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chibichibi98: I loved Lafayette in that scene. I always feel bad when I watch that episode with her dead, 'cause she's such a sweet thing, you know? But for my story to continue, I had to let her die :(.

SomebodyWhoCares: Sassy Lay has to be one of the best things about the show lol.

Beauty422: *Cries while holding picture of Gran* I wish she didn't die in the show.

Marine76: Lay has to be one of my favorites, I love his sass so much. I added Bill's past because I wanted to show the emotion that played out at that time, the anger he let out when no one was around. I cannot stand Lorena, she makes a perfect character to hate, but she was never that cruel. I might add her past in the story but I gotta see. You like the humming?


Sookie and Charlotte didn't move at all as they just stared at Gran's body in shock.

'It's impossible.' Sookie thought as she stared at her beloved Gran's body. 'She was alive just a couple hours ago…' Sookie's legs gave out on her and she fell to her knees hard but Charlotte couldn't move. 'Who would do this?'

A floor board creaked as Charlotte moved back away from the entry way and Charlotte jumped as she felt someone grab a hold of her shoulders.

She was spun around to see it was Bill. "Charlotte? Where's Sookie?" he asked as he saw the fear in her eyes. Charlotte pointed to the kitchen entryway.

Bill quickly grabbed Sookie's shoulders, making her jump. "Sookie. It's me. Sookie. Sookie, it's me." He tried to calm her down.

She stopped thrusting around as she noticed it was Bill. "Bill."

"You alright?" Bill looked her over, just seeing that there was blood on her knees and a bit on her hands when she fell. "Come here." He pulled her to him in a hug, wanting to keep Sookie from looking at the body of the sweet old woman who was kind to him.

Creak

Bill's fangs popped out as he heard the floor board creak and moved Charlotte closer to Sookie. "Don't move." He growled before running toward the sound. He grabbed the person by the neck and pinned them to the wall, growling in their face.

"Get your fucking hands off of me!" Sam yelled, trying to fight against Bill's hold.

"What are you doing here?" Bill growled.

"I was making sure that Sookie got home safe." Sam narrowed his eyes. "The door was open. What are you doing here?"

Charlotte turned to Sookie. "Sook, it's just Sam." She whispered, squeezing the woman's arm to show that he was not dangerous. "Come on." she dragged Sookie to them "Bill, its okay. Let him go."

Bill retracted his fangs but still glared at Sam.

"Sookie?" Sam then saw Charlotte. "Charlotte?" he stared at Sookie's knees, which had blood on them. "What happened?"


The authorizes were at the house, going over the crime scene.

"Did you get any prints off that drawer?" Bud asked Andy in the kitchen.

"Nothing plain. Think we got a partial one on the sink." Andy answered as Sookie and Charlotte were overhearing.

Sookie was just sitting in the living room, blanked out, until Sam threw a warm blanket over her shoulders. "Why don't you go upstairs and lie down?" he spoke softly, as to not make her snap. "They're gonna be in there for a while. As soon as we find anything out, I'll let you know."

Sookie turned her head toward the men in the kitchen, hearing their thoughts.

'Oh shit, I got blood on my boots. So much blood, I'm gonna be sick.' Bud gagged in his thoughts.

'Pull it together, pull the fuck together dick!' Andy tried to pull himself together in his thoughts. 'Do your job. No wonder they don't respect you.'

Mike Spencer, who was in the kitchen with Gran's body with his assistant was putting on gloves while looking Gran over. 'Cut her up real good. Must be 30 stabs. The throat is wide open. Holy hell, we got ourselves a serial killer here.'

Bud's thoughts came through. '-Lynn and the grandkids to the lake for the weekend.'

Andy's slipped in. 'Poor woman, stuck raising these bad-shit crazy Stackhouse kids didn't deserve this.'

Charlotte saw how tense Sookie was becoming and the tears gathering in her eyes, and moved closer to Sookie. "Sook?" she called out to her.

