Authors Note:This is going to be the last authours note or any kind of note unless you have some questions about the story. Sorry it's bees so long but I'll try to update as often as possible. Enjoy.
It took a while for her eyes to adjust to the darkness but once she did, she found that she was in a forest, that and she was also back to her old height and age, although she was seventeen now but her body hadn't aged. Ok Watch. Send me the knowledge I'll need to survive in this place. Hex thought, and just like last time, she was enveloped in a golden light coming from her watch. When it went, it didn't take her long to figure out where she was, and it made her groan in frustration. True Blood? Really? It's been ages since I've watched that and I always skip over half of the stuff. This should be interesting. Just stick with Sookie and I'll know most of the stuff hopefully. Hex thought. Now she just needed to find out where and when she was.
There was faint noise in the distance and a part of her was telling her to follow it, which she did, only to come across Merlotte's Bar and Grill. Well, that's got the where covered. Hex walked up to the bar, making sure to take her money pouch out of her bag and to put it in her trousers pocket together with her psychic paper, while her sonic was in her other pocket. She didn't want people to notice her bag when she took it out to pay.
The first thing Hex noticed when she walked into the Bar was that there was a presence lightly tapping against her barriers in her mind. Hex turned her head to see Sookie, staring at her curiously. I'm not a vampire, in case that is what you are thinking. Hex told Sookie in her mind, causing the girls eyes to go wide before she became excited and hopped over to her. "Hi, my name is Sookie Stackhouse" She introduced herself to Hex, holding out a hand which Hex shook. "Alexis Firestone, but please just call me Hex; most people do" Hex replied. "Alright, how about I show you to a table?" Sookie suggested before leading Hex to one of the two empty tables in the place. So you are like me then! I have so many questions! Sookie said. I'm similar but not exactly the same… it's complicated. If we had more time I would explain, but there's a vampire going to walk into this bar soon and you'll want to talk to him. Hex said, having figured out when she was as well after having spotted Tara in the clothes she had worn after she had quit her most recent job. Sookie gave a Hex a quizzical look before letting her sit at the table.
"So, do you know what you want or should I give you a menu?" Sookie asked. "I'll trust your judgment, just give me whatever you think is best for a light snack" Hex said, causing Sookie to nod and to walk off towards the kitchen where Hex could see Lafayette working. She had always liked his character, mostly cause he had the funniest lines. It's the same reason why she had always liked Strax from Doctor Who and Greg Lestrade from Sherlock. Soon Sookie came back with some Fries, putting them down in front of Hex. "Is it ok if I pay now? I might have somewhere to be later on" Hex asked. "Sure" Sookie said, handing over the bill. Hex reached into her pocket and pulled out some money from her pouch, concentrating to get the amount on the bill and an extra twenty dollars. Poor girl deserves it for all that she goes through.
Hex handed Sookie the money who looked at it wide-eyed. "I think you might have payed a little too much" Sookie commented. No, that's for you. Try blocking out the others with mental barriers, like walls in your mind. It works for me. Hex told Sookie, who smiled and nodded before walking off.
"Hey guys, I might have a new favourite customer" Hex heard Sookie whisper to Sam and Tara. Seems like I have super hearing now as well, cool. "Yeah, I noticed her walk in earlier. You know who she is? I've never seen her around here before" Sam asked. Aww. He's so sweet. Guess I could convince him I'm a shifter as well, although I'm not too sure how that will go down. Wait…. Can he smell me?! Like he can smell a werewolf? We'll just have to see. Wonder how I smell to vampires. "She says her name's Alexis but people call her Hex. Just gave me a twenty dollar tip for Fries. She seems nice as well. And can you believe it; she's just like me! With the mind thing I mean" Sookie exclaimed. Hex could almost feel the other two look at her with wide eyes and it made her want to laugh at them.
The door to the establishment opened and Bill walked in. Sookie turned to stare at him, Bill doing the same to her. Sookie quickly turned around to face the others. "Oh, my God. I think Marlotte's just got its first vampire" Sookie told them. Hex tuned out the rest of what was being said around her after that to look at Bill. He hadn't looked at her yet which meant that her smell, even if it was different, was at least not as strong as Sookie's. She could work with that, maybe.
