Chapter 1 ~ It's Vacation Time!
Michael, Shane, Eve and I were all sat round the blurry T.V. Michael playing his guitar of course. Both Shane and Eve were engrossed in the most violent video game I had ever seen them play. The worst part was, I was wedged in between the both of them. Eve was elbowing me every two minutes and then chanting a few quick Sorry's with her eyes still locked on the screen. At first I got a few sympathetic looks from Michael but then it turned into laughter. He was laughing at my pain? The most insensitive vamp ever. Maybe I was being a little over dramatic.
"God, I need a vacation!" I pleaded looking up at the ceiling.
"That could be arranged" An eerie female voice said from behind me. I just sat their with my eyes open, still in shock. Michael started laughing and then I turned around. It was Amelie. Well Oliver was their too.
"We are going to allow you to take a vacation outside the town" Amelie informed us. Shane immediately paused the game. Eve was shrieking.
"Bout time!" Shane shouted. I was happy at first but then a troubling thought entered my head.
"Wait, Please tell me we don't have a babysitter...? No offence Oliver but our last trip didn't go so well." I asked. Oliver rolled his eyes, just like Eve would.
"No Claire, No...Babysitter" She laughed to herself. We all jumped off the sofa. Dancing around the place like a couple of lunatics. Eve and I were holding hands and jumping up and down like demented bunnies.
"You have two days to pack, Goodbye!" Oliver yelled half way out the door. Amelie gave me a quick smile before running after him. We heard the door click. I looked at Shane with my eyes wide.
"Vacation!" We all screamed at the same time. Eve locked her legs round Michael's waist while he spun her around in circles. Shane pulled me onto his lap and kissed me with an awful lot of passion.
"Erm Shane...I kinda need to start packing with Claire" Eve interupted. I sighed and gave Shane a quick peck on the lips.
"Bitch" Shane muttered.
"It's karma biting your ass for last week" Eve teased.
"Your the one that made me do the washing up. How was I supposed to know that putting whites in with your reds would turn them pink. Nice underwear by the way. Michael's a real lucky guy." He said with a devilish smirk on his face. Eve's hands balled into fists and she lunged for Shane. They were now rolling around on the floor. Shane had a rule about not hitting girls so he just dodged her tiny fists. I looked to Michael for help but he looked like he was having a tough time not hitting Shane himself.
"Ok then, Looks like i'm gonna have to pack my own clothes" I said a little louder than normal. Eves head sprung up and her gaze met mine. She was glaring. I took a few steps up the stairs.
"Alright, Alright, You win! I'm coming!" Eve said while chasing me up the stairs.
"Thought so" I yelled back smugly. I heard muffled laughter from downstairs. Shane and Michael were in so much trouble. Eve's face went ruby red.
"Just for that, You two can clear the table! And yes Shane, That involves washing AND drying the dishes" Eve yelled. Michael was groaning.
"You can mop the floor while your at it!" She added. Shane was muttering a list of swear words under his breath. One of them stood out from the rest. Michael cut him off mid sentence anyway. The phrase was fang-banger. I marched down the stairs and smacked the back of his head.
"Jackass!" I yelled. Eve came downstairs and gave him one loud slap across the face.
"Apologise now!" I yelled.
"Sorry Evie kins" He joked. Eve rolled her eyes and stomped upstairs. It was hard to take her seriously when her hair was up in pigtails. She was dressed in goth glory today. Eve wore a red plaid mini-skirt, a leather trench coat, fishnet ho's and a red and black corset. Complete with red leather gloves and a studded choker. Her pigtails were tied with red ribbon. She had on black cherry lipstick, rice powder make-up and heavy black eyeliner.
"Loving the look today Eve. It's so different from the rest of your wardrobe!" I Joked.
"Your just jealous" She said dragging out the 'lous' part at the end.
"Mmmmhhhmmm!" I said snapping my fingers. Eve gently opened her door and let me in. I ran to her bed and jumped on top of it. Eve's eyes widened as I held up a pair of men's boxers with one finger.
