You Found Me

Chapter 1

"Sookie?" I whispered frantically, opening doors looking for my trapped cousin.

The dim lighting and massive amounts of silver lying around this fucked-up church are beginning to give me a major headache behind my eyes. I am so done with this anti-vampire shit. When I heard my parents mention Sookie being held against her will, suddenly I became "enlighten with God and that Satan's creatures roamed at night". I knew what I had to do.

"Lizzie, what are you doing here?" Sookie gasped stunned, but thankfully for the keys to the locked cell in my hand.

"Who's this schmuck?" I asked while trying to find the right key that would open the lock.

"He ratted us out,"

"Us?"

"Long story."

"What the fuck do you think you are doing?" Gabe hissed slamming open the door.

Shit.

"The fuck I'm doing? I am following Steve's order of taking the fangbanger to the altar to burn with the vamp at sunrise," I retorted boldly, putting on my best pissed off face.

For a mere moment, he bought it before something dawned on him.

"Mr. Newlin, you mean to say." Gabe corrected, lunging towards me, wrapping a suffocating grip around my neck.

Sookie pleaded and begged for him to stop. The lack of air made my vision and mind blur, I tried to pry his grip from me, but it was useless. The black spots grew and fizzled, growing closer to their goal of overtaking me. I stopped struggling and let go, taking the plunge into what would let me see the one person that haunted me. Olivia.

At last, anguish and guilt waned from my soul.

The return of air was overwhelming, the hard metal chain-linked fence stung even more as I was catapulted into it. Struggling to open my eyes, the fuzzy outline of a man appeared in front of me. He reached around me, breaking the lock with his hand as if nothing. Sookie rushed to steady me and asking if I was all right. I nodded weakly. I barely noticed the guy, who ratted Sookie out, quickly escaping through the door without looking back. My focus was mainly on the boy who saved me.

Vampire. His soft hazel eyes bore into mine asking the obvious question. Are you really fine? I didn't respond because I knew what my answer would truly be. You shouldn't have stopped him. I glanced over at Gabe's still body.

He cleared his throat and glanced to the door, expecting someone. The whizzing noise and the appearance of a tall blond vampire took Sookie's attention away from me.

"Godric." The blond man kneeled with a smile gracing his lips.

"My child, you sent humans. Why?" Godric asked.

"I was desperate. They took you." Eric rose to his feet.

"Get these two out. Spill no blood on your way out." Hazel eyes sent a quick glance at me.

"Made a friend, Sookie?" Eric asked.

"She's my cousin who has a ton of explaining to do," Sookie hissed.

"She's with the fellowship?" Eric spat vehemently, taking a step closer to me.

"Eric, back down," Godric quickly intervened.

"I will explain later, but I have to get back. I will cause a distraction then you guys get out together," I stated.

"Absolutely not! You are coming with us," Sookie yelled pissed.

I pinched the brink of my nose taking a few steps away from Sookie. A cool hand touched my arm, sending shocks through my body like a live wire. My mind reeled from Godric's touch, my eyes; however, melted into his hazel ones. His lips taut with unspoken words while his expression spoke a thousand.