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Chapter 7:

The world is dark for Axel, causing him to raise his hands, strangely able to see them, even in the blackness. Looking around, he realizes that nothing else but him is there..... just himself and the vast, unending darkness, that almost seems to ooze death. The sound of the same, maniacal laughter from the night he was chased to Sookie's house echoes around him. Quickly looking around him again, he tries to find the source of the voice, but finds nothing.

"Where are you!?" He shouts, intending to sound brave, but his faltering voice betrays him.

"You couldn't save them.....and now, no one is going to be able to save you." The voice says, a disturbing sound of mirth in it.

"You don't frighten me!" Axel yells, before he can even stop himself.

Feeling a short burst of wind behind him, Axel turns and "sees" the source of the voice. By seeing, he only gets a glance a vague, blurry outline of the person, with no discernable features.

"I'll MAKE you be scared of me!" The voice screams, as it hisses and grabs Axel's head, forcing it to the side and sinks it's fangs into his neck, causing Axel to release a primal, terrified scream from his lungs. As he screams, Axel begins trying, in vain, to fight the vampire off of him. Slowly, as the vampire continues to drink from him, Axel feels his strength beginning to fade, and with it, his attempts at fighting back.

The vampire slowly pulls away and with a sound of licking it's lips, laughs.

"Your mother was just as sweet tasting....perhaps you even moreso. I will savor this!" It says, as it raises it's arm, and brings it down in a cutting motion, aimed right at Axel's neck.

With another scream, Axel jolts awake, shooting straight up into a sitting position. He's sitting on the couch in the living room, and Sookie is sitting in the chair across from it, looking like she had just been scared.

"Thank goodness your awake.....you had me scared for a while there." She says as Axel brings up a shaking hand and wipes some of the sweat off his face.

"S-sorry Sookie." He says.

Sookie looks at him with a concerned expression.

"What happened Axel? I went into the kitchen for a moment and when I came back, you were in the middle of falling to the floor."
Axel shivers at the memory and begins explaining.

"I changed the channel of the T.V., like you said, so I could watch something else, but when I did, the news came on. Sookie.....the men who attacked me last night, were found, dead....burned beyond recognition actually....."

Sookie turns ghost white.

"Oh....oh god. Do you think...."

"I KNOW it was that vamp that did it. Must have been pissed that someone else tried to kill me and killed them for it."

A silence drapes over the room as Sookie takes the information in.

"Sookie.....I think we need to talk to someone for protection.....obviously not the police because a vampire could easily do away with a few cops. I think we need to get a vamp."

"Well.....Eric owes me, so I think he's our best bet, as much as i hate to say it."

Axel's eyes light up a bit at the thought of Eric protecting him, and an image of Eric in front of him, fangs out, defending him from the vampire that wants to kill him, flashes through his mind.

"I don't think that's exactly how it would play out hun, Eric's not exactly THAT kind of bodyguard." Sookie says, her face giving him a "give me a break" look

"Oh Sookie, I'm sure he's not so bad....he's gotta be a good person underneath." Axel replies.

Sookie begins chuckling.

"Oh please! He's the furthest from "good" as you could get....at least from what I've seen."

Axel snorts unattractively and stands up, walking to the kitchen to get himself some tea, noticing that a specific section of the floor is cleaner than the rest.

"You passed out just as I was bringing in your tea, so I ended up dropping and shattering the cup I was holding when I ran to catch you."

"Oh....sorry Sookie."

Axel walks into the kitchen, stepping towards the still-warm tea kettle. picking it up off its little stand, he turns on the oven to bring the water back up to it's scalding temperature.
(So, how and when are we going to talk Eric into.....being our bodyguard?) He asks Sookie, feeling it pointless to shout when they could just think-speak to each other.

(I'm planning on going tonight. You're still too young to get into the bar, and Pam, Eric's child, will NOT let you in.) Sookie replies, thinking back to him.

Feeling slightly disappointed with not being able to go and see Eric himself, Axel tries to think of a way for him to be able to get into the bar, regardless of his age. Like the tea kettle is in-tune with his mind, it screeches right as an idea hits him.

(Why not just get to the bar before it opens? I'm sure that Eric and Pam would be there to set it up before they open, right?) He thinks to Sookie, grabbing a teabag out of one of the cupboards and putting it into a mug, poring the now scalding water into it, steam rising in it's wake.

Sookie doesn't respond for a moment, as random thoughts go flying through her mind, none of which are intelligible to Axel. Probably thinking over the idea.

