Tara's P.O.V
My earbubs were snatched from my ears as Neighbors know my Name, by Trey Songs belted out. I opened my eyes to glare at a very dishelved looking Pam and a furious looking Kristin.
"What the fuck happened to you?" I growled as got up from my coffin.
"You really should turn down your music when your Sleep." Pam said dryly.
I rolled my eyes and for the first time I noticed what Kristin was wearing. She was wearing some tight well fitting black yoga pants, some black and white high top Adidas, a cut black shirt that stopped right below her chest. Her stomach was very visible. And to top off this bizarre look she had a black snapback facing backwards and her hair down.
"Jeez whats with the get up?" I asked as I motioned to her.
"Nothing. " she said curtly.
"Damn what crawled up y'alls ass and died?" As I stomped up the stairs with the two older vampires on my heels.
When I got to the top of the stairs I was met with a very sickly Nora. She had on a white nightgown and her already pale skin was translucent, black veins mares ever inch of her skin. Her hair was greasy and tangled. Eric stood next to her his usually hard unreadable exterior was etched with worry for Nora.
I eased around the two trying not to gawk to much at Nora. Jessica came from around the bar area and came to stand next to me.
"I barley got here." Jessica whispered.
"I just was woken up. By a bitchy Pam and furious redhead." I commented as I watched the older vampires talk. They were talking in such low voices that I had to strain to hear them.
Kristin broke away from the group and came to stand before us. She was clenching and unclenching her hands at her side.
"Whats up with those two?" I asked nodding towards Pam and Eric.
"Let Pam tell you." She growled, leaning into the bar her muscled flexed as her lithe frame quivered from some unknown source to me.
"Hey baby, there is nothing you could have done." Jessica said soothingly.
"No matter how much I don't like that mousy haired cunt. She doesn't deserve to die like this." The redhead ran her hands down her thighs in quick jerky movements.
"How come that boy you found looks like he was never sick? " I asked.
"My only theory is that since he is such a newly made vampire, the Hep V couldn't be as effective since his human blood still flowed in his veins."
I nodded pondering this in my head.
"Do jesus, this is pissing me off." The redhead groaned as she took of the snap back, ran her hands through her long hair off to the side. Idling spinning the tip of the hat on her middle finger.
"What does she mean she can't fix her! She is the fucking vampire of all vampires! " Eric roared at Pam.
"Careful Viking. In your current position you have no right to yell at Pam." Kristin snarled as she stopped the hat mid twirl.
"Why should I? My sister is dying!"
"Not my fault. If she hadn't wigged out the other day she would have known better."
"YOU DIDN'T TELL HER!" The blonde viking snarled as he took a threatening step towards the redhead.
" Actually I did. I texted her, called her, fucking smoke signaled, telegram and whatever else form of communication you can think of, I did." Her voice had gone cold and her violet eyes flashed as she took in the tall vampire.
"Is this true Nora?" Eric asked, not facing the brunette, but his voice broke.
"It is . I was still mad at her." Nora sad weakly as she coughed and hacked into a overly used hanky.
"You were mad at ME, the redhead roared titling her head to the side," As I seem to recall you were the one who disrespected MY girlfriend!"
"Damn I said I was sorry." Nora huffed.
"Well your sorry could have gone a lot further if you would have picked up the fucking phone and called me back. I mean something should have clicked when I repeated called and texted you. No, 'oh maybe I should call back the women who tried to kill me. It must be important if she keeps calling'."
"So you blame what is happening to her on her?"Eric asked stunned.
" In laymen terms, yes I do." Kristin said as she commenced to spinning her hat again.
" I can't believe you. I thought you were here to help us." Eric spat.
" I am here to help you. Must I remind you of the ever growing list of times I have saved y'all. Taken bullets, knives and other projectiles for you?"
Eric growled and mumbled under his breath as he stalked back over to Nora and stroked her hair.
" Im sorry, I didn't quite catch that last part Viking."
" I said, I thought you loved us."
"I could say the same for you and a certain someone else too." She retorted.
"You don't understand why I did it. I had to."
"No I don't understand why you would do it. She has been nothing but faithful to you for over a hundred years. So why don't you explain it to all of us."
" I DID IT BECAUSE NORA IS GOING TO DIE. AND I WONT BE ANY GOOD TO PAM AFTER THAT!" Eric screamed. It was the first time I had ever heard him raise he voice above a low mummer.
