SUMMARY: What if Eric had found out early on just how Bill was planning on manipulating Sookie? Can he put aside his weariness on how she makes him feel to help her before Bill hurts her, or will he let Bill take Sookie further and further into his arms while he lies to her?

A/N: Most of this story will be in Eric's POV but, I will be doing a lot of Sookie and Pam POV's. Bill's POV will make an appearance but, not a whole lot. Also, this is my first story. And while I think I am a decent writer, I don't know if I will be able to get into Sookies dialect. She is southern, while I am not. So! If anyone reads the first chapter after I post it and has any suggestions, please let me know. I'm also going to be using some Swedish on Eric and Pam's part, and I'm still learning so if anyone see's something incorrect let me know aswell! Thank you.

Prologue.

Sookie POV:

As I walked into Merlotte's, I felt like something substantial was going to happen tonight. I don't have feelings like these a lot, but when I do they are almost always correct. Like when I was 9 and I told Jason not to go into the river down behind Hoyt Fortenberry's house. He screamed and hollered at me that he was going to be fine and I was just a stupid girl, but it had been raining and I just knew something bad was bound to happen. Jason got swept away down stream and it took all Hoyt and I could to pull him out, since then Jason always listens to my "suggestions", even if they make no sense to him at all. I went back into Sam's office to put my purse into my cubby and when I came out I was greeted by Lafayette and Arlene, who were chatting by the kitchen doorway.

"Sookie, you're looking awfully zesty today." Arlene says.

I look over at my friend and see she has her bright red hair cascading down her back, she has a bright smile on her face and I can hear the inner monelogue she has going with herself.

"Be Nice! Smile, be happy. You have to get her to come to the meeting like the Reverend said"

Apparently, Arlene has a reason for trying to talk to her today. I don't know what meeting she's talking about though.

"Why thank you, Arlene. I was working on my tan today, a little bit of sunshine always puts a smile on my face. Now, what can I do for you?" I might as well make her get to the point! Good thinking Sookie.

"Oh, shit! Be calm Arlene. Just ask her, she won't bite. Can you hear me Sookie? Fuck, I hope she isn't listening."

"I can hear you quite well Arlene, what is it that you need to ask me?" Looking around I noticed that the seats in Merlotte's were filling up and I wanted to get to work before the folks got too roudy.

"Well, I was telling Reverend Newlan about you and your mind reading and he thinks it would be great to meet you. He said there was a lot you could do for the church and a whole lot of things the church could do for a woman in your position. I told him I didn't know if you were into......"

Arlene trailed off telling me about her meetings with the Fellowship of The Sun, all I could hear were whispers in my head. It was like someone was standing next to me whispering in my ear.

"Du är en gudinna"

Over and over I could hear it in my head, and all of the other voices were being drowned out by it. I frantically looked around the bar for who it could be, seeing no one who was out of place and I did not recognise. It was then when I started to relax that I heard " Vad jag inte skulle ge henne!" I had no idea what this person was saying or what language they were speaking in but I felt drawn to the voice. I had to find it.

"Excuse me Arlene? I need to go..." I told her quickly. I walked around the room looking and reading every thought in the bar, trying desperately to figure out who it was projecting those words in the beautiful language.

"Oh god, look at Dawn's sweet little ass in those shorts. What a hot piece of ass, what I wouldn't do to...."

"What in the hell in crazy Stackhouse looking at? I swear she get's crazier and crazier as the days go bye"

"I promised Mike I wouldn't drink, but I need one so bad. Lord forgive me!"

"All these dumb crackers, look at 'em! I should go out there and smack them all over the head."

"kära en"

There! But it sounded like it was getting dimmer? I need to find them. I ran out of the door and looked around the parking lot, I didn't see anyone at all. After standing there for a while I decided I actually must be going coo-coo. I went back inside to start my shift. Arlene stood by the bar looking angry as hell, so I apologized and told her I had heard something I didn't like.

"See Sookie! That's what I was trying to tell you, the Reverend said you could be an asset to the church and you would be compensated greatly. Isn't that great?" She bragged. But no one seems to understand my disability. It's no asset and I told her just that. She seemed alright with what I told her, but all night her thoughts were directed about how I was selfish and wouldn't help god because I wasn't a god loving woman. Around 11, and hour before I got off Lafayette was telling me about this sex party he went to when a hush fell over the crowd. I turned around to see a vampire going to a booth in my section. Sam looked appalled.

"Oh Sam! Isn't this just exciting? Merlotte's first vampire." I could barely contain my excitement. I looked over at the vampire, he was looking over at me. His face seemed careworn, if that's possible for a vampire, his eyes were so dark and deep I almost couldn't hold his gaze but I held it until I walked over to his table.