Okay! This chapter is going to shed more light on Delphine's past.

Ch.3 Spark

That night was everything but easy for was very late when she came back from Merlotte's and she was glad to finally be alone with her own thoughts. As hard as it was to think about what had happened, the pain made her feel more alive than anything else.

It was hard to imagine that pain was just an emotion or a feeling. It felt more like the pain was alive inside of her. Like a boa constrictor just squeezing her heart until she thought it would break into a million pieces. Like she was walking around with a weight on her chest. Like everything and everyone around her was just passing through and they didn't matter.

For some reason, she did not feel safe that first night. When Delphine got back to her house, she made sure to check every single window and every door in the house and locked them. What she was afraid of she couldn't tell but she had a feeling that someone was watching her and it did not feel good.

By the time she was ready to go to bed, Delphine felt more restless than she had when she first came home. She decided to go back downstairs and get a glass of milk. She raised her foot to get down the stair and that's when she heard a crash outside her front door. Delphine lost her balance and fell down a couple of steps before she was able to grab the railing and stop. Her breathing was shallow and her right knee hurt like hell. She was absolutely terrified to move in case whatever was outside would hear her. To any outsider the scene might have looked hilarious but Delphine literally felt like her heart was about to jump out of her ribcage. When the sound coming from outside faded, she pulled herself up slowly and ran back to her room. Slamming the door behind her, she jumped on her bed and backed up until her back hit the headboard. Everything was silent again and she eventually risked taking a look outside from her window. She couldn't see anything except the big green trash can that had been on the small balcony was now on the ground like it fell down the three steps that led to the front door.

Good Lord I'm stupid. Just a trashcan. A stupid trashcan.

But even seeing the trashcan in the grass didn't reassure her completely. Delphine laid down on the bed and closed her eyes to try to relax. The technique was effective because she woke up a couple of hours later and realised it was 3 in the morning. The feeling of being watched she had before was still there but for some reason she didn't feel scared anymore. This time she felt safe and it didn't take a long time for her to fall back asleep.

When she woke up in the morning, Delphine felt good again. It was 9h30 and she jumped out of bed to get breakfast and to begin unpacking the several boxes that were around the house. It took her all morning and most of the afternoon because she started packing some of the stuff that had belonged to her aunt. She wanted to give away most of it to charity but she kept some meaningful objects and souvenirs and stored them in the little room at the back of the living room.

When she was done with the cleaning and unpacking, Delphine was proud of the result. The house finally looked like it was hers. Remembering that she had invited Sookie and her boyfriend for a late supper, she ran upstairs to get changed and go to the grocery store.

Finding the grocery store wasn't very difficult. But now she had to meet everyone in town. Almost every single person she came across asked her if she was Cecilia LaRoux's niece that was now living in Bon Temps. And every time she answered yes, introduced herself, shook hands and exchanged pleasantries before continuing down the aisle with her heavy basket full of chicken, vegetables and a six pack of True Blood which made for some funny looks from some of the people she met.

By the time she was driving back, it was 16h30 and when she passed in front of Merlotte's she decided to stop since she would have plenty of time to make supper when she got home. If she wanted to be able to live here, she definitely needed a job. And Sam had offered didn't he?

The place was really calm and looked totally different when she walked in. There were only two other clients and they were both sitting quietly at different tables. Delphine cleared her throat and a woman with red hair came out from the kitchen.

''Hi there. You can take a seat and I'll be right over.''

Delphine hadn't met her before so she introduced herself. ''Oh sorry. I'm Delphine. I'm looking for a job. Do you think I could talk to the manager?''

''Oh Thank God missy! We're one waitress short and I cannot take another shift alone. Not that you can tell from today. There a show in town. Everyone is over there. The place is usually packed at this time. Come with me. I'm sure Sam will be able to take a couple of minutes to interview you.'' The woman who identified herself as Arlene as she dragged Delphine to Sam's office seemed absolutely thrilled that Delphine was looking for a job. And by the way she was talking about her nails (9 out of 10 broken! Can you believe it!) she needed a break.

Arlene opened the door to Sam's office without hesitation. ''Sam!''

He spun his desk chair around to face them and smiled when he saw Delphine. ''Arlene. What can I do for you?''

''Give her the job Sam. Please. We really need another waitress.'' She pushed Delphine further in the room. ''Please?''

Sam got up. '' I guess I could spare some time for an interview.'' He signalled for Delphine to sit down on a small chair and sat back down on his own to face her.

''Thanks Sam!'' Arlene smiled at Sam and went out of the room.

''So, Delphine right?'' Sam asked and Delphine nodded. ''Do you have any experience as a waitress?''

''Yes. I worked for a year at a small Italian restaurant in Dallas. I can give you their number if you want a reference.''

''It's okay. That won't be necessary. You know it can get pretty chaotic out there sometimes. Do you think you could handle it?''

Delphine laughed. ''Chaos is no problem… believe me.''

''Good. Cause I don't want you to burnout on your first day here.''

