A/N: Hey everybody! thanks for all your wonderful support to my story. Thanks to everyone who have liked/Favorited or reviewed :) I appreciate it! I just wanted to mention that although this is true blood and twilight fic, the faeries in this story more closely resemble the fae from SVM. It is still readable if you haven't read the books, but the faeries from true blood were too sissy for my liking. I much prefer the badass fae from the books, along with the more interesting story line.
Also, please forgive me if i make any mistakes when it comes to Sookie and Adele's talking. I am trying to make them sound southern but as i am neither southern or even American, I genuinely have no clue. I've been trying my best to change everything to the American way of writing, adding the appropriate colloquialism and sayings. I'm Scottish, so everything I've been writing on is based on watching American tv shows and google. Let me know if its noticeable and ill try fix it.
i hope you enjoy my latest chapter!
Bella woke at roughly nine am. She stretched herself lazily and yawned. She slept surprisingly well, considering she had killed someone the night before. Perhaps she should be more shaken up by the event... Bella was unsure. Shrugging this off she got out of bed and made her way to the shower. She could smell gran cooking up a mean breakfast and her stomach growled.
Later, Bella walked in the kitchen as her gran was setting out food onto the kitchen table. Bella asked,
"Gran, is Sookie around? I really need to talk to her" She said in a serious tone. Bella was thinking about Godric's question last night. Could Sookie read her mind? Godric and Eric didn't think they were human. They needed to talk and discuss this as a family. Perhaps her grandmother would know something.
Oh yes, Sookie came home very early this morning. She must still be in bed" Adele announced causally. Bella nodded and decided to mess with her cousin a little.
"Thanks gran. I'm going to wake her up, wouldn't want your delicious meal to go to waste" Bella grinned mischievously. Adele sighed but smiled at the same time.
Bella crept towards Sookie's bedroom quietly. She sneaked inside and saw Sookie's figure slumped on the bed, under the covers. She tip-toed over lightly and leaned down right next to her,
"WAKEY WAKEY, EGGS AND BAKEY" She shouted right in Sookie's ear. Sookie jumped up, screaming at the top of her lungs. Bella started laughing hysterically.
"Bella!" Sookie screamed. Bella dashed out the room to avoid Sookie's wrath, still laughing. She felt a pillow hit her back before she exited the room.
"Bella was still chuckling as she entered the kitchen. She looked up at Adeles amused face, "What? She needed to get up. Just being a good cousin is all" She said in a sickly sweet voice.
"mhm" She replied and made her way to the fridge to get some sweet tea.
Ten minutes later, a disgruntled Sookie entered the kitchen as her and gran were digging into their meal. She shot Bella an annoyed look, stealing a slice of bacon off her plate. Bella glared at her only to receive Sookie's tongue sticking out of her mouth back in defiance.
Adele chuckled lightly at her grandchildren's antics, "Bella, dear. You said you needed to talk to Sookie?" She inquired lightly, between sips of her tea.
Bella became very serious and looked at her cousin, "Sookie, have you ever been able to read my mind?" She asked.
Everyone stopped eating and looked at Bella, the clang out cutlery hitting plates echoed throughout the room. They had never discussed Sookie's mind reading before. Sookie looked confused.
"No. Actually, I just realized it when you first came here that I can't hear you. I've never heard your thoughts before neither, I never thought anything of it. Why you askin'?" Sookie asked warily, wondering at Bella's gloomy face.
"Edward couldn't read my mind either. He could read both vampires and humans but not me, I was wondering why. Yesterday night, I had a dream about Eric being attacked. I rushed to Fangtasia and saw exactly what I did in my dream. I saved him for a mad women. Godric and Eric think I can see the future. They don't think me or you are human, Sookie" Bella explained grimly to her cousin. She pointedly missed out killing the women. Her Christian family might not take it very well.
Adele gasped, "My stars! Is he alright?" She asked worriedly.
Bella nodded, "Thanks to me yeah. According to my dream he would have been badly burned; deformed actually"
Sookie looked extremely confused, "But-but we are human. We know our family history goin' back generations, don't we gran?" She looked at Adele.
Adele looked at both of her grandbabies expectant faces and sighed. She knew the day would come.
Actually Sookie, Bella is right. Neither of you girls are fully human" She announced to the shock of the cousins. They sat frozen not knowing how to respond.
