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Soulmates	By : ShannonG Category: S through Z > True Blood Views: 3941 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 1-01
- 2-02
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- 6-06
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AN: Here's a second chapter. Please review if you enjoyed it. Thanks!!
Disclaimer: I do not own True Blood, it's characters or locations, nor do I make money from writing this.
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Chapter 02
When Sookie pulled up to Fangtasia’s parking area, she noticed a line that reached almost to the parking lot already. She was surprised by the number of people there and hoped it wouldn’t take long to get inside the club. If she was inside, then the more difficult it would make it for Bill, if he tried to get her to leave before she could talk with Eric. Rather than going to the back of the line, Sookie decided to take a chance and walked straight up to Pam.
“Good evening, Pam,” Sookie said while she approached.
“Sookie, to what do we owe the pleasure of your company this night?” Pam asked, raising a questioning brow.
“I was hoping to speak with Mr. Northman if he will spare me a few minutes,” Sookie replied, smiling brightly.
“Where’s your bodyguard tonight? I wouldn’t think he would allow to you out on your own, here of all places,” Pam replied, giving Sookie a once over.
“I have no idea where Bill is and don’t really care at the moment. So if you’re done ogling me, do you think Mr. Northman might be willing to talk to me tonight?” Sookie asked, smirking at Pam’s slightly surprised look that passed so quickly if she hadn’t been studying her face, Sookie would have missed it.
“I will inform my Master that you are here and you request an audience with him,” Pam stated as she pulled out her phone to send a quick text. The response was immediate. The next thing Sookie knew she was standing before Eric. He was seated on his throne and looked for all the world the Viking King he purportedly was who had just stepped off the cover of GQ! WOW! It took Sookie a moment to get her bearings, and not just from Pam’s having vamped her there. Damn! The man sure knew how to strike a pose!
The vermin, as she had heard Pam call their clientele, were in complete awe and totally enthralled with the Viking vampire, trying whatever they could to get his attention, so when she suddenly appeared in front of Eric and wasn’t scowled or hissed at nor kicked away, the vermin started giving Sookie nasty looks. She made sure her shields were securely in place. She didn’t even want a whisper of their thoughts to make it through! One didn’t have to be a telepath to know what those thoughts were.
While Sookie was busy getting her bearings and making sure the vermin wouldn’t attack her, she failed to notice a certain Viking vampire was checking her out, slightly smirking all the while. Once she finally focused on Eric, he had a neutral expression on his handsome face, almost as if he was bored. She waited for him to acknowledge her before she spoke. She had no clue about proper vampire etiquette and didn’t want to offend. She was a proper Southern lady, after all, not to mention her Gran would skin her alive if she treated anyone disrespectfully. After a few minutes, Eric finally spoke,
“Miss Stackhouse, Pam tells me you would like to speak with me, and without your watchdog. Where is Bill and how would he feel about such a thing?”
Sookie straightened her shoulders and looked Eric in the eye, stating, “I would guess Bill might be at his home, or wherever, and I don’t much care what he would think or feel about me being here. I do not need nor do I want his permission to live my life.”
Eric raised an eyebrow at her comments and smirked.
“I don’t need Bill’s permission to go where I want or talk to whom I want. I’m not a child,” Sookie stated matter-of-factly. She didn’t appreciate being told what to do by anyone but her Gran.
“You understand the risk you have taken by coming here without an escort, do you not, Miss Stackhouse? You have claimed to belong to Bill, yet here you are, without him. If I did not know better, I would say you were looking for trouble. His scent on you is faint…are you his, Miss Stackhouse?” Eric finally asked, looking at her, an expectant expression having replaced the bored one upon his face.
“Well, you see, that was sort of the reason why I came to see you. I have some questions I was hoping you might answer for me, and I didn’t need Bill looming over me, putting a damper on our conversation…and please, call me Sookie,” she answered. She really didn’t need Bill there, especially if he was influencing her in any way. She also really believed she wouldn’t be able to be open with Eric if Bill were there.
Eric took in Sookie’s stance. She met his gaze without flinching and appeared ready to argue if he declined her audience. With a slight nod toward the double doors leading to back areas, he guided Sookie to his office for her much-desired conversation. Eric found it curious that she had come to him rather than Bill, but he wasn’t about to look a gift horse in the mouth. He would answer her questions as soon as she answered one in particular for him. He had only scented Bill on her faintly and wondered why. If she had been his, something he planned to make a reality as soon as he could, she would have been wearing his scent in every way possible.
