True Blood Report (spoiler alert): For a minute I actually thought my story was coming to life when Sookie was calling on Niall for help (even if it was for Bill). Ha! At least Niall didn't like Bill, heck he even let Sookie diseased him! But I wished he put his two cents in as to how he feels about Eric. Really though? Sookie needs to have sex with Bill before he goes? So what was the desperation act when she saw Eric? "you can't die on me." How come she didn't call on Niall for Eric then? Also I think Niall is lying to her, about how he can't heal Bill...I think he just doesn't want to. So what after Bill dies and if Eric heals...she going to go running to him? Why? Because he's the last one to survive? Well that's my True Blood rant.
ATTENTION: I'm visiting my mother in North Dakota for a couple of months, don't worry my computer is coming with me. However you won't hear from me for at least a week. Between packing, flying, unpacking, and settling. I won't have the time to update. So that's why I gave you a long chapter for you to enjoy.
Anyway thank you for you lovely reviews, favorites and followers. Even though the reviewers have been the same people. Don't think I haven't noticed!
Characters belong to Charlene Harris and Alan Ball (except the extra ones, those are mine!)
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Sookie's heart was pounding as she and Eric walked into the entrance of an expensive looking building. She wore a little black dress that was elegant but very sexy. It boosted up her cleavage, making her 'girls' be on display. Her stiletto heels were making that clicking sound on the tiles that echoed through the large cathedral ceilings. Eric of course was calm, confident and in a black business suit that makes him more sexy. Before they left Sookie helped Eric mask his scent. Who knew that he would somewhat have a scent like a fairy.
They went to the front desk to check in. "Mr. and Mrs. Northman, we have an appointment." Eric spoke to the vampire woman secretary.
"Yes, they're expecting you. Please take a seat while they prepare." She looked at Sookie with sexual hunger. Eric immediately give her the look and said "She's Mine!". She took a sniff of Sookie's scent mixed with Eric's as well as last night's activities. She gave Sookie a wink and left it at that.
"I'm glad you listened on not taking a shower." Eric said smoothly.
"Shouldn't she smell the bond anyway?"
"She does, but we made the scent stronger because of our delicious activities last night." he wiggled his eyebrows.
"How can you be so calm?"
"Lover, vampires are in trouble right now. The Authority has revealed themselves to the world. They are in no position to piss anyone off or not listening to any advice to make themselves look good and powerful again. Right now they're begging for any healthy vampire walking, to fill all the holes of political titles and to create any helpful campaign. Lucky for them, they're getting both from the two of us." Hearing Eric speak like that, knowing that he has the power, not them gave Sookie a boost of confidence as well.
"They're ready to see you now." The secretary announced. She showed Eric and Sookie the conference room. As they entered they saw thirteen vampires poised to perfection sitting in their luxurious leather seats with one large glass table shaped like a crescent moon facing outwards toward Sookie and Eric. There stood two empty chairs in the middle of the crescent moon table on the opposite side where the Authority sat.
"Mr. Northman and his bonded, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Mr. Cunningham Please have a seat." Sookie and Eric took their seats. Eric became very alert, despite the little speech he gave to Sookie about they have the power. You can't help but feel that these thirteen group of people are not only vampires, but sharks swimming and ready for the kill. Mr. Cunningham has pleasant manner about him, but underneath he looks like someone you just don't want to get angry. He was English with dark hair, he almost reminded him of Count Dracula. Which that reminded him that he should invite the famous Count for the reopening of Fangtasia when it happens. On the corner of Eric's eye, there sat Agneta shooting off daggers with her eyes at Sookie. As if giving a deadly look can kill her.
Mr. Cunningham started talking to everyone in the room "Before we begin, we have our proposal for Mr. Northman. But he and his bonded have a proposal for us. So let's hear their proposal first with an open mind. Because something tells me Mr. Northman that based on the scent of your mate, she's not human."
"You are correct Mr. Cunningham, my bonded is more than human. Before we reveal her true nature, I suggest you listen to what she has to say." Eric stood his ground making sure that he made it clear that himself and Sookie are in control.
"Well we are listening, so please begin." All vampires stared at Sookie with interest. It was so quiet that if a pin dropped, you would hear it.
Sookie stood up from her chair to talk to every vampire with respect and politeness. "Hello everyone, my name is Sookie Northman and I just had a wonderful idea to help the vampire community a couple of days ago. In fact it was the same day that you revealed yourselves to the world. I saw that baby vampire who lost her maker due to the virus. My heart cried for her. For not only she lost her maker, she lost her mate. To make things worse, she was only made three months ago. Her maker didn't have enough time to teach her everything she needed to know. So I ask myself what can be done? I know the situation is going to get worse for other baby vampires if their makers are infected. I would like to create an agency for baby or young vampires who lost their makers. What we do is we'll either find another vampire to be a maker or we help the vampire stand on their own. So from what I understand, I need your permission to do this as well as your support. Thank you for your time."
