A/N: I don't own anything I'm just taking the characters out for a walk. - Lemons alert : )
Reminder: I change lines or paragraphs when a different character is speaking and the single quotes denote telepathic communication.
Godric's POV
I awoke with Sookie still nested into my arms her scent filled the room so thick it threatened to overwhelm my control. My fangs descended in response with an audible 'snick' waking the angel in my arms. She turned in my arms and snuggled even closer muttering and murmuring unintelligibly. She seemed to be attempting to go back to sleep her breathing was slowing and her movements soon stilled. I turned my face towards hers and kissed the top of her head, my hands roaming independent of my will. Her skin is so soft and smooth, and so very warm as she sleeps.
It has been a very long time since I have had the pleasure of such simple human contact. Not since my Childe was young have I shared my resting place with another and never someone who is not Vampire. I can't think of anything that I want any more in this moment but to be right here with her breathing in her delicate sweet... Faery. She is Faery, only part but it is unmistakable in close concentration like this. What on earth is a telepathic Faery doing with Vampires? She must have no self-preservation instinct at all to willing... Ah but that is the crux of it isn't it she most likely isn't here of her own free will, Vampire are nothing if not manipulative. In fact only the Fae are more so, which seemingly stems from their inability to blatantly lie thereby requiring them to take less straightforward routes.
I certainly hope my Childe had no part in willfully deceiving this beautiful, delicate, caring, trusting girl. No woman. I can smell and feel that she has ingested my blood. There is something else, I can still smell the other vampire Bill on her: she has also ingested his blood. I wonder what the circumstances were that necessitated that? I wonder if she rescued him too from some sort of danger as she had me last night in removing the shrapnel from my body. I still can't believe that was real it felt as if it were a dream; I could feel and hear but not respond and I am still in awe that she was so quick to come to my aid. I have never been able to count on anyone save my Childe.
Ah, Eric is awake; I can feel him in the other room. 'My Childe, I must ask you about Sookie.'
'What is it that you would know?'
'How is it that a telepathic Faery came to be in your company?'
Suddenly Eric threw open the door to my room, "Faery?" I turned to face him slowly and gestured for him to join us, as I have no wish to wake Sookie if she wants to continue to sleep; she has been through much in the previous few days. Eric lowered himself onto the bed with more grace than one would think a man his size capable and settled his face very near to the back of her head.
"You seem surprised by this?"
"It is new information, I only met her a few months ago. Compton brought her into my bar one night to investigate some human crimes that the local police were attempting to charge her brother with. He claimed her as his and though I had my doubts she did not dispute his claim. She outed herself as a telepath that very night. There was to be a raid and she alerted Pam and I in time to leave the building before the police arrived."
"Why would you have had doubts to his claim?"
"I could have sworn she was innocent."
"How did you know?" She squeaked in a tiny voice, I could feel her embarrassment. And she did not move from her place nuzzled into my chest.
"It is something that we can smell, just as I can smell that you have ingested his blood as well as some of my own."
"I thought I might get a bit longer before I have to deal with this but I should tell you what I heard last night."
"Alright Little one, tell us what you heard. And you do not need to be frightened of us we will not harm you no matter what you have to say." I could feel that she was in fact frightened I did not want her to fear us it pained me that she would fear me.
"Thank you. I guess we have to tell him first right?"
"Oh yes of course. Eric for some reason Sookie's telepathy is heightened by me so much so that she is able to hear Vampire minds while in physical contact with me."
"Eric!" She turned and swatted his shoulder as she admonished him. Eric chuckled and wiggled his eyebrows suggestively causing her to groan in frustration.
"Eric behave, we have too much to deal with tonight without your antics." I turned my gaze to Sookie, "it was Bill's thoughts that upset you wasn't it." A lone tear spilled down her cheek as she shut her eyes in an attempt to refocus herself. I couldn't help but lean in a lick the tear from her cheek. As I opened my eyes I saw that they both had an eyebrow raised though they bore different expressions and felt different emotions. It was too much to resist and at my laughter they looked at each other and then back at me with the same expression which only made me laugh harder shaking her small frame as we were still tightly embracing one another.
"Now whose antics are wasting our valuable time?" His words brought me up short and I stilled my laughter.
"I'm am sorry, please go on Little one."
"Well a lot of what I saw and heard I don't really understand, but basically he was sent to Bon Temps by someone else so that he could bring me to them in New Orleans. Its some red haired Vampire that knows my cousin Hadley, well enough to feed off of her anyways."
