I ran my hands through my hair in frustration, beyond the point of irritation. Stupid girl. I thought. How could she kick me out when all I am trying to do is protect her? I banged loudly again on the front door. "Rozlyn! Open the fucking door! You are in grave danger!" I tried to remember where I had caught that scent before. It wasn't anything I had smelled regularly, but it was a scent that was recent. I threw my fists at the door repeatedly. Running my tongue against my fangs, I tried to come up with a plan. I grabbed my cell phone out of my pocket and quickly dialed Bill's number. I then felt a wave of Rozlyn's fear. She was upset and frightened. My little spitfire would have more than an earful of my outrage when I finally get to her.
"Eric What do you want?"
"Meet me at Sookie's. It is most urgent."
I kept trying to move away as Logan was rubbing my cheek, wiping away the tears as they silently came crashing down. He put his arm around my lower back, pulling me closer to him. My brain was telling me to start moving my legs and get the hell out of there, but my body was not in sync with it. Logan used his free hand to run his fingers through my hair.
"You have the most beautiful hair my princess. I remember that's how we met; I couldn't stop talking to my brother about that gorgeous strawberry blond hair. Do you remember when we met my sweet?" I looked up at him, my lip quivering.
"Logan why are you doing this?"
"Doing what Rozlyn? I'm here to rescue you, to take you back home to St. James with me. Don't you want to return home?" I tried not to cry harder as the words escaped his lips. If he would have asked me this months ago, I would have not had a second question or thought about it. Logan had changed so drastically since I met him and it had only been going downhill. First he tried to kidnap me the hard way, by trying to chain me up, now he was acting sweet and innocent. What was his game? I could feel my anger towards him bubbling up. Logan had gotten under my skin for the last time.
"You stabbed me! How am I supposed to love you when you abuse me and hurt me? If it weren't for Eric's blood I would be dead right now because of you!" His fingers unraveled from my hair, his hand moved from behind me.
"Eric? Who is Eric?"
"I told you Logan, he saved me. I lost a lot of blood because of what you did." Logan backhanded me across the face with all that he could give. I fell to the floor of the bathroom, my head hitting the counter on the way down.
"You're seeing a fanger now? He's not even human! What an insult to me and a disgrace to the human race you are!" I blinked furiously, trying to regain my composure. I looked around the floor for something to use as a weapon. The only thing around me were my shoes from tonight, I guess they would have to do. I felt Logan grab my ankle, pulling me back to him. I turning my body around to look at him, I spit in his face. Logan grumbled and as he was wiping the saliva off his face I used the heel of my shoe to strike him across his face, making him cry out in pain.
"That hurt you stupid bitch!" I crawled backwards on my hands and feet, trying to get the momentum to get up in run. Using the counter that collided with my head a few moments ago, I got up, my knees wobbling beneath me. The counter felt wet and as I looked down at the marble, there was crimson red blood everywhere. My eyes looked terrified in the mirror as I saw the blood dripping from my head and smeared over my hands. I felt myself getting nauseous.
"Hold it together." I whispered to myself. I should have trusted Eric instead of being stubborn and not listening to him. He probably was already at Fangtasia by now, telling Pam how much of an idiot and how childish I was. If I ever see him again, I will never hear the end of it from him. I cleared my mind of all those thoughts and focused on getting the hell away from Logan and saving myself, Eric was not here to save me this time.
And then I heard a faint man's voice screaming my name. The voice was deep, irritated, angry, but mostly concerned. "Rozlyn let me the fuck back in!" I started to walk out of my room.
"Not so fast princess," I felt Logan's arm wrap around my neck, pulling me back to his chest. Using his weight to his advantage, he dragged me to my new bed. As I tried to free myself from him, he tightened his grip of his arm around my neck, knocking me down to mattress. He switched the hold on me, using his strong hands to strangle me. I made a fist with my hands and started swinging at him with everything I had. He dodged them easily. "If I can't have you my sweet, no one can." He kissed my lips harshly, still keeping his grasp on me. I clamped my lips as tightly as I could. "Any last words my love?" I could feel it getting harder and harder to breathe, his heavy hands blocking my airflow.
"Eric, won't you please come in?" I managed to get out at a choked whisper. No sooner than the words escaped my lips I felt the gust of wind of Eric fly by me, I could feel myself gasping in air, trying to get my breathing back to normal. My eyes focused on Logan, was pinned against the wall. Eric's icy blue eyes showed he was furious and outraged. I slowly got up and stood cautiously behind him.
"Rozlyn, go outside the house." His eyes never left Logan's petrified face. "Are you afraid of me human?" he teased him playfully. I put a hand gently on Eric's shoulder.
"Eric please don't hurt him." I said quietly. Without moving his hands from Logan, he twisted his head to see me.
"Don't hurt him? My darling you are asking a lot of me and it is simply a wish of yours I cannot fulfill. Not after what he as done to you. Now go outside."
"Rosy please help I'm sor-" Eric snapped his head back to look at Logan. He cut off what he was saying by taking his hand and wrapping it tightly around his neck, cutting off the airflow.