Eric and released Pam. Thats why she looked like shit and I wasn't getting any feedback from her end of the bond.
"Thats when you need your progeny the most, you inconsiderate dickhead of a man." I snarled.
"Tara, stay out of this. This is between Pam and I. I will let that comment go this time." Eric warned.
My blood was boiling. Pam had been nothing but good to this man and here is was releasing her because he is too pussy to deal with his emotions.
My fangs dropped,"What are you afraid to hear the truth out loud? You are a coward Eric Northman. You are a ungrateful fucking coward if you could really let go of one of the only people that ever could stand to be around your bi-polar ass!You couldn't appreciate what you had while you had it. I hope that this torments you for the rest of your miserable vampire life you fuck!"
Eric blinked in shock before his fangs clicked and he sped towards me. But just before he could reach me, his hand raised, Pam was in front of me, blocking me from the blow that was meant for me. The sound of cold skin colliding with cold skin was deafening.
Pam's head rocketed back as his hand came into contact with her face. Blood spurted from her mouth and flew onto the floor. She fell to the floor and I was there kneeling in a flash drawing her to me.
Tears welled in my eyes as blood poured from her mouth as she groaned. I whipped the blood away as best as I could and cradled her in my arms as she lay there prone, trying to regain some sense.
" I am so sorry." Eric blubbered as he came towards us.
An animalistic possessiveness ran through me. I saw Eric as a major threat to my Pam and I. I snarled as I pinned him with my eyes blazing with fury. I got up cradling Pam in my arms, I held her close to me.
Eric drew back, bowing with hands up head down in a almost submissive act. I eyed the room, everybody was a threat to my mate. I growled a continuous guttural sound that tore my throat raw with its might. Kristin move back lowering her head to me and placed a protective hand on Jessica waist.
Nora scrambled up weakly to Eric and grabbed his hand and pulled him from the club. I walked slowly over to the door that led to the back rooms, making sure that I kept both redheads in my line of sight. In a flash I vamp sped from the room to take care of my Maker.
Pam's P.O.V
My head hurt like a bitch. Eric had really did me a number. But deep down I knew that I would always take any blow that was meant for my Tara.
I was currently in the bathroom sitting most ungracefully on the edge of the tub as Tara drew the water. She had a look of pure concentration as she sped away and picked up some bubble bath and Epson salt.
Unless she wanted to dunk my head under I didn't see the use for the salts. But I let her have her way. Her side of the bond was streaking fury and rage as she threw the salts in the water and dumped the bubble bath in.
"Take off your clothes. " she ordered me.
"Only if you do too." I said as I stood and stripped out the top.
"Oh jesus." She slurred.
"Pam will do just fine." I shot back smiling in victory as a small smile broke out on her face.
"This anit about me."
"It is if I say it is," I drawled as I took of the last of clothing and slipped in the bathtub,"and I say it is." Patting the rim of the tub.
"I gonna take care of you. From outside the tub thank you."
"Do I have to say it?" I warned sinking lower, giving her death glare not the slightest fuck.
"Is that the resolve to everything?"
"It wouldn't have to be if you did as asked."
"Aw fuck that."
"Wanna find out?"
"No."
"Good girl, now get your fine ass in the damnable tub with me."
She rolled her eyes, but did as bayed. I took in her toned body as she stripped and tipped into the tub sitting on the opposite end facing me drawing her legs to her chest.
I stretched out my legs and placed them on either side of her my toes curled into the warm marble.
"Why so far away?"
"You told me to get in, you never told me where." She smarted back.
"Don't get all smart mouth with me ya hear?" I growled playfully.
"Not my fault you weren't specific enough."
"Do I have to show you what happens to people who smart mouth me?"
"Ooo I am sooo scared." She said throwing and over dramatic hand on her chest. "
"Tis Tis Tis, you are just asking for it."
"Like you could... in your particular position. " she mummered as she slide a leg down to met my core.
"Don't start something you cant possible hope to finish." I rasped as I clenched my legs closed trapping her leg between mine.
"I would never." She said in a high squeaky school girl voice.
"Shut it and come here." I commanded.
"Yes Missy Pam. " she teased as she pried my legs open and slide in between them coming to rest on her knees.
"Closer."
