All Hell Breaks Loose
Chapter 27 : Movies
The search for Ismene is has still been on the fruitless side. Steve had checked the website links and didn't have to do much of a web search since the recent news about the mudslide in El Salvador and asked if there're were any vampires within the area. He promised to pray for them and was worried that Ismene might be in that location.
"So far a total bust," Sookie sighed.
"Godric would not let me down," Eric said as he paced around.
"Maybe you need to ask him to be a bit more specific," Jason suggested and earned a scowl from Eric. "I'm just saying that he might give us a specific country."
"Eric, you have to try," Sookie said and stared into his eyes. "Who knows what they are going to do to Bill if they can't find you."
"So this is what it is all about," Eric said and folded his arms as he stared down at her. "You want me to speak to Godric for Bill's sake."
"And yours," Sookie could not believe he would don the green eyes. "And Jessica's and my own and Pam's and everyone involved."
"But you are concerned about Bill."
"Of course, he is my friend." She shook her head. "I can't believe you are acting like this and right here."
"How should I be acting? You only said Bill's name at first." He did not see Jason or Steve roll their eyes and share a glance with each other.
"Because he was the one in immediate danger." She closed her eyes and balled up her fists. "Why are you are starting this now."
"I am only following your lead."
"Don't you dare do that, Eric Northman. I did not lead you on with anything. I worry about all my friends. I wish you still had amnesia sometimes."
"You liked me better then?"
"Of course I did. You were not a jealous, arrogant, complex creature." She walked away and placed her hands in her hair. "Fuck my life."
"If you want me to throw this guy out just give me the word," Jason said as he sat down on his couch.
"No he's staying," Sookie sighed and stared at her brother. "Jason I'm sorry about all of this."
"All of what?" Jason asked.
"Everyone coming here. First Jessica, and then me, then Steve and now Eric."
"Why you blaming yourself for that?" Jason asked as he picked up the remote. "I don't mind having a lot of people over. I never have to worry about being lonely."
"When this is all sorted and when my house is fixed I will promise to visit with you more often."
"Now you are getting all WB or CW drama on me," Jason said and chuckled. "Hey Back to the Future."
"No one is certain," Steve said after he had turned off the computer. "Jason is if it is all right if I warm up another bottle?"
"Sure. Most of those are for you, Jessica and Eric." He did a double take. "Wait where did Eric go?"
"Headed for the basement," Steve said on his way to the kitchen. "Are you or Sookie thirsty?"
"Hit me with a beer," Jason answered. "Sis?"
"I'm fine," Sookie said. Truth was she wasn't fine and it was because of Eric vexing her with his Eric ways. She needed to stop stewing in anger, lucky for her a good scene from the movie was on.
Eric wanted to punch a few holes in the wall when he made it down to the basement. He was angry with Sookie but mostly he was angry with himself with how he had acted. He knew Sookie was right but he was too damn stubborn to tell her that even though he knew he should.
"Calm my mind," Eric whispered. He held out his arms and moved them in a circular motion while he imagined himself on a ship. He pictured it bobbing up and down on the waves and could hear the water splashing against the hull. He could hear the wind blowing against the sail and the multiple creaks of the oars.
That went well enough for him to kneel down and concentrate on Godric. He blanked out his mind and filled it with darkness. The only name he could hear was Godric and the only person he could see was Godric.
Eric stood up when he could smell the wheat that had been warmed by the sun during the day and felt the stalks brushing against his skin. He stood up in the field and looked around for his maker.
"Godric," Eric called out. "We still need more."
"What is wrong?" Godric's voice came out to him before he appeared in the distance. "You are full of hate, full of anger. It has grown from the seeds of jealousy."
"Ismene," Eric began. "We still don't know where to find her."
"This is not just about her, Eric," Godric said and shook his head. "You are troubled."
"Sookie. She has great concerns for Bill. I fear I might lose her to him. He was her first."
