Thanks for the kind words all! I stayed up late working on the last chapter and all day on this one. I wanted to get it out of my head and onto paper. I am using two characters I despise but they are two that are already hated so they fit well into this chapter. Hope you think so too.
Please let me know what you think! Reviews keep this story moving.
I may have to take a couple days and shelf this so I can focus on another story, I plan to enter a writing contest about Eric and Sookie, but it has to be original and none published, so I might need to clear my brain to do it and get it on paper. I will try to keep ya'll reading though.
WARNING! VERY ADULT CONTENT AND GRAPHIC! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
Chapter 62
"Sookie?" Eric woke, his eyes looking around the room, his children and wife were gone. He growled loudly, the need for his wife was overwhelming. Standing he went to the dresser, put on a t-shirt and went to look for her.
He went to the dining room, Lily had the kids in their chairs eating. "Good morning Lily."
She looked up and smiled. "Hi Mr. Northman. Say hi to daddy everyone." Eric looked at this children and smiled. He went around the room and kissed them all as they said hello to him. Gunnar was in the bouncy chair on the table.
"Lily, where is my wife?" He almost hissed it.
Trish came through the door with a warmed True Blood and handed it to him. Lily looked up at him. "I haven't seen her in about an half an hour. Isn't she with you?"
Trish smiled. "She said she was going to take care of something and went upstairs. Did you look in your office?"
Eric looked around, he opened the bond to sense her, he didn't feel anything. "Excuse me." He flashed up the stairs, he looked in his office, then the nursery. He went to the spare room, she was in none of them. Walking back to their bedroom he went to get his cell phone, he picked it up and dialed her number. Her phone began ringing, it sounded like it was under the bed, he knelt down and that's where it was. Eric looked at the phone oddly, why would Sookie's phone be under the bed. "Sookie?" He closed his eyes and tried to focus on her, she was not sending anything back. He was off in a flash checking room to room, her office, then he went outside.
Mark was heading his way as he went to the garage to look to see if her car was there. "Eric? Is there something you need?"
"Yes, where is my wife?" He flashed his fangs.
"She hasn't left the property if you are looking for her. Did you check her office?" Mark looked at him strangely.
"Of course I did Mark, I do not sense my wife. She is not in the house, I have looked. I have checked the rooms, the offices, even my children's rooms. She is not here. Where is she?" Eric began to get angry.
Mark walked to him. "Think rationally Eric, she has to be here. She didn't ask to be taken anywhere, maybe she is at the stables." Before Mark could say anything else Eric was gone, he was headed to the stables to check.
Eric stopped, looked around then opened their bond, she was not here. "Fuck!" The horses where startled by his yelling. He didn't care, he turned to walk away. Claude stood in his way.
"Hello Northman." Claude grinned.
Eric advanced. "Where is my wife?"
Claude put his hands up. "Now why would I know?"
"What have you done with her Crane?" Eric lunged at him.
Claude popped then reappeared. "Look, Northman, I don't know where your wife is. She called yesterday and asked me to come by this morning to work with the kids. That is why I am here."
Eric narrowed his eyes, he didn't believe him. His wife was no where to be found but Crane was in the middle of his yard. Eric hissed. "I do not want you near my children Crane. Leave before I accidentally drain you dry." Eric smirked at him.
"You will have to deal with Sookie. She was adamant. Bye handsome." Crane blew him a kiss then popped.
Knowing he shouldn't have alienated Crane he growled, he didn't care. "Where are you Sookie?" He began walking the river's edge, he opened the bond trying to feel her. Walking every inch of the property, rechecking the house and his cell phone, he put the house on alert, she was gone.
He called his guards and informed them the Queen was gone. Eric was insane with anger. Alcide strode through the front door. "Eric, what the hell is going on?"
"Sookie is missing." His fangs were down, he was running his hands through his hair.
"No one can just take her Eric, she is too powerful for that." Alcide knew she would never go willingly, that's what had him worried.
"She is breast feeding, she would never leave Gunnar. Sookie is scared to death to be away from him." Eric looked at his friend who looked really worried.
"There has to be a logical explanation." Alcide tried to comfort him.
They both turned at they heard the pop. Claudine stood at the edge of the room. "I know where Sookie is." Eric moved toward her. "Stay where you are Eric." She pointed to him before he could move.
Eric hissed at her. "What have you done with my wife Fairy?"
Sookie's cousin shook her head. "I had nothing to do with it. It was Breandan. He is on the war path about what you did to his father. His children have her." Claudine looked like she would cry.
Alcide stepped forward. "What does that mean?"
Claudine looked around then at them. "His children were banished from Fairy, they are the most evil of our kind. Grandfather threw them out years ago, they are not allowed back, even now that he is dead. Even though they don't care for the Prince they think it is their job to avenge his death. They will torture her before they kill her."
Eric closed his eyes. "No! I am the one that killed him, not Sookie."
"She is the reason, they believe she is to blame.. I sense them, they are all over the place trying to throw off their scents. If they get her any place for any long period of time they will hurt her, severely Eric. We need to find her before they get the chance." Claudine was wringing her hands.