Hex knew that she had a while to go before she would have to sneak out and do some saving. This gave her time to work on something else. Making sure no one was watching her, Hex slipped her hand into her bag and into her hidden pocket and pulled out her red journal and a pen before leaning back in her chair after she had finished eating and started to write all that she could remember from the series, which she quickly noticed, wasn't enough. Hex was so focused on her writing in fact, that she hadn't noticed Sam walk up to her. "What are you writing?" Hex slammed the journal closed as fast as she could at the sound of his voice. "Notes" Was all Hex could answer on the spot. Sam sat down across from her and Hex slipped the journal into her trousers pocket, making a mental note to put it in her hidden pocket later.
"Notes about what?" Sam asked the new girl who had walked into his Bar not too long ago. She hadn't spoken to anyone except for Sookie and no one seemed to know who she was when he had asked around. "Why should I tell a stranger I have never met before in my life?" the girl countered. "Fair enough. My name's Sam Merlotte. I own this place and some small rentals close by. I heard you're new in town so I thought I might introduce myself" Sam answered, holding out his hand to the girl who shook it confidently. "Alexis Firestone, but I prefer Hex, it's what most people call me" Hex replied with a smile. She had liked Sam in the series as well, though the poor guy had to go through quite a lot if she remembered correctly. "Well Hex, any idea on how long you're staying in town?" Sam asked. "No, don't know yet. Probably for a while though. I might have to leave for a week at a time or something like that but I'm planning on staying for a while" Hex replied easily. She had gotten too good at lying, and that wasn't a good thing; even she knew that.
"Well, have you got a place to stay? I don't think I have any places free but I don't mind asking around" Sam offered. He knew that if she was like Sookie, it might be good for her to have Hex stay with her for a while, and Adele probably wouldn't mind either. "Actually, I don't have a place to stay, so if you don't mind that would be great. Anywhere not too far away would be amazing" Hex said happily. "If you don't mind me asking, you don't look like someone to travel on your own. How old are you?" Sam asked. He had known from the moment that Hex had walked in that she was still fairly young, and a part of him felt protective over her, like he would a younger sister. "I'm 16, and before you ask, I don't have any guardians or parents with me. I lost them a while ago and I don't really like talking about it. Don't really have any friends to speak of here either, so I'm just, traveling I guess. I find work where I can and move on when I have to" Hex replied. Ok some of that was a lie, but it's not like he needs to know my whole life story.
Sam looked at the girl in front of him and studied her. She seemed kind enough and he seemed to sense this goodness in her. She didn't seem completely human though, and the strange eye colour just added to that, though they did seem beautiful. He didn't think there was anything bad or evil about her. It was rather the other way round. "You met Sookie earlier. I know her Grandmother has quite a large place and it seems Sookie has taken quite a liking to you. I'll ask her if she won't mind" Sam said, before getting up and leaving. He really had taken an instant liking to Hex. Maybe she could even work at the bar for a while if she didn't find anything, though he would make sure not to let her near any of the alcoholic drinks, seeing as she was underage.
As soon as Sam left, Hex took out the journal and put it back in her secret pocket. She would have to be more careful with when she took it out in the future. Soon after she had put it away, both Sookie and Tara came to the table she was sitting at. "Hi Hex, I heard you were looking for a place to stay for a while and I was thinking you might want to stay at my place for a bit. I know Gran wouldn't mind and we can talk about… well you know. This is Tara by the way. She knows about my ability, as does Sam who I know you talked to earlier" Sookie said. Hex nodded. "I would love to" Hex answered Sookie before turning to Tara. "Alexis Firestone, but just call me Hex" Hex introduced, holding out her hand which Tara shook. "So where do you come from?" Tara asked. "Far, far away" Hex answered vaguely. "Like, Europe?" Tara asked. "Something like that" Hex replied with a small chuckle.
"Hey Sookie, have you been listening to that couple sitting by the vampire. They haven't been having the best of thoughts" Hex suddenly said, turning to Sookie. Hex had indeed found that she could listen to others' thoughts but she had to do it actively unlike Sookie, who now looked over at the couple with wide eyes. "We have to stop them" Sookie said. "Stop who? Why?" Tara asked, alarmed by her friend's reaction. "The Rattrays. They're gonna drain him and sell his blood. We have to stop them" Sookie said. Sookie and Tara discussed the possibility and Hex noticed that the table they had sat at was now empty. "Umm… Guys no time to discuss. I'll go with you Sookie. Tara, you stay behind and tell Sam just in case, allright?" Hex said, before standing up and pointing at the empty table. Sookie looked over and wasted no time in grabbing Hex's hand and running out of the bar with her.
