The Return

Not even the sleep of death could mask her return – I had felt it instantaneously – something I had waited for patiently – for over a year – Sookie was back. The sun was still out so I could not go to her immediately – instead I was forced to wait a bit longer – so wait I did.

I’d taken an inventory of where she was and what she was feeling while I waited – I was certain that she had not been hurt but she was upset and – very – sad. I was also certain that I would not be the only Vampire to sense her return. Bill Compton– or should I say – King Bill Compton – would have also felt it – and he would no doubt get to her before me being closer in proximity. I wondered if she would think differently about him after all this time – and if she had thought about me during her absence.

Passing the time until sundown I had mentally gone through all that had been done to Sookie’s house – the renovation was almost completed and although it was not to my taste – it would be to her – just as if Sookie had done it herself – well – with one or two modifications – ones that I was quite proud of – it was after all – my house now. Yes – over a year had passed but I had never doubted she would return – and had gone to great lengths to make sure that when she did – I would be ready.

Just as I had suspected – when I arrived at the house Compton was already there. What perfect timing – hearing him admit he thought Sookie had died – of course I could not resist telling them both the truth – that I’d known she wasn’t dead – that I’d never lost hope. The King tried his hardest to send me away without formal order – he should have known it would be a futile attempt to try a battle of words with me and at last he had resorted to issuing his Kingly command telling me to go. Ah the look on Sookie’s face when I had – in my own way – acknowledged that I had to obey Bill – she knew something wasn’t right – even better though – was the look she’d given Bill after I’d told her that EVERYONE had given up on her – everyone that is – except me.

I’d passed the rest of the night in somewhat normalcy – dismissing Pam from her ill fated attempt at delivering a public service announcement regarding Vampires and then looking into some area business but one thing stayed on my mind until the minute I went to ground for the day. As I slid into the downtime of our kind I pictured with great detail – that precise moment when I would claim what I now deemed to be – mine.