With his tea finished steeping, Axel bends a bit to the side to open one of the drawers holding the cutlery, grabbing out a spoon to scoop out the bag from the cup. Having done that, and thrown the bag into the trash, he begins to make his tea the way he likes it.

He then walks into the living room, setting his tea on the coffee table in front of the couch where he takes a seat beside Sookie, as she finally answers his question from earlier.

"I think.....that MIGHT work. We can go, just before sundown tomorrow, and if we get lucky, we may not even have to go in the bar if we catch them before they go in."

Axel breaks into a happy smile at the thought of being able to talk to Eric. No matter what Sookie has told him about the vampire, she could not dissuade him from being drawn to him.

"That's great! Then at least I can ask him.....since it is technically my idea, I should be the one to ask him."

Sookie gives him a knowing smirk and chuckles.

"You just want an excuse to see him, which for the life of me, I cannot understand."

Axel's face turns serious.

"There's good in him Sookie......I don't want to sound rude because you DO know him, longer than I do, but I can feel it. There's just something about him that's making him hide it from others." Axel takes a moment to take a sip of his tea, his expression changing from one of seriousness to thoughtfulness.

"I don't know how, but I can FEEL the goodness in him. It's like a small glimmer in him, waiting to explode if he would just show it. The fact that he cares for you enough to inform you of the murders, and the fact it's a vampire, should be enough evidence of that."

Silence reigns as Sookie and Axel drink their tea, the television flashing beside them on mute.

"How do you do it Sookie?" Axel asks, breaking the silence.

"Hmmm? Do what?" Sookie replies, her face showing a questioning expression.

"How do you live with this.....gift? I'm not sure what to call it."

For a moment, Sookie is silent as she thinks about how to answer the question.

"Well....it's never easy, I won't lie to you Axel. Some days are sheer hell. Other days, I manage to breeze by. Like life, you need to take it in strides, you can't always be worrying about what people think about you......even if you CAN hear them. I'll show you how to block them out, and over time, it'll become a second nature to you.....things will get better sweetheart, I promise."

Axel nods in response.

"Thanks Sookie....I feel a bit better now."

"Good, now, why don't you go to bed.....you look like you need the rest. Then, we can head over to Fangtasia tomorrow and deal with Eric."

"Okay...thanks again Sookie"

With that, Axel finishes his tea and sets it back onto the coffee and gets up, walking to the stairs, and up to his room for a much needed goodnight's sleep.

Chapter 7 Part 2:

Having woke up early the next morning, Axel is unable to get back to sleep, seeing the sun just barely breaking over the horizon. With a slight yawn, he slides himself out of bed and walks downstairs in his pajama bottoms, keeping quite so as not to wake up Sookie.

Having successfully made it to the bottom, Axel turns into the kitchen and walks over to the kettle, opting for some tea instead of coffee to wake himself up. He opens up a cupboard and grabs a decent sized cup, setting it on the counter in front of the kettle of water, filing the cup with two scoops of sugar and a tea bag, while also flipping the switch to begin boiling the water.

Now that he has his cup ready for when the water is finished boiling, Axel sits himself at the kitchen table and begins humming a tune to himself as the sound of the water beginning to boil can be heard slightly in the background. As he hums, he is reminded of his parents, his mother specifically, and the smell of her hair, long and beautiful. He can "hear" her humming along with him and he feels more relaxed than he has in a long time.

The sound of the tea kettle clicking shatters the little daydream Axel had dozed off into.

(Oooooh! Did I just hear the tea kettle clicking?) Sookie's thinks, bringing a smile to Axel's face as he gets up and pours water into his cup, while also grabbing another cup and teabag for Sookie.

(Yep, I'll get you some now so it's steeped when you come down) He thinks back to her, grabbing a spoon from a drawer and stirring the tea to even out the steeped tea, then walks over to the fridge and pulls out a milk carton, returning to his cup and pouring in enough milk to make the tea go from a dark red, to a light pink.

Sookie's footsteps can be heard upstairs as Axel walks back to the table and sits down with his tea, calmly sipping it and enjoying the smooth, sweet taste of it as it warms him and helps his senses wake up.

(What was that beautiful sound I woke up to? I sounded like someone was singing.) Sookie asks as Axel blushes.

(That would have been me, probably...I was humming a lullaby my mother used to sing to me.)

