-Disclaimer- I don't own TB or any of its characters, nor do I own the books. But I can guaranty that if I would, that many, many things would be different! ;D

AN: Okay, so basically just to be told I love to see S/E, but…. (here comes the 'but' ...XD)... I also always wanted to see Sookie with Alcide, because I personally think, that they would be great together. Also, I think that Sookie should sometimes be more… aggressive or just not so nice, because she's sometimes just too boring. Anyway, so here is my idea how the books should continue. Hope you'll like it and review! :D


Sookie's P.O.V.

One week. Two simple words, but these simple words can mean so many different things. For me these words have a lot of meaning. One week ago I used the cluvial door on Sam. One week ago he had died and I saved him. A week ago Eric walked away from me without saying anything.

The past week was hard. The first day I had to explain everything that happened to Sam. I had to tell him how I saved his live, how I gave up a precious gift to save him. I remember the look on his face, the look that spoke so many words. He had a look of love, and it broke my heart to tell him that, yes I loved him, but not more than friend. After that he quickly thanked me, said goodbye and left. That was the last time I heard of him.

Then there was the case of Eric. I never felt this abandoned before, before I had Eric, Jason, Dermot or even Claude. And from time to time there was Niall too, but since the portal closed I felt terribly lonely. I knew he wanted me to use the door, to take him out of this forced marriage, but I couldn't. I would've felt all my live guilty about it, but obviously he didn't share the same thoughts. He didn't care about Sam; he didn't care about anybody else except himself.

During this week at home I didn't go to work, no. I quit and stayed most of the time at home and cried. I cried for all the loss I had taken this past years, I still had Jason, but he didn't want anything to do with me. We had had a huge fight about something really small and during this fight, he accused me to be responsible of grans death. From there on the fight got bigger and bigger, until he kicked me out of his house.

After my daily breakdown, I started to sort out things. I wanted to change something in my live and fast. I was even thinking about renting my house to someone and move to a big city or even in another country. There wasn't anything left in the attic, so I decided to look in the storage under the stairs. I took out many boxes and started going through them. Many times I had to sneeze, because of the dust, which was covering everything.

When I was nearly at the end of the fourth box, I found a very old letter. From the outside it looked so old, that I was afraid, that it would break or go to dust, while opening it. But when I opened it, I got the shock of my live. The letter was addressed to me and it was from Niall.

Dear great-granddaughter

I know you're feeling terribly alone right now, but you have to be strong. You are a Brigant and we Brigant's always find a way out of everything. I am aware of the Vampire leaving you and I am also aware of the fact, that you used the cluvial door. And I have to tell you, that I am very, very proud of you, about the reason why you used it. Do not regret it, as it was a very noble cause.

There is one thing, my dear, that I didn't tell you or anybody else. And I am only telling you this, to give you a second chance. I know you saw the portals closing, but there's one portal that isn't completely closed. It is one that was hidden for many years. The portal was created for Fintan, so that he could protect Adele and his children. He never told anyone where it was, but after time and many visits at your house, I found out where it was and decided that should I ever completely close the portals between our worlds, that I would leave it open. At least for family.

The portal is well hidden and is, for my great satisfaction, only visible for the descendants of Fintan. It is in your house, somewhere or something that you pass or go through every day. Of course I can't tell you the exact location, but I tell you, that it's one the ground floor and it's something that can open to a new world, but close to the unwanted.

Your second chance is the chance of choosing between this world and the ours. You must know, that you have many hidden powers and that you are much stronger than you may think. Of course I would prefer that you choose our kind, but you have to be sure of your decisions, because once you made one, there's no going back. There could be a going back from our world, but only after many years.

Sookie, my dear, please think about it. In four days the portal will appear at the first ray of light and will be gone the second the sun set. The key for getting in our world is to think of the person or location you want to see. You're mind has to be fixed on it and isn't allowed to drift away.

I hope you'll make a wise choice and wish you all the best, no matter what world you choose.

The letter ended simply with Niall Brigant.

After I read the letter I was speechless for quite a time. I couldn't believe that first of all, that there was a portal in my house somewhere and that second, Niall knew everything that happened. Right now I would've jump right into the portal, but on the other hand I was happy that I couldn't. I didn't want to regret my choice. I didn't want to take it, while I was still fixed on my anger; I wanted to have a clear head.

I wasn't sure where the portal would be, but I had some ideas in my head. During the next four days, I decided to make every day pro and contra lists, about staying here or leaving.

*Some hours later*

I had taken a nap at the beginning of the afternoon and when I woke up, the sun had already set. After taking a quick shower, getting dressed and eating something for dinner, I decided to pay Pam a little visit.

