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there were at least twenty of them . in the lead was ysandre , the beautiful vampire claire hated maybe more than she hated any other vampire in the entire world . she was bishop 's girl through and through -- amelie 's vampire sister , if they thought in those kinds of terms . claire hated ysandre for shane 's sake . she was glad the vamp was here , and not attacking shane 's bloodmobile -- one , because she was n't so sure shane could resist the evil witch , and two , she wanted to stake ysandre herself . `` no , '' hannah said , when claire took a step out from behind her . hannah fired over her shoulder . it was at the outer extreme of the paintball gun 's range , but the pellet hit one of the vampires -- not ysandre , claire was disappointed to see -- right in the chest . silver dust puffed up in a lethal mist , and the close formation scattered . ysandre might have had a few burns , but nothing that would n't heal . the vampire hannah had shot in the chest toppled over and hit the marble stairs , smoking and flailing . amelie slammed her palm flat against the door and closed her eyes , and deep inside the barrier something groaned and shifted with a scrape of metal . `` inside , '' amelie murmured , still wicked controlled , and claire spun and followed the three vampires across the threshold . hannah backed in after , grabbed the door , and slammed it shut . `` no locks , '' she said . amelie reached over and pushed hannah 's gun hand into an atrest position at her side . they wo n't get in . '' she sounded sure of it , but from the look hannah continued to give the door -- as if she wished she could weld it shut with the force of her stare -- she was n't so certain . we 'll take the stairs . '' it was a library , full of books . some -- on this floor -- were new , or at least newish , with colorful spines and crisp titles that claire could read even in the low light . she slowed down a little , blinking . `` you guys have vampire stories in here ? '' none of the vampires answered . amelie veered to the right , through the twostorytall shelves , and headed for a set of sweeping marble steps at the end . the books got older , the paper more yellow . claire caught sight of a sign that read folklore , ca . 18701945 , english , and then another that identified a german section . then french . then script that might have been chinese . so many books , and from what she could tell , every single one of them had to do in some way with vampires . was it history or fiction to them ? claire did n't really have time to work it out . they were taking the stairs , moving around the curve up to the second level . claire 's legs burned all along the calf muscles , and her breathing was getting raspy from the constant movement and adrenaline . hannah flashed her a quick , sympathetic smile . `` consider it basic training . can you keep up ? '' claire gave her a gasping nod . more books here , old and crumbling , and the air tasted like dry leather and ancient paper . toward the back of the room , there were things that looked like wine racks , the fancy xshaped kind people put in cellars , only these held rolls of paper , each neatly tied with ribbon . they were scrolls , probably very old ones . claire hoped they 'd go that direction , but no , amelie was turning them down another book aisle , toward a blank white wall . no , not quite blank . it had a small painting on the wall , in a fussy gilt frame . some blandlooking nature scene ... and then , as amelie stared at it , the painting changed . it grew darker , as though clouds had come across the meadow and the drowsy sheep in the picture . and then it was dark , just a dark canvas , then some pinpricks of light , like candle flames through smoke ... ... and then claire saw myrnin . he was in chains , silvercolored chains , kneeling on the floor , and his head was down . he was still wearing the blousy white pantaloons of his pierrot costume , but no shirt . the wet points of his damp hair clung to his face and his marblepale shoulders . amelie nodded sharply , and put a hand against the wall to the left of the picture , pressing what looked like a nail , and part of the wall swung out silently on oiled hinges . hidden doors : vampires sure seemed to love them . there was darkness on the other side . `` oh , hell no , '' claire heard hannah mutter . amelie sent her a glance , and there was a whisper of amusement in the look .	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`` it 's a different darkness , '' she said . `` and the dangers are very different , from this point on . things may change quickly . you will have to adapt . '' then she stepped through , and the vampires followed , and it was just claire and hannah . claire held out her hand . hannah took it , still shaking her head , and the dark closed around them like a damp velvet curtain . there was the hiss of a match dragging , and a flare of light from the corner . amelie , her face turned ivory by the licking flame , set the match to a candle and left the light burning as she flicked on a small flashlight and played it around the room . it was some kind of storeroom , dusty and disused . `` g ? rard , if you please . '' he swung another door open a crack , nodded , and widened it enough to slip through . another hallway . claire was getting tired of hallways , and they were all starting to look the same . where were they now , anyway ? it looked like some kind of hotel , with polished heavy doors marked with brass plates , only instead of numbers , each door had one of the vampire markings , like the symbol on claire 's bracelet . each vampire had one ; at least she thought they did . so these would be -- what ? vaults ? claire thought she heard something behind one of the doors -- muffled sounds , thumping , scratching . they did n't stop , though -- and she was n't sure she wanted to know , really . amelie brought them to a halt at the tintersection of the hall . it was deserted in every direction , and disorienting , too ; claire could n't tell one hallway from another . maybe we should drop crumbs , she thought . or mandm 's . `` myrnin is in a room on this hall , '' amelie said . `` it is quite obviously a trap , and quite obviously meant for me . i will stay behind and ensure your escape route . her pale eyes fixed on claire with merciless intensity . `` whatever else happens , you must bring myrnin out safely . do not let bishop have him . '' she meant , everybody else is expendable . that made claire feel sick , and she could n't help but look at hannah , and even at the two vampires . g ? rard shrugged , so slightly she thought it might have been her imagination . `` we are soldiers , '' g ? rard said . you will follow my orders . '' hannah saluted him , with just a little trace of irony . `` yes sir , squad leader , sir . '' g ? rard turned his attention to claire . `` you will stay behind us . she felt cold and hot at the same time , and a little sick , and the wooden stake in her hand did n't seem like a heck of a lot , considering . but she did n't have any time for second thoughts , because g ? rard had turned and was already heading down the hall , his wing man flanking him , and hannah was beckoning claire to follow . amelie 's cool fingers brushed her shoulder . claire nodded and went to rescue a crazy vampire from an evil one . the door shattered under g ? rard 's kick . that was n't an exaggeration ; except for the wood around the door hinges , the rest of it broke into handsized pieces and splinters . before that rain of wreckage hit the floor , g ? rard was inside , moving to the left while his colleague went right . hannah stepped in and swept the room from one side to the other , holding her air pistol ready to fire , then nodded sharply to claire . myrnin was just as she 'd seen him in the picture -- kneeling in the center of the room , anchored by tightstretched silvery chains . the chains were doublestrength , and threaded through massive steel bolts on the stone floor . he was shaking all over , and where the chains touched him , he had welts and burns . g ? rard swore softly under his breath and fiercely kicked the eyebolts in the floor . they bent , but did n't break . myrnin finally raised his head , and beneath the mass of sweaty dark hair , claire saw wild dark eyes , and a smile that made her stomach twist . `` i knew you 'd come , '' he whispered . `` you fools . where 's amelie ? '' `` behind us , '' claire said . `` nice way to talk to your rescuers , '' hannah said . she was nervous , claire could see it , though the woman controlled it very well . `` g ? rard ? he crouched down and looked at the chains . `` silver coated . i ca n't break them . '' `` what about the bolts in the floor ? '' in answer , g ? rard grabbed the edge of the metal plate and twisted .	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the steel bent like aluminum foil , and , with a ripping shriek , tore free of the stones . myrnin wavered as part of his restraints fell loose , and g ? rard waved his partner to work on the other two plates while he focused on the second in front . `` too easy , too easy , '' hannah kept on muttering . `` what 's the point of doing this if bishop is just going to let him go ? '' the eyebolts were all ripped loose , and g ? rard grabbed myrnin 's arm and helped him to his feet . myrnin 's eyes sheeted over with blazing ruby , and he shook g ? rard off and went straight for hannah . hannah saw him coming and put the gun between them , but before she could fire , g ? rard 's partner knocked her hand out of line , and the shot went wild , impacting on the stone at the other side of the room . silver flakes drifted on the air , igniting tiny burns where they landed on the vampires ' skin . the two bodyguards backed off . myrnin grabbed hannah by the neck . claire screamed , and ducked under g ? rard 's restraining hand . she raised her wooden stake . myrnin turned his head and grinned at her with wicked vampire fangs flashing . `` i thought you were here to save me , claire , not kill me , '' he purred , and whipped back toward his prey . hannah was fumbling with her gun , trying to get it back into position . he stripped it away from her with contemptuous ease . `` i am here to save you , '' claire said , and before she could think what she was doing , she buried the stake in myrnin 's back , on the left side , right where she thought his heart would be . he made a surprised sound , like a cough , and pitched forward into hannah . his hand slid away from her throat , clutching blindly at her clothes , and then he fell limply to the floor . dead , apparently . g ? rard and his partner looked at claire as if they 'd never seen her before , and then g ? rard roared , `` what do you think you 're -- '' `` pick him up , '' claire said . `` we can take the stake out later . that sounded cold , and scary , and she hoped it was true . amelie had survived , after all , and she knew myrnin was as old , or maybe even older . from the look he gave her , g ? rard was reassessing everything he 'd thought about the cute , fragile little human he 'd been nursemaiding . claire thought one of her strengths was that everybody always underestimated her . she was cool on the outside , shaking on the inside , because although it was the only way to keep myrnin calm right now without tranquilizers , or without letting him rip hannah 's throat out , she 'd just killed her boss . that did n't seem like a really good career move . amelie will help , she thought a bit desperately , and g ? rard slung myrnin over his shoulder in a fireman 's carry , and then they were running , moving fast again back down the hall to where amelie had stayed to secure their escape . g ? rard came to a fast halt , and hannah and claire almost skidded into him . hannah whispered , and looked past the two vampires in the lead . amelie was at the corner ahead of them , but ten feet past her was mr. bishop . they were standing motionless , facing each other . amelie looked fragile and delicate , compared to her father in his bishop 's robes . he looked ancient and angry , and the fire in his eyes was like something out of the story of joan of arc . there was some struggle going on , but claire could n't tell what it was , or what it meant . g ? rard reached out and grabbed her arm , and hannah 's , and held them in place . `` do n't go near them . '' `` problem , sir , that 's the way out , '' hannah said . `` and the dude 's alone . '' g ? rard and the texan sent her a wild look , almost identical in their disbelief . the texan said . amelie took a step backward , just a small one , but a shudder went through her body , and claire knew -- just knew -- it was a bad sign . whatever confrontation had been going on , it broke . amelie whirled to them and screamed , `` go ! '' there was fury and fear in her voice , and g ? rard let go of both girls and dumped myrnin off his shoulder , into their arms , and he and the texan pelted not for the exit , but to amelie 's side . they got there just in time to stop bishop from ripping out her throat .	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they slammed the old man up against the wall , but then there were others coming out into the hall . bishop 's troops , claire guessed . amelie intercepted the first of bishop 's vampires to run in her direction . claire recognized him , vaguely -- one of the morganville vamps , but he 'd obviously switched sides , and he came for amelie , fangs out . she put him down on the floor with one twisting move , fast as a snake , and looked back at hannah and claire , with myrnin 's body sagging between them . `` i 'll hold the way ! '' `` come on , '' hannah said , and shouldered the bulk of myrnin 's limp weight . myrnin felt cold and heavy , like the dead man he was , and claire swallowed a surge of nausea as she struggled to support his limp weight . claire gritted her teeth and helped hannah half carry , half drag myrnin 's staked body down the corridor . behind them , the sounds of fighting continued -- mainly bodies hitting the floor . no screaming , no shouting . vampires fought in silence . `` right , '' hannah gasped . that really was n't good news -- two humans stuck god knew where , with a crazy vampire with a stake in his heart in the middle of a war zone . `` let 's get back to the door , '' claire said . `` how are we going to get through it ? '' hannah threw her a look . it was no time to get annoyed ; had n't she just been thinking that being underestimated was a gift ? yeah , not so much , sometimes . but we 'd better hurry . '' the odds were n't in amelie 's favor . she might be able to hang on and cover their retreat , but claire did n't think she could win . she and hannah dragged myrnin past the symbolmarked doorways . hannah counted off , and nodded to the one where they 'd entered . not too surprisingly , it was marked with the founder 's symbol , the same one claire wore on the bracelet on her wrist . hannah tried to open it . locked . '' not when claire tried the knob . it opened at a twist , and the single candle in the corner illuminated very little . claire caught her breath and rested her trembling muscles for a few seconds as hannah checked the room and pronounced it safe before they entered . claire let myrnin slide in a heap to the floor . `` i 'm sorry , '' she whispered to him . i hope it does n't hurt too much . '' she had no idea if he could hear her when he was like this . she wanted to grab the stake and pull it out , but she remembered that with amelie , and with sam , it had been the other vampires who 'd done it . maybe they knew things she did n't . besides , the disease weakened them -- even myrnin . and besides , having him wake up wounded and crazy would be even worse , now that they did n't have any vampires who could help control him . hannah returned to her side . `` so , '' she said , as she checked the clip on her paintball gun , frowned , and exchanged it for a new one , `` how do we do this ? we got to go back to that museum first , right ? '' she stepped up to the door , which currently featured nothing but darkness , and concentrated hard on myrnin 's lab , with all its clutter and debris . light swam , flickered , shivered , and snapped into focus . `` guess it 's only roundabout getting here , '' claire said . `` maybe that 's on purpose , to keep people out who should n't be here . but it makes sense that once amelie got here , she 'd want to take the express out . '' `` should n't we wait ? '' hannah opened the door and looked out into the hall . whatever she saw , it could n't have been good news . `` we bug out , right now . '' with a grunt of effort , hannah braced myrnin 's deadweight on one side and dragged him forward . claire took his other arm . `` did he just twitch ? '' hannah asked. `` 'cause if he twitches , i 'm going to shoot him . '' no , he did n't ; he 's fine , '' claire said , practically tripping over the words . one , two ... 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`` you dial up the nearest fort knox or something on that thing . damn , how 'd you learn this , anyway ? '' claire did n't look at myrnin . for all intents and purposes , she 'd just killed him , after all . there were two ways out of myrnin 's lab , besides the usuallysecured dimensional doorway : steps leading up to street level , which were probably the absolute worst idea ever right now , and a second , an even more hidden dimensional portal in a small room off to the side . that was the one amelie had used to get them in . but the problem was , claire could n't get it to work . she had the memories clear in her head -- the glass house , the portal to the university , the hospital , even the museum they 'd visited on the way here . it just felt ... dead , as if the whole system had been cut off . they were lucky to have made it this far . amelie 's trapped , claire realized . with bishop . and she 's outnumbered . claire doublechecked the other door , too , the one she 'd blocked . it was n't just a malfunctioning portal ; the whole network was down . claire could n't worry about amelie right now . she had a job to do -- get myrnin to safety . and that meant getting him to the only vampire she knew offhand who could help him : oliver . `` i think we 're walking , '' she said . `` the hell we are , '' hannah said . `` i 'm not hauling a dead vampire through the streets of morganville . we 'll get ourselves killed by just about everybody . '' `` we ca n't take him , either ! '' claire felt her jaw lock into stubborn position . `` well , fine , you go ahead . because i 'm not leaving him . it was n't quite the third armored division , but after about a dozen phone calls , they did manage to get a ride . `` i 'm turning on the street -- nobody in sight so far , '' eve 's voice said from the speaker of claire 's cell phone . she 'd been giving claire a turnbyturn description of her drive , and claire had to admit , it sounded pretty frightening . `` yeah , i can see the day house . you 're in the alley next to it ? '' `` we 're on our way , '' claire said breathlessly . she was drenched with sweat , aching all over , from the effort of helping drag myrnin out of the lab , up the steps , and down the narrow , seemingly endless dark alley . next door , the founder house belonging to katherine day and her granddaughter -- a virtual copy of the house where claire and her friends lived -- was dark and closed , but claire saw curtains moving at the upstairs windows . `` that 's my greataunt 's house , greataunt kathy , '' hannah panted . `` everybody calls her gramma , though . always have , as far back as i can remember . '' claire could see how hannah was related to the days ; partly her features , but her attitude for sure . that was a family full of tough , smart , getitdone women . eve 's big , black car was idling at the end of the alley , and the back door kicked open as the two of them -- three ? did myrnin still count ? -- approached . eve took a look at myrnin , and the stake in his back , sent claire a you'vegottobe kiddingme look , and reached out to drag him inside , facedown , on the backseat . she said , and slammed the back door on the way to the driver 's side . `` damn , he 'd better not bleed all over the place . claire , i thought you were supposed to -- '' `` i know , '' claire said , and climbed into the middle of the big , front bench seat . hannah crammed in on the outside . eve put the car in gear and did a ponderous tankheavy turn . `` so , who staked him ? '' `` okay , that 's an interesting interpretation of safe . were n't you with amelie ? '' eve actually did a quick check of the backseat , as if she were afraid amelie might have magically popped in back there , seated like a barbarian queen on top of myrnin 's prone body . we were , '' hannah said . `` do i have to ask ? no , wait , do i want to ask ? '' `` we left her , '' claire said , miserable . `` bishop set a trap . she was fighting when we had to go . '' i thought you went with a whole entourage ! '' `` we left most of them ... ... '' her brain caught up with her , and she looked at hannah , who looked back with the same thought in her expression . the other guys .	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they were in myrnin 's lab , but not when we came back ... ... '' `` gone , '' hannah said . `` taken out . '' so , we 're winning , then . '' eve 's tone was wicked cynical , but her dark eyes looked scared . `` i talked to michael . they 're at the university . things are quiet there so far . '' `` and shane ? '' claire realized , with a pure bolt of guilt , that she had n't called him . if he 'd called her , she would n't have known ; she 'd turned off the ringer , afraid of the noise when creeping around on a rescue mission . but as she dug out her phone , she saw that she had n't missed any calls after all . `` yeah , he 's okay , '' eve said , and steered the car at semihigh speed around a corner . the town was dark , very dark , with a few houses lit up by lanterns or candles or flashlights . most people were waiting in the dark , scared to death . `` they had some vamps try to board the bus , probably looking for a snack , but it was n't even a real fight . so far they 're cruising without too much trouble . he 's fine , claire . '' she reached over and took claire 's hand to squeeze it . `` you , not so much . i think i earned it . '' eve took back her hand to haul the big wheel of the car around for a turn . headlights swept over a group on the sidewalk -- unnaturally pale . `` oh , crap , we 've got bogeys . hang on , i 'm going to floor it . '' that was , claire thought , a pretty fantastic idea , because the vampires on the curb were now in the street , and following . there was a kind of manic glee to how they pursued the car , but not even a vamp could keep up with eve 's driving for long ; they fell back into the dark , one by one . the last one was the fastest , and he nearly caught hold of the back bumper before he stumbled and was left behind in a black cloud of exhaust . `` damn freaks , '' eve said , trying to sound tough but not quite making it . hannah laughed softly . `` not so fantastic , but i 'm not bothered about it . let 's see if we can make it to the morning . then i 'll worry about making ends meet at the shop . '' `` oh , we 'll make it , '' eve said , with a confidence claire personally did n't feel . `` look , it 's already four a.m. another couple of hours , and we 're fine . '' claire did n't say , in a couple of hours , we could all be dead , but she was thinking it . what were they going to do to rescue her ? if she 's even still alive . claire 's head hurt , her eyes felt grainy from lack of sleep , and she just wanted to curl up in a warm bed , pull the pillow over her head , and not be so responsible . she was n't paying attention to where eve was going , and anyway , it was so dark and strange outside she was n't sure she 'd recognize things , anyway . eve pulled to a halt at the curb , in front of a row of plate glass windows lit by candles and lanterns inside . just like that , they were at common grounds . eve jumped out of the driver 's side , opened the back door , and grabbed myrnin under the arms , all the while muttering , `` ick , ick , ick ! '' claire slid out to join her , and hannah grabbed myrnin 's feet when they hit the pavement , and the three of them carried him into the coffee shop . claire found herself shoved immediately out of the way by two vampires : oliver and some woman she did n't know . oliver looked grim , but then , that was n't new , either . `` put him down , '' oliver said . `` no , not there , idiots , over there , on the sofa . that last was directed at the frightened humans who were seated on the indicated couch , and they scattered like quail . eve continued her ick mantra as she and hannah hauled myrnin 's deadweight over and settled him facedown on the couch cushions . he was about the color of a fluorescent lightbulb now , bluewhite and cold . oliver crouched next to him , looking at the stake in myrnin 's back . he steepled his fingers for a moment , and then looked up at claire . she supposed he could tell , somehow , that it was her stake . he came after us . '' the us part might have been an exaggeration ; he 'd come after hannah , really . but eventually he would have come after claire , too ; she knew that .	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oliver gave her a moment to squirm while he stared at her , and then looked back at myrnin 's still , very corpselike body . the area where the stake had gone in looked even paler than the surrounding tissue , like the edge of a whirlpool draining all the color out of him . `` do you have any of the drugs you have been giving him ? '' claire nodded , and fumbled in her pocket . she had some of the powder form of the drug , and some of the liquid , but she had n't felt confident at all that she 'd be able to get it into myrnin 's mouth without a fight she was bound to lose . when myrnin was like this , you were going to lose fingers , at the very least , if you got anywhere near his mouth . not so much an issue now , she supposed . she handed over the vials to oliver , who turned them over in his fingers , considering , and then handed back the powder . `` the liquid absorbs into the body more quickly , i expect . '' it also had some unpredictable side effects , but this probably was n't the time to worry about that . `` and amelie ? '' oliver continued turning the bottle over and over in his fingers . `` she 's -- we had to leave her . she was fighting bishop . i do n't know where she is now . '' a deep silence filled the room , and claire saw the vampires all look at one another -- all except oliver , who continued to stare down at myrnin , no change in his expression at all . helen , karl , watch the windows and doors . i doubt bishop 's patrols will try storming the place , but they might , while i 'm distracted . the rest of you '' -- he looked at the humans and shook his head -- '' try to stay out of our way . '' he thumbed the top off the vial of clear liquid and held it in his right hand . `` get ready to turn him faceup , '' he said to hannah and claire . claire took hold of myrnin 's shoulders , and hannah his feet . oliver took the stake in his left hand and , in one smooth motion , pulled it out . it clattered to the floor , and he nodded sharply . once myrnin was lying on his back , oliver motioned her away and pried open myrnin 's bloodless lips . he poured the liquid into the other vampire 's mouth , shut it , and placed a hand on his high forehead . myrnin 's dark eyes were open . wideopen . claire shuddered , because they looked completely dead -- like windows into a dark , dark room ... and then he blinked . he sucked in a very deep breath , and his back arched in silent agony . oliver held his hand steady on myrnin 's forehead . his eyes were squeezed shut in concentration , and myrnin writhed weakly , trying without much success to twist free . he collapsed limply back on the cushions , chest rising and falling . his skin still looked like polished marble , veined with cold blue , but his eyes were alive again . he swallowed , coughed , swallowed again , and gradually , the insane pilot light in his eyes went out . he looked tired and confused and in pain . oliver let out a long , moaning sigh , and tried to stand up . he made it about halfway up , then wavered and fell to his knees , one hand braced on the arm of the couch for support . his head went down , and his shoulders heaved , almost as if he were gasping or crying . claire could n't imagine oliver -- oliver -- doing either one of those things , really . nobody touched him , although some of the other vampires exchanged unreadable glances . he 's sick , claire thought . it was the disease . it made it harder and harder for them to concentrate , to do the things they 'd always taken for granted , like make other vampires . or revive them . even oliver , who had n't believed anything about the sickness ... even he was starting to fail . `` help me up , '' oliver finally whispered . his voice sounded faint and tattered . claire grabbed his arm and helped him climb slowly , painfully up ; he moved as if he were a thousand years old , and felt every year of it . one of the other vampires silently provided a chair , and claire helped him into it . oliver braced his elbows on his thighs and hid his pale face in his hands . when she started to speak , he said , softly , `` leave me . '' it did n't seem a good idea to argue . claire backed off and returned to where myrnin was , on the couch . he blinked , still staring at the ceiling . he folded his hands slowly across his stomach , but did n't otherwise move . `` present , '' he said , from what seemed like a very great distance away . he chuckled very softly , then winced .	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`` hurts when i laugh . '' `` yeah , um -- i 'm sorry . '' a very slight frown worked its way between myrnin 's eyebrows , made a slow v , and then went on its way . staked me . '' she knew what oliver 's reaction would have been , if she 'd done that kind of thing to him , and the outcome would n't have been pretty . she was n't sure what myrnin might do . just to be sure , she stayed out of easy grabbing distance . myrnin simply closed his eyes for a moment and nodded . he looked old now , exhausted , like oliver . `` i 'm sure it was for the best , '' he said . `` perhaps you should have left the wood in place . better for everyone , in the end . i would have just -- faded away . it 's not very painful , not comparatively . '' she took a step closer , then another . he just looked so -- defeated . `` myrnin , do n't . he did n't open his eyes , but there was a tiny , tired smile curving his lips . `` i 'm sure you think you do , but you have what you need now . i found the cure for you , claire . bishop 's blood . it 's time to let me go . it 's too late for me to get better . '' this time , his great dark eyes opened and studied her with cool intensity . `` i see you do n't , '' he said . `` whether or not that assumption is reasonable , that 's another question entirely . he was asking about amelie . claire glanced at oliver , still hunched over , clearly in pain . she bent closer to myrnin . no way she would n't be overheard by the other vampires , though , she knew that . `` she 's -- i do n't know . the last i saw , she and bishop were fighting it out . '' myrnin sat up . it was n't the kind of smooth , controlled motion vampires usually had , as though they 'd been practicing it for three or four human lifetimes ; he had to pull himself up , slowly and painfully , and it hurt claire to watch . she put her hand against his shoulder blade to brace him . his skin still felt marblecold , but not dead . it was hard to figure out what the difference was -- maybe it was the muscles , underneath , tensed and alive again . `` we have to find her , '' he said . `` bishop will stop at nothing to get her , if he has n't already . once you were safely away , she 'd have retreated . amelie is a guerrilla fighter . it 's not like her to fight in the open , not against her father . '' `` we 're not going anywhere , '' oliver said , without taking his head out of his hands . `` and neither are you , myrnin . '' `` you owe her your fealty . '' `` i owe nothing to the dead , '' oliver said . `` and until i see proof of her survival , i will not sacrifice my life , or anyone else 's , in a futile attempt at rescue . '' myrnin 's face twisted in contempt . `` you have n't changed , '' he said . `` neither have you , fool , '' oliver murmured . eve was pulling shots behind the counter , wearing a formal black apron that went below her knees . claire slid wearily onto a barstool on the other side . `` flashback to the good times , huh ? '' eve made a sour face as she thumped a mocha down in front of her friend . yeah , do n't remind me , '' she said . `` although i have to say , i missed the monster . '' `` the monster ? '' eve patted the giant , shiny espresso machine beside her affectionately . `` monster , meet claire . claire , meet the monster . he 's a sweetie , really , but you have to know his moods . '' claire reached out and patted the machine , too . `` nice to meet you , monster . '' eve caught her wrist when she tried to pull back . amelie 's grip on her really had raised a crop of faint blue smudges on her upper arm , like a primitive tattoo . `` do n't freak . i do n't have any bite marks or anything . '' `` i 'll freak if i wan na . as long as michael is n't here , i 'm kind of -- '' `` what , my mom ? '' claire snapped , and was instantly sorry . and guilty , for an entirely different reason . `` i did n't mean -- '' eve waved it away . `` hey , if you ca n't spark a 'tude on a day like this , when can you ? your mother 's okay , by the way , because i know that 's your next question .	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so far , bishop 's freaks have n't managed to shut down the cell network , so i 've been keeping in touch , since nothing 's happening here except for some serious caffeine production . landlines are dead , though . so is the internet . radio and tv are both off the air , too . '' five a.m. two hours until dawn , more or less -- probably less . `` what are we going to do in the morning ? '' eve wiped down the counter . claire sipped the sweet , chocolatey comfort of the mocha . `` when you think of something , let us know , because right now , i do n't think anybody 's got a clue . '' `` you 'd be wrong , thankfully , '' oliver said . he seemed to come out of nowhere -- god , did n't claire hate that ! -- as he settled on the stool next to her . he seemed almost back to normal now , but very tired . there was a shadow in his eyes that claire did n't remember seeing before . `` there is a plan in place . amelie 's removal from the field of battle is a blow , but not a defeat . we continue as she would want . '' you want to tell us ? '' that earned her a cool stare . `` yeah , i did n't think so . vampires really are n't all about the sharing , unless it benefits them first . '' `` i will tell you what you need to know , when you need to know it , '' oliver said . `` get me one of the bags from the walkin refrigerator . '' eve looked down at the top of her apron . `` oh , i 'm sorry , where does it say servant on here ? because i 'm so very not . '' for a second , claire held her breath , because the expression on oliver 's face was murderous , and she saw a red light , like the embers of a banked fire , glowing in the back of his eyes . then he blinked and said , simply , `` please , eve . '' eve had n't been expecting that . she blinked , stared back at him for a second , then silently nodded and walked away , behind a curtained doorway . `` you 're wondering if that hurt , '' oliver said , not looking at claire at all , but staring after eve . `` it did , most assuredly . '' `` i hear suffering 's good for the soul , or something . '' `` then we shall all be right with our god by morning . '' oliver swiveled on the stool to look her full in the face . `` i should kill you for what you did . '' `` staking myrnin ? '' i did n't think i had a choice . he 'd have bitten my hand off if i 'd tried to give him the medicine , and by the time it took effect , me and hannah would have been dog food , anyway . it seemed like the quickest , quietest way to get him out . '' `` even so , '' oliver said , his voice low in his throat , `` as an elder , i have the power to sentence you , right now , to death , for attempted murder of a vampire . you do understand ? '' claire held up her hand and pointed to the gold bracelet on her wrist -- the symbol of the founder . amelie 's symbol . `` i would pay reparations , '' he said . `` i imagine i could afford it . amelie would be tolerably upset with me , for a while , always assuming she is still alive . we 'd reach an accommodation . claire did n't say anything else in her defense , just waited . and after a moment , he nodded . `` you were right to take the action you did . you have been right about a good deal that i was unwilling to admit , including the fact that some of us are '' -- he cast a quick look around , and dropped his voice so low she could make out the word only from the shape his lips gave it -- '' unwell . '' unwell . yeah , that was one way to put it . she resisted an urge to roll her eyes . how about dying ? ever heard the word pandemic ? oliver continued without waiting for her response . `` myrnin 's mind was ... very disordered , '' he said . `` i did n't think i could get him back . i would n't have , without that dose of medication . '' `` does that mean you believe us now ? '' she meant , about the vampire disease , but she could n't say that out loud . even the roundabout way they were speaking was dangerous ; too many vampire ears with too little to do , and once they knew about the sickness , there was no predicting what they might do . run , probably . go off to rampage through the human world , sicken , and die alone , very slowly . it 'd take years , maybe decades , but eventually , they 'd all fall , one by one .	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oliver 's case was less advanced than many of the others , but age seemed to slow down the disease 's progress ; he might last for a long time , losing himself slowly . becoming nothing more than a hungry shell . oliver said , `` it means what it means , '' and he said it with an impatient edge to it , but claire wondered if he really did know . `` i am talking about myrnin . your drugs may not be enough to hold him for long , and that means we will need to take precautions . '' eve emerged from the curtain carrying a plastic blood bag , filled with dark cherry syrup . that was what claire told herself , anyway . dark cherry syrup . eve looked shaken , and she dumped the bag on the counter in front of oliver like a dead rat . `` you 've been planning this , '' she said . `` planning for a siege . '' `` you 've got enough blood in there to feed half the vampires in town for a month , and enough of those heatandeat meals campers use to feed the rest of us even longer . pretty much anything we 'd need to hold out here , including generators , batteries , bottled water ... ... '' `` let 's say i am cautious , '' he said . `` it 's a trait many of us have picked up during our travels . '' he took the blood bag and motioned for a cup ; when eve set it in front of him , he punctured the bag with a fingernail , very neatly , and squeezed part of the contents into the cup . `` save the rest , '' he said , and handed it back to eve , who looked even queasier than before . `` do n't look so disgusted . blood in bags means none taken unwillingly from your veins , after all . '' eve held it at arm 's length , opened the smaller refrigerator behind the bar , and put it in an empty spot on the door rack inside . `` why am i behind the bar again ? '' `` because you put on the apron . '' `` oh , you 're just loving this , are n't you ? '' `` guys , '' claire said , drawing both of their stares . where are we going to put him ? '' before oliver could answer , myrnin pushed through the crowd in the tableandchairs area of common grounds and walked toward them . he seemed normal again , or as normal as myrnin ever got , anyway . he 'd begged , borrowed , or outright stolen a long , black velvet coat , and under it he was still wearing the poofy white pierrot pants from his costume , dark boots , and no shirt . long , black , glossy hair and decadently shining eyes . oliver took in the outfit , and raised a brow . `` you look like you escaped from a victorian brothel , '' he said . `` one that ... specialized . '' in answer , myrnin skinned up the sleeves of the coat . the wound in his back might have healed -- or might be healing , anyway -- but the burns on his wrists and hands were still livid red , with an unhealthy silver tint to them . `` not the sort of brothel i 'd normally frequent , by choice , '' he said , `` though of course you might be more adventurous , oliver . '' their gazes locked , and claire resisted the urge to take a step back . she thought , just for a second , that they were going to bare fangs at each other ... and then myrnin smiled . `` i suppose i should say thank you . '' `` it would be customary , '' oliver agreed . myrnin turned to claire . somehow , she guessed that was n't what oliver had expected ; she certainly had n't . it was the kind of snub that got most people hurt in morganville , but then again , she guessed myrnin was n't most people , even to oliver . oliver did n't react . if there was a small red glow in the depths of his eyes , it could have been a reflection from the lights . `` um -- for what ? '' `` i remember what you did . '' `` it was the right choice at the moment . the pain ... the pain was extremely difficult to contain . '' she cast a nervous glance at his wrists . his tone dismissed any further discussion . `` we need to get to a portal and locate amelie . the closest is at the university . we will need a car , i suppose , and a driver . some sturdy escorts would n't go amiss . '' myrnin sounded casual , but utterly certain that his slightest wish would be obeyed , and again , she felt that flare of tension between him and oliver . `` perhaps you 've missed the announcement , '' oliver said . `` you 're no longer a king , or a prince , or whatever you were before you disappeared into your filthy hole . you 're amelie 's exotic pet alchemist , and you do n't give me orders . `` your town , '' myrnin repeated , staring at him intently .	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his face had set into pleasant , rigid lines , but those eyes -- not pleasant at all . claire moved herself prudently out of the way . `` what a surprise ! i thought it was the founder 's town . '' oliver looked around . `` oddly , she seems unavailable , and that makes it my town , little man . so go and sit down . if she 's in trouble -- which i do not yet believe -- and if there 's rescuing to be done , we will consider all the risks . '' `` and the benefits of not acting at all ? '' his voice was wound as tight as a clock spring . `` tell me , old ironsides , how you plan to win this campaign . i do hope you do n't plan to reenact drogheda . '' claire had no idea what that meant , but it meant something to oliver , something bitter and deep , and his whole face twisted for a moment . `` we 're not fighting the irish campaigns , and whatever errors i made once , i 'll not be making them again , '' oliver said . `` and i do n't need advice from a bluefaced hedge witch . '' in an hour , the blush of dawn was already on the horizon , bringing an eerie blue glow to the night world . somewhere out there , vampires all over town would be getting ready for it , finding secure places to stay the day -- whatever side they were fighting on . the ones in common grounds seemed content to stay on , which made sense ; it was kind of a secured location anyway , from what oliver and amelie had said before -- one of the key places in town to hold if they intended to keep control of morganville . but claire was n't entirely happy with the way some of those vampires -- strangers , mostly , though all from morganville , according to eve -- seemed to be whispering in the corners . `` how do we know they 're on our side ? '' she asked eve , in a whisper she hoped would escape vampire notice . `` you do n't , '' oliver said , from several feet away . `` nor is that your concern , but i will reassure you in any case . they are all loyal to me , and through me , to amelie . if any of them `turn coats , ' you may be assured that they 'll regret it . '' he said it in a normal tone of voice , to carry to all parts of the room . the vampires stopped whispering . `` all right , '' oliver said to claire and eve . the light of dawn was creeping up like a warning outside the windows . `` you understand what i want you to do ? '' eve nodded and gave him a sloppy , insolent kind of salute . `` sir , yes sir , general sir ! '' his patience , what little there was , was worn to the bone . `` repeat my instructions . '' eve did n't like taking orders under the best of circumstances , which these were n't . claire quickly said , `` we take these walkietalkies to each of the founder houses , to the university , and to anybody else on the list . we tell them all strategic orders come through these , not through cell phone or police band . '' `` be sure to give them the code , '' he said . each one of the tiny little radios had a keypad , like a cell phone , but the difference was that you had to enter the code into it to access the emergency communication channel he 'd established . pretty high tech , but then , oliver did n't really seem the type to lag much behind on the latest cool stuff . i 'm sending hannah with you as your escort . i 'd send one of my own , but -- '' `` dawn , yeah , i know , '' eve said . she offered a high five to hannah , who took it . `` damn , girl , love the rambo look . '' `` rambo was a green beret , '' hannah said . we eat those army boys for breakfast . '' which was maybe not such a comfortable thing to say in a room full of maybehungry vampires . `` we should -- '' hannah nodded , picked up the backpack ( claire 's , now filled with handheld radios instead of books ) , and handed it to her . `` i need both hands free , '' she said . `` eve 's driving . you 're the supply master . there 's a checklist inside , so you can mark off deliveries as we go . '' myrnin was sitting off to the side , ominously quiet . his eyes still looked sane , but claire had warned oliver in the strongest possible terms that he could n't trust him . as if i would , oliver had said with a snort . i 've known the man for many human lifetimes , and i 've never trusted him yet . the vampires in the coffee shop had mostly retreated out of the big , front area , into the betterprotected , light proofed interior .	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outside of the plate glass windows , there was little to be seen . the fires had gone out , or been extinguished . they 'd seen some cars speeding about , mostly official police or fire , but the few figures they 'd spotted had been quick and kept to the shadows . claire asked as she hitched her backpack to a more comfortable position on her shoulder . she did n't really expect oliver to reply ; he was n't much on the sharing . `` they 're consolidating positions , '' he said . `` this is not a war that will be fought in daylight , claire . or in the open . we have our positions ; they have theirs . they may send patrols of humans they 've recruited , but they wo n't come themselves . not after dawn . '' `` recruited , '' hannah repeated . `` do n't you mean strongarmed ? most folks just want to be left alone . '' morganville is full of humans who do n't love us , or the system under which they labor , '' oliver replied . `` some will believe bishop is the answer . some will act out of fear , to protect their loved ones . he will know how to appeal to them , and how to pressure . he 'll find his human cannon fodder . '' `` like you 've found yours , '' hannah said . they locked stares for a few seconds , and then oliver inclined his head just a bit . `` i do n't , '' she said , `` but i 'm used to the front lines . you got to know , others wo n't be . '' claire could n't tell anything from oliver 's expression . `` but for now , we can count on our enemies regrouping . we should do the same . '' `` i 'm out first , then you , eve . have your keys in your hand . do n't hesitate , run like hell for the car , and get it unlocked . i 'll get claire to the passenger side . '' eve nodded , clearly jittery . she took the car keys out of her pocket and held them in her hand , sorting through until she had the right key pointing out . `` one more thing , '' hannah said . eve fumbled in her other pocket and came up with a tiny little penlight . when she twisted it , it gave a surprisingly bright glow . `` before you get in the car , you shine that in the front and backseats . make sure you can see all the way down to the carpet . i 'll cover you from the door . '' the three of them moved to the exit , and hannah put her left hand on the knob . `` be careful , '' oliver said from the back of the room , which was kind of warmly surprising . he spoiled it by continuing , `` we need those radios delivered . '' should have known it was n't personal . claire resisted the urge to flip him off . eve did n't bother to resist hers . then hannah was swinging open the door and stepping outside . she did n't do it like in the movies ; no drama , she just stepped right out , turned in a slow half circle as she scanned the street with the paintball gun held at rest . she finally motioned for eve . eve darted out and headed around the hood of the big , black car . claire saw the glow of her penlight as she checked the inside , and then eve was in the driver 's seat and the car growled to a start , and hannah pushed her toward the passenger door . behind them , the common grounds door slammed shut and locked . when she looked back , claire saw that they were pulling down some kind of steel shutters inside the glass . locking up for dawn . claire and hannah made it to the car without any problems . even so , claire was breathing hard , her heart racing . claire nodded , still gasping . terror aerobics . just wait until they get it at the gym . it 'll be bigger than pilates . '' claire choked on her fear , laughed , and felt better . locks , '' eve said . `` also , seat belts , please . we may be making some sudden stops along the way . do n't want anybody saying hello to mr. windshield at speed . '' the drive through predawn morganville was eerie . it was very ... quiet . they 'd mapped out a route , planning to avoid the most dangerous areas , but they almost had to divert immediately , because of a couple of cars parked in the middle of the street . the doors were hanging open , interior lights were still shining . eve slowed down and crawled past on the right side , two wheels up on the curb . `` any bodies or anything ? '' the cars were completely empty . they were still running , and the keys were in the ignition . one strange thing nagged at claire , but she could n't think what it was ... `` those are vampire cars , '' hannah said . `` why would they leave them here like that ? 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the tinting on the windows . `` they needed to pee ? '' `` when you 've got ta go ... '' hannah said nothing . she was watching out the windows with even more focus than before . `` yeah , that is weird , '' eve said more quietly . `` maybe they went to help somebody . '' or hunt somebody . they made their first radio delivery to one of the founder houses ; claire did n't know the people who answered the door , but eve did , of course . she quickly explained about the radio and the code , and they were back in the car and rolling in about two minutes flat . `` outstanding , '' hannah said . `` you girls could give some of my buddies in the marines a run for their money . '' `` hey , you know how it is , hannah : living in morganville really is combat training . '' eve and hannah awkwardly slapped palms -- awkwardly , because eve kept facing front , and hannah did n't turn away from her post at the car 's back window . she had the window rolled down halfway , and the paintball gun at the ready , but so far she had n't fired a single shot . `` more cars , '' claire said softly . it was n't just a couple of cars , it was a bunch of them , scattered on both sides of the street now , engines running , lights on , doors open . they cruised past slowly , and claire took note of the heavy tinting on the windows . they were all the same type of car , the same type michael had been issued on his official conversion to vampire . she sounded tense and anxious , and claire could n't blame her . she felt pretty tense herself . `` this close to dawn , they would n't be doing this . they should n't even be outside . he said both sides would regroup , but this looks like some kind of fullon panic . '' claire had to agree , but she also had no explanation . she dug one of the radios out of her backpack , typed in the code that oliver had given her , and pressed the talk button . after a short delay , his voice came back . `` something strange is happening . we 're seeing lots of vampire cars , but they 're all abandoned . still running . '' static on the other end . `` keep me informed , '' he finally said . `` count the number of cars . make a list of license numbers , if you can . '' `` er -- anything else ? should we come back ? '' deliver the radios . '' claire tried again , but he 'd shut off or he was ignoring her . she pressed the reset button to scramble the code , and looked at eve , who shrugged . they pulled to a halt in front of the second founder house . `` let 's just get it done , '' eve said . `` let the vamps worry about the vamps . '' it seemed reasonable , but claire was afraid that somehow ... it was n't . three of the founder houses were piles of smoking wood and ash , and the morganville fire department was still pouring water on one of them . eve cruised by , but did n't stop . the horizon was getting lighter and lighter , and they still had a couple of stops to make . eve asked hannah , as they turned another corner , heading into an area claire actually recognized . `` fine , '' hannah said . `` we going to the day house ? '' `` yeah , next on my list . '' i want to talk to cousin lisa . '' eve pulled up outside of the big founder house ; it was lit up in every window , a stark contrast to its dark , shuttered neighboring residences . as she put the car in park , the front door opened and spilled a wedge of lemoncolored light across the immaculately kept front porch . gramma day 's rocker was empty , nodding in the slight wind . the person at the door was lisa day -- tall , strong , with more than a slight resemblance to hannah . she watched them get out of the car . upstairs windows opened , and gun barrels came out . `` they 're all right , '' she called , but she did n't step outside . `` claire , right ? and eve ? hey , hannah . '' `` let 's get in . i do n't like this quiet out here . '' as soon as they were in the front door , in a familiarlooking hallway , lisa slammed down locks and bolts , including a recently installed iron bar that slotted into place on either side of the frame . hannah watched this with bemused approval . `` you knew this was coming ? 