Chapter two-My version of events Morganville
I woke up to six blinding lights shining above me, I rubbed my eyes and looked around. I was in a bed rapped in a blue dress cloth and covered in wires and to my surprise all linked up to a drip and a monitor displaying my heart beat. I started to panic, where was I? I sat up in the bed and tried to move my legs up and off, my legs didn't co-operate. Now I was scared, what happened to me? If only I could remember. Then it all flooded back. Where was Shane?
I slammed my fists into my legs trying to revive the feeling in them, startled they jumped up and smacked right into the young girl who walked in, helplessly she stood back then looked at me for a blank second and jumped with glee. Her hot coffee, I presumed, just bought was splattered all over the floor but the look in her eyes I don't think she cared that much. She ran over to me, as i sat up in the bed propped on a pillow and my legs dangling off the bed. "Oh no you don't missy, get back in that bed, MICHAEL,SHANE SHES ALIVE!" It was the sound of my favourite Goth princess Eve." Eve…what…happened…?"I managed a whisper. "Don't you worry CB, everything is going to be okay" Eve said it like she was looking down on a five year old with a terminal illness.
Before I could say anything the double doors at the end of the room shot open, there stood Shane as handsome as ever, dressed in a grey t-shirt with logo that said 'This is my Zombie Killing shirt', it always made me smile and a pair of long pants with holes at the knees, I don't know if they were just the fashion of them or just worn out for when Shane won Michael on the Xbox and done his victory slide across the floor. He just stood there, I saw pain in his eyes,but then I heard a sigh of relief and he ran to my side,"Damm Claire why do you have to scare me like that,docs said you went into a coma and could have been in one for years!"I looked at him, tears filled my eyes and I broke out in a sob,"Shane….I'm so sorry!" My voice sounded weak and defeted but I wasn't done yet and as soon as Amelie found out about my 'attack' the better.
When I got back to the Glass House, Michael, Shane and Eve explained everything to me in full detail, about Mr Blonde whose name was actually David and not surprisingly was one of Morganville's most wanted. My bedroom felt like a prison. At least Shane came in every night with bowls full of hot steaming chilli, tacos and cans of coke. Day after day I got stronger and still wanted my revenge on David, when I was strong enough to drive my car, I went looking for him searching every grubby street, every abandoned house and every street corner.
I glanced over to the street lights and there stood a black figure, illuminated by the light. The only thing I could see was eyes, full black with hints of red shining through. A vampire. Go. Every instinct in my body told me to drive on and never stop but I couldn't…their eyes had some kind of hold on me. Claire! I told myself, your better than this drive! Never mind how much I tried I could take my eyes off the shadow moving towards me in long graceful strides. Ones the shadow stood out of the dark I could see more clearly who it was…
It was Amelie surprisingly ,"Young Claire I must have a word about your attacker" she went on o tell me he had a sentence to life imprisonment,which I must say was a relieve. Later that night we all had dinner around the table in the kitchen for once, Shane's birthday was coming up the big 20, I wonder what to get him? Before more thoughts were processed Shane mumbled, mouth full of chilli, "Hey so what's happening for my birthday, party with loads of hot girls? Nightclub? Loads of presents? He looked over at Micheal, he had both eyebrows raised at Shane. I was thinking more, nice home cooked meal? Night in with these two lovely ladies? I glanced over at Eve to see her cheeks burning red, and noticing was Michael ,I didn't know really what they felt for each other but the flirtatious smiles, they told a different story.
Meanwhile I went up to my room and stared at the open spaces in there,I sighed and flopped onto the bed, from the corner of my eye I seen Shane in the opeing of the door,"Hey,mind If I come in?"I gave him a grin and welcomed him in,he lay on my bed and gave me a look that made me melt inside and I lent against the door. He got up and wrapped his arms around my waist and locked the door behind me,"Claire…."Shane mumbled,"Shhhh, don't say anything…"I closed m y eyes and felt the tingle of Shanes lips pressed against mine, I didn't even get on to that he liked me? But I defently wasn't about to let him go. I led Shane onto my bed and he pinned me down and started to kiss me intimately and those kisses soon travelled down my neck, every kiss caressed my skin and it gave off an electric spark that made me moan and giggle.
As Shanes kisses travelled downwards I tugged at the top of my shirt to expose more skin, Shane was now down to his underwear and so was I, it wasn't as awkward as I thought it would be more nervous, I was old enough I told myself…but one part of this didn't seem right? Shit! Protection!, "Shane have you got one of those thingies in your wallet a …." His face looked odd and then when he caught on he smiled and nodded,"Haha,why didn't you tell me you liked me..?" Shane eyes met mine in a calm and loving way, his eyes,oh Shanes eyes,brown with rings of gold and bronze they were beautiful. As far as it went Shane had a charm that even Eve couldn't resist. Shane and I lay there in my bed and he let out a whisper,"Because I don't like you." My heart shattered into a million pieces, how could he do that to me, sleep with me then tell me he dosen't like me? I felt tears form in my eyes. Shane cupped my face,"Claire I don't like you,I love you." I couldn't help the tears that slid from my eyes, Shane Collins, Professional slacker, heart throb, good kisser,loved me Claire Danvers, high school student, transfer, geek.
I ran my fingers through Shanes hair, he flopped back on the pillow and fell asleep as did I, and when I awoke in the morning, the sun shone and the birds sung.