A/N Alright dudes, and dudettes; today is basically my one and only day off so I'm updating a ton. First off, I'm very sorry, but as I said last year I'm in band. Color Guard is very demanding, and stuff. So I'm updating right now. Someone said that my story had sexual references and stuff that they didn't like. I'm sorry, but I need that in there. I have this story written out, on loose leaf, under my bed. I wrote it in 8th grade, I'm in 10th now, but I'm keeping it the same. By the way the story will be ending soon. Just a heads up; Maybe like two chapters left because quite frankly that's how it's planned. Alright I just thought it over and I lied there's like five chapters left. But still, not a lot.

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So, I've been thinking, and I don't want to be wrong, so I'll just make this story "M". I don't want to do this. I think it's inappropriate. But I will. But, just as a warning, it will get raunchier. So, this chapter is going to get vulgar. Thank you for all the support, and for future references, this is the only chapter like this.

Disclaimer: I don't own this series, what so ever. The closest I got to fame was meeting James Denton at the World Series on Tuesday.

When they came out hell broke loose once again. They partied, drank danced, and then in another five hours they had to go and mate again, as was custom.

After the fifth time of doing this Elle was beginning to get bored with all the cheering. She wanted peace and quite. She didn't want a thousand vampires cheering, hooting, hollering, and toasting to them ever time she had an orgasm.

"Darren" Elle said while pushing back some of his hair, so she could whisper in his ear.

"Hmm, what el, what's wrong?" Darren said in a quiet and concerned voice as he lazily, he rolled onto his back, and off of her.

"Can we fake this one? Or maybe just sleep? I'm so tired, it's not even funny." Elle said in a quiet voice, but even though she was near silent you could tell she was moaning.

"El, we can't fake it. You know that…Come on, we can just make this quick."

"No, I won't enjoy it if I can barely keep my eyes open. Please? Just this once; I'm exhausted. Pretty please! I'll moan, I promise I will, I just need some time to sleep, and perhaps sneak out and take a shower when I'm done." Elle said.

"Alright fine. Quick nap, no snoring; then we'll go out, and take a shower."

"Thank God! Oh my gods, I'm so sweaty no thanks to you I feel disgusting, and I have a feeling my deodorant is running out. I can't remember I've been able to take a shower all by myself, and just relax. Ah, I can almost smell the shampoo now." Elle said; even though she was a vampire, she didn't quite fit in with the smelly man stench like most vampiresses.

"Yeah, about that alone part; It clearly states 'During the mating ceremony showers are off limits unless used by the mates for mating purposes only, at this time all will watch this occasion and cheer, but just watching the beauty is also permitted.' So unless you want everyone staring at us shagging against a wall, I don't think a shower is the best choice." Darren said

Elle nearly threw up at the thought of Arra, Jake, Larten, Seba, and Gavner all watching her. Instead she just kept on with the ceremony.

This went on for the remainder of the week. It got old quick, and soon she was just about ready to just call it a night. But since she was supposed to keep doing this for a week it continued. Elle was getting really tired, there were times that Elle was tempted to just fall asleep wherever she fell.

The ale wasn't helping either. But she made it through the week. By this time she was nearly delirious. They went up to the platform where the princes were. She was leaning on Darren at this time; he had his arms around her waist, and she was dozing off on his shoulder.

Everyone let her sleep though, no one made a motion to wake her.

"A week of fun and games has come to an end. How was it Darren?"

"Great, but I've never been so exhausted in my life."

"I'm glad you learned your lesson, too much of a good thing is bad for you. But I'm glad you had fun."

Darren nodded, wanting to fall asleep just as Elle had done, but he made no notion to do so; he just stayed there standing up and looking strong, holding his wife. 'What a fun word to say, my wife, I have a wife.' Darren thought.

"Darren" Darren awoke from his day dreaming becoming more alert.

"Look at your mate." Darren did, she looked precious, like a goddess lounging on a cloud.

"Look at how calm and serene she looks." He did, studying her face.

"See how she wasn't strong enough to stay awake."

Darren looked at her, and thought that she was the luckiest one in the world, too bad he didn't know that she was in reality far from it.

"At the beginning of this week we told you that you were to be dominant over her, and now is the perfect example. Cherish her, love her, and take care of her. You are the stronger of the two only if it's by a small bit. You are; and you need to be the glue that holds this relationship together.