Once in Eric’s office, Sookie seated herself in one of the chairs in front of his desk while Eric decided to simply lean up against it. He crossed his arms and ankles, then cocked an eyebrow to prompt her to start the conversation she seemingly wanted to have so urgently.
Sookie sat up straight and squared her shoulders, then looked Eric directly in the eyes while taking a deep breath. You’re getting what you wanted, girl, time to pull up your big girl panties and get some answers!
“Ok, my first question; what effects might vampire blood have on the human who ingests it?”
Eric barely controlled his growl after Sookie asked her question. So, Billy boy was trying to keep her in the dark…interesting. However, someone as special as Sookie should never be left in the dark, especially about something as life altering as drinking vampire blood.
“Has Bill not explained this to your satisfaction?” Eric questioned, barely suppressing a low hiss.
Sookie shrugged and said, “The only things Bill told me was that vampire blood could heal, improve the senses, and it would make it easy for him to locate me if I was ever in trouble. He said the last part was because he was able to feel strong emotions in me that would alert him to my situation.”
“Before I explain the results of drinking vampire blood, let me ask you a question…do you belong to Bill Compton?”
Sookie stared at Eric, a thoughtful expression crossing her face. He appreciated her giving the question proper gravity. Her answer would inform him as to which direction he would take their conversation. Finally, after several minutes, Sookie answered, “What exactly does it mean to ’be’ Bill’s?”
It took everything Eric had to not vamp out of his office to Bill’s hovel and beat the hell out of him! He had a feeling Sookie would not like the fact that Bill had not explained this to her before he made her state it publically a few nights prior.
“If you allow Bill to claim you as his, it means you are his property,” Eric immediately held up his hands to keep her from interrupting, given that he could see the anger mounting in her eyes and body language.
“No other vampire will be permitted to touch you, fuck you, feed from you, nor anything else without his express permission. To have a vampire claim you means, in the vampire world, that the vampire retains complete control over you,” Eric finished, then waited. It didn’t take long for Sookie’s reaction.
“OH, HELL NO! I am nobody’s property! I can’t believe he had me tell you that I was his without having told me the truth about what making such a statement meant! He told me that I would need to say I was his for my protection!” Sookie was out of her chair and pacing Eric’s office in a heartbeat, anger coming off of her in waves.
“It is for protection when a vampire claims a human…”
“Yeah? Well, there’s a whole hell of a lot more to it than just that! I knew he was holding something back, but I had no idea just how much!” Sookie fumed.
“By your reaction, I take it that you are NOT Bill Compton’s?” Eric prodded, just to have her say it, so there would be no confusion.
“I most certainly am NOT Bill Compton’s! That son of a bitch can kiss my ass! No wonder he has not told me much about the vampire world! How could I have been so gullible?!”
“Sookie, do you remember how much of his blood you have had?” Eric asked, needing to know why she smelled so faintly of Bill now when she positively reeked of him last week in comparison.
“I’m not sure. I only took his blood once, after the Ratts almost beat me to death. I took about three or four mouthfuls before he pulled his wrist away. I can’t really remember exactly.”
Eric let out a low hiss, causing Sookie to snap her head around to stare at him. She was somewhat confused as to why he was so angry. Had she taken too much of Bill’s blood? Was that against the rules or something? She wanted to ask, but decided it would be in her best interest to remain quiet at that time.
Finally, Eric spoke, ”Sookie, having taken that much blood from a vampire should have made you light sensitive and kept you smelling strongly of Bill, yet, I barely scent him. Now, why were you beaten by these rats?”
“I’m not sure what to tell you about the smell, but I haven’t had any sensitivity to light. As for the Ratts, well, they were a little pissed off after I interrupted them trying to drain Bill a few nights before. They jumped me after my shift while I waited for Bill to show up. I’m still not sure why he was late getting there, but if he hadn’t shown up when he did, I would have died,” Sookie said with an edge to her voice and a shiver down her spine.
Eric was as still as a statue. The look in his eyes was pure rage, but nothing else showed his change in mood. He was angry before, but he seemed murderous now. Sookie wasn’t sure why the sudden alteration in his mood and seriously prayed it wasn’t aimed toward her. At that moment, Pam vamped into the office.
