AN: So here is the third chapter, and I think I'm finally beginnig to go in to a routine with this story. Hope you will like it, and on with the story we go.

Disclaimer: I do not own neither of Merlin or The saga of Darren Shan.

"Gaius are you certain that this is, what did you call it?" Arthur asks.

"A vampire sir, it's a human who has a cursed cast upon them. Neither dead or alive, and they feed upon human's blood." Gaius says and looks troubled at the next question that Arthur asks.

"Does this vampire need to feed on a human every night?" Arthur crosses his arms.

"No, in theory no. Therefore, it's troubling, maybe there are more than one, a lot more. Because one vampire wouldn't need to feed every night and not this much, well that's in theory. We don't know enough about these creatures to tell for sure." Gaius ends with pointing at the one book, that they got information from, to show Arthur that there only were two pages about the vampire.

"Okay, I will tell the guards about what creature it is that they are up against. We will start the search for it right away." Arthur is about to exist the physician's chambers, but Gaius stops him.

"Sir, the vampire can't stand the sun, and will not be out in daylight right now, it's probably hiding somewhere dark."

"Thanks Gaius, I will remember that." The prince says, and turns around to ask Gaius something. "Where is Merlin? I haven't seen him the whole day."

"I've send him out to get me some herbs. " Gaius says, and goes back to his work.

Darren's pov.

Holy paradise, this is annoying. I had no idea that the sun could be this annoying. I almost miss being half vampire. I'm sitting under a trees root, and hiding from the sunrays. The tree must have fallen, and taken Its roots with it, under a storm or something, and I can't express how happy that made me at the moment, when the sun began to shine. I don't understand, how Vachna could stand going around in the sun as he did. Crazy old vampire. I sigh and leans against the roots. The boredom overtakes me, and I fall asleep as soon, as I've close my eyes.

I wake up, by the sound of someone approaching. I bolt up, and listens to the footsteps, while trying to figure out where they are coming from. It sounds like there is only one person, probably not a threat, but you can never be too sure about that. I move slowly up to the end of the roots shadow, and looks out for the approaching person. There is no one in sight, but then why did I hear footsteps. I try to pin point the footsteps, but I can't hear them anymore. I tense up, and make myself ready to run, even if it means I have to be burnt by the sun.

"Hey what are you doing down there?"

I spin around fast, and sees a young man, maybe around the mid-twenties, with blue eyes, and wearing a blue shirt, a red scarf and a brown leather jacket. He doesn't seem like a threat, but there is this aura around him, it reminds me of Mr. Tiny, and that is enough reason for me to be wary of him. He can apparently feel my hostility, because he puts his hands up in a gesture of surrender and smiles.

"Hey I'm no threat. "

I shake my head, where is my manners, why so judging. I extend my hand for him to shake.

"My name is Darren. May I ask who are you." I give him my best smile, and god that hurts, it has been way to long since I have smiled. When was the last time? I can't remember, maybe around the time I met up with the cirque the freak for the last time, when everything still was slightly okay.

"Oh, sorry. My name is Merlin. " Merlin shakes my hand and smiles. "It's nice to meet you Darren."

"Likewise, Merlin"

AU: Hope you liked this weeks chapter, I will now go on to write the next. See ya!