Hex left the bar while Bill and Sookie were still talking so neither of them would notice her leave. Hex knew that she would have to wait till the Bar started closing, and that that would take a while, so she decided to spend her time in the sky as an eagle, which is exactly what she did after transforming in the woods. When it looked like the bar was starting to close, Hex swooped down and changed right from eagle to fox form. She looked a lot like Flame did as a fox except that she had white fur where Flame had silver. As a fox, Hex watched as Sam and Sookie were the last to leave the bar. "You want me to wait with you until…?" Hex heard Sam ask. "Go home, Sam" was all Sookie had to say to that. Oh that's right, they had a bit of a fight.
The next few minutes were hard for Hex to watch and felt like hours. The two idiots that had tried to drain Bill came out of nowhere and attacked Sookie. Hex knew that she had to let this happen and that Bill was the one that had to come and save Sookie, but what if her presence in this Universe had changed things so that Bill wouldn't drop in on time. Hex knew that Bill was watching this too. She could almost feel his presence nearby. That gave her an idea. She decided to try a theory she had to distract herself and tried to listen in on Bill's thoughts. Just a little longer and then I can come in and rip them apart. I don't even know why I'm doing this for the queen. Hex froze when she heard his thoughts coming through to her. Interesting.
This meant that Hex, unlike Sookie, could listen in on vampires' thoughts. The whole scene seemed to go on for ever and Bill wasn't acting. What would happen if I intervened without healing Sookie? As Hex thought about what would happen, something sparked within her and images flashed before her eyes. She saw herself interfering, she saw Bill coming in and healing Sookie like in the series. She saw Bill coming to hunt Hex down and ask her what she was. She saw Bill abandon Sookie to hunt Hex down and to bring her to the queen instead. Almost as quickly as it had started, the visions had ended. That was weird.
It seemed Hex could look into how time lines would change depending on different decisions. She could see the different possibilities a timeline could take. Maybe this meant she could see the future for events that weren't in any of the shows or movies if she concentrated on what could happen next. It was definitely something else to test and also to tell the Doctor about once she got back to his Universe, though she would have to be careful about this, seeing as he would probably want to know if there had been another option during the time war… better be careful. She felt that the Doctor was the only one she could trust with all the new information. She still wouldn't tell him about his own future but she felt like she could tell him about almost everything else (note the word almost).
While Hex had been looking into the possibility and thinking about the Doctor (she shouldn't have gotten distracted like that because of a man) Bill hand come in at super speed and killed the idiots. Hex was a little surprised that she could keep track of Bill at his super speed, almost as if time had slowed down for her. That was when Hex realised that she too had super speed just like vampires did, and that she was about as fast as a 10 000 year old vampire, which meant a lot as vampires got stronger and faster the older they were. She also realised that her strength probably came to the same level. That might come in handy if I have to run from Eric (a thousand year old vampire) or fight him.
Hex caught sight of a dog coming over to Sookie, wanting to comfort her. Must be Sam. I'll have to make sure he doesn't catch me changing form in any way or he might try to find out who and what I am. Hex watched from the shrubbery as Bill appeared and leaned down to pick Sookie's body up. She'll be fine. She'll be fine. She'll be fine. Hex kept repeating like a mantra in her mind as she watched Sookie's limp body. Looks like the shifter is Sookie's only supernatural friend. He should be easy to deal with if he decides to get in the way. Hex heard Bill think. Oh, how wrong you are buddy. Hex thought in response as she stealthily followed the vampire at super speed as well.
Hex followed Bill to a stream where he gently laid Sookie down on the ground. Hex stayed close by and wondered what would happen if she came out to comfort Sookie once she was awake and had some of Bill's blood. Hex checked the possibilities in her mind and saw that it would do no real harm to the timelines. Once Hex was back to reality she saw that Bill was already feeding Sookie his blood. I'll have to watch out when I look into possibilities because I'm not aware of my surroundings when I do.
Hex carefully watched Bill as he started to lick away blood from a now unconscious Sookie who was only just starting to stir. Bill and Sookie started talking once she was a bit more coherent. "What are you?" Bill asked again. "Well, apparently I'm not dead. What I am is telepathic. Me and my friend…" Hex knew immediately that Sookie was going to be telling Bill about her so she rushed out, still as a fox and jumped onto Sookie's lap. Both Bill and Sookie froze at the action. Bill was watching Hex cautiously with a hint of suspicion, probably because she didn't smell like a shifter, while Sookie looked almost amused and started petting her. Although Hex would never admit it to anyone, she enjoyed the attention from her female friend. "You were sayin'?" Bill asked after a bit of silence. "Oh right, telepathic. Well, I can hear people's thoughts" Sookie explained, leaving Hex out of it for now, while unknowingly petting the girl in question as a fox. "Even mine?" Bill asked calmly, although Hex saw the slight panic. Well I can Billy boy and I know all about the little mission the queen sent you on. Hex thought.
