I wake to hearing Sookie's breathing change. I can tell that she is also waking. "Eric still slumbers Sookie, but I can tell you are awake. How about we talk while my child still rests?"
"Sure Godric. What do you want to talk about?" She remains tucked into Eric's chest and I cannot bring myself to move from the comfort they offer. I look up Eric's chest at her bright morning eyes and bring my hand to brush a few errant strands of blond hair from her face. She smiles at me bashfully. Her scent is heavenly.
"I want to know what a fairy princess is doing with a vampire king?" I ask bluntly. I look for the reaction in her eyes.
"He came looking for me not the other way around! Then he decided he was keeping me! I decided to let him keep me. I feel intensely for him, it is unlikely that either side of the war in Faery will attempt to take me from a kingdom of vampires, our strengths compliment one another, and we are very powerful together."
"Indeed princess, I believe you may be more powerful than you let on." I reach out to pet down her barely covered back.
"I have been honest with Eric and it is not necessary for any other to know the extent of my powers." She says.
"I am sure you have been. I am not accusing no… more like musing. I will be keeping close by. I can feel change coming like a shift in the breeze and I am certain that you and Eric will be at the center." I stroke my hand down her silk locks and smooth them back as I continue to speak.
"I can feel the energy of you together, it is immense. I can't help but feel drawn."
"Do not fear interrupting what has begun between us. Just because our bond has begun to grow that does not mean all other bonds cease existing. I understand that your bond with Eric is special, I can feel it. I think it is why I feel so comfortable with you."
"I must admit I feel rather comfortable with you as well. You emit warmth, a light, you are like sunshine. I cannot explain it; I only wish to bask in it. I am more content lying here in the comfort of your and Eric's love than I have been in centuries. Your energy is soothing. I hope you do not mind my company as I intend to be in yours as often as I can find myself to be." She smiles broadly at my drawn out declaration and slides off of Eric's impressive form to wrap herself around me. Pleasure floods me as she slides across my naked body. It only takes her a moment to position herself but it is….nice. Her head nuzzles into the crook of my neck, her arms wrap around my shoulders and head, her breasts press hotly against my chest, her lean waist rests against my stomach, and her smooth legs straddle my legs. My arms wrap around her instinctively and I hold her to me. It is difficult to put in words. My whole self warms to her; my heart, my soul, my body, even my dragging spirit lifts with the infusion of her affections. I am lost in the feeling of her light when I feel Eric. I open my eyes and he is watching us and I can tell he is feeling her like I do. I am not sure she is aware of what she shares. Eric can no longer bear to be left out of the moment and wraps himself around the both of us. Sookie's smile grows, her light gets brighter, and we all feel love.
Even in her irritation, her manners are in place. "Grandfather, this is Eric, my intended, and his maker Godric. Eric, Godric, this is my Grandfather, Prince of the Fae, Niall Brigant." Godric and I both bow slightly, very slightly, to the Fae monarch.
"Please, let's all sit." I gesture to the many open seats in my office and everyone reluctantly sits. I can feel Godric's amusement at the current situation. I mean we are discussing familial permission and bride price, not just with royals but a fae as well! Sookie is angry and it shows in her posture and her eyes. Niall seems fatally smug, sitting across from me with his cane.
Cataliades clears his throat and gains our attention. "All the appropriate papers have been filed with the council and with Niall. He would like to discuss some things with the princess before he decides whether to sign." As soon as the demon finished this sentence Sookie's eyes sought Niall's. She must not have liked what she found. The lawyer, Godric, and I were flown across the room in our chairs and pinned to the wall directly behind each of us. All the furniture in a large radius around her was shredded. Niall was held immobile in the air by her gaze. It seemed as if his own magic light flickered within him, lit dimly, then disappeared. His face contorted into one of agony but no sound came from his lips.
"Grandfather, I shall say this once. I love you, I love my family, I love the Fae, but my feelings for My Viking are much more. He is mine. WE WILL BE JOINED!" Her power visibly lifted slightly in intensity then she added "And it is for my own safety as well as the Fae's that this occur." She inhaled her power and you could almost see it rush back into her. My and Godric's chairs hit the floor and she let Niall drop to the floor. She walked over to him, lifted her hand to her mouth and blew; as if to blow a flower petal from her palm. A shiny whisp flew into Niall's limp form. "Now, ask your questions, carefully." When the whispy form touched Niall's chest he inhaled deeply and it seemed his light had returned.
To say two ancient vampires and a demon of untold ages were shocked would be a huge understatement. Niall lifted himself from the ground looking more like the centuries old I knew him to be than the ever youthful prince I usually encountered. He brushed the front of his robes off but the haughtiness of his composure must be a soul-deep stain.
"Perhaps we should move this meeting to the library." Godric suggested and I couldn't agree more.
Our entourage moved to the library adjacent to my office. Niall and Mr. Cataliades sat on one couch while Sookie, Godric, and I sat across the table from them on another.
Niall cleared his throat, "It was not my intention to anger you granddaughter, I only wish to ask you a few questions." He looked to Eric and Godric "We need a few moments of privacy to discuss our family business."
Sookie barked out a short laugh. "They will be going nowhere. My patience is running very short grandfather, I would just get to the point if I were you."