Hi, everyone! Im finally out with my first fanfic (Ever! So please don't be rude, i'm a beginner :) )This is like an epilogue, or "Book 13". It follows Darren Shan after he dies and goes to the Vampire Paradise.I hope you like it.. it migh seem long, but it isn't that much, relly! You won't be dissapointed if you read it! Just one thing you need to know - this is a fanfiction, and is wrote by me, and not the original author.
But it could be true!
I've tried to figure out everything that could happen, so it gets as real as possible..!
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Mr. Crepsley waiting, laugher in the great beyond, i'm going, i'm going, i'm gone.
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Darkness. And then - light.
My life didn't end just like that.
Welcome back, Darren Shan. I have been waiting for you. Said a soft voice. I opened my eyes.
There, right in front of me, stood a smiling red-haired vampire. The vampire i had waited so many years to see again. Larten Crepsley.
My face opened up in a bright smile. I run forward and hugged Mr. Crepsley.
He was crying - a rare emotion of him. It looked like the old git had changed in all of these years. There are so many things i have to tell you.
So many things happened. You shouldn't have died and left us behind just like that! Do you know how much i missed you? You were like a father to me!
I was so happy that i couldn't stop crying.
Mr. Crepsley smiled even brighter.
There is something you need to know, Mr. Crepsley. Before i died Desmond Tiny told me that he was my real father.
I though that the vampire would become angry or something, but he stayed just as calm as before.I bet he knew something.
Do you feel happy about this?
No! No freaking way! I had been his marionette allmost my whole life!
No mater how hard I tried, I could not make myself like the crazy old idiot.
Well, then i guess i have good news for you, then. He took a deep breath. Darren.. Desmond Tiny is not completely you're father.Since my blood completely killed off he's cells for a long time ago
W-What?
This is what i were about to tell you.When my cells entered you're body they killed all of you're human cells,
and made them like mine.They killed Mr. Tiny's cells too.So you don't have to worry about that, Mr. Tiny's DNA did only matter before i blooded you
, because they only managed to make you the way you were when you were 12.After that, you became ehm.. a little like me.And after all, you don't seem to be like Mr. Tiny at all.
That means you're just like you're mother, and you've got the rest from me.So, you don't need to worry about that .. evil thing.
I could swear that i saw a little smile on he's normally so serious face.
I were so increadibly happy. I had though very much about Mr. Tiny. I could not stand the fact that he was my father. But i didn't need to worry about that monster, at least!.
But wait a minute.. "The rest from me".. It allmost seems like you're my "second daddy"? I made cute puppy eyes to tease him even more.
I loved the way he's face turned red when i teased him.I remebered, many years ago, in the Vampire Mountain, with Seba Nil - Mr. Crepsleys old teacher.
I got Mr. Crepsley irretated by asking questions all the time. Seba said that he should remember how he was many years ago, and try to calm down.
I still laugh inside when i remeber Mr. Crepsleys face then. He allways got so funny when he got mad!
Darren !Don't make me get mad at you five minutes after you've arrived..!
Then we could' not help but start laughing. I loved being with good, old Mr. Crepsley!
But wait a minute.. you should not be dead!
I could not understand him.
What's wrong with me being dead?
That was such a strange question. But it was a fact - i did die, even trough my soul is still alive. And when i came to Heaven i got this new body,
just like the way i were before i died along with Steve. Well, with some small changes.. now i'm cleen, and the most of my small scars were gone.
It's nothing wrong. But you should be alive now! I killed the Vampaneze Lord, right? And you and the others would have followed me shortly
after if the vampaneze didn't keep they're promise. The Vampires won, and you should have lived a happy life with the others, and been a loyal Prince to the clan!
Now it was time for the awful true. I didn't want to hurt Mr. Crepsley by telling him that he died for nothing. But i didn't want to lie eather.
I could have told him that the Vampires won, and that we all lived happily ever after, but i didn't. And i guess none of us lived happily ever after, eather.So i desided to tell him the true.
Mr. Crepsley..
Yes? He didn't seem to have figuret it out yet. I bet he didn't want to, eather. He probably died peacefully believing that he saved our life, and desided the destiny of the war.
