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I stuffed my phone into my pocket and ran to the front door just as someone started pounding on it.

Pam was tapping her foot impatiently even though it had only taken me a second to open the door. Eric stood behind her, his figure menacing as he glared down at me. "Where is he Alyssa?" He growled.

Instead of answering, I pushed past them and marched down the hall "Let's go" I called over my shoulder.

Eric was looming in front of me before I could blink. "I do not have time for these games, human. Tell me where Godric is!" He growled.

I shook my head at him "Not unless I'm going with you."

Eric's eyes pinned mine with his glare "You will tell me where I can find Godric then you will return to your apartment without another comment" Eric ordered.

When I crossed my arms and glared back at him, Eric looked confused and then even more angry. At vampire speed he picked me up and threw me over his shoulder.

"I don't have fucking time to play games with you. Where am I going?" he growled, suddenly running at vampire speed.

I thought I was going to be sick, bouncing over his shoulder like I was. But I pulled myself together and gave Eric the same directions Godric had given me. Though everything was a blur around me, I could see the sky. It was getting lighter out as it got closer to sunrise. I didn't know how much time we had left but I did know it wasn't very much.

Eric dropped me so suddenly that I was left breathless and thought I would probably have a bruise on my rear. We were on the top of a building on the outskirts of town. It sat atop a small hill that gave us a view of the rest of the city and the horizon. Eric strode away from me and towards the figure standing at the end of the roof that would bring him closest to the rising sun. Godric had his back to us, though he no doubt knew we were there. I wondered if he was scared or maybe excited. I decided it was probably a mixture of both.

"Godric, what are you doing?" Eric demanded, stopping a few feet behind his maker.

Godric turned his head to see his child and gave him a sad smile "two thousand years is enough Eric" he replied.

"I can't accept this, it's insanity" Eric countered.

Godric turned away from him "our existence is insanity, we do not belong here."

Eric fumed, his hands clenching and unclenching at his sides. "But we are here!"

I looked to Pam as they argued. She stood between Eric and me, watching them intently. I could see the side of her face and the streaks of blood down her cheeks as she cried. I hadn't thought I would ever see Pam, cold hard Pam, crying. She looked lost as if she didn't know what to do and I felt the same.

I had missed part of the argument between Godric and Eric. Something in Eric had broken and he dropped to his knees in front of his maker. Sobs wracked his body as he hung his head. He was speaking in a language I couldn't recognize but I got the impression he was pleading with Godric to reconsider.

"Let me go, Eric" Godric sighed, placing his hand on Eric's shoulder.

Eric shook his head in denial and drew himself up "I will not let you die alone."

Godric closed his eyes and made an attempt at a real smile "You will. And you will bring your child home with you." He paused for a moment to brush his hand over Eric's hair affectionately "as your maker I command you."

Eric let out a final sob and pulled himself up to stand before Godric. I wondered for a moment if he would continue to argue but he turned a second later and strode away, head bowed. "Come, Pam" he mumbled as he passed.

Pam sent a last helpless look towards Godric and turned to leave with Eric.

It seemed like they had forgotten that I was even there. I was glad they had as it meant Godric hadn't ordered Eric to take me with him. The two vampires were out of sight a second later. Picking myself up off the ground I walked over to Godric and tried to catch his eye.

"Why are you doing this Godric?" I asked gently.

He seemed surprised that I had stayed but didn't hesitate to answer. "I have done terrible things in the years I have been a vampire. I must atone for the destruction I have caused, Alyssa. My kind, we do not belong here. We have not evolved, only grown more brutal and I find I cannot live with the death that I have left in my wake."

"But you aren't that person anymore, Godric. You've changed" I reminded him.

I couldn't imagine this kind vampire with his quiet demeanor as a monster. He didn't seem willing to hurt a fly let alone kill for sport.

Godric shrugged "yes, I do not think much like a vampire any more. But a change now does not balance the scales of what I have done."

"And you think dying will?" I asked, frantically trying to think of a way to talk him down.

Godric thought about his answer for a moment. Perhaps he was stalling. The sky was starting to lighten and I thought the sunrise must not be far off. "I can only hope that my death will perhaps make up for some of the deaths I have caused."

Tears gathered in my eyes and I crossed my arms in an attempt to hold myself together. There was no way I was going to break down when I was supposed to be saving Godric. The wind had picked up and tossed my hair into my face. The few trees around the building bent and twisted groaning under the sudden pressure. Godric glanced around him curiously "how interesting" he murmured.

