Ma Cherie Amore
Part 1
It had been almost 2 weeks since Lafayettes body was found in Andy Bellefleurs car. Things in Bon Temps had returned back to normal for the most part. Or as normal as things could get with the murders of 3 women and Lafayette Reynolds. His murderer was still unknown, but Sookie Stackhouse had returned to life as usual. She felt a sense of peace at being able to distinguish the man responsible for her grandmothers murder. Sookie knew things would never be the same after that night, but she felt a strange sense of accomplishment.
It was a regular Saturday night working at Merlottes, she was waiting for her boyfriend Bill to pick her up. The bar was a bustle with about one hour left till closing time. Smiling over at her friend Tara who was tending bar Sookie took a pitcher of beer from her and she shook her head replying…
"So maybe you and Benedict could go on a double date with me and Bill sometime?"
Tara chuckled and filled up the pitcher of beer as she looked back at Sookie with a smirk, she answered sheepishly…
"Yeah, we'll see, not sure how he'd feel about that."
Sookie just smiled patiently knowing what Tara meant. People weren't open yet to accepting Vampires into their lives with open arms. Even though they had been out for atleast 2 years now, and it frustrated Sookie to no end. But she still had to bite her tongue on occasion.
"Maybe tomorrow I can twist his arm!" Tara called after Sookie as she took the pitcher of beer to her table. She cast a smile over her shoulder and poured each glass full.
Meanwhile Tara walked into the freezer to get more ice when she ran into Jason, startled.
"Jesus Christ! Watch where your goin!" Tara demanded turning on her heel as she went into the freezer.
"Tara!" Jason followed her back into the freezer and she met his gaze incredulously. He was the absolute last person she wanted to see right now. Shaking her head, she wasn't going to put up with this shit, not tonight…
"Fuck, Don't you know when your not wanted Stackhouse?"
"Tara, you gotta listen to me." Jason proclaimed not heeding her warning. Tara just sneered and she looked back at him armed with a 10lb bag of ice…
"What makes you think I want to hear anything you have to say, Im not settling for your bullshit this time Jason, so go pawn your problems off on some other pathetic loser!"
Tara barged past him back out into the hallway just wanting to get away from him.
Jason could feel his head about to explode and he shook his head proclaiming…
"It's Sookie!"
"What?" She met his gaze with angry eyes not believing him Tara replied needing clarification…
"I just saw her 10 minutes ago!"
"That..that Vampire was here and they were going to that Vampire bar, Fangtasia!"
Tara rolled her eyes and walked back out to the bar…
"Please…Im working here Jason, if you've got time to waste, try talking off Arlenes ear, shes good talking out of her ass…plus I hear shes single now."
Tara cast Jason the evil eye and Jason just shook his head…
"Listen Tara, I know you hate me now, but I really think Sookie's in trouble this time. Its just a feeling I have."
Tara sighed and asked him point blank as she flipped her towel over her shoulder…
"Since when do you give a shit about your sister?"
Jason looked back at Tara knowing he hadn't been the best brother to Sookie, but he sincerely wanted to make up for it. And Jason knew this was something important he had to do.
"Since I found out what kindof people shes gotten herself involved with, their dangerous Tara!"
Tara closed her eyes spiting herself for agreeing to this. She knew Benedict would be pissed.
"Fine!" She spat back angrily at him.
Sam was gone tonight, something about a hot date, Tara knew nothing about it. All she knew was that full moons brought the freaky shit out of people, and looking back at Jason, Tara knew he was no exception. Sam had left her in charge of the bar and she met Jasons gaze helplessly and replied…
"Just give me 15 minutes to close things up here!"
"Thanks Tara." Jason smiled thankfully back at her, knowing those vampires were no good. He knew ever since Sookie got mixed up with that ass hole Bill things had gone from bad to worse for them. He blamed Bill for his grandmothers death. Rene may not have gone after Amy or his sister either if she hadn't brought Bill in starting that damn witch hunt. No, ever since he had spent some time in jail, and went to a few Fellowship of the Sun meetings, Jason felt like he had seen the light. And the first thing he had to do now was save his sister, like she did for him.
20 minutes later, Tara was pulling on her jacket and she asked him…
"So where is this Fangtasia place anyway?"
"Shreveport." Jason answered as Tara slammed the passenger door shut on her side of Jasons truck.
Tara cursed silently to herself knowing this was probably a bad idea. Just when she was trying to get her life back on track too.
"Son of a bitch, you so owe me for this Stackhouse!" Tara blazed him with her heated stare. Jason just smiled faintly to himself. Not understanding why at the moment, but he was glad Tara was here with him.
About 30 minutes later they pulled up outside the infamous vampire bar and Jason got out he looked back at Tara and asked her outright…
"You comin?"