"Quiet human, do not speak to her when you have no right." Eric said, stating his claim over me.
"What, Bullshit!" Logan choked out. Eric ran his tongue around his fangs and as he did Logan's eyes got wider.
"I don't think you are in the position to say those things to me. You really do not want to make this worse than it already is. Why my darling does not want me to hurt you is beyond me. If it were up to me your neck would have already been snapped by now." A wave of cold wind came by me and an icy pale hand was cupping my cheek.
"Rozlyn are you alright?" Bill's voice was full of concern, but calm. It was a relief to see his face. I leaned into his hand and closed me eyes slowly, nodding my head to him. "You're bleeding." He used the navy sleeve of his shirt to wipe some of the blood off my forehead.
"Bill will you accompany Rozlyn outside? I am sure you will like a piece of this human as well." Eric's eyes were still fixed on Logan.
"Oh you have no idea, this may be the one thing we can actually agree on." Bill's hand moved to the small of my back, trying to navigate me out of the room. "Lets get you out of her." My eyes were still attached to Eric, not wanting to leave him with Logan alone. When my legs wouldn't move, Bill scooped me up in his arms and taking me down the stairs and out of the house. "Logan is getting what he deserves Rozlyn, you may not see it now, but maybe one day you will. I am deeply sorry for the pain and hurt he has put you through." I looked up at Bill, tears welling in my eyes. We were out of the house now, making our way to Bill's car. Sookie came out of the passenger side, running up to us.
"Oh Rosy, are you alright?" I nodded my head as she looking at my forehead. "We need to clean you up, do you need stitches?"
"I-I don't think so." I stuttered. "But my body is pretty knocked up." Sookie touched my ankle lightly, looking at the hand mark that was showing up.
"Sookie take her back to my place. She can take a hot bath upstairs and relax. Eric and I will be taking care of this." Sookie looked at him worried, but didn't argue with him. Instead she walked around us and got into the driver's seat, starting up the car. Without letting go of me, he opened the passenger door, gently settling me in and buckling my seatbelt for me. Bill tucked my hair behind my ear. "I promise you everything will be alright. Do you trust me?" I looked up at Bill, nodding my head. "Good. Eric and I will be at the house later." He shut my door and went into my house at vampire speed. Sookie looked at me, holding her hand out. I took it and held it tightly.
Sookie helped me unzip my dress that was splattered with blood. Needless to say the dress had to be tossed. She held my hand as I stepped into the bubble bath. The water stung at first, making me grit my teeth. I lowered my self into the bath water with the help of Sookie. She let go of my hand and let me soak in the water.
"How does that feel?" she asked sitting next to me. I let out my breath that I had been holding in.
"Amazing…just amazing." I scooted under the water more, letting the bubbles take over my body. Sookie got closer to me, moving the hair away form my face.
"You want to talk about it?" she asked me softly. I looked her in the eyes; she looked so much like momma sometimes it was scary. I shook my head.
"Not right now Sook, I really don't feel like it. I just want the world to go away." I grabbed the washcloth that was given to me and soaked it in the water, letting it absorb. I went to rub my back with it when Sookie grabbed it out of my hands gently.
"Let me, lean over." I did as I was told, laying my head on my knees as Sookie rubbed the dried blood off of my shoulders, and then rubbing my back. I closed my eyes, letting my sister wash away everything; I don't know what I would do without her. When she was done, she handed me the cloth with a smile. "I'll look to see if Bill or I have something for you to change into just sit back and relax." She bent back over giving me a gentle kiss in my hair. "I love you so much Rosy. You're the bravest person I know." I smiled up at her as she walked out of the bathroom, leaving the door ajar.
I sighed again. Logan finally would be out of my life and it didn't feel real. It felt like I would still have to watch my surroundings, being cautious of my every step. Inhaling deeply, I held my breath and sunk into the bath water, letting the bubbles cover me. It was quiet and warm. I was away from the world, which was what I wanted. I had a wave of relief come over me under the water. I was loved, and protected and nothing would come to harm like that to me ever again. I merged to the surface, rubbing my face from the bubbles. When I opened my eyes Eric was sitting on the side of the tub, startling me.
"AH! Jesus, Mary and Joseph you scared me." I said panting.
"I'm sorry I frightened you my darling, that was not my intention." It freaked me out how when he talked sometimes he could have dialectic that was from another time, and yet still could speak so modernly. I calmed myself as my breathing returned to normal. I then realized that I was lying naked in a tub, with only a few soapy bubbles covering me. I flung my arms around my chest sinking further and further into the water until it was just my head showing. "Rozlyn I can't see anything I promise you, I wouldn't be here if I could." His lifted the corners of his mouth, letting his beautiful smile show. "Although, when I first came in I wish there were no bath foam." I bit my lip shyly and looked away from him.
"I'm sorry I didn't listen to you Eric. I'm sorry I banished you from my home." I felt his hand under my chin, turning it so I was looking at him. He pulled my lip gently out of my teeth's grasp and rubbed it with his soft, smooth fingertips.
