Ik this has been done about 100 times but I felt like writing my own :) x
We were all sat around the table eating dinner - Chilli dogs, again... - when my phone went of causing us all to jump. I scrambled to pull out my phone and checked the caller I.D before answering "Um... Hello Amelie." Michael, Eve and Shane all looked up, confused "Hello Claire, are your friends with you? I wish to speak with you all."
"Umm... Yeah they are, I'll put you on speakerphone, okay?" God I was so confused.
"Yes, yes that will do." I pulled the phone away from my ear and placed it on speakerphone "Okay Amelie, go ahead, we're all listening." We heard Amelie sigh slightly before proceeding "You are all required at City Hall this instant, no excuses." With that Amelie hung up.
I looked round at my friends before Shane spoke up "Okay Mikey, what gives?" Michael looked at Shane shocked for a minute before replying "Uh... I have no idea. We should probably go though." We all looked round nodding in silent agreement, before standing up and jogging up and into Eves monster of a car.
~20 Minutes later~
We all filed into the council room where we were greeted by Hannah, Richard, Oliver, Myrnin and Amelie herself. In front of them on the table was a rather large box... "Ahh, please take a seat everyone," Amelie began smoothly "We received this box along with a note;
Dear Amelie,
A series of books has been written about your town Morganville. Gather Myrnin, Oliver, Hannah, Richard and Claire along with her roommates, to read theses books. They have been written from Claire's point of view so only speak of what Claire has learnt since she arrived in Morganville."
By the time Amelie had finished reading the note everyone was staring at Claire, "What? I didn't do anything!" Amelie chuckled and lent down to look into the box before selecting a book "Ahh this one sounds interesting, 'Midnight Alley; Morganville's such a nice place to live... And die. If you don't mind that sort of thing.
When Claire Danvers learnt that her college town was run by vampires, she did what any intelligent, self-preserving girl would do: she applied for a transfer and stocked up on garlic. The transfer is no longer an option, but the garlic may come in handy." Claire sank lower into her seat as everyone in the room roared with laughter, thankfully Amelie carried on reading "Now Claire has pledged herself to Amelie, the most powerful vampire in town. The protection her contract secures does little to reassure her friends. All of a sudden, people are turning up dead, a stalker resurfaces from Claire's past, and an ancient bloodsucker extends a chilling invitation for private lessons in his secluded home."
"Hey!" Myrnin cried out "I am not ancient!" He screamed glaring at Claire "Dude chill, I didn't write this!" Amelie quickly intervened, "Well Claire, as he books are from your point of view I believe you should start..." "Fine." I sighed sitting up to grab the book "The instant the phone rang at the Glass House, Claire new with a physic flash that it had to be her mother.
Well it wasn't so much a physic flash as simple logic. She'd told Mom (A.N. I'm English so most of the time I will use English stuff, but it's easier to stay in American when I copy from the book) she would call days ago, which she hadn't, and now, of course, it could only be her mother calling at the most inopportune moment.
Hence: Had to be a call from Mom."
About an hour later we had gone around everyone, passing the book after about 3 pages each. We were back at Richard now, "Claire stepped out from behind Amelie at the vampires imperative gesture, and anxiously scanned the room. It was big, full of the weirdest mixture of equipment and junk she'd ever seen. A brand-new wide-screen laptop computer with a shimmying belly dancer as a screen saver. An abacus. A chemistry set that looked straight out of some old Sherlock movie. More books, carelessly piled around as trip hazards, leaning in columns on every table. Lamps - some electric, some oil. Candles. Bottles and jars and shadows and angles and...
And a man."
It was at this point that I remembered exactly what I had been thinking just after this "Well... I think I'll be going." I said hastily before standing up and trying to leave, but Eve - who was, unfortunately, sat next to me - grabbed my wrist and pulled me back down into my chair "Nuh-uh CB, you ain't bailing now!" Eve scolded with a slight glimmer in her eyes.
Great...
