"The last thing we have to show you guys would have to be the basement." Sarah cheered, she was delusional. I tensed when I heard basement. I realized the huge man wasn't far behind us. When we stopped at another corridor I recognized it from the thing I had seen. Then like déjà vu it happened. "This is our basement." Steve Newlin said with a large smile. Sookie grabbed my arm. He was thinking awful things. I thought frantically to Sookie. 'Run, please run. I'll hold them off.' She wouldn't budge and told me so right then and there. 'Okay we'll run together…now!' As we tried to get away strong hands seized me. It was the huge guy that drug me down, I kicked and screamed all the way down. Sookie was being drug down by Steve Newlin himself. "Let go of me you disgusting oaf!" I screamed letting the fake country twang fall from my voice. The charade was over, I was sure of that. When we got all the way down there was a small fenced in area. I would've laughed if I wasn't trying so desperately to get away from the man that was crushing the life out of me. It was just so funny, a small fenced in area, like a dog pen.
The man pushed me in and then helped Steve with Sookie, who was just being pushed up against the wall while I was being handled. Then I realized Hugo was hardly being touched by Steve that whole time. I backed up while the man threw Sookie into the fence and Steve handed Hugo over. I'd wait until the men left and I would get to know Hugo a little better. "Please don't leave us in here!" Hugo pleaded weakly. I raised a brow at him. "Gabe you stay here." Steve said, then he left. I looked from the large Gabe to the scrawny Hugo.
"Hugo." I sighed while I paced for a second and I took the blue headband out of my hair, letting my bangs fall back into place. He turned to me with a snap. His face was sweating. "What?" He spat. I frowned at him for a long second and then I walked to him and grabbed his hand. He was the one who had sold us out. He was pissed at Isabel for not turning him. He wanted to be the great and unfathomable immortal that she was. He didn't want to grow old and die, while she went on unfazed. The bottom line was he was a whiny little shit that was going to get Sookie and I killed over his little tantrum. I pulled back and stared evenly at him. "You sold us out." I growled at him, his eyes widened for a second. Then he retreated next to the door wiping his perspiring face. "Gabe, you can let me out now." He laughed for a second. "The jig is up." He insisted. Gabe ignored him and I just backed up to stand with Sookie.
"Shut up." Steve said, as he walked back in. "Steve, sir I helped you. I'm really claustrophobic." He was sweating profusely and now he was breathing heavily. "What, do you want more information?" I tensed and was about to grab him when Sookie tightened her grip on me. "She is Sookie Stackhouse, and she is Ella Stackhouse." Hugo panted. I looked over to Steve. His face was turning darker by the second. "Stackhouse?" He asked. Hugo nodded lazily. "As in Jason Stackhouse." Steve asked. Sookie jumped up. "My brother, what have you done with him?" She yelled, I got up with her. Steve just smirked and turned to Gabe. "Take care of it." He growled. Steve and Gabe ran up the stairs.
Anger had gotten the best of me as I grabbed Hugo by his shirt and threw him into the fence. He was hyperventilating when I reached him. I was about to hit him, but I…felt sorry for the bastard. I backed up. "Just stay. Stay there." I sighed and slid to the floor. Sookie was worried, I could feel it. We sat there listening to Hugo whimper for about twenty minutes.
Then I heard large footsteps coming down the stairs. Hugo scrambled to the door. Gabe busted in and knocked Hugo out with only two blows to his face. I stood in front of Sookie. "Don't fucking touch her!" I yelled and he pushed me into the fencing, I fell to the floor and regained sense quickly. He was on top of Sookie I ran to him, again he threw me. Then before my eyes a man, no older than me flashed in. He was strikingly beautiful and pale. He picked Gabe up and I closed my eyes. But I heard a loud snap and a bang. When I opened my eyes, Gabe lay dead close to me. I moved away from him and tried to collect myself. "Are you?" I asked standing in a haze. "Godric." I finished, he nodded wordlessly.
Godric closed his eyes. "Someone is here." He said. "Is it Bill?" Sookie asked frantically. "No, it is my child, Eric, I'm here." He spoke. Child? Godric was Eric's maker? With a flash Eric was there, I looked at him, he was ecstatic in a very silent sort of way. "How long has it been since you've fed?" I watched as Eric kneeled to Godric. "I require very little blood anymore." Godric said, his face hardly changed a bit. There was some kind of alarm going off, it made me jump. "Save the humans, go." Godric nodded. "I am not leaving your side until you have-" Eric was interrupted by the seemingly older vampire. "I can take care of myself." He snapped at the kneeling almost puppy eyed Eric. "Spill no blood on your way out…go." He said in a very aggressive tone. Eric nodded seeming a little angry. He got up and grabbed my arm, I grabbed Sookie's.
