Hi everyone. Firstly, thank you so much for all the reviews on each chapter, it really means a lot and I'm sorry if I don't reply to all of them. Secondly, I have had bad writers block and this chapter is seriously, not my best work. I'm not happy with it but it's the best I can do and hopefully, the next chapter will be much better and up to the standard I wanted it xD

Shane's P.O.V -

A few minutes had passed and I began to set the table in the kitchen with plates of food and snacks, as Eve instructed. Michael finished the last of the decorating and even hung a few fairy lights inside the living room, which had been hidden at the bottom of the boxes. He entered the kitchen and glanced down at his watch, eyebrows furrowed. Obviously, Myrnin had not arrived with the cake. I placed plastic cups on the counter and leaned against it, arms folded.

"He should've been here by now, the girls will be downstairs in a few minutes", Michael muttered.

Suddenly, voices could be heard from the living room, followed by footsteps. The door of the kitchen burst open and Myrnin strolled inside the room, a box in his hands. He carefully set it on the table and turned to face us, clapping his hands together. I rolled my eyes and stuck my hands in my pockets, fingers resting lightly on the small box hidden inside.

"Where's Claire?", Myrnin asked, a long, pale finger tapping his chin as he inspected the food.

"Getting dressed and it's about time you got here. We've been waiting for ages", I replied.

I froze, when the door swung open but visibly relaxed when Amelie stepped inside the kitchen, in all her icy glory. My eyes widened slightly as I hadn't been expecting her. She stood beside Myrnin, eyes closely monitoring his actions, which he noticed and smiled widely.

"My dear friend, do you not trust me to behave?", He questioned.

"When do you ever behave, Myrnin?", Amelie spoke, a small smile on her lips.

With a sigh, I pushed myself off the counter and headed towards the door and walked down the hallway. Footsteps could be heard from upstairs and before I entered the living room, I noticed Eve standing at the top of the staircase. My gaze shifted to Claire and my breath hitched in my throat, eyes widening. Claire's dress hugged her curves in all the right places and suited her perfectly, especially with her pale skin. She smiled and a light blush appeared on her cheeks. I didn't even think that a vampire could blush.

Eve linked her arm through Claire's and together, they descended the stairs, high heels clicking. Michael entered the hallway, followed closely by Myrnin and Amelie.
His eyes landed on Eve and she winked at him, as she jumped off the last step and bounded into his arms. I extended my hand towards Claire and she gently accepted it, her skin cool against my own. She carefully stepped down from the stairs and I pulled her body against my chest, releasing her head to wrap my arms around her waist. I lowered my head and placed a soft, quick kiss on her lips.

"Happy Birthday", I whispered.

"Happy Birthday, Claire", Everyone spoke.

"B-birthday? I thought that since I'm a vampire, I couldn't celebrate-", Claire began.

"Oh, who cares? We're celebrating so get over it", Eve chuckled, pulling her from my arms and wrapping her own around her, in a tight hug.

Claire laughed, soft and light but returned the embrace. I watched as she received hugs from everyone, even Amelie. Eventually, we all went inside the living room and Claire gazed around at the decorations, a wide smile on her face. Michael pressed play on the cd player he had brought downstairs and plugged it in and the music played softly in the background. Eve hurried up the stairs to her bedroom and after a moment, returned with presents, wrapped in brightly coloured paper. Claire sighed and shook her head, but accepted each one. Michael had bought her an iPod, which she objected to and attempted to give back to him.

"Purple isn't really my colour", He laughed.

Claire huffed but hugged him tightly and repeatedly thanked him. Eve giggled and handed over a neatly wrapped present, which was a t-shirt, with the words 'I Bite', and a make-up palette. I was about to reach inside my pocket, when Myrnin jumped up and down, waving a black, rectangular box in the air. Amelie raised her eyebrows and shook her head, her expression annoyed but also amused.

"Happy Birthday, Claire. It is from the both of us, I hope you'll like it", She spoke, her voice soft.

"Thank you..", Claire mumbled, as she opened the box.

A small gasp escaped her lips and I leaned over to get a closer look, wondering what it could be. A gold necklace lay inside the rectangular box, a small heart-shaped locket hanging from the chain. Claire slowly lifted it into the air and inspected it, eyes filled with awe.

"Oh..wow. Thank you, it's beautiful", She said, placing the now empty box on the coffee table.

"Shane, can you help me put it on?", Claire asked.

I carefully took the necklace from her hands and hung it around her neck, securely fastening the chain into place. She turned and smiled up at me, before reaching up to place a kiss on my cheek.

"Now for Shane's present", Eve squealed, obviously excited to see what I had bought.

I smiled and reached inside my jean pocket, but just as I was about to pull the box out, the doorbell rang. The sound echoed through the house and silence filled the room, the only noise from the cd player. I noticed Amelie exchange a glance with Myrnin, who's good mood seemed to have disappeared. Claire's eyes narrowed and she flashed across the room, to the doorway. She gazed over her shoulder, eyes filled with uncertainty.

"I'll get it, stay here".

So...yeah. I'm really sorry about how bad this chapter turned out /).(\