Claire
She woke up and felt Shanes arms around her. She smiled and turned around in the bed to kiss him, but he looked so cute when he was asleep that she didn't want to wake him. She «Aaawed» a little and cuddled closer. He smiled in his sleep and snored a little. She kissed his bare shoulder and started listening to his steady heartbeat. It was so peaceful... Until her phone rang. Shane woke up and yelped because of the loud ringing. Claire sighed and picked up the phone. It was Myrnin.
Myrnin had tried to kill Zoe when she was a newborn, well... Not in person, of course, but he had sent one of his experiment vamps. He'd been begging for forgiveness and blamed it all on Amelie, of course. Claire had decided to just forgive him, even though she didn't really want to.
She answered the phone and yawned.
«Claire, is that you?», Myrnin asked and she heard him walking around in his lab.
«Yes, what is it, Myrnin?», she asked. Shane groaned and burried his face in the pillow.
«You need to come to the lab, I have a new machine that I crave to try out!», Myrnin said with an excited voice. Claire doubted this was a good idea, but honestly, did she have a choice? Shane looked at her with eyes that begged her to stay. She put her hand on his shoulder while hearing Myrnin talking about his machine. She didn't really listen, not at all.
«If I come over, will you stop talking?», she asked and threw Shane a look. She didn't want to leave him. She just wanted to cuddle in with him and stay there the whole day.
«Yes, Claire. But do bring a second person. To test the machine, I will need two people», Myrnin said with a clearly offended voice.
«A second person?», Claire mumbled and looked at Shane. He made some clear NO gestures with his hands. She put down her phone and looked at Shane.
«Please?», she asked and touched his chest in a flirty way. He sighed and shook his head.
«I don't want to go test a machine for your crazy boss, find someone else», he said. Claire sighed and started thinking of people that would maybe join her to the lab. Eve and Michael weren't allowed in the lab, and she sure as hell wasn't going to bring baby Zoe. She groaned and picked up her phone to dial Amelies number. After all, she and Amelie were the only ones who were allowed in the lab. And Shane, but that's just because he never cared when Myrnin told him he wasn't allowed.
«Hi, it's Claire, I need to talk to Amelie», she said when Amelies assistant picked up the phone.
«Amelie is very busy right now...», the assistant started. Claire rolled her eyes. Amelie was always busy, but it could most likely wait.
«Just tell her it's a message from Myrnin and give her the phone. I don't want excuses, I want to talk with Amelie», she said with her best ice queen voice. Shane burried his face in the pillow again and groaned dramatically. Claire hushed him before she heard Amelies voice.
«This better be important, Claire», Amelie said with a voice that was so cold that the phone felt freezing in her hands.
«It is. Kinda. Myrnin wants us to test a machine. He needs to people and you're the last one on my list», Claire said and waited for Amelie to answer. She took her time, of course.
«Fine. He gets 10 minutes of my time. I will show up in half of an hour», Amelie finally said and declined.
«You have to stay home with Zoe», Claire said and kissed Shanes cheek before she got out of bed and started to dress herself.
«Ey, not so fast! Are you leaving me?», Shane asked and sat up in bed looking at her.
«You alway make thingsnd took my hand in his and squeezed it. He smiled at me and I just wanted to cuddle with him in the bed again and forget everything about Myrnin, machines and Amelie... Just be with him.
«I'm sorry, it's just... I really sound so dramatically», Claire sighed and threw on a pair of jeans. Shane put his hands in the air.
«I'm the drama king», he said and laid down in the bed again and closed his eyes.
«No way, Shane. Get up! You're watching Zoe today, no sleeping for others than her», Claire said and took the blanket of Shane. He groaned and sat up again.
«Claire, relax», he said and sat up a don't want to go look at Myrnins crazy inventions, but I don't have a choice.
«We'll watch a movie tonight, okay? We could need some time together», Claire said and kissed his lips.
«Sounds great. While waiting, I'll watch Dora the Explorer with Zoe, and trust me... I'm gonna tell you about every episode», he said and got out of bed and bent down to kiss her.
«That's the evilest thing I could ever imagine», she whispered playfully and put her hand behind his neck and looked at him. He was just so freaking handsome. She had to kiss him one more time before she had to hurry downstairs to eat and get out.
Myrnin
«Okay, you stand here», I said and pointed to the left of my new machine. Amelie did as told and I pushed Claire to the right.
«Now you're gonna feel a little glitch. Like someone pinches you», I said and touched the red button, just like I'd seen people do in the movies.
Claire
Her sight was suddenly sharper and she fell to the ground. She looked around and didn't understand a thing. Had Myrnin changed her to a vampire? No... He wouldn't... But you never knew with Myrnin.
