Hello once again. I am quite enjoying making more and more stories, I have 6 to do this summer and I shall try to finish all of them. But if not that just gives your something to look forward to when school starts again. Anyway, onwards!
***This is dedicated to KBerry***
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Hermione POV:
Darren fell into the pool of water about 20 feet below. A bunch of nurses and doctors went over to where the waterfall ended down on the ground. I looked over the edge to see Darren floating there, unconscious.
Ron leaned over the edge and started to scream "That's right! And if you wake up I'll just kill you. I can pretend to be a muggle, how hard would it be to pretend to be a vampire slayer for a few minutes and drive a stake through your heart? You're just a disgusting bloodsucker!" Ron was about to shout more, but was pulled back by Gavner and landed a few yards away from me. Gavner growled at Ron with Harkat was right there, beside Gavner looking extremely pissed off.
I turned towards Ron, who just stood there, mouth barely slacking. He stared at me like I was going to disappear. He took a few steps towards me but I shook my head and ran down the stairs across the room down to the waterfall to help with Darren.
I looked up at Ron when I got down the stairs and saw his mom yelling at him and taking his wand away. I closed my eyes and shook my head. I didn't want this to happen, I only wanted one love in my life.
But now I have ! This IS like Twilight.
I opened my eyes and went over to Darren. They were drying him off and checking him for any injuries. I sat down by him and took his hand. What do I do, Darren? Don't leave me here like this...
I snapped my head up as an idea popped into my head. I thought about the idea for a while then decided that I would do that. But I would have to explain everything to Ron and Darren fir-no. Not even that. I would leave a letter behind. That's all I am going to do. That's all I want to do.
When the doctors took Darren away I sighed.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't had done that." Ron said behind me. I turned to look at him. He looked genially sorry, but I didn't care.
I huffed then put my arms up then dropped them. "No. You shouldn't have done that," I growled. "Now, because of you, Darren is hurt. AGAIN. You are always like this when you don't get your way! Always! When Harry's name was drawn in the Goblet of Fire, when you thought that I loved Harry, not you, and now when you thought that Darren was my boyfriend. Every time, Ron! You need to learn to control yourself," I snapped. "Otherwise, you might not even see me anymore."
I walked past him and followed the doctors to Darren's room. I opened the door to see him still unconscious, but he was alive. I went over to the desk in there and took out a piece of paper and a pen. I glanced at Darren once more then shook my head. I had to do this. If I didn't who knows what will happen next?
I started to write my letter of goodbye to Darren Shan, the half vampire that I loved. Ron would have to deal with it, he wasn't going to get anything from me. Not for a while. Not until I consider forgiving him.
Darren,
I'm so sorry to leave so suddenly. Especially even now, you just woke up and you mentor just left for a few days. You're going to be alone too. Gavner has to leave around 2 pm and then the Weasleys and Harry are leaving today around 3 pm . But I must do this. If not for me, then for you. Ron attacked you because he's in love with me. I'm not in love with him though, I am very upset with him and don't even know if I am his friend anymore. But I love you and will never forget you. I'm going to buy a plane ticket to Australia and leave. I'm going to find my parents and give them back their memories. I will do this on my own. I want to be alone now. I don't want to see Ron, Harry, not even you right now. I am so sorry for doing this to you. I hope that you can find it in your heart to forgive me.
I hope I get to see you again.
From,
Hermione Granger.
I put it in an envelope and wrote Darren on the front of it. I sighed and kissed his forehead. "Goodbye, Darren Shan."
I backed away slowly from Darren and turned around and left. I didn't even go get my stuff, I just left.
And then I went to go find my parents.
Darren's POV
I felt myself drift in the water for a while. In fact, I could hear the people shouting, the doctors rushing, everything. I felt myself doing everything I could do when I was awake, but I just had my eyes closed. That's the only difference, I tried to open them, but nothing worked. I couldn't open them.
"That's right! And if you wake up I'll just kill you. I can pretend to be a muggle, how hard would it be to pretend to be a vampire slayer for a few minutes and drive a stake through your heart? You're just a disgusting bloodsucker!" Ron shouted down at me. One word set me off. I don't know what,how,or why but something clicked inside me and I slowly fell more into unconsciousness.
