A/N HELLO ANYONE STILL OUT THERE? I SWEAR I JUST LAID DOWN FOR A NAP AND SIX + MONTHS LATER HERE WE ARE. I'LL SAY THIS REAL LIFE SUCKS. BEING SICK SUCKS WRITERS BLOCK SUCKS. MUSES THAT LEAVE MID CHAPTER SUCK BIG TIME. ANYHOW THIS WILL HOPEFULLY CLEAR UP ANY CONFUSION FROM THE LAST CHAPTER SNEEK PEAK. STARTS IN APOV AND ENDS IN EPOV. I AM STILL NOT COMPLETELY HAPPY WITH THIS CHAPTER BUT I HOPE ITS AT LEAST UNDERSTANDABLE. LOTS OF INFORMATION. CAUTION THERE WILL BE SOME TORTURE SCENES BELOW ALL FROM EPOV. THERE WILL BE AN EXPANDED VERSION UP AS A ONE SHOT IN ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO, I HOPE. TITLE NAME SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME.. JUST A REMINDER (THOUGHTS ARE ) 'PHONE CALLS AS WELL AS SOOKIE PROJECTING THOUGHTS TO THE OTHERS ' all capitol letters are shouting by Debbie. { DREAMS AND PREMONOTIONS } I OWN NOTHING. THIS HAS NOT BEEN BETAD SO ALL MISTAKES ARE MY OWN. I JUST LIKE TO PLAY WITH THE CHARACTERS OF TRUE BLOOD AND SVM.
NEWS TO ME
APOV
We all go quiet as I watch the biggest mistake of my existence saunter up to us. While she licks her lips trying to look sexy, she just looks desperate. Was I really that fucking drunk all through college? She is no where near my type. Fuck beer goggles, I had on blinders. None of us acknowledge her yet she still joins in as if she was invited.
Octavia shows her disdain for her as she interrupts our meeting. She makes up an excuse that she heard about the trouble on the news and came to offer help. News my ass. How in the hell did she find out about this coven or that I was here? When the hell has she ever fucking helped? I think it's rather odd that after all these years she just shows up here. Nothing she said is adding up. That bitch is up to something. I just need to figure out what Just what I needed something else to fucking do.
If the looks from both the coven witches and John are anything to go by then apparently more than one species hates her lying instigating ass. I inhale and I can smell that her scent has changed. It's off somehow. Like it's being cloaked somehow. Why the hell does she smell like fucking magic? Fuck I wish I had Sook's gift of telepathy right about now. I look to Jason and freeze the room to share my concerns.
" Jase you remember that bitch over there?"
Thumbing a finger over my shoulder I point at her, as he shakes his head yes. I continue on.
" I don't trust her lying, cheating, manipulating, ass at all. You need to keep your ears open and let me know if you get any ill will coming from her."
I look over at Jase in time to see his face pucker up like he smells shit. He was never a Debbie Pelt fan. Crossing his arms across his chest and huffing out
" Yea I remember her, from college right? She was your girlfriend right? The one who hated that you lived with all our sisters? Did she ever have any fucking good quality's? Cause she don't look like nothin changed 'bout her. She still looks like a cunt with a stick shoved up her ass."
Mirroring his stance I take a second to study the bitch. She's sweating like she just ran a marathon shes lost weight looks like she hasn't slept in a day or two. Even though she's wearing professional looking outfit it just looks wrong on her somehow. Like she's trying really hard to look successful or someone is. I just can't figure out why. Jason snorting brings me back to our discussion. I shiver with disgust at my past, as I answer him shaking my head and growling.
" Don't fucking remind me. Fucking hell she always looked this bad? Shit! My only excuse is I drank way too much and apparently way to often while we were in college. At least that's the story I'm gonna tell from now on."
" I stick to my original statement from college the day you brought her round. She's a toxic bitch and she's gonna be nothin but trouble dude. She is just as toxic now and your lucky you got away from her snatch with your dick still attached."
Shaking my head to the affirmative, I continue my thoughts out loud.
" I know right? I can't see what I ever saw in the bitch. Hell she's not even my type. "
"At least your tastes have improved. She is really hard ta read. Only thing I'm picking up is hatred and want. Shes a crazy ass cunt. Why is she even here? "
"She's up to something Jase. I can just feel it. It's like... I don't know... fuck... magical... She said she heard about us on the news... That bitch... useless twat that she is just gave me an idea."
I had one hell of a brain fart as Sook would say. So I quickly relayed what I wanted to do to Jason. Unfreezing the room I made excuses to Octavia and John to make calls leaving Jason to further explain my sudden epiphany. I make several calls, then I call home. When Quinn answers, I ask to be put on speaker phone.
' Hey everybody. Listen up. I have several things to say. First off I need you, Quinn to find out where Debbie Pelt has been since college. I want to know everything. Pack, jobs friends, bank accounts. Whatever you can dig up ASAP. She just showed up here unannounced and from the looks she's getting from the witches she's not welcome here and she reeks of strong magic. There is just something off about her and her reasons for being here.
Next I want any of you doesn't matter who to start calling the were phone tree to give them a heads up and let them know I am going to announce us to the public today and hopefully draw out all our enemies by doing so. Leaving them without the element of surprise on their side'
I could hear all of them murmuring at once but I couldn't tell what they were saying. I even heard LaLa bitching. It was quiet for a few seconds before Quinn started in.
' Do you think that's wise Alc? I mean the humans are already on the fence with the vamps and now with everything happening globally this could just as easily spark a war instead of preventing one. Man I think you should reconsider doing it. It's a good idea in principle, but will the benefits outweigh the risk? You of all people should know how fucking close minded people can be.'
' Bear, Quinn's right. Humans can only take so much before they will retaliate. Look at my history for pete's sake. How many fights did you all get into on my behalf? Humans don't like people who are different to them. Hell Lala can testify to that fact too. They won't accept any kind of change quickly or easily. They are terrified of the unknown right now.
Vampires made the boogieman real to them not so long ago, and with everything that has happened in the last couple of days you want to announce that the monster in the closet is real too? Please Bear, for the sake of our babies don't do this with out at least more thought or give it time for things to go back to normal. If humans feel cornered no matter what they're beliefs are they will see you all as big of a threat as the rouge vampires are now. They will start to just kill everybody they suspect regardless of their supernatural ability or not. This could be even worse for the humans that have known of supes and kept their secret. Look at the persecution of the fang bangers by the vamp haters in the news. There's been several news reports today of fang bangers being shot on site by humans because they have fang marks. I think you need to wait.'
Fuck. It's escalating faster than I thought it would. Running my free hand through my hair. I take a deep breath and continue on.
' I get that I do, but you need to let me finish before you all decide to veto our coming out. Look we have several known enemies plotting against us. Missing vamps to deal with and the possibility of them being held and starved to start a war with the humans. A war that will end living out in the open for the vamps if they are not all staked in the day. Not to mention this war and our enemies could possibly end or enslave the human race to control the rest of us.
There are rouge vamps feasting on unwilling humans and turning many by accident. Making the problem even worse. Most of them when they rise will have no maker to control them and no idea of how to control them selves or what to do about their urges. The shit has hit the fan in more ways than one. If we wait and do nothing I fear the backlash that will occur when we do come out later on.
The public at large needs to know whats coming in the next few days. If given all the information that we have so far and if I can spin it just right, my hope is the the general population will be grateful to have an additional magical creature to protect them from other more deadly magical creatures. Hopefully they won't look at us as the monsters in the closet, more like a magical police force to rein in the rouges and protect them from the big bad vamps.
Look, I am not outing the whole magical community here and now. But I feel that this is the right course of action to take at this time. We are running out of time to find these kidnapped vamps and by alerting the humans of the missing vamps and the danger they could be in shortly, as well as outing weres giving the humans a magically powerful ally to help protect them will be better for us than waiting until the baby vamps attack and our hand is forced anyway.
Think about it like this, wouldn't you like a warning and knowledge of how to protect yourself from whats coming with magical help? Or would you like to find out after the fact and have lost your loved ones because there was no one there to give you a heads up?
Who do you think they will possibly blame for not doing enough when we could have. Humans may have short life spans but long memories and the results could be far worse on us if we do nothing and wait to come out when we planned to next year. You all know as well I me that fore warning, all the facts, and a plan in place goes a long way towards a peaceable end result.
We're are also giving our enemies notice that they have no place to hide and that we know what they have done, and by them releasing these baby vamps now, won't look bad on the vamps but on them as the enemy of the humans. Eric was going to give a speech by tonight anyway concerning the rest. I'm just moving the time table up.
If we are going to avoid an all out war we will need as many humans on our side as possible. I think given whats been happening world wide and what will happen in the very near future this is our best chance at peace. I'm not saying there won't be fighting and a lot of problems but I hope that with the spin I put on the current threats the humans will more or less hide until it's all over.
Last thing just as a precaution I want y'all to leave. With Eric and the other vamps not in control of themselves it leaves you and the babies with out any protection when I'm not there. The plane is fueled and ready to go and I want you all airborne by the time I make the announcement. Promise me that you'll all go...'
'Bear we um... tried to leave already. With Aley MIA and able to get to us. The fighting and killings being reported, I just wanted to make sure the babies would be safe. We packed up got everything loaded on the plane and as soon as the doors closed there was a loud pop and we were all back here in the nursery.
Our guards all had panic attacks when we just all disappeared. Alc the babies didn't want to go. They are very powerful, they popped all of us back here and they weren't touching each other or us when they did it. I sent word to Niall to see if there was a binding spell. But I haven't heard back yet.
They want us all here together for a reason. What ever is coming must be big and possibly a part of our destiny. For now I say we take each moment of peace as a god send and prepare for the storm that's coming.
We all talked about it and decided that the Ball is off. I just get a bad vibe whenever I think about it. Like that party was my premonition and well... I just don't ever want it to come true. Even if I'm not pregnant anymore I still feel like that is when the big bad that I saw will happen. I am contacting all the monarchs at first dark and telling them to stay put. I just think that it's too much of a coincidence that all these vampires went missing and the bombings happening just before the last Ball of the year where every Supe and human in power will be together. '
' Your right Tinker bug. I hadn't even thought about the Ball with everything going on. That is probably the intended target date for the missing vamps. Attacking us all while our guard would be down. Okay, don't cancel it change it.
Hold off on calling the monarchs for now at least but instead contact the weres first and have them hand deliver the message that the Ball has been changed not canceled. Inform them that they are to stay put but not cancel anything that has already been planned.
Sheriffs and their Regents should send out decoys in their place in case someone is watching for their arrival. Tell them to make sure that they are their best, oldest and strongest fighters they have in their kingdoms attend in their stead.
