**Michael**

When Eve told me that Shane was a vampire, I flat out didn't believe it, even with the tears streaming down her cheeks, even though I could see the truth in her eyes. It was impossible to believe that Shane was a vampire. It was like an incredibly bad dream, because, if what Eve was saying was true, then it was my fault. He was always supposed to have my back, like I was supposed to have his. Everything had been going just fine until they'd surrounded me and I'd woken up with a stake in my back, with Eve holding me and crying and telling me that Shane was a vampire and that he'd nearly killed Claire.

I'd been waiting to talk to him about, tell him how sorry I was, how I hated myself for leaving to face that vampire alone. He'd always thought that vamps couldn't be trusted, he'd trusted me, despite this, and that had given him something that he thought was worse than death. Now with Claire at Count Creepy's and Eve at work, I had an opportunity. I didn't think I could ever make it right, but I had to try.

"Hey Shane?" I say as I come into the living room to see him blowing at zombies at a crazy pace, vampire speed.

"Yeah Bro?" He replies without taking his eyes off the zombie carnage.

"Could I talk to you for a minute?" I ask awkwardly, this whole talk about your feelings things was something us guys never did or had the desire to do, ever. But I knew I had to put my manly pride away this once, because this was serious, well more serious than usual.

"Sure just let me finish this."

"No, I really need to talk to you about…well about…you know what about Shane." I say completely frustrated. Shane freezes and his character gets torn to bits by zombies, but he doesn't pay attention.

"No, I can't talk about that right now Michael," He says without looking at me and I hear him take in a shaky breath. "It's—it's just too soon okay?" I know he wants me to leave it that but I can't, no matter how much I want to I can't.

"No man, it's now or never, you know you'll just keep putting this off and we need to talk."

"What's there to talk about Michael?" Shane asks finally turning to look at me, his face an unreadable mask. "The fact that I'm a vampire? Or that I nearly killed Claire? Or did I forget to mention the fact that I'm a fucking vampire?" By the end, his eyes are a blazing red and he's shaking, light tremors running through his body.

"Shane," I say slowly, hands out in front of me, trying to show that I'm not a threat. "Just calm down man okay? That's not your fault, any of it."

"To hell it's not," He says laughing bitterly. "Then who's is it?"

"Mine," I say quietly, looking at the ground. "It's my fault. I should have had your back and I didn't. I got staked, and you…" I say swallowing hard. "You got vamped. And it's all my fault. And I'm so sorry for that Shane, God you cannot believe how sorry I am. And I'll owe you for that, well forever. I know there's nothing I can do to fix this, but I'm going to try my best man, I'm going to help you through this, whatever you need, just tell me. And believe me; I've been beating myself up about it. God I'm so sorry Shane." I say my voice breaking at the end. Shane has gone completely still, and I mentally brace myself for his reaction.

"You think this your fault?" Shane says, voice filled with disbelief. "It's my fault. You were what talking on five vamps alone and I had one and he got me. He was after me anyway; he would have tried to get me sometime. I was just stupid enough to let my guard down for a second and he vamped me in front of Eve, in front of Claire. And he—he made me feed on Claire and I wasn't going to stop. God, I didn't want to stop, but then I heard her say that she loved me even while I was draining her dry and it snapped me out of it. Only that, if she hadn't said anything, I would have killed her. Because that's what I am now right Mikey? A killer, forever. I'm done with the girl chat." He finishes sounding cynical and bitter before standing up and zipping up the stairs, vampire quick.

I stare after him, completely in shock. Something had changed in Shane, something that shouldn't have. I know that I changed when I became a vampire, but this was so drastic. I really hoped he would talk to Claire about this, or else I could see that something bad was going to happen, fast.