Wow... over 2,000 words. To be specific 2,420 words. I was gonna put Amelie's Point of View when I finished Claire's little part but I wanted to put the scene of _. Heh, you shall have to find out.
I really never meant to write this much, I guess the argument between Myrnin and Oliver took up most of it. I also changed a little bit at the end... don't know if I made the ending worse or anything.
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Claire's Point of View
When I woke up, it was still daytime. How long was I asleep? I sat up, then went over to the door and opened it to find one of Amelie's guards outside. He looked at me, nodded then walked away. I'm confused. Why was he guarding my room?
I went downstairs and into the living room but Amelie wasn't there. I went into the kitchen, then up to her bedroom, but she is nowhere.
I went back downstairs and tapped the maid who is cleaning Amelie's desk. She jumped, gasped and spun around. "Oh! Sorry you scared me."
"Sorry. Ame- The Founder always said she could hear me before she saw me." I shrugged. "Do you know where she has gone?"
"The Founder's gone to the Square. She has a meeting, that she doesn't know how long it will last. Do you need anything? The Founder told me to provide for you, if you woke when she wasn't here."
"Um, no I'm fine." I said and looked around. There is a small dent in the walls by the living room door. "Actually, do you know what happened here?"
"There was a fight. The Christopher boy came and The Founder threw him against the wall." The maid replied then left, before I could ask any other questions. I sighed and sat down on the sofa. Vampires don't get tired or really care what time of day it is, so it could be hours maybe days before Amelie gets free and comes back.
So making up my mind, I get up and put on my jacket and gloves, raise my hood and sneak out while the guards are occupied.
Arriving at Founder's Square, I go through the doors and see a small queue of people in the seats outside the receptionist. I had only walked a few steps, when someone tapped my arm. I turned around and a tall guy (around Shane's height), stood playing with his hands nervously.
"Hey, you're a vamp now, right? You have privileges?"
"Um... Yeah?" I should've said No really. I only get free reign when I'm in Amelie's house or anywhere away from the guy, Amelie wants me to stay away from.
"Can you tell the Founder I really need to see her? I know she's in a meeting right now, but if you could just uh tell her-"
"I can't, sorry." I stopped him short and walked away, but he grabbed my arm.
"But you're her pet, right? I mean she doesn't mind if you do anything, like go in? You could just say it's an emergency."
I pulled my arm out of his grip, which was easy enough. "I can't do that. I'm not an Elder and everyone else would mind if I just walked in. But I can tell her when she comes out?" I suggested.
"Yeah! Yeah thanks!" The guy said and went to sit down.
I had gone another few paces, when someone else tapped me. "Can you do the same for me, too? She ignores me most of the time. The receptionist always makes me wait." An older guy with a beard, said. I was beginning to think that I should have kept my mouth shut. Now everyone wants me to ask Amelie to see them first.
"No, I'm sorry. She's really busy." I said and walked away. This guy obviously doesn't like being said No to, because he grabbed me hard and pulled me back.
"Hey, you said yes to that guy!" His intimidation techniques may have worked when I was human or would work on other humans, but now I'm a vampire and stronger and meaner (when I want), I glare at him and feel my eyes turn red.
I bared fangs at him and in 1 move (which still surprises me), I get my arm out of his grip and squeeze his. He yelps at the pain, I am causing him. "I'm not a human, don't think you can intimidate me. You can't see the Founder, she's busy, so wait your turn."
Then I let go and walk away. A look back and I see no-one is offering any sympathy. It's common sense in this town, not to piss off the vamps.
I manage to get to the stairs, without being tapped again and reach the room where the meeting in being held. A single guard waits outside and I take another few steps. She looks at me. "You can't go in."
"I had a call from the Founder to come... I only just uh, came you know." I really need to get better at lying.
"She's busy now. Be on time to your appointments." She said. I was gonna go back to the house, when the door opened and the guard inside waved me in. I nervously stepped past the guard outside and in and took a seat, a few chairs from Myrnin who is making a card tower.
"Tell me, since when does your little pet attend meetings?" Oliver asked. He's standing and looks tense. Myrnin looks to be enjoying the tense atmosphere.
"I told her to come earlier. This won't be long." Amelie said.
"I'm sure whatever you wanted to talk to little Claire about, is far more important than the meeting." Myrnin said, surprisingly. I thought he was much too interested in the cards.
"Finally, the dog makes sense." Oliver said.
"Dogs have four legs. I believe I have two." Myrnin smirked.
Amelie looked irritated. I guessed she had to stop a lot of these. "Don't start. The meeting will go ahead, I'm just making sure Claire doesn't wander off anywhere."
"And how do you know she's Claire? I'm pretty sure you said, that you had a heart to heart with Christopher." Oliver asked, crossing his arms.
"Christopher's dead." Amelie replied.
"Or he could have switched places and your poor guard was burning." Myrnin said. "It's a shame it wasn't Ollypop." In retaliation, Oliver knocked over the card tower. Myrnin flicked a card, which Oliver caught effortlessly. "Pig."
"Rat." Oliver said back.
"Stop it!" Amelie cut in firmly. "We haven't gotten through half of what I was called here for. If you're as bored as you say you are, Myrnin try keeping your mouth shut until your spoken to. We would get through this a lot faster."
"But you don't say anything to him!" Myrnin complained, pointing at Oliver.
"Maybe because you start the arguments." I suggested and shrugged.
"Your on his side now?" Myrnin glared at me.
