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So alas, this is the continuation of chapter three…. I'm a slow writer, so if your sticking with the sorry know that you are appreciated :)

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Sitting at my gran's kitchen table with two men as distinguished and Niall and Mr. C reaffirmed that I was doing the right thing; cause let me tell you I had so much to learn. Shortly after we began it was decided that Mr. C would act as my legal representation for further matters dealing with supernatural issues, or even those that didn't. There was even back up plans if for some reason Mr. C couldn't represent me. Being prepared for all of the eventualities wasn't just an Eric thing; it was apparently a supe thing, and something that I needed to start learning.

The first item on the agenda was the disbursement of Claudine' will. Claudine and her baby had died to protect me I couldn't think of anything else that she could give me. Her will stated that I got nearly everything. My heart sank. If I could I would give it all back if that mean that both of them could be here with me. Anyone who knew Claudine could tell you that she loved shopping and fashion, she even worked at a mall. This would explain why she had apartments in some of the biggest fashion hot spots; apartments in Paris, New York, and Milan; all of which she left to me. She had also left me her house in Ireland, all of her cars, and all her bank accounts as well. Claudine had also left me her stock in my great-grandfathers company. Her half of Hooligans would go to Claude, which was fine with me, I wanted nothing to do with a strip club.

All of her fae assets would revert to her husband, Coleman. The only things from faery that I would inherit would be family heirlooms. Oh god, I hadn't even thought about Coleman. I had never met him, but obviously there had to be a father to Claudine's baby. I wonder if he could ever forgive me. I couldn't believe that she was gone, all because I had to be stubborn and have my way. I knew at this moment that I would do my best not to put those I love in any unnecessary danger. Loss was inevitable, but unneeded loss can be prevented. That what I was going to do, be proactive and protective of those I loved. What I didn't know was what was I suppose to do with all of these things? It was all too much, all of it.

I started to cry and told Mr. C and Niall that I couldn't accept any of it. The both understood my loss; they too had both lost ones they loved in their long lives. The both told me that I accepting what Claudine had left me was a way keeping her with me always. The reminded me that I had yet to read her letter, and that she probably explained everything. So I pulled myself together, wiped my tears and signed the paperwork for the transfer of everything. It made me nervous that I would have all of these things, especially because of the price that was paid for me to receive them. Maybe one day I could forgive myself.

After Mr. C put that paperwork aside he pulled out another stack. Niall began with "As you know the arrangement between your grandmother and my son prohibited me from being involved in your life. If I had been involved from the beginning this would have been very different for you. As I am a price, you are indeed a princess, regardless of what percentage of fae you are, you are of the Brigant line. Your spark is strong which means that there is a good chance your magic will be strong as well. You would have been raised understanding what that position means, your schooling would have been more in line with the training you are only now seeking, and you would have been preparing for your inevitable quickening that would be a short time from now." He paused to gage how I was taking things so far; I nodded my head in understanding and motioned with my hands to continue.

Niall smiled and said "As you have stated you wish to embrace who you are. My hope is that now knowing your lineage you will accept your proper title. In doing so, there will be ramifications, including proclaiming your independence from the vampires. This is what would have been done from the beginning, if things were different, and the counsel would already be aware of who and what you are. Because you will be accepting and proclaiming your lineage, you will no longer fall under the domain of 'human' and will not be ruled by other races as a mere asset as human usually are. Although the vampires may try to interfere, it could be considered an act of war as you are a princess." Huh. This was a lot to take in. I wasn't even sure what he was saying but he continued. "If I would have been involved in your life from the beginning these things would have been done. This also means that the vampires with have no right to you as an asset, which means that you are no longer obligated to them as a part of their retinue." The three of us smiled at that. I was thankful to have the opportunity to be my own again.

"So what does this all mean?" I asked. I knew that I was basically asking him to tell me what he already had, but my brain was working a little slow it seemed. I wanted to make sure I understood the implications of what was being said. "Well dear, it is my hope that you will take the Brigant name as it is your rightful name by birth. I would also hope that you would be willing to sign he paperwork that would be needed to implementing your new status as a Sky Fae Princess. The paperwork would not be filled until right before your impending return and the completion of your quickening. This will also change your arrangement with your vampire. You may still be bound to him by blood, but you are not subject to his people's laws as a human would be as a mere asset. As a human asset they would hold power over you whether you realized it or not. By accepting your rightful place, you are no longer just an asset. You are royalty of another race and not subject to being their asset, but an ally if you choose or just an associate. With that said you will still be held accountable to some of their laws with regards to your marriage by knife and bonding. Your change will not affect that."

This was even harder to take in than my inheritance from Claudine. I knew that I wanted to move forward, but was I giving up to much of myself? I had always been a Stackhouse. Was I willing to give that up? That had been my identity for so long. "Great-grandfather, not that I am not grateful for all that you are doing, it's just that I don't know if I am willing to give up my name. I know it may sound trivial to the both of you, but it part of how I've identified myself for so long… I just don't know."

