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Claire's Point of View

While waiting for Amelie to get back, I went upstairs and turned on the shower. I'm not sure how sharp a vampires sense of smell is, but I'm not going outside until I get Amelie's smell off me.

In the shower, I decided to wash my hair. I know I'm partially dead and my hair doesn't get greasy or whatever anymore, but old habits die hard I guess.

When I got out, I wrapped a towel around myself and wrapped a towel around my hair, then went into the bedroom. I went to the wardrobe and looked through the clothes that really weren't suitable for a funeral.

"Hello, Claire." I yelped and spun around. Amelie is sitting on my bed. I can't believe I missed her, there must have been water in my eyes... Or she just very very silently came in. "I should get Valerie to get more of the shower gel. It smells nice."

"Oh, um uh yeah." I said, wrapping the towel tightly around myself and folded my arms. If my towel dropped now, I would either be mortified for life or so embarrassed I could die... but I know you can't die from it.

"Why do you hold your towel so tight? You weren't nervous yesterday." Amelie said, standing up.

"Well, that was different. And now this is different because my friendship with Michael is at stake."

"So what is his demand?" Amelie asked, walking towards me and stopping in front of me.

"He wants me to go to the funeral of Shane and Eve and if I don't show up for any reason, he doesn't want to see me again." I explained. Amelie undid the towel from my head and folded it up.

"Go to the funeral, if it's that important." She said. "But I'm sending guards with you and you must be back after the ceremony."

"That was the other problem... Since I've... um started living with you, I've only really left to go to Myrnin's or Oliver's. I haven't seen Michael in ages." I looked to the floor, then at Amelie. She looked to be thinking things over.

"Well, those times were because you were in danger. Did you tell him that?"

"I think so... Then I told him about you going missing... but he didn't care."

"Well, he's not a friend worth keeping." Amelie walked past me and picked blue jeans, black top and black trainers and put them on the bed.

"He is, Amelie. He was just angry that I hadn't visited him in almost 70 years."

"He wouldn't mind seeing me dead, if it meant he could keep you. He doesn't care me, even though he asked to be immortal. Also consider the fact if he really wanted to see you, he would have arranged more visits or came to my house. But he didn't."

"Because Shane and Eve were getting old." I said, not liking what Amelie was implying.

"It doesn't matter. He wants you to visit him, but he doesn't come to visit you. That time you left the house without my permission, you didn't return until the suns had almost fully come up. If Michael had his way, you would stay there forever." Amelie said. "Get dressed." Then walked out of the room.

Amelie's Point of View

Why does Claire want leave me? I know she will choose Michael over myself when the ceremony finishes. Going downstairs, I call Michael to my house to tell him that Claire stays with me.

A few minutes later, the guard comes back with Michael.

"Hello Michael." I said.

"What do you want?" He asked. So no pleasantries... good I need to get to the point.

"About this funeral service... Once the ceremony is over, Claire is to come back to me. I will send guards with her to make sure of it." I explained. My words didn't go over well with him, as Michael's eyes sparkled red.

"How about she comes around my place for a bit? She has barely seen me in 60 years, don't you think it's time?"

"She's not going with you." I said. "There is a new threat coming after her and she is safer here." A little lie, won't harm anything.

"There's always a threat and there always will be, in a town full of vampires. You're just lying to keep her here. You brainwashed her to think that she loves you then you keep her trapped, until her best friend and boyfriend die. You know what Shane's wish was? That they would die together or at least have Claire by his bed." Michael went off on a rant, but I wasn't interested.

"Claire could have died during that span of time. And I didn't brainwash her, she genuinely has those feelings for me."

"So do you love her back? Because last I heard you were into Oliver."

"This is not up for discussion. Claire is to come back after the ceremony. If you tried setting up meetings with her previously, then you wouldn't have wasted your breath saying how much you missed her. Now leave." I said, firmly. Michael didn't leave when the guard tugged his arm, so it took two more guards to finally drag him out.

"Claire, come with me. She's a possessive-" I snapped his neck before he could finish his sentence. He would live; if his neck was set back properly, also it made the guards job easier.

"Amelie, why the hell did you do that for?!" Claire came down the stairs and made for Michael, but I held her back.

"He will live. You know only a stake can kill us." I dragged Claire into the living room and shut the door.

"You... snapped his neck." Claire said, not able to believe it, it seems.

"Relax, I said he will live. You will be going to the funeral tomorrow and you will be coming back. I just had to speak to Michael personally, in case he felt he could take you back and keep you."

"Do you hear yourself? You've kept me since the day you changed me into a vampire!"

"I didn't keep you then. I was protecting you from a stalker that would have killed you."

"I didn't kill him though, did I? You did." Claire said, defensively.

"Yes but you got injured. Injures that you sustained as a vampire would have surely killed you if you had been human, correct?" I asked. Claire stayed quiet and looked to the floor. She does that when she is nervous, I have found out. I walked over to her and lifted her head up. "Am I correct?"

"Yeah. But you still shouldn't have snapped his neck."

"It made my guards job easier, though." I shrugged slightly. "So when is this funeral?"

Claire sighed and leaned against the wall. "Tomorrow..."

"I thought it was today." I said, getting a brush and brushing through her hair, which Claire hadn't done very well.

"Well, now he needs to recover and get prepared that he will only see me for a few hours." She said, and walked away from me. I hadn't finished so I pulled her back. "Amelie!" She whined.

"I haven't finished." Brushing out a few knots, I pushed her away. "Now I am." Claire huffed and went back upstairs.

The door knocked and the maid went to answer it. Oliver pushed past her and came into the living room.

"Christopher has escaped."

"What?" Please tell me I misheard him.

"Myrnin was watching him and he must have used his disguise or something and knocked him out. That is the last time he is guarding him." Oliver explained, his eyes crimson. I touched my head.

"So, where do you think he will be?" I asked.

"I have no idea. He could have left town or he could be anyone in town or he's hiding."

"Well, we can't assume he has left. Search everyone and check any likely places he would be." I ordered. Oliver didn't seem happy, but he nodded and left.

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