Chapter one

This was my first time leaving home, South Africa… Leaving my mother, but I had to do this, I couldn't stay in that town any more. There was nothing left there for me. It was late Saturday night when I stopped in a small town called Bon Temps. I was busy passing a restaurant called Merlotte's when I realized I was hungry and decided to turn in for something to eat and ask for directions to a motel or a BNB.

I parked my pitch black Volvo in an empty parking lot close to the entrance. The outside of the restaurant was quite nice for something coming from an old rundown town. When I entered, a very friendly waitress came to take me to an empty table saying, "Hello my name is Sookie and I will be your waitress this evening."

"Hello Sookie, what would you recommend to a tourist?" I say smiling. "How about I get the cook to wipe you up something special?" "Oh no I really don't want to impose." "You're not I promise we do this whenever we have new people coming in" She then runs and give in my order to the Chef. "So where are you from?.." "Oh sorry my name is Alice Carter, and I'm from South Africa." "What! Really I would have pegged you for someone from Australia or some ware in America."

"HAHA no I wish!" "So what made you decide to come to Bon Temps?" "There was nothing left for me back in SA so I decide to pack up and go travel around then go to Seattle and look for work." "Oh for how long are you staying in town?" asked Sookie. "About two months can be longer if I decide nothing is really set at the moment." I say smiling. I then ate my food in silence till Sookie came up and asked if there is anything else she can help with. "Why yes do you know if there is a motel or BNB here by any chance?"

"Oh you don't have to worry about that you can come stay by me if you like. My gran just passed away and I'm not ready to be on my own yet any way." "I really don't want to intrude on you Sookie. I mean you just met me and everything." Sookie grips my arm and exclaims "Really it is no problem in fact I insist you come stay by me." I smile up at her "Thank you Sookie really, But then I would like to pay for my boarding and I don't take no for an answer." "Very well then I can see there is no arguing with you on this matter, but I just want to give you a head up I'm sort of kind of dating a Vampire named Bill." "Hahaha! I'm sorry I don't mean to laugh now but did you say your boyfriend name is Vampire Bill! Haha, isn't that a bit ironic?" "Haha yeh I thought so to when he told me his name the first time, we actually met here in Merlotte's."

"Wow lucky you! I did not even know there are Vamps here in Bon Temps. We don't have many Vamps where I come from. So what time does your shift end? I'll just wait for you to finish up then I'll follow you to your place" "I get off in 10 min you can wait here for me."

We got to Sookie's just after 2am she showed me to the guest room and helped me settle in. It was just after 3:30am when I got done unpacking. I put on my most cosy pj's and climbed into bed.

I woke up just after 10 with the smell of bacon, egg and sausage I got out of bed and found Skookie in the kitchen. "Wow food smells great! Sookie." "Aww thanks, Alice, I hope you eat bacon, egg and sausage?" "Yes that is my fav. So Sookie seeing we did not get much talking done last night I was wandering if there is anything you would like to know about me see as I'll be living with you, you can feel free to ask me anything." "Well I was wondering one thing but I don't want you to think anything funny when I ask this, but why can't I hear your thoughts? Like I cannot hear anything you are thinking, and that only happens Around Vampires." "You can hear people's minds?! And I'm not Sure why you cannot hear my mind, but maybe it is because I can see the futures, read Auras and emotions, And I can send electric pulses throughout my body when I need to defend myself, I can also talk to people through thought." "How is that possible how long have you had these abilities?" "Well I had most of them since I was born but the Electric pulse I developed when I went through puberty. The auras work I can see if people lie to me or to others they talk to. But I can also read other things through the Aura like the emotions that come behind it I also there most inner emotions that people hide even from there selves."

"Can I ask you a massive favour? Can you please help me clear my brother's name? He was wrongfully accused for the murder of three woman including our own gran!" "Sure Sookie, I'll help any way that I can but I don't really know how though…" "Bill is taking me to a Vampire bar in Shreve port called Fantasia I want you to come with us and see if what we find out is true or a lie." "Oky what time are we going?" "Bill is picking us up at 10pm tonight."

It is 10pm on the dot when there was a knock on the door. "Alice can you please get the door for me!" Sookie screams from the bedroom. I walk through from the lounge to open the door. Behind it was A Vampire the first one I ever met! I felt frozen for a moment then I remembered that Sookie's boyfriend was a Vampire. "Hello you must be Bill Sookie's boyfriend come on in." "Alice I assume Sookie told me that you would be accompanying us tonight." Bill said in a gentle voice.

"You smell strange what are you?" Asked Bill as he stepped through the door. "As far as I know I'm Human Bill, Why what do I smell like?" I ask blushing thinking maybe I should put on some more perfume before leaving the house. "Never mind it's no important right now. Where is Sookie are you two ready to leave?" "I'll go get Sookie." I walk up the stairs to go get Sookie but stop off first at my room to put on more perfume. I go to Sookie's room just across from mine and tell her that Bill is ready to leave.

At Fantasia Bill and Sookie ask the bar tender some Questions about the two girls that were killed. So far the Vamps were telling the truth to them. We then ordered our drinks and took a seat at the edge of the club at a table. Bill and Sookie at one end me at the other. Then all of a sudden I noticed him. (omg I think he is a God I say to myself)

"Ah I see you noticed Eric Alice. He is really something is he not? But don't stare at him it is offensive. And can get us into a lot of trouble." "What sorry I did not mean to stare he just caught my attention" I say blushing and sneak one last peek at him.

The night carries on we just sat our table watching the dancers. When all of a sudden Bill speaks up. "Oh no we have a problem its Eric he has been Sweeping the room and was staring at Alice now twice we must go to him he has summoned us. Oh god no I'm so nervous what do I say to him I can't believe he spotted me! We stand up and walk over to his throne. "Hello Bill it has been a long time since I last saw you how are you enjoying mainstreaming?" Eric says eyeing me and Sookie. "It's going good thank you Eric this is my Girlfriend Sookie Stackhouse and her Roommate Alice Carter."

"Hello Alice and Sookie, won't you join me for a bit?"

We look up at Bill and he shows us to three Chairs next to Eric. Bill took one at the edge Sookie Sat next to him and I was left between Eric and Sookie.

I noticed from the corner of my eye that Eric kept on staring at me from the corner of his. We caught eye contact a couple of times and each time he had a slight grin on his face from catching me. It made me blush and looked away. I looked over at Sookie and saw that she was as uncomfortable as I was, that did it I decided I was going to talk to Sookie but I did not want the guy's to over hear me so I did the next best thing. "Hey Sookie are you oky?" I asked her through thought. Sookie-"What the fuck!" she yells out loud. "Calm down will you, I don't want the guys over hearing us, Eric is weird I feel drawn to him but I don't know why, it's like I want to get closer to him but at the same time run away screaming for help…Nod if you understand how I feel. We must really talk when we get out of here." Sookie nods at me, the guy's start to stare at us with frown on their faces.

Sookie asked Eric some questions about the two girls Eric answers but my mind is not really paying attention to what he is saying. My mind was on this one guy's Aura… "Hey Eric I don't mean to interrupt but there is something off with one of your clients, his Aura shows he is nervous, anxious, scared and excited of what I can't say but it's radiating off in a big way..."

"What. Are. You. Talking about, Alice" Eric says in a hard tone.

"Is it that one there talking to that Vamp Alice?" Asked Sookie.

"Yeah that is the guy." "Oky let me have a look… he is a cop under cover waiting on his squad to come they are 5 min out!" Sookie says almost screaming. "Thank you girls follow me… since you help me tonight I'll owe you one, Alice" Eric says as he leads us out the club through a back ally.