"That would be the Queen of Louisiana and Hadley is one of her favourite pets."
"Is there anything else?"
"Well yes, mostly he was thinking of ways to get me away from you and how he would punish me when he did."
"I knew it, I knew it was fishy that he would want to return to his human home and mainstream. He has been living in the palace for the last fifty years his cover story made no sense at all. I can't believe the Queen would send him into my Area and try and abduct you behind my back this is completely against all our ways. Oh no..." Eric seemed to be going from angry to pissed off to concerned and back to angry all rather quickly and then he suddenly jumped up and started to pace the length of the room at vamp speed.
"Eric stop your making me dizzy." Just as quickly as he left the bed he rejoined us snuggling even closer this time.
"I have to confess what she is forcing me to do. I am concerned that she will use it as leverage to ensure that I go along with her plans. But I am sure that you both will think very much less of me for this. I had no choice she ordered me as my Queen."
"Tell us min Son, we will deal with this together." I could tell that this embarrassed him and he was very concerned for our reactions something that I have not seem from him in centuries.
"She has been forcing me to sell her blood."
"Eric how could you? And after what you did to Lafayette no less! Oh my god you're forcing him to sell it for you after what you did to him? You know that he is totally traumatized right? That he has ptsd so bad that he's almost as bad off as Terry, which is saying something." Sookie lit into him and although I know nothing of the people that she mentioned I could tell that they meant something to her. As well as I could feel that how she felt about his actions affected him greatly.
"Eric I have taught you better than this; our blood is sacred."
"I know but what was I supposed to do Master?" Eric looked like a scolded puppy after both of us said our peace. I never could resist that look from him, it melted my heart and could make me forgive even the most serious of errors on his part. I held out my hand to my Childe and when he placed his hand in mine I pulled him into my arms and held him.
'Please don't leave me again I need you.' Eric pleaded with me silently as he clutched to me like he used to when he was first made and still learning our ways.
"I am not going anywhere my Childe and we will fix this together, you will see." I told him soothingly as I stoked his hair and back like I knew that he liked. I could hear both our phones chiming simultaneously it appeared that the AVL has arrived to deal with last nights bombing.
I could help but sigh before speaking breaking the silence. "It seems that we can hide from our responsibilities no longer this night. We best get up and not keep Nan waiting long lest she let her feelings for me sway her decision even further." I released Eric and before he sped away I saw that he had tears in his eyes. I turned to Sookie and saw that she was looking at me with a curious expression though her emotions were all over the place. I held my hand out for her and she took it without question and I swept us into the shower in seconds, she seemed to need a minute to gather herself as the water started to rain down over our bodies.
"I'm not sure I'll ever get used to that?"
"Get used to what?"
"Your speed it makes me dizzy."
"Ahh I apologize for that."
"No its alright I like that you are comfortable being yourself around me, I'll get used to it I'm sure of it." She smiled and we resumed washing one another. We quickly exited the shower and changed into clothes that Eric had procured for us the night before. The shirt I can tell is his as it smells heavily of him. She wore a simple sundress: yellow like the sun that she reminded me of so strongly, she left her hair down and pulled it back with a matching band and she dug a pair of flats out of her bag. We joined Eric in the living area of the suite he had also showered and changed and he looked stunning as always. His fangs dropped as we entered the room.
"Is Bill going to be there?" Sookie asked timidly, I could tell that she really doesn't want to go to this meeting but for some reason her presence has been requested.
"I asked him to leave the area and return to Bon Temps, however if he is all you need to do is ask for our protection from him. We will not let him or the Queen take you." Eric assured her his tone all business.
"Won't you get into trouble for that?"
"There is no way to prove that I know of her plans since she has worked so hard to keep me in the dark."
"And even if that were the case we are much older than she is." I added to Eric's completely plausible defence one that we would ensure that remained intact.
"Still I don't want to be the reason that either of you are in danger."
"Nonsense Ma Petite, I find that I am unable to even consider the alternative if we were not to offer our protection. Since the moment I set eyes upon you I have been drawn to you and after holding you in my arms in the basement of that church I'm not sure I would leave your side even if you asked me to."
"What did it feel like this draw to her?" Eric asked me with a puzzled look on his face.
"Its difficult to explain but it has not lessened since that moment." I sent the feeling to him as strongly as I could.
"Strange... do you think this may have something to do with her being Faery?"
"Me being what?" Sookie blurted out her shock overwhelming the curiosity and awe she was feeling before as we spoke of being drawn to her. I wonder if she felt the same way towards us?
