I do not have any rights to these characters, they are owned by Charlaine Harris. I am merely playing with them in a different context.
Sorry for the short first chapter. Chapters will switch between Eric POV and Sookie POV and possibly other Characters POV as the story progresses.
Sookie was nervous as she stood in line to Fangtasia with her best friend Tara. They had decided on a whim to come down to Shreveport to see what all of the fuss was about. They both had seen their fair share of vampires around Bon Temps, considering one lived across the graveyard from Sookie, but they never thought they would be going to a real vampire bar. Both Sookie and Tara had dressed up in what they though to be vampire bar appropriate clothing: all black, tight fitting, and of course high heels that could break an ankle. Sookie had settled on a tight black spaghetti strap dress that came a few inches above her knee and showed off a little cleavage. Tara let her borrow a pair of fire engine red "come fuck me" heels to give the outfit a little pizzazz. Her nails and lipstick also matched her shoes. Tara was wearing a black corset that showed off her ample chest and a short black mini-skirt. She was wearing leather knee-high boots with her outfit. They were both dressed to kill and wouldn't be caught dead anywhere other than a vampire bar in those outfits.
They had waited in line for about five minutes when the door guy noticed them standing near the back of the line. He waved them over to him with a smile on his face. It wasn't until they were close to him that they realized that smile contained a little bit of fang too. "What are some fine ladies such as yourselves doing waiting in line? You should have come right up to the door. Let me just see your IDs and you can go right in and have a good time." He had a slight cockney British accent that probably had worn away with time. He glanced over their IDs and let them through the velvet rope.
As soon as the doors opened Sookie and Tara were hit with a wall of sound. The music was so loud Sookie didn't even hear Tara when Tara had tried to speak to her. Tara pinched her arm and pulled Sookie's ear down towards her mouth "Let's go get a drink and then circle around to get a good look at the place." Sookie emphatically agreed.
They skirted around the packed dance floor to the not so packed bar. It seemed like everyone was in more of a dancing mood right now than a drinking mood and that suited Sookie just fine, she wouldn't have to worry about fighting someone for the bartender's attention. Sookie and Tara finally made it to the bar and luckily there were two open stools, so they sat down. Tara ordered a bottle of bud light and Sookie ordered a double gin and tonic. She felt the need to start out big since she was still a little nervous about being in such a loud bar in close proximity with vampires.
Granted she had been around Bill and a few of his vampire friends once or twice but she had always felt somewhat safe because those occasions had taken place either at her house, his house (which was across the way from her house), or at her grandmother's meeting for the Descendents of the Glorious Dead. Bill was pleasant enough to come and speak a few times a month to the group about living through the Civil War. Bill could be the poster child for a well behaved vampire. But Sookie knew not all vampires would be like this and that was why she was nervous and on her guard. She had heard stories about how violent and bloodthirsty a vampire could get, especially during the strange sexual practices they seemed to enjoy. Then again those could all just be rumors her brother Jason wanted to tell her to scare her away from Bill. Her brother was always trying to protect her from men. Not that Bill was a potential suitor, her brother just wanted to keep Sookie away from all men. She wished she would do the same to him when it came to women. Jason wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed when it came to dating.
Sookie reached into her purse to pull out her debit card so she could start a tab for her and Tara. It seemed fair to pay for Tara's drinks since it was Tara's car they brought down here to Shreveport and gas prices were ridiculous. As soon as she put her card down on the bar the bartender handed the card back to her and said "All your drinks tonight are on the house."
Sookie sputtered and just looked at him with an incredulous expression on her face. "What do you mean on the house?"
"Eric informed me you and your companion are to drink for free tonight. So everything is on the house." He stated simply giving her a funny look as if she should have known her drinks would be complimentary on her first trip to Fangtasia.
Sookie couldn't let the subject drop. She was too stubborn and too proud. "I don't know who this Eric is but we've never been here before and don't know anyone here. I think I may have been mistaken for somebody else. Please let me pay." Tara tried to quiet her down but to no avail.
"I can't let you do that." Said a voice that sounded like ice cubes running down her back. Sookie slowly turned around to see a towering vampire standing right behind her. He had shoulder length honey-blonde hair, pale skin, and piercing blue eyes. He was wearing just a simple black tank top and black jeans with flip flops. Every single visible muscle of his body was rigid and cut and the ones hidden by his clothing were standing out against the fabric. Sookie felt all of the air leave her lungs and the moisture retreat from her mouth. She felt like her tongue would be permanently stuck to the roof. He spoke again, giving her time to pull herself back together. "I'm Eric. It would be my absolute pleasure to provide you with any accommodation you might need this evening." He had elongated the words 'pleasure' and 'any' to put emphasis on them.
Sookie managed to find her voice, albeit shakily. "Thank you so much Mr. uh… Eric. I, I mean we, really appreciate it. Is this your bar?"
"It's one of my bars. I thank you for gracing it with your presence tonight. I hope you enjoy your night." Eric inclined his head to Sookie and then to Tara and walked away towards the back of Fangtasia and then disappeared from sight.
Tara started to laugh. "Holy shit. Aren't you glad we came here now?"
