AN – Chapter three is here :D Enjoy and please tell me about how I could improve my writing in the future!

Characters belong to Rachel Caine, and anything else that may be copyright belongs to its original owner :D

After a few minutes of playing chords and short melodies, Michael felt the mood suddenly drop. He stopped and heard sniffles from Claire. He carefully placed his guitar back against its wall, and went over to her.

Michael gently took hold of her shoulders and turned her to face him. Tears were streaming down her face. 'Claire? What's the matter?' Michael was quite concerned now. Maybe Shane had done something stupid?

'Nothing, it's stupid.' Claire said, turning away.

'Claire, I won't tell anyone else. Is it Shane? What did he do?'

'No, it's not Shane, it's just,' Claire wiped the tears from her face. 'I'm going to be stuck here forever, aren't I? I mean, I've worked so hard, hard enough to get advanced placement, and now I belong to Amelie. I'll be stuck in Morganville until I die, and with all the things I get into, that could be any day! And I'm pulling you, Eve and Shane into all of it too!' Claire broke down into tears again, and Michael took her into an embrace.

'Listen, we're all trapped in some shape or form. I'm more trapped than you Claire. No matter where go, I'll always have to come back. But if you wanted to, you could leave. You would lose all of your memory, but you could still leave, OK?' Claire just nodded; her head was buried in Michael's chest.

'Morganville may not be the best town in the world, but as long as me, you, Shane and Eve stick together, nothing can hurt us. I promise.' Claire pulled away and smiled at Michael. 'I guess I'm putting my knowledge to use as well, helping a crazy, mad vampire scientist.' They both laughed at that, and Claire dried her eyes. Then Michael looked down at the big wet patch on his shirt where Claire's head had been and laughed.

'Sorry about that, Michael.' Claire giggled and went to sit on the sofa. Michael went back over to his guitar and started playing a soft melody, and Claire yawned. And for the first time in weeks, she actually fell asleep.

AN – So yeah guys, that's it! Not that long I know, but it's sweet, right? I'm currently writing another Morganville fanfic, which might be up soon. Look out for it! But for now guys, BYE! :D