AN: Thanks for all the reviews, notes and follows. :) Eric/Sookie are two of my favorite characters ever. I'm not sure how long this is going to be. I would guess at least a few more chapters.

I own none of the characters in this fan fiction. They are based on the Sookie Stackhouse series. This story is located somewhere between "Dead as a Doornail" and "All Together Dead". It takes parts from the whole series, but there is a twist I promise. I was devastated when the author did away with the blood bond and ultimately ended the relationship which I think defined the series. This is very Team Eric / Sookie.

Chapter 13

Eric's POV

As life filled my muscles and head, my thoughts immediately went to my sleeping fiancé next to me. We had been playing defensive. That was about to change. Sookie was strong and she was a force on her own. We aren't hiding anymore. I told Pam we would be at Fangtasia early to meet with her. The more I thought about it, the more I decided that it was critical to get off defense.

The Authority had no idea that Sookie could still read minds and we were going to use that advantage to help us. There would be a backup plan of course, however, it was time to stop letting them control the situation.

I felt Sookie starting to come to life. I turned to her and rolled over until I was staring down into her beautiful blue eyes. Her smile was infectious and it sent a calming influence over my entire worried ravaged body. I leaned in to kiss her deeply. "Lover. As much as I would love to continue this and I will later, right now we have to go train, then shower and leave for Fangtasia."

She resisted and pulled me back down for one more kiss. "Yes. I know. Some evil is overtaking the world and we have to stop it." She smiled. She was surprisingly upbeat considering our circumstances, which is one of the things I loved about her.

Immediately we drank a blood and went to the gym. For the first time since we started training, her offensive strikes were downright powerful. It seemed as if something had clicked in her mind or maybe it was the threat against our lives. That can be a powerful motivator in war. Her defensive movements were incredible. She had an ability to avoid the most probable attacks, and now her offensive movements were coming along. She wouldn't win against an ancient vampire, but she would be able to hold her own or escape a young one that was a little older than she was. When we were finished, I handed her a dagger. "Keep this in your purse."

She nodded at me. "Eric, do you think I'll actually have to fight?"

"Maybe Sookie. My hope is that it never comes to that. Pam is under strict orders to get you out of any combat situations." Her eyes turned cloudy and I could feel the anger rising in the bond.

"You listen to me Eric Northman. I am not a child and I am not as vulnerable as I used to be. I will not leave you to be slaughtered. And yes, I understand the age difference, but if you think I'm going to willingly walk out of a fight, which not only by the way, would remove the second most lethal vampire I know and your right hand….woman, you are sadly mistaken."

I squared my shoulders at her. It was hard to talk her down when she had this much conviction. "Sookie, lover. First of all, you will do whatever I say. I'm your maker. However, I know. Pam is under instructions to get you out IF things go South. That is insuring her survival and yours. I can handle ten times the threats that you both can."

Hurt covered her face. "I thought you said you would never use that."

"Sookie, I don't want to use that, but I will protect you lover. You have to understand that my experience in battle exceedingly outweighs yours. I am not saying you are stupid or weak. But I will protect you and Pam at all costs. You have to trust me and you have to know that I would not willingly leave you, however, if it comes down to me or you and Pam. It will be you and Pam. I need you to trust me and I need you to agree to listen to Pam if it ever comes to that. She will keep you alive. She is lethal and she is smart. She is ten times smarter than any vampire I know…except me. You will need her if anything happens to me."

"I can't even think…" her eyes fell.

"I know. Lover, you are my life and I'm yours. We are each others. I will do everything in my power not to let that ever happen. Do you trust me?"

"Yes Eric and I will listen. I just don't want to feel helpless anymore." Her eyes were filled with sadness at the thought. I could feel it in the bond as I pulled her close to me.

"You Sookie Stackhouse are not helpless. You are going to learn to be just as fearless and lethal as Pam. You have advantages that can take you a long way. You will never be a victim again. That I promise you."

She smiled up at me. "Okay. But you are not allowed to die. Okay?"

"Okay."

As we quickly showered, there were so many other things I would rather be doing tonight as I watched her wash her body. Sigh. However, time was of the essence. We both quickly changed and headed out to Fangtasia. Pam met us at the door. "Roman isn't here yet."

Sookie, Pam and I went into my office. "Okay"…I nodded to Pam, who turned on a white noise machine. My office was soundproofed but I didn't want to take any chances. "Sookie you are going to stay in here with the door slightly open. Pam will stay with you." I headed out the door and left it cracked.