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`` god forbid we should mess up her house while the war 's going on . '' `` speaking of that , '' lisa said , `` y'all need to stay here , if you want to stay safe . '' eve exchanged a quick glance with claire . `` yeah , well , we ca n't , really . lisa 's eyes were very bright , very focused . `` because we 're thinking maybe these vamps will kill each other off this time , and maybe we should all stick together . all the humans . never mind the bracelets and the contracts . '' just let them fight it out on their own ? '' what 's it to us , anyway , who wins ? '' lisa 's smile was bitter and brief . `` we get screwed no matter what . maybe it 's time to put a human in charge of this town , and let the vampires find someplace else to live . '' dangerous , claire thought . hannah stared at her cousin , her expression tight and controlled , and then nodded . `` you do what you want , lisa , but you be careful , all right ? '' `` we 're being real damn careful , '' lisa said . they came to the end of the hallway , where the area opened up into the big living room , and eve and claire both stopped cold . `` oh , shit , '' eve muttered . the humans were all armed -- guns , knives , stakes , blunt objects . the vampires who 'd been assigned to guard the house were all sitting tied to chairs with so many turns of rope it reminded claire of hangman 's loops . she supposed if you were going to restrain vamps , it made sense , but -- `` what the hell are you doing ? '' at least some of the vampires sitting there , tied and gagged , were ones who 'd been at michael 's house , or who 'd fought on amelie 's side at the banquet . some of them were struggling , but most seemed quiet . some looked unconscious . `` they 're not hurt , '' lisa said . `` i just want 'em out of the way , in case things go bad . '' `` you 're making one hell of a move , lisa , '' hannah said . `` i hope you know what the hell you 're about . '' `` i 'm about protecting my own . you ought to be , too . '' `` let 's go , '' she said to claire and eve . `` what about -- '' `` no , '' hannah said . `` no radio . lisa moved into their path , a shotgun cradled in her arms . `` going so soon ? '' there was a feeling here , a darkness in the air . the vampires , those who were still awake , were staring at them . expecting rescue , maybe ? `` you do n't want to do this , '' hannah said . `` we 're not your enemies . '' `` you 're standing with the vamps , are n't you ? '' `` we 're trying to get everybody out of this alive , '' she said . `` humans and vampires . '' lisa did n't look away from her cousin 's face . `` not going to happen , '' she said . `` so you 'd better pick a side . '' hannah stepped right up into her face . after a cold second , lisa moved aside . `` already have , '' hannah said . she jerked her head at claire and eve . outside in the car , they all sat in silence for a few seconds . hannah 's face was grim and closed off , not inviting any conversation . eve finally said , `` you 'd better tell oliver . he needs to know about this . '' claire plugged in the code and tried . `` oliver , come in . oliver , it 's claire . i have an update . static hissed . `` maybe he 's ignoring you , '' eve said . `` he seemed pretty annoyed before . '' claire handed it over , but it was no use . oliver was n't responding . they tried calling for anyone at common grounds instead , and got another voice , one claire did n't recognize . eve squeezed her eyes shut in relief . `` quentin barnes . '' `` tintin ! hey man , how are you ? '' `` ah -- good , i guess . 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i think -- i think maybe she 's working with some other people , trying to put together a third side . all humans . '' `` dude , '' tintin sighed , `` that 's just what we need , getting the vampire slayers all in the mix . okay , i 'll tell oliver . `` more empty vampire cars . you think they 're like those guys who were trying to leave ? maybe , i do n't know , getting drawn off somewhere ? '' look , just watch yourself , okay ? '' eve out . '' hannah stirred in the back . `` let 's move out to the next location . '' `` i know they 're your family and all . '' `` lisa always was preaching about how we could take the town if we stuck together . maybe she 's thinking it 's the right time to make a move . '' `` she 's an idiot . all she 's going to do is get people killed . '' claire was no general , but she knew that fighting a war on two fronts and dividing their forces was n't a great idea . `` we have to find amelie . '' `` wherever she 's gotten herself off to , '' eve snorted . `` if she 's even still -- '' `` do n't , '' claire whispered . she restlessly rubbed the gold bracelet on her wrist until it dug into her skin . more than ever , she was guessing . by the time they 'd dropped off the next to last radio , at their own home , which was currently inhabited by a bunch of freakedout humans and a few vampires who had n't yet felt whatever was pulling some of them off , the dawn was starting to really set in . the horizon was caribbean blue , with touches of gold and red just flaring up like footlights at a show . claire delivered the radio , the code , and a warning to the humans and vampires alike . `` you have to watch the vamps , '' she pleaded . `` do n't let them leave . not in the daylight . '' monica morrell , who was clutching the walkietalkie in her redtaloned fingers , frowned at her . `` how are we supposed to do that , freak ? give them a written warning and scold them really hard ? `` if you let them go , they may not get wherever it is they 're being called before sunrise , '' hannah said . she shrugged , a fluid flow that emphasized her muscles , and smiled . `` hey , no skin off my nose or anything , but we may need 'em later . and you could get blamed for not stepping up . '' monica kept on frowning , but she did n't seem inclined to argue with hannah . nobody did , claire noticed . the former marine had an air about her , a confidence that somehow did n't come off at all like arrogance . `` great , '' monica finally said . like i needed another problem . by the way , claire , your house really sucks ass . it was claire 's turn to smile this time . `` it probably hates you right back . i 'm sure you 'll figure it out , '' she said . `` you 're a natural leader , right ? '' `` oh , bite it . someday , your boyfriend wo n't be around to -- '' monica widened her eyes . he 's is n't around , is he ? wo n't be back , ever . remind me to send flowers for the funeral . '' eve grabbed the back of claire 's shirt . `` whoa , minime , chill out . we 've got to get moving . much as i 'd like to see the cage match , we 're kind of on a schedule . '' the hot crimson haze disappeared from claire 's eyes , and she took in a breath and nodded . her muscles were aching . she realized she 'd managed to clench just about every muscle , ironhard , and tried to relax . her hands twinged when she stretched them out of fists . `` see you soon , '' monica said , and shut the door on them . `` wait , probably not , loser . and your clothes are pathetic , by the way ! '' that last part came muffled , but clear -- as clear as the sound of the locks snapping into place . `` let 's go , '' hannah said , and herded them off the porch and down the walk toward the white picket fence . walking on the street , heading vaguely north , was a vampire . `` oh , crap , '' eve said , alarmed , but the vamp did n't seem to care about them , or even know they were there . he was wearing a police uniform , and claire remembered him ; he 'd been riding with richard morrell , from time to time . did n't seem like a bad guy , apart from the whole vampire thing . `` that 's officer o'malley . he ignored them and kept walking . claire looked east . the sun 's golden glow was heating up the sky , fast .	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it was n't over the horizon yet , but it would be in a matter of seconds , minutes at most . `` we 've got to get him , '' she said . `` get him inside somewhere . '' `` and do what , babysit him the rest of the day ? o'malley 's not like myrnin , '' eve said . `` you ca n't stake him . he 's not that old . seventy , eighty , something like that . he 's only a little older than sam . '' `` we could run him over , '' hannah said . `` it would n't kill him . '' eve sent her a wideeyed look . with my car ? '' `` you 're asking for something nonlethal . that 's all i 've got right now . the three of us are n't any kind of match for a vampire who wants to get somewhere , if he fights us . '' claire took off running toward the vampire , ignoring their shouts . hannah was after her , and gaining . she still got to officer o'malley first , and skidded into his path . he paused for a second , his green eyes focusing on her , and then he reached out and moved her aside . gently , but firmly . and he kept on walking . `` you have to get inside ! '' claire yelled , and got in front of him again . `` sir , you have to ! he moved her again , this time without as much care . `` oh , god , '' hannah said . the sun came up in a fiery burst , and the first rays of sunlight hit the parked cars , eve 's standing figure , the houses ... and officer o'malley 's back . `` get a blanket ! '' she could see the smoke curling off him , like morning mist . eve ran to get something from the car . hannah grabbed claire and pulled her out of his way . officer o'malley kept walking . the sun kept rising , brighter and brighter , and within three or four steps , the smoke rising up from him turned to flames . in ten more steps , he fell down . eve ran up breathlessly , a blanket clutched in both hands . `` help me get it over him ! '' they threw the fabric over officer o'malley , but instead of smothering the flames , it just caught fire , too . hannah pulled claire back as she tried to pat out the flames . claire turned toward hannah in a raw fury , struggling to get free . `` we can still -- '' `` no , we ca n't , '' hannah said . `` there 's not a damn thing we can do for him . he 's dying , claire . you tried your best , but he 's dying . and he 's not going to take our help . look , he 's still trying to crawl . he 's not stopping . '' she was right , but it hurt , and in the end , claire wrapped her arms around hannah for comfort and turned away . when she finally looked back , officer o'malley was a pile of ash and smoke and burned blanket . the gates of the university were shut , locked , and there were paramilitarystyle men posted at the gates , all in black . eve coasted the big car slowly up to them and rolled down the window . `` delivery for michael glass , '' she called . `` or richard morrell . '' the guard who leaned in was huge , tough , and intimidating -- until he saw hannah in the backseat , and then he grinned like a kid with a new puppy . `` hannah montana ! '' she looked deeply pained . `` do n't ever call me that again , jessup , or i will gut you . '' `` get out and make me stop , smiley . yeah , i heard you were back . how were the marines ? '' `` better than the damn rangers . '' `` do n't you just wish ? '' he lost the smile and got serious again . `` sorry , h , orders are orders . who 's with you ? '' `` oliver sent me . you probably know eve rosser -- that 's claire danvers . '' thought she 'd be bigger . hey , eve . sorry , did n't recognize you right off . jessup nodded to the other guard , who slung his rifle and pressed in a key code at the panel on the stone fence . the big iron gates slowly parted . `` you be careful , hannah . this town 's the afpak border all over again right now . '' inside , except for the guards patrolling the fence , texas prairie university seemed eerily normal . the birds sang to the rising sun , and there were students out -- students ! -- heading to class as if there were nothing wrong at all . they were chatting , laughing , running to make the crosscampus earlymorning bell . claire was glad she was n't the only one freaked out by it .	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`` i know they had orders to keep things low profile , but damn , this is ridiculous . where 's the dean 's office ? '' claire pointed . eve steered the car around the winding curves , past dorms and lecture halls , and pulled it to a stop on the nearly deserted lot in front of the administration building . there were two police cruisers there , and a bunch of black jeeps . not a lot of civilian cars in the lot . as they walked up the steps to the building , claire realized there were two more guards outside of the main door . hannah did n't know these guys , but she repeated their names and credentials , and after a brief , impersonal search , they were allowed inside . the last time claire had been here she 'd been adding and dropping classes , and the building had been full of grumpy bureaucrats and anxious students , all moving at a hectic pace . now it was very quiet . a few people were at their desks , but there were no students claire could see , and the tpu employees looked either bored or nervous . most of the activity seemed centered down the carpeted hall , which was hung with formal portraits of the former university deans and notables . one or two of the former deans , claire was just now realizing , might have been vampires , from the pallor of their skins . or maybe they were just old white guys . at the end of the hallway they found not a guard , but a secretary -- just as tough as any of the armed men outside , though . she sat behind an expensivelooking antique desk that had not a speck of dust on it , and nothing else except a piece of paper centered exactly in the middle , a pen at right angles to it , and a fancy , black multiline telephone . no computer that claire could spot -- no , there it was , hidden away in a rollout credenza to the side . the room was lushly carpeted , so much so that claire 's feet sank into the depth at least an inch ; it was like walking on foam . solid , dark wood paneling . paintings and dim lights . the windows were covered with fancy velvet curtains , and there was music playing -- classical , of course . claire could n't imagine anybody would ever switch the station to rock . `` i 'm ms. nance , '' the woman said , and stood to offer her hand to each of them in turn ; she did n't even hesitate with eve , who intimidated most people . she was a tall , thin , gray woman dressed in a tailored gray suit with a lighter gray blouse under the jacket . gray hair curled into exact waves . claire could n't see her shoes , but she bet they were fashionable , gray , and yet somehow sensible . `` i 'm the secretary to dean wallace . eve said , `` i need to see michael . '' i do n't think i know that person . '' eve 's expression froze , and claire could see the horrible dread in her eyes . hannah , seeing it too , said , `` let 's cut the crap , ms. nance . where 's michael glass ? '' ms. nance 's eyes narrowed . they were pale blue , not as pale as amelie 's , but kind of faded , like jeans left in the sun . `` mr. glass is in conference with the dean , '' she said . `` i 'm afraid you 'll have to -- '' the door at the far end of her office opened , and michael came out . claire 's heart practically melted with relief . michael 's okay . except that he closed the door and walked straight past them , a man on a mission . he walked right past eve , who stood there flatfooted , mouth open , fear dawning in her expression . claire yelped . `` we have to stop him ! '' `` great , '' hannah said , and the three of them took off in pursuit . it helped that michael was n't actually running , just moving with a purpose . claire and eve edged by him in the hall and blocked his path . his blue eyes were wideopen , but he just did n't see them . he sensed an obstacle , at least , and paused . `` michael , '' claire said . dammit , why could n't i have tranquilizers ? `` michael , you ca n't go out there . it 's already morning . `` he 's not listening , '' hannah said . and she was right ; he was n't . he tried to push between them , but eve put a hand in the center of his chest and held him back . you know me , do n't you ? he stared at her with utterly blank eyes , and then shoved her out of his way . hannah sent claire a quick , commanding look . `` get help . i 'll try to hold him . '' claire hesitated , but hannah was without any doubt better equipped to handle a potentially hostile michael than she was .	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she turned and ran , past startled desk jockeys and coffeebearing civil servants , and slid to a stop in front of one of the blackuniformed soldiers . `` richard morrell , '' she blurted . the soldier did n't hesitate . he grabbed the radio clipped to his shoulder and said , `` admin to morrell . '' `` morrell , go . '' the soldier unclipped the radio and silently offered it to claire . she took it -- it was heavier than the walkietalkies -- and pressed the button to talk . we need to stop michael and anybody else ... '' how could she say vampire without actually saying it ? `` anybody else with a sun allergy from going outside . '' `` why the hell would they be -- '' `` i do n't know ! they just are ! '' the image of officer o'malley on fire leaped into her mind , and she caught her breath on a sob . they 're going out in the sun . '' `` give the radio back , '' he ordered . she handed it to the blackuniformed man . `` i need you to go with this girl and help her . he clicked off the radio and looked down at claire . she led the way back toward the hallway . as they reached it , there was a crash of glass , and hannah came flying out to land flat on her back , blinking . michael walked over her . eve was hauling on his arm , trying to hold him back , but he shook her off . `` we ca n't let him get outside ! '' she tried to grab him , but it was like grabbing a freight train . she 'd forgotten how strong he was now . `` out of the way , '' the soldier said , and pulled a handgun from a holster at his side . `` no , do n't -- '' the bureaucrats scattered , hiding under their desks , dropping their coffee to hug the carpet . the soldier sighted on michael 's chest , and fired three times in quick succession . instead of the loud bangs claire had been expecting , there were soft compressedair coughs . and three darts feathered michael 's chest , clustered above his heart . he still took three steps toward the soldier before collapsing in slow motion to his knees , and then onto his face . `` all clear , '' the soldier said . he took hold of michael , turned him over , and yanked out the darts . `` he 'll be under for about an hour , probably no longer than that . let 's get him to the dean 's office . '' hannah wiped a trickle of blood from her mouth , coughed , and rolled to her feet . she and eve helped claire grab michael 's shoulders and feet , and they carried him down the hallway , past paintings that were going to need some major repair and reframing , past splintered panels and broken glass , into ms. nance 's office . ms. nance took one look at them and moved smartly to the door marked with a discreet brass plaque that said dean wallace . she rapped and opened the door for them to carry michael through . dean wallace was a woman , which was kind of a surprise to claire . she 'd been expecting a pudgy , middleaged man ; this dean wallace was tall , graceful , thin , and a whole lot younger than claire would have imagined . she had straight brown hair worn long around her shoulders , and a simple black suit that was almost the negative image of ms. nance 's , only somehow less formal . it looked ... lived in . dean wallace 's lips parted , but she did n't ask a question . she checked herself , then nodded at the leather couch on the far side of the room , across from her massive desk . `` right , put him there . '' she had a british accent , too . definitely not a texas girl . `` whatever it is , it 's happening all over , '' hannah said as they arranged michael 's unconscious body on the sofa . `` they 're just taking off . it 's like they do n't even know or care the sun 's up . some kind of homing signal just gets switched on . '' dean wallace thought for a second , then pressed a button on her desk . `` ms. nance ? i need a bulletin to go out through the emergency communication system . all vampires on campus should be immediately restrained or tranquilized . this is priority one . '' she frowned as she got the acknowledgment , and looked up at their little group . `` michael seemed very rational , and there was no warning this would happen . i just thought he had somewhere to go . he did n't seem odd , at least at first . '' `` how many other vampires on campus ? '' `` some professors of course , but they 're mostly not here at the moment , since they teach at night . no students , obviously . apart from the ones michael and richard brought in , we have perhaps five in total on the grounds .	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more were here earlier , but they headed for shelter before sunrise , off campus . '' dean wallace seemed calm , even in the face of all this . `` you 're claire danvers ? '' `` yes ma'am , '' she said , and shook the hand dean wallace offered her . `` i had a talk with your patron recently regarding your progress . despite your -- challenges , you have done excellent course work . '' it was stupid to feel pleased about that , but claire could n't help it . she felt herself blush , and shook her head . `` i do n't think that matters very much right now . '' `` on the contrary , it matters a great deal , i believe . '' eve settled herself down next to the sofa , holding michael 's limp hand . hannah leaned against the wall and nodded to the soldier as he exited the office . `` so , '' she said , `` want to explain to me how you can have half the u.s. army walking the perimeter and not have massive student panic ? '' `` we 've told all students and their parents that the university is cooperating in a government emergency drill , and of course that all weapons are nonlethal . which is quite true , so far as it goes . the issue of keeping students on campus is a bit trickier , but we 've managed so far by linking it to the emergency drills . ca n't go on for long , though . the local kids are already well informed , and it 's only a matter of time before the outoftown students begin to realize that we 're having them on when they ca n't get word out to their friends and relatives . we 're filtering all internet and phone access , of course . '' dean wallace shook her head . `` but that 's my problem , not yours , and yours is much more pressing . we ca n't knock out every vampire in town , and we ca n't keep them knocked out in any case . '' `` not enough happy juice in the world , '' hannah agreed . `` we need to either stop this at its source , or get the heck out of their way . '' there was a soft knock on the door , and ms. nance stepped in . `` richard morrell , '' she announced , and moved aside for him . monica 's brother looked like about fifty miles of bad road -- exhausted , redeyed , pale , running on caffeine and adrenaline . just like the rest of them , she supposed . as ms. nance quietly closed the door behind him , richard strode forward , staring at michael 's limp body . his voice sounded rough , too , as if he 'd been yelling . `` sleeping the sleep of the just , '' hannah said . `` or the just drugged , anyway . radio . '' she 'd forgotten about the backpack still slung over her shoulder . she quickly took out the last radio and handed it over , explaining what it was for . `` i think this calls for a strategy meeting , '' he said , and pulled up a chair next to the couch . hannah and claire took seats as well , but eve stayed where she was , by michael , as if she did n't want to leave him even for a moment . dean wallace sat behind her desk , fingers steepled , watching with interested calm . `` i put in the code , right ? '' he was already doing it , so claire just nodded . a signal bleeped to show he was logged on the network . `` richard morrell , university , checking in . '' after a few seconds , a voice answered . `` check , richard , you 're the last station to report . stand by for a bulletin . '' there were a few clicks , and then another voice came over the radio . i am broadcasting to all on the network with emergency orders . restrain every vampire allied to us that you can find , by whatever means necessary . locked rooms , chains , tranquilizers , cells , use what you have . until we know how and why this is happening , we must take every precaution during the day . it seems that some of us have resistance to the call , and others have immunity , but this could change at any time . from this point forward , we will conduct hourly calls , and each location will report status . university station , report . richard clicked the talk button . `` michael glass and all the other vampires in our group are being restrained . we 've got student containment here , but it wo n't last . we 'll have to open the gates no later than tomorrow morning , if we can keep it together until then . even with the phone and internet blackout , somebody 's going to get word out . '' `` we 're following the plan , '' oliver said . `` we 're taking the cell towers down in ten minutes , until further notice . phone lines are already cut . the only communication from this point forward will be strategic , using the radios . `` whip and a chair ? we 're fine here for now .	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i do n't think anybody will try a daylight assault , not with as many guards as we have here . '' richard hesitated , then keyed the mike again . `` oliver , i 've been hearing things . i think there are some factions out there forming . human factions . could complicate things . '' oliver was silent for a moment , then said , `` yes , i understand . we 'll deal with that as it arises . '' oliver moved on to the next station on his list , which was the glass house . monica reported in , which was annoying . claire resisted the urge to grind her teeth . it was a quick summary , at least , and as more founder houses reported in , the situation seemed the same : some vampires were responding to the homing signal , and some were n't . richard morrell was staring thoughtfully into the distance , and finally , when all the reports were finished , he clicked the button again . `` oliver , it 's richard . what happens if you start going zombie on us ? '' `` i wo n't , '' oliver said . `` if you do . who takes over ? '' oliver obviously did n't want to think about this , and claire could hear the barely suppressed fury in his voice when he replied . `` i do n't care how you organize it . if we have to hand the defense of morganville over to mere humans , we 've already lost . oliver signing out . next checkin , one hour from now . '' the walkietalkie clicked off . `` that went well , '' dean wallace observed . `` he 's named you heir apparent to the apocalypse . `` yeah , it 's one hell of a field promotion . '' `` let 's find a place for michael . '' `` we have some storage areas in the basement -- steel doors , no windows . that 's where they 'll take the others . '' i want to move him to the jail as soon as we can , centralize the containment . '' claire looked at eve , and then at michael 's sleeping face , and thought about him alone in a cell -- because what else could you call it ? locked away like myrnin . she wondered if he 'd felt this weird pull , too , and if he had , whether or not they 'd been able to stop him from taking off . probably not , if he 'd been determined to go running off . myrnin was one of those unstoppable forces , and unless he met an immovable object ... she sighed and helped carry michael down the hall , past the stunned bureaucrats , to his temporary holding cell . life went on , weirdly enough -- human life , anyway . people began to venture out , clean up the streets , retrieve things from burned and trashed houses . the police began to establish order again . but there were things happening . people gathering in groups on street corners . claire did n't like what she saw , and she could tell that hannah and eve did n't , either . they cruised around for a while , and passed bulletins back to oliver on the groups they saw . the largest one was almost a hundred people , forming up in the park . some guy claire did n't know had a loudspeaker . `` sal manetti , '' hannah said . `` always was a troublemaker . i think he was one of captain obvious 's guys for a while , but they had a fallingout . sal wanted a lot more killing and a lot less talking . '' it really was n't good how many people were out there listening to him . eve went back to common grounds to report in , and that was just when things started to go wrong . hannah was driving claire back home , after dropping off a trunk full of blood bags from the university storage vaults , when the radio claire had in her pocket began to chime for attention . she logged in with the code . as soon as she did , a blast of noise tumbled out of the speaker . she thought she heard something about oliver , but she was n't sure . her shouted questions were n't answered . it was as if someone had pressed the button by accident , in the middle of a fight , and everybody was too busy to answer . then the broadcast went dead . claire exchanged a look with hannah . `` better -- '' `` go to common grounds ? when they arrived , the first thing claire saw was the broken glass . the shutters were up , and two front windows had been shattered out , not in ; there were sprays of broken pieces all the way to the curb . claire blurted , and bailed before hannah could tell her to stay put . she hit the front door of the coffee shop at a run , but it did n't open , and she banged into it hard enough to bruise . `` will you wait ? '' hannah snapped , and grabbed her arm as she tried to duck in through one of the broken windows . `` you 're going to get yourself cut .	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she used the paintball gun she carried to break out some of the hanging sharp edges , and before claire could dart ahead , she blocked the path and stepped over the low wooden sill . claire followed . hannah did n't try to stop her , probably because she knew better . `` oh man , '' hannah said . as claire climbed in after her , she saw that most of the tables and chairs were overturned or shoved out of place . broken crockery littered the floor . and people were down , lying motionless among the wreckage . hannah went from one to the other , quickly assessing their conditions . there were five down that claire could see . two of them made hannah shake her head in regret ; the other three were still alive , though wounded . there were no vampires in the coffee bar , and there was no sign of eve . claire ducked behind the curtain . more signs of a struggle . nobody left behind , alive or dead . she sucked in a deep breath and opened up the giant commercial refrigerator . it was full of blood bags , but no bodies . hannah asked at the curtain . `` nobody here , '' claire said . `` they left the blood , though . '' you 'd think they 'd need that more than anything . why attack the place if you 're not taking the good stuff ? '' hannah stared out into the coffee shop , her expression blank and distant . `` glass is broken out , not in . no sign anybody got in the doors , either front or back . i do n't think anybody attacked from the outside , claire . '' with a black , heavy feeling gathering in her stomach , claire swung the refrigerator door shut . `` you think the vampires fought to get out . '' `` oliver , too . '' `` oliver , myrnin , all of them . whatever bat signal was calling them got turned up to eleven , i think . '' `` then where 's eve ? '' it 's all guesswork . let 's get some boots on the ground and figure this thing out . '' she continued to stare outside . `` if they went out there , most of them could make it for a while in the sun , but they 'd be hurt . some could n't make it far at all . '' some , like the policeman claire had seen burn up in front of her , would already be gone . `` you think it 's mr . she asked , in a very small voice . three hours later , they did n't know much more , except that nothing they tried to do to keep the vampires from leaving seemed to work , apart from tranquilizing them and locking them up in sturdy cells . tracking those who did leave was n't much good , either . claire and hannah ended up at the glass house , which seemed like the best place to gather -- central to most things , and close to city hall in an emergency . richard morrell arrived , along with a few others , and set up shop in the kitchen . claire was trying to figure out what to do to feed everybody , when there was another knock at the door . it was gramma day . the old woman , straightbacked and proud , leaned on her cane and stared at claire from age faded eyes . `` i ai n't staying with my daughter , '' she said . `` i do n't want any part of that . '' claire quickly moved aside to let her in , and the old lady shuffled inside . as claire locked the door behind her , she asked , `` how did you get here ? '' `` walked , '' gramma said . `` i know how to use my feet just fine . nobody bothered me . '' nobody would dare , claire thought . `` young mr. richard ! richard morrell came out of the kitchen , looking very much younger than claire had ever seen him . gramma day had that effect on people . `` my fool daughter 's off her head , '' gramma said . `` i 'm not having any of it . move out of the way , boy . i 'm making you some lunch . '' and she tapped her cane right past him , into the kitchen , and clucked and fretted over the state of the kitchen while claire stood by , caught between giggles and horror . she was just a pair of hands , getting ordered around , but at the end of it there was a plate full of sandwiches and a big jug of iced tea , and everybody was seated around the kitchen table , except for gramma , who 'd gone off into the other room to rest . claire had hesitantly taken a chair , at richard 's nod . detectives joe hess and travis lowe were also present , and they were gratefully scarfing down food and drink . claire felt exhausted , but they looked a whole lot worse . tall , thin joe hess had his left arm in a sling -- broken , apparently , from the brace on it -- and both he and his rounder , heavier partner had cuts and bruises to prove they 'd been in a fight or two .	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`` so , '' hess said , `` any word on where the vampires are heading when they take off ? '' `` not so far , '' richard said . `` once we started tracking them , we could keep up only for a while , and then they lost us . '' `` are n't they hurt by the sun ? '' `` i mean -- '' `` they start smoking , not in the marlboro way , and then they start crisping , '' travis lowe said around a mouthful of turkey and swiss . `` the older ones , they can handle it okay , and anyway , they 're not just charging out there anymore . they 're putting on hats and coats and blankets . i saw one wrapped up in a spongebob rug from some kid 's bedroom , if you can believe that . it 's the younger vamps that are in trouble . some of them wo n't make it to the shade if they 're not careful . '' claire thought about michael , and her stomach lurched . before she even formed the question , richard saw her expression and shook his head . `` michael 's okay , '' he said . `` saw to it myself . he 's got himself a nice , secure jail cell , along with the other vampires we could catch before it was too late . he 's not as strong as some of the others . he ca n't bend steel with his bare hands . yet , anyway . '' `` any word on -- '' claire was wearing out the question , and richard did n't even let her finish it . `` no sign of eve , '' he said . `` no word from her . i 'd try to put a gps track on her phone , but we 'd have to bring the cell network up , and that 's too dangerous right now . i 've asked the guys on the street to keep an eye out for her , but we 've got a lot of things going on , claire . '' but -- '' she could n't put it into words , exactly . she just knew that somewhere , somehow , eve was in trouble , and they needed to find her . `` so , '' joe hess said , and stood up to look at a blownup map of morganville taped to the wall . `` this still accurate ? '' the map was covered in colored dots : blue for locations held by those loyal to amelie ; red for those loyal to bishop ; black for those burned or otherwise put out of commission , which accounted for three founder houses , the hospital , and the blood bank . `` pretty much , '' richard said . `` we do n't know if the vampires are leaving bishop 's locations , but we know they 're digging in , just like amelie 's folks . we can verify locations only where amelie 's people were supposed to be , and they 're gone from just about every location we 've got up in blue . '' `` where were they last seen ? '' richard consulted notes , and began to add yellow dots to the map . claire saw the pattern almost immediately . `` it 's the portals , '' she said . `` myrnin got the portals working again , somehow . that 's what they 're using . '' hess and lowe looked blank , but richard nodded . but where are they going ? '' `` could be anywhere . i do n't know all the places the portals go ; maybe myrnin and amelie do , but i do n't think anybody else does . '' but she felt unreasonably cheered by the idea that the vampires were n't out wandering out in the daylight , spontaneously combusting all over the place . she did n't want to see that happen to them ... not even to oliver . well , maybe to oliver , sometimes . the three men stared at her for a few seconds , then went back to studying the map , talking about perimeters and strategies for patrols , all kinds of things that claire did n't figure really involved her . she finished her sandwich and walked into the living room , where tiny , wizened little gramma day was sitting in an overstuffed wing chair with her feet up , talking to hannah . `` hey , little girl , '' gramma day said . `` sit yourself . '' claire perched , looking around the room . most of the vampires were gone , either confined to cells or locked away for safety ; some , they had n't been able to stop . she could n't seem to stop anxiously rubbing her hands together . shane was supposed to be here . richard morrell had said that they 'd arranged for the bloodmobile to switch drivers , and that meant shane would be coming soon for his rest period . gramma day was looking at her with distant sympathy in her faded eyes . `` you got cause , i expect . '' most adults tried to pretend it was all going to be okay . `` sure thing , sugar .	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morganville 's been ruled by the vampires a long time , and they ai n't always been the gentlest of folks . been people hurt , people killed without reason . builds up some resentment . '' gramma nodded toward the bookcase . `` fetch me that red book right there , the one that starts with n. '' it was an encyclopedia . claire got it and set it in her lap . gramma 's weathered , sinewy fingers opened it and flipped pages , then handed it back . the heading said , new york draft riots , 1863 . the pictures showed chaos -- mobs , buildings on fire . and worse things . `` people forget , '' gramma said . `` they forget what can happen , if anger builds up . those new york folks , they were angry because their men were being drafted to fight the civil war . who you think they took it out on ? mostly black folks , of all things . folks who could n't fight back . they even burned up an orphanage , and they 'd have killed every one of those children if they 'd caught them . '' she shook her head , clicking her tongue in disgust . `` same thing happened in tulsa in 1921 . called it the greenwood riot , said black folks were taking away their business and jobs . back in france , they had a revolution where they took all those fancy aristocrat folks and cut their heads off . maybe it was their fault , and maybe not . it 's all the same thing : you get angry , you blame it on some folks , and you make them pay , guilty or not . claire felt a chill . `` i mean , you think about france , girl . vampires been holding us all down a long time , just like those aristocrats , or that 's how people around here think of it . now , you think about all those folks out there with generations of grudges , and nobody really in charge right now . you think it wo n't go bad on us ? '' there were n't enough shudders in the world . claire remembered shane 's father , the fanatical light in his eyes . he 'd be one of those leading a riot , she thought . one of those pulling people out of their houses as collaborators and turncoats and hanging them up from lampposts . hannah patted the shotgun in her lap . she 'd put the paintball gun aside -- honestly , it was n't much use now , with the vampires missing in action . `` they 're not getting in here , gramma . we wo n't be having any greenwood in morganville . '' `` i ai n't so much worried about you and me , '' gramma said . `` but i 'd be worried for the morrells . they 're gon na be coming for them , sooner or later . that family 's the poster children for the old guard . '' claire wondered if richard knew that . she thought about monica , too . not that she liked monica -- god , no -- but still . she thanked gramma day and walked back into the kitchen , where the policemen were still talking . `` gramma day thinks there 's going to be trouble , '' she said . `` not the vampires . regular people , like those people in the park . maybe lisa day , too . and she thinks you ought to look after your family , richard . '' `` already done , '' he said . `` my mom and dad are at city hall . monica 's headed there , too . '' he paused , thinking about it . i should make sure she gets there all right , before she becomes another statistic . '' his face had tightened , and there was a look in his eyes that did n't match the way he said it . given what claire had just heard from gramma day , she thought he probably ought to be . joe hess and travis lowe sent each other looks , too , and she thought they were probably thinking the same thing . she deserves it , claire told herself . whatever happens to monica morrell , she earned it . except the pictures from gramma day 's book kept coming back to haunt her . the front door banged shut , and she heard hannah 's voice -- not an alarm , just a welcome . she spun around and went to the door of the kitchen ... and ran directly into shane , who grabbed her and folded his arms around her . `` you 're here , '' he said , and hugged her so tightly that she felt ribs creak . `` man , you do n't make it easy , claire . i 've been freaking out all damn day . first i hear you 're off in the middle of vamptown ; then you 're running around like bait with eve -- '' `` you 're one to talk about bait , '' claire said , and pushed back to look up into his face . `` not a scratch , '' he said , and grinned .	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`` ironic , because i 'm usually the one with the battle scars , right ? the worst thing that happened to me was that i had to pull over and let a bunch of vampires off the bus , or they 'd have ripped right through the walls . you 'd be proud . i even let them off in the shade . '' his smile faded , but not the warmth in his eyes . she caught herself on a yawn . `` we should get you home and catch some rest while we can . '' nobody had told him . claire opened her mouth and found her throat clenching tight around the words . she 's gone , she wanted to say . but saying it out loud , saying it to shane , that would make it real , somehow . `` hey , '' he said , and smoothed her hair . `` she was at common grounds , '' claire finally choked out . `` she -- '' his hands went still , and his eyes widened . `` she 's missing , '' claire finally said , and a wave of utter misery broke over her . `` she 's out there somewhere . `` her car 's outside . '' `` we drove it here . '' claire nodded at hannah , who 'd come in behind shane and was silently watching . he acknowledged her with a glance ; that was all . `` michael 's safe , you 're safe , i 'm safe . now we 're going to go find eve . '' richard morrell stirred . shane spun on him , and the look on his face was hard enough to scare a vampire . `` want to try and stop me , dick ? '' richard stared at him for a moment , then turned back to the map . `` you want to go , go . there 's a whole town of people out there to serve and protect . eve 's one girl . '' `` yeah , well , she 's our girl , '' shane said . hannah leaned against the wall . `` mind if i call shotgun ? '' `` since you 're carrying one ? outside , things were odd -- quiet , but with a suppressed feeling of excitement in the air . people were still outside , talking in groups on the streets . the stores were shut down , for the most part , but claire noticed with a stir of unease that the bars were open , and so was morganville 's gun shop . the gates of the university had opened , and they were issuing some kind of passes to people to leave -- still sticking to the emergency drill story , claire assumed . `` oh , man , '' shane muttered , as they turned down one of the streets that led to the heart of town , and founder 's square -- vamptown . there were more people here , more groups . there 's sal manetti up there . he was one of my dad 's drinking buddies , back in the day . '' `` the cops do n't like it much , either , '' hannah said , and pointed at the police cars ahead . they were blocking off access at the end of the street , and when claire squinted , she could see they were out of their cruisers and arranged in a line , ready for anything . `` this could turn bad , any time . all they need is somebody to strike a match out there , and we 're all on fire . '' claire thought about shane saying his father was coming to town , and she knew he was thinking about that , too . `` we 've got to figure out where eve might be . `` maybe she left us some clues , '' claire said . `` back at common grounds . we should probably start there . '' common grounds , however , was deserted , and the steel shutters were down . they drove around back , to the alley . nothing was there but trash cans , and -- `` what the hell is that ? '' he hit the brakes and put the car in park , then jumped out and picked up something small on the ground . he got back in and showed it to claire . it was a small white candy in the shape of a skull . claire blinked at it , then looked down the alley . `` she left a trail of breath mints ? '' we 'll have to go on foot to follow it . '' hannah did n't seem to like that idea much , but shane was n't taking votes . they parked and locked eve 's car in the alley behind common grounds and began hunting for skull candies . hannah yelled , at the end of the alley . `` looks like she 's dropping them when she makes a turn . she went this way . '' after that , they went faster . the skull candies were in plain sight , easy to spot . claire noticed that they were mostly in the shadows , which would have made sense , if eve was with myrnin or the other vampires . why did n't she stay ? maybe she had n't had a choice . they ran out of candy trail after a few blocks .	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it led them into an area where claire had n't really been before -- abandoned old buildings , mostly , falling to pieces under the relentless pressure of years and sun . it looked and felt deserted . claire asked , looking around . she did n't see anything obvious , but then she spotted something shiny , tucked in behind a tippedover rusty trash can . she reached behind and came up with a black leather collar , studded with silver spikes . the same collar eve had been wearing . she wordlessly showed it to shane , who turned in a slow circle , looking at the blank buildings . `` come on , eve , '' he said . she was standing at the end of the alley , shotgun held in her arms in a way that was both casual and scarily competent . `` you do n't hear it ? '' somebody 's phone was ringing . a cell phone , with an ultrasonic ringtone -- she 'd heard that older people could n't hear those frequencies , and kids in school had used them all the time to sneak phone calls and texts in class . it was faint , but it was definitely there . `` i thought the networks were down , '' she said , and pulled her own phone out . the network was back up . she wondered if richard had done it , or they 'd lost control of the cell phone towers . either one was possible . they found the phone before the ringing stopped . it was eve 's -- a red phone , with silver skull cell phone charms on it -- discarded in the shadow of a broken , leaning doorway . `` who was calling ? '' claire asked , and shane paged through the menu . `` i guess he really was looking for her after all . '' claire 's phone buzzed -- just once . she opened it and checked . it was from eve , and it had been sent hours ago ; the backlog of messages was just now being delivered , apparently . it read , 911 @ germans . claire showed it to shane . emergency message . german 's -- '' he looked over at hannah , who pushed away from the wall and came toward them . `` german 's tire plant , '' she said . `` damn , i do n't like that ; it 's the size of a couple of football fields , at least . '' `` we should let richard know , '' claire said . she dialed , but the network was busy , and then the bars failed again . the tire plant was near the old hospital , which made claire shudder ; she remembered the deserted building way too well . it had been incredibly creepy , and then of course it had also nearly gotten her and shane killed , too , so again , not fond . she was mildly shocked to see the hulking old edifice still standing , as shane turned the car down the street . `` did n't they tear that place down ? '' it had been scheduled for demolition , and boy , if any place had ever needed it ... `` i heard it was delayed , '' shane said . he did n't seem any happier about it than claire was . `` something about historic preservation . although anybody wanting to preserve that thing has never been inside it running for their life , i 'll bet . '' claire stared out the window . on her side of the car was the brooding monstrosity of a hospital . the cracked stones and tilted columns in front made it look like something straight out of one of shane 's favorite zombiekilling video games . `` do n't be hiding in there , '' she whispered . `` please do n't be hiding in there . '' because if eve and myrnin had taken refuge there , she was n't sure she 'd have the courage to go charging in after them . `` there 's german 's , '' hannah said , and nodded toward the other side of the street . claire had n't really noticed it the last time she 'd been out here -- preoccupied with the whole notdying issue -- but there it was , a fourstory square building in that faded tan color that everybody had used back in the sixties . even the windows -- those that were n't broken out -- were painted over . it was plain , big , and blocky , and there was absolutely nothing special about it except its size -- it covered at least three city blocks , all blind windows and blank concrete . `` you ever been inside there ? '' shane asked hannah , who was studying the building carefully . `` not for a whole lot of years , '' she said . `` yeah , we used to hide up in there sometimes , when we cut class or something . i guess everybody did , once in a while . it 's a mess in there , a real junkyard . stuff everywhere , walls falling apart , ceilings none too stable , either . if you go up to the second level , you watch yourself . make sure you do n't trust the floors , and watch those iron stairs . they were shaky even back then . '' `` are we going in there ? 