Disclaimer: at beginning of story!
I like this chapter, though there's not much to like. I like it though :)...
Well this story will either end on chapter 13 or chapter 14 I haven't decided yet.
It will just roll with the punches I might even get it to chapter 15!
Anyways enjoy and happy belated V-day!
Chapter 12:
I woke up early that day, considering my conscience was clear. I wasn't exactly 'happy' with Vanez but I wasn't plotting to kill him. Okay maybe I was… but I wasn't going to go through with it… or was I?
"Man it's like 4:00 pm… soooo early… man even old people don't wake up at this time!" I yawned.
Paris walked by.
"Hi Gavner!"
It's 4:01 pm now so old people still don't wake up at 4:00pm!
"Hey Paris, good afternoon to you… I have a question… do you sleep?" I wondered.
"Of course I sleep! But I wake up at 4:01pm each day!" Paris winked and kept walking.
Well wasn't that a bit ironic? I didn't even mean to be ironic there…
Considering I was up so early I decided to take a little walk around the mountain. There wasn't anything really unusual except a death threat on my bed… wait a second… I HAVE A DEATH THREAT!
I took the little notice of my bed,
Dear Gavner Purl,
We have come to kill you!
The Vampaneze
What in vampire heaven's name was that? Then I read a bit below,
P.S. In case you were wondering that was a joke, all that vampaneze stuff against you was all my doing I was trying to scare you! Though you should be on your guard…like the snake pit thing… I know you're terrified of snakes I got Kurda to get you down there that's how he found you and the purple hand in the hall well I got one of the guards to do that; I figured I'd tell you before you got even more mad at me…
Your pal… or rather dead man
Vanez Blane
I FELL FOR THAT TOO! I can't believe I fell for another one of Vanez's tricks. How could I have been so stupid? Vampaneze wouldn't be in this place anyways. That's how Kurda looked like he was lying too! He knew it was Vanez! How couldn't he tell me? Some friends! Larten, Arra… everyone probably knew! They're probably having little fits of laughter right now as well!
Ah! Everyone picks on Gavner… I'm older than Kurda and he can even pick on me! That's 'cause everyone LOVES Kurda… blonde haired blue eyed guys always are favoured… not rough brunettes of course.
How long have they been planning to scare the shit out of me?
Well I better shape up, but I give up, I'll get back at Vanez after Darren's trial! Or maybe karma will take its course and I won't have to.
((A/N: /cough/ incase ur wondering karma DID take it's course… yes yes we all no what happens to Kurda, Vanez, Arra… and Larten; though im not supposed to know what happens to Larten… but I do! LOL just a little funny twist… though karma sux and that's not a very nice karma but that is NOT what Gavner meant… he's too kind hearted to think that!))
I'm a bit nervous about the trial… that's tomorrow in case you're wondering. Darren's still pretty hurt but if he can take on a blooded bear then why not boars? I wouldn't exactly put it against him he's an amazing asset to the vampires. Kind hearted, young it's been awhile since we had someone like him aboard. Kurda was the last one to step up and he's becoming a prince; which is exciting!
I didn't keep up with Darren's trial training that day. I don't even know if he trained, maybe Vanez let him sleep, but I couldn't let Vanez look me in the eyes so I spent my day with the rest of the gang.
"Man, this is exciting… he might pass the trials! Imagine the irony! A young, 14-year-old looking vampire completing his trials when older, full vampires could not! It's rather inspiring!" Kurda exclaimed.
"Oh shut up Kurda! Darren's not just any 14-year-old looking half-vampire. He's special I can't put my finger on why, but he just is. From the moment I tasted his 'good blood' I felt it. He has something within him… something different…" Larten said in monotone.
"Well there's definitely something special about him! I wouldn't have shaken his hand if there wasn't. Uh sorry Kurda…" Arra blushed.
"Don't worry about it Arra I understand…" Kurda replied, disappointed.
"Hmmm well on a happier note!" I barked with laughter.
"Yeah let's make fun of Gavner! That's funner!" Kurda said cheerfully.
"I thought you were the peaceful type!" I groaned.
"I am but it's just a little tease, it doesn't hurt anyone!" Kurda stuck his tongue out at me.
"OK OK you too no fighting! We need to look good, especially Kurda in front of the princes!" Larten snapped.
"Screw the princes! Kurda you're going down!" I laughed.
"I'll be the ref!" Arra exclaimed.
"Can't we do this in a more civilized manner?" Kurda replied anxiously.
"Fine, Kurda boy's scared I understand! You have the nerve to hold stuff out about the vampaneze thing on me and you can't even fight back!" I teased.
Kurda's face went pitch white.
"How-How do you know about that?" He stuttered.
"Vanez wrote me a letter…" I replied.
"How did he know?" He retorted.
"Well he basically planned it…" I replied.
"No I admit it I planned it…" Kurda began.
"AND YOU LET VANEZ TAKE THE BLAME! YOU LITTLE!" I jumped on Kurda and punched his face into the ground we wrestled around and I swear if I hadn't been in control Kurda would have killed me. The princes walked by eyeing us carefully. Actually it was more or less Mika and Paris who were, they were talking about I think deliware and they just looked at us and took a quicker pace. They were taking the 'I saw nothing' routine.
"So you toss me in a damned snake pit? What gives you that idea?" I yelled.
"Vanez told me to get you down there somehow… I told them too…" He replied.
"What did you do paint guards faces with grape wine?" I screamed.
Kurda grinned he looked a little less afraid.
"Oh! So you mean that… well that was all Vanez I just got people to dress as vampaneze and carry you… sorry about that buddy!" Kurda grinned, he looked relieved.
"Uh ok whatever! Well I still pounded your face in!" I grinned, showed off my muscles teasingly and walked off.
Looks like Vanez did it all after all. Jerk! And got Kurda all involved too, but he apologized so I'll forgive him! Or make it look like I forgave him!
Before I went to bed I looked over everything, the picture of my beloved woman who if I was human, I would have married and had a family. I took out my forever cherished boxers, however ugly they were and grimaced. I looked at my scarred fingers and thought about why I chose to be a creature of the night instead of a family man. I felt the scars on my face remembering each one and how proud I was to show them off. I remembered everyone and thought about how I was everyone's friend, just everyone's face and how they were.
My best friends Larten, Kurda, and Vanez, how Larten was always so stern and frightening, how Kurda was always stopping the fights and how Vanez was always so rude and playful.
When Larten and Arra broke up and how much Larten cried though he never told anyone and I swore not to tell anyone.
Arra, how tough she was, how she would only shake the hands of the worthy, and how she wouldn't shake Kurda's.
Seba Nile, how he could control the ever fearful Larten. Just thinking about their journeys together just brought a smile to my face. Seba was the only one who could control Larten.
Darren Shan… the young Darren Shan… I can just imagine him in old age, as old as Paris Skyle. Sitting and giving other worthy vampires trials. How he would smile when he remembered our faces and maybe laugh at all the adventures we had. He would be as peaceful as Kurda and they would talk it over as princes and dismiss the vampaneze lord when ever he arose.
That was just a thought. A rather happy thought considering how much goofing around everyone had been doing. I figured I'd make peace with everyone tomorrow; give Kurda a break.
And with that thought drifted into an uninterrupted sleep.
Darren's trial is tomorrow…
As I said not much to like but I enjoyed it... sorry if there are grammarical errors I did my best but can't read it over another time because I gots homework!
-cold-night09
