Prologue
The sun was shining bright high up in the sky, Birds chirping, Cars going to and from places. Just a normal day in Bon Temps, Or as normal of a day it is in the Stackhouse residence, for nineteen year old Sookie Stackhouse. Her day started out normal until she had gone into work at Merlotte's bar.
Look it's that Stackhouse girl.
I can't believe she's showing her face here.
What a freak of nature.
I can't believe what she did to that poor boy, throwing a drink in his face. How uncivilized.
Sookie grimaced at all the thoughts that assaulted her mind. For you see Sookie is a telepath. She was born with it and as far as she knew was the only one in her family to have it. Her parents didn't understand and treated her like the plague and her brother Jason; he walked on egg shells around her. The only person who seemed to remotely understand was her Gran, Adele Stackhouse.
I just wish there was at least someone who understands me. She thought releasing a sigh.
However her thoughts were cut short as her brother Jason Stackhouse ran into the bar out of breath. He ran over to the bar and plopped down on a stool. Sookie walked over towards her brother raising an eyebrow.
"Why are you so out of breath?" She asked.
Jason turned to her. "Someone bought the old Nightingale boarding house."
The bar got quiet at Jason's declaration then began to whisper among themselves, All wondering who would have bought that place. The Nightingales were a peaceful lot. Always kind to everyone until one day sixteen years ago someone shot the place up killing every single person there. Not one survivor was found even the children weren't spared. Since then the house remained empty but now someone owns it.
"Did you see who the person was?" Sam asked.
Sam Merlotte is the owner of Merlotte's bar. Which Sookie is one of the waitresses.
Jason took a sip of the drink Sam just gave him. "You bet and she is gorgeous. I'm gonna head over and welcome her to Bon Temps."
More whispers sprang up. Also there thoughts which made Sookie curse inward at them. Having enough she went to the back grabbed her things then left. She got into her car and headed home. As she was driving her brothers words from earlier came to mind.
"Someone bought the old Nightingale boarding house."
Sookie bit her lip as she considered going there and seeing it for herself. Changing direction she passed her driveway and drove straight towards where the house was. Stopping her car she got out closing the door and went towards the gate. The gate had rust with vines crawling all over it. She touched the gate only to jump back in shock as the gate opened by itself. Walking past the now opened gate she jumped again when the gate closed behind her. She turned and stared at it before shrugging it off and continued on. She walked up the wide path and headed straight towards the house. Coming to a stop she stared at the vine covered house. Men at hard work surrounded the house.
"Hey. What are you doing here?"
Sookie jumped at the sudden voice. She spun around and stared at the person who scared her. She grabbed her chest over her heart.
"You scared me." Sookie commented.
Behind her stood a sixteen year old girl with her eyebrow raised. Sookie got a good look at her and what her brother said about her being gorgeous was true. Brown hair held up in a high ponytail with the tail over her shoulder. She had ivory colored skin and was dressed in a white t-shirt that hugged her chest and hung loose at the waist with baggy jeans and black and white converses. Sookie locked eyes with the girl and gasped. The girl's eyes were unique. One was blue and the other was green.
"I asked what are you doing here."
Sookie snapped out of her thoughts and chuckled nervously. "Well you're the talk of the town and I thought I'd come see for myself."
The girl stared in disbelief at her. "It's very dangerous for you to be here right now. I think it's time to go."
The girl tuned and walked away leaving behind a dishearten Sookie.
"Wait."
The girl stopped and turned slightly.
"My names Sookie, Sookie Stackhouse."
The girl turned completely and looked at her blinking. "Christen Monroe."
"Nice ta meet yah." Sookie smiled while shaking her hand.
Christen smiled right back. Neither girl could shake the feeling of having met before. However there smiles soon left their faces as pain racked their bodies. Both girls crumbled to the ground as the pain got worse. There vision blurred as the pain doubled.
"Now I've got you, you stupid girl."
That was the last thing either heard before there world went black.
{Hours Later...}
As Sookie came too, she felt that she was lying on something hard and cold, very cold. Sitting up she blinked her eyes as she looked around. She was surrounded by four walls of stone with a wooden door.
"You're awake."
Sookie turned her head in the direction of the voice. Walking towards her was a young woman with long straight black hair and brown eyes. She was wearing rags and had dirt marring her skin. She knelt down beside Sookie and handed her a cup.
"My names Cassandra. What's yours?"
Sookie took the cup and sniffed it.
I can't believe how stupid this girl is.
Sookie froze at that.
She looks more submissive unlike her friend there. She's lucky on the count of her unique eyes and the master wanting her or the boys would have her like this blonde in front of me.
Sookie bit back a growl before nodding her head at her forcing a smile. Cassandra frowned before she got up and went to tend to the other girls. Sookie glared at her back. A groan sounding beside her had her snapping her attention away from glaring at Cassandra and staring at the figure beside her. They're lying beside her was the new resident of Bon Temps, Christen Monroe. The brunette moved to her hands and knees before grabbing her head.
"Oh, my head. What hit me?"
Sookie reached over worried. "Christen?"
The brunette turned and stared at Sookie. "Sookie?"
The blonde nodded as she smiled. Christen released a sigh before she sat on her butt leaning her back against a wall. She looked around in confusion.
"Where are we Sookie?" She asked.
Sookie shook her head. "I don't know, but there is a girl in here by the name of Cassandra that seems to know why we're here."