Also advise them to stay on full alert keep all they trust close to the crowns for now and until the threats have been neutralized. Since we don't know how many of them there are they should assume the baby vamps taken in their kingdom may be released back into their kingdoms on that night. Tell them all communication is to go through the weres concerning this. Tell the weres that deliver the messages that it is a direct order from their king. Whoever will be waiting for the Ball to occur won't know of any changes and hopefully will continue on with their plans.
The fighters they send can be used to contain and safeguard the perimeter and humans while we eliminate the last of our enemies if or when they attack. We can use this to also send a message to the rest of the Magical community that we will not tolerate any kind of threat to any species at any level. Any and all threats will end in their destruction and elimination.'
' Alright bear, I hope you're right. Please be careful and if we have any news we'll call you. I can feel Eric is starting to rouse. He feels like he always has. I want to go and get him from his cell'
' I know I can feel him too. But for now leave him in his cell. The magic in the cell could be what is keeping him under his own control. We don't want to let any vamps out before we know what made him loose control earlier. Please refrain from going to him until I get back. I promise you we will both go see him soon. You feel tired tinker bug. Rest now so you will be up when I get home. '
K, I will, I love you.'
' I love you too. Give my babies a kiss.'
Hanging up I am aware that my conversation was overheard. Hell I could have cloaked the entire call but I wanted a certain bitch to hear parts of it. If I'm right she will be calling her contacts to let them know that we are all splitting up and Eric and the vamps are currently separated from us. If those daggers shooting from her eyes at me were real I would be six feet under already.
I know for a fact that bitch took journalism in college and if she is working at all, she is most likely working for one of the networks with her Daddy. I reign in my total contempt for the mistake of the century and return to the group to make nice, after all I need her fucking asinine self on my side... for now at least. I give her a nod and she turns on the crazy like a god damn faucet. I hope the hell she buys my fake enthusiasm. As it is I feel like I need to shower in bleach and puke at the same time. If I have to touch her I will need more than bleach to get her scent off of me. Ugh!
I finish up, laying my idea out to John and the others and they all agree to it and the bitch even offers to get a news conference together for me. She's on her phone making arrangements before she even clears the front door.
Dammit just when I thought she was gonna do one thing she surprises the shit outta me by helping us out after all. Hell women just confuse the shit out of me. I'll never understand them.
Jason pops home to check on the vamps and then our prisoners at Fangtasia and briefing the were guards as to whats going down. Octavia leads me to her office to gather my thoughts. Trying to clear my mind is a hell of a lot harder than it should be.
I try like hell to focus on what I want to say but my mind keeps wandering back to all the different possible enemies we have.
Sophie was never found and like a bad penny she will show up sooner or later, most likely plotting against us. She might have been young in years but according to Godric her maker was an ancient older than him when she killed him at barely a century old. He left her every thing. And from what Godric said he was owed a lot of favors and he was very well liked and feared. That leaves her with very powerful, very wealthy allies. She's crazy enough to be a threat and delusional enough to attack us. Especially now that Eric's the King that replaced her. I'd bet good money she's at least partly responsible for the true blood factories being bombed. My question is why though?
Newlin and the FOTS are still a huge thorn in our collective asses. Even with all the trouble that they currently have with the human judicial system. He has proven on more than one occasion that he is on a mission and will do what ever it takes to see it completed.
There is also a rouge Fae that is apparently helping to kidnap vampires. Who he is working with is anybody's guess. But he has humans helping him as well as magical assistance it seems. Could he be tied in with... Aw Hell. Grabbing my phone I call home again and Janice picks up. I don't wait for her to speak when I start first
' Hey, I need to speak to you and Sook only privately.'
' You wanna pop here or us pop there?'
'I'll secure the room here for you to pop. Freeze everyone there before you pop. The babies will hold them while your gone. Dr. Ludwig will watch over them in the meantime. And before you ask don't ask Janie I don't know how I know but I just do. And do it in three minutes.'
'click'
I don't give her time to say any thing else when I hang up. I cast out a net over the room leaving it soundproof and on no ones radar. I feel them before I hear them both pop in. Jason feels the shift that the girls make and pops right in beside them. Sook leaps into my open arms as Jason hugs Janice. I hug Sook to me feeling all her emotions for the first time in a long time and she's all over the map. But one feeling is the strongest determination. I sit drawing her into my lap and begin out loud.
" I asked you to pop here because I need to speak to you all with Sookies help. I have soundproofed the room but we can't be sure that no one magical can over hear. I would just feel better if there's no chance of anyone hearing."
It only takes a second for everyone to understand and all three shakes their heads yes, so Sookie opens up her telepathy and I go first.
' Okay can everybody hear me? ( again heads shaking yes) Great. Okay earlier when you all were being attacked I was at a victims nest and it smelled of Fae and humans. There is no reason for a Fae to be in a vamps room. I was sitting here going over everything when I discovered something. Hear me out first before you comment. Newlin is a single minded fanatical human that is just gone nuts and he is now more a nuisance to us than a real threat. Its whom he associates with that are the true threats.
Orrian is a huge threat that I hope will soon be neutralized by our own Sorcerer John. The damn rouge weres are just hired muscle. They'll turn tail and run when the shit hit's the fan... I hope. If not then they will have to be put down.
His followers are all human by all accounts and just scared of the unknown. These are the ones that we know have associated with Newlin. We all have been assuming that these were the only supes that were assisting Newlin.
Now, Sophie Anne was never found and the last time Eric spoke to Hadley she stated that her maker wasn't gone. So I assume that to mean she is still among the undead. Sophie Anne's Maker was well known and well liked by many. But according to Godric he was killed by Sophie Anne a feat that should be impossible. Yet she was powerful enough to take out an ancient vampire that even Godric said he wouldn't be able to defeat. He was well liked and most feared. She inherited everything including his favors owed and his allies after she killed him. According to Godric she herself was the one to tell anyone who would listen that she killed her maker when he killed her lover. There is no doubt in my mind any of those helping her are doing so because she took out Marcus.
At barely 300 years old she now has powerful friends with deep pockets that could keep us fighting unknown enemies indefinably. I would almost bet my life that she's behind the bombings. She's just crazy enough to start a war to take over territory that was striped from her.
I think that the Fae has been funneling information to both of them. I think that maybe they are all one in the same enemy all working to one end.
The Fae has taken baby vamps. Sophie Anne took Hadley and came after both you and Jason. I think she was addicted to fae blood at the very least. I think a little Fae sent someone to her selling out our secrets.
Things are too damn concise to be random. Newlin is obsessive almost to a point that I am wondering if he was glamored. I know that Sorcerers like Fae can magically push their will on to humans and it is similar to glamor.
We have been under the assumption that it has been to take us out and possibly drive the Vamps back into the shadows. What if it was different. What if the end game was our kids. They started taking vamps the day before your due and in actual labor. Blow all the blood supply up the day they're born and then attack the house that was virtually impenetrable forcing you to move before a suitable place was completely finished.
Aley was taken and all our vamps made useless to us as our final layer of protection. I think that she want to rule by having complete control over the most magical beings not to mention what having them around as donors.'
' No! I'll kill them all!'
At this revelation I could feel her tense on me and start glowing. Her rage is so strong that I can feel it in my teeth. I try sending calm to her and it's like it hits a brick wall and bounces off. I rub her arms as Jason comforts Janice. I try to comfort her by saying.
' Shush. Angel. We will never let that come to pass I promise you tat. I will die first and since I can't die it won't happen. Breathe. Relax, our babies are very magical and as you know they seem to know whats coming and how to protect themselves. The God's gave them the gifts they would need to get through this. You know this'
' I know but they're my babies...'
' I know and I feel the same way. Tinker bug the nursery is impenetrable. Unlike the house we were living in. Eric Jason Godric and I all decided that there would be a room that they would be safe from all dangers no matter the threat.
It has been warded and has its own air, water and defense system against any one who tries to harm them. There isn't a magical being out there that can get in through the magical wards or any other way. They are as safe there as they were in your wombs.
My point in telling you all this was all our enemies seem to be linked together. My guess is it all ties to the Fae somehow. I need everything going on kept quiet until I can get home and sniff out the Fae that has crossed us. Just go with new mom if they wonder why. While the twins should be fine since it wasn't their scent I smelled still do not trust them with what we know. Please keep your shields up Sook.
Do not trust any of them and don't allow any of them near our babies. Don't let on that you know either. Go on as per usual. If you can. Just do not let them know of our plans about the Ball and we should be good. Another thing I don't think it'll be necessary but don't let our friends or guards know what we suspect either. I'm not saying that one of our friends is in on it. I am sure they aren't. But we can not trust them to not be glamored into telling them just what we know. For now it is on a need to know basis and only the four of us are in the need to know right now. '
' Alright Bear. If your right then we are going to need Pam and Eric and right now they are locked up and may or may not hurt us.'
' I don't think they'll be infected inside the cells. When Ally was infected she was gone there was nothing in her eyes that reminded me of her being in her own body. Eric was still there . He was fighting the control and was quite good at retaining his control.
I think his magic that he got from you was responsible for that capability. He and Alley are nearly the same age and strength. With her special gift of smell I think it's why she was taken and not left in that cell to have the magic broken. She could corroborate the Fae smell. Hell she may know who it is.
I think once we get back we check on our vamps and I think they will be back to them selves. Once John neutralizes Orrian's magic I believe that they all will be safe to be around again.
I have one more piece of the puzzle to see how she fits and where but I'll let you know as soon as I know. I can tell the babies are getting hungry and you are anxious to get back to them. I can hear someone wondering where I went so y'all need to pop back so that no one becomes suspicious.'
' I'm gonna Pop back with the girls to check on something call if you need me.'
I hug her to me tightly as she wraps her arms around my neck I kiss her temple and whisper.
" I swear to you it will all work out. My dream showed us that it all works out. We have our happy ever after. Feed them, hug them, and rest."
With a pop they all left me to my thoughts. This is the only thing that makes sense. The question is who do we take out to stop the threat or wait and let them come to us.
As soon as I drop the veil on the room I hear the door close behind me and with out turning around I know it's her by her scent. The smell of her arousal is absofuckinglutely pathetic and repulsive to me. I will never understand what the fucking hell I ever saw in that bitch.
She knows I am married for fuck's sake. What is her fucking problem anyway. I need to know where she belongs in this puzzle. I just need to push the right buttons to get the information I need without ripping her apart in the fucking process.
Shit I wish I had Eric's ability to not have to breathe in her stink. With out turning around I lace my voice with as much venom as I can muster, growling out.
" What do you want Debbie? I am trying to gather my thoughts in here. I don't need your damn drama right now."
" I wanted to talk to you for a minute."
" That's not what it smell's like. You know I'm married yet you come in here and belittle my marriage by reeking of lust and stinking of desperation and want. So I ask you again Debbie, what the hell do you want?"
