AN – So this is my first proper fanfic, so I'm sorry if it isn't the best. This is just a little moment that would probably fit best around the time of Midnight Alley. Enjoy and please tell me where I can improve! This is only chapter one by the way, there will probably be three or four. :)
It was 3:19am. Well according to the unset alarm clock on Claire's bedside table it was. Again, Claire couldn't sleep. Ever since moving to Morganville, it had been the only thing she hadn't gotten relatively accustomed to. The first thing she blamed it on was trauma. Things got quite interesting from the first day she had spent here. First she got on the wrong side of Monica, and nearly died in the process, and then she got caught up in the town's massive secret. The secret she shouldn't have really stumbled upon. Vampires. Stupid vampires, Claire thought. But then again, they weren't all as horrible as each other, so she took back that thought. To be honest, she had gotten over the trauma of living amongst non-sparkly, blood-sucking vampires about two weeks into her new life in Morganville.
The next thing she thought of was worry. She had got caught up in quite a bit of trouble since finding out about vampires, and she had got Michael, Eve and Shane caught up in it with her. She always felt the need to keep an eye on them, even if she was the youngest and running straight into danger much more than anyone else. They all looked after each other though, Michael included now, after the whole ghost to vampire thing. Claire was led staring into the ceiling for a while, but she couldn't think of any more reasons she could still be awake. What she did decide upon was that she probably wasn't going to get to sleep now anyway, so she might as well go downstairs and have a coffee. She slid into some comfy shorts and an over-sized top that she had acquired from Shane's laundry, and quietly walked downstairs.
It was a lot darker downstairs, and the little kid inside Claire was convinced that she should have taken a torch. After stopping for a moment to tell herself to grow up, she took a deep breath and walked into the kitchen. She took a few seconds to find the light switch, but when she turned it on she jumped and silently squealed.