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Alexia puts one of her hands on her hips and tilts her head slightly, giving her a minor appearance of questioning.

Sam smiles in response and nods.

"You're correct, I am looking for more employees, what are your qualifications though?" He asks.

"Well, I have waited in bar before, along with restaurants and I'm pretty familiar with how things go, plus I'm a very open person so I don't mind talking to people." Alexia explains, as Sookie and Axel are looking at her intently.
"Well, you certainly seem fit for the job, so do you think you could start tonight? It would be great to have more help right away." Sam asks, to which Alexia nods in response.

"Sure thing Mr…?" She responds, ending in a question.

"Please, call me Sam…oh and since they are here, these are your other co-workers…Axel and Sookie."

Sam points to Axel and Sookie as he says their names. After their names being said, Axel and Sookie extend both their hands in an effort to shake hands with Alexia.

"Nice to meet you both." She replies as she takes first Sookie's hand and shakes it, then does the same with Axel's.

"You too Alexia, it's going to be nice having someone new to help around the bar." Sookie responds.

"Well I'm new here too so I hope I can learn some things from you." Axel explains, and when he takes Alexia's hand he hears…nothing, he can't hear her thoughts!

(Hey Sookie, did you hear any of this woman's thoughts?) Axel thinks, sending the question to Sookie.

(No I didn't hear anything, usually it means she has a supernatural aspect to her.) She replies, her face unchanging as she replies to Axel's question.

Axel was suddenly more interested in this woman now, more so then he was before.

"It will be a pleasure working with you both, though I assume you two aren't the only ones who work here, am I correct in assuming so?" Alexia asked, pulling back her hand from Axel's.

"You're right, it's not just us, you probably saw Tara working the bar when you came in, and probably saw Arlene running around the tables, setting them up." Sookie answers as Sam turns towards Axel.
"Seeing as how you're here Axel, would you mind starting your shift with Sookie and Alexia, it would be convenient for you to have the same schedule as she does since you live with her and all." He asks, a smile on his face.

"No problem Sam, except I don't have a uniform…is that a problem?" Axel asks as Sookie pulls Alexia over to where the other uniforms are and pulls on out for her.

"No, it's not a problem right now, I'll order a more…masculine type of uniform for you, should take a week or so to get here."

Axel smiles in response and nods.

"Okay, but do you mind if Sookie gave me a quick run down on how things work around here before I start, I'm pretty sure you wouldn't want an employee running around like a lost dog in your bar." He points out as Sam snorts in laughter, a bit more so than is required for Axel's little joke.

Sam quickly regains his composure and nods, a smirk remaining on his face.

"Of course, Sookie, did you catch that?" He asks as Sookie turns around from helping Alexia find an apron.

"Yep, got it." She replies as she quickly resumes helping Alexia.

"Well then, once those two are done, you're good to go."

"Thanks Sam, this means a lot to me, more than you probably know." Axel responds, with Sookie coming up behind him and grabbing his arm, pulling him out of the office and out into the bar to tell him how things work.

The night was pretty uneventful. After Sookie explained how to do things around the bar, Axel set to work, waiting on people as they came and went. There weren't many people who thought Axel looked underage in fact, a couple people, some guys and some girls, were thinking he looked attractive. Every person he waited on were greeted with a smile and some light conversation, which led to some people asking if he was new and where he was from. As the night went on, more and more people flooded into the bar, which lead to more people's thoughts being heard and which also lead to Axel's concentration being slightly lacking, but thankfully he was able to ignore the thoughts, not lock them out but ignore them, and get through the night.

Back at Sookie's House:

Sookie and Axel begin getting out of Sookie's car and shut the doors in silence. As they walk up to the front steps, a gruff male voice is heard from behind them, along with a quick burst of wind.

"Sookie." Is all it says, with the southern accent making Sookie, sound like "Sookeh"

Sookie quickly turns around and her neutral expression instantly turns to one of fury.

"What do you want Bill?" She spat, her voice coated in ice.

He seems rather unfazed by the contempt that Sookie is showing him, and proceeds to answer Sookie's angry question.

"Eric wishes to see you at Fangtasia, preferably now." He replies as Sookie grits her teeth together.