My great-grandfather nodded in understanding. "I know that it may be a lot to take in, and it may seem like its asking a lot, however if things would have been done properly you would have never been named a Stackhouse, you would have been a Brigant. It is up to you, but it is who you were meant to be and your grandmother and my son took that away from you. They took away all the things that you would have grown up knowing. You would have had all that you're looking for now. I would like to say you have time to decide, however you only have now to decide."

I needed to think about this for a moment, and couldn't do it with Mr. C and Niall both staring at me. "I need a refill, would either of you like anything to drink?" They both accepted a glass of tea, which meant that there was still much to discuss, I just had to make a choice on this name thing so we could move on. I poured our glasses of tea, and really thought about what was before me. My gran always said in for a penny, in for a pound; so I guess I have my answer. I grabbed the glasses and took them to the table, happy to have arrived to my decision.

"I will make the necessary changes as you have outlined." Both Niall and Mr. C raised their eyebrows not convinced that it would have been this easy to get me to agree. But as I poured our refreshments it hit me. To be the best Sookie I could be I had to embrace all of myself. Changing my name didn't change who I was, it would allow me to become who I was always meant to be. Niall was right; this was meant to be my name all along.

"Well then, just sign these papers. They outline your heritage to the counsel, registers you as a fae that way you cannot be claimed as a human asset, and because your prior contracts were signed as a human you will no longer be bound by those parameters as you are no longer human, although there will be a fee to break the contracts Niall has already agreed to make those payments. You are also signing for your legal name change here. If you so choose, new contracts may be drawn up if you are still considering offering your services, however I greatly caution signing anything without me there to review the content. After your quickening the paperwork will be submitted to the appropriate parties." I was grateful that Mr. C was so thorough when he explained what I was signing. It made me excited that I was taking back my independence.

As I signed the paperwork that would set me free of my human limitations and other thought popped into my head. If I was such a hot commodity as a human who was telepathic I wonder what kind of crowd I would gather as a telepathic fairy princess. "Mr. C do you think there will still be a demand from the vampires for me to use my telepathy?" Mr. C thought for a moment "I believe that they will indeed still request your services, the only difference is your not under a king or queens retinue you will not be required to be at their disposal as you have in the past. There is a strong chance that other races will request your services, as the Were's have in the past."

Hmm… I knew that I would not be able to be a waitress at Merlots forever; maybe this was the change I needed to do something with my life. "Mr. C do you think that I could use my gift and kinda make it a business? Do you think something like that would work, or would there be enough clientele?" Both Mr. C and Niall smiled. "I think that would be a great idea. You could establish a consulting company. I could set up that while you are gone if you would like." I nodded and smiled and Mr. C started to jot down notes. "I think that is a great idea as well, very wise to establish yourself on your own terms" agreed Niall. It meant so much to have both of their approval; it was new territory for me, not being the poor backwater county bumpkin but instead a southern lady with a pending career…. It was exciting and frightening all at the same time.

Between the three of us we came up with everything for my new consulting business. Mr. C stated that after I had come up with a name that he would register the business, set up the tax registration, as well as set up the proper banks accounts and that kind of thing. It would all be set up upon my return. They both cautioned me many things, the most important of which was my own security. I knew that would be something that I could talk to Eric about. They both also thought that it may be a good idea to consider assistant/business manager to help maintain the business end of things; to do the paperwork and prep the appointments, to deal with the billing. Another point they mentioned was that I might want to possibly think of having a business front, just in case meeting or contract negotiations needed to be held.

I couldn't help but wonder if maybe Amelia would be interested in going to business with me. She was a formidable witch and was incredibly organized. Maybe we could combine both of our gifts. I mentioned it to Mr. C and Niall and both agree that it was a possibility, and that they would keep an eye out for anyone who would be appropriate if for some reason Amelia didn't work out. I couldn't wait to talk to Amelia!

It was the late afternoon by the time we had finally come to the last item on the agenda. Training. I was advised that both Mr. C and Niall agreed that the best place to train would be in the fae realm. One of its greatest advantages was the time distortion. Time there moved at a faster in pace than on this realm, which meant that I could accomplish more without taking away from my time here. In addition to the time benefit it was also important to be there as that is where my quickening would be held. I would have to take a serum for the remainder of my days here to prep my body for the quickening that would occur shortly after arriving in the fae realm. After my quickening I would be presented to the fae people as a princess of the Brigant Bloodline fully establishing me in that realm as the registering did here in this realm. That would establish who I was and pave the way for my reveal in the human realm, cause let's be honest, those supes are a bunch of gossips! And word always travels fast.

