Chapter 7: The Truth Comes Out

After my lingering thoughts and contemplating over how much my life sucked, I walked through the woods and cemetery that led to the Old Compton Plantation. I remembered it from when me, Sookie, and Jason would play in the woods and spy on the house and play on the old front porch. Me and Sookie were younger than; I was still in middle school and Sookie was just about to graduate from high school. She was about to join the world of adults while I join the 'big kid' crowd. We would always stay kids at hearts, and yet here we were; working, getting ready to college and find our ways in the world.

It was calm tonight as I got to the Compton's; lights lit up the old framed windows and the moonlight made the house almost seem ghoulish. It was silent and no one around the house it seemed, but I carefully listened to be sure. I could only hear Bill's thoughts lingering in the silence of the night. He was worried for some reason and was confused about why he was acting the way he was. His thoughts were all mixed together and jumbled that I couldn't extract all of them.

But then everything went quiet; he stopped thinking. I lost my concentration as I saw Bill in the window. He was staring down at me as I walked out of the wooded cover the front yard. My heart sank into my stomach as our eyes met from a distance and I felt my soul die in his stare. He wanted to tell me something and all I could see was the pain of him holding everything back.

I ran up to the porch and was just about to open the door when Bill revealed himself in the door opening. He leaned against the door-frame, studying me and smiling.

"Good evening, Miss Leigh. You look like you are feeling better; how is Mrs. Stackhouse?" he smoothly asked as he leaned closer to me. His eyes were still a pool of guilt and pain as took a step closer to him.

"Fine, thank you. I was wondering if I could speak to you?"

"Certainly" Bill exclaimed as he let me in. I could smell the summer night breeze upon his skin as I passed by him. He was wearing a white long-sleeve thermal and a pair of black jeans with some boots.

"It's about what you did for me." I exclaimed walking into the dimly-lit living room, which was once again lit by candle light.

"I saved your life and that's all I did." He answered as he took a seat on the red velvet couch in front of me. I looked down at him; I couldn't tell him how I felt right now. It was still too soon and the big mistake I was making was coming over here and trying to explain myself.

"Never mind, I shouldn't have come. I'm sorry, but…" I walked away from him as I jolted for the door, but something held me back. I was whirled around into Bill's strong embrace as our lips met passionately. My heartbeat began to rush as the kiss vigorously built into following Bill into a large room; the same room where I had recouped.

Everything I had ever read about books (except for sex) happened. We fell onto the bed as we laid together with nothing, but the hope that the night would stay forever. I felt his hands caressing my skin as the heat of the room was cooled by his touch. I wanted this to stay with me forever as I sighed and cried out his name.

"Bill… Bill…" my lips rang out in between kisses of longing and wanting. We wanted to do some much more, but I couldn't. I wasn't fully healed, but we still had fun.

I listened to his thoughts, which were exactly the same as mine.

"I love her and I want to give her the world."

My heart raced even more with that thought passing through both our minds. He kissed my neck, and I heard him groan. He was trying to resist the passionate embrace of locking his teeth around my neck. I felt the tip of his fangs pierce my neck and I jumped. Bill leaned up, with a sad look upon his face.

"Its ok." I sighed putting my hand over the small puncture wounds that didn't even bleed.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have." He turned away from me.

I pulled his face to mine; I saw nothing but the beauty of this man. I saw no evil nor did I feel the presence of it around him; he had a pure heart and a true soul. I kissed him in return to calm his fears; he wrapped his arms around me as I slowly fell back on the bed in his embrace. I looked at him as we laid beside each other with lovesick glances.

"When did you know?"

"A long time ago…"

"What do you mean, Bill? You just met me at Merlotte's just a week ago." I wondered.

"I saw you grow up; you and your friends playing around the house while I was inside asleep. I heard your laughter and the happiness that you had. Sometimes when you guys were outside playing after sunset I would look out the window and watch. You were so beautiful as a young child, and now you're even more beautiful." Bill explained as his brushed against my cheek. I sighed as the coolness of his skin calmed my fiery soul that wanted him so badly.

"When did you know that I was a vampire and …."

"I've been working on a book for years and it talks of a girl falling in love with a vampire; I knew you were one when you first walked into Merlotte's. It was so easy to point you out; the stillness of you entrance and the calm serenity of your voice. And I feel for you, the night you saved me. I don't know how, but you capture me and I had to be apart of your life somehow…" I tried to tell him as I drifted off into a deep slumber. Bill was still holding me close as he pulled the covers of me and he laid on top of them.

"I knew that I loved you when you saved me."

Those words sunk into my mind as I began to dream of a world, where chaos and evil never existed and the stillness of the night was our playground. Not realizing what I had done, I had just put myself in even moiré danger than before I had met Bill.