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Chapter 30:
Before I could move I felt the world turn as I fell towards the concrete, "OLIVER!"
As my vision slowly came back to me I blinked my eyes a few times still unable to make out the objects around me. Was I moving? What the hell!
"Hello?" I squeaked, pushing myself up off the hard floor I was laying on. Nothing.
I felt the ground trying to find a wall or some sort of light, instead finding a body lying next to me, unconscious. I reached up and felt the hair and face of the cold body, finding short hair and a pointy nose. Bill.
"Bill!" I said, nudging him. "Bill dammit! Wake up!" I pleaded, smacking his cheek loudly. "Stupid vampire! Common, seriously? After all this bullshit!"
I lead my hands down his neck towards his chest where a large hole lay, blood still wet and sticky. It coated my fingers as I realized why he wasn't waking up. He had been drained of blood.
"Eric is going to murder me." I whispered, pissed off as I brought my wrist to my teeth allowing my fangs to drop. I broke through the skin and pressed his cheeks together so his mouth fell open. The blood dripped generously into his mouth. it didn't take much time, his moans spread throughout the moving vehicle we were sitting in as he reached out to grab my arm tightly.
"That's enough." I told him casually, trying to pull away. Instead of letting me go he only held on tighter, taking large pulls of my blood, draining me. "BILL! Enough!" I pleaded, still weak and loosing my control. "HELP! ERIC!" I yelled as Bill climbed over my body, removing himself from my arm and latching tightly to my neck.
I screamed one last time, small sparks of light shot out of my hands as the fog came back and I passed back out.
Dream/Fae:
I woke up in a hospital bed, but the light was different. The sun shone through the unlit room, rose petals showing me a path out the doors and into the hallway.
I didn't think as I swung my feet over the bed and touched my bare feet to the cold floors. looking down I saw I was wearing a beautiful white silky dress that came down to my feet but felt so light. It was beautiful.
'Where am I?' I looked around myself and decided to follow the path left for me. As I reached for the door I noticed a wine glass in my right hand, empty, sparkling. Thinking nothing of it I went on, pushing the door open and walking out into the empty hallways.
There was a door at the end of the roses, waiting for me as I passed through it. Fairy. Dammit Fairy was meant to be closed off to me. This was just my damn luck.
It was just how I remembered it, full of light and beauty that hid the true nature of my home. Other Fae walked hand in hand, laughing and talking, unaware of my presence.
"Oliver." Claudine said, joining me by the door I had come through. "Your in a hospital. You just can't seem to stay out of trouble can you?" She smiled.
"I don't understand.. How am I back here? How are we talking?" I asked her, confused.
"You almost died Oliver. This is where you ended up. It seems royalty can enter Fae even without a key." She said, taking my glass. "It seems your glass is empty, come. We will fill it."
Together we walked towards the lake where many other Fae were swimming; Naked I may add. but that was it, Fae. It was a place of freedom at first glance. But my people had no choice. They were stuck between here and there, never being able to make their own choices. Following Mab blind. And the ones that could see, whose eyes were truly open wouldn't leave. Their fear of what lay in my world without family would kill them or turn them mad.
"Claudine.." I whispered as she poured a light liquid into my glass. One I had never had during my time in Fairy.
"I know, it's beautiful isn't it?" She smiled, watching as I consumed the shiny water.
"Oh my gods.. It's the most beautiful thing I have ever drank.." I said confused. Sitting by the water I watched as another Fairy walked up out of the abyss, seemingly out of nowhere. No living thing could stay under that long without drowning. "Where did she come from?" I asked, still in awe.
"Don't be fooled Oliver. That pond is bigger and deeper then you think." She warned. "Oliver.. It is not safe for you to stay in Fairy long. You must go back if you wish to reclaim your earthly form. Mab will find out that you have broken through her barriers and we will loose the one Fae who may eventually be able to save us all." She pressed on. Her eyes darting around the meadow.
"But I want to dance." I sighed, watching the others around me frolicking. At times I really did see how these were my people. But it never stuck.
"I can see that.. I see many things about you are new and different but it is just more reason for me to ask that you go back to your friends, soon. You are not safe here." She said, touching my back lightly. Protecting me as always. "You have done things Fae haven't been able to do for many millennia. If you stay your powers will be exploited or worse. They may kill you."