We were interrupted by a knock on the door. Eric went to answer it and came back to inform us that we have been summoned to the penthouse suite to meet with Nan the AVL representative.
"We will have time to speak of this when we return Ma Petite." Luckily she relented even though I could tell that she really wanted to press the issue: such a fiery and stubborn southern bell.
We walked at human pace with Sookie between us silently each of us deep in thought. There are two guards with earpieces and sunglasses outside the door, both rather young however well built and imposing they might look. They took our names and let us into the suite closing the door behind us, there are more just like them placed around the suite. Nan sat as if holding court and next to her looking extremely smug sat Bill along with a female vampire that seemed to be his maker of all things. Isabel is also present and so we take our places in the remaining seats. As soon as we arranged ourselves with Sookie wedged securely between Eric and I Nan spoke in her most condescending tone.
"I never thought I would see the day; the great Godric responsible for such an incident between humans and vampires and then to top it all off poaching another's human pet! I think I am going to enjoy punishing you more than any other before." Eric started to growl and Sookie put her hand on his thigh just as I sent him a warning to keep his temper. He seemed to calm and I turned my attention back to Nan.
"You seem to have been given false information. Ms. Stackhouse has asked for our protection from Mr. Compton and we intend to provide just that. As for the other matter I accept full responsibility and I would like to step down from all positions of authority."
"Godric no!" Isabel is taken by surprise and speaks out before she regains control over herself.
'Master are you going to be coming back with us to Shreveport?' Eric thought to me. I answered in the affirmative and gave his shoulder a firm squeeze with the arm that is wrapped around Sookie's shoulder.
"Human is this true? You have asked for his protection?" Nan reluctantly addressed Sookie directly.
"Yes I have asked Godric and Eric Northman for their protection from William Compton. I do not want to have anything to do with him from now on." I could not be more proud and I could feel that Eric was as well, she really is very brave not once has she felt any fear like she did last night and Bill has spent the entire time glaring at her no doubt thinking horrible things. She would make an incredible vampire.
"And you're sure that you want their protection, you have not been glamoured or coerced in any way into this so that Godric could steal you from Compton?" I am moments from ripping her head from her shoulders: she is attempting to glamour her into stating that I am in the wrong.
"I am absolutely positive in my decision and of course I have not been glamoured didn't Bill tell you that I can't be glamoured?" It seems that Eric is well aware of this but Nan and Bill's maker are just as stunned as I am. In fact Bill's maker seems quite angered by this news. It is most curious that neither have said a word this entire time though Bill certainly looks like he wants to.
"No he did not, it seems that most of what he told me was in fact false. He claimed that you had been kidnapped and as a relatively young vampire was unable to recover you on his own." Bill is seething and is clearly not going to back down with out some serious intervention. He seems to be obsessed with Sookie. Not that I can blame him but as such a young vampire and her being Faery she most likely isn't safe in his presence.
"Sookie lives in my Area and since Godric is no longer Sheriff here we are most suited to provide for her." Eric added as I have been momentarily lost in thought.
"Yes I believe that Isabel should take my place she had no part in my disgrace."
"Godric you must fight this." Isabel is shocked at my intentions to turn my Area over to her.
"You really are making this rather easy, Sheriff you fucked up you're fired." Nan gleefully pronounced with her modicum of power.
"I am terribly sorry and I will make amends." There is still the matter of the dead Vampires and Humans, which were a direct result of my bad judgment in dealing with Newlin and his fellowship of the sun. I have not figured out a way to resolve this situation yet. Our 'coming out of the coffin' and revealing ourselves to the humans has given rise to this new breed of hate and fear mongering.
"Relax its just a couple of signatures." Nan tells me; she seems shocked that I would show such remorse in mixed company.
"Yes do you have all the paperwork ready?" This formality really has been dragged on long enough we have other more pleasurable pursuits planned this night.
"Right here.." She motioned for one of her flunkies to bring her the paperwork and both Isabel and I signed the papers making her interim Sheriff until the King could decide whether to keep her in place, which I am sure that he will do. Sookie and Eric sat quietly next to me the whole time holding one another's hand. Their emotions were strangely in sync with one another.
We were soon finished and walking back to the room just as we did before only this time Sookie held on to each of hands as she walked between us. It felt right somehow, somehow this was meant to be. As soon as the doors closed Sookie let out a giant breath of air that I didn't realize she was holding. We moved to the living room couches and settled into one of them, Eric leaning against the armrest, I pulled Sookie into my body as I leaned against Eric's chest. His long arms encircled both of us and we sat in silence listening to Sookie breathe for a few moments.
