Story Of My Life Tears
By Raven Annie O'shangues
We were heading towards a mountian by the name of Everest. I have two travling compains. Darren shan and Larten Crepsley. My name is Raven Annie Harst. I am only 12 years of age. My real father died long ago. My mother, Amay Glens loathed me with ever fiber of her body. She loathed me for I am the child of a man by the name of Vancha Harst, my father. I have been with Mr. Crepsley and Darren for five years. I turst them completely. We were with a group of people from the Cirque. The name of our group of people would be freaks. Thus the name Cirque Du Freak, our name.
The Cirque has many people. A bearded lady, a wolf-man, a snake boy, even vampires. There were only three there the night we left. Those three Mr. Crepsley, Darren, and I. Aye vampires are real. You may think I am insane yet I am not. Vampires do not kill when we feed. We only take what we need. We must feed every three months if we do not we are blood thrist. We shall kill than. If you do not believe me than put this book down and find another true story to read.
Aye this story is true. Nothing here is a lie. But the names, I wish to protect those who are near and dear to me. Everthing but names in this book is true. I have only used my real name. Every one else's I had to change to protect them for fear this book may fall into the wrong hands.
We are far from our once always moving home. Mr. Crepsley explained only one time what I may have to face once we arrive at the mountain. I feared for my life knowing that the clan of vampires would not go easy on one so young. Nor on one being a woman either.
SCROLL ONEWe arrived at Mountain Everest. This mountain was the largest I had ever seen. We had to climb to a place where there was (hopfully a tunel to get into) a small cave at the least. "Mr. Crepsley? Darren where are we?" I asked as I awoke from my sleep. I was being carried by Mr. Crepsley. "Raven, if you may, we have arrived at Mount Everest." Mr. Crepsley answeared. I looked up from my mentor's shoulder. I saw nothing but snow, few trees, loads of bushes with thorns, and no living creature in sight. Mr. Crepsley put me down gently. I fall a bit through the soft snow. "Darren please my bag." Mr. Crepsley knelt down to take off his slippers. I looked at them both. Darren saw my expresion. "From here on out Raven, if you may, we cannot wear our shoes." Darren explained. "Why?" I asked. "Tradtion." Mr. Crepsley grunted as he stood straight. I noded than followed them. I took off my shoes.
Though I never cared for shoes I wished with all my heart to put them back on. The ground froze my toes as soon as my socks were off. "Mr. Crepsley may I please put on my socks?" I shivered voilently. The cold even made a full vampire shiver. I could not understand why he ingored my pleas. "Mr. Crepsley may I please clothe my feet?" I tryed to get him to give back my socks but he ingored me either way. I stoped around the eleventh time of begging him to give me back my socks and or shoes.
We contuied up the large mountain. The higher we were the colder it was. We rested after a few hours of climbing. Darren started a fire. Mr. Crepsley meanwhile looked over his feet than grabed my feet. They were pale blue yet I was not worried. "We must quicken our pace. I fear, Raven, your feet may have frostbite upon them." Mr. Crepsley looked over Darren's feet as well. I put my feet close to the fire. As I stared into the flame I remembered the last time I ever saw my village. I was branneded a witch for trying to find my father who lied about being dead. I was tied up and to be burned the next day when the villagers were ready to slaughter a child. I remembered my Grandfather's face. How kind, caring, and loving his face was when he was alive. I felt tears creep into my midnight blue eyes.
Darren pulled over his cloak on himself. Mr. Crepsley looked towards me. I looked away trying to wape away the tears. I looked up towards the sky. "Mr. Crepsley may I please be alone?" I asked. "I would rather you stay close for I am worried we are being followed." His eyes fall upon my own. I knew I had tears in them. "Raven are your feet aching from the cold?" he seemed very concered. "I wish to be alone please." I got up and left before he could tell me not to. I wanted to think about my grandfather for an odd reason.
I looked towards the night sky to see many clouds. "Grandfather." I saw the snow fall. At first small flakes fell upon my tried face. Than larger flakes of snow. I thought about how happy I was when I was with my Grandfather.
"Grandfather?"
