A/N: I don't own anything I'm just taking the characters out for a walk.
Reconnecting with my Maker - Eric's POV
It has been centuries since I have been in the same room as my Maker Godric. When we took Sheriff positions in neighbouring areas I thought that we would at least see one another every few decades but he has steadily withdrawn into himself. Isabel secretly keeps me abreast of what is happening; she once had a similar relationship with her maker, though he is no longer: he met the sun around the turn of the last century. I cannot imagine the pain that she must have felt loosing her maker not to war or at another's hand. Revenge could be sought at least but for him to take his own life: madness.
I booked the room across the hall from Compton hoping to be as big of a thorn in his side as possible. It is just too easy to get under his skin, which really begs the question: why? The entire time Compton has been residing in my Area he has claimed to be mainstreaming but from what I can see the only thing he does is stalk Sookie and her friends and family members. During my search for a missing Vampire Eddie I found his scent around Sookie's brothers property along with the missing Vampire. This will need to be addressed and soon I cannot be seen to be lenient towards vampire drainers even if I do want to fuck his sister. The murder of Jason's girlfriend in his home and subsequent arrest and then disappearance have provided a plausible reason for delaying his punishment should this knowledge get into the hands of others.
Calling in Bill's Maker Lorena was perhaps a stroke of genius or perhaps it will come back and bite me in the ass. I can hear them arguing from my suite it appears that they have remained awake all day surely resulting in the bleeds.
Their relationship is clearly toxic Bill insisting that he wants nothing to do with her and she wanting to control his every action. I cannot help but yearn for my own Maker even more, he has always been so patient and wise letting me learn but always there to make sure that I never get into irrevocable trouble. I again reach out to him though our blocked bond. For the vast majority of my life as Godric's Childe he has never closed our bond off as he has done in the last year. I have been so distracted that I didn't notice that it was gone until Isabel called to tell me that he was missing. Our bond was just always there in the background it is a part of me a part of who I am and now it feels as if a part of me is missing.
The sound of someone knocking on Compton's door breaks me out of my thoughts. A muffled female voice responds and a male voice says "I have a message for Bill Compton, it's from Sookie Stackhouse. She says she and the Sheriff are in the basement of the fellowship and they need help."
I hardly hear the last of the human's sentence as I zoom down the hall and up the stairwell to the roof where I can take to the sky. I fly quickly to the church and within seconds I find a door, which is unguarded and moving too fast for the human eye to see I make my way to the basement door. Suddenly I am overwhelmed by my Maker's emotions I stumble and almost rip the door handle clean off. Our bond has suddenly blown wide open and Godric is experiencing more emotions than I have ever felt from him in a thousand years. What is even stranger it feels as though there is another presence in our bond. I zoom down the stairs and go to one knee in front of my Maker. It seems an age before he speaks, emotions raging between us.
"Eric, you should not have sent humans." He sounds so disappointed in me.
"But Master they seek to destroy you." Surely he must be grateful on some level to be leaving this so called church.
"I'm aware of what they have planned. They have not harmed me." All of a sudden the piercing cry of the alarm sounds. "This one has betrayed us." He nods towards the body of Isabel's human, which is sprawled out on the other side of the cage. I can't help my confusion and jealousy at seeing my Maker clutching Sookie Stackhouse in his arms.
"Is she alright?" In an attempt to ascertain her health with my vampire senses I inhale. The scents in this basement are revolting, she does seem to be alive her heartbeat is strong and her breathing even. She seems to be asleep: odd. Even more odd is the wave of jealousy that rushes through our bond before he again shuts it down.
"I'm not sure but we really should be leaving. Spill no blood on your way out." He speaks quickly and makes the last a command something he hasn't done in centuries.
We make our way up the stairs, the church is a beehive of activity there are young men with weapons posted everywhere. We hide briefly behind a corner and see three young men posted by the closest door. It's like old times again and I smirk at Godric and then skulk out into the open under the guise of a human. At first it seems that they would be simple to convince to abandon their posts however they are aware that a vampire is loose and they are suspicious. Sookie yells, "stake" and I whirl and grab the stake from the man that attempted to circle around and attack me while my back was turned I then quickly incapacitate all three men.
We are about to exit but see a steady stream of armed men coming straight this way. We quickly back track and head in the other direction, just as we step into the sanctuary we hear Steve Newlin's booming voice call out.