«Myrnin... Can I have a mirror?», she asked. She put her hand on her throat and yelped. That hadn't been her voice!
«Sure, my dear», Myrnin answered and smiled. She looked in the mirror he handed her and yelped – again. She didn't see herself, she saw Amelie! She screamed, but covered her mouth with her hand when she remembered that it wasn't her voice. She quickly turned her head and saw her body with Amelie in looking confused at her.
«Myrnin, do tell me what just happened», Amelie said and looked around. She stumbled to her feet with no graceness at all and leant on the table next to her.
«Guess two times», Myrnin said and smiled. He looked happy because his machine had worked and he stood there looking at his new invention that wasn't good for anything but... This. Amelie sent him a ice cold look, which didn't work that well because of Claires body.
«Okay, it worked. Can you change us back now?», Claire asked, still thinking how weird it was to hear Amelies voice speak the words she said.
«Uh, no. The machine will need charging for about a week», Myrnin said neutrally, still not taking his eyes of the machine.
«A week?», Amelie whined with Claires voice. Claire felt like laughing, cause that was just the way she would say it... But no, it wasn't funny! A week in Amelies body? No. Way. In. Hell.
«Well, yes. Or 4 days, it depends on how much power I get», Myrnin said and scratched his chin.
«Oh my... How am I going to survive being Amelie?!», Claire whined and looked at Amelie who was leaning on the table, still not used to being a human.
«Well, drink lots of blood», Myrnin said and looked at her with confused eyes. Like she was a dumb girl to ask.
«I'm not the founder, and Amelie can't go back home! I have baby Zoe to take care of and Shane is going to kiss her!», she shouted at Myrnin.
«Kiss me? I will not tolerate mr. Collins kissing me», Amelie disagreed. Claire shot her a dirty look.
«I hope not, but he will kiss you. The body you're in, is his girlfriend!», she exclaimed and felt like crying. How was this going to work?
«Calm down, ladies», Myrnin said and looked at them both. Claire and Amelie sent him an angry look that told him to shut up.
«I will not do anything intimiate with that boy. Myrnin, we must tell everyone about the switch of personalities», Amelie said and looked at him. Myrnin looked down at his feet for a second.
«I'm afraid there's no possibility to do such thing, Amelie», Myrnin admitted.
«Why?», Amelie and Claire asked at the same time. Myrnin looked at them both.
«Because, the machine must not be known about. It will make people curious, and that shall not happen in Morganville, am I right?», he said and looked at Claire that was now Amelie.
«I'm not Amelie, talk to her», Claire said and pointed at her body.
«Well, yes. You are right, but the housemates of Claire must know. I do not want them to think that I am Claire», Amelie said coldly. It broke Claires heart thinking of how Shane would be all over Amelie, thinking it was her.
«Well, they can not. End of discussion», Myrnin said shortly. Amelie looked as pissed of as Claires body could look. It wasn't threatening, not at all. She just looked funny.
Claire sighed and tried to accept the situation and calm down.
«We'll just have to... Deal with it. Okay, if you have to live as me, you can't act like you own the world. I'm not like that», Claire said.
«What about your daughter?», Amelie asked confused. Claire swallowed hard. Amelie didn't know how to handle babies and that concerned her.
«Just find good excuses and get Shane, Eve and Michael to take care of her. Read her a bedtime story from her fairytale book at nighttime», Claire said. She really worried for Zoe and how she would deal with the situation. She was a smart kid, and would probably sense that something wasn't right when mommy wasn't the one to feed and take care of her. She looked at Amelie who nodded.
«How do I deal with your boyfriend then?», Amelie asked even more nervous. That was harder. What would they do about Shane? The thought of him kissing Amelie and holding her hand made her sick.
«Just... Push him a little away. Tell him you're on your period or something», Claire said a little embarrassed because Myrnin who stood there taking notes from their conversation. She rolled her eyes at him.
«Sounds... Interesting to me», Amelie said hestitating a bit. She was obviously uncomfortable with the situation, and Claire had never seen her uncomfortable in her entire life.
«Now, what do I do?», Claire asked and looked at her pale hands.
«Be aware of my strength. I'm stronger than all the vampires. Myrnin will be at the council meetings, and he will help you out. Drink blood, lots of it, and be fair», Amelie said. Amelies meaning of the word fair was clearly way different of what Claire thought fair was, but now she had the chance to change stuff and that felt... Nice.
«I know what you think, and no. You will not turn the town upside down while we are eachother», Amelie said coldly.
«You ladies will have to leave now, I have to start charging the machine», Myrnin said.
Claire walked through the portal and into Amelies office, and Amelie walked through the portal to the Glass House.