Godric was practically vibrating in impatience from his spot on Eric's sofa. He was sitting with Eric in his office in Fangtastia waiting for Pam's report on her night with Bella. He had been texting her frequently all night to find out details of their excursion. Frustratingly, Pam would only reveal trivial information like what style of clothes Bella preferred and which colours she seemed to favour. Although grateful, he was waiting for more useful information.
For what seemed like the thousandth time tonight his eyes flickered to the clock hanging on the wall.
"Calm down, master. I can feel Pam approaching she should be here momentarily" Just as Eric finished speaking Pam flashed into the room closing the door behind her.
"tacka fan (Thank fuck)" Godric exclaimed loudly, leading Pam to the couch. Godric took the chair facing Eric's desk and planted it firmly in front of his grandchild.
"Report" He commanded. Pam opened her mouth and began,
"She inquired into whether sex was painful. I reassured her that as long as your lover was not a complete fuckwad then you are fine" She paused to smirk at Godric's intent expression. He was hanging onto every word she said.
"Bella also seemed very curious as to sex between two women" Pam paused cruelly, watching her grandmakers face. Godric looked like a child which was told Santa Claus was not real. He looked so disillusioned and devastated that Pam granted him mercy,
"She assured me however that she is most definitely attracted to men"
Godric's face sagged with relief, "She did not ask many questions but did reveal that she was interested in exploring her sexuality" She heard Godric's pleased growl. "She seems to be very curious but hesitant because she refuses to seek pleasure with anyone she does not know or trust" She watched as Godric's face became very focused, like he was calculating a difficult math formula in his head.
"She does not, however, want any romantic entanglements at the moment. She has been hurt emotionally in the past and is too fragile to expose herself again. She had no sense of self worth or knowledge of her own personal charm or beauty. She would prefer something casual and fun when it comes to pleasure. I believe what she is wanting is a safe, trusted companion to enjoy herself with, without all that emotional bullshit. She is very smart for a breather" Pam finished with a proud look upon her face.
Godric had listened raptly the whole time taking in every bit of information. He was saddened that she was not looking for a romantic relationship but he could always work on that when she was ready. Godric could be patient for his Bella. Although they were mates, she was still very young. However, he wanted to make his claim on her soon so any potential suitor would know she was his and would tear apart any who dared to look at her twice. Then Godric would be everything she needed him to be. He could be her lover indefinitely and never ask for more if it was what she wished. He prayed it would not come to that however, as he craved her company as much as her beautiful body.
Godric was hopeful but worried about the next information Pam would reveal,
"and what did she say about me?" He asked hesitantly. He saw Eric stiffen from his chair and feel worry and anticipation flowing through the bond.
Pam looked at Godric with a serious expression.
"I will tell you what she told me if that is truly what you desire. However, Bella has been hurt, betrayed and crippled emotionally. She needs someone she can trust, someone she can rely on for honesty. Telling you what she told me will put you at an advantage over her. That is a controlling territory which is dangerous to cross. The best method to ensure your relationship is happy, healthy and lasts, would be to wait until she reveals any possible feelings herself. Wait until she trusts you enough to reveal it to you. She deserves that. I told her I would not betray her confidence in this matter but I am giving you an option. Tread carefully, Bella cannot handle anymore heartbreak" Pam started into Godric's eyes grimly.
Godric closed his eyes in defeat and sighed, "You are right, Pamela. It would put me at an unfair advantage. I want Bella to trust me, not play silly power games. She does not deserve that, she deserves the world at her feet and happiness in her heart. Thank you Pamela. In my desperation I forgot this" He placed a hand on her shoulder in gratitude.
Eric jumped up from his chair, "This is bullshit. Just tell him, he needs all the aid he can get. You will not abuse this power, fader, I know you won't. Bella will just have to learn to trust you in such matters. Knowing her feelings will only help in improving your relationship, this is utter nonsense" Eric practically shouted in anger. He too was curious at Bella's feelings and all of a sudden Pam and Godric became fucking pious and wanted to 'respect her privacy' fuck that.
Godric simply smiled faintly at his child, "It is my relationship, son. It is my choice"
Eric's brows furrowed in frustration. He looked determinedly at Pam, "Pam as your maker-" Eric was cut off by a hand around his mouth. He was tackled to the ground by the smaller frame of Godric.
