Claire's point of view
I didn't know how long I had been asleep or passed out but I felt a cold hand on her shoulder shaking me. I blinked open my eyes, squinting slightly at the brightness. For a moment I didn't know where I was then when I looked around I noticed Myrnin's books and his tables with lab equipment.
"Claire." Someone said. My brain was a little slow, walking up because when I saw her I couldn't think if her name then I got it. Amelie was sitting on the arm of the chair watching me.
"Hi..." I said, stretching.
"I need to ask you something. Myrnin said you are responsible for my memory loss." She said, not really a question.
"Oh... Um. What would you do if I said yes?" I asked, not wanting to get beaten until she had broken every bone in my body.
"Why? Are you afraid of me?" She asked.
"Well, you are a vampire and could easily kill me or beat me up or something." I said, sitting up feeling stiffness in my neck, which I rubbed.
"I won't do that. Don't worry." She said. Still...
"Well not directly. Myrnin helped me create the machine then you got in the way when I was testing it." I said, hoping since her memory loss, my lies were at least the tiny bit believable.
"Claire-"She started. I stood up, stumbling a bit, my legs not functioning. She was going to kill me.
"Okay, okay! I did it! I didn't mean to, really I didn't, and you can't remember but you were about to kill Shane and it wasn't him! It was only supposed to be set low but I didn't see how much it took until I looked at it later! I'm so sorry, please don't kill me!" I said, all in a rush and freaking out. Myrnin had stopped what he was doing and watched me then Amelie. I started to hyperventilate and looked at the floor.
"Claire, calm down. It's okay I won't hurt you." Amelie said, touching my arm.
"Really?" I asked, attempting to calm down.
"Yes. I don't want to see you like this again." She said. "Okay?" I nodded. "Let's go outside. You need it." Amelie said, grabbing my arm and leading me out. At the back of mind the little voice wouldn't shut up. She's going to kill you outside, so Myrnin wouldn't have to watch. This is some trick of hers.
Outside, the cool breeze blew in my face and my breathing slowed to normal. Amelie led me to a seat in the shade by the Day House and sat me down, then sat down herself.
"Now you have calmed down, why don't you tell me what happened?" Amelie asked.
"You promise you won't kill me or break all my bones or-"
"Claire, I give you my word. You have nothing to fear." She said. I took a breath and nodded.
"Well... There was this guy who looked like my boyfriend, Shane, who you've met, and he wanted to kill you for some reason. He almost managed but me and your personal body guard, Gérard, came in and took the stakes out. Then you, um I think Shane came and you thought it was him so you had him put in prison and he escaped right when the guy came back and gunned down one or two of your guards. Then you ordered Shane to be killed, well I thought you did and then I got the device and I pressed the button at you... and you know the rest." I took a breath.
"So I caused all this?" Amelie asked, looking a little sad.
"Um yeah but he did look like him and Shane is no stranger to prison or trouble..." I said.
"Can this device give them back?" Amelie asked. I nodded. "The device is broken. Shane must have dropped it. Myrnin is trying to fix it but it could take a while." She said.
"What? No you should have gone back to normal if it's broke. It holds the memories in it and if it gets broke or damaged then the memories get restored. It must have been not damaged enough." I said, sighing.
"Would you like me to go back to how I was?" Amelie asked. I looked at her.
"Well... No. Not really. I mean you were alright from before and now you are nicer like how I imagined you were before Morganville. But if Oliver takes over, it won't be good." I said and Amelie smiled a bit.
"Oliver is nice really. He admitted he fell in love with me when he first saw me and talked to me." She said.
"Yeah you were together, I guess before." I said. I noticed how I was talking to her. I expected it to be awkward and weird but it was actually easy going and like talking to a friend.
"So, I have to go back to being a Founder to keep up appearances?" Amelie asked.
"Oliver or Myrnin could give you lessons on how to act, I guess." I said.
"Oliver, already explained some of it. I think. Like waiting for my door to be opened and to not be so openly nice. Also not to show I like you so much. As a daughter, of course." Amelie said. I opened my mouth then closed it, not knowing what to say. Wow. I haven't heard that before, but I wouldn't have anyway. "Are you okay?" Amelie asked.
"Oh yeah I'm fine." I said nervously laughing and looking at the floor.
"Was it something I said?" She asked.
"No, well the daughter but I haven't heard before." I said, scratching my arm, more fidgety than itchy.
