A/N: Hey sorry it has taken me so long for an update but I had the flu and a project due for school. I'm really grateful for everyone who reviewed thanks so much. And thank you to everyone who added me to there story alert and to there Favourites story/Author. The first chapter I wrote on a whim and it paid off.

I wrote this in kind of a hurry but I wanted to get it posted, I did proof read it but I'm sure their are still mistakes I missed, so sorry about that. I do have the next chapter outlined already so that will be up in a few days hopefully. And I'm open to any suggestions or idea's. Thanks for reading you make me happy.

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Eric POV

Eric touched down outside his makers house in Dallas just a little after seven, he'd left Shreveport as soon as the sun had set. Logically he new Godric already felt his presence but he just couldn't bring himself to go inside yet, he needed a minute with his thoughts. His conversation with Pam hadn't been very helpful, as she had never actually met Sookie or (Summer) as she went buy these days, are yet another question; why did Godric change her name? Yes Sookie was unusal but it wasn't like she would've been enrolling in high school, so why change her name unless he was trying to hide her?
He sighed and shook his long maine of blonde hair out of the pony tail he'd put it in to fly, it would just get in his face if he didn't. He knew if he went in there demanding answers as to why; Godric had been in his area without checking in, why he had lied about how he came about turning Summ... Sookie, did he know about her telepathy when he changed her, did the King of Texas know? He would have to start gently or he wouldn't get any where. As he walked towards the front door of Godrics nest he remembered the last time he had walked this path, the first time he had seen her:

(flashback- eight years ago.)

Godric had called him several nights ago requesting his presence in Dallas. This in itself was rather unusal as they hadn't seen each other in almost eighty years, yes they had talked on the telephone and would write every decade or so but other than that they had drifted cause of this was simple, time, they had once shared an unbreakable bond that not even the true death could seperate, but now they lead seperate lives, went different ways. Eric contributed this to Godric, his maker wasn't the same, he had witnessed the change of him being a ferocious warrior too someone who shied away from the blood shed, it was like he had suddenly gained a conscience. He had denied it at first, put it down to his makers age, but even he couldn't turn a deaf ear to the stories and rumors of what a humanaterium Godric had become, a human lover or the speculation that he would soon meet the sun because he felt they didn't belong here. Eric wouldn't know anything about having a conscience and he certainly never felt guilty for his behavour to the humans. They were the lesser species, it was their job to get on their knee's and please them besides its not like they would remember it and they needed to eat, he really didn't see where the problem lay. but he wasn't nearly three thousand years old, he hadn't seen all that Godric had been witness too. He wondered idly whether he would feel this way in another fifteen hundred years, probely not.

He was greeted at the door of Godrics residence by Isobel Godrics second in command and led to the main lounge area where there were a few other vaampires who looked up and nodded in greeting as was there custom. He spotted Godric on a love seat off to the side of the room with a cute blonde girl perched on his lap, he said girl because she couldn't have been more than sixteen, back in his day she would've been married off by now but these days she would be considered a minor. Jailbait as the Americans would say. She was certainly attractive enough though, from what he could see of her anyway. He could see from the way Godric was looking at her that his maker was attached to this girl, perhaps she was his pet? But that didn't make any sense, as far as he knew Godric had never kept pets, he rarely ever took lovers as it was, maybe he'd turned a new leaf? Perhaps he had decided to indulge in all the sinful pleasures this world had to offer before he threw all away or maybe she was just dinner he would find out soon enough, he then realised that as he'd been contemplating the girl Godric had noticed his presence. He quickly stepped forward and bowed to show his respect, it was then that the girl turned around and Eric saw with certain shock that not only was she more beautiful that he'd first thought, she also had fangs that were peaking out from her upper lip, when she noticed his gase she frowned at him then retracted them obivisly she was confused as to why he was staring at her fangs. She gave him a smile and whispered something in Godrics ear that was to low for him to hear, whatever it was it made Godric smile, he watched as he kissed her on the cheeck and then she disappered into the house somewhere. He turned his attention back to Godric, his presence was as dominating as it had always been even though he wasn't that impressive in size, he was roughly 5'8 in height, slim but muscular, blue-grey eyes, strong facial features and covered in tribul tattoos, that he didn't know the meaning of, he'd asked Godric many times what they meant but Godrics reply had been simple " they were done along time ago, it no longer matters what they mean", he'd left it at that. No it wasn't Godrics physical appearence that was intimidating though he could certainly hold his own in a fight, it was his age. Being that old was a big thing in our world and he was the oldest vampire in the country and most surrounding it. It gave him the advantage of being stronger and faster than everyone else and it got him the respect every being in his presence whether it was a vampire King or were packmaster, demons and even fairies who were usually disgusted with everyone but their own kind. And it also gave Eric a huge advantage, even though few knew of his connection to Godric, the ones who knew for instance a certain ginger bitch vampire Queen that he ruled under knew that if they messed or tried to harm him in any way they would suffer the true death at his makers wrath. All this thinking of course had only taken moments to go through in his head so Godric had only just acknowledged him by offering him the chair across from him Eric took it;

"Eric how have you been and Pam? "- I have been busy with my area and Pam has been busy, I decided to open a supe bar mostly for vampires Fangtasia , I made her co-owner, it is also a good place to feed in a contained area, I also run my shrieff duties out of there. And yourself, I'm going to assume you didn't bring me hear to catch up?

