Author's Notes: Hello readers!

Sorry it has taken me awhile to put this up! Just so busy! I hope you don't mind.

Okay, that being said, this will be a short A/N.

Sook talking in Sookie's mind is in: Bold italic

Sookie thinking is in: Italic

Malakai talking to Sook toward the end is in: Italic/Underline

That way we can make sure that none of us are confused as to who is thinking/talking. I hope I do not confuse you guys too much! Lol.

And, I didn't look over this chapter as much as I should have done, so forgive me if there are any mistakes.

I own nothing, nada, zip, zilch!

XOXO-SharaMoon

Sookie's POV:

"Sookie?" Bill Compton whispered as I passed his table for the third time tonight.

I smirked, turning on my heels to stand before him. This was the sixth time he has been in Merlotte's this week and just yesterday he had told me he moved into the house not too far from mine. The old Compton home. It was messy from the outside, I remembered when he told me, but that was as far as I got. I felt so bad that he didn't have electricity in that big old house, so I just had to extend my help to him and I ended up calling for an electrician since they didn't stay open late. They came right over when I called and proceeded to help him out yesterday.

"Yes, Bill?" I asked, sitting down at the booth with him when he motioned for me to do so.

"I wanted to thank you for your help with the electricity business. It was not your problem and yet you helped me out." He paused. "You helped a vampire out."

I chuckled gently. "Well, it wouldn't be the first time I helped a vampire."

"Really?" He asked quickly.

"Uh," Okay, I knew I shouldn't have been so open about that. "Yeah, some come in here at times. I'm nice to everyone. I try to help everyone as long as they are kind and courteous toward me. My Gran had taught me right."

"Ah, yes, I remember you mentioning her yesterday. She seems like a fine nice woman, indeed." He smiled gently. "Anyway, I wanted to offer you something for your kindness."

"Oh, y-you did?" I blushed, turning my face to the side.

"Yes." He chuckled at me. "I was wondering if you would like to go out with me sometime. You said before that you were not frightened of vampires in any way. I don't know if you said that in a joking manner, but I was thinking that I could take you to a bar called Fangtasia tonight."

"F-Fangtasia?" Oh God, that was Eric's bar and I haven't seen Eric in a few days! What the heck was I supposed to do?

Not go.

But why not? I argued back against my mind. It's not like…

Not like what? You would be going to the bar Eric owns with another vampire. How on earth would you explain that? Or is that what you want? Do you want Eric to get jealous? You haven't even spoken of him. It's been 'Beel' this and 'Beel' that. For the love of God, it's so fucking annoying!

Should my head really be talking like this?

Honey, think what the hell you want, but you better not go-

"Yes, Bill. I would love to go." I smiled as I rushed out, looking at Bill.

Are you…are you fucking serious, Sookie? Did you not even hear what I said?

"That is wonderful news, Sookie. Thank you so very much for accepting!" Bill smiled.

"I'm honored that you…want to take me out. It's the least I could do, for all of your kindness toward me." I gushed, ignoring my mind completely.

You're like a broken record, you know that, right? Sookie…this guy is dangerous. I can just feel it.

"So, when do you want to go tonight?" I asked Bill, trying to gain my own body's control once more.

"Well, since I have just gotten here and it is just after night fall, I was hoping that we could head out at around two in the morning. That is a few hours from now."

"That's great, Bill. I get off in an hour. I need to go freshen up and possibly take a rest for a little while." I was nervous and yet, so excited about this. I felt…empowered.

No, that is clearly not empowerment. That is just stupidity at its finest."

"Whatever." I muttered darkly.

"What was that, Sookie?" Bill turned to look back at me as he stood.

"Nothing, nothing!" I waved him off with a crazy Sookie smile.

I'm going crazy, talking to my own mind isn't normal. What the hell was wrong with me?

If I could tell you, I so would, you crazy bitch.

No need for that kind of language! I closed my eyes and breathed deeply. Something was seriously, seriously wrong with me.

I grabbed my bag, waved goodbye to Sam and the others and then I was off. I made it home, kissing Gran's cheek as I went up the stairs. I told her of my exciting news tonight, leaving out the part that I would be going to Eric's bar. She didn't need to know that, because I was sure she wouldn't allow it. I was an adult for crying out loud! But, she still was my Gran and I valued her opinion…I just didn't want to hear how dangerous that could be tonight. Besides, she wasn't too happy about this new vampire that I've been talking about either, but she hadn't really said much at all on the subject.