"Going somewhere are we?" He stands at the front of the church and as we slow and turn towards him armed men and women quickly surround us.
"Yes I will be leaving this night, I wanted to show you that not all Vampires were evil. I thought that if you were to see that some of us felt remorse for our actions that you might." Godric's words chill me to the bone, it's as I feared he was here of his own free will: he wants to meet the sun.
"What that I might be convinced that you're not the subhuman evil blood thirsty soul-sucking daemons that you clearly are." Newlin interrupts my Makers statement with more of his crazy.
"That doesn't even make any sense." Sookie mutters, she really is brighter than most give her credit for.
"Chain them in silver, we will have two for our Holy bonfire at dawn." The young men start to slowly close in on us holding out heavy sliver chains. This isn't looking good; I certainly can't let Sookie get taken by these religious nut jobs.
Godric moves as if he wants pass Sookie to me. He has been holding so tight to her I was starting to hope that she would intrigue him enough to hold him to this plane for another century at least.
"Take me and let them go, they have done nothing to harm you." The so-called Reverend speaks before he let her out of his arms.
"That's noble but she's just as culpable as you both are. She's a traitor to her race. The human race. She hardly deserves mercy, maybe we should tie her to you so you could meet the sun together." At his words both Godric and I drop fang and I can almost feel how tightly he is clutching Sookie to his chest. It is simply not acceptable that she would die like this - she has done nothing - these people are mad.
"Sookey!" The church doors fly open and Compton calls out for Sookie in his overly thick southern accent, followed closely by what appears to be Godric's entire nest.
"One more step Vampire and the girl dies." Newlin now has a gun trained on Godric and Sookie.
"If you shoot her, everyone here will die. Let her go now!" Compton is only riling up these religious extremists.
"Bill shut up!" If only he would actually abide orders; how he has lived this long I don't know.
"Honestly what do they see in you?" Newlin asks as if to himself.
"Steve Newlin! You have pushed us too far. You expect us to sit on our thumbs while you round up your men to come lynch us? We'll kill you first. Same way we did your father." Stan bellows as soon as he enters the room.
"Murderer!" Newlin screamed. Before he can do anything rash Jason shoots Newlin in the hand he is holding the gun with, which falls to the floor and then again square between his eyes with a blue paintball. I take the opportunity and grab up the gun and take Newlin by the scruff of his neck.
"Enough! You came for me I assume Underlings?" Godric speaks before Stan can get anymore out of hand.
"Yes Sheriff." Stan looks annoyed that he isn't going to get to slaughter the humans.
"These people have not harmed me. You see we can coexist. Mr. Newlin, I do not wish to create bloodshed when none is called for. Help me set an example. If we leave you in peace, will you do the same?" My Maker attempts to reason with Newlin.
"I will not negotiate with subhumans! Kill me. Do it. Jesus will protect me." Newlin's eyes gleam with crazy as he attempts to goad me into breaking my Makers command that I spill no blood.
"I am actually older than your Jesus. I wish I could have known him, but I missed it." Godric tells them solemnly. "Good people, who of you is willing to die for this man's madness?" No one spoke and I can see that some are rethinking their allegiances. "That's what I thought. Stand down, everyone. People, go home. It's over now."
I drop Newlin like a rag dog as his fots members flee the church, I am sure that this is not the end of this. There is no way that this man will stop here, especially not after we disgraced him in front of his so-called congregation.
Jason rushes up to Godric. "Oh my god, is she alright? Sook, Sookie, oh my god I'm so sorry... What happened, who did this, I'll kill them!"
"She is simply exhausted, she will be fine. And there is no need, as he is already dead." Godric tells him; curious he has killed in defence of her? Oh and here comes Bill this should be interesting, he is attempting to push Jason out of the way so that he can take Sookie from my Maker.
"Bill what are you doing? Why was she even here in the first place." Jason whirls around in an impressive display of speed for a human and starts in on Compton. Godric takes the opportunity to turn and walk away from them both. Compton wastes no time in following them still attempting to remove Sookie from Godric's arms.
"Give her to me, Sookie is mine." At his words the growl emitted by my Maker sends everyone in the immediate vicinity into fight or flight mode and all freeze including Compton. I have not heard such a massive display of raw power from any being in all my thousand years on this earth.