As I walked into the main bar, three armed guards flanked Roman as he walked through the door. There was no one else here yet, so they stood at the door. We crossed simultaneously to my booth and nodded at each other.

Removing a folder from a briefcase, he laid it on the table, tapping his finger on top. "Northman here are the details for the event. This is a fairly straight-forward evening. It's very social with some of the vampire elite attending."

"What exactly do you want Sookie to do?"

"Calm down Northman. This is social, just to introduce Sookie to vampire society if you will."

Making a decision, I threw in..."Sookie and I are getting married. As your regent of Louisiana I feel it is my duty to share our plans with you."

"You are getting married?" His face was blanketed with surprise and what almost seemed like anger.

"Yes, it's being announced on Friday."

"I see. And when did you decide to do this?" He was suspicious. I could smell the distrust on him. I did my best to seem nonchalant.

"It's something we have been discussing for awhile. We are already bonded of course, but Sookie comes from an old-fashioned family so it has been in our minds for awhile. Now that she is vampire, we see no reason to delay. There was always a question before, now thanks to you, there isn't."

"I see. Well I guess congratulations are in order than Regent Northman?" He extended a hand to me and I shook it. His glare was obvious and directed. What the hell was going through his head? Was he trying to challenge me for Sookie? He was definitely not expecting that news.

"Northman, here is the folder. I will bid you goodnight. Good luck to you and your fiancé." He shook my hand quickly but could not get out of the bar quick enough.

I waited until I knew he was gone before I headed back to the office. Sookie ran into my arms. There was a feeling of desperation in the bond. "Sookie. What did you hear?"

"Oh Eric. I don't know what this ball is, but you are in danger. He was thinking about getting me alone and he was thinking about an attack. When you talked about the wedding, he was thinking about a challenge that would have to wait. Oh Eric, does that mean someone is going to challenge you?"

"Yes Sookie. From what I read on his face, it does. We are going to get the marriage license tonight. Pam plaster the news in every paper in Shreveport and send out an announcement about the Engagement Party for delivery tomorrow. Do it by email if you have to."

I grabbed Sookie's hand and we headed towards city hall. After dropping off the application and getting the stamped copy back. We immediately took to the sky to head to the gas station. I could feel Sookie's fear in the bond as I held her close to me. As we landed in a clearing a little ways from the gas station, I felt her relax a bit. Not much, just a little bit.

Before long, I saw Rose's figure land in front of the gas station. I checked to make sure nothing was out of place before we approached her. Immediately recognizing me, she ran towards us. "Eric."

I studied her. "Rose. You look concerned."

"Eric, I found out why the Authority wants to infiltrate the government. They have developed UV Weaponry that can be used against vampires. The Authority is trying to leverage their position in the government. I don't know how this includes Sookie, but I think they are going to try to use her daylight ability to turn someone."

"What?"

"Not only that, but I think they are going to try to challenge you. Although I don't know who or when, but I overheard Roman on the phone the other evening, discussing with someone his plans to acquire the asset. Sookie is definitely the asset."

"I think I know when they are going to do this. Thanks Rose. I'll text you from a throw away phone later in the week. I suggest you get one as well and get me the number through safer channels." She took off for the sky. I turned to look at Sookie. "Call Niall."

She took her phone out of her purse and dialed the only number she had for him. I could hear him on the other end of the phone as she asked to meet him as soon as possible. He agreed to meet us a restaurant in Shreveport. She asked if he could make it private somehow. He agreed.

As we entered the restaurant, I saw Niall sitting towards the back and motioned to Sookie. He rose as we sat. "Niall thank you for coming."

"What has happened to my granddaughter?" He looked at her and his eyes narrowed. "Northman!"

"No. Niall it wasn't me, she would have discussed it with you prior. The Authority did this. I would never do that against her will." His eyes were dark. Even I was a little afraid of the power that Niall wielded. "Niall, there is a plot. They turned Sookie and they are trying to infiltrate the government. They are working on synthesizing Sookie's blood so that they can walk in the sunlight. They are also planning to take her from me to have her do something."

"Sookie dear. How are you feeling?" Her grandfather searched her eyes, listening but at the same time tuning the vampire out.

"I'm fine. I mean I'm as well as can be expected Grandfather." She smiled meekly at him.

Niall turned his attention back to me. "Well some things can be undone." He looked at her. "This I consider a personal affront to my kind."