You.. the man you killed.. he was not the Vampanize Lord. He was a fake. The other vampanize didn't knew that.
W-What do you mean?
After you died all of the vampaneze left.They were dissapointed and probably though that this was the end, so they didn't even try to fight.
But Steve didn't go with them. He came to me and teased me, and then he said he has something to tell me. Then he told me the true. He even told me who was the real Vampaneze Lord was.
Who was it?
The real Vampaneze Lord was Steve Leonard - Him and nobody else.
I could feel Mr. Crepsley's hate for Steve like if it was my own. He allways knew about Steve. When Steve wanted to become vempire,
he found out that Steve was evil, and refused to make him one. He was right, Steve was partly evil. When Steve came back and tricked everyone,
Mr. Crepsley refused to belive him and he was right again.
T-That thing! So he was the one, huh? I would gladly have bited off his face if I were alive now!, - Yelled Mr. Crepsley. Bite off his face? That was something new!
I knew it! I've allways known it! How could I have been so blind?
I could have stopped it, I could have killed him in the fight with the fake Lord! It is all my fault! He shaked his head sadly. I felt so sorry for him.
No, nothing is you're fault, you did what we all faugh was right. Think about how many times I got the chance to kill him. If I did that, I might have saved so many lives..
I am sorry, Darren.. But ..what did he do then? If I know you right, which I am sure I do, you would have kicked his sorry ass right away.
Gannen breathed that gass on me and i fainted. When i woke up, they were all gone.
And what happened next?
And so I used the next couple of hours to tell Mr. Crepsley about everything that happend in the next years. I took my time, after all, we were in Paradise.
I told him every little detail, from how the desirt in the future was, to what colour Darius's eyes were. He listened carefully and didn't complain to any fact
I told him. When I finished, he had tears in his eyes - for second time since we met again. Mr. Crepsley hugget me hard and a tear fell on my black cloak.
You relly are a hero, Darren Shan. A hero who relly has changed since the last time a saw him!
Heh, relly? You think so? Maybe my hair changed a little and-
No way! Look at you're self! You have gotten just as high as me, and from you're scars I can see that you had some very impressive fights?
You think and act like a grown-up even trough you're still so young! And - no way, I though this day may never come - you have gotten muscles,
and a good hearth, if im not wrong! You surely have grown up, Darren! I could feal how proud he was of me. You would have become a great vampire..
too bad I could not have been there to see you.
Hey, that is exactly what Vancha said too! But tell me, are you happy now, when you're together with Gavner, Arra, Kurda, Paris and the others?
Oh, of course! I forgot to tell you, and show you around in here! How am i supposted to call myself a good teacher?
The place where we were standing right now was pure light. No floor, no walls and no doors. Just light. Mr. Crepsley told me that enyone "new"
who came here went trough the light. He told me to focus my mind on a portal. I closed my eyes and imagened the same portal as the one the "monster" used to open when he travelled in time.
Impressive! Even I would have problems imagining something like that!
I opened my eyes and Mr. Crepsley took my hand and went trough the portal with me.
On the other side there was...Paradise. Simply Heaven like I imagened it.
A great garden with a wonderful fountain in the middle, with many vampires bathing there. It had.. lots of trees and flowers and birds and..
well you know what i mean?Outside of the park or garden - or whatever it was - there were great woods and I could see some vampires hunting a wild deer.
And there - on the other side there was a mountain. I became so happy when i figured out that this was like a copy of the vampire mountain.
Mr. Crepsley told me that there was a special room for every soul who come here, and the room was exactly the room of you're dreams.
Mr. Crepsley said that he knew i might come soon so he choosed a room he could share with me.
What?! I finally though that I might rest in peace, and now comes this!, I acted like I were mad at him, but he just laughed and said that
it would never go if I didn't want to.But the gods said I would so it would'nt be a problem.
I guess they were right. It relly might become fun to share my room with Mr. Crepsley. Probably I could wake him up in the middle
of his wonderful dreams to tell him that I had forgotten where the toilet is. And when he finally showed it to me, I could say
"Oh, i knew it was somewhere here!" and go back to sleep, leaving him damn pissed the whole day. Or maybe I could put spiders in his shoes?
