Title: The Hidden Child
Author: RiRiana
E-mail: WonderkinSmilehotmail.com
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: The Saga of Darren Shan is owned only by Darren Shan, himself.
Category: Romance/Action
Status: No Beta
A/N: Sorry guys! I know that I said this would be posted on Monday, but I didn't finish it until just now! I hope that you can find it in your hearts to forgive me my dear reviewers! I want you to know that italicized words are thoughts. Anywho, please, if you read my story, respond. I'd appreciate a little feedback on what you think of my story so far. Please R&R. I luvs you so please, please review my chapters!!!!! Well, finals and graduation are this week so this could be my last update until at least Friday or Saturday, perhaps a few days longer. Oh well, on with the chapter!!!
Chapter 4: A Vampire of Bad Intentions
Darren quickly rushed to Ariana and discreetly pulled her from the crowd of vampires. She had been beaming at the praise and was a bit upset that Darren had pulled her away. "What was that for?" She asked, frustrated that he was dragging her out of the hall with out telling her why.
"We have a BIG problem on our hands Ariana," Darren said, worriedly.
"What's wrong Darren?" Ariana asked, seriously, all the anger had left her with his worried words.
"They know," Darren whispered.
"Who knows what?" Ariana asked quickly.
"Everyone knows about your little ability. Every last vampire..." Darren said solemnly.
"You mean about me being able to have a vampire's child?" She asked, clasping a hand over her mouth in shock as Darren nodded yes. "All of them know?" She asked, slowly lowering her hand from her lips.
"All of them."
"How did they find out, Darren?" Ariana was very concerned and slid down the wall until she was in a fetal position against the wall.
Darren slid down next to her and bowed his head a bit. "The guards in the Hall of Princes must have heard and spread the word. We should go find Mr. Crepsly. He'll know what to do." Darren said, looking over and giving Ariana a faint smile. She nodded and they got up to go find Mr. Crepsly.
X
The two teen vampires found Mr. Crepsly finishing some bat broth and brandy in the Hall of Khledon Lurt. "Mr. Crepsly, we have a problem." Darren said as they sat down on either side of the orange haired vampire.
"What's the problem Darren?' Larten asked, calmly sipping from his mug of brandy.
"I don't know if you've heard yet, but most, if not all, of the vampires in vampire mountain have heard of Ariana's ability from the guards. We're concerned..." Darren said quietly.
Mr. Crepsly seemed a bit startled, but thought over the matter calmly. "Ariana, I believe that you should try to stay in your cell or with Darren or I as much as possible until council is over. You would be safest that way. Darren, would you walk her back to her room?" Mr. Crepsly said. Darren and Ariana nodded in agreement and left the hall.
X
Darren and Ariana left the hall in silence. They arrived at her room and she smiled at him and said, "Thanks for being so nice, you butt head!" Darren glared at her and she stuck out her tongue at him. The two were obviously trying to lighten their moods.
"I'll be back to get you in a few hours so you and Mr. Crepsly can talk about your mother. I assume that you'd like a few of her things?" Darren said. Ariana nodded.
"Well, I'll see you in a while then," Darren said. Ariana smiled and he smiled back before he turned and left.
X
A tall, brown haired and brown-eyed vampire stood in a corridor of the mountain, watching another vampire approach him. The vampire walking towards him had green eyes and blonde hair. The blond vampire approached and said is a hushed voice, "Have you heard of the young vampiress, Nile?"
The man called Nile looked at the blonde man and said, "Who hasn't heard of her, Mannon?"
Mannon looked Nile in the eye and said, "I aim to have a child. She will not ruin things." Nile looked at Mannon warningly and said, "Be careful. That girl is a descendant of Desmond Tiny. You should watch your back..." Mannon let out a deep booming laugh. "Do you really believe that she would even come close to challenging my strength?" Mannon said, a long evil grin winding its way across his scared face. "I'm just saying, you should watch your back ... and don't do anything rash." Nile said quietly, trying to hide his fear of Mannon. "Me? Rash?" Mannon replied mockingly. "Of course not!" His horrid evil grin found its way across his face once again. Nile shot him a warning look before turning and walking off.
