Claire's Point of View

I woke up in my room. Not my room at Amelie's, but my room at the Glass House. I sat up quickly and pulled back the curtains. Amelie's house faced a quiet part of Morganville, but she didn't have a garden. Out the window, I saw Michael's vampire car and the street I walked down so many times when I was human, and the few days when I was a young vampire.

"No, no NO!" I shouted and flipped over the small table, sending it flying across the room and smashing into the wall. The door opened and Michael came in. I pinned him against the wall by his neck with all my strength. "What have you done?"

"Hey, relax alright?" Michael pushed me away.

"So this was your plan? Amelie's going to kill you when she finds out I'm gone."

"This was Amelie's plan. She compelled you asleep, then she phoned me to take you away. Don't try to go and see her because she doesn't want to see you." Michael said. I glared at him and I'm sure I would have killed him, but he held out his phone. "If you don't believe try calling her. If she was still obsessed with you, then she would pick up. Go on."

I snatched the phone off him and speed dialled her. The phone rang, but after 2 rings it went to answer phone. I tried 3 more times, but each time it went to answer phone. "I'm going to see her. Don't try to stop me." I pushed past him and went downstairs, where Isabel was coming out of the kitchen eating crisps.

"Claire, hey. When did you come in?" I ignored her and grabbing a coat, I went outside and ran to Founder's Square.

Through the doors, I went upstairs, I got dragged back. "There's a meeting going on. No-one is allowed upstairs." The guard said. I shook his arm off.

"I was allowed up there last time."

"That was when the Founder wanted to see you. She doesn't now." The guard grabbed my arm again and took me out.

"Get off me!" I struggled to get his hand off my arm, then a door opened upstairs and Amelie and Oliver came out. Oliver whispered something to Amelie, then they came downstairs and Amelie walked straight past me.

"Don't waste your time coming here," Oliver said. "She doesn't want to see you. I'm sure she has made that quite clear."

"What did you say to her?"

"Myrnin, take care of your pet." Oliver said, then walked out.

"Stop this now Claire, your only drawing attention to yourself." Myrnin said from behind me and took my arm taking me outside.

Outside, Myrnin dragged me around the side of the building where the sun cast a shadow.

"Why is Amelie pretending I don't exist?" I shook off his hand.

"Really for a clever child, you do miss the obvious. I do trust that the Lady hasn't compelled away her reason for dumping you at the Glass boys house." Myrnin adjusted his coat and picked at invisible stray threads on his coat.

I thought back to yesterday. I remember being in my room at Amelie's house and overhearing Amelie's conversation with Myrnin. Then, I thought back further and she was trying to convince me to move in with Michael because it was safer. "We were talking about stars, then she said she would drop the topic. Then she kissed me and made go to sleep. I don't remember the rest."

Myrnin cleared his throat. "Yes, well the kissing part I could have lived without knowing."

"You have a problem...?" I asked.

Myrnin shook his head. "No, I'm sure Amelie has been with both men and women, it's just I prefer people not telling me about their intimate lives." He shrugged. "Anyway, she didn't tell me but I managed to get it out of her while in the meeting. I think she went to Oliver to keep her on track, so she wouldn't rush and hug you or something when she saw you."

"Why would she do this? I already told her, I'm safe at her house. I don't need anyone protecting me." I crossed my arms and leaned against the wall.

Myrnin smiled. "Well, you should know by now that when Amelie makes up her mind about something, very little can make her change her mind. You didn't think because you lived with her and she loves you and everything that she would be entirely truthful all the time, did you?"

Well, yeah that had crossed my mind. "Well, she doesn't kiss me often."

"Again, I can live without knowing that."

"I'm going to see her. I bet she's torn up about not seeing me or Oliver is the only thing keeping her from me." I started walking away, but Myrnin dragged me back.

"On the contrary, she's doing fine without you. In the meeting, with just myself and Ollie, she looked exactly like she does when she first met you."

"She's good at hiding emotions. I know her."

"Well you don't, not really. I'm almost as old as Amelie, if not older I don't know I'm not keeping track, but I know when she's hiding emotions and when she isn't. I'm sure Oliver does too. I think worrying about you, was stressing her out too much."

I shook off his hand. It isn't true, I know it isn't. "I'm going to see her anyway, without Oliver hovering by her." I walked off and this time Myrnin didn't drag me back.

Instead I heard, "Well, I tried."

Amelie's Point of View

1 hour earlier.

I had gone to Common Grounds, after Michael had taken off with Claire. I felt I needed someone to keep me on track, because no doubt Claire will try to come and find me. I had told my guards to keep her away when they saw her.

Going through the door, I saw Oliver just coming out of his office. He stopped for moment when he saw me, then motioned back into his office.

Inside, I sat down in his chair, while Oliver stood against the wall. "So what do I owe this honour? It's usually me coming to see you."

"I've sent Claire away. I almost killed her because of Isabel." I rearranged the stuff on his desk, for a slight distraction.

