A/N: So many reviews requested revenge for Bill's assholiness in A Different Turn of Events, but it just wasn't a pivotal part of the story, so I omitted it. Sluggysmom was the first to make a special request. Like many others, she is so sweet and faithful in her kind reviews. I promised her I'd take care of her, and so this is for her.

Charlaine Harris owns all of this.

I had been back from New Orleans for almost two weeks when we all learned a new little tidbit about my turning. I had moved in with Eric and we were happier than I ever thought possible. The only thing we ever argued about was the fact that Eric wanted to stake Bill and I didn't want him to. Pam had returned from New Orleans as well and the three of us were at Fangtasia one night. Eric had caught up on all his paperwork from when he'd been cursed and then when he'd had to go chasing after me to the queen's palace to be Rescue Eric. We were all out front sitting in the booth that Eric preferred when Bill walked in the front door.

The first thing I felt was Eric's anger and I pushed back calm, knowing that it would be difficult for Eric to control his temper if he lost it. I reached down and held Eric's hand and said, "Please, let me handle him. He did what he did to me, not to you. Remember what we talked about?"

"You're right, lover. You're no longer the helpless human that I used to feel the need to protect. You can take care of yourself, but just know that I am here if you need me. And if you change your mind, and I hope you do, I have a sharp stake in my office, and would love to do the honors."

"Thank you, sweetie…I mean Master." Pam just rolled her eyes.

I slid out of the booth and approached Bill. He bowed to me, which was weird, but then I bowed back. I was finally getting the hang of that.

"I trust that you are well, Sookie."

"Yes, I am great, Bill. No thanks to you. Let me start off by saying that while I do appreciate your comment in court about taking up the sword if Pam drops it—that was really nice of you. And brave. Of course, not as brave as Pam was, being the first to say it, but whatever. I do want to give you credit for doing that. Now, having said that, I want to remind you that I would have never been in that position had it not been for your stupidity. Thanks to you, my freedom was threatened, and still may be—I'll be crossing all my fingers and toes every time I set foot in that palace, which will be once a month. Just when I thought I'd be free of my human monthly curse, you go and provide me with a vampire one. Thanks a lot. And also, thanks to you, Eric had to risk his neck challenging that scary little toad, Andre. And then, of course, Pam's life was at risk as well. And then, well, you were there—it could have been a freaking blood bath with all those vampires volunteering to take on Andre."

"Yes, I was there and realized the severity of the situation."

"Yeah, right. Severe? Yeah, I'd say so. What the heck were you thinking taking a brand new vampire—one that you claimed to care about, no less—into that place with those vampires? Did you think you'd get some big old vampire pat on the back for delivering me to the queen? Were you just selfishly taking care of number one, making sure that you got credit for my turning instead of Eric? Or were you just clueless? I'm confused here. Was it stupidity or are you really that much of a self-centered jerk?"

"It was error in judgment. I honestly hadn't thought about what the queen might do to you when I called to report your turning."

"Okay, so we're going with stupid. Now, can you explain to me why on earth I had to find out from the queen of Louisiana that our whole relationship was the result of some sort of demented homework assignment? So, you were sent to find me, seduce me—wait, take my virginity, and hand me over like a piece of telepathic property? And you never saw any need to fill me in on that particular piece of information?"

"Sookie, believe me, I know it looks bad, but I really do love you…"

And that's the point where I lost it. I just screamed a loud roar at Bill and suddenly my vision clouded and all I saw was the color red. It startled me and I shut my mouth, ending my scream and I blinked my eyes. Within a couple of seconds, I was able to see again but I wasn't expecting to see Bill lying flat on his back on the floor, out cold. I looked around and Eric and Pam were both by me in a vampire flash. Pam looked at Eric and said under her breath, "She's a stunner." Eric just nodded, and then led me by my elbow back to the office. I turned back and saw Pam dragging Bill along the floor by his foot. The bar patrons made a path, all staring at an unconscious Bill.

The three of us stood in the office, looking down at a very dead-looking Bill. "Oh my god, what happened? Is he dead?" Eric just gave me a look. "Oh, right."

I looked over at Pam who was grinning at me from ear to ear. "You're a stunner."

"What's a stunner? Is Bill okay?"

"Yes, lover, yes, he will be fine in a few minutes. Stunning is a very rare gift. We all assumed that your telepathy was your special gift, but apparently you have another. Did your vision cease and did you see blood?"

"Yes. What does it mean?"

"Your anger, when directed at another vampire, renders him or her powerless for several minutes."

"Well, that's an odd gift. I've never heard of it."

"It's a rare one. And a very special one. Imagine what you could do in the heat of battle to your enemies."

"Make them pass out? How is that such a big deal?"

"Look at him. He is completely helpless. A little girl could stake him in this state."

"Oh my goodness, you're right."

"You will need to learn to control your temper, lover. Your getting angry with me, for example, would be extremely dangerous for me. If it happened at home, it would be fine, but anywhere else, and…well, you can see how serious it could be."

I just nodded, in awe. Pam wouldn't stop grinning. "It's an excellent gift, Sookie. I commend you." And then she turned to Eric, "My god, Master, she's a stunner!"

Bill started to move and then suddenly he was on his feet in defense mode. He looked at us and then around the room and shook his head as if to clear it.

Pam spoke first. "Sookie's a stunner."

His eyes widened. "Oh my god."

Eric just grinned. "You are so fucked, Compton."

Bill reached his hand out to me and pleaded with his eyes. "Sookie…"

All three of us shouted out in unison, "DON'T!"

Bill held his hands up in surrender and carefully backed away from me. When he got to the door, he reached down and turned the knob and then he ran out, clearly in fear for his undead life. Pam and Eric broke into laughter. I stood and watched them, half of me feeling horrible about scaring Bill like that. But then the other half of me realized that Bill would no longer have the upper hand over me. In fact, he would most likely fear me because he had done so much to make me mad in the past. I clearly still had a lot to learn and contemplate, but if Eric and Pam's reactions were any indication, I had something to celebrate as well. I relaxed and couldn't help but join in the laughter a little. Apparently, I'm a stunner.