"For God's sake, Myrnin shut up! Do what Amelie says, I have better things to do." Oliver looked very annoyed.
Myrnin sat back in his chair and crossed his arms.
Amelie sighed. "Finally, now-"
"Do I get my hug? That last time I forced it on you, so it doesn't count." Myrnin shrugged. The look Amelie gave him, made me want to shrink into a ball and it wasn't even directed at me. Oliver gave a similar look.
"Have you finished?" She asked.
"Don't ask that. You'll never get him to shut up." Oliver cut in, before Myrnin could open his mouth. No wonder the maid said Amelie doesn't know how long she will be. I thought. This would drive me crazy, if I was in her place.
"Myrnin. Be quiet and only speak if your spoken to. Or I'll make you quiet." Amelie threatened, then went back to what she was saying. "In the case Christopher isn't dead, which I doubt very much, what shall we do about him?"
"Explosive decompression. It works on humans." Myrnin blurted out. He just can't keep quiet.
"We haven't nothing like that here." Amelie replied.
"How about... um, we... Never mind." I looked down. I stopped speaking when everyone turned their attention to me. I don't like when everyone stares at me.
"Go on." Amelie said.
"Well if he is in someone or pretending to be someone, then other than telling him to get out or something, someone could take him somewhere then kill him. He won't suspect anything." I played with my hands, like the guy downstairs.
"I like that idea. I'm bored in my lab." Myrnin said.
"God forbid you're bored." Oliver said, sarcastically.
"It's better than him blowing up buildings or teasing you for fun." Amelie added. "Okay that's your job, Myrnin. Don't let on that you know, is that clear?"
"Of course." Myrnin shrugged. Suddenly, I heard a commotion from the other side of the door. Concentrating, I could tell its the guy from downstairs who I had to vamp out on.
"Let me in! You let that girl in and she is not old! Do vamps get special treatment now?" The guy said. Myrnin smiled.
"Can I go and get rid of him?" He asked, a little eagerly.
Amelie looked like she couldn't care less. I wonder if she got this a lot. "I don't care." Myrnin was through the door before she had finished her sentence. The guard closed the door and the guy outside screamed. He sounded like a girl and I couldn't help but smile a little.
"You should do that more often." Oliver said.
"I need his input. He helped you." Amelie replied, looking through the papers.
"He beat him up. I don't call that helping."
"Are you finished, now?" I asked. "I didn't tell your guards I was leaving or anything."
"Don't worry about them." Amelie said. "Oliver, you can go. I need to talk to you a bit later though."
"Finally." Oliver said and walked out the door. When he had left, Amelie ordered the guards inside to leave. Once we were alone, it felt very quiet.
"Claire come here." Amelie said. I sat in Myrnin's seat, which is the closest to her. "What do you remember?"
"About...?"
"After I put you to sleep. Do you remember being in the attic?"
"Um... No, but it will come to me. Why what happened?"
"Christopher did something and he put you in the attic. I killed him, though." Amelie answered.
"Oh. So... does this happen a lot?" I asked.
"You should know Myrnin and Oliver always fight. The day they agree on something, something major will happen."
"No, I mean the guys out there." I pointed to the door. "Do they come up and try to get in?"
"Oh. No. Some are obsessed with me, but they don't exist to me. The guards get rid of them easily enough." Amelie answered.
"Okay." I fiddled with my hands and cleared my throat.
"Do you hate me?"
"Well... No. I didn't like you at first, but I couldn't hate you. I just wish you would trust me more." I sighed.
"How's your head?" Amelie asked. Now she mentioned it, the ache was still there throbbing.
I shrugged. "Still hurts." Amelie sighed and looked to be thinking of something. Then she stood up.
"Stand up."
"Why...? Your not going to do anything, will you?"
"I'm going to remove the compulsion. Stand up before I change my mind." I stood up instantly, pushing the chair back and faced her.
"Why are you doing this? I thought the reason was that you didn't want me remembering... the guy."
"I was going to leave you like this, but I didn't think you would get headaches and faints. But I need you to stay away from him." Amelie answered.
"He won't do anything. I met him and he doesn't seem like that kind of guy."
"They all start out like that." Amelie answered and placed her hands on both signs of my head, but I still couldn't remember the guy.
"Amelie..."
"I got rid of your pain." She said. She gathered up her things and put them in her bag.
"But you said-"
"I know what I said. I changed my mind. It's safer if you don't know what he's like." Amelie put her bag on her shoulder. I closed my eyes and thought so hard about the guy with the blonde hair and nice blue eyes. But all I could concur up, was a ghostly image. I opened my eyes and glared at Amelie.
"You don't know what he's like. He said I have been with him, since I first moved here. I got to know him better than everyone. He's not dangerous."
"Getting angry, won't make me reverse it." Amelie said.
"Please! He's not dangerous."
"Go home now." Amelie ordered. "Calm down, then we will talk."
"Or will you change your mind again?" I crossed my arms.
Amelie's face is expressionless. "Go. Now." I sighed and walked out of the room, opening the door and slamming it as hard as I could, then ran the rest of the way, not to Amelie's house but to the guys house. Maybe I will find him wandering the street or something. I don't care, I need him right now.
So, the original ending was that Amelie gave Claire back her memory of Michael and Amelie said that Claire can't have any contact with Michael whatsoever. Then they leave and Claire notices Amelie hasn't played with her hair or something.
Was that a better ending than this? If it was I shall re-upload with the other ending :P I think there wasn't much action in this chapter so I changed it a bit.
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