It felt like I was trapped in a dream, that destiny wanted me to see something. I stopped struggling and let myself fall asleep. No matter how badly my head hurt, I could do this.
I could open my eyes all of a sudden. We were at the abandoned theater again. I looked around. We were on stage, where the performers performed for the Cirque Du Freak.
I looked at Steve who was looking around for something, I don't know what, when a man in red swooped down from above and almost pounced on Steve.
I gasped and took a few steps back.
Steve was almost as shocked as I was, but he didn't show it as much as I did. Well, maybe he did. His teeth were chattering really hard, so much that he couldn't speak.
"I saw you watching me," The man said. "You gasped when you first saw me. Why?"
"B-b-b-because I kn-kn-know who you a-are." Steve stuttered, finally finding his voice.
"I am Larten Crepsley."
I gasped, I knew that name!
Everything swirled around me. I was falling all of a sudden, memories flew by me, looking like they were on a flat screen tv or something.
"Darren!" The man- Larten Crepsley, maybe, ran towards me, arms outstretched while I walked out of the shadows covered in flour with some wolves beside and behind me.
Another of him and some guards,Kurda, and Arra walking around in the forest, looking for me when I was living in the woods with the wolves, "The odds are stacked against his being being alive, but until we have proof that he is dead, I shall not be able to accept it." The man spoke to his colleagues
More- him betting that if I lose a trail that he'll eat his cloak, him trying to help me drink blood, Sam's blood, him there with me almost all the time when I cam out of my third trial being a burned sausage, me telling him that if I make it out, then him interrupting me saying when, not if, me becoming a prince, he fighting Murlough right in front of me, him being woken up when the school inspector came.
"Is the hotel on fire?" The man asked. Me shaking my head. "No." "Then go away and-"
More memories of the years that I had spent with him, the best of my life, him fighting the wolf-man when it was about to kill me, him taking me flitting for the first time, him giving Steve the antidote, him digging me up from my own grave, him laughing when I asked why I wasn't growing any fangs, him helping me with the purge, him trying to force me to drink some blood, him telling me to go away, that he didn't want to see me slowly dying, me almost dying for him when I fought Steve, and him telling me about what happens when we die at the church.
Finally, all the screens shut off and then there's only one left on.
Him blooding me.
He had his fingers pressed on mine as we exchanged blood. I could see us grinding our teeth and sweating. It hurt both of us so badly, but, in my own opinion,it was worth it.
He finally broke it and I fell to the floor, feeling dizzy and sick. I lost all of the hearing in this. Everything was getting a little brighter and everything was starting to get fuzzy, but I could still see.
I gave him my fingers again and he ran his tongue over them, sealing the wounds. I got up and started talking to him. I must have said something funny because he started laughing really hard.
Everything once again goes to the tv static, but before everything disappeared I heard one more thing.
"You could say we have all the time in the world." It was Mr. Crepsley.
I woke up and looked around. Nobody was there. It was just me in the room. I got out of bed and almost fell when I got up. I grabbed to side of the bed and held on for a while. Then, slowly, I got up. I knew who he was! I knew! I knew!
I almost wanted to dance around I was so excited!
I was about to jump in the air when I saw a letter on the desk. It said my name on it so I took it and opened it. I saw it was Hermione's hand writing so I started to read it immediately. After the first sentence, my face scrunched up in confusion. She's leaving? Why? Where is she going?
I was about to run out of the room and find her, but I forced myself to keep reading. Then the letter said that Gavner and everybody else, except Harkat, was 're leaving too? I looked at the clock, 5 o'clock pm.
By the end of the letter, I almost completely forgot about remembering my mentor's name and who he is. I sat down and was thinking of something to do for a hour before a doctor came in.
"Hey, sweetie. How are you feeling?" The doctor was a nice lady. She had straight black hair, was almost model skinny, and was wearing a white doctor's coat. Her name was Lucy, but I had to call her Dr. Lucy.
"Pretty good. My head hurts a little. But I think it's just an ache," I said in a kind tone, trying to hide my emotions.
"That's good. I'll try to get you some pain killers later. Now I just have to check you over and then maybe you can go home!"