Or maybe I just should be nice to him and let him sleep in peace.. at least one night..!
Darren! It is you! It relly is you!
The young man's voice got me out of my daydreams.
And there came Kurda Smahlt running like crazy and hugged me.
Are you okay? Maybe you should rest a little..? Dying is hard and painfull, you would deserve it!
Don't worry, i'm fine, Kurda!
I had forgiven the blond vampire for a long time ago. The only thing he wished was to protect the clan and bring peace to the world.
He had allways protected me, and told me that vampires migh do as they wish, but I should care for my safety rather then fight and die for my pride, without a reason.
Larten told us the whole story telephatic. Oh, did i mention that now that we are here, we can feel each others emotions very easly.
And Larten teached us to use these telepatic connections between us. Everyone who dies and comes here gets them, but few learn to use them.
I am glad you finally finished him off, Darren!
Arra Sails smiled proudly when she came behind Kurda.
Arra! You didn't come here to kick my ass, I hope?
I looked like Mr. Crepsley's ex-mate had given Kurda a hard time.
No, don't worry, you can rest in peace for some hours.. but don't think you got away, i'm not finished with you, yet!
Kurda looked scared, and I, Mr. Crepsley and Arra laughet.
Oh, i'm kidding. I will leave you alone, I want to see if Darren got any better in fighting! Now it was my turn to look scared.
While Kurda and Arra had a discussion about if it would be any good for my heath if Arra broke my neck, I got some time to ask Mr. Crepsley out.
Now, Don Juan, how is it going with you and Arra? I wispered so only he could hear me. Mr. Crepsley's face got red like a tomato.
Erm..not so bad i guess.. Actually we plan to get married again. he wispered back.
Relly?! I can't belive it!!I was so happy for Mr. Crepsley. I could still remember the night when we visited Evanna and she gave him the
"picture" of Arra on the back of the nine frogs. On that moment she had left this world, and vampires couldn't be photographed.Mr. Crepsley
had stayed outside the whole night (crying?) with it. Can I call her step-mommy then?
Mr. Crepsley reacted fast on my teasing. He tried to punch me,.but I was a lot faster then last time he had seen me fight.
Then we fell on the floor laughing and fighting. When we got up we saw Arra, Kurda, Paris Skyle (!), And Gavner Purl, who were about
to fall in the fountain from laughing at us. Mr. Crepsley's face looked even redder than before. After some time, they finally shut up.
Paris looked so calm and happy. I knew you would make it, Darren! If I were alive now, I would have said that I could finally die in peace!
No freaking way! - Gavner didn't seem to have forgotten anything.
Oh I can't belive I missed everything! If i only had known what would happen..! And if it wasn't for someone- He acted like he was mad at Kurda and stared at him
- I would have done anything to beat the heck out of these red-eyed old friends of us!
I'm so sorry, Gavner.. Kurda relly looked sorry - but then Gavner just laughed and put a hand on Kurda's shoulder. Don't worry, we all know that you didn't want to do anything bad,
and soon enough you even came to join me so.. how am I supposted to be mad at you?
I were happy that Gavner had forgiven Kurda, and some time after, Mr. Crepsley told me that there was a golden portal to the "other side"
where the humans were. I used my chance to visit Shancus, who i relly had missed for a long time. I saw Sam Grest, too. He was so glad to see me,
but he couldn't understand anything, so I had to tell him that I was a vampire. And so I told him about everything that happened - about the wolfman and about RV.
He got very angry at RV. I told him that he said he didn't want to kill anybody, and that he was sorry. Sam was still angry, and refused to forgive him.
He said he had a feeling that he was still alive after he died, and I told him that migh be righ, because of the piece of his soul that left in me.
I lived a happy life with all of my friends, sometimes I disturbed Mr. Crepsley in his sleep, sometimes I helped Kurda with making a map over Paradise,
and I even beated Arra one time, and after some time my old friend and collegue Mika Ver Leth joined us, after beeing poisoned by an enemy.Everything would be like before,
until one day I felt the presence of a new soul coming. A soul that I knew in my life, and a soul I used to hate my whole life. The soul of my best friend and worst enemy - Steve Leonard.