Haunted.

This is set during Dead Girls Dance, My little version of what would have happened if Shane's father had been captured before he could kidnapp Monica and the mayor could make any deals, meaning he would have to be saved . . differently, enjoy :)

I don't own morganville, it's all Rachel Caine's (jelous!)

*Flashback*

The only thing that filled the air was the screams of Claire Danvers, the sobs of Eve Rosser, and the angry protests of Micheal Glass. Amelie (the founder) just watched them silently, not showing any form of emotion. Shane Collins' fate had been decided, and their was nothing his friends, and the love of his life could do or say to change it.

"It's the only way, you have asked on countless occasions for my help, and now i am offering it." Amelie finally said coolly. "Humans must pay if they cause the death of a vampire, how ever, if a vampire causes the death of another vampire, it is a completly different story."

Claire had to admit that it seemed a tad unfair that the vampires could just get away with killing each other like angry wolves, but right now she had no other choice than to agree, and secretly she was thankful for the lack of discapline Amelie had shown her own kind, as it was the only way of saving Shane. The only reason for her and her freinds protests was that Shane wouldn't like this, and he would delve deep into a life of self loathing and hate, Claire was still trying to figure out if Shane would rather die than become one of them.

Shane was locked in a cage in founders square, awaiting death, completely oblivious to his newly decided fate, Claire sat in a chair in the founders building overlooking the square. Her and her two best friends had been summoned by Amelie not even an hour ago to be informed of her decision.

They had thought it would be good news, that Shane was being released, whichn in a way was true, but he would still be trapped in the prison he hated to call home, being changed meant he could truly never leave, and Claire new to well that leaving would mean more to Shane than any other Morganville resident.

No, she thought, it has to be this way. Surely he would rather have this fate than die. Claire had hoped Shane's father, Frank Collins the notorious vampire hunter, would have come to his rescue, but the idiot had gotten himself captured trying to kill off Oliver, in common ground, in broad daylight. Idiot, Claire couldn't believe anybody would be so stupid.

The only reason Amelie finally agreed to helping was that she knew Claire would never be the same after his death. She wouldn't be Amelies little pet anymore, that was for sure.

"It's time." Amelie said as she left the room, to change Shane's life. For the better? Claire was unsure, but it would certainly effect all their lives forever.

*Now*

"Claire.." Shane's voice soothed her out of her memories. "Are you ok?"

During the two years since Shane's change the residents of the glass house had learned to cope, Shane had come to terms witht the change. Micheal had also been changed the day before Shane and for similar reasons, he had also been trapped, but in the glass house as a ghost, rather than a prisoner in a cage. He had seemed to come to terms easier than Shane, technically he was already a creature of the night, as he vanished during the day, but being a vampire somehow suited him.

"Yeah, i'm fine i was just, thinking." Claire assured him, she still loved him more than her heart could take, and she had been there every step of the way to help him through the change.

"You think to much" Shane joked. They laughed together and resorted to a play fight.

Even though Shane had come to terms with his fate, these happy moments were rare these day's his personality bounced from happy to phsychotic sometimes, even so Claire loved him with all she had.

There fun was cut short, not due to a personality flip from Shane, but the Jaws theme tunes blaring from Claire's phone,meaning one thing, Myrnin.

"Well, i have to get off for an hour or so," Claire told Shane once she got of the phone. "Myrnin needs me."

Shane made an angry noise in his throat, meaning he didn't want her to leave, but then giving in knowing he had no other choice. "I'll miss you." He said. "I love you."

"I love you to" Claire said before embracing him in a passionate kiss. "But now i really need to go."

So she left the house and walked through the streets of Morganville, it was almost sunset, not a safe time to be out as most Morganville reidents know. But Claire had never been one to care, for starters she had the founders protection, so no vampire in their right mind would lay a fang on her, and even if they did, Shane had become so protective of her that no doubt he would be there in a matter of seconds to defend her honour.

She reached the alley by the Day house and entered Myrnins lab.

"What was so urgent Myrnin?" Claire asked as she saw him seated behind his desk, pouring over a book, not just any book, the book Claire had almost died trying to get all those years ago. Amelie had trusted Myrnin to go over the book, all he had told Claire was that he was looking for something, but he wouldn't tell her what it was.

"Little Claire, I have found it, the page i've been looking for." he told her excitedly

"Does this mean you're finally going to tell me what it is?" Claire asked, she was allmost amused, Myrnin was allways like this, Claire loved it about him, he was like a child.

"In time, little Claire be patient." That was probally the best answer she could get out of him, she had learned not to push Myrnin.

So, she just watched him for a while, pacing up and down the lab, growing more and more nervous.

Until Finally he spoke. "This, is probably the most dangerous and most usefull code that needed to be cracked." he began, Claire honestly didn't know what the hell he meant but she nodded anyway. "The book is made up of codes, this is why Amelie asked me to read through it and crack them, what with my great intellegence." Claire allmost laughed at this, Myrnin was so big headed.

Then he went quite again for a while, he looked as though he was trying to figure out how to tell her what was going on, o she didn't push him.

"Claire, have you ever heard of half breeds?" He asked

"no" Claire replied, she was honetly confused now.

"i mean we can create something half human, half vampire..."

This is my attempt at a cliff hanger, but everyone's probably thinking, LAME. So please review and help me a this is my first fanfic.

Alex x