A/N: So a bit of personal info feel free to skip...I am coming off of a long bout of serious depression. My therapist suggested I try writing again, even if it isn't good or doesn't make sense. I've been rereading the Morganville Vampire books and was inspired. I'm taking the inspiration where I can get it. I can't promise this will be any good and I'm doing this beta free (so please excuse mistakes, I'll hopefully catch the glaring ones!) I hope you enjoy and if you don't well..ok thanks for stopping by.

A/N 2: I'm sticking to mostly canon and filling in places they I wish had been expanded on more. Just little tidbits. Nothing major.

"Shane. Shane!" Shane jumped at the angry sounding voice. Laura was tapping her foot against the bowling alley floor. Her lips were pursed, giving her a duck faced look and he was wondering what he had originally found attractive in her. He glanced a little further down at her crossed arms and remembered. Boobs. That was it. Perky almost C cups. "Are you going to take your turn?" Her voice was a bit nasally.

"Um. Yes. I was just amazed in how well you handled the ball." He said flirtatiously. Laura rolled her eyes in that way that indicated that she wasn't actually upset by the innuendo and bounced to her seat. He didn't want at let on that he'd been thinking about another girl. Claire.

The small girl was the exactly opposite of Laura and far more naturally beautiful. Though he didn't want to admit that to himself. She looked about the age his sister should have been now. There was a little twinge in his heart at the thought of Alyssa but he forced himself to ignore it. He was on a date after all.

He took his turn and bowled a strike. Laura squealed and clapped. It was loud enough to attract the attention of every person in the bowling alley.

"Shannee." She dragged his name out in a babyish way that drove him insane. It was very Monica Morrell like and it made Shane want to throw a bowling ball at her head. "Can I have something to drink?"

"Sure thing." He flashed his best smile at her. He did a half jog to the concession stand and waited for the clerk.

"One minute." A voice from the kitchen called out. "Just have to finish these burgers."

"No worries man!" Shane called back. He wasn't recin a hurry to return to his date. She had a hot body and all but a terrible personality. Most girls in Morganville that didn't have to worry about being sucked dry had superiority complexes. Plus, he had recently discovered there are other girls more his type. He tapped his fingers against the countertop and smiled to himself as his thoughts drifted again to Claire. She had a cute butt. She also probably wasn't old enough for him to be thinking those things either. But she was a student at TPU right? Living on her own? She couldn't be that illegal. He wished he knew who had given her that black eye; he wasn't one to hit girls but he thought an exception could be made for whoever hurt Claire. She was so fragile looking, what kind of person would want to hurt her? He wanted to put her in a bubble so it wouldn't happen again.

"Well, Shane Collins! Been a long time." The voice from the kitchen appeared and it belonged to Ted Masters, an old friend of his parents. He reached over the counter to shake Shane's hand. "I was sorry to hear about your mother." He said it with genuine sadness.

"Thank you, sir."

"Have to say, I'm um…kind of surprised to see you back here." Ted gave a faint smile, like the one gives people that make stupid ass decisions in life. Stupid ass decisions were Shane's specialty.

"Well sir, Michael was feeling pretty lonely after his parents split. I felt like being a good friend." Shane shrugged. Ted gave him the stare down for about thirty seconds.

"The Glass kid. Right. And your dad?" Ted wiped down the counter as he asked. Forced casualness. Shane tensed.

"I don't know where he is. Wasn't around much after my mom died." Shane didn't want people asking about his dad. He wasn't a good guy and all Morganville knew that. Talking about his dad would only get him into trouble.

"Yeah. Okay." Ted eyed him with suspicion. He let it drop after it became clear Shane wasn't going to go into detail. "So, what'll it be?"

"Two cokes." The conversation had taken on a sudden chill. Shane's good mood had dampened. Before he could Ted ruined his mood even more.

"Tell your dad I said hello." Shane ignored him.

"Took long enough." Laura snapped.

"Hey, you ready to get out of here?" He asked Laura as he handed her drink.

"Oh. Sure. Let's go." Her entire demeanor changed from pissed off witch to purring sex kitten. Shane was down. He needed to work out some anger and somehow looking for someone to punch didn't seem like all too great an idea.

It was a good thing they left when they did, the sky was starting to turn pink. The hurried, making the normal fifteen-minute walk to her house in about ten. She leaned back against the door and put her hands on his chest.

"My parents aren't going to be home for a while. We can take our time." She fisted his hands in his shirt and pulled him down for a kiss. Her lip gloss was strawberry flavored and Shane wasn't hating it. He absently wondered if Claire wore flavored lip gloss. Then wondered how her tiny body would feel pressed against his like Laura's currently was. If she would make those small moans and sighs and like that he was no longer interested in taking Laura to her room. He pulled away.

"Yea so, I'll call you." He gently took his shirt out of her hands as her jaw dropped.

"Are you freaking kidding me? Shane Collins is turning down sex? With me?" She laughed "Wow, Shane I hope she's fucking worth it." She reached behind her and opened the door. "Don't call me again" And she went inside and slammed the door in his face. He banged his forehead against the door frame.

"Yea, I hope she is too."