The Opposite of Perfect {Sevanni}

[Katherine Summer]

Attire

The sun would be going down soon but Katherine didn't mind. She had her mind set on walking and she was going to do it, vampires or no vampires. Okay, so she wasn't really scared of vampires but honestly, they did have a tendency to sneak up on people and scare them half to death. Katherine had little patience for them, she was by no means going to become any vampires quick midnight snack.

She looked herself over in the mirror once more, checking her makeup and her attire for the evening. Yes, she looked as if she were getting ready to go to some party, but no, it was simply a habit to dress this nicely all the time. Katherine had lived in the city until about a month ago. She hadn't gotten out much at first. Too depressed to see or talk to anyone. Her mother had been the reason of the move, and overbearing women who couldn't stay out of Katherine's personal life. However, in escaping from her mother, she had also left behind a loving sister who looked up to her and loved her dearly.

That's what had hurt about leaving, seeing her sisters tear stricken face in her rear-view mirror. It broke her heart, even now, as she stood at the door getting ready to leave. Her little dog was fast asleep and hopefully he would stay that way, though Katherine found that unlikely.

She walked out the door, making sure it was locked before heading out toward Merlottes. She'd been there only a few times but had found the place rather enjoyable. A seemingly nice place to just relax and maybe meet some and make a friends or two. A soft sigh was let out in the dwindling light. Katherine walked with a slow place, still observing the place that she had come to make her new home at. She didn't know very many people yet. Not that she was shy or anything, she had simply needed some time to get comfortable here. But now that's what she wanted more then ever. Just someone she could hang out with and talk to when she was feeling down. Maybe even be more then just a friend.

Katherine didn't sleep around, contrary to what most people tended to think about her. She was the type of women who wanted a long term relationship, but most guys around her age didn't want that. At least not where she'd come from. So her dating list was rather short, and her list of lovers was even shorter still.

The sun was nearly set when she finally walked into Merlottes, but she didn't feel tired. It was a shorter walk then she had originally expected it to be. Which was good. Thankfully it wasn't to busy and she returned smiles to those who had given them when she went to go take her seat in a booth by the windows. Sliding the coat off and setting it down beside her, along with her purse. Oh she knew she could hang her coat up, but men had an odd habit of coming over and sitting next to her without being invited to do so. Katherine figured if her belongings were there they would no longer feel so inclined to continue the bad habit.

She struggled for a moment to remember the red headed waitress name as she came over to take her order. Luckily she remembered before she reached her table. "Hey Arlene." She said, giving her a bright smile. She hadn't been around long enough to have gotten an accent, but it was coming along. Slowly but surely she would end up sounding like everyone else around town. Katherine simply got a Coke and small order of cheese fries with a side of ranch. Saying that she needed to watch her weight. After Arlene went to place in her order she turned to look out the window. After a minute she reached out and let her hair down, running her fingers through it for a few seconds to fix it. She would most likely put it back up when she left.

[~Sevanni Black~]

"Mamma....." He spoke softly as he wiped her forehead lightly with the white cloth doused dry with cool water. He sat on the edge of her bed as she lay there looking adoringly at her son. "Mamma....I'm going to Merlottes for a little while.....Indie and J.J. are here for you while I'm gone." She closed lids heavily, tiresome. She was always tired now. Her pill bottles lined in a row on her night stand. A cold glass of water rested under the lamp that was turned off. The cool air lifting into the room as she lay under sheets and blankets. He let a sigh escape lips, saddened by the look of her, and feeling little guilt for leaving, but he needed a night out that didn't involve vampires and brutes and blood and bodies.

The cloth was placed into the basin nearby as it rested on her dresser, looking back before walking through the door to meet Indie facing him with her arms crossed. Sevanni rolled his eyes and snickered with an upturned upper lip. "Don't start Indie." He already knew she was going to start running off at the mouth.

"You know daddy wouldn't like what you're doin." Sevanni had nearly made it to the stairs, resting his left hand on the banister and turning back before stepping down. "Well daddy ain't here now is he?!" He shouted in her direction, huffing as she huffed, her mouth slightly ajar to the shock that Sevanni had actually raised his voice toward her.

He turned and raced down the stairs, skipping two by two before finally landing on the wooden floor in the hall. Grabbing his coat and throwing it over, pushing arms through before pushing down on the lock and pulling the handle. All he had to do was walk down that driveway and hike it through the cemetery, past the Stackhouse home, and jive it over to Merlottes.

It took him about fifteen minutes to get there by foot. Had he been smart and grabbed his bike then he would have made it in less than half the time. But he had managed to stall a bit in the cemetery, hoping to see that familiar face and get out some aggression by talking. Getting out his aggravation to someone who could speak back to him. Not that he looked for comfort, but it was more so to take the focus off of his mind.