Tara had been dressed up for her date with Benedict, even wearing a lavender dress for Christ sakes with her neck line dropping down, but now she felt oddly exposed. Swallowing she forced herself to move her feet and nodded her head.
"Yeah."
When they got up to the door, Tara felt her hand grab Jasons as the beautiful blonde vampire waiting took their ids.
"Welcome back Mr. Stackhouse, I see you brought a friend this time." Pam smiled coyly and let them through. Tara met Jasons gaze as they walked through to the bar and Pam called back after them…
"Just make sure you don't take off that leash he's wearin darlin."
Tara met her gaze apprehensive to enter now and Jason put his hand on her back…
"Come on…Most of the activity is in here."
Tara followed him muttering under her breath, feeling like a hen in a fox den…
"What were you doing here before?"
Jason looked back at her, too embarrassed to say and he just shook his head…
"This is where I met Amy."
Tara shook her head, she should have known. This could have been another one of Jason's ploy's he wasn't exactly the most trust worthy person. She just couldn't figure out how she fit into all of this. Pulling out of his grasp she went up to the bar, a familiar locale for her and Tara replied to the bartender…
"We'll have two vodka tonic's…"
Jason walked up to her and asked her confused…
"What are you doing?"
Tara scanned the room and she shook her head…
"Thanks." She replied dryly as the bartender handed her the drinks and he watched her suspiciously.
Tara pulled Jason with her to the nearest table and she finally replied…
"I don't see Sookie anywhere, are you sure she's even here?"
Jason held his drink and took a biting sip, nodding his head in reply as he looked up onstage to see an empty throne, he finally replied…
"This is where Vampire Bill said he had to go. And Sookie was chasing off after him out the door madder than a tom cat shouting at him for leaving her again."
Jason rolled his eyes. And they thought he was the stupid one. His sister was missing a few bulbs in her box too.
"She's going to get herself killed coming to a place like this!" Jason exclaimed finally slamming his glass down on the table. Tara saw a few lingering eyes staring in their direction and she didn't like it.
"Jason…" She hissed…"Keep it down alright?"
She met his gaze pleadingly. Normally she would be in her element in any bar. Tara could flip off with the best of them and run her mouth like it was nobodies business, but here, here she didn't like the way those vampires were looking at them, like they were their next meal.
"Come on." Tara stood up and took Jasons hand. He looked back at her questioningly and she explained…
"Lets dance."
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About a half hour earlier a very furious Sookie followed Bill into Fangtasia.
"Just what are you going to say to him Bill??? Isnt it enough that you continually have to prove yourself to him, you paid for your sentence, this needs to stop!"
"Sookie, this isn't your place to decide, now please, just go home, I promise to return to you as soon as I can."
"No…No Ive had enough of this keeping up with the vampire code, its Bull Shit!" Bill looked back at Sookie surprised. She never swore, knowing she must have been really pissed. He put his hands on her shoulders and tried to calm her down…
"Sookie, this is our way, you humans have your own laws, and we vampires have ours…Now just leave it alone."
Sookie let out a gasp of desperation. Bill wasn't going to stand up for himself. He needed to stop by Fangtasia to get something from Pam to present to the Magistrate. Well she wasn't going to just sit on the sidelines like some kicked puppy. Sookie was going to address Eric herself.
Bill turned around and kissed her on the lips after the car stopped.
"Ill be back before you know it and then we can resume our life again."
Sookie remained silent watching him get up and walk away like she meant nothing to him, like their life together meant nothing. Sookie thought she loved Bill, but on nights like these, she wasn't so sure. Deciding to take her anger out on the next available target, Sookie waited until Bill left in the car driving him to wherever he was going this time. And then she slammed her car door hard as she marched into the club.
"Well well well, if it isn't Buffy, darlin you missed Bill he just left!" Sookie glared back at Pam and she shook her head replying…
"I didn't come here to see Bill."
Pams eyes flickered with interest as she motioned for the next guests to enter, vampire regulars as she went up to Sookie leaning in, Pam asked her…
"And who did you come to see?" For some reason hoping it would be her, but Sookie shook her head and answered sternly…
"You know who, where is he?"
Pam smirked, thinking humans were far too entertaining for their own good, enjoying the fact that Sookie was all worked out, she thought she would lead her into the lions den herself. This should be fun, Pam thought evilly, answering finally…
"He's in his office, but you better knock first…Don't know what you might walk in on."
Sookie just huffed back at her. To think Bill was out there slaying himself to appease Eric who was just having a good time with some fang banger, only made her more angry.
"Thank you!" Sookie replied marching past her. Pam's smile followed her down to Eric's office door where she noticed Sookie didn't even bother knocking. She just barged in.
