Dusk's Fortitude


Chapter 1: Music

A/N: I hope you enjoy the first of many drabbles to come! Special thanks to Brokenshardsofmyheart99 for being a fantastic beta!

Disclaimer: I do not own Cirque du Freak/The Darren Shan Saga.


Though both vampires were often together and shared many of their interests, Darren had never found out what type of music Mr. Crepsley listened to. All those years of getting to know each other were spent on learning more about the depths of their souls. However, even the most basic of friends knew that detail or other trivial ones about each other.

"That's it. I'm finding out what type of music that old bat likes!" Darren got up from his hammock and walked out of his room. The air was cold, as was everything else, but what else was expected of living in a mountain?

The young half-vampire walked around until he found the man he was searching for. "Gavner, I need a favor and I was wondering if you could help," Darren said to the burly man.

"What do you need?" the Vampire General asked.

Mr. Crepsley walked down the tunnels leading to Darren's room. He still had several matters to discus with him over how the vampires lived and their history. He wanted to make sure that his young apprentice was completely aware of the ways of the vampires.

He opened the door only to be greeted with something other than Darren's voice. "What is that racket?"

Darren looked up and saw his mentor standing in the doorway with his hands on his ears and shouting at him. "I CAN'T HEAR YOU! THE MUSIC IS TOO LOUD!" Darren shouted.

The elder vampire scowled and walked over to Darren. "WHAT IS THIS?"

Darren smirked. He reached over to the battery powered boom box and turned it off. "That, you old geezer, is rock music."

The red-caped vampire stared dumbfounded at his young assistant. "R-rock?"

Darren nodded. "So, what do you think? I bet you hate it. I did all this to see what type of music you like, so you won't leave the room until I find out!"

Mr. Crepsley began to laugh. "Actually, this is my favorite! Hm, so this is My Chemical Romance, huh?" The vampire reached over to the boom box and turned it on with full volume.

Darren remained speechless. He could only hang his mouth wide open at the sight of his mentor dancing.


A/N: I'm thinking of writing one for Kurda next… If anyone at all likes this at all.