Amelie's Point of View

"What is it you wanted to talk about Amelie?" The guard who Claire suspected to be Christopher, said.

"Claire said you threatened her when she left my office. Care to elaborate?" I might not have any feelings towards her anymore, but I would still defend her if any threats were made against her.

The guard stood for a while, not saying anything. "I wasn't threatening her, Ma'am. I was just suggesting. Your really busy nowadays and you're just going to get busier. Having distractions will just be counterproductive."

"She said you manhandled her into a storeroom." I paused, not knowing whether to ask if he was Christopher or just to wait and see if he reveals himself.

"I didn't want to talk to her in public. Is that all, Ma'am?"

"Did you know Christopher can jump bodies?" I asked. "His original body got burned to ashes, so he could be anyone."

The guard didn't speak for a while. "Do you think I'm Christopher, Ma'am?"

"Almost all of the residents of Morganville have been checked out, but you avoided it. Why?"

"I think your mistaken, Miss. I was checked just like everyone else."

I picked up a plastic folder and took out a piece of paper. "The guard said you had passed, but I was going through this folder and it says you hadn't."

The guard smiled. "Technical error, miss. But why don't you get Claire in here? I'm sure she can tell you exactly why she thinks I'm Christopher. Actually why don't I get her?" Before I could say anything, the guard opened the door and dragged Claire in, who had been just outside. "Tell her, little Claire. Why did you say to Amelie here, that I'm Christopher?"

"Because you are! Your always around Amelie, you turned up a week after your real body was burnt and you just feel... Wrong." Claire struggled to get out of the guards grip, but she was having no luck.

"Maybe I am," he shrugged. "Or, it was just coincidence that I turned up when something in your love life was going wrong. But I must admit you two are a cute couple."

"Let her go." I ordered. "Your not a guard anymore. You do not handle people like that."

"You want to know what I've been doing while I'm away?" The guard - Christopher - asked. He pushed Claire towards me. "Try touching her. Or hold her hand like you did before."

"Guards."

"They're not coming. They're incapacitated at the moment. Go on Claire. Try it."

Claire's Point of View

I looked between Amelie and Christopher. I had no idea what he was planning, but it was obviously something to do with us. It just surprised me a little bit that he would reveal himself this fast. I thought it would be like in the movies, where the villain waits till the end or the others find out themselves.

Wake up, Claire. This isn't the movies!

"Try it." Christopher said again. So I did the thing thing that came to mind. I took hold of Amelie's hand, but she pulled away almost instantly. I held her hand again, but again she pulled away.

"What have you done?" Amelie demanded.

"Nothing too major. When you two broke up, I decided to help you keep Claire away, but of course I added something."

"So I can't hold her hand, that it." I crossed my arms.

"Like I said nothing too major. Your ghosts were right, Amelie. I did want you to break up."

"You never answered my question, though. Why are you so obsessed with us?" Amelie asked.

"You have a strange energy about energy about you. I needed to isolate you, so I figure out what it was and how to get it."

"You want to know what it is?" Amelie asked. Suddenly, it started to feel very cold and Amelie's eyes turned white. Christopher held his head and looked to be in pain. The he laughed.

"Oh wow, I could do so much with that." Amelie's eyes went back to their normal colour and Christopher straightened. "But I still need Claire. She was exposed to your power so-" Suddenly Christopher stopped talking and bent over in pain. I looked at Amelie but she wasn't doing anything.

Then there was a flash of light and Christopher disappeared.

Amelie's Point of View

Claire was more confused then I was.

"He's gone then?" Claire asked.

"I would like to think so, but he's probably gone to a different place." I sighed and leaned against my desk. "I thought it was me who was losing my feelings for you, but Christopher was taking them away."

Claire held my hand, which still made me want to pull away. "You can get them back. Just contact the ghosts-"

"No. I just got rid of them and they want us back together."

"What's wrong with that? Maybe it's a way to stop this and... so you don't want to stay away from me so often."

I glanced at Claire's hand on mine and let go. "Go back to my house. Don't contact them, or your no longer welcome there."

Claire looked sad, but she nodded and left.

I had an appointment Oliver. So after taking a minute to compose myself, I left my office and went to Common Grounds.

When I arrived, Oliver wasn't in the shop. I asked the boy at the counter and said he's in the office.

I went into the office and found Oliver's writing on a piece of paper. "Oliver."

"Hello, Amelie. I guess Claire did her job then."

"Would I be here if she hadn't?" I asked.

Oliver looked up and shrugged. "Guess not. Take a seat if you like."

"I prefer to stand. You want to apologise to me, remember?"

"It wasn't me who planned it. Myrnin came to me first and said I could get near to you, if I helped him."

"It's amazing you help him in the first place. You try to kill each other most of the time."

"Yes. Well... Sorry about what happened. It won't happen again." Oliver went back to the piece of paper.

"Of course." I took the plastic wallet about Common Grounds out and put it on the desk. "There will be a meeting coming up soon. I will call for you when I'm ready." With that, I left him to his piece of paper.