Bella woke up to the annoying sound of her alarm going off. She hated the sound of an alarm clock. She sat up and turned it off quickly. As Bella sat rubbing her eyes, the events of the previous night came back to her. She smiled a Cheshire cat grin and gushed internally. Wow, just wow. Godric was.. he... she sighed. He made her feel so wonderful and desired. Last night was amazing. He helped her feel at ease and confident with her own body. This was strange. He even managed to help her forget the humiliation at Eric walking in on them! Her face burned as she remembered this.
Getting out of bed to keep her mind off that embarrassing event, she jumped into the shower to get ready for the day. Alcide would be here and she needed to continue her education on all things supernatural. Great.
As she dressed in a light blue sun dress as ordered to by Pam, she started thinking about her 'punishment'. She wondered how long it would last. She hadn't spoke to Jake since and he would surely get suspicions. Deciding there was nothing she could do about it, she left her bedroom and made her way downstairs. She should get breakfast on before Alcide arrives.
As she entered the kitchen, she noticed a man rummaging around Eric's fridge. She stomped over.
"Hey, who are you. What are you doing here?" She spoke angrily. He spun around and looked at her. She looked at the man, he was extremely unimpressive. He looked like a accountant or a banker; wearing a plain suit. He was quite pudgy and unattractive with a superior air about him that usually came from delusional idiots.
"I am Bobby Burnham, miss. Mr Northman's day time assistant. You must be Isabella Swan, his guest" He spoke politely but Bella saw the way he was eyeing her with contempt.
"Oh. What are you doing here?" She questioned, she eyed the shopping bags on the kitchen counter.
"I am putting away a list of grocers, per Mr Northman's request, miss" He spoke indignantly and returned to his task.
Bella watched as he put away what looked like twenty tubs of Ben & Jerry's ice cream in the freezer, she gaped, wondering why on earth anyone would need that much ice-cream.
She decided to ignore this Bobby and left him to go retrieve her book on faeries.
Alcide arrived at the usual time but Bella opted not to cook breakfast this morning for him. She had called her gran and asked to come over for breakfast and said she was bringing a guest. Her gran was delighted and agreed readily. Sookie was working but would be home later. This was good, she wanted to make up with Sookie but needed some time to prepare first. Preferably with her stomach full.
She opened the door to Alcide with a polite smile on her face, "Good morning, Alcide"
He smiled back, "Morning Bella"
She stepped out the house, steadily, having already put her shoes on and gotten ready. Pam made her wear fancy sandal wedges. They were beautiful with a white bow but still, if she died and broke her neck then it was all Eric's fault.
Alcide looked at her confusedly as she locked up Eric's home and turned to look at him.
"Is it alright if we go and visit my grandmother today? I've not seen her in a while and she's agreed to make us up some breakfast. She's a great cook, you'll love her food; everybody does" She grinned cheerily at him.
Alcide grinned back and lead her to a large black truck.
"Sounds great to me, Bella" Alcide replied good-naturedly.
They entered the truck and he made it out of Eric's driveway.
"So, where to?" He asked casually. "Its a bit far away actually. You know Bon Temps?" She asked, not many people did. It was a tiny town that most people bypassed. It did not have a wall-mart, shopping centre or even a proper fire station.
He nodded his head and made his way in that direction.
"Its just off hummingbird lane, I can show you when we get there"
Alcide nodded and the drive continued in silence.
Eventually, they pulled up in front of the farmhouse Bella. She exited the car - not acknowledging Alcide – and made her way to the porch.
Her grandmother came barreling out the house and embraced Bella. She smiled. She had missed her grandmother.
"Oh honey, I've missed you around here. Come inside, breakfast is ready" Adele said, while squeezing her fiercely.
Alcide had made his way up, her gran was just noticing him.
"Oh dear, where are my manners, Adele Stackhouse. It's lovely to meet you" She said to her bodyguard and held her hand out.
He smiled back and shook her hand, "Alcide Herveaux, mam"
Bella scowled. Enough with the formalities she was hungry. She made her way to the kitchen, leaving them both behind.
Later, Bella was stuffed and sitting on the couch. Alcide was outside 'guarding' her, whatever that entailed and Adele had gone shopping to give her and Sookie some privacy. Sookie would be home soon and Bella's heart was in her throat. She had to help bring Sookie back, away from Bill. She couldn't just abandon her, sure she had been a pain but that was Bills fault. Well, mostly Bills and her stubborn nature. Sookie could be frustrating sometimes but she wouldn't change her for the world. Bella admired Sookie's inner strength. She never thought that Sookie would need her help like this. She wouldn't let her down.