Sookie blinked as she heard Charlotte's voice call for her. She looked back to Charlotte and Sam to see they looked worried about her. "Maybe I could use a little air." She got up with a dazed look and walked out the front. She needed to get away from the thoughts and smell of blood.

Sam and Charlotte followed after her, not wanting her to be alone, they found her on the steps.

Sam went and sat next to her as Charlotte stayed by the door and watched them. She knew that they had things to talk about, but she couldn't stay in the house.

Sam started to play with his hands. "I should never have left you alone, I lost my temper." He looked at Sookie. "And I shouldn't have."

"Do you think you can apologize to me some other time? Besides, I wasn't completely alone. I called Charlotte to pick me up." Sookie wrapped the throw that was around her shoulders even tighter to block out the breeze.

"I just..." Sam placed his hand over Sookie's, which were in her lap. "Whatever you need, anything I can do, you know, I'm right here."

Charlotte silently sighed as she brushed her hair away from her face. 'Damnit Sam, she doesn't need you to throw yourself at her, especially now of all times.'

Sookie held her breath as she heard Charlotte's voice in her head, but it was very soft and barely audible. "I know." She looked Charlotte from the corner of her eye, looking to see what she was doing.

Charlotte stood up straight as soon as she saw Sookie look at her, her eyes wide. 'D-did…' she didn't know what to think now that Sookie could hear her. 'Can you hear me?'

Sookie bowed her head slightly so Sam wouldn't think of it as odd. 'Yes.'

Sam, who didn't notice the small interaction between Sookie and Charlotte, was in his own thoughts. '... hold you, make it better. I'm the one. I'm so sorry.' He scanned her face. 'Sorrowful. Soft skin.'

Sookie ripped her hands from Sam's grip to stop his thoughts. "I said another time, Sam."

Sam nodded. "OK."

They looked away from each other.

"What happened to Bill?" Sookie wondered out loud.

Sam felt anger in his chest. Sookie didn't want him, just Bill. "I'll go get him." He rose from the steps.

"Thank you."

"Excuse me Charlotte." Sam told Charlotte, who was standing by the door in a daze.

Charlotte looked up and saw Sam in front of her. "Oh. Sorry Sam." she moved out the way and sat next to Sookie while Sam walked through the door.

Sookie just looked out onto the land while Charlotte stared at her.

Charlotte reached for Sookie's hand and held it in between both of hers. Sookie didn't need talking to, she just needed silence.

Sookie tried to prod Charlotte's mind again, but was only welcomed by silence.

She remembered the conversation she had before with Gran and Charlotte, how Sookie admitted that she was scared because she didn't know what Bill was thinking, but here was Charlotte.

Someone human, as far as she knew, who she couldn't read at all.

She wasn't scared of the younger woman who was trying to comfort her in this time of need. She didn't get that feeling that this woman was scheming on her, using her for something like some do, or even just hiding anything, but when she heard her thoughts right then, she heard the tone Charlotte thought when Sam was smothering her. She was worried for her, as a friend would.

Sookie squeezed Charlotte's hand in return, thankful.


Sam entered Sookie's room, where he found Bill, who was looking at the windows.

"She's asking for you." Sam clenched his teeth as he spoke.

Bill turned around to look at Sam. "Is there something you wanna say to me?"

"I want you to stay away from her." Sam nearly growled. "I want you to stay away from both of them."

"You know, Sookie doesn't take kindly to people making decisions for her, and I'm pretty sure Charlotte will be the same way."

"You don't need to tell me who they are." Sam growled as he took a step closer to Bill. "I know who they are. I've known Sookie a long time and starting to know Charlotte."

"Then you also know that this is neither the time nor the place for you to mark you territory." Bill reminded Sam.