"I suppose you wish to know why Eric said that you are Faery before we left?" I asked breaking the spell that we seemed to have cast over ourselves.
"That would be nice, is that why I'm a telepath?" She said into my chest her voice somewhat muffled.
"I'm not sure if that is a Fae gift or not. I do know that they are a very magical and secretive race. Most live in their world Faery and they are natural enemies of Vampire and are very difficult to catch but they taste exceedingly sweet if you're lucky enough to catch one."
"What!" Her head popped up as she reacted to my statement.
"Relax Ma Petite you have nothing to fear from us as I have told you before. You seem to be one-eighth Fae I suppose it would have been a great grandparent or perhaps a halfling grandparent somewhere in you family tree. As I was saying the Fae are very magical, devious and sneaky and incredibly dangerous."
"Sounds a lot like Vampires." She said laying her head back down onto my chest.
"Yes I suppose except for the magical part we are quite similar."
"And so because I'm part Faery Vampires are drawn to me? Want to kill me?"
"It's not as simple as that. The draw we feel has nothing to do with you being Fae. And as far as all Vampires wanting to kill Fae at the very smell of them that is an oversimplification."
"So why do we feel drawn to one another? Because I think I feel the same way. Being here like this; feels right, I feel safe, safer than I have felt... Well I have never felt this safe before."
I can feel that we are all very much in agreement with her statement. This does feel right, as soon as we lay down and Eric and I wrapped our arms around Sookie each us relaxed further than I know Eric and I have ever have. And Sookie felt almost boneless in my arms so soft and pliable, sweet and silky to the touch. Both of our hands were roaming absentmindedly as we spoke.
"I hate to admit this, and I will deny it if you repeat this but our little Fae is right. I don't think that I have ever felt this content in well ever." Sookie started to giggle at Eric's admission and then we could hear that we have been negligent in our care of her as her stomach began to rumble. She started at the noise.
"Oh my gosh, how embarrassing. I'm sorry... I guess I should head downstairs and get something to eat huh." She started to try and disentangle herself but Eric nor I wanted to release her and so it was completely impossible for her to get up. It didn't take long for her to get frustrated; her eyes flashed with anger. "Let me up, please I need to go downstairs."
"Do you mind if we accompany you Little one?"
"Of course not, but you don't have to. I know that human food can be..."
"What are you talking about?"
"Well Bill..." We interrupted her with our growls at hearing his name.
"Come on lets get you something to eat, and none of that nonsense Bill is a fool! There is nothing else I would rather do."
"Alright if you're sure you don't mind."
We made our way downstairs and were seated quickly by the hostess who was obvious in her admiration of both Eric and I and her clear dismissal of Sookie. By the time we sat down at one of the more prominent tables in the restaurant Sookie was clearly distressed and both Eric and I were growling low in our throats. She left us after blatantly propositioning Eric though his glare was clear enough that she didn't continue with me.
"They really should hire more discrete and better mannered staff."
"Don't worry on my account I'm plenty used to it by now."
"What do you mean?" Eric asks while struggling to keep the shock off his face.
"Never mind, are y'all going to join me and have a blood or am I the only one having supper here?"
"We will partake of course, we wouldn't want you to feel of out place."
"You really don't have to if you don't want to I mean that stuff is terrible isn't it?"
"Yes actually the purely synthetic stuff is quite metallic tasting but this place has some blends that really aren't half bad."
"That's very interesting that there are different kinds. I have only ever seen Tru Blood and Red Stuff, which I've heard is even worse."
"Yes although even before the great reveal there has been bottled blood as it is quite convenient in situations such as these. There have been establishments that cater to the supernatural exclusively for centuries." Sookie seemed genuinely interested and thankful for the information.
Our waitresses finally came along and after swooning over Eric and I she barely looked at Sookie while she ordered and we had to have her come back so that she could ask for a substitution apparently Sookie is allergic to lemons. We sat and conversation began to flow quite easily. Eric and I were telling her about our past, some of the more humorous situations that we have found ourselves in. We kept our stories as tame as possible while remaining factual; I wasn't too sure how she would react if we were to give her all the gory details. I hardly noticed the waitress bring our drinks and then her meal. We were long finished our bloods and Sookie was still eating when one of my Dallas Vampires Morley came up to the table.
"Sheriff there is a situation that requires your attention." Morley told me.
"I have relinquished my Area to Isabel you need to contact her in this matter."