"Aye Raven?" he responded. I looked up at him. "May I please sit upon your lap?" I smiled with my new adult tooth."Heh, you may Grandaughter." He laughed when he sat me on his lap. "Grandfather may you please tell me a story of my Father?"
"Heh, I shall Raven. Your Father while he were young was always getting himself into trouble. You see your Father loved your Grandmother dearly but if he ever crossed her she would punish him without a second thought."
I remembered that night. He sat up all night telling me stories of my Father and my Uncle. How they both got into much trouble and of how my Uncle took much of the blame to protect his younger brother.
I fell asleep in my Grandfather's lap. He took me up into my room. Zarre had slept on my bed until Grandfather shooed him off. Than tucked me in and kissed my forehead. I remembered the door closing behind him and the last words he said.
"Raven I wish for your father to be alive. You are his child. I am postive he would enjoy your company just as much as I do now. Vanc…" those were his very last words before he left the room.
After about an hour or so alone I heard Mr. Crepsley scream in the distance. I looked over my shoulder. I saw two figures headed towards my scent. "Mr. Crepsley? Darren?" I yelled from afar. They looked towards my howls. "Raven please we must contuie! Please hurry I fear we are late for the concil!" Mr. Crepsley was carrying Darren who was asleep. "Shall I carry the as well?" he asked. "No thank you sir. I would perfer to walk if you may?" that's when the ear pulling began. "Your speech is very improper young lady." Mr. Crepsley twisted my ear good and hard before letting go. "My adverb sir?" I asked from fear of having my ear pulled right off of my head. He shoke his head NO. "My grammer?" I asked. "Aye do not use 'No thank.' If you may?" I shoke my head in understandment. We finished speaking to each other until we reached a mouth of a tunnel. In my thoughts all I heard was, "Welcome to Mount Everest. Vampires come here to see old friends and make new." How wrong I was and a huge mistake in the vampire tradtions.
SCROLL TWOWe had to travle upwards to the gates of Mount Everest. Once we arrived to a large wooden gate a man stoped us. He looked down upon the three of us. During that short time I looked at the doors. It had to have been crafted many centeries ago. The wood was rotting on the outside in, the design of the door itself was hard to comperhand, yet the door itself fansated me. Who ever built the door must surely have much time on their hands. The man yelled for our names. "I am Larten Crepsley." My mentor boomed. His voiced echoed throughout the gate. "I see your mentor?" the man was at the top of the door. I could hardly stand being on top of Mr. Crepsley's shoulders. Who ever he was had to have a lot of courage to stand upon a struture of that size and look down upon the vampires who entered here without fear of falling or death.
"My mentor Seba Niles." Mr. Crepsley answeared. The man looked down at Darren. "You there vampire your name?" His voice boomed. Darren did not wake at all. Not until Mr. Crepsley cooed him out of his sleep. "Your Name Vampire?!" the man asked again. "Darren O'shangues." Darren looked up at him. "Your mentor?"
"Mr. Crepsley." He screamed. I fliched at the sound of Darren's voice. I recall why as well. In my past many men screamed with such intesaty that sent a shiver down my spine. The man on the door yelled the same question for me. "Your name Vampire?" I looked towards my mentor for help. He noded once to reasure me. "My name is Raven Annie Harst sir." I backed into Mr. Crepsley's stomach. I was afaird of the man upon the door top. "Your mentor?" he repeated himself over and over again like a parrot. "Mr. Crepsley." I whispered.
"Larten Crepsley does not have another asstine by the name of Raven Annie Harst. Your mentor vampirese?" I did not know what to say because I was tought to tell nothing but the truth. Mr. Crepsley looked towards me than the man. "I wish to present my asstine to the Princes. She must join the clan if you may?" Mr. Crepsley explained. After a short silence the doors beagn to creek with age. They opened no later than a few minutes. We entered through the doors but were stoped by another man.
