Welcome to my newest Fanfiction! I was inspired by a private messenger who suggested they would love if I made an OC but start it from the beginning of the show so it's kind of like they are apart of the storyline. So I though Hey why not?

I am sad to inform that I do not own any part of True blood. I do However own the characters Nexie, Alana, and Melody.

I hope you all enjoy it!

Chapter One: What a Swampy Town?

"Welcome to Bon Temps" The brunette with sea green tips read. She slowly drove through the town where people were shopping and talking with one another, while others were coming out of church with smiles and baskets of food in hand. The sun was high in the sky, people were smiling, the sky was blue, it seemed like a really good place. As she continued to drive she entered a more isolated part of the town. Looking around she muttered, "Hummingbird Lane.. Where the hell is that?" She furrowed her eyebrows together and puckered her lips together before making a popping sound with them. "Screw it, I will just go turn right." She began to drive finally coming across Hummingbird Lane. She let a small smile play across her face as she drove up the road. Putting the radio on she flipped through the channels to realize everything was Country or Soul music. Not that she minded it but she missed her home a bit. She plugged her iPhone in and played music throughout her playlist. She tapped her fingers lightly on the steering wheel. Soon she came to a driveway, a yellow farmhouse with blue shutters came into view. "If only Nexie was here she would go insane over how 'cute and vintage' this house was.'" She chuckled and parked her car next to an old yellow car.

A blonde woman with dark brown eyes walked towards her car as she turned the ignition of and slid out of the driver's seat. An elder woman with the brightest smile trailed behind her. Picking up her suitcase she was face to face with the two southern ladies

The southern twang in the cheery blonde's voice broke the silence, "Hi! You must be Alana, I'm Sookie and this is my Gran, Adele. It's great to finally meet you!"

Alana smiled and shook Sookie and Adele's hand before speaking, "I am love your house. Mrs. Stackhouse and Sookie thank you so much for letting me stay here. I really am thankful of it."

Adele spoke up, "Please call me Gran. After all you are living with us, so this is OUR home. Welcome to the family, sweetie. Come on inside we will get you all settled."

Alana smiled as Sookie grabbed her duffel bag and walked besides her as Alana carried her suitcase. Sookie began to tell Alana about the Stackhouse family, she spoke of her brother Jason and her parents and even her cousin, Hadley who ran off. Alana followed Sookie into her bedroom, she looked at the bedroom. It was yellow with a white bed and a chair in the corner. It felt so homey to Alana.

"So Alana-"

"Call me Alanie or A for short. It sounds so formal to say Alana. My friends and family call me that."

"Alanie, I like that. You're from Greece, right? I always wanted to visit Greece, it so gorgeous there and different." Sookie said as she helped Alana unpack.

"I love Greece but, the south feels very homey to me. I used to visit Georgia with my Aunt Melody, well of course you knew her and all."

"Yeah, Mel was amazing. She and Gran used to do everything together. It was like they were glued to the hip." Gran walked into the room smiling and handed the phone to Sookie. Sookie excused herself and walked out of the room. Gran began to help Alana with her stuff, "Were you two talking about Melody? Oh I miss her. I really do. She was so happy and bright. She always talked about you and how amazingly talented you were about singing and acting. She loved you like her own child. I knew that woman all the way through." Alana smiled sadly as her tears began to show. Trying to hold them back Gran spoke again, "It's okay to miss her. Before she passed she told me about you and her, what you two were. That you always felt like an outcast because of your gift. Sookie went through the same thing with her telepathy. I promised your Aunt to take you in like a child of my own and that is what I plan to do. She loved you and you love her and she will always be in our hearts."

"She-she told you?" Alana was shocked that her Aunt spoke of such a thing. Then again Adele and Melody were so close knit.

"Yes, sweetie she did. Sookie knows too. In this house there are no secrets. Sookie and you have more in common than you think and I want to be here to see you two grow close even if I grow old."

Gran kissed Alana on the head as she walked out the room. Alana smiled and wiped her tears happy she didn't have to hide her secret. Alana continued unpacking when her phone rang.