"I'm guessing these aren't Shane's soo...Michael was in here last night?" I giggled. She shook her head.
"This morning?" I asked. She nodded in response. She brought out the mammoth of a suitcase she brought on our last 'Vacation.' Didn't turn out so well.
"Don't worry, Shane will carry it downstairs for me" She chimed in.
"No, Shane will not carry that...thing...downstairs for you" Shane said popping his head in the door. I walked over to him and gave him a quick peck on the cheek. I started to walk back over to the bed.
"Where'd you think your going" He asked. I pointed to the bed. He scooped me in his arms and practically threw me on. He climbed up on top of me and started to tickle my tummy. His eyes popped out his head whilst his jaw dropped.
"Are those Michael's boxers" He said with a look of horror on his face. He went to pick them up and throw them away but Michael grabbed them.
"I'll take those" He chuckled. I asked Shane to get me my suitcase from his room. He groaned at first but eventually did what he was told. Well, Eve helped too. Michael sat in the arm chair in the far corner of the room. Shane came back in holding my suitcase above his head. He slammed it down next to Eve and came to lie down next to me. He started to place little pecks on my neck.
"Do you two mind. I kinda have to sleep in there tonight." She complained.
"You can always sleep in my bed" Michael said hopefully. She walked over and smacked his arm while grinning furiously.
"Uh guys, We forgot to ask where we're going" I reminded them.
"Shit" Eve and Shane cursed in unison.
"I spoke to Amelie, we're going to florida!" He chuckled. My draw literally dropped. I had wanted to go there ever since I was a little kid. Eve and I did a little happy dance around the room whilst the guys watched us looking very amused.
"It takes like 17 hours, So we'll stop for the night somewhere, once or twice" He added. Eve and I weren't really paying attention.
"Hey Cruella! Might wanna pack extra sunblock, don't wanna tan!" Shane yelled.
"Fuck you Shane!" She replied.
"So where are we staying?" I asked.
"Well, When we're in Florida, We'll stay in a sorta giant lake house." He replied.
"We can just find a couple of hotel's. We'll stop in Louisiana and then again in Mississippi. If you guys are too tired we can stop again in Alabama or Georgia. We have 3 weeks!" He answered. Shane was howling. Eve had already started packing my bag. I had a whole other wardrobe in her room. She packed a few dresses, skirts, jeans and loads of tops.
"Wait a sec, Michael we're going on holiday to one of the sunniest places in the U.S and you have a mega tanning issue" I giggled.
"Cheap shot. Amelie gave me this odd sun block kinda thing for vamps. Haven't tested it out yet though" He replied. Eve started packing a whole load of lacy underwear. I started blushing whilst Shane mimed an obvious 'Thank You' to Eve.
"Claire, you can pick a few more things from your wardrobe to pack but other than that your all packed. We kinda need to go out and but some swimsuits too" Eve informed me.
"I'll take Claire!" Shane volunteered. I gave him a light slap on the arm and he pretended like I had just shot him. He was spread out across Eve's bed. I snuggled into him and nestled my head into his neck.
"Mmmm" I hummed. He wrapped his arm around me and held me close.
"Hey Claire?" Shane asked.
"Yeah" I murmured.
"Could you help me pack?" He asked hopefully.
"Sure" I said with a huge smile on my face.
Shane ran off to his room and I followed close behind. I walked over to his bed and lay down. I put my face into one of his pillow's and inhaled his scent. He pulled out what looked like a giant gym bag and put in four pairs of jeans and a few t-shirts. Then he reached into his drawer and pulled out two boxes of protection.
"Are you really that confident?" I asked laughing.
"Michael's idea. He says if you get pregnant he'd kill me" Shane chuckled.
"I'm imagining it now" I teased.
"Whose side are you on" He glared. I looked up at him through my dark eye lashes. I pretended to be upset and fake sobbed into his pillow. I felt a shaky hand touch the arch of my back.
