8 years later

"Are you sure you gotta go back?" A blonde haired woman asked Lilith as she helped her bag the last case of clothing she had.

"I told ya Nancy I gotta go back to help mama. I don't wanna leave Dallas as much as you do but she needs me, Maggie is being a typical teenager and she just can't take care of the house by herself." Major things happened during the course of Lilith's life, she went to college in Texas to become a chef, only to become a cook at a Dallas burger joint. She lived with her best friend (and temporary girlfriend) Nancy in a small apartment which was not bad, except for the loud traffic that lived three stories down from them. The most important change was the outing of vampires, ever since the synthetic drink Tru Blood came out vampires began making themselves known and lived among society. Sure there were some set backs, even some riots, but it didn't seemed to faze Lilith. She was one to believe there were things that could not be explained by science, she had seen stranger things.

"I just wished you didn't have to move back, who's gonna listen to my girl troubles huh?" Nancy whined, squeezing Lilith's short frame. Lilith laughed pulling away from her and smiled.

"There's a cell phone, ever heard of it?" she asked closing her last suitcase. "Who knows, Mama may not need me for very long and I'll come back. Course, you can come with me you know."

"No thanks, from what you told me it won't be my scene," Nancy giggled helping her with her things. As they drove to the airport Nancy kept messing with the radio, Lilith did not mind, she was sort of in her own space. She always said she would never go back to the small town of Bon Temps, but here she was, driving to the airport to go right back. Deep down it felt so backyards, but family was important. Before she took off on the plane she and Nancy hugged one last time, she even let her pick her up from the ground.

"I'm gonna miss you my little spit fire," Nancy said on the verge of tears.

"Oh come on, don't cry chica," Lilith told her. "I'm a phone call away kay?" Nancy nodded, letting her back on the ground and waved goodbye.

"You call when you settle y'hear?!" she yelled, Lilith waved in response and boarded the plane. She looked out the small window, back into her mind space again; she just could not believe she was going back. Would it be different? She doubted it. There were some perks to this; she was going to be with her family again and maybe even her old friends. Then for the strangest reason her mind tracked back to the night in the woods with that strange couple. She quickly shook it off and closed her eyes to take her flight nap.

~*~

"What are they?" A dark haired warrior asked softly as they stood on the strong tree branches. They had been there for hours, about to give up, then these strange men came upon their resting territory.

"Are you dense Nevena? They're Vikings. We've been dealing with them since we started this journey," the other replied.

"I know that Kalina, but these are different. They are more…bigger especially the leader," Nevena explained pointing to prove her point. "Should we warn the Queen?"

"No, not yet, she will give the signal soon enough," Kalina told her solider as they continued watching, listening to their foreign language.

"They do not talk like the others either," Nevena discovered.

"Well maybe they are from another territory who cares? Vikings are Vikings; they will kill us before we can kill them." Suddenly, an arrow was shot onto one of the tree trucks, signaling the female warriors to attack. All seven of them fell on and surrounded the five men. A eighth warrior galloped on her large horse to meet the ambush, her face, like the others, was shielded in a silver mask helmet but graced with a lion's mane headdress. She wore silver armor, patched with fur, with two swords on her back, along with a dagger on her left thigh. A young girl, dressed in peasant clothes, hopped off the horse before this lion covered warrior.

"Translate," she told the girl before speaking to the men. "Vikings," she began, the girl translating so they could understand. "Though it was not under your little knowledge, but these are our resting grounds, and we aim to kill all those who bare Norse armor that trespass. Unless you give us all your supplies freely, we might let you live."

"And why should we listen to you?" one replied, the girl translating close by for her. "You are all just little girls wanting to fight like the big boys," causing the other to laugh, but one.

"You," she pointed to the man and moved her finger in a come hither stance, "step closer, show me how of a 'big boy' you really are." He stepped off his sword, pulled out for a fight. Before he could strike she quickly attacked with both her swords, making him fall to the ground and held his neck between her weapons.

"Now who's the big boy?" she mumbled, letting him go to prove her point. The other men laughed hysterically at the sight, all but one, who seemed intrigued by this leader of a savage pack.

"What is your name?" he asked her. She leaned to the girl as she translated what he said.

"My name does not matter," she replied.

"Can I at least see your face? So we can handle this equally?" he asked her. She stood there for a moment, let the girl translate his last words. Appearing to be thinking for the moment, she reached her helmet and pulled it off. Reveling a soft, youthful face of twenty-five, half covered in war paint, her long back hair flowed out like a water fall.

"Satisfied?" the Lilith look a like replied with a grin.

~*~

Lilith jumped slightly out of her dream, hearing the flight attendant instruct people to walk out safely off the plane. Grabbing her things she walked into the airport, seeing two familiar faces, causing her to smile bright.

"Mama!" she yelled hugging Hero as tight as she was.

"Oh honey it's so good to see you!" Hero said kissing her cheeks. Lilith tried to pull away.

"Mamaa," she whined.

"Don't Mama me girl, you are still my sweet little girl," she told her. Lilith grinned at the sixteen year old golden haired and pulled her to a hug.

"How are ya Mags?" she asked.

"Finne," she replied as she hugged back. "Got me anything?"

"Now would I forget bringing some souvenirs?" Lilith grinned as they walked to Hero's truck. Lilith had to admit, it was great coming home.

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