A shrilled scream rang through Alana's ear as she heard her cousin yell her name. "Alanie Nanie! Hey girly what's up? You there yet?"

"Hey Nex, Yes I just got here. Adele, the grandmother knows. Aunt Mel told her!" Alana walked into the bathroom putting her supplies in there. "Get out! No way. She was always like, 'No you can never tell its a secret. Mortals don't think rational.' That's cray."Alana laughed at her cousin's imitation of their Aunt, making her sound like some evil sea witch. Nex always was the dare devil in the family, Alana on the other hand was the one with the mouth making people feel intimidated by her talk. Putting two together and you had one scary combo. "Nexie! She didn't even sound close to that! Πραγματικά ελπίζω να σας δούμε σύντομα, αλλά έχω να πάω και να δούμε νέα πόλη μου. Σ 'αγαπώ, Nex." (I really hope to see you soon but, I have to go and see my new town. Love you, Nex.)

"Okay, okay I will let you go but send me info on any hotties. Love ya, Cuzzo. Peace." The phone call ended. Alana smiled at her phone thinking about what god awful trouble her cousin would get into next. Sookie came in through the door with a smile on her face, "Hey, Alanie wanna come to Merlotte's with me? I have to work but, it's a great way to meet everyone and if you want scope around for jobs."

"Yes, totally!" Alana quickly looked in the mirror at her blue skinny jeans, black and white striped blouse tucked into her jeans. She fixed her eyeliner and mascara before throwing on her combat boots. She met Sookie in the foyer, both girls said goodbye to Gran and headed off.

Sookie quickly moved from table to table after getting off the phone with her friend Tara as Alana sat at the bar with Sam. Alana and Sam hit it off really well. He told her about who to stay away from or where to go whether shopping or eating. When she asked if he had a website he shook his head no. "What? Really! No way. Why not?" He wiped down the counter and looked at her as he made drinks, "I don't know I never got around to it and no one I know is even capable of spelling Merlotte's right. Plus to get it done they charge you a crazy amount of money." Handing Arlene the two cokes, Arlene spoke up "Excuses, Excuses Sam!"

"If you want I could do it for you. It isn't that hard. I could teach you and you can pick out the design and layout while I put it together." Alana smiled at Sam and Arlene sipping her Raspberry tea as the two looked at each other stunned. "Well, Sam. She has a good point. I knew I would like you just fine, doll." Arlene said patting her hand as she walked away. "Really? You can do that! Alright you got the job. I will pay you too."

Alana squealed at Sam and leaned over the bar and hugged him. "Thank you, thank you, thank you! 'Hug your neck.'" Sam roared in laughter at her voice mocking the way Alene spoke. "You are something else Alana." Sam looked at me as Alana smiled looking down at my drink.

She picked the drink up and sipped the tea out of the straw and winked at him after she set the drink on the coaster, "But you'll need to pay for the amount time I spend on the computer, if I need glasses from all the reading of fine prints, and the pain in my fingers for typing. Oh, also the amazing photography skills I have to post on the site."

Sam laughed wholeheartedly, "Okay, I agree to your outrageous terms."

"Okay so, what do you recommend on the menu." Alana said as she puckered her pink full lips, while going through the menu. "Honestly? Nothing." Alana laughed as she hit Sam on the arm. "Sam!" They laughed as Alana tried to read everything in the menu in a southern accent to get 'A feel for her new home' as Sam put it. While Sam laughed at her failed accent, Dawn, Arlene, Lafayette and Sookie were acting up.

Dawn walked past the bar slapping her butt while yelling back at the kitchen, "No, baby, You don't know what you're missing. You can watch it walk away... make you wanna slap it? You wanna slap it?" A voice yelled towards her, "Everybody knows that. Everybody been there. Ain't that right? John's been there!" Arlene walked backwards from the kitchen into the main restaurant while placing her hands underneath her breast. "Take these, baby. Peaches and cream."

The voice from the back became known again as the sound of banging continued rhythmically, "I'll give you a little cocoa."