"You will not touch her, unless she asks you to." He tells him in an outwardly calm voice and then continues walking leaving everyone staring at his back. As soon as he reaches outside he tells me telepathically that he will see me at the nest. Then he launches them both into the sky. Compton may as well have smoke coming out of his ears: it is beautiful. It seems as though I am left to ensure that we all depart in his stead. Stan is a woefully inadequate lieutenant and Isabel is nowhere to be found. I wave Jason over and follow him into one of the vehicles moments later we are leaving the church parking lot headed for the nest.
I immediately search out Godric: he is in his room. I knock softly and he immediately opens the door. I am bowled over by his presence it is so awesome. He wastes not time in speaking, "Eric can you ask Isabel to find, Sookie is it? Some clothes to wear." I nod to confirm her name and quickly leave in search of Isabel. She is not too difficult to find, as it seems that she is on her way to Godric's room.
"Isabel, Godric asked me to let you know that he requires clothing and supplies for Sookie. She will need to change for the gathering as she was injured in the church and her dress is not wearable." I tell her, knowing that she will not need any more information than this with vampire recall she would be well aware of her sizes already.
"No problem Sheriff I think that we are similar sizes, I will gather a few options and take them to her." Isabel tells me agreeably.
"She is in his room." At this I see a look of disbelief cross Isabel's face before she wipes her face of any emotion and nods before she continues on down the hall to her own rooms. I make my way out into the main living area to see if I can find something to distract me from what is going on with my Maker.
It doesn't take long for the nest to fill with Vampire and humans milling about. All are here to welcome my Maker home after his stint in the basement of the fellowship of the sun. Why he was there in the first place is starting to eat at me. There is no way that he wasn't there of his own free will. It took nothing for me to get in and he was just standing there with Sookie in his arms in perfect health, although he could use a few pints. There are several humans milling around, I know exactly what usually works to get him to feed. A young male with AB negative blood preferably one who hasn't been fed from before. It seems that who ever planned this get together knows this as well as there are a few who fit this description milling around.
It's strange that I am so happy that Godric seems so taken with Sookie. Ever since I met her it has been difficult to think of anything else but her. I am almost ashamed of the lengths that I am gone to, to be in her presence. I can tell Pamela that it's to make things difficult for that swine Compton all I want but if Godric were to ask I would have no choice but to admit that she enthrals me. Ever since the night we met I have felt this unmistakable pull and a longing to be near her that is almost as strong as I feel for Godric.
Before I can choose a donor, I spot Jason talking to Isabel. It seems that he has no idea that she is vampire and is attempting to comfort her. What is with the Stackhouse's treating Vampire just like anyone else; it's almost unnerving, and certainly disarming. It's almost impossible to believe that they would have anything but your best interests at heart. I make my way over to them and he visibly startles at my appearance.
"Jason, have you seen your sister?" I ask even though I know exactly where she is.
"No, no ones seen them since they left the church." He tells me.
"I see, I wanted to speak with you about why it is that you are here in Dallas. As well as some other inquiries concerning some goings on back at home." I can see that he visibly blanches but quickly recovers: definitely related to Sookie.
"Yah about that, look I'm real sorry. It all started when my ex Amy, she was murdered. And even if she did get me into all sorts of crazy shit! You know, I think I really loved her. And when I was in lockup this man came and he thought that I was to blame for all the murders and he gave me this pamphlet. I know it was stupid but when Uncle Bartlett left me exactly how much it cost I figured it was fate, right? So I came here hoping to find God or myself or I don't know. But when I got here Steve he brain washed me its like he scooped out my brain and put his babies in there or something. I was just about to leave and go back home when they got a hold of Sookie and for some reason they thought that we came in together and so they tried to kill me and then her. I still can't believe Gabe would do that to someone so sweet like my sister; I sure do owe Godric for saving her when I couldn't." Jason's speech was a combination of sincere remorse and utter stupidity; I am not sure how to react.
"You know I don't even know what to say to that. I am sure however that you will be on your best behaviour once we get back to my Area. Your sister deserves to have a better brother; one that doesn't get himself into trouble with Vampire law."
"Yes sir." He seemed to pick up what I was putting down as Pam would say and walked off looking appropriately abashed.
"Eric that was low even for you! Calling my Maker. But you will not win this Sookie is mine." Oh goody Bill is here.
"We will see about that Bill." He really has no hope of winning this she is so out of his league.
"What is that supposed to mean?" He seethed as if that would frighten me.
"All she has to do is renounce your claim in front of witnesses or ask for protection from someone of higher authority Bill and you know it." I told him.
