Chapter 4

Isisa's POV

So Sookie and I arrived at work within seconds of each other; which was not bad because then Sam wouldn't tease me about being late if I had Sookie with me, I knew of Sam's infatuation with Sookie and hadn't yet given it much thought only drifted to it when I caught Sam thinking about her during work which was more frequent than I could count.

I parked underneath that same willow in the dream; jarring another sense of that foreboding feeling in my, Sookie was already out of her little car and she sent me a MM (Mind message) Isisa…Is it bad that I'm excited for work to be over?

No, It's not bad. You like Bill… simple as that. I sent back with a smile but inside I was a ball of worries if my gut feeling was right while I exited my car and made my way over to her with my bag slung across my body, she blushes lightly at my bluntness before she lightly pushes me. "shush Isie…" she murmurs as we walk to the entrance of Merlotte's.

As we open the door, we are bombarded with the thoughts of others.

Ugh, My mortgage is due today…and I ain't got the money. Might as well get drunk.

Oh shit. Oh shit, my mama is gonna kill me when she figures out what I'd done. A picture of a kid shopthrifting fills our mind; Sookie glances to me as we continue the walk through the restaraunt.

Look at those tits, Damn girl. What I'd do to you…

We barely glance to each other with our noses wrinkled up at the obscene image that was brought into our minds from that last thought. Sookie took a deep breath as she tried her hardest to put a shield up, with a little mental push from me; she gets one up.

Thanks, Isie was all that she sent me as we walk past Tara who says "Wow, did you both sunbathe? Girl, you as dark as me." She motions to me as I point to Sookie "It was her idea…" Sookie looks to me in mock horror as I continue to speak "She's the one with the fascination with sunlight…" and then Tara begins to laugh as Sookie sputters a retaliation "No, you've got the same one!" she defends as Tara and me begin laughing before we're interrupted by Sam who is smirking to all of us as he says "Ladies, I believe it is time for work." he makes a slight shooing motion.

Tara opens her mouth to retaliate while I just spout off "Don't get your boxers in a twist Sam... unless you don't wear boxers." I give him a horrified glance at the possibility of him wearing tidy whities or some other form of underwear. Sookie is holding back laughter as is Tara while Lafayette pops his head out of the kitchen with a grin.

"Who said anything about Boxers in a twist, cuz honey I can untwist any boxers" he gives us all a wink before disappearing into the kitchen while Sam gives us all a look; We smile to one another before we go to our sections to begin work. My section was full of families and older woman who seemed there just to gossip. "Did y'all hear about Maudette Pickens? Poor girl, strangeled in sleep." one woman spouted off as she took a sip of her iced tea. The one beside her just waved it off as if it was nothing "I think she deserved it, bein a fang banger an all" she spit out with much contempt.

I barely glanced to her as i served them their dinner of chicken fried steak and fried pickles; She glanced to me for a moment before her friend gasped "Lorna! Don't make accusations!" and apparently Lorna just waved it off as she took a vicious bite out of her food "It ain't an accusation, said they found the bites." and her friend just shook her head in shame.

"Lorna, it's bad to speak ill of the dead." and Lorna just waved it off as she continued to eat; while they conversed I walk around to my next tables, get their orders with ease and no sexual harassment today but then again, my shift has just started. I catch a thought that blows my mind though Stackhouse was taken into custody for that Pickens girl's murder

I hear a gasp from Sookie's section and instantly i knew it was Sookie who gasped; i look to her and see her playing it off as something dripped on her. Sookie...You don't think that Jason did that, right? I send to her as she catches my eyes and we stare to each for a moment; before she shakes her head. Her whole being was radiating a flurry of emotions that I tried to catch at least one of them but I couldn't so I look away to my table.

She doesn't answer me back for the rest of the night; and as soon as it's getting dark, Sookie is becoming antsy. I give her a teasing smile while Sam and Tara give her disapproving looks; when she walks up there she's confronted by them both. I can barely finish my section without feeling the tense emotions that plagued the air around them, as i move up there Sookie storms past me and back to her station.

