Chapter 6

It was the day before the ball and Eve was having a sort of panic attack. We had already been in Eve's room for hours and she was still staring at our costumes. My Jane Porter costume and her Snow White costume, of course she had added her own flare to it to make it Eve but she had also kept it simple enough to make her almost invisible to anyone. Ordinary almost. She was biting her lip, and staring at them.

"Something is missing." She glares at the outfits on her bed and I had to admit, it did seem like something was missing from them but I couldn't place it.

"Maybe, something that-"

" Shh. Now Claire," she looks at her with a smile, "I will be doing your long chestnut hair in a half up hair-do.

"Eve you should carry a red apple with you." Eve's eyes sparkle.

"You brilliant child and for you, I will paint on vines around your arms and legs." Claire frowns.

"Eve, you do know that my skirt goes all the way-" she hears a rip and sees Eve ripping her skirt to barely her mid-thigh.

"Now," she smiles at Claire, "Shane will notice you and not even know who you are." She winks at Claire. Claire gives Eve a huge hug.

"Thank you." Eve grimaces.

"Why? What did I do but make you looks hot?" Claire just smiles.

"For everything Eve, you encouraged me and that gave me a sort of confidence." Eve pulls her arm through hers as they exit the room.

"Anything for my CB" Claire kisses her on the cheek.

The girls hear the front door open and in walk Shane and Michael.

"Oh good, you're here, well we have to go out for a bit," Shane looks at Claire, "so be careful." Claire rolls her eyes and waves by to the boys. They left with a roar from Shane's truck.

"Well, now that they are gone I think we should go and see Myrnin. He said he wanted to see us today." Says Claire. Eve rolls her eyes but grabs her keys.

"Fine." She opens the front door. "When we get back though I get to try out the hair and make-up!" Claire throws her hands up in the sir.

"Of course, whatever you say." Eve sticks her tongue out.

"Admit it," she says as she pulls away from the house, "you like it."

Claire blows Eve a kiss. She smiles and looks out at the houses passing by. All so ordinary looking, yet they aren't. Within many will have intense safety precautions and guns because of what this town makes them.

Paranoid.

Claire spots Monica and her groupie walking on the side walk. Claire rolls down the window and Eve slows down. Monica hears the car and looks down at them.

"Seriously, this hearse still?" She sneers. Claire rolls her eyes and looks in her eyes. She jumps at what she sees. Monica, she wants something.

"Seriously Monica? You want that?" Asks Claire. Monica frowns. Eve pulls away and Claire sends to Monica.

Once you choose that path, you are a monster. More than you are now.

Claire doesn't look back. Monica. She just shakes her head.

"Yo," says Eve, "what'd she want?" Eve asks. Claire shakes her head with a grin.

"She wants to be a vampire." Eve slams on the breaks. Claire puts her hand on the dashboard.

"That's low, even for her." Claire shrugs, but she knows why. She wants to feel important but it goes deeper than that. Much deeper. Claire shakes the memory off and looks out at Grandma Day's. Eve pulls down the alleyway and parks in front of the lab. Claire jumps out and instantly knows something is wrong. Something is off. She looks at Eve, her animal instincts are telling her the same no doubt.

"You sense it too?" She asks. Claire nods.

"Common," Claire urges Eve behind her as she opens the door, "but we have to be quite. I have a feeling I know who it is." Eve rolls her eyes as she figures it out as well.

"Well, that was stupid of them to come here." Eve whispers as they reach the bottom of the stairs. Claire and Eve spot Myrnin bound by silver cuffs and a burly man standing in front of him holding a silver tipped stake.

"Ahh I had a feeling you two would show up here today." He smiles as he plays with a cell phone in his hand. She looks down at Myrnin, he looks barely conscious. What Frank has done to him, she doesn't want to know. "Now it is time I finish what I started don't you three think?" He asks. Claire immediately goes into his mind and sees every move he knows. She dodges his blows with ease and a hint of grace.

