Don't own true blood. Le sigh.

I laid flat on my stomach, still reeling from the second explosion. I ventured to peek my head up to see tiny splinters embedded in the walls and furniture nearest to the entrance. My heart was beating furiously. I stood up shakily, craning my head to see Chow stand up from under a table and dust himself off, seemingly more preoccupied with the dust on his suit than the miniature wooden stakes lodged in the wall where his head was mere seconds ago.

I tremble

Considering my legs probably had the consistency of jello I sat on the barstool. The male vampire whose name was still a mystery suddenly appeared inches from my face. My eyes were probably still bugged from the shock of the explosions.

They're gonna eat me alive

"How did you know those things were going to happen before they in fact took place?" He demanded. My mouth goldfished on its own accord for a minute.

If I stumble

"I swear, I don't know anything, those things just happen to me sometimes," I gushed, holding my hands up in ignorance and innocence.

They're gonna eat me alive

"What do you mean 'those things just happen sometimes'?" he inquired, still in my face. I could smell the metallic scent of blood on his breath.

Can you hear my heart beating like a hammer?

"I mean I just see things before they," My eyes were shifting. I'd come close in the past to leaking my 'secret', but never actually admitted to it. "Y'know…" little beads of sweat formed along my hairline. "Actually happen…." I bit my lip.

Help, I'm alive, my heart keeps beating like a hammer

"So you knew that was going to happen? Did they send you?" I could tell he was very, very suspicious of me. I could tell anger was bubbling up inside him.

Hard to be soft

"No! Well, I mean,"

Tough to be tender

"Yes, I saw it,"

Come take my pulse the pace is on a runaway train

"But nobody sent me here. I have nothing to do with that," I waved my hand in the general direction of the destruction.

If you're still alive

Within moments, the contents of my bag were spilled on a nearby table, the female vampire pawing through my stuff. I saw her pick up my clothes, my cigarettes; I watched her leaf through my books. She then picked up and inspected a photograph, the only one I have, my mother and I in the Valdez Narrows taken the year before she died.

My regrets are few

All the while, the male vampire stared at me intently, making sure I had no escape.

If my life is mine

As if I had anywhere to go.

What shouldn't I do?

"She has nothing," the female dropped my dingy tank top on top of the pile. "Literally."

I get wherever I'm going

She stuffed all of my belongings back into my bag. All except for the picture, which she brought over and handed to the male. I suddenly felt very exposed and cold. I wrapped my bony arms around myself, noticing the goosebumps. I briefly wondered if they were due to temperature or situation.

"This is you and your mother?" He asked, scrutinizing the picture. I merely nodded. I hadn't had to speak about her since her passing, and I knew if I tried it would not end well.

"Does she know where you are?"

I swallowed audibly, digging my nails into my arms to prevent myself from crying. "No," I managed to keep the tremble out of my voice. The male raised an eyebrow.

"And why's that?"

I exhaled through my nose, clenching my jaw.

"She's… not here anymore."

The male looked around the empty bar and laughed briefly, without much humor, exposing his shiny white teeth. "Well, that's quite obvious."

I got angry in a hurry. Who does he think he is, mocking my dead mother and me? The fucking nerve! I reached out and snatched the photo from his hand, taking him by surprise. A first, by the looks of it.

"She's dead, okay?" I fumed. I moved to leave, but he blocked my path yet again. A deep V formed on his brow. Was that… concern? Nay. Impossible from this vampire.

"I'm sorry. That was terribly rude of me. Pam?" The female was at his side instantly. "Please retrieve my phone." Ah. Her name was Pam. The puzzle was slowly forming.

"Look," I began, feeling like I was about to collapse from exhaustion. "I don't want any trouble," my vision began to swim again. I frowned. There is no way that alcohol was still messing with me. I tried to blink away the fog. "I just want to be on my way," I sat back down on the barstool feeling faint. "Please," I mumbled.

I glanced back up at the vampire. He had a cell phone plastered to his ear and was staring at my arms. No doubt inspecting my assorted tattoos. And scars. I refolded my arms behind my back. Noticing the change, he finally met my gaze.

It was like the wind got knocked out of me. Then he spoke to the person on the other line

"Hello Bill."

I get whatever I need.

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