I look to Sam and Tara who look extremely agitated; "Pitcher of lit bud please Sam..." I murmur softly as i look to them as Sam faces me with anger in his eyes; but it softens as he meets my eyes briefly. "Isie, could you please talk to her?" he murmurs as he hands me the pitcher while Tara looks at me with hopeful eyes.

I take the pitcher with a steady hand as I shake my head "You know how Sookie gets, and even I did talk to her about this. She'll give me the same answer that she gave you both. I know it sounds dismissive of me but you've got to realize that Sookie is her own person and she needs to learn from her own mistakes; you can't protect her from everything..." I look to them directly; my gaze never wavering as Sam just nods "You're right Isisa.. I just worry about her sometimes.." he murmurs as he looks to the bar top.

I just smile as I wave it off "It's alright Sam, I worry about her too.." and glancing to Tara who still has that steely gaze upon her face. "You might be right Isisa but that don't mean she endanger herself by being with that vamp!" she points out quite forcefully; i could feel her resolution on the subject so I knew there was no swaying her. "You might be right, you might be right..." I comment lowly as I move away from the bar and deliver the pitcher to the table of truckers that ordered it.

That woman and her friend had left hours earlier but that didn't mean what they gossiped about didn't stick with me; would Sookie be hated like that if anything did happen? Would she be okay with Bill being a vampire and not being able to grow old with her or see the dawn with her... I thought about this as I waitressed for about an hour more before it was me and Sookie's quitting time when I had that sickening feeling once again.

I hear the apologetic voice of Sookie and Sam as they talked things out; I managed to get my bag without disturbing them but I notice Sookie walking out the resteraunt with a skip in her step, I was overcome with worry and a slight tinge of anger as I hadn't been able to stop her but maybe I'l be able to stop it earlier on.

I rush out of the resteraunt; when I hear that first scream of pain pierce the air. 'Sookie!' I practically scream in my mind as I race forward, past the rows of cars that always seemed to surprise me when I came upon a grisly scene. Sookie was only beginning to get the snot kicked out of her by the Rattrays; anger filled me as I rushed forward, pushed Denise off of Sookie. I barely glanced to Sookie when Mike hits me across the jaw. I felt the sharp pain hit me hard; it was disorienting for a moment but then the next hit came.

And the next, And the next… I was groaning underneath the hits to my stomach, I felt a rib crack in between those hits but I knew that they were focusing on me and not Sookie; I was glad about that. Somehow I found the strength to stand and face them; Sookie laid behind me while Denise and Mike were circling me "You're gonna die bitch.." Denise crooned as she sneered those bent outta shape teeth at me. "Well…Everyone does someday." I said simply as I shrugged my shoulders; all that mattered right now was Sookie.

They both growled in frustration at my indifference; it was almost like they wanted my fear; wanted to savor it 'Sadistic Bastards…' I thought as Mike came at me while he thought I was distracted but I wasn't so with a burst of strength I hit him in his tender neck and he howls with pain.

Denise wasn't too happy with that, so she came at me next with a knife in her hand; looks like this is goin to hurt but who you say, sure as heck not goin to be me. But a breeze of air rushes past me and I see Denise being thrown into the trees; her body breaking under so much force. While Mike looks around frantically before soon after he is the next one thrown into trees; falling through the branches as if he was a rag doll. I'm looking around as if who's there, why did..all these questions fill my mind but the answer to all of them spoke when Bill came out of the darkness. "Bill?" I questioned as I fell backwards; landing harshly on my bottom, jarring all my pains and the ribs I know I've fractured. Just like in my vision, bit by painful bit...

"Isisa.." He rushes to me but I weakly push him away "Sookie first, Sookie first." I weakly mumble as the adrenaline wears down and all I'm left with is a body full of pain and a mind that is too weak to comprehend it. He looks to Sookie with a soften gaze before I feel that breeze once more and I know then that he was over there.

The moonlight barely hit me as I laid in the grass underneath the willows; my eyes ached to be open, all I wanted to do was sleep. I painfully moved sideways till the moonlight hit me head on; I sighed painfully as my ribs protested quite loudly too because I saw black spots in my vision for a second. When that moonlight hit me; it was almost like a rejunvinating cloth was being placed on me, my aches disappeared, my ribs no longer protested..it was as if I was as good as new.