"She will never do that! She loves me and I her. You just don't understand our relationship Eric and you never will." He looks like he just smelt something revolting. I was about to call him out on his obvious lack of acting skills when I felt my Maker getting closer.
I turned as watched as they made their way out into the room hand in hand, Sookie seemed to falter and Godric wrapped his arm around her waist. He led them to the couch that was adjacent to the chair that he normally sits in during these gatherings. I can see Sookie physically relax into Godric and as they both look about the room the crowd slowly begins to go back to their previous conversations. Bill stepped away from me and immediately barged up in front of my Maker and Sookie.
"Sookie there you are, darling I have been looking everywhere for you." I can't believe the disrespect he is showing my Maker and in his own home and Area this is outrageous.
"Come here darling." As Bill continues to speak to her, her head cocks to the side and tears begin to flow down her cheeks and she starts to curl into my Makers chest clearly attempting to get away from Bill.
"Sookie what is going on here? You are mine! What are you doing?" I can feel how enraged Godric is but he makes no move as he is almost completely focused on Sookie. I have never liked to see a woman cry but Sookie's tears are doing something to me; my chest feels very tight all of sudden.
"Bill remove yourself you are upsetting her, she has been through enough already." Godric calls me to his side, and I answer him immediately.
"Eric remove him from my nest." Godric sounds calm but he is anything but, he is just shy of ripping off limbs from anyone that even remotely gets in his way. Bill is lucky that he is as old as he is, a few centuries ago he would have never been able to control himself as he is right now.
"Yes Master." With pleasure!
"No! She is mine! You can not have her!" Bill continues to struggle impotently in my arms until we get to the door and I throw him out the door with so much force that he lands in a heap on the driveway.
"Get out and stay out Compton, in fact I think it would be wise if you returned to Bon Temps this night. I will ensure that Sookie gets home safely." I say in a tone, which clearly means that this is a command.
"You can't do this, she is mine!" He yells back at me.
"I can and I just did now I am your Sheriff and I have given you a direct order: return to Bon Temps Bill." If he doesn't heel immediately I will be forced to silver him for his clear disregard of my authority. He wisely backs away and then turns and speeds away hopefully it will be days if not weeks before I am forced to see this pathetic vampire again.
That having been resolved I reenter the nest and go in search of one of those AB neg humans for my Maker. I glamour one into only letting Godric bite him and tell him to wait where he is and approach Godric.
"Godric I have arranged for an AB- human for you." I tell him as I crouch down next to the couch where he and Sookie are sitting with Jason. Sookie is staring into Godric's eyes with that look that she used to give Bill the one that I have so hoped to have her look at me with.
"It is unnecessary Eric." Godric tells me with clear distain. This is not good, if he doesn't feed...
"You haven't fed enough I can tell, the fellowship can't have had much of anything to offer." I attempt to throw some sort of levity into the situation, as they both appear to be quite somber, Sookie seems to be barely holding in her tears.
They both appear to see right through my comment and surprisingly she relaxes further into his arms and closes her eyes. Caught off guard I can do nothing but stare until moments later her eyes fly open and she practically jumps out of Godric's arms: startling us all and staring at some human that has just entered the nest.
We watch the young man as he slowly walks into the room and then speaks: "Excuse me, everyone excuse me. My name is Luke McDonald and I have a message for you all from Reverend Steve Newlin." He slowly opens his hoody revealing the silver and wood shrapnel filled bomb strapped to his chest.
"GET DOWN!" Sookie screams just as he activates the bomb. Godric and I dive for cover bringing both Stackhouse's with us covering their more fragile bodies with our own more durable ones.
I can feel that I am mostly unharmed only a few pieces of shrapnel have hit me, which will quickly push themselves free of my body. I realize that Godric has shielded us all and that I am most likely crushing whomever is beneath me. I shift my body slightly to discover that it is Jason that is wedged beneath me. Sookie's distraught voice brings me out of my fog.
"Eric, oh my God. Godric's been hit quick what do I do?" Her words cause me to panic slightly but I quickly rain in my emotions and assess his injuries, which are considerable: I cannot feel him in our bond.