Oh yes, this would be entertaining indeed. Pam thought to herself, smiling smugly as she greeted the next customer.
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"You dance?" Jason met her gaze sheepishly, surprised, he had always see Tara as a kid sister tomboy type. She was his sisters best friend after all. And Tara rolled her eyes marching him out to the dance floor.
"Yes, Stackhouse, it may come as a shock to you, but I can move my feet, question is, can you?"
To prove that he could indeed dance, Jason put his hand around the curve of Tara's waist and the other rose to the side of her breast. Tara let out a breath she didn't know she was holding as she felt a warm current run through her body. Meeting his gaze for a moment, she forgot where she was, didn't feel scared anymore for some reason.
But as her gaze fixed on other couples dancing behind them, Tara realized they must look like two fish dancing out of the water. The other couples were grinding and some even biting eachother. She looked around behind Jason and saw other eyes on them, vampire eyes. And Tara whispered to Jason….
"Put your hand on my ass and kiss my neck."
"What?" He asked puzzled and Tara growled under her breath…
"Just do it."
Tara felt his warm lips brush her neck and she felt herself grow warm all of the sudden, warm and damp. He used his hand to stroke her ass cheek as she raised her leg to his hip. They were swaying to the music and all of the sudden Tara felt a bulge press up against her. Gasping her gut reaction was to push him away, she couldn't indulge in this, Benedict would kill her if he saw what she was doing right now. But for some reason, her body wasn't listening to her head. And they did have to try to blend in here, if they wanted to make it out alive and without any extra holes.
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"Eric, I need a word with you!!!" Sookie was intending to shield her eyes from some vampire orgy, but when she got in she noticed that no one was in here.
Growling to herself. Ooh that Pam, she was going to kill her. Sookie turned around ready to storm out and give the vampire a piece of her mind for lying to her when she heard a voice from behind.
"Miss Stackhouse, to what do I owe the pleasure of this visit?"
Sookie felt all of the hairs rise on the back of her neck as she turned around her jaw dropping about a foot when she took in Eric, all 6 foot 5 of him, blonde hair, piercing blue eyes, a body sculpted like a nordic prince, all male, and he was standing there confident and proud, and ofcourse stark naked.
Sookie swallowed caught completely off guard, as he just stood there with a smug smile in all of his glory and she cleared her throat.
"Do you think you could put something on?"
Eric chuckled and he looked down at his wet naked body. And raised his eyes to Sookie…
"I supposed I can find a towel, although I don't remember hearing anyone knock."
Sookie didn't know why, but she found herself blushing and she tried to turn her gaze away putting her hand over her face. And she asked him after several moments passed…
"Are you decent yet?"
Eric chuckled again and shook his head and he replied…
"Well that depends entirely on what you mean by decent."
Sookie dared to lift her eyes, meeting his bewitching blue gaze, and she then she remembered why she was here, finding her anger again she glared back at him…
"I don't have time for small talk, I want to know why you sent Bill to see the Magister again?"
She stood her ground and Eric stood up, the slit in his towel fading back into the folds as he approached intrigued by her presence.
"Miss Stackhouse…may I call you Miss Stackhouse?" Eric asked every bit the charmer and Sookie shook her head…
"Sookie's fine."
He turned to face her and her brown gaze rose to meet his, she felt the heat between them. And he smiled again leaning in so close to here, mere inches from her face Eric finally replied as his breath brushed her face…
"Sookie…That is between me and Bill."
Sookie met the glint in his eyes for a moment, but it only sparked an even bigger glint in her own as she went off at him like a pistol.
"Well I think its pathetic, how you have everyone running around tending to your backside like they were 5 year olds!"
Eric straightened up. Normally a comment like that from any other human would have rendered severe punishment, but for some reason with Sookie it was different. Smirking at her low blow he retorted as he went back around to the other side of his desk, no longer giving her his full attention…
"Well if it bothers you so much, why don't you ask Bill why he seems so contempt in tending to my backside."
Eric went back to his big leather chair crossing his legs he took up a ledger and started writing in it, already dismissing Sookie, Eric concluded…
"If you don't mind Miss. Stackhouse, Im a busy man, I don't have time to worry about what Bill did or didn't do, nor do I have time to explain vampire dealings to you, so if you'll excuse me, I have work to do."
Eric knew exactly what he was doing, but he didn't let on. This human amused him greatly.
Sookie had been on simmer for awhile now, but to hear Eric dismiss her so easily, like she was just a little fly on the wall, made her blood boil.
"Now you listen to me!" Sookie shouted going around to his side of the desk, she slapped her hand down hard on it, to show that she was serious. Eric simply looked up at her like he was bored. And Sookies nostrils flared.
