Claire's Point of View
I was getting over the shock of Melissa appearing and speaking to me, I got my voice. "M-Melissa... How are you here? You can't speak in the other world..." Melissa gave me an 'oh really' look, then it came to me. "You made me sleep again?"
"Well no, you were sleepy." Melissa said. "But I want you to know I have located Christopher and I can give him to you."
I blinked and was struck speechless. "H-How?"
"A few spells." Melissa said like it was no big thing. "But I want you to answer one simple question."
"Sure, what is it?" I was suddenly slightly giddy and excited. I couldn't wait to tell Amelie!
"Do you want Amelie back? Because I have been watching over your attempts and your latest ones she has completely ignored."
The excitement and giddiness faded away fast. "Oh... right. Of course I want her back but she's made up her mind at the moment."
"I can help."
I immediately jumped to conclusions. "What are you going to do to her?"
"Nothing, don't worry." Melissa said. "I just need to use your voice so I can say exactly what you need to get her back."
"What do you mean... use my voice?" Oh god she didn't mean possessing me did she?
"Well there was this spell originally meant for Amelie if she didn't cooperate with me, but I can change it. I will only use your voice, I promise."
"Will you give us Christopher before or after?" I knew how things like this worked in the movies; they don't give you what you want, until the others have what they want. This isn't the movies though.
"I will give you Christopher. Getting Amelie back for you is a nice present in return."
This had the potential to go horribly wrong, but I did want Amelie to stop being so stubborn and to admit she had more feelings than she said.
"Okay then... So what happens now?"
"I let you go and I will prepare the spell. Then I will show up and you help you reclaim your lover." Melissa said. She smiled a little and then disappeared.
Amelie's Point of View
The door of my bedroom knocked and I sighed. I had been lying down on my bed just thinking of ways things could go back to relative normality.
I hadn't come up with anything and I hated to admit it but Claire may be right about acquiring the ghosts help.
I got up and opened the door. Oliver stood on the other side. "What do you want?"
"Claire's asleep. May I come in?"
"What if she wakes up?"
"No harm in talking, is there?" Oliver waited patiently which is new for him.
"Fine, but your not staying for long. I'd rather be alone." I went to sit on my bed. Oliver closed the door and sat besides me. Instantly he started to play with my hair and tried to kiss it. I moved away from him.
"What are you thinking about?" He asked, trying not to sound too offended.
"Nothing will work to bring Christopher in. We will just have to wait for him to arrive."
Oliver grabbed my hand but held it lightly. "That won't happen. We will find him and you will kill him. With assistance this time."
"How can you be so sure?"
Oliver laid me down on the bed, even though I didn't fully agree with it. "Because I am." I knew what he was going to do, and maybe I would have allowed it, but my mind kept going back to Claire. What she said about shutting people out when I move onto others was partly true... But as I said before emotions were a bothersome thing and I couldn't go with it, knowing that later I would feel that it was a huge mistake I sat up, but Oliver laid me back down. "You need to stop thinking about her."
"Why?"
"Look at the amount of stress she has caused you throughout the years. Your bodyguards which could have been doing better things, were making sure she didn't go out in the sun, she demanded your attention constantly and if she didn't get it she thinks you didn't care for her as much as you did. Not to mention she hated you for changing her in the first place."
"She's young. She's not you, who I don't have to give a second thought about. She lost her boyfriend and now she has me."
"She has Michael too. And once she gets past the mind set that he hates her forever, she can set her sights on him. Just for one moment forget about her. You may find some peace in it."
Not having to worry about anything was peace in itself. I had been thinking about it and now I have come to think things would have been different if I hadn't changed Claire. But knowing Claire's tendencies of coming in without knocking and her usually terrible timing, I couldn't risk it.
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"She never knocks on the door and she usually comes in at the worse time. Not to mention, her eavesdropping."
"Well, she's not the quietest of vampires and even when she's trying, I can still hear her. She's not outside. Have a listen yourself."
"No, I can't, Oliver. I'm with Claire, even though it doesn't look it and I can't have an affair without feeling like I've made a mistake."
Oliver sighed, then out of nowhere, kisses me. I tensed for a moment shocked by this sudden behaviour, then against my better judgment I returned.
I could just forget for a moment. It seemed so tempting I almost wanted to stay like this.
What about Claire? Your feelings for her are stronger than they are for Oliver.
I pushed Oliver away. "Oliver-"
"Don't say it. I know you still have an inkling of love for me, otherwise you would never have allowed that. Just find me when you've got rid of her." Oliver got up and left my room, closing the door behind me.
I sat up, conflicting feelings rushing through me. What was I doing? Things were just a tiny bit simpler without the question of which feelings were stronger.
I got up and went into Claire's room. She was still asleep, so I sat down besides her and brushed her hair away from her face. She looked peaceful when she slept; nothing of what had been happening to her, or what I have said showed on her face.
I had to make a decision; I couldn't keep her like this.