I forcefully pushed off mourning him, he hadn't truly died yet and I wasn't going to let him if it was the last thing I did. "If you meet the true death Godric, you might make up for some of the things you've done" I agreed with him "but, can you make up for all of it that way? Wouldn't it be better, rather than meeting the sun, to put your knowledge to use. You say vampires haven't evolved but maybe that's what you're doing. You see what is wrong with the way you lived before and you can show other vampires another way. You could bring about change and save thousands of people from vampires that are like you once were, couldn't you?" I argued.

Godric regarded me thoughtfully and I could only hope that I was getting through to him. His gaze wandered back to the sky line and I jumped to catch his attention again.

"You saved me, Godric, from a vampire that would have killed me if you weren't here. We need vampires like you, the world needs to see that there are really vampires like you out there. Please don't do this. And what about Eric? He needs you. You're like his life line" I reminded him.

Godric sighed "the blame for Eric can also be laid at my feet."

I shrugged as if it didn't matter "but Eric isn't all bad. He has a compassion for the people he cares about. Even if there aren't many people that he cares about. He's smart and caring and I know he would defend Pam and you with everything he has. Can't some of that be laid at your feet as well? Think of all the good things you've done."

"Unfortunately the bad far outweighs the good, little one" Godric replied, but I felt like his resolve was starting to crack. Feeling like I had an edge I made a final push.

"Please, you can make up for whatever bad it is that you've done in time. Maybe you will convince other vampires to do the same and someday the good will far outweigh the bad. Come back with me, balance the scales" I pleaded with him.

Godric cast a last look at the sky, starting to turn pink with the sun. When he looked back at me, he had a smile on his face. "I have waited two thousand years for a sunrise. Perhaps I can wait just a short while longer."

With an excited squeal I threw myself at him, wrapping my arms tightly around his shoulders. He froze for a moment before his arms wound around my waist. "Thank you" I mumbled into the side of his neck.

Godric squeezed me tighter for barely a second before releasing me "thank you, little one."

One glance at the sky made my stomach flip. The sun was on the rise and I could see the beginnings of smoke coming off of Godric's shoulders "you need to get out of the sun. Now" I demanded, pulling away from him.

Godric cast a final look at the sun, just beginning to peek over the horizon and shook his head. "There is not much time. Would it be acceptable to carry you back?" Godric questioned.

I nodded quickly and Godric scooped me up. It was a much more pleasant trip back than it had been to get there though I still gripped Godric's shoulders as tight as I could as he ran.

His neck was singed red by the time we had reached the shelter of Fangtasia. He set me gently down and we walked through the door.

It looked like the place had been robbed. There was furniture tossed everywhere and broken bottles littered the floor. Eric sat in one of the few chairs that had been spared from his attack with his head in his hands. Pam sat several feet away, her face covered in bloody tears. When Eric saw Godric he flashed over to stand in front of us.
"Godric" He gasped, dropping to his knees.

Godric gazed down at the blond peacefully "I have returned, Eric." Like a parent with their kid, Godric wiped the blood tears that were flowing down Eric's face though it only served to smudge his cheeks.

"How?" Eric asked. Godric turned to look at me and Eric's eyes followed.

Eric drew himself up to tower over me and looked at me with a strange expression on his face. "Alyssa Bennett, thank you. I don't know what you did to save Godric but I am in your debt" Eric declared, his voice thick.

I shrugged, my face getting hot "I'm just glad I could."

"Come, Eric, we should rest." Godric reminded him, glancing over to Pam to include her in the statement.

Pam walked over to us and placed a hand on Godric's shoulder "I am glad you came back Godric" she smiled before heading to the basement.

Godric nodded after her and turned back to Eric. "Go, my child, I will join you shortly."

Eric hesitated, not willing to let Godric out of his sight so soon after leaving him. He conceded a moment later and walked towards the basement. He cast a final look over his shoulder as if to make sure that Godric was still there before disappearing down the stairs.

Godric turned to face me "you will take a cab home, little one? The sun may be up but there are plenty of humans out there that would do you harm." Godric reminded me.

I hadn't planned on it, I hadn't really thought of what I would do for the day. I certainly hadn't planned on taking a cab home. I didn't have my wallet with me but didn't see how it would make much of a difference to Godric so I just nodded. Godric narrowed his eyes at me and I worried he would be able to tell I was lying. If he could tell then he didn't say anything. Instead he sighed and offered me a small smile. Godric's hand reached up and cupped the side of my face. I leaned into the cool feeling of his skin and returned his smile.

"Be safe, little one, and enjoy your daytime" Godric told me, his voice smooth as silk.

I was all but breathless from his eyes pinning me down. Now that the crisis had been averted my dream from early that night came floating back and I flushed. I wondered if Godric was aware of how I was feeling like they had mentioned was likely to happen. It just made me all the more embarrassed to think about. So I nodded slowly and he dropped his hand. Godric turned to go to the basement where I assumed they had beds. "Godric" I called before he had gotten too far. He turned to look over his shoulder at me "I'll be here at sundown."

