Ch. 10: The Beauty of Death part 2

Tara sighed looking out the car window as Sookie patted the back of her hand. There were no other cars on the road and Tara could feel a red tear sliding down her cheek.

"So what happened after that Tara? Did you get away from her and then she forced you to become a vampire or something?"

Sookie asked and she wiped the tear away. Tara shook her head no and started the car again, her mind momentarily wondered if Franklin would be so calm hearing her tell this story.

"I never got away and about two nights after she had me I caught a very bad fever and the head wound started to get infected. Pam got orders from the authority, the vampires in charge of everything, that I was a risk after all and should be killed. She just couldn't do it because no matter what you believe Sookie, she did have some kinds of feelings for me. She made a choice to turn me instead of letting me die from infection or by the hands of others."

They lapsed into silence after that as they drove into the night. Once they reached Sookie's house and Tara was sure she was alsleep she stayed up looking out at the night. She wished things had turned out differently between her and Pam, and of course Jessica who had become a close friend of hers ever since. She secretly wished this just so that she wouldn't have to keep away from Franklin and maybe they would be able to have something.

"Yeah right Tara dream on." She said to herself before going to the graveyard close to Sookie's house to beat the deadly sun.

The next night, Tara made good on her promise to call Alcide once Pam gave her the details. The only problem was Bill was still missing, and Alcide couldn't get into Bon Temps for at least a day, and that's with speeding. She still had to go to work and she forced Sookie to come too so at least Sam and Lafayette could keep an eye on her.

Meanwhile, she slipped off into the hotel that she knew Franklin was staying in. It took very little to find it since it was the only decent one without any broken windows or any grafitti on the front door. She knocked politely and Franklin opened the door yawning and looking like he seriously needed some down time. She smiled a little apologetically since it was her glamouring that caused his present state. He looked shocked and she licked her lips staring into his dazzling eyes. Her fangs extended but she managed to keep them within her lips. She had forgotten how instant their attraction was.

"Hello Franklin can I come in?"

"I...I dunno I'm quite tired at the moment, and I have been for the pass two days."

She nodded completely understanding but knowing she couldn't talk to him until she got inside. She leaned against the doorframe making herself appear bored and relaxed when she was anything but. After all, this man did have orders to kill her best friend and she had to find out why.

"I just want to talk. Now what if I told you I can make you feel less tired?"

He frowned but was clearly thinking it through. He nodded at her and stepped aside for her to enter. She just shook her head no and still stood there.

"You have to actually say it Franklin that's how it works."

"Tara you may come in."

She stepped beside him and sat on the edge of his bed since there was nowhere else to sit. He looked nervous and uneasy and she was sure it was because she was a vampire. It's not everyday that a person is in a hotel room with a vampire.

"You can sit down Franklin I don't bite...usually."

He laughed at her attempt to lighten the mood and sat down beside her. She took in his ruffled hair, and five o'clock shadow. She only glamoured one other person before and that was just for Pam's amusement. She didn't really think her spell could work as well as it did. She turned so that she was facing his direction and then she reached up grabbing his face in her palms. He jumped a little probably from her cold hands and his eyes got wide.

"Look in my eyes and relax ok? I'm not going to hurt you. I'll never hurt you."

He closed his eyes for a moment before meeting her dark brown ones and sighing.

"Ok, Tara I trust you not to harm me. I mean you could have done it already if you wanted to right?"

"Right, now tell me about who hired you to kill Sookie, and why."