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Chapter Six

"Personal space buddy learn it, live it." I said as I picked up the hand that was touching me as if it were a used tissue.

He said nothing. He just merely walked to the other end of the room, leaned against the wal and stared at me as if I were a car he was interested in buying.

"I think you and I going to have to work on your [people skills cause this whole staring, smiling…. and did I mention STARING is not going to work?"

"How did your parents die?" He asked.

Was he listening to a word I was saying? It was as if we were having two different conversations.

I was about to remind him not to talk about anything related to my scar when caught myself. How was he to know that the scar had anything to do with my parents death.

"Who said my parents are dead?" I asked defensivly as I bit my lip.

"So they are living?" he asked. "they must not care that much for you to allow you to live in suck conditions."

"I guess so and no they DO care about me." I lied. Hey, I didn't have to lie all the way. I hate lying. Makes me feel dirty but there are some things that people just have no business knowing. "they sent me to live with my aunt when I was ten, they couldn't take care of me any longer. Financial things you know. But they wanted me to still be safe so that is when my father cast this protective spell on me. I haven't seen them since." I thought back on what I had just said. Nope no loose ends. Everything I said made since.

Truth is. I have no other family. At least no family that I know of. I came into this world with a mother and a father. That is all I had. Now they were gone. For all I know I could me the last Cortez out there or one of a billion and two.

Eric gave a nod. It was different from all the millions of nods he had been giving me. This was a nod of a vampire who had just made a decision. Something tell me that he had just made a decision FOR me. What the hell did all these nods mean? SPEAK MAN SPREAK!!!!!

"How would you like to help Sookie?" He asked as he pushed himself off the wall.

"Help how?" I asked interested. Something about the way he said Sookies name. I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

"I am sure you know of Sookies….gift. Similar to your own." He said as he locked his hands behind his back.

I gave a nod. DAMN IT. Now he has ME doing it.

"Well she is going to something that we vampires call it the Annual Vampire Convention --"

You vampires couldn't be a little more creative?" I then thought about "Fangtasia" and before Eric could say anything else I giggle and said, "guess not."

Eric was simply looking at me waiting for me to shut the hell up. "Sorry." I said with my arms in the air.

"As I was saying, this is the one time where all of the Kings and Queens of the vampire world meet."

"Oh I see, kinda like a vamp-caucus?" I asked. I wonder if they play games like Yatzee, or Vampire Monopoly….Casey you have issues.

Eric nodded. SURPRISE SURPRISE!!!

"Well this past month so far there have been 15 vampire leaders murdered. We think that it is someone from the inside doing it."

"Why?" I asked. Just like a vampire to be so suspicious. Vampires are just like humans. Accept for the powers and, the night thing, and the whole thing about being deal…..OKAY so maybe they are a TAD bit different.

"Let's just say that if you want to kill a king or queen you either have to be far more cunning and intelligent that a vampire." He gave a small scoff. Like the idea being totally out there. "or more likely, someone who knows where to go and at what time to kill the said leaders."

"How are they….um…killed." I asked.

Eric had a look of frustration on his face. I knew it wasn't because of me. "There have been different cases, some have been taken from their original resting place and dragged out into the sun, some found with their heads cut off, been fed poisonous blood and some have been drained."

"And you need my help how?" I asked.

"We have no idea who is doing this. Its someone on the inside. That s all we know. And since we do business with others outside our kind." He siad with disgust on his face. "We don't know if it is a vampire or a human….or something else."

"So you think that with Sookie and my help we can cover more ground that you could with just Sookie?" I asked trying to take it all in.

NOD NOD NOD NOD NOD all this bastard does is NOD!!!!!!!!!!! AHHH!!!

"So?" Eric waited his tree like arm crossed over his broad chest.

"So what?" I asked. In all this bantering I didn't see how I had anything to do with all this.

"Are you going to help or not."

I gave mach thought. "Let me see. Go into a room full of vampires. Invade their minds. Be with YOU of all people while doing it" I then pointed to myself "Fairy….im gonna have to pass cowboy." I went to the door and opened it wide going him the hint that this conversation was over.

Eric brows furrowed. "We have ways of making you." He said as he advanced towards me but I help my ground.

I gave a small tisk. "When you think about it, not really." I began with my arms folded. "If you force me physically, beating, torture ect. I am DEFFINATLY not going to help you and if you threaten me with death well…I'll know youre full of shit. I'm too valuable to you so I guess you have all the cards but no one to play with." I finished while mentally praising myself for that little analogy.

"There will always be others like you." I said cooly.

"Other half fairy, half witch, multi racial 19 year olds?" I asked. I waited for the room to fill with a slight pause. "What fucking tree do you think we fall off of."

He paused and stared down at me. "I'll give you $10,000.00" He said bluntly.

"Eric you are no longer invited to my room." I said with a smile.

He slowly backed out of the door. I grimace crossing his face. He was just about to turn and leave when I said. "OH and Eric?" He paused. "Deal me in."

I saw Eric give a slight grin before I closed the door. I quickly opened it again to see that Eric was already getting into his black Mustange. Damn he is fast. Without knowing any reason why I walked outside.

What the hell are you doing Casey? Close the door.

I don't know I had this flutterly feeling in my stomach. My chest grew tight and it was becoming increasingly hard to breathe. Eric closed her car door and stared at me with a confused look in his face.

I opened up my mind and sent him a message in his mind. "Thank you Eric." I said. I gave him a small smile.

The feeling of me in his mind made him uncomfortable I could tell.

Expecting him to say something. I paused. And what did he do?

Surprise Surprise. He gave me a quick nod and got into his car.

"Vampires." I sighed and rolled my eyes.

I plopped back down on my bed and took into account everything that had just happened to me today.

"Why can't I just be normal?" I asked.

Thank God no one was there to see me cry.