Sookie stopped to try and figure out where they were, but Hex, with her new found super hearing had already located them. "This way!" Hex exclaimed, dragging Sookie over in the direction of the Rattrays who were talking in hushed voices. Hex came up first closely followed by Sookie, who looked around for something to fight with. Hex though, wasted no time and ran up to the pair who were fussing over the blood. "Hey idiots, pick on someone your own size" Hex said from behind the two who turned around in shock.
They tried to pounce on her but Hex fought them off easily. Hex saw Sookie trying to come in as well but the waitress didn't really know what to do. Stay back and go around to the Vampire while I deal with these idiots. I'll be fine. Hex said as she punched the man in the face and dodged a hit from the woman. Hex started to lead the fight further and further away from Bill and where Sookie would be. Once Hex was sure that there was no one nearby to watch, Hex used wandless and wordless magic, which she apparently got to keep from the last universe, and made the chain which Sookie had dropped coil around the man's neck, causing the couple to panic.
Hex uses the opportunity to run back to where Sookie had just finished taking the last bit of chain off of Bill. Hex rushed over and grabbed Bill under one arm. "Help me move him" Hex ordered Sookie, which she did without question, just in time to miss the car which had been coming their way with the still frightened and beaten couple inside. "You alright there?" Hex asked Bill. "I will be" Bill said in between pants. "Oh, bless your heart. I am so sorry we didn't get here faster. You'll be okay in a minute, right? D-do you want us to leave?" Sookie asked, not really sure how to help any further. "No. They might come back and I can't fight yet" Bill replied.
That was when a dog, which Hex knew to be Sam the shape shifter came out and took Sookie's attention off of Bill. "Hello, we haven't met yet. I'm Alexis Firestone but just call me Hex" Hex said, using the opportunity to introduce herself to Bill. Bill was about to answer when he saw that Sookie was trying to take the things out of his arms, which he quickly stopped. "I reckon you're not too happy about being rescued by women" Sookie commented on the action. "Thank you" Bill replied honestly. "I can't…" Sookie was about to say about not being able to hear his thoughts but Hex stopped with a mental Don't before Sookie could finish the sentence. Instead Sookie got closer to Bill which Hex had nothing against.
"Aren't you two afraid to be out here alone with a hungry vampire?" Bill asked. "No" Both women responded without hesitation, shaking their heads to emphasise the point. Bill and Sookie started talking with each other which Bill quickly turned into flirting, so before it got too much Hex stood up. "I'll meet you back at the Bar, alright?" Hex asked Sookie who nodded before she turned back to talking with Bill.
Hex went in where she saw Tara at the Bar with Sam. She went over to them and sat next to Tara. "Everything alright out there?" Sam asked. "Yeah, don't worry. Sookie's just having a little chat with Bill the vampire" Hex said, having stayed till Bill had told his name to Sookie. "And you left her alone?" Tara asked, a little upset by it. "Don't worry. If she's in trouble or something she'll tell me" Hex said, tapping her temple with her finger. "Right. So you're like Sookie with that ability" Sam stated more than asked, but Hex answered anyway. "Kind of. It's different for me though. I've put up mental barriers so I don't have a constant stream of peoples thoughts coming in. I need to actively listen to a person's thoughts and I try not to. I like to think that people should have their privacy" Hex explained. Sam poured Tara a drink which she gratefully took. "What about Hex. She doesn't get a drink?" Tara asked Sam who shook his head with a smile. "She's only 16. I'm not losing my licence thank you very much" Sam countered. "It's alright. I don't drink anyway. I like to keep my distance from the stuff" Hex commented, thinking of all the times alcohol had ruined her life even though she had never had a drop of it herself.
"Sookie. Thank God" Sam said, spotting Sookie who was on her way over to them. "You okay?" Sam asked her once she had taken a seat on Hex's other side so that she was now between Sookie and Tara and across from Sam. "I'm fine. And, for your information, not all vampires can take care of themselves" She said, to which Hex nodded. "By the way Hex, how did you learn to fight like that?" Sookie asked, diverting their attention to said girl who blinked in surprise at the question. "I used to take martial arts. It's a big world out there and a girl needs to know how to defend herself" Hex defended immediately, going back to the same thing she had told everyone who asked. Hex spent the rest of the time waiting for Sookie by talking to Tara and Sam. Both had taken an immediate liking to her, like a lot of people seemed to since she had left her own Universe.