Arlene yelled back,"Peaches and cream!"

"Little cocoa! Ain't that right, John? Shit."

Alana laughed. Sam had an embarrassed and weirded out look on his face. Alana turned to Sam and in a very mocking fake southern accent said, "Well, my oh my. Ain't that something crazy." Sam laughed at her accent that came out perfectly. "You got it! It's about time, you were pretty bad. I thought there was no hope for you."

"Well, thank you Sam. You really know how to make a girl feel special."

Right then a black woman stormed into the restaurant,"Sam! Where are you? I need a fucking margarita! Make it big!" Sam Groaned, "Hold your horses, Tara! I'm doing it." Sookie placed her tray on the bar next to where Tara was leaning. Alana glanced over at Tara, setting Tara off. "Can I fucking help you, bitch? What the fuck are you looking at you rich cunt."

"Tara! Watch your-" Sookie tried to scold Tara but was quickly cut off by an angry Alana, "Well, obviously I am looking at a woman who has no self respect or any manners at all. I suggest you learn how to talk to people, no matter how bad you day is, you storming in here and yelling is pretty fucking annoying don't you think? So yes, you can help me, by getting the fuck away from me for three reasons." Alana stood up from the bar stool as everyone in the bar watched the newcomer in town stand her ground to the town bitch Tara Thornton. "One you walking in here yelling like some banshee cause you want everyone to know you're here meanwhile everyone was laughing and talking before you came. Two, last time I checked Sam doesn't need to take shit from you no matter how close you two are, you need to calm the fuck down and not yell at him like some utter complete mentally incomparable bitch, so I suggest you apologize and Three, your dingy smell of sweat and cigarettes is repulsive and I would hate for that smell to get on to my burberry shirt and designer jeans. Catch my drift, cupcake? "

The whole restaurant was silent, Lafayette came out of the kitchen to find his cousin finally getting put in her place. No one made a move or sound wondering what Tara might do or say. Some people were waiting for Tara to throw a punch or to break down in tears but, Alana at that moment gained everyone's respect.

Tara huffed, "...Sorry Sam." Alana smiled at her sweetly, "Good, now sit down and lets talk about it what's wrong." Everyone was shocked at Tara's actions. Tara never apologizes. Sam and Sookie exchanged wide-eyed glances at each other, in complete shock that this just happened. Everyone soon resumed back to their previous conversations. Tara and Alana began talking as if nothing happened.

"Well that is fuckin' crazy." Lafayette muttered as he went to the bar to pour himself a drink. Sookie walked over to the Rattrays as Sam went to the back for supplies after making Tara's margarita.

"I can't even hold down a damn job. I can't sit and hear and deal with all these dumb redneck fuckers. I can't even have a my own home cause of me not being able to keep a job." Tara said sipping her drink. Alana sadly smiled towards her, " Maybe you haven't found the right one. You can't stand people so look for jobs that you don't interact with people."

"But why can't I handle a single job without getting fired or quitting."

Lafayette leaned against the bar and gulped his drink, "Maybe cause you don't know how to shut the fuck up and listen. Well... until this sexy little thing walked her fine ass up in this motherfucka'"

"Bitch who asked you?" Tara shot back.

Alana looked at Tara and felt bad for her, "If you want while I go job hunting I can look around for you too or you can come along. I mean I am making a website for Sam but, I would want a job not a project like Sam's website. You know?" Tara looked happy and smiled, "You would do that for me?"

"Of course. Everyone goes through bad times. Like I said you haven't found that one job that is for you."

Alana had checked my phone to see a text message. When she looked up she saw Sookie talking to a Vampire. As Lafayette, Sam and Tara began to talk about how the Vampire was bad news, the dark haired blue eyed mysterious figure looked at Alana, immediately all she could think of was,'I hope he can't recognize my scent. Please, don't. Just play it cool Alana, maybe he doesn't notice.' She kept thinking until her thoughts were interrupted when Sookie yapped on about the fact that Denise and Mack had suddenly moved themselves into the booth of the vampire, who seemed annoyed and calm, maybe ever irritated by their spontaneous move. " I cannot believe those two, toying with him like he is some wild beast!" Sookie said towards us. "What a bitch! Is she... gonna... you know, let him bite her?" She asked Tara shrugged, staring over at the booth as well. "You know how many people are having sex with vampires these days? Sometimes end up dead. Then again no one ever liked the twig bitch."

