I do not want to become a vampire its my choice and its one that I will always have if you ever try and take that away from me we are over. The same goes for Eric too. Thirdly I don't get this whole mine thing. I am not a possession, I am not a trophy and I am not an object. If you want me to be I will be your friend, your partner, your lover and your equal. Finally, I am going to go and see Alf the night after tomorrow and then we will know where we stand with my health and we can plan the future." "I" he said and she put her finger to his lips. "Go and rest now its nearly sunrise think over what I have said and if you want to be a part of my future Godric come and see me tonight. If you don't we will part as friends and we will always be friends but the choice is yours. You know how I feel and now you need to decide how you feel." "But" she pressed her lips to his. "Go to bed"

"Stay" "I can't Cassie is probably freaking out at the moment" "Why don't you see Alf tonight?" "Cos there is something I really want to do tonight and I hope you will help me do it."