Claude reappeared. "Sister, I got the message. They have her?" He looked scared. She nodded her head. "Shit!" Claude looked at Eric. "You will need to assemble as many warriors as you can Eric in case they bring her back to this dimension. I will go and get ours. We will need all we can get. Our cousins Neave and Lochlan are…." He searched for the word. "creative." He was gone.
Eric flashed out of the house, his war cry could be heard at the far corner of the property. Alcide stared as he watched his friend come back, Eric didn't want to scare his kids so he went as far as he could to get it out of his system. Alcide got his phone out and began making calls.
Claudine was concentrating, her eyes searching something. Eric came back in, stood closer. "How do we find her?" He tried to remain calm as he spoke to her.
"If they were in Fairy we never would but they are using the outer limits of it to cloak her. Can you sense her?" Eric shook his head no. "Neither can I. That is what I am worried about. I need to try and tap into her. Where are the kids?"
Eric looked at her for a moment then nodded. He lead her to the children's play room where all his children were. Eric stopped and looked at Lily who knew instantly there was something wrong. Johan turned his head and tears began. "He wasn't supposed to take her daddy, he tried to take Gunnar and mommy wouldn't let him so she went instead."
Eric rushed to his child and picked him up. "Did you see him son?"
He shook his head no. "Mommy is showing me. She says to tell you she loves you and you need to take care of us."
Claudine put her hand over her mouth to not cry out. "Johan, do you see where mommy is?" She asked the little boy.
He nodded. "She is in the bubble."
Turning to Claudine Eric knew what that meant, they had her in parts of the Fae world. Eric knelt in front of his son. "Tell mommy I will find her, to hang on alright my son?"
Johan closed his eyes and sent the message, his eyes popped. "Mommy said no. She is crying and said to keep us safe."
Eric knew if he wasn't in front of his kids he would have gone mad. "Tell mommy I will find her and I love her. We all do."
Claudine walked to Johan. "Can you show me where she is Johan? Please?"
Johan held his hand out and Claudine took it. He sent the images as his eyes were closed, his little tears kept falling. Eric looked to see his twins were sitting next to each other, Enar holding his sisters hands. They all knew what this meant, they felt their mother, it was soul wrenching for them all. "Do you see her?" Eric asked
"I see her. I know where they have her." Claudine opened her eyes. "I will get Claude and our warriors, I will keep you informed." She was gone.
Eric went to the twins and picked them up. "Daddy will find mommy my angels. Do not worry, alright?"
Erika began to cry. "Mommy gone forever."
Blinking the tears away Eric thought he would collapse. "No, mommy is not gone forever. She will come home, do not worry."
His daughter shook her head again and put her head in the crease of Eric's shoulder. "No, she is gone forever!" Her tears came harder. Eric held her as tightly as he could.
Lily came over and took the twins from him. "Eric, you need to go. I got the kids, go find her ok?"
Eric nodded and hugged his children tight. He left his children and went back to the living room, Alcide had Gary, Ted and Stephen in the middle of the room talking to them. "Lock it down, anyone tries to get on the property call me right away." They nodded and bowed to Eric as they left. "I am putting Mark on the kids, Sookie trusts only Mark or Nigel with her kids."
Eric agreed. "That is fine. I need to know they are safe so that I can focus on Sookie."
Alcide walked to his friend. "You need to sit down Eric. This is out of our hands for now. You need to let Claude do what he said he was going to do. He owes her that."
Being around supe's long enough the wicked of the wicked had reputations that were known throughout the community. Neave and Lochlan were part of that group, they were ruthless, killers and beyond evil. Eric had heard stories of what that brother and sister team were capable. It was rumored they were so twisted and demented they were lovers. Just the thought of them made Eric's skin crawl and they had his beautiful wife. Eric began to feel Sookie, her fear was coming through the bond now, it was so extreme he could feel it even in the outer limits of Fairy. "She is beyond frightened Alcide. They are hurting her."
Alcide's head whipped to look at Eric. "You don't know that Eric."
He nodded. "Yes, yes I do." Eric closed his eyes and was trying to send every emotion of support he could. He could feel his wife, her pain, her fear, her torment. "This can not be happening. Not now, not after everything. My beautiful wife."
All Alcide could do was sit and wait. If he didn't he would have done something he regretted, like killing someone. Eric's feelings were rippling through the room, his face was distorting. If he could feel her, could her kids too he thought? Those poor kids. "What can I do Eric? I will do anything I can."
Eric nodded. "We wait, that is all we can do."
Hours went by, Lily came in the room with a fussing baby, Gunnar was hungry and his mother wasn't here. "Do I give him a bottle?"
Eric put his head in his hands. Alcide nodded. "Yes. If he doesn't take it bring him back, Eric can give him some blood." Alcide put his hand on Eric's shoulder and squeezed it. "Hold on ok? We will find her."
"Erika said she is gone forever. You do not think….." Eric looked at the Were.
"No! Don't think like that Eric. You will get her back." Alcide knew the reason the Fairies were keeping her in Fairy was to control her powers, they were more powerful than she was in that realm, they were full Fae and could manipulate her to keep her at their will. "Eric, maybe you should call Michael or Gabriel."
Eric's head whipped up. He took his phone out of his pocket making the call. "I need your help." That was all he said before Michael appeared in the living room.
"What has happened Eric?" Michael's wings flapped on his back and tucked behind him.
"Neave and Lochlan have Sookie." Eric wasn't pulling any punches.
