Chapter 2
CH owns all Characters I am just playing in her sandbox
I had been home for an hour when I put up the wards on the property. Nobody who was not family was getting onto this property. As I had been in Faery for about 20 years in the human realm I knew that by now everybody should have been done looking for me and I wouldn't have any visitors. Just in case however, I wanted to be protected. I wasn't taking any chances now that I was home. The ward covered my entire property line so I knew not only was I protected but as long as I had stayed on my property I had my privacy. Nobody would be spying on me this time around whether human or not.
It may have been 20 years in the human realm but I was still the 27 year old Woman I was when I had left for Faery. I learned while in the Faery realm that as long as I continued to nurture my spark I would live several lifetimes over. Sunbathing was going to be my best friend for the next few centuries that was for sure. After the wards were up I entered the house that had not seen a visitor in 20 years. Even though for me it had only been four years, you could see the time lapse when I went into the house. Everything was dusty. The ceiling in the kitchen had leaked and the smell of mold and mildew was strong. I guess that was to be expected not having a caretaker when I left. I decided to get right to it and started clearing out the house. It was far easier know that I could just pop everything outside to go through. I emptied the first floor rather quickly. I set up a pile of keep and throwaway as well as donate. Just because thing where old does not mean that things were not in very good condition. After cleaning out the kitchen living room and the rest of the downstairs I need a break. I didn't have as much energy in this realm as I did in Faery and couldn't exhaust myself completely. I needed substance. I thought about heading to Merlotte's to get a late lunch/early dinner but decided against it. I did not want people to know I was back quite yet.
I decided to Pop to Shreveport and see what had changed while I had been away. Everything it seemed. I stopped in an Applebee's and grabbed a burger and fries. While eating I was thinking about the times I would take a break and and a burger Lafayette while in the kitchen giggling with him and Tara about some drunk who had been passing through. Those were the easier days let me tell you. After eating i decided to find rent a car and take a drive I wouldn't be able to sleep in my house tonight and I needed to crash. I was tired and full. I decided to take a drive to Minden and found a Best Western that would have to do for the night. I warded up my room. put on a movie and was out like a light.
I slept until 7 and woke up feeling refreshed and ready for my day ahead of me. I stopped at a Walmart and grabbed a cheap cell phone. I figured when I got home I would start making phone calls and see where I could donate the furniture that was able to be donated. Because I popped into Shreveport last night I did not have any time to see the changes that had taken place in Bon Temp. I drove down Main Street and to be honest it did not look like much changed. Nothing ever does though in small towns. The one big difference was that Merlotte's wasn't Merlotte's anymore but L&Ms. I was not sure what happened there but I was not ready to find out. I drove by Jason's house and saw his old truck in the driveway, along with a new truck and two SUV's. I thought about getting out but did not get the chance to make that decision when I heard the door opened and three young children and a much older woman went running out and toward the dock. One of the children saw my car and went "Mama who is that?" I was caught.
I slowly exited my car and waved. "hello" I said "I am looking for Jason Stackhouse, is he here by chance?"
the woman responded " good afternoon, he is inside getting chicken ready for the grill, who is asking?"
"Hi, sorry I am sookie. Sookie Stackhouse, I am his sister would it be alright if I went in and saw him?"
"Oh my goodness, where have you been. He has been so worried! Everybody thought you had died. How could you just take off on everybody like that? I mean really you couldn't even tell me where you were going? We were all we had left Sook"
I whipped my head around and there was my Brother looking more like Our father then my Brother. his hair had turned Grey He was in his early fifties now and packing on some weight he never had before. Tears started coming before I even had a chance to comprehend what was happening. I really missed so much of his life.
"Im sorry Jase, I didn't know when I left I would be gone for as long as I had been. For me it has only been four months. I will tell you all about it some other time. Please introduce me to your family"
Of course that was not going to fly with Jason and he got upset. If i was not able to tell him where I had been then he really didn't care. I had been gone 20 years and he had finally put me to rest years ago. I found out I even had a grave in the cemetary right next to Gran.
By the time I got home it was just after two and already I was exhausted. I hadn't even made it a full day in the human realm without tears. I didn't know how to handle the time changes. I didn't know where to start. Instead of going into the house, I decided to go see Gran. It had been so long since I had had a talk with her anyway. I made my way to the cemetary and saw my headstone. That was when it all became real to me. Everybody thought I was gone. Dead. I had left them because I was feeling sorry for myself. I admit that was a hard pill to swallow but swallow it I did. I came to my knees in front of Grans grave and started to tell her all about my Journey to the Faery Realm I left nothing out. I let her know I did not blame her for her affair with Fintan and I learned from Naill how wonderful of a man and father he was. I understood why she did it. Talking refreshed me and I was feeling better as I made my way back across the wards and on my way home.
I ended up on the second floor when I felt it. there was a Magical item in my room. As i came to my room I could feel the pulsation coming from where my bed was. I easily popped the bed outside and popped back into the room. The pulsation was coming from under the floorboards and I started to peel them up. As soon as I held the item in my hand I knew what it was. Cara had told me about the token of love that could be made and given to a lover. This was a Cluviel Dor. Fintan must have made this with his love and light to give to Gran. and here it is under my floorboards.
Well this is a gamechanger.
I popped back to Grans grave. I was in tears. I knew that as long as I used love and light to guide my way I could use this Cluviel Dor. One wish, no takebacks. The biggest question at this point in my life what would I wish for. I asked Gran why she never used it and of course she didn't answer me. I thought about when I broke the bond with Eric and how broken it made me. Thought about losing Gran and how wretched that was. How Bill coming into my life was the worst thing that ever happened to me. If he had not been sent to Bon Temp to figure out if I was a telepath my gran could have lived to a nice old age and died peacefully in her bed. I knew exactly what I wanted. I thought about the night Bill came into Merlottes looking for a Trueblood. If I could go back to before Bill had come into our life I would be able to have my Grandmother back in my life. I could potentially have Eric back in my life. The only two people who have loved me for who I am. I Knew I had this one opportunity to make everything right. This time I knew about the Supernatural World. I was part of the Supernatural World. I had accepted who I was I was Fairy Sookie. The sky was turning dark and I knew that before anything happened I could make my wish and try to fix the wrongs that had happened in my life. With that in mind I knew what I had to do.
"I wish I could take all the knowledge of what I have now and Go back to before I met Bill Compton to Save my Grandmother"