AU
Warning: Not as bad as the last ones. Contains minor fluff

A:N/ I missed a day on writing the Halloween fic, so I will be posting both Claire and Massies' today. In this fic, Claire doesn't know Cam. Her family is also wealthy and lives in their own home instead of being in the guesthouse.

Happy Halloween everyone!

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:CLAIRE:

Moving to Westchester had always been a big deal for the Lyons family. However, moving into a mansion was not. Claire never knew why, but there was something eerie about the house that her family occupied. She wasn't certain what it was, but every year around Halloween, strange things happened. She came to the conclusion that maybe the house and the esate were haunted. The only problem was that she was too chicken to prove that theory.

So this year she was going to find out what haunted the mansion. It would be done with complete care, skill and strategy...and she would not freak out if she found anything.

October 31, 2013

As night fell in Westchester, Claire was in her room gathering her things together. In her bag she had put together her flashlight, camera, cross, some garlic cloves and her dads' small silver dagger. He only used if for when he went hunting, but Claire had snuck it out of his room to use it just in case she encountered a creature. Taking a deep breath, Claire got her hiking boots on and slipped her jacket on. She headed for the door and slipped out of the house to the forest surrounding the estate.

An eerie feeling filled the air as the wind blew sharply and sent leaves around. It was spitting rain and Claire was starting to regret coming outside for the tiniest second.

"No, I can do this. Don't be a coward." Claire told herself and she pressed on.

Coming to the edge of the forest, Claire looked down at her G-shock watch. It first read as 11:59 and immediatly it turned to 12:00 and when it did, the wind and rain stopped all at once. A sound echoed through the night and Claire felt the hairs on her neck rise up. It sounded like a human cry.

"H...Hello? Is anybody out there?" Claire called out.

Silence engulfed the forest and Claire dared herself to go deeper into the estate. She stopped dead in her tracks when she saw a figure sitting down on a rock that was wedged into a tree. She was about to take a step back when a twig snapped under her foot.

She froze.

The figure looked up to see who had entered their presence and when Claire saw what the figure looked like, she realized that it was a boy. He seemed to be about her age and he stood tall at six feet. He had black hair and had one green eye and one blue eye. Those eyes...Claire seemed freaked out by them. She had never seen such a unique color before.

The figure stood up and came towards her. Claires flashlight beam seemed to go right through him. He stopped right in front of her and Claire oopened her mouth, asking the dumbest question possible.

"Are you a ghost?"

He stared intently at her, not speaking. He seemed entranced by seeing a human girl brave enough to face him. He held out his hand and Claire flinched, moving a step back.

"Don't worry, I won't hurt you." He spoke.

When Claire didn't say anything back, he chuckled softly and continued on.

"Please, help me. I have been imprisoned here for centuries and I need to go to the afterlife," He spoke.

"Really? What do you need help with?" Claire asked, not really questioning what happened to him.

"Yes...yes...you seem trustworthy. I like you. You must find me this gold necklace. I lost it years ago and I need it to continue on. It belonged to my true love," He explained.

Claire found this interesting. So that's why all those creepy things were happening. This soul was just troubled without this trinket that he needed to move on. That's probably why he had been haunting the guesthouse for so long!

"Where did you last have it?" Claire asked.

He pointed off towards the east side of the forest.

"Follow me, I will take you there," He said.

Without even questioning it, Claire followed the ghost until they came upon a twisted up oak tree. It was all gnarly and seemed to have faces hidden in it.

"It was around here. I can feel its presence, but just barely," He said.

Nodding, Claire played her flashlight around, hoping to catch a glimmer of this necklace that was so badly a few minutes, she stopped to take a break. Looking down at her watch, it read 12:15. Man, she was really tired. All she wanted to do was go to bed. But she had to help this boy out first.

"What happened to you?" Claire finally asked, still playing her flashlight around.

"Centuries ago, I worked as a stable boy for a wealthy family and I was well acquainted with their daughter. We were in love and we always met in secret, for fear that her family would find out. They don't approve of stable boys. She gave me her locket as a token of her affections and she had put a spell on it." He explained.

"What kind of spell?" Claire asked, still looking for the necklace.

"The spell of love, that we may always know of the strong love we have for each other and that we would always remember it," He replied.

Claire felt her heart melt and she gave a tiny 'aww'. It was like a true love story.

"So what happened?" She urged him.

"One day, we were in the stables and she was telling me about her suitor and how she was getting married to him. I told her that we should flee and elope to a far away country. Her suitor came into the barn and overheard it and he was filled with jealousy. I remember him pushing her down onto the ground and he...came at me with a knife...that's the last thing I remember. And then I wake up and I've been here ever since," He explained.