X
Ariana had felt dirty since arriving at Vampire Mountain. The trek had been filthy. With the lack of something better to do, she grabbed a change of clothes to go take a bath. She walked out of her cell and suddenly stopped. Did I just hear someone breathing? She asked herself. She looked around her in a full circle and shrugged the thought off. She walked no more than a few paces before an enormous blonde haired, green-eyed vampire dropped from the ceiling in front of where she was standing.
"Hello girlie!" He said and made her jump. The vampire's booming, deep voice frightened her a bit.
"What business do you have with me?" She asked, trying to defy the cold glare he was giving her.
He walked foreword towards her as she backed into the wall beside her door. "I think that you know just what I want!" He boomed in her ear, his rotten breath floating over her cheek. He put a hand on her face and caressed her cheek.
"Back off, bucko!" She screamed at him. She tried with all her might to shove him back but didn't manage to push him more then an inch, at most.
He laughed a malicious sounding laugh. "Don't even attempt to fight me girl! You've not a chance of winning!" She began to deliver blows to every vital point, but he just laughed all the while, for she had been exhausted after her match on the bars. "The more you fight, the more you'll tire yourself out." He said. She realized the truth in this quickly as he was one and a half her height ad three or four times as massive as she was. She spit loathingly in his face. "DON'T ANGER ME GIRL!" He bellowed into her ear. She could see lust in his small green eyes and it terrified her. She gathered her courage and the little strength she had left and then reared her hand back and slapped him across the face as hard as she could. The vampire struck back. He brought his palm across her face with a mighty blow that sent her sprawling onto the floor. The vampire then grabbed her by the hair and pulled her back into her cell...
X
Darren and Mr. Crepsly had been talking for a while and Mr. Crepsly had asked Darren to go get Ariana now. Darren walked down the hall quietly and approached Ariana's cell. Just as he was about to knock and ask if her could come in, he heard a cry of pain from inside the room and then a man's voice quietly said, "Shut your mouth you stupid girl!" Darren listened for a few more moments and heard the sound of someone being hit. Hard. Darren looked around for a weapon, but all he could find was a torch so he blew it out and held it like a club. Okay Darren, on the count of three. One. Two... Three!!! He thought to himself and then opened the door and slipped inside quickly.
What he saw was terrible. Ariana lay unconscious on the floor. Her shirt had been torn open exposing her undergarments and a large red welt was on her cheek. Her pants looked like they had been fumbled with and she had a huge purple bruise on her rib cage. An enormous blonde vampire was hovering above her attempting to button her pants. The vampire had not yet noticed Darren's presence and Darren took action. He raised the still hot torch high above him and brought it down over the vampire's head, completely knocking the vampire out and burning the blonde hair on the back of his head. The blow had been so hard that it would have knocked out just about any vampire in the mountain. Darren quickly ripped he hems off the sheets in Ariana's coffin and bound the male vampire's arms and legs with it. He made sure it was secure and then gagged Ariana's attacker.
He walked over to the unconscious vampiress. The welt on her face wasn't as bad as it could have been, but it was still rather large. The thing that worried Darren was the bruise to her ribs. It was a horrible purple with blood clotting beneath the skin, turning parts of it black. It looked horrible and Darren was worried that he ribs were injured. He new he had to check to see if they were broken and would have immediately except for the location. The bruise was right beneath her bust. He sat for a few moments trying to think of what he could do, when he noticed how rough and haggard her breathing was. Darren ignored the shyness that kept him from inspecting the wound and leaned foreword. He delicately felt the bruise and she gasped in pain, although still unconscious, and he discovered that at least two of her ribs were broken. He realized that he needed to get her some help and get the male vampire imprisoned for questioning.
Darren ran to the door and looked up and down the halls either way. Thank the vampire Gods! About 5 meters away, a red haired vampire was walking in the opposite direction. "You there!" Darren called out. The vampire turned to see who had said that and saw the young prince.
The red haired vampire rushed to the worry in Darren's voice and walked to him. "Yes Sire?"
