Hey! I know it's been a while since I last updated this story but don't fret I'm still very invested I've just been taking some time over summer to reconnect with some friends and family and generally enjoying my break before I start university, which is scary, I'm only 18 and I'm moving to London! Anyhow I just want to say thank you to everyone who reads this and encourages me to keep writing, I am by no means a good writer, decent at times maybe and I have no intention on breaking into the writing business, but honestly sometimes the reaction you guys give me makes me think perhaps I'm not completely terrible and thank you for that. I kind of want to address the few emails and comments I've got about how G/S stories always seem to be G/S/E stories…well guys, Sometimes its so easy to get invested in characters and I could very easily see G/E being a couple in their own right and so it's very difficult not to give in and allow for Eric to get in on the action! Godric has been a constant in his life for seemingly ever and I don't think Godric would ever deny Eric anything and so that's my stance…on whether or not I go G/S/E or stick to G/S…well, we'll have to wait and see. I love you all and your incredible reception and mindset. I really hope you enjoy !

I don't own true blood. If I did, I would be too busy trying to seduce certain actors and no work would ever be done…due to my and my harem.

Chapter 4

Bill watched the intense reunion of master and child with ill-ease. The benevolent part of him rejoiced at the general beauty of the moment when a master and child were reunited. His own relationship with Jessica had been rocky in the beginning but now he could safely say he finally understood why makers always seemed to have such strong bonds with their children, he loved Jessica like the daughter he would never physically be capable of making and would continue to do so until he met the true death. Yet, the side of Bill that was bitter and tainted, the vamperic side, was displeased to see Eric happy with anything. But what frightened him more than anything else was the glint in Sookies eye while she watched Godric comfort his suddenly vulnerable child. That glint was one he had seen directed at both himself and Eric and even in the short time they had come to meet and know Godric in Dallas. Sookie was a sucker for the good guy. She enjoyed compassionate men who while not smothering her would be strong enough to protect and be there for her when she needed them to be. Bill knew he was not this man, but he was selfish enough to never let her know that. Ditto times infinity for Eric, yet Godric. Godric could potentially be a problem. He was a very empathetic vampire and grieved for the wrongs of his species. Godric could be a very big problem indeed.

"What the fuck? How did… I demand an explanation as to how you came to be here. As the King of Louisiana I demand an explanation. Now."

When neither Eric or Godric turned to give him the answers he wanted he turned a glare to Sookie, feeling both angry and annoyed for the blatant ignoring of his previous order. "Well? Sookie, tell me now what happened. Where the fuck were you…?"

Before Bill could finish his rant he soon found a hand clamped around his throat thus preventing him from speaking even more. Looking into the vampires eyes he was suddenly very grateful that vampires did not have the same bodily functions as humans any longer or he may well piss himself.

Godric looked at him with agitation clear on his usually stoic face. "Talk to either myself, Sookie or Eric in that manner again and I will personally remove that crown and your head from your body. Learn some respect for your elders youngling and you will find that it will be reciprocated. Do not, and prepare to find out why the Authority feared me enough to leave me alone in my post in Dallas rather than force a kingdom upon me."

Bill felt fear well up for a second before he clamped down upon it and bit out. "Nan fired you from that post so I fear you think to highly of yourself. You like everyone was replaceable."

"I fear you are the one with delusions of grandeur here Mr Compton. Kings to are replaceable and be sure to keep that in mind next time you speak so loosely to me." Godrics eyes narrowed into slits as his fingers tightened around Bills throat. " You will do well to remember that in my 2000 years I have been asked to rule no fewer than 7 kingdoms across America alone. I have been friends with the kings and queens of this land for years, I have watched them grow from young changelings' into fierce leaders and have offered my ear and my advice to them if they only ask. I have many allies in this world Mr Compton. Be sure to remember that."

"Godric, don't do this please." Bill and Godric's heads' snapped round to look at Sookie who was standing there twisting the edge of her dress in her hands, her big blue eyes staring imploringly into Godrics'. Eric, it appeared was still to shell-shocked with the events of the past 20 minutes to even grin smugly at Bill for his embarrassment or make a sharp sarcastic comment, he was still on his knees staring into the empty space in front of him as if it held all the secrets to the world. " I know he is goading you, but you know not to react like this, you are stressed and tired and we're all looking for explanations. Please Godric."

Sure enough the sneer fell off Godrics face as he turned towards Sookie, he tightened his fingers around Bills throat and Bill felt for sure he was about to die when all of a sudden Godric released him and Bill fell forward to the ground.

