Chapter 1

"Jason! Sookie! Get down here before your breakfast gets cold." Corbett shouted, hearing a pairs of feet running along the floor.

Sookie and Jason hurried up. Loser having to do the others chores for the day. Sookie almost made it when Jason tripped her, and was sitting at the breakfast table.

"That's cheating." Sookie said, not wanting to do Jason's chore for the day.

"Come on Sookie eat your breakfast. Besides you won't have to be doing any chores today."

"Yay!" Sookie shouted, as she climb up and sat beside her brother at the table.

"Now Kids your mother and I have something to tell you."

"What is it Dad?" Jason questioned his father.

"We won a vacation." Michelle stated. Hoping that this vacation would ease some of the stress that had built up ever since her dearest daughter, had known strange things that she had never told her daughter.

Sookie smiled up at her parents. "When do we leave?" Sookie asked, and her parents looked at each other.

"We leave first thing in the morning so you guys will have to go to bed at a decent hour tonight."

"Ok" both kids said simultaneously.

Jason finished his bacon, while Sookie gulped down a whole glass of orange juice. Michelle stared blankly at her kids. She adored both of them, they were her kids. All she could do was love them unconditionally, Jason was strong, a little stupid and full of himself at times, but loved him. Her dearest daughter, Sookie, was independent, brave, but sometimes freighted me.

How could she know what I was thinking? Michelle remembered saying that her daughter was just a lot more perceptive then other children. But now thinking that it was something more than ordinary. That's where she had the idea of entering into a contest for a vacation. Needing something that could lower her stress and appreciate the family that she has.

"Momma can I play outside?"

"Yes Sookie dear, but be inside in-time for lunch."

"Ok." Sookie sauntered off, and headed towards Tara's house. Tara was one of Sookie's best friends, who knew about her ability. An ability that her parents shunned, and said that it was all in Sookie's head. She learned to keep everything that she heard to herself, so she could live a normal life, and wouldn't have to keep disappointing her parents.

Tara was outside when Sookie made it to her house. Tara was curled into a ball laying on the grass. Sookie used her ability, and heard some bad words that were throwing at all directions. Making Sookie's hand fly straight up to her head, wanting to block the voices.

"Tara!"

"Sookie… Is that you?"

"What happened?"

"Mommy... and Daddy…"

"It's alright Tara. Want to come over and play with Jason and me?" Sookie questioned. Trying to redirect Tara away from all of the yelling. Tara nodded in acceptance and gave a weak smile to her friend. Tara loved Sookie, just for this. She helped anyone that seemed to need it. Tara didn't care, that Sookie got called names, but she did care about Sookie, and that's all that mattered.

Tara and Sookie walked slowly. Enjoying the heat of the day, and the warmness from the sun, Sookie loved the sunlight. It gave her energy when she thought she didn't have any.

"Sookie." Tara stated.

"Yes?" Sookie questioned.

"Thanks."

"For what?"

"For everything."

"Tara you don't…"

"Stop Sook..."

They continued on and stopped when Sookie's house came into view.

"Tara I'm sorry."

"Sorry? What do you have to be sorry about?"

"I'm leaving tomorrow."

"Leaving?"

"Yeah, my parents won a vacation."

"To where?"

"I don't know."

"Will you be back?"

"I think so."

"Well ok."

"Really."

"Yes."

"You aren't mad?"

"Why would I be?"

"I don't know."

"Sookie…"

"Yeah?"

"You're my best friend. There's no way I would be mad at you. You do a lot of things, and I can appreciate the things you do for me."

"Thanks Tar…"

Tara nodded, and entered the house. Jason was laying on the couch watching a game. What was it with boys and sports? Sookie didn't know, and continued on her way towards her and Jason's room.

"Sookie…" Corbett said.

"Yes Dad."

"You should be saying good-bye to Tara. You need to get packing."

"But."

"Sookie it's ok."

"Are you sure."

"Yes Sook I'm sure. Now you have fun tomorrow ok?"

"Ok."

"Promise?"

"Promise."

With that Tara left, and Sookie started to pack. She didn't know what or who she would find. But Sookie had a feeling that this one trip could be the start of something new. A good or bad new she didn't know, but something has to come out of it right? Good or bad, Sookie didn't care.