An eyebrow raised but she inched closer. I stuck out and lifted her and slammed her down on my lap, to where she straddled me.
"What the fuck!" She gasped.
"You where taking to long." I drawled
"Well somebody is very moody." Tara drawled.
"No not moody, just horny." I stated bluntly.
"Well fuck me." She expired an unneeded breath.
"Thats whats I have been trying to do for the last 20 minutes."
"Geez you know what I mean."
"No actually I don't think I do. I think you should help me understand your meaning love."
"Must you make everything sexual. I mean really do you think of anything else?" Tara laughed as she wrapped her arms around my neck as she got more comfortable.
"No. Not really, especially when your in the same room." I smirked as I wrapped my hands around her ample ass and kneaded softly.
"I do believe you are the one who is the sexy kitty, not me." She giggled as she leaned in and bit my bottom lip, tugging at the plump flesh she found there.
I growled into her lips and pressed flush against her I shifted my head and pushed my tongue into her mouth and sucked her lip into my mouth.
She moaned into my mouth and kissed me back with a tender compassion that had my head spinning, my loins screaming, and my heart melting all at the same time. She stroked the sides of my face with soft wet fingers.
I tightened my grip on her waist and spread her legs further, water sloshed out the tub and splashed on the floor as I rocked her hips with my hands. She picked up my pace and started to groan deep in her throat.
I smiled into her lips and kissed my way down her toned neck and sucked and nipped at the soft, smooth skin I found there. I trailed a hand from her hips down between the crevice of her parted thighs and when I found her throbbing bundle of nerves I slide it between my index and middle finger and stroked it.
Her head flew back and her eyes rolled back in her head as a heated moan filled the steamy bathroom. She bucked into my teasing fingers.
"Please... please Pam." She growled as her fangs clicked down. She bit her lip so hard that she drew blood.
I smashed my lips to her now bloody ones and licked and sucked the precious drops into my mouth. Her blood flooded across my tastebuds and I moaned in sheer pleasure.
"God your so damn fucking sexy." I growled as I continued to tease her clit with my fingers.
"If I am so damn fucking sexy then why are you not knuckles deep in me right now?" She groaned into my lips.
"I. Want. To. Savor. You." I moaned as I started to go faster on her clit.
"Fuck savoring! Just fuck me!" She pleaded. She bit my lip and scored her fangs down the plump flesh.
I snarled and drove three fingers into her without warning. She clamped a death grip on my shoulders and held on for dear life. I thrust into her with a vengeance, curling my fingers inside, feeling the soft spongy tissue of her walls.
"Savoring enough?" I grunted, smirking in cocky pride as she was reduced to a mewling, moaning mess before me.
I reared up and more water splashed out the tub as I wrapped my free arm around her lower back and took a dark brown nipple in my mouth, flicking it with the tip of my tongue.
"Aw fuck..." Tara hissed as her back muscles clenched under my hand. I drove into her faster, lumping and inhuman speed. The water churned and frothed at the motion of my hand under the water.
I felt her walls clench my fingers sucking them in impossibly deep. I knew she was close, I smashed my mouth to hers and kissed her madly. I felt her go stiff as she came. Her moans were swallowed by my mouth as I didn't stop kissing her.
When her orgasm subsided some I pulled away and kissed her forehead as she slumped into me. Her body was lax in my arms. I slide my digits from her and got up. I pulled her with me, she wrapped her legs around my waist and laid her head on my shoulder.
I stepped from the bath and grabbed a large plush towel from the towel rack and warped it around us. I held her close with one arm, supporting her weight with ease as I opened the door. I was met with a fist in the prime to knock.
The boy Jonathan stumbled back out of fear, seeing me there. He averted his eyes and looked down at his shoes
"What do you want?" I sneered.
"Uh... Kristin told me to tell you that dinner is on her tonight." He mumbled, switching from foot to m foot nervously.
"Oh, thats nice... I guess."
"Yeah." He agreed, running his hand through his shoulder length hair, moving it out his eyes.
"Well, if you will excuse me, my hands are kind of full."
"Oh yeah of course duh. I'll just clean up the bathroom. She told me to do anything that you needed me to."
"Clean the bathroom, then go home." I said.
"Yes ma'am. " he said with a slight bow.
I moved out the way and he slipped in the bathroom and commenced to cleaning.
