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Chapter 2

Something was wrong. Very wrong. I couldn't move and was being held in place by something firm and cool that was pressed all around me. Where was I? Oh My God! I was dead, that fucking vampire had killed me. But this wasn't Heaven or Hell. Maybe God couldn't decide where I belonged and just shoved me in this strange place for eternity. I stopped my musings when I heard a thumping noise. It was coming from above. How weird. I decided to open my eyes to try and see if I could discern what was making the thumping noise. Hey maybe I wouldn't have to spend eternity here alone. A comforting thought. What was not comforting was when I opened my eyes and the same cool, firm substance and held me in suspension, fell straight into my eyes. Okay something was really wrong. And I was becoming more aware every second. I didn't even think about opening my mouth, but I did tense and flex my fingers and toes. Got a positive on that. So what now? I tried to wriggle around a bit and managed to move a little. I felt my stomach tense and knew I was hungry, I couldn't remember the last time I had eaten but surely if I'm dead I shouldn't be hungry? Do people condemned to wherever I am get to eat, because I'm pretty sure the lucky ones in Heaven get what ever they want. My stomach could wait. I needed to figure out what the hell was going on. The thumping from above was back again. It almost sounded like pacing. Perhaps it was the angels in Heaven patrolling the gates. I actually felt sad and let down that I didn't make it in to Heaven; I mean I wasn't perfect but I couldn't remember doing anything that terrible.

Then without warning I was literally wrenched from my musings and from my place, what turned out to be the ground outside my own home. Things were just getting weirder and weirder. Two big hands circled the tops of my arms, which had been what had pulled me out, and continued to grip me. I was facing away from…..my saviour? And was slightly afraid to turn around. Not like I could see properly anyway due to the dirt in my eyes. Strange how the dirt didn't irritate my eyes but was just an annoyance. Hmmm. Oh well I think I'm dead anyway, so suck it up Sookie and turn around and see who's disturbing you After the internal pep talk I slowly started to turn around. I gasped. I couldn't see properly but I could see enough to know that Eric Northman was the one who had disturbed me. I began to rub my eyes vigorously in order to clear the dirt so I could double check I wasn't imagining things.

"Eric?" I asked hesitantly. If I'm dead what is he doing here, did he die to, again?

"Sookie." Strangely enough Eric sounded slightly hesitant to.

"Right I think I'm dead Eric and you're here and I'm slightly confused why you're here. Although I'm not surprised you didn't get into Heaven given the whole vamp thing." I gestured at his form with my hand. My stomach tightened in complaint once again but I still ignored it, there were more important thing to sort out first. "But I mean what happened? Did you die again, properly this time?"

He regarded me with a strange look of incredulity, amusement and almost sadness. "No Sookie, I did not die "properly" as you put it. But you are correct about yourself, yes you are dead." As he said this I felt tears well up, although I though it was a possibility actually hearing it from someone else was not nice. He gave me a moment and continued "But only technically." I stared at him.

"Come again?" This was not going well.

"Sookie you are only technically dead……because you are now vampire."

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