Michael's beautiful face distorted. "What?"
The Were and vampire both nodded. "Yes, they have her in the Fae realm so is to make impossible for me to get to her. Claude and Claudine are searching for her."
Michael closed his eyes. "Are you sure it is Neave and Lochlan?" Eric nodded. "Breandan pulled out the big guns did he not?" Michael looked around for moment then looked at Eric. "I will go and get her. You need to be prepared Eric, I can wage war on them but I believe you might want the honor." He was gone.
Eric's fangs popped. "If he only knew. Alcide make the call. As soon as my vampires wake I am going after every fucking Fairy I can find." Eric took his phone out again. He called Dr. Ludwig, he explained the situation and she said she would contact the council as soon as they rose for the day. She told him to call her as soon as Sookie was returned, she knew what the siblings were capable of.
Eric spent hours pacing, there was no word on what was happening. Creatures of all kinds came and went, finally when sundown came Eric assembled his killers, they were all dressed and standing in the living room of the house, ready to go at any moment. Bill, Nigel, Thalia, Nathan, Eagle, Gary, Ted, Alcide, Stephen, Mark were among the dozens who were waiting anxiously for the chance to fight for the return of Sookie. "Mark, stay here with my children. I need Nigel so I am leaving them in your care." Mark nodded and went to find the kids.
Nigel walked to Eric. "I will not rest until I destroy everyone of them Eric, do not doubt that." Eric nodded to his assassin.
It was pitch black outside but the sky lit up, it sounded like thousands of horses running toward them as the light brightened and was thrown and receded. Gabriel stepped out of the light into the living room with a bloodied and damaged Sookie. Eric rushed to him and pulled her to him, he thought his knees would buckle seeing his wife this way. "She is near death Eric, I wish we could have found her sooner." Gabriel looked around. "Ready?" The creatures assembled stood tall and nodded. "Lets go." Gabriel opened the light again and they began to walk through it.
Alcide stopped and looked at Sookie then Eric. "I will handle it. Take care of her Eric, hurry. She is bad." He began walking with the rest of his warriors.
Eric rushed her to the couch and called the doctor, Eric began to inspect her. Sookie's skin was punctured all over, pieces ripped, her hair was matted with blood, her lips were swollen from the beatings, her eyes swollen shut. Eric hissed and moved her t-shirt, what was left of it and found the bruising and cuts mirrored her face and arms, he pulled her pant leg up and the same was there as well.
"Move Viking let me see her." She moved to look at Sookie. "Dear God, what have they done to her?" The doctor didn't move right away, the damage to Sookie was all over, where did she start. She handed Eric a pair of gloves. Her hands went over Sookie's body. "She is close to death, give her blood Eric. Hurry."
Ripping his wrist open her knelt down next to her, he put his arm around her back and pushed her up, she moaned with the pain. "Hold on my love, we will fix this. Drink my angel. Please." Sookie's tongue tried to take the blood, it was so swollen. Eric took his wrist in his mouth, put his blood in his mouth and then fed it to her, she began to choke.
"Easy Eric, her wind pipe maybe broken." Sookie kept chocking, her eyes were not able to open Eric knew, her eyes too bruised and swollen. The doctor was giving her vials of medicine, rubbing cream on her body. Eric had never seen the look on the doctors face before, it was almost complete sadness.
Eric ripped his wrist again when it closed up repeating the process of feeding his blood to her. Eric heard the boom outside, it sounded like a thunderstorm, the light was racing across the sky, the Fae were fighting his warriors, he had vampires coming from everywhere to take them on, he would wipe them out. "What if we give her blood like we did when the twins came, through the tube?"
"We can try it." The doctor looked almost there was no hope in sight.
"Do not give up on her. She will survive this, she will, I know it." Eric's fangs came down, he was angry.
The doctor nodded and got the equipment she needed, put the needle in Eric's arm then into Sookie's. "I hope this will do what we need it to."
Amelia came in as the needle began to trickle. "Oh my God, they did that to her?"
Eric could only look up her wife's best friend. He nodded and returned his eyes to his wife, her skin was so red, the blood was seeping from everywhere. "Yes, they did."
Dr. Ludwig looked at Amelia. "Go and get some True Blood for Eric, clean towels and a gown so that we can get these clothes off of her." Amelia rushed up the stairs.
"What can I do?" Mark asked from the doorway.
"Stay with my children Mark, do not let them in here. No matter what." Mark turned and left.
"Eric, we need to clean her up, but I don't believe this is going to help her. We need your son." Dr. Ludwig looked at him.
"Are you saying she is dying?" Eric looked at the tiny woman.
She nodded. "Yes, she is barely holding on, her heart beat is erratic. If I had her at the hospital I would induce a coma to make her rest, but we have only what we can to work with here. She is critical Eric."
"Lets try to blood first, I do not wish to traumatize them anymore than they already have been." His eyes were pleading to her.
"We don't have much time, if it doesn't help quickly you will need to bring Enar." The doctor began working, Amelia came in handing the towels to the doctor and the gown to Eric. She sat two bottles of True Blood on the table, just in case.
Amelia's tears started. "Let me help you get her undressed." Amelia's hands were shaking.
"Thank you Amelia." Eric whispered to her, she could see the blood red tears in his eyes. She turned her attention back to Sookie.
