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Chapter 27:
"What time you want to head back?" Alcide asked Sookie, standing at the small kitchen's counter. "To Bon Temps, since that asshole don't want you to come lookin."
"Oh I still plan on lookin for him." She said, handing me a cup of coffee.
"Okay, door mat." He scoffed, looking off towards the doorway.
"Watch your mouth wolf boy." I said, holding out my spoon towards him, "She may not take the hint but you don't have to be rude."
"I am not a door mat!" Sookie spoke up, "I just want him to say it to my face." She shrugged. Yeah like he already had? I wasn't getting this at all.
"This isn't healthy." I told her. She already knew that but it was my job to confirm it. "You gotta just go home and wait it out. If he wants you Sook I am sure he will come back."
"If I let him go now they might never let him leave! He isn't himself, I know it! He is in trouble."
"You don't need none of this, move on already." Alcide argued further.
"Says the man brooding over that wolf girl, Debbie pelt isn't it?" She said back.
"You been listening in on my thoughts?" He asked angrily, getting closer to her.
"Ain't like I can help it, your broadcasting loud and clear!" She laughed, putting her cup down. She stood her ground. "I need more information anyways.. Take us to that engagement party tonight."
"Ooh! Sook I like the way you think! I am so in." I said, a smile spread across my face. Another night full of wolves wouldn't be so bad. They seemed so darn broody and closed off but I was having fun trying to figure this out.
"No fuckin way." He snapped, pulling away and looking at me, "I have paid my debt to Eric Northman."
"I know your hurting to Alcide, but seeing her with those creeps might help you get over her." Sookie tried to convince him.
"Are you insane? Any one of us showing up after last night would be a death wish." He told her. "You go if you gotta, but don't put your shit on me." He threw his own coffee spoon down and walked out, leaving Sookie and I standing in the kitchen.
"You must be Janice?" Sookie said, smiling falsely as she opened the motel door. Alcide had invited his sister out to give us a hand even after his little tantrum.
"And your Sookie Stackhouse?" She asked my friend, raising her eyebrows. Clearly not what she had expected.
"Thank you Jesus! I mean I would settle for a two bit hooker to get my brothers mind off that bitch Debbie Pelt, but he didn't tell me you were so cute!" She said, her tune changing quickly. Her eyes landed on me next, her smile not faltering. "There's two of you!"
"Two of what?" I asked her, raising my brow and eying her.
"Two distractions." She told me, throwing her bags on my bed.
"Thanks for coming over." Sookie said, mouthing to me to shut up.
"Yeah well, when you called I was checkin my horoscope. Do you know what it said?" She asked, not waiting for an answer. "Things are lookin up for someone close to you." She finished, throwing her hands up, "Nailed it!"
"Don't get to excited. Alcide and I are just workin together." Sookie told her, shaking her head. I smiled huge thinking about when this was all over. I hoped all the time she had been spending with Godric would pay off.
"Y'all don't look like you work construction to me." She said, raising her eyebrows knowingly.
"No, someone I care about has gone missin and Alcide is helpin." Sook looked to me for help. I just stood back smiling at her. I didn't give to shits about Bill Compton after what he had been doing. I just wanted to find Eric.
"Look, we had Alcide call you because we need into Lou Pines for Debbie's little party." I chimed in finally saving Sookie. "For some reason he thought you would be able to make Sookie fit in a bit better."
"And you." Janice crossed her arms over her chest, "Your friend here looks like the girl next door. Not to mention you yourself have to much of a hippie vibe goin on. We need to fix both of Y'all if you want to fit in there." She opened up her large makeup case and started pulling stuff out. "There are some outfits for you in that bag there, pick one."
I let Sookie dig through the bags until she found something for herself, following only after she finished. For me I ended up with a black thigh high dress and some black boots. Nothing out of the norm for me. I had no idea why she thought I looked like a hippie, in fact I thought I pulled of grunge pretty well most days.
"How deep you wantin to go?" Janice asked Sookie as she chose some makeup for her.
"I wanna look like I could kick some serious ass." She shrugged. This had me fighting back laughter as I watched Alcide's sister snicker. That was possibly impossible. "Which I can." Sookie added.
