AN/ This is a very short chapter. I am sorry for that. I had plans for much, much more but I had a horrible day and I am afraid it transfered to my story. For those of you that stick with BBDOM after reading this, thank you. I will try and post a better chapter tomorrow.
Disclaimer: I do not own the SVM series. I make no claims to them other then giving Sookie and Amelia a bad case of PMS.
Sookie scurried back out to the burn pile and threw the box on top of the ash. She didn't bother dumping the contents out. There was no point. It would all burn the same anyway. She reached for the gas can but paused when she heard a car pulling into her drive. She hoped to hell it wasn't another delivery man. There was only so much one girl could take in a day.
"Wow someone is feeling a little pyro today." Amelia said walking up to Sookie. "Are there going to be any marshmallows?"
"No Amelia. Just cleaning some things out" Sookie toed the box with her foot. "Why did you leave last night?"
"I didn't leave last night." Amelia bent down and flipped the lid opening, peering inside. "I just got an early start this morning."
"Your bed didn't look slept in." Sookie brushed Amelia's hands off the box. "Leave that alone Ames."
"Gee, Mom. I'm sorry I was up and gone before you and made my bed before I left." Amelia pushed Sookie's hands aside and pulled the dress out. "Why in the hell are you burning a brand new $300 dress and $500 pair of shoes?"
"Nose out of my business Ames. I mean it." Sookie snatched the dress and wadded it up. She tried to grab the shoes too but Amelia hide them behind her back. "Give them here Amelia."
"No frigging way. Not until you tell me what it is that you are doing." Amelia backed up as Sookie advanced on her. "What did you burn Sookie?"
"My Lord!" Sookie threw up her hands in frustration. She glared at Amelia and wondered, not for the first time, why in the hell she had ever hooked up with a loon like her for a friend. "If you must know, things from last night."
Amelia's jaw dropped. "Please for the love of Gaia, tell me you did not burn the hearts!"
"Shit!" Sookie let the dress fall to the ground and ran over to the tall oak. She fell to her knees and began clawing at the earth to retrieve the bundle.
"Don't fucking touch it Sookie!" Amelia dropped beside her and tried to stop her friend. For every scoop of dirt Sookie dug out, Amelia tried to replace it. When that wasn't working, Amelia tackled her to the ground. "Stop Sookie! You can't disturb the packet. That would be very, very bad."
"What could be worse then this Amelia?" Sookie rolled out from under Amelia and stared up at the sky. She hated all this wiccan crap. So many consequences and none of the spells seemed to work. Or maybe just Amelia's spells. She fucking knew better. "I have lost everything Amelia. Everything!"
"No you haven't. But you will if you burn those hearts."
"How can you say that? We were suppose to help Eric with his "little" problem." Sookie made quotation marks in the air. "We didn't help Ames. We made it one hundred times worse. God only knows what he got up too last night when he left. Maybe he bedded Pam? You ever think about that?"
"He didn't bed Pam." Amelia snorted. "The only way that could happen was if he commanded her to and Eric has never done that in the past. Need I remind you that she wants you. Hell, so does he even if he doesn't know why."
"So what do I do Ames?"
"You fight and get your man back honey." Amelia patted her on the knee. "I mean what does burning shit prove Sookie? Get over it and go after what you want."
"Go after what I want?" Sookie couldn't believe this shit. "Are you kidding me Amelia? When have I not gone after what I want? Do you not remember the red dress fiasco at Fangtasia? What about getting tossed out on my ass? I have gone after him and I think he just doesn't want to be gotten."
"Maybe your methods needed a little work." Amelia dodged a slap that was coming at her shoulder. "What?"
"Amelia, I listened to you on every turn. I did what you said to do. So the only method I can see that needs work, is me listening to your ass."
Sookie stormed across the lawn. She was so sick of everyone telling her what to do. Eric, Amelia, Sam, Jason... They all thought they had her best interest in heart. Like she was too stupid to know how to take care of herself. Don't do that Sookie, Why see a vampire Sookie, Whore it up Sookie, Doesn't it make you sick that he has to suck your blood in order to get it up Sookie. On and on the complaints went. She couldn't take another minute of it.
She whirled around and faced Amelia. "I tell you what Ames, unless you can tell me a way that this spell can be reversed right now, I want you out of my house. I am done. I am not playing anyones fool again. I want Eric back the way he was and I want Pam over her infatuation. If you can't get those things for me, then you are not welcomed her. Its because of you that I am in this situation to begin with."
"Oh Sookie, cry me a fucking river." Amelia glared at her. "I am just a little bit sick and tired of you blaming everyone else for your problems. No one twisted your arm and made you participate in anything. You wanted help and me being the great friend that I am, thought I would help you. However if you are going to be an uber bitch about it, you can fix it by your goddamn self."
"Fine. I will." Sookie stormed off never looking back. How dare Amelia say that to her. She didn't blame all of her problems on people. She took responsibility for her actions. She knew she was wrong for casting the spell. But she would have never thought of it if Ames hadn't instigated.
"Oh no you don't Sookie Stackhouse." Amelia grabbed her by the arm and spun her around. "Who in the hell do you think you are? You better take a long hard look at yourself and realize, I am all you have left. Yet you would run from me like you run from everyone else. Enough!"
"I have friends Amelia. I don't need you and I don't fucking run." Sookie pulled her arm out of Amelia's grasp.
"Thats all you do Sookie. Things get complicated, you head out. You do it all the time. Personally I think its about time someone called you out on it. Guess what, I am just the bitch to do it."
"You don't want to got there Amelia. Lets not start listing faults." Sookie sneered.
"Oh I am not claiming to be perfect Sookie. Not like you, that has sunbeams shooting out your ass. You're so frigging perfect." Amelia rolled her eyes and snorted. "Did you ever once stop and consider that you were losing Eric because you were pushing him away?"
"I did not..." Sookie started but was cut off by Amelia.
"Yes you did. Every time that man has ever tried to protect you, comfort you, love you, he has been met with resistance. You claim you dumped Quinn because he couldn't put you first but it was a lie. You dumped him because he wasn't man enough to call you on your shit like Eric does. Yet you make Eric suffer for everything he does." Amelia waited patiently, pleading with her friend to understand. "Do you know how many people would kill to be in your place? Do you know how much I would love to be there. To have Trey back and have him love me as Eric does you?"
"Ames, this is getting way out of hand. I know you miss Trey but don't you dare project what you wish you had on my relationship with Eric."
"Oh Sookie, buy yourself a fucking clue." Her eyes welled up with tears. She wished she could make Sookie understand but she might as well be talking to a brick wall. "Open your eyes Sookie. All is not lost for you if you will but see."
Sookie watched as Amelia made her way to her car and left. She hated that the situation had gotten out of hand like that. Amelia was wrong though. She didn't push Eric away. She hadn't had she?"