Sookie's footsteps are now heard coming down the steps, eventually she turns into the kitchen and she smiles at Axel, who smiles at her in return.

"That was you humming?" She asks, walking over to her tea and scooping some sugar into it while taking out the teabag.
Axel nods, even though Sookie has her back to him.

"Mmmmhmm. My mom and I kind of had the same singing voices. The funny thing was that I could go higher than her and she could go lower than I could." Axel replies, chuckling to himself.

"How sweet. Most boys would rather die before they get caught singing....but then again, most of those boys shouldn't be heard singing anyway." Sookie says, laughing at her little joke as she sits down at the table.

"That can be very true, but you would be surprised how many guys sing like I do. So, how did you sleep?"

"Really well...how are you feeling? You weren't looking so good when you went to bed last night."

Axel takes a sip of his tea, as does Sookie, before answering.

"I feel much better.....last night was just a very Distressing night.....I mean, I was pissed at those guys for trying to kill me....but it doesn't mean I wanted them to die."

" I know hun...don't worry, we'll go talk to Eric, and if he doesn't help, I'll call Alcide and Jason."

"Thank you Sookie. I don't wanna look a gift horse in the mouth....but why are you wanting to help me so much? You hardly know me."

"I've always had a personality that wants to help anyone in trouble. I feel a connection to you, Axel, because you're only the second Telepath I have come across....and you've been through so much already, that I want to help give you a better life. To me, you're already family."

"Family..." Axel says to himself as a tear begins creeping out of his left eye and sliding down his cheek.

"Yes, family." Sookie says as she takes one of Axel's hand in hers and squeezes it.

With a sniffle and a wipe of his cheek, Axel looks at Sookie with a beaming smile. Some more tears sliding down his cheeks.

"I don't think you know just how happy you've made me by saying that Sookie....thank you."

Sookie gives Axel's hand another squeeze, then lets it go as she smiles.

"You don't need to thank me sweetheart. I'm so glad that I've met you.....more thankful than you probably know."

"Well... the feeling is mutual." Axel replies as he finished his tea and lets out a sigh of happiness as he wipes the remainder of his tears from his face.

Both Sookie and Axel, sit in a peaceful silence for a few moments. Sookie then breaks it.

"Axel?"

"Hmmm?"

"Could you...sing? I would love to hear your voice." She asks....looking a little nervous for asking.

For a few moments, Axel is silent as he thinks over the question. He nods slowly in response.

"Well....I don't know Sookie. I'm not very confident in my singing when I have people watching me." Axel replies, blushing a little

Sookie gives him a look of understanding and nods

"Alright Axel.....you can sing around me, when you're ready. I won't push the subject."

Axel smiles lightly and takes one last sip from his coffee, finishing it off.

"Thanks Sookie. You're really amazing."

"How so?" Sookie asks, a quizzical look on her face as Axel gets up and takes his cup to the sink, giving it a quick rinse with some soap water.

"You just are. I mean, every time I came across someone willing to let me into their house, they were cautious of me. Then when they found out I was homeless, they were all too eager to get social services to come take me away. But not you. You've not only given me a home and a new family.....you're accommodating to me personally. You don't pressure me with anything, and basically let me do what I want to with reason."

Axel puts his cleaned cup back in the cupboard, then returns to the table and sits back down.

"Well of course I am Axel. How couldn't I? I mean, you've been through so much in your short life. You needed to be given a home that you feel safe in and needed to have people who care about you and will be there for you when you need them most. There's no way you could have had that in a foster home. I know what it's like to feel you don't belong and that you're the only one with your gift. I couldn't just let you go....I wouldn't have forgiven myself."

For a moment, Axel feels a slight blush on his face, before Sookie stands up from the table with a smile on her face.

"Well....we have the whole day before we have to go to Fangtasia...what do you say we go do something fun? I could see if Tara's off work and we could all go hang out somewhere, just the three of us."

Axel smiles brightly at the thought of just spending time with Sookie and the loudmouthed Tara, who has been nothing but kind to him since they met.

"I'd like that....really I would." Axel says as he stands up as well, then a thought crosses his mind

"Wait, Tara's the bartender....wouldn't she be at the bar everyday?" He asks as Sookie laughs.

"Of course not silly....she gets days off too and Sam tends bar. Now lets hurry and give her a call before she has the chance to make any plans, she should be waking up by now too."

Axel nods as he and Sookie go into the living room to call Tara. A relaxing and entertaining day seemingly waiting for them.