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you 're staying here and getting richard on the phone and telling him where we are . me and hannah will check it out . '' there did n't seem to be much room for argument , because shane did n't give her time ; he and hannah bailed out of the car , made lockthedoor motions , and sprinted toward a gap in the rusted , sagging fence . claire watched until they disappeared around the corner of the building , and realized her fingers were going numb from clutching her cell phone . she took a deep breath and flipped it open to try richard morrell again . no signal again . the network was going up and down like a yoyo . the walkietalkie signal was low , but she tried it anyway . there was some kind of response , but it was swallowed by static . she gave their position , on the off chance that someone on the network would be able to hear her over the noise . she screamed and dropped the device when the light at the car window was suddenly blocked out , and someone battered frantically on the glass . claire recognized the silk shirt -- her silk shirt -- before she recognized monica morrell , because monica definitely did n't look like herself . she was out of breath , sweating , her hair was tangled , and what makeup she had on was smeared and running . there was a cut on her right cheek , and a forming bruise , and dirt on the silk blouse as well as bloodstains . she was holding her left arm as though it was hurt . she screamed , and pounded on the glass again . claire looked behind the car . there was a mob coming down the street : thirty , forty people , some running , some following at a walk . some were waving baseball bats , boards , pipes . they saw monica and let out a yell . claire gasped , because that sound did n't seem human at all -- more the roar of a beast , something mindless and hungry . monica 's expression was , for the first time , absolutely open and vulnerable . she put her palm flat against the window glass . `` please help me , '' she said . but even as claire clawed at the lock to open it , monica flinched , turned , and ran on , limping . claire slid over the front seat and dropped into the driver 's seat . shane had left the keys in the ignition . she started it up and put the big car in gear , gave it too much gas , and nearly wrecked it on the curb before she straightened the wheel . she rapidly gained on monica . she passed her , squealed to a stop , and reached over to throw open the passenger door . monica slid inside and banged the door shut , and claire hit the gas as something impacted loudly against the back of the car -- a brick , maybe . a hail of smaller stones hit a second later . claire swerved wildly again , then straightened the wheel and got the car moving more smoothly . her heart pounded hard , and her hands felt sweaty on the steering wheel . monica was panting , and she threw claire a filthy look . `` no , of course i 'm not all right ! '' she snapped , and tried to fix her hair with trembling hands . i guess i should n't expect much more from someone like you , though -- '' claire stopped the car and stared at her . monica shut up . `` here 's how this is going to go , '' claire said . `` you 're going to act like an actual human being for a change , or else you 're on your own . monica glanced behind them . so , are we clear ? '' `` okay , okay , yes ! fine , whatever ! '' monica cast a clearly terrified look at the approaching mob . more stones peppered the paint job , and one hit the back glass with enough force to make claire wince . `` hold on , i 'm not a very good driver . '' that was kind of an understatement . eve 's car was huge and heavy and had a mind of its own , and claire had n't taken the time to readjust the bench seat to make it possible for her to reach the pedals easily . the only good thing about her driving , as they pulled away from the mob and the falling bricks , was that it was approximately straight , and pretty fast . she scraped the curb only twice . once the fittest of their pursuers had fallen behind , obviously discouraged , claire finally remembered to breathe , and pulled the car around the next right turn . this section of town seemed deserted , but then , so had the other street , before monica and her fan club had shown up . the big , imposing hulk of the tire plant glided by on the passenger side -- it seemed like miles of featureless brick and blank windows . claire braked the car on the other side of the street , in front of a deserted , rusting warehouse complex .	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monica watched her get out of the car and take the keys with uncomprehending shock . they were going to kill me ! '' `` they probably still are , '' claire said . `` so you should probably get out of the car now , unless you want to wait around for them . '' monica said something claire pretended not to hear -- it was n't exactly complimentary -- and limped her way out of the passenger side . claire locked the car . she hoped it would n't get banged up , but that mob had looked pretty excitable , and just the fact that monica had been in it might be enough to ensure its destruction . with any luck , though , they 'd assume the girls had run into the warehouse complex , which was what claire wanted . claire led them in the opposite direction , to the fence around german 's tire . there was a split in the wire by one of the posts , an ancient curling gap half hidden by a tangle of tumbleweeds . she pushed through and held the steel aside for monica . she asked when monica hesitated . `` because , you know what ? do n't really care all that much . monica came through without any comment . the fence snapped back into place . unless someone was looking for an entrance , it ought to do . the plant threw a large , black shadow on the weedchoked parking lot . there were a few rustedout trucks still parked here and there ; claire used them for cover from the street as they approached the main building , though she did n't think the mob was close enough to really spot them at this point . monica seemed to get the point without much in the way of instruction ; claire supposed that running for her life had humbled her a little . `` wait , '' monica said , as claire prepared to bolt for a brokenout bottomfloor window into the tire plant . `` looking for my friends , '' she said . `` well , i 'm not going in there , '' monica declared , and tried to look haughty . it would have been more effective if she had n't been so frazzled and sweaty . `` i was on my way to city hall , but those losers got in my way . they slashed my tires . i need to get to my parents . '' ' she said it as though she expected claire to salute and hop like a toad . `` better start walking , i guess . it 's kind of a long way . '' `` but -- but -- '' claire did n't wait for the sputtering to die ; she turned and ran for the building . the window opened into total darkness , as far as she could tell , but at least it was accessible . she pulled herself up on the sash and started to swing her legs inside . monica dashed across to join her . `` you ca n't leave me here alone ! you saw those jerks out there ! '' claire hopped down inside the building , and her shoes slapped bare concrete floor . it was bare except for a layer of dirt , anyway -- undisturbed for as far as the light penetrated , which was n't very far . monica stared through the window at her , just boiling with fury ; claire smiled at her and started to walk into the dark . monica , cursing , climbed inside . `` i 'm not a bad person , '' monica was saying -- whining , actually . claire wished she could find a twobyfour to whack her with , but the tire plant , although full of wreckage and trash , did n't seem to be big on wooden planks . some nice pipes , though . she might use one of those . except she really did n't want to hit anybody , deep down . claire supposed that was a character flaw , or something . `` yes , you really are a bad person , '' she told monica , and ducked underneath a lowhanging loop of wire that looked horrormovie ready , the sort of thing that dropped around your neck and hauled you up to be dispatched by the psychokiller villain . speaking of which , this whole place was decorated in early psychokiller villain , from the vast soaring darkness overhead to the lumpy , skeletal shapes of rusting equipment and abandoned junk . the spray painting -- decades of it , in layered styles from early tagger to cuttingedge gang sign -- gleamed in the random shafts of light like blood . some particularly unpleasant spraypaint artist had done an enormous , terrifying clown face , with windows for the eyes and a giant , open doorway for a mouth . yeah , really not going in there , claire thought . although the way these things went , she probably would have to . claire asked absently . she was listening for any sound of movement , but this place was enormous and confusing -- just as hannah had warned . `` say that i 'm a bad person ! '' `` oh , i do n't know -- you tried to kill me ? and get me raped at a party ?	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not to mention -- '' `` that was payback , '' monica said . `` and i did n't mean it or anything . '' `` which makes it all so much better . look , can we not bond ? that last was to forestall monica from blurting out yet another injured defense of her character . claire squeezed past a barricade of piledup boxes and metal , into another shaft of light that arrowed down from a highup broken window . the clown painting felt like it was watching her , which was beyond creepy . she tried not to look too closely at what was on the floor . some of it was animal carcasses , birds , and things that had gotten inside and died over the years . some of it was old cans , plastic wrappers , all kinds of junk left behind by adventurous kids looking for a hideout . she did n't imagine any of them stayed for long . this place just felt ... haunted . monica 's hand grabbed her arm , just on the bruise that amelie 's grip had given her earlier . monica 's whisper was fierce and hushed . she needed mouthwash , and she smelled like sweat more than powder and perfume . something 's in here with us ! '' `` could be a vampire , '' claire said . `` not afraid of those , '' she said , and dangled her fancy , silver protection bracelet in front of claire 's face . `` nobody 's going to cross oliver . '' `` you want to tell that to the mob of people chasing you back there ? i do n't think they got the memo or something . '' `` i mean , no vampire would . i 'm protected . '' monica said it like there was simply no possibility anything else could be true . the earth was round , the sun was hot , and a vampire would never hurt her because she 'd sold herself to oliver , body and soul . `` news flash , '' claire whispered . `` oliver 's missing in action from common grounds . amelie 's disappeared . in fact , most of the vampires all over town have dropped out of sight , which makes these bracelets cute fashion accessories , but not exactly bulletproof vests or anything . '' monica started to speak , but claire frowned angrily at her and pointed off into the darkness , where she 'd heard the noise . it had sounded odd -- kind of a sigh , echoing from the steel and concrete , bouncing and amplifying . it sounded as if it had come out of the clown 's dark mouth . claire reached into her pocket . she still had the vial of silver powder that amelie had given her , but she was well aware that it might not do her any good . if her friendvampires were mixed in with enemyvamps , she was out of luck . likewise , if what was waiting for her out there was trouble of a human variety , instead of bloodsuckers ... shane and hannah were in here . and so -- hopefully -- was eve . claire eased around a tattered sofa that smelled like old cats and mold , and sidestepped a truly impressive rat that did n't bother to move out of her way . it sat there watching her with weird , alert eyes . monica looked down , saw it , and shrieked , stumbling backward . she fell into a stack of ancient cartons that collapsed on her , raining down random junk . claire grabbed her and pulled her to her feet , but monica kept on whimpering and squirming , slapping at her hair and upper body . `` oh my god , are they on me ? are there spiders ? '' if there were , claire hoped they bit her . well , there were , but they were little ones . she brushed them off monica 's back . did you see that rat ? it was the size of freaking godzilla ! '' that was it , claire decided . monica could just wander around on her own , screaming about rats and spiders , until someone came and ate her . she got only about ten feet away when monica 's very small whisper stopped her dead in her tracks . that did n't sound like monica , not at all . it sounded scared , and very young . it was probably too late for being quiet , anyway , and if there were vampires hiding in german 's tire plant , they all knew exactly where they were , and for that matter , could tell what blood type they were . so stealth did n't seem a priority . claire cupped her hands over her mouth and yelled , very loudly , `` shane ! anybody ! 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he sounded frantic enough to make claire wish she 'd stuck with the whole quiettime policy , and then monica stopped breathing and went very , very still next to her . her hands closed around claire 's arm , squeezing bruises again . claire froze , too , because something was coming out of the mouth of that painted clown -- something white , ghostly , drifting like smoke ... ... it had a face . several faces , because it was a group of what looked like vampires , all very pale , all very quiet , all heading their way . staying put was not such a great plan , claire decided . she was going to go with run away . which , grabbing monica 's wrist , she did . the vampires did make sounds then , as their quarry started to flee -- little whispering laughs , strange hisses , all kinds of creepy noises that made the skin on the back of claire 's neck tighten up . she held the glass vial in one hand , running faster , leaping over junk when she could see it coming and stumbling across it when she could n't . monica kept up , somehow , although claire could hear the tortured , steady moaning of her breath . whatever she 'd done to her right leg must have hurt pretty badly . something pale landed ahead of her , with a silent leap like a spider pouncing . claire had a wild impression of a white face , red eyes , a wideopen mouth , and gleaming fangs . she drew back to throw the vial ... and realized it was myrnin facing her . the hesitation cost her . something hit her from the back , sending her stumbling forward across a fallen iron beam . she dropped the vial as she fell , trying to catch herself , and heard the glass break on the edge of the girder . silver dust puffed out . monica shrieked , a wild cry that made the birds panic again high up in heaven ; claire saw her stumble away , trying to put distance between herself and myrnin . myrnin was just outside of the range of the drifting silver powder , but it was n't myrnin who was the problem . the other vampires , the ones who 'd come out of the clown 's mouth , leaped over stacks of trash , running for the smell of fresh , flowing blood . they were coming up behind them , fast . claire raked her hand across the ground and came up with a palm full of silver powder and glass shards as she rolled up to her knees . she turned and threw the powder into the air between her , monica , and the rest of the vampires . it dispersed into a fine , glittering mist , and when the vampires hit it , every tiny grain of silver caught fire . it was beautiful , and horrible , and claire flinched at the sound of their cries . there was so much silver , and it clung to their skin , eating in . claire did n't know if it would kill them , but it definitely stopped them cold . she grabbed monica 's arm and pulled her close . myrnin was still in front of them , crouched on top of a stack of wooden pallets . he did n't look at all human , not at all . and then he blinked , and the red light went out in his eyes . his fangs folded neatly backward , and he ran his tongue over pale lips before he said , puzzled , `` claire ? '' she felt a sense of relief so strong it was like falling . he slithered down off the stacked wood , and she realized he was still dressed the way she 'd seen him back at common grounds -- a long , black velvet coat , no shirt , white pantaloons left over from his costume . he should have looked ridiculous , but somehow , he looked ... right . `` you should n't be here , claire . it 's very dangerous . '' `` i know -- '' something cold brushed the back of her neck , and she heard monica make a muffled sound like a choked cry . claire whirled and found herself facetoface with a redeyed , angry vampire with part of his skin still smoking from the silver she 'd thrown . myrnin let out a roar that ripped the air , full of menace and fury , and the vampire stumbled backward , clearly shocked . then the five who 'd chased them silently withdrew into the darkness . claire turned to face myrnin . he was staring thoughtfully at the departing vamps . `` i was raised to believe in the concept of noblesse oblige , '' he said . `` and i do owe you , you know . do you have any more of my medication ? '' she handed him her last dose of the drug that kept him sane -- mostly sane , anyway . it was the older version , red crystals rather than clear liquid , and he poured out a dollop into his palm and licked the crystals up , then sighed in deep satisfaction . `` much better , '' he said , and pocketed the rest of the bottle .	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she could hear shane -- or someone -- coming toward them through the darkness , and she saw someone in the shadows behind myrnin . not vampires , she thought , so it was probably hannah , flanking shane . `` we 're looking for my friend eve . you remember her , right ? '' `` eve , '' myrnin repeated , and slowly smiled . the girl who followed me . claire felt a flush of excitement , quickly damped by dread . she 's asleep , '' he said . `` it was too dangerous out here for her . i put her in a safe place , for now . '' shane pushed through the last of the barriers and stepped into a shaft of light about fifty feet away . he paused at the sight of myrnin , but he did n't look alarmed . `` this is your friend as well , '' myrnin said , glancing back at shane . `` the one you care so much for . '' she 'd never discussed shane with myrnin -- not in detail , anyway . the question must have shown in her face , because his smile broadened . `` you carry his scent on your clothes , '' he said . `` and he carries yours . '' `` ewww , '' monica sighed . myrnin 's eyes focused in on her like laser sights . `` and who is this lovely child ? '' claire almost rolled her eyes . the mayor 's daughter . '' `` monica morrell . '' she offered her hand , which myrnin accepted and bent over in an oldfashioned way . claire assumed he was also inspecting the bracelet on her wrist . `` oliver 's , '' he said , straightening . i am charmed , my dear , simply charmed . '' `` i do n't suppose you would be willing to donate a pint for a poor , starving stranger ? '' monica 's smile froze in place . `` i -- well , i -- '' he pulled her into his arms with one quick jerk . monica yelped and tried to pull away , but for all his relatively small size , myrnin had strength to burn . `` she 's not free range or anything . you ca n't just munch her . he opened his arms , and monica retreated as she clapped both hands around her neck . she sat down on a nearby girder , breathing hard . `` you know , in my youth , women lined up to grant me their favors . i believe i 'm a bit offended . '' `` it 's a strange day for everybody , '' claire said . `` shane , hannah , this is myrnin . he 's sort of my boss . '' shane moved closer , but his expression stayed cool and distant . this the guy who took you to the ball ? the one who dumped you and left you to die ? '' `` well ... uh ... shane punched him right in the face . myrnin , surprised , stumbled back against the tower of crates , and snarled ; shane took a stake from his back pocket and held it at the ready . claire jumped between them , waving her hands . `` no , honest , it 's not like that . calm down , everybody , please . '' `` i 've been staked quite enough today , thank you . i respect your need to avenge her , boy , but claire remains quite capable of defending her own honor . '' `` could n't have said it better myself , '' she said . `` because he may know what 's going on with the vampires . '' `` oh , that , '' myrnin said , in a tone that implied they were all idiots for not knowing already . `` they 're being called . it 's a signal that draws all vampires who have sworn allegiance to you with a blood exchange -- it 's the way wars were fought , once upon a time . it 's how you gather your army . '' `` so ... why not you ? or the rest of the vampires here ? '' `` it seems as though your serum offers me some portion of immunity against it . oh , i feel the draw , most certainly , but in an entirely academic way . rather curious . i remember how it felt before , like an overwhelming panic . as for those others , well . they 're not of the blood . '' lesser creatures . failed experiments , if you will . '' he looked away , and claire had a horrible suspicion . `` are they people ? i mean , regular humans ? '' `` a failed experiment , '' he repeated . `` you 're a scientist , claire . not all experiments work the way they 're intended . '' myrnin had done this to them , in his search for the cure to the vampire disease . he had turned them into something that was n't vampire , was n't human , was n't -- well , was n't anything , exactly . they did n't fit in either society . no wonder they were hiding here . `` do n't look at me that way , '' myrnin said .	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`` it 's not my fault the process was imperfect , you know . `` sometimes , you really are . '' eve was fine -- tired , shaking , and tear streaked , but okay . `` he did n't , you know , '' she said , and made twofinger pointy motions toward her throat . `` he 's kind of sweet , actually , once you get past all the crazy . although there 's a lot of the crazy . '' there was , as claire well knew , no way of getting past the crazy . but she had to admit that at least myrnin had behaved more like a gentleman than expected . maybe he 'd felt obligated . the place he 'd kept eve had once been some kind of storage locker within the plant , all solid walls and a single door that he 'd locked off with a bent pipe . shane had n't been all that happy about it . `` what if something had happened to you ? '' he 'd asked , as myrnin untwisted the metal as though it were solder instead of iron . `` she 'd have been locked in there , all alone , no way out . she 'd have starved . '' `` actually , '' myrnin had answered , `` that 's not very likely . thirst would have killed her within four days , i imagine . she 'd never have had a chance to starve . '' `` i think you missed the point . '' monica tagged along with claire , which was annoying ; she kept casting shane nervous glances , and she was now outright terrified of myrnin , which was probably how it should have been , really . at the very least , she 'd shut up , and even the sight of another rat , this one big and kind of albino , had n't set off her screams this time . eve , however , was less than thrilled to see monica . `` you 're kidding , '' she said flatly , staring first at her , then at shane . `` okay would be a stretch . resigned , that 's closer , '' shane said . hannah , standing next to him with her shotgun at port arms , snorted out a laugh . `` as long as she does n't talk , i can pretend she is n't here . '' well i ca n't , '' eve said . she glared at monica , who glared right back . `` claire , you have to stop picking up strays . you do n't know where they 've been . '' `` you 're one to talk about diseases , '' monica shot back , `` seeing as how you 're one big , walking social one . '' `` that 's not pot , kettle -- that 's more like cauldron , kettle . `` you want to go play with your new friends back there ? '' `` the really pale ones with the taste for plasma ? because believe me , i 'll drop your skanky butt right in their nest if you do n't shut up , monica . '' `` you do n't scare me , collins ! '' hannah rolled her eyes and racked her shotgun . that ended the entire argument . myrnin , leaning against the wall with his arms folded over his chest , watched the proceedings with great interest . `` your friends , '' he said to claire . `` they 're quite ... colorful . so full of energy . '' `` hands off my friends . '' not that that statement exactly included monica , but whatever . hand to his heart , myrnin managed to look angelic , which was a bit of a trick considering his lordbyrononabender outfit . `` i 've just been away from normal human society for so long . tell me , is it usually this ... spirited ? '' `` not usually , '' she sighed . `` monica 's special . '' yeah , in the shortbus sense , because monica was a head case . not that claire had time or inclination to explain all the dynamics of the monicashaneeve relationship to myrnin right now . `` when you said that someone was calling the vampires together for some kind of fight -- was that bishop ? '' myrnin looked startled . it 's amelie . amelie is sending the call . she 's consolidating her forces , putting up lines of defense . things are rapidly moving toward a confrontation , i believe . '' that was exactly what claire was afraid he was going to say . `` do you know who answered ? '' `` anyone in morganville with a blood tie to her , '' he said . `` except me , of course . but that would include almost every vampire in town , save those who were sworn through oliver . even then , oliver 's tie would bind them in some sense , because he swore fealty to her when he came to live here . they might feel the pull less strongly , but they would still feel it . '' `` then how is bishop getting an army ? is n't everybody in town , you know , amelie 's ? 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`` he bit those he wished to keep on his side . '' `` claimed them from her , in a sense . some of them went willingly , some not , but all owe him allegiance now . all those he was able to turn , which is a considerable number , i believe . '' `` the call continued in the daytime . `` michael 's fine . they put him in a cell . '' `` and sam ? '' claire shook her head in response . next to michael , his grandfather sam was the youngest vampire in town , and claire had n't seen him at all , not since he 'd left the glass house , well before any of the other vamps . he 'd gone off on some mission for amelie ; she trusted him more than most of the others , even those she 'd known for hundreds of years . that was , claire thought , because amelie knew how sam felt about her . it was the storybook kind of love , the kind that ignored things like practicality and danger , and never changed or died . she found herself looking at shane . he turned his head and smiled back . the storybook kind of love . she was probably too young to have that , but this felt so strong , so real ... ... and shane would n't even man up and tell her he loved her . she took a deep breath and forced her mind off that . he was silent for a long moment , then moved to one of the paintedover firstfloor windows and pulled it open . the sun was setting again . it would be down completely soon . `` you should get home , '' he said . `` the humans are in charge for now , at least , but there are factions out there . there will be power struggles tonight , and not just between the two vampire sides . '' shane glanced at monica -- whose bruises were living proof that trouble was already under way -- and then back at myrnin . `` stay here , '' myrnin said . `` with my friends . '' who , the -- uh -- failed experiments ? '' `` they look upon me as a kind of father figure . besides , their blood is as good as anyone else 's , in a pinch . '' `` so much more than i wanted to know , '' shane said , and nodded to hannah . `` got your back , shane . '' `` watch claire 's and eve 's . i 'll take the lead . '' monica whined . shane gave her a glare that should have scorched her hair off . `` be grateful i 'm not leaving you as an afterdinner mint on his pillow . '' myrnin leaned close to claire 's ear and said , `` i think i like your young man . '' when she reacted in pure confusion , he held up his hands , smiling . `` not in that way , my dear . he just seems quite trustworthy . '' she swallowed and put all that aside . `` are you going to be okay here ? but we have work to do , claire . much work , and very little time . i ca n't hide for long . you do realize that stress accelerates the disease , and this is a great deal of stress for us all . more will fall ill , become confused . it 's vital we begin work on the serum as quickly as possible . '' `` i 'll try to get you back to the lab tomorrow . '' they left him standing in a fading shaft of sunlight , next to a giant rusting crane that lifted its head three stories into the dark , with pale birds flitting and diving overhead . and wounded , angry failed experiments lurking in the shadows , maybe waiting to attack their vampire creator . claire felt sorry for them , if they did . the mobs were gone , but they 'd given eve 's car a good battering while they were at it . she choked when she saw the dents and cracked glass , but at least it was still on all four tires , and the damage was cosmetic . the engine started right up . `` poor baby , '' eve said , and patted the big steering wheel affectionately as she settled into the driver 's seat . `` we 'll get you all fixed up . `` and here i was wondering what i was going to do tomorrow , '' hannah said , taking -- of course -- the shotgun seat . `` guess now i know . i 'll be hammering dents out of the queen mary and putting in new safety glass . 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`` shouty , '' eve said , as they passed a big group clustered around a guy standing on a wooden box , yelling at the crowd . he had a pile of wooden stakes , and people were picking them up . `` okay , this is looking less than great . '' monica slumped down in her seat , trying not to be noticed . `` they tried to kill me ! and i 'm not even a vampire ! '' `` yeah , but you 're you , so there 's that explained . '' eve slowed down . in morganville ? claire leaned forward and saw that there were about six cars in the street ahead . the first one was turned sideways , blocking the second -- a big van , which was trying to back up but was handicapped by the third car . the trapped passenger van was vampiredark . the two cars blocking it in were old , battered sedans , the kind humans drove . `` that 's lex perry 's car , the one turned sideways , '' hannah said . `` i think that 's the nunally brothers in the third one . they 're drinking buddies with sal manetti . '' `` sal , as in , the guy out there rabblerousing ? '' and now people were closing in around the van , pushing against it , rocking it on its tires . nobody in their car spoke a word . the van rocked harder . the tires spun , trying to pull away , but it tipped and slammed over on its side , helpless . with a roar , the crowd climbed on top of it and started battering the windows . `` we should do something , '' claire finally said . hannah 's voice was very soft . `` call the police ? '' only the police were already here . there were two cars of them , and they could n't stop what was happening . in fact , they did n't even look inclined to try . `` let 's go , '' shane said quietly . `` there 's nothing we can do here . '' eve silently put the car in reverse and burned rubber backing up . claire broke out of her trance . we ca n't just leave -- '' `` take a good look , '' eve said grimly . `` if anybody out there sees princess morrell in this car , we 've all had it . we 're all collaborators if we 're protecting her , and you 're wearing the founder bracelet . claire sank back in her seat as eve shifted gears again and turned the wheel . they took a different street , this one unblocked so far . `` what 's happening to our town ? '' `` france , '' claire said , thinking about gramma day . `` welcome to the revolution . '' eve drove through a maze of streets . lights were flickering on in houses , and the few streetlamps were coming on as well . cars -- and there were a lot of them out now -- turned on their headlights and honked , as if the local high school had just won a big football game . as if it were one big , loud party . `` i want to go home , '' monica said . eve looked at her in the rearview mirror , and finally nodded . but when they turned down the street where the morrell family home was located , eve slammed on the brakes and put the car into reverse , instantly . the morrell home looked like the site of another of monica 's infamous , unsupervised parties ... only this one really was unsupervised , and those uninvited guests , they were n't just there for the free booze . monica asked , and let out a strangled yell as a couple of guys carried a big plasma television out the front door . `` they 're stealing it ! they 're stealing our stuff ! '' pretty much everything was being looted -- mattresses , furniture , art . claire even saw people upstairs tossing linens and clothing out the windows to people waiting on the ground . and then , somebody ran up with a bottle full of liquid , stuffed with a burning rag , and threw it into the front window . the flames flickered , caught , and gained strength . monica panted and clawed at the door handle , but eve had locked it up . claire grabbed monica 's arms and held them down . `` my parents could be in there ! '' richard told me they 're at city hall . '' monica kept fighting , even as eve steered the car away from the burning house , and then suddenly just ... stopped . claire heard her crying . she wanted to think , good , you deserve it , but somehow she just could n't force herself to be that cold . shane , however , could . `` hey , look on the bright side , '' he said . `` at least your little sister is n't inside . '' monica caught her breath , then kept crying . by the time they 'd turned on lot street , monica seemed to be pulling herself together , wiping her face with trembling hands and asking for a tissue , which eve provided out of the glove box in the front . eve asked shane . their street seemed quiet .	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most of the houses had lights on , including the glass house , and although there were some folks outside , talking , it did n't look like mobs were forming . they agreed that monica needed to go in the middle , covered by hannah . eve went first , racing up the walk to the front door and using her keys to open it up . they made it in without attracting too much attention or anybody pointing fingers at monica -- but then , claire thought , monica definitely did n't look much like herself right now . more like a bad monica impersonator . maybe even one who was a guy . shane would laugh himself sick over that if she mentioned it . after seeing the puffy redness around monica 's eyes , and the shattered expression , claire kept it to herself . as shane slammed , locked , and dead bolted the front door , claire felt the house come alive around them , almost tingling with warmth and welcome . she heard people in the living room exclaim at the same time , so it was n't just her ; the house really had reacted , and reacted strongly , to three out of four of its residents coming home . claire stretched out against the wall and kissed it . `` glad to see you , too , '' she whispered , and pressed her cheek against the smooth surface . it almost felt like it hugged her back . `` dude , it 's a house , '' shane said from behind her . `` hug somebody who cares . '' she did , throwing herself into his arms . it felt like he 'd never let her go , not even for a second , and he lifted her completely off the ground and rested his head on her shoulder for a long , precious moment before setting her gently back on her feet . `` better see who 's here , '' he said , and kissed her very lightly . `` down payment for later , okay ? '' claire let go , but held his hand as they walked down the hallway and into the living room of the glass house , which was filled with people . some of them were familiar , at least by sight -- people from town : the owner of the music store where michael worked ; a couple of nurses she 'd seen at the hospital , who still wore brightly colored medical scrubs and comfortable shoes . the rest , claire barely knew at all , but they had one thing in common -- they were all scared . an older , hardlooking woman grabbed claire by the shoulders . `` thank god you 're home , '' she said , and hugged her . claire , rigid with surprise , cast shane a whatthehell look , and he shrugged helplessly . `` this damn house wo n't do anything for us . the lights keep going out , the doors wo n't open , food goes bad in the fridge -- it 's as if it does n't want us here ! '' and it probably did n't . the house could have ejected them at any time , but obviously it had been a bit uncertain about exactly what its residents might want , so it had just made life uncomfortable for the intruders instead . claire could now feel the airconditioning switching on to cool the overheated air , hear doors swinging open upstairs , see lights coming on in darkened areas . `` hey , celia , '' shane said , as the woman let go of claire at last . i figured the barfly would be doing good business tonight . '' `` well , it would be , except that some jerks came in and said that because i was wearing a bracelet i had to serve them for free , on account of being some kind of sympathizer . what kind of sympathizer , i said , and one of them tried to hit me . '' shane lifted his eyebrows . celia was n't a young woman . `` used the regulator . '' celia lifted a baseball bat propped against the wall . it was old hardwood , lovingly polished . `` got myself a couple of home runs , too . but i decided maybe i would n't stay for the extra innings , if you know what i mean . i figure they 're drinking me dry over there right now . makes me want to rip my bracelet off , i 'll tell ya . where are the damn vampires when you need them , after all that ? '' `` you did n't take your bracelet off ? even when they gave you the chance ? '' shane seemed surprised . celia gave him a glare . i ai n't breaking my word , not unless i have to . right now , i do n't have to . '' `` if you take it off now , you may never need to put it on again . 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maybe no place i 'd want to live . '' she turned away from him , shouldered her baseball bat , and marched away to talk with a group of adults her own age . shane caught claire looking at him , and shrugged . but how do we know it wo n't be better if the vamps just -- '' `` just what , shane ? what about michael , have you thought about him ? `` to get a coke ! '' `` would you -- '' `` no ! '' she twisted the cap off the coke she 'd retrieved from the fridge -- which was stocked up again , although she knew it had n't been when they 'd left . another favor from the house , she guessed , although how it went shopping on its own she had no idea . the cold syrupy goodness hit her like a brick wall , but instead of energizing her , it made her feel weak and a little sick . claire sank down in a chair at the kitchen table and put her head in her hands , suddenly overwhelmed . it was all falling apart . amelie was calling the vampires , probably going to fight bishop to the death . morganville was ripping itself in pieces . well , there was one thing . she retrieved and opened four more bottles of coke , and delivered them to hannah , eve , shane , and -- because it felt mean to leave her out at a time like this -- monica . monica stared at the sweating bottle as if she suspected claire had put rat poison in it . take or do n't , i do n't really care . '' claire put it down on the table next to where monica sat , and went to curl up on the couch next to shane . the network was back up again , at least for the moment , and she had a ton of voice mails . most were from shane , so she saved them to listen to later ; two more were from eve , which she deleted , since they were instructions on where to find her . the last one was from her mother . claire caught her breath , tears pricking in her eyes at the sound of mom 's voice . her mother sounded calm , at least -- mostly , anyway . claire , sweetie , i know i should n't be worrying but i am . honey , call us . i 've been hearing some terrible things about what 's happening out there . some of the people with us here are talking about fights and looting . if i do n't hear from you soon -- well , i do n't know what we 'll do , but your father 's going crazy . so please , call us . claire got her breathing back under control , mainly by sternly telling herself that she needed to sound together and completely in control to keep her parents from charging out there into the craziness . she had it more or less managed by the time the phone rang on the other end , and when her mother picked it up , she was able to say , `` hi , mom , '' without making it sound like she was about to burst into tears . is everything okay there ? '' claire , do n't you be worrying about us ! we 're just fine ! oh , honey , are you okay ? `` honestly , yes , i 'm okay . everything 's -- '' she could n't say that everything was okay , because of course it was n't . it was , at best , kind of temporarily stable . `` it 's quiet here . shane 's here , and eve . '' claire remembered that mom had liked monica morrell , and rolled her eyes . anything to calm her fears . `` that girl from the dorm , monica , she 's here , too . '' `` oh , yes , monica . it really did seem to help , which was not exactly an endorsement of mom 's character judging ability . `` her brother came by here to check on us about an hour ago . claire could n't quite imagine referring to richard morrell as a boy , but she let it go . `` he 's kind of in charge of the town right now , '' she said . `` you have the radio , right ? the one we dropped off earlier ? '' we 've been doing everything they say , of course . but honey , i 'd really like it if you could come here . we want to have you home , with us . '' but i think i 'd better stay here . i 'll try to come by tomorrow , okay ? '' they talked a little more , about nothing much , just chatter to make life seem kind of normal for a change . mom was holding it together , but only barely ; claire could hear the manic quaver in her voice , could almost see the bright tears in her eyes .	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she was going on about how they 'd had to move most of the boxes into the base ment to make room for all the company -- company ? -- and how she was afraid that claire 's stuff would get damp , and then she talked about all the toys in the boxes and how much claire had enjoyed them when she was younger . normal mom stuff . claire did n't interrupt , except to make soothing noises and acknowledgments when mom paused . it helped , hearing mom 's voice , and she knew it was helping her to talk . but finally , when her mother ran down like a springwound clock , claire agreed to all the parental requirements to be careful and watch out and wear warm clothes . goodbye seemed very final , and once claire hung up , she sat in silence for a few minutes , staring at the screen of her cell phone . on impulse , she tried to call amelie . in the living room , shane was organizing some kind of sentry duty . a lot of people had already crashed out in piles of pillows , blankets , sometimes just on a spare rug . claire edged around the prone bodies and motioned to shane that she was going upstairs . he nodded and kept talking to the two guys he was with , but his gaze followed her all the way . eve was in her bedroom , and there was a note on the door that said do not knock or i will kill you . this means you , shane . claire considered knocking , but she was too tired to run away . her bedroom was dark . when she 'd left in the morning , eve 's kindoffriend miranda had been sleeping here , but she was gone , and the bed was neatly made again . claire sat down on the edge , staring out the windows , and then pulled out clean underwear and her last pair of blue jeans from the closet , plus a tight black shirt eve had lent her last week . the shower felt like heaven . there was even enough hot water for a change . claire dried off , fussed with her hair a bit , and got dressed . when she came out , she listened at the stairs , but did n't hear shane talking anymore . either he was being quiet , or he 'd gone to bed . she paused next to his door , wishing she had the guts to knock , but she went on to her own room instead . shane was inside , sitting on her bed . he looked up when she opened the door , and his lips parted , but he was silent for a long few seconds . `` i should go , '' he finally said , but he did n't get up . claire settled in next to him . it was all perfectly correct , the two of them sitting fully dressed like this , but somehow she felt like they were on the edge of a cliff , both in danger of falling off . it was exciting , and terrifying , and all kinds of wrong . `` so what happened to you today ? '' `` in the bloodmobile , i mean ? '' we drove to the edge of town and parked outside the border , where we 'd be able to see anybody coming . a couple of vamps showed , trying to make a withdrawal , but we sent them packing . bishop never made an appearance . once we lost contact with the vampires , we figured we 'd cruise around and see what was going on . we nearly got boxed in by a bunch of drunk idiots in pickup trucks , and then the vampires in the bloodmobile went nuts -- that call thing going off , i guess . i dropped them at the grain elevator -- that was the biggest , darkest place i could find , and it casts a lot of shadows . i handed off the driving to cesar mercado . he 's supposed to drive it all the way to midland tonight , provided the barriers are down . best we can do . '' did you leave it on board ? '' in answer , shane reached into his waistband and pulled out the small leatherbound volume . amelie had added a lock on it , like a diary lock . claire tried pressing the small , metal catch . it did n't open , of course . `` you think you should be fooling with that thing ? '' she tried prying a couple of pages apart to peek at the script . all she could tell was that it was handwritten , and the paper looked relatively old . oddly , when she sniffed it , the paper smelled like chemicals . shane looked like he could n't decide whether to be repulsed or fascinated . `` i think somebody restored the paper , '' she said . `` like they do with really expensive old books and stuff . comics , sometimes . they put chemicals on the paper to slow down the aging process , make the paper whiter again . 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they just looked at each other , and then , very slowly , she lowered her lips to his . it was a warm , sweet , wonderful kiss , and it seemed to go on forever . it also felt like it did n't last nearly long enough . shane 's hands skimmed up her sides , up her back , and cupped her damp hair as he kissed her more deeply . there were promises in that kiss . `` okay , red flag , '' he said . he had n't let her go , but there was about a half an inch of air between their lips . claire 's whole body felt alive and tingling , pulse pounding in her wrists and temples , warmth pooling like light in the center of her body . `` hey , is n't that my line ? '' kissing shane was the reward for surviving a long , hard , terrifying day . being enfolded in his warmth felt like going to heaven on moonbeams . she kicked off her shoes , and , still fully dressed , crawled under the blankets . `` trust me , '' she said again . `` and you can keep your clothes on if you do n't . '' they 'd done this before , but somehow it had n't felt so ... intimate . claire pressed against him , back to front under the covers , and his arms went around her . instant heat . she swallowed and tried to remember all those good intentions she 'd had as she felt shane 's breath whisper on the back of her neck , and then his lips brushed her skin . `` so wrong , '' he murmured . `` you 're killing me , you know . '' `` on this , you 'll have to trust me . '' his sigh made her shiver all the way to her bones . `` i ca n't believe you brought monica back here . '' you would n't have left her out there , all alone . i know you better than that , shane . even as bad as she is -- '' `` the satanic incarnation of evil ? '' `` maybe so , but i ca n't see you letting them get her and ... hurt her . '' claire turned around to face him , a squirming motion that made them wrestle for the covers . `` what am i , miranda the teen screwedup psychic ? all i know is that when we get up tomorrow , either the vampires will be back , or they wo n't . and then we 'll have to make a choice about how we 're going to go forward . '' `` maybe we do n't go forward . maybe we wait . '' `` one thing i do know , claire : you ca n't stay in the same place , not even for a day . you keep on moving . maybe it 's the right direction , maybe not , but you still move . every second things change , like it or not . '' she studied his face intently . `` is your dad here ? he 'd know that it was time to move in and take command , if he could . and manetti 's a running buddy from way back . this kind of feels like dad 's behind it . '' `` but if he does take over , what happens to michael ? to myrnin ? to any other vampire out there ? '' `` do you really need me to tell you ? '' `` he 'll tell people they have to kill all the vampires , and then , he 'll come after the morrells , and anybody else he thinks is responsible for what happened to your family . `` probably , '' shane sighed . `` and you 're going to let all that happen . '' `` you did n't say you were n't , either . do n't tell me it 's complicated , because it is n't . either you stand up for something , or you lie down for it . you said that to me one time , and you were right . '' claire burrowed closer into his arms . `` shane , you were right then . be right now . '' his fingers traced down her cheek , across her lips , and his eyes -- she 'd never seen that look in his eyes . in anyone 's , really . `` in this whole screwedup town , you 're the only thing that 's always been right to me , '' he whispered . `` i love you , claire . '' she saw something that might have been just a flash of panic go across his expression , but then he steadied again . `` i ca n't believe i 'm saying this , but i do . he said something else , but the world had narrowed around her . shane 's lips kept moving , but all she heard were the same words echoing over and over inside her head like the tolling of a giant brass bell : i love you . he sounded like it had taken him completely by surprise -- not in a bad way , but more as if he had n't really understood what he was feeling until that instant . it was as if she 'd never really seen him before , and he was beautiful .	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more beautiful than any man she 'd ever seen in her entire life , ever . whatever he was saying , she stopped it by kissing him . when he finally backed up , he did n't go far , and this look in his eyes , this intense and overwhelming need -- that was new , too . `` i love you , '' he said , and kissed her so hard he took her breath away . there was more to it than before -- more passion , more urgency , more ... everything . it was as if she were caught in a tide , carried away , and she thought that if she never touched the shore again , it would be good to drown like this , just swim forever in all this richness . red flag , some part of her screamed , come on , red flag . she wished it would just shut up . `` i love you , too , '' she whispered to him . her voice was shaking , and so were her hands where they rested on his chest . under the soft tshirt , his muscles were tensed , and she could feel every deep breath he took . she meant it to be an invitation , but that was the thing that shocked sense back into him . `` anything , '' he repeated , and squeezed his eyes shut . bad idea , claire . she laughed a little wildly . `` everything 's crazy today . why ca n't we be ? `` because i made promises , '' he said . he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close , and she felt a groan shake his whole body . `` to your parents , to myself , to michael . to you , claire . i ca n't break my word . it 's pretty much all i 've got these days . '' `` but ... what if -- '' `` do n't , '' he whispered in her ear . this is tough enough already . '' he kissed her again , long and sweetly , and somehow , it tasted like tears this time . like some kind of goodbye . `` i really do love you , '' he said , and smoothed away the damp streaks on her cheeks . before she could stop him , he slid out of bed , put on his shoes , and walked quickly to the door . she sat up , holding the covers close as if she were naked underneath , instead of fully clothed , and he hesitated there , one hand gripping the doorknob . `` please stay , '' she said . `` shane -- '' he shook his head . `` if i stay , things are going to happen . you know it , and i know it , and we just ca n't do this . i know things are falling apart , but -- '' he hitched in a deep , painful breath . the sound of the door softly closing behind him went through her like a knife . claire rolled over , wretchedly hugging the pillow that smelled of his hair , sharing the warm place in the bed where his body had been , and thought about crying herself to sleep . and then she thought of the dawning wonder in his eyes when he 'd said , i love you . it was no time to be crying . when she did finally sleep , she felt safe . 