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Chapter 6

The next morning I got up early. It was a warm morning so I decided to walk to school today. Classes were slow today. I think it was all my excitement of seeing my family. It was now three o'clock and I was finished with my classes today. On my way home I spotted a little coffee shop. Common Grounds. That's where Eve said she worked.

I walked in. The bell rang announcing my arrival. There were a few students sitting around the shop, but none of them looked up. Their were two people standing behind the waist high bar. One of them, of course, was Eve. She was bouncing up and down like a little Goth bunny, excited to see me.

The other was an older man, tall, thin, with graying curly hair that fell to his shoulders. Something about him seemed so familiar.

"Hey Clair! This is Oliver, my boss."

"Hey Eve. Hello Sir."

"Sir? Clair theirs something about me that you need to learn. I'm not a sir. Believe me."

"That's right. He's a dude. So you want a coffee? My treat."

"Sure. White chocolate mocha."

"Coming right up." a minute later Eve handed me a large cup. "On the house. Well, on me because you know, boss right here."

Oliver fiddle with a machine. He smiled at what Eve had said. I watched him curiously. He looked like someone I had seen before. I just couldn't place him. He looked up at me an smiled. "I heard you been having some problems out of the girls at the dorms."

"Yeah. Everything's fine though."

"I'm sure it is. Just make sure if you have anymore problems you come to me and I'll make sure they stop."

"Thanks. Eve I'm going to grab a table get a little studying done."

"Okay. You can stay till I get off. I'll give you a ride home." I nodded and walked off to a table. A little after eight I got a call from Caleb saying he made it to the Glass House. I told him that Eve got off at Nine then I would be there.

Finally nine rolled around. Common Grounds was packed. Eve went to the back to get her things. I was packing up my books when a voice interrupted me. "Hey. I'm Brandon. You?"

"Um. Clair. Hi."

"Are you here alone Clair?"

"I- ah- no. I'm here with a friend."

"A friend." He said as he reached across the table for my hand. He flipped it over and over. Then brought it to his mouth and kissed the top of my hand. "Where's your bracelet little Claire? Good girls wear their bracelets. Don't you have one?"

"No I don't." I knew he was a vampire

"I see." Brandon's eye's seemed to get paler until they were almost white. "It's just the question of who will have you first. Since I'm here first-" Brandon was staring behind me. I looked over my shoulder to see Oliver.

"You offend my hospitality." He placed a hand on my shoulder. "You ever bother her in here again, Brandon, and I will have to revoke the privileges for everyone. I don't think you want to be explaining that."

Brandon looked furious. His eyes were blue again. He snarled toward Oliver. "None of that now. I'm not impressed. Don't make me have a talk with Amelia about you." I snapped my head up at that name.

Brandon slide out of his seat and moved toward the exit. "You need to watch yourself Clair. Stick with Eve and look out for one another." Eve came around the corner and saw my face.

"What happened?"

"Brandon came in." Oliver said. "Trolling. Clair happened to run into him." Eve's eyes went wide. "Don't worry she's fine. I spotted him before anything happened. Take her home, Eve. And be careful of that one. He doesn't take being ordered off lightly.

Eve drug me out to the car. We both spotted Brandon in the glow of the street light. "Shit!" Eve said before rushing me to the car. Eve rushed off down the street toward the house. We pulled in front of the house. "You go first. Run to the door. Bang on it while your opening it. Run!"

I jumped out of the car and took off toward the house. I heard Eve's door slam shut just as I started banging on the door. "Shane!" I yelled. Then I noticed Eve's foot steps had stopped.

I whirled around to see Eve standing halfway up the walk with her back to the house. Brandon was standing in front of her, eyes white. Shane opened up the door and drug me backwards while he went for Eve. She kept backing up until her heals touched the steps. Shane was saying something to Brandon that we couldn't hear.

As soon as Eve's foot touched the steps she turned and dashed for the door. At the same time Brandon lunged for Shane. I didn't think about my actions. My eyes turned black and Brandon went flying backwards. Shane came running for the house.

Once he was over the thresh hold Michael slammed the door shut. "Is everyone okay?" I nodded so did Eve.

"Just peachy." Shane said. Michael started to say something, but he just turned and stared at me. I then noticed my brother and everyone standing in the living room.

"Cay." I took off running. I jumped on him hugging him. "God it's so good to see you." I then hugged Sarah who was beside him. Next was Tyler, then Reid, Pogue, then Kate. "I'm so glad you guys are here."

Caleb looked at me with his arms crossed. "Clair, I think we need to talk. Alone."

I shook my head. "Yeah we do." I turned to look at everyone. "I'll be right back." I then drug my brother off to my bedroom so we could talk.