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Chapter 7:

The world is dark for Axel, causing him to raise his hands, strangely able to see them, even in the blackness. Looking around, he realizes that nothing else but him is there..... just himself and the vast, unending darkness, that almost seems to ooze death. The sound of the same, maniacal laughter from the night he was chased to Sookie's house echoes around him. Quickly looking around him again, he tries to find the source of the voice, but finds nothing.

"Where are you!?" He shouts, intending to sound brave, but his faltering voice betrays him.

"You couldn't save them.....and now, no one is going to be able to save you." The voice says, a disturbing sound of mirth in it.

"You don't frighten me!" Axel yells, before he can even stop himself.

Feeling a short burst of wind behind him, Axel turns and "sees" the source of the voice. By seeing, he only gets a glance a vague, blurry outline of the person, with no discernable features.

"I'll MAKE you be scared of me!" The voice screams, as it hisses and grabs Axel's head, forcing it to the side and sinks it's fangs into his neck, causing Axel to release a primal, terrified scream from his lungs. As he screams, Axel begins trying, in vain, to fight the vampire off of him. Slowly, as the vampire continues to drink from him, Axel feels his strength beginning to fade, and with it, his attempts at fighting back.

The vampire slowly pulls away and with a sound of licking it's lips, laughs.

"Your mother was just as sweet tasting....perhaps you even moreso. I will savor this!" It says, as it raises it's arm, and brings it down in a cutting motion, aimed right at Axel's neck.

With another scream, Axel jolts awake, shooting straight up into a sitting position. He's sitting on the couch in the living room, and Sookie is sitting in the chair across from it, looking like she had just been scared.

"Thank goodness your awake.....you had me scared for a while there." She says as Axel brings up a shaking hand and wipes some of the sweat off his face.

"S-sorry Sookie." He says.

Sookie looks at him with a concerned expression.

"What happened Axel? I went into the kitchen for a moment and when I came back, you were in the middle of falling to the floor."
Axel shivers at the memory and begins explaining.

"I changed the channel of the T.V., like you said, so I could watch something else, but when I did, the news came on. Sookie.....the men who attacked me last night, were found, dead....burned beyond recognition actually....."

Sookie turns ghost white.

"Oh....oh god. Do you think...."

"I KNOW it was that vamp that did it. Must have been pissed that someone else tried to kill me and killed them for it."

A silence drapes over the room as Sookie takes the information in.

"Sookie.....I think we need to talk to someone for protection.....obviously not the police because a vampire could easily do away with a few cops. I think we need to get a vamp."

"Well.....Eric owes me, so I think he's our best bet, as much as i hate to say it."

Axel's eyes light up a bit at the thought of Eric protecting him, and an image of Eric in front of him, fangs out, defending him from the vampire that wants to kill him, flashes through his mind.

"I don't think that's exactly how it would play out hun, Eric's not exactly THAT kind of bodyguard." Sookie says, her face giving him a "give me a break" look

"Oh Sookie, I'm sure he's not so bad....he's gotta be a good person underneath." Axel replies.

Sookie begins chuckling.

"Oh please! He's the furthest from "good" as you could get....at least from what I've seen."

Axel snorts unattractively and stands up, walking to the kitchen to get himself some tea, noticing that a specific section of the floor is cleaner than the rest.

"You passed out just as I was bringing in your tea, so I ended up dropping and shattering the cup I was holding when I ran to catch you."

"Oh....sorry Sookie."

Axel walks into the kitchen, stepping towards the still-warm tea kettle. picking it up off its little stand, he turns on the oven to bring the water back up to it's scalding temperature.
(So, how and when are we going to talk Eric into.....being our bodyguard?) He asks Sookie, feeling it pointless to shout when they could just think-speak to each other.

(I'm planning on going tonight. You're still too young to get into the bar, and Pam, Eric's child, will NOT let you in.) Sookie replies, thinking back to him.

Feeling slightly disappointed with not being able to go and see Eric himself, Axel tries to think of a way for him to be able to get into the bar, regardless of his age. Like the tea kettle is in-tune with his mind, it screeches right as an idea hits him.

(Why not just get to the bar before it opens? I'm sure that Eric and Pam would be there to set it up before they open, right?) He thinks to Sookie, grabbing a teabag out of one of the cupboards and putting it into a mug, poring the now scalding water into it, steam rising in it's wake.

Sookie doesn't respond for a moment, as random thoughts go flying through her mind, none of which are intelligible to Axel. Probably thinking over the idea.