I can barely hear the sounds of Sookie being revived from her injuries; I guess I was too out of it to care, my eyes fluttered closed just for a moment when I hear the frantic calls of Sookie as she tries to jar me back awake.

"Isisa!" She cries out but I just smile numbly at her before she turns to Bill who stood beside her. "Help her! Use your blood!" she says as she holds my injured form close; my vision blurs and everything fades into black.

Sookie's POV

"Bill! Help her now!" I practically scream as I cradle the unconscious form of my best friend; she was breathing just barely, it sounded raspy almost as if she was having an asthma attack. Bill knelt down to me and looked to me briefly before biting his wrist with a sickening sound; he moved to cradle Isisa who whimpered from the movement. "Please..Hurry." I whisper softly as I look down to the appearance of her; her face was already bruising a yellow blue color as her skin was flushed from each hit, her work uniform was torn in several places and she had blood on her shirt.

She may have looked better than I, but I knew the real damage was inside; Bill lifted her head and allowed his blood to flow into her barely opened mouth. I gasp as she immediately latches on, holding his wrist to her mouth as she drank; Bill was looking at her with a pleasure filled gaze like the one he gave me as I took his blood, I figured that all blood sucking was pleasurably before I notice he had closed his eyes and moved his wrist away from her mouth. "That's enough..." he murmured as he transferred her head back to my lap. "Thank you...Bill, Thank you so much.." I murmur as gratefulness fills me as i brush away her hair that had fallen into her face.

"I really don't know what I'd do without her...She's stands by me through thick and thin; made me smile while I cried" I hiccup as I hold back a shimmer of tears, pure relief in my being as i could see her visible wounds fading away. "She's always been so strong, taking care of her grandpa; paying his hospital bills...But I know she's hurting inside." I murmur softly as she softly smiled at my touch.

Bill is just looking to me as i do this; never saying a word as he just listens, it was nice to have complete silence in my mind except for my own thoughts which were pretty hectic at the moment but I look up and smile warmly "Thank you.." He smiles that seductive smile as he murmurs "It's a debt to be paid..." he mentions softly in that southern accent that always seems to pull my ears to him; I warmed slightly as a blsuh comes upon my cheeks but before Bill could comment on anything, Isisa woke up with a gasp.

Isisa's POV

During my unconscious spell; I tasted something slightly sweet, but more sour than sweet. I immediately felt the healing warmth that it gave and instantly wanted more; i grasp whatever it was and took a deep suck, feeling the warmth rushing through me. I felt it disappear after that deep suck and I was left in the darkness.

I could feel my bruises fade, my skin heal and most of all my ribs were cracking back into place; and healing from the fractures caused by that beating I got. You know those moments in between conscious and unconscious mind; I had this strangest feeling as if whatever I drank was trying to tie me to something. As if i was the ship and whatever I drank was the rope that tied me to port, but i didn't like this feeling that it brought; I didn't feel anything for the metaphorical port... So i rejected it; rejected the bond or the rope that tied me to whatever, whomever.

I feel a jolt and I gasp as I wake up in the arms of Sookie and with Bill standing above her with the most strangest expression upon his face as if he was trying to figure me out. "Oh thank goodness!" Sookie crooned in her southern accent as she hugs me tight, practically squeezing the air out of my newly healed lungs. "Sook...Air, Need Air." I whisper out in a slight gasp as she drops her arms away with a gasp of her own.

"Sorry Isie, I'm just glad you're alright.." she wipes a tear away from her eyes as she looks away sheepishly "Oh Sookie, I won't ever leave yah alone. I promise." I give her a reassured hug as she nods from within my grasp. As the hug ended, I glance down to my outfit "Huh, well i got the snot kicked out me..." I comment after awhile as I motion for Sookie to stand so we both could be level with Bill who was just watching silent as ever.

We both stand and I look to Sookie curiously "How? Am I.." I leave the question hanging and you know who picks it up, Bill who answers me with that southern gentleman accent "I healed you, with my blood.." I give him a intrigued look "Really? Your blood?" He nods as I go into a thinking mode "So... that was what that sour yet sweet stuff was..." Sookie gives me an incredulous look as she asks "Sour? All I tasted was sweetness.." BIll was emanating curiosity and intrigue as he glanced to the moon briefly.

