Hello Everyone! Yes Vikinglady47 is alive and the stories will continue. I have to apologize for taking so long in updating these stories. Yes life has gotten in the way and my life is taking a new direction. Yes I'm still working on my book, but it's half done (YAY!). While I'm working on my book I'm also getting into the music industry as well. I will do my best in updating these stories, I don't know how long though for the next chapters. But no I have not abandoned them. My life is now beyond busy, for those who still love my stories and still continue to read them, Thank you very much for your patience and support. When I update, I always make sure that all three stories get updated at the same time. I will have to apologize also for the chapters not being as long as usual. I just had to put something out there to let you know that these stories are alive and just sending a author's note without a chapter would just be plain cruel. AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, FOLLOWS AND FAVORITES! ENJOY!

Characters own by Charlene Harris and Alan Ball

Sookie went down stairs, for once trying to be more calm than usual for the hot steamy dream she had last night. Staring at Eric's portrait was making her feel flushed for the dream keeps rushing back to her.
Eric watched her from the painting as he can tell she was feeling awkward. She couldn't even look at him without blushing. When Sookie finally looked at his painting eye to eye, she just felt like she need to say something.

Even though she was unsure that he knew about the dream. "Eric, I know you can't respond because of the painting, so we will talk about this later on tonight. However I will say this, I had a dream last night with you in it. Maybe you can interpret dreams or something, but I felt like there was more meaning behind it."

Sookie turned around so the painting can change to his present moment. When turned back to face him, Eric looked at her with a genuine smile on his face that can warm any girl's heart. Which of course made Sookie smile and her heart flutter. "I'll see you later." she decide to go on about her day.
The day went by slowly ever since Sookie was waiting for Eric to come out of his painting, she really just wants to talk to him and dream meanings. While Eric was also as anxious for he knew they were going to be talking about that dream. As 8 o clock struck on the grandfather clock, she spoke the incantation again for Eric to come out.
It still is an amazing thing to watch, as this dust comes out of the painting and bring forth Eric and having him materialized. "Hello Sookie." he said with a smile. She smiled back as an answer. "I'll be right back, just let me release Godric and we'll talk."

She nodded as he let poor Godric out of his prison for the last time. Tonight they going to change his painting to something more relaxing and beautiful. He might be going to another prison, but it is still
better than the one he was in now.
"Good Evening Sookie." Godric said as he went straight to the spell books.
"Hey Godric." she replied.
Both Godric and Eric know that she was being really quiet for the dream really made an impact. "Godric I'm going to take Sookie out for a walk in the gardens outside."
"Go right ahead, I'll be here."
"Come Sookie. Let's talk." Sookie followed Eric outside where he shows her the huge garden. It not only had major flowers but also some Norse statues.
"You must really like Vikings." she said as looked at a statue that she can tell that it was Thor.
"They are my ancestors."
"They are?" Sookie asked excitedly.
"Yes and I'm very proud of my heritage." he said with a smile.
"Even with all the pillaging and violence?"
"There was only a small group that did that, besides there is always a negative side to every kind of people. Lets talk about the your dream last night."
Eric did his best to make it look like he had nothing to do with it.
"Before I start, do dreams mean anything?"
"Of course they do. However you have to figure out what kind of dream it is first before you analyze the meaning."
"What do you mean?"
"Well there are dreams that your brain is going through what you did that day. Then there are the dreams where they are symbolic, where it from those beyond this world that want to give you hints or messages about your life. There's also dreams of seeing the future. Then there are dreams where there are visitations."
"Visitations?" Sookie asked as her heart began to flutter.
"Vistiations from the higher beings such as gods and goddesses, angels, and other supernatural beings."
"What about other people or witches even?"
"Yes. Even them too." Eric said with caution for he knew that she was catching on.
"Eric this dream I had . . . you were in it."
Eric smiled, "Was I?"
"Yes." Sookie replied with nervousness.
"And what did we do in this dream?"
"We we talking. . . in bed . . . together with silk sheets and we talking as if we were lovers. We talked and then. . ." Sookie couldn't even finish the sentence without blushing.
Eric knew what she wanted to say. He's hoping he can answer her without revealing too much, when it came to his visitations. "Did we have sex, Sookie?"
Sookie's face was now red as it can be. She couldn't talk, so she just nodded in reply "Almost."
"Nothing to be embarrassed about." As Eric got closer to her, she stepped away a little bit.
"Eric, am I just a student to you?"
Eric knew where this was going for they talked about it in their dream. He looked at her with his beautiful icey blue eyes, "I see you more as just a student.
I just don't know. . . "
Sookie interupted. "Do you see me as a lover? Or a soon to be lover?"
Eric had to be honest with her. This was the one thing he can't hide nor pretend. Expecially given the circumstances that she had to live through. "Yes."
Sookie just stared at him with a look of surprise and her heart was beating poundly in her chest.
"I am still your mentor Sookie and I 'll teach you everything there is to know about magic, but I can't help but feel this connection between us and my attraction to you. I hope this doesn't chase you away." As he talked to her the closer her got until they were breathing each other's air.
"So the dream I had was futuristic and probably messages from another being."
Eric gave her a gentle smile. "Probably."
Sookie could tell that he's hiding something. However she didn't mind right now for her heart and her head was clouded with romantic loving emotion that she couldn't believe that Eric admitted his feelings for her. Despite that he didn't know what they were. She was happy that she wasn't alone feeling like this. She was very greatful for the dream that came to her.