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In the dream, I was in a dark room. It was so dark, I couldn't see anything. Then, a light went on and there was a table to my left. It had a bunny slipper on it. Another light came on to my right and there was a dog leash on it. In my head, I was thinking that I had to choose one. The obvious choice would be the bunny slipper, because I didn't have a dog, I needed new slippers, and they were just so cute! I was about to choose the bunny slippers when the whole room started to shake.

I opened my eyes and saw that Sam, Michael's grandfather, was gently shaking me and saying "We have to hurry and get to the lab or else Myrnin will get very impatient."

"Sorry." I said. I hadn't realized I had fallen asleep on the couch. Big mistake. Now my neck was all sore.

I rubbed my neck while we made our way to Sam's car. It, of course, had tinted windows that would've been illegal in any other place. But not here in Morganville. Here it was totally legal and it's a way vampires can drive in the daytime.

I waited in silence for us to get to the "lab". Sam didn't make any try at conversation, so I pretended to look out the window as he drove me to who knows where.

When we stopped (I still didn't know where), Sam looked at me very seriously and said "Be careful, Claire. Myrnin is a very dangerous vampire. I'll be out here waiting. If anything happens, promise me you'll either scream, or use this." he gave me something wrapped in a towel. When I opened it, it was a silver cross with gold and a huge gem in the center of it. It was so beautiful; I couldn't find any words to say besides "Thank you."

"You're welcome. Now go. He'll be mad if you're any later." He said.

I got out of the car and headed down the alley everybody told me was where the "trapped spider" was. He lured them into the alley and then popped up and dragged them to his secret lair. Or, that's what everybody in town said. As I walked down, I suddenly got very claustrophobic. The walls were getting very narrow. And I was starting to hear things. For a second I thought I'd heard Shane whispering in my ear that he was inside waiting for me. I shook my head. This was crazy. What have I gotten myself into? I didn't think being owned by amelie would be so difficult. And I hadn't even gotten to the lab yet!

When I got there, I tried to open the door- which looked nothing like a door –and ended up breaking it instead. I set it to the side, made a mental note to tell Myrnin or Sam that I broke the door and went down the stairs, which were very squeaky. When I got to the bottom f the stairs, it took me a moment to process what I was seeing. The place was a mess. There were books everywhere. In stacks taller than me, all over the floor, and on the tables. There was some broken glass on the floor around one table and something I couldn't identify until I got closer. There was blood everywhere too. I gulped down the bile that rose in my throat when I looked at the blood. He ate people here! Didn't he have a special place for that or something? His bedroom? The bathroom? Anywhere but here! And did he ever clean? Or at least get a maid or something.

All of a sudden, I felt cold breath on my neck, and when I turned around, I was face to face with Myrnin. He was looking at me curiously while I was studying his "lab".

"Hello. Shouldn't you have knocked first? Or have called my name. And you are late. Next time, you will not be forgiven." He said.

"Well, hello to you too." I said. that was kind of rude.

"I will not apologize for your mistakes. Next time, be on time, and I might even give you a gold star!" I noticed now that he had a book in his hands with a worm on the front cover.

"What are you reading?" I asked.

"Oh, just a book about the world's oddest things. Did you know that a caterpillar has more muscles than an average human? How fascinating!" he started reading again, looking as happy as a kid in a candy store. Only he's a vampire, so he'd go to a blood bank or something, and he is most definitely not a kid. More like a male model…I shook my head, trying to get rid of these weird and disturbing thoughts. Where were they coming from? I only had those thoughts about Shane. Why was I suddenly thinking about a man like that? And he's a vampire, nonetheless!

"That's, um, interesting, I guess. So, what are we going to do today? Are we working with chemicals?" I asked.

"Oh, well, I'm going to do more research on the caterpillar. You are going to clean up the lab." He answered, heading to a room in the back.

"Wait, what? I have to clean! That is so unfair! I thought I was supposed to be learning from you, not cleaning after you!" I exclaimed. I knew I was being unreasonable, but I spent all day yesterday doing everyone's laundry. Eve's laundry was okay, as well as mine, but Shane and Michael's laundry was so gross! I will never do the boy's laundry again.

Myrnin noticed me shuttering and then said "Fine. We will both clean. But next time, I won't be so nice." He walked to the room in the back again, and 5 minutes later, came back with a mop and a duster in his hands.

"You will mop while I dust. After you are done, there is another duster in the closet over there. If you get tired, well, keep going until the while lab is clean." He said, turning around and ignoring me completely.

"So, how old are you?" I asked, trying to break the silence between us. And I was curious.

"I am 160 years old and I was turned when I was 23. How old are you?" he asked, and then added "It's just that I have heard many good things about you. Amelie says you are very intelligent."

The question caught me off guard, but I quickly recovered from my shock and answered "I'm 16 soon to be 17."

"You're 16!" he said, astonishment all over his face. Then, as an afterthought, said "I heard you were very young, but I never imagined you to be that young."

"And that surprises you? Do you think all humans are stupid?" I asked. He was acting as though being 16, almost 17, I was supposed to only worry about stupid stuff like my hair and the clothes that I wore. Like that stuff mattered. It was true, most people my age were idiots, but that didn't mean all humans were idiots. Most of them were, but not all.

"I never said that! What I meant to say was that most humans your age are very…"

"Stupid, yeah, I know."

"I didn't mean to offend you, or your precious little human feelings." He said mockingly.

"Oh, that is it. First, you call humans idiots, which is true but still offensive, then you make fun of my feelings. You will pay!" I said and grabbed the duster from his hand, then tried to stuff it in his mouth to make him be quiet. If only it would've worked. He just took the duster out of his mouth, spit some feathers out, and stared at me looking very annoyed.

"Why did you do that?" he asked, dusting a shelf nearby.

"Sorry, I've been pretty frustrated with everything and I shouldn't have taken it out on you. Even if you were being annoying." I answered. If anyone else had done this, they would either be dead or fired. Maybe seriously injured. But Myrnin said that I was important and that Amelie would be very upset if he killed me or hurt me.

"I was not being annoying!" he exclaimed like a child.

"Yeah, you kind of were. And stop yelling! I'm right here! You don't have to yell!" I said, yelling at him.

"Well, you should take your own advice and stop yelling at me." He argued.

"Fine, I'll stop yelling."

A couple of hours passed before my phone beeped. I checked the caller ID. It was Shane.

"Hey Shane!" I said, feeling happy that he called. Shane always made me happier.

"Hey. So, I just wanted to call to tell you that I'm working a little late tonight, so I won't be able to make dinner, and I was wondering if you could make it for me. It's just that the boss said someone quit and we didn't have anyone else that could take his place and-"

"Shane, you don't need to explain. Of course I'll make dinner. Just make sure not to go out at night. Get a ride from your boss or whatever. See you later. Bye!" I said, and hung up, feeling very annoyed. Shane had been ditching dinner for quite some time, and he always ditched when it was his turn to cook. And, as always, his loyal girlfriend came to the rescue and took over for him. And, worst of all, he always came home really late, later than usual. Last time, it was at 12, and he had called for Eve to pick him up.

"Claire, are you alright?" Myrnin asked, looking concerned.

"No, I'm not. My boyfriend keeps ditching dinner and I'm getting tired of doing all his work." I said, packing my things up. If I wanted to make dinner in time, I had to leave now.

"You are leaving? But you just got here!" Myrnin started arguing, but I held up my hand, saying "I seriously have to go. I'll be back tomorrow early in the morning. Bye." And then I left.

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