All of the Authority vampires were piqued with interest. There are many questions than ran through their heads. One of the members Alison spoke her first question "Is this just for baby vampires who lost their makers because of the virus or could it be another circumstance?"
Sookie answered "Other circumstances are acceptable. Like if the maker was cruel and just released them because of they just didn't want their child anymore, we'll take them in. We'll even help other vamps that have nowhere to go."
"An orphanage for vampires?" Agneta spoke with disgust and snobbery. "You really have no idea about vampires do you little girl?
Eric stood up in defense with his fangs down. "Agneta! You will not talk to my bonded that way! I guarantee you she's spent much time with vampires!"
"Eric, min kärlek (my love)" she said seductively. "I was only suggesting we are meant to stand on our own. It's a maker's right to do whatever they want to do with their progenies. If the vampire child can't handle it, then they deserve the true death. Only the strong survive." Eric sat down with disgust on his face, she called him my love, what a lot of nerve!
'This is Agneta? What a Bitch!' Sookie thought as she looked at her with a tint of anger. Agneta, like Eric was tall, blonde and blue eyed. She looked like a Swedish supermodel. Which made Sookie hate her even more, she began to feel inferior.
'Lover, stand your ground. Show them how powerful you are and why you're passionate about this.Don't think about what vampires did in the past.' Eric thought at her.
Sookie ignored Agneta and continued the important points. "Right now vampires are dying, you don't have the luxury of throwing anyone away. Some humans were even transformed without their consent."
Mr. Cunningham intervened "Not to mention many mistakes were made by baby vampires. The ones that didn't know the rules or protocols. Also how many of them became careless killers, just because their maker was horrible to them or released them without being ready to face the world. A third of the population meet the true death on their first year, because of carelessness and not trained to follow the vampire society rules." Sookie nodded.
Another member had a question but it was more to the Authority than to Sookie. "Will there be vampires out there that have the heart or the love to adopt another vampire? If a vampire wanted a child, it's easier to make one than adopt one. It's not like humans, where sometimes the female or the male cannot help the reproduction process."
Sookie spoke up "I think that vampires are not that different from humans. In fact I think vampires feel more intensely than humans. Once the vampire population realizes that they feel sorry for the makerless baby vamps, they'll want to adopt one."
"Mrs. Northman, have you ever been around baby vampires or have experience with them?"
Sookie's memory were brought back to Jessica, Tara, and Willa (funny how that rhymes). Interesting how she can actually say she does have experience with baby vamps. "Yes sir I have."
"If that's true, please tell me how baby vampires act." Mr. Cunningham had to test her. He needed Sookie to see the reality of the situation.
"Well they are always hungry. They act on their impulses, they don't think rationally. Mostly they act on hunger, curiosity, and they follow their emotions. Sometimes they don't think at all, and they can feel lost. Especially when they're facing the loss of their human life. That's why it's so important for them to have a maker." Sookie stated. Eric was impressed, he looked at her amazingly to realize how much she's learned in such a short amount of time.
"I couldn't have said better myself Mrs. Northman" Mr. Cunningham looked at Sookie straight in the eye. "Because of that, you do realize you need a major vampire staff to help you run things. If this is an agency for baby vampires... I can imagine how many things could go wrong just because the baby vampire was acting out on instinct or hunger." Sookie didn't even think about that. She will need a large vampire staff to help her control the baby vamps.
"I understand sir."
"So our goal with the baby vamps mostly is to help them find another maker. They'll need it."
"Like I said sir once the vampire population realizes that they feel sorry for the makerless baby vamps, they'll want to adopt one." Sookie said with confidence.
"You've got to be kidding." Agneta stood up and started walking to Sookie. Eric was ready to jump and attack when it's needed. "We are better than any human race, we control our emotions, we don't feel sorry for any vampire in trouble except for the one that makes us." Agneta was now close to Sookie's face, but didn't touch her.
"Better? Really? If you were really better, than how come some sick maniac figured out a way to create a virus that spreads, infects, and kills you all like the AIDS virus? Especially when vampire blood is supposed to heal all things whether it's injury or disease? Yet, you haven't found the cure for this thing?" Sookie said this straight in the eye. Eric was getting hard by looking at the scene. Sookie standing up on her own taking down a 700 year old vampire just by conversation alone.