He had many scars upon his face. His eyes had dark bags under them. When he blicked his right eyelid had an odd shaped scar. It looked like a lighting blot shape but a three backwards as well. He ran up behind Darren and gabed him. "Ahh!! Gavner put me down please!" Darren shouted. I ran behind Mr. Crepsley. "Why should I Darren? It's no fun to choke you when I can't hug you like this is it?" he smiled. Than he put Darren down and looked towards Mr. Crepsley. He smiled oddly at him. "Ah Larten your early as usaul. Heh." He laughed. "I wished to have.." Mr. Crepsley paused. "To have come earlyer eh?" the man who Darren called Gavner asked. "Aye my old friend." Than I made the mistake of moving. The man named Gavner saw my hair move. "Ah and who is this here?" He bent down to where I could see his face. I backed away until Mr. Crepsley realized I was being very rude. "Raven do not be frighten by Gavner Prul." He explained. "Are you Arra's asstine?" Gavner asked me. I shoke my head. "Oh heh you don't have to be…" He made the mistake of grabing my shoulder. In that action I bit him for fear graped me. "Urk! Ow ow ow ow ." Gavner whimpered. I bit down on him until Mr. Crepsley held my nose shut. Once I did release his skin he sucked in much air. "Heh not very friendly eh?" he laughed though I knew he forced it. I ran behind Mr. Crepsley. "Gavner please exuse my asstine Raven, she has a fear of men, if you may." Mr. Crepsley glared at me. I put my head down as fast as possible. "So going any where Larten?" Gavner asked. "I am if you may." He looked at Darren and I. "Raven… Exuse I please." Darren hurryed over to Mr. Crepsley. "Mr. Crepsley may present Raven to our friends?"
Mr. Crepsley noded. "Who you gonna show her to?" Gavner asked. "To Arra, Kudra, Vanze, Seba.." Darren was hit upside his head. "Do not present Raven to Seba. I shall young man." Darren rubed the spot where Mr. Crepsley had strucked him. "I shall not sir. Ow." Darren looked towards me. "As I explained ealryer I wish to present you to a few close friends of ours." He smiled at me. I smiled back to show him I trust him. He grabed my hands and we ran from our mentor and his oldest friend.
Darren had pulled me every where. "Now than where would he be?" Darren muttered under his breath. "Who?!" I ran just trying to keep up with Darren's jogging pace. "A very close friend of mine." Darren winked at me. I froze in my tracks. Darren stoped as well and looked over his shoulder. "Raven are afraid?" I shoke my head no. "Raven please explaine why you had stoped so suddenly." Darren back tracked. My cheeks hurt. My face was sweating and my heart was beatting so loud I did not know what to do. Darren tried to lift my face yet I would not let him. "Please contuie Darren." He noded and held my hands. I stole one glance at him.
He was blushing as well. Then he looked down at me. He blicked once than went back to sreaching for his dearest friend. We had past many vampires on the way. I noticed they were male vampires. I did not see any female vampires what so ever. "Darren if I may ask?"
"Aye, Raven?"
"Are there many female vampires?"
"There are not many. I know of one myself. Though you must earn her respect. She is a hard teacher if you may. Arra Sails does not take to kindly to newbbies as she calls 'em." He explained. "'Newbbies'?" I echoed. "Means she does not take to kindly to your type. New vampires." Someone said in front of us. I looked up than ran behind Darren.
There was a small man standing in front of us. He wore a blue hooded robe but the hood was down. His skin a greenish greyish colour, he had many scars around his face, his mouth small yet his light green eyes large. "Heh so Darren who is this girl?" the creature asked. "Harkat this is Raven Annie Harst. Raven this is Harkat Mulds." Darren took my hand and placed it in Harkat's. "Who is she with besides you?" He firmly shoke my hand. "She is with Mr. Crepsley as well as I Harkat." Darren smiled. "Larten took in another asstine?"
"Aye, his rules as you know." Darren seemed very at ease with this creature yet I had my douts. If Darren was fine around Harkat Mulds I should be as well. The only problem Harkat is a man. "Raven is it?" He asked. I noded. "It is fine for you to stare at my appeance I'm used to it by now, huh Darren?" Harkat laughed and Darren did as well. I backed away just a bit until Darren grabed my arm. "Please do not be afraid of Harkat the most he'll ever do to you is well…" He stoped than looked at Harkat. Harkat noded than explained, "I will suck you bloody vampirese dry than leave you in my stomach. I'll use your bones to make my bread. Then I'll use your heart to…" He was cut off by my screams of horror. "Ahhh please Mr. Mulds I do not wish to die in such a way!!!!!!!!!" tears ran down my terrifed face. Harkat laughed at first thinking I was faking it until he saw I was not. Darren ran over and tried to make me see the cruel joke they had played on me.
