Bill was just leaving when Kennedy arrived at the Compton Manor. The minute he noticed she was carrying her bags, he knew what had happened. The look on his face made it pretty obvious that he wasn't too happy with Eric. "What did he do to you?" he asked, placing his hands on her shoulders. She felt pathetic for crying in front of him, and completely helpless. It didn't help that Jessica showed up behind him, witnessing Kennedy's breakdown. "Kennedy, what happened?" Bill asked a little more sternly, shaking her slightly in order to get her to speak. Kennedy shook her head, dropping her bags to her sides. She wasn't sure if she could tell him the story. She was sure he'd go find Eric and try to take care of him himself, and she knew he wouldn't be able to.
"Eric…he's been selling V. For Sophie Ann. I went to go to get her to release me and I overheard…she was telling him to kill you. I told her I'd tell the magister about what she'd done, and she kicked me out. I didn't know where else to go Bill…I can't even look at Eric, I hate him so much." Bill sighed heavily, felling sorry for his little sister. He knew she'd never been lucky when it came to men, and he knew that eventually Eric would disappoint her as well. "Can I stay with you? Just for a little while?" she asked, looking down at her boots. Jessica perked up behind him, nodding wildly at him.
"Yeah Bill, can she? It would be so much fun! I'd finally get to hang out with someone my own age for once. And we could keep each other out of trouble…please?" Kennedy looked at Bill with sad eyes, something she'd picked up from him in their childhood. Bill nodded, picking up her bags and turning back to the house, nodding to Jessica. Jessica smiled widely, grabbing Kennedy's arm and leading her to Bills car. "Come on, we're going to Merlotte's. It'll be fun, and It'll get your mind off that idiot anyways." Kennedy smiled thinly, sliding into the back seat. She waited quietly for Bill to come back outside, willing herself to stop crying. She hated that she was letting herself get so emotional over Eric. She knew that he knew exactly what she was feeling, and that she felt that way because of him. It would give him a huge upper hand if he wanted to try and get her back, if he even tried.
When they got to Merlotte's, Kennedy almost didn't want to go in. She wanted to sit in the car and wait for Bill and Jessica to come back. She wanted to be by herself, not around a bunch of humans who would do nothing but stare at her all night. She figured she could heal a lot faster if she were by herself. But Bill dragged her inside, walking over to Sookie and telling her something quietly. Kennedy didn't even try to listen in. Sookie looked back and forth from Bill to Kennedy, a look of both shock and disgust on her face. She set down her tray, rushing past Bill and towards Kennedy. Her arms were around Kennedy in a tight hug before she could process what was happening. "You poor thing! Oh I just cannot believe Eric would do such a thing! He's such an idiot. Here you just sit down, I'll get you a True Blood and you just try and relax alright?" Kennedy smiled thinly in thanks, sitting on a bar stool. Lafayette leaned across the bar, eyeing her up and down.
"Now I ain't never seen a vampire upset before. Do I even wanna know what happened?" he asked as his head tilted to the side. Sookie set down a bottle of synthetic blood in front of Kennedy with a wide smile, rushing off to the other side of the restaurant. Kennedy took in a large drink, shrugging. He would probably be a little disappointed once he found out the reason she was so down. She was taking it harder than anyone really should.
"Eric's been having people sell V for him. And my bitch of a maker released me." Lafayette stood back, looking at Kennedy with widened eyes before regaining his composure, she looked at him with a quirked eyebrow. "Something wrong?" she asked. He shook his head, setting the small glass he'd been holding back on the bar and walking towards the kitchen. Kennedy shrugged it off with another drink of True Blood. She looked around her, ignoring the eyes that were fixed on her, Bill and Jessica, and saw Sookie talking to Jason animatedly. Jason's eyes kept flickering in Kennedy's direction, a small smile growing larger and larger on his lips. Whatever it was Sookie was telling him, he sure seemed to like the sound of it. She was more than a little surprised when he walked over to her, leaning up against the bar much like they had the night they'd met.
"Uh…hey. So my sister just told me what happened to you…don't get mad with her, she was just telling me well, cause I've been asking about you a lot? And she kept telling me you were with Eric. I don't even wanna know why, that guy's about the scariest thing I've ever seen. But I was wondering…if you wanted to come sit over there with me? Get your mind off things, if that's alright." the last question was pointed a little more towards Bill than Kennedy. He was asking Bill's permission, and Kennedy knew that would get Jason bonus points in the end. Bill nodded, giving Kennedy an approving look. She hopped from her bar stool, following Jason to an empty booth nearby.