Sookie stepped away from Agneta and faced the Authority. "I know you all hide your emotions, to become a strong vampire. That doesn't mean those emotions are gone. How many of you personally looked at a baby vampire and wished you can take it away from its maker to train it properly?" Some of the Authority members nodded. "What if you lost your maker, if it didn't happen already?" the question came out almost like a beg.
One Authority member stood up to talk to the Authority members. He looked like he was at least 50 years old. "I've been a vampire for almost 950 years. I had a very close relationship with my maker. In fact all that time of me being a vampire, my maker never released me." His eyes were starting to brim with red tears. "I just lost her to the virus, 2 weeks ago. She died in my arms as I watched this ugly thing eat away at her. She has trained me for everything that I needed to know. Despite that, despite everything my maker had taught me I feel so lost without her. Makers are more than just a teacher, or a parent, or even a lover. They are much more than that...there are no words to explain the bond between a maker and their children. Especially when it's made out of love and devotion. His tears began to fall. Eric immediately was reminded of losing Godric. "I will support this wonderful idea of yours, Mrs. Northman. One recommendation though, and that is to have a support group and a psychologist on board for the vamps. You have no idea how horrible it is to lose a maker. It can make a progeny feel suicidal."
"No I don't know what it's like to lose a maker because I'm not a vampire. But I have a pretty good idea how empty it feels to lose the person whose your everything." Sookie shed a tear for the vampire who just went through a loss. Despite how old he is, he still feels like he needs his maker.
Agneta stepped in again "I have feeling that this... charity is going to cost a small fortune to start up." she said with a sneer.
"Yes, I'm afraid it will." Mr. Cunningham said with little concern. "However you need to spend money to make money and to make more allies."
"You're not suggesting to make this agency pass through!" Agneta temper was getting higher.
Eric has had enough and vamp-speed in front of her face. "Is there something you want to share with the class, Agneta?" Eric snarled.
"Eric, my Viking. What are you doing with this girl? She's not one us, why is she so interested in helping us? Out of all the people in the world you can have, you land with this girl. Why?" Sookie sometimes asks herself the same thing.
"First of all, I'm not your Viking. Second Sookie has a compassionate heart for those who loses their loved ones. I'm proud that she's my mate,... you know that place and title you've dreamt of."
"ENOUGH!" Mr. Cunningham shouted. "Agneta you're personal interest with Mr. Northman makes you unqualified for this decision. Your vote will not be counted. For the rest of the members, all those in favor please raise your hand for this charity agency for baby vamps to go through." Most of the hands were raised. Sookie gasped as to how many were raised. "For those who didn't raise their hands, any reason why?"
One of them answered "A couple of things,... I want to know the formal plan. In other words I want to know every kind service and every kind of help and products that are going to be used in this thing. I just want it in writing before we cast my vote."
"Very well, that's understandable and agreeable. Any other rejections?"
Another vampire stood up "What are you Mrs. Northman? You're not a vampire, but you're not human either."
Sookie felt like she must speak the truth. "I'm a pure fae." All the vampires fangs slid down in hunger. Eric vamp-speed in front of Sookie for protection.
Agneta laughed and made a sly comment "That explains a lot."
Eric snarled at all of them "Listen to me, she is the great-great-great granddaughter of Niall Brigant. I suggest you stand down!"
All vampires including Agneta were in shock. Mr. Cunningham was the first to snap out of it. "You're the fae princess?!"
"Yes sir, I am."
"This makes it more incredible! A fairy helping the vampires! Too bad you guys aren't out in the open yet. We could use that for publicity." Then Mr. Cunningham had a splendid idea that can turn around the whole supernatural community. "Mr. Northman, before we say yes to Mrs. Northman's agency proposal, we wanted to talk to you about your future in vampire politics. According to your file, you were Sheriff of area five is that correct?"
"Yes."
"We were thinking of restoring that title to you again..."
"I'm not exactly interested right now." Eric interrupted.
"...but I'm now thinking of something bigger. How about the title King of Louisiana?"
"What?" Eric never wanted to be the Viking chief of his people when he was human, because of the responsibilities that came with it. Thinking it over in a second, this can be the best way to protect his mate and his future children or put them in more danger.
"Think about it...we have a fairy princess! Now let's complete the ultimate fairytale. No pun intended Mrs. Northman." Sookie nodded. Mr. Cunningham genuinely smiled for he was loving the idea that's brewing inside his head. "Let's make you vampire king of Louisiana, and your bonded will be your Queen. A peaceful connection between fairies and vampires, not to mention you both are blonde, beautiful, and generous. You two will be the beautiful faces of the supernatural community that will make human society no longer afraid."