" We were good together Baby. I still love you. I know just how to please you. Why won't you give me another chance? Let me show you, hell prove to you that I am your were mate. With your cub I could a been a good momma, I know that you loved me once and I know you will again..."
Through out her little speech she walks up to me and around to my front. Putting herself between me and the desk she proceeds to try to touch me. I stare at her with pure fury written all over my face. She knows damn good and well you don't touch a mated were if you want to live. I see the light flash of my rings across her face. She seems to realize it just as her fingers are within centimeters of my chest. As her hand drops down I growl deep in my chest. She really has no idea who she's dealing with now. I'm not that horny man slut I was in college. I just can't take hearing her voice. It grates on my nerves like nails on a chalkboard. I bend down to get in her face still growling. My body rigid and ready to kill fists clenching through barely controlled rage at her lies and delusions. My voice goes deeper and cold as ice grinding out.
" Stop right fucking there. Let's get a few things straight."
I turn around quickly so that I don't kill the bitch before I get what I need. I hold one hand up over my shoulder ticking off the reasons as I continue.
" First off we were kids and it was more lust than love. And the love was coming from you not me. I was in like and lust with you. Correct that I was in horny teenage lust with you. While I admit that I cared about you as a member of our pack, your crazy ass ruined any thing we might have had years ago when you tried to trap me by telling me I knocked you up.
Two. You lied to me at every turn. Three. You screwed yourself over and over. Then had the audacity to blame me for the loss of you fake pregnancy. Four. You are the one who fucked around and then tried to play the martyred girlfriend when I called you out on you bullshit. I gave you chance after chance only to get screwed over repeatedly. "
I had turned back around to find her right on my ass. The idiot has no idea how close she is to dieing right now. Without touching her I start pushing at her as she tries to stand firm.
I can smell and see the fear in her eyes. Good, she's up to something I just need to find out what. She's as crazy as a looney tune and desperate. Maybe she'll fuck up and I can get some info. I push on gritting my teeth as I say.
"You cried wolf one too many fucking times you stupid cunt. Looking at you now I have no fucking clue what I ever saw in you. You were never my type to begin with. It took seeing you again to put all the pieces together for me though. You know like why I always felt the need to forgive you and take you back over and over again, even though I felt repulsed by what you did.
You manipulated me at every turn. You used my were nature to try to force a union between us and even went as far as to try and get me kicked out of the pack when you found out I was about to abjure you. Why is it just now that I find out you are a god damn witch? You didn't think I should know about that? You fucked up. Your bad."
I straighten up shrugging my shoulders and shake off what ever the fuck she's trying to do and lean against the desk folding my arms across my chest. Her eyes flicker and I can see the wheels turning in her brain. She doesn't move towards me but her eyes get glassy.
Ahh hear comes the tears. Sookie's tears terrify me. Hers just piss me off. She whimpers and whines out back peddling like hell trying to salvage something or stall one. I can't figure out which one.
" I wasn't. I mean I was but I wasn't practicing or anything back then. I swear to you Alcide I only did what I thought I needed to in order to prove to you that we are mates.
Besides you told me that you couldn't produce cubs! You lied to me too! What about those mongrels you have with that white trash..."
I am up off my ass and in that were bitches face before she can finish her thought. I can feel my blood lust to kill her rising. I can feel my magic tingling through my body itching to be released. I can also feel the magic that surrounds her. That fucking bitch. Looming over her with hatred in my eyes and venom in my voice I growl out through gritted teeth.
" Don't you even fucking go there. I have never hit a girl in my life out side of wars but I will make the fucking exception for you. That is my wife and those are my children you are insulting and as your Regent I will have your head if you disrespect my family again. Are we clear?"
For the first time I can see true fear cross her features. Good she is finally getting a fucking clue. She takes a step back and stutters out.
" But..."
I close the gap again and lean over so she has to lean back to look in my eyes as I growl.
" No! You only need to answer with a yes or a no if you want to leave this room alive. Are we clear?"
She takes another step back that I allow. I see determination then confusion cross her face as I can feel her magic pushing against me. This bitch is as stupid as she looks. She hasn't learned a damn thing about me . She will soon enough. Jutting her chin out she growls at me.
" Crystal. Yes."
Her defiance just got her ass killed. She just doesn't know it yet. I pace around her as I state
" Good. I'm gonna lay it out for you for the final time. I am married to my soul mates to which I love more than life itself. I will kill anyone who so much as looks at them wrong. You and I have a history and it will be one that I will regret for an eternity.
There is nothing that your lying cheating ass could say or do that would make me want you. After today I want you out of Louisiana and on the west coast by the end of the week. I do not want to see you ever again.
If I do, see you again, or I hear of you disrespecting my family I will kill you after I torture you for it. Don't think I won't. I have changed more than you know bitch, and you are still the same crazy bitch that you always were.
I will only be pushed so far, I abjured you from our pack all those years ago. I won't fucking hesitate to abjure you from all weres worldwide. As Regent I have the power to do it.
You will bring new meaning to lone wolf if you try me ever again. We are not friends now and we never will be. You were just a trap that my dick got caught in for a while. You have used up all your second chances, free passes, do overs, and whatever the fuck else you want to call it. Now do you have anything else to say?"
As I am tearing her a new asshole I call to Jason. I already know she isn't going to go away willingly. She never did anything she should have. Just like I know I lied to her telling her I wanted her on the west coast. I just need her to pull the plug herself. I stand next to the door with my hand on the knob like I'm going to open the door for her as she heads towards me she says.
" Yes. You will go live in five minutes. You need to let the make up artist come in and knock back the shine on your face for the cameras. It will make you look more appealing and likeable to the humans. (mumbles) I was promised you and I would be the perfect momma to your cubs. You will be mine again Alicide. True mates thrice is divine..."
Just like I knew she would I can feel the magic push harder at me as the room freezes and she can't move. I don't want her to know all my secrets yet so I scream out.
" Debbie what the fuck are you doing? Trying to cast a spell on me won't... You fucking bitch!"
I release her and she stumbles to the ground in front of me. I can't let her know just how magical I am yet. I need to know more about who shes working with. She starts backtracking when she notices the spells not working on me. Standing up she whines
"Alcide baby, I I'm sorry... They promised..."
" Get the fuck out! "
I pretend like I'm about to open the door for her, I just need to get her closer. I sniff her as she tries to reach for me. With the stench of magic gone I smell that familiar scent. Fucking Fae. Gotcha. I flip the lock and see her tense and look for another way to escape. She tries to shift but I stop her and I can feel something trying to pop in the room but I don't allow it. I put my best die mother fucker face on and yell out.
" Oh hell no!You used up all your chances with me bitch. Better yet Jase!"(Pop)
" Yea."
"Take her to a holding cell for her Execution later. A magical one. Watch yourself she's been trying to cast spells on me since she came in here. She has magical Fae help."
Jason grabs her around the waist easily lifting her off the floor. She yells out as she kicks and thrashes around.
" Get your fucking filthy
hands off me you fucking human trash... Alcide don't do this. You will love me and you will regret treating me this way. I should have killed that white trash crazy ass bitch when I found out she was living with you back in college. They promised me you... Let me fucking go ass hole..."
I freeze her and Jason smirks up at me and winks. I grab her throat squeezing my nose is less than an inch away my voice as cold as ice I whisper.
" Debbie Which Fae are you working with? Who sent you here? "
I pause as it all finally clicks in her head I loosen my grip so she can spew more of her crazy, and she does not disappoint.
" How did you. You weren't ever supposed to know. They said..."
" Who Debbie" Answer me!"
I roar in her face. Shes shaking like a leaf when she whispers out.
" I can't tell you. They'll kill me. Just kill me now and get it over with."
Before I can growl back Jason shakes her and as he zaps her.. she screams out as he chuckles darkly
" Wrong answer bitch."
She whimpers out at him.
"What the hell are you?"
" I'm ya worst night mare bitch. I'm the over protective dumb jock big brother to that white trash crazy ass bitch ya been talkin 'bout. ( with an evil gleam in his eyes ) You just signed you own death warrant bitch. Say one more word about my sister and I'll kill ya my own damn self. Grinning like a Cheshire cat ) Later Alc. So glad I wasn't dumb enough ta get caught in her cunt trap."
(Pop) 'Knock'
" Sir we are ready for you."
" Thanks, I'll be out in a minute."
I reply through the door. Fucking perfect. That Bitch knows which Fae . What the hell did she mean my cubs... Fuck I hate being right when I can't figure out what I 'm right about. What's worse is I can't go find out cause I have to go be interviewed. Me and my big mouth.
I stand up and open the door and this little girl attacks my face with a damn powder puff. Another one starts combing my fucking hair. What the fuck. A young human guy with headphones on, grabs my arm leading me through the cameras and up on to a make shift stage covered in mics with puff and comb girl following me.
What the hell did I sign myself up for. Eric and Godric are going to owe me big time for this. I fucking hate public speaking. The lights alone temporarily blind me from seeing just how many cameras are out there. I guess that's a good thing since not knowing is whats keeping me from running back into that room.
As everything dies down and my eyes adjust, I take a glance to look around and all I see are strangers. There must be a dozen cameras filling the space in front of the stage. I stand up to the podium as they adjust the mics and a man to my left announces me. Taking a deep breath and staring into the sea of cameras and flashes I begin.
"Ladies and Gentlemen of the press thank you all for coming on such short notice. As everyone is well aware with the true blood factory bombings that have occurred all over, the vampires are concerned for everyone's safety. Unfortunately there were some vampires that took advantage of the situation. To date all have been apprehended.
The vampires do not want to have to defend themselves from humans nor do they wish to harm humans. The current attacks from humans against vampires are being looked at as an act of aggression and will be dealt with quickly. They do not want to start a war with humans but they will do what they need to protect themselves. While we have had a few instances where younger vampires have broken protocol and have attacked some humans. These have been few and quickly stopped with the vampire being incarcerated to be judged for his crimes at a later time. With that being said the vampires are being targeted as are the humans all by some unknown threat.
My hope is that by informing the public I can maybe head off the oncoming war that will result if they are successful and more fighting breaks out. Now there are several things I would like to say before I answer any of your questions and I hope that you will be accommodating.
Please indulge me. I am not a public speaker and I am not accustomed to making speeches especially in front of cameras. That being said, there are many vampires who are appalled at what has happened and they are working feverishly to get the money needed to relocate the factories and restart the production and distribution of True blood again. They do not want to see anyone else hurt.
The vampires as you may or may not know have their own governing body just for them. They are in the process of finding out who is responsible for the bombings.
I can assure you that they will be brought in and dealt with by the appropriate authorities. In the mean time I want to give you all some more information that has just come to light.