Kennedy and Jason both sat quietly for a few moments, trying to get past the fact that everyone was staring at them. Kennedy realized that it was most likely what Bill and Sookie went through everyday when people saw them together. "So…your Sookie's brother?" she asked, her eyes finally peeling away from the bottle in front of her. Jason nodded, his lips forming a thin line. Kennedy looked lower at Jason's neck, her mouth watering as she could see the vein pulsing with fresh blood. She hadn't experienced blood lust like that in years. The look on Jason's face told her that she was making him nervous. "Sorry…it's been awhile," she said with a small smile. Jason looked at her dully, his eyes lighting up when he finally realized what she meant.
"Oh…right. Look, I don't want you to get the wrong idea or anything…but do you wanna get out of here?" he asked lowly, looking around to make sure no one was listening in. Kennedy nodded quickly, shooting up from her seat.
"Sure, why not. I've never been with a human before...even when I was a human. Let's go to my place." She looked over at the bar, seeing Bill's stern look, Sookie's wide eyes and Lafayette and Jessica's wide grins. Jason placed a hand on her lower back, leading her out to his black truck.
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Kennedy had found herself oddly jealous of Jason's skin. She hated the strange contrast between her pasty white skin next to the olive tone of his. It wasn't something she'd been able to study so closely before, it was all sort of new to her, the whole human thing. She'd never noticed before how utterly breakable they were before then, how easily she could injure Jason even without really meaning to. She wondered how so many other vampires managed to have human partners and keep them in one piece, she was having a hard enough time trying not to bite him. "So…does it hurt?" Jason's question threw her slightly off guard.
"…Is that something you ask every girl you've been with?" she asked with a quirked eyebrow. It hadn't taken her long to get used to Jason's…lack of thought. But sometimes he did things that even she couldn't quite understand. He smiled, shaking his head while wrapping an arm around her waist.
"No…I mean, does it hurt you know, to get bit? I've kind of always wondered what it was like…what with Sookie going out with Bill. And all the people that I know who've been with vampires haven't been complaining too much about it. It can't be all that bad right?" Kennedy was quite for a few seconds. She'd never been asked that before. She wasn't sure if she could answer it accurately.
"Well…it's different for everyone. It depends on the vampire. Some people get nothing but pleasure out of getting bit, and some find it really painful. I guess it's all about how tolerant to pain you are…and if you resist it. If you resist it'll only hurt more, and if the vampire who's biting you wants, they can make it feel like hell or feel like the best thing in the world," she said with a small shrug. That was the best answer he was going to get, she hoped it was good enough for him. Jason nodded, looking up at the ceiling.
"Alright then, I trust you. Do it, bite me." Kennedy stared at Jason for a few minutes, waiting for him to change his mind. When he didn't say anything else, she slightly leaned forward, taking in a big whiff of his smell. Her fangs appeared, making fear flash Jason's eyes so quickly that it was easy for her to ignore. She raised her eyebrows, giving him the chance to change his mind. He didn't budge. She leaned in slowly, still giving him another chance if only for a moment, and bit. There weren't many words to explain the taste that was rushing over Kennedy's taste buds at that moment. She knew it was much better than any synthetic blood she'd ever tasted, and she didn't know if she would ever want to drink it again. The blood running through Jason's veins was the best, sweetest thing she'd ever tasted. She didn't think she would be able to stop, she didn't want to drain Jason of course, but she never wanted the taste to leave her mouth. She pulled away when someone cleared their throat behind her. Kennedy sat up, groaning loudly. She froze once she turned to look in the doorway, ignoring the sound of Jason cursing under his breath. Eric stood in the door way, the expression on his face too hard to decipher. His emotions were in such a huge jumble, that Kennedy couldn't even read them straight.
"Eric…wait." Eric turned and walked out of the room, making Kennedy sigh loudly. Jason rubbed the back of his neck nervously. Kennedy was pretty sure her night couldn't get any worse from then on out.
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A/N: Eh, I had to do the Jason thing. It might not be totally accurate...but it works :) The last chapter should be the end...but I'm going on a trip to New York tomorrow. Funny how that works out right? I'm bringing my laptop, so maybe I can have the last chapter out soon.