"Please, go get four guards and a medic as soon as you can! Hurry! Go!" Darren said, urgently. The vampire nodded and then took off in a fast run.
X
Within ten minutes, the red haired vampire returned to Ariana's cell with four rather large guards and a medic. "What should we do, Sire?" The red haired vampire asked.
"Come in," Darren said and opened the door. The six vampires fallowed their prince in to the cell.
The medic rushed to Ariana at the sight of her ribs and bruise. "What happened, Sire?" The medic asked worriedly.
Darren proceeded to tell the vampires how he had found the situation and what he had done to the attacker of the vampiress. As he finished he added, "I suspect that the vampire has taken advantage of, or at least attempted to take advantage of Miss Sails. Guards, take him to a holding cell!" Darren looked at the unconscious vampire with hatred and disgust. He would have spit at the vampire's feet had he not been a prince and expected to act better. The guards lifted the blonde vampire up and dragged the unconcious brute out of Ariana's cell.
The medic turned to Darren and said, "We need to get her to a medicinal cell. Lets go, Sire."
Darren turned to the red headed vampire and said, "Please go inform the other princes of what has happened here." The red haired vampire nodded, bowed, and left. Darren lifted Ariana into his strong arms and noticed how light she was. He then began carrying her to the medicinal wing, praying that she would get better. He looked down at her when he felt her stir. Her eyes fluttered open "Ariana, don't move. You're injured and we're taking you to the medicinal wing. Just don't move or you could make it worse," Darren said and smiled sadly down at her once he had finished. Darren could tell that Ariana was recalling the event that had just occurred and tears welled up in her eyes. Darren did not expect what happened next. She flung her arms around his neck and buried her face in his muscular chest, letting out soft sobs; tears rolling freely down her cheeks. She let out small gasps of pain between sobs, surely caused by her aching ribs. Darren felt compassion rising and rested his chin on her head while she cried. He also felt another emotion rise up as well. Hatred. Darren had never felt true hatred toward any being up to that moment. How could someone do this to her? Darren's thoughts concentrated solely on her and where he was going as she cried. The medic led on in silence...
To Be Continued...
Author: RiRiana
E-mail: WonderkinSmilehotmail.com
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: The Saga of Darren Shan is owned only by Darren Shan, himself.
Category: Romance/Action
Status: No Beta
A/N: Sorry guys! I know that I said this would be posted on Monday, but I didn't finish it until just now! I hope that you can find it in your hearts to forgive me my dear reviewers! I want you to know that italicized words are thoughts. Anywho, please, if you read my story, respond. I'd appreciate a little feedback on what you think of my story so far. Please R&R. I luvs you so please, please review my chapters!!!!! Well, finals and graduation are this week so this could be my last update until at least Friday or Saturday, perhaps a few days longer. Oh well, on with the chapter!!!
Chapter 4: A Vampire of Bad Intentions
Darren quickly rushed to Ariana and discreetly pulled her from the crowd of vampires. She had been beaming at the praise and was a bit upset that Darren had pulled her away. "What was that for?" She asked, frustrated that he was dragging her out of the hall with out telling her why.
"We have a BIG problem on our hands Ariana," Darren said, worriedly.
"What's wrong Darren?" Ariana asked, seriously, all the anger had left her with his worried words.
"They know," Darren whispered.
"Who knows what?" Ariana asked quickly.
"Everyone knows about your little ability. Every last vampire..." Darren said solemnly.
"You mean about me being able to have a vampire's child?" She asked, clasping a hand over her mouth in shock as Darren nodded yes. "All of them know?" She asked, slowly lowering her hand from her lips.
"All of them."
"How did they find out, Darren?" Ariana was very concerned and slid down the wall until she was in a fetal position against the wall.
Darren slid down next to her and bowed his head a bit. "The guards in the Hall of Princes must have heard and spread the word. We should go find Mr. Crepsly. He'll know what to do." Darren said, looking over and giving Ariana a faint smile. She nodded and they got up to go find Mr. Crepsly.
X
The two teen vampires found Mr. Crepsly finishing some bat broth and brandy in the Hall of Khledon Lurt. "Mr. Crepsly, we have a problem." Darren said as they sat down on either side of the orange haired vampire.
