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Once the sun was down I sprang out of the house. I held my phone to my ear desperately trying to reach Eric, but it went to voicemail every time. He never ignored my calls, this wasn't good.
I ran straight for Bill's house ignoring the branches and dirt that clung to my feet as I ran pass the cold brisk night of fall.
I heard Jason and Amelia trying to catch up with me but I ignored them. They knew where I was going; they could meet me there.
I saw Bill's house coming up in the clearing and I ran even faster. It fell like déjà vu running to his house like this. It reminded me of the first night we made love. Funny how all that hurt came right after that.
I pushed those memories away as I was stopped by one of Bill's goons. He was a husky man who looked to be about in his mid-thirties. He was staring at me with a stern expression, but when I read his thoughts he was praying that I was just a stupid human girl and not a vampire.
Well he was right on one half that I wasn't a vampire…
"State your business." His voice was deep but I could hear the faint edge of nervousness.
"I am here to see Bill." I stood up with my chin up at him.
"Name."
"Sookie Stackhouse." He started talking into his headphone set and nodded.
"Sorry miss but you don't have permission to enter. I am going to have to ask you to leave now." He slightly pointed his gun up as to scare me away but I stayed put.
My heart ached because I knew the reason I wasn't allowed to enter was the fact that Bill had no clue who I was.
"Let me in!" I yelled.
I was going crazy, this was tearing me up. I felt tears fall down my face and Jason came up behind me.
"Hey asshole point that somewhere else before I point it up your ass." Jason walked up to the guard and the guard's expression faltered and I saw fear.
"Who the fuck are you?"
"Jason Stackhouse, now you let us in." The guard talked into the headphone once more and nodded.
"Go in."
We walked past the guard and Amelia took my hand. I didn't even know she was there. I guess she was staying quiet for her own good; this was her fault after all.
When we entered the house Bill was standing there. His eyes met mine and I thought I saw recognition in there but it quickly disappeared.
"Jason what are you doing here?" Bill asked.
He was dressed in his black suit with his hair slightly darker than I remember last seeing it. His face held annoyance and he looked busy.
"Sookie," Bill gave a confused glance while Jason spoke, "my sister." Bill raised his eyebrow and Jason sighed. "Her," he pointed at me and Bills eyes widened.
"You have a sister?"
I gasped involuntarily and took a step back.
"I need to see Eric… I need to fix this." I ran out of the house leaving Amelia and Jason calling after me.
Bill didn't remember me but I couldn't lose hope yet. I needed to see Eric.
The tears froze against my skin as the chill of the night hit my face causing me to slightly shiver. The night seemed to be too quiet; I guess the world not knowing who I was may be a good thing?
When I reached my car I found that I couldn't move. I heard chanting and saw Amelia and Jason running up to me.
"Sorry Sook, he told me to." She pointed at Jason and I glared at him.
She moved her hand over me and I found that I could move again.
"We needed you to listen to us. Don't you remember Eric before he went all soft on you? He was evil, ruthless, and manipulative. He could kill you Sook, if you say something stupid." I shook my head at my brother.
"No; he is more than that."
"You aren't thinking clearly and you know it. I won't let you walk into a death trap for the sake of proving a stupid theory that you already know the outcome of," he stopped when he saw the tears spilling out of my eyes, "Sook I only sound smart once in a blue moon and you know it but right now it's that blue moon. You can't trust him in this state."
"When he lost all of his memories he never hurt me," I paused, "he loved me."
Jason stood still and Amelia looked away. I didn't need their approval: I was going regardless.
I turned around and opened my car door but Jason held out his hand and put it on top of mine.
"We are going too. They seem to remember me so I might be some help." He smiled softly and opened the back door.
Amelia and Jason got in the back and I started the car quickly. The ride there was silent, the tension in the air very thick.
When we finally pulled into the Fangtasia parking lot and it was very evident that it was packed. The music was blasting and the lights were shinning very brightly. The fangbangers were lined up all with thoughts of sex and fear. Funny thing that when it concerned vampires, those things went hand in hand.
I walked up to the front ignoring the hordes of people moaning and complaining that I had cut them in line. I saw Pam in a tight black and red jumpsuit with her hair curled and her eyes lit up when she saw me.
"Well, well who do we have here?" she asked as her fangs slightly came out.
"Back off." The venom in my voice was very evident.
"Temper." She smiled.
"Hey watch it!" Jason yelled as he stepped in front of me and Pam's expression turned to an icy cold one in a flash.
"Jason Stackhouse what a pleasure," she rolled her eyes, "what do you want?"
"My sister wants to see Eric."
"Tough shit, everyone wants to see him especially young girls like her." She smiled at me once again.
"Oh move." I pushed past her into the bar, but she grabbed me once I entered the threshold of the bar.
"Excuse me little miss thang. I don't know who you are or who you think you are but here you are nothing and if you go anywhere near my maker I'll cut your fucking throat out." Her fangs were out and she was in my face.
I hid my fear and stood straight.
"Let her go now!" I turned and saw Eric making his way over to us.
Pam released me and I turned to look at Eric. He was dressed in his causal v-neck t-shirt and some tight jeans. He looked better than ever and I tried to search in his eyes for a sign that he remembered me.
"Eric." When I called his name he took a long look into my eyes.