"Yes I remember. You can't stand her talking to other people." Oliver paused for a second. "Who have you sent her off to?"

"Michael. I came here because she will come and try to get me, to let her come back to my house."

"Well, congratulations on getting over your petty issue with Michael." Oliver smirked. I ignored him. "So what do you want me to do?"

"Figure it out." I learned back in his chair and flipped a coin over in my hand.

"You want me to remind you that you have to stay away from her, because you are too weak to do it yourself." Oliver shrugged. "Did I get that right?"

I glared up to Oliver. "Yes, apart from the weak part."

"Well, why don't you fend her off yourself? You have an army of guards to keep her away."

"I'm asking this of you. You would like to spend more time with me, correct?" I asked.

"Don't flatter yourself. Just because I'm keeping her away from you, doesn't mean we are back together. You have to break up with her for that." Oliver chuckled.

"It's just a break. Worrying where she is every second of the day gets tiring." I shrugged slightly. "It's what humans do. They take breaks and whether they break up or not afterwards is dependant on their feelings."

"Careful," Oliver said. "You don't want to hurt little Claire's feelings."

"She's old enough to take care of herself. She keeps saying that, so let's prove it."

Oliver smiled. "Well, it's about time. She's well underage for you."

"Then that being said, we have a meeting. Just you, Myrnin and myself. We need to discuss things."

"And pray tell, why does the lab rat need to be there? Every time we are in the same room together, a fight breaks out."

"Only because you allow him to get to you. Your his source of entertainment." I said, then stood. "Would you like to accompany me to Founder's Square?"

Oliver pushed off the wall and held open the door for me. "It would be my pleasure, Founder."

Now

I sat in my office at home. Valerie is vacuuming the carpet, when I hear a commotion at the front door.

"Get off me!" A very familiar voice sounded. I would have called for Oliver, but Claire's voice is loud enough for everyone to hear, even over the vacuum. I nod to Valerie and she switches off and puts away the vacuum.

"I advise you leave right now." Oliver said, coming out of the kitchen.

"I want to see Amelie. She made a mistake, I know she wants to see me."

"Amelie has made many mistakes through her life, but this isn't a mistake. She should have done this long ago. Also another thing she said was that you are very tiring to look after." Oliver changed my words a bit, but I dismissed that. Anything to get Claire to leave.

"I don't need her to look after me. I just need a quick word."

"You say you can take care of yourself, then prove it. You don't need to see Amelie everyday, you survived when you were human, right?" Oliver asked, but didn't wait for an answer. "Take her out."

"I need Amelie to tell me that she doesn't want to see me again!" Claire shouted. Her voice might even be louder than the vacuum.

Thinking about it for a second, I got up and went out into the hall. Claire stopped struggling, once she saw me. She is being held back by my guard, Thomas. "I sent you to Michael's, because this is getting tiring. Your wasting your time chasing after me, I don't want to see you. In fact, your welcome has long ago expired."

"You love me, you told me that! You-"

"None of us would like to know what you managed to get Amelie to do, behind closed doors. She doesn't want to see you, and you have heard it from the Founder yourself. Pestering her anymore and you will just become an annoyance. Now leave." Oliver said, interrupting her.

"Don't you feel anything?" Claire asked, as Thomas dragged her away.

"Don't come here again." I said. "If you do, I will just have to make you forget where I live. Be grown up about this, I'm sure you don't want that happening."

Then I left her and went back into the office. I didn't hear anymore protests from Claire and the door closed, leaving me in almost silence.

Claire's Point of View

I was driven to outside the Glass House and dragged outside and left there. I watched the car drive away, then I dragged my feet up to the front door. I couldn't see any hint of emotion in Amelie, it was like she had switched them off.

I knocked on the door. Isabel opened the door, with a Coke in her hand. "Am I still welcome?"

"Sure, come in. Michael has just gone out somewhere." I went in and sat down on the sofa, staring at the floor. "What's wrong, Claire?"

"You know when I said I had a big sister?" I asked. Isabel nodded. "Well, she's like you I guess. Not flirty but..." I trailed off thinking of a word.

"She likes girls." Isabel said. "Well, from what I gathered she is a possessive girlfriend. I guess she broke up with you?"

"She didn't say that, but she never wants to see me again. If I go around her house then she will compel me to forget where she lives." I shrugged. Saying it out loud, made it sound real. I hid my face in my hands not wanting to cry (which I hadn't done in a long time), in front of Isabel.

"Hey, it's alright. As head of the town, she needs to keep up her reputation. I'm guessing people were talking about her, so she ended it. But, you always have me."

"Thanks." I sighed. "I need to go up to my room." I stood and went up the stairs.

"Sure. See you later."

D: Do you think that Amelie has broken up with Claire? ): That would be tragic...

BUUUT she shall not be like this for long!

I also apologize for the bad chapter title, I couldn't think of anything else :P

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