"There's a woman lying dead downstairs." Sam narrowed his eyes at Bill. "She wouldn't be there if it weren't for you." Sam moved closer to Bill, so he was now face to face with the vampire. "If anything happens to them, I promise... I'll be sharpening a stake with your name on it." Sam walked out of the room.

Bill returned back to the window, where the screen was cut. Someone broke in from Sookie's window, at the second floor, but killed Adele.


Mike Spencer and his assistant were looking the body over. "Looks like she put up a hell of a fight." Mike commented. "See those defensive cuts on her hand? Straight to the bone?" he pointed them out.

His assistant nodded. "Uhm. Hardcore."

Andy scrunched his nose in disgust. "Psycho son of a bitch. Going after her all the way that way. The sickest thing I've ever seen."

Bud shook his head. "Nah. I've seen worse. There was a murder about 6 years ago. Lady snapped. Blew her husband's head off while he was watching the game. Big chunks of the brain all over the TV."

Andy frowned. "Why did she do it?"

"I guess she wanted to watch something else." Bud shrugged. "How the hell would I know, Andy? People don't murder because they're right in the head."

Andy pressed his lips together. "I told you we never should have released Jason Stackhouse."

Bud scoffed. "Come on. It's his grandmother we are talking about."

"Do you think that little perv ain't capable? "

"Well, Adele did bring the fanger into a church. Sure that ruffled more than a few feathers. If he didn't do it himself." Bud whispered since Bill wasn't around.

Andy tilted his head. "But vampire Bill said that-"

"Vampire Bill?" Bud looked at Andy in shock. "You're on a first-name basis with that bloodsucker now? These things are crafty. They've killing long enough to know how to cover the tracks-"

Bill walked into the kitchen. "Am I interrupting?" Bud jumped back as Andy held his hand out to block Bill from entering.

"Mr. Compton, this is an official crime scene. You can't be here."

"It's all right Andy." Bud dropped Andy's arm. "I suspect vampire Bill's been around a dead body or two before." He looked at Bill's face to see if anything flickered as he said those words. "Isn't that right, sir?" Bill just stared blankly at Bud, making him uncomfortable. "Friend of yours, wasn't she?"

Bill nodded lightly. "Yes, I suppose she was." He felt sad as he looked at the body of Adele, poor sweet Adele.

"Well..." Bud removed his hat. "We got a couple more questions for you. Do you mind?"

Bill shook his head. "No, not at all."

They moved toward the living room.

Andy had his pen and pad out as he asked the questions. "Miss Griffin tells me you were here when she and Sookie found the body. Is that right?"

"I arrived a few moments after."

Bud, with the mentality that Bill was the one that did it since he was a vampire, thought that was suspicious. "Kind of late to be making house calls." Bill gave him another blank look. "All right. I guess you don't sleep, uh?"

"They sleep, just not at night." Andy corrected.

"So you make a habit of visiting Miss Stackhouse in the middle of the night?" Bud continued.

"We had certain personal matters to discuss. After you left my home, I was waiting for her to return from her engagement. When I heard Miss Griffin's car in the drive, I came across the cemetery."

"You're saying you heard a car coming from clean across the cemetery?" Andy asked, not believing that fact.

"Heightened senses are a common side effect of our condition."

Andy nodded. "But you didn't see or hear any other vehicles coming from the house? Something like a truck, maybe?"

Bill shook his head. "No."

Andy would've cursed out loud if he could.

"But lot of folks would not be too keen on a vampire moving in the next door, but Adele Stackhouse she welcomed you with open arms, didn't she?" Bud tried to trap him.

"She was very gracious, yes." Bill nodded.

"So..." Bud placed a finger on his lips. "Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Adele Stackhouse, they were all very gracious to your, uh… people. That's just about the one thing they had in common. Now, is that one hell of a plus-size coincidence or what?" he glared at Bill.

"I don't believe so, no."

Bud and Andy looked at Bill confused. "Excuse me?"

"I suspect whoever did this is targeting women who associate with vampires." Bill informed them.