Once he made it inside, Sev had paused in the doorway, moving inward some to let his eyes scan over to his booth. The one he usually sat at whenever he came into merlottes. Hearty laughter was going on, it was the usual dinner time for Bon Tempians, which meant Sam was going to be making some pretty good dollars.

Damn. His seat was taken, and by someone that appeared to be female as she let loose her hair and ran fingers through it. Females always did that, but sometims he did too. His hair was just a smidgen too long for a guy, but it was perfect for his head shape and those features.

Sevanni walked over to the bar, it was Tara's night on. Goody for him. He almost snickered thinking about it, but all in all, she had never given him any trouble. Not really. "Hey Sev.....what can I getchya?" His head turned from the woman in his booth to Tara, frowning and speaking mopily. "My booth if it's not too much trouble." He was really down about it, but of course she had rolled her eyes and grabbed a bottle of Heineken. Tapping his hand before moving around the bar. "Come on."

Oh gawd, what the hell was she going to do? With Tara ya never knew, but he had a feeling he did know. He was so out of his mind that he didn't even see her grab another bottle, two green's sat on the table after Tara had grabbed his hand and led him over there.

"Hi...." She began as she spoke to the girl to gain her attention. Setting the two bottles on the table with her right hand and crunching Sev close to her side. "I'm Tara, this here is Sevanni, and you are?" She asked, not even bothering to wait for the woman's response, instead she smiled sarcastically, knowing she had to get back to the bar. "Ya know what....i just remembered...." She started a little chortle. "I don't really give a damn...." She smiled wide and spoke to Sev in a low tone. "Drink....talk....and if ya fuck her, I want a tip." His heart was racing a mile a minute through all of it, letting out a surprised breath of shock to her last statement, not his intentions at all.

He turned his head to view the woman, an awkward crooked smile at the corner of the left side of his mouth. He shook his head in disbelief..."Sorry....she can be a little outgoing at times." Well he was off to a good start so far. "Uhm.....I just told her you were in my usual booth and she dragged me over here." Breaths released, his right arm moving out so his hand could take hold of the green bottle and hold it close to him.

[Katherine Summer]

Katherine smiled at Arlene as she brought her Coke out and told her it would be just a few more minute or so on her fries. She had told her thank you, and the spirited little red head had left her table. She glanced around, looking at nothing and yet everything at the same time. It wouldn't be so bad living here. Sure it wasn't as loud as the city, but surprisingly that was one of the reasons she picked this place. After living with all that noise a little peace and quiet was perfect for her.

Blue eyes stopped on the young man now at the bar, but looked away quickly when because he was looking at her too. She hadn't seen him come in, and wondered if he'd actually been there the whole time and she'd simply been too unobservant to notice. She lifted her glass to her lightly colored lips and took a sip of Coke, then sat it back down, away from the edge of the table.

She was more alert now so she saw when Tara started toward her booth. Katherine had never talked to her, but she had learned her name quickly from others. And with her was the same guy from the bar. She gave booth of them a question look, not rude but extremely curious as to why they were over here. She was looking at the guy more then Tara. He had nice hair. A little long for a guy but it worked on him and went along with his looks.

"Hi...." Two bottles were set down, she glanced at them before moving her gaze up to her. "Hi.." She said, a little uncertain. "I'm Tara, this here is Sevanni, and you are?" Katherine smiled politely, opening her mouth to reply but Tara gave he no chance to even utter a single syllable before she spoke again. "Ya know what....i just remembered....I don't really give a damn...." Well at least she was honest. Then she turned to speak to Sevanni in low tones but her words were still heard by her. Katherine's cheeks blushed just a little. She was slightly shocked by her words, but also couldn't help smiling, biting down on her lower lip to keep from laughing.

Katherine looked at Sevanni, wondering what he would do now. Would he stay and sit? Or take off back to the bar and hide out there away from her. That awkward crooked smile of his was damn cute. "Sorry....she can be a little outgoing at times." A delicate shoulder raised and then relaxed again. Shrugging it off. "Uhm.....I just told her you were in my usual booth and she dragged me over here." Her blushed deepened slightly at that. "Oh..." She gave him an apologetic smile, "I'm really sorry. I didn't know this was your usual seat." Oh God, how awkward.

She dug her fingers through her hair again, a nervous habit. Her took hold of one of the bottles. "Look.. if you want, you can sit here with me." A voice was soft, comforting, trying to get rid of the awkward feeling. "I mean you mine as well, right? Tara brought you over her. She'll probably just get after you about walking away." Her hand lifted from the table to gesture to the spot across from her. "Come on, Sevanni. I wont bite."

