I'm ashamed to say I wrote this in about 10 minutes on my way back from Newcastle...
Follows on from chapter 5
Song: I'm Not A Vampire by Falling In Reverse.
Claire's POV
'Hello?' I answered the phone hesitantly.
I wondered why they called so unexpectedly. My money was on Captain Obvious' likely article in the newspaper. I could imagine it now: CLAIRE DANVERS - FROM BANGER TO FANGER
Something completely nonsense like that. Who was Captain Obvious these days, anyway? It mattered little anyway. As long as he or she was still alive and kicking, they were the enemy.
My mom (sorry if this spelling is infrequent, I'm English :)) sniffed on the end of the line, as if she had been crying, 'Claire?'
'Yeah, it's me, Mom.'
'You,' *sniff*, 'You sound different, honey.'
'Oh, do I?' I asked rhetorically.
'Sweetie, your father would like a word,' Mom informed me.
I then heard her hiss (thanks to my new heightened hearing) to my dad, 'Calmer! She needs us right now!'
'Hello,' my dad said stiffly.
'Hi, Dad,' I replied nervously.
'May I ask, *why* we found out FROM A NEWSPAPER COLUMN that our daughter was a FILTHY VAMPIRE?!' he half asked half screamed. His voice got louder and louder as the sentence went on.
This wasn't going too well.
'Dad, I didn't have a choice. I'm sorry!' usually I would have been calm, sad if anything. As a vampire I was angry.
Michael glanced over cautiously, and slowly went to the fridge. I heard the microwave ding soon after, and smelt fresh blood. He better have made some for me!
'You didn't have a choice?! Ha, I told you staying in a house with older boys was irresponsible! Although I expected better of him, he seemed so mature,' my Dad replied.
What the hell? He thought Shane was mature? Okay... Unless he meant - no, no way.
I looked expectantly at Michael (he made me my blood, right?) as I spoke to my dad.
'D-Dad, what do you mean?' I asked suspiciously.
'Don't play dumb, Claire! It doesn't suit you! We know everything.'
He paused dramatically and I took a sip of the lukewarm blood Michael just handed me.
'The newspaper says you turned because of your love for Michael.'
I spluttered and coughed.
'Claire, are you drinking something? What are you drinking, Claire? Claire, WHAT ARE YOU DRINKING?' he bellowed down the phone.
'Jeez! Dad, chill. It's just - coffee,' I lied.
'Claire, I can tell you're lying. What is it? Blood? Drugs? What?'
'Okay! I'm drinking my special diet!'
'What? Is that blood?'
'Yes! Now can we please get back to this article? What exactly does it say?'
He sighed and read out the article, word for word,
'Newest Vamp
By Captain Obvious
Claire Danvers, 18, was recently made a vampire. It is believed that she turned three days ago.
We know why she turned, and it is because of teenage love. There are however three possible bloodsucking culprits.
The first and most likely is Michael Glass, now third youngest vampire in Morganville. This blonde sweetheart plays the guitar extraordinarily well, and is Danvers' house mate. He owns the house and took her under his wing when she was merely 16. It is widely known that the two are good friends, but it is highly possible that they are more.
We have a quote from Claire after his last concert, "I'm so proud of him. He's living his dream!"
Does she include herself in this dream?
The second suitor is her boss and friend, the ancient vampire Myrnin Conwy. He may be slightly mad, but that doesn't stop him being extremely handsome. And no doubt he has a special smile just for her. He seems to stick to his lab, but we've all seen his gorgeous face! All Claire's friends seem to think Conwy is head over heels for his young student.
Her ex-boyfriend Shane Collins says, "He's the one who she begged to turn her. He's the reason I broke up with her."
Maybe some biology and chemistry goes on in the lab, when we all thought physics was her best subject!
Finally, there's Jason Rosser. Jason was recently turned by Amelie and is the second youngest vampire in town.
Her last house mate (also Glass' longtime girlfriend!) Eve Rosser says, "My brother seems to act differently around Claire. He also seems to have cleared up his act a little. He no longer has a new girl each night, in fact I don't think he's even been on a date in months!"
So there we have it readers. Three leaches in love.
But who do you tKhink Claire chose?
Vote now in our online poll!
So far:
Michael - 85%
Myrnin - 7%
Jason - 8%'
I stayed silent.
Michael... Myrnin... Jason...
They were *in love* with me? Were they? No, they couldn't be.
Could they?
Okay, little disappointed about lack of reviews for Chapter 4 and Chapter 5, but people are busy, so... I understand :)
Oh, and is it just me, or does Captain Obvious sound a little... Feminine?
EA