The three of them spent about an hour cleaning her, giving her blood and her wounds seemed to begin to heal. Amelia looked at the doctor. "Why can't Eric just lick them to help them heal faster?"
'They are filled with silver, they used some sort of silver item to cut her and then pour into her wounds." The doctor couldn't look at either of them.
Amelia knew what that meant, they knew it would hurt Eric by not being able to heal her, her agony lasting longer. "I have instructed Nigel to bring them to me. I look forward to the torturing of their souls." Eric's fangs were down.
The doctor moved quickly, her hands went over Sookie's body. "Her heart beat is accelerating."
Enar popped and sat next to his mother on the back of the couch. Eric moved to get his son and Enar threw his protection light around himself and his mother. The line that was between Eric and Sookie was severed in half. "Enar, stop this, the doctor needs to help mommy." Eric spoke as calmly as he could.
"Mommy called to me." Enar laid next his mother, he put his hands on her face and closed his eye. "I will help mommy." The light that surrounded Enar and Sookie was almost as blue as Sookie's protection light. Eric tried to put his hands through it and was thrown back.
"Enar." Eric was not happy about this one bit, he was helpless to help his wife and now his son had them engulfed.
Amelia touched Eric's arm. "Let him try Eric. Sookie knew he could help her. You heard him, she called to him."
"My blood would have healed her." Eric watched as his stoic son was perfectly still, Sookie too. He just wanted this to end, he wanted his wife well and life back to normal.
Dr. Ludwig watched in astonishment, the light that was thrown over Sookie was the brightest she had ever seen. Talking to her no one in particular she spoke. "Amazing." She watched the little boy, the magical vampire hybrid hold onto his mother tightly. He was a healer, he was once again trying to save his mother. This time the pain that he had to endure seemed less, she remembered when Sookie almost died from the bite of her husband, the little boy whimpered and cried out with the energy that was sent between mother and son. Enar seemed stronger, more magical now. He was tapped into his power now, it was easier for him to use. The bruises on Sookie's face began to fade, the swelling was going down, the cuts throughout her body started to heal.
"Wow." Amelia stood up and moved closer. "He is really healing her."
Eric stayed where he was, knelt down next to his wife, he wouldn't leave her until he knew she was going to survive. Eric looked up to where Amelia was standing. "Yes, he is."
Enar pulled back, his arms supporting him, he looked as his mother, kissed her on the cheek and laid back down. "He is tiring now." Dr. Ludwig moved toward her patient.
"Warrior, let daddy help you. I will not hurt mommy, I only want to heal her and make her better. Take your light son, let daddy in." Eric begged his child, his son's eyes still close.
Enar grunted and shook his head. "No, mommy needs me."
"No Enar, you are tiring. You will make yourself ill. Please." Enar ignored his father now. Eric looked at Amelia. "Please get Johan, maybe he can help us." Amelia left quickly to get Eric's son.
"She is improving, slowly. Her wounds are very extensive." Dr. Ludwig looked at Eric. He nodded.
The light outside was still crashing, the sounds of booms were still happening, sporadic but they were still just as powerful. Eric turned at the sound, the light began to shimmy again, Michael stepped forward. "Eric, how is she?"
Eric shook his head. "Enar has taken over, he refuses to let us at her. He is healing her but he is getting tired."
Michael smiled. "He is his mother's son. Would you like me to speak to my blood?" Eric shook his head no.
Amelia came in with a sleepy Johan. Eric stood and took him from her. "Son, can you see if you can convince Enar to let daddy help mommy? He will not let us near her. I cannot help her is he does not take his light away."
Johan shook his head. "No daddy. Enar must be the one. We can help, but it has to be Enar."
Eric was losing his patience. "Johan, you will instruct your brother, now."
Johan's face changed, Eric never was cross with his children and Johan's lip began to tremble. "Eric!" Michael stepped forward and took Johan. "Your children know what needs to be done. Do not speak to my blood that way."
"Release my son Angel." Eric's fangs came down and he heard the whimper from Sookie. Eric knelt back down to her. "Sookie?"
He could tell she was trying to open her swollen eyes. 'Eric, don't yell at our babies, please.' Her voice was barely a whisper.
Eric looked at her, he wanted to touch her desperately. "Sookie, I am sorry." He put his head down and felt guilty immediately. "I need to help you my love."
"Did she talk to you?" Amelia looked down at Eric, Michael smiled.
"Yes, she is yelling at me for talking to the children like that." Eric looked up the Angel holding his son. "Johan, I am sorry for being cross with you. I truly am."
Johan nodded to his father and looked at Michael. The Angel nodded back to the little boy. Johan got down and went to stand next to his father. He placed his hands on his brother's light, like he was hugging it. Johan began to speak to his brother in Swedish, he told his brother to stay strong, to take his powers and use them too. The light around Sookie got brighter and stronger, it began to move. Sookie's wounds began to heal faster. Enar sat up again, this time he kissed his mothers eyes, the swelling went down completely. He moved to her lips, the bruising and the bleeding were gone. Enar licked her cheek, the cuts began to close.
"Do I see what I think I see?" Amelia gasped.
Eric stood, he didn't believe what he was seeing either. His son's powers were stronger than he ever imagined. "Johan." Eric gasped too.