But first knowledge as they say is power and can help you in making informed decisions. So here goes... It has also come to their attention that there are 100's of newborn vampires that have been taken across the globe. We have been looking for any clues to find them. We fear that the bombings and the kidnapping of these baby vampires are being done by the same person, group, or vampire. I'll explain more in a second. I hadn't really planned it this way but... My name is Alcide Hervaoux- Northman and I am a Were wolf. "
Yep If it wasn't for all the Supes in the room to keep control of the cameras and monitors we'd be off the air. All of them are staring at me like I was a unicorn. Catching flies as Gran would say. I tap the podium. Damn nothing... no reaction what so fucking ever. I would have thought the humans had passed out from shock if they weren't still all standing slacked jawed. Crickets could be heard, it was so quiet. It made the electrical hum of the mics deafening.
Rubbing my jaw I look around the room for any signs of life, when I see a were and Demon nod for me to continue. Trying to look a little less imposing and threatening, I slump my shoulders as I hold my hands up, softening my voice and start again
"Now let me explain. We are not like what is usually depicted in movies. Yes we change into an animal form at the full moon. But we are also stronger and have sharper senses than humans. We have lived among the humans for as long as civilization has existed.
I am over all the weres in the world, and we want to help protect all the humans from all rouge vampires. We also will protect vampires from the humans, bent on killing them.
We have a real problem right now, and we need to all come together and try to help each other out to try and find a way to get past this and start working together as equal members of this world we all share. Each and every one of the missing vampires were taken during their day rest.
Most if not all are young. Less than a decade old. That alone, can make them dangerous even volatile to their own kind. Being so young they need nourishment nightly. While they have control and can function nightly around humans, they need more sustenance that vampires that are 100 years or older. As you know the older the vampire the more control they have . They also require less blood.
Baby vampires are the ones missing. If they go without blood for more than a few days they will go after the weaker ones for their blood to sustain themselves. Problem is that vampire blood can drive another vampire crazy when consumed in large quantity's such as a draining."
That did it. Shit. Hands rise and murmurs as well as shouts can be heard from all corners. Chaos has decided to be a bitch. Fuck raising my voice slightly I quickly add.
" Please calm down, I'm not telling you this to cause a panic. We weres along with the oldest vampires will be protecting you from any who will try to cause anyone any harm. We are everywhere. All you have to do is ask.
Our problem is that we don't know who has taken theses young vampires or why. We also don't know where they are being held, if they are all even being held at the same place, or they're treatment of them. We have several leads that are being followed as we speak.{pause}
But time is not on our side and we need to find them now. If anyone knows anything please call 1800 for were. It doesn't matter what state or country you are in that number is a direct line to our phone tree. Who ever answers will get a message to me and the proper officials in the city, state or country, you are in.
I could sit here and blow smoke up your ass... um butts but you have all seen what has been happening everywhere. If we want to all survive this then we all need to work together. If you have any questions please ask them now."
Hands never really went down but at least the aren't shouting out questions at me any more. I point to one guy and hope for the best.
" Yes George Schiller with CNN. I have a couple of questions. Why are you all just now coming out and saying that y'all are willing to protect all the humans now when so many have already died? Why didn't you come out with the vampires? Just how many vampires are missing?"
" This hasn't been an easy decision for us to make. We witnessed the backlash and even been there to protect the vampires when extremists would go after them when they first revealed themselves. I am not saying that we're the solution. But we are here and we are better equipped to handle what may come when the baby vamps are released or escape. Make no mistake it will happen it is only a matter of days unless we find them first. As to how many are missing, at last count the tally was over 400 but until they all rise and all check in we won't know for certain."
" Arnold Fisher from MSNBC. Why reveal yourselves to us now? Are you saying that we should just trust you to protect us without knowing what you are all capable of ? What do you know of the bombings you mentioned vampire involvement? What can you tell us? Is there a reason behind the bombings? If your werewolves are our protectors then what happened? Where are the missing vampires from? "
" To answer your last question first. From all across the United States as well as several country's overseas. We felt that now would be the best time to come forward because if it gets bad you may see things that we wouldn't be able to explain away. We felt it would be better to let you know what was coming instead of accidentally being outed when push came to shove. The humans that lost their lives at the hands of rogue vampires was one of the main reasons for our revealing ourselves at this time.
We don't want any more needless deaths to occur, if they can be prevented by giving you someone to whom you can call to protect you instead of taking your chances then it is more than worth it.
As I said we are looking into several leads of the bombings but at this time we are leaning towards there being at least one rouge vampire responsible. We don't have any concrete proof yet but we have several leads that point to this vampire being responsible for all the bombings.
Unfortunately we didn't know that the factories were going to be bombed until it was to late. We lost hundreds of fellow weres during these bombings. I hope that with the apprehension of the rogue we will learn the reason as to why. If we would have known we wouldn't be in the situation that we find ourselves in now.
As to answer your last question, Mr. Fisher we have been protecting humans all along you just never found out about us and the few that did usually chalked it up to aliens or they were convinced that no one would believe them.
Since the great reveal we have been doing our best at policing the vampires that go rouge assuring that no harm comes to humans, and up until now we were completely successful. Those that go rogue they are brought down and held for sentencing by the vampire hierarchy."
" Roberta Bryant for CNBC. Ah Mr. Hervaoux-Northman can you tell us how do we spot a were and exactly how will you be protecting us from this unseen threat? What can we do as humans to protect ourselves from the threat of all the starving vampires?"
" You can protect yourselves by staying in your houses from dusk to dawn. Keep all the curtains closed so that you can't be glamored into going outside or inviting a rouge vampire in.
It is our understanding that there are new vampires being turned accidentally.. most if not all of them are the one creating havoc at night. Most are only hours to a few days old and have little to no control of themselves. With no maker there to control them they are going purely on instinct. This makes them volatile and much more dangerous to humans. If you are approached by a vampire while in your home call the number 1-800-for-were and a were and vampire will come and detain or remove the rouge vampire. As to how to spot a were you can't. As I said we are everywhere living our life just as our human counterparts do."
" Hi Sally Teasdale with FOX NEWS. If there are vampires and werewolves, are there any other creatures that go bump in the night so to speak that we should be made aware of? Will they be helping y'all protect the humans?"
" I am not here to deny or confirm anything other than that weres are real. Just like vampires we only want to be accepted for what we are. "
" Thomas Cumberland with VNN. R...Right, can you give us any information on what we are to be looking for? With that many vampires missing are you sure they are all being held together? "
" We are still looking into that. We feel that we should look at it as they are all being held together. We are planning for the worst but hoping for the best. But for now if you see anyone going into a known vampires home during the day call us. If you see unusual activity taking place where there is usually none, call. We will keep you all informed of any new discoveries that we make. Until we can find these missing vampires and catch the rouges that are causing havoc nightly we hope that you will all heed our warning and do as requested. Thank you all for coming."
" Please just one more question. Maryanne Hopper with ABC NEWS. How can a bunch of animals that are at least part human control vampires. It is my impression that the are by far stronger faster with deadly precision. There senses are heightened as they have all said the older they are the stronger they are. How can you possibly keep all of humankind safe from these supposedly stronger faster sneaker vampires?"
" Magic. It animates the vampires just as it animates that part of our gene that makes us a were. Look I am not a scientist nor do I have a degree in physics.
I simply know what we are. We are stronger, faster and our senses are much keener than that of a human. In our animal form these traits are even stronger. We are more than capable of taking down any young vampire and protecting humans. We do not look any different than a normal wolf only much bigger. Same goes for any of our animal forms.
We are much faster, and stronger than our animal counterparts too. They can sense that difference between us and they will always give us a wide berth. If you have ever been hunting and your dog suddenly refused to go further and even whimpered and cowered behind you while barking?
He most likely was warning you that one of us was close by. But for now know that we have always been the first line of defense for vampires to protect themselves from humans for eons in hiding. None of you knew we were there but yet we were. It's what we do.
Simply put we are better equipped to handle whats coming and we only want to live in peace just as the vampires have and still do well up till this point. Make no mistake the majority of vampires are as upset and dismayed as the humans. It was because of our long standing alliance that we were more willing to now come out and to help in any means necessary.
This event with the bombings and the vamp napping has happened . It will force a war down our throats that no human can win. The playing field is not even by anyone's stretch of the imagination. If our assumptions are right the vampire that has done this is centuries old and has lived multiple human lives. They obviously do not agree with mainstreaming and they will be held accountable for their actions. We have two of the oldest vampires in the world working nearly round the clock to find and solve this growing problem.
We have taken this measure of outing weres to only give you a heads up and some back up. It is their hope that the other vampire will have nothing to gain by holding on to these young ones and will release them all safe and full.
We are out now to let you know that you have an extra layer of protection and to feel safe in your own homes at night. Once everything has been resolved and things have settled down I will be happy to answer any questions that you may have about weres."
" Can you tell us why you are all so willing to do this for humans?'
" I'm not just doing this for humans or vampires. I'm doing this for the future of my sons and daughters . As to my fellow weres they all have families too that they only want to keep safe just like you do. Thank you all for coming."
My only thought while leaving the stage is to get back to my mates and find out what the fuck that crazy bitch meant.
Dreams come what may have truth to them.
SPOV
So far since the babies have been born we haven't had a moments peace. I never should have complained about how we were always jumping from one thing to another. God how I wish for those days now.
When Alc left to go get Eric I promised myself that I would be strong and calm. So far that plan left right behind him. We no sooner get to the nursery then Dr. Ludwig pops in scaring the piss outta me. I swear that little Doctor does that just to get a rise outta me.
I take a look around and it looks just like the other nursery we set up, just bigger and more of everything. There's a full size bed at opposite ends of the room, a huge 3 station changer like you see in daycare's. Two closets and six rocking chairs and a sectional sofa and T V. Good lord. The two circular cribs in the center of the room are huge.
First thing I hear is Jase pop in looking like he went 10 rounds with a fire breathing dragon and lost. But before I can say a word he heads for the bathroom with Janice following him. I get a very clear picture of just how bad it was with him and Ally as he relays what happened to Jan. it horrifies me and hurts me that someone we trusted so much could turn on us so quickly.
After several tests and blood samples are taken by Dr. Ludwig, I check on the babies giving them the formula she brought with her to find Mel missing and no one seems to notice. I start screaming.
" Mel. Where is Mel? Oh God where is she?"
I'm looking under the sheets and everyone is searching the room for her when Alc walks through the door with her, cuddled to his chest.
I launch myself at him clinging to him like a colicky infant crying with relief. It takes my big brother of all people to talk me down off Alc and calm me down. Once I look around I can feel the calming influence coming off of Jason and the babies in waves.
