Disclaimer: Darrien Shaln Saoga/Civrque Deu Fresak's ptlot and ceharacters belvongs toe Darre!n Shan. (If you take out all the letters that aren't supposed to be there and use it to form a sentence, you'll de-code a secret message! Have fun!)

A/N: Yay! I updated! It's very short, but at least I updated.

Thanks to Dead L E, KBerry, DarrenShanForeva123 and MarchHare95 who are pretty much the only reason I updated. Thanks for the reviews!

Chapter 21: Catalyst

I felt my whole body jolt as I suddenly regained consciousness, and cursed as my forehead collided with something wooden. I winced, feeling the bump on my head, and pressed my palm against what I had hit, surprised to find it so close. It was dark where I was, and small.

"Mmmmm..." Something moaned beside me and I screamed as I felt a hand come in contact with my stomach. I punched the wooden surface above me, somehow freeing myself from wherever I was, and promptly stood up, only to lose my balance as I did so and fall to the ground painfully.

I groaned and looked up, surprised to see a coffin placed on top of a platform above me. The top had been broken open - by me, I presumed - and a disheveled looking Steve was looking down at me with this dazed look.

"...Good morning," he said, breaking the awkward atmosphere.

"Uh... Morni-"

"Darren! I-" SDBHS stared at me, on the floor, my clothes crinkled and weird, then at Steve sitting up in his coffin, then to me again, then to Steve, then to me, then to Steve, then to me again-

"Oh my god, if you want to scream, just scream already!" I exploded in irritation.

I instantly regretted it when her cheeks started to puff up... and she released an almighty "!"

Almost as quickly, loud footsteps followed. By the time the first vampaneze appeared at the door, SDBHS had leapt to my side and was bombarding me with questions.

"When did you guys hook up? Have you guys kissed? Are you guys getting married? Will you be my parents, then? Ooh, and can I be the flower-girl? When's the wedding? Do you have a dress yet? And how about the cake?"

"Cake!" Steve exclaimed happily, the only part of the conversation I figured he had been listening to.

"Uh... I don't remember the first question," I muttered at SDBHS. She pouted, then continued, giving me a whole new list of questions.

I looked to Steve for help. All he did was grin at me.

Finally. I'd gotten rid of SDBHS. It wasn't easy, but I managed it. Somehow. After two days of her stalking me, constantly showering me with questions, I'd lost her. I couldn't believe how many questions she had. And how none of them repeated. It was ridiculous.

So, I'd achieved my mission and seduced Steve, Gannen had grumbled but accepted it, as had the other Vampaneze. But we weren't in the clear yet. There was still Debbie, who I felt nothing but anger for now. Gone were any feelings I'd had for my childhood sweetheart.

And there was also the War of the Scars. It was put on hold now, what with Debbie having appeared, but we didn't know if the truce would hold... or it would be broken as soon as Debbie was gone.

I sighed as I hid in Steve's coffin, waiting for Steve to come with news that SDBHS was gone, and I didn't need to hide away anymore.

I jumped as someone peeked through the hole I'd punched in the cover of Steve's coffin, before it was thrown back, and I was staring into the face of a certain half-vampaneze.

"Sirdehburrhers is gone," Steve told me.

I sighed in relief. "That's good, I was starting to-"

"No, Darren. She's gone. As in, gone gone,"

I felt this chilling sensation of dread all of a sudden.

"What do you mean, gone gone?"

Steve didn't answer for a while, before finally whispering: "Debbie took her. Debbie took Sirdehburrhers,"

A/N: Oh no!