Looking at the clock, I realized that I had a few hours that I could catch up on a nap, which I desperately needed. I haven't slept very well in quite a long time. It was because of Eric, I was worried about him, but I had no reason to be. He hadn't tried to contact me in those three days, since I've seen him last. Maybe he had finally gotten the picture; that he was standing in my way of learning who I was.

I sighed in relief when my conscience had no witty reply to that and I laid down on my bed quickly, closing my eyes as I did so. Except when my eyes closed, something was wrong. I could feel it in the pit of my stomach that this dream I was having, wasn't a dream at all.

The area was lit dimly by candles, it was different than any place that I had been before. The room was dark; the walls had some sort of inscription written in the stone. It lined the whole area in different markings that I couldn't decipher. There was a blue haze, a light blue hue that coated the air like fog in the morning, but it was musky to the smell; like I was locked away in a stuffy old basement of some sort.

There was a clicking noise to the left of me, a small scraping of a wall. I turned my attention to the sound at hand only to come upon a man standing before me.

Long black curly strands hung down nearly to his stomach, the rest of his hair was braided and laying behind his back. His body was the color of teak and yet, he was pale for that color. His body was chiseled and he wore no shirt. My gaze followed down his stomach first, looking at the short black trail of hair that slid down underneath his ripped shorts. They were hanging extremely low on his hips, giving me a nice view of his v-line. As quickly as I looked down, I looked up to see that his face was staring straight at me. His eyes are what I noticed first. Green eyes that were deeply dark on the outside, getting lighter as they moved toward the pupil. It was the most beautiful color that I have ever seen, reminding me of a forest, somehow. His face had a strong bone structure, his cheeks jagging out as if he was some type of royal God in true form. His right thick black eyebrow was raise and his full lips were curved slightly into a smile that begged me to move forward, silently asking me to come near him. Everything on his was perfect; there were no flaws that I could see.

His nostrils flared gently, making the slight bump on the bridge of his nose crinkle before his smiled widened. "You smell delightful, Sookie."

"D-Do I know you?" I whispered, feeling oddly flushed.

"Not physically, you don't, but you know me in your heart." His voice was smooth, a deep octave that had a shiver slide up and down my spine, tingling my entire body. "You just have to look very deeply to understand."

"To understand…what?" I asked.

"To accept within yourself that we belong as one. You are mine and I am fully yours." He took a step toward me, lifting his strong hand toward my body.

My heart thundered in my chest as I looked at the gorgeously handsome man asking something from me. What did he want? He…this man wanted me, didn't he? But, who is he?

"What is your name?" I questioned gently.

A wider smile grew on his lips, so much that I noticed a set of fangs behind them, but that wasn't right. I was sure he wasn't a vampire.

"I am Malakai, my dearest. That is my name. It is what I have gone by for six thousand years."

"S-Six thousand?" I stuttered.

"Yes, I have not lost count like many do, I understand. Though, I haven't seen the world in as long as I can remember. I do not remember the feeling of the sun touching my skin, or the night's breeze blowing through my hair." He blinked slowly, lust literally blazing from those green hues. "But, I have to admit to you, from every woman that I have ever set my eyes on, you are by far the most beautiful."

I blushed, feeling very warm as I looked at him. The warmth send cold chills to every part of my body, but how was that possible? Being hot and cold at the same time?

"What do you want from me, Malakai?" I whispered.

His eyes closed fully and he groaned before smiling gently. "I love the way my name slips from your lips so beautifully. So, what I want from you now, is to hear my name slip through those luscious lips quite a few times while you are here with me."

"Uh…" I blinked rapidly.

"Come." It was one word, but it had so much power over me. My foot took a step without me making it do so.

"Sookie…no." My own voice was heard behind me. I turned slightly to see my exact double once more.

My eyes widened. The dream I had before, the girl…the one I was scared of. She was…I was…chained to the wall behind me. I deadpanned because that didn't even make sense to me.

"Ah, Sook decided to join us." Malakai chuckled. "It's so nice to meet you as well, my love."

"Fuck off." Sook hissed, pulling her lip back in a snarl to show her own fangs. "Sookie, fight against him."

"She can't." Malakai spoke to my double…Sook? Was that what he called her? "After all, when the spell was ignited, it made the object mostly human. Therefore, a human is weak. The weakest being in the world and Sookie's heart is yearning for me. Can't you hear it, Sook? Do you not hear it beating for me only?"

