Look Before You Leap [True Blood]

12: A Lot Can Happen In 400 Years

"This is my house! I can't trespass on my own property!"

The guards pulled me outside.

"I hate you!" I yelled.

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The next night I drove over to Jason's. He was afraid he was going to shift in to a werepanther and Sookie had offered to sit with him.

I walked up in the middle of there conversation about wanting to be normal.

"Rachel and I were always the freaks at school. Rachel was only popular because she knew how to use her powers to get what she wanted. But people were scared of her too. People always fear the unknown but once your embrace something, especially if it's part of you or someone you love, you realize how amazing that thing can be," I said.

"I guess that makes sense," Jason said. "Hey can you go grab me another beer?"

I laughed. "Sure."

"I'll come with you," Sookie said.

We walked up to the house and I grabbed two beers out of the fridge for them and a Dr. Pepper for me. Beer was just nasty.

We walked back down the hill and Jason's chair was empty.

"Jason?" I called.

"Jason!" Sookie yelled.

"Shit."

Sookie grabbed the gun and we walked off into the trees.

"Jason, come on!" I yelled.

"We can deal with this at home!" Sookie yelled.

There was some shuffling in the trees.

"Jason?"

Debbie came out of the trees. Sookie pointed the gun at her.

"Oh hey Sookie, and Rach-"

"Lily," I corrected her.

"Right..."

"What are you doing out here?" Sookie asked.

Alcide stepped out of the trees. "She's with me."

Sookie lowered the gun.

"We're on our way to a meeting with our new pack."

"You really shouldn't be running around this late at night, it being a full moon and all," Debbie said.

"You never know what kind of things you'll run into," I mumbled.

"Werepanthers, they're like werewolves but cats right?" Sookie asked.

"Basically. Why?" Alcide asked.

"How would one become a werepanther?" I asked.

"They can't unless they have a least one full blooded parent," Debbie said.

"So if I had gotten bit-" Sookie started. Both Debbie and Alcide looked at her. "I didn't get bit. But if I did I wouldn't turn into a werepanther?"

"It's hereditary, not a virus," Alcide said.

"Are you sure?" I asked.

"You want to tell me what's going on?" he asked.

"Um, thanks for the help...Go on, go shift, kill things, do whatever you do..." I said awkwardly.

"Yeah. We need to go," Sookie grabbed my arm.

"Yeah...bye Alcide!"

We walked off into the woods.