A/N: Welcome back, loves! Okay, so some of you have commented that your glad that FOTS have not been mentioned and that scenario is really boring. But what if I switched it around so that maybe Eric was the one who got captured by the Fellowship and tried to meet the sun? Except Galen talks him off the roof and Eric falls in love with her? Its just an idea. Also, you guys can follow me on Twitter under iSmellamassacre or on Tumblr as chocosaditty. Now, on to the story!

Chapter Song: So Apalled by kanye West

Chapter 8: Life Can Be Sometimes Ridiculous

Two weeks later, Celia was on her way to come and visit her daughter. Galen was excited aat the prospect and had been drinking TrueBlood nonstop to prepare for her mother's visit.

Godric, however, was worried.

He had a lot to worry about that he wasn't telling Galen at the moment. He had been offered the position of sheriff of Area 43 in New York City, where he'd met Galen. The King of Texas, Rodrick Delgado, was planning a visit to Godric's nest the same day Celia was coming.

"What are you thinking about?" Galen asked, observing Godric as she walked into his study. He sat staring blankly down at a stack of papers and memos and Galen could tell soemthing was up.

Godric looked up at her and sighed. "Nothing." He was lying, Galen could tell. But she figured if he didn't want to share now, he would later and she'd be there then.

"I wanted to ask you something," she said. He looekd at her, as if silently telling her to go on and ask. "Can I feed on a human?"

His answer was practically immediate. "Of course not."

"But, Godric, come on! What is the point of being a vampire if I can't feed on humans? I want to be a real vampire!"

"And you are, but that does not mean that I will let you just go around feeding off of any humans. You aren't ready for that yet." Godric concluded, a tone of finality in his voice.

"Why? I can control myself! I swear I can!"

"No! You cannot! Especially when you mother is on her way to visit you as we speak! Perhaps when she leaves I will teach you how to feed on a human but as of this moment you are not ready to do such a thing. This is the last time you will speak of this to me until Celia leaves. Do you understand me?" Godric said, his voice firm and hard with exasperation and stress.

As much as he hated to say, Galen was the last thing on his mind right now with all the things he had to get done. Celia coming to visit was adding extra stress he didn't need. He wished he'd said no to Gale when she'd asked a few weeks ago, but something told Godric that if he had, Galen would've just gone behind his back.

The thought of her doing that angered him slightly. He knew Galen was going to be a hard newborn to control. She was impulsive and irrational at times and as much as Godric loved that, it proved to be a headache most times. To add to all this, his other child, Eric, was chasing behind Russel Edgington, the king of Mississippi, who'd killed his family over a thousand years ago.

Godric was hitting his breaking point.

"Whatever." Galen huffed before plopping down on the sofa in his office.

She stared up at the cieling, a small part of her wishing that maybe she'd just died instead of getting turned. What was the point of having a new life if you couldn't do anything with it?

"Listen, Galen, I know you want to do it all since you're a vampire now but, trust me, you don't need to rush it. You have nothing but time now, dear." Godric ammended, flipping through the papers on his desk.

"Godric, what's going on? You're stressed." Galen replied, ignoring his previous comment. She sat up and looked at him seriously.

"I've been offered the position of sheriff of Area 23 in New York City, the king of Texas, Rodrick Delgado, is coming to visit the same day as your mother, and Eric is running behind Russel Edgington for revenge. That about sums it up." Godric answered listlessly.

"Rodrick Delgado? What's he like?" Galen asked, genuinely interested.

Godric gave up on the papers, knwoign that the more Galen talked the less work he'd get done. "He's pretty decent as far as vampires in power go. He's a fair king and overall a nice guy. I think he was turned when he was around forty five years old but considering that, he doesn't look so bad for his age."

"His age?" Galen asked. "Well, exactly how old is he?"

"Somewhere around 1400 years old."

Galen's eyes bugged out of her head and she smiled in surprise. "That is so cool! You think my mom would like him?"

"Everyone like Rodrick but-wait. Why are you asking that?" Godric asked, knowing now that Galen was up to something.

Galen stood up and walked over to Godric, plopping herself down on his lap. "Godric, my dad left my mom when I was thirteen. She's been single forever. So, what if we set her up with this Rodrick guy? They might like each other!"

Godric sighed, but couldn't deny that her idea didn't sound so bad. "I don't know, Galen. Rodrick Delgado doesn't take well to humans. He's a rather reserved man in some respects. I don't know that-"

"Well, with Celia it could be different! You don't know what could happen!"

"Fine. I'm sure he can come to dinner with us when your mother arrives. We'll see what happens then."

"I still can't get over this! You're a vampire now, Galen!" Celia said as Galen brought her upstairs to the guest room.

"I'm still getting used to things. I cna run faster, heal quickly, and I have actual fangs! They're not as scary as you'd think, Mom. They come out randomly and its kind of funny to me. I just wish Godric would let me use them on someone." Galen said, sifting through her mother's bags.

"What do you mean? Is he taking care of you properly?" Celia asked, an eyebrow raised.

