Do You Know Me?

This story idea had been bouncing around my head last night. enjoy! :)

Chapter One

I had the late shift at Merlotte's and Sam had asked me to close up, well when I say asked all he really did was chase the new waitress out the back door while yelling out "Thanks Sook!" over his shoulder, dropping the keys out back. Just because I had no social life, so to speak, he thinks I have nothing better to do!

It was a Friday night, busiest night of the week besides Saturday which I should take off for all the extra work I had to go through tonight. I was exhausted and it had taken me an hour longer than it should have to close up since Lafayette left early for some big date and Terry freaked out after thinking he saw one of his old army buddies in the walk in freezer.

It was now nearly 3am and I was driving my little yellow Toyota on home and I swear I was seeing things, a deer being chased by a dog, being chased by a pig and a naked woman. The animals carried on into the forest but the woman stood on the edge of the tree lining giving me a curious look as I probably gave my best WTF! face at her as I drove past. See Sam, this is what happens when you have me working so late!

I shook my head and returned my eyes up front when I caught sight of something or rather someone in my headlights and had to slam on the brakes probably giving myself whiplash in the process.

I had involuntarily closed my eyes and with my hands firmly braced on the steering wheel and my foot hovering over the gas I slowly opened them, blinking several times in confusion at what I saw. In front of my car, as frozen as a deer, was a beautiful man-child in nothing but linen trousers. To some he looked harmless but it you looked close enough you could see fangs poking out from under his top lip. Without thinking I pressed the lock down on my door. What the hell was I supposed to do?

Since vampires had 'come out of the coffin' as the media had so comically put it, they have been popping up everywhere. We even had our own resident vamp across the cemetery from my own home. She had moved here with her maker Bill at the beginning of spring, now being late autumn. They had caused an uproar within our little town, locals began to gossip more that previously, if possible! Bill had been an information gatherer of sorts I think. Very business like he was, even when trying to get to know me. I wisely did not mention my little quirk. Mind reading, yep that's my thing, and I was not going to get killed over it.

He had left after a couple of months on business again probably, leaving Jessica his child to reside in his home. She was very young and such a nice vampire. She had a part time waitressing job at Merlotte's and I had worked several shift with her over the summer. She even had a human boyfriend. His name was Hoyt and was close friends with my brother Jason, both working as parish road crew.

Now here I was in this situation, what to do? He didn't look particularly menacing right now, kind of vulnerable really. I know I hadn't seen him around here before. I considered phoning Jessica but had limited options, what if he attacked while I reached for my phone.

He started, cautiously never taking his eyes from me, moving towards the car and I tried my best not to hyperventilate or anything. I could feel my best Sookie Stackhouse crazy grin spreading into place as he approached my passenger side window. I rolled it down as he stopped.

"Can I help you?" I asked, I was brought up to be polite, no mater who I was addressing.

He looked like I had asked the million dollar question and was considering his response very carefully from what I could tell by the expression s on his face. When he finally answered I couldn't understand what he said. It definitely wasn't English. Judging from the expectant look on his face he was waiting for some sort of response from me.

"I don't understand, I'm sorry." I apologized. I don't know why I was apologizing for not knowing Danish or Swedish or whatever language he was speaking but I felt so useless. He was clearly in need of assistance and I was racking my brains for a solution.

And that's when I placed him. It felt oddly familiar and I had only seen him once but when Jessica had dragged me out to the vampire bar in Louisiana she had given me the low-down on the vampires in the bar, several inconsequential, but three quite important. I can remember a man on a throne like chair sitting on a raised platform towards the back centre of the room. Eric his name was, vampire sheriff of the area. Most beautiful man I had ever seen he was, blonde, built and well over the 6ft tall mark. Then there was Pam, the vault, scariest woman, vampire or otherwise, I had ever seen. Godric was Eric's maker. He had exited what looked like an office and left after nodding to Eric. Jessica had filled me in. That was nearly two months ago. I silently thanked my little quirk as my memory seemed to be better than the average humans.

So now that I vaguely knew who this man was, what was I supposed to do. As probably stupid as it was, I unlocked the door and opened the passenger side.

"I can give you a ride. Then we can figure out how to get you home." I offered. He must have trusted me from the small smile he gave me and the acceptance of my offer.

"Thankyou." I heard quietly from him after he was seated. I was shocked, he must know English then. Was that a test before or did he genuinely not remember? Maybe he was confused, he looked awfully disorientated.

"Do you know me?" he asked, hopeful. I already started to regret my decision, I knew I was going to dig myself a grave along the way somehow.

"I've met you once, Godric right?" I asked, he shrugged. Great, that was productive. That's when I finally took him in, all pale flesh and bold tattoos. Don't stare Sookie, don't stare.

"Are you cold?" I asked trying to keep busy, this was again replied with a shrug. Never taking his eyes off me all this time, I was starting to feel self conscious. I turned to the back-seat to grab a blanket I kept there just in case, I heard him hiss as my neck came very close to his now bared fangs.

So what do you guys think? worth continuing? Let me know. :)