Johan's head came up, his blue eyes looked at his father. "We will make her better daddy, watch." Johan turned to Michael and he stepped forward. Michael was able to put his hand on the light, the beings in the room had to turn their faces from the light now, it was so bright and blinding.
The room went dark, Sookie's light was gone. Eric rushed to grab his son of his mother. "Enar, are you alright?" Eric checked him all over, his little face came up to look at his father and he smiled. Eric almost cried, he pulled Enar in for a hug that made his son grunt it was so strong.
"Eric, your squishing him." Amelia giggled. She looked down on her friend. "Eric!"
He turned to see his wife open her eyes, he handed Enar to Amelia. "My love!" He sat gently on the side of the couch.
"Sweetie." Her voice was rough and really low.
"Sookie, don't try to talk alright." Dr. Ludwig put her hands over her again. "Her internal injuries are almost gone, she still has her cuts and bruises on her upper torso and legs. She is exhausted and needs to rest, this has been too much for her."
Eric nodded. "As long as she is alive, we will help her heal. Wont we my sons?" They both looked so tired. "Amelia, will you take them to Lily so she may put them to bed." Enar began shake his head. "Warrior, rest, you can help mommy better when you are not so tired."
Michael looked at Sookie. "My child, I must help the others, I came because I knew you needed me. I will see you soon." He leaned over and kissed her cheek and the light began again, he stepped through it, the light faded.
"Keep putting this salve on her until Enar is strong enough to continue his healing. Do not wait too long between now and then. Give her blood tonight and first thing tomorrow, she will need all the strength she can get. Call me if she worsens or you need anything alright Viking?"
He stood then looked down and nodded to the doctor. "Thank you for your help." She disappeared. Eric sat next to Sookie again. "Can you tell me how you are feeling?"
Her tears began, she shook her head no. When she spoke it was almost so quiet Eric didn't hear her. "Bedroom." Nodding he gently picked her up and rushed her up the stairs. Sookie whimpered the entire time until he set her down.
Eric went to the bathroom and got a cool wash cloth. As he came back she moved away from him. "My love, I will not hurt you. Let me clean you up, your wounds are still bleeding."
"No." She shook her head.
Knowing better than to push her he nodded. "Alright my love, close your eyes and rest. I will get you something to eat." He started to walk away, he felt her before he heard her. Her emotions were swirling, she was scared, humiliated, embarrassed, livid, worried. The tears fell quick and hard. Coming back he sat next to her, he didn't want to touch her if she wasn't ready. "Sookie, you are safe now."
She shook her head. "I will never be safe. You tell me I will be and look, they took me from my home."
It felt like a knife was pushed into his chest. She was right, he told her that time and time again. While he slept the Fairy bastards came into their home, tried to take the son she was worried most about and she sacrificed herself for that son. He wanted to kill something. "I am sorry Sookie. I know you are upset….."
"I am not upset, I am pissed, I want them all dead." She winced and turned on her side.
"Sookie." He put his hand on her side and she continued to cry.
"Can you bring Gunnar here to me?" She turned slightly to look at him.
"No, you are not ready." His fangs came down.
Her face distorted. "He has gone all day without me Eric, I am his mother, I am supposed to protect and take care of him."
Eric stood up and looked down on his wife. She needed some time to get her thoughts together, he wanted to comfort her, hold her, love her. As well as he knew himself, he knew she wasn't ready for it, he wouldn't push her. He would send Amelia up to help her until she was ready. "I will send Amelia up, when your ready I will send Gunnar."
He left at vampire speed, he could hear the excited talking in the living room. Nigel was covered in blood, the others splattered, they all were lusting. "Where is Amelia?"
Alcide stepped out of the crowd and looked at Eric. "Kitchen." Eric left in a flash again. He found her making a tray for Sookie. "She is pushing me away again Amelia. Sookie isn't ready for me yet."
Sookie's friend turned to him. "I am sorry Eric, I know how much it hurts when she does this to you. You have to understand you are the closest to her, she loves you more than anything and her pain is so extreme she has to give it to you to survive. I pray that this doesn't break her, this was bad, really bad." Amelia looked away from him.
"What do you mean?" Amelia wouldn't look at him. "Are you saying what I think your saying?"
"I don't know Eric, they did everything else to her. We cant ask her, you have to be patient and let her tell us, if it happened you need to be prepared for it." Amelia looked at him out of the corner of her eyes.
"No!" He grasped the counter. "No!"
"Eric, I am not saying it happened, I am just telling you that you need to be ready if it did. Those two monsters are the evilest of the evil Eric, they are capable of anything." She put the remaining item on the tray and turned to leave.
"You must ask her Amelia, I must know." He put his hand on her arm. "Please Amelia, I cannot do anything else until I know for sure."
She nodded and adjusted the tray. "I will and I will let you know." Moving around him she went to see Sookie. Amelia climbed the stairs and went into the darkened room. "Sook, its me, I brought you some food."
"Hey Amelia." Sookie's voice was dull and lifeless.
Amelia walked to the table and sat the tray down. She moved to turn the light on and Sookie told her no. "Ok, but you need to eat Sookie, you are breast feeding, Gunnar needs his mom."