When I arrived with my old car in front of Fangtasia, I could see that business was good, but slower than on other days. I walked straight to the back door and knocked several times on it, before a new waitress opened it. "It's a private entry here; the entry for the club is on the front, honey." The blonde waitress told me. Normally I would've ignored everything, but today I was pissed. "First, I know this. Second, don't call me honey. Third, bring me to Pam.", I told her while tapping my foot on the ground. After some moments of hesitating she led me in and led me to Pam's/Eric's office. She knocked one time got in and mentioned for me to follow.

"Good Evening, Pam.", I told her, trying to sound cold and unfriendly. "Sookie. What a pleasure to see you….". Before she could continue, I quickly interrupted. "Did Eric leave?" She pursed her lips, straightened up and answered me. "Yes, he did. Last week." "So, he's now with her?", I continued in the same tone. "Yes, Sookie.. I…" "No, please wait. I... came here to bring you the rest of his stuff and… hoped we could maybe talk..?"

From the moment I uttered the last words, I knew I would be disappointed. Pam looked at me and for the first time since I knew her, her eyes were really apologetic. She took a big unnecessary breath and spoke. "Sookie, I'm sorry, but it won't be possible. He…doesn't want… You… can just leave the stuff at the back of the employee's entry." "Okay, but… let me guess. He doesn't want you to speak with me?" "I'm afraid, yes." "You know what I did?" "Yes, he told me." "Good, than… than tell him, that… I saved a friend, not my lover. And that I had to do it... So… well, I guess you're leaving too?" I asked finally able to look her in the eyes. "No, I'm staying here. But... You, you're not allowed to come back to the club…. He said that he didn't want you to come and that if you would come, that I had to kick you out the second you come in… But, I couldn't bring myself to do it…" I swallowed hard, I really had to fight, so that I wouldn't cry right there. I was sure, that he would've said something like that to her, but to hear my suspicions confirmed were worse than I thought. "I understand... I'll leave it under the stairs and I wanted also to... thank you, for your honesty and well, I think to… say goodbye." "Goodbye?" 'Sookie, you gotta lie this time... They can't know where you're going…' "Yeah, I decided to travel around… I got some money from selling my house and some of my cousins. I'm going to Russia in two days and I'll stay some weeks or days there and then I'll move on to Asia and then I'll see." I told her, while making sure to give some details about my departure and to sound very optimistic and happy. "Nice! You finally decided to go out from the shithole you call town! Well then... I hope you'll enjoy traveling and be… safe." "You too, be safe and yeah...Bye." I quickly finished and walked out of the door to my car, before I started crying. I never was good at goodbyes and to be already kind of depressed didn't help at all. Before I drove away, I put the box with Eric's gifts and left over stuff under the stairs and drove back home.

*Next day*

The next morning I woke around ten and after showering, dressing and eating breakfast, I went to watch some TV. As usual, there were only programs for children at this time and so I decided to sit on my front porch. Like the day before, I started wondering what I should do concerning the portal.

Deep within me, I knew there was a part that wanted to stay here and not leave. But at the moment I really just wanted to leave this town behind me and go somewhere. No matter if it was just to move to another state, city, country or taking the big step to go to Fairy.

There was a nice chill in the air and so I went to lie on the grass, like I used to do when I was a child. I closed my eyes and just listened, it was amazing what you could hear, when you just concentrated on hearing. I could hear birds singing in the woods, I heard faint car noises passing my street, I could hear movement in the woods and when I looked up, I saw that it was a rabbit.

I saw that the rabbit had about three little baby rabbits with it, and that when I decided to write everyone that I loved a letter. Once inside I went into the living room, took out some paper and started writing. ¨

Three hours later, I had my letters to Jason, Sam, Tara, Pam and even one for Alcide. At first I wanted to mail them just now, but I had the feeling that it wasn't the right moment. I had still three days for my big decision, but I already knew that I would go to Fae.

The days came and went, and it was the fourth day. When I woke up the sun was already up and it was quite warm too. I went down into the hallway and my suspicion was right. The portal was none other than my front door. It still looked the same, but all around the door was a shining white light.

I made sure that everything looked normal and that nobody was here, before I went again to the portal. The letters I had already posted the day before and the separate letter I had to make for the paper was also posted. The letters would arrive in two days and thanks to a little help from an old friend at the post office, the newspaper letter would arrive in one and a half weeks only.

After a last round around my house, I took a big breath and opened the door. The light was now flowing into the hallway and bathing everything in a bright light. The light itself was warm and gave a feeling of safety and familiarity. I concentrated on the faces of Niall and Dermot, closed my eyes and took a step into the bright light. Letting the light go through me, warming every cell in my body, it was truly the beginning of something new.


Thank you very much for reading! I hope you liked it, even if there wasn't much action in the first chapter. I promise that there will come more action in the next chapters and yeah… So, hope you'll continue reading and please leave a review! :D