Ch. 14 Giving
I was running down a lone hallway. The walls and doors were all black but still I could see perfectly. For a second I look at what I'm wearing: a white cotton, long, thin strapped dress. It was gorgeous but I decided to look ahead again. It's as if time didn't matter so even though I was running it still seemed slow. As I turned a corner a white door with red trim stood at the end of the black hallway. Somewhere in my mind I knew I needed to reach it.
When I made it to the end of the hallway I stopped. A sense of calmness floated around me and I pushed my hair behind my ears before grasping the handle. The knob turned smoothly and I pushed the door open to reveal another room of dark blue. A black bed with white sheets stood ten feet away with two people in it. They were fuzzy at first but as I walked closer I saw it was Eric and Sookie. My mind buzzed with confusion while my heart began to ache.
"Oh hi Violet." Sookie said cheerfully to me while Eric kissed her neck making her giggle. It made me sick.
"Yes, hello Violet." Eric spoke politely and then continued to shower Sookie with compliments and affection.
"Eric what are you doing?" I whispered and blinked.
"I'm with the love of my life." He said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"I thought-" I choked and felt the inside of my nose began to burn from the tears I wanted to hold back.
"You thought you were the love of my life. Violet, I'm sorry none of it was real. I used you for my own personal gain."
"Eric how can you say this to me?" I whispered sadly and made my way through another door five feet to my right.
This time the room was a dark purple, almost plum, and in the middle was a pair of shiny silver handguns sitting on a black pillow with light shining on them.
"Guns?" I asked curious and made my way over to look at them. They were flawless looking and lethal too I was sure.
Another door appeared on my left this time and wretched it open to a room of a light crème color. It looked like the inside living room of a beach house. I turned around to see a huge bay window. It was night outside. Swiftly I walked up to it and saw bright stars shining brilliantly. It made me sigh with joy.
As I looked down I saw an orb of shining light on the floor at my feet. It was like nothing I had ever seen before. The white glowing orb was small enough to fit in my hand and was surprisingly very light. When I looked closer at it little swirls zoomed on the inside. The more I held it between my hands the more I knew what it was. It was my life in my hands. It was my soul in my hands. It was everything that made me what I was in my hands, and it was beautiful.
Looking up I saw the person that had hurt me dearly only moments ago it seemed. Eric stood in front of me in a white v-neck short sleeved shirt, black pants, and black shoes to match. His short hair was combed back in perfection and his baby blues shone bright.
The sadness I had undergone moments ago melted away and I stepped forward so me were only a few feet from each other. Eric looked down at me and brushed a hand across my left cheek. His eyes were full of love and tenderness. My lips parted just looking at them while he moved his head down closer to mine. My heart didn't go wild but instead was at total peace. Eric placed both hands on wither side of my cheeks and placed a soft loving kiss on my lips. In that moment I felt the world had stopped for Eric and I.
When he pulled away I was still holding my life in my hands. The orb still shined brightly and I knew what I wanted to do with it. Eric looked at me as if he knew what I was going to do and gave me a look to see of I was serious. I nodded once and smiled as I gently placed my life in Eric's hands.
My eyes opened and I saw Eric sleeping soundlessly next to me. One of his strong arms was draped across my waist and I couldn't help but turn to snuggle into his bare chest. He smelt so good and I couldn't stop to place a kiss over his unbeating heart. I wonder if he misses his heartbeat?
My mind pondered the question a little more until Eric's eyes opened lazily. It was like watching the sun come up. Beautiful. He smiled at me and I could sense he was happy so I placed a kiss on his luscious lips.
"Good morning." I whispered and smiled.
"Good morning." Eric grinned at me and started to rub small circles on my back. It felt good and a sigh escaped my lips.
"I want to wake up next to you like this everyday." I breathed and curled up to Eric even more.
He gladly accepted my movement and held onto me tighter. "You and me both." He said and moved his lips to my hair where he inhaled my scent. "You smell so good." Eric purred and rubbed his manhood against me a little. He was feeling excited and I was not sure what to do so I probably did the opposite of what I should have done if I wanted to avoid being sexual. I started to nip at his neck. He groaned in pleasure and I was surprised at his reaction. Who knew you could turn a vampire on so easily?
