Cirque du Freak
Love and War
Jennifer Allen
PROLOGUE
I stood walking behind my Mother and this boy she was talking to she kept calling him Darren. I guess that was his name but they where talking about many different things. I heard them talking about here being pregnant with kids and something about a deal with her father.
I just followed them while they were walking. "You agreed to that?" he roared. "You sold out the world just to help me?"
"Of course not," she grunted.
"But you said you were pregnant."
"I am." She looked back at him and smiled shyly.
"My first thought was to reject our father's offer. But then I saw a way to use it to our advantage. There is still no guarantee of a peaceful settlement between the vampires and vampaneze. It looks promising but is by no means certain. If talks break down, the war could continue, and that would play into our father's hands. I stayed following them not believing what I was hearing. That kid named Darren was my Uncle. I was thinking to myself "who is this kid and why have I never met him." "He would have time to go back to the past and create a new leader, one who could pick up where Steve left off. They kept talking on I actually spaced out while they where talking but when the subject of vampires and vampaneze came up I woke up out of my spacing out.
"I accepted his proposal but told him I wasn't sure whether I wanted a vampire's child or a vampaneze's. He said it didn't matter. I asked if I could choose. He said yes. So I spent some time with Gannen Harst, then with Vancha March. When I returned to our father, I told him I had chosen and was pregnant. He was so delighted, he didn't even complain when I refused to reveal who the father was - he just quickly arranged to send me here to free you, so that we could move forward without any further distractions."
She stopped talking and rubbed her stomach with her hands. She was still smiling that strange shy smile she always does.
"So whose is it?" the boy named Darren asked
"Both," she said. "I am having twins - one by Vancha, one by Gannen." I was confused when she said that to Darren I always thought you could only have one guy father a child not two especially at the same time. I heard the wrest of what they where saying.
"A vampire child and a vampaneze child!" Darren cried, excited.
"More then that," my mother said. "I have allowed the three bloodlines to mix. Each child is one-third vampire, one-third vampaneze, and one-third me. That's how I've tricked him. He thought any baby of mine would divide the clans, but instead they will pull them closer together. My children, when they are ready, will breed with other vampires and vampaneze, to give birth to a new multi-race clan. All divisions will be erased and finally forgotten.
I watched everything unfold and after they had turned Darren into a little person they sent Darren somewhere I didn't bother following. After Darren had left Mr. Tiny my grandfather started talking to his daughter about his plans now that Darren was out of the way. My mother didn't say anything she just stood in place and listened she only started talking after she was sure Darren had gotten done with what he needed to do.
I stood there waiting until my mother decided to speak.
"Desmond Tiny" my mother said interrupting him.
"Yes Evanna is there something you wanted to say?" he asked
"Yes there is I just wanted to let you know the kids I'm carrying they are both vampire and vampaneze. One third vampire, vampaneze and me.
Desmond Tiny looked really angry with his daughter he asked "how can you do this to me ruin all of my plans where did u get the idea to go against me was it from that stupid boy Darren Shan?"
"Yes it was he showed me I don't have to listen to everything you say or do" she said really calm about it.
"I should punish you but I have some business to attend to so I'll deal with you later and mark my words you will Evanna regret the day you tricked me. Then Desmond Tiny left off to deal with his business leaving his daughter to wonder what she should do. Evanna eventually walked off back into her own home where she lived with all the frogs and other animals to practice her sorcery.
Chapter One
Seventeen years after Darren Shan the War of Scars is still somewhat going on. My mother has hope for it though she doesn't tell us why but I'm guessing she has a plan. She seems to know everything and what she's going to do about it.
"Jennifer wake up it's time to get up we have things to do" I heard mom say to me. All I do is just "groan" at her not wanting to get up.
"Jennifer if you don't get up this instant I'm going to drag you right out of that bed and make you do all of the cleaning around the house". Evanna yelled
"Alright mom I'm getting up" while slowly getting out of bed. "So what are we doing today? I asked Evanna.