"Alright, lets pick out some temporary tattoos." Janice said, turning towards her bags.
"I cannot believe I am here on the day Sookie Stackhouse, girl next door gets temporary tattoos." I grinned at my scowling friend.
"Yeah well I am not an ex viking shield maiden with tattoos to spare, am I?" She scoffed, rolling her eyes at me.
"Tattoos to spare huh?" I asked her, "I have barely any Sook."
"I don't need them, god intended me to be the way I am. They make you look so mean." She told me.
"My bad, my religion and culture growing up was different then yours." I defended myself. "I would go as far as saying you people are messed up. At least we knew who we were and what we stood for. Things are so different these days.." I trailed off as Janice peeled back the tattoos. My friend looked so much better this way! I giggled to myself as she continued to scowl.
"Yeah? No indoor plumbing and no air conditioning? No thanks." Sookie said.
"Okay now for you. I was thinking we would die that hair." Janice said, pushing Sookie from her chair. "Something fun." She said, pulling out a tube of black and a tube of turquoise.
"That's permanent!" Sookie said, grabbing one and reading the label. "This is permanent Oliver!"
"Yeah well I used my only wig on you and like I said, hippie." She pointed at my long wavy blonde hair. "If you want to get in there without being noticed I would recommend these colors. Besides, I do a good hair dye."
"I'm up for anything. Bring it." I told her, jumping into the chair. This might be awesome.
After the few hours my hair had taken, Sookie and I were ready to get some more information. I was getting bored of all the sitting at this point.
"So I listened in on Janice.. Debbie is joining Coot's pack and she is addicted to V." Sookie said to Alcide. Her hands were crossed over her chest. I knew she would try to help this guy with his relationship as soon as she figured out he loved her. What a pain in the ass, not to mention a distraction from finding Eric.
"Seriously? Where did you find that out?" He asked her.
"She was poking around for information. Your sister spent like three hours here." I said boredly tapping my feet on the floor. "Can we go yet this place is dull."
"Why didn't she tell me?" He he asked no one.
"She didn't want you to be upset. She wants you to move on Alcide." I droned, "Can we leave now?" I asked again, I really gave no shits about this wolf and his sister girlfriend issues."
"She's going to let those FUCKING MONGRELS brand her!" He huffed, his hands flying into his hair and he paced holes in the shitty motel carpets.
"Maybe it won't go that way. Go there and talk to her Alcide." Sookie said to him. She grabbed my wrist and pulled me forwards, "And you can just smarten up missy."
"Pfft whatever, I am not your kid." I said childishly, pulling my arm from her grasp.
"FUCK!" Alcide said, slamming a fist into the crown molding.
"I guess you're coming with us then? Good can we go!" I said quickly, grabbing my coat from my bed. "I thought we were going to be here all day."
"What is wrong with you lately? You been feeling alright?" Sookie asked me, grabbing her own jacket.
"Nothing is wrong I am just really excited to not sit around here all day listening to you both whine. I want to figure this out so I can go home and eat some damned ice cream." Also I was thinking a bit about Godric. I hadn't left him home alone for this length of time before. If some vampire he used to know figured out where he was and I wasn't there to hep him I would be so pissed.
"What the hell is it with the ice cream?!" She touched me hand, trying to calm me down a bit. I had to admit I had worked myself up.
"Sookie. I am fine." I told her, pulling away. Alcide grabbed his coat, grumbling under his breath as we all headed out the door to hit the bar.
"Dammit Sookie that was close." I scolded her, dragging her by the arm towards Alcide's truck. Fumbling a bit from lack of sleep, I unlocked the doors.
"I haven't seen anything like that before." She said, falling in behind me.
"While you were off talking I listened in on some guys by the bar. They said something about a vampire being taken in to see the vampire king." I told her, bringing the car to life as I headed for our motel.
"Bill. It has to be Bill.. I saw one of them feeding off him." She said, determined. "I saw a white house but I didn't get an address."
"We need a new lead." I tapped my fingers lightly on the steering wheel, trying to think of our next move.
If Eric were here he would know what to do. It was so odd having no one to turn to. This time I was chasing him down. I had to know what he was up to. Why hadn't he called? And why all of this just because of Bill Compton?