“Eric, what the hell? What has the breather done to make you so angry?” Pam asked while looking fiercely at Sookie. She had been feeling Eric’s emotions range from curious to lustful to angry, and now as if he wanted to murder someone. The breather had to have dropped one hell of a bombshell on him for Eric to become so angered in such a short amount of time.
“Pamela, have there been any drainers in the Bon Temps area reported to you recently?” Eric asked his Child through clenched teeth.
“None, Master. I would have told you immediately, or taken care of it myself if I had. Why? Do we need to pay someone a visit?” Pam, now understanding her Maker’s dark mood, asked with a feral smile that made Sookie shiver, and not because she was cold.
“It would seem you are needed to go to Bon Temps, then return here with Bill Compton. Apparently he failed to mention an attempt on his life by a couple of drainers known as ”The Ratts.” Do not let him know why he is needed, just that he is and now.”
Pam nodded to Eric and took off at vamp speed to collect her target. Sookie froze and nearly panicked when Eric ordered Pam to go and get Bill. She hadn’t wanted him there, not that she was his, or that she thought Eric would let anything happen to her or that she was even scared of Bill Compton. She just wasn’t done talking to Eric and wasn’t in the mood just yet to confront Bill. Oh, he would get a piece of her mind, Southern style, but she had hoped to be a bit more informed before she did that.
Noticing Sookie’s change in demeanor, Eric said, “I will not allow Bill to harm you. You are perfectly safe here. You are in luck that only Pamela and I heard you state you were Bill’s. If anyone else had, you would be at his mercy and there would be very little I could do. You will need to tell him that you are not his. I offer you my protection should you want it.”
Sookie wasn’t sure exactly why Eric was offering her his protection, but she wasn’t foolish and she wouldn’t take it for granted. She figured if he was offering, it was for a good reason. Eric seemed to be the type to both weigh his words and actions. Still, that didn’t mean she would accept without asking a few questions first.
“Why? Why would you offer me protection? You just met me and don’t know a thing about me. Why would I need it? I’m not saying I wouldn’t take it, I just need to know why it is so important,” Sookie asked, relaxing a bit back into the chair.
Eric thought over his answer for a moment and then replied, “Sookie, I offered you my protection as a way to keep you safe. Your scent is different than that of a normal human, but I cannot yet quite determine what that difference is. Because Bill has now introduced you into our world, the Supernatural world, you will need protection from others. I have no idea what Bill is up to or why he denied you vital information to survive in the Supe world, but seeing you have become part of it, you will need to be claimed or have my protection. I assumed you would not be so eager to have another vampire claim you as quickly, so I offered you my protection in the meantime.”
“Well, you’re right about not wanting to be claimed, now and maybe ever, but I will accept your offer of protection. Now, if you could tell me what effects vampire blood has on someone who has ingested it, preferably before Bill arrives, I would greatly appreciate it.”
Eric smirked, stating that Bill was already there. He was out in the bar awaiting his summoning, but he would answer her question before summoning Pam to bring Bill back.
“Vampire blood, as you know, will heal most beings of pretty much any ailment. It will also increase that being’s senses. However, what you might not know is that some vampires are able to control the being or influence the being’s emotions through the tie, or less often a bond, created by the blood. This being may also begin to have dreams of a sexual nature about the vampire whose blood they have consumed. Depending upon how much or how often the blood is ingested varies as to how strong these dreams may be as well as the influence over the being. The vampire will also be able to sense the emotions of the one who drinks their blood, all emotions. That is why the majority of vampires will not just give their blood to anyone.”
“You’ve got to be kidding me!” Sookie exclaimed. “Well, that explains a whole hell of a lot!”
“Explain,” Eric demanded.
Sookie took a moment to run through the last two weeks in her head before answering.
“Well, when I first met Bill, I was excited that he was quiet. I couldn’t hear him, but I wasn’t interested in anything more with him than maybe a friendship. He tried to get me to take his blood the night he was attacked, but I flat out refused! Then, a few nights later, I was attacked by the Ratts. That was the only time Bill had ever been late…huh…strange. Anyway, after basically being forced to drink his blood, my whole attitude toward Bill changed. Now that I have had time to truly think about things, I know he has been influencing my emotions, at the very least.
“Hell, I’ve been considering having sex with the asshole! Because of his blood? Damn it! I could feel something wasn’t right, but I had no idea just how not right! I should have known the night I first met you. Um, Eric, how long will Bill be able to feel and track me through his blood?”