8 three hours later , they did n't know much more , except that nothing they tried to do to keep the vampires from leaving seemed to work , apart from tranquilizing them and locking them up in sturdy cells . `` i 'm not waiting , '' shane said . `` let 's get the car . '' 9 the tire plant was near the old hospital , which made claire shudder ; she remembered the deserted building way too well . in answer , shane reached into his waistband and pulled out the small leath erbound volume . the next day , there was no sign of the vampires , none at all . claire checked the portal networks , but as far as she could tell , they were down . with nothing concrete to do , she helped around the house -- cleaning , straightening , running errands . richard morrell came around to check on them . he looked a little better for having slept , which did n't mean he looked good , exactly . when eve wandered down , she looked almost as bad . she had n't bothered with her goth makeup , and her black hair was down in a lank , uncombed mess . she poured richard some coffee from the everbrewing pot , handed it over , and said , `` how 's michael ? '' richard blew on the hot surface in the cup without looking at her . `` he 's at city hall . we moved all the vampires we still had into the jail , for safekeeping . '' eve 's face crumpled in anguish . shane put a hand on her shoulder , and she pulled in a damp breath and got control of herself . `` that 's probably for the best , you 're right . '' she sipped from her own battered coffee mug . out there meant beyond lot street , which remained eerily quiet . `` not so good , '' richard said .	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his voice sounded hoarse and dull , as if he 'd yelled all the edges off it . `` about half the stores are shut down , and some of those are burned or looted . we do n't have enough police and volunteers to be everywhere . some of the store owners armed up and are guarding their own places -- i do n't like it , but it 's probably the best option until everybody settles down and sobers up . the problem is n't everybody , but it 's a good portion of the town who 's been down and angry a long time . you heard they raided the barfly ? '' `` yeah , we heard , '' shane said . `` well , that was just the beginning . dolores thompson 's place got broken into , and then they went to the warehouses and found the bonded liquor storage . those who were inclined to deal with all this by getting drunk and mean have had a real holiday . '' `` we saw the mobs , '' eve said , and glanced at claire . `` um , about your sister -- '' `` yeah , thanks for taking care of her . trust my idiot sister to go running around in her red convertible during a riot . she 's damn lucky they did n't kill her . '' they would have , claire was certain of that . `` i guess you 're taking her with you ... richard gave her a thin smile . `` not the greatest houseguest ? '' actually , monica had been very quiet . claire had found her curled up on the couch , wrapped in a blanket , sound asleep . she 'd looked pale and tired and bruised , and much younger than claire had ever seen her . `` she 's been okay . '' `` but i 'll bet she 'd rather be with her family . '' `` her family 's under protective custody downtown . my dad nearly got dragged off by a bunch of yahoos yelling about taxes or something . my mom -- '' richard shook his head , as if he wanted to drive the pictures right out of his mind . unless she likes four walls and a locked door , i do n't think she 's going to be very happy . and you know monica : if she 's not happy -- '' `` nobody is , '' shane finished for him . `` well , i want her out of our house . sorry , man , but we did our duty and all . past this point , she 'd have to be a friend to keep crashing here . which , you know , she is n't . `` then i 'll take her off your hands . '' richard set the cup down and stood . seems like that 's all that 's keeping me going right now . '' `` richard ... '' eve rose , too . `` seriously , what 's it like out there ? `` with any luck , the drunks will sober up or pass out , and those who 've been running around looking for people to punish will get sore feet and aching muscles and go home to get some sleep . '' `` not like we 've had a lot of luck so far , though , '' shane said . `` no , '' richard agreed . `` that we have n't . but i have to say , we ca n't keep things locked down . people have to work , the schools have to open , and for that , we need something like normal life around here . so we 're working on that . power and water 's on , phone lines are back up . tv and radio are broadcasting . i 'm hoping that calms people down . we 've got police patrols overlapping all through town , and we can be anywhere in under two minutes . one thing , though : we 're getting word that there 's bad weather in the forecast . some kind of real big front heading toward us tonight . i 'm not too happy about that , but maybe it 'll keep the crazies off the streets for a while . even riots do n't like rain . '' `` are they open ? '' `` open and classes are running , believe it or not . we passed off some of the disturbances as roleplaying in the disaster drill , and said that the looting and burning was part of the exercise . some of them believed us . '' `` but ... no word about the vampires ? '' richard was silent for a moment , and then he said , `` no . `` we found some bodies , before dawn , '' he said . `` all vamps . all killed with silver or decapitation . some of them -- i knew some of them . thing is , i do n't think they were killed by bishop . from the looks of things , they were caught by a mob . '' `` bernard temple , sally christien , tien ma , and charles effords . '' eve lowered her hand to say , `` charles effords ? like , miranda 's charles ? her protector ? '' from the state of the bodies , i 'd guess he was the primary target . nobody loves a pedophile . 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`` nobody except miranda , '' eve said . `` she 's going to be really scared now . '' `` yeah , about that ... '' richard hesitated , then plunged forward . `` miranda 's gone . '' we 've been looking for her . her parents reported her missing early last night . i 'm hoping she was n't with charles when the mob caught up to him . you see her , you call me , okay ? '' eve 's lips shaped the agreement , but no sound came out . richard checked his watch . `` usual drill : lock the doors , check ids on anybody you 're not expecting who shows up . if you hear from any vampire , or hear anything about the vampires , you call immediately . use the coded radios , not the phone lines . eve swallowed hard , and nodded . `` can i see michael ? '' he paused , as if that had n't occurred to him , then shrugged . `` we 're all going , '' shane said . it was an uncomfortable ride to city hall , where the jail was located , mainly because although the police cruiser was large , it was n't big enough to have richard , monica , eve , shane , and claire all sharing the ride . monica had taken the front seat , sliding close to her brother , and claire had squeezed in with her friends in the back . they did n't talk , not even when they cruised past burnedout , broken hulks of homes and stores . there were n't any fires today , or any mobs that claire spotted . richard drove past a police barricade around city hall and parked in the underground garage . `` i 'm taking monica to my parents ' , '' he said . `` you guys go on down to the cells . it took a lot more than a minute for them to gain access to michael ; the vampires -- all five of those the humans still had in custody -- were housed in a special section , away from daylight and in reinforced cells . it reminded claire , with an unpleasant lurch , of the vampires in the cells where myrnin was usually locked up , for his own protection . had anyone fed them ? had anyone even tried ? she did n't know three of the vampires , but she knew the last two . she blurted , and rushed to the bars . michael 's grandfather was lying on the bunk , one pale hand over his eyes , but he sat up when she called his name . claire could definitely see the resemblance between michael and sam -- the same basic bone structure , only michael 's hair was a bright gold , and sam 's was red . `` get me out , '' sam said , and lunged for the door . he rattled the cage with unexpected violence . claire fell back , openmouthed . `` open the door and get me out , claire ! `` do n't listen to him , '' michael said . he was standing at the bars of his own cell , leaning against them , and he looked tired . did you bring me a lockpick in a cupcake or something ? '' `` i had the cupcake , but i ate it . hard times , man . '' shane extended his hand . michael reached through the bars and took it , shook solemnly , and then eve threw herself against the metal to try to hug him . it was awkward , but claire saw the relief spread over michael , no matter how odd it was with the bars between the two of them . he kissed eve , and claire had to look away from that , because it seemed like such a private kind of moment . sam rattled his cage again . `` claire , open the door ! i need to get to amelie ! '' the policeman who 'd escorted them down to the cells pushed off from the wall and said , `` calm down , mr. glass . you 're not going anywhere ; you know that . '' he shifted his attention to shane and claire . `` he 's been like that since the beginning . we had to trank him twice ; he was hurting himself trying to get out . he 's worse than all the others . they seem to have calmed down . no , sam definitely had n't calmed down . as claire watched , he tensed his muscles and tried to force the lock , but subsided in panting frustration and stumbled back to his bunk . `` please , i need to go . amelie -- '' claire looked at michael , who did n't seem to be nearly as distressed . `` um ... sorry to ask , but ... are you feeling like that ? like sam ? '' `` for a while there was this ... call , but it stopped about three hours ago . '' `` then why is sam -- '' `` it 's not the call , '' michael said . it 's killing him , knowing she 's out there in trouble and he ca n't help her . '' sam put his head in his hands , the picture of misery .	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claire exchanged a look with shane . `` people are dying , that 's what 's happening , '' he said . `` amelie 's in trouble . i ca n't just sit here ! '' he threw himself at the bars again , kicking hard enough to make the metal ring like a bell . `` well , that 's where you 're going to stay , '' the policeman said , not exactly unsympathetically . `` the way you 're acting , you 'd go running out into the sunlight , and that would n't do her or you a bit of good , now , would it ? '' `` i could have gone hours ago before sunrise , '' sam snapped . `` hours ago . '' `` and now you have to wait for dark . '' that earned the policeman a fullout vicious snarl , and sam 's eyes flared into bright crimson . everybody stayed back , and when sam subsided this time , it seemed to be for good . he withdrew to his bunk , lay down , and turned his back to them . `` man , '' shane breathed softly . `` he 's a little intense , huh ? '' from what the policeman told them -- and richard , when he rejoined them -- all the captured vampires had been at about the same level of violence , at first . now it was just sam , and as michael said , it did n't seem to be amelie 's summons that was driving him ... ... it was fear for amelie herself . `` step back , please , '' the policeman said to eve . she looked over her shoulder at him , then at michael . he kissed her , and let go . she did take a step back , but it was a tiny one . `` so -- are you okay ? it 's not exactly the ritz , but it 's not bad . they 're not keeping us here to hurt us , i know that . '' michael stretched out a finger and touched her lips . she mockbit at his finger . `` i could totally date somebody else , you know . '' `` and i could rent out your room . '' `` and i could put your game console on ebay . '' `` hey , '' shane protested . you need to come home , or it 's total chaos . dogs and cats , living together . '' eve 's voice dropped , but not quite to a whisper . `` and i miss you . i miss you all the time . '' `` i miss you , too , '' michael murmured , then blinked and looked at claire and shane . `` i mean , i miss all of you . '' `` sure you do , '' shane agreed . `` but not in that way , i hope . '' `` shut up , dude . do n't make me come out there . '' shane turned to the policeman . `` i was more worried about you guys , '' michael confessed . `` everything okay at the house ? '' `` i have to burn a blouse monica borrowed , '' claire said . `` otherwise , we 're good . '' they tried to talk a while longer , but somehow , sam 's silent , rigid back turned toward them made conversation seem more desperate than fun . he was really hurting , and claire did n't know -- short of letting him go for a jog in the noontime sun -- how to make it any better . she did n't know where amelie was , and with the portals shut , she doubted she could even know where to start looking . amelie had gathered up an army -- whatever bishop had n't grabbed first -- but what she was doing with it was anybody 's guess . claire did n't have a clue . so in the end , she hugged michael and told sam it would all be okay , and they left . `` if they stay calm through the day , i 'll let them out tonight , '' richard said . `` but i 'm worried about letting them roam around on their own . what happened to charles and the others could keep on happening . captain obvious used to be our biggest threat , but now we do n't know who 's out there , or what they 're planning . and we ca n't count on the vampires to be able to protect themselves right now . '' `` my dad would say that it 's about time the tables turned , '' shane said . richard fixed him with a long stare . `` is that what you say , too ? '' shane looked at michael , and at sam . the day went on quietly . claire got out her books and spent part of the day trying to study , but she could n't get her brain to stop spinning . every few minutes , she checked her email and her phone , hoping for something , anything , from amelie . you ca n't just leave us like this . we do n't know what to do . except keep moving forward . like shane had said , they could n't stay still .	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the world kept on turning . eve drove claire to her parents ' house in the afternoon , where she had cake and iced tea and listened to her mother 's frantic flow of good cheer . her dad looked sallow and unwell , and she worried about his heart , as always . but he seemed okay when he told her he loved her , and that he worried , and that he wanted her to move back home . just when she thought they 'd gotten past that ... claire exchanged a quick look with eve . `` maybe we should talk about that when things get back to normal ? '' as if they ever were normal in morganville . `` fine , but i 'm not going to change my mind , claire . you 're better off here , at home . '' whatever spell mr. bishop had cast over her father , it was still working great ; he was singleminded about wanting her out of the glass house . and maybe it had n't been a spell at all ; maybe it was just normal parental instinct . claire crammed her mouth with cake and pretended not to hear , and asked her mom about the new curtains . that filled another twenty minutes , and then eve was able to make excuses about needing to get home , and then they were in the car . `` wow , '' eve said , and started the engine . move in with them ? '' claire shrugged helplessly . i do n't know if we 're going to get through the day ! it 's kind of hard to make plans . '' she was n't going to say anything , truly , she was n't , but the words had been boiling and bubbling inside her all day , and as eve put the car in drive , claire said , `` shane said he loved me . '' eve hit the brakes , hard enough to make their seat belts click in place . `` shane what ? said what ? '' `` shane said he loved me . '' `` okay , first impressions -- fantastic , good , that 's what i was hoping you 'd said . '' eve took a deep breath and let up on the brake , steering out into the deserted street . `` second impressions , well , i hope that you two ... um ... how can i put this ? watch yourselves ? '' `` you mean , do n't have sex ? claire said it with a little bit of an edge . `` even if we wanted to . i mean , he promised , and he 's not going to break that promise , not even if i say it 's okay . '' eve stared at her , wideeyed , for way too long for road safety . wait , you 're not . he said he loved you , and then he said -- '' `` no , '' claire said . funny , how many meanings that word could have . this time it was full of sympathy . `` you know , that makes him -- '' `` great ? superbly awesome ? i just -- '' claire threw up her hands . `` i just want him , okay ? '' `` he 'll still be there in a couple of months , claire . at seventeen , you 're not a kid , at least in texas . '' `` you 've put some thought into this . '' `` not me , '' eve said , and gave her an apologetic look . you mean -- you mean you talked about this ? with shane ? '' `` he needed some girl guidance . i mean , he 's taking this really seriously -- a lot more seriously than i expected . he wants to do the right thing . that 's cool , right ? i think that 's cool . most guys , it 's just , whatever . '' claire clenched her jaw so hard she felt her teeth grinding . `` i ca n't believe he talked to you about it ! '' `` well , you 're talking to me about it . '' `` he 's a guy ! '' `` guys occasionally talk , believe it or not . something more than pass the beer or where 's the porn ? '' eve turned the corner , and they cruised past a couple of slow blocks of houses , some people out walking , an elementary school with a temporarily closed sign out front . `` you did n't exactly ask for advice , but i 'm going to give it : do n't rush this . you may think you 're good to go , but give it some time . it 's not like you have a sellby date or anything . '' despite her annoyance , claire had to laugh . `` feels like it right now . '' hormones ! '' `` so how old were you when -- '' `` too young . i speak from experience , grasshopper . '' eve 's expression went distant for a second . `` i wish i 'd waited for michael . '' that was , for some reason , kind of a shock , and claire blinked . she remembered some things , and felt deeply uncomfortable . `` uh ... did brandon ...	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because brandon had been her family 's protector vampire , and he 'd been a complete creep . she could n't imagine much worse than having brandon be your first . not that he did n't want to , but no , it was n't brandon . '' offlimits . '' there was n't much eve considered offlimits . eve pulled the car up to the curb . if shane says he loves you , he does , full stop . he would n't say it if he did n't mean it , all the way . he 's not the kind of guy to tell you what you want to hear . that makes you really , really lucky . claire was trying , really , but from time to time that moment came back to her , that blinding , searing moment when he 'd looked into her face and said those words , and she 'd seen that amazing light in his eyes . she 'd wanted to see it again , over and over . instead , she 'd seen him walk away . it felt romantic . it also felt frustrating , on some level she did n't even remember feeling before . and now there was something new : doubt . maybe that was my fault . maybe i was supposed to do something i did n't do . some signal i did n't give him . eve read her expression just fine . `` you 'll be okay , '' she said , and laughed just a little . `` give the guy a break . he 's the second actual gentleman i 've ever met . it does n't mean he does n't want to throw you on the bed and go . just means he wo n't , right now . which you have to admit : kinda hot . '' put in those terms , it kind of was . as it got closer to nightfall , richard called to say he was letting michael go . for the second time , the three of them piled into the car and went racing to city hall . the barricades had mostly come down . according to the radio and television , it had been a very quiet day , with no reports of violence . store owners -- the human ones , anyway -- were planning on reopening in the morning . schools would be in session . life was going on , and mayor morrell was expected to come out with some kind of a speech . not that anybody would listen . `` are they letting sam out , too ? '' claire asked , as eve parked in the underground lot . richard does n't think he can really keep anybody much longer . some kind of town ordinance , which means law and order really is back in fashion . plus , i think he 's really afraid sam 's going to hurt himself if this goes on . and also , maybe he thinks he can follow sam to find amelie . '' eve scanned the dark structure -- there were a few darktinted cars in the lot , but then , there always were . the rest of the vehicles looked like they were human owned . `` you guys see anything ? '' a big sign saying this is a trap ? '' shane opened his door and got out , taking claire 's hand to help her . he did n't drop it once she was standing beside him . `` not that i would n't put it past some of our finer citizens . but no , i do n't see anything . '' michael was being let out of his cell when they arrived , and there were hugs and handshakes . the other vampires did n't have anyone to help them , and looked a little confused about what they were supposed to do . michael grabbed his arm on the way past , dragging his grandfather to a stop . looking at them standing together , claire was struck again by how alike they were . and always would be , she supposed , given that neither one of them was going to age any more . `` you ca n't go charging off by yourself . you do n't even know where she is . running around town on your white horse will get you really , truly killed . '' `` doing nothing will get her killed . i ca n't have that , michael . none of this means anything to me if she dies . '' sam shook michael 's hand away . `` i 'm not asking you to come with me . i 'm just telling you not to get in my way . '' `` grandpa -- '' `` exactly . do as you 're told . '' sam could move vampirequick when he wanted to , and he was gone almost before the words hit claire 's ears -- a blur , heading for the exit . `` so much for trying to figure out where she is from where he goes , '' shane said . `` unless you 've got light speed under the hood of that car , eve . '' michael looked after him with a strange expression on his face -- anger , regret , sorrow . then he hugged eve closer and kissed the top of her head . `` well , i guess my family 's no more screwed up than anybody else 's , '' he said . `` let 's recap .	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my dad was an abusive jerk -- '' `` mine , too . '' shane raised his hand . my brother 's a psycho backstabber -- '' shane said , `` you do n't even want to talk about my dad . '' so , in short , michael , your family is awesome by comparison . bloodsucking , maybe . but kind of awesome . '' `` does n't really feel like it at the moment . '' eve was suddenly very serious . `` but shane and i do n't have that to look forward to , you know . you 're our only real family now . '' home was theirs again . the refugees were all out now , leaving a house that badly needed picking up and cleaning -- not that anybody had gone out of their way to trash the place , but with that many people coming and going , things happened . claire grabbed a trash bag and began clearing away paper plates , old styrofoam cups half full of stale coffee , crumpled wrappers , and papers . shane fired up the video game , apparently back in the mood to kill zombies . michael took his guitar out of its case and tuned it , but he kept getting up to stare out the windows , restless and worried . she 'd heated up leftover spaghetti out of the refrigerator , and tried to hand michael a plate first . `` nothing , '' he said , and gave her a quick , strained smile as he waved away the food . `` not really hungry , though . `` more for me , '' shane said , and grabbed the plate . he propped it on his lap and forked spaghetti into his mouth . because you never turn down food . '' `` you 're worried , '' eve said . `` about sam ? '' `` sam and everybody else . what 's going on here -- '' michael checked the locks on the window , but as a kind of automatic motion , as though his mind was n't really on it . `` why has n't bishop taken over ? what 's he doing out there ? why are n't we seeing the fight ? '' `` maybe amelie 's kicking his ass out there in the shadows somewhere . '' shane shoveled in more spaghetti . i think -- i think she 's in hiding . with the rest of her followers , the vampires , anyway . '' shane stopped chewing . i just feel -- '' michael shook his head . but i feel like things are changing . coming to a head . '' claire had just taken a plate of warm pasta when they all heard the thump of footsteps overhead . they looked up , and then at each other , in silence . michael pointed to himself and the stairs , and they all nodded . eve opened a drawer in the end table and took out three sharpened stakes ; she tossed one to shane , one to claire , and kept one in a whiteknuckled grip . michael ascended the stairs without a sound , and disappeared . he did n't come back down . instead , there was a swirl of black coat and stained white balloon pants tucked into black boots ; then myrnin leaned over the railing to say , `` upstairs , all of you . `` um ... '' eve looked at shane . shane looked at claire . claire followed myrnin . `` it wo n't do any good to say no . '' michael was waiting in the hallway , next to the open , secret door . he led the way up . whatever claire had been expecting to see , it was n't a crowd , but that was what was waiting upstairs in the hidden room on the third floor . she stared in confusion at the room full of people , then moved out of the way for shane and eve to join her and michael . myrnin came last . `` claire , i believe you know theo goldman and his family . '' the faces came into focus . she had met them -- in that museum thing , when they 'd been on the way to rescue myrnin . theo goldman had spoken to amelie . he 'd said they would n't fight . but it looked to claire like they 'd been in a fight anyway . vampires did n't bruise , exactly , but she could see torn clothes and smears of blood , and they all looked exhausted and somehow -- hollow . theo was worst of all . his kind face seemed made of nothing but lines and wrinkles now , as if he 'd aged a hundred years in a couple of days . `` i 'm sorry , '' he said , `` but we had no other place to go . amelie -- i hoped that she was here , that she would give us refuge . we 've been everywhere else . '' claire remembered there being more of them , somehow -- yes , there were at least two people missing . one human , one vampire . i thought you were safe where you were ! '' `` we were , '' theo said . `` then we were n't . that 's what wars are like .	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the safe places do n't stay safe . someone knew where we were , or suspected . around dawn yesterday , a mob broke in the doors looking for us . jochen -- '' he looked at his wife , and she bowed her head . `` our son jochen , he gave his life to delay them . so did our human friend william . we 've been hiding , moving from place to place , trying not to be driven out in the sun . '' he seemed wary . claire did n't blame him . `` i brought them , '' myrnin said . `` i 've been trying to find those who are left . '' he crouched down next to one of the young vampire girls and stroked her hair . she smiled at him , but it was a fragile , frightened smile . `` they can stay here for now . this room is n't common knowledge . i 've left open the portal in the attic in case they have to flee , but it 's one way only , leading out . `` very few on their own . most are either with bishop , with amelie , or '' -- myrnin spread his hands -- '' gone . '' amelie and bishop ? '' `` moving their forces . they 're trying to find an advantage , pick the most favorable ground . it wo n't last . '' `` sooner or later , sometime tonight , they 'll clash , and then they 'll fight . someone will win , and someone will lose . and in the morning , morganville will know its fate . '' really creepy . claire shivered and looked at the others , but nobody seemed to have anything to say . attend me , '' myrnin said , and walked with her to one corner of the room . `` have you spoken with your doctor friend ? '' i could n't get through to him . myrnin , are you ... `` not for much longer , '' he said , in that clinical way he had right before the drugs wore off . `` i wo n't be safe to be around without another dose of some sort . can you get it for me ? '' `` there 's none in your lab -- '' `` i 've been there . bishop got there first . i shall need a good bit of glassware , and a completely new library . '' he said it lightly , but claire could see the tension in his face and the shadow in his dark , gleaming eyes . `` he tried to destroy the portals , cut off amelie 's movements . i managed to patch things together , but i shall need to instruct you in how it 's done . in case -- '' he did n't need to finish . `` is the prison safe ? the one where you keep the sickest ones ? '' `` bishop finds nothing to interest him there , so yes . he will ignore it awhile longer . i 'll lock myself in for a while , until you come with the drug . '' myrnin bent over her , suddenly very focused and very intent . `` we must refine the serum , claire . we must distribute it . the stress , the fighting -- it 's accelerating the disease . i 've seen signs of it in theo , even in sam . if we do n't act soon , i 'm afraid we may begin to lose more to confusion and fear . they wo n't even be able to defend themselves . '' he took her hand and kissed it lightly . his lips felt dry as dust , but it still left a tingle in her fingers . `` i know you will , my girl . now , let 's rejoin your friends . '' `` how long do they need to be here ? '' eve asked , as they moved closer . she asked not unkindly , but she seemed nervous , too . there were , claire thought , an awful lot of nearstranger vampire guests . `` i mean , we do n't have a lot of blood in the house ... ... '' theo smiled . claire remembered , with a sharp feeling of alarm , what he 'd said to amelie back at the museum , and she did n't like that smile at all , not even when he said , `` we wo n't require much . we can provide for ourselves . '' `` he means , they can munch on their human friends , like takeout , '' claire said . not in our house . '' myrnin frowned . `` this is hardly the time to be -- '' `` this is exactly the time , and you know it . did anybody ask them if they wanted to be snack packs ? '' the two remaining humans , both women , looked horrified . theo 's expression did n't change . `` what we do is our own affair . we wo n't hurt them , you know . '' `` unless you 're getting your plasma by osmosis , i do n't really know how you can promise that . '' theo 's eyes flared with banked fire . even the youngest of us ? 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`` actually , i know where there 's a big supply of blood . if somebody will go with me to get it . '' `` oh , hell no , '' shane said . `` not out in the dark . besides , the place is locked up . '' eve reached in her pocket and took out her key ring . she flipped until she found one key in particular , and held it up . `` i never turned in my key , '' she said . `` i used to open and close , you know . '' myrnin gazed at her thoughtfully . `` there 's no portal to common grounds . it 's off the network . that means any vampire in it will be trapped in daylight . '' there 's underground access to the tunnels ; i 've seen it . oliver sent some people out using it while i was there . '' eve gave him a bright , brittle smile . `` i say we move your friends there . also , there 's coffee . you guys like coffee , right ? everybody likes coffee . '' theo ignored her , and looked to myrnin for an answer . `` it 's more defensible , '' myrnin said . `` steel shutters . if there 's underground access -- yes . it would make a good base of operations . '' `` we 'll require your services to drive . '' he said it as if eve were the help , and claire felt her face flame hot . how about a please in there somewhere , since you 're asking for a favor ? '' myrnin 's eyes turned dark and very cold . `` you seem to have forgotten that i employ you , claire . that i own you , in some sense . i am not required to say please and thank you to you , your friends , or any human walking the streets . '' he blinked , and was back to the myrnin she normally saw . `` however , i do take your point . please drive us to common grounds , dear lady . i would be extravagantly , embarrassingly grateful . '' he did all but kiss her hand . eve , not surprisingly , could say nothing but yes . claire settled for an eye roll big enough to make her head hurt . `` you ca n't all fit , '' she pointed out . `` in eve 's car , i mean . '' `` and she 's not taking you alone , anyway , '' michael said . `` my car 's in the garage . i can take the rest of you . shane , claire -- '' `` staying here , since you 'll need the space , '' shane said . look , if there are people looking for them , you ought to get them moving . i 'll call richard . he can assign a couple of cops to guard common grounds . '' we ca n't trust them . '' `` some of them have been working with bishop , and with the human mobs . i have proof of that . we ca n't take the risk . '' `` but richard -- , '' claire said , and subsided when she got myrnin 's glare . on your own , got it . '' eve did n't want to be dragged into it , but she went without much of a protest -- the number of fangs in the room might have had something to do with it . as the goldmans and myrnin , eve and michael walked downstairs , shane held claire back to say , `` we 've got to figure out how to lock this place up . `` you mean , against -- '' she gestured vaguely at the vampires . `` but if michael lives here , and we live here , the house ca n't just bar a whole group of people from entry . it has to be done one at a time -- at least that 's what i understood . and no , before you ask me , i do n't know how it works . or how to fool it . i think only amelie has the keys to that . '' `` how about closing off these weird doors myrnin and amelie are popping through ? '' `` i can work them . that does n't mean i can turn them on and off . '' he looked around the room , then took a seat on the old victorian couch . `` so we 're like undead grand central station . not really loving that so much . can bishop come through ? '' it was a question that claire had been thinking about , and it creeped her out to have to say , `` i do n't know . but from what myrnin said , he set the doorway to exitonly . so maybe we just ... robbed of doing anything heroic , or for that matter even useful , she warmed up the spaghetti again , and she and shane ate it and watched some mindless tv show while jumping at every noise and creak , with weapons handy . when the kitchen door banged open nearly an hour later , claire almost needed a heart transplant -- until she heard eve yell , `` we 're home ! oooooh , spaghetti .	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eve came in holding a plate and shoveling pasta into her mouth as she walked . michael was right behind her . eve shook her head , chewing a mouthful of spaghetti . `` they should be fine there . nobody saw us get them inside , and until oliver turns up , nobody is going to need to get in there for a while . '' `` what about myrnin ? '' eve swallowed , almost choked , and michael patted her kindly on the back . he did a batman and took off into the night . what is with that guy , claire ? if he was a superhero , he 'd be bipolar man . '' the drugs were the problem . claire needed to get more , and she needed to work on that cure myrnin had found . that was just as important as anything else ... providing there were any vampires left , anyway . they had dinner , and at least it was the four of them again , sitting around the table , talking as if the world were normal , even if all of them knew it was n't . shane seemed especially jumpy , which was n't like him at all . for her part , claire was just tired to the bone of being scared , and when she went upstairs , she was asleep the minute she crawled between the covers . but sleep did n't mean it was restful , or peaceful . she dreamed that somewhere , amelie was playing chess , moving her pieces at lightning speed across a blackand white board . bishop sat across from her , grinning with too many teeth , and when he took her rook , it turned into a miniature version of claire , and suddenly both the vampires were huge and she was so small , so small , stranded out in the open . bishop picked her up and squeezed her in his white hand , and blood drops fell onto the white squares of the chessboard . amelie frowned , watching bishop squeeze her , and put out a delicate fingertip to touch the drops of blood . claire struggled and screamed . amelie tasted her blood , and smiled . claire woke up with a convulsive shudder , huddled in her blankets . it was still dark outside the windows , though the sky was getting lighter , and the house was very , very quiet . her phone was buzzing in vibrate mode on the bedside table . she picked it up and found a text message from the university 's alert system . classes return to normal schedule effective 7 a.m. today . school seemed like a million miles away , another world that did n't mean anything to her anymore , but it would get her on campus , and there were things she needed there . claire scrolled down her phone list and found dr. robert mills , but there was no immediate answer on his cell . she checked the clock , winced at the early hour , but slid out of bed and began grabbing things out of drawers . that did n't take a lot of time . she was down to the last of everything . laundry was starting to be a genuine priority . she dialed his phone again after she 'd dressed . dr. mills sounded as if she 'd dragged him out of a deep , probably happy sleep . he probably had n't been dreaming about being squeezed dry by mr. bishop . `` it 's claire , '' she said . `` i 'm sorry to call so early -- '' `` is it early ? been up all night , just fell asleep . '' `` glad you 're all right , claire . '' the hospital 's going to need a lot of work before it 's even halfway ready for the kind of work i need to do . '' another jawcracking yawn . i 'm on campus , in the life sciences building . lab seventeen . we have some roll away beds here . '' `` my wife and kids are with me . i did n't want to leave them on their own out there . '' `` i 've got something for you to do , and i need some of the drug , '' she said . `` it could be really important . i 'll be at school in about twenty minutes , okay ? '' my kids are asleep right now . let 's meet somewhere else . '' `` the oncampus coffee bar , '' she said . `` it 's in the university center . '' `` trust me , i know where it is . she was already heading for the door . with no sounds coming from any of the other rooms , claire figured her housemates were all crashed out , exhausted . she did n't know why she was n't , except for a suppressed , vibrating fear inside her that if she slept any more , something bad was going to happen . showered , dressed in her last notverygood clothes , she grabbed up her backpack and repacked it . her dart gun was out of darts anyway , so she left it behind . the samples myrnin had prepared of bishop 's blood went into a sturdy padded box , and on impulse , she added a couple of stakes and the silver knife amelie had given her .	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it was the first time claire had been on foot in morganville since the rioting had started , and it was eerie . the town was quiet again , but stores had broken windows , some boarded over ; there were some buildings reduced to burned out hulks , with blind , open doorways . broken bottles were on the sidewalks and spots of what looked like blood on the concrete -- and , in places , dark splashes . claire hurried past it all , even past common grounds , where the steel shutters were down inside the windows . there was no sign of anyone within . she imagined theo goldman standing there watching her from cover , and waved a little , just a waggle of fingers . she did n't really expect a response . the gates of the university were open , and the guards were gone . claire jogged along the sidewalk , going up the hill and around the curve , and began to see students up and moving , even so early in the morning . as she got closer to the central cluster of buildings , the foot traffic intensified , and here and there she saw alert campus police walking in pairs , watching for trouble . the students did n't seem to notice anything at all . not for the first time , claire wondered if amelie 's semipsychic network that cut morganville off from the world also kept people on campus clueless . she did n't like to think they were just naturally that stupid . then again , she 'd been to some of the parties . the university center had opened its doors only a few minutes before , and the coffee barista was just taking the chairs down from the tables . usually it would have been eve on duty , but instead , it was one of the university staffers , on loan from the food service most likely . he did n't exactly look happy to be there . claire tried to be nice , and finally got a smile from him as he handed her a mocha and took her cash . `` i would n't be here , '' he confessed , `` except that they 're paying us triple to be here the rest of the week . '' i 'll tell eve . she could use the money . '' `` yeah , get her in here . i 'm not good at this coffee stuff . give me the plain stuff . water , beans -- ca n't really screw that up . this espresso is hard . '' claire decided , after tasting the mocha , that he was right . he really was n't cut out for it . she sipped it anyway , and took a seat where she could watch the majority of the uc entrances for dr. mills . she almost did n't recognize him . he 'd shed his white doctor 's coat , of course , but somehow she 'd never expected to see someone like him wearing a zipup hoodie , sweatpants , and sneakers . he was more the suitandtie type . he ordered plain coffee -- good choice -- and came to join her at the table . dr. mills was medium everything , and he blended in at the university just as easily as he had at the hospital . he 'd have made a good spy , claire thought . he had one of those faces -- young from one angle , older from another , with nothing you could really remember later about it . but he had a nice , comforting smile . she supposed that would be a real asset in a doctor . `` morning , '' he said , and gulped coffee . his eyes were bloodshot and red rimmed . `` i 'm going back to the hospital later today . damage assessments , and we 've already reopened the trauma units and ccu . i 'm going to catch some sleep as soon as we 're done , in case any crash cases come in . nothing worse than an exhausted trauma surgeon . '' she felt even more guilty about waking him up . claire opened her backpack , took out the padded box , and slid it across the table to him . `` blood samples , from myrnin . '' mills frowned . `` i 've already got a hundred blood samples from myrnin . why -- '' `` these are different , '' claire said . there 's one labeled b that 's important . '' `` important , how ? '' i 'd rather you took a look first . '' in science , claire knew , it was better to come to an analysis cold , without too many expectations . dr. mills knew that , too , and he nodded as he took possession of the samples . `` um -- if you want to sleep , maybe you should n't drink that stuff . '' dr. mills smiled and threw back the rest of his coffee . `` you get to be a doctor by developing immunity to all kinds of things , including caffeine , '' he said . the second my head touches the pillow , i 'm asleep , even if i 've got a coffee iv drip . '' `` i know people who 'd pay good money for that . the iv drip , i mean . '' he shook his head , grinning , but then got serious .	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you 're just so ... young , to be involved in all this stuff . '' and i 'm really -- '' `` not that young . let an old man fret a little . i 've got two daughters . '' he tossed his coffee cup at the trash -- two points -- and stood . `` here 's all i could get together of the drug . sorry , it 's not a lot , but i 've got a new batch in the works . it 'll take a couple of days to finish . '' he handed her a bag that clinked with small glass bottles . `` this should be plenty . '' unless , of course , she had to start dosing all over morganville , in which case , they were done , anyway . `` sorry to make this a gulpandrun , but ... '' `` you should go , '' claire agreed . he shook it gravely . around his wrist , there was a silver bracelet , with amelie 's symbol on it . he looked down at it , then at her gold one , and shrugged . `` i do n't think it 's time to take it off , '' he said . at least yours does come off , claire thought , but did n't say . dr. mills had signed agreements , contracts , and those things were binding in morganville , but the contract she 'd signed had made her amelie 's property , body and soul . and her bracelet did n't have a catch on it , which made it more like a slave collar . from time to time , that still creeped her out . it was getting close to time for her first class , and as claire hefted her backpack , she wondered how many people would show up . lots , probably . knowing most of the professors , they 'd think today was a good day for a quiz . she also was n't panicked , unlike some of her classmates during her first class , and her third . claire did n't panic on tests , not unless it was in a dream where she also had to clog dance and twirl batons to get a good grade . and the quizzes were n't so hard anyway , not even the physics tests . one thing she noticed , more and more , as she went around campus : fewer people had on bracelets . morganville natives got used to wearing them twentyfour/ seven , so she could clearly see the tan lines where the bracelets had been ... and were n't anymore . it was almost like a reverse tattoo . around noon , she saw monica morrell , gina , and jennifer . the three girls were walking fast , heads down , books in their arms . there was a whole lot different about them ; claire was used to seeing those three stalking the campus like tigers , confident and cruel . they 'd stare down anyone , and whether you liked them or not , they were wicked fashion queens , always showing themselves off to best advantage . monica , who usually was the centerpiece , looked awful . her shiny , flirty hair was dull and fuzzy , as if she had barely bothered to brush it , much less condition or curl . what little claire could see of her face looked makeup free . she was wearing a shapeless sweater in an unflatteringly ugly pattern , and sloppy blue jeans , the kind claire imagined she might keep around to clean house in , if monica ever did that kind of thing . gina and jennifer did n't look much better , and they all looked defeated . claire still felt a little , tiny , unworthy tingle of satisfaction ... until she saw the looks they were getting . morganville natives who 'd taken off their bracelets were outright glaring at monica and her entourage , and a few of them did worse than just give them dirty looks . as claire watched , a big , tough jock wearing a tpu jacket bumped into jennifer and sent her books flying . she just bent over to pick them up . `` hey , you clumsy whore , what the hell ? '' he shoved her onto her butt as she tried to get up , but she was n't his real target ; she was just standing between him and monica . morrell . how 's your daddy ? '' `` fine , '' monica said , and looked him in the eyes . `` i 'd ask about yours , but since you do n't know who he was -- '' the jock stepped very close to her . she did n't flinch , but claire could tell that she wanted to . there were tight lines around her eyes and mouth , and her knuckles were white where she gripped her books . `` you 've been princess queen bitch your whole life , '' he said . `` you remember annie ? annie mcfarlane ? you used to call her a fat cow . you laughed at her in school . you took pictures of her in the bathroom and posted them on the internet . monica did n't answer . the jock smiled . `` yeah , you remember annie .	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she was a good kid , and i liked her . '' `` you did n't like her enough to stand up for her , '' monica said . `` right , clark ? you wanted to get in my pants more than you wanted me to be kind to your little fat friend . not my fault she ended up wrecking that stupid car at the town border . maybe it 's your fault , though . maybe she could n't stand being in town with you anymore after you dumped her . '' clark knocked the books out of her hand and shoved her up against a nearby tree trunk . `` i 've got something for you , bitch . '' he dug in his pocket and came up with something square , about four inches across . it was a sticky label like a name tag , only with a picture on it of an awkward but sweetlooking teenage girl trying bravely to smile for the camera . clark slapped it on monica 's chest and rubbed it so it stuck to the sweater . `` you wear that , '' he said . `` you wear annie 's picture . if i see you take it off today , i swear , what you did to annie back in high school 's going to seem like a canc ? n vacation . '' under annie 's picture were the words killed by monica morrell . monica looked down at it , swallowed , and turned bright red , then pale . she jerked her chin up again , sharply , and stared at clark . remember , you take it off -- '' `` yeah , clark , you were n't exactly subtle . you think i care ? '' clark 's grin widened . have a nice day , queenie . '' he walked away and did a high five with two other guys . as monica stared down at the label on her chest in utter disgust , another girl approached -- another morganville native who 'd taken off the bracelet . monica did n't notice her until the girl was right in her face . this one did n't talk . she just ripped the backing off another label and stuck it on monica 's chest next to annie mcfarlane 's photo . this one just said killer in big red letters . she kept on walking . monica started to rip it off , but clark was watching her . `` suits you , '' he said , and pointed to his eyes , then to her . `` we 'll be watching you all day . there are a lot more labels coming . '' clark was right . it was going to be a really long , bad day to be monica morrell . even gina and jennifer were fading back now , heading out in a different direction and leaving her to face the music . monica 's gaze fell on claire . there was a flash of fear in her eyes , and shame , and genuine pain . and then she armored up and snapped , `` what are you looking at , freak ? '' `` justice , i guess . '' `` how come you did n't stay with your parents ? '' monica 's fierce stare wavered . `` dad wanted us all to go back to normal . so people could see we 're not afraid . '' monica took a step toward her , then hugged her books to her chest to cover up most of the labels , and hurried on . she had n't gotten ten feet before a stranger ran up and slapped a label across her back that had a picture of a slender young girl and an older boy of maybe fifteen on it . the words beneath said killer of alyssa . with a shock , claire realized that the boy in that picture was shane . and that was his sister , alyssa , the one who 'd died in the fire that monica had set . `` justice , '' claire repeated softly . she felt a little sick , actually . justice was n't the same thing as mercy . the signal had come over the coded strategy network , which claire had just assumed was dead , considering that oliver had been the one running it . but richard had found a use for it , and as she burst in the front door , breathless , she heard michael and eve talking in the living room . claire closed and locked the door , dumped her backpack , and hurried to join them . `` shhh , '' they both said . michael , eve , and shane were all seated at the table , staring intently at the small walkie talkie sitting upright in the middle . michael pulled out a chair for claire , and she sat , trying to be as quiet as possible . richard was talking . -- no telling whether or not this storm will hit us full on , but right now , the weather service shows the radar track going right over the top of us . it 'll be here in the next few hours , probably right around dark . it 's late in the year for tornado activity , but they 're telling us there 's a strong possibility of some real trouble .	