"I'm sorry" He murmured while gently rubbing my back. I started wailing.
"Wait a sec, I'll get Eve!" He said it like he had just discovered penicillin. I waited till I heard the door click before lifting my head. Eve started to come in the door. I winked at her and put my finger over my lips and made a shushing sound. She started smirking.
"You've done it now!" Eve shouted at Shane. Shane came in looking really upset. I put my face back in the pillow.
"Claire, I'm so sorry!" He sobbed. He'd suffered long enough. I pulled my head up to face him and smirked.
"Sucker!" I yelled. Eve started giggling before leaving Shane's bedroom.
"Your so gonna pay for that!" Shane assured me. He threw me over his shoulder. I hadn't noticed it before but he was only wearing pyjama bottoms. He confused me when he started to carry me downstairs. Michael was just coming out of Eve's room.
"Need some help?" He asked.
"Eve, Michael's being mean to me!" I moaned like a little girl. Eve walked out of her room, her hair similar to Michael's. Her grin was reaching her ears. I felt Shane shrug. When he started carrying me down the stairs I shrieked.
"Are you scared?" He grinned.
"No" I replied sheepishly. I wasn't fooling anyone.
"What's for dinner?" Michael asked Eve.
"Don't ask me" she responded.
"Claire, What's for dinner?" He asked in my direction.
"Well, no one bothered to go to the store...So, I guess we're ordering a pizza. Better make it two, to be on the safe side." I stated.
"One pepperoni and one...Eve, Claire what do you guys want?" He asked.
"Ham and..." I started.
"Pineapple!" Eve finished while giggling hysterically. Michael was shaking his head at us so I stuck out my tongue. I shouldn't have done that because Shane jumped down stairs landing with a thud. I bit down hard on my tongue. My whole mouth filled up with blood.
"I'm gonna...uh...uh...order the pizza" Michael stuttered. I tried to tell Shane to put me down but I ended up spurting out blood. He placed me down on the couch.
"What the hell?" He yelled while wiping the blood away with his thumb. I pointed to my mouth and ran to the kitchen sink. I didn't realise that Michael was in there guzzling a bottle of O Negative. I detoured to the downstairs bathroom and spat out the blood. I washed out my mouth with water and carefully brushed my teeth. Eve walked into the bathroom and put her arm around me.
"You OK?" She asked with a concerned tone.
"Fine, Is Michael OK?" I answered. She snorted. Her hand immediately clamped over her crimson lips.
"Your tongue must be really swollen. Yeah he's fine. He ordered the Pizza from that place down the street. The delivery guy will be here soon" She informed me. I followed Eve into the Living room and took a quick glance around the room.
"Where's Shane?" I panicked.
"He was muttering something about this thing being his fault, then he stormed up to his room and slammed the door in true Shane style" She filled me in.
"Shane stop sulking and get your ass down here!" I yelled.
"NO!" He screamed back at me.
"Don't make me come up there!" I threatened. No answer. I was about to go drag him out his room when the doorbell rang.
"Claire, Pay the pizza guy. Money's on the table" Michael instructed me. I huffed for a minute or two before grabbing the money off the table. I answered the door. It was Ian. Ian, The pizza guy! He wasn't looking at me.
"Uh, Hey..." I said.
"Claire?" He asked. I nodded. I felt someone's body press up against mine from the back. Shane's arms wrapped around my waist. He pulled me closer against his body.
"Who's this?" He asked. Ian was about to answer him but I shook my head. Shane would freak if he found out. I quickly handed him the money and took the pizza's.
"Bye!" I yelped before shutting the door.
"Claire, answer me. Who was that?" He demanded.
"None of your business" I stated.
"Are you...Are you...h-h-having an a-afffair?" He stuttered. I turned around to face him.
"How could you even think that?" I shrieked.
"Why won't you tell me who that was?" He said with anger lurking in his tone. I put the pizza's on the coffee table.
"Eve, could I please speak to you in the kitchen?" I asked. She looked confused at first but when she saw the look on my face, she followed me.
