Chapter 3

Goo

"Hooker!" Lafayette yelled from the kitchen and Viola walked over to the window and smiled "Where have you been?" he then put his hand on his hip "I haven't seen you in days…weeks."

"You know I got another job right slayer?" Viola said with a smile and blew Lafayette a kiss and he caught it.

"Ooohh got me some sweet sugar," Lafayette said and Viola just laughed and walked away and headed to Sam's office.

"Knock knock," Viola said on the door and hear Sam say come in "Hey Sam,"

"Viola," Sam said with a smile and got out of his chair and gave her a hug "Haven't seen you in a few days, you doing okay?"

"Yea, just busy with the shop," Viola said "Can I ask you something?"

"Of course, anything," Sam said and saw Viola pull out something from behind her back. "What is that?"

"Leon left that….in my house, I changed all my locks and shit," Viola said as she sat in a chair in his office "Sam I don't know what to do," and she put her head in her hands "He keeps getting my number and shit, sugar I don't know what to do anymore. I've changed all my locks."

"Jesus, you have to bring this to the police," Sam said "Show Andy, they will do something."

"I already did, they could only do a restraining order," Viola said as she looked at Sam "I didn't know Leon would go postal if I broke up with him."

"He's just trying to scare you, is all," Sam said as she knelt in front of her "Hey, how about I come by every now and then to check on you?"

"Sam, I live out of the way," Viola said, "Besides it would be more of a hassle for you."

"No it wouldn't, I can keep an eye on you both," Sam said with a smile.

"Sookie? What did that girl do now?" Viola said with a laugh and a shake of her head.

"She went and slept with Bill, and then she had the scare of him burning in that fire a few days ago," Sam said.

"What?" Viola said "Oh hell I should have called her days ago, I am such a horrible friend."

"No you're not, you had so much on your mind with this crap," Sam said as he held the letter.

"Thank you Sam," Viola said and hugged him as they both stood up "You don't have to check on me I will get a guard dog," she then kissed his cheek "You always do make me feel better."

"I try darling," Sam said and Viola just laughed, "I will call ya, if I need ya."

"I know sugar," Viola said and gave a little wave as she walked out of his office and past the kitchen and saw Lafayette mashing some potatoes "Mash those, oo yea like that,"

"Oh you like that," Lafayette said and smirked "You just love some coco wouldn't you."

"Don't you know it baby," Viola said with a wink and headed out of Merlotte's and to her car so she could finish her shift at the Ruby Red Collections.

Sun was set by the time Viola got back and as soon as she opened the door, Glade showed her a package.

"Perfect timing, my moonbeam!" Glade said with a wide smile, "I need you to make a delivery, to Shreveport."

"Sometimes I think you just send him stuff to keep my running up there," Viola said with a sigh as Glade laughed, "Alright I'm leaving be back,"

"No hurry my darling sunstar!" Glade then shooed her out the door and Viola got back in her car.

"She is a mastermind I tell you," Viola mumbled to herself and headed to Fangtasia, "I swear she tries it every damn few days. I have never been to Shreveport more than I have in the past 2 weeks."

Viola passed the time by singing to herself and saw another car parked in the parking lot then saw Bill and Sookie get out.

"Hey…what you guys doing here?" Viola said as she got out of the car and saw Sookie was dressed up "I like your dress."

"To see Eric," Bill said and noticed Viola was holding something, "What are you doing here?"

"Making a delivery, Glade likes to make come up here a little too much I think," Viola said with a shrug.

"I'm here to do a favor for Eric," Sookie said with a look of disgust.

"I will stay with yea, to make sure there is no hanky panky," Viola said with a smile and Bill looked at her "What? I can't say hanky panky?"

"Let's go," Bill said as they all walked into t Fangtasia.

"Bill, right on time," Eric said as they walked inside and Viola saw Pam, Longshadow and a nervous looking guy sitting at a table, before Eric looked at her "What a pleasant surprise."

"Came for a delivery from Glade," Viola said as she held up her package.

"She's going to wait for me," Sookie said as she looked at Eric.

"Fine," Eric said as Pam took the package and put it in his office before returning to leaning against the bar. "Have a seat," Viola looked around and sat at a table away from Sookie so she could look at everyone all at once. "Pam, Longshadow and I are partners of this club. And we have recently noticed 60,000 dollars had gone missing from our books. Bruce is our accountant. Perhaps you can start by listening to him." Eric had his hand on the poor man shoulders that was shaking in fear.