Eric flipped me down so he was on top of me. His muscles seemed to get more toned as he placed both of his hands on each side of my shoulders. My heart began to go a little faster which only built the lust more in him. As I looked in his eyes I was both terrified but curious. This confused him and he bent lower to me and peered down into my golden brown orbs.
"What is it Violet?" He asked sternly but I wasn't sure if I should tell him about my dream or not.
"It was just a dream." I said and looked away. The scenes flashed in my mind and I tried to just focus on the one of Eric and I in the beach house.
"What dream?" He asked this time in a softer tone. I looked up at him and gave a small smile.
"I'll tell you the important part."
"Go on please."
I took a deep breath and looked to the side and stared at the wall. "In my dream, at the end, I picked up this shining orb that was at my feet. It wasn't any ordinary orb though, it was my life and my soul. Eric I looked at you after you got done kissing me and placed it into your hands." I said and finally looked back at him who was staring intently at me. "Eric I gave my soul and life to you without any hesitation. It's yours."
Eric didn't do anything for a minute but continue to stare at me intently. He searched my eyes and finally lifted me up until I was now straddling him. He placed my arms around his neck and wrapped one around my waist while the other held the side of my face.
"Now that you are awake do you feel what you did was right?" Eric asked me.
"As strange as it might be, yes I do. I know I wasn't all gung hoe about this at first and it scared me. It's something that meant a lot to myself in my dream, and I want you to know everything that I am is yours." I spoke sincerely and he knew it. Eric smiled softly to me and looked deep within my eyes. Strong feelings of pride, joy, desire, and possibly love were erupting from him.
"Violet all that I am is yours." Eric whispered to me and placed a light kiss on my lips.
A tear of happiness escaped my eye and I kissed Eric back with more passion than I had done yet. He was a little taken back but soon recovered with laying me down and ravishing my lips and mouth with his own. Seduction was for sure a big thing Eric had mastered over the centuries and had me panting in no time as he sucked, nibbled, and trailed his fangs down my neck.
"Dear god." I moaned and Eric chuckled against my ear.
"He has got nothing on me." Eric grinned and bit down. His fangs plummeted deep into my neck making my body go on fire.
This was a whole new experience from the first time Eric had bitten me. My toes curled, my fingers gripped the sheets, my heart became erratic, and I had to shut my eyes while I was sucked into this state of visions running in my mind.
The first scene was of the higher council of vampires. They didn't look nothing but of but serious which scared me. The second flash was again of the guns from my dream but they were on a floor in a pool of blood. The blood soon fazed into Eric crying. I couldn't stand seeing the scene of Eric crying and finally the visions quit. Still after the visions disappearing Eric's fangs were still in my neck. He wasn't taking anymore blood but just frozen it seemed.
"Eric?" I asked while my body was trying to calm the intense hormones shooting around inside my body.
Eric retracted his fangs and sealed his bite with some of his blood. Slowly he lifted his head and looked at me with bewilderment. "What was that?"
"I don't know. I'm guessing they were visions, but I don't understand why I just had them." I breathed and Eric kissed me again.
"We'll worry about it later." He said and started to massage the inner parts of my thighs in little circles.
I just laid back and closed my eyes at his touch. With each passing minute my skin would tremble from a new set of waves of longing from Eric. He wanted to go further and I had half a mind to let him go as far as he wanted. As I laid there enjoying myself and gripping the sheets for some kind of support, Eric moved his hands up further till they were playing with the sides of my silk bikini red underwear.
A moan escaped my lips as he pressed his lips between my stomach and the top of my underwear. "Eric…tomorrow…remember…not tonight." I gulped. As much as a part of me wanted him to go all the way, the bigger side of me was telling me to wait till tomorrow night.
"I know lover, I just want to give you something." I could hear the seduction dripping from his lips and his mind. It made me nervous but excited so I let him continue.