"Frank, are we really going to through with this again?" Frank didn't look at Eve, he just stared at Claire.

"Oh we are Eve, if she died the first time like she is supposed to, it wouldn't be like this." Claire spots the gleam in his eyes and dodged easily out of the stake's swing. He frowns and swings again, again, and again.

Amelie. Myrnin's lab. It's Frank. Claire looks at Eve.

"I have to," she says, "they will kill us Eve." Eve nods.

Shane. Myrnin's lab. It's Frank. Claire nods.

"They are all coming." She says. Eve's eyes bulge.

"As in?..." Claire nods. Eve lets out a breath.

"That is shitty, well for him anyway." They both look over at Frank who is staring at the two, infuriated.

"What the hell are you two blubbering about?" He swipes at Claire again. She moves out of the way and pushes him into the wall. She looks into his mind searching for anything. Anything that could save him. All there is, is pure hatred. Anger. Alcohol. Not father of the year, but she couldn't hurt him. He is Shane's father and she couldn't take him from Shane. She walks away toward Myrnin.

"Frank, I'd leave before anyone gets here. If Amelie gets here before-"She gasps. She feels the sharp pain in her back. She slumps to the ground, feeling her blood start to pour out from her back. She feels this pain. She knows she won't die but it hurts to no end. She looks up at Frank, smug as a bug he smiles at her.

"He will thank me for this. And for this." He throws a stake in Eve's direction but misses her because she saw the movement just in time. She transformed into a wolf. She growls and bares her harp white teeth at Frank. Frank just laughs. "A wolf? Now, what can a wolf do to me?" The wolf smiles and runs at Frank. Frank smiles and meets Eve half way throwing her to the ground. Claire glares at Frank as Eve whimpers. Frank stands up and looks down at Eve.

"Hun, don't mess with me." He sneers. Claire has had enough at this point and jumps to her feet. She hears the door upstairs open but she doesn't care. She runs at him. Frank doesn't see her coming and is tackled to the ground. Claire is on top of Frank with red eyes. She can see the images through Frank's mind. She pins his arms at his side.

"How dare you." She says in a cold tone. "How dare try to kill me and fail for the second time. Most importantly though, how dare you attack Eve. You worthless excuse for a father." Claire glares down at him. He looks at her with a fear but also a smugness.

"Oh darlin' don't tell me what a worthless father is, I know a worthless father when I see one."

"And so do I?" Claire looks up and sees Shane and Michael looking down at them. Claire jumps up off of Frank but nearly falls over. She forgot about the stake in her back. She places her hand behind her and tries to fish it out but her arms are too short.

A hand suddenly appears and removes the stake. She turns and sees Michael placing his hand on her back.

"Thanks." He shrugs.

"It makes me feel better, helping instead of hurting." Claire turns and runs over the wolf. She sees Eve slowly transform. Michael races to Eve's side and helps her up.

"Oh I'm fine, just out of breath." She glares over at Frank who is now handcuffed to the stool being watched by Shane. Claire hears the door open again and walks over to Shane. She grabs his Hand and kisses it.

"You know what they are going to do to him." He nods and turns away from his father.

"I know but," he just shakes his head unable to finish the sentence. Claire squeezes his hand as they walk over to Eve and Michael and Myrnin. Michael had let Myrnin out of his cuffs and they waited for Amelie. She came gliding into the room without a glance at Frank. Hannah rushed in behind her and pulled him away.

"Try and get away again Frank. This time," she smiles at Claire, "I have permission to shoot.' She pushes him up the stairs.

"Now, Claire." Amelie looks out the window "I assume you have some questions about all of this. We shall meet back at my office and I shall reveal all." We headed out of the lab and went into our cars. Shane took me in his truck, refusing to let me go with Eve. Eve rolled her eyes but didn't argue. Shane was already pulling out behind Amelie, we exited the alley and went to her office.