Death. The one thing that most beings are scared of, it doesn't matter what you are, human, vampire, shifter, whatever. Most of them are scared of death, the thought to a being scares the shit out of them. Not being able to do all the things they've done on a daily basis, growing up, watching your kids grow up, or in some cases watching the family around you grow old while you stay the same. I will tell you what I think, take life as it comes, fight for what you believe and fuck the consequences because they will hurt for the moment but then afterwards, all that pain is gone. I guess this is hypocritical coming from me. The girl who hates what she's grown up into, the one who detests the things she comes. But here's the thing, I've realised that I'm going to have to be part of my worst nightmare to get to the place I want to be.

"Niko, her fevers getting higher! What's wrong with her?!" The woman began patting a cold cloth on her daughters head.

Nikolay placed his hand carefully at the side of his daughter, his face horrified at his young daughter so ill.

"Mummy, my body feels like its on fire, it hurts" said the little girl, tears began to stream down her small face.

"I'm so scared mummy, I don't know what's happening. Am I going to die?"

Her mothers eyes began to redden from all her sobbing. As the tears streamed down her face she smiled, hoping to be able to encourage her daughter to get better.

"I won't let that happen to you."

"Honey, your going to have to try and step away from her, I know its hard but she needs to cool down."

His wife's sobs quietened as she slowly made a distance with her daughter.

Shane came into the room with more ice and laid it next to his little sister.

"Please be okay..." He began " no matter what the consequences would be, please let her stay with me." Shane prayed to himself silently, with none of the family listening.

Present.

I turned over, trying to get back to sleep. I turned to the clock on the night stand, 8 o'clock. Sookie's probably already up. When I got downstairs Sookie was cooking, I leaned on the kitchen table.

"You gunna tell me what happened when I was gone?" I asked.

She panicked round the kitchen as she spoke.

"Maynard came to worn. Turned everyone in town into some crazy sex slaves, the usual."

I shivered.

"Maynard? Don't see them much, what the fuck was one doing here?"

She paused for a moment looking at me.

"Sam... But he fixed it."

I nodded.

"That's the bitch that scratched you then, problemo sorted."

I went to the fridge and poured myself an orange juice.

"Can't believe how tanned you've gotten. You sure you didn't go on holiday while you were away?" Sookie began to joke.

I gave her a look.

"Funny, you should definately be a comedian."

I laid my juice down.

"Sookie..."

She rolled her eyes.

"Here we go."

I smiled.

"Speaking of pale people, I saw Eric yesterday and he said his contacts will help me find my parents."

She put down the plate she was holding.

"That's great! Wait... Eric Northman doesn't just do favors, what did you do for him?" She asked suspiciously, flashbacks of me and Eric's kiss arose in my head.

Thank fuck she can't read my mind, I would be in shit.

"You know what his like, if you say the right thing, you can smooth him over."

Her hands were on her hips now.

"You mean if you're pretty and act all sexy to him he suddenly thinks if he helps you he can jump into your panties."

I looked at the table and sat down.

"Yeah, pretty much."

"Do you need help with tonight?" She asked, sounding quite enthusiastic about helping.

"Actually I kinda need you to scoop in the old guys heads, you know see if they're lying, but if there's any danger I want you to run, like fucking leg it, if worst comes to worst."

She gave me a look.

"There's going to be trouble, isn't there? I literally finished cleaning this place before you came, damn maynard."

"Woah, chill none of these people are coming here. This time your house will be clean."

She nodded her head.

"What time we going?"

I shrugged.

"We will probably go to Fangtasia when it gets dark I suppose."

After my breakfast with Sook, I decided to head to Merlotte's, see what's going on with everyone, something to do I guess.

I walked through the doors and instantly I saw Lafayette waltzing around the kitchen. I literally skipped into the kitchen and wrapped my arms around him.

"Woah, yo sweet thang, you looking much better since when I last saw you."

I turned to his counter and picked up an onion, throwing it in the air and catching repeatedly.