"Wait, why are you heading home?" Sookie asked me, as I turned off the highway towards Bon Temps.
"Somethings not right here Sook. Why won't Eric pick up the damn phone? On top of that, why is Pam incognito? I've been texting her for two days and she isn't getting back to me." I told her.
"No! No you stop this car. Take me back to the motel right this moment Oliver!" She snapped, grabbing my arm.
"Honestly! You are going to make us crash!" I yelled at her, pulling the car over onto the side of the road. "This isn't some game Sookie. Something bigger is going on here. We need to re group and figure out a plan."
"We can't plan until we figure out where they are. We need to go back to the motel." She unlocked her door and pushed out into the dark road.
"SOOK!" I called after her. I pulled the car around and followed next to her as she stomped angrily up towards the highway. "Sookie please.. Think about what you are doing. I have a bad feeling about all of this."
"I am going back to that motel. In the morning I am going back to that bar and I am going to find Bill."
"You are such a pain in my ass.." I said, "Get back in the car. One more night." I caved in watching her as she climbed back inside. "I am serious here Sookie. This is the last night we spend in this area."
We got back to the motel twenty minutes after our little fight on the highway, we were both completely exhausted. I dropped my bag onto the floor and crawled up into the uncomfortable motel bed, leaving my shoes on and closing my eyes.
"You gonna take your makeup off?" Sookie asked me, sliding the boots from her feet and taking off the black wig she had worn all night.
"Merhg..." I moaned tiredly as I felt myself drifting off.
"SHUT UP! DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO, IT'S MY BODY AND MY LIFE!" The sound of a women screaming woke me from sweet dreams of Eric.
"KEEP IT DOWN!" Alcide's voice came through, I climbed out of bed and changed into a clean camisole and shorts, leaving my boots on. I slowly opened the door.
"DON'T TELL ME TO KEEP IT DOWN, I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE NEIGHBORS!" The women yelled louder. Really she sounded like a child screaming at her mother.
"What the heck is goin on out there?" Sookie asked me from the bathroom doorway. She was wrapped in a white towel as she dried her hair.
"I think it might be his long lost love. Sounds a little psycho to me." I shrugged.
"I AM HERE TO SAVE YOUR FUCKIN LIFE!" She yelled again. This time I was standing in the hallway watching them. I only wished I had pop corn. This was better then that Maury show I watched sometimes.
"From what? Your drug addicted fiance? That Vamp gonna kill me?" He said, holding in his anger this time.
"Oh he is more then just a vamp." Vamp? Sookie and I had split up last night. I had spent most of it out in front of the bar listening in on the people going in. When she had come out telling me about what was happening I had gotten her into the car and drove us the hell out of dodge.
"Look, Alcide.. I am warning you. Go back home. If anybody finds out what went on at Lou Pines last night.." Her head shifted to me standing in the hallway, eyes wide. She smiled wickedly, "Thats why I can't yell at you? Oh hell no!" She said, walking towards me.
"She ain't got nothing to do with this." Alcide said trying to stop her. I sort of wondered who he was afraid of getting hurt?
"Your fuckin my wolf Bitch. IN MY HOUSE!" She said, watching me grinning at her.
'Like I do with Coot and Roy.' Her thoughts came to me, as I slid myself further into her head.
"Like Cooter and Roy? Really Cooter? That's a name?" I giggled a bit as I watched her.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY TO ME WHORE!" She said, running towards me. Alcide grabbed her and held her back.
"That's enough! I will turn you outta here, blood or no blood." He told her.
"No I'm not sleeping with Alcide. BUT you traded this good person, who loves you for a shot of V, a burn on your back and that dumb biker. I didn't have to see him to know he is half the man Alcide is." I was still grinning at her as I crossed my arms over my chest.
"I WILL FUCK YOU UP!" Spit flew towards my face as she screamed at the top of her lungs. "I WILL CUT YOU!"
In the last few days I had met numerous wolves here and there. I was beginning to think I could do without them. So much bloody drama.
I walked slowly towards her, getting in close to her face as she struggled against Alcide. "Where. Is. Bill Compton." I asked her.
