Amelie
When I came through the portal, I saw mr. Collins sitting down in the couch with Zoe on his lap watching an episode of a children series. He turned his head around to look at me and he smiled. He placed Zoe in the couch next to him and walked to me. He was about to kiss me, but I put a hand on his chest to push him away. It didn't work, of course. I was no longer a vampire with strength, and mr. Collins was twice my size and way stronger. I managed to make it a kiss on the cheek.
«Nana!», Zoe said and looked at me. I was not nana. I was Amelie, trapped in Claires body. I just looked at her weirdly.
«Hello, little darling», I said lost of other words. Mr. Collins looked at me with weird eyes, but he shrugged and went into the kitchen.
Baby Zoe tried to touch me but I jumped back.
«Claire, do you want something?», I heard Shane shout from the kitchen. It took me a few seconds to realize that I was Claire.
«Yes, please. Bring me some O positive, will you?», I asked. I regretted my words when Shane got out of the kitchen looking at me like I was crazy.
«Uhm... Good joke... I guess. You okay, Claire?», he asked with worry in his voice.
«Yes, I'm perfectly fine. Are you asking if there's something wrong with me?», I replied with my best Claire behaviour.
«Well, not in that way», he said and looked as confused as a boy could be.
«Are you being offensive?», I asked and looked at him with my cold eyes... Which I suddenly remembered Claire didn't to, so I softned them a little.
«No! Claire, what's wrong? Not in an offensive way... Just in a.. I worry for you way», he said and walked to me. Oh no... God please no. He kissed me and nuzzled my neck. I gave him a hard push, because of my instincts. He stumbled backwards a little and looked at me. He looked very hurt, and that wasn't a good thing. I did not feel like apologizing, because he had been the one to kiss me! I grossed a little and went upstairs.
Shane
She never pushed me like that. She'd never looked at me with cold eyes before either. Something was wrong, but I had no idea of what it was, so I decided to drop the theme and sit down with Zoe again. I had a little conversation with her, but my mind was far away.
After an hour, Claire came down again. Zoe was asleep in my arms and I suddenly remembered me and Claires movienight.
«Sooo, what movie do you wanna see to night?», I asked and looked at her while smiling.
«Movie?», she asked and scratched her arm. Had she forgotten about it already? That hurt a little, 'cause I thought she'd been looking forward to it.
«Yeah... We were going to watch a movie together», I mumbled and looked down at my knees. Zoe was still asleep in my lap and I poked her nose.
«Oh. I am sorry, I must have... Forgotten», Claire said. I sighed and tried to smile at her. I heard someone knock on the door and stood up, still holding Zoe, and went to open.
Claire
Shane opened the door and gave her a cold look. He looked so unpleased to see her that it hurt. She couldn't blame him, 'cause she was in Amelies body. She felt a urge to kiss him, but she couldn't. That would just make everything worse. She looked at him for a moment, and died a little inside when he asked what the fuck she wanted.
«May I.. Uhm... Speak with.. Claire?», she asked and looked at him again.
«You usually don't ask, but sure. She's been acting.. All strange since she came home from work», Shane said and looked a little bit hurt, but he covered it with a grumpy mask too fast for Claire to recognize how bad it was.
«Mr. Collins, I just want to speak with her, not listen to all your problems», she said with her best Amelie attitude. Shane shot her a dirty look and she tried to ignore him by doing what Amelie would have done. Walk right past him and act like it was her home. Which it kinda was.
«Oh, hi... Amelie!», Amelie said and looked at me. Her hair was messy and she looked so uncomfortable that it was awkward.
«Hello. Mr. Collins, may we get some.. uh.. privacy?», Claire asked and waved Shane of. She hated being rude to him, but she had to do it. Shane went upstairs with Zoe without an argument and Claire could finally focus on Amelie.
«This can't go on», Amelie said and looked at Claire. She was right. She suddenly felt thirsty and she could hear Amelies pulse beating. She swallowed hard. Amelie seemt to know what the situation was.
«Don't even think about it, Claire. Go to the kitchen, find yourself some blood and drink», Amelie said and pointed at the kitchen door. Claire nodded, even though she felt sick. She was actually going to drink blood. Ew.
She walked into the kitchen and saw Shane standing there with Zoe. He had been listening.
«Shane!», Claire whined, but she regretted it instantly. Amelie never used his forename, and she definitely didn't whine it like a kiddo.
«Excuse me. You scared me Mr. Collins», she stammered and went to the fridge where Michael had his blood. Shane looked at her like she was crazy. She was, kinda.
«You can't take that. It's Michaels», Shane said with a cold voice. Oh God it hurt. He never used that voice to her, but again, he didn't know that she was Claire.
«Well, I could always drink yours or little Zoes», she replied. It was meant as a joke, but Shane laid Zoe down on the table and hit her. Hard. She winced and looked up at him. He had actually hit her, just that... It wasn't her. She didn't feel pain where he'd hit her, which was at the left side of her face, but it hurt her feelings. She felt like laying down crying.
«Get out of here, Amelie. You're not going to touch Claire, Zoe nor me», Shane screamt. Amelie came into the kitchen and looked at Claire with a confused look. Claire just touched where he'd hit her and walked silently out of a portal and back to Amelies office.