"What are you…talking about?" I asked trembling, looking in fright to my double Sook.

"Nothing." They both said in unison, not taking their eyes off of one another.

"Ah, so you cannot tell her either." Sook chuckled harshly.

"Unfortunately not. It is not for me to decide and my spell binding me to this place will not allow me to physically tell her."

"Tell 'her' what?" I said loudly.

"Nothing." They spoke again.

All too quickly, Malakai spun until he was standing behind me. He looked at Sook as he took me into his arms, cradling me against his chest as he leaned my head to the side. I couldn't fight him off. My breath came out in pants, my body was on fire wherever he touched and I was…enjoying it. I wanted more, I so wanted more. His hand came up under my breast, groping me gently as my head tilted back and I groaned.

"You see how easy it is, Sook?" Malakai said to the double of myself, while fondling my breast in a way no man has ever done. No man has ever touched that place on my body. His fingers gripped my right nipple, giving it a light squeeze. I moaned out, leaning against him harder. "Do you see how easily she loses herself in my grasp?"

Sook rattled her chains that she was tied in, growling out as she watched what was transpiring in front of her. I moaned out in both pleasure and desperation for something to happen. I wanted this and yet, I didn't. I wanted him to stop, but I wanted more of it. My head spun harshly, making everything seem to go fuzzy.

"Let her go." Sook hissed.

"Now, why would I do that, when I have her exactly where I want her?" He chuckled at her. "It's the spell that is allowing me to get this closely to the 'human' that is her. You are only able to fight because you have been hidden so long in a different void without any contact." He smirked, turning my head to the side and kissing me fully on the lips. My eyes widened as his tongue connected with mine, swirling around in my mouth. My eyes closed slowly, taking in the feeling of his lips against my own, his tongue wrestling mine. Just before I relaxed into it, there was a sharp pain and I felt something slide down the corner of my lip, down my neck.

Sook's POV:

There was a pulsing of blood in the air as I watched my blood, Sookie's blood fall down her neck as he kissed her. I was enticed instantly by the blood. It drew my attention more than it should have since it was my own. I realized then, that the different smell in the air was his own blood mixing with mine, with Sookie's.

My eyes trembled as Sookie lost consciousness before me. I rattled the chains more, trying to figure a way to get out, but I couldn't. This wasn't a dream; we were actually pulled here to wherever this Malakai guy was at. This was real, or at least mostly real. I was afraid, this man, this…thing was dangerous, more dangerous than Bill.

He smirked, dropping Sookie to the floor gently before looking up at me. He had blood all over his lips and he wasn't wiping it off. He had a plan, I knew he did.

"But Sookie isn't the one that I want most. It is the vampire in her that I want. It's you, Sook." He stepped forward slowly, stalking me. "You see, we are alike; all three of us, which is very weird, since I have to talk to you two as two separate beings, but it is the vampire that you are that has me enticed. Sookie was the reason I was able to bring you here, so I guess I was thankful for that."

"Leave us alone. I don't know who or what you are…"

"But you see? You are like me!" He frowned. "It is sad when you cannot even realize that."

"No, I feel pure evil from you. I'm not evil."

"I wasn't evil to start out with either, Sook. When I reached adulthood the vampire and Fae blood wouldn't mix right any longer. My vampire side won, but in doing so, it had a weird side-effect. I became the strongest, most powerful being that there is in this entire world. And you know what made that change, Sook? A vampire woman of all creatures." He chuckled. "I was in a relationship with her. She was what a certain council called my guardian. She loved me and I loved her, I didn't know it would happen the way it did." He shook his head, turning his blue eyes to me. "Since we were created out of a magical fairy love object, it has to be love that changes you into what you will become, or so I believe."

"Love that changes us into what we will be?" I asked, trying to back into the wall more.

"Correct. And they have to bite you, regardless of the species of Supernatural or human that loves you does it. They have to draw blood, drink your blood, though it might be different for your case. Since the spell messed up the course of things, I am not sure what will happen once the transformation begins."

"You are talking as if it was always meant to happen." I whispered.

"It is. I was twenty-two when the change happened and I have not aged a day since."

"Twenty-two?" I gulped.

"Yes."

"Why do they have to bite you?"