"I know Amelia, I know he does. Everybody needs something from me. I don't think I have much left to give." She sounded so deflated.
Sookie's back was to Amelia so she walked around to Eric's side of the bed. She sat on the bed and waited a minute before she spoke. "Tell me what happened."
Shaking her head she looked at Amelia. "I cant."
Amelia reached for her hand and grasped it hard. "Yes, you can. You can tell me anything, you know that." Amelia waited, the tears came for Sookie and for herself, she felt such sadness for her friend.
"I walked out of the room with Gunnar, he needed to be changed. They were standing waiting for me, they held their hands out for me to give them the baby. I told them no. Lochlan told me I either give them the baby or me, it was my choice. That was not a choice, I would do it again, a millions times to protect my kids. I don't know where they took me, they dragged me all over, beating, punching cutting me. I couldn't use my powers, I don't know why I couldn't. I tried, I wanted to cry out for Eric but they told me they would go back and kill my kids if I did. Neave told me that if I sacrificed my life for Niall's they would take it as even payment and let Eric and the kids live. What was I supposed to do?" Sookie looked up at her friend with pleading eyes, she needed her friends opinion that what she did was right.
"Sook, you did what you had to do, I would have done the same for Alcide and Adam. No way I would have let someone hurt my son if I could have helped it. I would die for him just like you would for any of your kids." Amelia looked her directly in the eyes. "Sookie, did they rape you?"
Gasping Sookie looked at her, her eyes welled up again. She shook her head. "No, they tried, they were so demented they got turned on by my fighting them they started having sex with each other. It was only a few minutes later and Gabriel and the guards came. I would have fought them, they would have had to kill me first."
Amelia was relived. "Your telling me the truth Sookie? Your not just telling me that so I wont ask you about it?"
She looked up at Amelia and smiled. "I swear on Gran's grave Amelia."
Sighing Amelia smiled back, she knew Sookie was telling the truth now. "Ok, now listen, you need to eat, we need to get you cleaned up and you need to talk to Eric. He loves you so much Sook, don't push him away again."
"I am a terrible person, I don't know why I want to hurt him when these things happen." She moaned.
"No, your not. Let him comfort you, hold you, whatever. He needs you just as much as you need him." Amelia let go of her hand and went to get the tray. "Come on, sit up, you need to eat so we can get you cleaned up. When Enar wakes up he can work on healing you some more."
"He is amazing isn't he? I am so lucky to have all five of them." She winced and sat up to eat, she got through about three quarters of it, drank a True Blood and a glass of milk.
"Do you want me to help you get in the shower?" Amelia picked up the tray.
"No, will you ask Eric to come up if he isn't busy?" Sookie looked at her shyly.
Giggling Amelia took the tray and left. "I am sure he will be right up." She took the tray and went down the stairs, the warriors and Eric were speaking amongst each other, she heard them, they were planning on going to where the siblings were being held, Eric had plans for them he was saying. "Excuse me, Eric, can I see you a second?" Eric excused himself and came toward her. He looked down on her.
"Did she speak to you?" He looked anxious.
Nodding her head first, she spoke. "She swears on Gran's grave they didn't get a chance too. They tried but she fought them off." Eric rubbed his face, he was so relieved.
"Thank you Amelia, I know that must have been difficult for you to ask." Eric looked her deep in the eyes.
"No, she is my friend, that's what friends do." She cleared her throat. "Um, she needs you."
He jerked. "What do you mean, is she worse?"
She giggled. "She needs to take a shower and I think she needs some blood before she feeds the baby. That would be your department." She strode away.
Eric stood still for a moment, he was afraid she would be angry at him, it devastated him to have her lash out at him even though he knew she wasn't really angry at him. He took the stairs as fast as he could, he opened their bedroom door and she was sitting up, the covers up to her neck. "Eric."
He rushed to her, pulled her in a hug and wept. "I am so sorry my love. I love you so."
She held him tight to her wincing a little. "I love you too honey. You got to let go a little ok?"
Pulling back his eyes were full of remorse. "Did I hurt you? Are you bleeding more?"
"I have a lot of healing to do, I want to take a quick shower, will you help me?" Her eyes locked into his.
"Of course my angel, anything you wish." He pulled her night gown up over her gently throwing it to the floor, then took her to the shower, turned it on and held her while the water trickled over their bodies. "I will kill them both Sookie, they are not yet dead. When I am sure you are well enough to leave alone, I will go to Fangtasia and take care of them both."
She laid her head against his strong chest. "I hate to say it but good. I know I shouldn't be that way but knowing they are dead will help me sleep better at night. Just make sure it painful, really, really painful."
Eric threw his head back and laughed. "My beautiful bride, you amaze me."
Giggling she leaned up and kissed him. "You do me too. I know I can always count on you."
Her husband watched as the blood and dirt washed away, the marks on her skin were still everywhere, he growled. He quickly and gently he washed her hair and body. "Lets get you out of this water so that I may help you a bit." He turned the water off and stepped out of the shower. Grabbing two towels, one he laid on her and threw the other over his shoulder and walked to the bed.
"Eric, the bed is made, who did that?" She looked at the bed amazed.
"Our housekeeping elves." He grinned at her, laid her on the bed wet and crawled over top of her. "Lay still my angel."
"Sweetie!" She thought he had sex on the mind, she began to pull away.