Sookie and Hex were amongst the first to leave as the Bar started to close. Hex had been introduced to Lafayette, who had also taken an immediate liking to her and had announced that he would play the role of her big brother if she ever needed one, to which Hex had giggled and agreed, causing the man to smile gently at her and Sam to declare that he too would be her older brother. It seemed to be a joke but Hex had the feeling that they were being serious "I like all your friends. They seem really nice" Hex told Sookie as she got in the passenger's seat in the car. "Yeah. I think they like you too. You just got two older brothers in one night" Sookie commented with a laugh. She had never seen Sam and Lafayette be so protective over someone they had just met, especially when men had come up to the girl and tried to flirt with her. They had both turned the men around and almost pushed them out the door. It was actually quite funny for Sookie to watch for the most part. That was, until she had to calm the two down once they had gone so far as to threaten one of the other men.
Hex and Sookie talked in the car ride over everyday things like jobs and family. Sookie had quickly found that family was a sensitive topic for Hex and didn't ask about it anymore, instead describing her home life and how much her Gran would like Hex. Then Sookie and Hex arrived at the Stackhouse residence. "Hey, Gran, I brought someone home I'd like you to meet" Sookie said, as soon as she entered the house.
"Hi honey, I see you've made a new friend. My name's Adele Stackhouse" Adele said, holding out a hand. "Alexis Firestone, mam, but most just call me Hex" Hex introduced, shaking the kind woman's hand. "So Hex will be staying in town for a while and I was wondering if she could stay here for a bit. Gran… she's got abilities, just like me!" Sookie said ecstatically. Adele seemed to visibly brighten at that. "Of course dear! We have a guest bedroom upstairs where you are more than welcome to stay, and none of this 'mam' business, just call me Gran" Gran said. "Thank you m…. Gran" Hex said. "Great, now Sookie dear, why don't you show Hex where the room is so that she can get settled in and then you can tell me about how your day has been" Gran offered, to which Sookie nodded and skipped up the stairs, pulling a somewhat overwhelmed Hex up with her.
"Your room's right next to mine, so if you ever need something don't hesitate to come over and ask" Sookie explained, showing Hex her room, before going back downstairs. Well this all happened very quickly. Maybe the watch is making it easier for people to like me? Hex really didn't have anything to unpack and it hadn't been too long ago since she had last slept in the Burrow, so instead of going to sleep, Hex decided to explore the room a bit.
"Everything alright?" Sookie asked from the doorway, almost making Hex jump out of her skin. "Yeah, I just realised that I don't really have many clothes. I don't really carry luggage. Do you have to work tomorrow or do you have any time off? Maye we could go shopping together if you like?" Hex asked. "Sure, I got the whole day off. We can go shopping in the morning and then spend the afternoon in the garden if you like" Sookie offered, to which Hex nodded before Sookie left for her own room.
Once Sookie had left Hex pulled out her watch and opened it before breathing out a sigh of relief. The silver hand had moved to the blue numbers and was again at the beginning. That meant that she would be going back to the Doctor Who universe which was something she had been looking forwards to. She had some questions for the Doctor including this strange echo to her heartbeat which she had noticed on her first quiet night at the Hogwarts. Wait…. echo? Could it be? Hex reached a hand up to her chest and felt each side and then the centre. "No…" Hex breathed out. She had not two, but three hearts. "When did that happen?" Hex asked herself out loud. She would definitely ask the Doctor about that and what it meant. You can't just become a Time Lord or whatever she now was just like that. Maybe the extra hearts are there to somehow sustain her new brain functions and powers? Now was not the time to dwell on these things, but Hex knew that she definitely wouldn't be able to sleep, especially now with this new information causing questions to form in her mind. Instead, Hex spent the rest of the night filling in the rest of her Red Journal with everything she could remember, which was really quite little compared to both the Doctor Who and Harry Potter Universes.
The next morning Hex and Sookie left early to go shopping. After about four Hours Hex had used the money from her pouch to buy all the clothes that she could possibly need. She would have to remember to thank the TARDIS again for it later when she got back to that universe. Hex spent some time putting her new clothes away before going outside and joining Sookie in the sun, though she kept her normal clothes on, knowing that Jason, Sookie's brother, was going to come soon and not wanting to attract his attention in the wrong way.