Andy scoffed. "You can't be serious. Adele Stackhouse and a vamp?"

"I don't think Sookie's grandmother was the intended victim." Bill told the men.


Sam came back outside and sat next to Charlotte.

"I should probably call Jason." Sookie remembered.

"I could do it if you like." Sam offered, anything for Sookie.

"Thank you."

Sam reached into his pocket and walked a few feet in front of house. Sam waited until he heard Jason's voicemail pick up. "This is Stackhouse. You know what to do." Jason's voice stopped and a computerize woman's voice spoke. "To leave a voice message-"

The front door opened and the women stood up to see Bill coming through the door. He moved them out the way.

"Bill, what's going on?" Sookie asked as he moved her back.

"They're about to move your grandmother."

Andy and the Sheriff Dearborne walked out first, and walked toward where Sookie, Bill, and Charlotte were. "Sookie, you might wanna go sleep at a friend's. Someplace less isolated."

"She could stay with me." Charlotte offered.

Sookie shook her head. "I'm not going anywhere." She stated stubbornly.

Bill looked at her. "Sookie, perhaps-"

"No." Sookie cut him off. "This is my house. I'm staying right here."

"Turn her there. All right. Coming through." Mike Spencer yelled out as they moved the body out the door.

Everyone turned to look as they took her body away. Neil Jones, Mike's assistant, kept looking at the women and looking away. He didn't want them to see his face. 'Please, god. Hope they didn't recognize me at the vampire bar. I look different, it was dark,' Sookie got a glimpse of him at the bar when they were there. He was the young man that ran away as soon as they came in.

Neil's thought's shifted to Bud's. 'Dumb luck you're not in that bag right now, screwing that vampire. You could be next.' "Truly sorry about your grandmother." He told Sookie.

"Are you all done in there? Cause I'd like to clean up. If that's all right." Sookie snapped.

"Alright." sighed Dearborne. "You call us at the first sign of anything."

"Keep an eye on her." Andy told Sam as he and Bud walked to their cars.

"I will." Sam nodded.

"They are right. You should not stay here." Bill spoke softly to Sookie.

"I agree. You can have my trailer. I'll sleep at the bar." Sam offered.

"I'm as safe here as anywhere. Guys, I have you both here to protect me, haven't I? Besides, Charlotte is just a few houses away."

"Sookie… I have to go." Bill held Sookie's hand as stared into her eyes.

"Of course." Sookie nodded. "It's almost dawn."

Bill looked at Sookie. "I will come back later."

Sam didn't like the way Bill was so close to Sookie and moved toward them. "I can take it from here."

Bill looked from Sam to Sookie, worried.

"Don't worry about me." She whispered to him. "Go."

Bill nodded and gave a small wave goodbye to Charlotte before leaving.

Charlotte went into the house and stopped at the kitchen. She looked around as tears filled her eyes. She walked to the bathroom and cried. 'She didn't deserve to die like this!' Charlotte thought angrily. 'She was just a sweet and absolutely wonderful woman.'

"Uh, there's an extra mop round back. Would you mind getting it for me?" Sookie asked Sam as they still stood outside.

"Sookie-"

"Gran took a lot of pride in her home. She wouldn't want anyone to see it like this." She moved passed Sam to go inside the house.

She grabbed a basin, a rag, and some gloves. She looked around, looking for Charlotte. When Sam came in, Sookie decided to ask. "Sam, where's Charlotte?"

Sam shrugged. "I don't know, but I think she's in the bathroom. I'll go get her."

Sam put the mop against the wall and walked toward the bathroom, where he heard sniffles from.

Knock knock

"Char? Are you in there?" Sam called to her.

"Yeah Sam, I'll come out now." Charlotte got up from the floor and washed her face.

When Charlotte opened the door, she saw Sam holding some gloves. He handed her the gloves and they walked to the kitchen where Sookie already on her knees, washing the blood away from the ground.