"Always straight to the point, your right I didn't bring you hear to'catch up' though I am intrested in how your dealings with Sophie-ann are going, I brought you here because their is something I wish to share with you and I am unsure of what your reaction will be. I'm hoping you will be happy for me but the realist in me tends to doubt it."

Now he was intrigued what could Godric want his approval of, and why did it really matter, Godric was his maker it wasn't his place to question him. Eric tried to determine what the emotion behind Godrics words but discovered the connection blocked, this made him frown usually when they were together Godric let their connection open up unlike when they were apart when he kept closed so they could have there privacy, like he did with Pam. Godric was studying him with an apprehensive eye, whatever it was he wanted tell him must have been of importance cause Eric had never seen him like this, he decided that whatever it was he would support his maker however hecould. With this in mind he sat back in his chair stretched his legs out in front of him to show he was ready to listen, he looked back and saw Godric looking across the room he craned his head around to see what he was looking at. It was the girl, she was standing by the window talking to Stan, from this angle he could see her more clearly and what a sight. he could see why his maker was attracted to her even though vampire relationships were frowned upon, hell he'd go a round with her. She had long blonde hair that hung halfway down her back in loose curls, 5'5 but legs that could still wrap around you, blue eyes that shone like sea he had once sailed, lovely curvy hips and god had been extremely generous with her breasts of course he couldn't be sure as they were covered with offending fabric but he was pretty certain they would be in his top 10 and he'd seen A LOT. The perfection of her body was finished off with a pretty face, a cute nose and last but certainly not least a beautiful smile that made her look like an angel and showed her dimples. She had definatly been turned at a good time. He could understand now why he had mistaken her for a human, vampires have a natural glow thats gets stronger with age its also invisable to humans when eric saw her she didn't glow like a vampire, her glow seemed to be more dimmer and less noticable almost like her skin had absorbed it. He had a feeling she had spent copius amonts of time in the sun when she was human, if you have a tan when your human it fades after a few months like his had, though her skin was a beautiful pale ivory it still gave off a light tinture of brown as if she still sunbathed ( impossible ) but thats what it looked liked. He wondered idly what her name was it seemed wrong that he didn't know, when he had thought this she turned and looked at him and there was that smile again, he couldn't remember ever seeing a vampire smile so much as if she heard what he was thinking she stopped smiling and turned away from him back to her conversation with Stan. He shoock his head trying to get these ramblings out of it and back to the conversation they should be having, as he looked over to Godric who was still occuping his time by staring at the girl, he realised with some amusement that the smallest creature in the room had the attention of the two oldest beings in the country and she wasn't even within arms reach at this he couldn't help but laugh scaring quite a few of the other vampires in the process but as Godric met his eyes Eric knew he under- stood. Realising they weren't going to accomplish anything in the same room as her they got up and walked out of the room together and out into the backyard, they ended up sitting side by side under the gaezbo staring at fish swimming in their pond, he wondered whose idea that had been.

He had forgotten the peace he felt in his makers presence, when they were apart it was like his blood was full of restless bees that swarming were about trying to get out but when he was with him they were calm and vibrating together like they were singing, he was at peace. It felt like he'd been in Dallas for hours when in reality it had only been twenty minutes.

"Have you ever loved anyone Eric?" - the question caught him so off guard he wasn't sure what to say. - How am I suppose to answer that?

"trufully would be nice." Eric sighed and thought about the question, had he ever loved someone?

"I never really spent time enough time with my human wife to know her very well. I created Pam wanting compaionship and I suppose we have had a good relationship even if she is a spoiled little bitch sometimes, I consider her my best friend and hold her in high esteem but love... no I wouldn't say I love her. You and I walked this earth together for nearly five hundred years we saw unspeakable things, we did things to other people and we do not feel guilt over them because in truth we just dont care. We are monsters Godric, the stuff of nightmares, how could we have it in us to love? I have never loved anything because I cant, just like we cant walk in the sun God forbids it, besides what do we need all that comment and gooey stuff for when we have lust and pleasure we dont need anything else, besides are you forgetting that you taught me survival is the only thing that matters."