"Niall, please forgive me, but Sookie and I also got married. We are doing a public ceremony. We were hoping that it would help solidify my claim on her. Obviously though I don't think that it will make much of a difference in their plan." He looked at Sookie and then at me.

"When are they planning this attack?"

"I am not 100%, but I believe they are planning to attack me and challenge me at the Ball that Roman has asked us to attend on the 12th in New Orleans. Roman said that they want to introduce Sookie to Vampire society."

"Fine. Sookie, I will be by to see you this week. Northman, I will make sure no one challenges your claim on my granddaughter on the 12th. Please let me know when the wedding is. I will try to find out what I can from our side. You see we already have people in the government." He stood and held his arms out to Sookie who ran into them and returned his hug.

Then he was gone. I looked at Sookie, it had been a long night. "What did that mean Eric?"

"What lover?"

"Some things can be undone?"

"I'm not sure lover." I reached for my phone to have Pam bring me my car. "Whatever it is, Niall is very angry and I wouldn't be surprised if he started a war over this. We leave for New Orleans the day after tomorrow. Would you like to go shopping lover?"

"Well I do, as you pointed out, need a dress for this whatever it is on the 12th. I could use some new clothes though." She smiled at me. It was the first time all night that the bond wasn't clouded with anger, fear or something else unpleasant.

Pam arrived in my car and we dropped her back at Fangtasia. I took Sookie to the mall and we visited several stores. It was fun to watch her pick out clothes although she always aired on the side of caution when spending money. A few times, I picked up something that she loved but that she thought was too expensive. I dragged her into a jewelry store and bought her a new necklace and earrings to wear to the ball, as well as a new watch. She didn't let me spoil her often, but I had a feeling she needed the extra attention tonight. I would make sure I gave her more than that when we returned home. Tomorrow there was nothing going on but packing and I wanted to spend some time together. If worse came to worse, I didn't want our last memories to be of us running around trying to overthrow plots that were much bigger than the two of us. I wanted our next week to be perfect and romantic for her. Her ring was arriving tomorrow and I wouldn't give it back to her until I proposed for real in New Orleans.

We finally headed home around 3am and after we got in the house, I ran upstairs to start a bath. I lit some candles and scattered some rose petals in the water. I went back downstairs to where she was going through her bags. "Eric I think I bought too much." She then noticed a dress that she knew she put back. "Eric. I put this back."

"Yes, lover you did and I picked it up again." I gave her my most brilliant smile. I knew she couldn't stay mad at me. "Now let's deal with this stuff later and go upstairs and...enjoy each other lover." I pulled her roughly into my arms and my lips came down on hers with force, before I used my tongue to part her lips and search out her mouth. She immediately kissed me back, dropped the dress on the stool and forgot all about the argument.

As we made our way upstairs to the bathroom at vampire speed; never breaking contact and losing our clothes along the way, we settled into the bath together. She sighed softly as she lay back against me. Using my hand I brushed her hair back and started to nibble on her neck, which seemed to immediately arouse her. She reached behind her and started stroking me with long and slow even strokes. Deciding to end the bath now rather than later, we quickly washed off.

She pushed me backwards on the bed and straddled me; holding me down with one hand, she was in no mood for patience tonight. I often liked to torture her with slow love making, which she hated, she would much rather us ravish each other within an inch of our lives. She lowered her sweet entrance down on my thick cock and slowly started to roll her hips against mine. Grabbing her hips I held her to control the pace, and she forcibly moved them up by my head so she could move faster. Her slick walls were pulsating against my hardness and she felt so fucking good. I let her continue this way for awhile. She was moaning loudly, her head thrown back and slamming herself onto my rock hard erection.

With all my strength I flipped her over and started pumping in and out of her wet center until she started moaning loudly for release. At that moment, I slowed down. Giving her a wicked grin I whispered into her ear, "Open your eyes lover. Watch me." She gazed up at me with lust spilling from her eyes. I knew that I was torturing her with my deep slow strokes. I could feel her start to whimper as she begged me to fuck her, clutching onto my shoulders with all her strength and trying to drag me deeper into her. "Do you like that Sookie? Do you want me to fuck you harder?"

"Yes, please Eric, just fuck me already." She was becoming impatient as she slammed her hips up into mine. I lowered my head to the sweet spot on her neck and started sucking as my hands were caressing the side of her body.

