Hello !

Here is my first fanfiction in English ! I'm French ! I decided to translate my fanfiction in English.. I translated it myself and I know that there's probably many many many mistakes ! So please be nice and don't hesitate to correct me ! If one of you wants to help me, I'll be glad to accept help ! The first two chapters are translated but the others are written directly in English.

Title : In Dark Blue Lousiana

Genre : Drama, Romance.

Disclaimer : I don't own the characters unfortunately. They are the property of HBO and Charlaine Harris ! I own my OC, Ava Cole.

Note : I hope my OC won't be a Mary-Sue, and I will work on my english ! I will try to follow the plot of the series. So please be nice ! Anyway, give it a try and read the next chapters, it's really getting better and longer and Eric is in third chapter. Don't forget to comment, even if you don't like my story !

Prologue :

Ava Cole was sure about one thing, leaving Philadelphia was probably the best decision she's ever made. She spent seven years in this beautiful town, but right now she needed to come back home in Louisiana. When she was eighteen, she decided to study in Philadelphia photography. So she left her small town, Bon Temps. Ava dreamt to make career in photography, and during this past seven years in Philadelphia, she had succeeded in making some reputation in Philadelphia. However, she was tired of her life, she wanted to photograph magical instants.

To tell the truth, there was another reason in its departure. Her parents died in a car accident when she was twenty, and so she had to go back to Bon Temps in order to take care of the family house. Well, this was just an excuse to come back here.

After several hours, Ava gave a sigh of relief, she was home again. Nothing had changed during five years, well she realized that the house needed to be cleaned and to be repaired but right now, she just wanted to visit some old friends.

However, there was something that she didn't know. Someone was watching her, smirking at the fact that she was back in Bon Temps.

Laying on a beach towel, Sookie Stackhouse took advantage of the sun to relax. She needed it after her meeting with Bill's « friends » and the murder of Maudette Pickens. While she began falling asleep, she heard a strange noise, a car was coming. Intrigued, she got up. When she saw a blond young woman standing in the front of her, she couldn't hide her surprise. Her childhood friend, Ava Cole was standing there, a smile upon her face.

- « Hello Sookie ! It's been a very long time, isn't it ? »

- « Oh my God, Ava ! What are you doing here ? How is that possible ? »

- « I can answer your questions if you can get me something to drink ! »

Sookie didn't hesitate and invited her friend inside. When Ava entered the house, she immediately saw Adele Stackhouse, Sookie's grandmother. The old woman was surprised too and happy to see Ava. She gave her a long hug. Sookie and Ava were friends since primary school. When Ava left for Philadelphia and after the death of her parents, she lost contact with Sookie. Actually, she decided it was better for her not to keep contact with Sookie, but soon after her departure, she had realized that it was one of the worst decision she had ever made. Sookie was one of her best friend and she needed to talk to her.

The two friends began talking about everything, Ava's life in Philadelphia for example. Sookie finally told Ava about Maudette Pickens murder and about Bill Compton, the famous vampire. Ava was surprised, she could have never imagined that a vampire would chose Bon Temps to live. However, the most surprising thing was the way Sookie talked about Bill. Sookie's eyes were shining. It was obvious that the young waitress of Merlottes had fallen under the spell of Bill Compton. It was strange to see Sookie like this but it made Ava smile, Sookie needed to find happiness, she deserved it.

Both young women continued discussing and realized that the afternoon had passed very quickly and when Ava left, Sookie made her promised to come to Merlotte's the following day. Merlotte, it had been such a long time.

Back at home, Ava had only one desire, sleeping. She was exhausted after her trip and her meeting with Sookie. Before falling asleep, she thought about Maudette Pickens murder, a murder in Bon Temps. She still found it difficult to believe. Bon Temps was a quiet little town. She couldn't believe that there was a killer here, it was unbelievable. It made her a little afraid, to tell the truth. It seemed like a bad movie.

Then she thought about vampires. Sookie was so happy when she talker about Bill. She described him as a true gentleman, which Ava found strange for a vampire. Ava would have never thought that vampires could be so kind, she didn't imagine them as wild animals but she did not see them either as angels. She had never met one of them, a part of her was glad about that, but another part was a little disappointed. She was curious about vampires, she would have loved to ask a vampire how it felt to be like that, how blood was. She remembered one night in Philadelphia, her friends had asked her to go with them to a vampire bar and she had refused, she had been scared and somehow she had regretted her decision.

She wondered if she would one day meet a vampire. She knew that she was going, after all Sookie was friend with one of them, well probably more than friend. Maybe she could meet him. She was a little bit excited about that.

Her thoughts drifted on the following day and her meeting with Sookie, she was worried. She wondered how her old friends from Bon Temps would react. She had left without saying a proper goodbye, she hoped that they would forgive her. Eventually she fell asleep, not knowing that her life was about to change.

Here was the prologue, I hope you liked it, I know that it's not really interessing, but it's only the beginning and it's really getting better. If you want Eric to be here, go to chapter 4. Give it a try, I can promise you that it's really getting better and there will be more and more Eric and Ava's moments starting from chapter 4.

Anyway, Don't forget to review, even if you have to criticize my story, I really don't mind, on the contrary, it will help me.