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' Eric, you shouldn't have come. '
I opened my eyes. I was lying in an open coffin, staring at the ceiling. Where was I ?
' I had to. This is insanity. ' Eric sounded desperate. I got up, falling over as I did so, and looked round to see who Eric was talking to.
' Godric ? ' I couldn't believe my eyes. I tried to run over to him, but fell to the floor before getting there. I might have woken up, but that pill Eric gave me still hadn't worn off completely. Godric came over to me, and picked me up.
' Sigrid, my dear friend. ' He sat me on a table. I looked around : the walls were cream colored, and one of the walls was just one big window looking out onto a garden. The table I was sitting on was made of glass, and had eight cream chairs around it. Behind me, a couch was placed in front of a huge fire place. Godric wrapped his arms around me, and held me close to him. ' What happened to you ? '
' Wait, you two know each other ? ' asked Eric. He was shocked.
' I've known Sigrid since before I turned you. She is my dearest friend. ' Godric caressed my face, and I leaned my head on his chest, so glad to be safe from Eric, to be finally reunited with Godric. ' Eric, how could you be so cruel to her ? ' He was disappointed.
' She's different. Her blood is exquisite, and she has powers, I thought - '
' She is different because she is Fae, Eric. ' said Godric, matter-of-factly. There was a moment's silence before Eric finally answered.
' But the Fae were wiped out of existence ! '
' Which is why it is our duty to protect her. She is one of a kind, you will never lay eyes on anyone like her. We owe her our respect. ' Godric was calm, but stern.
I looked up to Godric. ' Just leave it, it doesn't matter anymore, I'm safe now. ' I just wanted him to take me away somewhere. I was so tired !
' It does matter. I should never have left you. Can you ever forgive me ? ' Godric took my face in his hands, and looked straight in my eyes.
' Don't be stupid ' I said, pushing his hands away, wanting to pull him into a hug. ' There's nothing to forgive, you didn't do anything wrong. You saved me, Eric's the one that hurt me. '
Godric wouldn't hug me. He looked at his feet, and whispered ' But I made Eric. '
That took a while to sink in. He never told me he had made a vampire. Why would he hide something like that from me ? I thought he trusted me, I thought he told me everything. The silence didn't last for long before Eric interrupted.
' What the hell is going on here ? ' He stormed over to us. ' I demand an explanation. '
I didn't take my eyes off the floor, so Godric spoke for me.
' I met Sigrid in 825. She had just been banished from the Fae Kingdom, never to return. I was the first vampire she met, and at first, we tried to kill each other. But after hours of battle, neither of us had the lead, so we teamed up. And for eighty years we travelled together, and we grew closer to each other. We have never once shared blood, but the bond we have is unbreakable. We have always met up every few decades, as two friends do. '
Eric just stood there for a moment, looking from Godric, to me. And then he walked off, swearing to himself.
I looked up at Godric, who seemed ashamed.
' Is he the reason why you first left me, in 905 ? ' I was trying to piece things together, trying to understand. Godric nodded. We fell silent again for a few minutes, before he spoke again.
' Sigrid, there is something else you need to know about Eric. ' I looked at him, encouraging him to continue. ' You remember that Viking, the one who you regretted killing ? ' I nodded, terrified of what he was going to say next. ' Well... Eric is his brother. The one who attacked you, the one who haunted your dreams for years. '
No. No no no no no no ! No way ! I couldn't believe it. I stood up, suddenly finding my strength. ' Why Godric ? Why him ? Out of every Viking there was, why HIM ? ' I was mad, really mad.
' I chose him because of what he would bring you, and you will find that out in time. ' He wasn't proud of himself, but he stood his ground. I closed my eyes, trying to think. But it was no good, I felt my eyes welling up and I ran off, not wanting Godric to see me cry.
I ran down the corridor, and noticed a glass door on the left that lead outside. I went through, and fell apart. I tried to breathe, in and out, but it was no good, I was sobbing. I stepped out into the night air, down the two steps that lead to the grass, and left myself fall to the ground, and I layed there, slowly calming myself down. I started humming an ancient song, from around the time I first came into this world, but I was suddenly interrupted by Eric, who seemed to just materialise from the forest at the end of the garden.
' That song... It was very important to me when I was human. ' He said, walking over to me. I wasn't scared of him anymore, not after what happened with Godric, but I still wasn't happy around him. I sat up, and watched Eric sit down on the grass next to me. He played with the grass at his feet, looking rather nervous.
' Do you have something to say to me ? ' I asked, wiping the tears from my face.
' Yes. I... I apologize for the way I treated you. I realise now Godric is right, I should have protected you because of what you are. ' He still wouldn't look at me, as though he hated himself for saying such things.
I looked at him, and in that moment I saw another Eric. Not the macho, pervert, mean, self-centered bastard I knew. But a calm, kind, sorrowful Eric who needed someone to be there for him. I suddenly remembered the look on his face 1000 years before, when I killed his brother. I needed to apologize... But he didn't even realize it was me. I moved closer to him, and put my hand on his arm. He didn't move. In fact, I would have sworn I saw red tears welling up in his eyes. But it was all over a second later.
' Eric, Sigrid, I need to speak with you. ' called Godric from the door. ' It's urgent. '
Eric was up and gone within a second, and I was left sitting in the dark on my own, more lost and confused than ever.