Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of the books or True Blood. I do not make any money from writing this story.
Author's Note:
- This is not a True Blood/Vampire Diaries Crossover.
- I added an extra ability for faery-vampire hybrids; once a vampire or a fairy drinks blood from a faery-vampire combination, they can possess both vampire and fairy abilities and gain both weaknesses. However, if a human gets a bite from a Faery Vampire Hybrid, that person will become a vampire.
- This is the first fanfiction I am working on. I hope everyone will enjoy :)
PS. Eliza's full name is Elizabeth Petrova-Artois. In the human realm, she goes by Elizabeth Artois, her biological vampire father. Meanwhile, she goes by Elizabeth Petrova in the faery realm, as her mother is a fairy (faery-vampire hybrid).
20 Years Ago in Bon Temps
Eliza visits her descendant relatives in Bon Temps on a fantastic starry night to check on her, who has the fairy sparks at such a young age. Once she stepped into the area, Eliza thought of turning this little girl from whom she got a Maker Call. As Eliza reaches the house, the Maker Call becomes more vigorous and potent as an antediluvian feels the girl approaching the door. Eliza will discuss the situation precisely and directly as much as possible if she wants to influence the girl to become her progeny.
'She is quite appealing to vampires with her delectable scent,' Eliza thought.
Her thoughts were interrupted by the soft, small voice of the girl in front of the door, "Hello, ma'am, what may I help you with?" A small voice asked.
'Innocent, but so beautiful and alluring. What a delectable girl,' a thought trailing through Eliza's mind as she looked at the girl in front of her doorway.
"Hello there, little one," Eliza replied with a gentle and sincere smile, "May I come in? I have an important discussion to speak to you and your grandmother. Is she here?" Eliza inquired further with a more serious tone.
The girl looked confused but softly replied, "Yes, ma'am, please come in. My grandmother is in her bedroom so I will bring her down. Would you like anything to drink?"
"No, thank you, dear one," Eliza smiled as she sat on a couch.
'I wonder who this young lady is. I can't seem to read her mind. She looks like she's a teenager, but her void is large. She must be ancient despite her looks. She also has an otherworldly aura around her. She is also beautiful and charming with her pale, lean, tall, shoulder-length brown hair and ocean-blue eye features. Why do I feel a pull towards this lady? There must be a connection between us,' a curious, small blond girl wonders as she walks upstairs to call for her grandmother.
"Gran, there is someone downstairs. She said she had something to discuss with us," she said as she opened the door.
"Oh! She's here already! Inform her that I will be down in a few minutes. Sookie, you can trust her," her grandmother replied as she was getting ready.
'Gran knew this lady? But how? Is she related to us? How is it possible that we have an otherworldly creature in our bloodline? Who is this ancient, young-looking girl? A vampire? But vampires are not out of their coffins yet? Unless she's not fully a vampire, she must have gone hiding until now. What is she?' Curiosity runs through Sookie's mind as she walks downstairs to meet the lady.
While Eliza walks around the living room, looking through pictures on the walls and tables, Sookie interrupts and greets herself, "I'm sorry for keeping you waiting, ma'am. My name is Sookie Stackhouse. It is a pleasure to meet you." Sookie smiles.
"It's nice to meet you too, Sookie. I'm Elizabeth Artois, and you may call me Eliza," Eliza replies softly with a small smile.
Sookie smiles back and starts a small conversation over her curiosity, "I'm sorry for my intrusive question, Eliza, but may I ask how you know my gran? I don't remember meeting you from the memories in my head."
Eliza gives Sookie a fascinating look, as she never thought this young girl would be so thoughtful and mature for her age. She smiled at the intelligent young blond girl and replied genuinely, "Yes, Liebe, you may ask me anything, and I will do my best to answer what you need to know. I am going to discuss this conversation when your grandmother comes down. I will let both of you know every detail you need, meine liebe." Sookie saw the sincerity in her statement, so she just quietly nodded her head in reply. Eliza couldn't help but smile at the intelligent young girl.