Ever so gently Eric lowered my underwear and inserted one of his strong digits inside me. I gasped at this new feeling. It was nothing I had ever experienced before except my little episode in my dream. This by far was way better. Eric moved slowly at first and kissed my neck while I bit down on my lip to stop myself from saying something unrecognizable. Just when I was getting used to the feeling he inserted another which made me cry out his name a little.
"Tomorrow night Violet, tomorrow night." Eric repeated to me in my ear. A shiver ran down my spine and I couldn't help but pull his mouth to mine.
The kiss was hurried and so deep I thought my lungs would burst. As we moved our lips together Eric went faster and faster making a thunder bolt ripple through me. With one final kiss I collapsed on the bed breathless with Eric smiling down at me.
"You'll me the death of me Eric Northman." I said as I tried to breath.
"You'll be the life of mine." He replied.
"Hey honey." I smiled while walking over to Eric who was in the living room.
"Why hello, do I know you?" He joked but with the utter most sexiness in his voice as he laid sprawled on the couch.
"No, I'm just some random stranger walking around looking for trouble." I replied sarcastically and smiled at Eric which he gladly returned.
He reached out for me and pulled me on top of him so I was straddling his waist. "Now that I believe."
I just laughed and bent down so I could give Eric a hug which he gladly returned. For a little bit we just started into each other's eyes. We didn't need to say anything because we both knew what the other already was feeling through the bond and my ability to already feel emotions.
"There is something I want to tell you." Eric said and I sat up so I could pay attention.
"What would that be?" I asked and placed my hands on his shoulders to keep balance.
"You and I are going on a little trip-" He started.
"Uh oh. It's not another meeting with the elder vampires right?" I asked worried.
Eric smiled his signature grin at me. "No I want to take you to the beach house I own in Cape Cod."
"Oh I hear it's lovely there!" I was excited! I had traveled a lot in my few short seventeen years but I had never been there before.
"Yes it is relaxing and I think you and I deserve a break from all the stress around here. Also it will be a better way for us to continue our plans just between you and me." Eric spoke and placed his hands on my hips grinding me down on him a little bit.
"Eric…"I whispered, "You never give up do you?"
He continued to move me against him and would make a growling sound. "No. It's not in my nature to not get what I want. If I want it," He paused and flipped us so I had my back on the couch and Eric hovering over me, "I get it." The tone in his voice spoke of truth and I had no doubt he got whatever he wanted.
"Tomorrow Eric. I said tomorrow. So when do we leave?" I asked to try and change the subject.
"I thought we would leave tonight so we can be there in a few hours."
Who would have thought that from this morning of little sexual escapades, a fun plane trip where Eric and I joked around the whole time, and a relaxing nap later in his gorgeous beach house, could lead to an explosive argument.
I stomped away from Eric who was following me as we continued to argue. As much as I cared and adored for him, I was not his possession. I was my own person and the only who ever owned me, was, and is myself. He made it sound as if I was his pet or something. The details he went in about the vampire world and how he 'owned' me because we exchanged blood sent my anger in overdrive and I couldn't take it anymore. I didn't want to argue and I didn't want to see him, so what should a girl do? Leave, but he wasn't going to have any of it.
As I made my way closer to the door to get the hell out of there and away from Eric, he grabbed my arm and pinned me to the wall. "You are mine." He spoke darkly.
"The last time I checked Eric Northman I belonged to myself!" I glared and made an attempt to move but he pinned me back, almost slamming me to the wall and got within an inch of my face.
His true dangerous vampire self was coming out but I wasn't afraid, even when his fangs popped out. "Whether you like it or not Violet you belong to me. Our blood has been exchanged and it is final."
"You listen and you listen good," I warned and started to feel strength begin to build from my very core, "I am a person. I am a person who has rights and I belong to no man in the sense you are saying. It is one thing to own my heart and my life because I 'gave' it to you, but it is something entirely different when you are talking about possession in the supernatural world Eric. Now you are going to let me go or I swear I will knock you on your ass."
Eric looked down at me and contemplated on what he should do. Apparently he wasn't going to take the easy rode and said I was going nowhere because we weren't done discussing things. He practically dragged me to the living room and told me to sit and to not get up.
"Or what?" I scoffed and got up.