"No need to be so rude Missy Pam. " Tara mumbled into my shoulder as I walked down the hall to the basement entrance
"That wasn't rude." I countered as I descended the stairs.
"But it sure as hell wasn't nice."
"Who said I had to be nice?"
She just shook her head and unlatched her legs from around my waist, but I didn't let go. She was suspended from the floor in my hold. The towel fell to floor in a useless heap.
"You can let go you know." She smiled.
"Never." I growled.
I kissed her then, soft and sweet. I let our bond be flooded with my emotions towards this women before me. My progeny, my lover, and most of all she was mine, and mine alone.
Kristin's P.O.V
Jessica and I were currently speeding along in my Challenger, I was switching gears in shirt jerky movements. I was so livid at Eric. The windows were down and the humid Louisiana air blew into my face as I raced way above sped limit.
I had plugged in my phone and Prince Royce belted out hie sweet serenade of Darte Un Beso. Jessica was reclining in the passenger sit. She had placed her hand on top of mine as it took a permanent death grip on the clutch. She was tracing the veins she found there repeatedly.
The repetitive motion had my inner beast cool down a notch, but it still wanted very badly to turn this damn car around and fucking kill Eric. but I fought down my beast, knowing that killing Eric wouldn't solve anything and the blonde would never forgive me if I did.
"Where are we going?" Jessica whispered under the music, I still heard her though.
"To be honest I don't know." i said as I again shifted gears and the car shot forward at neck breaking speed.
"Any faster?" She asked sarcastically.
"Of course." I smiled as I shifted into third gear and pressed the pedal down all the way. The car shot forward and the speedometer tipped over 150 miles and hour. The engine purred like a contented cat as we raced around the bends of the road.
My nose was suddenly assaulted by the smell of fresh sand and the salty smell of the ocean. I slowed down considerably, yet still managed be above the speed limit. I pulled off the road hearing the crunch of leaves as the tired rolled over them. I stopped the car and turned it off.
"Come on." I said to Jessica as I got out the car and came around to her side and opened the door. She stepped out and stretched.
"Where are we?"
"The fuck if I know. All I know is that there's a beach, and we haven't actually been on a real date." I smiled as I reached out and took her hand in mine.
" Why Miss Le Bellfort , are you asking me on a date?" She smiled as she drew me to her.
"What? Me? Of course not, I was just asking if you would like to take a romantic stroll along the beach with a girl who is secretly is in love with you. Hypothetically speaking of course." I smirked.
"Oh well then I guess I am going to have to decline. You see because I have this really hot girlfriend I am kinda already involved with. So yeah."
"Why would said girlfriend leave such a beauty as you all by yourself with a stranger, who is secretly in love with her, on a empty road late at night by the beach?"
"Because said girlfriend is here with us. She is hiding out in the trunk to keep an eye on said stranger."
"Oh really? Well let me just go back there and check on her, apologize for the driving and ensure her everything is under control."
"You do that, imma text Pam and tell her meal is waiting for them."
I grinned from ear to ear, loving the fact that she was going along with my joke. I un clasped myself from her and went around to the trunk and popped it open. I rummaged around and found a blanket and six pack of Tru Blood. I gabbed them and slammed the trunk shut.
"Jessica I am sorry but I had to tie your friend up in the back. She was getting a little to friendly with you."I said as I walked out from behind the car.
Jessica was leaning against the hood of my car texting at vamp speed. When she heard my voice she looked up and smiled.
"Oh to bad. I was looking forward to her company."
"Guess you're just going to have to put up with your really hot girlfriend." I sighed pouting.
"Yeah I guess you'll just have to do."
She got up and walked over to me and took the pack of Tru Blood from me. I grinned as I shifted the blanket to my right arm and placed my other hand in hers and we walked off towards the sounds of crashing waves.
We walked for a bit until the actually beach came into view. The moON was full and it lit up the night sky and millions of stars danced across the walked over to a nice flat piece of sand and I laid out the blanket and sat down, patting next to me.
She giggled and sat down and placed the Tru Blood down my her feet. I unlaced my shoes and took them off along with the socks. I moaned as the salty fresh air hit my feet. I wiggled and cracked my toes and dug them into the sand, loving the feel of the graduals of sand tickled my feet.
She followed suit and took off her shoes and laid back, placing her head in my lap. I reached out and started to stoke her long red tresses gently. She purred in satisfaction as her eyes closed.