Charlotte quickly put her gloves on, got another rag, and helped Sookie, who was in her own world.


Eric sat on his throne, his eyes never leaving the door of the club.

He ignored the eyes that were on him, ignored any who came near his throne to throw themselves at his feet. The only time he would ever react, was when he caught the sight of black hair.

Sadly, there were not the raven haired woman he was looking for.

Longshadow looked over to Pam, who was standing by the bar with her arms cross. "What's with him?" he asked in a whisper as he saw Eric watch a black haired woman throughout the bar.

Pam noticed as well. "I have an idea." She had noticed him watching the door all night, ever since they opened, and was paying more attention to women with black hair than the others.

Eric watched the black dyed hair woman, noticing she looked nothing like the woman who stayed in his thoughts with her hum and scent, but she did have green eyes.

Eric watched her as she sat down at a table near him, her eyes trailing his opens legs.

'She'll have to do.' He thought as he looked to Pam, giving her a signal to go to the girl.

Pam rolled her eyes as she walked toward the woman, the smell of hair dye still on her. "Mr. Northman would like to meet you in 5 minutes." Pam's tone was blank as she spoke, having to tell this speech a couple times already. "Come with me."

The girl was all smiles as she followed after Pam, who sighed. 'What the fuck, Eric. Get your shit together.'


Sam opened the door and greeted the person at the door. "Oh. Hey, that looks great. Why don't you... why don't you put it in the kitchen." Sam pointed to the kitchen.

People were whispering everywhere…

"That Stackhouse girl hasn't come out of the kitchen."

"I heard she hasn't cried a single tear."

"You know she's been going around with that vampire."

Everyone was in the Stackhouse house, well, almost everyone. Jason didn't come.

Charlotte had slept over to make sure Sookie was not alone.

Charlotte was in the kitchen, helping to put the food that others brought on a table, even though by the smell, she wouldn't touch this food. It wasn't made with love, just pity.

Lafayette helped Charlotte as Tara and Sam kept an eye on the people, to keep them in check. Lafayette and Charlotte were putting the food that the people brought on the counter, since it was too much for the table that Sookie was sitting at.

"Who eats this?" Charlotte whispered to Lafayette as she showed him some weird goop that looked like it had pieces of tuna or something.

"Apparently these people." muttered Lafayette in disgust.

Charlotte scrunched up her nose and put the plate down.

Maxine came into the kitchen with her plate and stood in front of Sookie.

Sookie jumped a bit as she noticed Maxine standing there. "Oh, uh, Mrs. Fortenberry, you shouldn't have."

Charlotte watched the conversation, making sure Maxine didn't say anything wrong but continued helping Lafayette.

"You poor child. I am so sorry for your loss." Maxine cooed.

Sookie nodded "That's very kind of you. Um...Gran often talked about you, so... Thank you."

Tara took the plate out of Maxine's hands and walked towards the counter. "Yeah, 'cause nothing says 'I'm sorry' like a tuna cheese casserole."

Charlotte looked at the plate. "Is that what that's supposed to be?"

"Another one?" asked Lafayette annoyed. "I ain't seen Jason. Is he here yet?"

"How the hell should I know? I ain't his keeper." snapped Tara.

They stared at each other and Lafayette raised his finger towards her. "Bitch."

Charlotte laughed lightly at how the cousins acted towards each other. "We called Jason last night but he never picked up his mobile."

"Adele was an angel sent from heaven." Maxine told Sookie. "Too good for this world. We're all going to miss her so much." Her thoughts said otherwise. 'Heard they almost cut off her head. I don't see any blood.' She looked around. 'I should have gotten here sooner. Maybe I should have brought my red velvet cake instead.'

"Excuse me." Sookie got out of her chair and moved around Maxine to suddenly be attacked in a hug by Arlene.

"Sookie. I just can't believe it." Arlene cried. "Are you all right?"

Charlotte walked toward Arlene and took the plate away.