“Normally, with the amount of his blood you had, I would say about one to two months longer before the blood was gone from your system. However, considering I barely smell him on you after only two weeks? I would say you might be free from Bill in less than a week. Whatever ’other’ you are could be fighting his blood’s sustainability in you,” Eric replied.
“Now, before you ask anything else, I need to ask you a few questions,” Eric said, waiting for Sookie to nod or acknowledge his request. At her nod, he continued.
“First, you said you could not hear Bill. What do you mean by that? Was he speaking too low for you to hear? Secondly, Bill actually offered you his blood the drainers had already taken? What did he do or say when you refused? Lastly, why should you have known something was up when you first met me?” The last question was asked with a raised eyebrow and Eric’s signature smirk.
Sookie knew answering the first two questions would be no problem. She hadn’t planned on telling Eric she was a telepath just yet, but now that she had slipped due to her anger, she had no choice other than to answer. The third; on the other hand, was going to embarrass the hell out of her! She would have to admit to Eric that she found him hot as hell and quite intriguing. Well, she wouldn’t have to put it quite so bluntly, but you get the idea. Ah, well, she had expected him to be honest with her so she could be nothing less with him. So, here goes…
“OK, to answer your first question, I’m a telepath and, before you ask, no, I cannot read vampire minds. Thank God! So it was very calming and a pleasant surprise to not have to concentrate on my shields around Bill. I hadn’t had such peace since I can remember. Now, for your second question, yes, Bill offered me the blood the Ratts had already taken from him and he seemed disappointed after I refused. You make it sound as if he should have done something else. What else could he have done once the blood was already out of his body?
“Finally, if you must know, I should have known something was off when I first met you because I suddenly went from appreciating you physically and wondering just how entertaining a conversation would be with you to feeling disgust and fear of you,” Once she finished, a light blush had spread down into her cleavage.
Eric couldn’t help but smirk at her last answer and the beautiful blush that colored her a pretty pink. He took a deep breath to inhale her heightened scent. It was even lovelier now that Bill’s blood was diminishing in her system. He was surprised by her honesty and decided he would reciprocate.
“To answer your question, Bill should have drunk his blood so his body could heal quicker. Tell me, how was it the drainers captured Bill?”
“When I got to him, he was being held down by a long, thin, silver chain. Is silver not as harmful to vampires as the media has led on?”
“Unfortunately, silver is very damaging to vampires, a fact we would have loved to have kept quiet. Still, a thin chain, even a long one, should not have been able to hold Bill down. It would have left burns on him anywhere it touched, but not have made him defenseless. Bill is considered young for a vampire, but even he should have been able to take down two drainers armed only with a silver chain,” Eric informed her.
Sookie raised her own eyebrow when she heard this. From what Eric was saying, Bill had orchestrated the ’draining’ in order to have her come to his ’rescue.’ Why? What would he have gained from her seeing him in a weakened state? Unless…
“Motherfucker!” Sookie exclaimed, mentally apologizing to Gran for her unladylike language, causing Eric to look at her to try and determine what had caused her outburst.
“He set me up! That slimy, no good, lying, good for nothing son of a bitch set me up!”
“I do believe so. I am sorry to say Mr. Compton most likely had more in store for you, Sookie, than just being friends or lovers,” Eric informed her, feeling none too happy having drawn the same conclusion.
“He somehow arranged for me to ‘rescue’ him just so I could get almost beaten to death so he could get his nasty blood in me! Damn! His blood will not leave my body soon enough! I want nothing to do with his ass anymore. Good thing I told Gran to rescind his invitation before coming here tonight,” Sookie stated emphatically. She was wondering why Bill would have gone to so much trouble over her. She was a barmaid with a ‘quirk’ in a backwater town in Louisiana. She really wasn’t anything special, not to go these lengths to…what, ensnare her cooperation? Ugh! So many questions!
Just then, Sookie’s body went completely still. When Eric looked at her with his head cocked a bit, she answered his unspoken question.
“I think Bill is trying to influence my feelings even now. Now that I know he has the ability, I noticed the ’push.’ What a bastard! He’s pushing hate and disgust as well as mistrust. He knows I’m in your office with you and wants me to ’run to him’ for ’safety.’ How dare him!” Sookie fumed.
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