Before I could blink he had me pinned to the floor with anger plastered on his face. "I told you to stay!"
"Yeah and I didn't abide by it! Now get the fuck off me!" I squirmed and kicked and as each minute went by it was becoming harder and harder for Eric to hold me down.
For the next ten minutes we argued and got quite close to hitting each other. "Violet it is the way things go!"
"Eric I didn't give you my blood willingly the first time! I begged you as I cried in hysterics for you to wait a little bit longer!" I screamed and finally shoved him off of me sending him twenty feet back. "Leave me the hell alone!" And I took off outside where a cab station wasn't too far away.
Surprisingly I found a club called Silver and made my way inside. The music was upbeat and my outfit didn't look too bad either. I was wearing dark skinny jeans, black low cut converse, and a short sleeve v-neck shirt.
A few times I was asked to dance by a couple of guys but I turned them down. I didn't want anymore guy attention for the night, just some plain old self time to get loose. Of course because I wasn't twenty one I couldn't get drunk but really that was fine with me.
One of my favorite songs called I'm You're Favorite Drug by The Porcelain Tramps came on and so did the strobe light. Just as I looked to my left I could see Eric from across the room.
What you get is what you see It won't take much to get hooked on me So shoot me right into your skin And i will be your heroine
The side affects are sexual I'm dying for a taste The side affects are sexual And you love the way I say
There he was in the blink of an eye from one place to another. I could feel he was preying on me but I tried to ignore him by to continue dancing.
I'm your favorite drug your favorite drug Just one hit is never enough! I'm your favorite drug your favorite drug You can't break this addiction NO! Your favorite drug
By now as I looked to my left again he was leaning against the wall and beckoning me to come to him through his feelings. For a second I thought I should and then I remembered the argument from earlier and shot him with boat load or irritation. Strangely enough he wasn't angered by it, but instead amused.
"What an asswhole." I hissed to myself.
I'll put my nails into your back Yeah you'll feel me like a spinal tap You want it from me on both knees But not until you beg me please!
I swung my hips from left to right and ran my fingers through my hair, did I feel two arms wrap around me from behind and start to grind on my small frame. By this time I knew it was Eric but decided to let the song take over and just go with it.
The side affects are sexual I'm dying for a taste
The side affects are sexual And you love the way i say
I'm your favorite drug your favorite drug Just one hit is never enough! I'm your favorite drug your favorite drug You can't break this addiction NO! Your favorite drug
Eric and I moved in perfect sync. Truthfully I was surprised of well he could dance but not surprised of how well he could make it sexually. He would bite down on my neck but not hard enough to draw blood and I would dig my nails into his arms to get little bits of my anger and lust out. In return he would just get turned on more. Between the song and the actions we were placing upon each other, he soon couldn't take it anymore and backed me against a wall so he could pin me as he kissed my lips in a hungered frenzy. Of course I was a little worked up by now and didn't object.
I'm your pleasure, in your pain I'll numb your fear just like cocaine And I'm your treasure Say my name!
"Violet." Eric growled and sunk his fangs into my neck. I gasped and held onto his arms for dear life.
I'm your favorite drug your favorite drug Just one hit is never enough! I'm your favorite drug your favorite drug (You can't break this addiction NO! Your favorite drug...X4)
As the song came to an end Eric pulled away from my neck and sealed the wound. We stared at each other with the utmost intensity while everyone else in the club was drinking, dancing, or talking and having a good time.
"Violet I do not like fighting with you, but you must understand for your safety, when we are around some other supernatural beings, you do belong to me. I have staked my claim on you." Eric explained in his quiet voice while still holding me against the wall with now either hand on the side of me so I couldn't move.
"You must understand too Eric that I am my own person and I also don't like fighting with you, in fact I hate it." I said and moved closer to him.
"Yes I understand. Can we say we resolved this and go home?" He asked and looked me dead in the eye.
"Please." I said calmly and took Eric's hand in my own.
"It's a good thing we solved this before tomorrow." He grinned evilly.
I just rolled my eyes and let him lead the way back to his beach house.
I guess tomorrow's coming whether I'm ready or not.