ALL RIGHTS GO TO CHARLAINE HARRIS!

Chapter one

Sookie's POV

"Bill, why do we have to go to see Eric now? Couldn't it wait until tomorrow?" I demand and I see Bill sigh heavily next to me.

"Sookie, we have been over this already. Eric needs to talk to us now, he says it's important" he reminds me and now it was my turn to sigh.

"We all know what Eric's version of 'important' is" I mumble as I stare out the window of the car. It was raining heavily and the sky was dark. It was almost as if it was weeping for something. I keep this thought in my mind as Bill carries on the drive to Fangtasia where no doubt Eric is sat waiting for us. I still can't believe that he just clicks his fingers and we all run to him like lost puppies. He really needs to get off that high throne he's put himself on.

I immediately have to throw that thought away as Bill slams on the brakes. I was about to ask why when I saw it. A small girl was sat in the middle of the road shaking. I quickly got out of the car before Bill could protest; that girl looked lost and as I neared her I could hear her sobbing. When I was close enough to her I crouched down and she instantly shot up into a fighting position. When I looked into her eyes she looked so frightened and when I tried to read her thoughts they were blocked. It was just fuzziness. But then I realised that she must be a telepath as well, she was radiating the same vibe as I do.

"Hey there, I'm Sookie" I introduce myself and in return she lowers her defence as she collapses back onto the ground.

"I'm Ammy" she whispers to me as she frantically wipes at her eyes.

"Well Ammy, it's nice to meet you. I hope you don't mind me asking, but where's your parents?" I ask and she points over to a car that was parked on the side of the road. I look over at Bill and he nods as he runs over there to check it out. But I already knew what he was going to find, they were dead. No doubt about it.

"You look cold. Why don't you come with us? We'll get you warmed up and then we can sort this out, okay?" I ask and she nods her small head as she tries to stand up, but she was too exhausted for it. I felt for her as I picked her up and took her over to the car where I sat her in the back seat. I told her to stay there as I shut the door and went over to meet Bill half way.

"Their dead aren't they?" I ask and Bill nods.

"They are, but it was murder. Not just any human murder, but this was one of a vampire" he informs me and I gasp. Who would kill a family and leave a poor child on her own. Unless she managed to escape before they could get to her. But surely they would have just followed her scent and then drained her when she was found?

"We can't leave her Bill. She's going to have to come with us and we'll have to explain this all to Eric. We are in his area and it is to do with a vampire" I point out as we walk back over to his car where we get in. Hopefully Eric will know what to do with this little girl. By the looks of it she doesn't have anyone else.

On our drive over to Fangtasia I couldn't help but debate on whether I should tell Eric about her 'gift' or not. At first I thought that maybe she was telepathic, she was giving off the same vibe as any other telepath, but even then I should have been able to read her mind. She's too young to be able to understand it and put a wall up. There is no way she could possibly be able to do that yet. But if she isn't a telepath, then what was she? And how come she radiates the same currents as any other telepath? This is all so confusing. If I'm confused, then I wonder just how confused Ammy is. I could hear her crying in the back and when I glanced in the mirror she was still shaking, despite the heating in the car being on.

I pulled off my jacket and passed it to her. She thanked me quietly as she wrapped it around herself. It was rather intriguing to see her wrap it around herself without undoing the belt. By the looks of it she's probably done this a million times before. She looked so innocent and pure that I couldn't believe this was happening to such a small child. She can't be much older then what I was when I lost my parents. I can relate to how she must be feeling, but what if she doesn't quite get that her parents our gone? I guess only time can tell us if she truly understands what has happened tonight.

"Ammy, how old are you?" I ask her softly and she attempts to give me a small smile.

"Six" she informs me and I smile at her. She is a very beautiful child. She has brown wavy hair that falls to just below her shoulders and she has sparkling blue eyes. She is definitely one of those naturally beautiful girls. She'll definitely catch plenty of boys' eyes when she grows up.

We pull up into the parking lot of Fangtasia and I can see Pam stood at the door checking people over before they come in. We get out and I collect Ammy from the back. She instantly wraps her small arms around my neck as I carry her over to the entrance.

"A child. How interesting." Pam smirks and I roll my eyes at her.

"We found her on our way here, Bill will have to fill you in. I don't think she quite understands what has happened" I tell her and she nods as she lets us through. We walk in and I spot Eric sat in his throne as he watches over the bar. When he sees us he jumps down and comes over to meet us half way.

"Sookie, Bill it's good to see you." He tells us before he spots Ammy in my arms. He snaps his attention to her almost instantly.

"Why is there a child in my establishment?" he demands and I sigh as I look at Ammy who looks more frightened then when we found her.

"It's a long story" I say and he motions for us to follow him into his office. But I couldn't help but think what he would do with this small child. Would he give her to the adoption service? If he found out about her ability that I was still unsure of, then maybe he would use her to his advantage. But I can't let that happen. She is too young to do what I do.

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