All Hell Breaks Loose

Chapter 52: Calling All Angels

"You arrested Patrick?" Sookie asked. She wasn't certain if she had heard Andy correctly and had to ask for clarification.

"Just hauled him into the station five minutes ago," Andy said in a proud tone before turning to Sam. "Hey Sam can you give me a cheeseburger and fries to go?"

"I'll have your order ready in five minutes," Sam said before he turned towards the pick up window. "Lafayette one cheeseburger and fries for Sheriff Bellfleur."

"I got a couple of other orders right now," Lafayette said. "Tell Andy he going to wait."

"It's a take away," Sam said. "Ask Big John to take care of those orders or to cook Andy's burger."

"And they better not put anything funny in it," Andy demanded while adjusting his belt.

"To go?" Sookie asked as she put the lemons into the right glasses. "Are you sure you don't want to stay?" She smiled and nodded towards the direction of Holly.

"Oh I would love to stay," Andy said while smiling briefly. "But I'm on my lunch break."

"What charges did you slap Patrick with?" Sookie asked. She wouldn't mind having Andy walk with her while she served Maxine and her friends but if those ladies were gossip fans like Maxine then it would be a bad idea and in small towns news tends to travel fast.

"Drug possession," Andy answered while he leaned against the bar. "Kendra suspected I was on the V again or chasing after imaginary pigs but I strip searched him and found some white powder inside his socks."

"The zombie powder."

"Keeping him locked up until he is detoxed."

"Thanks for your help."

"This is mostly for Terry," Andy said as he pulled his wallet out. "I have to protect my family and now Arlene and those kids are family I really have to keep an eye out for them, besides I owe Terry a big one for getting me off V."

"I would have done the same thing for Jason," Sookie said. Even if he did keep her up half the night by having a wild threesome with two vampires she would do anything for him.

"Now we have zombies these days," Andy said and shook his head. "At least they don't try to eat you."

"Ghouls do though," Sookie answered.

"Shit, are those real?"

"Fraid so," Sookie said and carried the teas back to Maxine's table. "Here are your teas."

"What took so long?" Hairpin asked.

"I had to slice the lemon," Sookie explained. "So it would be nice and fresh."

"That's a load of crap. I saw you talking to that other waiter."

"What other waiter?" Sookie asked and glanced back to the bar where Andy was waiting for his food.

"That man right there," hairpin said as she pointed at Andy.

"For goodness sakes, Gladys," hat lady said. "You need to get stronger glasses. That's a police officer."

"I do not," Gladys said and squinted. "Oh you are right."

"Don't worry about her," Maxine said. "This woman married straight out of high school to an heir to an oil company. Never had to really work a day in her life. Everyone in uniforms look the same to her."

"I worked at a car hop while I was in high school," Gladys protested.

"What did Andy have to say?" Maxine asked.

"Mentioned something about a drug bust," Sookie explained. She had her pen and notepad ready. "He brought in a guy that had white powder on him."

"Cocaine," Hat lady whispered.

"Are you ready to order or would you like more time?" Sookie asked.

"I think we are all ready," Maxine said. "I'll have the chicken fried steak fingers with mashed potatoes and peas."

Sookie was a little surprised to see that Alcide had called her while at work. She was worried that Russell had made another attack. After she had changed shirts and was heading to her car she called him back.

"Hello Sookie," Alcide greeted her as soon as she had called him. His tone was light and friendly.

"Hi Alcide. I was at work when you called me."

"I figured," Alcide said. "I'm curious when you are going to be off again."

"I'm off this Thursday."

"I don't know if you had started your holiday shopping yet or not but I wanted to know if you wanted to accompany me to the mall in Shreveport and we can get some shopping done together."

"I would be delighted."

"It's not a date or anything like that. I mean I'm not going to think I'm taking you out .I mean if you want it to be a date or—shit I blew it."

"Alcide relax," Sookie told him while trying not to laugh. "It's a friend date. Speaking of friend date do you have plans for the tenth?" She had asked Sam if she could have that night off and he said she could.

"Got nothing planned. Why?"

"There is this carnival that is going to be held that night."

"Opening night and will last until Christmas Eve," Alcide said. "Watching some guy talk about it right now."

"He'll be there and if he's there then my brother and Jessica will also be there." She closed her eyes as soon as she said that. "I just wondered if you would like to go with me as friends?"

"I'll be delighted," Alcide said. "See you Thursday?"

