DISCLAIMER: I own no rights to CDF (Cirque Du Freak) and never will. Hate that part it depresses me. Oh and I own no rights to Alton Towers or the ride 13 which is mentioned.

A/N: Darren's POV

SUMMARY: On the run from the vampires, Darren meets a mysterious girl called Lilith Freeskyle. What happens when her life is put in danger? Will Darren give up his most precious possession to save her? Set during book 6.

TITLE: Lilith

Chapter 4- Make it real

I stared at the darkness as her screams became distant and soon faded into silence. I felt as empty as before. She was the one that had been watching me, protecting me and making me feel safe. She was the one who had brought my cold, lonely soul to life. My whole world became a light when she stepped in to it and the worse thing was… I was unsure of who she was, what she was. I thought that she was a friend but now, she seemed to be more than that. She was part of me and I couldn't get her back. Voices swirled around my mind, repeating my name and whistling along with the wind. "Darren! Darren! Don't listen." I paused and scanned the tunnel, it was empty. Just me, alone in the bleak darkness, just me, no one to make the pain go away, just me, no one to make the thoughts go away. I had witnessed so much death lately. Gavner, Kurda was sure to die when they found out, Lilith was sure to die and finally me. I had failed the trial of the blooded boar and worst of all, had run away from death. I wished that I could go back and look death in the face but then the whole clan would be under threat. I was part of Kurda's scheme now, he had persuaded me to run away and he had persuaded me to go when Gavner died.

"Where do I go?" I screamed as my voice rippled through the tunnel and a hand placed itself on my shoulder. I winced and followed the arm, seeing… Gavner? How was this possible? It was probably a hallucination right? I shakily touched the arm and pulled away with shock. It was really him, back from death. "Wh-what are you doing huh-here?" My voice was nervous and in shock but he grimly smiled and squeezed my shoulder.

"Keep your voice down, you must hurry, the ceremony is soon and you must warn them of Kurda's betrayal. You must allow Kurda to have his say, it is only right and you must allow him to defend himself but watch out, he has defence planned and it will be dangerous." I bowed my head and thanked him. He was a ghostly white colour and his eyes were blood-shot and had black rings around them. He looked the part to be in a ghost film. "I will lead you some of the way, follow me." I nodded silently and followed him, my footsteps unspoken beneath my feet. We travelled for about half an hour, me following Gavner's wraithlike footsteps through the tunnels. I couldn't believe it, was it really him? "I must go now Darren; Lilith will show you the rest of the way." I dropped my gaze to the floor grimly and sighed.

"Lilith was taken by the Vampaneze, the one that killed you and she probably won't have made it." Gavner's smile spread wider, making it more eerie and chilling. I couldn't understand why this was happening to me. Why had I been chosen to do this? Why was I tainted with this fate? Nothing made sense anymore; I was talking to a ghost for Christ's sake.

"Ha-ha, Lilith is fine, she is a fighter and you saw how she disappeared." He made the deaths touch sign and in an even more unsettling voice, "luck Darren Shan, luck." I copied the deaths touch sigh and whispered under my breath as tears dripped down my cheeks.

"Luck Gavner Purl, you were a true friend and I…I'm sorry you had to go." He smiled, softly this time and placed his hands on my shoulders.

"Does he know yet?" I shook my head, he meant Mr Crepsley.

"No, no one does. I have kept it a secret until his investiture, then I will tell of his betrayal to us all. I'm sorry you couldn't be there to watch him squirm as he was revealed as a traitor." I had treated Kurda as a friend, I had always thought of him as a friend but when he killed Gavner, I hated him. I wanted to pick up the blood smeared knife and end it with one fatal blow to his heart but I couldn't. I didn't want to lose the one thing that kept me human, I was a blood-sucker, I had stolen but the one thing I would never be was a murderer. It was okay when I could justify it, say I was doing it to save a friend but when it was out of sheer anger, it seemed like a sin. I would by no means turn into Kurda. He was a sinner, a betrayer and a foe of mine now. I despised him and I couldn't wait to expose his crimes to the whole of the clan. I looked around to find that Gavner had disappeared whilst I was deep in thought, he had returned to paradise. It felt good knowing that I had seen him after death and I wondered weather he had gone to paradise because I remembered Crepsley telling me that when you died, if you had lead a good life, you went up to paradise, if you didn't, you stayed here and walked the earth as a ghost. Perhaps that's what Lilith was.

"Let me go!" A voice squealed from a tunnel further down from me. It was directly below and I could just about hear it.

"How much does she know about the boy?" A grim voice asked as my eyes widened. A mixture of shock and disgust filled my heart and I placed an ear to the floor and began to listen more intently.

"Nothing I don't think." The Vampaneze member said as I heard an ear shattering noise. It sounded like nails on a chalk board and a pained scream soon followed.

"If you are talking about Darren, I know everything. I am him. I am his thoughts, dreams, hopes, fears and most importantly anger. I envy you as much as he does and best of all, I know of your sins. I know what you did to Gavner Purl; I know that you liked it." Her voice was spine-chilling and sent shivers through my whole body.

"Who are you?" Kurda asked, circling her and frowning. I could see through a small hole in the floor (or ceiling if you were in the tunnel below) and saw the bloody scars on her face from where the Vampaneze had dragged their nails. Blood oozed out of the wound and tears seeped from her eyes. It was a horrific sight and the hole in my heart got bigger. Was she going through this torture to protect me? I let tears drip down my cheeks as she cried out in pain when he hit her once more. She was tied up and I knew that it hurt Kurda watching this. The Vampaneze went for one more blow but Kurda grabbed his arm and toughly pulled it down. "Enough, have you no mercy? Let her go, she clearly has no idea what she is talking about." He sighed, untying her and letting her roam freely. Prising more of the dirt from the floor, I tumbled down through it and landed in a heap on the floor. Luckily, Kurda and his comrade had left so it was just me and Lilith.

"What are you doing here? I went through this to protect you." She pointed to the wounds on her face as I dropped my gaze to the floor once more. "Darren, I take it back, it isn't safe for you to be here." She hurried her words and wrapped her arms around my waist. "You have to go, I will face them. They will kill you if you go any further." Her voice was filled with worry as I wiped tears from her eyes.

"No, I'm not leaving you."

"Darren…" She paused and gazed deep into my eyes. "I know you are scared but please, I will be fine and I will come back after I am done… I promise." I looked back and scoffed angrily.

"C'mon Lilith, we both know that's a promise you definitely can't keep." She blinked back more tears, showing I was evidently right. I pulled her into a hug and held her tightly against me. This could be the last time I'd ever see her. "Do what you have to do." It pained me saying that and I regretted it more the more I thought about it.

To Be Continued…

A/N: Please review this chapter and I'll write again soon. :D