"You want us to be the poster couple to represent the supernatural community?" Eric said distastefully.
"Why not? We'll have the first Queen to be so loving and generous that she's building an agency for baby vampires! She'll be the Princess Diana for vampires! Mr. Northman, you're a business man, I'm sure you know how to negotiate with anyone with anything. Including help the humans get Louisiana back on its feet from that horrible hurricane Katrina. New Orleans is still having some problems."
Eric was actually loving the idea more and more. After all, with the powers that he and Sookie have...this can turn to be a wonderful idea. "Security?"
"You'll get tons of it, for you and your bonded. Also are the two of you getting married the human way?"
"Yes." Sookie and Eric answered at the same time. Agneta was feeling more infuriated by the moment.
"Excellent! We'll have a wedding ceremony and a coronation for the whole world to see! Hopefully by then, we'll have a cure for the virus. That way you both will have something to announce on the happiest day of your lives and start on a good footing as king and queen. Including Mrs. Northman can announce her agency for the baby vamps. Also the Tru Blood factories will reopen again. This can change the world around for the better! So, are you game?"
Eric thought at Sookie "Lover, this might actually be amazing for us and our future."
Sookie thought back at him "I actually love the idea too, but I'm trying to find where's the catch in this deal?"
"Trust me lover I'm thinking about it too.Honestly, I don't see one just because I know that everyone in the vampire world is in trouble.Maybe we can change the world and we can defend ourselves with the powers we have.I think we'd should just take it and deal with the consequences later."
"Except I don't want our future children to be the consequences, Eric."
"I promise you my love, our children will be safe, even if I have to go to my true death to do it." Eric smiled at her and she smiled back in conformation. They are willing to go through this.
"Alright Mr. Cunningham, Me and my beloved bonded will accept the offer."
All Authority members smiled and even gave an applause, except for Agneta which of course she stepped in "Eric! Why go through this with a fairy? You think you're in love with her because of the smell of her blood! I can be your queen darling, especially when we might have the same ancestral bloodline!"
Eric looked at her with a frown "You still believe we're the same blood?"
"Eric, I know we are! Don't you feel it?" she started touching him inappropriately. "How can some young fairy keep you satisfied with your large... appetite?
Sookie marched straight to Agneta with her hands glowing ready to strike. "ERIC IS MINE! Touch him like that again, and I'll have your fangs torn from your mouth!
All vampires were up and charged ready to defend the soon to be queen of Louisiana. Sookie hands were so supercharged that they blasted on their own and stroked down Agneta. It blasted her across the room as she hit the wall...making a dent in the process.
Mr. Cunningham intervened "Agneta, get out of the room! If you are still going to be part of the Authority, I suggest you leave now! Mr. Hawkins, please escort her to her chambers and make sure she stays there."
"She attacked me!" Agneta screamed.
"And you touched her bonded. That is a blood offense! You're lucky she didn't kill you because she had every right to." Mr. Cunningham said smoothly.
Fredrick took Agneta by the arms and escorted her out to her chambers before blood will be spilled.
"Mr. and Mrs. Northman it's been a great pleasure seeing the both of you. We will contact you soon to make plans about your marriage and coronation. There will be a new home for you and security, so you might want to start packing." Eric nodded. "May I kiss her hand?" He may be head of the Authority, but when it comes to the old ways of vampire rules when it comes to bonded mates. He has the ultimate respect for it. If you want to touch a bonded mate of a vampire, always ask permission. Eric nodded again. Mr. Cunningham took Sookie's hand and kissed it. "My dear, may your compassion spread through these hard times."
Sookie smiled. "It's a pleasure to meet you." Mr. Cunningham gave her a kind smile.
Eric and Sookie walked away, going home. Their future was becoming more busy and brighter. As he was driving, Eric left Sookie to her thoughts, he knows she's busy trying to absorb everything of what's happened. Eric just held her hand all the way home. Right now his only concern from the Authority is Agneta. She going to be a problem. He knows she's not going to stop. Sookie closed her eyes to relax . Before she went to sleep she whispered to Eric "I love you."
"I love you too, my lover, my queen." Eric smiled as he concentrated on the road. He was also making sure that they weren't being followed, especially by a stalker.
Niall was going through the ancient scrolls of predictions. He's been going through them since Eric's and Sookie's transformation. So it's been days. There were at least a hundred thousand ancient scrolls with predictions. Some made it through and fulfilled the fate it was supposed to do, and some were just fanatic egotistical predictions that did more harm than good. There, he found the one that he'd been searching for...The New Era of Fairies and Vampires. He hadn't read it over 500 years. There stood the first line 'A vampire and fairy destined through time...'