"No. He's not like that."

"Hold up, okay, you spoke to him for, like a minute! You don't know how many people he sucked the blood out of over the last couple of centuries he's been alive!" Tara angrily whispered toward her best friend, but Sookie continued to stare at the booth. "But he's not so scary. He seems nice and sweet." She told her and Tara groaned, absolutely annoy at what her ears were hearing. "Sweet Jesus for fucks sake, Sookie! He is a vampire!"

"Yeah, but the synthetic blood has everything-"

"Are you willing to pass up all your favorite foods and spend the rest of your life drinking Slim-Fast?" Sam said, interrupted Sookie's defense sentence, Sookie rolled her eyes at her friends, Alana continuing to watch the body movements and actions happening at the booth. Alana became disgusted at Denise as she tried to seduce him to get something out of the vampire. "I'll admit... Those two seem to be planning something. Not sure what though." She said to Sam and Tara as Sookie moved back over to the table with the vampire's red wine in her hand. "I think we all can see that.." Tara said as the group watched Sookie rush back over to the bar with a scared look on her face. She grabbed onto Tara's arm, pulling her to the back by to the kitchen window.

"Well isn't she a firecracker." , Sam shaking her head at his friend's behavior. "She does things without thinking of the consequences most of the time." He told the brunette with sea green tips and misty green eyes who nodded, she looked back over at the back when Tara and Sookie walked back to the bar, the blonde haired blue eyed telepath called after her friend. "Tara, I am very disappointed in you and your small-mindedness."

"Sookie! The vampire can take care of himself. Trust me. Leave it." Sam said as he intervened between the girls but it didn't stop Sookie was looking back to the booth and noticing that the vampire and the Rattray's were gone. "Dang it!" She shouted as she untied her apron from her hips, through it at Sam and rushed outside the restaurant, Alana confused that they all had managed to walk out between her, Tara and Sam who sat right by the exit noticing.

"Alana, be the bartender for a bit? Thanks." Sam nodded and ran off as Alana spoke, "...But, I don't know.." He was out the front door and she finished her sentence quietly, ".. how to even pour a drink." She through her hands up in the air. She looked towards Tara.

Tara shook her head and sipped her drink, "Don't even look at me! I ain't doing shit." Alana moaned and made her way to the behind the bar hoping no one asked for a drink.

After 15 minutes Sam came out of the office with Sookie stomping in front of him and Tara walking alongside him. "I'm leaving early, Sam Merlotte! Alana are you coming?"

Alana looked at Sam as he told her that she couldn't leave cause they only had Arlene left. "Um Sook, I will stay behind. Go on home I got you. You need rest." Sookie felt bad leaving Alana here with no way getting home. "I- I don't know, how will you get home and you just got here today. You have to be tired."

Alana leaned over the bar counter, "Sookie trust me I will be fine. Go. Now." Sookie nodded and left. Alana began to wipe down the bar as Tara departed as well.

"Thanks, you helped a lot. I guess I got to take over the tables." Alana looked at Sam not wanting him to wait tables, she felt bad. So she grabbed Sam by the arm as he walked towards the tables, "You know what? Let me do that, go to the bar. I got it covered." Sam smiled at Alana. She really was a huge help and didn't ask for anything in return. A half hour later Alana came back with a lot of tips. Arlene was annoyed at the fact that Sookie up and left. While Sam and Alana were wiping down tables Arlene left hugging Alana.