"Sheriff it is Isabel that requires your attention." Morley insisted.
"I'm am terribly sorry, Ma Petite. I will be as quick as I can." I tell her disappointed face. While silently, 'Don't let her out your sight Eric.'
After a few minutes of what appears to be a wild goose chase I growl: "Where is Isabel you said that she needed me." I whipped out my phone and was about to call her when through my small blood tie with Sookie I picked up her distress and anger and most disconcerting her fear. "This had better not have been a rouse to get Ms. Stackhouse alone." I hiss at the cowering Vampire before rocketing off towards Sookie. 'Eric what is wrong with Sookie? Why is she terrified and angry?'
'A Were showed up not long after you left and I was told I had a phone call. I am on my way back to her now.'
I can hear Sookie plead with someone to let her go that he is hurting her and I increase my speed. We both arrived at the same time and the scene is enough to make my cold blood boil. A Were is dragging Sookie by her arm and he has clearly injured her as her blood is causing every fang in the room to drop. Why is no one stopping him?
"Stop Were! Release her now!"
"This fangbanger was attempting to access the Vampire floor. I'm just.." He was unable to finish his sentence as I have crushed his windpipe. He let go of her arm to grab my wrist that is crushing his neck with both hands. Growling furiously at the struggling Were I shake him before hissing out a question - and he had better not lie to me.
"Did she tell you she was with Eric and I?" Not being able to speak he shook his head in a negative response which was not what I was looking for I know that she would have put up a fight she would have told him that she had every right to use the Vampire elevator to get to her room. I can hear that Eric is ascertaining Sookie's condition and soon he is next to me also beyond pissed off.
"Sookie says that she was still sitting at the table when he grabbed her and dragged her out here."
Clearly there is something going one here. First both Eric and I were removed from her side then someone attempted to abduct her. 'We need to interrogate this Were something is fishy here.' I released his neck and took his arm and Eric escorted Sookie his hand on the small of her back. The four of us entered the elevator without a glance at anyone else. This is most probably Bill it seems that threats do not do any good with this Vampire. The Were doesn't struggle as he knows that he is in no position too. What he probably doesn't realize is that even if he doesn't want to tell us Sookie will know exactly what he is thinking.
We enter the room and the three of us sit on the same couch that we sat on before dinner and sit the Were in a chair directly in front of us. I take a hold of Sookie's hand and tell her, 'you have to read him Ma Petite. Tell us who sent him to kidnap you.'
She nods and for the first time silently tells me, 'I already have, it was Bill. They sent both the Vampire that asked you to see about something and the Were that told Eric about the phone call. Bill is waiting for this one to deliver me to some hanger near the airport. The others didn't know who or what was going on but this one did. He just paid the others to distract you and didn't tell them why.' She has not only transmitted words but also pictures and I know exactly which hanger Bill is waiting in.
"Thank you Ma Petite. Eric will stay with you while I go and deal with this." I am already up and grabbing the Were by the throat.
"No, what if you're hurt please don't stay here please." She pleads her little hand on my arm trying to get me to stay.
"It will be alright Ma Petite I will be fine and so will you. No one will harm you again, I promise." She is so tender hearted her fear that something would befall me had her in near hysterics. 'Eric you have to sooth her she is very concerned for my safety. Be gentle with her, you need to let her see the real you.'
I left with the Were: we are through the door before anyone could even blink. I had him in a firm grip and took the stairwell up to the roof and launched us both into the sky. It only takes minutes to fly there even with the rather bulky cargo. Our landing went undetected and I quickly make my way into the hanger. In the middle of the empty hanger are Bill and his Maker; Bill is pacing wildly while his Maker watches seemingly bored. They don't notice my arrival yet; so I snap the Were's neck and throw him directly into Compton who goes flying. This is going to be too easy they really don't seem to realize whom they are dealing with.
"Apparently you do not understand what it means to be given a direct order from your superior Compton."
"She is mine, you cannot have her." Stupidly he charges me. His maker screeches for him to stop but he disobeys even her. The minute he comes within reach I rip both his arms from his body. They disintegrate into bloody pulp that I drop with a flourish spraying blood everywhere. This all happened so fast that Bill has yet to even react to the fact that he is armless and blood is pouring out the empty sockets. His eyes widen and his mouth opens to scream as he realizes his mistake.
"No stop, please don't end him. I will make sure that he leaves her alone." I am seconds from ripping off his head but her tears for her Childe stop me.
