I meant to post this hours ago...but I was finishing up chapter 4 of Un-foolish. My muse for that story has returned.

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Chapter 10

All eyes zoomed in on Sookie.

"No. Fucking. Way!" said Tara, who had come up behind her at some point, and Lafayette said, "Shit," to her right. Sookie swore she was seeing things. So much had happened already tonight. It seemed to be a night filled with faces from the past. The Queen's eyes raked over her. Eric was far from happy. He was furious and his whirlwind emotions only grew from ice, cold anger to hatred.

"You stole my next child, Northman," the Queen said in a sulky voice.

"Excuse me?" Sookie said, unable to keep her mouth shut as she looked upon the Queen with wide eyes, eyebrows raised.

"But I can see you've already put claim on her... Is she fat? Or with child?" the Queen asked, completely ignoring her. She jumped in before Eric could.

"I'm not fat you bitch." Sookie glared at the woman, who didn't seem fazed by her insult, and looked bored. That just pissed her off even more.

"Sookie..." Eric said in warning standing slightly in front of her. She ignored him but before she could respond this time the Queen's eyes snapped to her stomach and she felt her arms huddle her baby protectively, and stood behind Eric some more, suddenly feeling afraid and wary.

"Please remove your eyes from MY child Sophie-Anne." Eric's voice was full of authority. A familiar tone sneaked into his voice as he ordered the Queen in an icy tone, one she'd heard him use a couple of times, and once with that Lord Nickolas...There were gasps that went around the room. Eric suddenly went into command mode.

"Chow, Bronx's, and Pam. Get everyone human out of the club, minus my wife's friends," he said, not taking his gaze off the Queen, standing protectively in front of Sookie. He was glaring like they were scum before him, nothing but dirt on his shoe and a thorn in his side.

Sookie felt warm and fuzzy inside when he called her his wife. She knew it was true in vampire terms, and was surprised he spoke of it due to the fact they hadn't talked of the blood sharing. It took them a while to remember clearly that both of them had already had each others blood.

Within minutes the club was empty of humans except for Sookie's two friends and the Queen's pets. Eric's vampires were standing in a half circle around the stage.

"Your wife? Your Child?" the Queen paused, her eyes never leaving Sookie. "My, my, Northman. You have been busy since we last spoke."

"Vampires can't have babies," said the woman next to the queen, the one who looked similar to Sookie.

"They can't," Sookie agreed quietly, recovering from hearing her cousin's voice for the first time in years. The last time she saw Hadley was when she was at a low point in her life, a drug addict who stole money from Gran and personal items from their home. She'll never forgive her for the hurt she'd caused her family over the years. She never even went to her own mother's funeral, and she had abandoned her child. Gosh, everything was such a mess and a lot to take in. The only thing Sookie was one hundred percent sure of was Eric and their baby.

"So how are you pregnant with a vampire's child? That is physically impossible. We are dead and do not have the means to create children or else the vampire community would no doubt be twice, if not triple, the size it is now," Sophie-Anne said.

"All we are saying at this point in time Sophie-Anne," Eric said her name like it was dirt on his shoe, "is that Sookie is my wife, and she is with MY child." He paused, staring at her hard, and not in a friendly way, then added "Why is it you are here unannounced? I would have been more prepared if you'd given me an advance in warning." She had the audacity to roll her eyes and swung her legs forward so her feet rested on the floor. He was going to have to disinfect his throne when she leaves.

"Now where's the fun in that Northman?" the Queen smirked at him. "I do not appreciate the tone you are taking with me or your attitude. I came into the area to check on one of my employees and the task I set for him." She paused deliberately, her eyes flickering back to Sookie behind him. "But you've already beaten me to the prize."

"So this was what young William was up to in my area. HE disrespected me by not signing in; he then went and basically asked MY wife if he could drink from her. Luckily, her relatives were in the area and put a stop to it before he could do any further damage. Gee, so much for mainstreaming...which is what the rumor was: an unregistered vampire in my area mainstreaming."

Speak of the devil and the devil shall appear. Compton chose that moment to arrive, uninvited, but probably summoned by Sophie Ann or one of her children.

"Yes, and Miss Stack-" the Queen began.

He cut her off. "Northman."

"Mrs. Northman should have been mine, along with her cousin Hadley," the Queen finished her statement. As soon as the Queen said that, Sookie shot Hadley a dark glare, ignoring everyone else including the two new vampires present.

"You're the reason my name got dragged into this whole supernatural mess?" she hissed. Hadley had the decency to look guilty.

"She asked me about my family and so I told her about my family," Hadley explained, jutting her chin.

Sookie glared and snapped icily back. "That did NOT mean you had to tell the bitch about my fucking telepathy!"

"Sookie," Eric warned her.

"No Eric. She's the reason why I'm even involved in this mumbo jumbo vampire politics. She's the reason Bill even arrived in Bon Temps in the first place and she's the reason why so many people are interested in me." Sookie said this while the glare on her face turned to anger, hurt and betrayal.

"Sookie..." Hadley said in a small voice.