Sookie immediately runs up to the man, whose name seems to be Bill, and glares into his eyes

"Well you can tell Eric, that I am not something he can command like a dog that comes to him whenever he pleases. In fact, I don't want anything to do with you or him right now, and unless you want a stake shoved through that dead heart of yours, you'll get the hell off my property." She growled, walking up to Axel and pulling him after her.

"I don't think Eric will like that answer Sookie."

As Sookie unlocks the door and steps inside, she turns around and glares back at Bill.

"I don't give a rats ass what Eric thinks…now GET. OFF. MY. LAWN." She replies, her voice rising with each word she spoke.

And without saying another word, the man disappeared, leaving a trail of dust and dirt in his wake.

Sookie turns on her heel and stomps into the house, her anger on her face like a stain on a shirt.

"Sookie…who was that? It surprised me how mad you got." Axel asks as Sookie walks into her the living room and sits down on the couch that is positioned to the left of the fireplace that is built into the wall, made with a dull grey brick.

"That, was Bill…my ex. He and I…well we met one night at the bar when he came in for some True Blood. He's a vampire." Sookie starts explaining as Axel nods his head.

"Yeah, I kind of gathered that, what with him being gone so fast…I'm sure only a vamp could do that." He replies

"Yeah I guess that would be obvious."

Axel sits down beside Sookie and tilts his head in an inquisitive manner.

"So…why do you hate him so much? I mean, I've heard of exes not being on good terms, but that interaction practically bled pure hatred. What happened Sookie?" Axel asks as Sookie's eyes have the distinct shine that only tears could bring.

She brings up a hand and brushes the back of it across her eyes, sniffling audibly.

"God damn it, why do I always need to cry when I'm angry." She whispers, a slight hiccup catching her breath.

Axel sits still and gives Sookie a very sympathetic look, waiting patiently for her to answer him. She sits there in silence for a few moments, before she takes a deep breath.

"It was around last year. Bill and I had been dating for…seven months I think it was. He has been working on a database for the Queen of New Orleans, which has every vampire in the ruling area of the queen recorded in it, so they could find, contact or otherwise just know who was a vamp. Well, I had found that during this, Bill was becoming more distant from me…spending more time working on the database then spending it with me." Sookie takes tissue off the table in front of the couch and dabs her eyes.

"One day, he told me that if anything was to happen to him, I was to take the database and anything else linked to it, and hide it in a crawlspace underneath one of the closets in the rooms upstairs."

Axel nods his head and takes one of Sookie's hands in his.

"Well, not a week after he asked me to do this, he went missing. I went to his house, which is actually just across the cemetery from here, and hid it where he told me to. Eventually, Eric a vampire who is nearly nine hundred years old and the owner of Fangtasia, the one Bill told me I had been summoned to tonight, came and asked me to help him find Bill."

"I was told that someone who could help me was in Shreveport waiting for me. His name is Alcide Herveux and…well he's a werepanther"

Axel's eyes widen in surprise.

"Don't worry, I'll answer in a moment. Eventually, we found where Bill was being kept and went to help him. Alcide was held up so it was up to me to free him from where he was being kept. When I was trying to help him, his maker, Lorraina, attacked me. Thankfully I managed to drive a stake through her and kill her. Bill was badly beaten, and in need of feeding. So I managed to get him to one of the cars near where he was being held. I stole the car and drove it back to where Alcide lives. Unfortunately…" Sookie's voice breaks.

"As I was getting Bill out of the trunk I put him in, Alcide's ex-girlfriend, Debbie, pushed me into the trunk. Debbie wanted me dead because I was posing as Alcide's new girlfriend and she hated that. So I was locked in a trunk…with a blood thirsty vampire. When Bill woke up….he attacked me, started drinking my blood and damn near raped me."

Axel takes in a deep breath and pulls Sookie into a hug.

"I managed to get him to come to his senses, and I haven't spoken to him since." She cries, her tears falling onto Axel's shirt, making little wet spots on it.

"And the worst part of it…he went to his maker, willingly. He CHEATED on me, Axel. That's what hurt the most, I trusted him…I gave myself to him and he just pushed me aside like I was last years designer handbag." Sookie then breaks down into incomprehensible sobs.

Axel's eyes then burn with a hatred that looks like his eyes are on fire, imagining all the horrible things he could do to Bill for what he's done to Sookie.