Eliza began to give a quick, curious look at Sookie when the girl was not looking, and she couldn't help but feel impressed with the little girl.
'With the amount of thoughtful mind, she'll make an excellent vampire. But I will need to discuss this with her and her grandmother first before I can take action to turn her. I know she will be mine,' Eliza thought, expressing no expression as she felt excited inside with a steady heartbeat.
As Sookie's grandmother comes down from upstairs, she gives Eliza a small, knowing smile, "Hello, Eliza, we haven't kept in touch since the incident."
"Oh yes, my dear, Adele, I remember that incident lividly. I missed you greatly, meine Enkelin. How have you been all these years? You have a lovely, humble home you reside here," Eliza replies softly.
Sookie quietly sat down on the couch next to Eliza and listened attentively to the two conversing conversations with each other. Then, a moment later, an idea came, 'Eliza is my ancestor! Oh my god! But how can that be? If Eliza is a vampire, then how can she have human relatives? I thought vampires couldn't produce sperm. Is Eliza not a vampire? She has to be, or why else I can't read her mind? Is Eliza a witch? No, she can't be a witch. Her ancient kin doesn't feel any kind of mortality. She feels immortality. Who is this woman? What the heck is she? What is she doing here?' Just like Eliza can read her mind, she softly smiles at Sookie.
Not realizing a quiet expression between Sookie and Eliza, Adele answered, "I have been doing well. I don't like a luxury lifestyle, so I asked my husband to buy this humble but comfortable home."
Eliza sighs, "I know."
Adele has been headstrong since a young age, but she has been a powerful and independent woman for as long as she has lived, and Eliza admires that about her. Eliza smiles and gives Adele a knowing look.
"I am here to discuss something involving Sookie, your granddaughter, Adele. I would like to ask for your and Sookie's permission before I take action to do this. Do you understand the situation that I am going about this, Adele?" Eliza gets to the point.
"Yes, I understand, Eliza. But this is not about me; and this is about my granddaughter. If she is willing, I have no right to go against her decision. Before you do this, I ask you to fill in your story so Sookie knows the relationship between you, me, and her. She was just a newborn when she met you, so Sookie should probably be unable to picture your face at the time of her memories when she first encountered you. I would also ask you to tell her your intention of coming here for her if that is okay with you," Adele said calmly. Adele knew Eliza would come for Sookie to turn her as she was informed by the King of France the night before Eliza arrived. Still, as she told Eliza, it is not her decision, so she would not claim anything according to Sookie's involvement.
While Sookie is pensive, Eliza comments, "Yes, I understand Adele. I am here to inform her and let her know my intention. I appreciate your cooperation, Adele. Sookie, before you are reluctant to say what I will ask of you, I assure you that I will not do anything that would go against your right of your being. I will not force you to take anything against your contentment. Before I tell you what I will inform you about, I would like to ask for your permission for this entailment first. Would you be willing to become my companion for eternity, Sookie? I won't let any harm come to you or pull a maker's commander to you unless necessary in some circumstances. Would you be willing to walk the earth with me through our journey together?" Eliza looks at the girl, who seems reluctant and still in thought.
A few moments later, Sookie inquires softly, "If I am willing to take your offer, is there anything I need to sacrifice? I love the sun, and it would be regrettable to give up on one thing I have loved to do all my life: sunbathing. I love sunbathing in the warm breeze air." Sookie figured out quickly that Eliza must be a vampire after her statement about walking with her through eternity. Still, she also realized that Eliza was a vampire and something else, so her curiosity got ahead of her. She asked, "I'm sorry, Eliza, before I accept your offer, there is one thing I am curious about. I figured you were a vampire when you asked me to be your eternal companion, but I realized that since you can also walk in daylight."