"You have to help me" I said once the door shut.
"What's wrong?" She asked looking very concerned.
"The Pizza guy was that guy Ian from that party. Shane keeps asking questions about him. He thinks i'm having an affair. I just want you to not tell Michael or Shane. You know they'll freak out" I instructed.
"No wonder?" She yelled.
"Keep your voice down." I snapped.
"I can't believe you didn't tell him. He tried to rape you Claire." She whispered loudly.
"If Shane gets mad, he could get himself in a lot of trouble. I couldn't live with myself, If it was my fault" I sobbed. She agreed to stay quiet. I walked back into the Living Room. Surprisingly the guys hadn't touched the pizza. I split both the pizza's in half. I took half of the pineapple and half of the pepperoni and then put it on a plate.
"Shane, I need to talk to you" I said already walking up the stairs. I ran into my room and grabbed a pair of Handcuffs. I had kept them as a souvenir from the day Monica cuffed me. I hid them behind my back and put the pizza on the bed. I waited for him to sit down on the bed. Then I cuffed one of his hands to the bed frame. He raised his eye brows at me while grinning.
"Kinky" He said in approval.
"It's not what you think. I'm explaining something. That guy was Ian. Eve and I m-m-met him at a party. Monica got him and his f-f-f-friends to to to..." I stuttered.
"What. Did. They. Do?" He demanded.
"They tried to rape me" I blurted out. His eyes widened and he started to pull free from the cuffs.
"Shh, Shh, Shh, Calm down!" I begged. I took a slice of pizza and tried to feed him it. We sat in silence and ate the pizza until there was only three pieces left.
"Back in a sec" I said. Then I remembered I had to get something out of the closet.
"Close your eyes please Shane" I asked. He did as he was told. I opened the cuboard door, my eyes never leaving him. I took out the pink lingerie and the garters to match. I ran to the bathroom in the hallway and brushed my teeth. I used Eve's brush and combed my hair. I jumped in for a shower and shaved my legs. I hopped out and grabbed the towel and dried myself. I put on the hot pink lace panties and then the bra to match. I put on the black stockings and attached the suspenders.. I started walking out towards my room when I noticed Michael standing in the hallway staring at me.
"Looking good Claire" He stuttered.
"Mikey, Get in here!" Eve yelled from his room. I wen't to my door and opened it a little. I hid my body behind the door.
"Close your eyes Shane" I whispered seductively. I waited till he did and then walked into the room. I took the key for his cuffs and unlocked them. I took a black scarf and tied it round his face, making sure he couldn't see. I took out two pairs of fluffy hand cuffs and tied both of his hands to the bed. I climbed onto Shane's lap and removed the scarf. He didn't like being pinned down like this. I could tell he wanted to put his arms around my waist and pull me closer. His shirt was already off so I began planting kisses on his neck and down his chest. My tongue quivered as it trailed across his nipple. The kisses went from his neck and ended up on the spot just bellow his belly button. I started to pull down his pyjama bottoms. I pulled them off and was surprised to find he was wearing underwear underneath. I started to pull them down as well but I was interrupted.
"No Claire, I'm not in the mood!" He informed me. I stood up, grabbed my silk dressing gown and put it over my underwear. I looked at him for a while before heading downstairs. Eve was down watching SAW.
"Where's Shane?" She asked.
"Handcuffed to the bed" I said bluntly. She high fived me.
"Tell Michael not to let him out." I instructed.
"Too late" Shane said from the stairway. He came over and sat next to me. I wanted to snuggle in next to him but I had to remember why I was mad at him. I got up and scowled at Michael before going to hide in the kitchen. I took a slice of cold pizza and started to walk upstairs. I pressed the button and went up to the secret room. I sat in the big arm chair and took out one of my favourite books 'Paranormalcy.' I decided it was easier to concentrate on Evie's problems, rather than my own. Half an hour later I heard the door open. I expected to see Eve or Shane but instead it was Michael. I gave him a lazy wave and looked back down at my book. He squeezed in beside me and put his arm around my shoulder. I buried my face in his shoulder and started sobbing.