"It's silver you have to get it out Sookie there is too much and it's very close to his heart." She begins to work more quickly and efficiently than I could have hoped. I take a moment to ascertain that Jason is fine; he is already on his feet looking for something to do to help. I make sure to keep any bloodlust crazed Vampire away from my Maker and Sookie while there are so vulnerable. My attention is brought back to my Maker and Sookie as she begins to suck out some of the pieces that are lodged too deeply. The sight of her bent over my Maker, helping him, ingesting his blood causes my cock to twitch. She soon has removed all the pieces of silver though he is still not moving; I am sure that he will be fine with blood. If only I could find one of those AB neg humans without leaving them unprotected.
She holds up her wrist right under my nose and widens her eyes a little to get her point across. My fangs already down I waste no time and stab them directly into her wrist causing blood to start to ooze from the puncture wounds. I lick the blood from my lips and my already hard cock hardens even further; gods her blood is like nothing I have ever tasted before. I am fascinated as I watch as she puts her wrist to Godric's mouth and begins stroking his face with her other hand. After a few very tense seconds I can hear his fangs descend and he begins to drink. Godric's eyes open black with bloodlust and his arms immediately pull her closer. His hands roam her body as he drinks deeply from her wrist. Our bond is once again open and I can feel that he feels guilt and remorse very strongly.
"Shh I'm fine, not a scratch. You saved me again." Sookie seems to be attempting to assure Godric that she is unharmed. He releases her wrist and licks his puncture marks until they disappear. I finally tear my eyes from the two of them and I notice that Jason and Isabel seem to have almost everything under control. I go and join them and help make a few phone calls to the hotel and start to get the surviving Dallas Vampires organized to leave. We are almost the last to leave and I turn and see that Godric and Sookie are just standing there staring at the destruction and until I interrupt and tell them that we are moving to the Camilla Hotel they seem to be in a trance.
We walk out of the completely destroyed nest and get into the back seat of one of Godric's dark sedans. Two other Dallas vampires are in the front and Sookie is sitting between Godric and I.
Suddenly she asked, "Jason?" I was about to tell them that Jason and Isabel went in another vehicle together.
"Isabel will make sure that he gets there safe, Little one." As soon as Godric tells her this we all lapsed back into silence.
Soon we pull up to the hotel, I get out of the vehicle and go straight into the hotel and make an inquiry about any extra rooms at the desk while I wait for Godric and Sookie. She tells me that they are completely booked, no matter my suite has another room.
"Master they are short on rooms so you'll have to share with me." He nods and we head for the elevator, the moment the door closes I can't help but raise an eyebrow in question. Sookie is wrapped around Godric her eyes closed tight and he is rubbing her back soothingly.
I am mostly happy to just have Godric back but seeing him with Sookie makes me jealous and I can't figure out what is going on with the two of them. Godric continues to ignore me and Sookie keeps her eyes closed the entire time.
We enter my suite and he walks directly into one of the two bedrooms and sets Sookie down on the bed. Her eyes finally open.
"Can someone go get my suitcase from Bill's room for me please?" Is the first thing out of her mouth?
"Yes of course, Eric?" I am already out the door as he asks me the question. I have go back down stairs to get another key to Compton's room: there is no answer (luckily for him). As soon as I open the door I am greeted with what will surely cost a fortune to replace: the room is trashed! I survey the room that like my own also has two rooms. Besides the obvious hotel destruction Compton and Sookie's belongings are also strewn about the room. This is going to take a lot longer than I had thought. Using vamp speed and scent I quickly gather all her belongings and stuff them into the bag that holds her scent. Leaving Compton's items and the room as it is I take her bag and go back to my own suite. I can hear the shower running as I open the door to the other room. I place the bag on the ground as I listen intently I can hear and feel through our bond that they are enjoying their shower immensely.
I briefly consider joining them but knowing that not only would Sookie freak out my Master deserves to be happy. I cannot even remember the last time that anything like this has happened before. I close the door and make my way to my own room, shower and lay down in the bed lost in thought. Usually Godric is not one to get close to anyone, even our relationship took centuries to bloom. His own maker was so cruel to him that he wanted to be as opposite as he could and therefore he claimed for centuries that my need to be close to him was a product of his blood. It took years but eventually he caved and I spent the next few centuries constantly attempting to get him to give into his desires. We have not been lovers in centuries ever since he released me and left me to find my own way in this world.
I never thought that I would forgive him but now that I have been a maker for a few centuries myself I am starting to understand why he did as he did: although I would like nothing more than to spend every night at his side for the rest of my existence. Pamela and I have a close relationship but never have we been as close as Godric and I were. I am pulled to rest with thoughts of rekindling our relationship once more.