"Must be different taste buds?" I said dismissively but I glance to Bill who evades my glance; Sookie just nods unconvinced as she looks to me once more before I catch the look in her eyes "Hey, Sookie.. I'm gonna go home..I definately need a shower and plus I'm kinda hungry." She gives me a grateful look as I know she wants to talk with Bill by herself.

"Bill, protect her for goodness sakes." I ask as I smile to them both as I walk away "You'll be okay right Isie?" Sookie asks me before I leave to my car which coincidently was parked right across from where we were attacked. "i'll be fine Sook, go talk with Loverboy for awhile.. Just be careful." I motion to them both with a small smile upon my lips as Sookie blushes while Bill allows a slight smirk to come upon his lips.

I walk away to my jeep where I quickly get in and drive away; Sookie waves to me briefly before I exit the parking lot of Merlotte's and onto the highway where I drive for about five miles and turn into my home. I just slam my door of my car; walk inside as piece by piece of my clothing falls off till I'm standing in just my white lace bra and my matching panties, I look to the clock which reads 10:15pm, I groan tiredly as I snuggle into the covers and immediately fall asleep.


I wake up refreshed and excited; it was like drinking coffee alongside monster, I just had so much extra energy. I didn't really know what to do with it all but first; i needed a shower. Running to my bathroom without even slipping which was quite wierd, I stripped as I turned on the hot water then cold. I stepped into the shower and gasped, my skin was more sensitive; i felt every bead of water hitting me as i moved to let the water run over. I reach over to my shampoo; and without even opening it I catch the scent of the raspberry vanilla and then a hint of coconut that I never smelt in it before.

Washing my hair was a lengthy process; it was down to my waist, thick and wavy an ink black color but in the light you could see other colors running through it. I hum a tune as I finish my hair then turn to washing away the dirt and grime from the night before; I marvel at how my skin looks almost brand new, it was flawless as if i never gotten a mark upon it in my life. I got to see if Sookie was the same..

I shave at the last moments of my shower, rinsing myself off quickly before I turn the water off; grabbing a towel and wrapping my hair up in it before drying my body off and applying lotion which smelt more stronger than usual, Huh...I wonder if Bill's blood had effected my sense of smell..I wonder if it effected other things also.

I looked into the mirror and was shocked to see my eyes; The violet flecks inside the green iris stood out much more, my cheeks were of a rosy tan color that seemed to almost glow from within. I noticed my hair next, and i was wondering if anything happened to it; I let it out of the towel and was amazed to see the highlights more clearer. I shake off the wierd feeling that I had gotten right about then, before i leave the bathroom to dress in shorts and a tee. It was my day off coincidently for both jobs; I barely made my way to the kitchen when the phone rang.

I walked over to answer it and with a smile "Hello?" and Sookie's voice fills my ear "Isisa, did anything weird happen to you?"I tilt my head as I nod along to her question "Yes, I noticed smells and my eyesight is great..And currently I am smelling paint off that painting I had just finished.." I answer back with a voice full of intrigue. Her surprised gasp makes me worry for a moment before i heard "It was the same for me too...I smelled a leftover piece of cheese from like a year ago underneath the sofa then before that I was awake at the crack of dawn; and I mowed the lawn..the entire lawn" She emphasised as I could imagine her twirling the phone cord as she talked to me.

"whoa..We're like on Monster plus coffee.." I comment as I walk into the kitchen with the phone against my ear as I take out several ingredients for an omelette and then I began to boil water for some hot tea. "Right! but something else happened...Did you know that the Rattrays are dead, people are saying that it happened during a freak tornado..Gran told me when she was makin breakfast." I'm stirring in the ingredients when I hear this.

"I know, Bill had to cover his tracks somehow..." I can feel her surprise and slight horror through the phone "Bill did that?" she gasped out in question as I pour the mixture into the pan, waiting for it to cook as I poured the hot water over the tea bag in my blue mug. "yeah... he had too I guess, I man he did kinda save our lives.." Sookie was silent for a moment until she agrees "You're right but that don't mean it's right.." I murmur an agreement as I flip the omelette with ease.

