Author's note-I decided to put several chapters into each part of my story instead of doing a bunch of separate documents…its easier for me this way and I hope it doesn't put anyone off. Hope you enjoy and please leave reviews J This is story #4 in my new series, for reading order please see my profile page. Have a great day!

Chapter 1-Sunny Days

Gardening wasn't exactly the most exciting thing she could be doing, but it made her feel connected with her long gone Gran. And that the flowers she had planted had been thriving made Sookie feel good. Though she suspected some of it had to do with her faerie magic, as it drew from the elements and nature, therefore making her somewhat a part of the world. Literally. And sure enough, her hand grazed against a tulip that wasn't yet bloomed and then, slowly, it unfolded, revealing its fullness, its brilliant red coloring. This wasn't the first time this had happened as of late and though she had given her grandfather his powers back after he had been brought back from the spirit world, he had explained that even so, that brief time of her keeping his power had in turn, strengthened her own somewhat.

"Working hard?" a familiar voice called from behind her, nearly scaring her to death.

Getting to her feet and turning around, she found the very person she had been thinking about watching her with an amused expression. "Niall….you scared me….."

"sorry." he replied as he sat down on her front steps. "How are things?"

"since I came to see you yesterday? Not much has changed. are you doing ok, I mean, your powers-"

"The transfer went fine after that Mab incident, I promise you….as powerful as I ever was and I feel fitter than ever. So things are back to normal. Or as normal as they can be. Sundra has proven herself a proud fighter, sparring with some of the other guards. She has come out of her shell, I can tell you. I never imagined someone so sweet and innocent had such fire within her and I think I have you to thank for bringing it out. Sundra is the first woman to be the second in charge of Faery in hundreds of years."

"See, the women's movement really is everywhere." Sookie mused with a grin, wiping her hands off on her denim shorts sue used for garden work. Her pale yellow t shirt was dusty from the task but she appraised her work. "That was a fast couple hours." she said as she heard the siren go off, denoting the fact it was now noontime. "Wanna stay for lunch? I got some cold cuts and lemonade….and pecan pie. Gran's recipe." she beamed at her grandfather who shook his head.

"I can't stay long….just wanted to make sure you were ok and that…well….."

"You want to know how he and I are doing…..you once said you were always watching over me…..then you should know-"

"I know when you deserve and need privacy. And I have been trying to not worry about you and peek in from time to time. But honestly, I know little about your reconciliation with him and…." Niall paused, waiting for his granddaughter to speak. "I mean, with you and him exchanging blood in that ceremony and you taking on characteristics of the other so he could some visit you in Faery…I wish I could give him daywalking power in this realm but our magic does have limits. I do wonder how he feels about being able to summon light, being as he is something that dwells in the dark….."

"Not when he comes to Faery and with me not on the throne….well, we wont be going there as much as I thought. Not that we won't visit from time to time. I think he still feels guilty about what happened the last time he was there…what with the insane bloodlust and rampage…."

"In the past. I can assure you I have spoken to the people about the past events and that it was not his fault. Mind you, I strengthened the magic masking the scent to faeries so as to not have a repeat occurrence of when Mab destroyed that magic and thus driving him nearly insane-"

"It has only been a couple of days since…..since you were brought back to life, I got my body back and…..you regained the throne. I spent a weekend with him right after that night we destroyed Mab and I learned so much about him, things I felt bad I never knew, never asked him about. But he and I are good….but we have a lot of talking to do, we only scraped the surface of some of the past of himself and of me."

"Are you happy? Do you think you made a good choice going back to him?" Niall asked, his gaze burning into her brown eyes.

She watched her grandfather's face and took a deep breath, her face melting into a happy smile. "I think it was the best decision I ever made and considering the poor ones I have made in the past…..yeah, I did make a good choice."

Looking relieved, Niall kissed her on the forehead and replied. "That is what I hoped for, my dear. Please do not be a stranger." and with that he was gone and left her to finish cleaning up her hard work, smiling happily as she did so. It had been a long time since she had had an extended time of feeling happy and felt like she could get used to this. Before returning inside to clean up, however, she plucked a bouquet of tulips, baby's breath and some lilacs from a nearby bush and with a string, made pair of bouquets and made her way to the cemetery, where she would do her weekly tradition of putting flowers on her grandmother's grave. And another on Bill Compton's.

Chapter 2-A Invitation

Feeling accomplished after all her gardening work, she had showered and then took the task of getting some baking done. She had several hours before she was due at work and figured it would be a nice treat for all her friends at work, though she had also picked up some blood to take to the fanged staff at the bar. She was turning off the oven after removing the last dozen triple chocolate chunk cookies when there was a knock on her front door and to her surprise, she found Pam standing there, dressed in her usual Fangasia attire-black leather and lots of it, complete with expensive looking leather boots with stiletto bottoms.

"Sookie….its been a little while since I saw you."