"No. That's why I like you so much. I can't hear you at all. You have no idea how peaceful it is after a lifetime of … blah, blah, blah" Sookie replied, making Hex instantly feel bad for the woman who had been through so much but will have to go through so much more. Hex still hadn't moved from her spot on Sookie's lap, not that Sookie minded, going from the way that she was still petting what she thought to be an ordinary fox. "That's a strange colour of fur for a fox" Bill commented, turning his attention back to Hex. Uh oh.
"Yeah, maybe she's just special. Nothing wrong with being different though, is there?" Sookie commented. Good thing Hex actually liked Bill or she would have scratched him for the earlier comment. Bill seemed to ponder something before hesitantly moving a hand closer to Hex. Hex still liked Bill so didn't mind. In fact, she even stood up from her curled up position and slowly moved over to Bill's outstretched hand. Hex could tell that Bill was still cautious but didn't mind. Still mostly on Sookie's lap, Hex gently nudged Bill's hand with her head until he was petting her. "She seems to like you as well" Sookie commented. Hex hadn't even noticed that she was wagging her tail. Bill was being so gentle with her, unlike Hex had expected him to be.
"May I ask you a personal question?" Bill asked Sookie, as he gently lifted Hex into his arms and continued to pet her, which Hex didn't fight against at all and found she quite enjoyed actually. Damn this fox body. I'm getting soft. Bill would make a great father. Shut up brain. "Bill, you were just licking blood out of my head. I don't think it gets much more personal than that" Sookie said in reply, watching the way Bill was handling Hex with a soft smile. "How do you manage a social life with men your own age? Their only thought must be…" Bill said, trailing off at the end. "I don't date" Sookie replied instantly. "Ever?" Bill asked, not quite believing that to be possible. "Oh, I've… I've been on a few dates" Sookie said, with a distant look on her face as she remembered said dates.
"Not every guy was a pig" Sookie mentioned as she thought about the dates. She then laughed, shaking her head a little at a memory. "But… it always ends up the same" Sookie added, focusing back onto Bill who was still holding Hex. Hex was enjoying the attention far too much for her own liking but didn't have it in her to stop Bill or complain. "There must be some people who know about your talent" Bill argued, now sounding more understanding and looking at Sookie with such a soft gaze that Hex set her mind on one thing for this Universe. She would try and save Bill, not only from the sickness that was yet to come, but she will look for a way to turn him back into a human. "Some. The people closest to me and those who understand it best. But… we mostly don't talk about it. The only one I do talk about it with is Hex, who you've already met. She's the one who helped me save you that night. I do my best to stay out of my friends' heads. Over the years I've learned how. I figure it's kind of unethical to listen to my family and my friends, my boss…. But… they know. Other people suspect or… they think I'm psychic. Most people just think I'm crazy" Sookie explained. Hex, with her close proximity to the vampire, could almost feel the way Bill was starting to feel for Sookie. So this is when he starts really liking her. That happened a bit quickly.
"What does it sound like?" Bill asked, trying to get off of the subject of other people's opinions. Go Bill! "It's sort of like… a stream of consciousness. Gets weirder when people are mad, or… upset and… sometimes it's just images" Sookie said, looking thoughtful. Hex knew, to an extent what Sookie was talking about, except that Hex could control it and could dim it down when others' emotions got out of hand. It wasn't so bad for Hex. There was a silence, where Bill turned his attention back to Hex, scratching her gently behind the ear, which made Hex completely lose track of what was going on around her for a bit. Note to self; make sure people don't do that when in life threatening situations.
"I should be gettin' home" Sookie said, breaking the silence after Bill started to get closer to her. "Wow! I feel completely healed!" Sookie exclaimed as she moved, causing Hex to want to roll her eyes at her friend. "You are" Bill said, also starting to stand up with Hex still in his arms. "Do doctors know that V-juice can do this?!" Sookie asked. This time Hex did roll her eyes at the term V-juice, but neither of them saw her. "No… and we wanna keep it that way. I should show you to your car" Bill said once both were standing.
Bill lead the way, still holding Hex who wasn't protesting. "Do you know anyone who owns a fox, cause this one seems quite tame and doesn't smell to anythin' supernatural" Bill asked, glancing down at Hex who had made herself comfortable in his arms. "No one here in Bon Temps that I know of. Maybe it just wondered in and thought it could get some food at Merlotte's" Sookie suggested, also glancing at the quiet fox in Bill's arms. Hex tuned out the rest of the conversation, already knowing what was being said and that Sookie was asking Bill for that favour, until the attention was brought back on her. "Maybe you should take it with you. She seems to like you" Sookie suggested as they reached her car at the Bar. Bill nodded thoughtfully before turning his attention back to Sookie. "Goodnight Miss Stackhouse" Bill said as Sookie got into her car. "Goodnight Bill" Sookie said absentmindedly, noticing that the light in Sam's trailer was still on, before driving off.
Bill watched the car leave for a while before turning his attention back to Hex. "Maybe you really don't have an owner. You don't have a collar or anythin' like that. You could always come with me but I haven't got any food at the moment. I also don't know how you'll handle the fast travellin'. What do you say little one?" Bill asked, looking down at Hex who could only look back into Bill's eyes with the most innocent look she could put on as a fox. She knew that she would have no problem with the fast travel seeing as she could go faster than Bill on her own and she wasn't really hungry because she had already eaten at Merlotte's.
