Hey guys! Sorry I didn't upload yesterday, I was so busy between hospital appointments and surprise dates haha I hope this chapter makes up for it and I'm hoping to get the next 2 chapters out tomorrow then figure out how I'm gonna write up season 3 so any ideas about that would be great guys :)

Disclaimer: See chapters 1-3

"I still hate flying. Next time, we drive." Sookie rolled her eyes as we walked across the cemetery to our house. We had gotten back to Louisiana an hour ago and I hadn't stopped my complaining about how much I hated flying. I threw up several times on the plane and nothing could calm my nerves. I practically jumped off the plane once it landed; at least when I flew with Eric, we weren't in the air for a couple of hours.

"If you hate flying so much then how do you travel?" I looked over at Bill and smirked. We had just dropped off Jessica at Bill's but didn't mention to him that she was planning on inviting Hoyt over. Apparently, the two had grown attracted to each other and now Jessica wanted to spend some time with him, which Sookie and I understood: she was still only 17.

"Boats. That's how I did it for 3,000 years and how I do it now. The sea calms me and I'm always nice to Poseidon. That way, he looks out for me when I'm traveling by boat." Bill laughed as he pulled Sookie closer to him and kissed her lightly on her forehead. They usually spend the night together and now that Sookie and I had made up, they decided to come and keep me company for the night since I wouldn't be able to spend my evening with Eric. He had gotten a phone call from Pam as we landed saying he was needed urgently. I reassured him that I could live without him for one night; our bond didn't mean we couldn't be apart.

"What the fuck?" I looked over at Sookie then turned my gaze towards the house. What the fuck was right: the house looked a mess! We walked closer and I saw that vines covered the walls and all the windows had been smashed out. Who could have done this?

"I thought you said Tara wasn't messy." "She is a little but I don't understand why she would have done this. Wait, can you hear that?" I concentrated and could hear music coming from the back. It sounded like drums, a kind of tribal chant. I moved towards the front porch with Bill and Sookie behind me when I stopped dead.

"What's wrong?" I looked over at Sookie and held my finger to my lips and I continued walking up onto the front porch. The front door was open but I couldn't see anyone in there. "That chant. It's what mortal's played when they wanted to summon a God back in Ancient Greece although it never worked. A mortal cannot look at a God in their true form without dying. Why the hell is it being played in the back garden though?"

"Because I told them to play it." We looked up and Maryanne stood in the doorway wearing a peplos but one that looked like it had recently been made and by a mortal. I placed my hands behind my hand and gripped my sai blades tightly. Maybe Sam was right when he said that there was something seriously wrong with Maryanne; how would a mortal know of a way to summon the Gods?

"I was wondering when you would return Sookie. Tara said you were special." Sookie was then pulled forward by an invisible force and Maryanne held her. Her eyes widened as her skin touched Sookie and she smiled. "What are you?" Sookie looked at her in confusion as she tried to wriggle out of her grasp. Bill launched towards Maryanne before I could even blink. He knocked her backwards and ripped her throat open with his fangs but just as he began to suck her blood, he released her and began to foam at the mouth.

Maryanne laughed at him and watched as Sookie ran over to Bill and helped him up. What the hell was going on here? I watched at Maryanne sat up and adjusted her robe. She stopped however when she made eye contact with me. Like she did when she held Sookie, her eyes widen and her grin grew even bigger.

"Daughter of Athena. I would say it's an honor to meet you but then I would be lying. I didn't realise that the Gods were still appearing to mortals and seducing them to produce Half-Gods. Perhaps Athena got lonely." I ran towards Maryanne with the intention of knocking her off her feet but she held out her hand as I approached her and I felt myself fly back. I winced in pain as my back hit the grass and I was pretty sure I had dislocated my shoulder. I pulled myself to my feet and watched in astonishment as Sookie held up her hands to Maryanne and released a blue light. It knocked Maryanne backwards and I could hear her laugh again and ask, "What are you?" Sookie grabbed Bill and held him upright as they ran off the porch and headed towards me. She released Bill and pulled me up once I held out my arm to her.

"We have to get out of here. I have no idea what the fuck is going on but Bill is weak." "I second that notion. You take Bill back to his and make sure you're both okay. I'm going to head over to Fangtasia and see if I can figure out what the hell is going on. Hopefully I can use some of my contacts in high places to see what the fuck is going on." She nodded then held Bill again as we parted ways. For his sake, I hope this wasn't the threat Apollo had warned me about.

The first thing I had noticed when I arrived at Fangtasia was that the door was closed and there was no one waiting to get in. I couldn't hear any music coming from inside and there weren't many cars in the car park. I jogged towards the door and pulled it open to find the lights on and only a handful of people inside.

Eric and Pam looked up at me as I made my way in the bar as I held onto my shoulder; I needed to put it back into place but needed help to do so. Ginger was behind the bar so I indicated to her that I wanted a drink. I moved towards Eric then saw who was sitting opposite him; Sam sat there with Coby and Lisa, Arlene's children. Why would be bring them here and why was he here? He's always made it clear that he hated vampires.

