Chapter One: The big surprise
Claire's Pov:

It didn't take much to scare the crap out of me. Not much at all. I couldn't sleep, once again. Shane had said that he would join me tonight, but he never showed. I regularly thought whether he was alright with everything, with Michael and how often I saw my boss, Myrnin.

Nothing was going on between my boss and I. However, Shane never took that as an answer. Myrnin was creepy, and so incredibly unstable. You didn't know what was going to happen while you were with him.

I turned over repeatedly in my bed. I was never going to sleep. It would take me all night. I needed Shane. Where was he? Was he already asleep? I hadn't heard any house-mates passing by in the hallway.

Either Michael was carrying them all to bed, so they didn't make any sound. Or they weren't actually ready for sleep yet.

I had a sick feeling in my stomach and I turned towards the window in my bedroom, I screamed when I saw a shadow there. They took a step towards the bed, towards me and I stared at them in full shock. When I realized that it was Myrnin, the shock turned into hatred.

"What the hell are you doing here!" I yelled at him, he looked hurt as he took a few more steps forwards.

"I apologize. I know that it's wrong for me to be here. But I came to see you," He explained.

"Y-You can to see me? Why couldn't you do it today? Or when I wasn't in bed?" I sighed and sat up, running a hand over my hair, smoothing it down.

"Then it wouldn't be a surprise now, would it?" A surprise? What was he talking about?

"Why are you here?" I asked again, he sat down on the side of my bed, he moved a section of my hair away from my face and he had that look on his face. The look which wanted me to slap him around the face. Hard. The look which he used to have whenever he was talking to Ada.

"Myrnin..." I whispered, suddenly thinking that other people did in-fact live in this house.

"Shh...There's no time for words." He stood, "get dressed and meet me outside." I raised an eyebrow, it must've been around midnight in the gloomy town of Morganville.

But if you were with a vampire, (a delusional one at that) you were more or less safe. Especially when I had the founder's pin on me. Nothing would happen.

I groaned and stood slowly. I realized then that I was wearing revealing pyjama's. They were black short shorts and a thin black tank top. Myrnin was still in the room.

"You pervert!" I yelled and threw the first thing which I saw, a remote control. He caught it, stupid vampire reactions. He placed it on a cabinet and looked up at me through his eyelashes. I could see him more clearly now, the light from the window helped.

"Get dressed, Claire." he sighed and turned, opened my window and jumped out. Any human which had never seen that done before would have a fit.

But Myrnin, being Myrnin was crazy and I heard the silent sound of feet dropping against the ground outside. I went to my wardrobe silently.

I gasped and clutched a hand to my chest when Myrnin looked through my window and watched me. I was in my underwear! "Myrnin!" I shouted at him.

"Where something formal. It's important." He nodded and jumped back down again. I breathed quickly and I heard a knock on my bedroom door.

"Claire?" It was Michael. Ah man! I pulled a dressing gown over me and answered it slowly. "What's going on in there?"

"Um, I was having a uh...A nightmare." I scratched at my head and pretended to look confused. Michael nodded,

"All I heard was screaming and you calling Myrnin's name..." I giggled slightly and he rolled his eyes and returned back to his room. Before he shut his door I asked,

"Michael, is Shane awake?" He listened into Shane's room and shook his head.

"Asleep like a baby." He showed me one last smile before closing his bedroom door and I shut mine at the same time.

"Do hurry up young Claire!" Myrnin said from outside. What the heck was I going to wear? I didn't own many things which were formal and I swear that Myrnin was wearing black...Maybe he was wearing a suit? Maybe we were going to a wedding? I don't know. Thoughts began to run through my head too quickly for me to process them individually.

I took out a black knee length dress, it was one of Eve's but it had no crosses, or skulls on. I smiled slightly as I slid it over my head. The skirt flowed naturally and the top half cupped my breasts well, thin straps held it all in place.

I brushed through my hair and it was curly tonight, down to my shoulders. I put on a pair of shin length dark grey boots which had a small heel on the back. I ran into the bathroom and cleaned my teeth rapidly.

When I was finished I went to the window and saw that Myrnin was standing there staring up at me. It reminded me of a fairy tale for some reason. If I had long blonde hair I would throw it down to him and let my prince up into the tower. Er, no. This was not a fairy tale.

There was a crazy vampire waiting for me. More like a nightmare to most.

"Jump!" he yelled, I gave him a: "ARE YOU CRAZY?" look and he laughed slightly.

"Take a step backwards." He demanded and he jumped up into my room. "Hold onto me." He ordered, I looked at him and got the gist of it. I climbed onto his back and he jumped down, I shrieked, burying my head into the crook of his neck when he did.

When he landed I continued to stay like that, he smelt nice. He smelt like...Old books, mostly. I liked that smell, loved it. Shane smelt better though, he just smelt like – Well, Shane.

"You can let go now, Claire." he told me, I shook my head and he had to pry me off of him. When I was on my feet he scooped me into his arms and held me there, cradling me. I stared up at him, he looked clean for a change. And I hate to admit it...Handsome.

"Myrnin, where are you taking me?" I asked,

He shook his head. "It's a surprise, Claire." I nodded and rested my head against his cold chest. He walked down the streets with me in his arms. Most people who passed would think that I was dead, and that Myrnin had killed me. Nope, he would never do that. Well, I didn't think that he would.

I was right when I guessed at what he was wearing. He was wearing a suit. And it wasn't one from the 1800's it was a black one, with a black tie and a white shirt. He even had matching trousers and shoes that looked right.

"No bunny slippers then?" I joked, smiling up at him.

"Not for tonight." He whispered and we entered a room that was dark. He placed me on my feet slowly and he switched on a light, it radiated around the room and I gasped at what I saw. There was one table in the middle of the room, with two chairs opposite each other. The table had a white table cloth on it and there was a candle in the middle, Myrnin set it alight and I watched his every move.

"Myrnin, is this a date?" I questioned.

"Quite possibly." He gestured for me to sit down, I saw no harm to it and I did as I was told.

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