Bella heard a car door slam. Her heart raced. She must not of heard her come down the driveway, too distracted in her thoughts.
Sookie entered the house and made her way slowly to the living room. Her gran had warned Sookie that Bella was here and wanted to talk. Surprising Sookie Stackhouse was never a good idea.
"Hey, Sook" She said hesitantly, eyeing her cousin.
Sookie looked her usual self, Merlottes uniform, hair tied up in a tight pony tail but she looked pretty tired.
"Hi Bella" Sookie sighed and slumped down onto grans armchair.
"Sookie..." Bella began, wondering how to get through to her. "I'm sorry" Sookie sighed. What...? Sookie is apologizing?
Bella was confused by thankfully Sookie elaborated, "I am so sorry Bella. I was wrong and stupid. I have been an idiot, please forgive me. I thought you had changed, were a different person, I felt like I didn't know who you were anymore but then I realized..."
Sookie paused and looked at her cousin desperately, "This isn't your fault honey, its Erics. Your just caught in the middle of this and too kind hearted to see Eric as he really is. Its all my fault, I should have protected you from him better, not pushed you to him. Bella I am so sorry. I can't believe I've left you with that... monster all this time. Family doesn't abandon each other, I don't know what came over me. Please, forgive me" Sookie, looked down and Bella could hear her sniffling.
This was not exactly the outcome she was hoping for but it would do for the moment. She was still demonizing Eric but at least she had apologized and realized her behavior was not quite right. Bella would take what she could get.
"Oh Sookie, it's ok, I forgive you" Bella said and walked over to hug her cousin. They huddled together in the grandmothers arm chair, cuddling and crying.
After a while Sookie calmed down and turned to Bella.
"Now that we have got that sorted, its time for you to move back in. I pushed you away, straight into Eric's arms. Time to make this right" Sookie stated firmly. She had that stubborn Stackhouse look on her face and Bella sighed. There was really no changing Sookie's mind and even if she did argue then she may fall out with her again. It was a big mess.
"Of course Sookie" She smiled and gave her another hug. Bella felt a pang of disappointment not to be staying at Eric's anymore. She would miss Eric but mostly Godric. Thank goodness, she still saw Godric every night. About that... she should probably tell her cousin why Godric would be around so much, without revealing the whole bodyguard thing.
"Sookie there is something I need to tell you and I need you to not freak out" Bella warned.
Sookie tensed up and looked at Bella solemnly, "I'll try but I can't make any promises" Well, that was probably as good as it was going to get.
Bella braced herself, "Since I've been gone... me and Godric are... kind of together now" She said quietly, looking away. She certainly couldn't tell her that she was lovers with a vampire! That would be too embarrassing, saying they were 'together' was vague and let Sookie reach her own conclusions.
To Bella's shock, Sookie exhaled a sigh of relief and grabbed her cousin in bone crushing hug. Yes, Bella was confused.
"Oh, honey. I thought you were going to say you are with Eric or had slept with him or somethin'" Sookie then pulled back to look at Bella,
"You didn't sleep with him, did you?" Sookie said quite angrily.
"Oh god, no. No, no, no" Bella said firmly.
Sookie smiled a relieved grin, "thank god" She sighed.
"So, you and Godric, how did that happen?" She grinned. Bella blushed, she couldn't tell her cousin that.
"Oh well, you know..." God granted her a miracle then as Adele picked that moment to come through the front door.
"Bella, Sookie?" She called. Bella tried hard to hide her relief. She didn't think she managed it well.
"In here" Sookie called out.
Adele entered the living room with a smile on her face, "I take it you girls made up?" She questioned, eyeing them happily.
Both of us smiled and nodded.
"Thank goodness, I thought I would have to bang your heads together to knock some sense into you. Don't go fightin' with each other anymore, family sticks together, am I clear?" She leveled us with a stern look.
"Yes m'am" We replied simultaneously. Adele looked quite satisfied.
"Gran, Bella's got a boyfriend" Sookie said happily. Bella blushed and shot Sookie a glare.
