A/N: Hey, so i'm still writing SupermanTonight, but i was listening to this song, and i just had to write a ShaneXClaire story to it! Yay for inspiration! haha:) anyway, here it is..hope you like it:

Disclaimer: Morganville Vamps belongs to Rachel Caine and the song "Pills" is by the Perishers ft. Sarah McLachlan...

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OneThingIWouldNeverSayToYou

Claire was lying in her bed staring up at the ceiling. Everything was falling apart. She couldn't even think without something terrible creeping up on her. This was all so unfair. The fragile peace in Morganville was gone. The vampires were fighting amongst themselves and the humans were planning to overthrow the vamps right when the two sides were clashing. It was crazy and suicidal to stay in Morganville at a time like this. But there was no leaving, not when so many people she loved were here. No, she could never abandon any of her friends not to mention her parents who had been drug into this whole mess perhaps for the very purpose of keeping her grounded.

There was a soft knock on her door and, as she turned her head to look, a mess of brown hair popped into the light spilling in from the hall. "Mind if I come in?" Shane's whisper drifted across the room and sent shivers down her spine. She nodded slightly and a soft smile spread across his face as he entered the dark room and shut the door behind him. As he got closer, Claire noticed that the smile was strained and that bruises and scrapes were scattered across his face and the exposed skin of his neck and arms. Once she had wondered what he looked like without his shirt on with wonder and excitement, now she was scared and worried for the battered state of his skin.

"You've been fighting."

His footsteps faltered, as did his smile. This was not something he wanted to discuss.

"Only for you…"

"I hope my smile
can distract you
I hope my fists
can fight for two
So it never has to show
And you'll never know"

She scooted over as he reached the bed and pulled the blanket back for him to slip in.

"Shane…please…stop…"

"I can't just stop protecting you. I'd die if something happened to you."

She snuggled into his chest, wrapping her arms around his neck, and murmured, "And I die a little bit each time you come back looking like you're about to fall over."

His arms tightened around her waist, pulling her closer, as if just holding each other would protect them.

"I love you, Shane…."

"I hope my love
can blind you
I hope my arms
can bind you
So you'll never have to see
What we've grown to be"

"Everything's gonna be alright, Claire."

"No it's not. I feel like nothing can be right again."

"Shhh…just sleep."

"I can't seem to sleep anymore. I'm afraid I won't wake up."

"One may think
we're alright
But we need pills
to sleep at night
We need lies
to make it through the day
We're not ok"

"I won't let anything happen to you. You know that, right?" His lips brushed the top of her head as his hands rubbed small circles on her back, trying to erase the tension there.

"I don't think we get to decide that anymore, Shane."

"One may think
we're doing fine
But if I had to lay it on the line
We're losing ground
with every passing day
We're not ok"

"No, Claire. Never say that. We always have a choice. "

"You're right."

No, you're not…

"But that's one thing
I would never
One thing I would never
That's one thing
I would never say to you"

A/N: So, this is a one-shot, but hey...review and ya never know! PLEASE: let me know what you think, good OR bad!

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