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Chapter Two

How would I do this?

Sookie ran out of the house as soon as the sun went down. She was almost too distraught to remember where she was going.

I have to go to Bill's house, and then I have to go to Merlotte's. Sam, Tara, Arlene, Lafayette, Terry, Hoyt…Oh Lord, how am I gonna' get Jason's stubborn ass to come with us? Will Tara's mama have to come? Is anyone else in danger?

"Dear Jesus, I'm gonna' have to bring the whole town with me to…where the hell will we go?" she thought out loud.

"Sookie?" a small, broken voice called.

Sookie turned around and tried to find where the voice came from. She saw movement behind a tree in the black forest.

"Sookie."

Sookie felt wind behind her, as if someone was sprinting by her. She quickly turned around to see Jessica in a tattered dress and bloody tears streaming down her face.

"Jessica, what happened to you? Are you hurt? Where's Bill?" Sookie asked frantically.

The young vampire said nothing; she pulled Sookie into a quick embrace. Sookie hugged her tightly. In so many ways she felt like her mother.

"I thought he was a human…I thought… I…" Jessica sobbed

"Jessica what are you talking about? What happened?" Sookie asked while stroking her hair.

Jessica pulled back and opened her mouth to speak, but nothing came out. She dropped to the ground sobbing and dry heaving.

Sookie pulled her up. "Jessica go back home. You and Bill are in danger. I need to go to Merlotte's. Everyone needs to leave town tonight. Even Hoyt might be in trouble." Jessica winced at the sound of his name.

Jessica looked shocked and worried at the thought of her ex-lover in danger. She nodded and within a second she was out of sight.

Sookie turned around and ran to the bar.

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A hush fell over the crowded room as Sookie walked into the bar.

"It's her," a middle aged woman with fake red hair and nine fingers whispered to the unlucky gentleman who was bringing her home. "She's the cause of all of this. Her and her satanic lover made those Church people angry. Now there gonna' kill us all."

Sookie ignored the hateful woman. She didn't have time to listen to the small-minded drunks pass judgment on her. She saw Tara mixing a mint julep at the bar and walked up to her quickly.

"Tara you have to come with me! The Newlins have…"

"We all know about the damn Fellowship Sookie!" Tara cut her off. "Half the bar is pissed off at you and the other half is pissed because those Church people interrupted the football game."

"You don't understand. Anyone associated with the vampires are gonna' be killed. You and everyone else need…"

"Let them kill me! Eggs is dead! I deserted my own mother! I almost got my friends killed! I wanna' die!" Tara screamed so loud the entire bar was staring at her.

Sookie grabbed her arm and pulled her into the kitchen where Lafayette and Terry were having a cigarette break.

"Sook' what the hell is going on? I haven't seen these people so mad at a Stackhouse since Jason was accused of killing all those little sluts" Lafayette asked taking a mellow drag from his cigarette. His quiet, sullen demeanor made the words he said sound less urgent.

"Listen all of you may be in danger. We have to leave tonight." Sookie nearly screamed.

"And tell me Sookie," said a dark, peculiar voice behind her. "where is it that you're going?"