"Today I feel like my whole body is powered up, I feel so strong its amazing, I feel like I'm invincible."

He looked at me skeptically.

"What da fuck you been taking?"

I rolled my eyes.

"I've been taking nought, chill."

He looked at me confused, I realised why.

"Nought, nothing. Sorry forgot."

He then looked over out on the tables, a bunch of men whispering and looking over at us.

"You bitches jealous cos I be getting finer pussy than yo straight asses are!"

He looked at me for approval.

"Well said champ."

He shrugged and began cooking again.

He tried taking something out of the oven, but the cloth he used was too thin, causing him to nearly drop the boiling hot tray.

I quickly grabbed it from him.

"Where do you want it?" I asked casually.

He looked at me shocked.

"Uh... On here. Aint your hands, you know. Fucking burning?!"

I carefully placed the tray on the side.

"Let's just say Sook aint the only one who's got their own tricks."

He threw his hands up.

"Tell me another time, I don't want hear any other supernatural shit, I'm done with those mother fuckers."

I looked at him until he realised what he said.

"Except you and Sook... Maybe."

That's better than nothing.

I gave him a quick peck on the cheek and left the kitchen heading to Sam's office, I sat in his chair as he changed his shirt.

"Hey Merlotte."

He looked round surprised.

"Uh, your hair looks nice."

I smiled at him.

"Thanks."

For some reason he was tense with me in the room.

"What has Sookie told you?" He asked me worried.

"Nothing..." I said my face obviously confused.

I looked at his panicked little eyes then it clicked.

"Oh! The fact that you're a shifter? Please, I already knew that shit!"

He leaned against his deck.

"So you know about Sookie's new little... Gift?"

I raised an eyebrow

This was news to me...

"I'm taking that look as a no."

"Care to explain?"

He rubbed his hands together.

"She can well... Shoot light out of her hand."

I gave him a look.

"A light?"

"Yeah, but it affects people."

"Okay then..." I got up from his chair.

"I shall discuss this with her later Sammy. See you later, thanks for the chat."

I left Merlottes, and decided to walk back. It took a while but I fancied walking, take up some time.

I was actually quite excited about tonight, I could be getting a step closer to meeting my real parents, to see what they're like, to see what they look like, smell like, even to see how they speak.

Later on

"Come on Sook!" I yelled from the bottom of the stairs as I waited for her to come down.

She slowly came down the stairs, in a white dress...

"Oh god Sook."

She looked down at her dress.

"What?"

I pointed up the stairs.

"Go change into something darker and less girly." I ordered.

She looked down at my outfit, simple black leather skinnies and a crop top that showed off my toned stomach.

While she was getting changed the door bell went off, I quickly opened it.

"Oh, hey Billy." he walked past me into the house.

"Your coming tonight then?"

He was silent, just nodded at me.

"Hello? Talking would be nice."

He turned to me but wouldn't look me in the eyes.

"Sorry."

Right...

"His acting weird because he knows who you are." The familiarity of her voice begun to soothe me these days, I needed as much back up as possible.

"Hey Bill, I'm not going to hurt you, you know that right? I'm not like that anymore."

He finally looked me in the eye.

"Your family once killed my friends, the way they slaughtered them was monstrous. Then they blame us of acting in such a manner."

I scratched my head

"Trust me, I know were hypocrites."

Sookie finally came down, dressing more appropriately for tonight.

We made our way out, Bill driving Sookies little car with Jessica in the back with me, we had to as we couldn't leave her alone with Hoyt. They were apparently... You know, together.

"So what we doing tonight?" Jessica asked, her tone wasn't much to my liking at all.

"Were helping Mia find her family." Bill simply said, dismissing the topic.

She stared out of the window of the car. When we pulled outside of Fangtasia she let out a big sigh.

"You guys tryna torture me or something?"

I rolled my eyes at her.

"Stop being so dramatic." I said as I pulled her out of the car.

When we went into Fangtasia it was empty, except for Ginger cleaning, Yvetta sitting down doing her nails and Eric on his throne looking bored.