"I'm fine, Arlene." Sookie patted Arlene on the back. "Thanks for coming."

"Of course...It's the least I could do." Arlene wiped a tear away. "You poor thing. I can't imagine what you're going through. Now, if you need help with moving or anything at all-"

Sookie tilted her head. "Uh, I'm... am I moving? I'm not moving."

"But honey. With it happening... right here."

"I have far more good memories of this kitchen than bad ones."

Arlene smiled. "Oh, what a good way to look at it. You know, you really are smarter than anyone gives you credit for." She paused as she rethought her words. "Oh, sweetie. I didn't mean it like that."

Charlotte was chatting with Lafayette when she heard the fridge open. She turned back and saw Mrs. Fortenberry taking something out and was inspecting it. "HEY!" she yelled out.

Sookie turned when she heard Charlotte yell and her vision became red when she saw Maxine with Gran's pie in her hands. "Maxine Fortenberry, you put that pie down right now!"

A woman gasped from the living room. "Come here, she is losing it."

Sookie ripped the pie out of her hands as Maxine walked back away from her. "This is Gran's pie!"

Everyone stared at her in shock, wondering why she suddenly snapped.

"Well, I'm sorry." Maxine was open mouth. "I was just making some room."

'Poor girl is crazy as a bedbug.'

'We all know you killed your grandmother.'

'After I spent all morning making this casserole.'

'That she would even show her face to everybody.'

Everyone's thoughts entered Sookie's head, making her shake.

Charlotte didn't like the way people were watching Sookie and raised her fingers to her mouth, blowing a very loud whistle that distracted everyone. "If you would all excuse us. We are going to take Sookie upstairs." Charlotte called out as Tara moved over to Sookie, holding her gently.

They moved her over to the stairs when Tara stopped Sam from coming up with them. "Give us a little girl time. Come on, Lafayette!"

They made their way to Sookie's room and sat around on her bed, except for Lafayette who was laying down.

"I shouldn't have lost it like that." Sookie shook her head.

"Don't feel sorry for yelling at that stupid old bitch. She has been sticking her nose where it don't belong for years." Tara told her.

"Say it. I mean, if she talked any more shit she'd be shaped like a turd." Tara and Lafayette laughed at his joke as Charlotte moved closer to Sookie, rubbing her back.

"Gran's gone. She's really gone." Tara and Lafayette stopped laughing and looked at Sookie with sadness.

"Yeah, she is." Charlotte patted her back softly, offering her some comfort.

"I don't know what I'm supposed to do. I can't even think straight." Sookie's face was blank.

"Sook, just feel what you're feeling. Don't let anyone tell you want to feel." Charlotte told Sookie softly.

"Yeah," Tara agreed with Charlotte. "How can you, with all these circling buzzers? You know, you're not here to entertain them. You don't have to dance for them."

Sookie shook her head. "I'm not sure I'm... feeling anything. I'm just numb."

"Numb is probably what you need right now." Charlotte frowned but understood how Sookie felt. 'Poor Sookie, numb is good. The feeling after it goes away is horrible though...'

"Stop worrying about being so appropriate. This is not an appropriate event." Tara told Sookie.

"Thank you for gettin' me out of there. I haven't had a single minute of silence. Can't seem to lock everything out right now."

"No problem Sook, you know we're here for you." Charlotte hugged Sookie and she patted Charlotte's arm lightly.

"Do you want me to tell them to shut the hell up?" offered Tara. "Or we can send Charlotte back down there and let her do that whistle till everyone gets the hell out."

Sookie sighed "I wish it was that easy."

"It is." The women looked at Lafayette as he reached into his pocket and pulled a little baggy of pills out. "Your wish is my command."

"Oh, no. I don't do drugs" stuttered Sookie.