"You don't get to play god with other vampires lives, you might think your in charge, but now times are changing, its time to join the real world and face up to it!"
Eric didn't normally lose his cool, but something about this woman got under his skin and drove him crazy. Standing up abruptly he met her angry gaze with ferocity. But Sookie didn't back down. Although she felt as tiny as a mouse, sure he was going to squash her at any second. But Eric simply hissed back…
"My people will never be able to live in a world where they are kidnapped against their wills and drained of their blood, or burned alive in their houses, or ridiculed in public, spat on, and treated like a circus show. Look outside this room if you don't believe me, this isn't about equality or hiding from the law. THIS IS OUR REALITY MISS. STACKHOUSE!!!"
Sookie swallowed his face just inches from hers, she felt her heart pounding heavy in her chest, having no other response but to run out. She ran past the bar, and past Pam and Chow out the door and into the woods.
Pam saw Sookie leave and she looked back towards Erics door. He was out and gave her a look that said everything. Going after Sookie, Pam nodded and he was gone.
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All Jason could smell was her sweet perfume lingered with the smoke in the room and the lime from her drink. And as his lips trailed up her neck, he felt her body hanging in his arms and Jason couldn't help himself.
His lips found hers and they shared a warm tantalizing kiss. Tara felt drugged her hands going up around his back to hold him too her more securely. As Jason kissed her like he had never kissed another woman before. Both of them oblivious to the fact that Sookie had just snuck out the side door after another vampire. But it wasn't the Vampire she came here with.
Breaking off the kiss abruptly Tara wiped her finger over her lips and looked back at Jason shaking her head…
"We cant do this."
Jasons eyes were hazy not quite sure what Tara had just said, but he knew he wanted to kiss her again and he leaned in.
"No." Tara shook her head and took a step back. Her voice softer now, she pleaded…
"Jason we cant. We have to find Sookie."
Jason let out an exhale and he met Tara's gaze knowing she was right. Finally nodding his head he took Tara's hand and pulled her to the nearest familiar face, which happened to be Pam.
Tara didn't realize Jason was just going to walz up to a vampire and he asked her…
"Hey, have you seen my sister tonight?"
Pam eyed him up and down and then her lips curved into a smile as she replied smoothly…
"Sugar, you just missed her."
"What?" Jason asked caught off guard.
"Where did she go? You have to tell me?"
Pam leaned in to him her cool hands and fingers coiled around Jasons neck and he swallowed as she brought her face close to his, just mere inches and Pam asked…
"Now where's the fun in that?"
"Did you see who she left with? Was it Bill?" Tara asked, breaking the hold Pam had on Jason.
Pam stood backed and eyed Tara appealingly, her smile still coy and she stepped over to her and Pam finally answered after Tara stood there anxious yet hesitant to make any sudden moves…
"No darlin…"
"You didn't see or you don't know?" Tara asked again. Pam's smile brightened at the sudden inquiry of the little blonde one and she replied…
"I did see, and it wasn't Bill…"
Tara looked back at Jason apprehensively and Pam laughed…
"You two are just too much…"
She put her hand on Tara's cheek and replied more serious as her cool hand brushed Taras warm skin…
"Especially you."
Tara's face colored as Jason looked back at her awkwardly and Tara cleared her throat…
"Ah I think we better get goin now, thanks for your help!"
"Y'all come back now ya here?" Pam called out after them as they backed up and tried to keep their steps unnoticeably quicker getting to Jasons truck.
Once inside Tara exclaimed…
"Take me home Jason, Ive had enough of this wild goose chase to last me a lifetime."
"But what about Sookie, she could be in…"
Tara shot a glare back at Jason and shook her head…
"The only thing Sookie's doin is havin a good time, which is what I was supposed to be doing tonight, so just take me home okay?"
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She dove into her car and sped off down the road. Sookie didn't know what possessed her to leave like that, but her emotions overcame her. She just knew that she had to get far away from it, before something happened.
And that's when she saw the woman in the road, standing there with a huge hog.
Sookie screamed and veered off of the side, railing into the ditch. She stumbled out of her car door into the brown leafy ground and she looked up back over the road she was just on and no one was there. Thinking she was surely going crazy, Sookie just wanted to get home. If she could go home and forget this night ever happened shed be okay.
"Crap, crap, crap." She muttered to herself just exhausted by the whole night.
Going back down around she went to grab her door handle when a beautiful dark haired woman stood before her.
"Hello Sookie." She said with a kind smile on her face. Sookie thought she looked familiar but she didn't quite recognize her shaking her head in question, she asked her…
"Do I know you?"
"No Sweetheart, but you will, you most definitely will." The woman answered and smiled. And then Sookie saw a snake come out of her coat hissing and she screamed.