"It's fine Claudine. I get it. Home is where I want to be anyways. Just tell me how I get back." I said, slouching in sadness.
"Sookie's vampire will be with you soon. He plans to give you his blood. It won't take much longer now." She smiled sadly, a dark shadow falling over the meadow. I could hear the shocked gasps of the people around me as Claudine pulled me closer to her, "The darkness approaches Oliver.." She said ominously, "There is so much happening for you that I wish we could share dear friend. But I fear our time has come to an end.. For now." Her hands came up and touched my face lovingly, "You must protect what is yours Oliver. Though you may not understand what I am saying just yet I want you to remember what I tell you. be careful, follow your instincts."
"Claudine?" CLAUDINE!" I cried as I fell back down into the darkness that had been with me for two days. Down to earth where Sookie and Tara were waiting on me.
"How is she?" Bill Compton drawled, slipping into the room vampire quick. "I can help her."
"Mother Fucker!" Tara spat
"She's dying." He continued on, looking over me. I could see them, but I couldn't open my eyes. I could however feel Bill Compton. He really did feel terrible about almost murdering me. I saved him.
"The fuck you can." Lafayette shot him down. None of the people around me were giving in easy. They must really care about me..
"If we let you help her then we would expect you to leave afterwards. She doesn't need to open her eyes and see you here Mr. Compton." Godric told Bill calmly.
"Oh huh uh. No way.. He is the one who did this to her!" Tara fought him.
"Shit." Jason said quickly, realizing that I would die otherwise. The boy next door was an idiot.. I never liked him, yet here he was standing with us by my bed.
"We have to let him help her.. I cannot let her die. She is the only one who gets it.." Sookie told them.
"You still want to be with Bill after this don't you? He almost killed her Sook." Tara said, her voice joining the argument around me.
"No of course not I just want to save my friend whose lyin in a bed waitin to die!" Sookie defended herself, still sitting on the bed with me holding my hand. "Give Bill and us privacy. Godric you can stay but everyone else get the heck on outta here!" I felt her stand as she shooed the others out of the room, closing the door behind her.
"I mean it Bill Compton. You leave when this all done. I do not wish for Oliver to be dragged back into your chaos." Godric repeated. "She deserves peace, she was born to have it."
"Well go on then. Do it." Sookie told him, motioning towards my bed. I didn't need to see her to know the face she had given him to know that he was upset about it.
I could feel his blood flow into my body as my eyes eventually opened. Sookie watched me, a sad smile on her face. Bill stood by me on the opposite side of the bed and watched me worriedly. I could feel it to, the sadness, the worry. He cared.
"Bill.. Sook." I wheezed a bit, smiling back. "Godric!" I put my hand out to him.
"I will go now." Bill said politely, stepping back. "I am sorry.. For everything."
I didn't say anything it return, instead I allowed him to leave us to our little reunion.
"Oliver.. I am so glad you are okay." Sookie said, touching my cheek and smiling still. "If I had known Bill would do that I wouldn't have put you back there with him. We left so quickly and I-"
"Don't worry about it Sook. I seem alright." I told her, shifting up higher onto the bed so I could see more. "Godric.. Where is Eric?" I asked my roomie.
Eric POV:
It was wrong, leaving my sister behind. It was wrong to not allow her involvement in my plan. But I loved her to much and I couldn't just allow another person I cared about to become non existent.
I slipped down the corridor, looking for Russell. If I could just get him alone.. But our night had been a long one. I watched him marry my Queen.. I watched him kill the magister. I was in deep shit now. The only way I could see to end it would be to end him and myself.
I walked through his office door, finding him talking with one of the were bitches, as I nodded to him.
"What is it pumpkin?" Russell asked her, taking a seat at his desk.
"They killed my Cooter.." She sobbed, her makeup dripping down her cheeks. She was the trashiest one I had seen around here, pitiful really.
"Aww.. He died a hero child." Russell tried to console her.
"He weren't no hero. He just wanted to do a little V, have some fun. They shot him in the heart!" She sniveled. "LET me go after em." She growled, leaning over the desk. "I'll rip their fucking heads off."
