Chapter 14 – Panic

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No sounds could be heard in the dark night except the heavy breathing of a badly beaten Bri. To the person holding her, her panting and breath were louder than the people and the animals they could hear from miles away. The fragile human in his arms breathing began to slow, causing his pace to quicken to his destination. He was never a believer in God, but for once he found himself praying as he made it to the house. He was close to punching a whole in the door when he knocked viscously at the house

"Er- What the hell, Bri! What happened?!"


"Put her on the bed, I'll go get a change of clothes, the familiar soft voice said. She could hear the noises and movement but she could not feel her body. Her eyes would not open and her arms and legs would not move. Bri felt the heavy hands that been holding her for so long lay her on the bed. The soft mattress was a nice substitute from the hard, aching floor she was found on.

"Drink" Another voice said, she didn't have a choice, as liquid was forced into her mouth. She latched on to whatever she was drinking from, and enjoyed whatever she was drinking, until it was pulled away. Again she felt drowsy and slowly slipped back into unconsciousness. She was too far gone to hear the sigh of relief from the person next to her.

Finally her eyes opened to see him in his full glory. Bri didn't know how but she thought he was more beautiful than before. His hair was brighter, thicker. His eyes dark yet still shown. She thought she could trace every muscle on his body they were so defined.

"Eric" She couldn't hide the smile that was plastered on her face. He smiled back which surprised her.

"You are safe now" He said steadily as he walked towards her on the bed. The voice did strange things to her body, things she hadn't felt in a long time. Her Impulses got the better of her as she swung her arms around his neck and kissing him urgently and desperately, he responded quickly and put his arms around her back, lifting the hem of her shirt up. Bri, in the urgency managed to get his jacket off and gripped his shoulders with her hands, begging with her body for him to stay with her. He obliged and traced his tongue over her bottom lip, getting happy noises from her.

"Thank you" She breathed against his lips "Don't leave" She begged still clinging to him as he kissed her back

"Never" He whispered, he was rewarded with harder and sweeter kisses.

"Bri?" The kisses were clouding Bri's mind as she realized that wasn't Eric saying her name. It was Sookie's. 'No' her brain almost begged for this to not be what she thought it was, still clinging to her Eric.

The voice finally won over as she felt herself being pulled back to consciousness and opened her eyes to see Sookie's concerned face.

"Hay sweetie brought you a drink" Bri smiled at her friends concern

"Thanks Sook, what time is it?"

"It 's 1 in the afternoon, time some time for you to heal. How you feeling" Bri lifted herself up and leaned her back against the headboard

"I'm good, you" Sookie smiled at her avoidance

"Me? I'm not the one that was dragged around like a ragdoll last night by an angry vampire."

"So that's what happened" Bri's face frowned in confusion

"You don't remember?" Sookie went to sit on the bed

"To be honest, I just remember running out of the bar and then it's gone. Nada. So care to tell me the rest" Sookie shifted uncomfortably. Bri felt the déjà vu in this moment.

"Well, it seems you tried to stop a vampire trying to attack a young girl and then got yourself beaten up, he even bit you. If Eric hadn't come out at the right moment you would probably have been drained completely" Sookie was waiting for her panic at the sound of his name, but all she saw was a faint smile on her lips. Bri found herself wondering how much was real and how much was a dream from last night.

"So then what happened?"

"Well, I just got home, literally 2 seconds before and then I get a house call from Eric with you dangling in his arms covered in blood. Then we spend the next few hours saving your life, fun night."

"Sorry" Bri immediately felt the guilt from knowing she caused all this trouble.

"Not your fault you attract danger. Although next time please think before trying to play the big hero and try something new like… I don't know… calling for help, normal people do it.

"Good point. I promise I will think before I act, okay Sook?" Sookie smiled at her childishness at being told what to do.

"So… When did he leave?"

"You want the honest answer?" Bri nodded her head.

"Until I kicked him out, which was about half an hour till sunrise. He wouldn't leave the room. I managed to get him out by promising him that I would call tonight and tell him how you are. That's about it really

"Wow" was all Bri could manage. Sookie smiled. Finally, some progress! She thought, these two were driving her insane with their will they won'tantics, they were worse than a soap opera. Any day now some man could jump out shouting he was the long lost brother from Egypt, it was ridiculous she thought. Then it hit her

"Come with me" She nearly shouted at Bri

"Huh?"

"Eric wants to know how you are, so come with me and show him. Then you can say thank you face to face, and maybe finally talk. It's taken you long enough." Sookie managed to duck from the pillow being launched at her head. Be ready by 9. I actually want to get to sleep tonight.


After hours of pacing, deciding what to wear and listening to Sookie's advice (Apparently shoving your tongue down someone's throat is a great way to say thanks) She was standing outside Fangtasia in a skimpy Black dress (Sookie's choice) and panicking completely.

"Calm Bri, you've already been attacked by a vampire and nearly drained, what's the worst that could happen tonight?"

"Okay let's go before I bolt" They made their way to the front entrance and were greeted by Pam

"Hey Pam, we're here to see Eric" Sookie seemed so calm and relaxed, Bri hated her right now.

"Hello Sookie and… well if it isn't our little hero"

"That's me" the nervous smile said it all, causing Pam to laugh.

"He's in his office, been grumpy and on edge all night, no clue why"

"I think I do" Sookie sang, this got Pam suspicious and she immediately looked at Bri, as Sookie dragged her inside the bar and headed towards his office. Sookie knocked on the door getting a gruff "What?" from Eric inside.