"Where going somewhere special that no one else knows about unless there part of the clan" she told me
"Part of what clan?"
"The vampire clan and vampaneze clan" she said to me looking somewhat confused at me.
I thought it was another one of her jokes so I just went along with it "sure mom where going to some place with vampire's and vampaneze."
"Yes we are and I don't want any arguing from you while where on our way there." she said to me
"Alright I won't argue but I don't see why we have to go somewhere that doesn't exist."
She yelled at me "Don't you say that it's as very alive and real as your wolf blood running within you is."
"Alright don't freak out on me" I told her.
"Good now that you're done getting fussy at me get dressed and wear something nice maybe a pair of pants and a nice shirt. Also get the black fur coat you'll be needing that." she said while leaving the room
"Okay if you say so mom" I yelled to her while she was almost out of my room.
I got out of my nice queen size bed and walked over to my dresser that needed a new paint job, since all of the paint was chipping off it. I opened the fourth drawer down and grabbed out a nice black pair of pants I went up to the closet that was right above the dresser, and grabbed a black shirt that came with two different shirts.
I started getting dressed putting on my thong that was black and I thought looked good with all the black cloths I owned. I put on my black socks, then my pants I had picked out. The last thing I chose to wear was my black bra and both of the black shirts. One of the shirts was a spaghetti strap and the other one went over it.
My mother yelled for me when I was almost done getting dressed "Jennifer are you almost done?"
"Yes I'm almost done just need to get my shoes on and coat" I yelled back at her
"Alright when your finished with that then come here I want to see if you're presentable enough" she yelled back at me
I just rolled my eyes talking to my self "why am I doing this?"
I searched for my black shoes with fur on the ankle part of them. I looked around my whole bedroom only to find them underneath my bed. I crawled underneath my bed and grabbed them. I got them on, and then took my black coat with the black fur on the wrist part of it and the neck off the door hanger. I rushed down into the living room finding my mother ready to go and in regular cloths less dressed up then what I was.
She asked me "where are your earrings?"
"Oh I forgot them let me rush back to my room real quick and grab a pair or a few pairs" I said really quick while rushing back to my room
I found a pair of spider earrings that where made out of real metal then put them in. I also found my skull and cross bone earrings and I put those in my coat pocket. I ran back into the living room to find my mother up off of the chair and packing her sorceress things.
She looked at me and I knew she was making sure I hadn't forgotten anything it was silent for a minute until she said something "you look nice now I hope you're ready to get going?"
"I'm ready, I just hope I'm prepared alright for the weather and conditions of the place where going". I told her looking around the house to make sure we hadn't forgotten something.
"Your dressed fine besides if you get cold I can always give you a spell to stay warm" she told me while getting the key's and a spell ready.
She always when we left for long periods of time put a spell on the place and house so no one could see it. I just wondered now how long we would be gone this time would it be just for a little while or forever. We walked out the front door and into the cold night air.
I decided to ask "just how long do you plan that where going to be gone?"
"We won't be gone too long I hope" she told me but it will take a few days to get to where were going.
"Where exactly are we going?" I decided to ask since my curiosity was getting the better of me.
"I can't tell you where were going it's not for you to know yet but you'll know where were at when we get there." she said to me acting all mysterious.
"Oh that's not fair mom" I said whining about it.
"I don't want to hear it now just wait a minute and I'll get a spell together to transform us into a animal so we can move faster and I'll let you choose the animal if you want?" she told me
"Yeah I'll choose just tell me when you want me to make the choice" I replied
I waited a few minutes until she said "okay you can choose now what animal in the whole world will it be?"
"I think we should since where in the forest and we might probably travel threw the forest a lot travel as wolves" I told her
"Okay that's a good choice" with a hand of the bottle she told me to drink half of it so I did all I know is after awhile I found myself on four paws and seeing in black and white. I was also able to smell a lot better and hear things I hadn't been able to hear that well.
My mother gave the signal for us to get moving. I have no clue where I was going or what direction it was but I trusted my mother to lead the way. Since I had a feeling she had done this before.
