KuroiMochi: *sigh* I love Darren Shan. 3

Darren: I heard that.

KuroiMochi: AHHH! When did you get here?!

Darren: The door was open so I thought I'd drop by...

KuroiMochi: DON'T ENTER MY ROOM WITHOUT PERMISSION!!!

Darren: Awww. Why would I need permission to enter if Kuro-koi loves me? *smirks*

KuroiMochi: SHUT UP!!! I told you not to call me that!!!

Darren: Kuro-koi doesn't own the Darren Shan Saga.

KuroiMochi: STOP IT!!!!

R&R Please!!! =^-^=

Chapter 2

JENN~

I woke up, startled, staring around the room I was in. Wait, where the heck was I? I sat up straight, realizing that I had been laid down on a worn cot. There was another one in the room, or tent, I thought, identifying the word that I was looking for. I slowly sat up, still in the same clothes from the night before. What happened to me?

I looked at my arms expecting to be seeing the cuts received from the fight. To my surprise, my arms were all bandaged and cleaned. I looked around for my leather bag and was relieved to find it next to the cot I slept on. I heard footsteps coming towards the tent I was in. My head turned to face the entrance flaps as two figures appeared.

The first person that caught my attention was a green scale covered boy. His hair was long and flowed past his shoulders. His eyes were exactly like those of a lizard's. The scale covered boy wasn't wearing a shirt, only a pair of sweatpants. Guess there's really no need for one when you're covered with scales.

Standing next to him was a teenage boy. Ordinarily I would have thought that the boy looked cute if I hadn't noticed how much he resembled me. We had the same blackish brown hair and similar face features. The only differences were that he was taller than me and had dark sky blue eyes instead of my chocolate brown ones. And, most importantly, he was a boy while I was a girl.

"Well, I guess D.J. woke up," the scaled boy said smiling a toothy grin.

I was confused. D.J.? Who is D.J.? The blue-eyed boy looked over at him questionably.

Apparently, he was thinking the same thing. "D.J.?"

"Yeah. Darren Jr."

The boy was still confused. "Why are you calling him D.J.?"

Him? Who's 'him'?

"I'm calling him D.J. because he looks exactly like you, only smaller," the scaly boy replied in a matter-of-factly tone.

So, the boy's name is Darren. Were they referring to me? I looked at the two bickering guys and decide that they are trustworthy people.

"Who are you calling a 'he'?" I said, using my most girliest voice. Darren and the scaled boy ceased their bickering to turn their eyes on me.

"Aren't you a boy?" Darren asked. The scaled boy also seemed confused. I look at them both like they were crazy. I can't believe they fell for my disguise.

I laughed, leaving them both dumbfounded. "I'm a girl. See?" I pulled two bobby pins from the back of head, letting my long hair fall from underneath the short layer.

Darren was caught off guard but then sighed in relief while the scaled boy looked a little disappointed.

"Damn you, Darren. I was gonna tell everyone that you kissed a boy."

Kissed?!

"What?!" Darren and I shouted at the same time. I stared at Darren in disbelief. Did this cute boy who looked like me really kissed me? Darren's face was now red with embarrassment and I figured mine was too.

"Calm down, D.J. Darren only did CPR," the scaly boy assured me.

"Hey, you're the one who told me to give her CPR," Darren shouted back frustrated. I watched them again as they continued arguing.

"Hey!" I yelled to get their attention. Again, they looked back at me. I cleared my throat. "My name's not D.J." I looked at the two boys accusingly. Then I shifted my expression to a happier one. "I'm Jennifer Lee, but you can call me Jenn."

Darren smiled. Not the expression I was hoping for. "My name is Darren Shan and that guy there is Evra Von," he nodded to Evra who now sat on what seemed to be his cot.

I tried to muster my cutest smile. "Nice to meet cha!" I indicated towards Darren. He blushed. I giggled. That's what I was hoping to see!

"Well, since we're done with formalities," Evra said breaking the silence. He turned to face me. "Welcome to Cirque du Freak!"