Russell laughed, leaning closer, "I like your energy." His eyes floated back to mine, "What do you think Northman?"
"Well I enjoy a good head ripping as much as the next but in this case it might be wise to consider the heads of the people in question." I told him, trying to preserve Oliver's life.
"You mean that Stackhouse girl? Or the other one? The one girl is fine but the other.. She is something special isn't she?" He asked me.
"Yeah right!" Debbie scoffed, "She fucked my ex boyfriend along with that other one. That Sookie bitch made him shoot Cooter! Shes a cunt."
"Yes dear but she's a special cunt." he told her. "But don't worry about it. I will let you play with them before I do anything. Now go on." He shooed her out of the room and closed the doors.
This was my chance, "Respectfully your majesty. Given the recent turn of events, bringing Oliver and Sookie into this may not be the best idea."
"Well that is exactly why I need them.. I may have inadvertently started a war tonight. Miss Stackhouse and the one called Oliver may be my only solution." He shook his head, leaning back in his chair.
"Sookie Stackhouse's powers are unpredictable at best where as the other one has been known to kill our kind. Like most humans they are ruled by petty emotions. I would not trust them." Russell was in my face immediately after I questioned him. I knew he wouldn't be persuaded. Sookie was definitely not human, most of us could tell. Her smell was different. Just a little nicer.
Oliver was a different experience all together, even after what he friend had done to her. She smelled intoxicating to us. If I wasn't her family, If I didn't love her the way I did I would be unable to control my need for her. Although I had barely been able to to start off. Ever since the day I had found her in the woods outside my village I was drawn to her.
My Oliver was the best thing that had ever happened to me. She was my light in the darkness that haunted me. Even in the beginning I knew there was something different about her. If I had known back then what I do today I would have taken her away from everything. I would have lived the life we had been given. She would have had my children, she and I would have raised them to be strong and happy as we were. I would have kept her safe.
"The question is Mr. Northman can I trust you? You turned your back on your own Queen. How can I know for sure that you won't do the same to me?" He asked, looking for a reason to believe I was as loyal as I was acting.
"Because I have been searching for you for a thousand years." I said, my words having a different meaning then I lead on. In a way I even wished he would remember me so that when I killed him he would know. "A true leader." I said, kneeling before him. "One strong enough to unite us all."
"I am fine, really." I said, flicking away Sookie's constant need to touch me. "Stop it!"
"I understand. I just feel so darn awful." She told me, sitting down on my big smooshie couch and leaning her head on my shoulder. Godric had gone off to bed and left us alone to talk.
Jason and Officer Bellfluer pushed open my front door, barging in on us. "Andy, Jason.. What are you doing here? Do you people knock?" I asked them. Rude. I really hated people who were rude.
"Just cause I stood up for Bill givin you his blood don't mean I forgive him. So.. I think you should press charges. What he did to you, that's domestic uhh.."
"Actually sounds more like assault or attempted murder.." Andy stepped in finishing Jason's sentence.
"I am not pressing charges. It was my fault, I shouldn't have given him my blood to begin with." I said.
"He was starving an unconscious! It's his nature." Sookie said, standing up for him.
"It is no excuse!" Jason snapped.
"It's over between me and Bill. There's nothing more to talk about." Sookie told them.
"Maybe we will come back another time. When your feeling a bit better." Andy said, taking Jason by the arm.
"No! You know what? Screw the restraining order. If he comes near you or Oliver again I'm gonna kill him. I swear it." Jason said, pointing his finger at his sister. "I'm outta here.. Somebody has gotta pay for what that fanger did to Oliver."
"Jason! Fanger? That isn't how you are! That's not how Gran raised you! You ain't a biggot or a murderer.." Sookie yelled at him, following the two men towards the door. "I know you love me and you are just trying to protect Oliver but I have seen enough killin and hatin. I can't take anymore."
Jason and Andy slammed the door behind themselves, leaving Sookie behind.. Since when did Jason Stackhouse give a shit about me? "JASON! Just please tell me you aren't gonna do something stupid?" She yelled after them.
"Let's just get some sleep Sookie. We can talk tomorrow, maybe get a little sun." I said, putting my blanket around her shoulder. "Go on upstairs and take the spare room."
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