An impression is an understatement for this little girl. Eliza is proud and excited to raise this young, intelligent girl as her daughter, her progeny, now more than ever. Eliza smiles, then looks at Sookie warmly, "Yes, little one, I am not only a vampire. I am also a fairy, which you may call me, a faery-vampire hybrid."
Surprised, Sookie exclaimed, "Fairy? Are you a fairy? I thought fairies were only in fairytales. Wow!" Eliza chuckled at the girl's exasperation.
"Yes, kleiner. I am a fairy and a vampire. Yes, fairies exist, but we have gone hiding in another dimension after the war between fairies and vampires millennia ago," Eliza smiles at Sookie.
'Wow! Eliza is a fairy! What a fairytale is that?! Never in my 17 years had I ever thought I would meet a fairy! Wait. She is not a human at all. How is she related to us?' Sookie wonders.
Eliza sees a confusion circling Sookie's face. She asks, "Is there anything else you want to know, little one?"
"I'm sorry. I just thought you were related to any of my family. I realized you are not human at all. Are you somehow my ascendant in any way? If so, how are you related to humans like us?" Sookie implied.
"You are a genius girl, meine Liebe. I am indeed your ascendant. Your great-grandfather, Niall Brigant, is my maternal relative," Eliza replied warmly.
"My great-grandfather? Niall Brigant? Who is he? My gran never mentioned anything about him to me. How is he related? Gran, do you know anything about him?"
Knowing this situation would occur, Adele sighed, "Yes, Sookie, dear. Niall Brigant is your great-grandfather. He is the father of your grandfather, Fintan Brigant. He was also my lover. Fintan and I fell in love, but Fintan could not have children, so we decided to find someone in the Human Realm for me. That was how I met your grandfather, Earl Stackhouse, a human/faery hybrid. Earl inherited a telepathic ability like you. Fintan came to the human realm frequently to check on me, and Niall seemed to Fintan and respect his wishes not to contact his human relatives."
Sookie was surprised to hear all these facts that she had never known nor been mentioned before by her grandmother. But she respects her grandmother's reasons. She is intrigued by all the new information she is receiving. She wonders if her grandfather, Fintan, is still living or not. If he is, could he recognize her as her granddaughter? Would he expect something out of her?
Eliza observes Sookie quietly. She can feel the surprise and interest coming from the girl, but then it gets replaced by sadness, and she wonders, "Are you okay, little one?" Eliza asked softly.
"Huh? Oh, yes, I'm fine. I just wonder if Fintan would recognize me and expect something from me. I never would have thought I would have a magical species as my relatives," Sookie says quietly, still in her wonder.
"Your grandfather would be impressed to meet you, Sookie. You are a wonderful and smart girl. He would be proud to share what he knows in his knowledge. His good friend, Desmond, a half-demon, has been looking after you through your years of maturing. He felt your sparks, so he looked out for you to keep other fairies from searching for you," Eliza said.
"What is a spark?" Sookie asked.
"A spark is a magical power that fairies hybrid inherit. It contains an essence coming from the senses. However, not all halflings have a spark. You have had a spark since birth that grew stronger as you grow. You will possess more powers once you are in a maturity process. However, your power is limited since you are only 1/8 fairy. Once you use all your powers, they will dissipate, and you will become a full human," Eliza informs.
Sookie looks apprehensive. Eliza soothes her, saying, "Don't worry, meine Lieber. If you don't want to lose your sparks, you may use them carefully without using them fully. Your gifts are yours to decipher; no one can take that away from you. If you become my child, my progeny, I will have my fairy godmother to train you with your fairy powers. Is that quite convenient for you?"
Finally, Sookie feels relief as she wouldn't want to trade her gifts to become a complete human. Her powers have lived with her since she was a newborn, and she wouldn't know what to do if it were gone. 'Oh! What a long time has passed. I haven't got one of my questions answered yet!' So she asks, "I'm sorry, Eliza. I realized you hadn't answered my previous question yet. Is there anything I need to sacrifice if I take your offer?"