"Okay. Are we related?" Amelie asked.
"No. I have a mom and dad but maybe I got adopted." I joked, then seeing Amelie's face I quickly said, "That was a joke. We aren't related."
"Oh good." Amelie said, looking relieved. "Maybe you could teach me? How to act as Founder?"
"Oh no, no I'm not around you as often as Oliver or Myrnin." I said and Amelie nodded.
"So what I do? Or the Founder do?" She asked.
"Um... I guess goes to meetings, and has appointments with the townspeople. Also I see lots of paper on your desk which you have to sign." I said.
"Myrnin was right then. I get stressed with all this work." She said, looking at her nails.
"Yeah I guess, though you cope with it really well." I said.
Amelie smiled. "Thank you." I know it's only been twice but it is the most I have seen Amelie smile fully in the year and a half I have been here. And not an creepy smile or something bad is going to happen, smile just a nice happy smile.
"So, um I guess we should go back in. See how Myrnin's getting on." I suggested, standing up.
"Of course. He doesn't like being lonely much. Well last I checked." Amelie replied and stood up too and started walking down the steps and I followed. I wondered when Amelie got her memories back she would remember her time with her memory. If she did, then perhaps she could carry that on, but if she didn't then I wasn't sure if I wanted her memory back.
Myrnin's point of view
I smiled to myself when I was listening to Amelie and Claire's conversation. I knew it was bad but I couldn't help it. They were only outside and I did have exception hearing. Anyway they could be best of friends given enough time. I sighed and looked at the machine. I had managed to piece some of it back together but it looked entirely different than before. Or maybe I had fixed it.
I had glued the shattered pieces back together with this super glue, humans had and I had read the tiny bottle out of curiosity and how to use it. One bit I had noticed has said that it bonds skin and eyes in seconds. Of course I hadn't believed that and went along with glaring, getting some on my fingers. I pressed them together for a 5 seconds then pulled my fingers apart. Well I tried to. They wouldn't come apart, not matter how hard I pulled.
I sighed and looked around looking for anything that could get my fingers apart. Nothing I saw was useful except for a quite a big pair of scissors. I guessed I could cut my fingers apart. It was nothing new. I had taken out some of my brain for Claire to look at and sliced open my arm multiple times so this was no biggie. I walked over to the scissors and tested there sharpness. Pretty sharpest I didn't know if they were sharp enough to cut through skin. I shrugged.
"Time to find out." I said, and opened the scissors.
"WHAT are you doing?!" Claire shouted, running and taking the scissors from me.
"Well, my dear I seemed to have glued my fingers together. I was getting them un glued." I said.
"With super glue? Oh my gosh Myrnin there are less painful ways of getting glue off." Claire said. I looked at her expectantly.
"Like what? And the pain won't bother me." I said.
"Like washing up liquid and warm water. Just soak your fingers in their for a few minutes and they will come unstuck." Claire said.
"That would take too long. And I need my fingers." I said, grabbing the scissors and cutting through the glue and my fingers before Claire could do anything. There we go. That took half the time." I said. Oh dear... Claire looked like she was about to throw up. Amelie just shook her head at me.
"You really didn't need to do that?" She said, quite weakly. I shrugged.
"Relax my dear. It's nothing. Remember when I have you a piece of my mind?" I asked. Claire shook her head
"I was hoping to to forget that." She said and went to sit down but I grabbed her arm.
"Bob's on that chair." I said. Claire looked behind her and screamed. Then she slapped me.
"Put it back! Now!" She said.
"Please Myrnin." Amelie said. I sighed and put Bob back in tank.
"Happy now?" I asked. Claire caught her breath and nodded. "Also put this away." I gave her a chainsaw, accidentally pressing the on button. "Whoops." I turned it off.
"You did that on purpose." Claire said. I sighed and gave it her. She took and held it away from her like it would bite her or something. "Where do I put it?"
"Back there." I waved off somewhere at the back. I pushed. "Go, shoo!" I said and went over to Amelie smiling. I grabbed her hand and kissed it. Amelie smiled.
"Thank you." She said.
"Now let's go and get you lessons on being Founder." I said and took her hand and went out and headed to Founder's Square.
Wow, nearly 2,000 words :P So you think Myrnin is right and Claire and Amelie will become friends? :D That would be nice :)
Also I quoted a bit from where Myrnin took a piece of his brain for Claire to examine :)
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