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Chapter 11
It was a hot summer. Sookie and I had spent most of our days sun bathing together in her yard. I fell in love with her family minus her brother who was a bit over the top. He wasn't the smartest tool in the shed and he slept with every girl that came around. He may have been nice but I just couldn't get over it. I didn't much like the Stackhouse boy. I had tried to over the few months I had known them. Every time I would forgive him and try to get along he would hit on me or he would say nothing and I would hear him thinking nasty stuff about me.
Bill hadn't fully moved in yet but had gotten the papers that week allowing him ownership of the white house across from Sookie's. We would all share a large stretch of forest and a graveyard in between.
"I am so happy for you Bill. Now you can take us to that vamp bar you were telling me about." I tried to bring up the subject a few times lately but he hadn't been to receptive. I figured he had fallen in love with Sookie and didn't want her in danger. I had excepted that but I still wanted to go even if she couldn't.
"It isn't safe. I will go on my own so speak to the Sheriff." Bill obviously didn't understand me..
"Well I guess since it is so dangerous for you both then perhaps I should go it alone?" I knew he couldn't let me go alone so I had him!
"You will not go alone! Surely you know how dangerous a bar filled with vampires would be?" Nope he wasn't getting it at all.
"Well that is why I wanted you to come with me. But I am sure I could hold my own. Besides I have more abilities then any vampire would." I knew that I could hold my own against a few but Bill was right, a crowd of them would probably not be great.
His face had turned angry and he and Sookie were sharing glances, "Don't you look at me like that Bill Compton. You told me I could go to ask them some questions about those two girls on the news. I certainly will go with Oliver if you changed your mind." Sookie's brother had been brought in to the local jail a few times lately. They accused him of murdering a few girls. Sookie was not convinced he had done it.
"I told you it isn't safe."
I sighed, "Well then I think Sookie and I can go on our own." She nodded to Bill catching onto my plan.
"No you will not go alone. I have to go speak to the Sheriff anyway so you will join me. But I can't protect the both of you if something goes wrong. I would appreciate Oliver having a sober head to help me out." That seemed fair. I could have fun and not indulge. At least for a while.
"Your terms are acceptable. We should go soon though. Sookie and I have the next few nights off." I hoped it was going to work. If I had told him drinking a bit was on the menu then he wouldn't agree so I fibbed a little, "And no drinking." I said it again for good measure.
"Alright then be ready to go there tomorrow night." Bill said looking worriedly to me and Sookie.
The next day we went shopping together, Sookie and I. I wanted some new clothes since everything I had brought from Helsinki wasn't really weather appropriate for Bon Temps. We hit a few malls in Shreveport and even had lunch together. I left with way more then I needed and Sookie hadn't bought a thing.
"I cannot believe how much crap you got." She obviously didn't understand when I told her I had money.
"Well I told you if I want it I buy it. If I get bored of it I give it to charity. No harm no foul." She laughed at me whenever I said that, "Yes I know I guess I'm just not used to it is all." That was more like it.
"Well get used to it. You have Bill and I now and we are going to spoil you rotten." I stuck out my tongue at her teasingly. The best thing I had bought that day in my opinion had been what I planned to wear to Fangtasia. I bought a white and black peasant dress that laced together over my chest showing a little cleavage. To go with it I bought some wicked awesome leather boots. I figured what the heck right? I was sure Sookie would wear some southern belle type dress and I wanted to be a little different, shake things up a little.
It took us an hour to get ready. I had done her hair for her and she helped with mine. Over the few hundred years I had been back I had learned many ways to style my hair so I liked to play around with hers to. In the end I had given her a basic forty's style pony tail and for me I had braided chunks of my hair and done a very viking type messy bun that I wound my emerald chain into. It was very me circa one thousand years ago. Over the time I had been around I really hadn't changed my style much. I had always tried to stick with what I knew worked. It was also a piece of home for me so when I looked in the mirror I could be reminded of that.
"You look beautiful Oliver! How is it you are the way you are?" She pouted, like she didn't know she was almost as beautiful.
"Fae are the image of beauty. They use it to their advantage usually. I don't so much but I enjoy the compliments. Besides you are very beautiful to." I hugged her close to me. "Your man thinks so to. Isn't that what is important in the end?" I asked fixing my dress and pulling my shoes on.