"You saw me when I was over at Eric's place the other day…when I was being taken home."

"Yeah and we didn't get any girl talk time in, did we?" Pam said, arching a brow as if she knew something Sookie didn't. and she wasn't going to keep her in suspense for long. "He told me you went through the museum and had a interesting…..making up for lost time, one could say." Pam gave Sookie a knowing look and Sookie wasn't surprised that Pam knew of this. "Anyway, he sent me to being you to Fangtasia, he has something to discuss with you."

"I can't, I have to work and I have really not been the best employee as of late what with missing more days than not."

"I am not the best employee either and I still have a job." Pam quipped with a smirk. But Sookie stood her ground.

"I want to go but it will have to wait for another night…..I am working the day shift tomorrow so….maybe around 6?"

With an exaggerated sigh, Pam pulled her iphone from her burgundy designer purse and dialed her boss. She left the house for a few minutes to talk in private and after returning to the house with a smug look, she wiggled a finger at Sookie. "You get a reprieve tonight but he expects you at 6 sharp tomorrow."

"Fair enough." Sookie smiled and walked Pam to the door. "Anything else I can do for you?"

"Just make sure you come tomorrow night or I won't hear the end of it." Pam replied as she shot into the air and into the darkness, leaving a mystified Sookie in her wake. Just what could he possibly have up his sleeve this time?'

Chapter 3-Preporations

Her evening shift that Friday that Pam had come to call went by fast and the tips were some of the best she had gotten in weeks. Was it because people felt bad for the recent troubles she had faced in her life? She really didn't care, it was just good to get a few extra bucks in her pocket and she was appreciative regardless. Saturday morning started slow but as the breakfast crowd turned into the lunch crowd, business was once more bustling. As she bade goodbye to her friends and co workers after her shift, she drive back to her home to prepare for the evening ahead. And considering she no longer had to worry about driving, that she could pop in and out of anywhere as she pleases, she thought maybe she could make a splashy entrance….at least for a audience of one or two, she was not stupid enough to use her powers in front of crowds of people unless it was necessary. Not that there weren't people out there who didn't know that there were more than weres and vamps in existence. But still, she was, as far as she knew, the only faerie living mostly in this realm and knew that there would always be those who could see her as a prize to be had. She had long ago come to grips with the fact that there was always danger about, be it her being a supernatural being or not. Too much time had been spent in her life regretting, too much time wasted on bad decisions. And she planned to move forward thinking, feeling and acting better more rationally than she had in the past. And as she got herself out of her work clothes and changed into a dark pair of jeans, tan leather sandals and a v neck rose colored blouse, she brushed her hair methodically, making it as sleek, smooth and as shiny as possible, deciding to leave it down for once. A odd sense of dread overcame her and she didn't know why, though ever since she had gotten stronger thanks to her grandfather, she seemed more attuned to things. Maybe she was more attuned to trouble brewing as well? She kinda hoped that was not the case.

Chapter 4-An Unexpected Surprise

She knew something out of the ordinary was up upon her arrival. Having decided to do her part to help the environment, she had given up her car and had since blinked herself to wherever she needed or wanted to go. After all, being what she was, she was a part of the environment and she felt a urge to help keep it as clean as she could. The parking lot of the recently expanded Fangtasia was empty of both patrons and cars and so she braced herself for whatever lay beyond the front door in which she had made herself appear in front of. Turning the knob, she found it unlocked, which raised further questions. And furthermore, she found there was not a single soul in the bar.

"Hello?" she called, gingerly making her way past the booths, the tables and the bar area, moving ever closer to the office. And her vamp enhanced sense of smell started picking up on something, something unpleasant and unexpected. A mélange of burning and blood. Sure enough, she entered the office and found a group of unpleasant looking Japanese men with Pam chained up in silver, bloodied from several cuts. With silver, Sookie suspected. And at his desk sat her beau, looking angrier than she had ever seen her before in her life.

"Well, you got the blonde here as we requested…..and now it is time for you to pay your debt once again. Déjà vu for you I would think." the leader of the group of Japanese men said with a smug expression. Sookie saw they were all human but clearly, they had Eric in a unenviable position and one, she knew from their recent talks, he had in fact been through before. And she knew what the next thing the Japanese person was going to ask of him. Well, almost the next thing. "WE are taking you three on a little trip and give him time to make a choice and this time, there will not be freedom for any of the survivors. And that won't be the only caveat…we vowed to avenge those you killed that night, those who went to kill the pretty blonde here. But you will love to regret that choice. You should have let her be killed and you will realize that quickly when we reveal what is in store for you." speaking in Japanese, the leader of the group smirked as a gloved Japanese vamp snuck up and cast a iron set of cuffs on Sookie, the one material that could work fast to stifle her powers. And as she tried to remain on her feet, she met the eyes of her Viking as he was given the silver net treatment, not putting up a fight, lest their anger be turned on Sookie or Pam.

To Be Continued