"What goes around comes around
Feel it breathing' down heavy on you
You made that bed you're laying' on
Deeds that you have done
Now you can't undo
You've got bones in your closet
You've got ghosts in your town
Isn't no doubt, dear
They're going to come out
They're waiting for the sun to go down
You can't hide from your demons
Feel them all lurking around
You're running' scared cause
You know they're out there
They're waiting for the sun to go down"
Bones-Little Big Town
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From a Whisper to a Scream
Bones
Chapter One
Sitting in a black leather high back chair in the corner of my bar, Fangtasia, I surveyed those around me. There were several tables with vampires dancing in there various black leather outfits on top the tables. They were there to draw in the human crowds and there were plenty of humans here tonight. I smiled as I watched them as they pathetically tried to imitate us vampires. Most humans disgusted me or bored me and I ignored them all together. Although there was one in particular that I would not mind spending time with. As I was thinking of the blonde barmaid Just , I saw Pam making her making her way through the crowd towards me, I could tell that she was getting fed up with going at human speed. To prove my point the last half of her way she used her vampiric speed.
"Sir, Chow has your new delivery in the basement."
"Excellent." The redneck who was responsible for killing three of our kind was now ready for me to question him. "Although, let's take care of my hair first its beginning to fade."
"Yes, I have everything we need in your office." we both began to make our way to my office, we were there in seconds. I sat in the chair behind my desk, while Pam began to drape a green plastic smock around my shoulders.
"Pam this thing is hideous."
"I know Eric but it keeps the dye from staining your shirt." I felt her hands brush my neck as she began to mess with my hair.
"I do love these black tank tops." saying this I began to listen to the two men in the basement, which was directly below my office. One was talking about how he had a plan to get them out. The stupid redneck of course. While the black gay man was telling him to shut the fuck up. They were beginning to crate on my nerves.
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"Sookie, come on how many times do I have to say that I'm sorry." My brother Jason was apologizing for the millionth time about how he had slapped me the day of our gran's wake. In truth I'd only half forgave him.
"I told you to forget about it, and not to bring it up anymore." I handed him and Hoyt, his best friend, a jug of beer. They were seated in the corner booth of Merlotte's. "And besides I'm working I've customers that actually tip me that need my services more right now. See ya later, bye Hoyt." I turned away from them to place a few orders with Terry, our cook. At least for now he is. Our regular cook seemed to have skipped town or was missing, no one knew which. I missed Lafayette, he always made me laugh and made the time go by quicker with his colorful humor.
"Order up, table 4!" Terry yelled out the number of one of my tables, so I went to pick the order up. I only had an hour to go until I was off and then I could spend time with my boyfriend Bill. I loved saying that. I was smiling to myself as I placed the two plates of food down on the table in front of bud Dearborn and Andy Belfour.
"Thank you, Sookie." Bud said as he picked up his cheeseburger. Andy just glared at me. He was always glaring in my direction but I never could figure why exactly he disliked me so much.
Look at her ..dating that vampire….wonder if she's fucking that blonde vampire that came in here a couple weeks ago?
See what I mean I hear the mans thoughts and I still don't know where his hatred comes from. Everyday it's something different about us Stackhouse's, my brother Jason and I. Bill says my mind reading is a gift, but I still believe it's more like a disability. Hard to believe that the one thing that makes me an outcast makes vampires so excited. That was the sole reason Eric had any inkling for me. Although a month ago Bill saved my life when I was helping Eric out. Someone had stolen 60'000 dollars from him, and he used my disability to find out it was his business partner Long Shadow. Although Long Shadow didn't like the fact that a human found out his secret. When he had tried to kill me, bill had reached him first. In the vampire community that is a major taboo. They do not believe in killing their own kind. Luckily though Bill was able to get out of it pretty easily. He said he had to pay a monetary fine, a huge one, but that was all. Oh, jiminy crickets I still have a half to go. Walking over to the bar I reached over for the telephone.
"Hey, Sam I'm using the phone."
"Oh, that's fine. You don't abuse t like Arlene does." he was smiling when he said this, and this was when Arlene walked by.
"Please, I have kids, Sam." They both were laughing at one another and I smiled ass I heard the ring tone.