It did not work at first. "I was only kidding with you Raven I do this to all the new vampires who come here. Please don't cry I didn't mean it!!!" Harkat tried so hard to calm my down. It took Darren acting like an idiot to calm me down. "You mean he was not telling the truth?" I asked Darren. "Aye we were jokeing with you." Darren felt releived. "Harkat you may want to give it a few days before you see her again." Darren said. "That's fine Darren. And Raven I am really sorry for scaring you please forgive me." To this day I have never forgiven him for doing that when I was very young.
We entered a large room after we and left Harkat. There were few vampires here. Darren held my hand gentaly until he saw three figures in the back. One was a women, I did recall Darren mentioning a woman by the name of Arra Sails. There were two others with her. My thoughts were cut short when Darren ran off without me. I did not want to be left alone in a new place I have never been nor around people I do not know. I ran towards him.
"Darren? Is that you?!" Some one yelled. "Heh Kudra Smahlt it has been a very long time has it not?"Darren smiled. A man held Darren in his arms. I did not see his face. Than another came towards him. "Ah Darren, Larten was just here. Heh long time no see eh?" the man had slicked back brown hair. "Aye Vanze much too long heh." Darren hugged this man as well. Once he let go the woman tried to kick him. Darren jumped out of the way before she reached him and did any harm. "Your mentor must be proud of you learning so slugish Darren."
"At least I beat you once Arra. Heh now than must we fight ever time I come here and see you?"
"Aye but for now." She looked towards me. I had my head down once I noticed she saw me. "And who is this a newbbie?" she jumped towards me. "Whats your name vampire?" she questioned though there was a rude tone in her voice. I looked at Darren he noded. "Go on Raven." He smiled. "My name is Raven Harst." I shivered. I knew why I shviered for sure this time. The memories of my own mother had returned. I always am terrifed of women. Yet this one who stod before me made me fear for all my life. "My name is Arra Sails." She grined. I looked at Darren who was staring at me. "I wish to fight you. You'll have to earn my respect Raven Harst!! Unless you're a weakling." Arra Sails yelled. I looked towards the odd women. She had few scars that I could see. Brown hair tied up in brades, a light purple shrit, jeans, and earrings as well. "Why the bloody hell is she wearing earrings?" I thought. Her weapon of choice was a spear with a charm. The charm was a purple orb tied to a red rope. "Will? Are you going to come at me or are you going to fear me Raven?" She mocked. "I'll make you pay Sails." I growled in the back of my thoart.
Mr. Crepsley was away on his duties. Darren, Vanze Blaine, and Kudra Smalht were the only ones who watched on. Vanze Blaine is the training master at Mount Everest. He trains all vampires for war, for spraing lessons, any thing you can think of he'll train you for fighting. Kudra Smalht known for fleaing from fights rather than facing them. He thinks you can talk your way out of anything. If you word your sentences correctly.
I did not have a weapon at all. I learn the hard way on fights. I fight with my bare hands rather than a weapon. I only picked up one of Mr. Crepsley's knifes once before hand. Though I never used my mentor's weapon. "Arra Sails let us make a bet for the fight, hmm?" I never wanted her to call me weak again. "Aye, your terms Raven?"
"If I beat you I get that respect of yours and I can call you anything I wish." I yelled. "Agreed but if you lose you shall fight me until you get my respect understand?" she asked. "Aye!" I glared at her for ever thinking I was weak. The battle has come.
SCROLL THREE"You might want to be use'n a weapon I shall not go easy on you for being a child or new here Harst." Arra hissed. "Heh I wont need a weapon for you bitch." I knew I would probbly be killed by Mr. Crepsley for cursing but all I wanted was her to take back what she had yelled. "Arra please do not Raven has yet to met the rest of the clan." Darren said. "Would you rather take her place?" She growled. But in that short time I had ran as fast as I could and kicked her down. She fell to the ground with a large thump. "Heh maybe you should pay attion Sails. Never call me weak again. Or you'll pay with your life." I stod up slowly. Everyone stared at me. A half vampire just knocked down a full vampire with one hit. Kurda and Vanze stared at me.