"We'll just have to see. What's the worst that could happen?" Bill said, before tightening his hold on Hex, not in a painful manner but just so that she was secure, before speeding off to the Compton Manner. The place looked a little run down and it was obvious that it needed quite a bit of work done, but Hex didn't mind that it looked like a creepy old house. She liked creepy old houses.
"Looks like you didn't mind that at all" Bill said, sounding surprised as he walked up to the front door at a normal speed, breaking Hex out of her thoughts and causing her to look up at him. Bill just smiled down at her before shifting her onto one arm so that he could unlock his home. Hex decided that she would spend the night with Bill and return to the Stackhouses before dawn so that Bill could still let her out.
Once inside, Bill gently placed Hex down and watched what she would do. Hex just looked up at him, knowing that he was giving her a chance to leave, which she didn't take. Bill sighed before closing the door with a soft click and walking into the living room and sitting down on a couch. Hex came over and gracefully hoped onto the couch next to him, softly laying her head on his lap and looking up at him. She felt sorry for Bill. He really was a good man at heart, no matter what others say about him. He tries his best to be good, and that's what really matters. There's nothing wrong with making mistakes.
Bill gently started to pet Hex again as he thought about everything that had happened that night. They still had about an hour till dawn. "Maybe I should get some food for you if you want to come by some time. That is, once I get a workin' refrigerator. Maybe I'll just get somethin' like cookies; somethin' that doesn't need to stay cold. Who am I kiddin', I'm talkin' to a fox" Bill said, sighing again. At the last comment, Hex stood up and poked him a little roughly in his ribs with her nose before sitting on the couch and looking at him with a reprimanding gaze. "Yeah, Yeah, I shouldn't let my stress out on you" Bill said as a form of apology.
"So, I guess if you're stickin' around you'll need a name. How about Sarah, it was once my daughter's name?" Bill asked, to which Hex lightly growled and then stuck out her tongue. Bill raised an eyebrow at her reaction. "I guess not. How about goldilocks?" Bill teased, earning a similar reaction from Hex. "Ok, alright. Even I know that's a bad name. Hmm. What about Angel. It fits with the golden fur" Bill suggested. Hex thought about it for a bit. She had already been called Angel in both of the previous universes she had been in, so it wouldn't be too bad. It was like she was starting to have a love-hate relationship with the nickname. Hex barked happily before bouncing around in a circle. Bill chuckled at her reaction. "So, Angel it is" Bill said once Hex had calmed down a bit.
"So, you definitely aren't a normal fox. You seem to understand what I'm saying. But you aren't a supernatural that takes human form from what I'd gathered, or I would have smelled that on you. Is there somethin' special you can do that other animals can't?" Bill asked. Oh, he's clever. I like him even more now.
Hex nodded at him. She wasn't going to correct him about the human form part. Honestly, she would have thought that it was kind of obvious with the golden fur and the golden hair she had as a human, but it was probably because vampires rely so much on their smell that Bill didn't make that connection. "Would you mind showin' me?" Bill asked. Hex nodded before turning into her eagle form with the fire affect. "Ah, impressive. The fire around you doesn't seem to burn anythin'. Can you turn into many animals?" Bill asked after Hex had turned back into a fox. Hex nodded. "And they all have some gold on them?" Bill continued to question. Again, Hex nodded. "Do you want to come back some time. I might not always be around, but I'll leave a window open and a note on the couch if I'm not, that is, if you can read?" Bill asked. Poor guy probably gets lonely here on his own. Hex nodded again. Bill smiled, before continuing to pet Hex softly after she laid her head back on his lap again.
"I'll have to do some research on you. I've never met anythin' like you, but then again, it would be hard to guess that a seemingly normal animal would be able to do somethin' like that. Maybe there aren't that many of your kind around. You do smell like a normal animal" Bill said, more to himself than anyone else. Hex straightened up when her inner time sense said that it was going to be dawn soon. It helped that part of her was a pocket watch, since said item seemed to dissolve into her when she transformed along with her clothing and the other items on her. Hex jumped on the back of the couch and looked out the window to see that the sky was starting to get brighter. Bill looked out as well, spotting the same thing.
"Well, I won't make you stay here the entire day. You might have some friends to visit, or a place where you rest" Bill said, getting up from his couch and going over to the door closely followed by Hex. Bill opened the front door and stood out of the way and waited for Hex to walk through which she did. Hex stopped just after she walked through the door and turned to look at Bill. She barked happily, to which Bill chuckled again before softly closing the door. The whole interaction had gone better than she thought it would.
Hex went some distance away from the Compton Manner until she was sure that Bill wouldn't be able to see her before using her own super speed to get to the Stackhouses, transforming back before she got too close. Hex quietly opened the front door with the key she had gotten from Gran when she had moved in, before sneaking into her bedroom and quickly falling asleep after safely tucking the key away in her hidden pocket.