Guilt gets the better of me and I apologize to Alc after which he reassures me before I watch him pop out to get Ames. When he pops back my eyes nearly bug out at the sight of her. I hear him telling the Doctor what happened to her. How bad was it that he has put Eric in a cell and has her looking like that and out cold?
I mean good lordy there isn't much left on her to call clothes. She looks like she rolled around in a fireworks bunker and then lost a bet with a match. There's more fabric in my underwear than on her body right now.
Alc and Jason go finish meeting with the witches. Claude and Claudine along with Tara and Lala finally reverse what ever spell Ames was under. Then Claude goes to monitor the cells while Claudine goes to talk to Niall with my concerns about the babies.
Sitting up Ames looks around totally confused. She winces when she moves saying.
" Good Goddess That hurt like a bitch in heat. Eric can deflect with the best of them."
Taking a seat on the bed beside her I hand her the robe I called for her. Concern and curiosity lacing my voice I inquire.
" What happened Ames? You look awful. How do you feel?"
Taking the robe and slipping it on she sits back leaning up against the headboard carefully. Taking a deep breath she states
"Thanks. I'm not exactly sure but we were talking to Octavia and Marjorie about spells and how to go about locating the missing vamps ya know. When Eric lost his ever loving mind and started telling everyone to get the hell out but wouldn't let anyone leave.
The next thing I know I'm deflecting his fireballs and lighting strikes while trying to cast a stasis spell over him while the other witches were trying to fight him off too.
As I threw the spell over him he I dunno, um... I guess tossed it back on me with a powerful twist. I'm warded so that a spell I cast won't backfire on me but this one sure the hell did.
Let me tell ya. Boy I don't want to be meeting up with the viking anytime when he's all kinds of pissed off like he was. The madder he got the stronger his magic got. The only good thing was he got sloppy with his aim."
Frannie gives her some juice as she starts taking slow slips I think over what she said. None of it makes any sense. Why would he just suddenly attack them. After all he went to them for help. And now he's locked up with the rest of the vamps. I swallow thickly and question.
" Why? I mean... Um... How did he attack y'all? Alc said he's downstairs somewhere in a cell with the other vamps. Mel even blasted him."
She looks at me surprised then it's like something clicks for her and she sits up straighter continuing her thoughts.
" Huh. He didn't look like he was in control at all, the whole time he was fighting us. Like he was possessed even. Kinda like fighting his own personal demons. Ya know? Kinda like the kid in the Exorcist. Anyway he just looked all sorts of pissed. I don't think I've ever seen him that mad. It makes sense then. He wasn't sloppy with his hitting his marks he was forcing his aim to be bad."
She murmurs the last part. I get a flash from her mind as to the total destruction of the room. I grab her hands to see the picture more clearly and squeak out.
" Did he hurt anyone Ames?"
She pats my hands offering me a small knowing smile answering me.
" I don't know, I was out cold and I woke up here. After I was hit I fell back to the floor and I could see energy balls and fireballs flying overhead for a few fleeting seconds until the pain set in and I passed out. "
I summon her a new set of clothes and hand them to her. We hug each other and I say sincerely.
" I am so sorry that you were hurt Ames. I know Eric will be really upset with himself . I just wish we knew what was happening and what to expect. You know Jase came back looking like you did and Ally , well she's missing. I am just so glad that your safe and not hurt anymore. I wish..."
She pulls me back looking into my eyes. With her most stern mom's voice still laced with concern she says.
" Hey Sook. Don't blame yourself okay? I mean your the reason I'm still standing. You gave me a gift that I'll never regret. Eternity. So I'll have some pain, bumps and bruises from time to time. So what I would anyway. I'd be dead as in six feet under dead if it wasn't for y'all and the gift of life forever. So don't think about it. I know that for me it's a blessing that I will never be able to repay you guys for. So stop with the self doubt and blame, got it?"
I pull her in for another hug. Tears fill my eyes damn hormones at least that's what I'm blaming it on. With a small smile and sniffling I choke out
"Yea. I got it. Thanks. You always know just what to say. Now go get changed. You stink."
She salutes me and winks as I crinkle my nose giggling. Ames has always been able to show me the silver lining of any situation. Ames gets up she shakes her head as if to shake off a bad memory. She goes to the bathroom to change and I walk over to the cribs picking up several diapers on my way I change my babies and settle them back into their cribs as I think about all Alc, Jason and Ames have said.
It has to be magical. With Ally missing and it not being safe to be around our vamps. I just have this nagging feeling in my gut that this was what my Gran was talking about. Right now. My stubborn nature wants to dig in and and defy what Alc said and I want to go to Eric and figure out just what happened to him then find them and eliminate the threat to my mates. But it might not be safe for me to see Eric, heck Alc either. When both Alc and Jase left and after much arguing with everyone here we gathered up what ever we could and left for the plane. I had no idea where we were going but I put my faith in my father in law Jackson to have several places readied for us. After all with 18 of us plus the 30 + pack guards we weren't a small group by any stretch of the imagination. The babies had other ideas apparently. Our babies have already gotten their powers under control and seem to know more than we do. Lord help us all. Once we were back at the nursery and our guards had found us again the babies seemed to nod right off as if without a care in the world. God I hope that we someday have as much control as they already have. Finally no amount of hiding my yawns could disguise my tiredness from anyone. I quickly found myself laying on the daybed not able to keep my eyes open for a second longer.
DREAMS
{ I bolt straight up. Blinking away the sleep from my eyes, what I see startles me. How in the hell did I end up in back in my old room? I remember distinctly laying down with Bas and Jo. Rubbing my eyes and blinking doesn't seem to change where I am at all. Fuck I just had to complain about control. Crap when will I learn. Just then the door to my old room fly's open and Jason as a little boy peeks in saying
" Aww why'd ya haf ta be 'wake fer. Now I can't eat yer pancakes too."
Screaming at the top of his tiny lungs as he walks away leaving my door wide open.
" Hey Gran shes already awake. Ya think I gots 'nough time ta eat another breakfast for Mom an Dad get here? I'm about starved ta death..."
It's then that I take notice that the room doesn't look like the way I left it. It looks just like it did when we first moved in with Gran. I go to get out of the bed and nearly fall head first when my feet don't even touch the ground. It's then that I notice I'm little again too. What the... I look at myself in the mirror and see my old Strawberry shortcake pj's. Was tat a dream or is... no no no this has to be the dream. I think at least this is a dream. I don't remember ever wondering about dreams when I was little. I feel a headache coming on. Good I wish there was directions to these dreams or premonitions or what ever they are. I hear Grans voice admonishing Jase. He always was such a mooch.
" Child how many times must I tell you that hollering and yelling are for sports and games outside not inside. When you talk to someone inside use your inside voice. Or at least for my sake use your outside voice quieter. Especially when you're trying to get something from them that you want. I have always told you that you get more with sweet talkin and manners, than yelling."
I grab my holly hobbie robe and Cinderella house slippers putting them on quickly. I slip down the back stairs listening to a young Jason apologizing.
" You're right Gran Sorry. So da ya think I can have more breakfast please. I'm growing up and that takes lots of food. "
I remember this day. But why am I reliving the past? You can't change history. Not that I would even want too. I remember it as if it was yesterday when Mom and Dad dropped us off. They said that they were just going to be away for the weekend but I clearly read from my mothers mind that she was going to look into getting a divorce so she could send me away since Daddy refused to even consider that I was off mentally.
He was desperate to keep his marriage together and was considering letting her send me away to a mental facility to at least be evaluated. At the time I remember screaming as I jumped out of the car and into Grans arms.
" I HATE YOU AND I WISH YOU WAS DEAD. You never loved me and you hate that Daddy doesn't think I'm as crazy as you do. I hope I never see y'all ever again. YOU HEAR ME. I. NEVER. WANT. TO. SEE. Y'ALL. EVER. AGAIN. DON'T EVER COME BACK!"
Gran and I talked the rest of that day and the next and I never would admit that I wanted them to come back. OMG. That was when I first changed our lives. But why show me this now? I hear Gran's soothing voice interrupting my thoughts cooing..
" Of course baby. It will still be several hours before your parents can pick y'all up. They just left a little earlier than they planned to in order to get ahead of the storm. Now Sookie my little angel are you going to hide on those steps all day while your breakfast gets cold. Come along now I want to make the most of of what time I have left with my precious grand babies."
I skip down the rest of the stairs and go hug Grans waist as tight as I can. I can see Gran smiling and mooch grabbing two more pancakes off of my plate and stuffing them in his mouth as Gran's wooden spoon smacks his hand. I smack my brothers head as I pass him and he just laughs with a full mouth of half eaten pancakes. Sitting down at the table I look at the coffee wishing I could have a cup. I look up at her to reply.
" Morning gan."
My voice sounds funny even to me. Clearing my throat and sipping my milk I mumble out.
" Tanks for my beakfast. Are you sure I can't jus stay here wif you.? Please Gran?"
She turns back adding more pancakes to my plate. Patting my head she smiles and says,
" Now now angel we went over this all weekend sugar. And the answer hasn't changed..."
" But what if.."
" Sookie, never talk about what if's. It is just a waste of time and serves no purpose other than to cause headaches and heartaches. You can no more change the past than you can change the future.
You keep practicing what I taught you about adjusting the volume controls down and then closing all the doors. I have faith in you baby.
I know that once you have more control your mother will see you as the special angel you are. You just have to learn to accept how your mother feels for now and give her time and patience.
Sometimes child, you only need to change one mind to make a difference in the world. Have faith child that everything will work out. You'll see. The heavens never give you more than you can handle at any given time. And you my little angel are more than you will ever know."
"Sis. Don't worry 'bout it. I'll always be there for ya. And cides Daddy said that him and me gotta be there for ya cause your special."
I realize that my brother was always accepting of my gift. I knew it but now I wonder if maybe Jason was empathic all along. It seems as though he was, we just never noticed.
Almost to the point that he could make me feel better. Like the babies do... I can actually feel myself feel better...
I look up from my plate and I see the TV that used to be in Grans living room on cartoons. Jason has his GI Joe Barbies lined up and rolling marbles into them while making wars sounds with his mouth. I can hear Gran in the kitchen when I hear a car pulling up the driveway. I know from his thoughts that it's Sheriffs Davis and Deputy Dearborn come to tell us that our parents are dead.
I watch the whole scene play out before my almost 5 years old eyes and what shocks me deeply is the relief that I feel at the words spoken.
I can't feel any remorse or hurt. Only a slight tingle of sadness that I'll never see my Daddy again. But what I do feel is incredible guilt when I hear the cries from Jason and Gran. Jason Grabs me in a big hug and cries on my shoulder.
" It's just us now Sis. I won't ever leave ya. Ya my responsibility now. An nothin gonna ever hurt ya again. I promise."