[~Sevanni Black~]

"Wow, she has such a beautiful smile." He thought to himself as she bit her lower lip and tried not to laugh. He could tell when someone was going to smile or laugh, a contagious thing. A smile. It made other people want to smile, especially when you smiled for no reason at all. "I'm really sorry. I didn't know this was your usual seat." He shrugged, standing there and finally taking a sip of the beer. Sevanni wasn't really a beer kind of guy. Not that he was against beer, it just had a slightly bitter taste than he had liked, but Heineken's and corona's had been good with slices of lime in it.

That little spritz sound lifting from lips as he took the bottle away from them, resting it by his side as his arm dropped. "It's not like my name's written on it or anything ya know." A statement, misguided into letting the listener think it was a question. "Look.. if you want, you can sit here with me." He liked the way she tussled her hair. Spreading fingers through long strands, dark, obeying. It felt like he was watching a commercial for Garnier or something.

She had the sweetest most tender voice he could imagine to hear from a woman. Some had been high pitched, deep, off beat than normal and loud or too soft. She seemed to have been just right. "I mean you mine as well, right? Tara brought you over her. She'll probably just get after you about walking away." How cleverly true. She would probably aim to slap him upside the head and be all; "What the fuck do you think you're doing? Get your white ass over there and go get you some." Sevanni almost laughed, spreading lips and showing a little bit of teeth. "Yeah I guess you're right." He said after looking in her direction. The girl did know how to abuse people, but Sevanni assumed it was how she showed her love.

Her hand lifted from the table to gesture to the spot across from her. "Come on, Sevanni. I wont bite." Great, he hoped it wasn't some form of her letting him know that she was a vampire, but he didn't get those bells. Just, a calming silence. It was good to go one night without having some vampire scare the shit out of you.

Another chortle. "Thanks.....Not that it's a bother.....and to you I hope it aint.....It's just that I prefer sitting here every time I come here..." She could think it was a comfort thing, or something like, the best seat in the house, but it just wasn't the case there.

Sevanni slid into the seat, sitting across from her and minding the things to the side of him. He cleared his throat, looking up as Arlene had popped out of nowhere. "Back again Suge?" He smirked and nodded. "Yeah....foods good so...." Her tongue was sliding across her inner cheek, smirking as she nodded at him.

"Ya know that whole mess out in the alley down the road is all over Bon Temps....." His smirk lowered to a frown, turning his head away in an awkward fashion. "I warned you about that one....maybe next time you'll listen to me....so what'll it be tonight?"

He huffed out of his nostrils, finally looking up and out the window to his side. "Dr. Pepper and a Gyro." No please this time. Nothing smart or too his polite bringing. Just a simple order. "And some onion rings with Ranch sauce." Both spoke it at the same time and Arlene murmured on. "Yeah I got it." She stuck her pencil in her hair, tucking the pad away after ripping his order paper off.

Okay, so he avoided the woman's eyes and finally did bring them to meet them. He could change the topic, maybe she wouldn't ask if he had. "Sorry....I didn't catch your name." Way to go Sev.

[Katherine Summer]

"Thanks.....Not that it's a bother.....and to you I hope it aint.....It's just that I prefer sitting here every time I come here..." Katherine smiled and reached for the second beer, wondering if she'd even drink it. Then, of course, it wasn't beer that got to her. It was that clear liquor that made her do things she couldn't really remember in the morning. As long as she stayed of from the clear stuff she'd be just fine. And that would be easily done. Its not like she came here to get drunk or something. Just a little bit of social entertainment. She was certainly getting that. She smiled, "I don't mind. I prefer the company." Katherine took a small drink of the beer still in her hand, and then set it down by her glass if Coke.

Sevanni cleared his throat, she looked up at him, thinking he was going to say something else but then Arlene, once more as always, popped up to ask what he wanted. Katherine looked back out the window as i half expecting a vampire to pop up at the window and try and scare her. Not that she would be scared. Vampires were bullies. Every single one of them and she didn't take too well to bullies. Which was probably why most vampires had found her so interesting. They way she stood up to them and ran off at the mouth without stopping to think about what she was saying. It simply wasn't in her to back down.

"Ya know that whole mess out in the alley down the road is all over Bon Temps....." Katherine looked back at the same time Sevanni had turned his head away. They both had frowns. What had happened. Great. Another thing she hadn't heard about. She nearly sighed but was just barely able to keep it inside. She was so out of the loop. "I warned you about that one....maybe next time you'll listen to me....so what'll it be tonight?" What was she? His mother? Now Katherine turned away, a bit angry. Oh she hated when people did that. 'Well if you would have listened to me....blah blah blah' that's what she had dealt with from her mother. And even though this women clearly wasn't Sevanni's mom it was still annoying, And in front of a stranger too! Sevanni didn't know her and she didn't know him. It was rude and disrespectful to both of them.