"Well, I'm gonna check it out. What to come with Isisa?" Sookie asked me while I stirred my tea "Nahh, I rather not see that." I say quietly as I place the omelette on a plate and grabbed silverware as I heard Sookie "Alright then, Oh and Bill's gonna come meet Gran, Tara and Jason tonight before I go to work.." I could hear the uncertainty in her voice and the worry.

"Sounds like a blast.." I muse as she laughs lightly "Hopefully not, anyway I know Gran likes him but who I'm worried about is Jason and his machoness and Tara with her stubborn feelings that include me not dating Bill...We're not even dating!" she announces with exasperation as I can imagine her throwing her hands up in the air. I hear a car door closing and i comment "Sookie, you'll be dating him pretty soon I know that. And Jason is just upset that his sex appeal might be affected by Bill's appearance and Tara is just worried about you.." I can feel her nerves about tonight fade as she sighs with relief "You're right..." I smile teasingly "Oh even about dating him too?" I clarified with a smile as she gasps out an answer "Maybe.."

"I know that, you know me Sook; when I've got a feeling, it's usually right.." and Sookie laughs as I hear the car start up and begin to drive. "Well isisa, I'll keep you in the loop for what happens tonight, unless you want to show up?" she offers meekly with a smile that I say "There are times when I'm needed and there are times when I'm not; and tonight is one of those times when I'm not needed, I've got a feeling you won't be needing my help till later" I take a bite out of my omelette only to describe the taste as orgasmic; if food tasted like this all the time, i would be obese.

"Alright then Isie, I'll fill yah in later.." Sookie says before we say our goodbyes and she hangs up the phone; allowing me to finish my tea and omelette breakfast.


Several hours pass and in those hours I've finished a painting of that woman from that extremely weird vision; I've cleaned the house from top to bottom and polished off like three tapicoa puddings and then donated my time to the nearby animal shelter where I fell in love with a great perenese. I half was about to adopt him but I didn't have the cash which broke my heart.

It was an eventful day but I guess not as eventful as Sookie's as she came rushing into my home at about 8:15 with an expression of happiness as she rushed me while I was doing sit-ups for no apparent reason.

"Isie! Bill kissed me! and then asked me if He could court me!" her voice was excited; her emotions were blossoming as she helped me up with her hands, she was dressed in a simple white sundress and her hair was clip half up and half down. She was cheery cheeked and she was breathing hard as I knew then that she ran over here.

She helped to the couch where she sat beside me; I gave her a sly smile as i poked her blushing cheek as I said "I told you so" and her blush increases as she visible swoons. "It was wonderful Isisa, so romantic. He took me out for a moonlit stroll through the path between our homes and he took me close as he asked me if he could court me and after I said yes, he kissed me. Oh Isie, he is just.." She was in total lovey dovey mode. I chuckled warmly as I remark "That...sounds like one of your gran's books" I wink playfully at her as she pushes me sideways.

"I know, I know. It feels that way.." she whispers to herself as she hugs herself, "How did it go?" I ask as I jar her from her thoughts. She looks to me "Oh it went well, Jason left early because he had a meetin with Dawn but he still showed a little bit of dislike to Bill but not as much as Tara did..Gran adored him, how he treats me and such."

"They'll come around.." I remark as I look to the clock with a questioning gaze to her "Don't you have work soon Sook?" She glances to the clock and jumps up in shock "i do! Bye Isie! We'll talk later!" and she races out of my door as quickly as she came. I just laugh warmly as I watch her go before I make my way upstairs; I was going to sketch for awhile, and maybe sleep...if I could; all this energy was getting to me.

A/N- HI anyone who is reading this story, This chapter I must say isn't my best. i was kind of iffy with the timeline of the show and then I remembered that I could change it up but I'm deciding to keep some of it similar and then insert my own little plot twists. So Isisa drank Bill's blood, but the blood bond didn't effect her because whatever she is rejected the bond... yes I do plan on her having a blood bond with two vampires; I'm sure you all know who...:) But anyway, I included Sookie's POV but I don't think I did a very good job so tell me what you think and I'll be happy to read your reviews. cx Oh and Cheers to Downbelowgirl, my second reviewer. :)