"Eric. I command you as your maker not to command you child to reveal what Bella has said to her" Godric spoke in a commanding voice. Eric felt the makers command as shiver throughout his body. He scowled at his fader.
When Eric got up and sat on his chair again he saw Pam looking entirely too entertained for his liking. Eric looked at Godric,
"If you cannot know, can Pam at least can tell me. You can command me not to tell you" Eric asked hopefully. He hated not knowing anything.
Godric smirked at his son, "I'm afraid not. Even if I did, I would still feel your reaction over the bond and know somewhat of how she felt"
Eric groaned loudly in frustration slamming his fists into his desk, creating a huge crack down the middle.
Godric chuckled lightly and walked over to door. Looking back he said,
"I am going home. I will see you later, my child" Godric zoomed away.
Eric turned a furious glance toward his child. Pam smirked and held her hands up in defense.
"Don't blame me. It is not my fault" She tried hard to keep her chuckle from escaping.
Eric growled in response, "Yes Pamela it is. I felt your emotions. You felt determined and fiercely protective, you were not going to tell Godric either way, were you?" He asked his child in a displeased done.
Pam stood up and smoothed her skirt carefully before looking up at her maker,
"We will never know now, will we?" She smirked before flashing away in a flurry of colour. Eric snarled loudly and crashed his desk clean in two.
Bella woke the next day feeling vaguely depressed. She had the same dream as the night before.
Sookie with fangs... Bella lying, bloodied and broken... Godric drenched head to toe in blood, a heart in his hands... Bella licking blood from a wrist... Bill standing and blankly watching Eric being dragged away, chained in silver...
She wondered what it was. She couldn't understand. What on earth did it mean? At least Bill seemed fine in my visions she thought bitterly. She could not for the life of her figure out Bill's motives! What was going on!
Bella huffed angrily and threw herself out of bed. Frustrated she decided to think on this later. Godric and Eric were helping her figure this out, everything would be fine.
Bella showered and got dressed in a pair of grey sweats and a long sleeved white t-shirt. She was in the mood for comfortable clothes. Said sweats and top was still designer, unfortunately. Pam apparently did not understand the concept of buying clothes that were not ridiculously expensive. She had to beg her to buy these 'plain boring' clothes. Her usual ratty sweats she wore to bed were destroyed. No really, literally destroyed. Pam burned them.
Bella decided that she would visit her gran. She had nothing to do with these daylight hours and wanted to talk to gran about Sookie's behaviour. She gave her gran a quick call to let her know she was coming – also making sure Sookie was no where around – and left Eric's home promptly, skipping into her cute convertible and making her way to Bon Temps.
Bella pulled up in front of her gran's farmhouse and smiled. It was so... homely. Being here always made Bella feel safe and loved. She would miss living here, she could always visit her gran during the daylight hours, she reasoned. She smiled, making her way up to the house.
She entered and smelled the incredible smell of a southern fry. Her stomach rumbled. She missed grans cooking.
Bella skipped her way into the kitchen seeing her grandmother dishing out her amazing food.
"Hey gran. Let me help you with that" Bella said, making her way over and helping to dish out the food.
"Thank you honey" Her gran said lovingly.
Bella and Adele sat tucking into the meal enthusiastically. The kitchen was bright with the sunlight streaming in through the windows. It was a beautiful day.
"So, gran, how has Sookie been. Is she any less mad at me?" Bella inquired hopefully, taking a sip of sweet tea.
Adele sighed, " 'fraid not, Bella. She's been making some amount of ruckus, She's still mighty angry. I don't know what's gotten into that girl." she said in an uncharacteristic sad tone. Bella stood up and embraced her grandmother awkwardly as she was still seated. Sookie was such a hot-tempered fool sometimes.
Bella pulled back and looked at Adele, "Don't worry about it gran. Sooks just in one of her usual tempers. Soon we will have made up and everything will be back to normal" Bella said firmly, hoping to cheer her gran up. Adele smiled at her sadly and reached up to cup her cheek.
Bella waited... and waited. Her gran had seemed to have paused and is not saying anything. After a few awkward seconds Bella spoke.
"...gran?" She said slowly.
"She can not hear you, my dear" A voice said. Bella jumped up and looked around. Niall was standing in the door frame to the kitchen. He held himself proudly, almost regally.