"Hello."
"Hi, I was calling to say that I'm going to be getting out early."
"Oh, did you need me to pick you up?"
"I always need you." I whispered this into the phone. "But no I was just calling cause I miss you and I can't wait to see you."
"I miss you too, I will see you when you get here then?"
"Yes, so I better go now so I can get my station stocked and take care of my tables."
"See you soon" Then I hung up and I finished the half hour up with a smile. Luckily Arlene owed me a favor and she was staying till close while I left at 10:00pm. I was so anxious to see Bill that I didn't even change out of my waitress uniform which consisted of a white t-shirt with the Merlotte's logo over my left breast and a pair of black shorts. Walking right through the front door, I knew he had heard me pull up, that was one of the advantages of having a vampire for a boyfriend. So as soon as I opened the door there he was in front of me. It never failed to amaze me at how rugged and sexy he was and how every time I saw him I felt the butterflies flow from my heart to the rest of my body, warming my blood. In seconds we were wrapped up in each other my hands in his hair, his grabbing my hips to press me closer to him. Our lips crashed together, our tongues waged a silent war and as I felt his fangs scrape against my bottom lip I heard the one thing that could ruin our accent to carnal bliss.
"Bill, I just love your shower!" I looked up still wrapped in Bill's arms to see a young redhead wearing only a towel with wet hair dripping on his already warped hardwood floors. I slowly turn my face toward his.
"Who the fuck is she?" As I said this I took a step back from him. Rage was quickly heating my veins, and I crossed my arms in front of my chest waiting for him to answer me.
"She is my punishment."
"Your punishment?"
"Yes when I saved you from Long Shadow."
"You told me that all you had to do was pay a very big fine."
"Well I had to do that and I had to create a new vampire to make up for the one that I killed."
"So this is all your fault?" The redhead looked upset, and I felt bad in a way she was dead because of me.
"Jessica go get dressed it is time for you to retire to your resting place. It is beneath the stairs." she turned toward the bathroom stomping.
"Wait she went to take your punishment a couple of weeks ago. Where has she been?"
"With Eric."
"So if he had n't of brought her back, I still wouldn't know?"
"I was only protecting you from the guilt that I knew you would feel."
"Do you think I'm incapable of handling your problems? We're a couple now, your problems are mine. I don't know if I can trust you now. I have to go. I need time to think this over. Opening the door that I just came through only minutes before I walked on to the porch and I new that Bill had watched me get in my car and drive away.
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Will this redneck ever shut up? Does he not understand why he is here? Probably not., although he actually did me a favor. I never liked those three vampires anyway. They were too flashy and not so subtle about not being on the synthetic blood. Which who could really live on that stuff? Although Since I am sheriff of Area 5 I have to make sure justice is sought. Which I have always enjoyed. I smiled to myself as I opened the door at the top of the stairs.
"Don't get any blood in your hair." Pam said this to me calmly, but if I did indeed get blood in my hair, she would be pissed. I just smiled at her and she shook her head.
"I got a plan I'm busting us out." The stupid human was claiming. While the black man was shushing him "I'll come back for you I promise." I began to descend down the stairs slowly. They both were silent once they saw me, when I reached the bottom steps I took off the smock and tossed it aside.
"No shushing won't do any good, sweetheart." I was talking to him while he was huddled up in the corner. "We hear everything. Since you made me come all the way down here, I figured I would take out the garbage. " I grouched down in front of the redneck in the camouflage. "Royce, we have a few questions for you about a fire. Which claimed 3 of our kind."
"No fucking way man, I don't know anything."
"Crimes against vampires are on the rise, just das ago we lost a sheriff." I stood gripping him by throat with one hand, standing him up." We seek answers." As I began to undo his metal collar he pressed something silver against my cheek.
"Die you dead fucker!" He screamed this and ran for the stairs. All he did was piss me off. I walked over toward him and grabbed him by the ankle knocking him down to the ground. It wouldn't hurt to have a little snack. I growled as I gripped him by the shoulders and used my fangs to tear into his throat and suck the blood from his veins and while he was still breathing I ripped the limbs from his body. His warm blood was sliding down my cold dead flesh to pool at my feet.