" I believe we can love Eric we just don't allow ourselves too, it would be a weakness that others would exploit. Your right I taught you survival or death and I still believe that, but what about whats inbetween. And you were wrong I do fell guilt it just took me awhile to know what it was and when I did I sought redemption, your right I didn't deserve it but I hoped for it. I asked God to send me a sign that I was meant to be here, that my time was not over and then I waited..."

"Why are we having this conversation? eric said interupting what Godric had been about to say. Godric didn't say anything just pulled a photo out of his back pocket and handed it to Eric. It was the girl but it wasn't, their was something different about her in the photo he just couldn't put his finger on it. And still Godric said nothing. This girl... and he really had to learn her name, there was something diff-
erent about, other than the fact his maker seemed to be infatuated with her. Their was an otherness about her like their was something lurking beneth the surface just begging to come out and he didn't think it was her inner sex kitten. He sighed trying to figure out what his maker obivisly couldn't put into words. He had asked about love, eric had asked him why, Godric had given him a photo... He was in love with the girl... was that it. Surely not but then again perhaps this was what Godric needed, he was depressed, the girl was a distraction, it could work and so long as she kept him happy and alive. And that was all he cared about and in time Godric would tire of her and this rediculous notion that we should love, the girl would most likely move onto somewhere else and Godric would forget her. Yes this was a sound possiblity but it just didn't seem right, there was something bugging him, things didn't add up of course things didn't add up he didn't have all the facts. But there was something else... something about the photo. He looked at it again nothing out of the ordinary she was smiling looking at the camera showing her all her teeth, her eyes alite with excitment, infact she was standing in the same gazebo they were sitting in now except their was something different about it. It was daylight! The sun was shining down on her, she was human and by the looks of it turned not long after it was taken as she looked the exact same now only minus the tan. This would mean she knew Godric before she was turned, perhaps she had been his pet after all... but then how had she become a vampire.

The answer was so simple yet it hit him with such force if he been hadn't been siting down it would've knocked him over. Godric had turned her but why? Eric was the only child he had ever created why would he make another? What was so special about her, on the bright side he probaly didn't love her just felt great affection for her like most makers do their children, so there was an upside his maker wasn't losing his sanity. He still couldn't believe it, he needed Godric to confirm it.

Who's the girl? - " I thought you might be able to figure it out, her name is Summer Hale we met when she was fifteen."

And what you turned her on a whim? eric said sarcasticlly - "No we met purly by accident I found a friend in her I was lonely, I didn't see any harm in it so I started visiting her but one day she had bit her lip, her blood smelled divine and I hadn't feed in a while, my fangs came down before I could stop them and then she knew. I knew what had to be done, I planned to not see her but the plan changed when I discovered she could not be glamoured ( at this Eric stiffened and his back straightened), I did not wish to kill her so I took her back to my house until I could figure out what to do. Suprisingly she didn't hate me like I had expected her too. I was out one evening when she was attacked by another vampire by the time Isobel got their she was almost drained so I gave her my blood and claimed her as mine. A few weeks later we became lovers and during sex we accidently exchanged blood twice but I didn't care I wanted to be connected to her . By this point it was like my life evovled around her everything I did became about her, I was obsessed or paranoid take your pick, I started locking her up during the day I was convinced something would happen to her, I suffocated her. And of course being fifteen she rebeled so we made a deal. If she consented to the third blood exchange I would let her out during the day with bodyguards, she accepted and we completed the blood ritual this meant I had to keep up my side of the bargin, so I let her go. I can't even put it into words what its like, being tied to someone so completely its different from our bond, it was like her blood kept me alive and mine hers. I felt alive for the first time in so long, she was my redemption Eric, the sign that God gave me to live. I didn't plan on turning her so soon but... it became, it became nesscery."

Eric couldn't believe it his maker had exposed our kind in front of her, kidnapped her, fallen in love with her and now she was his child "This is insanity" he said.

"Our exsistence is insanity. Why do you find it so hard to believe we can love?" - Eric sighed he really didn't like this conversation.

"I didn't say we physically couldn't love just that, just that we...(he sighed again he seemed to be doing that alot tonight.) Why her, whats so special about her?"

" Their's nothing partically special about her, she's no different from other humans I imagine, it was just her. She's beautiful and smart and kind and human, everything she does is so human even now. Why not her?"

"because she's beneth you, she hasn't lived, she's not extrodinary and she's just going to use you to get what she wants , AND BECAUSE SHE'S NOT WORTHY OF YOU "he shouted, next thing he knew he was pinned up against the wall of the gazebo and it craked under his weight and the force of which his body had hit it. Godric had his fangs bared at him and was growling and Eric realised he couldn't have said something worse than that even if he tried. Eric had seen him do this many times but never to him.