"You need to let her sleep now. You've worn her out, may the gods bless her soul. Take care of her from here on out. Now carry her back to her room, she needs some time to rest." Mika said to them, or rather Darren considering he was the only one of the pair (even if it was only half way) listening.

Darren did as he was told, and carried her back to her room. He set her onto her bed, and pulled to covers over her. She snuggled onto his body, he adored her, and decided to stay and cuddle.

Smelled her hair, it was soaked with sweat, and you could no longer smell her perfume, just the natural smell of exhaustion.

An aroma so sweet it rocked him to sleep just as a babe in a cradle. That morning Darren dreamed of fighting an enemy away from his lover, a jaguar. He killed the beast and he made her robes for her and him and while the smell of roasting meat came from the fire. He was very pleased with him self, until he heard Elle screaming.

The jaguar's family was taking her away, and he didn't even notice until she was gone. It made him mad; especially because he could still hear his love screaming, it wouldn't stop.

"No! Don't take me from him! Please no! I beg of you, please. I will not stand for this! I will not!" It was Elle and a hooded stranger digging his nails into her neck by a vital vein.

She became silent as she realized that she was very near to her deathbed. 'What the heck; I'm going to die soon anyways, I might-as-well try and get someone to save me from this prat.' Elle thought as she began kicking screaming and crying very hard.

The hooded stranger began to drag her by her hair, still keeping his death grip on her neck vein. Elle yelled in pain, they were at the door now. Elle tried everything, poking, pulling, prodding, pinching, but they didn't work in the least. The point of no return if she exited that door.

Elle screamed at the top of her lungs, and for anyone. Darren awoke and saw her being dragged away. He leapt out of his bed, and to her rescue. Pulling her out of the door way.

Screaming as she was being heaved into the entrance of what was now nicknamed the love cave. Elle was bleeding very badly from her vein at this point, but didn't notice it. She kicked the intruder in the shins, and finally after many people heard his screams they came out of their rooms.

They saw the man trying to get Elle, and helped out, the man got away and everyone went to help Elle. Several offered spit to heal her wound, but she'd bled too much, and had to see the medics.

Darren carried her off, and thanked several for their help. As she was in the office with the medic, Darren along with many more vampires were sitting on the floor outside, waiting to hear the news.

It was taking very long, and many wanted to know why Darren hadn't been allowed in. It was because of the fact that he was a male, even though he was her mate.

Soon the medic came out and told them the news. Elle had vampaneze blood as well as vampire blood, and wouldn't survive.

Everyone was enraged, how had she gotten vampaneze blood? They all wanted to know. They found out about how she had gotten captured while she was taking a walk outside of the mountain the night before the wedding, she was nervous, and went out to think. When it happened; they took her, and she escaped.

Now one of the recruits was trying to get her back. They wanted to go back to get the vampaneze, but they flitted off saying something about business in both Russia, and Croatia.

At least this was the story that they got, because there was a vampaneze under her cot, who had a knife to her back.

She was very edgy, and wouldn't talk to anyone. They were told that she wanted to be alone for a while and think.

Soon Darren was let in. He hugged her, and kissed her and told her sweet things. She looked sad and empty. Her progress was declining by the minute, going down quickly.

"El, you're going to be fine. Remember the time we met by the water fall and kissed. Remember my challenges? One of my last ones is going to happen in two days. You have to be okay. I need you to be there with me, I want you to see me win."

"Sir, she may not even have an hour, you can't get your hopes up. She's honestly not doing well at all, you have to believe me and just pray to the gods that she has a good afterlife."

Darren stayed in with her the whole time. After about an hour, things weren't looking well for Elle at all.

She was in a coma, and the vampires all over the mountain came to visit her. They squeezed her hand, and told her to be triumphant in death.

Her heart rate was lower than ever, many more were piling in to say their last goodbyes.

Seba Nile came in with a heart medication. It was supposed to help her get better. They crushed the pills and them into her mouth.

They were asked to leave soon. If this medicine was supposed to help, then she defiantly needed peace, quiet, and a room to herself.

It was just Elle and the medic. He appeared to be trying his hardest to save her. When actually it was quite the contrary; he was giving her poisons instead of antidotes to quicken her death.

He was a vampet named Shmeldoc; his trade, apothecary. Apparently not a very good one though.

Her pulse was quickening, she was getting very hot. She sat upright, and looked him (Shmeldoc) in the eye.

"You," she said pointing at him just tried to poison me.