"Sam, what are you doing here?" I grabbed my beer off of the bar and stood beside Pam. She didn't look happy but I figured that was something to do with being in the presence of children; she didn't strike me as a woman who liked children.

"You know him?" I looked over at Eric and rolled my eyes. "Jealous Viking? You didn't strike me as the type. He's Sookie's boss, of course I know him. Oh and Sam," he moved his attention from Eric to me, "you were right about Maryanne. Weird things do happen when she's around. Speaking of which, can you help me pop my shoulder back into place Pam? That bitch dislocated it when she threw me across the lawn with her ancient magic."

Coby and Lisa's eyes went wide as I slowly removed my jacket and they saw my shoulder in an awkward position. Maybe this wasn't something they should watch. Eric obviously picked up on this because he called out to Ginger and Pam grabbed my arm. "Ginger, take the little teacups into the back and show them the merchandise room. I'm sure they'll find something to keep themselves occupied." Their eyes lit up as Ginger led them out of the bar.

"Teacups? What blood have you been drinking lately?" Eric smirked as he watched Pam twist my arm with one hand and knock my shoulder forward with the other. I gritted my teeth as I felt my shoulder pop back into place then downed the rest of my beer to numb the pain. I was going to kill that bitch.

"I like mini humans, they ask less questions. Now are you going to explain to me what happened?" I quickly told Eric, Pam and Sam what Maryanne had done and how she managed to poison Bill and knock me off my feet without touching me. I didn't mention Sookie's little ray of light because I was still trying to figure out if it was real.

"That's exactly why I cam here. I thought you would know how to defeat her." Sam looked over at Eric and held a hopeful face. It now made sense why Sam was here. He must have been the emergency that Pam had phoned Eric about. "Well I don't. I have never heard of a Maenad so I would not know how to defeat one. I had no interest in your story before but now I know what it is capable of, I will try and find out more information."

"Wait, did you just say a Maenad?" Sam and Eric looked over at me and Sam nodded. That was impossible but it did explain the chant and robes. "Do you know what they are?" I nodded as I made my way over to Eric. I sat down next to him and looked over at Sam.

"Maenad's are Ancient creatures but I didn't realise they were still around. They were followers of Dionysus but I figured that once mortals stopped believing in the Gods existence, that all their followers ceased to exist." "Daphne mentioned Dionysus but isn't he the God of wine? I looked it up after she was found in my freezer with her heart cut out."

I raised my eyebrow at Sam. "Who's Daphne and why was her heart cut out?" he shrugged his shoulders and reached out for a drink that was sitting in front of him. "She was my new waitress and a shapeshifter but she also worked for Maryanne. She was the one who told me she was a Maenad but I haven't found any information on them."

"You wouldn't. Dionysus didn't want anyone to know about them because of how they served him. They influenced those around them and fed off of the energy created by the dancing and frenzy of mortals. It often led to orgy's, which was fitting since Dionysus was also the God of Drunken Orgy. But that's where my knowledge of them stops." I didn't know that they possessed some form of telekinesis and were immortal.

"Yours might but I think I know someone who may know more. But I need to leave now if I wish to see the Queen tonight." Eric stood up and whispered something in Pam's ear. She nodded then vamped towards Eric's office. "I will let you know of any information I may find out." Just as Eric went to leave, I pulled his arm back and he faced me.

"Woah where are you going without me? I have every right to know more about Maenad's and how the fuck to get rid of them." "I don't think Sophie-Anne would appreciate if I bought you with me. I do not wish to reveal your true nature to her so, it would be best if you stayed here."

"Sophie-Anne Leclerq? She's the Queen of Louisiana?" Eric raised his eyebrow and chuckled. "You know her?" I nodded and smiled as I remembered the pale ginger-haired vampire. "I met her about 250 years ago in Greece. Remember I said I went through a phase that involved women?" Eric nodded as Sam looked on; I was definitely going to get questioned about that by him when this was all over. "She was the reason for it."

Memories of meeting Sophie-Anne in Athens came flooding back to me. She spoke perfect Greek and managed to blend in with everyone. I knew from first glance that she was vampire because of her pale skin and decided to have some fun with her. I hadn't been with a woman before but I was intrigued after I caught Aphrodite with a mortal woman and figured that a vampire would be a best bet since gender made no difference in their eyes.

"You had sex with Sophie-Anne?" "Yup then wrapped my silver chain round her neck when she tried to bite me a week after we had met. I wanted to pass myself off as a mortal to her as I didn't want her knowing of my God heritage; I'd heard that she liked to keep those with unique abilities close to her. I haven't seen her since and think it's bout time I did. Besides, she can't hold her tongue when she's shocked."

"I suppose that means you're coming with me to New Orleans. Hopefully she'll know something." I nodded then followed Eric out of the bar. I headed over towards my car but Eric pulled me back. Before I could ask him how we were getting there, he grabbed me and shot up into the sky. I fucking hate flying!

Because there needed to be more of Sophie-Anne's character haha! Let me know what you thought please! It makes me a giddy :)

Jem x