Disclaimer: dramatic look I sadly don't own Cirque Du Freak or another dramatic look "Snow (hey Oh), by the red hot Chili peppers

YAY! I got reviews! First three and I thank you so much. Go the persons who gave me one (two were put as anonymous so yea). But for thoughs of you who read it and then didn't leave a review I hope u liked the last chapter. Sorry it's taking so long for me to update (gotta love high school) it's just, I've been busy. But I hope u like this chapter as well and probably around the 4th or 5th chapter I'm going to have a poll to see who Artemis should end up with. So yea love ya'll. Hope u enjoy.

And yes I've read all and own all.

Chapter 2:

Just Thinking

Thick, hot blood dripped from his mouth as he stared up at me with disbelief. My eyes were cold and harsh as I pulled my sword roughly out of his lower stomach; he just dropped to his knees and tried to stop the bleeding. When he realized it was useless he looked up at me and glared.

"Go…to…hell…Artemis…," his voice was becoming cold. I just smirked at his stupidity.

"I'm already there, Tamesis," I said truthfully as I made my finishing move. His body hit the pavement with a hard, cold thud as I looked at my sword, crimson blood covering it in all its glory. I flicked off of what was left of the blood and sheathed my sword and started to walk away as his head rolled behind me.

"Aiden!" Madden's voice rang through my head. I spun around and pinned him up against the wall that was behind him.

"Shut up, you idiot! Remember where we are?" I hissed as I let the human drop. Madden jumped up; his piercings shining in the moonlight. He raced after me.

"Yeah I remember, but you scared me when I saw the dead guy and then blood on your clothes and you all cut up. You never have blood on you and you're never cut up," Madden stated with worry in his voice. I looked down at my peasants dress. He was right there was blood all over it. I had to admit that old man did put up a hell of a fight.

"He just wouldn't die," I stated, letting Madden know I didn't want to talk and I was still not feeling good. I was in the middle of the last stage of the purge. It'd suck.

"Here," Madden started. I stopped and turned to face him. He was digging in the bag that I use to carry around for Vancha and I, now he carried it around. "I think these are yours, you should put them on. Vancha will have a fit if you come back all bloodied up," Madden said. I sneered and a grasped the clothes and walked to a dark corner in the alleyway to change. It seems he picked out my seconded favorite outfit.

I slipped off my dress and put on the brown cargo pants that rested at my hip. I put on a bra and pulled a green and white T-shirt over my head; it was mainly green, but it had to white pin stripes on each sleeve and a thick strip at the neck and the bottom of the shirt, in the middle it had a big, white capital T with "Rae" spelt in green along the Ts head. I bent over and pulled lacy fingerless gloves on that went up to the middle of my forearms. I then tied a black string around my neck, to give the effect of a choker. Finally I pulled on a thick black belt on over my cargo pants (A/n what I mean by that is that she didn't slip it through thoughs hole thigys) that held a silver chain I latched onto my back pocket. Finally I tied my stealth to my hip and pulled my black combat boots on and walked back to Madden.

"Wow," Madden gapped as I stood in front of him. I'm smiled and walked right up to him.

"Thanks for being so worried," I whispered in his ear before I kissed him on his cheek. Madden's face soon became filled with a light pink hue. I just smirked as we both started to walk back to our hide out where Vancha was waiting for us.

It had been eight mouths since I had found Madden and I talked Vancha into letting him traveling with us. Vancha agreed only if Madden toned up and learned how to fight and could defend himself. Luckily for us he was already a good fighter, we just need to make some tweaks here and there.

Over the first couple of days Madden traveled with us, we found out he had seven piercings; snake bits and when he didn't wear them the place between his chin and lower lip was pierced. His left eyebrow was pierced and his right cartilage and three on each ear. Vancha didn't like them, but I didn't mind. I mean come on, Vancha walks in the daylight just to get burnt for Christ sake's! Seven piercings I can handle.