"Sorry, I didn't know the whole gang was coming." I said as Pam looked at everyone with me.

"The more the merrier." Pam said dryly.

Eric got up from his throne, surprisingly wearing a grey suit. I'm not going to lie to you, he looked fucking good.

"We will just take the limo." He said smoothly.

Jessicas hands clapped together excitedly.

"These are definately the perks of being a vamp! Limo rides all the friggin' time!"

We all sat in the limo, surprisingly enough even Eric was in the back with us. We were sat opposite to each other, we both kept taking secret glances at each other.

"Do you have any idea where were going?" Sookie whispered to me.

"Were going to a were wolf club." Eric simply said.

Sookie looked at me.

"A werewolf club?"

"Yeah you know, wolves. Dogs you know, grrr?" She looked at me sarcasticly.

"Come on, Sam's a shifter and you're slightly surprised that wolves exist?"

She looked at me surprised.

"How'd you know that?"

I rolled my eyes at her

"Come on now, oh and by the way you've got some explaining to do."

She looked the other way obviously knowing what I'm talking about.

I couldn't tell you how happy I was that Yvetta didn't come along, I would of hated the whole car journey of her giving me death glares.

We pulled out of this club and its what I expected from the outside, tattooed bikers hanging outside drinking beer. And we definately stood out still. Well, I didn't it. I blame the vamps.

We entered the club, the bouncer didn't really like the fact that there was four vamps and two humans going in but after Eric told him who he was he let us through easy.

When we got in it consisted of heavy rock music, the kind of shit I liked. I was very impressed with their taste of music, I approved. When you got into the club you were on the second floor instantly, because the floor we were on was a giant balcony and in the middle, the floor below was a fighting arena, the people on this floor were betting on the fights.

At the moment there was a woman and a man in the arena, they were both wolves. She put up a good fight but no way was she was going to take this guy, not only was he big but he was skilled with his moves, he knew when to hit her and where. The crowd had plastic sheets all at the front to stop the blood spraying on them.

"What the heck is this place?" Sookie asked.

"Its a fight club, they fight. The audience bet." I said simply.

"Who are the people fighting?"

"Random people from the audience, they get some of the shares from the winning bidder, easy cash for them. Sometimes packs do this as a way of getting money."

She nodded her head.

"Who do you thinks going to win?"

She asked as they watched them both fight, at the moment it looked like it was going to be a draw but I could tell she was getting tired, her blows were to heavy from the start of the fight causing her to wear out faster.

"The guy is, she's obviously going to get tired."

"Then why is most of the crowd betting on the girl?"

"They're younger the ones that are betting on her, their just looking at the surface of the fight. She has good moves, but she's used them too early in the fight." I pointed at one of the eldest wolves. "See, his older which means he will analyse the fight, he knows what's going to happen."

Bill looked at us both whilst I was explaining the fight to her, I know he could hear us.

Once I went to walk away from Sookie, he begun to walk towards her.

"Is it okay if we leave you guys here?"

He nodded, I began to walk off then he grabbed me by the arm.

"Be careful Mia." He said giving me a warm smile.

I smiled back at him walked over to Eric and Pam.

"Let's go then."

The wolves and other beings looked at us, not because of my marks, only the older wolves would recognise them but because of the vamps. Eric began to lead me and Pam into a door which led us to more bouncers, who led us all to another room.

A guy was sitting on throne whilst topless Were's walked around with trays. I wonder if they got paid a lot to do this sort of crap.

"Nice room." I muttered to myself.

"Hello Sheriff, is this the young girl you were talking about?" He said very smoothly not minding Eric's presence at all.

This guy look at least in his fifties, he had a long a scar going down his eye which dragged all the way down to his lip, it made his grey eyes more haunting.

"Yes it is Marcus. Now, let's get down to business. You said you may know something about the witches who had her when she was a child?"

Marcus began yawning.

"Yeah, I might. But its going to cost you."

"You said that I would owe you."

"Well, never take a wolfs word. You should know that vampire."