"Your grandaddy Mitchell was not your biological grandfather. That was a man named Fintan who wasn't human" She explained patiently. The kitchen was eerily silent. Bella was the first to recover herself.
What was he?" She whispered, afraid at the answer.
Adele closed her eyes, "A faery" She said.
Sookie suddenly began laughing, "A fairy? As in like tinkerbell? Be serious gran" She scoffed. Adele shot Sookie a hard look,
"Yes, a faery. No need to be so disrespectful, young lady" She scolded. Sookie looked down abashed.
"What can you tell us about faeries gran?" Bella asked curiously, wanting to know about her knew found identity. She wondered why she didn't have wings. Out of everything weird you could do, being able to fly would be the coolest. Instead she was some crap version of Alice Cullen. Life sucks.
"I don't know much. Faeries are very secretive. I do know they are extremely magical. Fintan could teleport anywhere and cast some spells. They live in their own world only faeries can get to. Fintan was half fairy-half human. He said that unless our kids had something called an essential spark then they would be normal humans. Obviously Corbett, Linda and Rene were fortunate and Fintan said they didn't have this spark. He told me that you both had the spark when you were born and your fae powers would manifest themselves in different ways. He said it all depended on how powerful your spark was how magical you were" Adele explained to them.
Sookie looked angry, "Can you contact this Fintan so we can talk to him?"
Adele shook her head, "I'm afraid not, dear. I have no way to contact him. The last time I saw him was when Bella was born. He said she had an extremely strong spark. I was worried that she would have problems like you Sookie but nothings happened, until now at least" She reached her hand out and took Bella's hand softly.
"You both have been blessed with wonderful gifts" She said with pride. Sookie was furious.
"A gift! Is that what you call this! This is a curse. I've had to deal with this my whole life thinking I was some kind of freak and you knew. You knew this whole time why I was the way I was and never said anything" Sookie stood up, shouting at her grandmother. Adele looked down in shame.
Bella stood to try and calm her cousin, "Sook, calm down".
"Don' tell me to calm down Bella. You've had no idea how hard it was. None! All you can do is see the future, emI /emhave had to deal with hearing thoughts my whole life and you tell emme/em to calm down. None of you understand. None of you!" She shouted dramatically, then stormed out of the house.
"Bella walked over and enveloped her grandmother in a hug. Adele didn't deserve this. As Bella tried to calm her mind down, her head was reeling from the information. She was part faery. How odd. She wanted to ask Godric and Eric about it, see what they had to say.
Bella spent the rest of the day with her grandmother, helping out with the gardening and such. Bella was angry at Sookie for upsetting Adele, it wasn't her fault Sookie was telepathic. When it was two hours till nightfall she decided to get ready. She would drive over to Fangtasia to get Godric, they most likely were going out somewhere in Shreveport. There was no point in him driving down to collect her, only to drive back.
"Anyways, gran, I need to start getting ready. I'm going out tonight" She smiled at her grandmother as she rose from the couch. Her gran smiled at her and gave her a knowing look from her chair.
"Oh, you got a date?" She inquired. Bella blushed. It wasn't a date, she was just spending some time with Godric. They were just friends, he didn't see her that way.
"No gran, just spending time with a friend" She replied. Her grandmother simply grinned back.
"I'd like to meet this 'friend' sometime" Adele's eyes glittered. Bella blushed and mumbled 'sure' before running off to her room.
Bella spent the entire time getting ready wondering if it was a date. She kept scolding herself for being so foolish but she had a tiny sliver of hope that it was. She wished it was a date, she would give her right arm for a date with Godric. He was dreamy, she sighed wistfully picturing Godric. She threw an outfit together and ran out the house. Hopping into her car she drove off as the sun was setting.
As she drove, her mind raced. She started to become seriously worried. Was this a date? It was stupid to think so but what if it was? Was she underdressed? Overdressed? How should she act. Godric was so perfect, she was always flustered in his presence. She pictured him, his soft hair, strong jaw, inviting lips...
"You should pay better attention to the road, young one" An authoritative male voice spoke from her passenger seat. Bella let out a scream and swerved off the road before turning off the ignition.
"What? Who are you? What the hell are you doing in my car?" She screeched at the stranger. He was sitting casually in her passenger seat, like he belonged there. He was stunning, he had shoulder length silver hair and strong features. He didn't appear a day over fifty but seemed much older and wiser. He sat with an extremely expensive suit on, one that probably cost more than the car he was currently sitting in. He held a cane casually to his side and was taking Bella in, as she did with him.