"He's not saying anything," Sookie said as she looked at Eric.

"Don't be quiet," Eric said to Bruce "It's not often we call a human for assistant. We know what you can do."

"And I know what you can do," Sookie said. "Why don't you just glamour him."

"Don't you think we've tried everything before summoning you?" Eric said and looked at Sookie. "So it would be a great favorite to me and Mr. Compton if you help us."

"If I find out who did it, then what?" Sookie said.

"We will turn that person over to the police and let the authorities handle if from there." Longshadow said.

"Hundreds of years old and you are still a terrible liar come on," Sookie replied and Viola just looked at Bill who was leaning against the counter as well. "I'll make you a deal, if your promise to hand over the person who did this to the police, I agree to help you anytime you want."

"Fine, why not," Eric said and then turned to Bruce as Sookie took his hand.

"Bruce, it's okay. Take a deep breath. Did you steal their money," Sookie said.

"No, no you gotta believe me I didn't do it," Bruce said frantically "I swear to you,"

"Do you know who did?" Sookie said.

"No," Bruce said.

"He's telling the truth," Sookie said as she looked at Eric.

"You trust this skinny human to clear the fat one?" Longshadow said and Viola looked at him for a moment and saw something was off with him.

"Bring the next one in," Eric said and Viola decided it was going to be a long night so she decided to look around instead of listening to the conversation.

Viola instead was watching the facial expressions of everyone in the room, she was noticing that Pam seemed annoyed, Eric was deadly quiet and Longshadow could not stop playing with his lighter. Viola felt a violent shiver run through her, and she felt frozen for a moment.

"This is the last of our humans," Pam said as Viola snapped out of her daze.

"Hmm yummy," she said as Pam pushed her in the chair.

"Ginger this woman has some questions for you, be a good girl and answer then will you," Eric said as he looked at Ginger.

"Aye aye, master," Ginger said as Sookie reached out and touched her hand and ginger took her hand back "Don't you touch me."

"Hold her still," Eric said to Pam as she came up behind ginger and pushed her forward and Sookie took her hand again.

"Ginger someone has been stealing money from the bar," Sookie said.

"Really, huh," Ginger said and looked at Sookie.

"She didn't do it," Sookie said "But she knows who did."

"What?" Ginger said and Pam let her go "Fuck you,"

"Who? Who? Going to kill you?" Sookie asked "Ginger honey what's his name?...its blank likes her memories been erased."

"I don't know anything I swear," Ginger said as she looked around.

"She's been glamour," Pam said looking at Eric.

"It's a vampire," Sookie and Viola immediately looked at Longshadow

"Sookie look out!" Viola said a fraction of a second before Longshadow jumped out at Sookie landing Sookie on the table Viola was sitting at causing her to fall backwards out of her chair.

Ginger started screaming and Eric and Pam watched at Sookie was being choked by Longshadow. "Ginger enough," Pam said to ginger.

"Thank you," Eric said as Viola just looked at Longshadow.

Before Viola could say anything Bill broke off a tap and shove the wooden part into Longshadow and he started to bleed and melt all over Sookie and Viola was close enough she got someone her before he exploded and Viola got it all over her. Ginger was still scream and Viola just looked at her as she then puked.

"Humans…honestly Bill I don't know what you see in them," Eric said and then looked at Viola since Ginger was still screaming.

"…..its sticky…why is it sticky," Viola said as she stood up trying to get it off her hands "Damn it those were my favorite pants…" she then looked around "Any where I can get…this off of me?"

"Bathrooms are down there," Pam said and Viola nodded before grabbing Sookie.

"Come one Sook, let's get this…goo off of us," Viola then pulled her to the bathroom and they both went inside.

"You get cleaned up first," Sookie said as she turned to the toilet and then threw up.

"Okay…" Viola said and looked in the mirror and saw she had blood everywhere "Shit….it's everywhere," she then looked at her clothes and saw they were soaked "I don't care," Viola then unbuttoned her pants and started to push then down her legs and was finding a hard time doing it "You little….get off," she then got her pants off leaving her in her now darker blue cotton underwear, "I'm going to scrub off my skin later," then took her shirt off and put it on the ground and took some paper towels and started to get the blood off of her as she heard Sookie come out of the stall "Hey, I will be in the men's room cleaning up so you can get clean too."