'Who the hell is Bill Compton?'
She just stared at me not answering my question, but I had gotten enough from her. "Fine." I said, turning and leaving them to fight in the living room. I had enough of all the yelling.
"Why can't you just touch her and tell us her future? Wouldn't you see something we could use?" Sookie asked me, pacing the motel room.
"I could, but honestly Sookie it hurts. I can't explain the feeling other then it feels like I am burning alive. Not to mention I pass the fuck out." All that would take up energy and time we didn't have.
"We are wasting time as it is! We have no more information then when we started!" She slumped down on the bed next to me. "I just want to find him."
"I am tired, hungry, and dammit I have been craving ice cream for days! I want to figure all this out about as much as you do Sook. But until I know they are actually in danger, I am sorry.. I can't do it." I was afraid to do it.
"Alright.. It's fine, I get it. But we need more information." I wished she would stop reminding me. Sitting around saying that was getting old.
I let Sookie go after that, her and Alcide went to talk to his pack master. I was so tired I decided to stick to the motel to get some rest. As soon as they were gone wand my head was on the pillow, I was out.
Dream:
"Kill them all. Take the crown." It was definitely a man. But I was sure I had never heard his voice before. "Do you smell that? It smells delicious! Find where ever that smell is coming from!" He yelled again.
After that I was out the door and running down the dirt paths towards the boats. I didn't wait around to hear anymore. I had enough to last only a day or two and I had no milk for Drott.
All that mattered now was keeping her alive and safe. I could hear feet following fast behind us but I ran as fast as my feet would take us. By the time we reached the sea I knew there was no way to out run them I had to hide! But there was no where to run, no where was safe.
"This way! I smell it strongly now!" A man yelled. In those few moments I truly thought we were going to die but something inside me told me to make it to the water. And I did taking Drott in with me.
I held her and waded up to my knees and held on to her as tightly as I could hoping that by some strange miracle we would be okay. I saw Eric run out of the woods behind a pack of wolves that shifted into men right in front of us.
One by one they stood tall and still, growling at me. They had made us.
"You will fight me!" Eric yelled but none of them made a move for either of us, they just stood still as if waiting for someone. And in that moment a man appeared. He moved faster then anything I had ever seen.
"Stand down men! I would speak to this...Marvelous creature." He said putting his hand out to them as they fell on bended knee.
I shot up in bed, sweat pouring down my face and chest as I fought to breathe. It had been so long since I had dreamt of that night. Why now?
I pushed myself up from the bed, sliding my clothes off and climbing into the shower. Twisting the knobs I cleaned the sweat and memories of the dream off myself. I carefully sat down in the motel shower, letting the water beat down on my skin as I pulled my knees into my chest and held onto them tightly.
I missed them. I missed Mama and Papa and Drott. I missed my brother. I missed the life we had together before it had become complicated and weird. I missed training, I missed the river by our home. I missed the sea.
When the water turned cold I finally pulled myself from the shower, tugging on a thin white dress and my black boots. From the doorway I heard Sookie speaking with someone and I guessed it was time to re join the search for her lover and mine.
"Sookie?" I called out, walking into the living room where Alcide stood along with Sookie. I blinked a few times and rubbed my eyes as I made sure the other person in the room was actually there.
"Sookie you must take Oliver and leave this place." Bill Compton said, still holding Sookie in his arms. His eyes came to mine as he looked at me with desperation. "It's to late, there is no hope for me.. Please Oliver. You gotta get her outta Jackson while there is still time. You both have to leave!" He said, panic setting in as he shoved Sookie towards her room.
"What do you mean theres no hope?" She sobbed, fighting against him.
"You have to leave. Now." He pleaded.
"I will, but tell me what is goin on."
The door to the motel swung open loudly hitting the wall as two large southern men stomped in. "Come on in." The first one said as two more large men came tumbling in after him.
Bill flew at him, trying to bite him and keep him away from Sookie.
I rolled my eyes, listening in on the three men, 'Russell's gonna be so proud of me when I bring these girls back to the house. Gonna get some V, feels so good.'
Instead of fighting back I did nothing, waiting to be taken to the house where I hope to find Eric.