"You will see to his punishment for this and make sure that he never returns to either Texas or Louisiana or any state that Sookie or any of her kin should choose to live in for no less than three generations." She nods and I keep my left hand holding on to his head and with my right I quickly defang him before dropping his body to the floor. Compton is gurgling and moaning and for a moment I think that she will go back on her word.
"Do I have your word that you will do this?"
"Yes Sheriff."
The minute the words are out of her mouth I take my leave and fly back to the hotel landing on the roof and making my way back to the suite that we are sharing. My Childe is alone in the living area lounging on the couch reading, he puts down the book and raises an eyebrow in question. I am sure that he can feel my whirlwind of emotions after the confrontation with Bill and his Maker.
"Where is Sookie?" I ask him somewhat impatiently curtailing my need for revenge is making other needs known. I am sure that Bill's maker can punish him far longer and more effectively than I: I would have ended him to keep him away from her.
"She wanted to be alone, she is taking a bath." Eric tells me with a longing in his voice. I know that it has been difficult for him to give her the space that she asked for.
"Maybe she would like some company?" I smirk at him, I check on her emotions and find she is worried and confused and lonely. "Yes I think that we might be able to convince her of just that." He follows as I make my way into the room we are sharing though he stays at the door while I walk straight into the bathroom. The room is steamy and inviting. Sookie has her back to the door and her entire body save her head is submerged and hidden by copious bubbles. I can smell a hint of the lavender that the hotels soap line contains that and the sweetness that is Sookie. I'm not sure if she has noticed our presence and I'm not sure if I should join her with or without asking. After a brief moment of indecision I remove my bloodstained clothes leaving them in a pile on the floor.
The water displacing as I lower my body into the bath alerts her to my presence: she must have been deep in thought. She only opens one eye for a moment before she raises her hand towards me. Wrapping my arms around her is becoming second nature after only... a few short hours. It is amazing that in such a short time she has become my life, my reason for being more so than she or Eric probably know and I hope to keep it that way.
"I take it he's dead then?" She asks in a monotone voice. I'm not sure what it is that she is hoping for, but I can only tell her the truth.
"No Ma Petite, he lives his maker will ensure that he never enters a state that you or any of your kin reside within for the next three generations."
"Thank you! Godric, thank you!"
"Anything for you Ma Petite. Of course with your Fae heritage they may not realize how long that may be."
"I guess we didn't really finish our conversation earlier did we?"
"No, we didn't. There is much that we can tell you about the Fae however as we are not Fae ourselves it will be mostly hearsay and public knowledge well supernatural knowledge."
"I wonder why no one ever told me, someone in my family I mean. It's just Jason and me now and well Hadley I guess. Why wouldn't they tell me especially with my telepathy, why let me grow up thinking that I was some sort of freak?"
Eric growled at the derogatory name she called herself, which brought her attention to the fact that he had snuck into the bath shortly after I had and was silently watching us from the other side of the bath.
Sookie's eyes flew open and she started to try and cover herself anyway she could.
"Shhh, relax Little one." I attempted to sooth her.
"How can I relax when..." Her cheeks flamed and her embarrassment skyrocketed.
"Shhh this isn't any different than when we were sitting on the couch earlier. Relax your safe nothing is going to happen that you don't want to happen." Her puritanical Christian mores are going to complicate things for us.
"But, what would... I don't think that this is such a good idea. I'm a lady." Sookie says at first she is embarrassed then she turns on her stubbornness.
"You know after living for two thousand years the one thing about this modern age that still makes no sense to me is the puritanical mores espoused by so many people. That and most Human's irrational fear of anything that is different or not the norm."
"Really?" Sookie asked quietly she had stopped fruitlessly trying to cover herself and is starting to relax back into me.
"Yes, until recently such views were unheard of, although humans have always feared the unknown and different. But that is largely as a result of the society that they are raised in." It really is such a waste how concerned Humans are with normal and fitting in and what others think of them. The more restrictive the social mores the more devastating the crimes are against those who are seen as different.
"I think that you worry to much about what others think of you. You fight your instincts and tell yourself that it's wrong to want what you want." Eric spoke up for the first time, he seemed almost resigned that she would remain this way.
"It's how I was raised. I was raised to be a nice southern girl. And nice southern girls do not have baths with two men at the same time." Stubborn Sookie reared her head again.
"Since your a part Faery telepath maybe your aren't really a nice southern girl after all." She had no idea that this is really not all that unheard of in the supernatural and certainly Fae worlds.