"Go get him girl" was all Sookie said before she ran away back to the bar. Bri took a deep breath and opened the door. Eric was sitting there surrounded by paperwork, not looking to see who it was, Bri knew she would have to speak first.

"Hi" Eric's head shot up and immediately and immediately she felt lost looking at his blue eyes. Concentrate her mind shouted and she snapped back.

"How are you feeling?" His face couldn't hide the concern

"Well, I'm not dead" She smiled, trying her best to hide her nerves. She moved closer towards his desk . "Eric. I came here to say thanks. I mean that's twice you've saved my life, I feel like I should pay you.

"Well I am glad to see you walking at least, and you have saved me from danger on at least one occasion if I remember correctly ." Bri racked her brain to remember what she did. Eric's voice brought her back before she could remember.

"The girl you saved last night was also grateful, she is alive thanks to you"

"What about the vampire who attacked me?"

"He won't be coming back again, he has been punished… permanently" That shook Bri, suddenly she saw the vampire Eric, vicious and cruel.

"What about the law, won't you get in trouble?" He stood up from his desk and made his way towards her, after all the years he still loved it when her heart beat fluttered loudly and her body reacted to him.

"I am the law in this area. I'm sheriff. So I don't think I will be in much trouble" He smirked.

"Can I ask you something?" Eric simply nodded

"Did...Umm…did you give me your blood?" Bri finally managed to spit it out.

"I did. It was that or let you die. It was not a hard choice "She tried to hide her smile, but it was no use. He could see her face brighten by what he said, yet he didn't regret. The last time he saw that face it was scared and upset. He liked to see her smile and her eyes brighten. That still couldn't erase what she did. He found himself turning back to his angry self that still couldn't erase what she did. He found himself turning back to his angry self.

"You should be going. I have work to do" His expression showed no emotion. Bri's smile faded as she realised the niceness had faded. She didn't speak and headed back towards the bar to find Sookie.

She sat down on the stool looking for her ride home but she saw nothing.

"Hey babe, you wanna dance with a vampire" It wasn't a question but a suggestion. The vampire looked at least 18.

"I'm okay thanks, I'm actually looking for someone, maybe next time"

"Next time" He gave a creepy smile and sauntered off happily. After 5 minutes Bri gave up and asked the bartender. A large, bulky vampire with black hair.

"Excuse me. Have you seen a pretty blonde human, wearing a flowery short dress? She was sitting here I think"

"You Bri?" He asked gruffly

"That's me"

"She asked me to tell you that Bill called some kind of emergency and she had to run. Here's some money from her for a cab. She said she was really sorry."

"Crap" Bri muttered. "thank you" She said to the bartender before making her way to the front to catch a cab.

It was freezing outside and Bri was mentally cursing Sookie every 10 seconds for doing this to her

"Better be a fucking good emergency" She muttered under her shaky breath. Then the sound of footsteps made her turn around to see the young vampire that offered her the dance walk towards her and she started to panic. The memories from the night before crashing back to her

"Hay!" Bri shouted at the vampire feeling a big case of 'déjà vu' Except this vampire wasn't blond and gorgeous, he was ugly and fat, and he was about to lung for her throat. The young girl ran of into the bar whilst Bri was left with a very unhappy vampire.

"Hello pretty lady"

She felt the hits that he gave her and his teeth sinking into her neck.

"Hey you okay darling?" Bri couldn't hear him all she saw was the vampire from last night. His brown eyes staring into hers before sinking his teeth in and taking in her blood. His hands squeezing her wrist. She couldn't breathe. Her body slowly sank to the floor. The young vampire ran off. It could have been 10 seconds or 10 minutes Bri didn't know, she stayed there on the floor shaking and silently crying so scared and alone.


"Hey Boss you might want to take care of this, some girl having a panic attack in the car park. No one wants to move her in case she lashes out. I thin-" Eric already knew who it was, he could feel it. It killed him to feel it. Human speed was not fast enough and he was outside before Chow could finish his sentence. Eric thought he knew what a broken heart felt like as he saw her laying there, shivering from the cold and the panic. It hurt to see her so scared and vulnerable. As he made his way over to her and the few people that had gathered to take a look, he realised that the hate anger he had felt before In his office was gone, all that was left was concern.

"Pam!" Pam hurried over to him seeing the worry on his face, something she hadn't seen in a long time. "Get these people back inside offer them free drinks or something just get them out" He said quietly so only she could hear. It obviously worked as people scurried back inside. Eric would have smiled at the way humans could be easily manipulated, but right now he needed to calm Bri down. He lifted her up so his face was level with hers and gently put his hand on her cheek.

"Bri, it's okay. It's Eric. I'm not going to hurt you, just calm down." Bri's eyes finally opened and stared straight into blue orbs, calming her slightly. It still didn't stop the crying as she clung to his shirt, choking out, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry" Eric could of unlatched her fingers from his shirt so her tears wouldn't ruin his designer t-shirt. Yet he chose to leave them where they were and stroked her cheek as she cried. He knew he was in for a long night.

I am so sorry. I now have a valid excuse for being so late. My laptop had a whole load of very bad viruses, so I had no laptop. My sister's boyfriend being the super genius that he is managed to fix it. To make up for it her is the longest chapter in this story so far (I think) Enjoy! And Review I love Reviews they make me smile!!!!!