"You ask quite a lot of questions, my love." He smirked. "They have to bite you because if they don't you will die. It has to be someone that loves you and you take on whatever it is that is truly in their heart at the time. What their deepest desire for you is. You don't even need to love the person back, but they must love you in some way."

"That makes no sense!" I yelled.

"Of course it doesn't. It is unheard of. I was the first and you are the second. Two creatures alone in the entire world that has nothing more to go on than just guess work. It is what happened to me. She bit me, loved me and created me into the monster that I am today. She wanted me to be the most powerful vampire that there was in the entire world, to be something different than ever before. More different than what I had started out to be. It changed me, my blood fought and the vampire blood outweighed the Fae blood. I became the strongest creature known in the whole entire Supe world! I killed thousands, millions and nothing could stop me!" He paused. "And I want that same fate for you because we are death. This is the destiny we are supposed to have: to stand before every other race and be Gods above them."

"That is not what we are supposed to be!" I hissed through my teeth.

"My sweet girl, you have not seen the world as I have. There are millions that would want you dead, there are and you don't even know it. The closest one is that of your family that you haven't seen since birth. He wanted to kill you so Sookie could have a normal life. Now, is that something you want to do? Do you want to die?"

"W-What are you talking about?"

"Your true relative wants nothing from you because he fears you and he isn't the only one." Malakai growled deeply. "The one you love doesn't want anything to do with you. I could make that go away, Sook. I could give you what you desire."

"Y-You're lying."

"Even you know that I am not. You got to talk to him and he told you straight to your face that it is Sookie he wants, not you. He loves Sookie. He wants nothing to do with you."

I felt tears collect in my eyes but I wouldn't let them fall. "You're wrong."

"Oh, you want to test that theory, my love?"

"Stop calling me that." I whispered, turning my head away.

"But it is true. I love you and I am in love with you. The girl that is lying on the floor just right there," Malakai pointed at Sookie. "Is nothing but a shell of what they created through the spell. It should never have happened, because if they didn't, she wouldn't exist. That would be your body, Sook. That would be your life and maybe, Eric would have loved you then."

"Shut up." I said deadly. "Sookie is me and I am her."

"No," He laughed. "That is what you have been telling yourself. The loneliness that you both feel –you believe-is because you are not connected the way it should have been." He sighed. "You would have been her and there would have been no room for what you call Sookie. If you had her body, if the spell never was created, then you wouldn't have to deal with the human tendencies that Sookie has. You would have been far above them, humans I mean. That is what I was showing you. Though she cares and loves Eric, she was still attracted to me and let me touch and kiss her. No, the loneliness you feel is not being able to be in control of yourself and that travels on to Sookie because she is feeling your emotions." He paused. "Now, when will you start to realize that?"

"Never. She is real, Sookie is real."

"It was an imaginary human girl that they created, hiding you-the one that should have been out-in your own darkness. You see, you are the one that holds most of the fairy and vampire powers. It was part of the spell. Sookie cannot bring light forth through her hands, but she got a magical gift from the spell as it backfired. She has a mind-reading ability. It created two beings, this spell did and that is never good."

"Why isn't it?"

"Because it made her real, in a sense. She feels pain, sadness, happiness and every other emotion. It created her and now you are both struggling for surface and she is winning. She has your body, your heart, your man, and your family."

"I will not listen to this." I was on the verge of a mental breakdown. Everything I believed…no, I wouldn't fall into his trap.

"You must see reason, Sook. Do you like the fact that she is living your life? That she gets to touch people? She gets to touch Eric?"

My eyes trembled. "No."

"That is what I was saying, from the beginning. You are jealous of her, of a person that shouldn't have even existed." Malakai shook his head.

"But she does…now. Sookie is real."

"As I have said, she is real in a sense." He nodded in agreement. "But you are still you and you have the power to take over. All you have to do is try and when the transformation begins, I can give you the power that I have."

"W-What?" My head snapped up. "What are you saying?"

"You can kill Sookie and you will if you do as I ask. All you have to do is hide her inside your own body, if she is in there for a long period of time, she will fade away." He smirked. "When you come forth you will be in control once more, to do whatever you please, but that isn't the transformation they believe will happen. They are wrong in that. They believe that the transformation is when the spell will break, it isn't that. The transformation will and always was supposed to be when your vampire blood and fae blood begin battle and someone that loves you, will come along to bite you and turn you into whatever they desire."

"So, you're saying that I am just a tool for molding into whatever the person that bites me wants?"