With his tea finished steeping, Axel bends a bit to the side to open one of the drawers holding the cutlery, grabbing out a spoon to scoop out the bag from the cup. Having done that, and thrown the bag into the trash, he begins to make his tea the way he likes it.

He then walks into the living room, setting his tea on the coffee table in front of the couch where he takes a seat beside Sookie, as she finally answers his question from earlier.

"I think.....that MIGHT work. We can go, just before sundown tomorrow, and if we get lucky, we may not even have to go in the bar if we catch them before they go in."

Axel breaks into a happy smile at the thought of being able to talk to Eric. No matter what Sookie has told him about the vampire, she could not dissuade him from being drawn to him.

"That's great! Then at least I can ask him.....since it is technically my idea, I should be the one to ask him."

Sookie gives him a knowing smirk and chuckles.

"You just want an excuse to see him, which for the life of me, I cannot understand."

Axel's face turns serious.

"There's good in him Sookie......I don't want to sound rude because you DO know him, longer than I do, but I can feel it. There's just something about him that's making him hide it from others." Axel takes a moment to take a sip of his tea, his expression changing from one of seriousness to thoughtfulness.

"I don't know how, but I can FEEL the goodness in him. It's like a small glimmer in him, waiting to explode if he would just show it. The fact that he cares for you enough to inform you of the murders, and the fact it's a vampire, should be enough evidence of that."

Silence reigns as Sookie and Axel drink their tea, the television flashing beside them on mute.

"How do you do it Sookie?" Axel asks, breaking the silence.

"Hmmm? Do what?" Sookie replies, her face showing a questioning expression.

"How do you live with this.....gift? I'm not sure what to call it."

For a moment, Sookie is silent as she thinks about how to answer the question.

"Well....it's never easy, I won't lie to you Axel. Some days are sheer hell. Other days, I manage to breeze by. Like life, you need to take it in strides, you can't always be worrying about what people think about you......even if you CAN hear them. I'll show you how to block them out, and over time, it'll become a second nature to you.....things will get better sweetheart, I promise."

Axel nods in response.

"Thanks Sookie....I feel a bit better now."

"Good, now, why don't you go to bed.....you look like you need the rest. Then, we can head over to Fangtasia tomorrow and deal with Eric."

"Okay...thanks again Sookie"

With that, Axel finishes his tea and sets it back onto the coffee and gets up, walking to the stairs, and up to his room for a much needed goodnight's sleep.

Chapter 7 Part 2:

Having woke up early the next morning, Axel is unable to get back to sleep, seeing the sun just barely breaking over the horizon. With a slight yawn, he slides himself out of bed and walks downstairs in his pajama bottoms, keeping quite so as not to wake up Sookie.

Having successfully made it to the bottom, Axel turns into the kitchen and walks over to the kettle, opting for some tea instead of coffee to wake himself up. He opens up a cupboard and grabs a decent sized cup, setting it on the counter in front of the kettle of water, filing the cup with two scoops of sugar and a tea bag, while also flipping the switch to begin boiling the water.

Now that he has his cup ready for when the water is finished boiling, Axel sits himself at the kitchen table and begins humming a tune to himself as the sound of the water beginning to boil can be heard slightly in the background. As he hums, he is reminded of his parents, his mother specifically, and the smell of her hair, long and beautiful. He can "hear" her humming along with him and he feels more relaxed than he has in a long time.

The sound of the tea kettle clicking shatters the little daydream Axel had dozed off into.

(Oooooh! Did I just hear the tea kettle clicking?) Sookie's thinks, bringing a smile to Axel's face as he gets up and pours water into his cup, while also grabbing another cup and teabag for Sookie.

(Yep, I'll get you some now so it's steeped when you come down) He thinks back to her, grabbing a spoon from a drawer and stirring the tea to even out the steeped tea, then walks over to the fridge and pulls out a milk carton, returning to his cup and pouring in enough milk to make the tea go from a dark red, to a light pink.

Sookie's footsteps can be heard upstairs as Axel walks back to the table and sits down with his tea, calmly sipping it and enjoying the smooth, sweet taste of it as it warms him and helps his senses wake up.

(What was that beautiful sound I woke up to? I sounded like someone was singing.) Sookie asks as Axel blushes.

(That would have been me, probably...I was humming a lullaby my mother used to sing to me.)

