I do not own Morganville! Sorry it took me so mlong, Hardly anyone gave me ideas. Dx
Claire ran until her head was hurting and her sides ached. She collapsed against a wall, breathing fast, tears streaming freely. Shane hated her… she never thought that possible… She took in a few gulps of air and finally lifted her head to see where she was.
It was definitely in the abandoned part of Morganville; there was broken glass, the walls were covered in graffiti, and the buildings were old and worn down by sun, sand and wind. Great, she thought, How will I get home before the sun… went… her self lecture died in her mind as the sun disappeared behind a tall carpet mill building. She felt her pockets for, well, anything useful. She came out with a small pencil and her phone. Yes!
She checked the signal. No bars. Damn you Morganville phone lines! She shut it and put it away. Then, she heard a small chuckle. "Shane?" she said, not daring to hope. "Not close, Claire." Then a skinny boy stepped from the shadows. "Jason!" she glared as he smirked at her. She backed up a few steps. Jason advanced slowly. "What the hell do you want? I told you Eve wants nothing to do with you." Claire said, heart racing. Jason grinned. "I have other plans right now. Lucky you, you're the first I get to test my plan on." He reached inside his jacket.
Oh God he could kill me right now. She thought horrified. Jason pulled out a gun. "Now," he said darkly, "Stop walking or I swear to god I will pull the trigger right into your skull." Claire's eyes widened and she froze. She stared at the gun.
"On the ground." He said. Claire did as she was told. Tears streamed down her cheeks. She didn't want to die, not with Shane mad, or with her friends worried. But, no, she was alone. Shane, please help! She thought hopelessly. She felt weight on her back and a cold sharp object at her throat. A knife…
She sent up a prayer and then she heard footsteps approaching her rapidly. "Claire!" yelled a boy. Her eyes snapped open. Shane! She turned her head slightly and saw Shane run up to her, then stop. He glared, his eyes shining with rage, muscles twitching with the urge to knock Jason into Oblivion and beyond. (To Skyrim!:D) "Jason, get off Claire!" he growled. Jason laughed, a harsh, dry sound. "No way, man. She's too good of a ride to pass up." Claire felt her sick. Anything that has Jason touching her in a way Shane should only do made her want to vomit. Shane growled more and pulled out a gun also. What is with guys and guns? But a part of her felt hot seeing Shane with a gun. "Get up." He said, walking to them slowly. Wow, years of paying war games really paid off. Suddenly Jason shot up and disappeared in the darkness. Did he just… use a portal?
Claire didn't have time to adjust to that thought. Shane dropped his gun and ran to Claire and enveloped her in a hug. "Oh God Claire I'm so sorry!" he breathed into her hair, then pulled back to examine if she had any cuts. Then she started crying. He held her close. "Oh God Shane I'm so so sorry for scaring you like that! I promise I won't ever run away I swear! Please forgive me." She sobbed into his chest. He rocked her back and forth. "Shh shh, its okay Claire, you don't have to apologize." Shane whispered into her hair, eyes closed. After a while, they got up as Eve's car pulled up. She didn't ask any questions.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ XxXoOo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Claire took a shower and put on a pair of sweats and an over sized band shirt Shane gave away to her. Her door opened and Shane came in. "Want to come to my room tonight?" he asked her quietly. Claire's heart skipped a beat as she nodded. He smiled a little and held her hand as they snuck to his room, praying not to get caught by Michael or Eve.
In his room, Claire sat on her bed as he locked his door. Claire noticed a packet of Trojan condoms sticking out of his drawers. He sat next to her. "Claire, are you alright? I was so scared when I saw you with Jason." He said softly stroking my hair. His dark brown eyes were filled with worry and… something else.
Claire nodded, mesmerized by his touch. He pulled her into a big hug and she immediately leaned into him, arms around his waist. "I will always protect you, Claire, you know that. I will always be around to make you laugh, to make you feel good." A part of me thought, Make me feel good now. But the nerdy part noticed something…
"Shane, why are you telling me this now?" I said, pulling back and looking into his eyes, confused. His eyes showed surprise and then guilt.
Busted.
Thank you to those of you who got the Oblivion to Skyrim joke, I worked hard on it. O.o Fus Ro Dah. Review please! I need four to start the next chapter. ~~~~~~~~~Anju Uchiha