"NO! DON''T HADLEY! Just don't!" Sookie shouted, as she stared at Hadley coldly. The room went deadly quiet, she turned around on her heel and marched off to Eric's office where she slammed the door shut making as much noise as possible in the now silent bar.

He glared at both women, the Queen and Hadley.

"If you think you can challenge me for my wife, then you are sorely mistaken. Do you know who her family is? Who I AM?" he growled out each letter and word, feeling the vampire in him come out of the surface. Feeling how hurt, angry and betrayed Sookie felt made his own rage rise. This was supposed to be his and Sookie's night and he was interrupted for this? More bullshit?

When the Queen didn't respond she looked at the woman who'd upset Sookie, looking for answers.

"Hadley doesn't know Northman," said another voice he recognized sadly too well. Eric turned around and came face to face with Niall, Prince of Sky, his son Fintan and his other son, the one called Dermot. A fourth man was standing near them, a demon.

"I don't know what?" Hadley asked standing next to the Queen, who was staring at the men before her with wide eyes.

"Be quiet, Delahoussaye," the demon said, speaking for the first time. "You've caused enough trouble already. Don't go opening that large mouth of yours anymore tonight or you may find yourself in my world's version of hell and there's nothing," he paused looking at the Queen, "your queen can do about it."

"Delahoussaye?" The Queen said, ignoring the demon's comment about her. "Hadley - you said your name was Hadley Stackhouse." Hadley went to open her mouth while half glaring at the demon. Every vampire in the room could smell a spark of fear in her but she was interrupted.

"That is her father's last name. Her mother was a Brigant. I'm ashamed to be sharing the same blood as her." The second son, Dermot, said standing next to Fintan.

"Dermot! That's enough." Niall finally stepped forward, glancing in Eric's direction.

"Northman, pull your shit together. Leclerq if you are here to attempt to put claim to my great-granddaughter then you will start war with the Fae. If you so much as attempt to harm a hair on her head, you will not only start a war with my people, but the demon world as well. If all you've come here to do is to start trouble, in the hopes of bringing Hadley to persuade Sookie to join you, then I suggest you leave now and I'll pretend I never saw you."

After hearing the news regarding the demon's involvement, Eric shared a look with Pam, both raising their eyebrows. Sophie-Anne rose from Eric's throne rather ungracefully, and stood looking like a bitch, but probably thinking she looked regal.

"Fine! Compton, you're banned from my state. Though your pretty child can come and serve me if she wishes."

"Yes, please." Jessica, spoke up, relieved. "I can't stand another minute of this piece of shit that condemned me to this life making me drink that disgusting bottled stuff. I'd rather drink animal blood than that stuff. If it means more freedom, I'd rather work for you, your majesty." Sophie-Anne looked delighted and Eric had to say the look on Compton's face was well worth it. From the little time he'd been in Jessica's company he could tell she was certainly a colorful one.

"If you don't mind, Northman, I wish to see my granddaughter and introduce her to our friend here," Fintan said. Eric eyed the demon suspiciously. Were they trying to steal Sookie away from him? Niall seemed to pick up on his line of thoughts.

"Do not worry yourself, Northman. He means no harm. I would never put Sookie in any kind of danger. We will need to speak with you and your child in private when all your minions have gone regarding a delicate topic. It must be out of reach of undeserving ears." Eric nodded. Niall and Dermot stayed while Fintan and the demon went towards his office. He watched them for a while as Niall stepped closer to him. Eric kept his bond with Sookie open so he was alert to her emotions.

"Well, well, I didn't know you had such high connections Northman," Sophie-Anne said in a sickly sweet tone that made him want to vomit. Eric was suddenly bombarded with a strong burst of sadness and betrayal from Sookie. He pulled his shit together before he could respond to the Queen.

"If you are done here for tonight with your pointless visit, could you please remove yourself from my club and take your shit with you? As you can see I have more urgent matters to deal with tonight. I'd rather not listen to you whine about losing Sookie, and not having the pair you wanted."

She glared at him, and he just looked blankly back at her, with boredom showing in his eyes.

"Fine! But don't think you haven't heard the last of this, Northman." She was about to step completely off the raised stage when she turned around and leveled Hadley with a stare. "You're also banned from my household and are no longer welcomed in my kingdom. If only I went with my original plan to secure Sookie in my household, rather than listen to you and Compton, then we wouldn't be in this mess now." She paused. "Your things will be sent here and after that I will cut all ties we once shared." With that she left a stunned Hadley Delahoussaye standing rooted to her spot.

Eric felt a strange connection form in his bond, and it wasn't to do with his bond with Sookie, but Pam. He looked in Pam's direction to see a strange look on her face. He followed her gaze to where she seemed transfixed, not moving and found she was staring at Hadley who looked like she'd been slapped hard across the face. The emotions Pam was feeling unnerved him. They were unlike her. His eyes flickered back and forth between Pam and Hadley and as he heard the entrance doors to his club shut.

"Fuck." he said, realizing what had just happened, or was about to happen.

No wait, don't tell me. Pam is going to fall for Hadley? That seems unlikely...how about we find a better suitor (female) for Pam? I already cut Hadley some slack in my own fanfic, now I kinda want her be a bitch playing innocent. And what do you think about Christian with Tara?