"So how long have you had your abilities, cause I've had mine my whole life" Sookie started. Oh, so we're going to have that talk now. "Well, mine started a little less than a year ago but I've been kind of forced to get used to them pretty quickly. My life's been pretty busy lately with all my traveling" Hex replied. Lies based on half-truths are the most believable. "Alright, so how did you get so good at blocking others out. It seems effortless to you" Sookie countered, almost seeming jealous. "Well, part of it comes from practise, but like I said, my abilities aren't exactly the same as yours. I have to actively listen and I also put up kind of like… barriers in my mind to keep everything I don't want out" Hex explained, to which Sookie hummed in understanding. "Well, at least we can communicate telepathically, so that could really come in handy if one of us ever gets in danger or we want to have a secret conversation" Hex teased with a mischievous grin. Sookie laughed with her new friend.
Hex almost felt like a younger sister to Sookie and talking to her came so easily that Sookie didn't want that to change. That was when Jason pulled up in his truck. "Hey Jason, this is Hex, she's staying with me an' Gran for a while" Jason gave a half-hearted hello before rounding on his sister, only to pause before turning back to Hex. "You're that girl that was with Sookie last night?" Jason questioned Hex who nodded in response before turning back to his sister. "Hey, how come you didn't tell me you two beat up the Rattrays last night?" Jason asked. "Look guys, I'm going out for a bit. I have some stuff to do. I'll see you later" Hex said, addressing Sookie with the last part, before heading off.
Hex knew that Jason had some quite strong opinions against vampires and had no intent on listening to him and his sister argue about their different views. Hex made sure that everything was on her before she left for the path through the nearby forest. She planned to get some silver jewellery and chain just in case and she didn't want to do it while Sookie was around. As soon as Hex was on the path and relatively deep into the forest, she ducked into the trees. The closest jewellery store was quite a bit away so Hex decided she would shift into an eagle in the forest and fly there. She of course first made sure that no one was around to see her change. She stretched all her senses to their maximum, even feeling with her mind for any people nearby.
After making sure that Hex was alone, she turned into an eagle with black feathers, decorated with some gold like all her forms had. Wasting no time, Hex took flight towards the shops. She knew she would also have to find a place to transform back, but she was sure that an alleyway should do, especially because she was going during the day. Hex spent most of the rest of the day buying different kinds of silver jewellery, specifically necklaces and rings, and some silver chain which she put in her bag together with the rest of her things once she was back in the alleyway and out of sight. She then flew back, reaching the house in time for dinner with a couple minutes to spare.
Jason had already left so it was only Sookie, Hex and Gran at the dining table. "Oh, Sookie dear, I was wondering how old you think the vampire is. The one you two met last night" Gran suddenly asked. "I have no idea. Hex?" Sookie asked, turning the attention away from her. "Umm… I'm not sure but from the way he acted and looked I'd say around 150 or 200" Hex replied, as if talking about a man a couple hundred of years old was normal, which it was starting to get for Hex. "You think he might remember the war?" Gran asked the two girls. "The Civil War? Mmhm. Could be" Sookie said with a thoughtful frown. "I think he might have fought in it. A part of him just screams x-soldier in my opinion" Hex said. Ok I better shut up now before they figure out that I know things that I really shouldn't.
"Oh, if he did I would love to have him come speak to the Descendants of the Glorious Dead" Gran said excitedly. "I think he might have a hard time showing up at the public library at noon on a Thursday" Sookie countered. "We could have a special meeting at night. Or he could just come and talk to me and I could tape his recollections. Oh, I am sure the others would find it so interesting" Gran argued. "I'll ask him next time he comes into Merlott's" Sookie finally gave in. "If he comes, which he probably will. He seemed quite taken by you" Hex teased to which Sookie blushed a little.
The next evening Hex came down to Merlotte's with Sookie who had to work. That, and Hex really wanted to see her new two unofficial big brothers. Hex stayed at the back of the bar in a corner, watching everything that happened around her. She already knew about Jason's arrest, though she couldn't quite remember who they thought he had killed. Hex watched as Bill came into the bar, immediately drawing Sookie's attention to him. Hex and Bill were after all the only two people at the moment that Sookie knew that she couldn't hear thoughts from. You wanna come and ask for Gran together with me at 1:30? Hex heard Sookie ask her in her mind. Hex knew that Sookie still wasn't completely comfortable around Bill and didn't really want to be alone with him but Hex knew that what was about to happen, had to happen. She would stay close by tough, just to make sure that things didn't go too far and Sookie wasn't killed. No, sorry Sookie, was planning on leaving soon to take care of some things. I don't know when I'll be home so if you get home before me tell Gran that I'm alright. I'll try to get back as soon as possible. Hex replied. Ok, It's alright. Sookie said. Such a brave girl.