""I'll be awake around eight and ready to go around ten. Thank you for the invite."

As soon as their conversation had ended she hopped into her car. As she drove to Jason's she felt guilty. Why? Alcide was her friend and she was not dating Eric exclusively and it wasn't like she was in love with him. Was she? He thinks of her, worries about her, enjoys sex with her and she enjoys sex with him. She remembered the last time when they were in the shower.

She nearly hit the breaks. "He never finished." He promised her they would finish when they returned to Bon Temps and here they were both in town. She knew what she was going to do.

Her plans were going to have to be put on hold for a few minutes. There was a strange car in Jason's driveway. Sookie had no idea Jason was having another guest over and as soon as she opened the door she was glad to see who one of the guests was.

Claude was seated next to Jason and he and the third man in the room were laughing and talking and sharing chips and dip and beer. Sookie guessed that the vampires were in the basement or over at the mansion.

"Hi Sookie," Jason said and stood up when he had noticed her.

"Hello Jason," Sookie greeted. "And Claude."

"This is Michael," Claude said as he introduced his friend.

"Hello," Michael said with a smile. He had a light tan and dark wavy blond hair. His light brown eyes were framed by thick lashes and he had perfect white teeth. Sookie could not get over how gorgeous this man was.

"Hello," Sookie greeted. She had plans for later but she also didn't want to be rude. She had no idea who Michael is. There was a good chance he was another fairy since he was just as handsome as Claude.

"I shouldn't really linger," Jason said. "They came about ten minutes ago looking for you. I kept them from being bored, now I'm going to make sure Steve and Jessica are not bored."

"Jason," Sookie said in an astonished tone. She doubted that Claude or Michael knew about Jason being with both Steve and Jessica. She just thought it was rude for her brother to leave like this.

"It's all right, Sookie," Claude said.

"I got the TV hooked up down there for them with the Wii," Jason explained. "They might have gotten tired of Mario Kart by now." He paused half way. "Damn almost kinda rude of me. Sis are you thirsty?"

"I'll grab myself a Coke," Sookie said. She had small glasses of water on her breaks and before and after her shift and she did take some time to go to bathroom. She did feel thirsty but she was craving something with a little more flavor.

"Do you guys need anything else?" Jason offered.

"We are fine," Claude assured him. "Thank you."

Sookie had returned with her soda and sat down at the place where Jason was. She felt antsy.

"Something troubling you?" Michael asked.

"Just the whole not knowing what Russell is going to do next," Sookie explained.

"I can understand," Claude said. "I have been recruiting many for the cause including those like Michael here."

"Are you also a fairy human hybrid?" Sookie asked. She tried to read his mind but it was blank. Ca you hear me?

He is not part fairy Claude thought. You can't read his mind.

"I am a kind of a hybrid," Michael said. "Didn't know what kind until two years ago. It would explain a lot."

"Is it rude if I ask what you are?" Sookie asked.

"Not rude at all. I'm a nephilim." He studied Sookie's reaction. "I'm a human and angel hybrid."

"Angel?" Sookie gasped and dropped to her knees.

"Please don't pray to me," Michael said and held up his hands. "And while I am named after the archangel he isn't my father."

"Oh," Sookie said as she sat back on the couch.

"Nephilim share a few features with us," Claude explained. "Extreme good looks, unable to be glamoured and blood that can cause a drunk sensation for vampires, except theirs taste sour to them while ours is sweet."

"Some do like sour foods," Michael said and held up his hands to the light. There were pale scars on the sides of each hand near the pinky fingers. "I used to have a sixth finger on each hand."

"All nephilim have them?" Sookie asked.

"They all have a distinguishing feature," Claude explained. "Elf like ears, sixth fingers or toes, having one foot larger than the other, club foot, odd color eyes, strawberry birth marks. Not everyone born with those features are nephilim but all nephilim have it."

"Does this mean you are immortal?" Sookie asked.

Michael shrugged. "I just been told I can live for a long time, heal fast, except for these scars, heal others and…" He turned to Claude.

"Run faster than a human and are more agile and graceful than a human. Some have a few more gifts than others but this is standard."

"All of your kind is helping us?" Sookie asked.

"I don't represent everyone," Michael said. "But I know a lot more and they are going to help."

"Would Russelle also try to recruit you?"

Claude shook his head. "No self respecting Nephilim would agree to assist a creature like Russell."

A/N: Thank you for all the reviews everyone, been having a bit of trouble with the e-mail alerts being either down or slow.