"Sook, relax. This is not drugs. This...is just a Valium." He held a small pill toward Sookie. "Well, I tell you what. Put in on your nightstand. Just in case you change your mind." Sookie took the Valium but did not put it in her mouth. "Well, I'm going to go and check on the circling buzzards."

Sookie then handed Charlotte the pie. "Lafayette?" she called out to him.

"Yes ma'am."

"Would you mind taking this downstairs for Sookie?"

He took the pie from Charlotte's hands and bowed slightly. "I will guard it with my life." Then he left.

"Do you have any more family that doesn't know about this?" Charlotte asked Sookie as she went to sit in a chair next to the bed while Tara and Sookie laid down facing her.

"What about your cousin Hadley?" asked Tara.

Sookie shook her head "No one has heard from her in over a year. Ever since she ran away from that rehab Gran paid for. I don't even know how to get a hold of her."

"What about Bill? Are you gonna invite him?" asked Tara.

"Tara, he can't go." Charlotte blew some hair out of her face.

"Oh, that's right." Tara remembered.

"It's not like we have known a lot of vampires." Charlotte shrugged. "Kind of takes getting used to."

"I don't think I'll get use to it." Sookie gave Tara a look. "What? It's not like everyone has an open mind like you. Shoot me."

Charlotte nodded as agreed with Tara. "It's weird. It's like you forget that they're vampires sometimes."

"See?" Tara said as she pointed to Charlotte.

"But, after time I might get use to it. After all, the only one I know so well is Bill." Charlotte laughed a little as Sookie gave Tara a look saying 'Ha!'

Tara sighed and laid her head back onto the bed. "You should hear the things people are saying."

"I do." Replied Sookie sourly. "Bill did not kill my grandmother."

"Don't you get all mad at me! Nobody is blaming Bill…"

"Exactly." Charlotte piped in. These people were blaming Sookie, since she was dating Bill.

Sookie look at Charlotte and gave her a sad look, she too knew.

"Didn't you tell me that he had some scary ass friends?" spoke Tara once again.

"Not all vampires are like that." Charlotte reminded them "They're like us, they have different personalities just like humans."

"Charlotte is right Tara."

"Yeah, yeah." Tara looked at Sookie seriously. "I'd fuckin' lose it if anything happened to you. You know that, right?"

Sookie shook her head softly. "Tara, last night was so horrible… I don't know how I would have gotten through it if it wasn't for Bill." Charlotte coughed loudly. She smiled lightly. "And you too, don't worry. When I'm around him… I don't know how to explain it exactly, but I feel like I'm normal."

"Awe, that's adorab-" Charlotte was interrupted as the door suddenly swung open. There at the door was Jason.

Sookie stood up and stood in front of Jason. "Jason." she said softly to her brother, wanting just a hug from her big brother. He suddenly took a step towards her and slapped her hard. She landed back onto the bed.

"What the fuck!" Tara stood up and pushed Jason away from Sookie.

Charlotte went to Sookie quickly. "Sookie!"

"This is your fault!" yelled Jason to Sookie. "Gran's dead because of you." Sookie sat up and glared at Jason. "It should've been you!" yelled Jason and went to attack Sookie but Charlotte got in the front of Sookie as Tara pulled Jason away.

"You son of a bitch, don't you lay a hand on her!" yelled Tara.

"She's screwing a vampire, Tara. A fucking vampire!"

Tara pushed him behind her and began to shout in his face, anger laced in her voice. "Yes, well, that vampire was there for her when you weren't. You ought to be ashamed of yourself! Is that how your grandmother raised you? To beat on your own sister? Look at you." The look on his face, it was like he just realized what he had done. "I don't even recognize you anymore! Get the hell out of here." Tara pushed him out the door as Charlotte checked Sookie's cheek closely. Tara slammed the door and walked to Sookie. "Are you okay? Is she okay?"

"He hit her hard. It will leave a mark for a while, but no bruise, thankfully."

Sookie moved Charlotte out the way, picked up the Valium, and put it in her mouth.