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Alexia puts one of her hands on her hips and tilts her head slightly, giving her a minor appearance of questioning.

Sam smiles in response and nods.

"You're correct, I am looking for more employees, what are your qualifications though?" He asks.

"Well, I have waited in bar before, along with restaurants and I'm pretty familiar with how things go, plus I'm a very open person so I don't mind talking to people." Alexia explains, as Sookie and Axel are looking at her intently.
"Well, you certainly seem fit for the job, so do you think you could start tonight? It would be great to have more help right away." Sam asks, to which Alexia nods in response.

"Sure thing Mr…?" She responds, ending in a question.

"Please, call me Sam…oh and since they are here, these are your other co-workers…Axel and Sookie."

Sam points to Axel and Sookie as he says their names. After their names being said, Axel and Sookie extend both their hands in an effort to shake hands with Alexia.

"Nice to meet you both." She replies as she takes first Sookie's hand and shakes it, then does the same with Axel's.

"You too Alexia, it's going to be nice having someone new to help around the bar." Sookie responds.

"Well I'm new here too so I hope I can learn some things from you." Axel explains, and when he takes Alexia's hand he hears…nothing, he can't hear her thoughts!

(Hey Sookie, did you hear any of this woman's thoughts?) Axel thinks, sending the question to Sookie.

(No I didn't hear anything, usually it means she has a supernatural aspect to her.) She replies, her face unchanging as she replies to Axel's question.

Axel was suddenly more interested in this woman now, more so then he was before.

"It will be a pleasure working with you both, though I assume you two aren't the only ones who work here, am I correct in assuming so?" Alexia asked, pulling back her hand from Axel's.

"You're right, it's not just us, you probably saw Tara working the bar when you came in, and probably saw Arlene running around the tables, setting them up." Sookie answers as Sam turns towards Axel.
"Seeing as how you're here Axel, would you mind starting your shift with Sookie and Alexia, it would be convenient for you to have the same schedule as she does since you live with her and all." He asks, a smile on his face.

"No problem Sam, except I don't have a uniform…is that a problem?" Axel asks as Sookie pulls Alexia over to where the other uniforms are and pulls on out for her.

"No, it's not a problem right now, I'll order a more…masculine type of uniform for you, should take a week or so to get here."

Axel smiles in response and nods.

"Okay, but do you mind if Sookie gave me a quick run down on how things work around here before I start, I'm pretty sure you wouldn't want an employee running around like a lost dog in your bar." He points out as Sam snorts in laughter, a bit more so than is required for Axel's little joke.

Sam quickly regains his composure and nods, a smirk remaining on his face.

"Of course, Sookie, did you catch that?" He asks as Sookie turns around from helping Alexia find an apron.

"Yep, got it." She replies as she quickly resumes helping Alexia.

"Well then, once those two are done, you're good to go."

"Thanks Sam, this means a lot to me, more than you probably know." Axel responds, with Sookie coming up behind him and grabbing his arm, pulling him out of the office and out into the bar to tell him how things work.

The night was pretty uneventful. After Sookie explained how to do things around the bar, Axel set to work, waiting on people as they came and went. There weren't many people who thought Axel looked underage in fact, a couple people, some guys and some girls, were thinking he looked attractive. Every person he waited on were greeted with a smile and some light conversation, which led to some people asking if he was new and where he was from. As the night went on, more and more people flooded into the bar, which lead to more people's thoughts being heard and which also lead to Axel's concentration being slightly lacking, but thankfully he was able to ignore the thoughts, not lock them out but ignore them, and get through the night.

Back at Sookie's House:

Sookie and Axel begin getting out of Sookie's car and shut the doors in silence. As they walk up to the front steps, a gruff male voice is heard from behind them, along with a quick burst of wind.

"Sookie." Is all it says, with the southern accent making Sookie, sound like "Sookeh"

Sookie quickly turns around and her neutral expression instantly turns to one of fury.

"What do you want Bill?" She spat, her voice coated in ice.

He seems rather unfazed by the contempt that Sookie is showing him, and proceeds to answer Sookie's angry question.

"Eric wishes to see you at Fangtasia, preferably now." He replies as Sookie grits her teeth together.