Eric took a step forward getting annoyed, but his bouncers stepped forward as well making Eric stop.

"Bring them in." The wolf simply said, more of them came in with Jess, Sookie and Bill.

"Here is what is going to happen, blondie over here is going to fight in the arena."

"Don't do this Marcus! It isn't right!"

One of the wolves argued with him.

"Shut up Alcide!" He growled.

I looked at Sookie, she was scared and no way was she going to last in a fight, especially with wolves.

"Or the red head. Its your choice."

He was making us choose between Jess and Sookie, no way would any of them going to do it and survive.

"Why not let us do it? The fight would be more fair, more interesting." Eric argued.

The wolf shook his head.

"The only vamp I will let go down there is the red head."

We all looked at each other, the girls wouldn't be able to do this. Eric knew what I was going to do but he didn't want me to, his face was telling me not to.

"How about me?" I asked turning to look at him. He was surprised at my confidence.

He smirked at me, completely different from Erics smirk, this guy smirk was creepy and weird, it made my skin crawl.

"You're a little ballsy, I like that in a girl."

I smiled at him.

"Then you'll love me."

He thought about my offer for a moment.

"Fine then. Joel take her to the stage."

I quickly turned to Sookie.

"Want to make a little money?"

"How can you think of-"

"Bet on me."

"What?"

"Trust me, you need the money. Just bet on me."

Eric grabbed me by the arm and turned me around.

"What the fuck do you think your doing?" He whispered harshly.

"You'd rather them two go out there? Eric, they wouldn't last at all. I can take these wolves down, trust me. Make sure Sookie bets on me."

Eric couldn't say anymore because I walked off where Joel led me to the door which brought me to the arena. It was big, I walked into the middle of it, looking up at the crowd. I could see Sookie watching me her eyes full of terror, I smiled at them all. The crowd was whispering as they watched me, they were trying to way out their odds, see who to bet on. First they would have to see my opponent.

The door opened and a wolf with long black hair came through. He was bulky, with his bright blue eyes and his long hair tied back in a plait. The crowd began to roar with excitement once he came in, they all began to place their bets, I saw Sookie had as well.

I stepped back from the middle so we stood miles apart from each other.

His smile made my stomach turn, I can just tell by looking at this guy he had no mercy, if I was going to lose this fight then I was going to die.

"Ladies and gentlemen! I am sure you have all placed your bet, but let's see how this fight is going to turn out!" The announcer began hyping up the crowd.

the crowd was getting excited, I could see they all thought I was going get the shit beaten out of me, considering they thought I was human.

After the announcer made his announcement the bell went off. My opponent wasted no time, he took a few swipes I quickly dodged them. This guy was so fast compared to your ordinary wolf. I kept dodging as much as possible, but he swiped me across the face causing me to fall to the ground. The crowd cheered at the hit, I could taste the bitter metallic taste in my mouth, I wiped my lip and got back up. In the corner of my eye I saw Marcus watching the fight, smirking at me.

"This is no play ground little girl." He said as he flipped his plait behind his back.

"Trust me, I'm not here to play."

I then lunged forward, he ducked and grabbed me, easily throwing on the other side of the room.

The fall winded me.

"This cunt has had some V, and his really pissing me off, let me help you Mia."

I caughed as I got up.

"Let me try. Just one more time."

"Mia, you're being too proud. This is an unfair fight this guy has taken V and not only that, its the strong stuff."

I ignored her and tried taking another swipe, this time I got him, but it made no marks on him.

His knee went smash into my stomach, causing me to spit out blood. He then grabbed me by my hair, and his fist hit me hard in the face.

I flew across the room again, landing on my stomach.

I coughed more, when I glanced up Sookie was crying into Bills shoulder, Jessica and Pam was holding Eric away from the fight. I need her. I need her now.

"I need you." I barely muttered the words.