"Well, I'll go downstairs and make everyone leave, you need the rest." Tara kissed Sookie's head and left the room. "All right, everyone! Sookie needs her rest. It's time for y'all to get out now. What the hell are you all staring at? You heard me! The sideshow's over. Get! Let's go! Let's go." She started to shoo people out the door. "We appreciate you all coming out. We love you all. Come on, let's go. Thank you. That means you too, Sam."

Sam moved toward Tara.

"Look, I get it. But right now she needs to be alone."

"Well, if there's anything I can do, call me."

"You are a good friend. Now get the fuck out of here. Please."

Sam nodded. "Okay." He walked out the door.

A couple people were left. "Don't make me throw you out, because you know I will."

Arlene glared at Tara as she walked by. "I heard you, Tara."


Charlotte sighed and got up from the bed "Let me go down stairs, before Tara ends up attacking them. Goodnight Sookie! If anything, call out, okay?"

She nodded and Charlotte left the room.

"What the fuck is it with white people and Jell-O?" Lafayette shrugged. "I don't understand."

Charlotte found Lafayette and Tara looking at the food. "Hey guys, what are you doing?"

"Trying to figure out what the hell to do with all this food." Tara answered her question.

"We can toss it." Lafayette pointed to all the food. "Sookie don't need some bad juju cooking."

"Bad juju? What do you mean?" Charlotte puzzled.

He looked at her. "A way to a man's heart is through his stomach. That shit true as gold. If you put some love in your food, the folk can taste it. Look, smell this." He lifted a plate and gave it to Tara. "You can smell the… fear coming off of that cornbread."

Tara sticks a piece in her mouth. "Tastes just fine to me."

Charlotte laughed as Lafayette looked his cousin. "Look, bitch, you're gonna wish you didn't do that. Watch."

"Come on guys, let's throw it out and clean the house up. That way Sookie won't have to do it when she wakes up." Charlotte walked over to the sink and began to wash the dishes as Lafayette began to sweep and Tara threw out the food, making Charlotte clean even more dishes. She splashed Tara with water as she gave her the plates, but Tara moved away and ran to the living room.

Charlotte finished with the dishes and was walking towards the living room, where Lafayette was sweeping and Tara had some plates in her hands. Charlotte opened her mouth to playfully complain when the door slammed open and a gust of wind blew pass her.

"What the fuck was that?" Charlotte ran up the stairs with Tara and Lafayette right behind her.

When they entered the room, they saw Bill shaking Sookie. "Sookie. Sookie."

"What the hell are you doing?" Tara when to get at him, but Charlotte held her back.

"Wait."

They watched as Bill continued to shake Sookie, calling her name over and over again, until Sookie moved her head and looked at Bill. "Bill, what's wrong?"

He sighed. She was okay. She was alive. "I thought… I had a dream. That was all. You go back to sleep."

"But I-"

"And don't worry, I'm not going anywhere." Bill gave Sookie a smile. "Go on."

Sookie turned over and pulled Bill's arm on her waist.

Bill moved back, watching Sookie fall to sleep.


Tara stood by the window, watching Bill. "Do you think they're capable of loving a person?"

Lafayette shrugged. "Who knows what they're capable of."

Charlotte walked towards the door and walked outside, towards Bill with his bottle of Tru Blood that he had brought over. "Do you need anything Bill?"

"No thank you." He lifted the Tru Blood. "I got all that I need."

The collie that hung around Sam's trailer walked over to Bill and Charlotte, and sat there.

"Oh, you are so cute." Charlotte bend down, started to pet the dog and rub its belly, making it go on its back. She laughed and stood up. "Well if you need anything, you can come inside and ask me."

"I will do that." Bill bowed his head. "Thank you."

Charlotte gave a small smile. "No problem."


There you guys have it!

These aren't gonna come out fast since I start school now, but I will try to get it out as fast as I can!

Hope you guys enjoyed it!