"What's the problem Darren?' Larten asked, calmly sipping from his mug of brandy.
"I don't know if you've heard yet, but most, if not all, of the vampires in vampire mountain have heard of Ariana's ability from the guards. We're concerned..." Darren said quietly.
Mr. Crepsly seemed a bit startled, but thought over the matter calmly. "Ariana, I believe that you should try to stay in your cell or with Darren or I as much as possible until council is over. You would be safest that way. Darren, would you walk her back to her room?" Mr. Crepsly said. Darren and Ariana nodded in agreement and left the hall.
X
Darren and Ariana left the hall in silence. They arrived at her room and she smiled at him and said, "Thanks for being so nice, you butt head!" Darren glared at her and she stuck out her tongue at him. The two were obviously trying to lighten their moods.
"I'll be back to get you in a few hours so you and Mr. Crepsly can talk about your mother. I assume that you'd like a few of her things?" Darren said. Ariana nodded.
"Well, I'll see you in a while then," Darren said. Ariana smiled and he smiled back before he turned and left.
X
A tall, brown haired and brown-eyed vampire stood in a corridor of the mountain, watching another vampire approach him. The vampire walking towards him had green eyes and blonde hair. The blond vampire approached and said is a hushed voice, "Have you heard of the young vampiress, Nile?"
The man called Nile looked at the blonde man and said, "Who hasn't heard of her, Mannon?"
Mannon looked Nile in the eye and said, "I aim to have a child. She will not ruin things." Nile looked at Mannon warningly and said, "Be careful. That girl is a descendant of Desmond Tiny. You should watch your back..." Mannon let out a deep booming laugh. "Do you really believe that she would even come close to challenging my strength?" Mannon said, a long evil grin winding its way across his scared face. "I'm just saying, you should watch your back ... and don't do anything rash." Nile said quietly, trying to hide his fear of Mannon. "Me? Rash?" Mannon replied mockingly. "Of course not!" His horrid evil grin found its way across his face once again. Nile shot him a warning look before turning and walking off.
X
Ariana had felt dirty since arriving at Vampire Mountain. The trek had been filthy. With the lack of something better to do, she grabbed a change of clothes to go take a bath. She walked out of her cell and suddenly stopped. Did I just hear someone breathing? She asked herself. She looked around her in a full circle and shrugged the thought off. She walked no more than a few paces before an enormous blonde haired, green-eyed vampire dropped from the ceiling in front of where she was standing.
"Hello girlie!" He said and made her jump. The vampire's booming, deep voice frightened her a bit.
"What business do you have with me?" She asked, trying to defy the cold glare he was giving her.
He walked foreword towards her as she backed into the wall beside her door. "I think that you know just what I want!" He boomed in her ear, his rotten breath floating over her cheek. He put a hand on her face and caressed her cheek.
"Back off, bucko!" She screamed at him. She tried with all her might to shove him back but didn't manage to push him more then an inch, at most.
He laughed a malicious sounding laugh. "Don't even attempt to fight me girl! You've not a chance of winning!" She began to deliver blows to every vital point, but he just laughed all the while, for she had been exhausted after her match on the bars. "The more you fight, the more you'll tire yourself out." He said. She realized the truth in this quickly as he was one and a half her height ad three or four times as massive as she was. She spit loathingly in his face. "DON'T ANGER ME GIRL!" He bellowed into her ear. She could see lust in his small green eyes and it terrified her. She gathered her courage and the little strength she had left and then reared her hand back and slapped him across the face as hard as she could. The vampire struck back. He brought his palm across her face with a mighty blow that sent her sprawling onto the floor. The vampire then grabbed her by the hair and pulled her back into her cell...
X
Darren and Mr. Crepsly had been talking for a while and Mr. Crepsly had asked Darren to go get Ariana now. Darren walked down the hall quietly and approached Ariana's cell. Just as he was about to knock and ask if her could come in, he heard a cry of pain from inside the room and then a man's voice quietly said, "Shut your mouth you stupid girl!" Darren listened for a few more moments and heard the sound of someone being hit. Hard. Darren looked around for a weapon, but all he could find was a torch so he blew it out and held it like a club. Okay Darren, on the count of three. One. Two... Three!!! He thought to himself and then opened the door and slipped inside quickly.
