*~ When Does Love Ever Make Sense? Chapter 2 ~*

"I want answers," she said, "It doesn't make any sense!"

Before she even realised he had moved, his lips were on hers. It was cool at the touch but warm from the adrenaline that flushed through her body, and desperate and very real. All too quickly he pulled away, placing a hand on her cheek and gave her a sad sort of smile, "When has love ever made sense?"

With that he stepped through the portal and it snapped shut behind her.

Her fingers touched her lips of their own accord and she felt them tingling for more. She slowly turned to find Shane standing in the hall staring straight at her. She froze and went pale. He looked both furious and distraught.

"Please tell me that didn't just happen," he growled almost threateningly.

"Shane, I-" she started.

"Kissed that blood-sucking lunatic?" he supplied, "Yeah, I know! I saw!"

"It wasn't like that!" she cried, "He kissed me!"

"You didn't put much effort in to stopping him, Claire!" he backfired, "You want to be with a vamp now? Myrnin?"

"No!" she shrieked.

"Hey! I'm not stopping you!" he said raising his hands whilst still glaring at her, "I'm just a little hurt is all. I mean I told you that I loved you...and now you're gonna go and throw it back in my face."

"No, Shane," she cried, tears were running down her face now, "He kissed me, I didn't have time to react because I didn't see it coming. I was stunned for a moment. I'm so sorry, Shane! I do love you and I only want to be with you! Please, forgive me!"

The clunk of heavy boots coming down the stairs signalled Eve appearing and also with Michael who hadn't made any sound at all.

"What's going on?" Michael asked and Eve shoved Shane out of the way and wrapped her arms around Claire.

"What the hell is wrong with you, Collins?" Eve snapped glaring at Shane who glared back. She then turned a soft gaze on Claire and asked, "What happened, CB?"

"She kissed Myrnin," Shane said simply.

Eve and Michael were speechless at first and just looked at each other and then back at Shane and finally to Claire.

"No, I didn't-"

"Oh sorry, no, he kissed her," Shane corrected himself mockingly, "But she accepted it all the same."

"It wasn't like that-"

"That's not what it looked like from where I was standing!" Shane shouted taking a threatening step forward to which Michael grabbed his arm and pulled him back.

Shane turned on him and jerked his arm free, "Get your hands off of me, Leech!"

Michael put his hand calmly on Shane's back and steered him the direction of the parlour, "Let's go and calm down, Shane. Give the girl some space for now."

"So she can go make out with Myrnin again? Sure, why not?" he roared, and stalked away, he grumbled as he went, "Not my problem any more."

Michael looked back at Claire, "Don't worry, you know how he is sometimes. I'll talk to him."

He didn't wait for her acknowledgement and just walked off to calm Shane down.

Eve held on to Claire as she shook from distress. "Oh honey," Eve cooed and drove her over to the couch where she slung the afghan around the smaller girl's shoulders.

"I didn't kiss him back, Eve, I didn't," she promised, "I was just surprised and a little confused."

"No, I believe you, sweetie," Eve reassurred her and put her arms around her again, "Shane's obviously over-reacting about something he thought he saw."

"Yeah," Claire mumbled.

But was he really?

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