"But that's all I've ever known. I've been a small town waitress with a curse..." That time we both growled in answer.
"Sookie you do not have a curse and you're certainly not a freak. You are beautiful and kind, and compassionate, loyal, smart, willful and very stubborn. But you are definitely not just a waitress with a curse. You are so much more than that, so much more than any of those rednecks from your bum fuck little town will ever be or could ever even comprehend. And that is why they treat you as they do; they can sense that you are something special and different and so they try and tear you down to their level just to make themselves feel better." Eric had moved closer as he spoke until he held her chin in his hand so that she looked into his eyes as he spoke. I could feel the conviction of his words, and the emotion behind them; her self-doubt really bothered him as much as it did me.
"He is right Ma Petite. I may not have known you for as long as Eric, but even during the short time that I have known you; I can tell that what he says is the truth, and the rest is human nature unfortunately." I really hope that we can get through to her and let her see that the constricting mores she was raised with don't need to apply to her anymore. I could tell that we were overwhelming her, it seems as if she is not used to compliments or anything remotely encouraging it makes me sad.
"Will someone wash the blood out of my hair. I can't very well go around with blood in my hair like I did when you were first turned." I wanted to break us out of this heavy moment and see if I could inject some fun even if it is at my own expense.
"You're right Godric although even back then you really shouldn't have been going weeks without washing your hair it was absolutely atrocious smelling. He smirked and splashed me, enough to soak my hair and face.
"Well I never got any complaints." I smirked back at him before I dunked my head under the water. I popped up between them and was immediately set upon with shampoo filled hands. I closed my eyes and let the sensations of their fingers scrubbing my scalp relax me.
"I think that we should form a blood bond." I say without thinking... she needs more time to adjust to this. I don't want to pressure her into anything.
"What's a blood bond?" She asks, she is merely curious, maybe this wasn't too soon after all.
"Its similar to the blood tie that we have now, except a bond works both ways." I tell her which in simple terms is the truth.
"What's a blood tie?" I snapped my head up and stared into her eyes in shock.
"You are telling me that Compton.." Eric hissed at his name, "never told you anything about what ingesting our blood does?" I am beyond enraged that, that vile disgrace of a vampire essential raped her by forcing his blood on her with no knowledge of the effects or consequences.
"He never really told me much of anything. Every time I asked him anything Vampire related he clammed up or changed the subject. That is part of the reason why I'm so upset that I fell for his lies! I knew he was keeping things but I was just so lonely and I never thought that I would ever be able to you know... because of my..." She cocked her head "telepathy." She sounded like she was trying to convince us that he had every right to deceive her because she wasn't worth it.
"I'm not sure if the punishment he received at my hands is enough for what he has done to you." I was too enraged to continue speaking, I let Eric continue the explanation as I tried to regain my composure. Holding her in my arms helped, I breathed in her scent and let it sooth me.
"When Vampire blood is ingested from the source a blood tie is formed if the exchange is mutual a bond may be formed if exchanged three times it becomes permanent." Eric told her in a very matter-of-fact tone he too was struggling with rage at Compton.
"The effects of our blood are numerous the most important being the ability to sense emotions and in most influence them to some extent." I added and I could tell she was about to freak out, so I put my finger to her lips. "Some others are the ability to discern a location even from great distances, along with physical changes such as increased strength, libido and the participants are generally physically attracted to one another. And for those who dream there are dreams usually of a sexual nature this increases the sexual attraction." I lifted my finger from her lips so that she could speak.
"You and Bill can feel my emotions?" I nodded in answer. "He can track me? Knows where I am what I am feeling?" I again nodded. "For how long?" She asked her brow furrowed.
"Well my blood is far more powerful than his and especially if we were to bond this would cancel his tie with you."
"How much of his blood have you had and were any exchanges mutual?" She seemed to think for a moment before answering Eric's question.
"The first time was after the Rats beat me almost to death, he gave me his blood and saved my life. When I came too he was licking blood off of my face does that count as mutual?" Her story made me want to murder Compton and then bring him back and kill him slower.
"When was this? Who are these Rats?" I asked impatiently my eyes blazing she lives in my Childe's Area and she is beaten nearly to death on his watch?
"They were drainers that I saved him from the night before. I heard them in the bar they were thinking about how much they needed a fix of V." Drainers that lived and roamed free after the Vampire in question was 'saved' by our Little Fae?
"When was this?" Eric demanded of her.
"Oh I guess it was a week before I met you. Why?" She really had no clue of the even most basic of Vampire rules; we will have to begin teaching her about the supernatural world so that she isn't in as much danger.