I stared down at her, she looked so peaceful and regal. My heart clenched painfully as the love that I had for this women came crashing into me in a tidal wave.
I tore my eyes away from her reluctantly and stared now at the dark ocean before us. It was peaceful here. Fuck anywhere wit her was peaceful. I could still feel my inner beast on the edge, but it had settled down a lot by having Jessica so close.
I stroked a finger down the side of her face and she turned into the touch and nuzzled by hand, kissing the fleshy part of my hand.
"God you are the most beautiful creatures that I have ever had the pleasure of laying my eyes on." I breathed out.
"Your not so bad yourself." she mumbled. I laughed a little.
"Why don't you have a way with words." I teased, letting my voice take on a deep Southern drawl.
"Wow, you sounded so much like Pam right there, all the way down to the sarcastic tone and everything."
"You think she will get mad if I do that in front of her?" I giggled evilly.
"This Pam we are taking here, of course she would get furious."
"Thats all the more reason to do it. I haven't annoyed her in a while since the last time at Fangtasia."
"You're just asking for it." She warned.
"Yeah maybe I am." I shrugged.
We fell into a comfortable silence. I continued to stroke her hair as I started to hum a lullaby. Her eyes snapped open as she heard my hum. I waggled my eyebrows at her and continued. My head swayed as I continued to hum the lullaby.
"Sing for me please?" She begged as she snuggled in deeper into my lap.
I stopped my humming and smiled down at her,"Of course."
"It's in Swedish though."
"Thats okay, I just want to hear your voice."
"Jag vet en dejlig rosa, och vit som liljeblad."(I know of a lovely rose, she is white as the lily's petal.)
I started out, letting the words take me away. My voice rose and fell with the song.
"När jag på henne tänker, så görs mitt hjärta glad. (It gladdens my heart to think of her.)
Dess stämma ger en hjärtans tröst, likt näktergalens blida röst, (Her voice gives great solace, like the gentle sound of the nightingale,)
så hövisk och så ljuv. (so corteous and delightful.)
Som solen fagert skiner, är hon som purpur klar. (Alike the fair sunshine, she is bright as purple.)
Gud låt dig aldrig sörja, men alltid vara glad! (God let you never sorrow, but always be merry!)
Må de få komma samman med hjärtans fröjd och gamman, (May they come together with joyful hearts,)
som längta till varann! (who long for each other!)
I stopped and leaned down and kissed her eyelids in turn gently before continuing.
Var dag går solen neder och dagelig uppgår. (Each day the sun goes down, each day it rises.)
När kommer dagen blider, att jag dig skåda får? (When will the clear day come again, that I can behold you?)
I hågen är du städs mig när. Farväl, farväl, min hjärtlig kär! (You are always close to me in my mind. Farewell, farewell, my beloved!)
I finished the lullaby and Jessica opened her eyes and I was rewarded with the blue orbs staring up at me.
"That was beautiful. You have the voice of an angel. I didn't understands shit you just said, but it makes me want to fuck you right here and right now, and go to sleep."
"You are always more than welcome to have both. It it's almost dawn mi amor (my love)I must get you home and into bed before you get the bleeds."
"aww I wanted to fuck you." She whined.
"I know, I know. You don't know how bad I want you to fuck me right now, but we must get home. You can fuck me all you like in your daydreams today. Them when the sun goes down you can have me for real."I smiled
"Fucking baby vamp sleep pull." She cursed as she got up and pulled me to my feet.
I grabbed the blanket and our shoes. She grabbed the bottles and we walked back to the car. I opened the trunk and dumped the stuff inside, breaking off two bottle of Tru Blood before getting in the car. Jessica was all ready in the car.
I handed her the bottled and she nodded before opening one and taking a long swallow, grimacing at the taste. I stared the car and it revved to life and I sped off in the opposite direction, again speeding down the highway. Jessica was slumped in the seat and the empty bottle of blood was dangling from her hand.
i reached over and took it and placed it in the cup holder and intertwined our hands. She squeezed my hand before falling into Sleep. I continued to sped down the night way, humming that tune i just finished signing to her.
And I was happy, just being with her.
Xxxxxxx
A/N: The lullaby is a Swedish lullaby called
'Jag Vet En Dejlig Rosa' or in English 'I Know Of A Lovely Rose'