The new day had begun. So had the new Claire. She woke up in the early hours as the sun once again rose from the east. Once Claire was awake enough, she noticed a little blood on her top from the vampire. She could smell something wired as she got up from her uncomfortable sleeping position to see the vampires flesh starting to sizzle, releasing foul odours.

Claire made her way back to the Glass house. She was ready to stand on her feet, and refused to be patronized by Shane.

As Claire walked through the door, she was met with a worried Michel pasting the floor, who looked as though he hasn't slept all night. On the sofa sat Shane. His head snapped up the moment I walked in. Eve just entered the living room at the sound of the door. She came running towards me, full speed. Then enveloped me in a bone crushing hug.

"Where have you been? What were you thinking going out at night in a town full of vampires?" She frantically shouted. By now Shane and Michel had gathered around. "And is that blood on you?" Eve asked, drawing everyone's attention to my top.

God bless Eve and Michel for being so worried.

"I'm fine. I think if anything that night helped me. I needed to be on my own for a bit to think. The blood is just me running into a little trouble. You know how Morganville is. Every corner you turn you've got trouble." I said walking into the kitchen.

"What kind of trouble? Vampire trouble? Did it bite you?" Michel asked, getting more nervous as he grabbed hold of my wrists and looked at my neck for any sign of a bite.

"Yes, Vampire trouble but I staked it before it got the chance. That blood is his." I said pointing to my top. "After I got some silver and killed him." I whispered the last part silently, hoping they wouldn't hear. But no luck when you have Michel with super vamp hearing and everyone is hanging on your every word.

I heard them all take a quick, sharp intake of a breath. Obviously not expecting I would do such a thing. I just rolled my eyes and went over the fridge. There was left over chilli at the bottom but I went nowhere near it. Shane's trade mark is chilli. My eyes skidded past it over to a cheese sandwich I made for lunch today. Not really caring I grabbed in and stuffed it down. Everyone followed me into the kitchen, and gawked at me as if I were an alien.

"I saved you some Chilli at the bottom of the fridge." Shane whispered sceptically. I stopped eating and focused all my attention on him. I gave him the most ice cold stare I could master. I haven't spoken to him since yesterday yet the first thing he says to me when I came thought that door was that he saved me chilli. After a few seconds of silence I flipped him off then carried on eating. It seemed like Michel and Eve were holding their breath, and released a huge sigh when I continued.

"Claire please! I was so worried about you. You have no idea what these last twelve hours has been like for me!" He begged. Whoa! Was he seriously trying to say he suffered more then me within these last twelve hours? I turned to him with my anger rising again. He caught on to what he just said and tried to retrace it.

"No no no! I mean…not that…yours was way worst…just." As he stumbled I got up and turned back to him and he knew by the look on my face to shut up. I saw him swallow.

"Shut the fuck up! I told you to never speak to me again. I swear Shane if you do not leave me alone there will be hell to pay." Then I left them all and walked up to my room.

As I stared at myself in the mirror long and hard. And what I saw I wasn't happy about. I saw a little girl with long hair acting like a grown up. It made me angry. I grabbed the scissor and chopped off all my brown locks. Till it was short and sharp. Then I went into my closet and searched for cloths that actually complemented me. No baby pick sweaters and flower tops. I came across a black and grey tiger top. The top was short at the front, enough to see my belly button then become longer on the sides. I wore black skinny jeans with a black leather rock 'n' roll jacket. On my feet I had on grey ankle boots. When I looked into my full length mirror I saw young women. A fierce young woman. My short hair pronounced my jaw line. It made my eyes stand out more. My big bold cat eyes. My hair wasn't perfect but I liked it. I felt as though I cut off my past, this is the new me. I wasn't gonna let Vampires run me anymore. They may run this town but they no longer have a say in what I anymore. And I wasn't gonna be this love struck teenager following Shane around like a lost puppy. I couldn't wait to begin it. I moose my hair a bit so it wasn't sticking out all over the place.

I was really pleased at the end product. I was about to grab my bag to go to common grounds to meet Monica. She's paying me to tutor her in…well everything. As I reached for the door and pulled back Shane was standing there with his hand up as if he were about to knock. My good mood immediately flattened…

Hope you enjoyed this chapter. What will Claire do? Will she finally talk to Shane or actually start fighting him. What will Shane think of the new Claire?

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