The most unusually thing about him however was the strange feelings of caring, reassurance, acceptance and home he emitted naturally. Bella wanted to give him a huge hug and somehow felt like she knew him. She knew that she should be afraid of a stranger appearing in her car, he could be a serial rapist for all she knew, but he made her feel so safe and warm inside it overwrought her basic survival instincts.
"I am Niall Brigant, your great-grandfather" The stranger, apparently named Niall announced. Bella simply gaped at him.
"My-my great-grandfather. No your not! Why the hell do you think your my great-grandfather." She said in shock. Who was he? Was he mentally unstable?! Perhaps a senile old man escaped a hospital and hidden in her car? Bella's mind swirled with possibilities, each one crazier than the last.
"I am your great-grandfather Bella, On the faery side of course. I have been discreetly watching you from birth, along with my other human kin. " He added patiently. Bella was stumped. She had went from being a human, to a future-seeing human, to a part faery to meeting her faery great-grandfather. Too much information in such little time.
"Oh, I-uh. Nice to meet you... so why haven't you... um... introduced yourself before?" She said politely, unsure of the correct way to greet a great-grandfather you just met who wasn't human. This situation was too weird.
He smiled back gently, "Thank you, it is a pleasure to meet you also. I am here because I felt your spark activate a while ago. You began your maturation process a few weeks ago and your fae powers will start developing now at an increasing rate. I appeared to you shortly after it activated but you were with a vampire. I thought now would be an appropriate time as you have just found out about your heritage. As head of our bloodline, I could sense your spark being activated, I have waited until now to approach you as you have been in constant presence of vampires until today" He shot her a disapproving look for some reason.
"oh, uh yeah. I went on a trip to Dallas with Eric Northman for a while" she said sheepishly, admitting to her great-grandfather she went on a trip with a man was pretty embarrassing, even if she didn't know him.
"I see. You belong to the Northman I take it?" Niall looked extremely displeased by this prospect, so she decided to reassure him.
"Oh, oh no. Definitely not. We are friends but are definitely not a couple. He likes my cousin Sookie, well you would know Sookie wouldn't you..." She explained, rather awkwardly.
Niall looked pleased and faintly amused, "Hm, I would never have imagined the Northman being a 'friend' to a supposed human" then his brow creased, "He is interested in Sookie also. This is not good" He mused out loud.
"Why not? He seems to really like her. He would be much better for her than Bill. You know, she's dating a vampire named Bill? I can't stand him, he's a an a-hole" She said scowling.
Niall looked amused again, "I agree with the sentiment, child". He looked like he was pondering something. Then turned to her expectantly,
"are you happy with your association with the Northman? I can kill him if you like" Bella's eyed widened in shock, Niall looked completely serious and waited expectantly. Who was her grandfather if he was offering to kill someone so casually?!
"No, no no no. Don't kill him! He's done nothing to me. In fact, he's treated me exceptionally well. He bought he a ton of clothes, paid for the trip to Dallas, Hell he even bought me this car" She said pleadingly, giving him her best doe eyes.
Niall looked around the car skeptically, "and he did this all out of the goodness of his dead heart?" his tone mildly sarcastic.
Bella blushed, "Well no, not exactly. The night I met him, I saved his life by accident, he was going to be staked by another vampire when a strange blue light came out of my hands - By the way do you know anything about that? - I accidentally fried the vampire, turning him to dust" She looked down in shame. It was a tough thing admitting murder to your kin. It was easier as she didn't really know him. But to her surprise, when she looked up at Niall he was grinning hugely.
"That must have been when you activated your spark. Tell me, how old was this vampire?" He asked eagerly. Bella was confused but answered,
Eric said he was about one thousand five hundred years old. Why?" She asked.
"The older the vampire, the more powerful. You, my dear, will be magnificent. I am proud you are of my bloodline" He was looking at her in delight. Bella blushed at the compliment oddly pleased to gain his approval but creeped out as it was for murder.
"As for the light that came out of your hands. That comes from your spark. It is a very powerful offensive weapon but can be used for healing purposes also. Usually one tends to wield their light on the offensive side or for healing. Your magic, my dear, may be more on the offensive side of things. Extremely powerful it seems" He seemed weirdly proud of Bella, like a parent proud their child had gotten into university, or more like won the lottery by the way he was looking at her.