Vancha soon learned to like Madden and even decided that either he or I would blood Madden. I disagreed with blooding anyone, but Madden wanted it and said that he had no family so I couldn't keep his wish from him; so I declared I would blood him when I thought he was ready. Which in my eyes he will never be ready for the loneliness of this life. No matter what anyone ever says, it's nothing to look forward for.

I felt warm arms wrap their way around me as I slept. I slowly turned my head around only to Vancha fast asleep with his clawed hands wrapping tightly around my tiny, but built body. My long blonde hair swept over his chest like a fuzzy blanket. I sighed as I turned my body to wear it was pressing against his stronger build. I smiled lightly as I pulled a long, but not very long shaggy hair away from his peaceful face. His hair had grown over the years. It was now at a shaggy skater style; my hair had also grown a lot since the first time I had met Vancha. I still cut it and kept it in shape, but it was now a whole two feet longer.

I pulled my hand away when Vancha started to move and open his eye. I quickly laid down and shut my eyes and made it look like I was sleeping not showing emotion. "Night Aiden," Vancha whispered in my ear. I shivered smoothly as his hot breath

covered my ear. After Vancha went back to sleep I deemed it safe to open my eyes again; I smiled as cuddled closer to him.

"Nigh Vancha," I said softly as I fell back asleep. Sparkling blue-green eyes stared over at me as Vancha and I slept.

I knew madden liked me and I also knew Vancha had some sort of feelings, other then mentor to student, towards me. I guess I just never understood why I would care so much about him to never notice these other feelings, but to think about it, I never knew I thought anything other then one thing towards him for a long time, but I was proving wrong when he was taken away from me.

Rough hands shook me as bright moonlight shone in the window. "Let me go now or I'll castrate you," I threatened knowing it was Vancha trying to wake me up. At hearing this he quickly pulled his hands away and watched as I opened my eyes. "What?" I asked menacingly as I was pulled away from my restless sleep.

"We've been called back. We have to leave now; we have fourteen hours till daylight, so get up," Vancha ordered as he threw me my clothes that I had come back wearing the night before.

"What about Madden?" I asked as I got dress. Vancha shrugged as he woke up Madden.

"Don't know really. Have to bring him I guess; you may have to turn him on the way there," Vancha suggested. I shook my head violently.

"No, I wont," I said stubbornly as I tied my sword to my waist. Vancha sighed as him and Madden got ready to leave also.

"Aiden, please I don't mind. I actually want too. I hate not being able to help you guys with the fighting all the time. Please Aiden," Madden begged as he looked at me. I sighed also. I had been putting this off for eight months now and if he really did want it, I wouldn't deny him.

"Fine, come over here," I agreed. Madden smiled happily as he walked towards me. Once he was in front of me, I cut his finger tips and mine also. Finally I braced my self and let my blood flow within him and his within me. Finally it was finish. I pulled my fingers away and sealed the wounds with my now full-blooded spit.

I watched as Madden started to wobbled a tiny bit; I grabbed his wrist before he fell and looked at him. "I only turned you quarter-vampire. I don't think you're ready for the real world of vampires yet," I stated as I let go of his wrist and walked over to the door waiting for him and Vancha. Madden stared at me, looking defeated. "Madden, I'm not sorry. You're not ready for this life," I started.

"That's all you ever say! Am I ever going to be ready?! Am I ever going to be ready in your eyes, 'cause I am in Vancha's!" Madden yelled at me. My face was blank as I opened my mouth to retort.

"No. In my eyes you'll never be ready. Your happy heart does not belong in this world," I finished as I walked out the wood door into the cold night air. Madden turned to Vancha and with his eyes asked for confidence.

"I knew someone once. He was a very kind, happy, giving boy. He would do anything for the people he loved, just like you Madden, but because of what the world of vampires and vampaneze has turned into, his heart and mind became corrupted and troubled," Vancha said as Darren popped into his mind.

"Who was it?" Madden asked before Vancha fallowed me. Vancha looked down to the ground and sighed heavily.

"Our lord…," Vancha said solemnly as he also walked out the door; Madden stood there for a moment before grabbing the bag and running after Vancha and me.