As we got close to the exit we stopped. There were three men holding stakes. They were ushering out women and children. "How do you suppose we get out of here?" I whispered to Eric, he smiled down at me. "I'll follow Godric's orders and get you out, without bloodshed." Eric said and started out. On impulse I grabbed his jacket. That surprised him. Eric got close to me then, I could feel something well up in my belly it frightened me. "Trust me." Eric whispered into my ear. My breath caught in my throat out of shock.
He walked up to the men changing his stance a little. He slumped over a bit and put on a goofy smile. "Oh hey ya'll how's it going?" His voice was nasally and had a little country twang. "Uh, Steve sent me over to man the exit. I think I can take it from here." He gave out a little giggle. I edged out from behind a pillar to observe a little closer. A man in cargo shorts came forward. "By yourself?" He questioned sounding very skeptical. Eric played it cool. "Uh, yeah." He answered quickly. "Your big and all, but there's a vampire on the loose." The man stated. Eric shifted his weight which was very human of him. "Oh." He breathed. Another guy stepped in looking confused. "Where's your stake?" He asked. Eric moved his head. "Oh dang, I forgot." He laughed nervously which I was sure was just an act. These men couldn't make him nervous. The man in cargo shorts moved over a little. "Maybe I could borrow yours, if, if that's okay." Eric said not losing character. The confused guy spoke. "I can't do that, get your own." He was being less than courteous. Eric shifted then, not his weight but his attitude. He stood to his normal height and spoke in his low silky voice. "I very much would like to borrow your stake." He breathed seductively. The rude boy changed his attitude quickly seeming to mellow out. "Yeah, yeah that'd be okay, I guess." He nodded handing Eric his stake. The man in the cargo shorts inched closer to Eric, I felt my body tense. The man raised his stake to Eric's back. Sookie and I yelled simultaneously. "Stake!" Eric turned and pushed the man across the floor. He turned and threw the rude guy into the wall.
The silent guy came at Eric with his stake. Eric grabbed him and the stake. As I ran up with Sookie trailing behind, Eric held the stake to the man's throat. The boy's breathing was fast and shaky. "Godric said no bloodshed, remember?" I peeped behind the tall vampire. He dropped the boy and the stake in the same second. Eric walked to the door. "Come on." He said. Eric opened the door and I could see a mob of people with the shirts that Gabe had worn. Fellowship of the sun, or better put: vampire haters. "Those arrows are wood, you'll never make it through." The boy who Eric had released said. Eric closed the doors and Sookie spoke. "Through the sanctuary." Then we ran after Sookie, hoping to get out of this psycho's den.
We walked quickly through the sanctuary, the pews were littered with blankets and pillows. Sookie and I were keeping up with Eric. "Where's the exit?" Eric asked quickly. "Back that way." Sookie said. Then I heard the most hateful voice. "There are several exits actually." He sneered. Steve walked in front of a bed type alter smiling. "For you, the easiest one takes you straight to hell." The doors from all sides busted open and armed holy rollers poured in.
"Let us leave, save yourselves no one has to die!" Sookie yelled. "You all are listening to not a man of god, but a psycho!" I added. "War has begin you evil whores of Satan!" Steve said loudly raising his arms in a foolish way. "You vampires cast the first stone by killing my family." Steve stopped and took a deep breath in. "The line has been drawn, your either with us, or against us. We are prepared for Armageddon." He nodded with clueless notion. "The vampire your holding got away, he's a sheriff, he's bound to send for help." Sookie said. Steve smirked as he spoke. "I'm not concerned with Godric, any vampire will do for our grand celebration, and we got one right here." Steve pointed to Eric. I felt a sudden falling in my chest, no. No! Eric looked down at me like he could hear what I was feeling. "I'll be fine." I didn't believe him, I was afraid, and on the edge of a panic attack. Sookie didn't know what to do either, she watched in fear as I did.