After my quickening the more intensive training would begin. The time needed to complete my training would be the equivalent of approximately one month in the human realm. My daily training schedule would basically look like: breakfast; morning stretching, meditation, calling power and grounding power; mid morning I would study battle history and strategy; Weapons training to follow; finally a break for lunch; on to telepathic training; followed by training for my fae magic; then off to supe school that included fae history and language, as well as information on the other races and realms; ending with dinner then finally sleep. Repeat next day until training completion. It was going to be a grueling schedule, but it was what needed to been done. It exhausted me to just talk and think about it, I wasn't sure what it was going to be like doing it.

After finishing with the last of the signatures and last minute notations, I shook Mr. C's hand and gave my great-grandfather a hug. We said our goodbyes and they were gone. If you would have asked me last week if I would be going through with something like this I would have called you crazy. But hours after running the idea by Amelia, everything had been arranged. Niall had instructed me to make sure I take the healing remedy tonight, and to take the remaining vials and dusk every day. On Sunday after I said my goodbyes to everyone Niall would come get me to take me through the portal.

I was proud of all the progress that had been made, but there were so many things left to do. So I started with calling everyone to make sure that they could come over on Sunday for an evening BBQ. Sam, Jason, Amelia and Tray all agreed to come by for Sunday at twilight for the BBQ. Everyone offered to bring something so I wouldn't have to do everything, which I was extremely thankful for. Jason said he would even come over early and start the grilling. I was slowly learning to accept things from others, even if it went against my grain, but I knew that I would be so busy over the weekend that I couldn't pass up the help.

When I called Alcide I asked him if he would come to the BBQ, and also asked if he would be okay doing some remodeling for me. Alcide agreed and offered to come over tomorrow around noon so that we could go over all the changes that I wanted to make, and I offered to make us some lunch.

I also left messages for Pam, Bill and Eric; but I knew that I would get to explain more to Eric when he came over Friday night. I just hoped that all the people who meant something to me would be willing to get along for one night. I was hoping to be able to make the BBQ a thank you for everyone helping me, and a way to let them all know at the same time that I was going away for a few weeks. Luckily for me Eric and Amelia would both be there to support me…. Well I knew that Amelia was with me, I just hoped Eric would be on board too.

By the time I finished making all my calls it was well past dark, and time for me to get some dinner. I heated up some left over's and sat down to eat. While I was enjoying dinner all the vampires' text me back to accept the invitation. Pam said that she would bring their refreshments.

One reply in particular made me blush like crazy; of course it was from Eric. Lover, I would love to cum for dinner, I will be sure to bring my appetite. Eric. My goodness, only he could make a simple dinner invitation so inappropriate; and I secretly loved it, not that I would admit it to anyone. So of course I have to reply with the sass I know he loves. There will be so many cuming for dinner, that I hope I have enough to go around ;) I loved the simple banter that we had, light and fun, although he didn't think my reply was that funny. We both said our goodnights and I went back to my dinner before it got to cold.

In the hussel and bustle I had almost forgot that I still had Claudine's letter to read. So I quickly finished my meal, cleaned up, said goodbye to Eric. I left all my copies of the paperwork in the kitchen, took the letter and got comfortable on the couch. I turned the letter over in my hand, took a deep breath and broke the seal. I pulled out the paper and began to read.

To my dearest cousin Sookie.

When I first received my assignment as your fairy godmother I was so excited. Not only because I would be able to work towards my goal, but also because I would finally be able to meet you. I was hoping that after meeting you we would become fast friends and close family. Although we haven't gotten to spend as much time together as I would like, what time we have spent together has been wonderful. Please know that all of my hopes for our meeting were filled and then some. Exciting things always happen around you!

If you are receiving this letter, it means that something has happened to me. It also means that I had not gotten a chance to express to you what my wishes were. My mother is gone, my sister is gone, and if you have this now, so is my child. Coleman has no interest in things in the human realm, and Claude has no interest in things in the faery realm; this means that my assets in the faery realm, with the exception of family heirlooms (which will go to you) will revert to Coleman, and when I spoke with Claude he wanted for nothing, so that leaves you to inherit my earthly possessions.

Know that I have regrets for little in my life, and know that I was made better by knowing you. No matter what comes your way stay true to who you are. Nothing can change your love for life, and your love for others. You have come a long way, and have a ways yet to go. My hope is that you will learn to love and accept yourself as you try and accept and love others; and one day I hope that you truly realizes and accept how much you are loved.

There are many lessons in life, embrace them, learn from them, and always live your life as you always have…. With love.

Love always,

Claudine

I read the letter over and over… and cried and cried. I was reading this letter because of my actions, and I cried. I cried for losing Claudine and her baby, I cried for my gran, for all that I had gone through, for everything that I lost, for everyone that I had lost. I cried from my heart, from my soul…

A/N: I hope that you enjoyed this chapter! If you're with me so far know that I appreciate it! Was this chapter too drawn out? If I started to ramble, I apologize…. Just trying to find a rhythm and figure out what works. Hope that your enjoying :) Oh, anyone have any ideas for the name of the consulting business?