Godric sent a smile my way and nodded "I look forward to it, Alyssa." He disappeared in search of shelter for the day.

I turned and walked out of the building into the early morning sun. The streets were fairly quiet, it was too early for most people to be up so I made it home without being harassed. There was no need, I reassured myself as I opened the front door of my apartment building.

Evan was, surprisingly, waiting for me in the living room. She bounced up at the sound of me coming into the apartment and stormed over to me.
"Where the hell were you?" She exclaimed, stamping her foot.

I blinked at her in confusion. Why was she awake? I was fairly certain she hadn't been woken up by my leaving and she got up early but never so early as this "why are you awake?" I questioned, hanging up my coat in the closet.

"Why am I up!? Seriously Alyssa! I got up to go to the bathroom and you were gone! So I tried to call you 'cause I knew you weren't working and I hear it ringing in your bedroom! Why on earth wouldn't you take your phone? What if you got in trouble and needed to call for help? Or what if I needed help? I've been sitting here worrying for the past hour! I was going to call the cops!" Evan lectured me.

I felt guilt build in the pit of my stomach for worrying her. She was right, of course. If there had been anything wrong I would have had no way to get ahold of her. And she was left without a clue as to where I was. I already knew how worries she was about me dealing with vampires and then I go and leave for the whole night without notice. Tears poured down my cheeks and I apologized over and over again. Evan seemed startled by my reaction. She sighed and shook her head as she wrapped her arms around my shoulders.

"What on earth happened?" she questioned.

The events of the past couple of hours tumbled out between sobs that wracked my body. I noticed vaguely that the glass windows were shaking as if a strong wind was pushing against them and the glasses in the cabinets rattled.

"Shh. It's okay Aly. He's alright. You did a good job, Godric is going to be okay" Evan soothed, resting her chin on the top of my head.

I sniffed and tried to get a grip on myself. She was right, Godric was safe for today and I would make sure he stayed that way for as long as it took.

"I'm going to go back there tonight. I have to check on him" I sniffled.

Evan nodded like she had expected it and perhaps she had. Evan had a way of knowing things about me without me having to say anything "I'll come with you."

I sighed and looked at her. Her pale hair was a mess around her face, no doubt from worrying about me and her eyes were blood shot, possibly from crying or lack of sleep. But her lips were set in a stubborn line and she raised an eyebrow at me in challenge. I rolled my eyes and nodded to her "fine. Come with me then. But let's go sleep some more, yeah?"

Evan heaved a thankful sigh as she pulled herself up from the couch. We walked down the hall to our rooms but she hesitated outside of my door. "Could I…" she trailed off, her cheeks flushing.

Evan didn't have to finish the sentence for me to know what she was asking. Even at twenty three, and eighteen, we still occasionally shared a bed.

It had been out of necessity when we were young and then as our father drank more and got increasingly violent it was for protection. When we had moved in with my aunt after child protective services had taken us from him we had been unable to bear sleeping in separate rooms for years. Now, when one of us had a nightmare or were too stressed to be able to manage on our own we would crawl into each other's bed and hold each other until the sun came up. It had been a long time since either of us had needed it but I didn't hesitate to agree with her. After the events of the morning I didn't think I would be able to sleep without her.

We pulled the sheets up around our shoulders like a cocoon and even though Evan was taller than me by several inches, she rested her head on my shoulder just as we always had and I wrapped my arms around her. After a moment I brought a hand up to stroke through the thin locks of her hair and she snuggled into my side.

I don't know how long I stayed awake, focusing on the comfort of Evan beside me and the calming feeling of pushing my hands through her hair but I woke up several hours later to the late afternoon light streaming through my bedroom window.

I groaned and stretched, waking Evan up in the process. "I feel like we've been asleep for forever" she grumbled.

I laughed at the sight of her. Her hair stuck up in every direction no doubt a result of my ministrations earlier. "Go have a shower" I instructed "I'll make us something to eat."

She nodded and pulled herself out of my bed, heading for the bathroom. I rolled out of the bed a minute later to riffle through the kitchen cabinets in search of something for us to eat. I decided on pasta and went about getting it ready as I heard the shower turn on.

I was just finishing up when Evan stepped into the room toweling her hair dry. She inhaled deeply and smiled at me "Yum, smells amazing Aly!"

I snorted, scooping some of the pasta onto my plate "it's just spaghetti Ev."

Evan shrugged as she ladled out her own portion "doesn't mean it doesn't smell good."

