Happy new year everyone! Okay so I kind of lied about updating, my mum nicked my laptop so I had to write the updates on paper. PAPER! And my hands hurt. :(

And it's finally Friday so yay!

Anyway here's the new chapter xxx

[Oh and I forgot to mention, Michael isn't a vampire, Monica is actually going to be good friends with Claire, Eve's Goth look is going and Gina-Jenifer are just b*tches.]

Michael's POV

It had been a month since Claire left and I honestly couldn't stop thinking about it, something wasn't right. I mean about the letter, it was just odd. Shane had eventually told us what happened. The fact that Monica had turned against Gina and Jenifer, and Gina was in a bad shape, then when they got back home, apparently Claire was here with Myrnin.

I found it too hard to believe Claire cheated, she was my little sister, my best friend but I will never disown her or hate her. I respect that she doesn't want us to bother Amelie, so we won't. But now I'm questioning, did she leave Morganville with permission?

My thoughts were disturbed as a small hand waved in front of my face. "Hello... Earth to Michael?" Eve's cheerful but sarcastic voice rang through my ears. However I continued to look at the TV.

"Are you okay?" she asked with concern.

"Yeah, why?" I replied back still not looking at her.

"Really? Because I've been calling you for the last 10 minutes whilst you've been staring at a blank TV." She stated, I turned to look at her, I swear my jaw dropped to the floor. Eve Rosser, the most famous and infamous Goth in Morganville, looked very different. I knew she's was trying to get rid of the look as Claire adored it, and Eve now hated her.

Her long black hair had curls at the bottom; she had black eyeliner, red lipstick, blush and an actual non-pale foundation. With a blue dress and summer heels. "Am I okay? What the fuck happened to you!?" I said still surprised.

"Why, don't you like it?" she asked raising her eyebrows.

"Of course I do, I'm just surprised you actually changed the look." I said

Grinning. Hell it was different but in an amazingly good way.

She smiled at me and left for the kitchen. She still had the same personality and that's all that mattered. She was still the same Eve.

Shane's POV

It had been 4, maybe 5 weeks since Claire had left, and god it was better. I had somehow managed to convince Michael and Eve cheated on me, because if she does ever come back, things would get messy and I don't want them to know what really happened. And Claire won't be coming back, she said as she left, but not in speech. I could tell it in her eyes.

When I told Michael and Eve, Michael just shook his head and said nothing, but hurt was across his face. Eve, well let's say Eve didn't take it nicely. She went mad and saying things like that's why she was always home late, worked on Sundays or would act weird whenever one of us was at the lab with her.

However Gina then moved in, and things changed, Eve her and Jenifer were best friends now. Monica knew they were ditching her and had a rage at them, then Eve shouted at her and she never came back. It was really funny.

Life was much better now; there was hardly any trouble, Amelie never talked to us anymore. It actually seemed like Morganville was a normal town.

Gina's POV

I started to walk downstairs, I saw Michael reading a newspaper, I smiled at him which he returned and continued towards the kitchen. I could smell fresh coffee and breakfast as I opened the door. "Need any help?" I asked Eve as I stood in the doorway.

"Sure, could you check the bacon and ask if Jen wants to come round?" she replied and continued to make the coffee. I nodded at her, grabbed my phone from the side started to dial Jenifer's number.

[Phone call]

Jenifer: hey Gina what's up?

Gina: hey jen, wanna come over for breakfast?

Jenifer: yeah sure, I'll probably sleep round tonight.

Gina: sure! See you soon.

Jenifer: okay be round in 5.

Jen only lived 2 minutes away and she'd probably come by car. I went and checked the frying bacon. I gave Eve a thumbs up after checking it was okay and put on some toast.

[A/N Eve can actually cook in this!]

"Gina, go wake up the slacker." Eve winked at me; I laughed at her and made my way back upstairs. I walked across the landing, my heels tapping on the polished floor boards.

I was outside of Shane's room; I knocked on the door and entered. He was on his bed listening to his iPod, unaware I had entered. I walked up to him and yanked his headphones, causing them to come out and get his attention.

"I was listening to that!" he whined like a 2 year old. I rolled my eyes at him.

"c'mon, breakfast is ready." I told him, his eyes lit up as I mentioned breakfast. He stood up and walked out the room, leaving me standing there. I sighed and made my way back downstairs. When I reached the bottom step, he was already on the Xbox with Michael.

I started to walk where the sounds of plates clattering was when the doorbell rang, I turned back around and answered it, there was Jenifer in a blue summer dress matched with blue heels. I invited her in.

"Breakfast is ready!" we all heard Eve shout from the kitchen. I started to walk to the kitchen along with the others to be greeted by a fresh breakfast laid out on the table.

4 years later

Claire's POV

Damn, leaving Morganville has really helped me over the last few years but soon after I left, I started to go mad; I experienced nightmares and active flashbacks. So many, I almost killed myself.

