Here's another update for you! Sorry it took so long (please don't hate me ;D), hope you like it.

Disclaimer: The Morganville Vampires belong to Rachel Caine not me yada yada yada.

Shane limped down the stairs, gripping the hand rail and clenching his teeth, trying not to let the others see his pain. He thought he was doing a pretty good job of it until he saw Hannah Moses, the chief of police in Morganville, sitting on their worn out couch and wincing at the sight of him.
"Wow, Shane. You don't look so good, have you been to the hospital?"
"Does waking up in A&E count?" He asked with a smirk.
Hannah sighed disapprovingly, "What is it with you kids and trouble?"
Eve held up two crossed fingers, "We're like this."
"That's what I was afraid of." She shook her head, "Right, shall we get moving then?"
They all made their way out of the house and towards the cars parked in the driveway.
"We'll split up to cover more ground," Hannah said, walking towards the police cruiser, "Eve can come with me, and you boys take Michael's car. I've told Michael where to look, so he can explain to Shane on the way. Me and Eve will check the old hospital building and ring you at six to check in. If you find Claire ring me, Amelie and the paramedics if she needs them. Good luck."
"Yeah, will do. Good luck." Michael said, and climbed into the driver's side of his car. Shane climbed into the passenger seat, cursing himself and his injuries. He stared rigidly out of the window for the whole ride, even though he couldn't see a thing through the heavy tinting. He was trying not to think about what state Claire might be in if, when, he mentally corrected himself, they found her. Michael tried talking to him a couple of times, but gave up after receiving only one word answers. Shane hadn't completely forgiven him yet for not wanting to help in the first place, even though he had changed his mind. With Shane's logic, and his 'hero complex' as Eve had called it, they should do anything and everything needed to help those who needed it, sod the consequences. He thought Michael had thought that too, at least until recently.
Michael brought him out from his thoughts, "We're here. First we check the KVVV studio, then German's Tyre Plant. Be careful, man. I know it's still daylight, but these places are dangerous."
"I know."
"Okay, let's go."
They got out of the car and made their way towards the radio centre. Shane tried to suppress a shudder, that place didn't exactly have any fond memories associated with it. As they reached the door Michael's phone started ringing.
He glanced down at it, "It's Eve."
"Maybe they've found Claire." Shane said hopefully.
Michael nodded his head, and then picked up. "Hello?" Shane couldn't hear what Eve said on the other end of the line, but he instantly noticed the alarmed expression on Michael's face.
"What? What's happened?" He demanded uneasily.
Michael ignored him, "Eve!" He screamed into the phone.

Claire's POV

Claire slowly peeled open her eyes. She didn't know how long she had been out for, she couldn't even remember falling asleep, but Edward and Richard were still in the room. They were sat at a table in the corner of the room, and playing cards. At least some people are having fun, she thought. She brought a hand up to her neck, the bites had stopped bleeding, but were now crusty and probably infected; she hadn't exactly been lying in a clean, sterile environment. Her left arm was throbbing dully, and when she glanced down at it she saw white bone protruding from the soft, red, blood covered flesh there. Quickly, she looked up again, feeling faint. Richard turned his head toward her and smiled.
"So you are awake once again, little girl."
"I don't think you can call me little. Have you looked in the mirror lately?"
"I wouldn't talk back, if I were you," Edward said, and before Claire could blink he was up in her face, fangs extended, "You may live to regret it. That is, if you live."
Claire repressed a shudder, and shrank away from him. He sneered at her, and slowly walked back to the table, never once taking his eyes off the wildly beating pulse in her neck.
"Now, now, big brother," Richard said, "You know the plan."
"Yes, yes I do," Edward replied, "Let's bring it into action shall we?"
Claire couldn't stop the shiver that ran through her, "What do you want with me?"
"Oh, nothing horrendous. You will be perfectly fine, if you do exactly as we say."
"And if I refuse?"
"I don't think you will. Not when you know what's at stake."
"I wouldn't bet on it. What do you want me to do?"
Richard smiled, "Why, my dear, all we need you to do is contact the founder. We want Amelie, and believe you can get her for us."
"If you think I can bring you Amelie you're insane. She doesn't do what I say, and I have no way of reaching her."
"You're lying."
"No, I'm not. And even if I was, I wouldn't get her for you. What are you going to do? Kill me? You said yourself that you need me."
Edward sniggered, "Yes, we need you, but not your stupid little Goth friend."
Claire gasped, "What?"
"Bring her in, boys."
Claire watched on in horror as two massive, burly vampires dragged a kicking and screaming Eve into the room. Her white powered make up had almost completely gone, making her look younger and more vulnerable. She was covered in bloody scratches, and Claire could see a big, purple bruise starting to bloom on her right eye.
"What did you do to her?" Claire demanded, struggling to her feet "Let her go!"
"Why would we do that? We brought her here especially for you, Claire. Don't you like your present?"
"What is wrong with you? Let her go! Now!"
"Claire, Claire, Claire. We're not going to let her go." Richard signalled to the two new vampires, who shoved a crying Eve into a chair and brought a huge, silver, gleaming knife to her throat.
"No!" Claire yelled and stumbled across the room to Eve's side.
"Let me finish, please," Richard said, "We won't let her go, but we won't kill her either. Not if you do what we say."
"Yes, fine, I'll do it. I'll do whatever, just don't hurt her anymore. Please." Claire begged.
"Very good." Richard nodded to the vamps who slid the knife into a sheath and roughly pushed Eve towards Claire who then both staggered into the wall.
"Eve?" Claire asked, "Eve are you okay?"
Eve let out a huge sob, and collapsed against Claire, wrapping her in a tight hug. "Claire! Oh my God, we were so worried! I thought you were dead." Claire winced as Eve squeezed her bad arm, and Eve stepped back, eyes crinkled with concern, "Claire Bear? Oh God!" She cried as she caught sight of Claire's arm, "I c-c-can see your b-b-bone. And your neck! They bit you."
"It's no big deal, I'm fine. What about you? What did they do to you?"
"Claire! You are not fine!"
"I am fine," Claire insisted, "What happened to you?"
Eve's eyes filled with tears again, "We all went out to look for you; me, Michael, Shane and Hannah-"
"All of you? What happened to everyone else?"
"They're all okay. The boys weren't with us, and Hannah was buying coffee when they came; those two massive vamps over there. They just grabbed me and brought me here." Eve swallowed, "I tried to ring Michael but they took my phone. But that's not important. You've been gone for days, Claire. We've all been going out of our minds!"
"Yeah, well, you can see what happened to me. They took me here, and I've been here ever since." Claire said.
"God, that's terrible."
"It hasn't been so bad, Eve."
"Yes it has!" Eve was incredulous, "You need to stop down playing things, CB. Do you at least know why they took you?"
"Sort of. They want me to get Amelie for them, but I have no idea why."
"Amelie? Are you going to do it?"
"I wasn't going to, but then they brought you in, so I guess so."
"I don't think you should." Eve said, "Not if you don't know what they're going to do. If they have Amelie, they have the whole town."
"I know that, but Amelie can handle herself. I have to do it Eve." Claire said, "If I don't, they'll kill you."

So there you have it folks, chapter 5. Please review, they all make my day and I love them :)

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