"Don't worry about that my darling. I'm just glad that you are safe. Just remember that you are mine, I am always here to protect you no matter what." He unbuttoned his sleeve and rolled it up, putting his arm around my waste in the water. He cupped the back of my head, bringing it to his lips kissing my skin gently. I winced in pain. "Does it hurt that bad?" he asked as he started to lick the dried blood off of the wound. I tried not to flinch and look weak.
"Just a little. Why are you licking me?" I questioned with curiosity. It was different instead of taking care of it with rubbing alcohol and a band-aid; he was licking me like a puppy.
"Healing your wound, hold still. " As he held my forehead licking my skin he would tenderly press kisses into me. That was another thing I could not understand with him. How could he be so monstrous, and then be so soothing and a gentle giant other times. Eric Northman was a hard man to read, and I decided then and there that he would be a book I would crack.
"Well this is a first, never had someone lick nasty blood off me." I smiled. He pulled back, licking his lips with hunger. His arm came out of the water and rubbed my cheek.
"Never call your blood nasty my darling. Your blood is by far the best I have ever had the pleasure of tasting." I blushed. "Are you ready to get out of the tub?" I nodded my head as he grabbed the thick white towel to wrap me in. I hesitated, not wanting him to see me. "Darling give me your hand, I promise I will not look." I raised my brow as he sighed, closing his eyes tight. I held onto his hand tightly as he lifted me up, he used his free hand to give me the towel. I tucked it around my body.
"Alright, open your eyes." His grin was still on his face as he did as he was told. Still holding onto his smoothed, cold hand, I existed the tub.
"Oh Rozlyn," his voice had softened up as he was looking down. My eyes followed his down towards my legs. The looked red from where Logan had hurt me. "These will form into dreadful bruises by the morning." He let go of my hand and brought his wrist to his mouth, making his fangs known. I watched as he punctured his fangs into the tender skin, blood dripping down slowly.
"Oh, no thank you, I'll be alright Eric. " He cocked his head to the side, his face showed curiosity. "It's a very nice offer, don't get me wrong, but I don't need it. It's just a couple of bruises. They will go away, eventually." He didn't question my reasoning nor did he want to. He simply licked his wrist, closing the wound and watched it heal.
"Whatever you like. Let's get you to bed." He said winking at me. Sookie had left me a nightgown that she had for when she would stay over at Bill's outside of the bathroom door. Eric bent down to grab the clothing and handed it to me, letting him self out of the bathroom.
I was settled in Bill's spare bedroom. After I had gotten into the nightgown, Sookie and Bill checked on me one more time before bedtime. Eric offered to brush my hair and I didn't protest. I sat close to the edge of the bed, my feet crossed in front of me as I leaned back on Eric's legs as he detangled my hair.
"Promise you're not mad at me for what I did?" I asked looking up at him. He let out a grunt and kissed my forehead, running his hands through my hair.
"Oh darling I am beyond furious with you. You upset me when you resented your invitation to me to come into your home after I had told you something was wrong." I frowned as the words left his perfect lips. He got closer to me, kissing my neck and moving to my ear, softly nibbling on it before he spoke again. "You are so stubborn little one. That is going to have to change." He kissed my neck once more before he went back to brushing my hair. "We will talk about your actions later, but for right now I would like to speak to you about something else." I felt the shivers that he had sent down my spine disappear as the conversation turned serious. I turned around to face him, scooting back some so he could lie on the bed. He stretched out, propping his head in his hands. "Earlier, when you heard Lafayette, how did you feel?" I raised my brow, my face looked confused.
"How do you mean?" He got closer to me, tucking my hair behind my ear.
"I had just noticed that, when I had first met you and had heard someone, you had gotten a headache and fell to the ground. This time, it was different." I thought back to Fangtasia, my thoughts were clear as a bell. No pain, no blindness, just Lafayette's deep voice praying to God to help him.
"Now that I think about it, it didn't hurt at all, strange." I said, thinking about it more. "Why do you think that happened?
"Maybe your powers are getting stronger? Who knows? It was just a small observation I had made tonight." He pulled down the covers for us and tucked us in. Pulling me close to his chest, he pulled the sheets up to my shoulders and rubbed my cheek with his thumb softly.
"What did you and Bill do to Logan?" I blurted out. There is went again, my word vomit. I made a mental note to work on that. Eric pulled his head back so my eyes matched his.
"That is none of your concern Rozlyn. I want you to forget about him. I do not wish to talk about him."
"But you have to tell me-"
"I do not have to tell you anything. If I choose to tell you one day, then maybe I will. That ungrateful human got what he deserved." I sighed in frustration.
"That is not fair."
"Who ever said life was fair my darling? I do not want you to speak or even think about him anymore while you are around me, do you understand?" I rolled my eyes, knowing I wouldn't get anywhere with him tonight. I was too tired and exhausted to bicker with him. I yawned, scooting my body closer to his.
"I'll get it out of you, just wait." I felt my eyes getting heavier as I heard him laugh faintly.
"My stubborn darling, I would like to see you try. Rest for now, you deserve it and more." For the first time in awhile, my sleep was peaceful.
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