As Bella was pondering this she heard Niall ask,
"Have you noticed any other of your powers manifesting? Basic fae abilities include teleportation, healing, conjuring and attraction. Being able to conjure fire is a power which typically goes with a strong offensive spark. But as you are of the sky fae it will most likely be lightning you will control." He said lightly. Bella gaped, I might be able to conjure fire one day? Holy crap!
"Oh uh no. No fire starting or lightning bolts. I have been having dreams about the future. Last night, I had a dream about Eric being attacked. Luckily I arrived in time to save him from a witch. It happened exactly like it did in my dream. I've had a few of these before but nothing as vivid" She told her great-grandfather.
"Niall looked momentarily stunned, just like Godric and Eric had, "Seer. That is an extremely rare gift indeed. There has not been a fae gifted with sight for three thousand years. You my dear, are much more powerful than any half-fae. In Fact, if your powers keep developing at this rate then you could be as powerful as a full fae with none of the weaknesses" He said with pride shinning in his eyes again.
"Bella sat in complete shock. It seemed like a big deal how powerful she was. She was worried about more powers coming, she wasn't sure how she would handle it.
"The Northman is in debt to you, this is good. You should keep association with him for the time being, it will protect you temporarily from other supes. Do not, however, tell him about your fae heritage or meeting me" He shot her a stern look.
"Bella bit her lip, why not? Did they know each other? She decided to concede, for now, "I wont. I'll try not to anyway's. I am a really bad liar. What about Sookie? can I talk to her about this? And Jason? Will you go to meet them too?" She asked curiously.
Niall's lips turned into a thin line, "No, you cannot tell them anything of me. Jason does not have the spark and therefore it will be irrelevant for him to know. As for Sookie, I will introduce myself to her when the time is right, my dear, and not a moment sooner. Until then, refrain from telling her anything about me" He said seriously. Bella was confused, why didn't he just want to meet her? Or Jason? Why did it matter if he didn't have the spark?
"Why? Why not just meet Sookie now, it makes no sense" Bella asked.
Niall looked Bella in the eye and told her, "Sookie is currently claimed by a vampire Bella and has had copious amounts of his blood. This is dangerous for her. She is currently under the influence of a vampire. Although we fae cannot be glamoured, we can still be manipulated through blood. Until I am certain she is no longer under his influence then I will contact her"
"Bella was left reeling. Vampire blood could manipulate you?, "Oh, I see. I understand. I won't tell her just yet" she told him.
Niall smiled and nodded. He brought his hand forward and stroked her hair, in a simple but relaxing gesture. She sighed, enjoyed the contact.
"You must not drink any vampire blood Bella. It is imperative you do not allow any into your system. If you are ever in need of aid or healing, do not turn to vampire blood, no matter how appealing it may sound. Simply contact me. I do not need another of my bloodline to be influenced by vampires" He finished. Niall then handed her a card with his number of it. She eyed it then stuffed it into her pocket.
"Okay, no telling Sookie or Jason. Keep everything a secret from Eric. I don't get it but i won't say anything for now. I'll try my best, but I'm a terrible liar so it probably won't be long until he finds out. It is practically impossible for me to lie" She admitted to Niall. She knew how smart Eric could be, he would easily be able to trick the information of out her without much effort.
"When she looked at Niall he had pleased gleam in his eye, "swear you will not tell the Northman about your or Sookie's heritage as well as meeting me" He said in a very stern tone. He could be quite commanding when he wanted to be.
"I swear, do you not trust me or something?" She asked a little sadly. Niall shook his head.
"No, child. I trust you. Full fae cannot go back on their word, ever. I don't know how effective it will be to you but it was merely a precaution. It will hold some power over you and also explain your inability to lie. This is also a fae trait" He explained to her. She was surprised. He then smiled at her softly.
"You are more than I ever thought possible" He said gently, leaning forward to place a kiss on her forehead. Bella felt sparks and a warm sensation where he kissed her and couldn't help but smile hugely.
"Remember, child. You may not be able to lie but half truths and with-holding information works just as well" He winked at her then completely vanished. Into thin air. Gone, just like that. WOW! That must be the So cool. Bella figured if faeries couldn't fly then teleporting was the next best thing. She noticed it had gotten pretty dark during her talk and drove towards Shreveport speedily.