However I went to a psychologist, she helped me recover from Morganville, I then quit college but I studied dance and acting in university. I then discovered a passion for music and modelling. I got a degree in all four of them. I wrote my own songs and then got signed with Universal Records, I know this sounds dead cheesy but it's the best thing that's ever happened to me.

Amelie said I could come and go whenever I liked. So I was kind of taking a break from the fame for a few weeks, she isn't expecting me so I'd better call her. Morganville just happened to be placed in the middle of the Texan deserts so I was driving in the middle of nowhere.

I didn't exactly want to come back, but I do need a break, I had at least 4 different jobs for crying out loud. I am a professional actress, dancer, singer/musician and a model. But what I was most excited about coming back was seeing how Morganville had changed.

I shuddered as I saw the 'welcome to Morganville' sign with the 'you'll never want to leave' underneath it. Screw that I wanted to fucking leave, I think everyone does.

I sped up quicker as I passed the boarders, making the Porsche growl with adrenaline. I was quite shocked, Morganville had changed. It was around 6 o' clock, so it was starting to get dark, there were more street lights, Amelie must have new rules about 'snacking' now. I pulled to the side to call Amelie.

[Phone call]

Amelie: hello Claire.

Claire: hey amelie, I've just came back into Morganville.

Amelie: oh that's good, I haven't seen you in a while and I have a surprise for you.

Claire: a surprise? Anyway Morganville is very different.

Amelie: yes it is, I'll explain later, come meet me at the Day House as soon as possible.

Claire: okay I'm on my way now.

Amelie: be quick.

She then hung up, if she had something to say – which she always does – then I'd better got to the day house quick time. As I was about to drive off I saw a cop pull up behind me and step out of his car. "Oh shit" I

Cursed quietly and rolled down the window.

"Evening ma'am." He said politely, he had a strong southern accent and was looked in his late 20's.

I pulled my designer glasses on my head and bit my lip before answering: "Good evening officer." I said then smiled at him. There was one thing I knew that got you out of trouble, it was being nice.

"Miss, you do know you're not suppose to park here." He told me.

I sighed: "yes officer, I do know, but I had to call the founder as I had just got back in town." I replied. He nodded in approval then looked at my white Porsche and did a long whistle. "I know, she's a beauty right?" I grinned at him.

He smiled at me. "Right, I'll let you off, take care..." he said. I never had told him my name.

"Claire, Claire Danvers." I told him. He shook his head.

"I remember you, few years back, lil' troublemaker you were, you've changed." He said to me with a small smile.

"Yep, I sure was" I laughed at him.

"Bye then Claire." He said and walked back to the cruiser. I started to speed down the road, I flipped my sunglasses back down and put my phone on shuffle – hey Porsche started to play, I loved that song. I passed TPU, it brought back memories, I looked at the passing students staring at my car, and obviously it was rare for a Porsche to be speeding past a college. There were more students now as TPU looked bigger. It's like Morganville had been upgraded.

I continued to drive and I soon found myself outside the day house. I shoved my iphone in my hand bag and climbed out the car, I shut the door and walked onto the path, my chunky heels were hitting the pavement. I looked at the white balcony on the Day House.

Grandma Day was sitting in her rocking chair with iced tea and a book. She noticed my presence and looked at me. "Are you lost my dear?" she asked me, I stopped myself from smirking, and she doesn't recognize me.

"Hello Grandma Day, do you remember me? It's Claire Danvers." I said to her, her face lit up and she smiled at me.

"Oh Claire, it's been too long, come inside." I walked up to the balcony and followed her inside. Everything was still the same apart from the walls which were now sky blue inside of a cream colour. I walked into the office where Amelie usually was.

I saw her in a pale lime dress, her hair was pinned back and she was sitting at her desk, before I could say anything she stood up and smiled at me. I was suddenly pulled in an embrace. I looked at Amelie.

"I got here as fast as I could." I said to her.

"Claire, sit down please." She asked me, I went and sat down on the posh, velvet sofa. I was starting to feel slightly nervous, Amelie had to tell me something and I didn't know whether it was good news or not.

"Claire, tonight a masquerade ball is being held and I'd like you to attend." She said to me. I put my head in my hands; Shane would probably be there and half of Morganville. This wasn't going to go well at all.

"Claire, please, you'll be wearing a mask and no one will recognize you." She said to me.

"Okay I'll go, but I'm not staying the whole night." I told her. She nodded at me and pulled one of them bags you put dresses in, I had seen too many of them, she handed me the bag.

"The dress should be in there with the mask, be at city hall at 19:00, no later." She told me

"Okay I'll meet you there." I said to her before hugging her again and leaving.

Okay I think that was short? Ha-ha I'm mad anyway I might update tomorrow, who knows.

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