Bella looked at him in confusion. Her great-grandfather made a habit of just appearing places. Well, this was the second time she had met him and he seemed to like surprising her. Bella looked down at her gran again and saw her in the exact same position she had been, her hand now frozen in mid air. Bella gaped.
"Wha-What have you done to her!" Bella gasped. Her gran was completely frozen, she wasn't even breathing.
"Calm down, child. She is fine. She is merely frozen for the time being. I needed to speak with you privately. I will return her to normal" He said strongly.
Bella looked up at him confused. He did this? He must be powerful. She wondered if freezing people was something all faeries could do.
"Come, we have much to discuss" He ordered. Bella felt the odd warm comforting feeling being near him again.
She led him to the living room and sat on the couch. He lowered himself gracefully to grans chair and studied her carefully.
"How are you, child? Have you shown any more of your fae abilities yet?" He asked.
Bella shook her head, "No, not yet. Just the visions. I have had the same one recently. It's been strange, It's only been brief flashes I can see. I am not sure what to make of it"
Niall nodded, "You will need to develop your seer abilities. There is a vampire who has this ability but it is best if none know of what you are whilst you are going through your maturation process. Until you can defend yourself properly. I will find a teacher for you"
Bella looked at him confused, "What do you mean by my maturation process? You said this before but I don't really know what you mean. You said I activated the spark but I was also born with it. I don't get it"
Niall shifted his feet slightly, "It is true that you are born with the spark but it had not activated yet bringing out your true fae potential. Some part fae humans are born with the spark and have a little supernatural ability but never activate their spark and remain as mostly humans. Not many part human fae activate their spark" He explained patiently.
"Does this mean Sookie's spark might never activate?" She wondered.
"Yes, though I highly doubt it won't. Her spark is very strong. The essential spark does not usually activate until you are in your late twenties. At this point you began ageing slowly." He said.
Bella considered this information for a moment and then asked, "then why did mine?"
"Danger. When there is potential danger you can call upon your spark prematurely" He explained. Bella nodded thoughtfully. She then remembered about Sookie.
"I think you are right about Sookie. I think Bill's been influencing her with his blood. What can I do?" She asked desperately. She wanted to help Sookie and mend their relationship.
"There is nothing you can do at the moment, child. You are not powerful enough to remove the effects from his blood" He said seriously.
Bella's brow's furrowed, "Then you do it! Please" She said pitifully.
Niall sighed and shook his head, "I will not. It will draw attention to Sookie if the effects were immediately diminished. It will show she has a powerful ally and he will most likely become more protective of her, or try turn her. Leave her as she is for the moment, Bella" He said with authority ringing in his tone.
Bella frowned. She didn't want to leave Sookie as she is. She was in possible danger! Bella considered telling him about her vision but decided against it. Eric had demanded that she stay with him, what if he did something similar? Took her away from her family? He was right about Sookie, her stomach churned uncomfortably at the thought of letting Sookie be manipulated like that.
"So... I'm sorry I don't even know what to call you" She blushed.
Niall smiled slightly, "You may call me great-grandfather, dear Bella" He said graciously. Bella beamed back.
"So great-grandfather what are you doing here?" She questioned.
"I am merely here to check up on your progress with your maturation process. I am also here to inform you I will be sending a teacher your way. It may not be for a while, I will need to locate someone who has studied on seer abilities"
Bella nodded. She was getting a teacher? Cool!
"We must also wait until your powers begin activating. There are different stages to the maturation process. The first is a heightening of your personal abilities. Next it is developing your natural fae abilities" He explained and stood up, announcing it was time to leave.
"Wait, what's the next stage?" She questioned bewildered. What was going to happen to her?
Niall simply gave her a small, indulgent smile before he disappeared. She heard a pop and watched as the literally vanished before her eyes!
Bella sighed annoyed and returned to her frozen grandmother in the kitchen, hoping she was now unfrozen.
A/N - hope you all like! I didn't post for a few days as I was very ill, but I'm back now and i hope you have enjoyed my latest chapter. I made chapter 19 extra long in an apology because I'm sad like that. I'm a very dutiful person, I like to just get things done so it irked me that I haven't been able to post daily. I welcome all thoughts and ideas when it comes to me story, please let me know. I do love reviews and constructive criticism.
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