"Darren is Raven a full vampire?" they both asked. "She is not yet she.." Arra got up. "You slut back handed me when I wasn't looking."
"And you said anything goes right unless you're the one who is weak Sails." I growled. ":Now than why don't you come at me Sails."
"You sure speak a load of shit for someone who's gonna die here and now." Her eyes had much anger within them. "And you chanlleged me Sails." My fist hurt like hell. "Heh fine slut." She ran at me with such speed I could not see her at all.
My jaw was crushed by her fists. She kicked my stomach as well. She never used her spear either. Than she jumped back and sliped under Vanze. "Heh you can't even defend your self." I fell to the ground. I coughed up a lot of blood. "Raven?" Darren ran at me. "Arra you went too hard on her. She's only a child of Darren's age." Vanze said. "And she lost the fight she wanted." Arra stared to walk until I moaned. "You might just want to lay down and weep your self to sleep. You're a big talker like Kurda but people like him die young." She turned her back on me. "Heh you said once I give up Arra."
"Huh? Raven?" Darren looked at me. Blood driped from my lips. "Heh all my life I have fought to have a right to life. And you think you can call me weak when you know nothing of me." I let go of Darren and pushed him away.
I stod and faced her back. "You know nothing of a hard life Harst." She turned and glared at me. "Oh really. Arra sails had a loving mother. Had a father. Had a mate at one time. And is living as a full vampire nice and safe here." She turned all the way around and glared at me. I shoke with rage. "Heh you know nothing of a hard life my ass. You Sails know nothing of Hell!!!" I ran at her. My rage had gotten the better of me. I hit her hard in the jaw. I heard a loud creaking sound. I jumped back from her. As the dust settled my fist still curled up. Blood driped from my broken fist. Arra looked up at me. "Now than Sails are you ready to face me?" but I ran at her without an answear. I kicked her, punched her, bite her, did every thing I could think of. She punched me a few times as well.
I jumped back very offten. Then ran at her howling. She stared at me with her eyes wide open when I finally came at her. I punched her hard and her blood hit my face. My eyes widen as she crashed to floor. I stod there huff, trying to catch my breath. Everyone who was in the cave had their eyes wide open. "Don't EVER call or say I'm weak again unless you wish to lose your life, Arra Sails!!!" Blood leeked from my mouth. My tounge licked the drips and I sallowed it down. Darren, Kudra, and Vanze looked towards Arra who was trying to stand up to face me. "Maybe you should think before you say anything to someone like me Sails." I turned my head. My eyes glared at her. "Never make that mistake again if you love life Arra Sails." I stod away from everyone. "Arra are you alright?!" Kudra asked. She didn't answear him, Darren, or Vanze. I started to walk away until she spoke to me.
"Raven did Larten teach you how to fight?" she spat out blood. "No. You had better not even think of calling me weak again Sails." I growled in the back of my throat. "Then who tought to fight like that?!" she yelled. "Why the bloody hell should I tell you?" I turned around to see her standing up without any help. "You have earned my respect Raven Annie Harst." She stod with her hand out. Kudra and Vanze stared at me as if I killed someone. She held her hand out for me to shake it. I just stod there staring at her hand. "Arra you can't be….your ……" Kudra couldn't finish his senctences. "Arra maybe you should lay down you were hit pretty hard on your head." Vanze said. "No she fought stornge and hard. I never saw any man do that. Move with such speed nor the weight of their fist on my face. She's the first one to land a hit on my weak spot." She smiled at me and still held her hand out for me to shake it.
"Well Raven you earned my respect. Are you just gonna stare at my hand all day long or are you going to shake it?" Darren walked over towards me. "Rav..en you earned her respect. Shake her hand." Darren's expersine was odd. He looked surpised and teriffed at the same time. "Forget it Darren it seems she doesn't know whats going on." Arra grabed my hand. I punched her in the face. I thought she still wanted to fight. Arra started to laugh. "You won and yet you still want to fight. Raven Annie Harst you have earned my respect." She shoke my hand. I relaxed knowing she wouldn't dare call me weak again.