We walked for a few hours until it got dark when my mother stopped and sniffed the air. I sniffed the air trying to see what she was smelling but I didn't recognize what she was sniffing. She finally stopped sniffing and transformed back into her natural form. I looked at her and she gave me a sign not to turn into my human form so I sat down and stayed. We were waiting for awhile until a few guys came out of the woods.
"Evanna what are you doing here?" one of the guys asked.
She didn't answer really quickly I knew she was getting worried by the look in her eyes. The guys where staring at her and I knew she didn't like it, but all I was able to do without being hit was watch.
"So are you going to tell us what you're doing all the way out here or not?" one of the other guys said impatiently.
"I don't think she has any right to be on this path especially if she thinks she's going up to Vampire Mountain." one of the younger guys said in a snobbish voice.
"Well isn't that nice I don't think you three have the right to stop me from going up there." my mother said in reply to them.
"Your right we don't but we can try" one of them said
I stood up on all fours and started growling and walking in front of Evanna as soon as the guy said that.
They all commented on what I had done and since I was in wolf form they asked her about me.
"What is with this wolf?"
"She is a lost wolf I'm brining her up to the mountain to give her back to her pack." she explained to them.
"Well then you won't mind if we tagged along with you up to the mountain?" they said
"I don't mind all that much, but I do somewhat mind" she told them
"Okay then, we better get going other wise will be late" one of the guys said while walking off away from the group.
"Okay then boys lets get going shall we?" she told them while following the older guy.
They said nothing but started walking. My mother gave me a signal to follow them and to stay quiet while we where walking.
The youngest of the guys was quiet for awhile until he started complaining "are we there yet?"
"No where not there yet Darius" one of the guys said
"Alright Gannen" he said while walking along the trail.
"How long do you think it will take us Gannen?" he asked the older man.
He was quiet for awhile until he answered "I don't know a few days or a few hours it could be anywhere between those times I guess."
We walked on for awhile until my mother Evanna decided to say something to one of the guys "Mika, Gannen do ether of you know if Vancha will be at the meeting this year?"
"Well Evanna I don't know what to tell you I have no clue where he's been or what he's been up to lately he keeps to himself a lot." said the guy my mom addressed as Mika.
"Mika I think I know who's missing out on the meeting this year out of the prince's anyways its Matthew" Gannen said.
"Yeah that's right Vancha is showing up this year if he isn't off busy somewhere else." he told Evanna.
"Alright thanks for the information both of you" she told them
"Your welcome and so why did you want to know if he was going to be there I remember the last time you came and asked for him and he wasn't attending that year" said Mika
"Yeah well I was just wondering I needed to talk to him and I still need to talk to him so if you see him tell him I'm looking for him and to have him come and see me in my room when he gets the chance it's important that I talk to him." she stressed to them.
"We'll do that for you if you need to see him that bad" they all said.
I was just walking behind them still in my wolf form. I was being quiet when I noticed Darius was slowing down and started walking beside me. I just looked at him for awhile and he stared back at me when all the sudden we both ran into Gannen and Mika they had stopped walking and where looking like they where taking off there shoes.
"What are we doing stopping?" Darius asked into the air just waiting for an answer from anyone.
"What does it look like where doing where taking off our shoes to climb over the berry bushes." Gannen yelled at him.
"You should start taking off your shoes too" Mika suggested
"Why? The thorns can't get threw my shoes" he replied to Mika.
"Because it can these are not regular berry bushes they can slice threw even the toughest of metals" Mika explained to him
I sat watching while Gannen jumped on to the bushes. I noticed his feet started bleeding. I looked at Evanna puzzled to how I was going to get a crossed. She started mind talking with me "I want you to go underneath the bushes wolves won't get hurt because of their fur and hard padding on their paws so you won't come out all scratched up and besides if you do I can heal you with a spell or potion." I nodded at her in agreement to her idea. I waited awhile until Darius had gotten on the bushes.