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on top of all the other things we have going on , this is n't good news . i 'm putting all emergency services and citizen patrols on full alert . if we get a tornado , get to your designated shelters . designated shelters ? claire mouthed to michael , who shrugged . if you 're closer to city hall , come here ; we 've got a shelter in the basement . those of you who are civil defense wardens , go doortodoor in your area , tell people we 've got a storm coming and what to do . we 're putting it on tv and radio , and the university 's going to get ready as well . `` richard , this is hector , '' said a new voice . `` miller house . you got any news about this takeover people are talking about ? '' `` we 've got rumors , but nothing concrete , '' richard said . `` we hear there 's a lot of talk going around town about taking back city hall , but we 've got no specific word about when these people are meeting , or where , or even who they are . all i can tell you is that we 've fortified the building , and the barricades remain up around founder 's square , for all the good that does . i need everybody in a securitydesignated location to be on the alert today and tonight . report in if you see any sign of an attack , any sign at all . we 'll try to get to you in support . '' michael exchanged a look with the rest of them , and then picked up the radio . `` michael glass . you think bishop 's behind this ? '' `` i think bishop 's willing to let humans do his dirty work for him , and then sweep in to make himself lord and master on the ashes , '' richard said . `` seems like his style . put shane on . '' michael held out the radio . shane looked at it like it might bite , then took it and pressed talk . `` yeah , this is shane . '' `` i have two unconfirmed sightings of your father in town . i know this is n't easy for you , but i need to know : is frank collins back in morganville ? '' shane looked into claire 's eyes and said , `` if he is , he has n't talked to me about it . '' claire 's lips parted , and she almost blurted something out , but she just could n't think what to say . `` tell you what , richard , you catch my dad , you 've got my personal endorsement for tossing him in the deepest pit you 've got around here , '' shane said . `` if he 's in morganville , he 's got a plan , but he wo n't be working for or with the vamps . not that he knows , anyway . '' you hear from him -- '' `` you 're on speed dial . shane set the radio back in the center of the table . claire kept staring at him , willing him to speak , to say something , but he did n't . `` do n't do this , '' she said . `` do n't put me in the middle . '' `` i 'm not , '' shane said . `` nothing i said was a lie . my dad told me he was coming , not that he 's here . i have n't seen him , and i do n't want to . if he 's here , dick and his brownshirts are welcome to him . i 've got nothing to do with him , not anymore . '' claire was n't sure she believed that , but she did n't think he was intentionally lying now . he probably did mean it . she just thought that no matter how much he thought he was done with his dad , all it would take would be a snap of frank collins 's fingers to bring him running . richard was answering questions from others on the radio , but michael was no longer listening . he was fixed on shane . you knew he was coming back here , and you did n't warn me ? '' shane stirred uneasily . `` look -- '' `` no , you look . i 'm the one who got knifed and decapitated and buried in the backyard , among other things ! good thing i was a ghost ! '' shane looked down . `` who was i supposed to tell ? the vamps ? `` you 're a vamp , '' shane said . `` in case you have n't checked the mirror lately . '' his chair slid about two feet across the floor and skidded to an uneven stop ; he leaned his hands on the table and loomed over shane . `` oh , i do , '' he said . `` i check it every day . you taken a good look recently , shane ? because i 'm not so sure i know you anymore . '' shane looked up at that , and there was a flash of pain in his face .	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`` i did n't mean -- '' `` i could be just about the last vampire around here , '' michael interrupted . `` maybe the others are dead . maybe they will be soon . between the mobs out there willing to rip our heads off and bishop waiting to take over , having your dad stalking me is all i need . '' `` he would n't -- '' `` he killed me once , or tried to . he 'd do it again in a second , and he would n't blink , and you know that , shane . he thinks i 'm some kind of a traitor to the human race . he 'll come after me in particular . '' shane did n't say anything this time . michael retrieved the radio from the table and clipped it to the pocket of his jeans . he shone , all blazing gold and hard , white angles , and shane could n't meet his stare . `` you decide you want to help your dad kill some vampires , shane , you know where to find me . '' michael went upstairs . it was as if the room had lost all its air , and claire found herself breathing very hard , trying not to tremble . eve 's dark eyes were very wide , and fixed on shane as well . she slowly got up from the table . `` eve -- '' he said , and reached out toward her . `` you see me running over to suck up to my mom ? and she 's not even a murderer . '' `` morganville needs to change . '' `` wake up , shane , it has ! it started months ago . it 's been changing right in front of you ! vampires and humans working together . trusting one another . they 're trying . sure , it 's hard , but they 've got reason to be afraid of us , good reason . and now you want to throw all that away and help your dad set up a guillotine in founder 's square or something ? '' eve 's eyes turned bitter black . `` i did n't -- '' she clomped away toward the stairs , leaving shane and claire together . shane swallowed , then tried to make it a joke . `` that could have gone better . '' claire slipped out of her chair . oh , come on , not you , too . `` you should have told him . i ca n't believe you did n't . he 's your friend , or at least i thought he was . '' i 've decided to move in with my parents . '' she did n't pack , though . she went upstairs , closed the door to her room , and pulled out her pitifully few possessions . most of it was dirty laundry . she sat there on the bed , staring at it , feeling lost and alone and a little sick , and wondered if she was making a point or just running like a little girl . she felt pretty stupid now that she had everything piled on the floor . it looked utterly pathetic . when the knock came on her door , she did n't immediately answer it . she knew it was shane , even though he did n't speak . go away , she thought at him , but he still was n't much of a mind reader . `` it 's not locked , '' she said . `` it 's also not open , '' shane said quietly , through the wood . `` i 'm not a complete ass . '' `` okay , sometimes i am . '' he hesitated , and she heard the floor creak as he shifted his weight . he froze when he saw the stuff piled in front of her , waiting to be put in bags and her one suitcase . `` you 're just going to pick up and leave . '' `` you know my parents want me to come home . '' he did n't say anything for a long moment , then reached into his back pocket and took out a black case , about the size of his hand . i was going to give it to you later , but i guess i 'd better do it now , before you take off on us . '' his voice sounded offhand and normal , but his fingers felt cold when she touched them in taking the case , and there was an expression on his face she did n't know -- fear , maybe ; bracing himself for something painful . it was a hard , leatherwrapped case , on spring hinges . she hesitated for a breath , then pried up one end . it snapped open . the cross was beautiful -- delicate silver , traceries of leaves wrapped around it . it was on a silver chain so thin it looked like a breath would melt it . when claire picked up the necklace , it felt like air in her hand . `` i -- '' she had no idea what to say , what to feel . her whole body seemed to have gone into shock . `` i know it does n't work against the vamps , '' shane said . `` okay , well , i did n't know that when i got it for you . but it 's still silver , and silver works , so i hope that 's okay . '' this was n't a small present .	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shane did n't have a lot of money ; he picked up odd jobs here and there , and spent very little . this was n't some cheap costume jewelry ; it was real silver , and really beautiful . `` i ca n't -- it 's too expensive . '' claire 's heart was pounding again , and she wished she could think . she wished she knew what she was supposed to feel , supposed to do . on impulse , she put the necklace back in the box and snapped it shut , and held it out to him . `` shane , i ca n't . '' he gave her a broken sort of smile . `` it 's not a ring or anything . besides , it does n't match my eyes . '' he stuck his hands in his pockets , rounded his shoulders , and walked out of the room . claire clutched the leather box in one sweaty hand , eyes wide , and then opened it again . the cross gleamed on black velvet , clean and beautiful and shining , and it blurred as her eyes filled with tears . now she felt something , something big and overwhelming and far too much to fit inside her small , fragile body . this had n't been just any gift . he 'd put a lot of time and effort into getting it . there was love in it , real love . she took the cross , put it around her neck , and fastened the clasp with shaking fingers . it took her two tries . then she went down the hall and , without knocking , opened shane 's door . he was standing at the window , staring outside . he looked different to her . he turned toward her , and his gaze fixed on the silver cross in the hollow of her throat . `` you 're an idiot , '' claire said . shane considered that , and nodded . `` i really am , mostly . '' `` and then you have to go and do these awesome things -- '' `` i know . i did say i was mostly an idiot . '' `` you kind of have your good moments . '' he did n't quite smile . she put her hand up to stroke the cross 's warm silver lines . `` i 'm wearing it , are n't i ? '' `` not that it means we 're -- '' `` you said you loved me , '' claire said . he shut his mouth and studied her , then nodded . there was a flush building high in his cheeks . `` well , i love you , too , and you 're still an idiot . he folded his arms across his chest , and she tried not to notice the way his muscles tensed , or the vulnerable light in his eyes . `` so , you moving out ? '' `` i should , '' she said softly . `` the other night -- '' `` claire . please be straight with me . she was holding the cross now , cradling it , and it felt warm as the sun against her fingers . `` i have to do laundry first , and that might take a month . you saw the pile . '' he laughed , and it was as if all the strength went out of him . he sat down on his unmade bed , hard , and after a moment , she walked around the end and sat next to him . `` life is a work in progress , '' shane said . `` my mom used to say that . i 'm kind of a fixerupper . claire sighed and allowed herself to relax against his warmth . `` good thing i like highmaintenance guys . '' he was about to kiss her -- finally -- when they both heard a sound from overhead . only there was nothing overhead . nothing but the attic . it sounded like footsteps . '' `` oh , well , that 's fantastic . i thought it was supposed to be exitonly or something . '' shane reached under his bed and came up with a stake . `` go get michael and eve . he handed her another stake . this one had a silver tip . `` it 's the cadillac of vampire killers . do n't dent it . '' but she took it , and then dashed to her room to grab the thin silver knife amelie had given her . no place to put it , but she poked a hole in the pocket of her jeans just big enough for the blade . the jeans were tight enough to keep the blade in place against her leg , but not so much it looked obvious , and besides , it was pretty flexible . she hurried down the hall , listening for any other movement . eve 's room was empty , but when she knocked on michael 's door , she heard a startled yelp that sounded very evelike . `` trouble , '' claire said . `` um , maybe ? attic . michael did n't sound any happier about it than shane had been . muffled conversation , and the sound of fabric moving . claire wondered if he was getting dressed , and quickly tried to reject that image , not because it was n't awesomely hot , but because , well , it was michael , and besides , there were other things to think about . such as what was upstairs in the attic .	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the door banged open , and eve rushed out , flushed and mussed and still buttoning her shirt . `` it was just -- oh , okay , whatever , it was exactly what you think . something dropped and rolled across the attic floor directly above their heads . claire silently pointed up , and eve followed the motion , staring as if she could see through the wood and plaster . she jumped when michael , who 'd thrown on an unbuttoned shirt , put a hand on her shoulder . shane stepped out of his room , holding a stake in either hand . he pitched one underhand to michael . where 's mine ? get your own , shane mouthed back . eve rolled her eyes and dashed into her own room , coming back with a black bag slung across her chest , bandolierstyle . it was , claire assumed , full of weapons . eve fished around in it and came up with a stake of her very own . it even had her initials carved in it . `` shop class , '' she whispered . i did learn something in school . '' michael pressed the button to release the hidden door , and it opened without a sound . there were no lights upstairs that claire could see . the stairs were pitchblack . michael , by common consent , went first , vampire eyes , and all . shane followed , then eve ; claire brought up the rear , and tried to move as silently as possible , although not really all that silently , because the stairs creaked beneath the weight of four people . at the top , claire ran into eve 's back , and whispered , `` what ? '' eve , in answer , reached back to grip her hand . `` michael smells blood , '' she whispered . michael flicked on a light at the other end of the small , silent room . there was nothing unusual , just the furniture that was always here . there were no signs anybody had been here since the goldmans and myrnin had departed . `` how do we get into the attic ? '' michael pressed hidden studs , and another door , barely visible at that end of the room , clicked open . claire remembered it well ; myrnin had shown it to her , when they 'd been getting stuff together to go to bishop 's welcome feast . `` stay here , '' michael said , and stepped through into the dim , open space . `` yeah , sure , '' shane said , and followed . he popped his head back in to say , `` no , not you two . `` does he just not get how unfair and sexist that is ? '' `` you really want to go first ? '' but i 'd like the chance to refuse to go first . '' they waited tensely , listening for any sign of trouble . claire heard shane 's footsteps moving through the attic , but nothing else for a long time . then she heard him say , `` michael . oh man ... over here . '' there was tension in his voice , but it did n't sound like he was about to jump into handtohand combat . eve and claire exchanged looks , and eve said , `` oh , screw it , '' and dived into the attic after them . claire followed , gripping the cadillac of stakes and hoping she was n't going to be forced to try to use it . shane was crouched down behind some stacked , dusty suitcases , and michael was there , too . eve pulled in a sharp breath when she saw what it was they were bending over , and put out a hand to stop claire in her tracks . not that claire stopped , until she saw who was lying on the wooden floor . she hardly recognized him , really . if it had n't been for the gray ponytail and the leather coat ... `` it 's oliver , '' she whispered . eve was biting her lip until it was almost white , staring at her former boss . `` silver , '' michael said . it eats vampire skin like acid , but he should n't be this bad . not unless -- '' he stopped as the pale , burned eyelids fluttered . `` vampires are hard to kill , '' oliver whispered . his voice was barely a creak of sound , and it broke at the end on what sounded almost like a sob . `` jesu . michael exchanged a look with shane , then said , `` let 's get him downstairs . go get some blood from the fridge . there should be some . '' `` no , '' oliver grated , and sat up . there was blood leaking through his white shirt , as if all his skin were gone underneath . attack on city hall , coming tonight -- bishop . using it as a -- diversion -- to -- '' his eyes opened wider , and went blank , then rolled up into his head . michael caught him under the shoulders . he and shane carried oliver out to the couch , while eve anxiously followed along , making little shooing motions . claire started to follow , then heard something scrape across the wood behind her , in the shadows .	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oliver had n't come here alone . a black shadow lunged out , grabbed her , and something hard hit her head . she must have made some sound , knocked something over , because she heard shane call her name sharply , and saw his shadow in the doorway before darkness took all of it away . then she was falling away . claire came awake feeling sick , wretched , and cold . someone was pounding on the back of her head with a croquet mallet , or at least that was how it felt , and when she tried to move , the whole world spun around . `` shut up and stop moaning , '' somebody said from a few feet away . `` do n't you dare throw up or i 'll make you eat it . '' it sounded like jason rosser , eve 's crazy brother . claire swallowed hard and squinted , trying to make out the shadow next to her . yeah , it looked like jason -- skanky , greasy , and insane . she tried to squirm away from him , but ran into a wall at her back . it felt like wood , but she did n't think it was the glass house attic . he 'd taken her somewhere , probably using the portal . and now none of her friends could follow , because none of them knew how . her hands and feet were tied . claire blinked , trying to clear her head . that was a little unfortunate , because with clarity came the awareness of just how bad this was . jason rosser really was crazy . he 'd stalked eve . he 'd -- at least allegedly -- killed girls in town . he 'd definitely stabbed shane , and he 'd staked amelie at the feast when she 'd tried to help him . and none of her friends back at the glass house would know how to find her . to their eyes , she would have just ... vanished . her voice sounded rusty and scared . jason reached out and moved hair back from her face , which creeped her out . she did n't like him touching her . `` relax , shortcake , you 're not my type , '' he said . `` i do what i 'm told , that 's all . you were wanted . so i brought you . '' a low , silky laugh floated on the silence , dark as smoke , and jason looked over his shoulder as the hidden observer rose and stepped into what little light there was . ysandre , bishop 's pale little girlfriend . beautiful , sure . delicate as jasmine flowers , with big , liquid eyes and a sweetly rounded face . she was poison in a pretty bottle . `` well , '' she said , and crouched down next to claire . `` look at what the cat dragged in . meeow . '' her sharp nail dragged over claire 's cheek , and judging from the sting , it drew blood . `` where 's your pretty boyfriend , miss claire ? i really was n't done with him , you know . i had n't even properly started . '' claire felt an ugly lurch of anger mix with the fear already churning her stomach . `` he 's probably not done with you , either , '' she said , and managed to smile . she hoped it was a cold kind of smile , the sort that amelie used -- or oliver . `` maybe you should go looking . i 'll bet he 'd be so happy to see you . '' `` i 'll show that boy a real good time , when we do meet up again , '' ysandre purred , and put her face very close to claire 's . `` now , then , let 's talk , just us girls . claire was struggling against the ropes , but jason had done his job pretty well ; she was hurting herself more than accomplishing anything else . ysandre grabbed claire 's shoulder and wrenched her upright against the wooden wall , hard enough to bang claire 's injured head . for a dazed second , it looked like ysandre 's ripe , red smile floated in midair , like some undead cheshire cat . `` now , '' ysandre said , `` ai n't this nice , sweetie ? it 's too bad we could n't get mr. shane to join us , but my little helper here , he 's a bit worried about tackling shane . bad blood and all . '' `` well , we 'll make do . amelie likes you , i hear , and you 've got on that pretty little gold bracelet . so you 'll do just fine . '' `` i ai n't telling you , sweetie . '' ysandre 's smile was truly scary . `` this town 's going to have a wild night , though . real wild . and you 're going to get to see the whole thing , up close . you must be all atingle . '' eve would have had a quip at the ready .	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claire just glared , and wished her head would stop aching and spinning . what had he hit her with ? it felt like the front end of a bus . she had n't thought jason could hit that hard , truthfully . do n't try to find me , shane . the last thing she wanted was shane racing to the rescue and taking on a guy who 'd stabbed him , and a vampire who 'd led him around by a leash . no , she had to find her own way out of this . step one : figure out where she was . claire let ysandre ramble on , describing all kinds of lurid things that claire thought it was better not to imagine , considering they were things ysandre was thinking of doing to her . instead , she tried to identify her surroundings . it did n't look familiar , but that was no help ; she was still relatively new to morganville . plenty of places she 'd never been . claire focused on the crate that jason was sitting on . there was stenciling on it . it was hard to make it out in the dim light , but she thought it said bricks bulk coffee . and now that she thought about it , it smelled like coffee in here , too . a warm , morning kind of smell , floating over dust and damp wood . and she remembered eve laughing about how oliver bought his coffee from a place called bricks . as in , tastes like groundup bricks , eve had said . if you order flavored , they add in the mortar . there were only two coffee shops in town : oliver 's place , and the university center coffee bar . this did n't look like the uc , which was n't that old and was mostly built of concrete , not wood . that meant ... she was at common grounds ? but common grounds did n't make any sense ; there was n't any kind of portal leading to it . maybe oliver has a warehouse . that sounded right , because the vampires seemed to own a lot of the warehouse district that bordered founder 's square . brandon , oliver 's secondinvampirecommand , had been found dead in a warehouse . maybe she was close to founder 's square . ysandre 's cold fingers closed around claire 's chin and jerked it up . `` are you listening , honey ? '' `` truthfully , no , '' claire said . `` you 're kind of boring . '' jason actually laughed , and turned it into a fake cough . `` i 'm going outside , '' he said . `` since this is going to get all personal now . '' claire wanted to yell to him not to go , but she bit her tongue and turned it into a subsonic whine in the back of her throat as she watched him walk away . his footsteps receded into the dark , and then finally a small square of light opened a long way off . it was a door , too far for her to reach -- way too far . `` i thought he 'd never leave , '' ysandre said , and put her cold , cold lips on claire 's neck , then yelled in shock and pulled away , covering her mouth with one pale hand . ysandre had n't seen the silver chain claire was wearing in the dim light , as whisperthin as it was . now there were welts forming on the vampire 's full lips -- forming , breaking , and bleeding . fury sparked in ysandre 's eyes . as claire squirmed away , the vampire followed at a lazy stroll . she wiped her burned lips and looked at the thin , leaking blood in distaste . `` tastes like silver . you 've just ruined my good mood , little girl . '' as she rolled , claire felt something sharp dig into her leg . they 'd found the stake , but she guessed their search had n't exactly been thorough ; jason was too crazy , and ysandre too careless and arrogant . but the knife was n't going to do her any good at all where it was , unless ... ysandre lunged for her , a blur of white in the darkness , and claire twisted and jammed her hip down at an awkward angle . the knife slipped and tore through the fabric of her jeans -- not much of it , just a couple of inches , but enough to slice open ysandre 's hand and arm as it reached for her , all the way to the bone . ysandre shrieked in real pain , and spun away . she did n't look so pretty now , and when she turned toward claire again , from a respectful distance this time , she hissed at her with full cobra fangs extended . her eyes were wild and bloodred , glowing like rubies . claire twisted , nearly yanking her elbow out of its joint , and managed to get the ropes around her wrist against the knife . she did n't have long ; the shock would n't keep ysandre at bay for more than a few seconds .	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but getting a silver knife to cut through synthetic rope ? that was going to take a while -- a while she did n't have . claire sawed desperately , and got a little bit of give on the bonds -- enough to almost get her hand into her pocket . ysandre grabbed her by the hair . `` i 'm going to destroy you for that . '' the pain in her head was blinding . it felt like her scalp was being ripped off , and on top of that , the massive headache roared back to a new , sickening pulse . claire loosened the rope enough to plunge her aching hand into her pocket and grab the handle of the knife . she yanked it out of the tangle of fabric and held it at a trembling , handicapped en garde -- still tied up , but whatever , she was n't going to stop fighting , not ever . ysandre shrieked and let her go , which made no sense to claire 's confused , painshocked mind . i did n't stab her yet . not that she wanted to stab anybody , even ysandre . she just wanted -- what was going on ? ysandre 's body slammed down hard on the wooden floor , and claire gasped and flinched away ... but the vampire had fallen facedown , limp , and weirdly broken . a small woman dressed in gray , her pale hair falling wild around her shoulders , dropped silently from overhead and put one impeccably lovely gray pump in the center of ysandre 's back , holding her down as she tried to move . the woman 's face turned toward her , and claire blinked twice before she realized whom she was looking at . but not amelie . not the cool , remote founder -- this woman had a wild , furious energy to her that claire had never seen before . and she looked young . `` i 'm okay , '' she said faintly , and tried to decide whether this version of amelie was really here , or a function of her smackedaround brain . she decided it would be a good idea to get her hands and feet untied before figuring anything else out . that took long minutes , during which amelie ( really ? ) dragged ysandre , whimpering , into the corner and fastened her wrists to a massive crossbeam with chains . the chains , claire registered , had been there all along . this was some kind of vamp playpen/storage locker -- probably oliver 's . and she felt sick again , thinking about it . claire sawed grimly at the ropes binding her and finally parted one complete twist around her hands . as she struggled out of the loops of rope , she saw deep white imprints in her skin , and realized that her hands were red and swollen . she could still feel them , at least , and the burn of circulation returning felt as if she were holding them over an open flame . she focused on slicing the increasingly dulled knife through the rope on her feet , but it was no use . `` here , '' amelie said , and bent down to snap the rope with one twist of her fingers . it was so frustrating , after all that hard work , to see just how easy it was for her . claire stripped the ties away and sat for a moment breathing hard , starting to feel every cut , bump , and bruise on her body . amelie 's cool fingers cupped claire 's chin and forced her head up , and the vampire 's gray eyes searched hers . `` you have a head injury , '' amelie said . a headache and some dizziness , perhaps . '' `` i expected to find you . i did not expect to find you here , i confess . '' amelie looked fine . not a scratch on her , in fact . claire had lots more damage , and she had n't been dragged off as bishop 's prisoner ... ... `` you -- we thought bishop might have gotten you . amelie cocked an eyebrow at her . `` then where did you go ? '' claire felt a completely useless urge to lash out at her , crack that extreme cool . you left us alone ! and you called the vampires out of hiding -- '' her voice failed her for a second as she thought about officer o'malley , and the others she 'd heard about . `` you got some of them killed . '' amelie did n't respond to that . she simply stared back , as calm as an ice sculpture -- calmer , because she was n't melting . `` tell me why , '' claire said . `` tell me why you did that . '' `` because plans change , '' amelie replied . `` as bishop changes his moves , i must change mine . the stakes are too high now , claire . i 've lost half the vampires of morganville to him . he 's taking away my advantage , and i needed to draw them to me , for their own safety . '' `` you got vampires killed , not just humans .	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i know humans do n't mean anything to you . but i thought the whole point of this was to save your people ! '' `` and so it is , '' amelie said . `` as many as can be saved . as for the call , there is a thing in chess known as a blitz attack , you see -- a distraction , to cover the movement of more important pieces . you retrieved myrnin and set him in play again ; this was most important . i need my most powerful pieces on the board . '' `` like oliver ? '' claire rubbed her hands together , trying to get the annoying tingle out of them . `` he 's hurt , you know . maybe dying . '' `` he 's served his purpose . '' amelie turned her attention toward ysandre , who was starting to stir . `` it 's time to take bishop 's rook , i believe . '' claire clutched the silver knife hard in her fist . `` is that all i am , too ? some kind of sacrifice pawn ? '' that got amelie 's attention again . `` no , '' she said in surprise . i do care , claire . but in war , you ca n't care too much . it paralyzes your ability to act . '' those luminous eyes turned toward ysandre again . `` it 's time for you to go , because i doubt you would enjoy seeing this . you wo n't be able to return here . i 'm closing down nodes on the network . when i 'm finished , there will be only two destinations : to me , or to bishop . '' amelie raised her eyebrows again . `` he is where it is most secure , of course . at city hall . and at nightfall , i will come against him . that 's why i came looking for you , claire . i need you to tell richard . tell him to get all those who ca n't fight for me out of the building . '' `` but -- he ca n't . it 's a storm shelter . there are supposed to be tornadoes coming . '' if innocents take refuge in that building , they will be killed , because i ca n't protect them anymore . we 're at endgame now . there 's no room for mercy . '' she looked again at ysandre , who had gone very still , listening . `` y'all would n't be saying this in front of me if i was going to walk out of here , would you ? '' she sounded calm now . she took claire by the arm and helped her to her feet . `` i am relying on you , claire . tell richard these are my orders . '' before claire could utter another word , she felt the air shimmer in front of her , in the middle of the big warehouse room , and she fell ... out over the dusty trunk in the glass house attic , where oliver had been . she sprawled ungracefully on top of it , then rolled off and got to her feet with a thump . when she waved her hand through the air , looking for that strange heat shimmer of an open portal , she felt nothing at all . i 'm closing the portals , amelie had said . she 'd closed this one , for sure . shane 's voice came from the far end of the attic . he shoved aside boxes and jumped over jumbled furniture to reach her . `` i 'll tell you later , '' she said , and realized she was still holding the bloody silver knife . she carefully put it back in her pocket , in the makeshift holster against her leg . it was so dull she did n't think it would cut anything again , but it made her feel better . shane put his hands around her head and tilted it up , looking her over . `` define everything . no , define okay . '' `` i need to get the radio . i have to talk to richard . '' richard was n't on the radio . `` he 's meeting with the mayor , '' said the man who answered . sullivan , claire thought his name was , but she had n't really paid attention . `` you got a problem there ? '' `` no , officer , you 've got a problem there , '' she said . `` i need to talk to richard . it 's really important ! '' `` everybody needs to talk to richard , '' sullivan said . `` he 'll get back to you . he 's busy right now . if it 's not an emergency response -- '' `` yes , okay ! `` then i 'll send units out to you . glass house , right ? '' `` no , it 's not -- '' claire wanted to slam the radio down in frustration . `` it 's not an emergency here . look , just tell richard that he needs to clear everybody out of city hall , as soon as possible . '' `` ca n't do that , '' sullivan said . `` it 's our center of operations .	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it 's the main storm shelter , and we 've got one heck of a storm coming tonight . you 're going to have to give me a reason , miss . '' `` all right , it 's because -- '' michael took the radio away from her and shut it off . claire gaped , stuttered , and finally demanded , `` why ? '' `` because if amelie says bishop 's got himself installed in city hall , somebody there has to know . we do n't know who 's on his team , '' michael said . `` i do n't know sullivan that well , but i know he never was happy with the way things ran in town . i would n't put it past him to be buying bishop 's crap about giving the city back to the people , home rule , all that stuff . same goes for anybody else there , except maybe joe hess and travis lowe . we have to know who we 're talking to before we say anything else . '' `` i 'm thinking that sullivan 's keeping richard out of the loop for a reason . '' they were downstairs , the four of them . eve , shane , and claire were at the kitchen table , and michael was pacing the floor and casting looks at the couch , where oliver was . the older vampire was asleep , claire guessed , or unconscious ; they 'd done what they could , washed him off and wrapped him in clean blankets . he was healing , according to michael , but he was n't doing it very fast . when he 'd woken up , he 'd seemed distant . claire had given him one of the doses she 'd gotten from dr. mills , and so far , it seemed to be helping , but if oliver was sick , myrnin 's fears were becoming real . soon , it 'd be amelie , too . and then where would they be ? `` amelie said we have to tell richard . we have to get noncombatants out of city hall , as soon as possible . '' `` problem is , you heard him giving instructions to the civil defense guys earlier -- they 're out telling everybody in town to go to city hall if they ca n't make it to another shelter . radio and tv , too . hell , half the town is probably there already . '' `` maybe she wo n't do it , '' eve said . `` i mean , she would n't kill everybody in there , would she ? not even if she thinks they 're working for bishop . '' `` i think it 's gone past that , '' claire said . `` i do n't know if she has any choice . '' `` not in chess , '' claire replied . `` unless your choice is to lie down and die . '' in the end , the only way to be sure they got to the right person was to get in the car and drive there . claire was a little shocked at the color of the sky outside -- a solid gray , with clouds moving so fast it was like timelapse on the weather channel . the edges looked faintly green , and in this part of the country , that was never a good sign . the only good thing about it was that michael did n't have to worry about getting scorched by sunlight . he brought a hoodie and a blanket to throw over his head , just in case , but it was dark outside , and getting darker fast . premature sunset . drops of rain were smacking the sidewalk , the size of halfdollars . where they hit claire 's skin , they felt like paintball pellets . as she looked up at the clouds , a horizontal flash of lightning peeled the sky in half , and thunder rumbled so loudly she felt it through the soles of her shoes . eve yelled , and started the car . claire ran to open the backseat door and piled in beside shane . eve was already accelerating before she could fasten her seat belt . `` michael , get the radio . '' as he scanned stations , they got ghosts of signals from other towns , but nothing came through clearly in morganville -- probably because the vampires jammed it . then one came in , loud and clear , broadcasting on a loop . attention morganville residents : this is an urgent public service announcement . the national weather service has identified an extremely dangerous storm tracking toward morganville , which will reach our borders at six twenty seven this evening at its present speed . this storm has already been responsible for devastation in several areas in its path , and there has been significant loss of life due to tornadic activity . morganville and the surrounding areas are on tornado watch through ten p.m. this evening . if you hear an alert siren , go immediately to a designated safe shelter location , or to the safest area of your home if you can not reach a safe shelter . attention morganville residents -- michael clicked it off . there was no point in listening to the repeat ; it was n't going to get any better .	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`` how many safe shelters are there ? '' `` university dorms have them , the uc -- '' `` founder 's square has two , '' michael said , `` but nobody can get to them right now . they 're locked up . '' `` and the church . father joe would open up the basements , so that 'll fit a couple of hundred people . '' everybody else would head to city hall , if they did n't stay in their houses . the rain started to fall in earnest , slapping the windshield at first , and then pounding it in fierce waves . the ancient windshield wipers really were n't up to it , even at high speed . claire was glad she was n't trying to drive . even in clear visibility she was n't very good , and she had no idea how eve was seeing a thing . if she was , of course . maybe this was faithbased driving . other cars were on the road , and most of them were heading the same way they were . claire looked at the clock on her cell phone . five thirty p.m . the storm was less than an hour away . `` uhoh , '' eve said , and braked as they turned the last corner . it was a sea of red taillights . over the roll of thunder and pounding rain , claire heard horns honking . traffic moved , but slowly , one car at a time inching forward . `` they 're checking cars at the barricade . i ca n't believe -- '' something happened up there , and the brake lights began flicking off in steady rows . cars moved . eve fell into line , and the big , black sedan rolled past two police cars still flashing their lights . in the red/blue/red glow , claire saw that they 'd moved the barricades aside and were just waving everyone through . `` we ca n't get people out . not fast enough ! we 'd have to stop everybody from coming in first , and then give them somewhere to go ... ... '' `` i 'm getting out of the car here , '' michael said . `` i can run faster than you can drive in this . i 'll get to richard . they wo n't dare stop me . '' that was probably true , but eve still said , `` michael , do n't -- '' not that it stopped him from bailing out into the rain . a flash of lightning streaked by overhead and showed him splashing through thick puddles , weaving around cars . he was right ; he was faster . eve muttered something about `` stupid , stubborn , bloodsucking boyfriends , '' and followed the traffic toward city hall . out of nowhere , a truck pulled out in front of them from a side street and stopped directly in their path . eve yelled and hit the brakes , but they were mushy and wet , and not great at the best of times , and claire felt the car slip and then slide , gathering speed as it went . glad i put on my seat belt , she thought , which was a weird thing to think , as eve 's car hydroplaned right into the truck . shane stretched out his arm to hold her in place , anyway -- instinct , claire guessed -- and then they all got thrown forward hard as physics took over . physics hurt . claire rested her aching head against the cool window -- it was cracked , but still intact -- and tried to shake it off . shane was unhooking himself from the seat belt and asking her if she was okay . she made some kind of gesture and mumbled something , which she hoped would be good enough . she was n't up to real reassurances at the moment . eve 's door opened , and she got dragged out of the car . shane yelled , and threw himself out his own door . claire fumbled at the latch , but hers seemed stuck ; she navigated the push button on her seat belt and opted for shane 's side of the car instead . as she stumbled out into the shockingly warm rain , she knew they were really in trouble now , because the man holding a knife to eve 's throat was frank collins , shane 's father and allaround badass , crazy vampire hater . he looked exactly like she remembered -- tough , bikerhard , dressed in leather and tattoos . he was yelling something at eve , something claire could n't hear over the crash of thunder . shane threw himself into a slide over the trunk of the car and grabbed at his dad 's knife hand . dad elbowed him in the face and sent him staggering . claire grabbed for the silver knife in her jeans , but it was gone -- she 'd dropped it somewhere . before she could look for it , shane was back in the fight , struggling with his dad . he moved the knife enough that eve slid free and ran to grab on to claire . frank shoved his son down on the hood of the car and raised the knife .	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he froze there , with rain pouring from his chin like a thin silver beard , and off the point of the knife . claire screamed , `` no , do n't hurt him ! '' frank yelled back . `` where is michael glass ? '' `` gone , '' shane said . he coughed away pounding rain . `` dad , he 's gone . frank seemed to focus on his son for the first time . `` yeah , dad , it 's me . let me up , okay ? '' shane was careful to keep his hands up , palms out in surrender . frank stepped back and lowered the knife . `` i 've been looking for you , boy . '' and then he hugged him . shane still had his hands up , and froze in place without touching his father . claire shivered at the look on his face . `` yeah , good to see you , too , '' he said . we 're not close , in case you forgot . '' `` you 're still my son . blood is blood . '' frank pushed him toward the truck , only lightly crushed where eve 's car had smacked it . shane just looked at him . `` dammit , boy , for once in your life , do what i tell you ! '' `` i spent most of my life doing what you told me , '' shane said . `` including selling out my friends . not happening anymore . '' frank 's lips parted , temporarily amazed . `` done drunk the suicide cola , did n't you ? '' when he shook his head , drops flew in all directions , and were immediately lost in the silver downpour . `` just get in . i 'm trying to save your life . you do n't want to be where you 're trying to go . '' strangely enough , frank collins was making sense . probably for all the wrong reasons , though . `` we have to get through , '' claire shouted over the pounding rain . she was shivering , soaked through every layer of clothing . people could die if we do n't ! '' `` people are going to die , '' collins agreed . `` omelets and eggs . or chess , claire thought . though she did n't know whose side frank collins was playing on , or even if he knew he was being manipulated at all . `` there 's a plan , '' frank was saying to his son . `` in all this crap , nobody 's checking faces . metal detectors are off . we seize control of the building and make things right . we shuffle these bastards off , once and for all . we can do it ! '' `` dad , '' shane said , `` everybody in that building tonight is going to be killed . we have to get people out , not get them in . if you care anything about those idiots who buy your revolutionary crap , you 'll call this off . '' `` call it off ? '' frank repeated , as uncomprehending as if shane were speaking another language . `` when we 're this close ? when we can win ? dammit , shane , you used to believe in this . you used to -- '' `` yeah . used to . shane shoved his father away from him , and walked over to eve and claire . `` i 've warned you , dad . i wo n't turn you in , but i 'm telling you , if you do n't back off , you 're dead . '' `` i do n't take threats , '' frank said . `` you 're an idiot , '' shane said . `` and i tried . '' he got back in the car , on the passengerside front seat where michael had been . eve scrambled behind the wheel , and claire in the back . eve reversed . frank stepped out into the road ahead of them , a scarylooking man in black leather with his straggling hair plastered around his face . add in the big hunting knife , and cue the scary music . eve let up on the gas . `` no , '' shane said , and moved his left foot over to jam it on top of hers . he wants you to stop . '' i ca n't miss him , no -- '' but it was too late . frank was staring into the headlights , squarely in the center of the hood , and he was getting closer and closer . frank collins threw himself out of the way at the last possible second , eve swerved wildly in the opposite direction to miss him , and somehow , they did n't kill shane 's dad . eve yelled at shane . so was shane . `` you want to run him over , do it on your own time ! `` look behind you , '' shane whispered . there were people coming after them . they 'd been hiding in the alley , claire guessed . they had guns , and now they opened fire . the car shuddered , and the back window exploded into cracks , then fell with a crash all over claire 's neck . shane said , and grabbed her hands to haul her into the front seat .	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eve had sunk down on the driver 's side , barely keeping her eyes above the dashboard . she was panting hoarsely , panicked , and more gunshots were rattling the back of the car . something hit the front window , too , adding more cracks and a round , backward splash of a hole . eve hit the gas hard , and whipped around a slowermoving van . the firing ceased , at least for now . `` you see why i did n't want you to stop ? '' `` okay , your father is officially off my christmas list ! '' `` oh my god , look at my car ! '' `` it 's better than thinking about what would have happened , '' eve said . `` if michael had been with us -- '' claire thought about the mobs richard had talked about , and the dead vampires , and felt sick . `` they 'd have dragged him off , '' she said . `` they 'd have killed him . '' michael had been right about shane 's dad , but then , claire had never really doubted it . neither had shane , from the sick certainty on his face . he wiped his eyes with his forearm , which really did n't help much ; they were all dripping wet , from head to toe . `` let 's just get to the building , '' shane said . `` we ca n't do much until we find richard . '' only it was n't that simple , even getting in . the underground parking was crammed full of cars , parked haphazardly at every angle . as eve inched through the shadows , looking for any place to go , she shook her head . `` if we do manage to get people to leave , they wo n't be able to take their cars . everybody 's blocked in , '' she said . `` this is massively screwed up . '' claire , for her part , thought some of it seemed deliberate , not just panic . `` okay , i 'm going to pull it against the wall and hope we can get out if we need to . '' the elevator was already locked down , the doors open but the lights off and buttons unresponsive . they took the stairs at a run . the firstfloor door seemed to be locked , until shane pushed on it harder , and then it creaked open against a flood of protests . the vestibule was full of people . morganville 's city hall was n't all that large , at least not here in the lobby area . there was a big , sweeping staircase leading up , all grand marble and polished wood , and glass display cases taking up part of one wall . the license bureau was off to the right : six oldtime bank windows , with bars , all closed . next to each window was a brass plaque that read what the windows were supposed to deliver : residential licensing , car registration , zoning change requests , special permits , traffic violations , fine payments , taxes , city services . the lobby was jammed with people . families , mostly -- mothers and fathers with kids , some as young as infants . claire did n't see a single vampire in the crowd , not even michael . at the far end , a yellow civil defense sign indicated that the door led to a safe shelter , with a tornado graphic next to it . a policeman with a bullhorn was yelling for order , not that he was getting any ; people were pushing , shoving , and shouting at one another . `` the shelter is now at maximum capacity ! please be calm ! '' `` not good , '' shane said . there was no sign of richard , although there were at least ten uniformed police officers trying to manage the crowd . `` upstairs , '' eve agreed , and they squeezed back into the fire stairs and ran up to the next level . the sign in the stairwell said that this floor contained the mayor 's office , sheriff 's office , city council chambers , and something called , vaguely , records . shane rattled it and banged for entrance , but nobody came to the rescue . `` guess we go up , '' he said . the third floor had no signs in the stairwell at all , but there was a symbol -- the founder 's glyph , like the one on claire 's bracelet . shane turned the knob , but again , the door did n't open . `` i did n't think they could do that to fire stairs , '' eve said . `` yeah , call a cop . '' shane looked up the steps . `` one more floor , and then it 's just the roof , and i 'm thinking that 's not a good idea , the roof . '' claire studied the founder 's glyph for a few seconds , then shrugged and reached out to turn the knob . something clicked , and it turned . claire held up her wrist , and the gold bracelet . `` it was worth a shot . i thought , maybe with a gold bracelet -- '' `` genius . go on , get inside , '' shane said , and hustled them in . the door clicked shut behind them , and locked with a snap of metal .	