"What makes YOU so special, its not like you earned becoming my child, you didn't work for it, it was just handed to you. You won't any more worthy than her, you certainly weren't a better human being " godric said in a deadley calm voice." AND YOU AREN'T ANYMORE WORTHY NOW" and with that he realesed him and turned away. He hadn't wanted it to go this way but deep down he knew Eric wouldn't understand. He thought vampires were the supurior beings, they weren't godric knew that for a fact and someday so would he.

Eric was speechless Godric's words had stung him a way he didn't think anything could. But before he could dwell on it the women in question made an appeirence, she looked unsure whether to approach or not but she went to Godric and took his hand in her own. She did the smiling thing again( but now eric was immune to her) and said "so going that well huh?". Neither of us said anything and the silence seem to make her uncomfortable, good Eric thought she should be, this was her fault anyway. She had now, whether intensional or not, had driven a wedge between him and his maker and he didn't like it one bit. Eric was brought out of his thoughts when the gi... when Summer came and stood in front of him, now the glare he sent her way would've sent most people running but she stood her ground refusing to be intimadated by him and stuck her chin out stubburnly.

her-"We haven't been officialy introduced I'm Summer Hale and you must be Erik the norsemen, its so nice to finally meet you. I've heard so much about you Godric talks about you all the time."

me - Silence

her- " so how long are you in Dallas for?"

me- "actually I think I'll be heading back tonight and on that note I should be leaving, I have business in area five to tend too. It was a pleasure to meet you Summer I'm sure will see more of each other in the future." He turned towards Godric and gave a bow as a sign that he was sorry but he wasn't going to aplogize and took to the sky without waiting for Godric to acknowledge him. He didn't turn and look back, he didn't want see what he was sure would be Godric comforting the girl or vice-vercer .

( end flashback)

He hadn't heard from Godric since that night and now here he was walking that same path up to the front door that he had then, it hadn't changed. When he knocked on the door it was a fanbanger that answered the door, in a way he was kind of thankful it hadn't been Isobel, it gave him hope that this meeting would have a different ending than the last one. The women was looking him up and down pleased with what she saw, Eric gave her a once over too and was also pleased with what he saw, he decided he would find her later, he hadn't eaten before he left in truth he just wanted to get this over and done with. He asked the girl what her name was she told him it was Meredith.

"well... Meredith I'm here to see Godric its very important could you get him for me? eric said putting as much lust in his voice as he could, it always made them more helpful when they thought they would be rewarded and this one was definatly going to be.

Go... Godric, um were not supposed to talk to him unless he summons us but I could ask Stan to, um do you have an appointment Mr..." - "Northman Eric Northman the shrieff of area five. And no I dont have an appointment but I'm sure it won't be a problem he said giving her his most dazzling smile.

"Sure okay oh come in, stay here and I'll go get Stan." Eric did as he was told and waited by the door, several minutes later Stan was infront of him alone the girl had not come back.

"What the fuck do you want?" - I'm here to Godric. - "Yeah well you dont have an appointment.. "- I'm sure it won't be a problem. - "huh.. well will see about that, cause the way I heard it you two didn't part on the best of terms and besides... " but he didn't get to finish because Isobel came up behind him and cut him off. Finally.

" Stan I'll handle this..( she turned to him her stance was hostile, as if she wanted fight him instead of coversing civily with one another like they had always done). "I'm afraid Godric is tied up for the night and wont be able to see you until tommorow night, you can come here straight after sunset, I'll call Hotel Cammila and tell them to expect you it will be on us of course for the inconvience." Eric couldn't believe what he was hearing, as a matter a fact he didn't. He'd must've done something to gripe these two he would just clear this with Godric himself.

" I'll just clear this with Godric, if you don't mind."- Actually I do and so would Godric, where do you think my orders came from? Do you think I am lying when I have nothing to gain from doing so?

She was right of course she had nothing to gain from lying to him and really he didn't wanna cause a scene so. Of course he could go find Godric himself and explain the importance that they talk, there was nothing these two could physically do to stop him but that wouldn't help the situation and he needed to get in favour with Godric, as their relationship was perhaps more fragile than he thought, espec-
ially if Godric was refusing to see him or make time, as he had never done so in the past. So he gave a nod to the two vampires infront of him, turned and walked out the door, then took to the sky to find the hotel he would be staying at overnight. When he arrived the was a room waiting for him. He texted to inform her of the roadblock he had incured and ordered a suit to be waiting for him when he rose the next night, he hadn't thought to bring clothes with him after there last meeting. So things hadn't gone to plan so far, was that a sign of things to come or just bad timing he wasn't sure but he had a lot of time to think before the sun would take him to his rest, he wouldn't feed, just sit here and enjoy a rare solitude in silence.

I think I'm going to do the next chapter in Godrics POV. What do you think?

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