"Lover, I am not going to attack you, I am going to heal you." He leaned down on her stomach first, he began to lick her.
"No! Eric, you cant! They used silver." She began to crawl up and away from him.
He stopped her again. "Enar took care of it, I smell no silver in or on you any longer. He made it so I could help you too." His tongue began to lick her wounds, he went to one after another closing each one. She giggled, it was tickling and itching. "Stop wiggling lover, this will take longer. Here is something to occupy you." He ripped his arm open and put it to her mouth as he went back to licking. When he had closed all the wounds on her stomach and her legs he looked up at her. "I am going to turn you over now sweetheart." She sighed and turned over.
"Eric, it feels so good, I mean it itches a bit but the pain is going away. Thanks sweetie." She smiled.
He started at her shoulder blades, went down her back, her arms, her cheeks, her legs, her thighs. There were even slashed on her heels of feet. "Fucking bastards!" Sookie jumped at his yelling. "I am sorry my love, I didn't mean to scare you."
"Just give me a little time Eric, I think I am going to be jumpy for awhile." Eric checked her backside to make sure he got them all, then turned her on her sides, then rolled her to her back. Sookie sat up and looked at her body. "Oh, my gosh, Eric! They are all gone." She turned her legs, her hands, she looked down on her breasts, all the slices and bruises were gone.
"Yes, they are. I only want you well and alive. I do not care how that is but I need you here with me forever." He laid down on her belly and hugged her tight.
"Oh, sweetie. I love you." She pulled him up and kissed his lips slightly. "Can we just stay like this forever?"
He laughed. "I like the sound of that better and better every day." He leaned up and kissed her, she cried out. "Sookie! What is it? Are you in pain?"
She was waving her hands and pushing him back. "My breasts are too full Eric, I need to pump or feed the baby." He could see they were beginning to leak.
"I will go and get Gunnar." He put on a pair of shorts and was gone in a flash, he came back in with a fussy baby. "He wants his mommy."
Eric put him in her arms, his little blue eyes looked up at his mother and he smiled. "Hi precious, mommy has missed you so much. Are you hungry baby boy?" His lips puckered and she put him up to her breast, she winced again as his fangs came down too. "Ouch!"
"Sookie, what can I do?" He was looking down at her in agony and he was panicking.
"Just give me a minute. Lets see how this goes ok?" She smiled at him. "Can you get me a gown so I can get dressed, I would really like the babies to come in too."
He smiled, went to the dresser and got her one of his t-shirts, a red Fangtasia shirt. "This will work wonderfully." Eric sat it next to her and left the room. When he returned again he had the kids with him.
"Mommy!" Johan and Enar said in unison and ran toward the bed, Eric caught the twins and helped them up, Johan levitated and they rushed her holding her and kissing her.
"Troops, easy on her, she has a very rough day." Eric looked at the children who moved back slightly. "You may kiss her and hug her, just be gentle." They looked at their father who was smiling at them, they went back to kissing her.
"My babies! Mommy has missed you so much. Where you good for Lily?" She smacked kisses on all of their faces.
Erika's lip began to tremble. She rushed to Eric and cried, her hands in the air. "Princess, what is it? Why are you crying?" Eric looked down on his daughter that never cried.
Johan looked at her. "She was really scared daddy, she thought mommy wasn't coming back, remember what she said." Johan looked sad even saying it.
"Told you she would." Enar challenged his siblings. "My mommy would never leave me."
Sookie began to cry. "Oh, babies!" She pulled the boys into a hug and Gunnar began to fuss. "Sorry pumpkin, mommy didn't mean to squish you, we just needed to give your brothers a hug." Adjusting the baby and hugging the boys again she was happy to see them.
Eric was trying to console Erika who wouldn't stop crying. "My darling, mommy is right there, go give her a hug." He tried to put her down and she wouldn't, she started to cry harder and held on for dear life. Eric looked at Sookie who looked just as concerned. "Erika, my angel, do you not want to see your mother?" She shook her head no.
"Give her some time Eric, she has had a hard day, they all have." Sookie knew she had contacted Johan to give Eric a message, Enar had helped her heal. What their daughter saw or knew she always kept to herself, they had no way of knowing. Sookie watched Eric trying to calm her down, she held on to him so tight it was breaking her heart, she hated what this life did to her kids sometimes.
"Troops, would you like to sleep in here with mommy and daddy tonight? We can watch a movie?" Eric smiled and the boys jumped on the bed making Gunnar whimper.
"Alright boys, sit, your brother is trying to eat his dinner." Sookie sniffled and thenmgiggled at them.
"Princess do you want to sleep in here with us?" Eric asked her as he kissed the side of her face.
"With you daddy, can I sleep next to you?" She tucked her head in his shoulder and her hands were between them now.
Eric smiled at her. "Of course my darling. Lets go get ready for bed while mommy finishes feeding Gunnar."
As he opened the door Lily stepped back. 'Oh, sorry. I was just going to get the kids ready for bed."
"Would you mind taking them and then bringing them back to us when you are done?" Eric asked her politely.
Lily smiled. "Not a problem, come on kids, lets go get our jammies on and get cleaned up." Lily took Erika who was still reluctant to leave Eric. "Erika, we will be right back and then you can see your daddy." Lily smiled at Eric as she took the kids away.