"Why are your clothes off," Sookie said and notice she was in her bra and underwear.

"It was sticky and icky," Viola said and picked up her blood soaked clothes and headed out towards the men's room to clean up more.

Viola put her head in the sink and started to let the water run the blood and pieces of vampire out of her hair as she heard the door open and she turned her head to see Pam looking at her with a smile.

"Nice view," Pam said as she looked at her and then handed her a piece of clothes.

"Sorry," Viola said and then straightens up and then Pam was looking at her underdress, "Thank you for the…dress." She then opened it to see a dress that was longer but tight, "I will bring it back after I dry clean it."

"Don't worry about it," Pam said as she looked at Viola one last time, "You're free to go, Sookie has to wait for Bill."

"Thanks again Pam," Viola said and Pam just smirked and left Viola to get dressed. Once Viola got the dress on she looked in the mirror and let out a sigh "Perfect….actually not to bad," she then put back on her sneakers, headed out of the men's room, and saw Pam there with a frown.

"Sneakers?" she said looking at Viola.

"What I came in with, thanks again," Viola said with a little wave and started to head towards the door and just as she opened it Bill and Eric walked out of his office just in time to see Viola's back head out the door.

"She wasn't wearing any clothes before," Pam said with a smile "Got a nice little butt that one."

"I missed it," Eric said ignoring Bill for a moment.

Viola got in her car and headed back to Glade, it had been a few hours and Viola knew Glade would not believe what happened.

"…You are dress differently," Glade said as Viola nodded "Tell me what happened." So Viola told her what went on and Glade had a frown on her face, "I see, Mr. Compton will be reprimanded for what he did even if it was to defend his human."

"Yea I thought so," Viola said a said frown "Hope it is not to harshly."

"Perhaps," Glade said "Well you had an eventful evening, just cash out the draw and I will let you head home early, you look worn moonbeam."

"A little….just a little much to take in is all," Viola said and Glade nodded.

"It is the first time," Glade said and glided into her office just as the phone rang and Viola picked it up.

"Ruby Red Collections, how can I help you this evening?" Viola said as she held on to the cordless phone, "Oh hello Godric…..yes Glade is still here. Do you want to speak with her?...Oh I am alright thank you for asking….sorry I know I sound a little tired had an…I will say eventful night. I will get Glade for you hold on," Viola then went to Glade's office and knocked "Godric is one the phone Glade…..he wants to talk to you."

"Thank you, my moonbeam!" Glade shouted and Viola could hear Godric laugh as Glade picked up the phone and Viola shut it off.

Viola counted the draw of money out as she then saw Glade come out of the office and go around the shop looking for something, before she put the draw on her desk and turned the open sign to closed.

"Do you want me to help you look for whatever you need Glade?" Viola said and she just shook her head.

"No dearie just get on home and take a nice hot shower," Glade said "I will see you tomorrow night, take the morning to sleep in."

"Thank you Glade," Viola said and Glade just smiled brightly.

"Bet Eric like what he saw," She snickered to Viola who just rolled her eyes and walked out of the shop leaving a laughing Glade.

"That women is crazy I swear," Viola said as she walked to her car and put her bag of bloody clothes in the front seat before driving home.

As soon as Viola got home as turned on the lights and locked the front door before heading towards her bedroom. She walked in and stripped herself of the outfit Pam let her borrow and stripped off her underwear before she hopped into her shower. She turned it up hot and started to scrub her skin red to remove the smell and the rest of the color of the Longshadow's remains on her. She had her hair up in a ponytail and took it down to realize she had chunk of him still in her even though she rinsed it. Viola closed her eyes as she felt the rhythmic sound of the hot water falling on her.

"Oh Viola…come out…I can smell you," Leon chanted as she heard him walking around her house "I can taste the fear, and oh baby does it taste so sweet. Come on out Viola, it won't hurt…for long I promise."

Viola stayed in her hiding spot as she heard Leon's footsteps around her house. She didn't dare to breath to much or too fast, she instead tried to slow her heart rate. However, her heart felt like everyone could hear it beating fast and hard, she was terrified.

