"Wow, a blast from the freaking past," Steve muttered, seeing the tall man dealing with another person, handling their tickets.

And shoving them in his mouth and chewing it to bits before swallowing it before allowing them to pass through a door.

When he turned to us, he let out a chuckle. "My, my, I never thought I would see you two here again, Steve Leopard and Darren Shan."

"You..remember us?" I asked surprised as the three of us approached him.

He nodded. "How could I forget the two brave young boys that visited the cirque all those years ago?" He said before turning to Nyx.

There was a brief strange look on his face before smiling. "It seems you two have settled and have a child of your own?"

W-what?!

Steve, Nyx, and I blurted out. "HELL NO!" at the exact same time.

"I kidnapped these guys so I can come to the show." Nyx grunted, her ears the same color as her dyed red hair.

"My, what a little criminal you are," Mr. Tall said with a teasing smirk before it vanished. "Tickets?" He had a hand out for us.

Steve and I handed him our tickets.

Nyx patted her dress with a grunt. "Okay, where did I put it?" She muttered. We watched as she frantically tried to find her ticket. "Don't tell me I left it back at the hotel!?"

"You mean this ticket?" the three of us turned to Mr. Tall and saw that he was holding another ticket between his long, boney fingers.

Nyx looked up and glared at him. "Hey!" No honor amongst thieves apparently. Though I would consider this a little payback for taking Steve's watch off of him.

Mr. Tall chuckled before he proceeded to chew and swallow our tickets as well. "Well then, you three go find your seats, the show will start soon."

Before we made our way through the door, Nyx stopped.

"Say, where's the restroom?" Nyx asked Mr. Tall.

"Oh, you didn't go before you came here?" Mr. Tall asked in a teasing manner again.

With a glare that could kill a person, he pointed the direction where the restrooms were at. "Thank you." Nyx grumbled before turning back to us. "You guys go ahead and find a seat, I'll be back shortly."

"Okay," Steve said.

With that word, my mind was brought back to earlier when Steve spoke about Nyx…

If he even touches the kid, I hope it never comes to that, I will come unglue!

When Nyx disappeared to use the restrooms, Steve and I went through the door and out.

The stadium, as I previously mentioned, was shut down years ago. Though I have never seen a soccer game play here, it was awesome to have this big of a stadium. Already the stadium was jammed packed of eagered enthusiasts and lovers of the macabre.

But I was getting a very eerie sense a deja-vu being here. Something dark and dreaded happened here. I didn't know what it was, but it was frightening. But more importantly, it left me utterly confused.

I have never been to this stadium, why was I feeling like this?

The stage makeshift, laying center in the field, making sure that everyone could see the performance. Steve and I made our way down to a couple of seats near the bottom. We still had a great view of the stage so it wasn't an issue to see.

Since Nyx was using the restrooms, it would be a good time to talk to Steve about earlier.

"Hey Steve, I need to say something to you," I started off, getting his attention. "What you said earlier was sickening."

Steve rose a confused brow at that. "What are you talking about?"

"The comment you made about Nyx, the way you looked at her - she's a freaking child for crying out loud!" I loudly whispered at him. I wasn't going to draw attention. But how he would say his next words would determine whatever or not I would throw his ass down the steps.

I don't care much for Nyx, but I do when it's a kid being subjected to this!

"I was making a comment. Sheesh! Who do you take me for? I'm no pedo. I just mentioned that she may look hot when she gets older. I have boundaries, Shan."

I stared at him for a long time before telling him. "Keep those types of thoughts to your damn self."

"Oh come on, you think I would go that low? Dude, she can possibly pass off as our daughter. Hell, Mr. Tall said so himself."

I glared at him, silently warning him to shut up before the lights of the stadium dimmed and the show was starting. Loud sounds of trumpets rang at the start of the show.

After a moment, Nyx came back. "Whew! Sorry, I really had to pee." Nyx said, she was about to take a seat next to Steve. I automatically waved her over to me.

"Here, sit with me." I said. Steve gave me the stink eye but I ignored her. Talk or not, I didn't want the brat next to him.

Nyx shrugged and sat next to me. I could tell she looked a little better since the semi incident. "You okay?" I asked her.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Nyx said, before giving me a smirk. "Why Brownie, you took interest in my well being? How sweet of you."

I want to go home.

Swallowing any resentful marks I may have, I forced myself to face forward and enjoyed the show.

The loud trumpets slowly died down as Mr. Tall appeared center stage. No microphone, only his loud booming voice called out for everyone to hear him.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Cirque Du Freak. Home of the world's most remarkable human beings!" He started out, he took off his hat before continuing his opening speech. "I am your host for this evening and the owner of this circus, Mr. Tall at your service.

"This circus has been in business for over five hundred years . Your lineup has changed many times...but never our aim, I assure you."

During his speech, memories from my last experience slowly came up to the surface. This old feeling of excitement and curiosity welled back up. Though it's been twenty years and I was here to face my nightmares, I couldn't help but feel excited with anticipation of this show.

I was curious to see how much the show had changed its lineup.

If this cures my night terrors, I will be ecstatic.

"But enough shouting from me. The world's most incredible show will soon begin." He said, ending his speech.

And the show began.

As the first act approached the stage...I couldn't help but get this sudden feeling…

As if someone was watching me closely.

Hey Everyone, Crimson here ^^ another chapter, another year. I promise I will do more chapters of Darren's journey back into the realm of the vampires.

If any of you interested in learning about Nyx's origins before Darren came back, it's up in my story board.

Have fun!