Chapter II

When I opened my eyes I was delivering an order to a table in my section. After a few minutes of desorientation and a few irritated glances from Sam I got the hang of it as if nothing had happened. Working at Merlottes for so many years made this second nature. And I remembered this night. It's the night I would meet Bill Compton.

Even though we were friends in my timeline I couldn't help but feel mad all over again that he had come here only to procure me. This time I couldn't be as naive though.
As he entered the bar I was surprised again that nobody recognised him for what he was right away. Well, except Sam and myself, of course.

I watched him as he took a deep breath and took a table in my section. He was probably scenting me. I walked over with my notepad and put on what I hoped was a nonchalant smile feeling Sams stare on my back.

"Good evening. My name's Sookie Stackhouse. I'll be your waitress tonight. What can I get you?"
"Do you have any True blood?" he asked scrutinizing me. The Rats turned to look at him after hearing what he said.
"I'm sorry but there are not really any vampires in these parts of the woods so it went bad and we stopped ordering it eventually. If you're going to be a regular I can tell Sam to order some." He seemed surprised at my calm appearance. Well, this time around I would not be the naive little damsel in distress.
"Can I get you anything else?" I asked politely knowing what was to come.

"I suppose I'll take a glass of wine then. Red please," he said in his over the top southern gentleman accent. An accent he had only used because he thought I liked southern gentlemen. Just the way Hadley had described me. Probably as a dense naive girl who'd never get a guy on her own. But in these past years – in my timeline – I'd learned that to men I was pretty and had a nice body so my selfesteem was much bigger than when I had first met Bill.
"Coming right up," I said cheerfully and turned around to get his wine.

While pourring the wine into a glass I checked on the Rats thoughts who were now sitting with Bill.
To my surprise they were surely thinking vile and gruesome things but they weren't planning on draining Bill. Thinking it would be too dificult to get him out of here without anyone noticing. And then, their thoughts shifted. Bill was actually glamouring them into doing it. This got me even angrier and when I served him the wine I put the glass down a little more forcefull than necessary. Bill looked curiosly up at me but I ignored him and went to tend to my other tables. I couldn't come up with a plan. So I went and told Sam I needed some air as to not get chewed out again. When I got outside the Ratrays were just starting to drain his blood. I got Jasons chain again. This time just to be careful not set on using it.

"Mack! Denise!" I yelled. "You should go now before I call the cops. I don't even need to use the phone, Andy is just inside." I tried to reason.
Mack was going to protest but once he looked into my eyes something in me clicked and I felt my faepowers stir up. I focused my will into him and although Denise kept protesting he pulled her away and they left.

So this was what Niall had done. He made me mature, in faeterms that is.
Looking at Bill I hoped what I had done wasn't too obvious. He looked somewhat startled about everything but didn't comment.
"I'm going to free you. Don't attack me." I said only for the purpose of giving him the image that I was afraid of him or at least shaken up.
I freed him of the silver chain that really wasn't enough to hold him down. But I had to act as if I didn't know this.

Once he put himself to rights again he spoke. "You can have the blood if you want."
Ugh, I nearly had to gag.
"No, thanks. I wouldn't touch it." He eyed me suspiciously again.
"What are you?" he asked.
"I'm a waitress. And I should get back to work now. Sam's probably wondering where I am." With that I got up and left him there.
I wanted as little conversation with him as possible.

I parked the car in my usual spot behind the farmhouse. The light was on.
I would see Gran again. She was alive. I was near tears by now but if I went inside like this it would only alarm her.
I took a few deep breaths and got out of my beat up yellow car.

Gran was sitting at the kitchentable with a book in one hand the other hand petting Tina. My eyes watered. I went to her and hugged her. "Oh, hey honey," she greeted me. I hugged her even tighter. "Everything okay?"
"Sure. I just missed you today." I answered.
"So what's new?"

I contemplated for a moment if I should tell her about Bill.
"There was a vampire in the bar today." I answered.
"Oohh. Did he bite anyone?" she asked excitedly "No, he just had a glass of wine."
"So what do you think of him?" She asked.
"I don't know. He is nice I suppose but something about him just gives me the creeps."
"Did you read something in his mind?" She asked concerned.
"No. I couldn't read his mind."
"Oh, well, maybe it's just that?"
"No," I needed to make sure she wouldn't be interisted in him. "I can see pretty good through peoples facades and this guy is just bad news." I said. This made her probably more concerned but she left it at that and I was glad about it.

I hope you liked the second chapter ;)