"I would, but where is the man with the orange hair and the scar on his face?"
She stopped and almost lost her cool and look surprised, but stopped in the middle of it and smiled like everything was okay.
"He left for a few days. He'll be back in a while, don't worry."
"But I need him now. I remember him now!"
"I'm sorry, but we have no idea where he went-"
"Please. Just tell me. I know you know."
She smiled sadly then sighed.
"Fine. We sent him away for a few days." Dr. Lucy sighed. She went over and sat on the end of my bed.
"What? Why!"
She shrugged and looked at the floor. "He wasn't sleeping, he wasn't eating, he wasn't drinking blood. We just sent him away with Gavner. But Gavner was ordered to stay here with you for a little longer, then Gavner left today to go stay with him."
I looked at the floor. "He really is a good mentor." I muttered under my breath.
***A few hours later***
Harkat and I were watching some weird television show in the cafeteria later that night when we saw a familiar man in red with another familiar man (you could hear his breathing from here!) next to him. I smiled at the pair and jumped up to greet them. I noticed the Mr. Crepsley was probably sent away for a good reason. He was much paler than Gavner and had bags under his eyes. He smiled back at me and sat next to Harkat. Gavner sat next to me and looked at the menu for dinner.
"Aren't you going to eat?" I asked Mr. Crepsley.
"No. I am not hungry." I felt a stab of guilt and worry so I just looked down and played with his thumbs for a while.
After Gavner's spaghetti came, Mr. Crepsley kept staring at the food. Finally, I had enough. "Hey, could you please come and talk to me?" Mr. Crepsley looked at me and pointed at himself. I nodded and got up to talk to him. Mr. Crepsley led me over to the staircase so that we could talk in private.
"What?" Mr. Crepsley asked.
"I know. I know who you are."
"Oh. Do you now," Mr. Crepsley asked in a bemused voice. "You really remember me now?"
I nodded. "I remember everything about you now!"
He nodded for me to continue. "You're Larten. Larten Crepsley. But you want me to call you Mr. Crepsley."
Mr. Crepsley smiled. He nodded his head repetitively and hugged me. It was a very rare display of affection and I almost didn't do anything. I was in so much shock that I stopped breathing. He realized this and was about to pull away when I hugged him back so hard, I think he stopped breathing for a second. Then he hugged me again. I felt the tears going down my face as I tried to get the words out correctly.
"I-I m-m-missed you s-so m-much!" I sobbed.
"I have missed you too, Darren. I am glad that you are back."
I buried my head in Mr. Crepsley's chest and hugged him harder. I never wanted to be separated from my mentor again. I know I wasn't really separated, but it felt like it. I didn't know his name, who he was, anything. He didn't let anybody say his name around him or them tell me who he was. I knew him, I know I did, it's just I just could never remember.
Then Dr. Jill came over and coughed awkwardly.
We broke our -rare- hug and stared at her. She cleared her throat and looked at me, "We need to check you out, then you can leave."
I nodded and went with the doctor while Mr. Crepsley went back over to Gavner and Harkat.
The doctor took me to my room and had me take my shirt off. She pointed her wand at me and said some spells, then gave me a weird drink to taste, then spit out in a cup. After that, she felt around my ribs to make sure that none of them were broken. She gave me some colored (and strange smelling) water and told me to drink it.
After all that she told me to pack up. I didn't really have anything with me. All I had was the letter Hermione gave me. So I cleaned up a little, like straightening the bed, fluff the pillows, sweep the floor (I found a broom in the closet) and opened the windows for some fresh air for a few minutes while I did some of the other chores.
With one last glance around the room, I approved how it looked and left. I didn't really know where to go, so I went out to the waiting room to see if Mr. Crepsley was there.
He was there, (trying) to sign me out along with Gavner and Harkat. But he had to fill out a bunch of forms to make it official and he had no idea what it was saying or what to write, let alone to read it. I almost laughed but remembered that he would probably beat me if I did that, I went over to the illiterate Mr. Crepsley and sat down next to him. "Need some help," I whispered, startling him. "N-no. I am just trying to fill out this last paper." Mr. Crepsley stuttered, trying to cover up his fright.