SCROLL FOURI walked out of the cave with Darren by my side. Arra Sails has never been beatten but once on a newbbie's first day at Mount Everset. "Well now I know why everyone was staring at me as if I killed her." I thought. Arra always won the first few fights. Darren knows when someone calls me weak I lose it. I think that's why he wasn't very surpised but still all the same. "Ok. Now than you have to met the princes and Seba." Darren huffed. I noded than looked at the large doors before us. "Darren how come, if you may, the mountian has many large doors?" I asked. "No idea." He shrudged his shoulders. "Where's Mr. Crepsley?"
"No clue why." Someone said behind us. I jumped at least fourty feet in the air. "Heh you still jumpy Raven?" it was Gavner Purl. "Aye sir." I had to catch my breath. "Gavner is Mr. Crepsley with the Princes?" Darren asked. "No I see one prince here and a new non-rank why?" I looked at him. "Gavner stop being a smartass. Where is he?" Darren huffed. "He asked me to bring you both to the princes coradior. Said something about trials." Gavner looked down at me. I felt someone grab my hand. I looked towards Darren. He held my hand tight in his. "Darren?!" I saw his eyes. Full of fear and anger.
We arrived at the doors to the coradior of princes. There were mnay vampires at the door. "Stop no one gets through here without a reason from a prince." One man said. He looked towards me. Than Gavner steped in front of me. "She's with me now back down." He growled. The man did but told me to remove my cloths. Gavner did without thinking as if he had done that before. I stod behind Darren. "Sire please you may enter." The man said. Darrren noded once and felt my graptighten on his back. "This is Raven Annie Harst she is with me and does mot need to be sreached. Understand grude?" he noded his head and let me pass with Darren.
There wasn't many other vampires in the vast cave. Most if not all of them were in the front. All meaning Mr. Crepsley and four others. One who looked almost like Mr. Crepsley. Yet he had a beard. There was one in all black with long black hair. There was one without any hair and arrows tatooed into his skull. One dressed in all blue with long salt pepper hair and beard. "Ah Gavner Purl did you find her?" the one with arrows asked. "Aye sire." Gavner bowed. I stod behind Darren who did not bow. "Darren is there someone behind you?" the man with the salt and pepper beard looked towards him. Darren looked behind him to see me. "There appears to be Paris." Darren laughed. Then he ran behind me. I saw every man in the room. Than ran behind Darren. He ran behind me. This went on for maybe ten fivteen minutes before Mr. Crepsley grabed him. I ran behind Mr. Crepsley. He pushed me forward.
"My Princes," Mr. Crepsley bowed. "Raven Annie Harst." He noded. I stod before the clans leaders. I bowed like Gavner and our mentor. "She doesn't seem like much." The man in all black said in a harsh tone. "True Mika yet she is new here to the clan." The man with the salt and pepper beard said. "My name is Paris Sklye, Miss Harst." The man with the salt and pepper beard bowed. "My friends here are Mika Ver Leth, and Arrow." He pointed to the man with tatooes and the man in all black. I bowed to al of them. "Larten tells us you are his newest asstince, is that ture?" Paris asked. "It is sir. I am his newest if you may." I held my head low. "Come hethier Raven." Mika, the man with all black, growled. I walked towards him, my head still looking at the floor.
He picked my head up. "How old are you woman?" his eyes saw my soul. "I am only 17 sir." I could barely speak I was so terrifed. He droped ,y head and I inched backwards. I looked towards my mentor. He stared at me as if I knew what I was doing. The man who had arrows on his head walked to me. "You! Your real name woman!" he order. "Raven Annie Harst, sire." I bowed afraid of the anger in his voice. "Your real name before I kill you woman." He growled. "Sire please if I may?" Mr. Crepsley questioned. "Arrow wait. Larten go on." Paris looked on. He seemed to be the one who ruled over the leaders. Like the head leader of all the princes. Or at least the oldest one there.
"At first I had thought the same if you may. Yet my asstince's real name is Raven Annie Harst. If you may?" He explained. "Paris what do you think?"Mika looked at me then at Pairs. Paris thought for a long time "If she goes by that name. Then shall she be known for that name. Until HE finds out."Pairs laughed.