I could feel his despair rolling off him in waves as well as his determination to protect me at all costs. My Gran was completely devastated yet she remained the stoic southern woman. Barely holding on at times but what I heard her say was what stuck with me through the years.
" Sometimes the world takes those that we hold closest using them to rid us of the ones that are poisoning the rest of us to protect what it deems its best and most sacred children. Only time will tell now if all that comes will be worth the sacrifices we suffer through now.
Always remember we must sometimes face tough choices in who we choose to put our faith in. To hold firm in our beliefs regardless who supports us. Always stand behind you beliefs and support those we trust with all you are."}
Gran was always saying things like that and I never really listened to her. She knew a lot more than she ever let on. As my memory fades the first thing I feel coming back to myself is strong arms holding me tightly and shushing me. I open my eyes to see Alc's green eyes staring into mine. Glancing around I can see the babies in they're co sleepers and our family is all gathered around the TV. I can hear Alc's voice on the TV and I realize that it must have been his big interview.
Snuggling into his neck further I quietly relay what I was dreaming and that I think I know how to end this but we need to get Eric back.
He says nothing but kisses my forehead and squeezes me tighter. I can feel the wetness on his neck knowing that I must have been crying . Maybe deep down it hurt more than I ever let on that they didn't love me enough to accept me as I was. I remember how they made me feel and I will never let anyone to cause my babies that kind of grief. Alc sits up pulling me up with him and I can feel that several hours have passed since I lay down.
Alc quickly informs me of what happened with his ex and that shes down stairs waiting to be questioned. As much as I hate the bitch and her delusions I get it though. I mean who wouldn't want Alc for a mate. Maybe I should be jealous but a part of me knows she'll never see the light of day again so she's no real threat to me or our babies. She will die by my mates hands and I'm okay with that.
We quickly feed and change the babies and grab Jason and Janice popping down to the cells. Looking into the cell window I see Eric laying on a cot seemingly in downtime. He looks just as bad as Jase and Ames did. I didn't realize until just now how much I needed him.
I pop to him as soon as Alc gets the door open. My tears spring forth as he wraps me in a hug. Holding him as tightly as I can I hear him asking Alc what's happened.
But I can't concentrate on what they're talking about. All I feel is the immense relief of having both my mates back with me safe and sound. We have a lot on us but nothing matters more than my family.
W. A. R.
EPOV
When I finally come back to myself I am laying in a puddle in the corner of what I assume is a magically warded cell. It's the ones we just had installed at the new house. Fuck how did I get here. I remember leaving with Amelia and talking over possible plans with the witches and then I felt the sudden loss of Ally and an all consuming fight to control my magic. The next thing I remember is Alc and darkness.
Standing up I can feel my maker and Pam in the next cell. Something must have happened to us that Alc felt best to incarcerate us to protest our family. Checking my pockets I find my cell fried and the back up melted. What the fuck happened that would destroy my cell yet not harm me. I look down and take stock of my clothes or well whats left of them. No clue there except my clothes look like I walked through fire. Though they do not smell of smoke but of magic.
I check my bonds and I can tell Sookie is upset but asleep. Alc is calm and close by. My children are all content and peaceful. They must be asleep. Ally is still alive but just gone. My makers call gets no response from her. Almost as if something is blocking it. What the hell is going on. Stripping off whats left of my clothes I hear my maker trying to console Pam.
" Child please, calm yourself or I will do it for you. We are safe for now and your children are most safe from harm in their room. We had it warded by the gods and there is nothing that can get to them from any realm or world for that matter as long as they are in that room. You need to calm yourself and think. You will do no one any good if you do not get yourself under control. I am sorry for earlier. I think most of our fight was derivative or the magic trying to control us your hormones and attitude. Along with the sudden disappearance of Eric in our bond with him. It is not something we can change now. We will need to wait this out to see..."
I interrupt Godric voicing my concerns.
'"As I can feel you both, but I can not feel Ally at all she is being cloaked magically I assume. I am unsure as to how I know but I do know she has not met her final death. Do you know what has been going on?"
" No min child. One minute we were driven out of our other house while under attack. On the way here we are ambushed by to vehicles that tried to capture us. The whole time I felt like I was walking into a trap. It was a strange feeling that overcame me. I think it occurred at the same time that you and Ally started attacking Amelia and Jason.
Pam became more bratty than usual, and I fear we both spiraled out of control from there. The oldest child of Pam, Jason and Janice seems to be coming into some powers. He is the one to alert us to the trouble that both you and Ally were in. it was at the conclusion of his vision that the child projected into my head that I along with Pam collapsed to the floor. I could feel Ally's disappearance in our bond and yours went silent. That is a pain I do not wish to ever feel again. The same pain that lessened some once we were placed in the cells. I can feel the magic that had us earlier still. It feels muted somehow. As though a spell was cast upon our bodies to protect us. For now until they deem us safe we have no choice but to stay here. We should all rest and ..."
" Master please I need to be with my children. I do not like being away from them. I... I never thought I could feel this way about any tea cup human. But I find myself worried as to their well being."
" I know what you mean Pam. I too never thought I could feel love so strongly for a child. But my babies are my life now. I will do what ever it takes to keep them all safe. We have enemies circling and I do not believe that it is all just a coincidence nor do I believe that that idiot Steve Newlin is the one pulling the magical strings as it were. I am almost certain we have a traitor in our midst. A traitor who's boss is unknown to us and is as of now our biggest threat. I suggest we contemplate on all that has occurred in the last few weeks since we have met our mates and see just who the threat is. Before you start in Pamela rest assured that who ever it is that has threaten our family will meet the true death by my hand."
I hear nothing else from them and I can tell Pam has calmed down a lot. She was always better when she had something to focus on. Plans to make and an enemy to kill. I lay back down on the cot. I run everything that I know to have occurred over the last several months and I keep coming up short. My former Queen came up missing shorty after we were locked into the other house. I should have kept the buffoon Bill Compton alive longer. I have a feeling he knew something about the cluster fuck we are facing now as well as what happened to our former Queen.
While I am going over everything once again I hear the doors to the dungeon open leading downstairs. I don't hear any footsteps instead I hear pops and the door to my cell open and Sookie is suddenly in my arms. She is squeezing me so tightly that if I needed to breathe I would be unable to. I wrap her in my arms rubbing her back soothingly. She doesn't make any noise as she cries just the occasional sniffle. When Alc takes a seat next to us he rubs his hand down her back as his other hand runs through his long dark locks. I feel her tears on my chest and I look to him with a raised brow asking.
"What the hell's wrong now?"
He shrugs his shoulders before he goes into detail about everything that has occurred since I left with Amelia. I can feel his anger and his hate towards his ex as much as I can feel Sookies amusement when he informs me that I owe him for his impromptu news conference and were reveal. He growls at me when I snicker at his description of the weres being our protectors and police. I even hear snickers coming from the other cell as they watch the telecast of the interview on one of the phones. I feel pride and fear coming off of Sookie as he tells me about Mel's little adventure with me and Sook's melt down when she discovers Mel is gone.
I doesn't take long for him to finish bringing me up to speed. I know even though both Godric and Pam have been listening to almost the same story I have they have also been listening in on Alc too. After a few moments of silence with a wide range of emotions rolling off of Sookie, I push calm into our bond and I feel her resolve. With Alc's help we get Sook to sit up we both kiss her tears away her smile is all I need to see to know she's grateful for our bond and to have us both next to her.
In her and Alc I see Valhalla. They have given me a family that I thought I would never have, and all nine realms and their creatures will ceased to exist before I allow any further heartbreak into my family . This needs to end and the sooner the better. We now have a puzzle piece that knows where it's connecting pieces are and what they are up to. And I'm just the one to find and put those pieces together. With determination on my face and voice I announce.
" It seems that we have a traitor among us. It would be best if we would could find this slime before they can do any more damage. While I agree that it sounds like a fae is perhaps behind the vamp napping. We still have far more questions than we do answers. I do believe we have someone who can give us at least some of those answers. I want to help you question this bitch Alc. Like you said I think she may be able to at least lead us in the right direction. My lover, are you coming with us? It would help us if you could use your telepathy to see if we need to change tactic's to get at the information we need."
I call forth a pair of red silk boxers slipping them on quickly. I have no problem with nudity but my body now belongs to my mates and it just doesn't feel right parading around naked in front of family any more. Something else I will need to think on later on.
The hate in her emotions towards our prisoner and the determination and hate on her face would be scary if I was the recipient of her ire. Instead of answering me she gets up and walks toward the door before looking back at us, she simply raises her eyebrow and puts her hand on her hip while tapping her tiny foot. As if we both have a collar and leash attaching us to her we both silently get up and follow her out meeting up with the rest of our family.
After being briefed by her guards we leave the safety of the warded cells where we were being held. I pause for only a moment to test my magic. But I feel no interference and a quick nod from Godric let's me know that he feels no outside magical influence. We all proceeded down the corridor to where I could smell the were bitch being held captive. I could feel Sookies aggravation spike, along with Alc's hatred and blood lust suddenly spike.
I get that the bitch had him under a spell but something else has his fur up. I have never seen him fighting his instincts like now and it worries me that he will loose control to soon. She is his subject and it is his right to dole out her punishment as well as interrogate her. But if he looses it, I won't hesitate to step in and stop him from killing her until we know everything I think she may know. I only hope he can keep it together long enough for us to find out if our suspicions are correct.
I do not want to make my lovers angry at me nor do I want them to feel like I need to be in control. I can smell the v she has recently used. It smells vaguely familiar to me but I just can't place who it is. I will need to find out who is supplying her with v. the guards at the door brief us on what happened as she broke free twice from her restraints resulting in being chained in silver. The crazy bitch was so high that she fought them off each time until they finally subdued her in silver.
The shocker is when the Rae guards popped in to assist she said to much. There were at least 3 were guards on her at the time, she should not have been that strong even hyped up on v. Yet another question with no answer to.
With everything I thought of and that my family informed us of I have more questions than I have answers and only one crazy V addicted were bitch to get any answers from. After hearing of the Fae involvement being confirmed it is decided that each of us will ask questions as we think of them so that Alc can concentrate on not killing her swiftly. His emotions skyrocket and he is panting when I feel Sookie in my head as she says
" It's bad guys. She's trying to summon someone and her mind looks like a snake pit at the end of a dark tunnel. She has no remorse. She wants our kids well Alc's so that she can raise them with him like she was promised. Shes all over the place but she wants the pleasure of ending Eric and then me for taking Alc away from her. Eric she's psychotic, beyond that she past delusional a while back. She keeps thinking of what happened with Alc earlier and then pictures who she was talking to so I showed Alc to see if he knew who the were was and now I'm worried that he's gonna kill her before we can get what we need."
With out looking in our direction he growl out as he stiffens his posture.