Eric turned to his wife, could feel Sookie's devastation, he heard her crying. "My love, do not cry."
"I am a terrible mother, I bring these kids into this world. What kind of monster am I?" Sookie's eyes were red and the tears wouldn't stop.
His fangs came down. "How can you say that? You are a wonderful mother, look at those children. They are well behaved, healthy, smart, kind. That is from you."
Sookie began to sob. "Either one of us could die any day Eric, then who will take care of them? Amelia and Alcide? Pam? What happens if we die? We brought these kids into the world and have no plan on what to do with them! What if something had happened to me? Could you have taken care of them alone?"
"You are overwhelmed Sookie, you were taken and tortured. Let it out." He sat next to her as she fed her son, she held him tightly to her, her arms around him just like Erika had held onto Eric.
"I want to cry, I want to scream! They were so awful Eric, I knew they wanted to kill me but that was too easy, they enjoyed listening to me beg or cry when they stabbed me. What kind of being does that?" Her head hung down as she cried.
He took a sleeping Gunnar out her arms and put him in his bassinette then returned to the bed. "I am here my love. Hold onto me." He wrapped his arms around her, holding her tightly to him.
She looked up at him, her spirit so close to breaking. "I knew I had to survive Eric, I had to. I love you too much to give up. I love my kids more than anything. He kept telling me what he would do to them, how he would cut them or bite them. Oh Eric!"
His eyes welled, he hated seeing her like this, distraught, miserable, "Shush, my love, you are here now. I am here with you, our children are safe. I love you my darling. I am so sorry they did that to you. I will make them pay for what they have done. I promise."
Reaching over she grabbed tissue. "I need to pull it together. I am sorry Eric, I didn't mean to fall apart."
She tried to stand up and he stopped her. "Sookie, look at me." Her eyes focused on his face. "I am your husband, you can talk to me about anything, if your scared or unsure, happy, sad, aroused, I do not care what it is. My life is your life, your life is my life. Please do not shut me out again, I will not be able to take it."
In a flash she had her arms around him, she hugged him as tightly as she could. "Your right. Lets just get through tonight, the kids need us, we need each other." She wiped her face and he leaned down and kissed her. The kids ran back into the room. "Hey babies." Sookie put on her smiling face and Eric got up and went to the bathroom. He sat on the side of the tub and wept. His wife was so brave and so fragile all at the same time. He understood when she said she wanted to scream and she needed to cry. Those were feeling he had since he woke up this morning and she was gone. After a few minutes he stood, got a wash cloth and cleaned up his face, he didn't want his kids to know he was upset. He looked at himself in the mirror, his life had changed so dramatically in a twenty four hour period.. The supe community was in would definitely feel his wrath for this.
He stepped out of the bathroom, Sookie had his t-shirt on, the kids were under the covers and she turned to look at him. "Eric?" She held her hand out for him to take, he stood next to her, kissed her then went to his side of the bed. His feelings were bouncing all over their bond and she felt terrible for upsetting him so badly.
"Alright Troops, what are we watching tonight?" Eric spoke to them in the happiest voice he could muster.
The boys rang out together. "'Toy Story' daddy!"
Eric pretended to contemplate what they said. "Hum, I believe we have seen that one have we not? What do you think Princess?"
She smiled up at Eric and shook her head. "No daddy, not yet."
"Are you sure my dear, I think we have." He looked down at her and made a silly face.
Erika giggled and the boys fell back laughing. "Silly daddy! No!"
Sookie smiled at her husband, he was trying so hard. She knew his was torn, he wanted to be out taking on the world but he needed to be here with his children. She looked at him and smiled. "Thank you sweetie."
He looked over to her and nodded then grabbed the remote and hit play. The movie was already in the blu-ray player and he grinned and tickled each of his kids. "Seems Princess is correct, look!" They did and all quieted down to watch it together.
They made it through the movie, the only one they lost was Enar, he fell asleep about fifteen minutes before it was over. When the credits started Eric shut it off and smiled.
Sookie looked over at Eric, she knew he didn't want to leave them but he had things he needed to do. "Babies, it is time for everyone to close their eyes now. Daddy has to go to work and we are going to sleep."
Eric leaned over and kissed them all. He stood and came to sit next to Sookie. "You know I do not wish to leave but I have too."
She nodded. "Go. Please be careful and hurry home ok? Will you wake me when you come in?" Her eyes were pleading with him.
"Are you sure?" He looked at her and she nodded. "Alright, I will promise I will wake you when I get home. Sleep now." He kissed her until she was breathless, he got up, went to the closest, got out black jeans, a black long sleeved shirt and boots. He grabbed his phone, wallet and keys and put them in his pocket. "I love you Sookie. Call me if you need me, for anything." She smiled and laid down, he stood to watch his family, then reluctantly left them.
Nigel was standing at the end of the stairs. "The council will seal the portals as soon as they speak with her. The Fae we found are dead, I will go out every night until I have killed them all."
"What about the Crane's?" Eric looked at him concerned.
Nigel's eyes narrowed. "Do you wish me to spare them Eric?"
He nodded to his assassin. "Yes, let those two live. I will meet with them soon."
Eric, Nigel and his warriors walked out of the house to hunt, it was going to be a long night.