"Because as Sheriff I should have been informed of this incident and I was not. Also there is no way that Bill should have let them live long enough to return and harm you." Eric spoke through clenched teeth.
"How was I supposed to know this?"
"No shhh, no Ma Petite, shhh it's alright this is not your fault and we are not angry with you. You misunderstand we are enraged with Compton. At every step he has deceived you and it seems his Sheriff as well. He disobeyed direct orders and even went against the AVL in attempting to abduct you tonight."
"Oh"
"You seem to jump to the conclusion that we would blame you rather swiftly, why is that?"
"I owe you both an apology and an explanation. I know that most probably every thing that Bill told me about you and other Vampires was a lie to get me to trust him and to make sure that I didn't go to you for help or tell you about what was going on. But it is difficult to retrain myself overnight; the things that he said about you.."
"What did he tell you about me?" Eric asked his voice softened eyebrows raised.
"He said that you were ruthless and only cared about yourself and if it weren't for my telepathy you wouldn't have even bothered to remember my name. He said that you have been with countless beautiful women and even they have never been more than a feed and a fuck. He said that the older a Vampire got that the less emotions that they have and so the less human they are making them even more dangerous and violent." Sookie's voice was clear and strong in conflict with her swirling emotions and unease.
"Well its clear that his intention was to jade you against me in particular and ensure that you only trusted him. However some of what he told you is based in some fact. Unfortunately I have never met anyone until you that has held my interest. And other than Pam and my Maker and now you, I suppose it is true that I put my own interests ahead of others. To survive for a thousand years I have had to. And as for the emotions if we were to bond you would know for a fact that what he told you is false. As we get older we get stronger and are better able to control our emotions and I suppose we are more dangerous and can be quite violent however I have never killed for sport only for survival." I'm not sure if Eric knew how to overcome this stigma that Bill instilled in her. Or if she would ever come to believe any different than what she was told by Compton.
"It is unfortunate that his lies have prevented you from knowing Eric until now. In all my two thousand years I have never met another like him actually you have many things in common. Eric is correct that as we age we temper our emotions more, conquer them in order to survive. I'm sure that if our places were reversed he would have told you that I could never have any interest in you as I have not been interested in a woman in centuries. However that doesn't make it any less true that I am most definitely interested in you Ma Petite."
I kissed her and after a moment she allowed me entrance and our tongues battled tasting one another. She wrapped her tongue around each of my fangs one after another eliciting a moan from me as she paid each very sensitive fang equal attention. Her hard nipples pressed up against my chest as I pulled her on to my lap her thighs hugging my hips. Bother her hands were tugging on my hair and roaming my back and neck mimicking my own. Eric's hands moved up my thighs as Sookie cut her tongue on my fang. I growled as her sweet blood hit my tongue I greedily sucked on her tongue to increase the flow. So lost in the taste of her I almost missed that Eric's hands he was not only stroking my hard cock but the other was buried inside Sookie. When she bucked her hips to increase the friction she almost bucked right off my lap so Eric moved forward pressing his back into hers to keep her still.
She opened her eyes as she noticed Eric, I moved my own hand between us and worked her clit and as she leaned back my mouth found its way to her breasts taking one nipple into my mouth at a time teasing her; sucking and biting. I let my fangs scratch her enough to draw blood and Eric growled low in his throat at the scent. I looked up into his eyes and saw that they were kissing passionately.
Eric and I have shared partners before but I have never been so turned on at the sight of just seeing him kiss another before. I could feel that her orgasm was approaching I refocused my attentions on her perfect mounds. Eric's cock brushed against my hand as I held her firmly and I reached out and took him firmly in my hand. I timed my strokes with his, and as she screamed and swore I sunk my fangs into her soft flesh drawing her sweet blood into me. Eric must have bitten her at the same time; his hand jerked and the combination sent me over the edge cumming in his hand and he in mine both roaring in pleasure. Sookie fell limply back into my arms, we stayed wrapped in bliss for a few moments.
"That was incredible Ma Petite. Please don't fret over this there is nothing wrong with enjoying what we just did."
"Mmmm hmmm" She said lazily too tired to give me a real response. She didn't resist when I tighten my hold on her and exited the bath. I took my time drying her and quickly dried myself while Eric let the water out and wrapped a towel around him. We met in the middle of the king size bed and snuggled down under the covers our limbs entwined together.
The dawn took us all at nearly the same moment into a black dreamless slumber - for those of us who do not dream.