Sookie's footsteps are now heard coming down the steps, eventually she turns into the kitchen and she smiles at Axel, who smiles at her in return.

"That was you humming?" She asks, walking over to her tea and scooping some sugar into it while taking out the teabag.
Axel nods, even though Sookie has her back to him.

"Mmmmhmm. My mom and I kind of had the same singing voices. The funny thing was that I could go higher than her and she could go lower than I could." Axel replies, chuckling to himself.

"How sweet. Most boys would rather die before they get caught singing....but then again, most of those boys shouldn't be heard singing anyway." Sookie says, laughing at her little joke as she sits down at the table.

"That can be very true, but you would be surprised how many guys sing like I do. So, how did you sleep?"

"Really well...how are you feeling? You weren't looking so good when you went to bed last night."

Axel takes a sip of his tea, as does Sookie, before answering.

"I feel much better.....last night was just a very Distressing night.....I mean, I was pissed at those guys for trying to kill me....but it doesn't mean I wanted them to die."

" I know hun...don't worry, we'll go talk to Eric, and if he doesn't help, I'll call Alcide and Jason."

"Thank you Sookie. I don't wanna look a gift horse in the mouth....but why are you wanting to help me so much? You hardly know me."

"I've always had a personality that wants to help anyone in trouble. I feel a connection to you, Axel, because you're only the second Telepath I have come across....and you've been through so much already, that I want to help give you a better life. To me, you're already family."

"Family..." Axel says to himself as a tear begins creeping out of his left eye and sliding down his cheek.

"Yes, family." Sookie says as she takes one of Axel's hand in hers and squeezes it.

With a sniffle and a wipe of his cheek, Axel looks at Sookie with a beaming smile. Some more tears sliding down his cheeks.

"I don't think you know just how happy you've made me by saying that Sookie....thank you."

Sookie gives Axel's hand another squeeze, then lets it go as she smiles.

"You don't need to thank me sweetheart. I'm so glad that I've met you.....more thankful than you probably know."

"Well... the feeling is mutual." Axel replies as he finished his tea and lets out a sigh of happiness as he wipes the remainder of his tears from his face.

Both Sookie and Axel, sit in a peaceful silence for a few moments. Sookie then breaks it.

"Axel?"

"Hmmm?"

"Could you...sing? I would love to hear your voice." She asks....looking a little nervous for asking.

For a few moments, Axel is silent as he thinks over the question. He nods slowly in response.

"Well....I don't know Sookie. I'm not very confident in my singing when I have people watching me." Axel replies, blushing a little

Sookie gives him a look of understanding and nods

"Alright Axel.....you can sing around me, when you're ready. I won't push the subject."

Axel smiles lightly and takes one last sip from his coffee, finishing it off.

"Thanks Sookie. You're really amazing."

"How so?" Sookie asks, a quizzical look on her face as Axel gets up and takes his cup to the sink, giving it a quick rinse with some soap water.

"You just are. I mean, every time I came across someone willing to let me into their house, they were cautious of me. Then when they found out I was homeless, they were all too eager to get social services to come take me away. But not you. You've not only given me a home and a new family.....you're accommodating to me personally. You don't pressure me with anything, and basically let me do what I want to with reason."

Axel puts his cleaned cup back in the cupboard, then returns to the table and sits back down.

"Well of course I am Axel. How couldn't I? I mean, you've been through so much in your short life. You needed to be given a home that you feel safe in and needed to have people who care about you and will be there for you when you need them most. There's no way you could have had that in a foster home. I know what it's like to feel you don't belong and that you're the only one with your gift. I couldn't just let you go....I wouldn't have forgiven myself."

For a moment, Axel feels a slight blush on his face, before Sookie stands up from the table with a smile on her face.

"Well....we have the whole day before we have to go to Fangtasia...what do you say we go do something fun? I could see if Tara's off work and we could all go hang out somewhere, just the three of us."

Axel smiles brightly at the thought of just spending time with Sookie and the loudmouthed Tara, who has been nothing but kind to him since they met.

"I'd like that....really I would." Axel says as he stands up as well, then a thought crosses his mind

"Wait, Tara's the bartender....wouldn't she be at the bar everyday?" He asks as Sookie laughs.

"Of course not silly....she gets days off too and Sam tends bar. Now lets hurry and give her a call before she has the chance to make any plans, she should be waking up by now too."

Axel nods as he and Sookie go into the living room to call Tara. A relaxing and entertaining day seemingly waiting for them.