"Yes I know. I just wanted you to know how I saw you. I wish you could find someone who made you as happy as Bill has makes me." Sookie had often expressed this to me. I never actually told her anything of my past. I never told her of Eric or Drott or my family only that I was around during the days of vikings and what not.
"Look I really don't think we should get into this Sook. I just don't wish to have a relationship. It just isn't for me." Sighing I smiled weakly at her, "I loved once and that was enough for me." I hoped she would drop it.
"You loved? A man? I don't believe it!" She was truly shocked. "You better tell me about that Oliver!" We really hadn't many secrets between us other then those of my past. We shared our thoughts most of the time to try and help her learn to control them and block them out.
"I really don't think we need to discuss it. It ended a long time ago."
She grunted, "You will tell me Olive. I know where you live." She teased.
I shook my head, "It isn't important right now. We should go meet up with Bill okay?" I just wanted this to be over. I wanted to get a little silly and dance the night away. "Don't tell Bill when I sneak drinks either! I have been waiting for tonight for a while. It had been years since my last night of dancing okay?" I begged hoping she would agree.
"Ugh! I knew it! You are so going to piss him off." I grinned widely at her and nudged her with my arm. I knew that she would keep my secret by the look on her face.
Bill met us at the door on the way out, he had just stared at us. "What is Bill? Aren't you supposed to say something to me?" Sookie asked.
"You both look like vampire bait." He said a bit worriedly.
"According to you isn't that what we always look like?" I teased grabbing my bag and heading to my Chevy. "Common! I want time for dancing!" I hollered at the two fighting on the porch. Once we all were safely inside the car I drove us the twenty minutes back to Shreveport.
Pulling into Fangtasia I had to say it was not what I expected. There was not much surrounding it only trees. It was a small brick building, mostly greys and reds with a large sign reading Fangtasia. The parking lot was full though so clearly it did good business. Not to mention the giant line of people waiting to get in.
"Looks as if we are going to be waiting a while." I said to Bill.
"No. They will be expecting me so we will go right to the head of the line." Alright then! I hated waiting. We headed to the doors were a pretty blonde vampire was checking ID's. A pretty blonde vampire I recognized for some reason, although unsure of why.
"Ah Bill. Haven't seen you in a while." She said looking Sookie and I up and down.
"I'm mainstreaming now." He drawled.
She rolled her eyes, "Good for you. Whose the blonde?" She asked looking to me again.
"This is Sookie. Sookie this is Pam." He said, clearly not understanding Pam's question.
"No not her. The other one." She asked him, annoyed as she moved her eyes to me again.
"Oh well uhh. This is Oliver." He said moving back so I could get a good view of Pam.
"Thrilled." I said rolling my eyes in response. I had no interest in her romantically.
"I guess I should check your ID's then." She asked still staring at me. I really did only look eighteen so I was used to it. Pulling out my wallet I handed her my ID along with Sookie.
"Sure how funny! Who woulda thought getting carded at a vampire bar?" Sookie asked. I was more interested in the drinking part, staring off towards the bar.
"I can no longer tell human ages, we must be careful not to serve minors. In any capacity" she handed the ID back to me, "Twenty five huh? How sweet it is." She commented rudely. Bill lead Sookie and I towards the bar.
I thought I had been doing a great job pulling my scent back to. I couldn't even detect Sookie's. Clearly she wasn't having a hard time with it, I was a good teacher. I knew mine was detectable.
"This feels a bit like what a vampire bar would look like if it were a ride at Disney world." Sookie said.
"Well don't get to comfortable. It tends to get more authentic as the night goes on." Bill advised her. I only kept thinking about why the hell no one was dancing. It would mean I would have to drink a lot more then planned to have some fun. Although I could stir it up a bit with some Fae magic. I still hadn't decided yet.
My mind kept going back to the blonde lady. I felt like I had seen her before and I just couldn't put my finger on it.
"Can I get you something to drink?" Bill was asking Sookie. I pushed by them throwing my hands on the bar and eying a native man dressed in biker gear.
"I need two shots of whiskey. Quickly." I said to him then looking away quickly so as not to make eye contact. I had learned not to make eye contact with vampires because they would try to glamor me once and a while. Then when they couldn't it was hard to explain. So I just avoided it altogether. "Actually make that four." I said realizing just how boring tonight may turn out to be.