I smiled and took the clipboard from him. "Let me do it. You just get the money out." He nodded and started to pull out some money from his infamous cloak.
It was pretty simple. All I had to do was put some information about me and what was wrong. It was all false information except what was wrong with me. I wrote it all down quicker than Mr. Crepsley expected and was done before he had all the money out. I smiled at him and went up to the desk to give the receptionist the clipboard back.
After Mr. Crepsley paid the money, we went out into the streets and looked around. We were still in the wizard world, so we had no idea where we were.
We looked around then Mr. Crepsley looked to Gavner and started to ask him if he had any idea where to go. "None," Gavner shrugged. "But we could ask around."
We started to ask the people closest to us if they knew where we could go back to the regular world and where it would be, but nobody really cared. They pushed me and Harkat out of their way. See, we all decided to split up into groups. Harkat and I would be one team, Gavner would make the second, and then Mr. Crepsley would be the third.
When we were sick of being pushed out of the way, we started to head towards Mr. Crepsley and Gavner, who had already joined up together. Harkat and I were walking when a guy dressed in a black tux knocked me down. He didn't mean it, he just put me off balance.
Harkat helped me up when he saw that I had fallen. "Are you okay?" Harkat asked me as I dusted myself off. "Yeah, of course." I smiled at him. He nodded and turned to walk back over to Mr. Crepsley and Gavner, who were deep in conversation. I looked over and saw the person in the black tux tapping a certain pattern on a wall of bricks. I studied his pattern and gasped when the wall transformed into a doorway for him to walk through.
I grinned then bolted after him. I had to ignore Harkat shouting after me, he would ask questions and the brick wall might disappear if I stay away too long. That's what Hermione said about the stairs in her school. What was it called? Hog zits? Something like that. Anyway, that got me wondering what else moves or disappears here in the wizard world...
Anyway, once I was running, I pushed people out of the way, wedged my body through the crowd trying to get to the man. When I finally got to the wall, I was trying to feel around the bricks and see if there was a key or something.
I closed my eyes and remembered that the man just tapped the bricks in a certain pattern. I started to tap the bricks with my fist and tried to open it, but that only made my hand sore. The man tapped it with his wand, so maybe it has to be a stick or something to do it with,maybe I could trick it to open. I looked around for something to tap it with.
I spotted a small twig on the ground next to the brick wall. I picked it up and was starting to take off the access little branches on it when Mr. Crepsley, Gavner and Harkat came up to me. "Uh...Darren? What are you doing?" Gavner asked
"I'm trying to get us out of here, what does it look like?" I snapped at the trio of vampires and a little person.
"It looks like you are playing with a stick. And how is this going to get us out of here?" Mr. Crepsley said as I got the last branch off. "Watch." I snapped. I'll probably regret doing that. I did immediately when I saw Mr. Crepsley's face at me.
Slowly, I turned around and tapped the same places the guy tapped on the bricks. A few seconds after I finished, nothing happened. I was almost screamed when the bricks started to transform into a walk way for the four of us. I smiled and walked through. Mr. Crepsley looked at Gavner, who shrugged as they walked though. Harkat put up his hood and came through after the two. We walked into a bar looking place with some people in it, but other than that it was almost empty.
Mr. Crepsley shrugged and sat down at a table. Gavner followed and sat down. Harkat and I sat down at a table away from them and started to play with the little packages that were on the tables.
We looked over after a while and saw Mr. Crepsley and Gavner get some ale. I laughed and started to bet which one of them would get drunk first.
Well they you have it. the ending to this awesome, if I may say so, crossover. Thanks for all the reviews and all the good stuff!
haha nope!
This ain't the ending! This is just the final chapter! Next I shall put up an epilogue :) WITH A CONTEST!
That's right, contest time! The first one to get it right shall receive a shout out next chapter! No, not the best prize ever, but meh. What can you do?
Anyway, the contest is...TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS NEXT CHAPTER! I already have it all planned out, but I wanna see if somebody can get it right!
Here's a hint as to what it is: It says something about it in the first 5 chapters. That gives it away, but what are you going to do? Anyway, ready set...GO!
Oh, and you have to submit your guess in a review! You don't even have to mention the story, just say what your guess is, but still, please review as always! :D