Adele eyes sparkled and she looked exited, "Oh, who is he? Is he from town?" She asked curiously. Bella's face was still warm, she shook her head and Sookie snorted.
"No, of course not gran. He's a vampire, his name is Godric" Sookie supplied helpfully. Bella was beginning to feel dread pool in her stomach. She could see where this is going.
"Oh really, another vampire? We will have to have him around for tea sometime, I wonder if he was in the civil war also" Her eyes sparkled.
Bella sighed, knowing this was inevitable, "well, I'll be seeing him tonight so I can ask him to stop by here and introduce himself?" She said hesitantly. Adele grinned and stood up abruptly.
"Excellent idea, sweetie. We had better tidy this place up if we have a guest coming" Adele said as she hurried out of the room. Bella thought the house looked perfect but what did she know?
Bella looked at Sookie, she looked a little wary.
"what's up?" She asked curiously.
"its just, I was gonna see Bill tonight but I'd like to see Godric tonight too... I know you and Bill don't really see eye to eye..." She said, looking at Bella.
Bella figured that this was a good opportunity to try figure out Bill's motives.
"Sookie, I think I should apologize to Bill for us getting off on the front foot. I would like to get to know him better, maybe you me and Godric could all go out on a double-date?" She suggested, Eric wouldn't mind her hanging around with Bill if Godric was there she was sure. It would be a great opportunity, who was it that said, keep your friends close but your enemies closer? She would do just that. Fae were notorious for being devious, after all.
Sookie squealed and gave Bella a fierce hug.
In that instant Bella zoned out, her vision disappeared and replaced with a series of images, playing before her like in a play.
Sookie was laying in a pool of her own blood, beaten and looking murderous. She had fangs marks all over her body, she was naked and there looked to be bodily fluids covering every inch of her, she was glaring at the figure of Bill on his knee's with red streaks down his face, appearing to be begging her... Next was Bella, standing beside Godric, both were dressed in very fancy formal clothes, attending some ball, Godric handed her a glass of blood and her fangs clicked out before Godric planted a heated kiss on her lips... Bella and Godric flashing around a fancy suite at vampire speed, crashing against things, throwing one another around, tearing each others clothes apart, Bella slammed Godric down on a bed, ripping his shirt open, biting into him with her fangs and snarling, as she bit down, Godric moaned loudly... Next, there was Eric standing in a grand hall which was littered with dead bodies, blood and insides; Pam standing to his right. Various other vampires were spotted about, including her and Godric. Bella licked blood off Godric's face whilst moaning... Finally, Eric sat in his office at Fangtasia with a sleeping Sookie on his couch, he trailed a finger across her forehead and whispered, "I love you Sookie Stackhouse"...
Bella was pulled out of these images and Sookie pulled back. She looked at Bella curiously but she did the best to smile back. She hopped off the chair and looked at her confused cousin,
"I am off to call Godric. I need to leave him a message and tell him to stop by here after dark, okay?" She tried to smile, it was somewhat strained. Sookie eyed her but agreed as Bella practically ran to her bedroom.
She shut her bedroom door behind her and panted. What was that? A vision? She had only had them when she was asleep before. What was this? The future had changed?... It must be because her vision was different. Bella had made up with Sookie and agreed to try with Bill. It was certain, Bill was in the middle of this.
Bella stood and tried to process everything that she saw, Sookie was in serious trouble, she was now going to be a vampire, not Sookie, Eric was... confessing his love for her? Her face heated, remembering parts of her vision with her and Godric. She had to leave a message for both Godric and Eric, they had to know.
She pulled her cell phone out of her bra and dialed Eric's number. It went straight to voicemail as predicted. She heard the beep,
"Eric, things have changed. First of all, I am moving back in with my gran. I need to be closer to Sookie and Bill. I've decided to try find out from him what he wants by getting closer to him. The future has changed, I had another vision. Bill is definitely a part of this. I need to keep Sookie safe from Bill. I will still have Godric and Alcide in the meantime..." The message cut off.
She dialled again and left another message,
"Eric in my vision, Sookie was glaring at Bill, she was badly beaten with hundreds of bite marks marring her skin, she also had... bodily fluids on her. Bill was pleading with her; crying blood. Next, was me and Godric at some ball, I was a vampire Eric. Then there was you standing in a hall where there was bodies, guts and blood everywhere. You were drenched head to toe, there was also a few vampires spotted about. Me, Pam and Godric I recognized. Call me back, this is bad" She finished. She had missed out the pointless parts... like her and Godric and him confessing his love. Bella wasn't sure Eric was quite ready for that yet.
