Amelie's Point of View

As soon as I had gotten rid of Oliver, I had wanted to order a search for Christopher, but as Melissa had said, I had no idea who he could be. She and Eva had been visiting me since then, but they had only stayed for a few seconds at a time, to a minute.

I had been thinking about what Melissa had said; about needing Claire to live in my house again so they could materialise for longer, but I don't it will work. Claire was righteously angry at the harsh way I broke up with her and wouldn't be coming back to be in the same house as me anytime soon.

But I hadn't been getting anymore dreams and I had a strong urge to find Christopher and get rid of him for good. So, when I had an empty list of appointments and no meetings, I went to my house and waited for either Melissa or Eva to show up.

I was clearing up my desk when Eva appeared opposite me. "Eva, I need to know where Claire is staying." Eva smiled and pointed to a piece of paper on my desk and disappeared. I picked up the paper and it was a detailed map of the house Claire is at.

I called for my driver and had him take me there. He had protested at first, but I gave him a stern look and he quickly got to it.

Pulling up to the house, I got out and looked it over. It was a nice house, despite being plain, the paint peeling in places and the house having no windows. "Stay here." I told my driver and walked up to the door, which was still standing.

"I think you need your guards to check it out first, Ma'am." My driver said. I ignored him and pushed open the door. I could smell her immediately and walked into the living room, where Melissa is. She smiled and waved.

"Hello. Where is she?" I asked.

Melissa silently said "Wait," and then pointed to the door I had come through. I turned around and Eva came in with Claire. I expected her not to be too happy with my arrival and I was not disappointed.

"What are you doing here? How did you find me?" She asked.

"A ghost showed where you were living. But don't blame her." I said. "Why didn't you go home to Michael?"

"Because of you, he hates me now. There's no point in me going there and then he turns me away." Claire crossed her arms and glared at me.

Eva shook her head and silently said "blond boy." "Michael came to see you, but Eva made him leave. He doesn't hate you, if he's willing to come here looking for you."

"Why would she? And how can you see them?" Claire asked, with suspicion.

"Never mind that, you have to come back with me."

"What? No! You don't want me there, I annoy you remember?"

"I never said that. The only real problem with you, is that you listen in on my conversations and you want me to miss work to spend the day the day with you." I knew this was never going to get Claire to come back with me, but it's better than her saying things I never said. Melissa made motions Sith her hand, but ignored her.

"I'm not coming back with you. At your house, Michael's not allowed to come. At least here, I bother no-one and have no conversations to listen in on." Claire said and turned around and walked away.

I hadn't come all this way in a frankly creepy part of my town, to fail in getting Claire back. So I whispered "Sorry" in her ear and snapped her neck. I picked her up and took her outside. The driver got out and took Claire from me and put her in the car.

I got in besides Claire and ordered the driver to take us to my house. He didn't complain this time. In fact, I think he was rather enthusiastic to get out of this part of town.

Claire's Point of View

I woke up with a slight pain in my neck. I rubbed my neck and sat up and looked around. I was in a room I hadn't been in before. It wasn't mine or Amelie's and it hadn't been decorated much. The walls were a plain white and the carpet was a cream colour, but that was about it. There had been a single bed put in here, probably for me.

I got up and went out of the room and down the stairs. I walked into the living room and saw Amelie with her guard sorting out papers. "Hello, Claire. Nice to see your awake."

"What am I doing here? I thought I annoyed you?" I asked, but Amelie took her time to answer. This made me feel a ball of anger rising up. She can't snap my neck and kidnap me and now she won't answer my questions. I went to take the pen off her, but the guard grabbed my wrist before I could, and cast a glare at me.

"Some... old friends have come to see me and no doubt they came to see you too." Amelie finally answered. "They said Christopher is back in town but is in a different body. With you being in another part of town, they needed me to bring you here, so they could help find him."

"What...? Those ghosts are your friends?" I asked, completely puzzled. "Then, what about the bodies in that house? Whose are they?"

"You're smart, work it out." Amelie said. She stood and handed the folder to the guard, who let go of my wrist and put the folder back on a shelf. He turned back and watched me carefully. "Anyway, it seems you are the anchor so they can appear here, but they can't talk to you. That's why I brought you back."

I knew it. Even though I had a dream about it and felt a flicker of hope when Amelie came by, she just wanted me here so she could get rid of Christopher for good. It still didn't stop the hurt feeling I felt, mixed in with frustration and anger. "So you just want to use me for the ghosts, is that it? Then what happens when you get rid of him?"

"I order for electricity and running water to be sent to your little house. Since you don't want to live with Michael, I can only make your living there a little bit comfortable." Amelie said. Valerie came in with a tray with two cups, one disposable. Amelie handed me a disposable one. "Now, make yourself comfy. I won't be having anyone over today, so I hope you find something else to do instead."

I grabbed the cup off her and walked out, slamming the door. I sat on the stairs and put the cup down, staring at the floor. Why was Amelie like this? I know she had manipulated and used people over the centuries, but why would she continue the relationship for so long then dump me? Now she just wanted me here long enough so the ghosts would get rid of Christopher.

The door to the living room opened and Valerie came out. "I didn't think I would see you again."

"Well, don't get used to it. Founder's getting rid of me once she's done with me." I huffed and looked up to see Eva standing opposite me. She looked sad and then disappeared into the wall of the living room.

"Well... I hope that's not the case. She does still like you, I've heard when Oliver and her were talking." Valerie said.

I shrugged. "Being here won't make her change her mind on how she feels about me." I felt another wave of frustration then went upstairs. "I will see you later." I said to Valerie, then went into the room that used to be mine and closed the door.