Author's Note: I have wrote stories for 'The Morganville Vampires,' but I have never posted one. I thought since I had been through the series now, [well mostly – considering I'm not done w/ Bite Club] that I should now post a fan fic over my most favorite book. ( : I know, right. This sounds childish, but whatever. Anyway, I hope you do enjoy. Please R&R this & I'll be happy to return the favor to one of your stories.

Her heart pounded in her chest as she keep running through what seemed like a maze of a garden. Claire tried to reach the end, but she felt that there wasn't an end to this process. Myrnin was somewhere behind her. Where, she didn't know. And at that moment, she really didn't care. Her feet and back ached from the constant moving of her feet. If Myrnin really wanted her, he'd get her. She couldn't outrun him, but he was making it fun for himself. She honostly didn't think she'd make it back to the Glass House, she'd be captured and drained of blood from her employeer; if you could call him that. Especially since Amelie had stood her ground and let him know that Claire would now be his boss. Which, apparently, ticked him off. Yeah, the old Myrnin is back. This isn't good.

It wasn't even like the machine was back on. Frank Collions had made sure that he destoryed it, guess it didn't matter when Myrnin had the idea to put Frank's brain into the new one. I can just make a portal, they're back up. But she feard that if she stopped and Myrnin had turned them off, she'd be dead in less than a few seconds. She ran herself off course, but he'd smell her blood path soon. She thought hard, consentraited on what the Glass House looked like, but she keep thinking back to Myrnin being after her.

She jumped as she heard the leaves behind her russle. Claire knew he was getting close, but she couldn't focus on what she needed to. Either the portals were shut down or she was just that nervous. I need to get the hell out of Dodge. But it was too late for anymore thoughts, she felt something hit her hard, toppling her over into one of the hidden bushes.

"Get the hell of me, Myrnin."

She rolled herself and looked up into his eyes. Red and bloodred, she'd hurt him back in the lab. But apparenly he didn't care much about being hurt. Claire watched him drop his fangs, it's over. Her running had only made her tired and his game more fun.

"Little Claire, you've done enough running. Don't you think?" His evil, wicked smile crossed his face. "I'm sorry, but you killed Ada, and you know that I loved her. If you would have only told me where she was, you didn't have to kill her."

His fangs keep moving closer to her neck, her air supply was being cut off by the hand placed over her throat.

"You don't understand. You killed Ada yourself, years ago! You put her brain into the machine. She's been dead for a long time, Myrnin. I didn't kill her." She didn't feel like crying, she didn't feel like arguing. "If you don't believe me, just kill me. I'm tired of running from you and everyone else. You'll do what you want anyway. Amelie just can't put you away, can she?"

"Don't say that, you killed Ada." Myrnin's eyes watered, Claire almost thought it was tears. "You were the one who finally convinced me to turn off that machine, to kill her. It's your fault."

"She was dead before I killed her, she wasn't real. You cared enough about me to stop drinking from me when Ada had you tied up." Claire looked dead into his eyes. "You care about me, I know probably not more than you cared about Ada, but you care about me."

Myrnin dropped his hand from Claire's neck, retracted his fangs back into his mouth. He rolled off of her and sat onto the ground. He regretted everything he'd let himself turn into. Nothing wasn't the same about him. All he wanted was to be the same man he use to be.

"You're right, Claire. I do care about you." Mrynin let his head slip to the side. "I've not been sane for a couple of decades. That's how I killed Ada in the first place. I don't mean to hurt you, I'll never mean to hurt you." He drawed in a deep breath, holding it for a second. "But you're wrong about one part."

"And what part would that be?"

"I care a lot more about you than I ever did with Ada. If this had been her, she'd have already been dead. There's just something about you that I can't resist, but resist at the same time."

Claire paused, she didn't know what to say. She had Shane, but Myrnin had nobody. She kind of always felt sorry for him.

"I know I shouldn't have brought that up, but I couldn't let you go without you knowing it." He took her hand in his, "if you want, I can make your forget about what I said."

She wanted to hold that piece of memory in her heart, but at the same time, she was afraid she'd blurt it out to someone in the Glass House. Even as bad as it seems, somewhere along the way, she'd fell in love with the crazy Myrnin. How, she didn't know. But she had. And now she realized that she didn't want to let it go. "No," she stated. "I don't want you to make me forget. I want to remember this moment for future times."

"I know better than that, Claire. You've hesitated about me."

"But I'm not scared of you," she moved closer, still holding his hand. "I've never been scared of you and I've never wanted to leave you." Claire lowered her voice, afraid of passer-byers would hear her words. "I've feel in love with you Myrnin. Since I've been working with you, you've got something about you that I can't help but love. That's why I don't want to forget."

He didn't say anything and she though that it wasn't what he wanted to hear. Oh great, Claire. You've made yourself look like a fool. Now Shane will find out and you'll have no one. But as Claire put her head down, she felt a hand that reached back to face Myrnin.

"Hey, don't feel down." Then he leaned into kiss Claire, something he'd been meaning to do for a while. "And even though I'm never good at my feelings. I can't say that I love you back at this moment, but do know that I am in love with you and I don't want to lose you."

She nodded, "I understand."

"Claire, Claire. Wake up, you're having a dream." Shane gently shook his girlfriend from her slumber, he hated to, but he needed to.

"What?" She rolled over to face him, groggy.

"It seemed like you were having a bad dream, I thought I should wake you up."

"Actually it was a pretty good dream," but her eyes widened at what she just said.

"Exactly what did you dream?"

Claire had to think of something quick, to get her out of it. "Um, I dreamed we got married." She silently smiled and leaned up to kiss Shane. "I love you."

"I love you, too."

Even though Claire wasn't in love with Shane anymore, she couldn't bare to hurt him. She did love him, but not in the same way she loved Myrnin. She needed to be with Shane, though. He'd love her, they would grow old together, they could have kids, and even as her parents don't approve - they definitely wouldn't approve of a vampire.

Shane held Claire close to him as she went back to sleep, in the morning he'd let her go. He was definitely in love with the woman he held in his arms, but he couldn't make her miserable. He knew what she dreamed about. And again, right before he went back to sleep, she mumbled out the name again.

Myrnin.

Author's Note: So, I know this is short, & it's a One-Shot, but if you want it more, let me know. I'll be glad to continue. I've been happy about this, for some off reason. Ohoh, & I would greatly love it if you'd add the facebook I have for 'The Morganville Vampires.' It'll have pictures, quotes, fan fiction, you can discuss. If you have ideas or fan fics that you want posted there, add & let me know. I'll beta as well. Thankies. ( : Link will either be below or in my profile.

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