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the hallway seemed dark , after the fluorescent lights in the stairs , and that was because the lights were dimmed way down , the carpet was dark , and so was the wood paneling . it reminded claire eerily of the hallway where they 'd rescued myrnin , only there were n't as many doors opening off it . shane took the lead -- of course -- but the doors they could open were just simple offices , nothing fancy about them at all . and then there was a door at the end of the hall with the founder 's symbol etched on the polished brass doorknob . shane tried it , shook his head , and motioned for claire . it opened easily at her touch . inside were -- apartments . chambers ? claire did n't know what else to call them ; there was an entire complex of rooms leading from one central area . it was like stepping into a whole different world , and claire could tell that it had once been beautiful : a fairytale room , of rich satin on the walls , persian rugs , delicate white and gold furniture . mayor morrell ? it was a queen 's room , and somebody had completely wrecked it . most of the furniture was overturned , some kicked to pieces . mirrors smashed . fabrics ripped . lying on the remaining long , delicate sofa was fran ? ois , bishop 's other loyal vampire buddy , who 'd come to morganville along with ysandre as his entourage . the vampire looked completely at ease -- legs crossed at the ankles , head propped on a plump satin pillow . a big crystal glass of something in dark red rested on his chest . he giggled and saluted them with the blood . `` hello , little friends , '' he said . `` we were n't expecting you , but you 'll do . we 're almost out of refreshments . '' `` out , '' shane said , and shoved eve toward the door . it slammed shut before she could reach it , and there stood mr. bishop , still dressed in his long purple cassock from the feast . it was still torn on the side , where myrnin had slashed at him with the knife . there was something so ancient about him , so completely uncaring , that claire felt her mouth go dry . `` i know you 've seen my daughter . i can smell her on you . '' `` ewww , '' eve said , very faintly . `` so much more than i needed to know . '' bishop did n't look away from claire 's face , just pointed at eve . `` silence , or be silenced . when i want to know your opinion , i 'll consult your entrails . '' eve shut up . fran ? ois swung his legs over the edge of the sofa and sat up in one smooth motion . he downed the rest of his glass of blood and let the glass fall , shedding crimson drops all over the pale carpet . he 'd gotten some on his fingers . he licked them , then smeared the rest all over the satin wall . `` please , '' he said , and batted his longlashed eyes at eve . `` please , say something . i love entrails . '' she shrank back against the wall . even shane stayed quiet , though claire could tell he was itching to pull her to safety . you ca n't protect me , she thought fiercely . `` you do n't know where amelie is ? '' claire asked bishop directly . `` how 's that master plan going , then ? '' `` oh , it 's going just fine , '' bishop said . `` oliver is dead by now . myrnin -- well , we both know that myrnin is insane , at best , and homicidal at his even better . i 'm rather hoping he 'll come charging to your rescue and forget who you are once he arrives . that would be amusing , and very typical of him , i 'm afraid . '' bishop 's eyes bored into hers , and claire felt the net closing around her . `` where is amelie ? '' let her lurk in the shadows with her creations , until hunger or the humans destroy them . this does n't have to be a battle , you know . it can be a war of attrition just as easily . i have the high ground . '' he gestured around the ruined apartment with one lazy hand . `` and of course , i have everyone here , whether they know it or not . '' she did n't hear him move , but flinched as fran ? ois trailed cold fingers across the back of her neck , then gripped her tightly . `` just like that , '' bishop said . `` just precisely like that . '' he nodded to fran ? ois . `` if you want her , take her . i 'm no longer interested in amelie 's pets . take these others , too , unless you wish to save them for later . 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claire heard shane whisper , `` no , '' and heard the complete despair in his voice just as bishop 's follower wrenched her head over to the side , baring her neck . she felt his lips touch her skin . they burned like ice . fran ? ois jerked his head back . `` you little peasant . '' he used a fold of her shirt to take hold of the silver chain around her neck , and broke it with a sharp twist . claire caught the cross in her hand as it fell . `` may it comfort you , '' bishop said , and smiled . and then fran ? ois bit her . somewhere , a long way off , eve was crying . `` oh my god , claire ? come on , please , please come back . are you sure she 's got a pulse ? '' `` yes , she 's got a pulse . '' claire knew that voice . but why was he here ? who called the police ? she remembered the accident with the truck -- no , that was before . claire slowly opened her eyes . the world felt very far away , and safely muffled for the moment . she heard eve let out a gasp and a flood of words , but claire did n't try to identify the meaning . i have a pulse . that seemed important . because a vampire had bitten her . claire raised her left hand slowly to touch her neck , and found a huge wad of what felt like somebody 's shirt pressed against her neck . `` no , '' richard said , and forced her hand back down . it 's still closing up . you should n't move for another hour or so . let the wounds close . '' `` bit , '' claire murmured . that came in a blinding flash , like a red knife cutting through the fog . `` do n't let me turn into one . '' `` you wo n't , '' eve said . she was upside down -- no , claire 's head was in her lap , and eve was leaning over her . claire felt the warm drip of eve 's tears on her face . even upside down , eve 's look was panicked as she appealed to richard , who sat on her right . `` you 'll be all right , '' he said . he did n't look much better than claire felt . `` i have to see to my father . he moved out of the way , and someone else sat in his place . his warm fingers closed over hers , and she shivered when she realized how cold she felt . eve tucked an expensive velvet blanket over and around her , fussing nervously . my cross , '' claire said . it had been in her hand . she did n't know where it was now . `` he broke the chain . i 'm sorry -- '' shane opened her fingers and tipped the cross and chain into her hand . `` i picked it up , '' he said . `` figured you might want it . '' there was something he was n't saying . claire looked at eve to find out what it was , but she was n't talking , for a change . `` anyway , you 're going to be okay . we 're lucky this time . fran ? ois was n't that hungry . '' he closed her fingers around the cross and held on . i just stood there . '' `` no , he did n't , '' eve said . `` he knocked franny clear across the room and he would have staked him with a chair leg , except bishop stepped in . '' that sounded like shane . `` well -- '' `` not much , '' shane repeated . `` i 'm okay , claire . '' she kind of had to take that at face value , at least right now . `` what time -- '' `` six fifteen , '' richard said , from the far corner of the small room . this , claire guessed , had been some kind of dressing area for amelie . she saw a long closet to the side . most of the clothes were shredded and scattered in piles on the floor . the dressing table was a ruin , and every mirror was broken . fran ? ois had had his fun in here , too . `` the storm 's heading for us , '' eve said . `` michael never got to richard , but he got to joe hess , apparently . they evacuated the shelters . bishop was pretty mad about that . he wanted a lot of hostages between him and amelie . '' `` so all that 's left is us ? '' and bishop 's people , who did n't leave . and fabulous frank collins and his wild bunch , who rolled into the lobby and now think they 've won some kind of battle or something . '' eve rolled her eyes , and for an instant was back to her old self . `` just us and the bad guys . '' did that make richard -- no . if anyone in morganville had honestly tried to do the right thing , it was richard morrell . eve followed claire 's look . yeah , his dad got hurt trying to stop bishop from taking over downstairs .	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richard 's been trying to take care of him , and his mom . we were right about sullivan , by the way . total backstabber . yay for premonitions . wish i had one right now that could help get us out of this . '' `` no way out , '' claire said . `` not even a window , '' eve said . `` we 're locked in here . no idea where bishop and his little sock monkey got off to . looking for amelie , i guess . i wish they 'd just kill each other already . '' eve did n't mean it , not really , but claire understood how she felt . in a detached , shocked kind of way . no radios in here . they took our cell phones . we 're '' -- the lights blinked and failed , putting the room into pitch darkness -- '' screwed , '' eve finished . `` oh man , i should not have said that , should i ? '' `` power 's gone out to the building , i think , '' richard said . `` it 's probably the storm . '' or the vampires screwing with them , just because they could . claire did n't say it out loud , but she thought it pretty hard . shane 's hand kept holding hers . `` right here , '' he said . i 'm really , really sorry . '' `` i should n't have gotten angry with you , before , about your dad ... ... '' `` not important , '' he said very softly . `` it 's okay , claire . she could n't rest . reality was pushing back in , reminding her of pain , of fear , and most important , of time . there was an eerie , ghostly sound now , wailing , and getting louder . eve asked , and then , before anybody could answer , did so herself . `` tornado sirens . there 's one on the roof . '' the rising , falling wail got louder , but with it came something else -- a sound like water rushing , or -- `` we need to get to cover , '' richard said . a flashlight snapped on , and played over eve 's pallid face , then shane 's and claire 's . `` you guys , get her over here . this is the strongest interior corner . that side faces out toward the street . '' claire tried to get up , but shane scooped her in his arms and carried her . he set her down with her back against a wall , then got under the blanket next to her with eve on his other side . the flashlight turned away from them , and in its sweep , claire caught sight of mayor morrell . he was a fat man , with a politician 's smooth face and smile , but he did n't look anything like she remembered now . he seemed older , shrunken inside his suit , and very ill. `` what 's wrong with him ? '' shane 's answer stirred the damp hair around her face . `` heart attack , '' he said . `` at least , that 's richard 's best guess . looks bad . '' the mayor was propped against the wall a few feet from them , and he was gasping for breath as his wife ( claire had never seen her before , except in pictures ) patted his arm and murmured in his ear . his face was ash gray , his lips turning blue , and there was real panic in his eyes . richard returned , dragging another thick blanket and some pillows . `` everybody cover up , '' he said . he covered his mother and father and crouched next to them as he wrapped himself in another blanket . the wind outside was building to a howl . claire could hear things hitting the walls -- dull thudding sounds , like baseballs . `` debris , '' richard said . he focused the light on the carpet between their small group . `` maybe hail . the siren cut off abruptly , but that did n't mean the noise subsided ; if anything , it got louder , ratcheting up from a howl to a scream -- and then it took on a deeper tone . `` sounds like a train , '' eve said shakily . `` damn , i was really hoping that was n't true , the train thing -- '' `` heads down ! '' richard yelled , as the whole building started to shake . claire could feel the boards vibrating underneath her . she could see the walls bending , and cracks forming in the bricks . and then the noise rose to a constant , deafening scream , and the whole outside wall sagged , dissolved into bricks and broken wood , and disappeared . the ripped , torn fabric around the room took flight like startled birds , whipping wildly through the air and getting shredded into eversmaller sections by the wind and debris . the storm was screaming as if it had gone insane . broken furniture and shards of mirrors flew around , smashing into the walls , hitting the blankets . claire heard a heavy groan even over the shrieking wind , and looked up to see the roof sagging overhead .	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dust and plaster cascaded down , and she grabbed shane hard . the roof came down on top of them . claire did n't know how long it lasted . it seemed like forever , really -- the screaming , the shaking , the pressure of things on top of her . and then , very gradually , it stopped , and the rain began to hammer down again , drenching the pile of dust and wood . some of it trickled down to drip on her cheek , which was how she knew . shane 's hand moved on her shoulder , more of a twitch than a conscious motion , and then he let go of claire to heave up with both hands . debris slid and rattled . they 'd been lucky , claire realized -- a heavy wooden beam had collapsed in over their heads at a slant , and it had held the worst of the stuff off them . claire reached across shane and grabbed her friend 's hands . eve 's eyes were closed , and there was blood trickling down one side of her face . her face was even whiter than usual -- plaster dust , claire realized . eve coughed , and her eyelids fluttered up . the uncertainty in her voice made claire want to cry . `` oh god , what happened ? `` we 're alive , '' shane said . he sounded kind of surprised . he brushed fallen chunks of wood and plaster off claire 's head , and she coughed , too . the rain pounded in at an angle , soaking the blanket that covered them . `` over here , '' richard said . dad -- '' the flashlight was gone , rolled off or buried or just plain taken away by the wind . lightning flashed , bright as day , and claire saw the tornado that had hit them still moving through morganville , crashing through buildings , spraying debris a hundred feet into the air . it did n't even look real . shane helped move a beam off eve 's legs -- thankfully , they were just bruised , not broken -- and crawled across the slipping wreckage toward richard , who was lifting things off his mother . she looked okay , but she was crying and dazed . his father , though ... `` no , '' richard said , and dragged his father flat . he started administering cpr . there were bloody cuts on his face , but he did n't seem to care about his own problems at all . breathe for him ! '' after a hesitation , shane tilted the mayor 's head back . `` let me , '' eve said . `` i 've had cpr training . '' she crawled over and took in a deep breath , bent , and blew it into the mayor 's mouth , watching for his chest to rise . it seemed to take a lot of effort . so did what richard was doing , pumping on his dad 's chest , over and over . eve counted slowly , then breathed again -- and again . `` i 'll get help , '' claire said . she was n't sure there was any help , really , but she had to do something . when she stood up , though , she felt dizzy and weak , and remembered what richard had said -- she had holes in her neck , and she 'd lost a lot of blood . `` i 'll go slow . '' `` i 'll go with you , '' shane said , but richard grabbed him and pulled him down . i need you to take over here . '' he showed shane how to place his hands , and got him started . he pulled the walkietalkie from his belt and tossed it to claire . we need paramedics . '' and then richard collapsed , and claire realized that he had a huge piece of metal in his side . she stood there , frozen in horror , and then punched in the code for the walkietalkie . hello , is anybody there ? '' if there was anybody , she could n't hear it over the interference and the roaring rain . she shouted at shane . but he could n't stop her , not without letting the mayor die , and after one helpless , furious look at her , he went back to work . claire slid over the pile of debris and scrambled out the broken door , into the main apartment . there was no sign of fran ? ois or bishop . if the place had been wrecked before , it was unrecognizable now . most of this part of the building was gone , just -- gone . she felt the floor groan underneath her , and moved fast , heading for the apartment 's front door . it was still on its hinges , but as she pulled on it , part of the frame came out of the wall . outside , the hallway seemed eerily unmarked , except that the roof overhead -- and , claire presumed , all of the next floor above -- was missing . it was a hallway open to the storm . she hurried along it , glad now for the flashes of lightning that lit her way . the fire stairs at the end seemed intact .	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she passed some people huddled there , clearly terrified . `` we need help ! '' `` there are people hurt upstairs -- somebody ? '' and then the screaming started , somewhere about a floor down , lots of people screaming at the same time . those who were sitting on the stairs jumped to their feet and ran up , toward claire . but she was shoved out of the way , and about fifty people trampled past her , heading up . she had no idea where they 'd go . worse , she was afraid their combined weight would collapse that part of the building , including the place where eve , shane , and the morrells were . he came out of the firstfloor door , and leaped two flights of stairs in about two jumps to reach her . before she could protest , he 'd grabbed her in his arms like an invalid . no , go up . shane , they need help . go up ; leave me here ! '' he looked down , and so did she . vampires poured into the stairwell below . some of them were fighting , ripping at one another . any human who got between them went down screaming . up it is , '' he said , and she felt them leave the ground in one powerful leap , hitting the thirdfloor landing with catlike grace . claire twisted to try to look down , but it did n't make any sense to her . it was just a mob , fighting one another . no telling who was on which side , or even why they were fighting so furiously . `` amelie 's down there , '' michael said . `` bishop 's trying to get to her , but he 's losing followers fast . she took him by surprise , during the storm . '' `` what about the people -- i mean , the humans ? shane 's dad , and the ones who wanted to take over ? '' michael kicked open the door to the thirdfloor roofless hallway . the people who 'd run past claire were milling around in it , frightened and babbling . michael brought down his fangs and snarled at them , and they scattered into whatever shelter they could reach -- interior offices , mostly , that had sustained little damage except for rain . he shoved past those who had nowhere to go , and down to the end of the hall . he let claire slide down to her feet , and his gaze focused on her neck . `` someone bit you . '' claire put her hand over the wound , trying to cover it up . the wound 's edges felt ragged , and they were still leaking blood , she thought , although that could have just been the rain . a gust of wind blew his collar back , and she saw the white outlines of marks on his own neck . did you get bitten , too ? '' `` like you said , it 's nothing . look , we can talk about that later . let 's get to our friends . first aid later . '' claire opened the door and stepped through ... and the floor collapsed underneath her . she must have screamed , but all she heard was the tremendous cracking sound of more of the building falling apart underneath and around her . she turned toward michael , who was frozen in the doorway , illuminated in stark white by a nearby lightning strike . he reached out and grabbed her arm as she flung it toward him , and then she was suspended in midair , wind and dust rushing up around her , as the floor underneath fell away . michael pulled , and she almost flew , weightless , into his arms . `` oh , '' she whispered faintly . he held on to her for a minute without speaking , then said , `` is there another way in ? '' they backed up and found the next office to the left , which had suspiciouslooking cracks in its walls . claire thought the floor felt a little unsteady . michael pushed her back behind him and said , `` cover your eyes . '' then he began ripping away the wall between the office and amelie 's apartments . when he hit solid red brick , he punched it , breaking it into dust . `` this is n't helping keep things together ! '' `` i know , but we need to get them out ! '' he ripped a hole in the wall big enough to step through , and braced himself in it as the whole building seemed to shudder , as if shifting its weight . `` the floor 's all right here , '' he said . `` through that door , to the left ! '' michael disappeared , moving fast and gracefully . she wondered , all of a sudden , why he was n't downstairs . why he was n't fighting , like all the others of amelie 's blood . a couple of tense minutes passed , as she stared through the hole ; nothing seemed to be happening . she could n't hear michael , or shane , or anything else . and then she heard screaming behind her , in the hall . vampires , she thought , and quickly opened the door to look . someone fell against the wood , knocking her backward .	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it was fran ? ois . claire tried to shut the door , but a bloodstained white hand wormed through the opening and grabbed the edge , shoving it wider . fran ? ois did n't look even remotely human anymore , but he did look absolutely desperate , willing to do anything to survive , and very , very angry . claire backed up , slowly , until she was standing with her back against the far wall . there was n't much in here to help her -- a desk , some pens and pencils in a cup . fran ? ois laughed , and then he growled . `` you think you 're winning , '' he said . `` i think you 're the one who has to worry , '' michael said from the hole in the wall . he stepped through , carrying mayor morrell in his arms . shane and eve were with him , supporting richard 's sagging body between them . mrs. morrell brought up the rear . i wo n't come after you if you run . '' fran ? ois ' eyes turned ruby , and he threw himself at michael , who was burdened with the mayor . claire grabbed a pencil from the cup and plunged it into fran ? ois ' back . he whirled , looking stunned ... and then he slowly collapsed to the carpet . `` that wo n't kill him , '' michael said . `` i do n't care , '' eve said . `` because that was fierce . '' claire grabbed the vampire 's arms and dragged him out of the way , careful not to dislodge the pencil ; she was n't really sure how deep it had gone , and if it slipped out of his heart , they were all in big trouble . michael edged around him and opened the door to check the corridor . their little refugee group hurried into the rainy hall , squishing through soggy carpet . there were people hiding in the offices , or just pressed against the walls and hoping not to be noticed . `` come on , '' eve said to them . we 're getting out of here before this whole thing comes down ! '' the fighting in the stairwell was still going on -- snarling , screams , bangs , and thuds . claire did n't dare look over the railing . michael led them down to the locked secondfloor entrance . he pulled hard on it , and the knob popped off -- but the door stayed locked . shane had edged to the end of the landing to look over the railing . `` ca n't go that way . '' `` also , time is -- '' `` i know , shane ! '' michael started kicking the door , but it was reinforced , stronger than the other doors claire had seen . it bent , but did n't open . and then it did open ... from the inside . there , in his fancy but battered black velvet , stood myrnin . a portal , but she did n't have time to tell anybody else , so when they stepped through into myrnin 's lab , it was probably kind of a shock . michael did n't pause ; he pushed a bunch of broken glassware from a lab table and put mr. morrell down on it , then touched pale fingers to the man 's throat . when he found nothing , he started cpr again . eve hurried over to breathe for him . myrnin did n't move as the refugees streamed in past him . he was standing with his arms folded , a frown grooved between his brows . `` i am not an innkeeper , you know . '' `` shut up , '' claire said . she did n't have any patience with myrnin right now . she was talking to shane , who was easing richard onto a threadbare rug near the far wall . `` you mean , except for the big piece of metal in him ? look , i do n't know . he 's breathing , at least . '' the rest of the refugees clustered together , filtering slowly through the portal . most of them had no idea what had just happened , which was good . if they 'd been part of frank 's group , intending to take over morganville , that ambition was long gone . now they were just people , and they were just scared . `` up the stairs , '' claire told them . `` you can get out that way . '' most of them rushed for the exit . she hoped they 'd make it home , or at least to some kind of safe place . she hoped they had homes to go back to . myrnin glared at her . `` you do realize that this was a secret laboratory , do n't you ? and now half of morganville knows where it is ? '' `` hey , i did n't open the door ; you did . '' she reached over and put her hand on his arm , looking up into his face . you saved our lives . '' `` i know why you were n't fighting , '' claire said .	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`` the drugs kept you from having to . myrnin followed her gaze to where eve and michael remained bent over the mayor 's still form . `` amelie let him go , '' he said . she could claim him again at any time , but i think she knew you needed help . '' he uncrossed his arms and walked over to michael to touch his shoulder . `` i can smell death on him . so can you , if you try . you wo n't bring him back . '' mrs. morrell screamed , and threw herself over her husband 's body . `` no , you have to try ! '' `` they did , '' myrnin said , and retreated to lean against a convenient wall . `` which is more than i would have . '' he nodded toward richard . `` he might live , but to remove that metal will require a chirurgeon . '' `` you mean , a doctor ? '' `` yes , of course , a doctor , '' myrnin snapped , and his eyes flared red . `` i know you want me to feel some sympathy for them , but that is not who i am . i care only about those i know , and even then , not all that deeply . strangers get nothing from me . '' he was slipping , and the anger was coming back . next it would be confusion . claire silently dug in her pockets . she 'd put a single glass vial in , and miraculously , it was still unbroken . he slapped it out of her hand impatiently . `` i do n't need it ! '' claire watched it clatter to the floor , heart in her mouth , and said , `` you do . please , myrnin . i do n't need your crap right now . just take your medicine . '' she did n't think he would , not at first , but then he snorted , bent down , and picked up the vial . he broke the cap off and dumped the liquid into his mouth . he shattered the glass in his fingers , and the red glow in his eyes intensified . `` are you , little claire ? do you enjoy giving me orders ? '' his hand went around her throat , choking off whatever she was going to say . his hand did n't tighten . the red glow slowly faded away , replaced by a look of shame . he let go of her and backed away a full step , head down . `` i do n't know where to get a doctor , '' claire said , as if nothing had happened . `` the hospital , maybe , or -- '' `` no , '' myrnin murmured . `` i will bring help . do n't let anyone go through my things . and watch michael , in case . '' myrnin opened the portal doorway in the wall and stepped through it , heading -- where ? amelie had , claire thought , shut down all the nodes . but if that was true , how had they gotten here ? myrnin could open and close them at will . but he was probably the only one who could . michael and eve moved away from mayor morrell 's body , as his wife stood over him and cried . in all the confusion , he 'd missed her confrontation with myrnin . she was dimly glad about that . `` nothing , '' michael said . `` nothing but wait . '' when the portal opened again , myrnin stepped through , then helped someone else over the step . it was theo goldman , carrying an antique doctor 's bag . he looked around the lab , nodding to claire in particular , and then moved to where richard was lying on the carpet , with his head in his mother 's lap . `` move back , please , '' he told her , and knelt down to open his bag . take her in the other room . a mother should n't see this . '' he was setting out instruments , unrolling them in a clean white towel . as claire watched , myrnin led mrs. morrell away and seated her in a chair in the corner , where he normally sat to read . she seemed dazed now , probably in shock . the chair was intact . it was just about the only thing in the lab that was -- the scientific instruments were smashed , lab tables overturned , candles and lamps broken . books were piled in the corners and burned , reduced to scraps of leather and curling black ash . the whole place smelled sharply of chemicals and fire . michael asked , crouching down on richard 's other side . theo took out several pairs of latex gloves and passed one set to michael . he donned one himself . `` you can act as my nurse , my friend , '' he said . `` i would have brought my wife -- she has many years of training in this -- but i do n't want to leave my children on their own . they 're already very frightened . '' `` but they 're safe ? '' `` nobody 's bothered you ? 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`` no one has so much as knocked on the door , '' he said . `` it 's a very good hiding place . `` i think you 're paying us back , '' eve said . can you save him ? '' `` it 's in god 's hands , not mine . '' still , theo 's eyes were bright as he looked at the twisted metal plate embedded in richard 's side . `` it 's good that he 's unconscious , but he might wake during the procedure . there is chloroform in the bag . it 's michael , yes ? michael , please put some on a cloth and be ready when i tell you to cover his mouth and nose . '' claire 's nerve failed around the time that theo took hold of the piece of steel , and she turned away . eve already had , to take a blanket to mrs. morrell and put it around her shoulders . the mayor 's wife asked . `` monica should be here . i do n't want her out there alone . '' eve raised her eyebrows at claire , clearly wondering where monica was . `` the last time i saw her , she was at school , '' claire said . `` but that was before i got the call to come home , so i do n't know . maybe she 's in shelter in the dorm ? '' reception was usually spotty down here in the lab , but she could usually see something , even if it was only a flicker . `` i think the cell towers are down . '' `` yeah , likely , '' eve agreed . she reached over to tuck the blanket around mrs. morrell , who leaned her head back and closed her eyes , as if the strength was just leaking right out of her . `` you think this is the right thing to do ? i mean , do we even know this guy or anything ? '' claire did n't , really , but she still wanted to like theo , in much the same way as she liked myrnin -- against her better sense . and it 's not like anybody 's making house calls right now . '' the operation -- and it was an operation , with suturing and everything -- took a couple of hours before theo sat back , stripped off the gloves , and sighed in quiet satisfaction . claire and eve got up to walk over as michael rose to his feet . shane had been hanging on the edges , watching in what claire thought looked like queasy fascination . `` his pulse is steady . he 's lost some blood , but i believe he will be all right , provided no infection sets in . still , this century has those wonderful antibiotics , yes ? so that is not so bad . '' theo was almost beaming . `` i must say , i have n't used my surgical skills in years . although it makes me hungry . '' claire was pretty sure richard would n't want to know that . she knew she would n't have , in his place . `` thank you , '' mrs. morrell said . she got up from the chair , folded the blanket and put it aside , then walked over to shake theo 's hand with simple , dignified gratitude . `` i 'll see that my husband compensates you for your kindness . '' michael started to speak , but theo shook his head . `` that 's quite all right , dear lady . i am delighted to help . i recently lost a son myself . i know the weight of grief . '' `` oh , '' mrs. morrell said , `` i 'm so sorry for your loss , sir . '' she said it as if she did n't know her husband was lying across the room , dead . tears sparkled in his eyes , claire saw , but then he blinked them away and smiled . he patted her hand gently . `` you are very generous to an old man , '' he said . `` we have always liked living in morganville , you know . the people are so kind . '' shane said , `` some of those same people killed your son . '' theo looked at him with calm , unflinching eyes . `` and without forgiveness , there is never any peace . i tell you this from the distance of many centuries . my son gave his life . i wo n't reply to his gift with anger , not even for those who took him from me . those same poor , sad people will wake up tomorrow grieving their own losses , i think , if they survive at all . how can hating them heal me ? '' myrnin , who had n't spoken at all , murmured , `` you shame me , theo . '' `` i do n't mean to do so , '' he said , and shrugged . i should get back to my family now . i wish you all well . '' myrnin got up from his chair and walked with theo to the portal . they all watched him go . mrs. morrell was staring after him with a bright , odd look in her eyes .	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`` how very strange , '' she said . `` i wish mr. morrell had been available to meet him . '' she spoke as if he were in a meeting downtown instead of under a sheet on the other side of the room . `` come on , let 's go see richard , '' eve said , and led her away . shane let out his breath in a slow hiss . `` i wish it were as simple as theo thinks it is , to stop hating . '' he swallowed , watching mrs. morrell . `` i wish i could , i really do . '' `` at least you want to , '' michael said . they stayed the night in the lab , mainly because the storm continued outside until the wee hours of the morning -- rain , mostly , with some hail . there did n't seem to be much point running out in it . claire kept checking her phone , eve found a portable radio buried in piles of junk at the back of the room , and they checked for news at regular intervals . around three a.m. they got some . it was on the radio 's emergency alert frequency . all morganville residents and surrounding areas : we remain under severe thunderstorm warnings , with high winds and possible flooding , until seven a.m. today . rescue efforts are under way at city hall , which was partially destroyed by a tornado that also leveled several warehouses and abandoned buildings , as well as one building in founder 's square . there are numerous reports of injuries coming in . emergency teams are working their way through town now , looking for anyone who may be in need of assistance . please do not attempt to go out into the streets at this time . it started to repeat . eve frowned and looked up at myrnin , who had listened as well . `` if i had to guess , their urgent desire that people stay within shelter would tell me there are other things to worry about . '' his dark eyes grew distant for a moment , then snapped back into focus . `` ibid nothing . '' eve seemed to think she 'd misheard . `` ibid nothing carlo . i do n't justice . '' myrnin was making word salad again -- a precursor to the drugs wearing off -- more quickly than claire had expected , actually , and that was worrying . eve sent claire a look of alarm . `` okay , i did n't really understand that at all -- '' claire put a hand on her arm to silence her . `` why do n't you go see mrs. morrell ? you too , shane . '' he did n't like it , but he went . as he did , he jerked his head at michael , who rose from where he was sitting with richard and strolled over . `` you need to listen to me , okay ? i think your drugs are wearing off again . '' his excitement level was rising ; she could see it -- a very light flush in his face , his eyes starting to glitter . `` you worry over notebook . '' there was no point in trying to explain the signs ; he never could identify them . `` we should check on the prison , '' she said . `` see if everything 's still okay there . '' his eyes were getting darker , endlessly dark , and that smile had edges to it . `` oh , little girl , you do n't know . you do n't know what it 's like , having all these guests here , and all this '' -- he breathed in deeply -- '' all this blood . '' his eyes focused on her throat , with its ragged bite mark hidden under a bandage theo had given her . `` i know it 's there . tell me , did fran ? ois -- '' `` stop . claire dug her fingers into her palms . myrnin took a step toward her , and she forced herself not to flinch . she knew him , knew what he was trying to do . he breathed deeply again . bright , so bright . i can feel your energy . i know how it will feel when i ... '' he blinked , and horror sheeted across his face , fast as lightning . `` what was i saying ? what did i just say ? '' she could n't repeat it . but i think we 'd better get you to the cell , okay ? this was the worst part of it , she thought , the mood swings . he 'd tried so hard , and he 'd helped , he really had -- but he was n't going to be able to hold together much longer . she was seeing him fall apart in slow motion . michael steered him toward the portal . `` claire , can you do this ? '' `` if he does n't fight me , '' she said nervously . she remembered one afternoon when his paranoia had taken over , and every time she 'd tried to establish the portal , he 'd snapped the connection , sure something was waiting on the other side to destroy him . `` i wish we had a tranquilizer . 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`` well , you do n't , '' myrnin said . `` and i do n't like being stuck with your needles , you know that . i 'll behave myself . '' claire opened the door , but instead of the connection snapping clear to the prison , she felt it shift , pulled out of focus . `` myrnin , stop it ! '' he spread his hands theatrically . the connection bent , and before she could bring it back where she wanted it , an alternate destination came into focus . theo goldman fell out of the door . myrnin caught him , surprised out of his petulance , at least for the moment . he eased the other vampire down to a sitting position against the wall . `` no , no , no -- '' theo was gasping , though claire knew he did n't need air , not the way humans did . this was emotion , not exertion . `` please , you have to help , i beg you . help us , help my family , please -- '' myrnin crouched down to put their eyes on a level . theo had n't come straight from common grounds , of course ; he 'd been taken to one of the open portals -- he did n't know where -- and forced through by bishop . `` no , '' he said , and stopped michael as he tried to come closer . he only wants amelie , and the book , and i want no more innocent blood shed , not yours or mine . myrnin , i know you can find her . you have the blood tie and i do n't . please find her and bring her . this is not our fight . it 's family ; it 's father and daughter . they should end this , facetoface . '' myrnin stared at him for a long , long moment , and then cocked his head to one side . `` you want me to betray her , '' he said . `` deliver her to her father . '' `` no , no , i would n't ask for that . only to -- to let her know what price there will be . amelie will come . `` she wo n't , '' myrnin said . theo cried out in misery , and claire bit her lip . `` there 's got to be a way ! '' `` oh , there is , '' myrnin said . but you wo n't like it , my little claire . it is n't neat , and it is n't easy . and it will require considerable courage from you , yet again . '' `` no , you wo n't , '' shane and michael said , at virtually the same time . `` you 're barely on your feet , claire . you do n't go anywhere , not without me . '' `` and me , '' michael said . `` hell , '' eve sighed . `` i guess that means i have to go , too . which i may not ever forgive you for , even if i do n't die horribly . '' myrnin stared at each of them in turn . `` you 'd go . his lips stretched into a crazy , rubberdoll smile . `` you are the best toys , you know . i ca n't imagine how much fun it will be to play with you . '' silence , and then eve said , `` okay , that was extra creepy , with whipped creepy topping . and this is me , changing my mind . '' the glee faded from myrnin 's eyes , replaced with a kind of lost desperation that claire recognized all too well . claire , it 's coming , i 'm afraid . we need you right now . he nodded , but it was more a convulsive response than confirmation . `` in the drawer by the skulls , '' he said . `` one last dose . i hid it . he did that ; he hid things and remembered them at odd moments -- or never . claire dashed off to the far end of the room , near where richard slept , and opened drawer after drawer under the row of skulls he 'd nailed to the wall . he 'd promised that they were all clinical specimens , not one of them victims of violence . she still did n't altogether believe him . in the last drawer , shoved behind ancient rolls of parchment and the mounted skeleton of a bat , were two vials , both in brown glass . one , when she pried up the stopper , proved to be red crystals . the other was silver powder . she put the vial with silver powder in her pants pocket -- careful to use the pocket without a hole in it -- and brought the red crystals back to myrnin . he nodded and slipped the vial into his vest pocket , inside the coat . `` are n't you going to take them ? '' `` not quite yet , '' he said , which scared the hell out of her , frankly . `` i can stay focused a bit longer . `` so , '' michael said , `` what 's the plan ? 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claire felt the portal snap into place behind her , clear as a lightning strike , and myrnin grabbed the front of her shirt , swung her around , and threw her violently through the doorway . she seemed to fall a really , really long time , but she hit the ground and rolled . she opened her eyes on pitch darkness , smelling rot and old wine . she was trying to get up when something else hit her from behind -- shane , from the sound of his angry cursing . she writhed around and slapped a hand over his mouth , which made him stop in midcurse . `` shhhh , '' she hissed , as softly as she could . not that their rolling around on the floor had n't rung the dinner bell loud and clear , of course . damn you , myrnin . a cold hand encircled her wrist and pulled her away from shane , and when she hit out at it , she felt a velvet sleeve . shane was scrambling to his feet , too . `` michael , can you see ? '' myrnin 's voice sounded completely calm . michael 's did n't . `` then run , damn you ! i 've got them ! '' myrnin followed his own advice , and claire 's arm was almost yanked from its socket as he dragged her with him . she heard shane panting on his other side . her foot came down on something springy , like a body , and she yelped . the sound echoed , and from the darkness on all sides , she heard what sounded like fingers tapping , sliding , coming closer . something grabbed her ankle , and this time claire screamed . it felt like a wire loop , but when she tried to bat at it , she felt fingers , a thin , bony forearm , and nails like talons . myrnin skidded to a halt , turned , and stomped . her ankle came free , and something in the darkness screamed in rage . he roared -- not to them , but to michael , claire guessed . she saw a flash of something up ahead that was n't quite light -- the portal ? that looked like the kind of shimmer it made when it was being activated . myrnin let go of her wrist , and shoved her forward . this time , she landed on top of michael . shane fell on top of her , and she gasped for air as all the breath was driven out of her . they squirmed around and separated . michael pulled eve to her feet . `` i know this place , '' claire said . `` this is where myrnin -- '' myrnin stepped through the portal and slammed it shut , just as amelie had done not so long ago . `` we wo n't come back here , '' he said . he led the way , long black coat flapping , and claire had to dig deep to keep up , even with shane helping her . when he slowed down and started to pick her up , she swatted at him breathlessly . `` no , i 'll make it ! '' at the end of the stone hallway , they took a left , heading down the dark , paneled hall that claire remembered , but they passed up the door she remembered as myrnin 's cell , where he 'd been chained . eve gasped . `` man , i wish i 'd worn different shoes -- '' she cut herself off as myrnin stopped at the end of the hallway . there was a massive wooden door there , medieval style with thick , handhammered iron bands , and the founder 's symbol etched into the old wood . he had n't even broken a sweat . claire windmilled her arms as she stumbled to a halt , and braced herself against the wall , chest heaving . `` should n't we be armed ? '' `` i mean , for a rescue mission , generally people go armed . i 'm just pointing that out . '' `` i do n't like this , '' shane said . myrnin did n't move his gaze away from claire . `` i will if you take your meds , '' she said . i have my reasons , little one . i must have your word . '' shane was shaking his head . michael was n't seeming any too confident about this , either , and eve -- eve looked like she would gladly have run back the other way , if she 'd known there was any other choice than going back into that darkness . it was a tired , thin sort of smile , and it had a hint of sadness in it . `` then i should apologize now , '' he said . `` because i 'm about to break that trust most grievously . '' he dropped claire 's hand , grabbed shane by the shirt , and kicked open the door . he dragged shane through with him , and the door slammed behind him before any of them could react -- even michael , who hit the wood just an instant later , battering at it . it was built to hold out vampires , claire realized . and it would hold out michael for a long , long time .	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she screamed his name and threw herself against the wood , slamming her hand over and over into the founder 's symbol . `` shane , no ! myrnin , bring him back . bring him back ... ... '' michael whirled around , facing the other direction . `` stay behind me , '' he said to eve and claire . claire looked over her shoulder to see doors opening , up and down the hall , as if somebody had pressed a button . vampires and humans alike came out , filling the hallway between the three of them , and any possible way out . every single one of them had fang marks in their necks , just like the ones in claire 's neck . just like the ones in michael 's neck . there was something about the way he was standing there , so still , so quiet ... ... and then he walked away , heading for the other vampires . eve started to lunge after him , but claire stopped her . when michael reached the first vampire , claire expected to see some kind of a fight -- something -- but instead , they just looked at each other , and then the man nodded . `` welcome , '' he said , `` brother michael . '' `` welcome , '' another vampire murmured , and then a human . when michael turned around , his eyes had shifted colors , going from sky blue to dark crimson . `` oh hell , '' eve whispered . on the other side was a big stone hall , something straight out of a castle , and the wooden throne that claire remembered from the welcome feast was here , sitting up on a stage . it was draped in red velvet . sitting on the throne was mr. bishop . `` join us , '' bishop said . claire and eve looked at each other . shane was lying on the stone floor , with myrnin 's hand holding him facedown . `` come in , children . there 's no point anymore . i 've won the night . '' claire felt like she 'd stepped off the edge of the world , and everything was just ... gone . myrnin would n't look at her . he had his head bowed to bishop . eve , after that first look , returned her attention to michael , who was walking toward them . it was not the michael they knew -- not at all . `` let shane go , '' claire said . her voice trembled , but it came out clearly enough . bishop raised one finger , and michael lunged forward , grabbed eve by the throat , and pulled her close to him with his fangs bared . `` do n't give me orders , child , '' bishop said . `` you should be dead by now . now , rephrase your request . something with a please . '' claire licked her lips and tasted sweat . `` please let shane go . please do n't hurt eve . '' bishop considered , then nodded . `` i do n't need the girl , '' he said . he nodded to michael , who let eve go . she backed away , staring at him in disbelief , hands over her throat . `` i have what i want . do n't i , myrnin ? '' myrnin pulled up shane 's shirt . there , stuffed in his waistband at the back , was the book . myrnin pulled it free , let shane up , and walked to bishop . i 'm about to break that trust most grievously , he 'd said to claire . she had n't believed him until this moment . `` wait , '' myrnin said , as bishop reached for it . `` the bargain was for theo goldman 's family . '' `` they 'll be quite safe . '' `` and unharmed , '' myrnin said . `` are you putting conditions on our little agreement ? '' they go free , and unharmed . let all witness that theo goldman and his family will take no harm from me or mine , but they are not welcome in morganville . i will not have them here . '' myrnin inclined his head . he lowered himself to one knee in front of the throne , and lifted the book in both hands over his head , offering it up . bishop 's fingers closed on it , and he let out a long , rattling sigh . `` at last , '' he said . myrnin rested his forearms across his knee , but did n't try to rise . `` you said you also required amelie . may i suggest an alternative ? '' `` you may , as i 'm in good humor with you at the moment . '' `` the girl wears amelie 's sigil , '' he said . `` she 's the only one in town who wears it in the old way , by the old laws . that makes her no less than a part of amelie herself , blood for blood . '' it seemed as if every head turned toward her , every pair of eyes stared . shane started to come toward her . michael darted forward and slammed his friend down on the stones , snarling .	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he held him there . myrnin rose and came to claire , offering her his hand in an antique , courtly gesture . his eyes were still dark , still mostly sane . and that was why she knew she could never really forgive him , ever again . this was n't the disease talking . it was just myrnin . `` trust me , claire . she avoided him and walked on her own to the foot of bishop 's throne , staring up at him . he repeated , mystified . `` why on earth would i do such a foolish thing ? myrnin is quite right . there 's no point in killing you , none at all . i need you to run the machines of morganville for me . i have already declared that richard morrell will oversee the humans . i will allow myrnin the honor of ruling those vampires who choose to stay in my kingdom and swear fealty to me . '' myrnin bowed slightly , from the waist . `` i am , of course , deeply grateful for your favor , my lord . '' `` one thing , '' bishop said . `` i 'll need oliver 's head . '' this time , myrnin smiled . `` i know just where to find it , my lord . '' `` then be about your work . '' myrnin gave a bow , flourished with elaborate arm movements , and to claire 's eyes , it was almost mocking . while he was bowing , she heard him whisper , `` do as he says . '' and then he was gone , walking away , as if none of it meant anything to him at all . eve tried to kick him , but he laughed and avoided her , wagging a finger at her as he did . they watched him skip away down the hall . shane said , `` let me up , michael , or fang me . `` no , '' bishop said , and snapped his fingers to call michael off when he snarled . `` i may need the boy to control his father . put them in a cage together . '' shane was hauled up and marched off , but not before he said , `` claire , i 'll find you . '' `` i 'll find you first , '' she said . bishop broke the lock on the book that myrnin had given him , and opened it to flip the pages , as if looking for something in particular . he ripped out a page and pressed the two ends together to make a circle of paper , thickly filled with minute , dark writing . `` put this on your arm , '' he said , and tossed it to claire . she hesitated , and he sighed . `` put it on , or one of the many hostages to your good behavior will suffer . mother , father , friends , acquaintances , complete strangers . you are not myrnin . do n't try to play his games . '' claire slipped the paper sleeve over her arm , feeling stupid , but she did n't see any alternatives . the paper felt odd against her skin , and then it sucked in and clung to her like something alive . she panicked and tried to pull it off , but she could n't get a grip on it , so closely was it sticking to her arm . after a moment of searing pain , it loosened and slipped off on its own . as it fluttered to the floor , she saw that the page was blank . nothing on it at all . the dense writing that had been on it stayed on her arm -- no , under the skin , as if she 'd been tattooed with it . and the symbols were moving . it made her ill to watch . she had no idea what it meant , but she could feel something happening inside , something ... her fear faded away . `` swear loyalty to me , '' bishop said . `` in the old tongue . '' claire got on her knees and swore , in a language she did n't even know , and not for one moment did she doubt it was the right thing to do . in fact , it made her happy . glowingly happy . some part of her was screaming , he 's making you do this ! but the other parts really did n't care . `` what shall i do with your friends ? '' she did n't even care that eve was crying . `` you will , someday . i 'll grant you this much : your friend eve may go . i have absolutely no use for her . i will show i am merciful . '' she did , she knew she did , but she could n't make herself feel it . `` go , '' bishop said , and smiled chillingly at eve . find amelie and tell her this : i have taken her town away , and all that she values . tell her i have the book . if she wants it back , she 'll have to come for it herself . '' eve angrily wiped tears from her face , glaring at him . `` she 'll come . and i 'll come with her . you do n't own jack .	