Next was time to call Godric, she was embarrassed to tell him exactly what happened but he deserved to now, didn't he? She had no idea, she would leave the embarrassing information out for the time being.
She dialed Godric's voicemail and spoke after the beep,
"Hey Godric, I am at my grandmothers house. Please come here at nightfall. I am going to move back here for now and try find out as much about Bill as possible. I had another vision, it was horrible. Sookie was beaten, bloody and looked betrayed by Bill; he looked to be begging her forgiveness. Then there was you and me at a fancy ball... Godric, I was a vampire. Then Eric standing in a big hall filled with blood and insides, a few vampires were there too, including you me and Pam. The future has changed. It must be because I am going to get closer to Bill. I need to stay here and keep my cousin safe. I'll see you at dark and we can talk more then"
Bella rubbed her head in frustration. What did Bill want? What did her visions mean? Giving up trying to figure it out, she joined her grandmother and Sookie at cleaning up the house for her vampire lover visiting later. Things couldn't be better.
At nightfall, the three women sat and waited for their guest to arrive. Her grandmother had made her, 'clean up' and fix herself up nice. By that she meant showering and fixing her hair. Her and Sookie were getting on better, catching up. Bella watched her cousin like a hawk all day, worried about her safety. She needed to protect her cousin.
The door bell rang. Her heart beat faster. How did Godric get here so quickly? Adele answered the door and to her dismay, it was Bill. Not Godric. When he entered the living room, he leveled her with a blank stare. Sookie looked on nervously.
"Bill, can I have a word with you outside?" Bella said nervously. Godric wasn't here but she had to talk to Bill alone. She would be fine. Wouldn't she?
"Of course, Bella" He replied then gave Sookie a peck on the cheek.
Bella watched Bill exit the house and followed after him. She shut the front door behind her and looked at Bill cautiously. Time to lie. Well, as close to a lie as she could with being fae.
"Bill, I think we got off on the wrong foot. I want to sort this out between us, get to know you better. For Sookie's sake. She is family and there's nothing I wouldn't do for her" Bella stated. It was true, just not the way he probably thought.
Bill smiled at her, looking pleased, "I would like this also. Sookie's happiness is important to me and so are you Bella. I am glad you have come to your senses, I would like to get to know you better also" Bill moved to touch her arm or something but was interrupted by the sound of a whooshing noise and a throat clearing.
Bill turned at vampire speed to see Godric standing at the bottom of the porch steps. Her heart rate increased. He looked his usual gorgeous self.
"Good evening Mr Compton, is there something I can help you with?" Godric said coldly. His face looked neutral and he made his way up the steps slowly.
"No, not at all Sheriff. I was just talking to Bella here" Bill replied politely.
Godric walked beside me and put his arm around her pointedly. She blushed, happy that it was dark.
"I see, next time you wish to talk to my human please consult me first" Godric said icily. Part of Bella was outraged at him saying this but another was worried that a fight might break out. Bill looked well... displeased would be an understatement. It seemed he was unhappy that she was with Godric. Interesting.
"I was unaware she was claimed" He challenged. Uh-oh. Not smart.
"She. Is. Mine." Godric said forcefully, pulling her slightly closer to him. Part of her preened at his possessive display as her logical side scoffed in disgust. She loved how... animal Godric sounded as he claimed her. How strong. She felt a slight tingling sensation fluttering through her body. Dear, god, not now.
Bella decided to cut in, to distract herself and stop the situation from escalating, "I'm sorry Godric, this is my fault, I wanted to speak to Bill. It's fine" She said and turned herself to look at him. She was very close to him. He gave one curt nod.
"Leave us, Mr Compton, I wish to speak to Bella" Godric said in an authoritative voice. Bill was gone very quickly and back in the house.
Bella wondered what Godric was going to say but instead of talking she felt his mouth promptly cover hers. Shocked, she moaned into the kiss, submitting to him completely. He growled lowly pulling her flush against him. His kiss was heated, passionate and full of possessiveness. It made Bella flush with desire; she recognized the feeling as. Godric's tongue caressed and massaged her own, his kissing technique was flawless. He knew the exact amount of pressure, tongue and passion to utilize in order make her a quivering mess of female hormones right on her grandmothers porch.
