Chapter 1: Reunion

I had just finished another long shift at Merlotte's and the Bon Temps church clock had just chimed 2am. 'Jeez, Sam is working me to the bone these days, but at least there is no more supernatural trouble.'

It had been 8 months since the Hep V outbreak and most of the cases had been cured with a new vaccine called Antidote V. Everything had calmed down, Bill had gone back to being King of Louisana once he cleared up his differences with the Authority. Jessica was is a happy relationship with Hoyt again and Jason was in a convenient agreement with Violet, his vampire friend. Pam and Tara were running Fangtasia in Eric's absence. Eric had not been seen since freeing everyone from the Vampire Prison.

I got into my old yellow shack of a car and began the short drive back to my house where Alcide was waiting for me. That night was the night. I had been with Alcide about 4 months mainly down to the fact of him comforting me after all the trouble eight months ago, but then I just wanted to go solo for some time. 'It is not that I don't love Alcide, it is just that my feelings are so confusing and I just want some alone time, I hope he doesn't take it too badly.'

As I was thinking about what I was going to say, I wasn't really paying attention to the where I was driving, and before I knew it, a huge thump! Came from the front of the car and that was when I realised I had hit something. I screeched the car to a halt, unbuckled my seat belt and rushed out of the car.

At the front of a car laid a young bright eyed doe. There seemed to be no blood and before I knew it the young animal had gotten up and was clearly quite stable on her legs. Then, for I don't know how long, the Doe just stared at me like it could sense that I had that connection with Nature that came with being one of the Fae or having fairy blood which I did. Then there was a rustle from the bushes and the Doe darted off into the shrubbery. There was further rustling from the bushes and the rustling seemed like it was coming from all around me. 'What the hell?' I was so scared that I shouted out,

"Come out you fucker and show you face!'

A deep, seductive and familiar voice replied,

"Now Sookie, that is not the most polite to welcome back an old lover."