Sookie looked towards Bill and smiled at Godric as he moved towards her again before redirection her attention on the fallen vampire in front of her. " I realise you want answers Bill but I'm afraid I can't provide them for you right now, perhaps in a while I may feel comfortable telling you but honestly I don't need to do I? you are not my father nor my husband and just because you demand things from me does not mean I have to blindly agree and follow you like I used too. I'm a big girl and if I don't feel like telling you what's going on in my life? Well…tough shit. So goodnight Bill Compton, I trust you know the way off my property so please feel free to leave now." And with that Sookie marched up the steps and across the porch and into her house.

Godric turned slowly towards Bill again and Bill found it took a great deal of self-control to not take a step back under the weight of his gaze. Godric let his fangs descend as he basically lifted the six foot Eric into an upright and standing position without taking his gaze off Bill. With one hand. "Leave."

Bill stood stunned as Godric then turned his back to him, a sign of blatant disrespect and grabbed the upper arm of his Viking child and carefully navigated him into the house before turning to look once again and finally at Bill. "Now. Leave now… my liege."

Bill was back in his house in mere seconds.

Taking a deep and relaxing yet completely unnecessary breathe Godric walked calmly back into Sookies house and was greeted by none other than Eric's' fist flying into his face. Feeling his nose break from the hit Godric grimaced yet stood tall and firm as Eric continued to hit him repeatedly on different parts of his body until he eventually gave way to more tears and collapsed under the weight of the situation. Godric took each hit for what it was, payback for the pain Eric had felt when Godric had left him all alone on this plain of existence. Eric may be very good at hiding his feelings from others but Godric knew that Eric, like every other creature on this earth craved love of some form and while usually Eric only ever showed emotion in the bedroom Godric himself knew that Eric felt pain and loss just like the rest of all Gods creatures.

Godric moved in front of Eric once again and spoke words of love and affection in a language long forgotten to the modern world and stroked his hair before he bent down to lick the tears off his child's face. A baser action that was a well known form of comfort in the relationship between maker and child. Soon enough Eric was no longer full of repressed angry and grief but rather confusion and Godric smiled at him indulgently as he answered the silent question in Eric's eyes.

"I know not how I managed to still be alive. I have been told by a creature of a different plain that apparently I an a genetic miracle of sorts…so to speak but I can not be certain as to an answer. We arrived here in the mid-afternoon heat and I must say my re-entrance into the human plain would have been a short one if not for Sookie who graciously gifted my with her blood." Both Godric and Eric turned to look at her then, Godrics eyes full of happiness at seeing his child and gratefulness for Sookies kind actions while Eric looked both grateful and jealous all at once.

"It appears Sookie is most charitable indeed. I feel now that the house was indeed a good investment rather than letting it rot."

Sookie and Godric turned to him looking confused.

Sookie was still feeling awkward for intruding in such an intimate moment for Godric and Eric yet she couldn't help but blush with pleasure when Godric looked and spoke of her with such admiration. But the talk of her house let it click with Sookie. "It was you. You bought my house?"

Eric smirked, seeming more like his usual arrogant self with every second passing. " It would appear so. I saw the house was on the market and realised that if I owned the house I got you also. I knew you weren't dead Sookie, so I watched and I waited. I never realised that along with you came my maker also. I feel like perhaps this was a bargain after all."

Sookie frowned and scowled at Eric. "I don't come with the house, I'm not a piece of furniture Northman!"

"More's the pity too" said Eric blatantly looking Sookie up and down making her feel rather uncomfortable.

Sookie was beginning to shake with rage and Godric felt it was time to intervene. "Eric, stop this teasing , Sookie has had enough stress for today. Do not behave in a manner unbefitting of present company!"

Sookie however was not thinking as calmly. " You bought my house so I would sleep with you? Really? You honestly thought that would work? Do you realise what you've done? This house has been in my family for over a hundred years! It has belonged to Stackhouse's for generations. My family built this house with their bare hands. One hundred years may be a blink of an eye for you but its not for me, a hundred years of family, of love and fights and screaming and laughter and memories. And you've destroyed that. You've ruined this house for me and my family. Just to get inn my pants?" Sookie was in tears by the end of her angry speech, her chest heaving in the effort to breathe. Godric looked mortified while Eric looked somewhat shocked.

"I thought this was what you wanted?" Eric stated somewhat angrily.