Sookie immediately runs up to the man, whose name seems to be Bill, and glares into his eyes

"Well you can tell Eric, that I am not something he can command like a dog that comes to him whenever he pleases. In fact, I don't want anything to do with you or him right now, and unless you want a stake shoved through that dead heart of yours, you'll get the hell off my property." She growled, walking up to Axel and pulling him after her.

"I don't think Eric will like that answer Sookie."

As Sookie unlocks the door and steps inside, she turns around and glares back at Bill.

"I don't give a rats ass what Eric thinks…now GET. OFF. MY. LAWN." She replies, her voice rising with each word she spoke.

And without saying another word, the man disappeared, leaving a trail of dust and dirt in his wake.

Sookie turns on her heel and stomps into the house, her anger on her face like a stain on a shirt.

"Sookie…who was that? It surprised me how mad you got." Axel asks as Sookie walks into her the living room and sits down on the couch that is positioned to the left of the fireplace that is built into the wall, made with a dull grey brick.

"That, was Bill…my ex. He and I…well we met one night at the bar when he came in for some True Blood. He's a vampire." Sookie starts explaining as Axel nods his head.

"Yeah, I kind of gathered that, what with him being gone so fast…I'm sure only a vamp could do that." He replies

"Yeah I guess that would be obvious."

Axel sits down beside Sookie and tilts his head in an inquisitive manner.

"So…why do you hate him so much? I mean, I've heard of exes not being on good terms, but that interaction practically bled pure hatred. What happened Sookie?" Axel asks as Sookie's eyes have the distinct shine that only tears could bring.

She brings up a hand and brushes the back of it across her eyes, sniffling audibly.

"God damn it, why do I always need to cry when I'm angry." She whispers, a slight hiccup catching her breath.

Axel sits still and gives Sookie a very sympathetic look, waiting patiently for her to answer him. She sits there in silence for a few moments, before she takes a deep breath.

"It was around last year. Bill and I had been dating for…seven months I think it was. He has been working on a database for the Queen of New Orleans, which has every vampire in the ruling area of the queen recorded in it, so they could find, contact or otherwise just know who was a vamp. Well, I had found that during this, Bill was becoming more distant from me…spending more time working on the database then spending it with me." Sookie takes tissue off the table in front of the couch and dabs her eyes.

"One day, he told me that if anything was to happen to him, I was to take the database and anything else linked to it, and hide it in a crawlspace underneath one of the closets in the rooms upstairs."

Axel nods his head and takes one of Sookie's hands in his.

"Well, not a week after he asked me to do this, he went missing. I went to his house, which is actually just across the cemetery from here, and hid it where he told me to. Eventually, Eric a vampire who is nearly nine hundred years old and the owner of Fangtasia, the one Bill told me I had been summoned to tonight, came and asked me to help him find Bill."

"I was told that someone who could help me was in Shreveport waiting for me. His name is Alcide Herveux and…well he's a werepanther"

Axel's eyes widen in surprise.

"Don't worry, I'll answer in a moment. Eventually, we found where Bill was being kept and went to help him. Alcide was held up so it was up to me to free him from where he was being kept. When I was trying to help him, his maker, Lorraina, attacked me. Thankfully I managed to drive a stake through her and kill her. Bill was badly beaten, and in need of feeding. So I managed to get him to one of the cars near where he was being held. I stole the car and drove it back to where Alcide lives. Unfortunately…" Sookie's voice breaks.

"As I was getting Bill out of the trunk I put him in, Alcide's ex-girlfriend, Debbie, pushed me into the trunk. Debbie wanted me dead because I was posing as Alcide's new girlfriend and she hated that. So I was locked in a trunk…with a blood thirsty vampire. When Bill woke up….he attacked me, started drinking my blood and damn near raped me."

Axel takes in a deep breath and pulls Sookie into a hug.

"I managed to get him to come to his senses, and I haven't spoken to him since." She cries, her tears falling onto Axel's shirt, making little wet spots on it.

"And the worst part of it…he went to his maker, willingly. He CHEATED on me, Axel. That's what hurt the most, I trusted him…I gave myself to him and he just pushed me aside like I was last years designer handbag." Sookie then breaks down into incomprehensible sobs.

Axel's eyes then burn with a hatred that looks like his eyes are on fire, imagining all the horrible things he could do to Bill for what he's done to Sookie.