"You want to control her heart?"
"No. I never want to control it. She has the most purest heart of them all and I want to protect it and her. I want her to know and feel my love."
"And will she if you show nothing but such rage?" Godric asked and tilted his head. "You should not have planted the seeds nor should you have nurtured them and let them grow."
"I don't want her to choose Bill over me."
"Do you love her? Do you really love her?"
"More than anyone," Eric whispered.
"If you love her then let her be. You would want her to be happy. I know of the story in the bible about the two mothers and the child."
"The king knew who the child's mother really was because she would rather give him up so he would not be harmed. I want her to be happy," Eric sighed. "I will have to learn to give her up."
"You are on the right path my friend," Godric said with a smile and started to fade.
"Godric wait, Ismene."
"She knows you are looking for her," Godric faded out of view.
"Godric wait," Eric called out and opened his eyes to see that his maker was gone. He may not have found the answers he wanted, but he did receive the ones that he needed.
When Eric returned to the upper floor he saw the others sitting on the couch and enjoying the movie laughing at the mad scientist character saying damn several times in a row.
"Sookie," Eric spoke up. "I am sorry for what I said. I want you to be happy. I just wanted you to be happy with me and that wasn't really fair of me. I will not like it if you do choose Bill over me but I will understand and learn to move on."
"Eric," Sookie whispered and stood up.
"I'm sorry for letting my anger and jealousy get the better of me," Eric said. He looked down and only looked up when he felt Sookie grabbed his hand. He stared into her eyes before she stood on her toes and kissed his cheek.
"I'm also sorry," Sookie said. "Thank you for apologizing."
"He had an epiphany," Steve said with a small smile.
"I had one of those on the toilet once," Jason added.
"Jason," Sookie said and fought hard to keep her eyes from rolling.
"That's where I do all my hard thinking," Jason tried to explain. "And when I'm there with all these strange thoughts running through my brain sometimes one of them would explode and put in the special images and words there."
"I'm sorry," Sookie whispered.
"Don't be," Eric said. "Let's finish this movie together."
There wasn't much left to the film but it was still enjoyable even with the commercial breaks and Steve impressed Eric and the others with his impression of the Marty character. The sequel to the move was coming on next.
"I'll watch this with you," Sookie said while Jason went up to make popcorn. "And I want to be here when Jessica arrives but I won't be able to stay up for the third one."
"Do you have to be at work in the morning?" Eric asked.
"At noon," Sookie answered. "I want to do some things first, stop by my house before I arrive at work."
"When would you get off?"
"Only six and half hours tomorrow, Arlene comes and takes over for me—Arlene." Her eyes widened.
"Is your friend all right?" Steve asked.
"Yeah she is fine, but she asked me to read the thoughts of Terry's friend and it sounded weird."
"What sounded weird?" Jason asked as he returned. The sound of the microwave was going.
"Patrick's thoughts," Sookie explained. "He's Terry's friend. I listened in and they were distant and slow and everything he thought he would say out loud and there seemed to be a second voice in there."
"Second voice?" Eric repeated.
"Arlene thinks he might be possessed by a demon," Sookie said.
"I could perform an exorcism," Steve offered. "I mean I'll try. I have no idea if you have to be human for that to work."
"Not a demon," Eric said. "Demon's don't possess people not like in the movies. They can be summoned and alter the body, give it powers and abilities but the person who summoned the demon is the one who truly is in charge. If this friend of Terry is possessed then it's by a ghost."
"Ghost of a demon?" Jason asked.
"I can still try to exorcise it," Steve said.
"Either a ghost possession or he is under a spell," Eric added.
"Is there a way to tell for certain?" Jason asked.
"There is, but it would require magic."
A/N: There really was a mudslide in El Salvador in November of 2009.
Michael McMillian does a great Marty McFly. Type in "Back to the Future with Vampires" In Youtube and you can see it. After watching that I had to had that little bit in the fic.