Our trip the Vampire Mountain started out well as I remember. But as I recall I was quite the whole time. During the day Vancha worked with Madden on his fighting skills and new abilities. Since he was only ¼ vampire he didn't even get all that, that a half-vampire does. The only ones that he receives is being strong and faster, drinking blood, his senses got stronger, but it wasn't as strong, just enough. Also Vancha explain to madden that since I had bloodied him he was now my assistant. It only took us one week to get there, but when we did, I wish I would have killed myself then.

"Address yourselves to the gate," the guard at the door commanded.

"Vancha March; head body guard and head general to the lord's army," Vancha was always the first to go. I walked over to next and looked at the obviously taller man.

"Vancha March is recognized by the gate," moments later he turned to me. "Aiden I know you don't like to, but you have to otherwise I can't let you in, you know that," the guard told me. I rolled my eyes as I began.

"Artemis "Aiden" Skyler; second in command to the lord's army and second head sorceress to the Vampire and Vampaneze clans," I said lazily as I stepped aside for Madden to make his first introduction.

"Madden Hayes, training and apprenticing," Madden fallowed as suite with his own, not really knowing, reason for being here.

"Artemis Skyler is recognized by the gate. But this other one…,"he looked meanly towards Madden.

"He is my…" Vancha started, but I cut him off.

"He is my assistant, a quarter-vampire, training to be half," I finished. Vancha looked at me surprised at what I had taken responsibility for.

"Do you vouch?" the guard asked me.

I nodded as my mouth opened, "I do,"

"Then Madden Hayes is recognized by the gate. The Halls are open to all of you. Enter and fare well," the guard started as he stepped aside for the three of us.

Vancha went in first and Madden and I went in together. I looked around some as the memories of my time here came back, rushing head on, to my mind. Madden was dumbfound as to the size of Halls. I rolled my eyes as one of the other guards escorted us to the Hall of Osca. "Well this is stupid," I started to go off.

"What is?" Madden asked me, still in a trance at the size.

"Sato says the same stupid thing every time we come here. And we basically live here about fours between times when we're sent out. He knows us and why would he have...," Vancha turned around and gave me a harsh stare.

"Aiden, shut up. You know why. I told you why the first time you came here, now shut up and sit down and enjoy your dinner," Vancha scolded me as we sat down at woodened table.

During the time that we ate the food, we explained to Madden what all the Halls were named and used for and some of the past history with our lord. We were still teaching him about it all. Vancha didn't think it was such a good idea, but I thought I was, because if Madden was going to learn how to protect our lord then he was going to need to know him inside and out.

Madden looked down at his soup which he hadn't touched since he found out it was bat broth. We all sat in silence waiting for us to be shown to our rooms; it was so quite that I didn't even hear the heavy foot steps behind me, until a cold hand grabbed my shoulder. I quickly spun around and threw the person over my shoulder and onto the table, him landing hard on it.

When I saw huge green eyes staring up at me, I realized it was just Harket, the best friend of our lord. "Hello to you too…Lady Artemis," Harket greeted me. I just sneered as I let him back up.

"Never call me that again," I said coldly as I sat back down; Harket joining us.

"I'm sorry, Aiden, but did you hear who Darren announced as his future queen?" Harket asked. All of us nodded no. "Well then I shall tell you on the way to your rooms, fallow me," Harket said as he got up and started out of the Hall and down another tunnel.

As the walk started to come to an end I asked a question. "Harket, how is Seba doing?" I asked sadly. Seba, the quartermaster, had been very ill when Vancha and I left eight months ago.

Harket looked forward sadly and then back at me with a hard stone face. "Seba died four months ago. He was getting better, then all of the sudden his body gave out and he died. Darren was devastated with the news of his old friend's death; he even locked himself inside his quarters for three weeks, didn't eat for two," Harket stated sadly.

"Oh, I'll miss that old bastard," Vancha and I said at the same time softy. I smiled weakly as I wiped a few tears away from my eyes before anyone could see them. "So…I guess that makes you the new quartermaster, eh?" I asked pulling my cold, monotone front on again.