"Yeah, Mom, he's taking care of me just fine...but he keeps saying I'm not ready to feed on a human yet its driving me crazy because I know I can handle it! I don't think Godric trusts me, Mom!" Galen announced, throwing one of the bags down on the ground.

Celia sighed and sat down on the bed, tugging Galen with her. Galen was sprawled across the bed, her head in Celia's lap. "He trusts you, Galen. That much is true. But you are a new vampire and while, mentally, you believe you are ready, your physical self does not have the same sense of control."

"But, Mom-"

"It's not a trust thing, Galen. Godric is just trying to protect you. He only wants the very best for you and you need to appreciate that. From what he's told me, there are several vampires who simply would havel left their newborns stranded. Personally, you should be grateful a vampire cares that much about you as Godric does." Celia said, braiding her daughter's hair, the silky strands weaving in between her fingers.

Galen was quiet as she mulled this over. Maybe her mother was right. Maybe she was acting a bit immature about the whole thing. With this in her mind, she closed her eyes and feigned sleep until her mother fell asleep.

When Celia fell asleep, Galen left the room so she could sleep in peace and went to find Godric. He was in his study again looking over the same papers he'd been looking at.

"Are you going to take it?" Galen asked, leaning on the doorframe.

"Take what?"

"The sheriff position in New York?"

Godric leaned back in the chair he was sitting in. "Of that I am unsure. The area is a lot bigger, of course, which could mean more trouble. And the Queen of New York is more or less reminiscent of an irksome fly."

"Well, are you happy here in Dallas? Would you want to leave?" Galen asked.

He looked at her and sighed. "No, I don't think I'd want to leave here. Isabel is good to me and I don't think I'd like New York City very much."

"I don't think so either. You're much more of an introvert." Galen replied with a laugh.

Just then, Isabel came into the room. "Rodrick has just arrived." She seemed happy, so Galen took that as a sign that this Rodrick guy was cool with her.

"Well, I'll just go get dressed then. See you in a bit." Galen said before she was upstairs in a flash.

Celia was still asleep when Galen went upstairs and so she opted to get dressed quietly. She pulled on a midnight blue one-shouldered dress that clung to her body and ended just above the knees. On her feet were black Steve Madden heels and around her neck was still the same faux silver/black diamond necklace she'd been wearing since she arrived in Dallas.

Celia woke up while Galen was getting dressed and yawned. "Where are you going, sweetheart?" her mother asked groggily.

"Godric and I wanted to take you to dinner but you were asleep so-"

"Oh, I'd love to go, darling. Just let me get dressed." Celia said, immediately waking up.

While Galen curled her hair and pushed it to one side of her head with pins, Celia got dressed in a modest black dress with quarter length sleeves that ended just below her knees. Liek Galen, she wore black heels and pulled her hair up in an updo.

"No make-up, Mom?" Galen asked as she applied eyeshadow and mascara to her face.

"No, dear, I believe lipstick and blush is just fine." Celia replied, putting said objects in a black clutch.

Galen smiled to herself once her makeup was completed and escorted her mother downstairs. Godric had been talking to Rodrick Delgado when they got downstairs and therefore was preoccupied.

Celia raised an eyebrow. "Well, Godric, are you going to introduce us to your friend?"

Godric turned the same time Rodrick did and both had looks of astonishment on their faces. Godric only had eyes for Galen while Rodrick had eyes for the both of them. "Good evening, Celia." Godric answered.

Rodrick smiled at the both of them and his stormy gray eyes crinkles in the corners. He had short, cropped dark hair with the faintest hint of gray inside and his skin was slightly tan for a vmapire. He had a slightly weathered look about him that vaguely reminded Galen of th eactor Daniel Craig. He was wearing a gray-black suit and black dress shoes.

"Nice to meet you, Rodrick. I'm Galen Frost, Godric's progeny." Galen said, imemdiately breaking the silence. Vampires didn't particularly like being touched, so Galen opted for an air kiss on either of Rodrick's cheeks.

"I say the same to you, Galen. Godric talked about you so much I was beginning to think he'd made you up! Good to see he wasn't wrong! And is this your mother?" Rodrick asked with a smile.

Celia stepped forward smiling as a blush crept up into her cheeks. "Yes, I'm Celia Winford-Frost, her mother. It's wonderful to meet you, Mr. Rodrick."

Rodrick laughed a loud booming laugh that reminded Galen of the way her grandfather used to laugh, as if everythign in life was one cosmic joke. "Mr. Rodrick was my father. Call me Rick."

As Galen had predicted, Celia was almost immediately smitten with Rodrick and she couldn't stop smiling the whole evening. They opted for dinner at a rather fancy Italian restaurant and even though Godric said vampires didn't eat human food, Galen wanted to try it out this way.

After the waiter left with their orders, Godric gave Galen an odd look. "Why did you order human food?"

"I wanted to try it as a vampire. It can't be that bad, right?"

Rodrick and Godric laughed loudly. "Galen, it actually is that bad."

A/N: So, this is my latest chapter! More or less a filler depending on how you look at it. More to come soon!