"Everyone, she's back, she is alright, and you can come back in and see her." Shmeldoc yelled out to everyone.

Everyone came running back in. They saw her sitting up. She was crying softly and blaming him.

"You poisoned me! Why would you do that, you horrible doctor? Honestly, someone get me out of here, please! I don't want to be left alone with this man, he's trying to kill me!" Elle cried

"Little girl, you are not feeling well. I helped you when you went out cold, I helped you. Folks I have no idea what's wrong with her, it seems like she may be a victim of diphtheria. She's hallucinating what's happening, she's not doing so well, folks, I'm afraid she could die any moment. You will all have to leave the room immediately." The medic said in a frenzy of a hurry.

"I' am not leaving, she is my wife, I love her, and I will be with her until the very last moment no matter what you say."

"She's your mate Darren, not wife. Anyways, I agree with Darren I would like to be with her as well. I feel almost as though I'm a father to her." Mr. Crepsley said; this came much to a surprise to everyone because he had been unusually quiet up until this moment.

"She is my niece as well as assistant; I insist that I stay with her." Arra said strongly

"I would like to stay, I have fought with her before…" someone said in the crowd, Elle's room was filling quickly.

"I still love her, no matter what anyone says, I'd like to say good bye." Jake said. Everyone looked at him.

"We took a shower with her once…" a group of boys named Ryan, Ivan, Brian, Piere, said.

While all this was happening, a knife was being dug into her back by a vampaneze.

"You will keep on acting crazy until you die. You will act as though you are taking puff, got it? You will do this or be punished by our master."

"Steve?" Elle said

"No, darling, it's Darren. I'm Darren Shan, your husband. Elle please come back to us, we all miss you. Remind me to throttle Jake when we get out, and when you're better. Sweetheart you are burning up, please gods help my mate." Darren said quietly.

Mr. Crepsley put a hand on his shoulder and said to him "Darren, you should know if the gods want her to go, they'll take her. It's just their way."

"I know, but it cannot hurt to try…" Darren said fighting back tears.

Everyone continued to talk loudly about what they had just witnessed.

"Yes, Steve, you nimrod; who else would it be? Would it be the Easter Bunny or perhaps Father Christmas? They think that you are going to die very soon, and they're right. As we speak your blood is combining with ours you will soon be our queen. We have a specialist that will make you live, he will help you to live, and become our mistress. Now, not another civil word out of your mouth, or else I'll tell him!" The vampaneze said in an angry whisper.

"I will not be your mistress! No matter how much you threaten to torture me, I will not do it! I'm not crazy everyone, I'm fine. Please just take me to my room, I'm afraid! There's a vampaneze under my bed, he's stabbing me! I lied there are vampaneze in the---oh! Charna's Guts!" Elle screamed

"Elle, are you alright? What's wrong?"

"I'm sorry folks, I fear I can hear her heart decreasing, she's not doing well at all, everyone out."

"No! Please stay with me! Don't leave me with them…They're with the vampaneze- and; Ah! Son of a Bitch!" Elle screamed as she got stabbed for the final time in the back, she was dying, and she could feel it. So she began her final speech, to everyone she loved.

"Darren, I love you so much, always know that. Arra I'm not mad at you, don't worry about that. I'll soon be with my parents. But when I'm gone I want to be dropped into the river so I can flow right out of here. And -uh- I need you guys to drop the man under my bed under my bed to drop to the sharpest stakes for killing-Oh shit does this hurt! Jake I love you; you will always be my brother. I still cannot believe that you did those things to me, but I forgive you. I have the most wonderful mate ever.

"Darren, you have no idea how much I will miss you. You give great oral, and I'm not even kidding. You are great at what you will do, and I will be more than proud to haunt the next girl who is screaming out your name." Elle said in a dramatically raspy voice. Everyone laughed.

"To my shower men, you are the greatest friends a girl could ask for. And you're not too bad looking either. Your mates will be lucky no matter who they are. You will give them a run for their money, and I hope you all slaughter the vampaneze in the war. Arra, I-" Elle said as she died.

A/N How was that? There's more. Believe me, there is…

I'm sorry that that took so long. It's been a long band season. But we won. So it was worth it. Best winds, best percussion, best crowd appeal, and class 3A state champions. The only thing we didn't win was best auxiliary (color guard) and we lost that by .5 points! Oh well, keep on reading, and I strongly encourage feedback.