I could hear him beginning to walk towards me getting ready to finish me off, the crowd egged him on to finish me. Suddenly, jolt went through my body, causing me to take a sharp breath in. I began to feel her power all through my body, her power was now flowing through my veins. The pain I felt, suddenly disappearing. My eyes changed colour, I could see so much better, hear so much better. I could hear the guys joints from behind me, he was moving closer.

I slowly got up, crouched and my back still to the wolf. Then I heard him, his fist was moving towards me, I quickly turned around and easily grabbed it. Wisps of smoke escaping from our fist, I could smell his flesh melting.

The crowd suddenly fell silent, they were all shocked.

My leg easily lifted up and kicked him away from me.

"You've really pissed me off now." Our voices entwined together, when I spoke it sounded like two people were speaking, and that's because we were.

I shrugged off my jacket as he got up. The kick didn't do much to him at all, whatever his taken was strong, it made him way too strong, he obviously used V a lot.

"I'm only giving you a small dose of my powers, otherwise Eric will be too suspicious."

I was shocked to what she was telling me.

"This is a small dose?"

"Tiny actually."

When he was up, he shook himself off and began to run towards me, I turned around and began running, he was fast. The audience must had noticed something was up. I ran up the wall and kicked off, quickly landing on his back, I lent backwards making us roll over, I threw him over me. When he got back up he kept throwing punches, this time I found it easier to dodge them, I could see he didn't know where my sudden burst of power came from.

He swept his leg trying to get me to the ground, the fight reminded me of mine and Shane's training, the way he taught me there was always a pattern to someone's fighting style. I did a one handed cartwheel avoiding his leg, while he was still down I hit him, hard.

I must have hit him harder than I thought because he couldn't stand up right when he next got up.

I walked up him and grabbed his plait.

"This is what happens when you take shit to cheat."

His face then collided with my knee knocking him out. I looked at his limp body for a second then up at the crowd.

They all stared surprised at how the fight turned out. Sookie looked especially shocked, Eric looked surprised but he had a satisfying smirk on his face, I smirked back at him.

"Well, I didn't see that coming." The announcer begun "What a turn around!"

The crowd then cheered, I went back through the door and made my way up the stairs. Her power slowly drained out of my body. When I got to the second floor Pam and Eric were waiting for me.

I began to cough a little.

"You did good kid." Pam said warmingly.

"Thanks, where's Sook?"

Eric laid his hand on the small of my back.

"She's collecting the money you won her."

I let out a sigh.

"Thanks for making sure she does it."

I coughed again, this time it hurt.

"Are you okay?" He asked me his eyes full of concern.

"Peachy, let's go see Marcus."

When we got to him he was nervous around us.

"Spill the beans, or I'm coming after you doggie." I threatened.

"How did you beat him? I made sure you couldn't."

I raised an eyebrow

"He gave him V" Sookie stated

"You gave him the V, what else did you fucking give him?"

He shifted nervously.

"You've been dealing V?" Eric piped in.

I leaned forward.

"If you tell me what I want to know and you stop selling it we won't hand you over to the authorities."

He looked frightened now, he knew the authority could kill him and no one would batter an eye lash about it.

He gave me a folded piece of paper, I turned to the others.

"Let's go."

Eric pulled me to the side of the room before we left

"Mia, I should be taking this dog to the authorities."

"Look, he definitely isn't going to stop doing this, his rolling in it. Get your undercover mates to come in and shut him down." I whispered.

He smirked

"Your more like me then you think." He stated.

I rolled my eyes

"You will come to Fangtasia with me where I will heal you. Pam take the other three home." He ordered her.

"Can you take us to Bills?" Sookie asked, Pam didn't look amused by the slightest.

"Be careful Sook." I said she tried giving me a hug but I flinched, I was in too much pain.

"Sorry... Be careful. Can you call me or something so I know that your okay?"

I nodded.

"See you later Bill."

"Thank you for your generosity, I will see you soon."

I smiled at him and then they exited the building.

"How are we getting back then Einstein?" I asked while we were outside.

"Were flying." He simply said as he carefully picked me off the ground, and shot off to the sky.

Bleed it out- Linkin Park