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this is our town , and we 're going to kick you out if it 's the last thing we do . '' the assembled vampires all laughed . bishop said , `` then come . we 'll be waiting . wo n't we , claire ? '' `` yes , '' she said , and went to sit down on the steps by his feet . `` then let 's begin our celebration , and in the morning , we 'll talk about how morganville will be run from now on . according to my wishes . '' i wanted to scream , but there was a hand over my mouth , rough and powerful . i lashed out at my attacker . then my senses returned and i realized it was just harkat , muffling my screams so that i did n't disturb any of the sleepers in the neighbouring caravans and tents . i relaxed and tapped harkat 's hand to show that i was ok . he released me and stepped back , his large green eyes alive with concern . he handed me a mug of water . i drank deeply from it , then wiped a shaking hand across my lips and smiled weakly . `` i was n't asleep , '' harkat said . the grey-skinned little person did n't need much sleep and often went two or three nights without dozing . he took the mug from me and set it down . `` it was a bad one this ? you started screaming five or six ? minutes ago , and only stopped now . the same nightmare ? '' `` the wasteworld , the wave of fire , the dragon , the ? steve , '' i finished quietly . i 'd been haunted by the nightmare for almost two years , screaming myself awake at least a couple of times a week . in all those months i had n't told harkat about and that wretched face i always saw at the end of the nightmare . as far as he knew , steve was the only monster in my dreams - i did n't dare tell him that i was as scared of myself as i was of steve leopard . i swung my legs out of my hammock and sat up . i could tell by the darkness that it was only three or four in the morning , but i knew i would n't be able to sleep any more . the nightmare always left me shaken and wide awake . rubbing the back of my neck , i found myself studying harkat out of the corner of my eye . although he was n't the source of my nightmares , i could trace their origins back to him . the little person had been built from the remains of a corpse . for most of his newlife he had n't known who he was . two years ago , mr tiny - a man of immense power , with the ability to travel through time - transported us to a barren wasteworld and sent us off on a quest to discover harkat 's previous identity . we fought a variety of wild creatures and twisted monstrosities before finally fishing harkat 's original body out of the lake of souls , a holding place for damned spirits . harkat used to be a vampire called kurda smahlt . he 'd betrayed the vampire clan in a bid to prevent war with our blood cousins , the purple-skinned vampaneze . to make up for his sins , he 'd agreed to become harkat mulds and travel back into the past to be my guardian . i 'm darren shan , a vampire prince . i 'm also one of the hunters of the lord of the vampaneze - a.k.a . steve leopard . steve was destined to lead the vampaneze to victory over the vampires . if he won , he 'd wipe us out entirely . but a few of us - the hunters - had the ability to stop him before he came fully into his powers . if we found and killed him before he matured , the war would be ours . by helping me as harkat , kurda hoped to help the clan and prevent their destined destruction at the hands of the vampaneze . in that way he could put right some of the wrongs he 'd committed . having learnt the truth about harkat , we returned to our own world - rather , our owntime . because what we worked out later was that the wasteworld was n't an alternative universe or earth in the past , as we 'd first thought - it was earth in the future . mr tiny had given us a glimpse of what was to come if came to power . harkat thought the ruined world would only come to pass if the vampaneze won the war of the scars . but i knew about a prediction which i had n't shared with anybody else . when the hunt for steve was finally concluded , there would be one of two possible futures . in one , steve became and destroyed the world . in the other future , wasme . that 's why i woke in a cold sweat , to the sound of my own screams , so often .	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it was n't just fear of the future , but fear of myself . would i somehow play a part in creating the barren , twisted world i 'd seen in the future ? was i damned to become a monster like steve , and wreck all that i held dear ? it seemed impossible , but the uncertainties gnawed away at me all the same , prompted by the ever-repeating nightmares . i spent the time before dawn chatting with harkat , small talk , nothing serious . he 'd suffered terrible nightmares before finding out the truth about himself , so he knew exactly what i was going through . he knew what to say to calm me down . when the sun rose and the cirque camp started to come to life around us , we made an early start on our day 's chores . we 'd been with the cirque du freak since returning from our gruelling quest in the wasteworld . we knew nothing about what was happening in the war of the scars . harkat wanted to return to vampire mountain , or at least make contact with the clan - now that he knew he had once been a vampire , he was more concerned than ever for them . but i held off . i did n't feel the time was right . i had a hunch that we were meant to remain with the cirque , and that destiny would decide our course as and when it saw fit . harkat strongly disagreed with me - we 'd had some very heated arguments about it - but he reluctantly followed my lead - though i 'd sensed recently that his patience was coming to an end . we performed a variety of jobs around the camp , helping out wherever we were needed - moving equipment , mending costumes , feeding the wolf man . we were handymen . mr tall - the owner of the cirque du freak - had offered to find more responsible , permanent positions for us , but we did n't know when we 'd have to leave . it was easier to stick to simple tasks and not get too involved in the long-term running of the show . that way we would n't be missed too much when the time came to part company with the freakish folk . we 'd been performing on the outskirts of a large city , in an old , run-down factory . sometimes we played in a big top which we transported around with us , but mr tall always liked to take advantage of local venues whenever possible . this was our fourth and final show in the factory . we 'd be moving on in the morning , to pastures new . none of us knew where we 'd be going yet - mr tall made those decisions and usually did n't tell us until we 'd broken camp and were already on the move . we put on a typically tight , exciting show that night , built around some of the longest-serving performers - gertha teeth , rhamus twobellies , alexander ribs , truska the bearded lady , hans hands , evra and shancus von . usually the vons rounded off the show , treating audiences to one final scare when their snakes slid from the shadows overhead . but mr tall had been experimenting with different line-ups recently . on stage , jekkus flang was juggling knives . jekkus was one of the cirque helpers , like harkat and me , but tonight he 'd been billed as a star attraction and was entertaining the crowd with a display of knife tricks . jekkus was a good juggler , but his act was pretty dull compared to the others . after a few minutes , a man in the front row stood up as jekkus balanced a long knife on the tip of his nose . `` this is rubbish ! '' the man shouted , climbing on to the stage . `` this is meant to be a place of magic and wonder - not juggling tricks ! i could see stuff like this at any circus . '' jekkus took the knife from his nose and snarled at the intruder . `` get off the stage , or i 'll cut you up into tiny pieces ! '' `` you do n't worry me , '' the man snorted , taking a couple of large paces over to jekkus , so they were eyeball to eyeball . `` you 're wasting our time and money . `` insolent scum ! '' jekkus roared , then lashed out with his knife and cut off the man 's left arm just below the elbow ! the man screamed and grabbed for the falling limb . as he was reaching for his lost forearm , jekkus struck again and cut off the man 's other arm in the same place ! people in the audience erupted with panic and surged to their feet . the man with the jagged stumps beneath his elbows tottered towards the edge of the stage , desperately waving his half-arms around , face white with apparent shock . but then he stopped - and laughed . the people in the front rows heard the laughter and stared up at the stage suspiciously . this time his laughter carried further , and people all around relaxed and faced the stage .	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as they watched , tiny hands grew out of the stumps of the man 's arms . the hands continued to grow , followed by wrists and forearms . a minute later , the man 's arms had returned to their natural length . he flexed his fingers , grinned , and took a bow . mr tall boomed , appearing suddenly on stage . `` put your hands together for the fabulous , the amazing , the incrediblecormac limbs ! '' everybody realized they 'd been the victims of a practical joke - the man who 'd stepped out of the audience was a performer . they clapped and cheered as cormac sliced off his fingers one by one , each of which grew back quickly . he could cut off any part of his body - though he 'd never tried chopping off his head ! then the show finished for real and the crowd poured out , babbling with excitement , wildly discussing the mystical mysteries of the sensational cirque du freak . inside , harkat and i helped with the tidying up . everyone involved was vastly experienced , and we could normally clear everything away within half an hour , sometimes less . mr tall stood in the shadows while we worked . that was odd - he normally retired to his van after a show - but we took little notice of it . you grew used to oddness when you worked with the cirque du freak ! as i was stacking several chairs away , to be removed to a truck by other hands , mr tall stepped forward . `` a moment , please , darren , '' he said , removing the tall red hat he wore whenever he went on stage . he took a map out of the hat - the map was much larger than the hat , but i did n't question how he 'd fitted it inside - and unrolled it . he held one end of the map in his large left hand and nodded for me to take the other end . `` this is where we are now , '' mr tall said , pointing to a spot on the map . i studied it curiously , wondering why he was showing me . `` and this is where we will be going next , '' he said , pointing to a town a hundred and sixty kilometres away . i looked at the name of the town . for a moment i felt dizzy and a cloud seemed to pass in front of my eyes . then my expression cleared . `` i see , '' i said softly . `` you do n't have to come with us , '' mr tall said . `` you can take a different route and meet up with us later , if you wish . '' i started to think about it , then made a snap gut decision instead . `` that 's ok , '' i said . it 'll be interesting . '' `` very well , '' mr tall said briskly , taking back the map and rolling it up again . `` we depart in the morning . '' with that , mr tall slipped away . i felt he did n't approve of my decision , but i could n't say why , and i did n't devote much thought to it . instead , i stood by the stacked-up chairs , lost in the past , thinking about all the people i 'd known as a child , especially my parents and younger sister . harkat limped over eventually and waved a grey hand in front of my face , snapping me out of my daze . he asked , sensing my disquiet . alexander ribs stood , rapped his ribcage with a spoon and opened his mouth . a loud musical note sprang out and all conversation ceased . facing the boy at the head of the table , alexander sang , `` he 's green , he 's lean , snot he 's never seen , his name is shancus - happy birthday ! '' everybody cheered . thirty performers and helpers from the cirque du freak were seated around a huge oval table , celebrating shancus von 's eighth birthday . it was a chilly april day , and most people were wrapped up warmly . the table was overflowing with cakes , sweets and drinks , and we were digging in happily . when alexander ribs sat down , truska - a woman who could grow her beard at will - stood and sung another birthday greeting . `` the only things he fears is his mother 's flying ears , his name is shancus - happy birthday ! '' merla snapped one of her ears off when she heard that and flicked it at her son . he ducked and it flew high over his head , then circled back to merla , who caught and reattached it to the side of her head . since shancus had been named in my honour , i guessed i 'd better chip in with a verse of my own . thinking quickly , i stood , cleared my throat , and chanted , `` he 's scaly and he 's great , today he has turned eight , his name is shancus - happy birthday ! '' `` thanks , godfather , '' shancus smirked .	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i was n't really his godfather , but he liked to pretend i was - especially when it was his birthday and he was looking for a cool present ! a few others took turns singing birthday greetings to the snake-boy , then evra stood and wrapped up the song with , `` despite the pranks you pull , your mum and i love you , pesky shancus - happy birthday ! '' there was lots of applause , then the women at the table shuffled over to hug and kiss shancus . he pulled a mortified expression , but i could see he was delighted by the attention . his younger brother , urcha , was jealous and sat a little way back from the table , sulking . their sister , lilia , was rooting through the piles of presents shancus had received , seeing if there was anything of interest to a five-year-old girl . evra went to try and cheer up urcha . unlike shancus and lilia , the middle von child was an ordinary human and he felt he was the odd one out . evra and merla had a tough time making him feel special . i saw evra slip a small present to urcha , and heard him whisper , `` do n't tell the others ! '' urcha looked much happier after that . he joined shancus at the table and tucked into a pile of small cakes . i made my way over to where evra was beaming at his family . `` eight years , '' i remarked , clapping evra on his left shoulder ( some of his scales had been sliced away from his right shoulder a long time ago , and he did n't like people touching him there ) . `` i bet it feels like eight weeks . '' `` you do n't know how right you are , '' evra smiled . `` time flies when you have kids . you 'll find out yourself one ? '' he stopped and grimaced . as a half-vampire , i was sterile . i could never have children . it was one of the drawbacks to being part of the clan . `` when are you going to show the snake to shancus ? '' evra asked . `` later , '' i grinned . `` i gave him a book earlier . he thinks that 's his real present - he looked disgusted ! i 'll let him enjoy the rest of the party , then hit him with the snake when he thinks the fun is over . '' shancus already owned a snake , but i 'd bought a new one for him , larger and more colourful . evra helped me choose it . his old snake would be passed on to urcha , so both boys would have cause to celebrate tonight . merla called evra back to the party - lilia had got stuck in wrapping paper and needed to be rescued . i watched my friends for a minute or two , then turned my back on the festivities and walked away . i wandered through the maze of vans and tents of the cirque du freak , coming to a halt near the wolf man 's cage . the savage man-beast was snoring . i took a small jar of pickled onions out of my pocket and ate one , smiling sadly as i remembered where my taste for pickled onions had come from . that memory led to others , and i found myself looking back over the years , recalling major events , remarkable triumphs , and sickening losses . the night of my blooding , when mr crepsley pumped his vampiric blood into me . slowly coming to terms with my appetite and powers . sam grest - the original pickled onion connoisseur . my first girlfriend , debbie hemlock . learning about the vampaneze . the trek to vampire mountain . my trials , where i 'd had to prove myself worthy of being a child of the night . failing and running away . the revelation that a vampire general - kurda smahlt - was a traitor , in league with the vampaneze . exposing kurda . becoming a prince . the wolf man stirred and i walked on , not wanting to wake him . my mind continued to turn over old memories . kurda telling us why he 'd betrayed the clan - the lord of the vampaneze had arisen and stood poised to lead his people into war against the vampires . the early years of the war of the scars , when i 'd lived in vampire mountain . leaving the safety of the fortress to hunt for the vampaneze lord , accompanied by mr crepsley and harkat . meeting vancha march , the third hunter - only he , mr crepsley or i could kill the vampaneze lord . travelling with a witch called evanna . clashing with the lord of the vampaneze , unaware of his identity until afterwards , when he 'd escaped with his protector , gannen harst . i wanted to stop there - the next set of memories was the most painful - but my thoughts raced on . returning to the city of mr crepsley 's youth .	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running into debbie again - an adult now , a teacher . other faces from the past - r.v . and steve leopard . the former used to be an eco-warrior , a man who blamed me for the loss of his hands . he 'd become a vampaneze and was part of a plot to lure my allies and me underground , where the lord of the vampaneze could kill us . steve was part of that plot too , though at first i thought he was on our side . steve was my best friend when we were kids . we went to the cirque du freak together . he recognized mr crepsley and asked to be his assistant . mr crepsley refused - he said steve had evil blood . later , steve was bitten by mr crepsley 's poisonous tarantula . only mr crepsley could cure him . i became a half-vampire to save steve 's life , but steve did n't see it that way . he thought i 'd betrayed him and taken his place among the vampires . he became hell-bent on revenge . underground in mr crepsley 's city . facing the vampaneze in a chamber steve had named the cavern of retribution . me , mr crepsley , vancha , harkat , debbie and a police officer called alice burgess . a huge fight . mr crepsley faced the man we thought was the lord of the vampaneze . but then steve killed mr crepsley by knocking him into a pit of stakes . a gut-churning blow , made all the worse when steve revealed the shocking truth ? he was the real lord of the vampaneze ! i reached the last of the tents and stopped , gazing around , half-dazed . we 'd set up camp in an abandoned football stadium . it used to be the home ground of the local football team , but they 'd moved to a new , purpose-built stadium some years ago . the old stadium was due to be demolished - apartment blocks were to be built over the ruins - but not for several months yet . it was an eerie feeling , staring around at thousands of empty seats in the ghost stadium . that put me in mind of my next , bizarre quest with harkat , in what we now knew was a shade of the future . once again i began to wonder if that ruined future world was unavoidable . could i prevent it by killing steve , or was it destined to come no matter who won the war of the scars ? before i got too worked up about it , someone stepped up beside me and said , `` is the party over ? '' i looked around and saw the scarred , stitched-together , grey-skinned face of harkat mulds . `` no , '' i smiled . `` it 's winding down , but it has n't finished yet . '' i was afraid i 'd miss it . '' harkat had been out on the streets most of the day , handing out fliers for the cirque du freak - that was one of his regular jobs every time we arrived at a new venue . he stared at me with his round , green , lidless eyes . unsure of myself . '' `` have you been out there yet ? '' harkat waved a hand at the town beyond the walls of the stadium . `` are you going to go , or do you plan ? to hide here until we leave ? '' this was the real reason i was so fixed on the past . after all these years of travel , i 'd returned home to the town where i was born and had lived all my human life . `` what if my family 's still here ? '' `` and annie , my sister . what if they see me ? '' `` would they recognize you ? '' `` humans do , '' i snorted . `` but i 've only aged four or five years . '' `` maybe it would n't be a bad thing to ? see them again , '' harkat said . `` imagine their joy if they learnt that ? you were still alive . '' `` i 've been thinking about that ever since mr tall told me we were coming here . iwant to track them down . it would be wonderful for me - but terrible for them . they buried me . they 've done their grieving and have hopefully moved on with their lives . it would n't be fair to bring back all those old pains and torments . '' `` i 'm not sure i agree with that , '' harkat said , `` but it 's ? so stay here with the cirque . `` i ca n't , '' i sighed . `` this is my home town . i 've got an itch to walk the streets again , see how much has changed , look for old faces that i used to know . i want to find out what happened to my friends .	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the wise thing would be to keep my head down - but when didi ever do the wise thing ? '' `` and maybe trouble would find you ? even if you did , '' harkat said . harkat glanced around uneasily . `` i have a strange feeling about ? this place , '' he croaked . `` what sort of a feeling ? '' just a feeling that this is ? a dangerous place , but also the place where ? something 's going to happen here . do n't you sense it ? '' `` no - but my thoughts are all overthe place right now . '' `` we 've often discussed your decision to ? stay with the cirque , '' harkat reminded me , making little of the many arguments we 'd had about whether or not i should leave and seek out the vampire generals . he believed i was hiding from my duty , that we should seek out the vampires and resume the hunt for the vampaneze lord . `` you 're not starting that again , are you ? '' i now think you were right . if we had n't stuck with the cirque ? we would n't be here now . and , as i said , i think we 're ? meant to be here . '' i studied harkat silently . `` the feeling is n't that specific , '' harkat said . `` but if you had to guess ? '' harkat shrugged awkwardly . `` i think we might run into ? steve leonard , or find a clue which ? points towards him . '' my insides tightened at the thought of facing steve again . i hated him for what he 'd done to us , especially killing mr crepsley . but just before he died , mr crepsley warned me not to devote my life to hatred . he said it would twist me like steve . so although i hungered for the chance to get even , i worried about it too . i did n't know how i 'd react when i saw him again , whether i 'd be able to control my emotions or give in to blind , hateful rage . `` you 're frightened , '' harkat noted . but not of steve . i 'm frightened of whati might do . '' `` do n't worry , '' harkat smiled . `` you 'll be ok. '' `` what if ? '' i hesitated , afraid i 'd jinx myself . but that was silly , so i came out with it . `` whatif steve tries to use my family against me ? what if he threatens my parents or annie ? '' harkat nodded slowly . `` i thought of that already . it 's the sort of sick stunt i can ? imagine him pulling . '' `` what will i do if he does ? '' `` he already sucked debbie into his insane plot to destroy me - not to mention r.v . `` easy , '' harkat soothed me . `` the first thing is to find out if ? they still live here . if they do , we can arrange protection ? we 'll establish a watch around their house ? and guard them . '' `` the two of us ca n't protect them by ourselves , '' i grunted . `` but we 're not by ourselves , '' harkat said . `` we have many friends in ? the cirque . `` you think it 's fair to involve them ? '' `` they may already be involved , '' harkat said . `` their destinies are tied to ours , i think . that may be another reason why you felt ? you had to stay here . '' `` come on - i want to get to the party before ? rhamus scoffs all the cakes ! '' i did n't go exploring that day . i stayed at the cirque du freak and celebrated shancus 's birthday . he loved his new snake , and i thought urcha was going to float away with joy when he found out shancus 's old snake was to be his . the party went on longer than expected . the table was loaded up with more cakes and buns , and not even the ever-hungry rhamus twobellies could finish them off . afterwards we prepared for that night 's show , which went ahead smoothly . i spent most of the show in the wings , studying faces in the audience , looking for old neighbours and friends . but i did n't see anybody i recognized . the next morning , while most of the cirque folk were sleeping , i slipped out . although it was a bright day , i wore a light anorak over my clothes , so i could pull the hood up and mask my face if i had to . i walked rapidly , thrilled to be back . the streets had changed a lot - new shops and offices , many redecorated or redesigned buildings - but the names were the same . i ran into memories on every block . the shop where i bought my football boots . mum 's favourite clothes boutique .	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the cinema where we 'd taken annie to her first film . the newsagent where i shopped for comics . i wandered through a vast complex which used to be my favourite computer arcade . it was under new ownership and had grown beyond recognition . i tried out some of the games , and smiled as i remembered how excited i 'd get when i 'd come here on a saturday and blast away a few hours on the latest shoot-'em-up . moving away from the central shopping area , i visited my favourite parks . one was now a housing estate but the other was unchanged . i saw a groundsman tending to a bed of flowers - old william morris , my friend alan 's grandfather . william was the first person from the past i 'd seen . he had n't known me very well , so i was able to walk right past him and study him up-close without fear of being spotted . i wanted to stop and chat with alan 's grandfather , and ask for news about alan . i was going to tell him that i was one of alan 's friends , that i 'd lost touch with him . but then i remembered that alan was now an adult , not a teenager like me . so i walked on , silent , unobserved . i was anxious to check out my old house . but i did n't feel ready - i trembled with nerves every time i thought about it . so i wandered through the centre of town , past banks , shops , restaurants . i caught glimpses of half-remembered faces - clerks and waiters , a few customers - but nobody i 'd known personally . i had a bite to eat in a cafe . the food was n't especially good , but it had been dad 's favourite place - he often brought me here for a snack while mum and annie were doing damage in the shops . it was nice to sit in the familiar surroundings and order a chicken and bacon sandwich , like in the old days . after lunch , i strolled past my original school - a really eerie feeling ! a new wing had been added , and there were iron railings around the perimeter , but apart from that it looked just the way i remembered . lunch break was ending . i watched from underneath the shadows of a tree while the students filed back into class . i saw some teachers too . most were new , but two caught my attention . one was mrs mcdaid . she 'd taught languages , mostly to older students . i 'd had her for half a term when my regular teacher was on a leave of absence . i 'd been much closer to the other teacher - mr dalton ! i 'd had him for english and history . he 'd been my favourite teacher . he was chatting with some of his students as he entered class after lunch , and by their smiles i saw he was still as popular as ever . it would have been great to catch up with mr dalton . i was seriously thinking about waiting for school to finish , then going to see him . he 'd know what had happened to my parents and annie . i need n't tell him i was a vampire - i could say i had an anti-ageing disease , which kept me looking young . explaining away my `` death '' would be tricky , but i could cook up some suitable story . one thing held me back . a few years ago , in mr crepsley 's home city , i 'd been branded a killer by the police , and my name and photo had been flashed all over the tv and newspapers . what if mr dalton had heard about that ? if he knew i was alive , and thought i was a murderer , he might alert the authorities . safer not to take the risk . so i turned my back on the school and slowly walked away . it was only then that it struck me that mr dalton would n't be the only one who might have picked up on the `` darren shan - serial killer ! '' hysteria . what if my parents had heard about it ! mr crepsley 's city was in a different part of the world , and i was n't sure how much news travelled between the two countries . but it was a possibility . i had to sit down on a street bench while i considered that horrific potential . i could only begin to imagine how shocking it would have been if , years after they 'd buried me , mum and dad had spotted me on the news , under a caption branding me a killer . how had i never thought about it before ? this could be a real problem . as i 'd told harkat , i did n't intend going to see my family - too painful for everyone . but if they already knew i was alive , and were living with the misbelief that i was a killer , i 'd have to set the record straight . but what if theydid n't know ? i had to do some research .	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i 'd passed a brand new , ultra-modern library earlier that morning . hurrying back to it , i asked a librarian for assistance . i said i was doing a school project and had to pick some local story from the last three years to write about . i asked to examine all the issues of the main local paper , as well as the national paper which my mum and dad used to read . i figured , if word of my exploits in mr crepsley 's city had spread this far , there 'd be a mention of me in one of those two papers . the librarian was happy to help . she showed me where the microfiche were stored , and how to use them . once i 'd got the knack of getting them up on screen and scanning from one page to the next , she left me to my own devices . i started with the earliest editions of the national paper , from a few months before i ran into trouble with the law . i was looking for any mention of mr crepsley 's city and the killers plaguing it . i made quick time , glancing only at the international sections . i found a couple of references to the murders - and they were both mocking ! apparently journalists here were amused by the vampire rumours which had swept the city , and the story was treated as light entertainment . there was a short piece in one issue , relaying the news that the police had caught four suspects , and then carelessly let all four escape . no names , and no mention of the people steve had killed when he broke out . i was relieved but angered at the same time . i knew the pain the vampaneze had brought to that city , the lives they 'd destroyed . it was n't right that such a grim story should be turned into the stuff of funny urban legends , simply because it happened in a city far away from where these people lived . they would n't have found it so amusing if the vampaneze had struck here ! i made a quick check on issues from the next few months , but the paper had dropped the story after news of the escape . i turned to the local paper . this was slower going . the main news was at the front , but local interest stories were scattered throughout . i had to check most of the pages of each edition before i could move on to the next . although i tried not to dwell on articles unrelated to me , i could n't stop myself from skimming the opening paragraphs of the more interesting stones . it was n't long before i was catching up with all the news - elections , scandals , heroes , villains ; policemen who 'd been highly commended , criminals who 'd given the town a bad name ; a big bank raid ; coming third in a national tidy towns competition . i saw photographs and read clips about several of my school friends , but one in particular stood out - tom jones ! tommy was one of my best friends , along with steve and alan morris . we were two of the best footballers in our class . i was the goal-scorer , leading the line up front , while tommy was the goal-stopper , pulling off spectacular saves . i 'd often dreamt of going on to be a professional footballer . tommy had taken that dream all the way and become a goalkeeper . there were dozens of photos and stones about him . tom jones ( he 'd shortened the `` tommy '' ) was one of the best keepers in the country . lots of articles poked fun at his name - there was also a famous singer called tom jones - but nobody had anything bad to say about tommy himself . after working his way up through the amateur ranks , he 'd signed for a local team , made a name for himself , then played abroad for five years . now he was back home , part of the best team in the country . in the most recent editions , i read how local football fans were buzzing with excitement at the prospect of this years cup semi-final - it was being held in our town , and tommy 's team was in it . of course , they 'd have been a lot happier if their own team had qualified , but this was the next best thing . reading about tommy brought a smile to my face - it was great to see one of my friends doing so well . the other good news was that there was no mention of me . since this was quite a small town , i was sure word would have spread if anyone had heard about me in connection with the killings . i was in the clear . the house took my breath away . same colour door , same style curtains , same small garden out the back . as i stood gazing at it , gripping the top of the fence , i almost expected a younger version of myself to come bounding out the back door , clutching a pile of comics , on his way over to steve 's . my head snapped round and my eyes cleared .	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i did n't know how long i 'd been standing there , but by my white knuckles , i guessed it had been a few minutes at least . an elderly woman was standing close by , studying me suspiciously . rubbing my hands together , i smiled warmly . `` at what , precisely ? '' she challenged me , and i realized how i must appear to her - a rough-faced teenager , gazing intently into a deserted back yard , checking out the house . she thought i was a burglar casing the joint ! `` my name 's derek shan , '' i said , borrowing an uncle 's first name . `` my cousins lived here . in fact , they still might . i 'm in town to see some friends , and i thought i 'd pop over and find out if my relatives were here or not . '' `` you 're related to annie ? '' the woman asked , and i shivered at the mention of the name . `` yes , '' i said , fighting hard to keep my voice steady . `` and dermot and angela . '' `` dermot and angela moved away three or four years ago , '' the woman said . she stepped up beside me , at ease now , and squinted at the house . `` they should have left sooner . that was never a happy house , not since their boy died . '' the woman looked sideways at me . `` i remember my dad saying something , '' i muttered , ears turning red . `` i was n't living here then , '' the woman said . `` but i 've heard all about it . he fell out of a window . the family stayed on , but it was a miserable place after that . i do n't know why they stuck around so long . you ca n't enjoy yourself in a house of bitter memories . '' `` but they did stay , '' i said , `` until three or four years ago ? and then moved on ? '' dermot had a mild heart attack . he had to retire early . '' `` heart attack ! '' `` i said it was mild , did n't i ? but they decided to move when he retired . left for the coast . angela often said she 'd like to live by the sea . '' `` did she go with them ? '' annie stayed . she still lives here - her and her boy . '' `` are you sure you 're a relative ? you do n't seem to know much about your own family . '' `` i 've lived abroad most of my life , '' i said truthfully . the woman lowered her voice . `` actually , i suppose it 's not the sort of thing you talk about in front of children . what age are you , derek ? '' `` sixteen , '' i lied . `` then i guess you 're old enough . my name 's bridget , by the way . '' `` hello , bridget . '' i forced a smile , silently willing her to get on with the story . `` the boy 's a nice enough child , but he 's not really a shan . '' `` he was born out of wedlock . annie never married . i 'm not even sure anyone except her knows who the father is . angela claimed they knew , but she never told us his name . '' `` i guess lots of women choose not to marry these days , '' i sniffed , not liking the way bridget was talking about annie . `` true , '' bridget nodded . `` nothing wrong with wanting the child but not the husband . but annie was on the young side . she was just sweet sixteen when the baby was born . '' bridget was glowing , the way gossips do when they 're telling a juicy story . i wanted to snap at her , but it was better to hold my tongue . `` dermot and angela helped rear the baby , '' bridget continued . `` he was a blessing in some ways . he became a replacement for their lost son . he brought some joy back into the house . '' `` and now annie looks after him by herself ? '' angela came back a lot during the first year , for weekends and holidays . but now the boy 's more independent , annie can cope by herself . they get along as well as most , i guess . '' bridget glanced at the house and sniffed . `` but they could do with giving that old wreck a slap of paint . '' `` i think the house looks fine , '' i said stiffly . `` what do sixteen-year-old boys know about houses ? '' then she bid me good day and went about her business . i was going to call her back , to ask when annie would be home . but then i decided not to . just as easy - and more exciting - to wait out here and watch for her . there was a small tree on the other side of the road . i stood by it , hood up over my head , checking my watch every few minutes as though i was waiting to meet somebody . the street was quiet and not many people passed . the day darkened and dusk set upon the town .	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there was a bite in the air but it did n't trouble me - half-vampires do n't feel the cold as much as humans . i thought about what bridget had said while i was waiting . annie , a mother ! she 'd been a kid herself the last time i saw her . from what bridget said , annie 's life had n't been the easiest . being a mother at sixteen must have been rough . but it sounded like she had things under control now . a light went on in the kitchen . a woman 's silhouette passed from one side to the other . then the back door opened and my sister stepped out . taller , with long brown hair , much plumper than she 'd been as a girl . but the same face . the same sparkling eyes , and lips which were ready to turn up into a warm-hearted smile at a moment 's notice . i stared at annie as though in a trance . i was n't able to tear my eyes away . i was trembling , and my legs felt like they were about to give way , but i could n't turn my gaze aside . annie walked to a small washing line in the back yard , from which a boy 's clothes were hanging . she blew into her hands to warm them , then reached up and took the clothes down , one garment at a time , folding each over the crook of her left arm . i stepped forward and opened my mouth to call her name , all thoughts of not announcing myself forgotten . this was annie - my sister ! ihad to talk to her , hold her again , laugh and cry with her , catch up on the past , ask about mum and dad . but my vocal chords would n't work . i was choked up with emotion . all i managed was a thin croak . closing my mouth , i walked across the road , slowing as i came to the fence . annie had gathered all the clothes from the line and was returning to the kitchen . i gulped deeply and licked my lips . blinked several times in quick succession to clear my head . opened my mouth again ? ? and stopped when a boy inside the house shouted , `` mum ! annie yelled in reply , and i could hear the love in her voice . `` i thought i told you to bring in the clothes . '' wait a sec ? '' i saw the boy 's shadow as he entered the kitchen and hurried over to the back door . then he emerged , a chubby boy , fair-haired , very pleasant looking . `` do you want me to take some of those ? '' `` my hero , '' annie laughed , handing half of the load over to the boy . he went in ahead of her . she turned to shut the door and caught a glimpse of me . the light was behind her . she could n't see me very well . but if i stood there long enough ? if i called out to her ? instead i coughed , pulled my hood tight around my face , spun and walked away . i heard the door close behind me , and it was like the sound of a sharp blade slicing me adrift from the past . annie had her own life . probably a job . maybe a boyfriend or somebody special . it would n't be fair if i popped up , opening old wounds , making her part of my dark , twisted world . she enjoyed peace and a normal life - much better than what i had to offer . i could n't bear to talk to anybody that night . i sat by myself in a seat high up in the football stadium while the show was in progress , thinking about annie and her child , mum and dad , all that i 'd lost and missed out on . for the first time in years i felt angry with mr crepsley for blooding me . i found myself wondering what life would be like if he 'd left me alone , wishing i could go back and change the past . but there was no point tormenting myself . the past was a closed book . i could do nothing to alter it , and was n't even sure i would if i could - if i had n't been blooded , i would n't have been able to tip the vampires off about kurda smahlt , and the entire clan might have fallen . if i 'd returned home ten or twelve years earlier , my feelings of loss and anger might have been stronger . but i was an adult now , in all but looks . a vampire prince . i 'd learnt to deal with heartache . that was n't an easy night . but by the time i drifted off to sleep a few hours before dawn , i 'd resigned myself to the situation , and knew there would be no fresh tears in the morning . i was stiff with the cold when i awoke , but worked it off by jogging down the tiers of the stadium to where the cirque was camped . as i was making for the tent i shared with harkat , i spotted mr tall . he was standing by an open fire , roasting sausages on a spit .	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he beckoned me over and threw a handful of sausages to me , then speared a fresh batch and stuck them over the flames . `` thanks , '' i said , eagerly munching the piping-hot sausages . `` i knew you would be hungry , '' he replied . `` you have been to see your sister . '' it did n't surprise me that he knew . mr tall was an insightful old owl . `` did she see you ? '' mr tall asked . `` she saw me briefly , but i left before she got a good look . '' `` you behaved correctly . '' he turned the sausages over and spoke softly . `` you are about to ask me if i will help protect your sister . you fear for her safety . '' `` harkat thinks something 's going to happen , '' i said . `` he 's not sure what , but if steve leopard 's part of it , he might use annie to hurt me . '' `` he wo n't , '' mr tall said . i was surprised by his directness - normally he was very cagey when it came to revealing anything about the future . `` as long as you stay out of her life , your sister will be under no direct threat . '' `` what aboutin direct threat ? '' mr tall chuckled . `` we are all under indirect threat , one way or another . harkat is correct - this is a time and place of destiny . i can say no more about it , except leave your sister alone . she is safe that way . '' i was n't happy about leaving annie to fend for herself , but i trusted hibernius tall . `` you should sleep some more now , '' mr tall said . `` you are tired . '' that sounded like a good plan . i scoffed another sausage , turned to leave , then stopped . `` hibernius , '' i said without facing him , `` i know you ca n't tell me what 's going to happen , but before we came here , you said i did n't have to come . it would have been better if i 'd stayed away , would n't it ? '' i did n't think he was going to respond . but then , softly , he said , `` yes . '' `` what if i left now ? '' `` it is too late , '' mr tall said . `` your decision to return set a train of events in motion . that train can not be derailed . if you left now , it would only serve the purpose of the forces you oppose . '' i said , turning to push the issue . but mr tall had disappeared , leaving only the flickering flames and a stick speared with sausages lying on the grass next to the fire . that evening , after i 'd rested and enjoyed a filling meal , i told harkat about my trip home . i also told him about my short conversation with mr tall and how he 'd urged me not to get involved with annie . `` then you were right , '' harkat grunted . `` i thought you should involve yourself with ? your family again , but it seems i was wrong . '' we were feeding scraps of meat to the wolf man , part of our daily chores . we stood at a safe distance from his cage , all too aware of the power of his fearsome jaws . `` what about your nephew ? '' `` any family resemblance ? '' i paused , a large sliver of meat in my right hand . `` it 's strange , but i did n't think of him as that until now . i just thought of him as annie 's son . i forgot that also makes him my nephew . '' i grinned crookedly . `` i 'm an uncle ! '' `` congratulations , '' harkat deadpanned . `` did he look like you ? '' i thought of the fair-haired , chubby boy 's smile , and how he 'd helped annie bring in the washing . `` a nice kid , from what i saw . handsome , of course , like all the shans . '' harkat snorted . i was sorry i had n't taken more notice of annie 's boy . i thought about going back to ask about him - i could hang about and collar bridget the gossip again - but dismissed the idea immediately . that was precisely the kind of stunt which could backfire and bring me to annie 's notice . best to forget about him . as we were finishing off , i saw a young boy watching us from behind a nearby van . he was studying us quietly , taking care not to attract attention . in the normal run of things , i 'd have ignored him - children often came nosing around the cirque site . but my thoughts were on my nephew and i found myself more interested in the boy than i 'd otherwise have been . i shouted , waving at him . the boy 's head instantly vanished behind the van . i would have left it , but moments later the boy stepped out and walked towards us .	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he looked nervous - understandable , since we were in the presence of the snarling wolf man - but he was fighting hard not to show it . the boy stopped a few metres away and nodded curtly . `` hello , '' he mumbled . he was scrawny . he had dark blond hair and bright blue eyes . i put his age at somewhere in the region of ten or eleven , maybe a little bit older than annie 's kid , though there could n't have been much of an age difference . for all i knew they might even be going to school together ! the boy said nothing after greeting us . i was thinking about my nephew and comparing this boy to him , so i said nothing either . harkat finally broke the silence . `` hi , '' he said , lowering the mask he wore to filter out air , which was poisonous to him . `` i 'm harkat . '' `` darius , '' the boy said , nodding at harkat , not offering to shake hands . `` and i 'm darren , '' i smiled . `` you two are with the freak show , '' darius said . `` i saw you yesterday . '' i 've never seen a freak show before . i tried buying a ticket but nobody will sell me one . i asked the tall guy - he 's the owner , is n't he ? - but he said it was n't suitable for children . '' `` it is a bit on the gruesome side , '' i said . `` that 's why i want to see it , '' he grunted . i laughed , remembering what i 'd been like at his age . `` why do n't you walk around with us ? we can show you some of the performers and tell you about the show . if you still want a ticket , maybe we can sort one out for you then . '' darius squinted at me suspiciously , then at harkat . `` you might be a pair of kidnappers . '' `` oh , you have my word we wo n't ? kidnap you , '' harkat purred , treating darius to his widest grin , displaying his grey tongue and sharp , pointed teeth . `` we might feed you to the wolf man ? but we wo n't kidnap you . '' darius yawned to show he was n't impressed by the theatrical threat , then said , `` what the hell , i 've nothing better to do . '' then he tapped his foot and raised an eyebrow impatiently . we walked darius around the site and introduced him to rhamus twobellies , cormac limbs , hans hands and truska . cormac was busy and did n't have time to show the boy how he could re-grow his limbs , but truska sprouted a short beard for him , then sucked the hairs back into her face . darius acted like he was n't impressed , but i could see the wonder in his eyes . darius was strange . he did n't say much , and kept his distance , always a couple of metres away from harkat and me , as though he still did n't trust us . he asked lots of questions about the performers and the cirque du freak , which was normal . but he did n't ask anything about me , where i was from , how i 'd come to join the show or what my tasks involved . he did n't ask about harkat either . the grey-skinned , stitched-together little person was like nothing most people had ever seen . it was common for newcomers to pump him for information . but darius seemed uninterested in harkat , as if he already knew everything about him . he also had a way of staring at me oddly . i 'd catch him looking at me , when he thought my attention was elsewhere . it was n't a threatening look . there was just something about the flickering of his eyes that for some reason unsettled me . harkat and i were n't hungry , but when we passed one of the open campfires and saw a pot of bubbling soup , i heard darius 's stomach rumble . `` want to eat ? 