Sevanni didn't seem at all pleased either that Arlene had said anything about it. Just giving out an order without so much as a please or polite tone, though it wasn't rude either. Katherine watched her leave, feeling better at once. "Unbelievable" She said under her breath without really realizing she'd said it out loud. Her gaze shifted back to Sevanni, who, only a few seconds later looked up at her.

His eyes were pretty. A nice calming hazel. She looked away. Not wanting to be rude and stare "Sorry....I didn't catch your name." Katherine slowly looked back at him. She smiled, showing perfect white teeth. "I'm Katherine." She wasn't sure if she should give her last name. If he already knew it. Katherine was pretty sure her sudden appearance an been talked about.

The curse of living in a small town. Everyone knew everyone. "And that was a smooth change of subject by the way." She said, a playful, teasing look in her eyes. "You don't have to tell me about it, but I was curious about what she was talking about." Her hand reached for her drink, pausing a moment to think of which one to take. The Coke or the beer. Oh, Hell. She took the beer, and got a drink, then set it back down, closer to her than before.

[~Sevanni Black~]

"I'm Katherine." The woman smiled. Katherine. It was a name that best suited her features, a delight to look at of course, and he had managed to avoid looking at the obvious floating devices pasted to her chest. He wasn't that rude to lay down the obvious fact that she had nice curves. He wondered if she used Crest, maybe she was an Aquafresh girl, he couldn't tell. She did however have a good sense of fashion. Anyone could have pulled off Black, but it was that right kind of garment someone wore that made it worth looking at and admiring. He had to hide the blush that made it's way to the surface of those cheeks of his.

"And that was a smooth change of subject by the way." Not that she looked like her, oh heavens to Betsy no, but she did have the Sex and the City Carrie Bradshaw thing going on. Okay, so he closet watched the show, but who didn't? Samantha was a sex inflicted woman that really made Sev think. A little breathy laugh was let out as he averted his eyes elsewhere but on her own. "Thanks." A grinning smile laid crookedly on the corner of his mouth. "You don't have to tell me about it, but I was curious about what she was talking about." A breathy sigh escaped lips and he shook his head as arms rounded atop the table, resting against it and wondering himself how he had gotten in that situation.

"It was nothing....Just a big mess." He frowningly smirked, unsure of even how to explain it. Maybe the gist. That could be enough. "Just....some guy tried to steal V from a vampire I stumbled on, and I kinda got....caught in the middle?" He shook his head again. Leaning in to where his chin was half way meeting the table. "It's just that...I tend to get myself in situations without meanin to. Ya know?" One side of his mouth quirked up to the question. A bit scrunched to the horrible thing he had to admit.

Sevanni looked right, realizing Arlene making her way to him with a drink. A re-touch for the woman and speaking nothing. That was a relief. Sevanni sat up straight, relaxing against the cushion of the booth. "You're new around....I haven't seen you in Bon Temps before." His hand took hold of the soda rather than the beer, he wasn't much of a drinker, but because he was twenty-one, he indulged in one just because he was legally old enough to do it.

Maybe it wasn't a wise idea to eat in front of her. He was a big food hound when he ate. As if he had never eaten before, but he was a growing guy. He had done it so many times because he barely had time to eat and still do other things. So he would rush through with finger picking and licking sauce, guzzling drinks. Sam had threatened to cut him off at four refills if he didn't slow it down.

Now he wondered where it was she was from. What the hell a woman as beautiful as her could expect out of a town like this. As if the local white trash of men wouldn't just billow in and try their card with her. It was evident. Expected. God forbid Jason Stackhouse get his hands on her, then she'd be another notch on his belt and he would end up hating Jason more than he already did.

Maybe she wasn't that kind of woman. He wasn't sure. Hell, he'd only just met her. And already he was interested in more. For what reason he wasn't sure, but she seemed interesting, and Sev always did enjoy a pretty face.

He huffed it off after his previous statement. "I don't see why anyone would want to move here rather than move out." Speaking of, well, he didn't really hate it there, but there was too much to worry about when you had po dunk sheriffs running around and most of them didn't know their ass from their elbow.

He did manage to get a scent from her. It was rather hard when all you could smell was burgers and fries, wood and a mixture of alcohol and sweat bulging from the back. Intoxicating. Maybe it was a question and he was simply asking it underhandedly without knowing. Sometimes he did that and ended up with some answer or reasonable excuse from other people, but, he didn't do it on purpose. No. A natural thing he had supposed.