I reached down and wrapped my arm around her to slide my hand beneath her cheeks. That sent her through the roof. I was lightly stroking my fingers around her second opening and slightly pressing in. She was moaning so loudly that I could hardly contain myself. I slammed myself into her while simultaneously letting my finger explore her other hole. "Oh Sookie. You are so fucking wet for me. Come for me Sookie. I want to feel you come on my cock lover." I could feel her body start to give way to her pleasure. She was rocking back and forth, I felt her body clench around my finger and cock and then an explosion of tightness and wetness surrounded me. I couldn't hold back anymore, removing my hand, I held her arms in place and started to slam into her at vamp speed repeatedly. She was so wet and begging me to fuck her that it didn't take long for me to come undone.

Both of our bodies were intertwined, and jerking sporadically from coming so hard. She always giggled after sex, and tonight was no exception. I pulled her into my arms and she said breathlessly into my chest, "Eric that was amazing. You've never done that before."

"Done what lover?"

"You know touched me there."

"Hmmm well, there are lots of things we haven't done lover. I plan on doing them all over the next century or two." I pulled her closer and she kind of drifted off for a while. I softly shook her around 5am so we could go downstairs. I was considering moving our bed down to the cubby hole. If we were both going to be there, we might as well have our bed. I locked us in and joined Sookie in the bed. I definitely needed to take care of that. We could move our entire room down here if we wanted to. Granted we would be moving, but I would make sure our next house had a more comfortable sleeping quarters.

The next day, we got up and there was a lot to do. The accountant was coming by with more papers and Sookie's ring. We had to pack. We had to train. Our flight to New Orleans, was in a small private jet that I had rented. We would be traveling during the evening so there was no need to book special travel. We were leaving the very next day as soon as we came back to life. I had booked us three nights stay at the replica of Tara in New Orleans. That is where I was going to propose to her. It wasn't easy, they didn't usually allow overnight guests, but money can buy anything and eventually I negotiated my way into a three night stay. It was definitely more complicated as I would have a team of six guards with us at all times. The other six nights we were staying at W New Orleans in the French Quarter. Of course one of those nights would be interrupted with Roman's ball, however, it did give us a few more days than I was originally planning and this way I could meet with the Sherriff and get a handle on the business in New Orleans. There was a lot of new business since the reconstruction. All that would wait until after our five nights together however. I was going to take her to the best restaurants in New Orleans and truly spoil her as I had wanted to since we were bonded.

"Sookie let's go train quickly. I don't want to skip any days especially with everything that is coming up." She nodded in agreement and we headed towards the gym. I decided to show her some more difficult moves now that her offensive skills were making an appearance and she grasped them well. Her technique was definitely improving. She almost caught me off guard once, of course I wasn't fighting at full speed or strength, but it was a good move. We ran through some drills and then practiced her defensive movements. I started to pull her through some fighting thought processes, which she grasped really well. Afterwards, we retired to the kitchen for some blood.

Deciding she would start the packing while I met with the Accountant, she headed upstairs. Mr. Cataliades arrived a short time later. I called Sookie down to sign some papers for our marriage and accounts and then she immediately went back to packing.

He had papers for the construction permits for the new property next to the bar and some other papers for the kingdom which needed to be dealt with. I also signed the insurance for Sookie's engagement and our wedding rings. He then took the box out of his suitcase and handed it to me. I flipped it open. Not quite as beautiful as her, but it was definitely a beautiful ring. Immediately I transferred it to the briefcase I was taking to New Orleans. The last thing on his list was all of our travel arrangements and the credit line that I asked him to put in place for our trip. Everything was done.

One he had departed, I raced up the stairs to see how she was doing with all the packing. "Lover. How are things going?"

She smiled. "I know things are really dangerous right now Eric, but I'm kind of excited to go away with you."

"You should be excited. We are going to spend five glorious days together. We are celebrating our marriage and taking an abbreviated honeymoon of sorts. Technically, we already have our marriage license, but when we come back you can plan the wedding and have the wedding you always wanted. This is our time lover." I took her in my arms.

"Oh right, the wedding. I forgot about that. I know it's a lot but can I get a planner? I've never really had a vision of my wedding and I have no idea what to do Eric. Honestly I always wanted one but I never really thought I would get married."

"Of course, you can have whatever you want. Spare no expense lover. I know you will, but you don't have to. I want you to have the wedding of your dreams."

As went to sleep that night, I couldn't help but thinking of all the threats against us, however, it was nothing compared to the moments that I had with Sookie. Damn the world. We would overcome it. Then I died for the day.