She smiled. ''Does that mean… that… I have the job?''

''Yeah. Of course. We desperately need a waitress, you have experience and you need this job. It's yours.''

It was like a weight had been lifted off her shoulder. She wouldn't have to worry about money anymore. Delphine got up and shook his hand. ''Thank you! Thank you so much. When do I start?''

''Thursday at 4pm okay for you?''

''Of course! I'll be there. Thanks again.'' She made her way to the door and said goodbye to Sam. She saw Arlene in the kitchen and stopped. ''Thanks Arlene. I'm starting on Thursday.''

''Oh thank god! I'm so glad.''

''Anyway, I'll see you Thursday!''

''Ok good!''

Delphine left Merlotte's and drove back to her place. It was 5h15 and she had plenty of time to prepare the food. She decided to make pasta and vegetables salad with grilled chicken.

She felt weird just putting out the True Blood for Sookie's boyfriend. She had heard that some vampires knew how to make True Blood into ice cream or soup but she didn't know how. Sookie had said that the True Blood would be fine but she made a mental note to try to learn how to make those recipes.

By the time everything was ready, the sun had started to set and Delphine went up to her room to get dressed. This supper was very important to her if she ever wanted to make friends in this place and have a normal life again.

Delphine had just finished putting her hair up in a bun before she heard the doorbell. She ran downstairs and opened the door to find Sookie and her boyfriend.

''Hi Sookie! Come in.'' Sookie came inside.

''Wow, this is a very nice place. I had never seen inside of the house.''

Delphine thanked her and turned back to Bill. '' Oh my god I'm sorry.'' He was still standing on the front porch. ''Please come in.''

''Thank you.'' Said Bill before he was finally able to come inside the house. ''I'm Bill. It's nice to meet you.''

She shook his hand. ''Nice to meet you too.''

They made their way to the dining room and Delphine told them to sit down. ''Wow. You made all this?''

''Yes. I love cooking. This was easy.'' She turned to Bill. ''I bought True Blood. I thought you might be hungry too.''

''That is really thoughtful. Thank you.''

The meal was excellent and the three of them talked about a lot of things. Sookie told Delphine how she met Bill and what had happened since then. She knew about René and the maenad. Delphine couldn't believe what had happened in this small town. The only reason that Sookie had told her was because she knew that Delphine would be able to handle the truth. After all, she had vampire friends back in Dallas. She proceeded to tell Delphine about how they had infiltrated the Fellowship of the Sun to save a vampire friend but Delphine knew she was leaving out some details. Like why would they have sent Sookie to infiltrate? What made her so special that they would send her? Delphine started thinking about the whole thing and was suddenly brought back to reality when she heard something that Sookie said.

''What?'' Delphine blinked. ''I'm sorry I missed that last sentence.''

Sookie smiled. ''I said, that the man who was guarding the room came back and tried to attack me but then Godric saved me.''

It felt like someone had stabbed her straight through the heart. ''Godric?'' Delphine started having trouble breathing.

''Are you alright? Did I say something wrong?'' Sookie looked worried.

When Delphine was finally brought back to reality, she tried her hardest to smile. ''Oh it's nothing. I'm just getting a small headache. I'll be right back, I'll just get some aspirin.'' She got up and went to the small bathroom on the first floor.

Delphine couldn't keep in the tears and started sobbing in silence. That's what had happened to him. He had been captured by the Fellowship of the Sun? Why hadn't she been told? Delphine slid to the floor and put her hand between her knees. She had never felt this sick before. She stayed like that for about a minute and then heard the doorbell ring.

She opened the nathroom door and wiped the tears on her cheeks. Sookie came out of the dining room. ''Are you okay? I'll get the door.''

''No no. I'm fine. I'll get it.'' Delphine made her way to the front door with Sookie behind her. When she opened the door, Sookie gasped. The man standing on her front porch was tall. He was, for a lack of better word, stunning. But he also looked dangerous.

''Eric?'' Sookie was now next to Delphine. ''What are you doing here?''

Bill had heard Sookie and was by their side in a second. ''Eric.'' The word came out sounding more like a growl than anything else.

Delphine backed up. '' You know him? Who is he?'' she was confused and had no idea what to do.

''Yes, we know him.'' Sookie turned back to the man named Eric. ''What do you want Eric?''

Eric frowned. ''I would ask you to stay polite but I know it would be useless. Hello Bill. Nice to see you again.''

His voice was cold and his eyes were even worse. Delphine felt like her whole body was frozen in place when he looked at her. But she couldn't look away from him.

''That's enough Eric.'' Bill had taken a step towards him. ''Why are you here?''

Eric looked from Bill and back to Delphine. '' I was wondering if I could have a word with your new neighbour.''

At that, Sookie and Bill turned to stare at Delphine and she started to feel more and more dizzy. This was too much at the same time.

Ohho! :) What kind of trouble did Delphine get herself into? Next chapter comming soon. Please R&R!