(A.N. Paragraphs in bold writing are from the actual book – Last Breath. The only changes is 1st person from 3rd)

The world was gone, but there was something holding me. Its felt like a rope, a thin, invisible rope.

I'm dead. The thought came to me but I didn't really know what it meant anymore. If you were dead you shouldn't know you were dead.

I looked around as everything came into focus and I realised I was looking down at a body. Oh god. That's my body. I remembered now, he had killed me. Magnus had killed me and I didn't even know why...

I stood there just looking at myself for a minute before I heard a faint buzzing sound. "-really pouring out there," Oh it was Eve. Her voice rang and echoed around wherever I was now.

"I don't think its letting up any time soon. The boys should be back in a couple of minutes – they hadn't gotten very far." Eve got to the bottom of the stairs and I looked up. She had a towel wrapped round her neck and was holing another in her hands. "Claire? Are you in the kitchen? Get me a coke!"

Eve started to walk towards the kitchen and I just stood and watched... I mean, what was I supposed to do?

Eve slipped all of a sudden and I realised there was a little stream of water from where we had gotten soaked before. Eve slowly raised her head and caught sight of my foot. "CB? Oh God you passed out again. I knew I should have taken you to the hospital. Damn damn damn... I have sugar, its just low blood sugar, you'll be okay..."

I realised Eve had gotten a candy bar out of her bag, I just wanted to laugh... But I just started cry nstead because it wouldn't work...

Eve shoved a chair aside and knelt down at the old Claire's side with the candy bar. She started to move me, and as she did, my head rolled a little – wrong, all wrong.

Eve she her open eyes. Her blank open eyes.

Eve froze "Claire?"

I started to shake and then I realised my cheeks were wet, really wet... I'd been crying a lot more than I thought. I tried talking to her 'Eve, honey it's okay, I'm...' I trailed off when I realised she couldn't hear me at all.

"Claire?" It came out small and pathetic this time, trembling with terror. Eve felt for a pulse. "Claire!" This time, it was a scream, a full and awful scream.

I couldn't take anymore I collapsed to the foor opposite Eve and began sobbing my heart out. Eve started CPR after she calmed down, I just sat and cried bitterly, I started yelling at her. 'It wont work Eve just stop, please just stop.' Eve started screaming at me demanding I come back...

A minute later I heard keys in the door, the boys were back...

I stood and drifted over there just as they threw the door open, Eve had gone quiet so they didn't hear her. Shane started calling my name, expecting me, I just cried harder.

Eve let out a blood curdling scream "Help me!" Shane and Michael ran straight through me not pausing for even a second.

I slowly followed them through Eve and my body. Michael fell to his knees the second he saw me, Shane just... froze.

Michael moved Eve and put his hand against my chest then my neck, he turned away, tears in his eyes. He silently leaned over and closed my eyes, before grabbing Eve as she lunged at my body"No."He whispered "No, Eve she's gone, She's gone!" Eve fought for a few more minutes before finally settling a sobbing int Michael's shoulder. He had tears running silently down his face.

Shane finally spoke "Her neck is broken. I know who did it." Michael looked dumbfounded "What?" Michael whispered his voice breaking.

Shane ignored him and gathered a bunch of their Anti-Vampire weapons before storming out the door, slamming it shut behind him.

Eve flinched and sat up, "I know where he's going..." she whispered Michael looked round round at Eve instantly "What where?"

"Myrnins" Eve finally choked out even less of a whisper than the first.

'No! No no no.' I started to cry again, even heavier than the first time...