Harket nodded as we came to the first stop. "Yes, it does. He would have been so happy to see you two came back safe and well. Oh Vanze, was wondering when you two were getting back, should I inform him?" Harket asked / told us; Vancha nodded. Him and Madden had been quite the whole time; Madden mostly because he had no idea who we were talking about.

"Well, Vancha this is yours and Madden's room for you stay," Vancha nodded a thanks as he dragged Madden into the rock room and closed the newly added curtains. "Fallow me Aiden, I need to talk to you and your room is down father away," Harket stated. I didn't respond and waiting for him to go on.

"You remember how Darren doesn't remember anything of that night when he hurt you?" Harket asked. I nodded angrily.

"Do you know the reason why?" I shook my head again. Harket smiled warmly.

"It's because Darren now has two sides to him. One side is the good side. Then second is the Lord of the Shadows side, which is slowly corrupting his heart," Harket took a breath, I cut in.

"But what does that have to do with anything?" I asked impatiently.

"It was Darren's heart that saved, cared, and fell in love with you, Aiden. it was the lord of the shadows that raped and bloodied you. When his heart took over again his mind wiped the hurt he had caused to you clean from his mind," Harket explained. Tears welled up behind my eyes, but I would die before I let them fall. I hadn't cried for Darren and me in over twenty years and I wouldn't break that streak.

"So…who is the future queen?" I asked as Harket and I stopped at my room. Harket glanced at me sadly before opening the curtain covering my room and pushed me softy in before looking back up at me.

"You will learn over time to forgive him," and with that Harket walked solemnly away from me.

"What…?" I searched my mind looking for the answer to his words, and then it hit me. "No…,"


I hoped you liked this chapter and again sorry for taking so long. And I'm actually going to start the poll now.

People review me and tell me, out of these three choices, which one Aiden should end up with. Who ever gets the most votes wins. The poll when end by the 4th chapter, so yeah get them in and tell me why you want her to end up with him.

Darren-

Vancha-

Madden-

The poll begins….NOW! lmao!

"Snow (hey oh)"

Come to decide that the things that I tried
Were in my life just to get high on
When I sit alone come get a little known
But I need more than myself this time

Step from the road to the sea to the sky
And I do believe it, we rely on
When I lay it on come get to play it on
All my life to sacrifice

Refrain:
Hey oh, listen what I say, oh
I got your hey oh, now listen what I say, oh

When will I know that I really can't go
To the well once more time to decide on
When it's killing me, when will I really see
All that I need to look inside

Come to believe that I better not leave
Before I get my chance to ride
When it's killing me, what do I really need
All that I need to look inside

Refrain:
Hey oh, listen what I say, oh
Come back and hey oh, look at what I say, oh

Stick:
The more I see, the less I know
The more I like to let it go
Hey oh, whoa

Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow
Privately divided by a world so undecided
And there's nowhere to go

In between the cover of another perfect wonder
And it's so white as snow
Running through a field where all my tracks will be concealed
And there's nowhere to go

When to descend to amend for a friend
All the channels that have broken down
Now you bring it up, I'm gonna ring it up
Just to hear you sing it out

Step from the road to the sea to the sky
And I do believe what we rely on
When I lay it on, come get to play it on
All my life to sacrifice

Refrain:
Hey oh, listen what I say, oh
I got your hey oh, listen what I say, oh

Stick:
The more I see, the less I know
The more I like to let it go
Hey oh, whoa

Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow
Privately divided by a world so undecided
And there's nowhere to go

In between the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow
Running through the field where all my tracks will be concealed
And there's nowhere to go

I said hey, hey yeah, oh yeah, tell my love now
Hey, hey yeah, oh yeah, tell my love now
Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow

Privately divided by a world so undecided
And there's nowhere to go
Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow

Running through the field where all my tracks will be concealed
And there's nowhere to go
I said hey, oh yeah, oh yeah, tell my love now
Hey, hey yeah, oh yeah