As Arlene turned around to leave Alana called after her, " Hey! Arlene, I know you have kids at home and been working you butt off so... here. Take my tips. I don't even work here and I don't need it plus, I really like you. I hope this can make up for Sookie bailing on you?" Arlene looked at the load of cash, this girl ranked in a lot just be her looks and hospitality. Arlene was really happy, "Oh my. Um, Thank you so much, doll! You are so sweet, and yes Sookie bailing has been forgiven. I uh, just thank you so much. Times are tough and all, it's just so hard with two kids and now Renee-" Alana hugged Arlene, after they ended the hug Alana said, "I completely understand. If you ever need any help like baby sitting you can always call. And if you need a shift to be covered in case of an emergency consider it done, and I will be more than happy to give you all the tips cause after all, they are your costumers. Now go home. I am sure you wanna spend time with your kids and Renee and rest."

Sam watched the exchange between the two. After Arlene left, Alana resumed to cleaning the tables.

"That was really nice of you, giving her those tips that should have been yours. You really are out of this world." Sam said smiling at Alana. Alana waved her hand and shook her head, "I feel bad for her, I can only imagine what she puts up with especially being a waitress and being a single mom? You need all the help you can get."

Sam looked at Alana and dead panned asked her, "What are you? It's been bothering me all day. You smell so different like the sea and fresh air." She smiled. "Why so curious Sam? Can I just say you look absolutely adorable as a collie." Sam was taken back. How the hell did she know he was the collie, she definitely wasn't human.

"Oh Sam, relax. I knew the moment I saw you, that you were a shifter. I think is really cool to be able to change into anything your heart desires." Alana sat on the table as Sam stood beside her leaning his hand on the table listening to her. "I mean changing into something you want, anything. Feeling what that animal feels and running free, being one with nature. That has to be the biggest perk of being a shifter and knowing you aren't the only one. That's exhilarating."

Sam leaned towards Alana's face, only inches away from her face, "What are you, Alana? You seem so different yet, so similar when you speak about nature and all." Sam inhaled her sweet and fresh scent, Alana smiled and kissed Sam on the cheek. She hopped of the table and walked away. Sam was confused by her actions.

"Well what are you waiting for? Come follow me and I will show you." Sam walked up to her, Alana grabbed his arms pulling him closer to her. He looked down at trying hard to control himself from not inhaling her scent right there. "But, only if you promise me you won't tell a soul."

He smiled down at her, "I wouldn't dream of it."

"Now Mr. Merlotte, if you would follow me. Please." He grabbed her hand, "Lead the way."

Sam sat there at the edge of the dock by his trailer, "No way." He whispered into the silent night.

Alana and him laughed and made jokes on their way to the dock. When they had arrived he was shocked to see her undressing. Sam watched her as she stood there naked, she stuck he tongue at him and dove into the water.

When Alana came back up she saw Sam smiling at her as he sat at the edge of the dock. She winked at him and jumped out of the water into the air, and making a splash as she entered the water again, revealing her sea green and hinted gold tail. Sam whispered no way, in shock of the revelation.

"Well, are you coming in?" Alana smiled at him. Green and gold scales covered her breasts. Sam began to take off his shirt and pants. Finally he jumped in.

"I though mermaids were a myth?" He asked swimming towards her, she laughed hard at his thoughts. "Well, myths are stories that are hard to believe in. Anything is possible." They began splashing at each other and laughing. She swam towards the shore and sat on the ground while Sam was still in the water, making his way towards her; he said to her, "Something I gotta know. Do you have a soul? Can you talk to fish?"

Alana slapped Sam on the arm, "If you have sex with a shifter in dog form while you are a collie do you have puppies or humans? Stupid questions Sam." Sam laughed and shook his head.

The two laid there gazing at the stars. They talked about what went down with Sookie and the vampire who's name was Bill and they made fun of each others accents. Sam began to tell her about his family and how he felt when he learned what he was. She smiled at the though of her not being the only one scared of what they were. She smiled at his stories. They laid in silence.

"This has been one long crazy night, am I right, Alana?"

"Oh yes sir! It has been a very weird and crazy night. What a good first day." She said in a funny southern accent. Sam laughed at her mocking and partially good accent.

She really started to like Bon Temps, that was for sure.