Hey guys! This is my first attempt at a True Blood story. I just recently got into the books and just started watching the show so if I get some things wrong I am SO sorry. I'm combining what I've seen in the show and what I've read in the books. Please let me know what you think and remember this is my first shot at this so PLEASE don't be too harsh! Enjoy and review! :)
Leighanne Fowler got out of her old Honda and looked at the vast country around her. Just hours before she had been in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Instead of vacationing with her friends in Myrtle Beach, she decided to go visit her sister Arlene and her niece and nephew in Bon Temps, Louisiana.
As she looked at the deadness around her she wondered if she made the right decision. She grew up in Bon Temps and left as soon as she hit 18. Now at 21 she was about to enter her senior year at the University of North Carolina. She held fond memories of Bon Temps but North Carolina was her home.
She slowly walked across the gravel parking lot into Merlotte's Bar and Grill where she would be working with her sister for the summer. Merlotte's was fairly small but attracted a decent amount of customers. Leighanne looked around the small bar remembering how many nights she spent here with her sister. It hadn't changed a bit.
"Oh my lord baby sister!" Arlene screamed as she took off towards her sister with her red curls bouncing behind her.
"Hey Arlene." Leighanne said with a smile as she hugged her sister who hugged her tightly. "Arlene I can't breathe." She laughed as Arlene released her.
"Hey you want to help us out now? Sookie is running a little late." The owner Sam Merlotte said as he walked out of his office.
"Well hello to you too Sam." Leighanne said in a sarcastic tone as her sister went over to the closet and got her a uniform.
"She's probably off with that vampire of hers." Arlene said with a sneer as she handed Leighanne a white t-shirt and a pair of small black shorts.
"Vampire? You mean there are vampires around here?" Leighanne asked with a yell as she slipped the uniform on in the bathroom.
"Honey you've been gone way too long. I'm sure they had them in North Carolina you just didn't realize it." Arlene said as Leighanne walked out of the bathroom and tied on an apron.
"Here comes the happy couple now." Arlene said as she went into the back.
Leighanne turned around to see Sookie walk in along with a dark headed man and a tall blonde man. The men sat down at a table as Sookie walked towards the bar.
"Hey Sam!" Sookie said as she grabbed a notepad from the counter but stopped short when she saw Leighanne standing there.
"Oh my god, Leighanne! How are you? It's been too long!" She said as Leighanne smiled at her.
"Yes it has. Who are your friends over there?" Leighanne asked as she noticed the two men looking in their direction.
"Dark headed one is my boyfriend Bill and the other one is…" Sookie started to say but was cut off as the blonde quickly appeared beside Sookie at the bar.
"Sookie forgot her manners. My name is Eric Northman." The blonde said with a smile as he offered his hand.
"Leighanne Fowler." Leighanne said as she shook his hand.
Eric smiled at her and looked her body up and down as if he was surveying her.
Leighanne just stood there staring as if she was in a trance.
"Leighanne!" Sam yelled as Leighanne snapped out of her stare. "Go wait on the tables in the back." He said as she slowly took her hand away from Eric.
"It was nice meeting you Eric." She said with a blush as she quickly made her way to the tables in the back.
"I want to fuck her." Eric said as he continued to stare at Leighanne who was waiting tables.
"Just come out and say what you really want to do to her Eric." Sookie said rolling her eyes as she wiped down the bar.
"Okay I want to take her on that pool table over there in the corner and…" Eric said but stopped as Sookie hit him.
"What did she think about me?" Eric asked as Sookie started to refill the ketchup bottles.
"What do you think? Why are you so interested in her? I thought you didn't want a human." Sookie said as she put the container of ketchup on the bar.
"I don't. I just want to have some fun." Eric smirked as Sookie shook her head at him.
"Eric, remember we have a case here. You don't need distractions." Sookie said looking at him with a stern look.
"Okay mother." Eric spat as Sookie left the bar.
"I will have you." Eric whispered as he watched Leighanne work.
~Closing Time~
"You coming straight home or are you going to go out and get to know the town again?" Arlene asked her baby sister as she swept the floor.
"I think I might get to know the town again." Leighanne said with a smile as her sister nodded at her.
"Just don't be too late. Don't wake Lisa and Coby when you get in." Arlene said as Leighanne nodded at her.
"Where to go to?" Leighanne thought aloud as she put her purse into the back of her Honda.
"You could always come to Fangtasia." A voice said causing Leighanne to jump.
"Damnit Eric. Don't sneak up on people like that!" She yelled as she looked up at the face of the blonde vampire.
"Sorry." He said with a laugh as he blocked Leighanne from getting in her car. "So how about it? Come to Fangtasia with me." Eric added as Leighanne shook her head at him.
"Isn't that the vampire club in Shreveport? I'm not driving all the way to Shreveport and I prefer my company to be alive. Thanks but no thanks." She said as Eric looked at her with a smirk.
"Come on you know you want to go with me." Eric said as he looked her in the eyes.
"Eric your mind control bullshit isn't going to work on me. Let me leave please." She added as Eric growled and moved out of the way.
Leighanne got in her car and began to drive to the local club. She was about halfway there when she ran over something in the road causing her car to cut off.
"What the hell?" She said as she got out of the car and looked under her car to see there was nothing there.
She began to walk down the street and quickly jumped as she saw a wolf sitting in the middle of the road. Leighanne stopped and just looked at the wolf as it was not moving an inch. It was like it was staring into her soul. After a few minutes the wolf changed forms turning into a tall man with long brown hair.
"Leave. It isn't safe here." The man said.
Leighanne nodded at him slowly and slowly stepped back as she noticed he wasn't wearing any clothes.
"Oh sorry." He said with a smirk as he followed her gaze. "It would be hard to shift with clothes on." He explained as she nodded at him.
"I wish I could leave but my car broke down." Leighanne said as she pointed behind her.
"Ah. Pop the hood." The man said as Leighanne looked at him with wide eyes.
"Uh okay." She said as she walked towards her car.
"That won't be necessary." The voice of Eric said as he walked towards them causing the man to change back into wolf form. "I will take her home. Leave now." He added as the wolf snarled at him and walked away.
"Why didn't he attack you?" Leighanne asked as she looked back at Eric.
"His father owes a debt to me. Come on let's get you home. Unless you want to stall for a little while?" He asked sounding hopeful.
"Fine." Leighanne said rolling her eyes as she realized Eric wasn't going to give up.
Leighanne got into her car and was shocked that it started right up, as if nothing was ever wrong with it. Eric slowly got into the car and looked at Leighanne with a smile.
"So where too?" He asked as she looked at him with a scowl.
"How come I have a feeling you had something to do with my car breaking down?" She asked as she drove down the road.
"You can't prove it." Eric said with a smug smile as Leighanne shook her head.
"Why are you here in Bon Temps? I heard Sookie say you lived in Shreveport." Leighanne asked as she drove down the road.
"I was just visiting her and Bill. We have a bit of a werewolf problem here." Eric answered as Leighanne looked at him with a confused face.
"A few tried to kidnap Bill a while back it looks like more are on the loose. Alcide back there was a werewolf. I think the leader of his pack took a liking to you." Eric said as Leighanne stayed silent.
"So that was why he was warning me about?" She asked as Eric nodded. "What would he do to me if he caught me?" She added.
"Kill you but I won't let that happen. You are mine now." Eric said as Leighanne gripped the steering wheel tightly and drove down the dark country road.