AN: Once again, another short chapter, maybe I should have combined the two. I could always post chapter 4 to make up for these two. Read, enjoy and review
Thanks for the reviews Moonlight-Lullabies and LuPeters
Claire continued to sob, her chest heaving with her silent cries. The blood was drying on her neck when suddenly the portal opened and Shane was storming through. Claire looked up in alarm; she didn't want Shane in the middle of this. She didn't want Shane there at all for that matter. What if Myrnin decided he would really get rid of his little "obstruction" as he called it.
"What the hell is going on!" Shane yelled.
"No, Shane go back now! Everything's ok!" Claire cut him off as she sat up quickly, too quickly; everything began to swim in front of her. She tipped over the edge of the table and was caught by the quickest pair of hands in the room, Myrnin. Shane was seething.
"Put her down." He said, pronouncing each word very carefully as if he were holding back his anger, or at least attempting to.
"I'd prefer not to. She is quite a lovely little morsel, but do not fear, I would never harm your precious little gem. But as for you, human, if you do not return home, I will not hesitate to taste you." Myrnin snarled as he tightened his hold on Claire.
Suddenly Shane noticed the dried blood marring Claire's neck, and lost it. Of course Shane wouldn't come into the vampire's lair unarmed; He pulled two, silver tipped stakes from the back pockets of his jeans and rushed towards Myrnin. Fangs out, Myrnin returned the favor as he proceeded to run strait towards the charging boy after tossing Claire aside like a forgotten rag doll.
Shane swung, intent on cutting Myrnin with the silver tip of the stake. Just when it seemed as if Shane had succeeded, Myrnin dodged around his side, supernaturally fast. He brought his nails down across the side of Shane's face, blood spurted, bright red, from the four long furrows that split his cheek.
"You will never win against me, no matter how many vampires you have slain in the past, you will not add me to your list." Myrnin snapped. Claire believed him.
"Just leave while you can! I'll be fine. Get Amelie, she will protect me." Claire yelled, desperate for him to see some reason. Myrnin growled and turned sharply, heading for Claire.
"Little girl, my dear Claire, I will take Amelie out if I must. I will not perish here, not now. Not before I get what I want." He whispered the last bit in Claire's ear. His warm breath tickled the fine hairs on her neck and she shivered.
Shane looked down at his feet then back up, trying to hide the hurt in his eyes with a small laugh, though there was zero humor in that one sound. "So my father was telling the truth? What's going on between you two? What did he whisper in your ear Claire?" he asked, his voice soft but firm.
"Nothing Shane!" Claire cried as she tried desperately to escape Myrnin's grasp which only resulted in her pulling her shoulder out of its socket. Tears hung in the corners of Shane's eyes as Claire wailed in pain. He turned away, though it took everything in him to. He walked back through the portal where Claire could see the Glass house living room for a split second then they both disappeared. There would be no help now, Shane believed that Claire had betrayed her. She was on her own.
"Oh Claire, you really can be stupid at times. Now hold still." Myrnin chided.
In one swift motion, Myrnin had jerked her arm back into place. Claire let out another blood-curdling scream and slumped in Myrnin's arms. There was no point fighting him when all it would result in was more harm to herself and she was already about to black out from the pain. Not just the physical, but even more so the psychological pain of her broken heart.
Myrnin scowled as a relentless flood of tears continued to stream down her face. "I will make you happy Claire." He whispered, but her tears only fell faster.