"Wow," Claire said.

Her flashlight caught something in the dirt and she quickly headed over to see what it was. Digging her hands into the spot, Claire pulled out a beautiful rusty gold chain and on the end of it was a heart shaped pendant. On the back of the pendant were two initials.

CL&CF

"Which is yours?" Claire asked, showing him the necklace.

He smiled at her as she showed off the necklace and he reached out for it. A light emitted from his being and he became as bright as the noon day sun. It almost blinded Claire and she put her hands over her eyes to shield it away. As she did, she heard his voice calling to her.

"My name is Cameron Fisherman. Thank you m'lady, for helping me on my way home," He told her.

As soon as the light disappeared, Claire brought her hands down and found herself alone in the forest. Not wanting to stay there any longer, she high tailed it back home. As she ran back to her house, she couldn't get his name out of her head.

Cameron Fisherman.

Next week...

The Pretty Committee sat out in the parking lot waiting for Isaac to pick them up in the range rover after school. Claire's mind was still on the events that happened on Halloween night. She wondered if Cameron had been reunited with his love, CL. Claire wondered what this girls name was.

"Ewmagod, Kuh-laire! Earth to Kuh-laire!" Massie called out.

"Huh? Sorry, I was lost in space," Claire replied, pulling into reality.

"Space case. Anyways, let's head over to Briarwood quickly to see the boys," Massie ordered.

Massie, Alicia, Kristen and Dylan all had boyfriends that went to that school and Claire had to keep biting her tongue to refrain from complaining that she hated being single. It was the worst thing ever when her friends all were dating...and there she was in all her single glory.

"Sure, let's go," Claire grumbled through her teeth.

Massie rolled her eyes at Claire and the five girls walked on over to Briarwood. Derrick, Dempsey, Chris and Josh were all gathered at the front, chatting about the latest gossip in their school.

"Hey Harrington," Massie called out.

Derrick turned around to see who called him and he flashed a gorgeous smile.

"Hey Block, how was school?" He asked, pulling the alpha into a hug.

"Ewmagod, would you believe all the LBRs that we encountered today? Buh-rutal!" Alicia complained.

"Hmm, tough luck. I have some good gossip to spread," Josh added.

The PC leaned close to hear what it was, minus Claire. She had gone back to daydreaming again.

"So a new family moved into Westchester. They have two boys. One is our age and the other is in college. Anyways that's not the best part. The best part is that they're middle class," Josh said.

"Ewmagod, now Claire can have someone to relate to," Massie joked.

"Shut up, Massie," Claire snapped.

It wasn't something to joke about. Claire didn't exactly like being called Middle Class. She wasn't even on that scale. Her dad was a well paid professional actually so why did Massie have the need to call her a middle classman? Ugh, she hated it.

"Hey guys, sorry I'm late." A voice called out, bringing Claire out of her thoughts.

Looking up, she felt her breath catch in her throat. She was staring up at a boy the same age as her. He had black hair and had...one green eye and one blue eye!

"It's all good man. We'd like to introduce you to a couple of girls. This is Massie Block," Derrick said, gesturing to his girlfriend.

Massie waved hello and flashed him her flirty smile. Derrick jokingly slapped her.

"This is Alicia Rivera," Josh introduced the two.

"Hello there, handsome," Alicia said, shaking hands with the boy.

The new boy blushed and Claire held back a smile. He looked totally adorable when he blushed!

After Dylan and Kristen were introduced, silence awkwardly filled the air. Claire rolled her eyes as she realized that she hadn't bothered saying anything.

'Oh uh, I'm Claire...Claire Lyons," She introduced.

The boy looked at her with deep interest and Claire felt her heart stop as she stared at his different colored eyes. No...this was crazy. No one could have the same eye color as a dead man, could they?

"Hello Claire. My name is Cameron Fisher, but you can call me Cam," He introduced.

It clicked in her brain instantly. CL...CF...Claire Lyons and Cameron Fisherman...er...Fisher.

Could it be? Could reincarnation be real?

"That's a beautiful necklace you have on," Cam said, pulling Claire out of her thoughts.

"Huh?" Claire stupidly replied.

Her fingers went to her gold chained necklace. It was one of her presents that her mother gave her when she was younger. On the necklace was a heart shaped pendant.

The two stared deeply into each others eyes and Claire knew...she knew that this was the same boy that she had met in the forest. To save the embarrasment of blurting that out, she asked:

"Have we met before?"


Well a fluffy made a good break from all the creepy stuff. So did you like it?

I know the ending seemed a bit Twilight Zone-ish, but I have a theme to keep here!

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