So I like drama in my novels. From what I know it's nice to read about it, just not experience it. I think it's well done for the most part. I think it may need a bit more excitement as the plot thickens and such, I have some good ideas. P.S if you are a fan of the Shane&Claire romance it's going to get painful.

Chapter 2: Drama-rama.

The three teens relocated to the kitchen where Claire took three Coca-Cola's out of the fridge and placed them on the table. Shane held Claire's hand tight as she sat down next to him and Craig across the table from her.

"So how exactly do you know each other?" Claire asked playing with the bottle cap of her coke. She didn't like making eye contact with people during awkward situations, yet she could fight vampires and work for Myrnin. Things in Morganville were always turning out strange.

"Well Craig, as you should know, was a Navy Brat, he moved a lot, but one time when we were young Craig moved to Los Angeles, my dad decided vampires were everywhere there" Shane took a breath and continued, "Craig and I became friends instantly but then he moved away again and I haven't seen him since, its been what 6 years?"

"Yeah that's about right." Craig mumbled under his breath as he sipped the cold Coke.

"So Craig how do you know Claire?" Shane asked with a serious look on his face.

"Long story short? We dated" Craig looked at Claire and then continued, "For two years."

"Shane.. it was before I moved to Morganville, Craig and I broke up when he moved to Los Angeles again and when I came here for college" She sighed and looked at Craig.

"Well isn't this awkward" Craig smiled lightly as he stood up, "I should probably be going, I'll call you Shane" While Craig said this he kept his eyes only on Claire and he walked out of the glass house with one swift graceful movement.

Claire grabbed her backpack, she had a class soon and then she had to go to Myrnin's house to work for the day. She looked at Shane who wouldn't look at her, as if he'd been betrayed.

"Why are you taking this so personally?" She asked before leaving.

"Because Claire I find out my girlfriend had a serious relationship before me and it kind of just stings that you didn't tell me about it" Shane looked at her, his eyes showed pain, but is face was cold.

"Oh stop, I don't ask about your past relationships, Craig and I weren't serious we were together for two years because that's what our parents wanted" Claire lied about that part. Claire's parents absolutely hated Craig; he was the bad boy that showed Claire she could do whatever she wanted too. Of course, she actually hadn't applied this lesson to her daily life, but she knew it was there. Craig had been Claire's bad boy fantasy, the one every girl has. Craig liked Claire because she was sweet, but they could have hardly been called a serious relationship. Both of them were way too young to consider it serious. It was a teen fling, the type of thing everyone thinks is so amazing, but then when you have it, it's not all its cracked up to be.

"Right Claire, Don't you have somewhere to be?" Shane said bitterly, soon regretting as he looked at her hurt face. Her eyes held back tears and her muscles were tense as her backpack was laid against her back. She had a mug of coffee in her hand she took a quick sip and walked out of the house without another word.

Shane stood from the table as he regretted even opening his mouth. Why was he so stupid? he thought. No one was home and as if hollowness was a disease it grabbed ahold of Shane. It made him feel like running after Claire end saying sorry. But he still believed that Claire had some how lied to him. Of course she hadn't, but to him it felt just as bad.

Shane grabbed his cell phone dialed a number and let the ring register.

"Shane, I just saw Claire walk towards campus she looked mighty pissed" the other line responded with a grin. He had a camera in one hand and the cellphone held up to his ear with the other.

"Dude, lets not talk about Claire right now. Where are you? Wanna meet or something?" Shane was in desperate need to just avoid his own thoughts.

"Dude sorry..." the other line went silent for a second or two, "I've actually got plans."

"It's cool I'll call you later or something" Shane hung up the phone.

Craig ran up behind Claire and smiled.

"You sure are a heart breaker aren't you" Craig smiled as he walked steadily in time with her steps.

"I'm no such thing Craig" Claire snorted out the words in disgust.

"Well sure you are, you grabbed my heart and broke it and now you have old Shane's heart, which may I add never thought I'd see the day that would happen, and you already broke mine, and now he's head over heels for you" Craig looked at the school which now came into view.

"I have class, do you have anything positive to contribute to this conversation or are you just in Morganville to destroy my perfectly happy life" Claire stopped walked and looked at Craig.

"I'm here to do no such thing, I'm here to visit my friend and win back my girl, although I thought it would be a lot easier than this. You certainly know how to make a guy work" Craig smiled and walked off in the same direction they'd just come from.

Claire stomped off in fury. What made him think he could be so damn annoying!! Claire thought as she entered the quiet classroom and opened her notebook.