" I'm Fine. Sookie really I've known for a long ass time just how helter skelter she is. I ,,, she... "
I lay my hand on his shoulder feeling the rage subside as Sook comes to stand in front of him. Taking his hands in hers she sighs out.
" Alc you were under a spell. We both know that you said so yourself that she was never someone you would think about twice about. Yet you always took her back defended her even. Your veil has been lifted and you can see the ugly truth now. I'm sorry that she tricked you and manipulated you. No one has the right to do that to another living being no matter the reason. Unfortunately we need her..."
" I get it. I only wish we didn't need her. Everything I ever thought I knew was magically influenced by her own brand of crazy. I just don't want to have to put you through that."
Hush."
But."
" No. Hush Alc. I'm a big girl now and I'm a supe just like you."
" I know Fuuuucccckkkkk. AAArrrgggghhhh. How Do you do that?"
"Telepath. Remember? Besides you have always worn your emotions like an armor. No mind reading necessary. Just take a few deep calming breathes like you would always tell me to do. It works wonders on were's I hear. "
His smirk followed by her snickers seemed to calm him down even if it was only for a moment. That bitch must have Alc radar. I felt Sookie stiffen just as I heard the bitch inhale. I don't know what she thought but the taunting has Alc pissed again.
I watch Ale try again to convince Sookie that she doesn't need to do this, As Sookie's temper flares he backtracks quickly trying to convince her he wasn't trying to protect her again . Hell even I can tell he was trying to protect her.
She stands in front of him with her arms crossed and foot tapping. Her looks contradict her emotions completely. I feel nothing but determination and understanding. If I didn't know Alc ran hot I'd say he was starting to sweat. His emotions though might give me a headache if I try to read them all. He is literally all over the map.
She finally relieves him of his emotional guilt with a kiss. Of course he deepens the kiss quickly letting his arms engulf her small frame lifting her easily. Before I am conscious of my movements I am at her back wrapping one arm around her waist as her legs wrap around him. Threading my other hand in his hair and kissing them both along their jaw line.
Jason clears his throat loudly to get us to break. I have no doubt that had there been a bed and less people here we would be making up for lost time right now. Stepping back I help her on to her feet steadying her as I give her neck one last peck.
I unlock the doors and step inside to see that bitch strapped in front of the far wall from the ceiling much like Compton was. I chuckle as she growls and thrashes about as if she will be able to break free. When the last of the family enters I hear the click of the lock as Godric engages the fans to remove the stench of silver spray and burnt were flesh. Even though the silver spray can no longer harm us, the mixture of the spray, burnt dog flesh and hair stinks to high heaven and I for one do not wish to find out that along with all my other gifts I can now vomit too.
You can tell by her quickly healing cuts and bruises that she has taken a substantial amount of V. she is almost healing at vamp speed. Weres always regenerate. But even with the vamp blood to help her heal. The guards must have done a hell of a lot of damage getting her chained for her to still be healing this fast.
We all quickly stripe well the family does leaving on our underwear as to keep the ladies more comfortable. I grab the remote to control the chains holding her. At the sight of Alc testing the flogger I sniff and I can smell the arousal of that were cunt and that of my lover. Mm something to discuss later. I feel Sookie's presence in my mind once again as she opens up to every one and I am enraged at the vial thoughts that invade my mind.
( I only have to survive what they do to me until Orrian can summon me back to him. I will have my vengeance on that backwoods inbred white trash cunt bitch. Once I have Alc back under my spell, I think I'll let her live long enough for her to watch me kill that fucking fanger and his bitch children.
I'll even force her to watch as I kill her inbred babies and then Alc and I can fuck in their blood and remains. I might even make Alc kill her just to watch the horror on her face as the one person she always trusted takes away her life.
I'll let the vamper and the fairy kill the rest of them. They aren't worth my time hell they're lucky I agreed to keep Alc's whelps and raise them myself. They'll need a proper were mother to show those half breed trash cubs how to be weres.
I can't wait to see Newlins face when I shift, kill and eat his wife for the disrespect she showed me earlier. Stupid blonde cunt, how dare she chastise me for going after a married man. He was my fucking wolf first dammit. Hell she can't even keep her own man at home and satisfied. That fool chases anything that'll fuck him.
Ha maybe I'll finally let him fuck me just to get Alc jealous enough to rip him apart. That would prove to that vamper and fairy that Alc and I are destined to be mated and destined to raise his bastard kids.
Regardless of what they said I just can't see them little bastard cubs being all that powerful, after all look at the inbred trailer trash that bore them. Half breed is being generous I'll be lucky if they can ever feed themselves.
I only wish I would have taken the time to learn that spell to call someone to me. I damn sure could use some backup right about now. Wonder what the hell their all staring at?
Ha the rate that trailer trash is changing colors she must be listening in on someones thought. I swear there should be smoke coming out of her ears. If I wasn't chained up I'd be laughing my ass off at her stupid ass.
Mm god he looks so fucking sexy standing there in just his briefs that lick able chest and that washboard abs leading to my favorite part. ungh. Just come a little closer Alc baby and I can start the enchantment spell. One kiss...)
Fucking hell. I can't listen to any more. How in the hell does it not effect her in some way. Other than blushing and feeling frustrated,sad, hurt and angry. It doesn't seem to bother her.
On the other hand I want to rip the fucking bitches head off and bathe in her fucking blood before I kill everyone she ever knew or fucking thought of. It is taking ever century of experience and willpower to stay right where I am and in control of my emotions.
I see Sookie, Jason and Janice, flinch at the thoughts running through their mind. It pains me to no end that I can not offer my lover any comfort. I hear the crack of the flogger and Alc's voice . The ice and pure venom should scare this bitch but she looks just as smug as her thoughts are. Such a crazy stupid bitch. I can feel him fighting to control his movements. I only hope Sookie didn't broadcast what we just heard to him or even Godric may not be fast enough to stop him from killing her.
He growls out.
"Well well Debbie Pelt you've got a lot of explaining to do. Questions to answer and a hell of a lot of torture ahead of you. I say we get started...
" I have nothing to say... {raising her voice and smirking } I HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG I WAS PROMISED WHAT WAS DUE ME AND I. WILL... HAVE... IT... NO ONE... AND NOTHING... WILL STAND IN MY WAY! That includes that white trash whore..."
Thwack! Alc's backhand moves at vampire speed with such force it nearly separates her jaw from her face. You could hear her trying to scream as she tried to move to grab her face.
With her lower jaw hanging at a peculiar angle, you just knew she was no longer able to talk. I watched Godric move closer to Alc. Even he knew that he would most likely have to intervene.
I felt Alc's aggravation and hatred as Sookie sent a healing glow towards the were bitch all while shooting daggers towards her. At least I hope it was her and not at Alc for bitch slapping his ex. Alc turned to look at our love as he quirked a brow at her. Aggravation showed on his face. Sookie responds while shrugging.
"What? She can't talk with a broken jaw and I don't feel like waiting for her to heal. I do have other things to do. And 'cides she isn't worth my whole night."
I heard a snicker from Pam and an Amen from Janice, as she continues.
" If your gonna punish her then do it below the shoulders so's she can answer our questions."
Right then the cunt shows she has no self preservation instincts at all as she screams at my mate.
" YOU FUCKING CUNT. I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP YOU WITE TRASH WHORE. HOW THE HELL DID YOU STEAL MY MAN? "
Debbie thinking(That love potion I gave him daily along with the spells I cast upon him and her should have worked. She should be the insecure outcast hick she is, mistrusting of all men and he should be a drooling love sick puppy over me. What the fuck did that bitch do to my Alc? He swore that the spells would all work again if only I could get him to kiss me willingly.) continuing her delusional rant
" IT WASN'T ENOUGH THAT I HAD YOU BANNED FROM EVERY FRATERNITY, MADE YOU THE LAUGHING STOCK OF THE ENTIRE COLLEGE. YOU STILL STOLE WHAT WAS MINE. I SHOULD HAVE KILLED YOU IN COLLEGE WHEN I DRUGGED YOUR FUCKING ASS. AUGH OWWWWWWWWWW"
With that reveal I tighten the chains lifting her off of the ground by her neck effectively stopping her tirade by choking her as both Jason and Alc start in on her. Jason zaps her repeatedly and Alc is stripping the flesh from her back.
Judging by the the speed and strength of the hits with the flogger that rival my makers strength, he is in full out blood lust. He is so far gone I can't even feel him anymore, I turn and hold Sookie close to my chest in hopes of shielding her from what will be a very violent death of this bitch at our mates hands. Her screams are music to my ears. I want to press the button that will rip her limbs off but I can feel Alc's animalistic need to seek justice for his mate so I concentrate on my control.
Both Pam and Janice join in by throwing silver tipped darts at her, landing each one to her face and chest. I can tell it went from bad to worse at warp speed when she slumps and the screams suddenly stop. I use my telekinesis to take control of the flogger. The growl that he releases would scare almost anyone. He stares at me with his eyes still glowing before he shakes his head as if trying to shake off his blood lust. I would gladly let the bitch die by his hand but we still need her alive. Well for now anyway.
Alc stalks over to the torture table Sookie wraps her little arms around my waist. I feel her remorse as if it was my own when she whispers into my chest.
" I'm so sorry. I never should have broadcast what she was thinking. I'm used to it so it doesn't bother me anymore. But clearly Alc's not. I thought he was going to rip her apart. The information she has is too important. Eric you need to take over. Your in more control of your self than he is. If you can direct the questions then I can find what we need to know. I won't be broadcasting it to everybody either."
I looked up to see Alc at her back arms crossed across his blood soaked chest Eyes still glowing, and looking as though he is still struggling with and fighting his blood lust. I could feel his aggravation, guilt, hurt, and hatred, rolling off him in waves. Apparently, she could too. When she turned to embrace him and cooed looking up into his eyes as he softened his eyes towards her and wrapped her in his arms.
" Don't Bear. I love you... I know this is a part of you and Eric, even me now. You hid this side of yourself from me for too long. Please... I ... well... I um... rather like the protective you."
I can smell just how much she likes it. Before I can ask, Alc beats me to the punch purring.
" I am sorry you had to hear that. I know that you might be used to it but..."
" But nothing. Alc You're correct. I am used to it. Unfortunately it's not the worst I've ever heard { taps head}about me. I have heard much worse. If anything it's pretty on par with what most humans thought about me. Especially in our town. They just never voiced it thanks to you and Jase being my protectors."
I can feel her pain. How in the hell could anyone ever think such horrible things about my lover. I want to go to that town and kill all of the close minded bigoted idiots. I feel Alc's emotions swirl and his protectiveness spike. He glances at me and just shakes his head no at my obvious discontent. Another thing that we will need to discuss. I hear her sniffle as she continues.