"You were created from a magical tool. What else did you think would happen?" He laughed. "Everything backfires in some way; everything has a darker side to a glimmer of desires people have."

"You…you want me to kill Sookie?"

"You have the power to do that, yes. All you need to do is fully take over, finish breaking the spell that binds you, push her deep inside for a while and she will just fade away as I have said before. I can help you do that."

"What would happen, if someone killed me while I had control of the body Sookie and I share?"

"Then you would die and Sookie would live." He paused. "It is rather complicated, but I know these things. I have…a way about knowing the unknown."

"Then," I thought quickly. "Then, I want to do it. I want to take back my body because it always belonged to me and me alone."

"Very good choice." Malakai smiled. His eyes gleamed a bright red then, the green hues faded away to replace something much more frightening. "And when the transformation begins, I will be there to bite you and wish upon my own desire for you to be as strong as me and to rule the world at my side." He leaned in and kissed me, and the blood mixed fully.

My heart thundered in my chest, Sookie-who was lying on the floor-lifted up and began to fade before she came flying into my chest, to my soul. My back arched, the chains rattled as my own eyes bled red.

The next thing I knew was that I was laying back on Sookie's bed…err…my bed. I blinked, sitting up quickly, I ran to the mirror. My eyes were bright red, so deep in color that scared me more than anything. I trembled.

I knew what I had to do. I slipped on sandals that were lying just by the door before I ran down the stairs, passed the old woman Sookie called her Gran and out into the night. I was stopped though, by no other than Bill Compton.

"You must come with me; now that I have you all alone, small girl." He laughed.

"Oh and where would I be going?" I asked, not looking at him.

"I am to procure you for my queen and I must take you now." He moved suddenly, his arms wrapped around my waist and lifted me off the ground.

I rolled my eyes. "Yeah, I don't think so."

I shifted in his grasp, pushing him away from me to hold out my right hand. Light began to emanate from it, so powerful and strong. I felt a rush, making me feel more alive than I had ever been, trapped in my own soul. If I was going to do one thing, it was to get rid of this asshole.

Bill screamed as my light touched him, but I didn't stop there. I rushed my hand out hard and pushed it through his chest, just to pull out as quickly, holding his heart in my hands. It began to turn to ash before me.

"W-What are you?" He whispered; his eyes wide with fright.

"I am death and I can't change that, no matter how hard I try." I watched as his body disappeared before my very eyes, but I didn't give it much thought as I turned and ran through the forest.

I got there quicker than I ever thought. I was fast, so very fast. I threw the door open to the bar and watched as everyone's head turned to look at me. Vampires were there and they all stood as they saw my eye color, but I really didn't care. It would all change tonight.

I went to his office and kicked the door open.

"Sookie?" Eric stood. "What the hell-"

"Don't talk." I bit out harshly.

"Y-You're not…." He stopped, his eyes narrowing. "Sook." That one word, that hateful and scared gaze on his face made it all real. He would never want me, even if this was supposed to be my body. It just made everything seem much easier to deal with in the end.

"Yeah, it's me." I bit out, feeling like I was finally losing control of the barrier of the spell. "I need one thing from you before this spell breaks from me being free."

"Oh, and what is that?" He spoke scornfully.

"I need you to kill me so Sookie can have my body, right now." Everything went quiet as his eyes widened in what looked like horror. "She will live, I promise you. You need to do it, now. Stake me."

Before he could even open his mouth, my head began to thump wildly. I gripped my temples, falling down to the floor in a heap. My body convulsed harshly as I hissed.

You naughty, naughty girl you. Malakai's voice entered my own mind. He was connected to me already?

"Sook? What's the matter?" Eric grabbed my shoulders, attempting to pick me up from convulsing.

Did you really think I would allow that to happen?

Shut up. I hissed in my own mind.

Looks like I will have no use for you. I must go after Sookie if my plan is to work, it seems. Say goodbye to your lover, Sook.

"No!" I screamed as I began to fade away, back into the darkness of the void.

Sookie's POV:

"Sook?" Oddly enough, I heard Eric's voice.

"Eric?" I blinked, opening my eyes to find him kneeling over me.

"S-Sookie?"

"What…just happened?" I asked, a terrible headache thumping my brain into mush.

"I really have no idea." He said, cursing something in his native tongue.

Shit!

My mind whispered out of nowhere and I had to agree. Why don't I remember squat? Most importantly; what is happening to me?