"If you don't come out, I will burn this place to the ground, with you in it," Leon said and laughed darkly "Oh how I would love to hear your screams, it would be music to my ears. How I would love to watch you squirm and crawl as your try to survive. Oh baby, it would be wonderful." Viola then heard footsteps get closer to her and stop in front of her hiding spot just as the door swung open "Hello baby, did you miss me?"

Viola let out a small scream as she opened her eyes and fell out of the shower tangled up in her shower curtain on her bathroom floor. Viola let out a gasp of pain as she hit the tile and tried to regain control of her breathing.

Sam let out a shiver as he counted his money and looked outside, he swore he heard a scream but he could not place it. It sounded clear and close but far away at the same time. It was strange.

Eric and Pam looked at each other from inside Fangtasia as they both heard a scream as well. Something was weird about it and both just gave a look that if it happened again they would discuss it more and find out where it is coming from.

Bill shot up in his house and looked around, it sounded so close, like it was right in his house. However, he could not find anything, it was not Sookie screaming but who was it then. He looked at Sookie who was lying next to him and saw that she heard it too.

"Did you hear that Bill?" Sookie said and he nodded.

"Yea it sounded like it was in the house, but there is no one here," Bill said "Well besides us."

"Strange," Sookie replied as she closed her eyes and let Bill's arms wrap around her.

Viola sat on the ground of her bathroom with her hands in her head trying to shake the feeling of fear through her. "Maybe I should have taken Sam up on his offer," she mumbled as she stood up and untangled herself from the shower curtain and saw a large red mark forming on her side "…shit that is going to hurt in the morning." Viola finished up getting ready she did not notice the dark figure that was standing outside her room looking in.

The next few days flew by fast and Viola was running around doing deliveries to many different customers that Glade had. She also went to Arleen engagement party and had a fun time, which she had not in a long time. Though it was the first time Rene looked at Viola that sent shivers down her spin and she had a feeling of dread. Glade had Viola running to give Eric packages, which caused her to see him at least once every few days since Glade would keep insisting he had packages.

"I swear she just buys him stuff so I can run it to him," Viola mumbled as she pulled into the Fangtasia parking lot and walked inside and saw a bunch of people already there, Pam had let her in with a smile.

"Oh she smells good," a voice said that Viola did not recognize and she saw a redheaded vampire heading towards her.

"Don't touch her," Eric said, the redhead stopped, and she had a frown on her face and started to pout.

"…I'm going to go out on a limb and say she's not yours," Viola said as Eric motioned to Viola to follow him to his office with Jessica following him.

"No," Eric said as Viola handed him the package "I didn't expect this so soon."

"Well, Glade got it in just today and told me to deliver it," Viola said "I swear can't you get your stuff all at once so I don't have to keep coming here like every other day."

"I like you coming here," Eric smirked and Jessica was behind Viola and took a deep breath.

"She smells good," Jessica said and Viola jumped out of the way, as Pam showed up and took Jessica out to the bar.

"Bill's?" Viola said as she watched them go.

"Yes, his punishment," Eric said "But I think you know what, Glade knows many things."

"That she does," Viola said "Well since you got your package I will be on my way, got a few more to do before I can go home."

"I also heard from Glade that you were having problems with your ex," Eric said and Viola groaned.

"Of course," Viola mumbled and then looked at Eric "He's a prick, I got it covered."

"From what she said you don't," Eric replied and Viola frowned at him.

"I am not helpless your know," Viola said "I can watch my back,"

"Pam said it's a nice one," Eric said and smirked at Viola.

"I had vampire goo all over me, it soaked into placed I rather not mention at all," Viola said and Eric smirked more and she just frowned "I have to go, if you need anything Glade said you let her know."

She then turned to the door and opened it just as Eric quickly went and shut the door and trapped her between him and the door, with her back to his chest and her face to the door.

"Do be careful Viola," Eric said as he leaned closed to her ear and whispered in it "Would hate for anything too happened to my delivery girl," he then chuckled as Viola ducked out from underneath his arm "Do come back sometime."

Viola just turned and looked at Eric before she headed out and was back in her car on the way back to Bon Temps. Viola finished her remaining packages and was ready to head home for the night. Once she got home Viola got a violent shake as she opened the door. Someone was in her house; she turned on the lights and went to grab the phone when she was knocked to the floor.

"You shouldn't have hung out with them so much," a voice said and Viola turned her head to see Rene standing there with a bat in his hand "I liked you,"

"Rene?" Viola said as she turned so she was on her face towards him "What are you doing?"

