I didn't let the conversation with Eric spoil my night. I did my very best to put it out of my mind for a while. At least, until I was twenty-two.

There were a few more people in the house than I was use to when I walked out to the living room. I assumed they were all vampires and kept my head low as I passed through to the kitchen.

Try not to bleed tonight, I thought to myself.

Sookie glanced over at me. She was standing rather close to a man I'd never seen before. I assumed it was her vampire boyfriend who stood in the corner just glaring out at the crowd around him.

I managed to dodge Stan while entering the kitchen as well. I really didn't need to speak to him anymore since the only thing I'd be able to think about was when he almost attacked me out of bloodlust.

"Hello, Lacey," Isabel greeted me.

I smiled up at her, "Good evening."

"Godric is holding a meeting tonight and unfortunately his home was the closest available space. There will be a few more vampires in the house and he would prefer if you stayed somewhere without sharp objects," Isabel said looking over at the draws that the knives were in.

"It's understandable," I said quickly grabbing a drink from the fridge before I headed out again.

I was on my back to my room when Sookie made a bee line to me, "Wanna talk outside?"

"Um, sure?" I said a little confused.

"We're the only humans here and I doubt we'd understand anything they spoke about tonight anyways," Sookie said leading me out to the front yard.

There were no cars in the drive way. I chuckled to myself remembering that vampires moved much faster than cars.

We sat on the stairs in the light. It was a little cool outside but it didn't bother me too much. The night was a little noisy with the wind blowing through the trees. It made great white noise when Sookie and I fell silent.

"Does this happen a lot?" Sookie asked glancing over her shoulder.

"This is the first time I've seen a vampire meeting," I answered looking out to the empty road.

"I think they're talking about The Fellowship," Sookie said still turned to the house.

"Wouldn't surprise me," I said remembering the night I nearly died.

Something rustled in the nearby bushes making Sookie look forward and me shiver.

"What's I like… living with them?" Sookie asked after a moment.

"What do you mean? Don't you live with him?" I asked glancing over to her boyfriend.

"Yes, I live with one vampire, but you live with three," Sookie pointed out.

"It's…" I trailed off remembering how Stan came at me. "It's something you can't explain with words."

"Stan attacked you?" Sookie asked politely.

I was really getting irritated when she popped into my head. But I guess I was sitting right next to her and I was the only thing she could hear apparently.

"Yes," I answered. "He was just hungry and I was… bleeding."

"Does that happen… a lot?" she asked.

Why the hell was she so curious about my life? I slowly looked over at her knowing she hear me.

"I just think I found something we have in common," Sookie answered. "I do live with Bill, but Eric always seems to be in my life too."

The conversation I had with him shot through my head. Another thing we had in common now. I quickly thought of anything else to distract her from seeing Eric and I talking in my head.

The bushes rustled again making a perfect distraction.

"So, are you friends with Eric too?" I asked more worried about what was in the bushes.

"No!" Sookie nearly shouted.

"Just asking a question just like you are," I said still looking in the other direction.

"I love Bill, but Eric is just… something about me seems to catch his eye and it's really stupid and makes me angry," Sookie explained.

Obviously, I thought.

She glared over at me.

I shrugged pursing my lips.

It was hard to build any sort of relationship with Sookie. She was stubborn and really didn't understand boundaries or privacy. She was just another girl that believed the world revolved around her blonde head since she could use it to her advantage. And maybe the world did revolve around her since she had two vampires begging for her attention.

I watched a car zoom around the corner with it's headlights on high. It blinded Sookie and I for a moment. I heard the engine turn off and the lights dim down. I looked over seeing someone get out of the car and walk onto the property.

"Sookie, can you read their mind?" I whispered to her.

"I think they know you," Sookie said.

When the light finally hit his face I almost gasped in shock. Freddy continued to walk up to the porch. He didn't look especially happy to see me as he stopped just short of the first stair.

"Is this where you live now?" Freddy asked.

"No, this I her place," I lied pointing to Sookie.

"Then where do you live? I thought you lived in an apartment," Freddy snarled.

"Lacey, why is he thinking like that?" Sookie asked.

"I did have an apartment, but I couldn't afford it, so Sookie let's me live here," I answered keeping my apartment a secret.

Sookie was reading both of our minds. She kept looking back and forth at us seeing the entire picture of our relationship in just minutes. I would have to talk to her later about it.

"How did you find me, just out of curiosity?" I asked narrowing my eyes.

He was silent. Sookie gasped.

"You followed me everywhere, didn't you?" I asked knowing the truth.

"I had to know where you were since you don't own a cell phone anymore," Freddy spat glaring at Sookie.

"And you had to make sure I was "hanging with the right people" too," I added already knowing what Sookie read.

"Which brings me to why I'm here…" Freddy said letting me take a guess.

"You're here to take me away," I answered for him.

"Away from the leaches you surround yourself with," he said as his eyebrows crashed together.

"That's enough," Godric spoke from behind me.

"Godric," Sookie said turning to see him

I never broke contact with Freddy. It was just like the night of the performance; we were both too angry with each other to pay attention to anything else.

"I've heard the entire conversation," Godric said walking down the stairs to Freddy. "You are not welcome here."

Just then, a few people slowly rose from the foliage surrounding the house. All with those threatening stake shooters. I rose from my feet and walked down to Freddy. I barely passed Godric before he grabbed my forearm bringing me back to his side.

"You can't win this one," I whispered.

Freddy smiled and held out a hand, "Give her to me, and I'll spare you and you're cannibalistic pets."

A few people in the dark cried out quietly. A few of the vampires in the living room made it out without getting shot. Most of the men with shooters had a vampire ready to bite into their neck.

I glanced over at Godric, "You can stop this from being a blood bath."

Godric looked around him.

"They won't kill me, Godric" I spoke cautiously. "All Freddy wants to do is "save" me and "bring me into the light", that's all."

"You are my dance partner and are irreplaceable at the moment," Freddy added with a wicked smile.

I wanted to tell him he could find me. He would always know where I am now. I didn't understand why he took so long to think things through. It was obvious, let me go with Freddy and come get me in a week or so.

"I'm growing impatient," Freddy groaned.

I placed my hand lightly on Godric's. His grip loosened but not all the way.

"They won't kill me," I said lightly pulling on his fingers.

I could then see why Eric said he acts human. A vampire would have given me up by now. Godric was thinking far too hard on this like a human would. In all his experience this couldn't be new to him and yet he panics silently.

Godric released me. I kept my head down as I walked over to Freddy. I didn't take his hand but walked right past him to his car. There was movement behind me but nothing that sounded like death.

Freddy ran to catch up and walked beside me in silence. I stopped at the passenger door and waited for him to unlock it.

"They're not going to kill them, are they?" I asked looking over the top of the car to Freddy.

"I can't make any promises," Freddy whispered.