What he saw was terrible. Ariana lay unconscious on the floor. Her shirt had been torn open exposing her undergarments and a large red welt was on her cheek. Her pants looked like they had been fumbled with and she had a huge purple bruise on her rib cage. An enormous blonde vampire was hovering above her attempting to button her pants. The vampire had not yet noticed Darren's presence and Darren took action. He raised the still hot torch high above him and brought it down over the vampire's head, completely knocking the vampire out and burning the blonde hair on the back of his head. The blow had been so hard that it would have knocked out just about any vampire in the mountain. Darren quickly ripped he hems off the sheets in Ariana's coffin and bound the male vampire's arms and legs with it. He made sure it was secure and then gagged Ariana's attacker.
He walked over to the unconscious vampiress. The welt on her face wasn't as bad as it could have been, but it was still rather large. The thing that worried Darren was the bruise to her ribs. It was a horrible purple with blood clotting beneath the skin, turning parts of it black. It looked horrible and Darren was worried that he ribs were injured. He new he had to check to see if they were broken and would have immediately except for the location. The bruise was right beneath her bust. He sat for a few moments trying to think of what he could do, when he noticed how rough and haggard her breathing was. Darren ignored the shyness that kept him from inspecting the wound and leaned foreword. He delicately felt the bruise and she gasped in pain, although still unconscious, and he discovered that at least two of her ribs were broken. He realized that he needed to get her some help and get the male vampire imprisoned for questioning.
Darren ran to the door and looked up and down the halls either way. Thank the vampire Gods! About 5 meters away, a red haired vampire was walking in the opposite direction. "You there!" Darren called out. The vampire turned to see who had said that and saw the young prince.
The red haired vampire rushed to the worry in Darren's voice and walked to him. "Yes Sire?"
"Please, go get four guards and a medic as soon as you can! Hurry! Go!" Darren said, urgently. The vampire nodded and then took off in a fast run.
X
Within ten minutes, the red haired vampire returned to Ariana's cell with four rather large guards and a medic. "What should we do, Sire?" The red haired vampire asked.
"Come in," Darren said and opened the door. The six vampires fallowed their prince in to the cell.
The medic rushed to Ariana at the sight of her ribs and bruise. "What happened, Sire?" The medic asked worriedly.
Darren proceeded to tell the vampires how he had found the situation and what he had done to the attacker of the vampiress. As he finished he added, "I suspect that the vampire has taken advantage of, or at least attempted to take advantage of Miss Sails. Guards, take him to a holding cell!" Darren looked at the unconscious vampire with hatred and disgust. He would have spit at the vampire's feet had he not been a prince and expected to act better. The guards lifted the blonde vampire up and dragged the unconcious brute out of Ariana's cell.
The medic turned to Darren and said, "We need to get her to a medicinal cell. Lets go, Sire."
Darren turned to the red headed vampire and said, "Please go inform the other princes of what has happened here." The red haired vampire nodded, bowed, and left. Darren lifted Ariana into his strong arms and noticed how light she was. He then began carrying her to the medicinal wing, praying that she would get better. He looked down at her when he felt her stir. Her eyes fluttered open "Ariana, don't move. You're injured and we're taking you to the medicinal wing. Just don't move or you could make it worse," Darren said and smiled sadly down at her once he had finished. Darren could tell that Ariana was recalling the event that had just occurred and tears welled up in her eyes. Darren did not expect what happened next. She flung her arms around his neck and buried her face in his muscular chest, letting out soft sobs; tears rolling freely down her cheeks. She let out small gasps of pain between sobs, surely caused by her aching ribs. Darren felt compassion rising and rested his chin on her head while she cried. He also felt another emotion rise up as well. Hatred. Darren had never felt true hatred toward any being up to that moment. How could someone do this to her? Darren's thoughts concentrated solely on her and where he was going as she cried. The medic led on in silence...
To Be Continued...