Eventually he pulled back and leaned his forehead against hers. He was panting,
"I am sorry, Bella. That was inappropriate. I was worried for your safety after I heard your message and seeing you with Bill did not help the situtation. I apologize"
Bella panted against him, "Don't worry about it. That kiss was amazing" She pulled back and smiled at him slightly. She noticed his fangs were out. She felt a jolt of lust, remembering how pleasurable those fangs were.
"We can discuss your vision later, your grandmother is waiting for us" Godric stated calmly, trying to control his rising lust and protective instincts. When he had heard her voice mail, he was enraged and felt trapped by the sun to see if his mate was safe. Logically he knew she was, in her vision this time she was not injured or in danger, she was vampire. However, this seemed to make him panic more. What is she was turned and was not his child? He could not tolerate that. He would be her maker. So when he landed at the farmhouse and saw her conversing with Compton he almost lost his temper. He didn't thankfully, but still had to claim Bella in some way. A kiss was all that was acceptable at the moment unfortunately.
Godric could hear an old women inside exclaim, "I can't wait to meet Bella's boyfriend!" He felt a thrill go through him at this. From the information he had gathered on human romances, this implied more than a casual sexual relationship. One with feelings. Did she perceive their relationship in a different way now? Did she want more? Either way, it pleased him she had told her grandmother there was more than lust between them.
"We had better get inside, Bella. I can hear that we are expected" Godric said to his mate calmly, looking deep into her brown eyes. She nodded and he couldn't resist but give her a last tender peck on the lips. He would never tire of kissing her.
He entered the farmhouse, followed behind Bella into her living room to see her cousin, Compton and an elderly women conversing politely.
When the older women noticed them she stood and smiled, "Hello there, you must be Godric. I am Adele, Bella's grandmother" She introduced herself graciously. He nodded his head and held his hand out to shake.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Mrs Stackhouse. Indeed, I am Godric. This is a wonderful home you have here" He said lightly. He was good at assessing humans and believed manners were important to her. He curiously wanted to make a good impression.
Godric noticed the pleased look in her eye, "Please, have a seat Godric. Can I get you a true blood?" She inquired.
"No thank you, I am fine" He said and Bella led him to the couch where Sookie and Bill were not seated. Adele sat back onto her comfortable chair and assessed Godric with a level stare.
Godric sat next to his Bella on the couch and felt his hand immediately grabbed by hers. She shot him a desperate look but he could not interpret the meaning. He was too busy enjoying that she had initiated simple, but intimate contact. She sought him for comfort. He let a small smile fill his face.
He could also see Sookie eyeing him curiously and Bill with distaste and very closely. Compton was monitoring the interactions between him and Bella closely.
Adele spoke again, "Godric, forgive my boldness but may I ask if you were alive during the civil war?" He noticed the hopeful gleam in her eye.
"Yes, I was. However, I was not in the America's during this time period" He said and saw as she sagged with disappointment. Godric noticed the smugness on Comptons face with amusement.
They chatted amiably for about an hour, asking him various personal questions. He answered graciously and tried to give the best impression. He was beginning to become impatient for alone time with Bella, to inquire about her vision as well as be alone with her.
Eventually, Adele stood and stretched, "It is time for me to get to bed, It was a pleasure to meet you Godric" She smiled at him warmly, "I am glad Bella has fallen for such a wonderful young man such as yourself" Godric ignored the young man part but grinned as she said 'fallen for'.
He could smell the blood rush to Bella's face. He felt inwardly giddy. Was she developing romantic feelings? Had she told her grandmother this?
"...gran" Bella groaned. He felt even happier, she did not want her grandmother to speak. This must have meant she confessed to more than sexual feelings towards him. She cared for him!
He heard Sookie giggle, "Yeah, it's cute seeing Bella with a crush"
He could not stop grinning and gave Bella a satisfied look, bringing her hand up to kiss gently. Her face increased in color.
He heard the room chuckle, well all except from Bill, who looked on in disapproval.
Bella stood up abruptly, "Well, since your going to bed gran, I think me and Godric should take a walk, yeah? Its a beautiful night" She suggested, looking at him hopefully.
He smiled, "I would love to accompany you on a walk" He said.
"Don't be out too late, Bella" Adele warned her sternly.
Bella agreed and he allowed himself to be pulled out of the house and into the dark night.