"He-He-Hee Du-du-doesn't w-want m-mee" I choked.
"Of course he does. He's just angry with Ian right now" Michael re-assured.
"I know I'm not his type but I just thought-" I started.
"Wow, Shane loves you. Ignore Eve. Don't listen to her. She doesn't know anything about Shane's 'type'" Michael told me.
"Can I have a hug?" I asked.
"Like you even have to ask" Michael joked. He pulled me into his arms and gave me a long warm hug.
"You better get down there before Shane decides to go on a little hunting trip." Michael joked. That made me smile.
"Can I get changed first?" I asked. He pointed to the door. I skipped out and into my room. I decided to tease him. Walking down in underwear in front of Eve and Michael would be a bit disrespectful so I pulled out a short pyjama dress thing. There was black lace along the bottom and over the chest. It was a red satin nightie. I put it on leaving my dressing gown open. Then I put my Auburn/Brown hair into two pigtails. I left my feet bare and ran downstairs. I curled up next to Eve in the arm chair for the scary movie.
"Are you sleeping in Michael's room tonight?" I whispered in her ear.
"Yeah, How come?" She replied.
"My locks broken. Could I sleep in your room tonight?" I told her.
"Of course" She smiled.
"Is that OK with Michael?" I asked being polite. Michael with his stupid super vampire hearing, heard me and nodded. Eve ended up falling asleep with her head on my shoulder. I fell asleep an hour later. My eyes started to flutter open. I realised now that Eve wasn't sitting next to me. Shane was. I was going to pull away but I couldn't be bothered fighting with him anymore. I just snuggled into his chest and tried to go back to sleep. I heard Eve Aww-ing and Michael snickering. I just flipped them the finger without even raising my head to look at them. I wrapped one of my legs around him and pretended he was a giant teddy bear. We both fell asleep. Our bodies intertwined in every possible way.
When I woke up, I was in Shane's bed. I looked around. Correction, I was in Shane's bed with Shane. I didn't have anything to do today. Wait, I promised Eve we would go shopping for swimsuits. I slowly and carefully slid out of bed, trying not to wake Shane. My attempts were hopeless because my phone started ringing. My phone started to play 'You and Me' by Lifehouse. When I turned around to look at Shane. He was awake. He laughed at my guilty expression. His eyes didn't leave mine once. I blushed a deep scarlet.
"Morning sleepy head" I sang. He started to smile but then read the clock that was on my dresser. His eyes were wide with shock.
"It's not morning!" He argued.
"Shane it's 10 am, Most normal people are up by 10. Besides, I promised Eve I'd go shopping with her" I said emphasizing the normal part.
"Dam right you did!" Eve said with her head poking through the door.
"Oh sure, You can hear that but you can't hear me banging on your door when the world is ending!" He said sarcastically.
"Screw you Collins!" She yelled flipping him off.
"Bite me, Rosser" He replied. Eve rolled her eyes and left, shutting my door behind her.
"Since your up...Wanna come shopping with me and Eve?" I asked hopefully.
"I'm not feeling that great. Think it might be the flu" He lied.
"Aww, too bad! We totally wanted your opinion on what swimsuits to get..." I said.
"Actually, I think I'm feeling alot better. I'd love to come" He said with a huge cheesy grin.
"I need to get dressed and I'm not walking into the hall wearing this" I said pointing to my skimpy dress.
"Kay!" He said while smirking. Shane didn't move, He just sat their staring at me with an amused look on his face.
"I've heard that gentelmen turn around" I glared.
"I'm no gentelmen" He chuckled.
"I'm telling Eve" I argued.
"Go ahead" He replied. Shane thought I was bluffing.
"Eve!" I yelled. Shane shook his head miming a No.
"Yeh?" She asked.
"Doesn't matter!" I yelled back. Shane looked me up and down once more before turning around.