Eric Northman Imagines

Two Soulmates

You flinched when the gun clicked. Instead of the gun firing you heard a clattering noise and then a soft choking noise. Slowly opening your eyes you saw the man who'd been aiming at you. He was dangling from the grip of a smaller man. A vampire who was looking at you, awestruck.

"Godric?" You said quietly. He looked the way Eric had described the few times he'd opened up enough to talk about Godric. He threw the man across the room, stamping on the gun he'd dropped, shattering it. The man scrambled away but Godric was focused on you. He stepped closer, gliding forward. When he was close enough he reached out and stroked your cheek. He stepped closer, his fingers running down your neck. You were frozen in place. One move and he could snap your neck. But he seemed so fascinated by you that his wide eyed gaze made him look younger than he could be.

"Godric?" Eric said from behind him. The vampire looked irritated for a moment. As if having to look away from you was an inconvenience that he would rather avoid.

"Eric, you have sent her to me?" Godric asked as he glanced at Eric.

"(Y/N) knew how important you are to me and volunteered herself to try and help Sookie find you. I... feared for your life and she wanted to help me." Eric frowned at you then looked at Godric who had turned back to staring at you. When Eric kneeled before him, Godric seemed to come to his senses. "We need to escape."

"Yes, we will need to leave before the sun rises." Godric spoke while staring at you. He seemed a little breathless, enthralled just by your presence and it was beginning to make you uncomfortable. "We won't be able to protect the humans that have come to defend us." He reached out to take your hand as Eric stood. Glancing back at Eric as Godric led the way out he nodded at you. There was a soft touch or irritation to Eric's face but he seemed to accept that Godric had taken a liking to you.

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"Eric! Are you ok?" You asked as soon as you could speak to him alone. He smiled as if you worrying about him was flattering.

"When am I not alright?" He asked casually.

You smiled and nodded. He did always turn out alright. You want to reach up and kiss him. But there were so many vampires around, you wondered what they'd think. You could lie and say Eric planned to turn you, if that would save face for Eric, but in truth he'd never talked about it.

As you focused on your thoughts Eric lent in, kissing your cheek, though to anyone else it would look like he was muttering in your ear. As he pulled away he glanced to the other room. Godric was sitting alone watching the two of you. Eric glanced at you and you nodded. Sookie was right, Eric did love Godric. You weren't sure you fully understood the sire bond. You hoped Pam might explain it more when you got back home.

"Who is she?" Godric asked Eric as he approached. They both looked over to you, standing in a corner, waiting for Eric to come back or for Sookie to leave Bill long enough to talk with you.

"(Y/N)? She is a human from Bon Temps. She's rather fearless, I enjoy her company." Eric he smiled when a vampire approached you to talk. Vampire you didn't know made you nervous, you still weren't sure about Bill. But you took a deep breath and did your best to appear as casual as you would if you'd been chatting to someone at Merlotte's.

"She is... alluring." Godric admitted. Eric pulled his attention away from you, crouching beside Godric. "I feel as if I've known her, forever. I've spent minutes in her company."

Eric frowned down at his feet. He didn't want anyone taking you away. Even Pam had started to warm up to you, realising that Eric might consider turning you, it was more serious than she or Bill had ever thought. But if Godric asked him to let you go. He wasn't sure if he could. "Do you love her Eric?" Godric's words roused Eric out of his musings and he nodded.

"I think so." Eric admitted.

"Then I am sorry I feel this way." They stopped talking as you approached them. There was some ruckus going on with the Stackhouses and it never ended well.

"Eric... something, the Stackhouses are yelling outside..." You gestured. He sighed and nodded.

"Stay with Godric." Eric said quickly. You agreed and watched him rush off to talk to Bill.

"You turned Eric?" You asked Godric curiously. Godric smiled up at you from his seat.

"I did. I have known him a long time." Godric chuckled before adding. "I am not sure he has felt the way he feels about you before."

Before you could respond there was a shout and vampires gathered around. The next thing you knew the room vibrated and shattered. You were thrown back. Godric managed to grab at you and set you down. Everything after that was a blur. Your ears rang and you groggily tried to grasp what happened. Godric rushed around the room to help other people until he realised you couldn't move.

"Here." He said gently. He bit his wrist and held it out to you, letting your drink. There were several sharp twinges of pain as Godric pulled something from you.

"(Y/N)!" Eric gasped. He was knelt beside Godric in a second.

"You should stop now. You're healed enough... if you drink more, it won't be pleasant." Godric explained. You nodded and let go of his arm, embarrassed as you hadn't realised you'd gripped onto it. Eric wiped away the blood that had spilled down your chin. "We'll get you somewhere safe." Eric assured you. He let you lean against him, lifting you up. You could hear Sookie fussing but you couldn't focus as you fell asleep, thinking of Godric who seemed to swirl in your mind.