Christen looked at her raising an eyebrow. Sookie nodded her head towards said girl with her friend following. When Christen saw said girl she narrowed her eyes in concentration.
"She's working for some guy who drinks blood and a group of aggressive males."
Sookie's eyes widened as she stared at Christen. "How do you know that?"
Christen blinked her eyes at her. "I can read her thoughts."
"Are you a telepath?" Sookie felt hope enter her being.
At her confirmation Sookie released a cry of happiness and hugged the girl. Christen's eyes widened at the sudden hug.
Sookie released her smiling. "I'm also a telepath. Can you do anything else?"
The brunette nodded.
"Awesome! I'm not the only one now." Sookie exclaimed happily.
Christen blinked before smiling at her new friend.
SLAM!
Both girls' heads shot towards the noise. They could hear the sound of feet heading in their direction. Sookie grabbed Christen's arm and held tight.
"Christen, what's going on?" Sookie asked fear lacing her voice.
Christen held her hand up and twitched her fingers a little. "There saying something about collecting the new arrivals."
Sookie turned to her. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"I believe there here for us." Christen answered frowning.
Sookie's grip on Christen's arm tightens as fear grips her. She buried her head against Christen's shoulder. She knew what these men were going to do to her. She had seen the thoughts of Cassandra and what she saw scared her. She was broken out of her thoughts as Christen pulled her backwards towards a corner.
"Do you trust me, Sookie?" Christen asked.
"Yes."
Christen nodded before gripping her hand. Sookie watched as what looked like them shimmer into place where they had been sitting before. Sookie turned and stared at the brunette opening her mouth only to have it covered by her new friend's hand.
SLAM!
Sookie jumped as the door to their cell slammed open and men entered. They were gruff looking as they walked over to their doubles and yanked them up and exited the cell leaving the door open. Christen removed her hand from Sookie's mouth and followed the men out. It wasn't long before they broke off from them and went to find the exit. Once the door was found they left and never once looked back. Once they were a safe distance was when Sookie started asking questions.
"What was that back there? I thought you were a telepath." She questioned.
Christen nodded. "I am but I also have Telekinesis and am a seer."
"Telekinesis? What's that? And what's a seer?" Sookie asked.
Christen sighed before sitting down. "I can influence, manipulate and move matter with my mind. And a seer is someone who could see the past, present and future events."
Sookie blinked before frowning. "I can't do that."
"You probably have a different version. I have a sister who's also a telepath but has Pryokinesis." She sighed when she saw Sookie's look of confusion. "The psychic ability to speed up the natural occurring vibrations of atoms in matter to alter temperature, possibly to the point of ignition if combustible."
She blinked before then asking, "Did your sister come with you?"
Christen shook her head. "No. It's why I came to Bon Temps to find her."
Sookie tilted her head in confusion. "Why?"
Christen sighed. "Our family was massacred. She was three at the time when we were separated. She is the only family I have left."
"How old were you?" Sookie asked softly.
"A new born." She answered.
"Then how did you…" Sookie trailed off.
Christen looked at her. "Having Telekinesis and being a seer develops your mind faster."
"Oh."
Both girls were quiet as they rested. Christen leaned her head back and closed her eyes.
"Could you teach me?"
Christen's eyes opened and stared at Sookie in confusion.
"My gift. To help me control it and harness it." She stated.
Christen stared at her before sighing. "Alright Sookie. I'll help you. Seeing as we might be stuck in this odd place and you'll need a way to defend yourself."
Sookie beamed at her new friend.
{…}
It wasn't long before the two left the forest and went looking to find out where they were. But what they found shocked both girls to the core.
"We're a thousand years in the past!"
Christen flinched at the high pitched yell before sticking a finger in her ear. "Damn it Sookie. Don't yell that loud."
Sookie scowled before crossing her arms over her chest. "Well I'm sorry but that's the normal reaction to a person who just found out about this whole other world, witches and being sent to the past!"
Christen sighed before she began unloading all the supplies that they'll need. "Sookie we're not the only supernatural beings out there."
The blonde sighed. "I know it's just…wait how did you get all this stuff?"
Christen gave her a flat look. "How do you think I got it?"
Sarcasm laced the brunette's tone which went unnoticed by the suddenly angry blonde.
"You stole it!" Sookie yelled.
Christen flinched again at her loud voice before throwing a glare at her. "Lower your voice and no I didn't steal it. I won it fair and square off some bandits who were just gonna throw it away."
"Oh."
"Oh, seriously." Christen deadpanned.
"Well it's a different story if you stole it." Sookie stated.
"How else are we gonna survive here? We don't have any money from this era will die without it." Christen stated.
Sookie opened her mouth but closed it as she realized what Christen said was true. The blonde knew how women of this era survived and Sookie wanted no part of that. So the blonde sighed and walked over to Christen.
"Where's mine?"
Christen gave her a small smile before handing her a bundle of clothes and a weird staff. Sookie stared at the staff in confusion.
"What's with the freaky staff?" She asked.
Christen sighed. "It's not freaky. It's a shakujo staff that priests carried around and used to defend themselves. It's designed to cause damage and knock out an opponent but not kill." She gestured towards the staff. "There's a blade in the base of the staff. I'll teach you also how to use a weapon."
Sookie nodded, and with that the two girls began their grand adventure in the past to make their way home.