"This was my home Eric! My sanctuary from all the bad things. My safe place and you took that from me! You turned my home into a pawn in your sick and twisted mind games. You've tainted my home Eric, my memories of this place." She was gasping for breathe now. Feeling dizzy all of a sudden she very nearly met the new and polished floor with her face until Godric rushed over and swept her off her feet. Sookie was suddenly to tired to fight. She felt the energy leave her as she looked over Eric from Godrics arms. He seemed so sure of himself and what he wanted and while Sookie usually liked that about him, the ruthless nature in which he hunts for things he wants suddenly turns her stomach.

"Sell it back to me Eric."

"I don't think so."

" I will forgive you for this Eric, not right now but someday. We'll be friends even, but I will tell you this now. I may have been attracted to you previously but all feelings of attraction towards you are gone. The man I was attracted to ceased to exist when I realised just how ruthless you are. You claim Bill played me, and I agree 100%, he did play me, to get a rise in power and he certainly managed it but you too played me like a fiddle. You force me to ingest your blood, kidnap me for my own good and then try to get me to give you my body in exchange for my ancestral home? You want me to be your whore Eric and that's a role I refuse to play." She dismissed him then by turned her head and burying it in Godric's shoulder.

Godric turned to Eric who seemed rather shocked, angry and confused by how events had turned out and Godric could see determination entering his eyes. He couldn't help but feel disappointed in his child when he displayed his selfish nature. Godric loved Eric unconditionally but he felt this poor woman had been put through enough recently and Eric was thinking of only his potential lust filled endeavours with the blonde beauty. But Eric rarely viewed woman as anything more than sexual objects. Godric, a maker whom had never denied his child anything in their 1000 years together may well deny him this. Sookie was a beautiful woman to be certain, and had a warmth, kindness and selflessness about her that drew Godric to her but he would not hurt her for his own gratification and he would not allow Eric to do so either.

"Please make him leave." Sookie whispered brokenly to him. Godric turned to Eric.

"You heard her Eric, I think tonight we will need to be separate in order to collect our thoughts on all that has occurred today." Eric looked as if he was about to object. " Goodnight my child."

Eric moved towards them and pressed a kiss onto his makers forehead and Godric smiled us at him warmly reassuring him that he was going to be here tomorrow and for as long as possible. Eric then looked down at the mass of tangled curls that was Sookie and pressed a kiss to her head too. " I apologise for upsetting you Sookie, it was never my intention. I am glad you are safe."

Godric looked at Eric proudly even though he felt the sting of jealousy. "Be safe Eric."

Eric turned from were he was at the door to grace him with one of the most beautiful smiles Godric had ever been witness to, obviously full of joy at Godrics return and Godric found it hard to remain angry with him over his obvious mistreatment of the fragile fairy in his arms but he knew that this was one topic upon which he could not waver. " I will Godric. Goodbye Sookie."

Sookie made a noise of acknowledgement but refused to look up. Godric turned once again to the door to find that Eric had left and smiled at the locked door before proceeding to take Sookie upstairs and put her to bed, the events of the day obviously becoming to much for the poor girl. Sookies tears finally slowed down and she even graced him with a smile as he wiped them away.

Setting her down gently on the bed Godric turned to leave her in peace when a tiny hand encircled his wrist in a firm grip. "Please stay with me."

Turning around, Godric nodded gently before moving around the bed to sit on the edge and watched as Sookie moved about the room with the ease that came with familiarity and moved off towards the adjoining bathroom to change.

Godric watched the shadows play under the bathroom door before it opened again to show him Sookie standing there in a pair of shorts that were far to short to be anything other than enticing and a loose camisole that just skirted over her breasts in an alluring way. Godric felt himself harden at the sight she presented but was thankful it was quite dark.

Sookie moved across the room and waited for Godric to stand up and remove both his shoes and t-shirt before they pulled down the bedding and climbed in. They soon found themselves entangled in each other and Godric felt at ease as he stroked a hand through Sookies hair that lay loose across his chest.

"Feeling better?" he queried.

"Much, thank you for being there for me today Godric. I honestly don't know how I would have coped today without you."

"The feeling is very much reciprocated Sookie." He could feel her smile into his chest. "you do realise I will have to leave before dawn?"

"I know, just…just stay here for as long as you can okay?"

"Okay."

As Sookie soon entered into blissful unconsciousness Godric lay still and thought about the events of the past few years. It had been a long time since anyone had shared his bed even without sexual encounters and even longer since it was a human, or rather, in Sookies case a part human. For the short amount of time they spent together he had a feeling Sookie could be very dangerous for him. Regardless of her fae blood she still held a great draw to him. A feeling that Godric hadn't felt in centuries.

Very dangerous indeed.