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`` oggy 's short for augustine , '' darius explained . `` did you tell oggy what the cirque du ? freak really was ? '' `` nah , '' darius said . `` he 's got a big mouth . he 'd tell everybody and they 'd all come . i like being the only one who knows about it . '' `` so you 're a boy who knows how to keep a secret , '' i chuckled . `` of course , the downside is that since nobody knows you 're here , if wedid kidnap you or feed you to the wolf man , nobody would know where to look . '' i was joking , but darius reacted sharply . he half-bolted to his feet , dropping the unfinished bowl of soup . acting instinctively , i snatched for the bowl , and with my vampire speed i caught it before it hit the ground . but darius thought i meant to strike him . he threw himself backwards and roared , `` leave me alone ! '' i took a surprised step back . the other people around the fire were gawping at us . harkat 's green eyes were on darius , and there was more than just surprise in his expression - he looked wary too . `` easy , '' i half-laughed , lowering the bowl , then raising my hands in a gesture of friendship . darius sat up . he was blushing angrily . `` i 'm ok , '' he mumbled , getting to his feet . `` what 's wrong , darius ? '' harkat asked quietly . `` why so edgy ? '' `` i 'm ok , '' darius said again , glaring at harkat . `` i just do n't like people saying stuff like that . it 's not funny , creatures like you making threats like that . '' `` i did n't mean it , '' i said , ashamed for having frightened the boy . `` how about i get a ticket to tonight 's show for you , to make up for scaring you ? '' `` i ai n't scared , '' darius growled . `` of course you are n't , '' i smiled . `` but would you like a ticket anyway ? '' darius pulled a face . `` it 's free , '' i said . `` courtesy of the house . '' that was as close as darius got to saying thanks . `` would you like one for oggy too ? '' `` no , '' darius said . `` he would n't come . he 's a scaredy cat . he does n't even watch horror movies , not even the really old and boring ones . '' i tracked down mr tall . when i told him what i wanted , he frowned and said all the tickets for tonight 's show had been sold . `` but surely you can find a spare one somewhere , '' i laughed . there was always lots of space in the aisles and it was usually never a problem to stick in a few extra chairs . `` is it wise , inviting a child to the show ? '' `` children tend to fare unfavourably here . yourself , steve leonard , sam grest . '' sam was a boy who 'd had a fatal run-in with the wolf man . he was the first person i 'd drunk blood from . part of his spirit - not to mention his taste for pickled onions ! - still lived on within me . `` why mention sam ? '' i could n't remember the last time mr tall had made a reference to my long-dead friend . `` no reason in particular , '' mr tall said . `` i just think this is a dangerous place for children . '' then he produced a ticket out of thin air and handed it to me . `` give it to the boy if you wish , '' he grumbled , as if i 'd squeezed an inconvenient favour out of him . i walked back slowly to darius and harkat , wondering why mr tall had behaved in such a curious manner . had he been trying to warn me not to let darius get too closely involved with the cirque du freak ? was darius like sam grest , eager to leave home and travel around with a band of magical performers ? by inviting him to the show , was i setting him up for a fall like sam 's ? i found darius standing where i 'd left him . he did n't look like he 'd moved a muscle . harkat was on the other side of the fire , keeping a green eye on the boy . i hesitated before giving darius his ticket . `` what do you think of the cirque du freak ? '' `` it 's ok , '' he shrugged . `` how would you feel about joining ? '' `` if there was an opening , and you had the chance to leave home , would ? '' he snapped before i finished . `` you 're happy at home ? '' `` you do n't want to travel around the world ? '' `` not with you lot . '' i smiled and gave him the ticket .	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the show starts at ten . will you be able to come ? '' `` of course , '' darius said , pocketing the ticket without looking at it . `` i 'll go to bed early , then sneak out , '' he said , and giggled slyly . `` if you 're caught , do n't tell them about us , '' i warned him . he snorted , then waved sharply and left . he looked at me one final time before he passed out of sight , and again there was something odd about his gaze . harkat walked around the fire and stared after the boy . `` a strange kid , '' i commented . `` more than just strange , '' harkat murmured . `` i do n't like him , '' harkat said . `` he was a bit sullen , '' i agreed , `` but lots of kids his age are like that . i was that way myself when i first joined the cirque du freak . '' harkat 's eyes were full of doubt . `` i did n't buy his story about his ? friend , oggy . if he 's such a scaredy cat , what was he ? doing exploring up here by himself ? '' `` you 're getting suspicious in your old age , '' i laughed . harkat shook his head slowly . `` you did n't pick up on it . '' `` when he accused us of threatening him , he said ? 'creatures like you ' . '' harkat smiled thinly . `` i 'm quite obviouslynot human . but what tipped him off to the fact ? thatyou are n't either ? '' harkat and i were n't sure what to make of darius . it seemed unlikely that the vampaneze would recruit children . but there was the twisted mind of their leader , steve leopard , to take into account . this could be one of his evil , hate-fuelled games . we decided to take the boy to one side when he came to the show , and pump him for information . we would n't resort to torture or anything so drastic - just try to scare a few answers out of him . we were supposed to help the performers get ready for the show , but we told mr tall we were busy and he assigned our tasks to other members of the troupe . if he knew about our plans for darius , he did n't say so . there were two entrances to the big top . shortly before the audience started to arrive , harkat and i each took up a position close to one of the entry points , where we could watch for darius . i was still worried about being recognized by somebody who 'd known me in the past , so i stood in the shadows beside the entrance , disguised in a set of harkat 's blue robes , the hood pulled up to hide my face . i watched silently as the early birds trickled in , handing their tickets to jekkus flang ( mr tall was on the other entrance ) . with every third or fourth customer , jekkus threw their ticket into the air , then launched a knife at it , spearing it through the middle and pinning it to a nearby post . as the trickle of people turned into a steady stream , and jekkus pinned more and more tickets to the pole , the tickets and knives took on the outline of a hanged man . people chuckled edgily when they realized what jekkus was doing . a few paused to commend him on his knife-throwing skills , but most hurried past to their seats , some glancing backwards at the figure of the hanged man , perhaps wondering if it was an omen of things to come . i ignored the hanged man - i 'd seen jekkus perform this trick many times before - and focused on the faces in the crowd . it was hard to note everybody who passed in the crush , especially short people . even if darius entered this way , there was no guarantee i 'd spot him . towards the end of the line , as the last members of the audience were filing in , jekkus gave a gasp of surprise and abandoned his post . `` tom jones ! '' he shouted , bounding forward . `` what an honour ! '' it was the town 's famous goalkeeper , tom jones - my old school friend ! tommy smiled awkwardly and shook jekkus 's hand . `` hi , '' he coughed , looking around to see if anyone else had noticed him . apart from those nearest us , nobody had - all eyes were fixed on the stage , as everyone awaited the start of the show . `` i 've seen you play ! '' jekkus enthused . `` i do n't get to many games - the curse of travelling - but i 've made it to a few . you 're awesome ! do you think we 'll win tomorrow ? i wanted to get a ticket , but they were sold out . 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`` it 's a big match , '' tommy said . `` i could try to get one for you , but i do n't think ? '' `` that 's ok , '' jekkus interrupted . `` i 'm not trying to shake you down for free tickets . just wanted to wish you good luck . now , speaking of tickets , could i see yours ? '' tommy gave his ticket to jekkus , who askedif tommy would sign it for him . tommy obliged and jekkus pocketed the ticket , beaming happily . he offered to find a seat for tommy near the front , but tommy said he was happy to sit at the back . `` i do n't think it would be good for my image if word got out that i came to shows like this , '' he laughed . as tommy made his way to one of the few free seats , i breathed a sigh of relief - he had n't seen me . the luck of the vampires was on my side . i waited a few more minutes , until the final stragglers had been admitted , then crept out as jekkus closed off the entrance . i linked up with harkat . `` no , '' harkat said . but i saw an old friend . '' i told him about tom jones . `` could it be a setup ? '' `` tommy wanted to come to the cirque du freak the last time it was in town . he 's here for the match tomorrow . he must have heard about the show and picked up a ticket - easy when you 're a celebrity . '' `` but is n't it a bit too coincidental that ? he 's here the same time as us ? '' harkat persisted . `` he 's here because his team 's in the cup semi-final , '' i reminded harkat . `` steve could n't have engineered that - even the lord of the vampaneze has his limits ! '' `` you 're right , '' harkat laughed . `` i really am getting paranoid ! '' `` let 's forget about tommy , '' i said . `` what about darius ? could he have got in without us seeing him ? '' `` it was impossible to identify ? everyone who entered . a child could have easily ? passed without us noticing . '' `` then we 've got to go inside and look for him , '' i said . harkat stopped me . `` although your friend tommy 's being here is most likely ? nothing to worry about , let 's not tempt fate . if you go in , your hood might slip ? and he might see you . while i waited outside , harkat entered the tent and patrolled the aisles , checking the faces of every audience member as the show got under way . more than half an hour passed before he emerged . `` i did n't see him , '' harkat said . `` maybe he was n't able to sneak away from home , '' i said . `` or maybe he sensed we were ? suspicious of him , '' harkat said . `` either way , we ca n't do anything except ? keep watch the rest of the time we 're here . he might come sneaking around ? by day again . '' although it was anticlimactic , i was glad darius had n't shown . i had n't been looking forward to threatening the boy . it was better this way , for all concerned . and the more i thought about it , the more ridiculous our reaction seemed . darius had certainly known more about us than any child should , but maybe he 'd simply read the right books or found out about us on the internet . not many humans know about the true marks of a vampire , or that little people exist , but the truth ( like they used to say on that famous tv show ) is out there ! there were any number of ways a clued-up kid could have found out the facts about us . harkat was n't as relaxed as i was , and he insisted we stay outside the entrances until the show finished , in case darius turned up late . there was no harm in being cautious , so i kept watch throughout the rest of the show , listening to the gasps , screams and applause of the people inside the tent . i slipped away a few minutes before the end and collected harkat . we hid in a van as the crowd poured out , and only emerged when the final excited customer had left the stadium . we gathered with most of the performers and backstage crew in a tent behind the big top , for the post-show party . there was n't a celebration after each performance , but we liked to let our hair down every once in a while . it was a hard life on the road , driving long distances , working doggedly , keeping a low profile so as not to attract attention . it was good to chill out every so often . there were a few guests in the tent - police officers , council officials , wealthy businessmen .	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mr tall knew how to grease the right palms , to make life easy for us . our visitors were particularly interested in harkat . the normal audience members had n't seen the grey-skinned little person . this was a chance for the special guests to experience something different , which they could boast about to their friends . harkat knew what was expected of him and he let the humans examine him , telling them a bit about his past , politely answering their questions . i sat in a quiet corner of the tent , munching a sandwich , washing it down with water . i was getting ready to leave when jekkus flang pushed his way through a knot of people and introduced me to the guest he 'd just led into the tent . `` darren , this is the world 's best goalkeeper , tom jones . tom , this is my good friend and fellow workmate , darren shan . '' tommy was astonished to see me alive when i 'd been declared dead and buried eighteen years earlier . then there was the fact that i only looked a handful of years older . it was almost too much for him to comprehend . for a while he listened to me talk , nodding weakly , not taking anything in . but eventually his head cleared and he focused on what i was saying . i spun him a far-fetched but just about believable tale . i felt bad , lying to my old friend , but the truth was stranger than fiction - it was simpler and safer this way . i said i had a rare disease which prevented me from ageing normally . it was discovered when i was a child . the doctors gave me five or six years to live . my parents were devastated by the news , but since we could do nothing to prevent it , we told no one and tried to lead a normal life for as long as we could . then the cirque du freak came to town . `` i ran into an extraordinary physician , '' i lied . `` he was travelling with the cirque , making a study of the freaks . he said he could help me , but i 'd have to leave home and travel with the cirque - i 'd need constant monitoring . i talked it over with my parents and we decided to fake my death , so i could leave without arousing suspicions . '' `` but for heaven 's sake , why ? '' tommy exploded . `` your parents could have left with you . why put everyone through so much pain ? '' `` how would we have explained it ? '' `` the cirque du freak is an illegal travelling show . my parents would have had to give up everything and gone undercover to be with me . it would n't have been fair on them , and it would have been dreadfully unfair on annie . '' `` but there must have been some other way , '' tommy protested . `` but we had n't much time to think it over . the cirque du freak was only in town for a few days . we discussed the proposal put forward by the physician and accepted it . i think the fact that i 'm still alive all these years later , against all medical odds , justifies that decision . '' tommy shook his head uncertainly . he 'd grown up to be a very large man , tall and broad , with huge hands and bulging muscles . his black hair was receding prematurely - he 'd be bald in a few more years . but despite his physical presence , his eyes were soft . he was a gentle man . the idea of letting a child fake his death and be buried alive was repulsive to him . `` what 's done is done , '' i said . `` maybe my parents should have searched for another way . but they had my best interests at heart . hope was offered and they seized it , regardlessof the terrible price . '' `` did annie know ? '' we never told her . '' i guessed tommy had no way of contacting my parents directly , to check out my story , but he could have gone to annie . i had to sidetrack him . `` not even afterwards ? '' `` i talked aboutit with mum and dad - we keep in touch and meet up every few years - but we never felt the time was right . annie had her own problems , having a baby so young . '' `` thatwas tough , '' tommy agreed . `` i was still living here . i did n't know her very well , but i heard all about it . '' `` that must have been just before your football career took off , '' i said , leading him away from talk about me . we discussed his career after that , some of the big matches he 'd been involved in , what he planned to do when he retired . he was n't married but he had two kids from a previous relationship , when he 'd lived abroad . `` i only get to see them a couple of times a year and during the summer , '' he said sadly . `` i hope to move over there when i quit football , to be closer to them . '' most of the performers , crew and guests had departed by this stage .	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harkat had seen me talking with tommy and made a sign askingif i wanted him to stick around . i signalled back that i was ok and he 'd left with the others . a few people still sat and talked softly in the tent , but nobody was near tommy and me . talk turned to the past and our old friends . tommy told me alan morris had become a scientist . `` quite a famous one too , '' he said . `` he 's a geneticist - big into cloning . a controversial area , but he 's convinced it 's the way forward . '' `` as long as he does n't clone himself ! '' `` one alan morris is enough ! '' tommy laughed too . alan had been a close friend of ours , but he could be a bit of a pain at times . `` i 've no idea what steve 's up to , '' tommy said , and the laughter died on my lips . `` he left home at sixteen . ran off without a word to anyone . i 've spoken to him on the phone a few times , but i 've only seen him once since then , about ten years ago . he returned home for a few months when his mother died . '' `` i did n't know she was dead , '' i said . i liked steve 's mum . '' `` he sold off the house and all her effects . he shared an apartment with alan for a while . that was before ? '' tommy stopped and glanced at me oddly . `` haveyou seen steve since you left ? '' `` you do n't know anything about him ? '' `` no , '' i lied again . tommy pressed . i forced a chuckle . `` why are you so concerned about steve ? '' `` he got into some trouble the last time he was here . i thought you might have heard about it from your parents . '' `` we do n't discuss the past , '' i said , elaborating on the lie i 'd concocted . i leant forward curiously . `` what did steve do ? '' i asked , wondering if it was in any way linked to his vampaneze activities . `` oh , i do n't rightly remember , '' tommy said , shifting uncomfortably - he was lying . `` it 's old history . best not to bring it up . you know what steve was like , always in one form of trouble or another . '' `` that 's for sure , '' i muttered . `` you said you 've talked to him on the phone ? '' he rings every so often , asks what i 'm up to , says nothing about what he 's doing , then hangs up ! '' `` when was the last time he rang ? '' tommy thought about it . `` two , maybe three years ago . `` have you a contact number for him ? '' i 'd thought for a moment that tommy might be my path back to steve , but it seemed he was n't . he looked at his watch and groaned . `` if my manager finds out how late i 've been out , he 'll sack me ! sorry , darren , but i really have to go . '' `` that 's ok , '' i smiled , standing to shake his hand . `` maybe we could meet up again after the match ? '' tommy exclaimed . `` i 'm not travelling back with the team - i 'm staying here for the night , to see some relatives . you can come to the hotel after the game and ? actually , how 'd you like to come see me play ? '' `` at the semi-final ? '' but did n't i hear you telling jekkus the tickets were sold out ? '' `` jekkus ? '' `` the guy with the knives - your number-one fan . '' `` i ca n't give away tickets to all my fans . but family and friends are a different story . '' `` i would n't be sitting near anyone who knew me , would i ? '' `` i do n't want the truth about me going any further - annie might hear about it . '' `` i 'll get you a seat away from the others , '' tommy promised . `` you know , annie 's not a girl any more . i saw her a year ago , the last time i was here for a match . she struck me as being very level-headed . maybe it 's time to tell her the truth . '' `` maybe , '' i smiled , knowing i would n't . `` i really think you should , '' tommy pressed . `` it would be a shock , like it was for me , but i 'm sure she 'd be delighted to know you 're alive and well . '' i walked tommy out of the tent , through the campsite and stadium tunnels to where his car was parked . i bid him goodnight at the car , but he stopped before getting in and stared at me seriously . `` we must talk some more about steve tomorrow , '' he said .	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`` there are things you should know . i do n't want to get into them now - it 's too late - but i think ? '' he trailed off into silence , then smiled . `` we 'll talk about it tomorrow . it might help you make up your mind about some other things . '' and on that cryptic note he said farewell . he promised to send over a ticket in the morning , gave me his hotel name and mobile number , shook my hand one last time , got into his car and drove away . when i told harkat about the match , he reacted with automatic suspicion . `` it 's a trap , '' he said . `` your friend is an ally of ? steve leonard . '' `` not tommy , '' i said with absolute certainty . `` but i 've a feeling he might in some way be able to direct us to him , or set us on his trail . '' `` do you want me to come with ? you to the match ? '' `` you would n't be able to get in . besides , '' i laughed , `` there 'll be tens of thousands of people there . in a crowd like that , i think i 'll be safe ! '' the ticket was delivered by courier and i set off in good time for the match . i arrived an hour before kickoff . a huge crowd milled around outside the stadium . people were singing and cheering , decked out in their club colours , buying drinks , hot dogs and burgers from the street vendors . troops of police kept a close watch on the situation , making sure rival fans did n't clash . i mingled for a while , strolling around the stadium , relishing the atmosphere . i bought a hot dog , a match programme , and a hat with tommy 's picture on it , sporting the slogan , `` he 's not unusual ! '' there were lots of hats and badges dedicated to tommy . there were even cds by the singer tom jones , with photos of tommy taped across the covers ! i took my seat twenty minutes before kickoff . i had a greatview of the floodlit pitch . my seat was in the middle of the stadium , just a few rows behind the dugouts . the teams were warming up when i arrived . i got a real buzz out of seeing tommy in one of the goals , stopping practice shots . to think one of my friends was playing in a cup semi-final ! i 'd come a long way since childhood and put most of my human interests behind me . but my love of football came flooding back as i sat , gazing down at tommy , and i felt a ball of pure childish excitement build in the pit of my stomach . the teams left the pitch to get ready for kickoff , then re-emerged a few minutes later . all the seats in the stadium had been filled and there was a huge cheer as the players marched out . most people stood up , clapping and hollering . the ref tossed a coin to decide which way the teams would play , then the captains shook hands , the players lined up , the ref blew his whistle , and the match got underway . it was a brilliant game . both teams went all-out for the win . tackles flew in fast and hard . play shifted from one end to the other , both sides attacking in turn . there were lots of chances to score . tommy made some great saves , as did the other keeper . a couple of players blasted wide or over the bar from good positions , to a chorus of jeers and groans . after forty-three minutes , the teams seemed like they 'd be heading in level at half-time . but then there was a quick break , a defender slipped , a forward had a clear shot at goal , and he sent the ball flying into the left corner of the net , past the outstretched fingers of a flailing tom jones . tommy and his team-mates looked dejected as they trudged off at half-time , but their fans - and the locals who 'd come to cheer for tommy - kept on singing , `` one-nil down , two-one up , that 's the way to win the cup ! '' i went to get a drink but the size of the queue was frightening - the more experienced fans had slipped out just before the half-time whistle . i walked around to stretch my legs , then returned to my seat . although they were a goal down , tommy 's team looked the more confident when they came out after the break . they attacked from the start of the half , knocking their opponents off the ball , pushing them back , driving hard for goal . the game grew heated and three players were booked within the first quarter of an hour . but their new found hunger was rewarded in the sixty-fourth minute when they scored a scrappy goal from a corner to pull level . the stadium erupted when tommy 's team scored . i was one of the thousands who leapt from their seats and punched the air with joy .	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i even joined in with the song to the silenced fans of the other team , `` you 're not singing , you 're not singing , you 're not singing any more ! '' five minutes later , i was chanting even louder when , from another corner , the team scored again to go two-one up . i found myself hugging the guy next to me - a total stranger ! - and jumping up and down with glee . i could hardly believe i was behaving this way . what would the vampire generals say if they saw a prince acting so ridiculously ! the rest of the game was a tense affair . now that they were a goal down , the other team had to attack in search of an equalizer . tommy 's team-mates were forced further back inside their own half . there were dozens of desperate defensive tackles , lots of free kicks , more yellow cards . but they were holding out . tommy had to make a few fairly easy saves , but apart from that his goal was n't troubled . with six minutes to go , the win looked safe . then , in virtually an action replay of the first goal , a player slipped free of his defender and found himself in front of goal , with only tommy to beat . once again the ball was struck firmly and accurately . it streaked towards the lower left corner of the net . the striker turned away to celebrate . but he 'd reacted too soon . because this time , somehow , tommy got down and across , and managed to get a few fingers to the ball . he only barely connected , but it was enough to tip the ball out around the post . they were chanting tommy 's name and singing , `` it 's not unusual , he 's the greatest number one ! '' tommy ignored the songs and stayed focused on the corner , directing his defenders . but the save had sapped the other team of their spirit , and though they kept coming forward for the final few minutes , they did n't threaten to score again . when the whistle blew , tommy 's team wearily embraced each other , then shook their opponents ' hands and swapped jerseys . after that they saluted their fans , acknowledging their support . we were all on our feet , applauding , singing victory songs , a lot of them about the incredible tom jones . tommy was one of the last players to leave the pitch . he 'd swapped his jersey with his opposite number and the pair were walking off together , discussing the game . i roared tommy 's name as he came level with the dugouts , but of course he could n't hear me over the noise of the crowd . just as tommy was about to vanish down the tunnel to the dressing-rooms , a commotion broke out . i heard angry yells , then several sharp bangs . most of the people around me did n't know what was happening . but i 'd heard these sounds before - gunfire ! i could n't see down the tunnel from where i was , but i saw tommy and the other goalkeeper stop , confused , then back away from the tunnel entrance . i immediately sensed danger . i screamed , then knocked aside the people nearest me and forced my way down towards the pitch . before i got there , a steward reeled out of the tunnel , blood pouring from his face . when the people in front of me saw that , they panicked . turning , they pushed away from the pitch , halting my advance and forcing me back . as i struggled to break free , two figures darted out of the tunnel . one was a shaven-headed , shotgun-toting vampet with a disfigured , half-blown-away face . the other was a bearded , purple-skinned , crazy vampaneze with silver and gold hooks instead of hands . morgan james and r. v ! i screamed with fresh fear when i saw the murderous pair , and shoved aside everyone around me , drawing upon the full extent of my vampiric powers . but before i could bruise a way through , r.v . homed in on his target . he bounded past the dugouts , ignored the players , coaching staff and stewards on the pitch , and bore down on a startled tom jones . i do n't know what flashed through tommy 's mind when he saw the burly , purple monster streaking towards him . maybe he thought it was a practical joke , or a weird fan coming to hug him . either way , he did n't react , raise his hands to defend himself , or turn to run . he just stood , staring dumbly at r.v . when r.v . reached tommy , he pulled back his right hand - the one with the gold hooks - then jabbed the blades sharply into tommy 's chest . i froze , feeling tommy 's pain from where i was trapped in the crowd . then r.v . jerked his hooked hand back , shook his head with insane delight , and retreated down the tunnel , following morgan james , who fired his gun to clear a path . bursting free of the crowd , i stumbled on to the pitch .	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those around me were staring at the fallen goalkeeper , paralyzed with shock . my first instinct was to run to tommy . but then my training kicked in . tommy had been killed . i could grieve for him later . right now i had to focus on r.v . if i hurried after them , i might catch up before they got away . tearing my gaze away from tommy , i ducked down the tunnel , past the players , staff and stewards who had yet to recover their senses . i saw more shot-up bodies but did n't stop to check whether they were living or dead . i had to be a vampire , not a human . a killer , not a carer . i raced down the tunnel until it branched off in two directions . i stood , panting , scanning the corridors for clues . nothing to my left , but there was a small red mark on the wall to my right - blood . i picked up speed again . a voice at the back of my mind whispered , `` you have no weapons . how will you defend yourself ? '' the corridor led to a dressing room , where most members of the winning team had gathered . the players were n't aware of what had happened on the pitch . they were cheering and singing . the corridor branched again here . the path to the left led back towards the pitch , so i took another right turn , praying to the gods of the vampires that i 'd chosen correctly . a long sprint . the corridor was narrow and low-ceilinged . i was panting hard , not from exertion but sorrow . i kept thinking about tommy , mr crepsley , gavner purl - friends i 'd lost to the vampaneze . i had to fight the sorrow , or it would overwhelm me , so i thought about r.v . and morgan james instead . was once an eco-warrior . he 'd tried to free the wolf man at the cirque du freak . i 'd stopped him but not before the wolf man had bitten his hands off . fled , survived , and blamed me for his misfortune . some years later , he was discovered by steve leopard . steve told the vampaneze to blood him , and the pair plotted my downfall . had been in the cavern of retribution when mr crepsley was killed . that was the last time i 'd seen him . morgan james was an ex-police officer . a vampet , one of the humans the vampaneze had recruited . like the other vampets , he dressed in a brown shirt and black trousers , shaved his head , painted circles of blood around his eyes , and had a `` v '' tattooed above either ear . since he had n't been blooded , he was free to use missile-firing weapons such as guns . vampaneze , like vampires , swear an oath when they 're blooded not to use such weapons . james had also been in the cavern of retribution . during the battle he was shot , and the left side of his face had been torn into fleshy strips by the bullet . a treacherous , deadly pair . again i found myself wondering what i 'd do if i caught up with them - i had n't any weapons ! but again i ignored that problem and concentrated on the chase . the end of the corridor . a door swinging ajar . two police officers and a steward lying slumped against the wall - dead . i cursed r.v . and morgan james , and swore revenge . i kicked the door wide open and ducked out . i was at the rear of the stadium , the quietest part of the area , backing on to a housing estate . the police out here had been attracted to the sides of the stadium - there was some kind of a disturbance at the front , no doubt timed to tie in with the assault . ahead of me i saw r.v . and morgan james enter the estate . by the time the police turned their attention this way , the killers would be gone . i started after them . hurried back inside the stadium and frisked the dead police officers . no guns , but both had been carrying truncheons . i took the clubs , one for each hand , then fled after my prey . it was dark on the estate , especially after the brightness of the stadium . but i had the extra-sharp vision of a half-vampire , so i was able to negotiate my way without any problems . the road branched off at regular intervals , seven or eight houses per stretch . i paused briefly at each junction , looking left and right . no sign of r.v . forward again . i was n't sure if they knew i was following . i assumed they knew i was at the match , but they might not have counted on me being the first to break out of the stadium and pursue them . the element of surprisemight be on my side , but i warned myself not to count on it .	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i came to the last junction . i stood in the road , head twisting one way , then the other . i 'd lost them . ' should i take a direction at random or backtrack and ? there was a soft screeching sound to my left - a blade scraping against a wall . then someone hissed , `` quiet ! '' there was a tiny alley between two houses , the source of the noise . the nearest street lights had been smashed . the only illumination came from across the road . i had a bad feeling about this - the screech and hiss had been far too convenient - but i could n't back off now . i stopped a couple of metres shy of the alley and edged out into the middle of the road . my knuckles were white from gripping the truncheons . i came into gradual sight of the alley . nobody near the dark mouth . the alley only ran back five or six metres , and even in the poor light i could see all the way to the rear wall . i breathed out shakily . maybe my ears had been playing tricks . or else the sound had been a tv or radio . i was back where i 'd been moments before , no idea which way to ? something moved in the alley , low down on the floor . i stiffened and lowered my sights . and now i saw them , crouched where it was darkest , one hugging either wall , practically invisible in the shadows . the figure to my left chuckled , then stood - r.v . i raised the truncheon in my left hand defensively . then the figure to my right rose , and morgan james stepped forward , bringing up his shotgun , pointing it at me . i began to raise the truncheon in my right hand against him , then realized how worthless it would be if he fired . i took another step back , meaning to run , when a voice spoke from the darkness behind r.v . `` no guns , '' it said softly . morgan james immediately lowered the barrel of his shotgun . i should have run , but i could n't , not without putting a face to that voice . so i stood my ground , squinting , as a third shape formed and stepped out from behind r.v . it was gannen harst , the prime protector of the lord of the vampaneze . part of me had expected this , and instead of panicking , i experienced something close to relief . whatever destiny had in store for me , it started here . one final encounter with the vampaneze lord . at the end of it , i 'd kill him - or he 'd kill me . either way was better than the waiting . `` hello , gannen , '' i said . `` still hanging out with madmen and scum , i see . '' gannen harst bristled but did n't reply . `` lord , '' he said instead , and a fourth ambusher stepped out from behind morgan james , more familiar than any of the others . `` good to see you again , steve , '' i said cynically as the grey-haired steve leopard slid into view . i was partly focused on gannen harst , r.v . and morgan james - but mostly on steve . i was judging the gap between us , wondering what sort of damage i could do if i hurled my truncheons at him . i did n't care about the other three - killing the vampaneze lord was my first priority . `` he does n't look surprised to see us , '' steve remarked . he had n't stepped out as far as gannen harst , and was protected by the body of morgan james . i might be able to hit him from this angle - but it was a very bigmight . `` let me have him , '' r.v . snarled , taking a step towards me . the last time i 'd seen him , he 'd been wearing red contact lenses , and had painted his skin purple , to look more like a vampaneze . but his eyes and skin had changed naturally over the past two years , and though his colouring was slight in comparison to a mature vampaneze , it was genuine . `` stay where you are , '' steve said to r.v . `` we can all have a slice of him later . let 's finish the introductions first . from behind steve , the boy called darius stepped out . he was wearing green robes , like steve . he was shivering , but his face was set sternly . he was holding a large arrow-gun , one of steve 's inventions . `` have you started blooding children now ? '' i growled disgustedly , still waiting for steve to move out a little more , ignoring the threat of the boy 's arrow-gun . `` darius is an exception , '' steve said , smiling . `` a most worthy ally and a valuable spy . 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steve took a half-step towards the boy . this was my chance ! i began to draw my right hand back , careful not to give my intentions away , totally focused on steve . another second or two and i could make my play ? then darius spoke . `` shall i shoot him now , dad ? '' `` yes , son , '' steve replied . the arrow struck me high in my right shoulder , knocking me backwards . i roared with agony , grabbed the shaft of the arrow and pulled . the shaft broke off in my hand , leaving the head stuck deep in my flesh . for a moment the world around me turned red . but then the crimson haze faded and the road and houses swam back into focus . over the sound of my pained panting , i heard footsteps coming towards me . sitting up - grinding my teeth together to fight back a wave of fresh pain - i saw steve leading his small band in for the kill . i 'd let go of the truncheons when i fell . one had rolled away , but the other was close by . i snatched for it and for the shaft of the arrow - the splintered end could be used as a crude dagger . when gannen harst saw this , he stepped in front of steve . `` fan out ! '' he commanded r.v . they swiftly obeyed . the boy , darius , was behind steve . i do n't think he 'd ever shot anyone before . i hissed , waving my pitiful weapons at them . `` make us , '' r.v . `` uhr 'd luhk tuh shee im truhy ! '' said morgan james , who could only speak in a slur since his accident . `` we wo n't let him try anything , '' gannen harst said quietly . he had n't drawn his sword yet , but his right hand was hanging purposefully by his scabbard . `` he 's a dangerous foe , even injured - do n't forget that . '' `` you think too much of the boy , '' steve purred , looking at me over his protector 's shoulder . `` he wo n't even be able to get up with a wound like that . '' i snorted , and pushed myself to my feet just to spite him . a red curtain descended for the second time , but again it passed after a couple of seconds . when my sight cleared , i saw steve grinning wickedly - he 'd goaded me to my feet on purpose , to string more entertainment out of me . waving the arrow shaft around at the four men , i backed away . each step was torture , the pain in my right shoulder flaring up at the slightest movement . it was clear i could n't get very far , but gannen was taking no chances . he sent r.v . to my left and james to my right , blocking my route in both directions . i stopped , weaving heavily on my feet , woozily trying to formulate a plan . i knew only steve could kill me - des tiny had predicted doom for the vampaneze if anybody other than their lord killed any of the vampire hunters - but the others could hold me down for him . `` lets finish him off quickly , '' gannen harst said , finally drawing his sword . `` he is at our mercy . `` take it easy , '' steve chuckled . `` i want to see him bleed a bit more . '' `` and if he bleeds to death from your son 's arrow ? '' gannen snapped . `` he wo n't , '' steve said . `` darius shot exactly where i trained him to . '' steve glanced back at the boy and caught his troubled look . `` yes , '' darius croaked . `` i just did n't think it would be so ? `` bloody , '' steve said . `` you did good work tonight . you do n't have to watch the rest if you do n't want to . '' `` how did ? you end up with ? a son ? '' i gasped , playing for time , hoping an escape would present itself . `` a long , twisted story , '' steve said , facing me again . `` one i 'll delight in telling you before i drive a stake through your heart . '' the wrong way round . '' i laughed bleakly . `` i'llbe the one doing ? the killing tonight . '' `` optimistic to the last , '' steve smirked . he cocked a devilish eyebrow at me . `` how did tommy die - with dignity , or like that squealing pig crepsley ? 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jumping at morgan james , i lashed out with the arrow shaft . he took a quick step back to avoid being speared . as he did , i smashed into him with my wounded right shoulder . i howled with pain as the arrow head was forced deeper into my flesh , but my ploy worked - james toppled over . the path ahead was momentarily clear . i stumbled forward , grasping my right shoulder with my left hand , pressing hard around the hole where the arrow head was buried , trying to stem the flow of blood , weeping with agony . behind me i heard steve shout , `` i 'm ok ! chase him ! do n't let him get away ! '' if i had n't been injured , i might have had enough of a head start on them . but i could manage nothing faster than a slow jog . it was only a matter of seconds before they 'd catch up with me . as i lurched away , my pursuers hot on my heels , a door to one of the houses on my left opened and a large man stuck his head out . `` some of us are trying to ? '' i screamed on impulse . the man threw the door all the way open and stepped out . i looked back at steve and the others . they 'd come to a halt . i had to make the most of their confusion . `` killers ! they 've shot me ! lights began flicking on in the neighbouring houses , and curtains were swished back . the man who 'd come out started towards me . steve sneered , reached over his shoulder , produced an arrow-gun and fired at the man . gannen harst knocked the arrow-gun aside just before steve fired , so the arrow whizzed wide of its mark . but the man had seen steve 's intent and he ran back inside his house before he could be fired upon again . steve furiously challenged gannen harst . `` we must get out of here ! '' gannen shouted . `` not without killing him ! '' steve yelled , jerking his arrow-gun at me . `` then kill him , quick , and let 's go ! '' gannen responded . steve stared at me , eyes filled with hatred . behind him , r.v . and morgan james were looking on with hungry longing , eager to see me die . darius was further removed from the gang - i could n't tell if he was watching or not . steve raised his arrow-gun , took a couple of steps closer , trained his sights on me , then ? ? lowered it , unfired . `` no , '' he said sullenly . gannen roared . `` you have to kill him ! this is the predicted fourth encounter . you must do it now , before ? '' `` i 'll do what i please ! '' steve yelled , turning on his mentor . for a moment i thought he meant to attack his closest ally . but then he got hold of himself and smiled tightly . `` i know what i 'm doing , gannen . i ca n't kill him this way . '' `` if not now , then when ? '' gannen snarled . `` later , '' steve said . `` when the time is right . when i can torment him at my leisure and make him feel the pain i felt when he betrayed me and pledged himself to creepy crepsley . '' `` and mr tiny 's prophecy ? '' gannen hissed . `` stuff it ! '' `` i 'll create my own destiny . that mug in the wellies does n't rule my life . '' gannen 's red eyes were ablaze with rage . he wanted steve to kill me , to settle the war of the scars once and for all . he would have argued the point , but more doors were opening and people were poking their heads out . gannen realized they were in danger of attracting too much unwanted attention . he shook his head , then grabbed steve , spun him away from me and pushed him back the way they 'd come , ordering r.v . and morgan james to retreat . `` catch you later , vampire-gator ! '' steve laughed , waving at me as gannen shepherded him away . i wanted to respond with a suitable insult , but i lacked the strength . besides , i had to get out of there as sharply as steve and his gang . if the people came out and found me , i 'd be in major trouble . it would mean the police , hospital , recognition and arrest - i was still a wanted fugitive . the general public here might not know about the alleged killer , darren shan , but i was sure the police did . turning my back on the emerging humans , i staggered to the end of the block , where i rested a moment , leaning against a wall . i wiped sweat from my forehead and tears from my eyes , then checked the hole in my shoulder - still bleeding . there was no time to examine it further . people were spilling out on to the street .	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it would n't be long before news of the killings at the stadium trickled through . then they 'd be on their phones to the police , telling them all about the disturbance . i cleared the housing estate a few minutes later . in the distance police sirens screamed like banshees in the night . the stadium would be their first priority , but once word reached them of the scuffle on the housing estate , units would be sent to investigate . as i stood bent over , panting for breath , i studied the path i 'd taken and saw little puddles of blood marking my course - a clear trail for anyone who followed . if i was to progress any further undetected , i 'd have to do something about my wound . i examined the hole . there was a tiny bit of shaft sticking out of it , attached to the arrow head . i took hold of the light piece of wood , closed my eyes , bit down hard , and pulled . i fell back , shivering , fingers twitching , mouth opening and shutting rapidly . for maybe a minute , i knew only pain . the houses around me could have collapsed and i would n't have noticed . gradually the pain abated and i was able to study the wound again . i had n't managed to pull the head out , but i 'd drawn it closer towards the hole , plugging it up . blood still oozed out but it was n't flowing steadily like it had been . tearing a long strip off my shirt , i balled it up and pressed it over the wound . after a few deep breaths , i got to my feet . my legs were shaking like a newborn lamb 's , but they held . i made sure i was n't dripping blood , then resumed my sluggish flight . the next ten or fifteen minutes passed in a slow , agonized blur . i had enough sense left to keep moving , but i was n't able to take note of street names or plot a course back to the cirque du freak . all i knew was that i could n't stop . i kept to the sides of streets and alleys , so i could grab a fence for support or lean against a wall to rest . i did n't pass many people . those i did pass ignored me . that surprised me , even in my dazed state , until i realized how i must look . a teenager , reeling along the path , head bowed , body crooked over , moaning softly - they thought i was drunk ! eventually i had to stop . if i did n't sit down and rest , i 'd drop in the middle of the street . luckily i was close to a dark alley . i fell into it and crawled away from the streetlights , deep into welcome shadows . i stopped beside a large black garbage bin , sat up against the wall by which it was set , and dragged my legs in . a short ? rest , '' i wheezed , laying my head on my knees , wincing at the pain in my shoulder . and then i can ? '' my eyelids fluttered shut and i flaked out , at the mercy of any who happened to chance upon me . it was later , darker , colder . i felt like i was encased in a block of ice . i tried lifting my head , but even that small effort proved too much for me . i blacked out again . the next time i awoke , i was choking . some stinging liquid was being forced down my throat . for a confused moment i thought i was a raw half-vampire again , and that mr crepsley was trying to force me to drink human blood . i mumbled , slapping at the hands holding my head . `` not gon na ? be like you ! '' `` it 's not that easy , '' the person holding me complained . then i felt a body pressing down on mine and a voice whispered in my ear , `` steady , kid . we 're only trying to help . '' my head cleared slightly and i stopped struggling . blinking , i tried to focus on the faces of the men around me , but it was either too dark or my sight was clouded with pain . i gasped , meaning were they friends or foes . the man holding me must have misheard my question , and thought i 'd askedwho were they . `` i 'm declan , '' he said . `` this is little kenny . '' `` open wide , '' little kenny said , pressing the rim of a bottle to my lips . `` this is cheap and nasty , but it 'll warm you up . '' i drank reluctantly , unable to argue . my stomach filled with a sickening fire . when little kenny took the bottle away , i leant my head back against the wall and groaned . `` we do n't bother with watches , '' declan chuckled . `` but it 's late , maybe one or two in the morning . '' he took hold of my chin , turned my head left and right , then picked at the strip of shirt which was stuck to my shoulder with dried blood . declan released me immediately .	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as much ? as it did , '' i muttered . then my head began to swim and i half-blacked out again . when i recovered , the two men were huddled together a metre away , discussing what to do with me . `` leave him , '' i heard little kenny hiss . `` he ca n't be more than sixteen or seventeen . he 's no good to us . '' `` every person matters , '' declan disagreed . `` we ca n't afford to be picky . '' `` but he 's not one ofus , '' little kenny said . `` he probably has a family and home . we ca n't start recruiting normal people , not until we 're told . '' `` i know , '' declan said . `` but there 's something different about him . did you see his scars ? and he did n't get that wound fighting in the playground . we should take him back with us . if the ladies choose not to keep him , we can get rid of him easily enough . '' `` but he 'll know where we are ! '' little kenny objected . `` the shape he 's in , i doubt he even knows what town this is ! '' declan snorted . `` he 's got more things to worry about than marking the route we take . '' little kenny grumbled something i could n't hear , then said , `` ok , but do n't forget it was your choice , not mine . i 'm not taking the blame for this . '' `` fine , '' declan said , and returned to my side . he rolled my eyelids all the way up and i got my first clear look at him . he was a large , bearded man , dressed in shabby clothes , covered in grime - a tramp . `` kid , '' he said , snapping his fingers in front of my eyes . `` you awake ? do you know what 's going on ? '' i glanced over at little kenny and saw that he was also a tramp . `` we 're taking you back with us , '' declan said . i assumed that they meant to take me to a mission house or homeless shelter . that was n't as preferable as the cirque du freak , but it was better than a police station . i wet my lips and locked gazes with declan . police , '' i moaned . he said to little kenny . `` i told you he was our kind of people ! '' he took hold of my left arm and told little kenny to take my right . they pulled me to my feet . the pain in my shoulder flared back into life , my brain ignited with fireworks , and my stomach lurched . doubling over , i was sick on the alley floor . declan and little kenny held me while 1 vomited , then hauled me up . he laughed again , then shuffled around , dragging me with him , so we were facing the entrance of the alley . `` we 'll carry you as best we can , '' declan said . `` but try to use your legs - it 'll make life easier for all of us . '' i nodded to show i understood . declan and little kenny linked hands behind my back , put their other hands on my chest to support me , then led me away . declan and little kenny were a strange pair of guardian angels . they encouraged me along with a series of curses , pushes and pulls , kicking my feet every so often to goad me into short bursts of self-momentum . we rested every few minutes , leaning against walls or lampposts , declan and little kenny panting almost as hard as i was . they obviously were n't accustomed to this much exercise . even though it was the middle of the night , the town was abuzz . word of the stadium slaughter had spread , and people had taken to the streets in outrage . police cars passed us regularly , sirens blaring , flashlights glaring . we marched in plain view of the police and angry citizens , but nobody took any notice of us . with declan and little kenny holding me , i looked like the third of a trio of drunk tramps . one policeman did stop and shout at us to get the hell off the streets - had n't we heard what happened ? `` yes , sir , '' declan mumbled , half-saluting the policeman . `` going home right now . do n't suppose you could arrange a lift for us ? '' the policeman snorted and turned away . declan chuckled , then led us on again . when we were out of earshot , he said to little kenny , `` have you any idea what all the fuss is about ? '' `` something to do with football , i think , '' little kenny said . declan asked me . `` do you know what people are up in arms about ? '' even if i 'd wanted to tell them the truth , i could n't have . the pain was worse than ever .	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