"You are a dirty fang banger!" he yelled at her and swung and she barely made it out of the way before she ran from him and he got her in the back and she fell on the ground with a scream "Damn it so loud! Quiet!" he then hit her again and she screamed "Shut up!"

"Rene please stop!" Viola said as he dropped the bat and took of his belt "You killed those girls….Dawn…you killed her and Jason's girlfriend Amy….and Maudette Pickens…you killed them all."

"They were all asking for it," Rene said as he got close to Viola but she kicked out and hit him and he swore.

Viola tried to get up but immediately fell to the ground in pain on her stomach before Rene got on her and wrapped his belt around her neck. Her hands quickly flew up to try and get it so he could not tighten the belt around her neck but it did not stop him. Viola struggled and was able to get one of her hands next to Rene's face, she poked him in the eye, and he cried out and dropped Viola on the ground.

"You stupid cunt!" Rene cried and then started to punch Viola in the face as she tried to cover her face to protect it "You dirty whore!" he then hit Viola and her lip split open and he stopped for a moment and saw her coughing up blood.

Rene looked at Viola and saw her hair matted in blood, her ankle twisted at a wrong angle and she could not move her legs now. He hurried out of her house as Viola laid in her living room dying.

Viola had started to feel cold. She turned her head and saw the lights were out all but the small one coming from the kitchen, Rene must have shut them off when he left. Viola saw her cellphone was underneath the coffee table and she tried to reach it, but her body scream in protest causing Viola to let out a scream.

Glade looked up from her book with a frown on her face as she sat in the office, eating some dinner as she tried to finished the book. Another scream came and Glade recognizes it. She quickly picked up the phone and tried to call Viola, when nothing was picked up she tired another number.

"….help…." Viola whispered out, as she grew more and more tired until she heard a knock on the door.

"Glade, sent me since I owe her," Eric said, "Said you were in trouble, hello?" he then walked on the porch to the window and saw Viola in the living room on the floor, bleeding. He could smell it, the sweat and blood a teasing smell that kissed his nose "Viola" he then pounded on the window and saw her move her head so that she could see them, "Viola, invite me in."

Viola looked at Eric standing in front of the large window in the living room that was off the porch. She saw Eric mouth something to her but she did not understand it as she closed her eyes. A loud bang was heard and Viola's eyes opened and she tried to focus on something.

"Invite me in," Eric said again this time louder so Viola could hear but he didn't know if she did, "Viola invite me in"

"Eric," Viola whispered and turned her head towards the window and saw a figure there.

"Yes now let me in," Eric said as he hit the window causing it to raddle.

"…Eric…please come in…" Viola whispered again as she coughed again, more blood came out of her mouth, and she heard the door open and a second later Eric was there, "Why are you here?"

"Glade called," Eric said and looked at her and he went to sit her up but she screamed out and Eric winced "Your backs broken."

"I'm cold," Viola said as Eric shook her to keep her up.

"Can't have you dying on me," Eric said "Who would be my delivery girl?" he then gave her a smirk before he bit into his wrist and put it to her lips "Drink."

Viola felt blood dripping in her mouth and was about to pull away but she was beginning to feel warm so she shaking lifted her arm and held on to Eric's wrist as she drank.

"Good girl," Eric said as he then leaned Viola up against him and she kept drinking. Soon enough Eric pulled his wrist away and Viola fell asleep not long after. Eric knew she would be fine now so he picked up her and saw she still had blood all over her face. He leaned forward and could not help himself to try a little taste. "Delicious," he then carried her up the stairs and found her bedroom and put her on the bed and smirked to himself "You are different from Sookie by valuable."

Viola remained quiet all for her steady breathing and Eric could see her injuries start to fade away just as his phone rang.

"Hello….Glade…yes she is fine now….that was the only way to keep her from dying….you always do have strange plans," Eric said into his phone as he watched Viola sleep in her bed "She will be fine…and I will be keeping an eye on her….what is different about her….her scream makes my ears want to bleed….I assume you won't be telling me anytime soon," Eric let out a small laugh as Glade said something and he shut his phone off and put it back in his pocket.

Eric gaze then returned to Viola who was still in bloody clothes and he then left her on the bed and headed out "If I can't have Sookie, you will do nicely," he looked around her house and made sure no one was around and she was safe before he headed off to Fangtasia.