"Hows your night going Bill?" The native biker asked.
"It is going very well." He said pushing Sookie up onto the stool next to me.
"These two your meal for the night?" He asked eying Sookie and I.
"These are my friends Oliver, And Sookie. Ladies, this is Long Shadow." I looked away again uninterested.
"Nice to meet you." Sookie spoke up ginning. I really did see now how she seemed like vampire bait, all sweet and innocent.
"I'll have a gin and tonic." She added.
"And Ill take an O negative." Bill finished. He was eying me now with the four shots of whiskey in front of me.
"Oh look away Bill. Pretend it isn't happening. Besides I thought there would be dancing! There isn't so this is my form of entertainment." I said drinking one down and slamming it in front of him.
"You must watch Sookie. I must speak with Eric." He said to me eying the shots again.
"I am not incompetent William. I got this shit. You go." I said. Looking to Sookie with a huge smile now.
"It's alright really Bill. I trust Oliver to look out for me." She smiled back mischievously. She knew when I was up to no good.
"Besides Sookie here needs to ask this lovely bar man a few questions. That is going to take some time." I added.
"Alright but you be sure to do as promised." Bill reminded me again as he walked off to where ever.
I took another shot, "So this isn't what I was hoping for." I said to the bar man with a big sarcastic grin on my face. Turning in my seat to look around again. Sookie babbled on to Long Shadow. I kept looking to the ridiculous dancers on display while I heard the thoughts of the lame humans around the bar.
'Oh my god he is so beautiful, every step I take he gets more so.' I laughed.
Some people were out of their minds. "Whose that." Sookie asked pointing towards a small stage above everyone. It was definitely where the man I had listened in on was working his way towards.
Then I looked up and saw him. "Holy shit." I said to her grabbing her arm to balance myself.
She eyed me funny, "What? What is it? Finally you are interested in someone?" She asked sarcastically.
"No that's- It's...It's Eric?" I asked unsure of myself. It had to be it was clearly him. Maybe I had to much to drink. I looked down to my four empty shot glasses.
"Eric? Who the hell is that? I thought you didn't know many vampires." She asked so many damn questions. I rubbed my face trying to sober up a bit.
"I think I have to leave." I said. This was definitely a different Eric then I had known a thousand years before. His eyes were different. They looked empty or even if I really pushed it, Sad. After all these years I couldn't bring myself to move off the bench. My body was frozen.
Bill came up behind us minutes later, "That is Eric. He is the oldest thing in this bar." I knew that already.
"Oliver knows him." She whispered to Bill.
"You know Eric?" He asked not believing the words.
"Yes. I mean I knew him." I corrected myself. "I am not sure I know this Eric." I watched him kick that man to the floor while everyone gawked.
"We should say hello." Sookie said hoping to find out a little more. I think she may have heard my thoughts.
"If you knew him then you should. It really is the polite thing to do Oliver." She pushed. Then I realized where I had seen Pam. In my visions of Eric's future.
I watched her before us whispering to him on stage. Then he turned and looked right at me his eyes growing wide. Well at least he feels a little bit of emotion I thought to myself as I shifted up out of my chair still staring back at him. I had a feeling if I didn't brake away now that we were going to cause a seen.
"Oliver where are you going?" Sookie asked worriedly as I stumbled from the table we had moved to.
"I have to go. I can't stay any more. I am sorry." I said quickly as I grabbed my leather jacket from my chair and rushed for the door.
'I am sorry Sookie please forgive me' I sent her my thoughts from the door.
I raced for my car as quickly as I could. Damn Fae not moving faster then damn humans I thought as I fumbled with my keys.
"Oliivi?" I heard it from behind me. It was filled with sadness and confusion. I wanted so badly at that moment to hold him again. I turned slowly at saw my viking standing there. "Oliivi?" He said it again as if asking if I was who he thought.
"Eric." I said calmly as possible. And then we just stood there a moment taking each other in. He was taller then I remembered but his hair was much the same. He wore a black wife beater and black dress pants. Casual.
"Your dead." He said not believing what he was seeing.
"No." I answered. I couldn't think of the words that would make this all okay. It seemed my brain had shut off, leaving me with silly one word answers.