I walked slowly to the bushes and looked at them for awhile looking for a wolf entrance. I sniffed the ground looking around I found a wolf trail and followed it threw into the beginning of the bushes. Then I took one last look at Evanna and Mike who was waiting for Evanna to move a crossed. I walked slowly into the entrance of the trail and started walking letting my nose lead me to the end.
I walked around with my nose to the ground for what seemed like a hour or so. I thought I was lost but then I saw what looked like a clearing in the bushes. I walked slowly towards it just in case it wasn't safe. I poked my head out of the bushes and looked to my right and found a cliff leading down, I turned to my left and found all of the guys waiting for me. I was wondering what made them wait but I didn't bother to think on it for too long I exited the bushes and sat down by Evanna.
Darius was sitting down staying off his feet I noticed he had been hurt while walking a crossed them. He was tending to his feet trying to make the bleeding stop when Mika walked over to him to help him heal his feet. Mika started spitting on Darius's feet to make the bleeding stop. I looked at Darius even though they didn't realize it; I watched the wound heal instantly. I started freaking out and started thinking my mother couldn't have been right about going to see vampires now could she?
"So should we get moving before the sun rises?" Gannen said suddenly
"Yes I think we should get out of here before the moon disappears" my mother said quickly.
"What's with the hurry Evanna?" Gannen and Mika asked.
"Nothing I just feel it would be safer if we get into the mountain before the sun raises it would be best for all of us." she said in response
"Well alright all I have to say is Evanna you're a very strange women." Gannen said confused.
"Well thank you for the compliment Gannen" she said to him.
He gave a look of confusion "your welcome I guess?"
Everyone started walking while I was following behind with Evanna. We all walked in silence trying not to speak as if trying to not draw too much attention to our selves. We trekked upwards higher in altitude... then suddenly we walked over a sharp ledge, and looked and found the entrance to a cave it looked like it when on forever.
Gannen looked back at everyone and looked at Evanna and asked her "that wolf isn't coming is she?"
"So what if she is?" Evanna replied in response to Gannen's rude comment.
"Well we can't just bring a wolf into the mountain and expect it not to eat us out of home." he explained to her.
"Well if you're that worried I'll keep a good eye on her or keep her in my living space." Evanna explained
"Alright well if anyone yells at me for letting a wolf inside you'll take the blame for it?" he asked her
"Yeah I'll take the blame for it" she said
"Will you two stop arguing and just enter the house" Mika said annoyed about the bickering that was going on just outside of the mountains cave.
Mika and Darius walked ahead of everyone and started for the cave entrance. Gannen turned his back to Evanna and followed Darius to the cave entrance. I just sat down and waited to find out what I was suppose to do.
"It's okay you can come into the mountain with us" my mother said to me
"Are you sure Gannen seems pretty upset about letting me go in there?" I said to her.
"It will be fine I'll protect you" she explained
"I don't understand why I can't turn back into my human form and then they won't be so mad at you or me." I said to her
"If you turn back they might kill you or take you away from me" she said sounding upset.
Gannen turned around and asked "are you coming Evanna?"
"Yeah I'm coming don't worry" she said quickly
"Well then hurry it up we won't wait here long so quit talking to the wolf like it's a person and start walking" he said to her angry
"You don't use that tone with me Gannen I've got more power then you I could make you a frog if I wished it" she said angry now.
She walked over to them and I decided it would be best for me to walk with her and not argue. We entered the cave and it was small so we walked two by two until they stopped suddenly and I ran into Evanna who had stopped. I tried to look and see where we where at but I couldn't see because I was in wolf form smaller then everyone else. I just sat down and waited for something to happen but something told me I would have a hard time getting into this place since I had a feeling I had to give my name and proof around this place.
I didn't worry about it too much since I knew Evanna would handle everything. She would do everything in her power to get me in this place since we've come this far now and it would be foolish to give up now. I saw Mika talking to someone between a thing that looked like a gate and he was talking to a shadow that looked like a person, at least I thought it was a person.