Eliza just realized she had skipped a question. Adele's story so entranced her she forgot, "My apologies, little one. And don't worry, you won't have much to sacrifice as you can still be in the sunlight and eat mortal food. However, I suggest you avoid lemons or limes because they poison faery vampires. You also have to limit yourself from sugar and salt, or else you won't be able to stop. Lastly, we love cream, but it is also intoxicating for us. It is like alcohol."
Sookie keeps the new information to herself. She is interested in these further details but would like to know more before considering the offer. She asked, "Are there any strengths and weaknesses to being a faery vampire?"
Eliza sits straight after hearing this question. In a serious tone, she replies, "There are several weaknesses and strengths to being a faery vampire, mein petit. Like vampires, our weaknesses are invitations to private homes. We get burned by silvers, religious iconography, holy grounds, and irons, as it is a fairy's one weakness. Stakes, magic, decapitation, dismemberment, dawn breakers, heart extraction, and angels all result in death for faery vampires. The strengths of vampires are superhuman strength, speed, duration, stamina, agility, reflexes, senses, and stealth. Vampires and fairies can heal wounds, so when we get injured, it enhances the healing in our systems. Vampires can heal wounds of any living thing with their saliva. At the same time, fairies can cure broken or withered plants, wounds, broken bones, low vitality, and even diseases and restore the emotions and spirits of others. We also have the ability of conversion, which means a human can turn into a vampire with just our bite. Some vampires possess a rare ability, which is flight ability. My bloodline and family, including myself, can fly. We can hypnotize people into doing our bidding. Faery vampires can shapeshift into animals like bats, mists, a single bat, and a wolf. As for fairies, they can disguise themselves as beautiful humans. Immortality is a Faery Vampire ability we have lived in for centuries. As for your fairy side, you can use photokinesis, heal wounds, shapeshift, and mesmerize humans by eye contact to seize their minds with a simple phrase or a change of voice. We can use chemokinesis to manipulate vegetation and Umbrakinese to manipulate the absence of light, meaning we can manipulate darkness to generate and manipulate darkness mentally. Both vampires and fairies can glamourize any beings to follow what we want. Lastly, fairies have the ability of Oneirikinesis, the ability to enter a person's dream and converse with that person when fairies go into a slumber. Last but not least, when fairies make an oath to a person, that person must touch fingers, and photokinetic light will come through the person's arm. The oath is to forsake when the one who promises dies."
Sookie listens intently and is fascinated with all the details given to her. Eliza added, "There are a couple more things that you need to know. We can speak any language we want to learn and understand as others converse. You will also receive an empathic ability from me, which means that not only will you hear people's thoughts, but you will also be able to feel emotions coming from other people, and you can detect their lies and truth from their heartbeats. You will also learn how to control those abilities from my fairy godmother soon after you turn. You will acquire this ability as my special personal ability. Once you take my blood, as you already have a fairy heritage, you can transfer your fairy and vampire abilities to those who drink your blood. However, it can only be possible for vampires or fairies. Humans will only turn into a vampire when you bite them. They will not receive that ability. I suggest you not give your blood to anyone, especially those whom you do not trust. Blood is sacred. Do you understand, little one?"
Sookie was shocked by Eliza's authoritative voice. "Yes, Eliza," she said quickly.
"Great. Are there any more questions you need to ask?"
"No, Eliza. I will accept your offer," Sookie said softly, bowing her head low to Eliza.
Now Eliza is surprised, "Really? Little one, you have to be sure of your decision. Are you sure, dear one?"
"Yes, I am sure. I feel a connection with you as the pull calling me to you. I may trust you, and you seem honorable in your duty and words. I respect that about you. I feel safe and warm around you; you give me a sense of comfort that I have never felt before. I know you will be a good maker with the aura I feel from you," Sookie said confidently.
Eliza smiles warmly and sends Sookie pride in her words, "Then it will be an honor for me. Thank you, meine Schatz," she warmly says and caresses Sookie's cheeks softly.