"Brothers and sisters, there will be a holy bon fire at dawn." Steve nodded with a twisted grin. My heart fell as Eric walked slowly up to the alter and laid down. Steve snapped his fingers and two men came forth with silver chains. The sound of flesh burning was louder than I expected. It made me grit my teeth. I wanted to save Eric, but I, I just couldn't. I closed my eyes and drowned out the ramblings of Steve Newlin for a few seconds to think, just think. Maybe Bill would come for Sookie. If Godric was Eric's maker as he had said before, why the hell wasn't he slaughtering the bunch for Eric's safety. Why the hell was I worried for this strange vampire? I didn't know anything, I was lost, dropped in the middle of the sea on a moonless night.
When I heard Eric speak I came back to the surface. "I-I offer myself." He struggled to speak. "In exchange for Godric's freedom." He stopped. "A-and the girls' as well." His voice was harsh. "That's noble, but they're just as culpable as you are. They are both traitors to they're race, the human race. They hardly deserve mercy." He rounded the alter that Eric lay bounded to. "Maybe we should tie one of them to you so you can meet the sun together." Eric thrashed angrily under the chains. Steve walked over and looked from me to Sookie. "I wonder which one is his?" He mused. "What about it vampire, the blond or the brunette?" He laughed shortly and eyed me a little more. "I bet it's you." He was going to grab me when the main doors flew open. "Sookie!" Bill ran in. Steve pulled a gun and pointed it dead at Sookie.
I wriggled against my keepers with all my might. Steve said something, but I was to damn angry to hear it. "If you shoot her, everyone here will die." Bill exclaimed, he was serious. "Let her go now." Steve shook his head and made an ugly face. "Soldiers, some silver chains for our friend here." Sookie began to move around. "Don't! He has done nothing to you!" Bill put up his hand. "Sookie I will be fine." He said. Then a husky voice called out. "Newlin!" Before I could focus, I saw Steve drop his gun and start to whimper. Again the voice called. "Let them go fuckwad!" It was none other than my cousin Jason who shot a green paintball onto the forehead of Steve Newlin.
Bill took out some nearby holy rollers and a few apprehended Jason from his window. In the commotion I ran to Eric and started to peal the chains from his burning skin. As soon as Eric was loose he grabbed Steve by the neck and threw him to the floor. Sookie called out. "Do not kill him!" Jason called out. "Kill him, kill the mother fucker!" I called out. "Don't Eric!" As that passed my lips the doors that were flying open a lot lately opened once more. Vampires marched in.
A large one in a cowboy hat led them in. "Steve Newlin, you have pushed us to far. You expect us to sit on our thumbs while you round up your men to come and lynch us?" He laughed darkly. "We'll kill ya first." His deep voice grew darker. "Same way we did your father." He said with a smile. "Oh god no." Sookie muttered. "Murderer!" Steve gasped. "Destroy them, all of them." The vamp's fangs shot out and there was so many everywhere. Eric got off of Steve and stood in front of me. "Eric, you have to stop them." I hissed, he was reeling. "Godric wouldn't want this." I added. He knew it was true.
Before a drop of blood was spilt I heard the voice of an angel. "Enough!" And like an angel he stood above us all wearing white. "You came for me I assume. Underling." Godric said. The cowboy vampire groaned. "Yes, sheriff." "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?" I marveled at this gentle creature that seemed so hurt and jilted. "I will not negotiate with subhuman's." Then Steve crawled to where Eric and I stood. "Kill me." He spat at Eric. I held Eric's arm, but I felt him twitch. "Do it, Jesus will protect me." Steve cried. I squeezed Eric's arm and breathed. "Don't do it." Eric turned his head to me, it was weird, I could swear he was smiling at me, in a sincere way. But it was less than a millisecond that it happened so I can't say for sure.
Then Godric spoke and Eric's eyes flew to watch him. "I'm actually older than your Jesus. I wish I could've known him, but I missed it." And with a speed that not one being could measure to, Godric was there holding Steve by his collar. Eric and I stared in amazement. "Good people, who of you is willing to die for this man's madness?" Not one person stepped forward. "Stand down everyone. People go home." Sookie turned to Bill and he embraced her tightly, I could see he didn't want to let her go ever again. Godric told his underlings to come. Eric turned to me. "Are you okay?" He asked. I felt lightheaded, and completely drained of all possible warmth in my body. "Fine, fine, I'm fine." I stuttered my lie to him, he looked at me for a second longer, then he followed his maker.