I saw the love he held for me in his eyes and I felt my heart clench.
"Who are you?" His voice was full of uncertainty and my world just crashed in on me.
"Please, we need to talk." My voice was breathless and full of remorse.
He tensed up but then shortly relaxed and nodded.
"My office." He pointed to the back and I walked pass him towards the office.
My brother followed me closely with Amelia standing back. She kept her distance with Pam at her side silently smiling at her from time to time.
When I entered the office I sat on the couch with my head in my hands. I wouldn't let the tears break free this time I needed to be strong.
Jason sat next to me while Eric walked over to his desk. I saw Pam stand in front of the door with Amelia on her other side.
"So." Eric began. I brought my head up and saw Eric staring at me intensely, "How do you have my blood?"
"You gave it to me." I spoke softly.
This was killing me. One man I loved had no clue who I was and the other would quickly think I was crazy.
"I would have remembered that." He said quickly.
"That's the thing you wouldn't," I tried to think of how to word this in the most sane way possible, "remember when the witches cast the spell on you to forget?"
"How do you know that?" I held my hand up.
"That's what she did. Amelia is a witch and she mistook something I said as an invitation to mess with everyone's mind so they would forget about me." He stared at me and shook his head.
"We killed the witches."
"Jesus Christ, remember when ya'll were about to bomb the whole witch place to the ground," Jason got to the floor and Eric nodded, "why did you stop?"
"You told us to stop."
"But why did you listen to me?"
"Because… I… I don't remember." Eric looked up to me.
"You stopped because you love me and were trying to protect me, you and Bill." I spoke up and Pam scoffed.
"Are we really taking this seriously?"
"Sit down!" Eric ordered ad Pam sat down in a chair immediately.
Eric looked over to me and his face became stern and cold.
"I don't love humans."
"You loved me." I whispered.
"It's all true," Amelia finally spoke up and Eric brought his gaze over to her, "it's my fault you don't remember but there is one flaw in the spell. The memories have been altered but the feelings are still there." Her eyes lit up and she looked over to me.
I got up and walked over to Eric, "Look into my eyes and what do you feel?"
He needed to feel the love that he had for me. It was my only shot at convincing him I wasn't a loon.
His gaze softened and I saw a spark of something in his eyes.
"You need to go." He spoke quickly as he turned away from me.
"Eric, no." He cut me off as he walked passed me and opened the door.
"Leave." He growled and I ran passed him.
I wouldn't let him see me cry and I wouldn't show him any weakness.
I walked passed all the people in the bar and tried to ignore their thoughts. As I walked faster Jason and Amelia caught up with me.
"Sookie please," Amelia pleaded with me, "listen to me."
"No."
"Sookie."
Once we were out of the bar I ran over to the car my self control threatening to drop and my sadness overwhelming.
"Sook…"
"You had your chance to speak last night when you chanted my whole life away! You ruined everything!" I screamed at her.
"I didn't know."
"You didn't know what, that you would ruin a total stranger's life in a matter of seconds, that you caused more harm than good? You're right you didn't know! Just leave me alone."
"Please…" I slapped her hard in the face and I gasped as my sense of right and wrong came into view.
"Amelia I didn't mean to." She held her hand up and shook her head.
"No I deserved that," she rubbed her cheek and started to cry, "Sookie I will fix this I promise."
She got into the car and Jason whistled at me.
"Some pimp hand you got there, sis." God bless my brother for always trying to ease the situation.
I got into the car and this time I let my brother drive. I let my thoughts consume me as the trees passed by as the car zoomed down the road.
We didn't know how to fix the spell and I lost all of my support. We had virtually no help besides a screwy witch and a not always there brother.
Maybe this was karma in a way. I wished for so long to have all of this shit out of my life and now that it was I wanted it back. I guess the phrase you never know what you have until it's gone comes into play here.
I felt like I was on the verge of a break down and I just wanted to get some sleep and hope that this all was just a terrible nightmare, but I knew it wasn't.
Everything would be the same in the morning and the only person I had to blame was myself. It was unfair of me to blame Amelia because after all, if she didn't see reason for the spell she wouldn't have cast it.
We pulled into my drive way and Amelia was the first one out of the car. She ran up to the house and entered it quickly.
"Sook do you need me to stay here?" Jason asked me.
"No." I didn't look at him as I stared at the woods.
"Well I'm gunna stay here anyway." He smiled at me and I met his gaze and I smiled back at him.
"Thanks." He pulled me into a big bear hug.
"I won't let anyone hurt you and I promise everything will be alright."
"You promise?"
"Would I lie to you?" I smacked his arm and he playfully smacked me back.
"It's you and me against the world." I told him.
"You bet." He walked up to the house and entered it quickly.
As I turned to leave I heard the rustles of leaves in the air and the sound of someone walking up to me.
"Hello?" I called out into the night.
"I believe you." Eric stepped out of the shadows and I smiled softly.
"Thank you."
He walked closer to me and looked me in the eyes.
"Why do I… Why am I so… in love with you?" he asked softly as he reached out and gently stroked my cheek.
"I don't know." I leaned into his hands missing the contact with him and looked up into his eyes.
We stayed like that for a moment until I grabbed his hand and led him inside.
This was going to be a long night.
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