Awakening

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A knock emitted from the front door of the house, causing Morgan to look up from her watercolor book, removing her headphones from her ears and turning her head toward her bedroom door. Knocking came from the door again, the woman getting up from her bed putting her book to the side, her bare feet softly padding on the floor as she walked down the stairs. Sookie had been with Bill, leaving Morgan alone in the house, and she knew very few people knocked on the door. She knew it wasn't Raven because she had a key to the house, Sam would knock, Jason wouldn't and neither would Tara, Lafayette would knock, but would come inside if there was an emergency. A small smile formed on her lips when she felt the familiar presence on the other side of the door, opening it, her smile slowly falling when she saw the short hair Eric now sported.

". . Aw" Morgan said "why'd you cut your hair?"

"You don't like it?" He asked, a smirk forming on his lips

"No, I do like it" reaching up, running a hand through his hair "but long hair suited you better, my Viking"

Eric lightly grasped her wrist, bringing her hand down to his lips as he pressed a small kiss to her palm. Morgan furrowed her eyebrows slightly, looking up at the vampire in front of her,

". . What's wrong?" She asked, concern in her voice

A small sigh emitted from his nose, lowering her hand, but not potting it go, looking into the eyes of his woman,

"Get dressed" he said "we'll talk at Fangtasia"

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Morgan walked inside Fangtasia, Eric instantly making his way to his office, but the woman stopped in her tracks when she was halfway there. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly when the smell of blood filled her nose, of course causing her to cover her nose with the sleeve of her cardigan. Her eyes closed when a sharp pain formed in her head, seeing something, just like she had unintentionally done with Rene when he went after Sookie. Morgan saw a dark room, some of chains connected to the wall, a leg, and a man cowering in the corner, but the sound of the voice made her eyes snap open. She followed the scent of blood, which led her to a door she had never seen, indicating that she hadn't been to that part of the bar, but the scent of blood became stronger than ever. Opening the door, a whimper was heard from down below, Morgan slowly walking down the steps, keeping her nose covered to block out the horrid smell.

Her eyes adjusted to the darkness of the room, a gasp emoting from her when she saw a that familiar figure in the corner, causing her to quickly rush over to him, kneeling down in front of him and placing a hand on his arm. In return, he whimpered and tried to move away from her touch, but he couldn't because of the corner he was in,

"Lafayette" Morgan said

His head snapped toward her, eyes widening when he saw the white hair he had missed,

"My god" looking him over "what are you doing here?"

"I did some bad shit" he replied "shit I shouldn't have done. You gotta help me outta here, girl"

"I will" she promised, her hands moving to the cuff around his neck

"You gotta get the key off your boy" looking at her

"Promise me something" her voice soft, earning a small nod "please, don't be afraid of me"

Lafayette furrowed his eyebrows at her request, giving her another small not, watching as she closed her eyes, her hands tightening around the cuff, using her strength and slowly pulling. The cuff snapped off, Morgan dropping the two pieces and grabbing his arm, hoisting him up and throwing his arm over her shoulder, slowly walking toward the stairs. She had to use some of her strength in order to help him, as he was much heavier than she was. A grunt emitted from Lafayette when he put too much weight on his injured leg, Morgan helping him out of that dark room and over to the bar, seeing Eric standing there with his arms crossed over his chest. She sat her friend down on one of the seats, walking over to Eric and pushing him back, yelling and cursing at him in Swedish.

Eric let it happen, knowing he made his woman upset, letting her hit his chest, but he quickly noticed that she wasn't using her full strength, or the hits would have really hurt. He he grasped her wrists, preventing her from hitting him further,

"Tillräckligt" Eric said
Enough

"Vad fan gör han här?" Morgan asked "varför har han ett skottskada i benet?"
What the hell is he doing here? Why does he have a gunshot wound in his leg?

"Jag behövde information" looking down at her
I needed information

"Gå sedan hem till honom och fråga!" rolling her eyes "bara betala honom så berättar han vad du behöver veta! Be mig att följa med dig så säger han sanningen!"
Then just go to his house and ask! Just pay him and he will tell you everything you need to know! Ask me to go with you and he will tell the truth!

"Du låter så säker, älskling" his hold loosening
You sound so sure, darling

"Sedan jag har känt honom har han aldrig en gång ljugit för mig" ripping her hands away "låt honom gå"
Since I have known him, he has never once lied to me. Let him go

"Jag tänkte släppa honom ikväll" assurance in his voice
I was going to let him go tonight

"Good" crossing her arms over her chest "but he's staying in your office until we're done talking"

"Fine" giving her a small nod, looking over at Pam, who was standing in the corner and watching the whole thing

She walked over to Lafayette without a word, which was surprising to Morgan, watching as she helped him to Eric's office, Morgan turning back to Eric.

". . It's about the one I finished, isn't it?" She asked, her voice more calm

"Yes" Eric answered "he's gone missing. I'm leaving for Dallas in a few nights, and I want you to come with me. I need your help"

"You know I'll help you" nodding slightly "anything you need, I'll do what I can"