Disclaimer: Don't own any of the characters, don't own the story Trials of Death. A man by the name of Darren Shan does.

This story is dedicated to Love Psychedelico because I want her to read it and if she doesn't that would suck.

I just read Trials of Death I am deeply sad for GAVNER DIED! and he is my favorite character... and Kurda killed him! tear and Kurda was cool too... don't worry no Kurda bashing just Gavner's side of the story before he died!!!

Enjoy! and this is probably gonna suck but I wrote it on a whim and so with out any further adoo...


Chapter 1

"Vampaneze… everywhere… run… Kurda…boy… hurry run!" I yelled.

I took out two knives as I prepared to lunge for the many vampaneze. There was a boy with Kurda, he was bald. He looked deeply burnt and was walking slightly odd. Kurda pointed him up a cave and then took out his own knife.

Wow, Kurda's gonna fight? Amazing…

"Not going with him Kurda?" I asked.

"Not a chance!" Kurda replied.

"You should go I told you to leave!" I yelled.

"I'm not leaving you alone!" Kurda yelled back.

"Fine, wait for a minute, OK go!" I yelled

Kurda ran right into the space beside me. I smiled at him, glad to have someone on my side. He brought his knife up into the air and as I looked up at him I realized he was aiming for me! I was about to scream when…

"Gavner wake up! You're snoring again!" Larten Crepsley moaned from his coffin, "Honestly man, breathe through your nose!"

"Suh-sorry if muh-my snoring kuh-kept you awake!" I stuttered; I was still shaking from the dream.

"Man Oh man… your snoring could wake the dead..." Larten laughed, "now that explains why I'm awake!"

I laughed along with him, "Wow I haven't heard you laugh! How long is it until we go to Vampire Mountain for the Council?"

"It is a serious situation Gavner, we could get killed at anytime...we're probably not going to the mountain for awhile," Larten whispered, "now go to bed… actually wait, no, let me fall asleep first!"

Larten closed the lid of his coffin, and murmured, "Breathes like a bull…"

"Good - I think I'll steer clear of the mountain for awhile…" I mumbled to myself, "not that Kurda would ever - not the Kurda I know - but they were vampaneze - Gavner you're a grown man stop thinking like that - it was a dream!"

"Shut up! I'm not even listening to what you're saying so stop talking to me!" Larten sneered.

"Okay… okay…" I replied as I fell back asleep.


Haven't had much sleep… too many tutors…too many stories… have to go to ball…stupid howlers waking me up out of bed... Larten says I snore as loud as them... I thought as I got out of my coffin to attend the ball for the Festival of the Undead.

I spotted Darren and walked over to him.

"So tired, so many tutors, so many stories… only got into bed about an hour ago…" I said to Darren.

Darren was scratching madly. He had just gotten out of his 2nd trial, which was the path of needles; his third was interrupted by the Feast of the Undead, which was a stroke of luck. Darren waved at Seba Nile, Larten's old tutor… I wonder why.

"Having fun you two?" Seba asked.

"You said you had something to stop the itching!" Darren cried scratching his back madly.

"Ah why yes I do, but you will have to follow me!" Seba replied.

"Hey can I come too? A walk is just what I need to wake me up!" I said excitedly.

I wanted to get away for an hour, even a couple of minutes would do me some good.

"Kurda wants to come too! He wants to map out the way… Kurda and his maps!" Darren said, "I'll run and get him!"

Seba and I watched Darren run off scratching like a baboon.

"He looks so funny scratching every few moments," I said to Seba.

"You were no different you know. You and Darren were both naïve… it's pretty funny actually!" Seba laughed.

I blushed slightly.

"You really think Darren and I are alike? I always pictured him like Larten. Though Larten was always so serious… I figured he might have gotten that way because of you!" I smirked at Seba.

"I'm not that serious…" Seba replied.

I barked with laughter.

"That's a good one Seba… you… not THAT serious! Heh heh heh…"

"What's this commotion?" Larten asked coming up from behind.

"Oh nothing just talking about you!" I laughed.

"He says I made you be serious!" Seba exclaimed.

"Well you did… I used to be as carefree… as well…kind of like...Darren…" Larten replied.

"HAH! I WAS RIGHT!" I yelled.

Larten raised an eyebrow, shook his head, and walked away. Almost right then and there Darren and Kurda met up with us. We all nodded to go and then and there we walked to the hidden tunnel where only Seba know.


No this isn't going to tell the whole story of what happened so don't get excited ppl who havent read Trials of Death.