We ate quickly and got ourselves ready to go. I wasn't sure what I should wear so I pulled on a short skirt, thick leggings and a long sleeve plaid top. Evan had pulled on a faded pair of jeans and a pullover for the night. As we walked out the door I show of putting my phone into my purse. Evan just rolled her eyes and smiled at me.

The walk to Fangtasia felt long in the anticipation of finally arriving and being able to assure myself that Godric had in fact survived the night. It did feel better to have her sister beside her for support. They would handle whatever happened together, just like they always had.

The door was open when they tried it even though the sun was just beginning to set and when they walked into the club Alyssa was surprised to see that it looked like the prior nights events hadn't happened. Godric was at the top of the stairs as soon as the door closed to Alyssa's surprise.

"The sun hasn't even set yet, Godric" Alyssa observed.

Godric spared a moment to take in her appearance, eyes raking down her form in a way that made Alyssa blush. He met her gaze after a moment and seemed to notice her embarrassed expression because his own turned apologetic. "I am very old, little one, and I no longer need as much sleep as I once did."

Evan strolled into the room and threw herself into a chair she deemed comfortable enough. "Where are you from, Godric?"

"I am originally from Gaul" he answered shortly.

I was intrigued, at 2000 years old Godric must have an amazing wealth of knowledge and he seemed so open that night. "How did you get turned into a vampire? Is your maker still alive?" I asked.

Godric took his time answering, found a comfortable position in a seat across from Evan and motioned me over to join them.

"I was captured as a young boy by roman soldiers and sold into slavery. My master eventually revealed himself to be a vampire and turned me. When I learned what I needed to know of what I had become, I killed him" Godric told us bluntly.

I was surprised to hear that Godric had killed his maker, "you must have had a very different relationship than you and Eric do. Is it rare then, to be so close with your maker?"

Godric shook his head slowly "no, little one. It is quite the opposite. What I did is very uncommon and frowned upon."

"Are your tattoos from when you were human then?" Evan asked, nodding to the patch of ink visible underneath the collar of his shirt.

I wondered where Godric found the clothes he wore. He was wearing a loose white tunic that hung almost to his knees and loose cloth pants of the same color. I had never seen anything like them in any of the stores I had shopped in.

Godric confirmed Evan's question and explained he had gotten them before being turned. He calmly pulled the sleeves of his shirt up to show us the bands that wrapped around his arms. One was filled with symbols that I couldn't decipher and the other was several blue lines like waves. The symbols, he explained had come after being sold into slavery but the waves had been rites of passage several years before his capture. I had leaned forward in my seat to get a look at them but Eric appearing behind his maker startled me back.

"We will shortly have a visitor. Sookie is on her way with some concern about Bill" Eric spat the name out and I got the idea that Eric seriously disliked the other vampire. Whether for legitimate reasons or simply because he was in a relationship with Sookie remained to be seen.

She turned up several minutes later, eyes panicked. She spared a moment to exchange greetings and introductions with Evan and me before turning her attention to Eric.

"Do you know where he is? I swear to god if you're involved in him going missing Eric Northman!" Sookie warned.

Eric held his hands up in defense and shook his head "I've got nothing to do with dearest William's disappearance" Eric mocked.

Sookie scowled at him for a moment and they seemed to unconsciously lean closer to each other even as they glared. "Oh for god sake, kiss already!" Evan huffed sarcastically.

Sookie's head snapped in our direction to stare at Evan incredulously "I wouldn't! I'm with Bill."

"Well, not with him Sookie, or else you would know where he was" Eric joked.

Sookie huffed and crossed her arms over her chest. I wondered if she realized it pushed her chest further up in her already low cut sundress. "Can you help me find him or not?"

Eric rolled his eyes and pulled out his phone "have you tried calling him?" Eric questioned, presumably dialing Bills number.

Sookie rolled her eyes "of course I called him! He isn't answering!"

Eric shrugged and placed the phone to his ear. Surprise flitted across Eric's face a moment later to be quickly replaced by anger "This is Eric Northman, sheriff of area five. Who is this?" he demanded.

Sookie gaped at him and tried to catch his attention in order to find out what was happening. Eric waved her away, listening to whoever was on the other end of the phone. "Put William on the phone at once, Lorena…William. Where are you? Come see me at Fangtasia at once, do you understand? Bring your maker with you. I would have words with you both, do you understand?" Eric ordered, his expression menacing. He hung up shortly after and tossed the phone haphazardly onto the bar.

"Who is Lorena, Eric? What's going on?" Sookie demanded.

Eric sighed and schooled his features into a more neutral expression "Lorena is his maker, Sookie. He has been with her since going 'missing'. They will be here shortly."