" Hey this is just the way it's always been. At least she thinks what she feels and say's. Most think far worse and are all sweet and innocent to my face regardless of whether or not they know or believe what I can do. I see that face and don't you go beating yourself up. I never told you all for a reason. I didn't want to have to visit y'all in prison."
Winking at him she had calmed the beast in him enough that he was able to control himself once again. Since Jason and the girls had stopped from using her as their own personal dart board. Godric set about pulling all the darts out of her after he had sprayed her back with donated vampire blood to help her heal. Once he was sure she was healed enough to have concise thoughts. He went to the wall pushing several buttons. The ceiling opened up and what looked like an insulated pipe came down to just above her head. With a click of another button he doused the were with ice cold water, bringing the bitch around.
With the click of another button he blurred over in front of her as the hose raised back up. It took only a few seconds of her sputtering before he slapped her and effectively shut up her next rant before she could start. In a voice so cold an ice burg would be considered a warm place he spoke softly.
" Good now that I have you attention you will answer my questions and any that my family deem important. In return my child nor I will not kill you... Yet... I will however torture you for every second you do not answer me. For each evasive answer you give, you will be beaten until unconscious then healed and woken to start all over again. Do not misinterpret my words bitch I want truthful answers and Sookie is a very gifted telepath who has graciously used her talent to let us all in on your thoughts since we arrived, and yes she can not only read you but she can allow anyone she wants to, hear your thoughts too."
I see Sookie shaking her head as she relays
" Godric she's still not listening. She's still thinking well here listen."
( I just need to act like I'm cooperating. A kiss. That's all I need from him is to willingly kiss me and all the love potions and spells I cast on him through out school would awaken in him. He said the attraction spell would draw him to me like a moth to a flame.
It was our ticket in he said that once Alc was back under my control we would be able to eliminate both Godric and Eric. Leaving the rest of them open for for us to pick off one by one. He wanted to be able to control that trailer trash whore. Why any one would find anything redeemable about her is beyond me. Once trash always trash. Dammit Coleman told me that all the faeries assigned here were under his control. I just don't get why they haven't come for me. Hell that one that brought me here felt more powerful than Coleman. Shit she's reading me again. Fuck. Um 2x2=4 4x4=16 um 6x7= 36)
Before I know what's happening Sookie is glowing and has her fists balled and is in front of her as she growls out through gritted teeth..
"Godric she hasn't learned a damn thing and now she's trying to block me with math. By the way dumb ass 6x7 is not 36 you stupid cunt it's 42. how the hell did you graduate ? … Sleeping with all your professors? ewww. "
( Bitch get out of my head.)
Thwack!
" ARGH FUCK."
Alc is so fast that with out my enhanced senses I would have not even seen him move. He's back beside me with our mate holding her to him closely, before the were bitch even screams out in pain.
The were bitch looks over at Alc and for the first time I see understanding and then fear cross her face before she dons a mask of indifference. You can still see the fear in her eyes as well as defeat and acceptance in her body. Godric continues to circle her finishing.
" This will be your only shot, and last warning You cooperate and your death will be quick. You lie or continue you ranting in your thoughts and words we will know. I will personally turn you so that we can continue to torture you nightly as well as have you readily available to teach their children how to wield their magic. You will be how the humans say their own personal test dummy."
At the surprised look of shear horror Godric chuckles out.
" I see they didn't tell you everything. Well I will enlighten you then. Yes they as well as the children are all magical as well as immortal. They will need a subject that they can practice on an since there will be several more born you will have decades if not centuries of torture awaiting you. So far we haven't had a test subject to survive as the family learns to wield their magic. I am certain that since the children seem to be much more powerful than their parents are that maybe they will not destroy their plaything so quickly. I think that they might have more control to start with but they will need a lot of practice.
Decades of nightly practice I think. Jason and Janice you both seem to have the least amount of experience in torture. Now would be as good a time as any to learn. I will let the others of you discuss who will be questioning her."
I watch them both go over to the table with Godric as he explains several of the more ordinary looking devices. I turn around to see a soft glow around my mates as Pam comes up and snarks.
" I wish like hell she would have done that earlier to Godric. He was all up in my ass about control and some other shit that wasn't even my fault. Ally had been..."
" Pamela don't even start with me. You and your sister have been at each others throats as often as you change you shoes. We are in the middle of hell and you want to bitch. I am in no mood for it. It is time you grew the fuck up. Either you two work out your differences quietly or stay the fuck away from each other. Permanently. If you can't then maybe it would be best if Godric remains your master and not I. You both have never listened to me maybe he's right I have spoiled you both too much..."
"Eric no. Please..."
" Silence. Do as I say or get the fuck out of here. You are a mother now Pamela. Our children's lives as well as yours depend on what happens next and how we handle things if a war is started. Act like the vampire I made and not the bitch you've become. Now, think of some questions that we need answers to. So we can try to avoid the cluster fuck that is heading our way.."
I hear Godrics soft laughter over her screams. I turn to look over my shoulder to see Godric showing Jason how to use a knife to carve out slices of muscle. Allowing for maxim pain with minimal blood loss. You can tell he is purposefully cutting to deep as payback for his sisters pain at listening to her hateful thoughts.
But the poem that Janice is carving on the weres torso has me snickering. I move to take a closer look as Pam follows me. Once she starts reading it she starts laughing grabbing the attention of my mates. Alc walks over arm and arm with Sookie and he starts chuckling as Sookie reads.
"Alc and Sookie sitting in a tree. G. then comes Eric joining in to make them three. First comes lust, then comes love and then a rush to get the D. The honeymoon was full of magic an G. Now I watch as the men come by pushing four baby carriages. All powerful creatures looking to kil E"
When the were bitch first hears what has been written on her body she screams in outrage. Alc hugs Sookie as the rest of us are rolling. Kissing the top of her head he smirks out.
" I see those creative writing classes paid off sis. Good work and so so true. To bad it won't llast past her death. Sends just the right message don't you think?"
Pam goes over to the table to get her tattoo gun and the special paint used to make it permanent even in death as she giggles out.
" How true it is. Her rhyming could be better but the message would be lost I think. Artwork such as this should be preserved? Yes? As her wife it is my duty to see that it withstand the test of time."
Pam kisses Janice passionately as Sook look at me confused.. I pull her hand up lasing my finger with hers I explain.
" Vampires have as you call it vamp speed. Combining said speed with a special mixture of paint, silver and other ingredients, even magic. Godric developed it. Pam learned to tattoo Supes using it. It is very permanent. It can not be removed, even by plastic surgery. It is inscribed on their very bones. She will now have this tattooed to her forever. A technique used by many vampires through out the ages. It was used as a form of punishment on vampires through out our history. The vampires offense was tattooed to his forehead. The only way to remove it was to remove his head which was usually done by others within a few nights. You would be surprised how long some one survived after having their repeated offenses displayed for all to see. Supes can hold a grudge for centuries. They often exacted their revenge on whomever had a tattoo at the time. It kept kings in power without having to deal with irate makers, since the king often delivered the just punishment without actually staking the vampire."
I noticed that in the time that it took to explain this Sookies demeanor changed completely. She stiffened in Alc's arms and got a far away look. What was the most conclusive thing was when her feelings disappeared from our bond completely. I could see her but she was just gone. It only took a few seconds to discern that the were bitch was thinking at Sookie. What took us all be surprise was when she shot the bitch lighting her up. It was impressive as well as intimidating. The flames engulfed her completely but didn't physically burn her. Well mostly. A few flames got blown enough that they licked at her exposed skin. Before any of us could pull Sookies attention the bitch was now suspended in the air by thin wires all were attached to her by what looked like 1.000 silver fish hooks. Alc whipped her around to face him as I covered her backside. Trying to distract her from the screams and the occasional ripping of skin as a hook pulled free. I whispered
" My lover come back to us. Your side of the bond is gone. You need to calm down. She will be of no use to us if she is ripped apart one piece at a time. You must bring your urges under control. We don't want to stress the babies out and if they can't feel you that would upset them. Min Kara what has your emotions so locked up?"
" The Babies are blocking us. They're fine though. I am monitoring them. That bitch... she... the threats that shes thinking. I can't get it all she's still trying to block me. She want to use our family and the babies to make us comply. "
Shes... Glowing and shaking tears streaming down her face. Her side of the bond goes empty as does her eyes. The only clue to her emotional state is the sheer heartbreak and fear showing in her voice as she continues.
"The babies … she... wants... to torture them in front of us so their cry's will break us down to do as they want... Burning them one by one but dousing them just before they die so that they will regenerate. Doing this over and over and... { swallows thickly } over forcing us to beg for their death. "
I hear Alc's growls as well as mine, rip from our chest simultaneously when Jason Janice and Pam take down Alc just as he reaches that cunt. Godric has me by my neck as I growl out.
" Let me fucking go. She will die now. She has used up all her fucking chances..."
With a calm voice quiet yet commanding, Godric states,
" You will leave her interrogation and torture to me child. You will not kill her until I give you release to do so. We need information and your emotions will not detour us from our ultimate goal. You will go to your mates and give them the support they will need to endure this or you will all leave while I question the were. Are we clear?"
I can feel the command settle over me and the calm takes over. I am livid at both that cunt and my master. But I see his reasoning for it.
" Yes Master."
" We have wasted more time than we should have on this piece of shit. She is not worth your aggravation and pain. She has already manipulated you all by using your emotions trying to get you to kill her in one way or another. She has repeatedly goaded Sookie knowing fully well she was listening in. She wants to either get us to kill her or fight among ourselves so that Orrian has a chance to rescue her."
" SHUT UP YOU FUCKING FANGER! AWW! OMPH!"
The blood trickling down from her mouth and Godrics healing knuckles are the only indication of what happened. He continues as if nothing occurred.
" There is nothing that she can possibly say. think, even picture that will happen. I assure you all, she will never leave this room alive. We need to know what we are facing and she has some if not most of the answers we seek. Now Ms. Pelt..."
We all took turns scraping, shooting, whipping, slicing, dicing, piercing, cutting and tattooing every inch of that were. It's amazing what you can find out during pillow talk after swapping blood with Sophie Anne. The right amount of torture, threats, and incentive. {Read offer her blood}. Hell I know Sophie only gave her blood to insure her loyalty. But all that happened was an addict got her fix that she so desperately wanted. Sophie never was very smart when it came to addictions. The one piece of information we needed to know the most she simply didn't know. I guess even Sophie's loose lips knew when to shut the hell up.
It took us only a couple of hours to learn everything the were bitch knew unfortunately it wasn't everything we needed to know. Nor was is anywhere near completely accurate. The old saying you can never be too prepared for the battle coming. So fucking true.
A/N SO I HOPE IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER PARTS OF THE STORY YOU WANT EXPANDED INTO A ONE SHOT.
