Ok so well since the last chapter was really just an informational chapter (a pointless one) I thought I'd make this one better lol. I'm so sorry for not updating sooner. What it's been like, almost a year? Holy crap. Ok well I hope u like this one.
Disclaimer: well since I haven't been here in awhile, guess I better say it. I don't own anything of Darren Shan's or Breaking Benjamin's Follow
Trying
How could I be one of the saviors for the clan? Who was the other person? Unanswered questions ran through my head as I race towards the Hall of princes, leaving Madden in my room.
"MIKA!" I yelled as I bursted into the Hall startling Mika and Darren. They both turned to look at me, Darren jumping down the rows and rows of seats to meet me.
"What do you want?!" Darren demanded glaring at me and myself glaring at him in return.
"Oh just wondering if you wanted to know so useful information," I sneered looking past him and over to Mika, who just eyed me curiously. "I know who one of the saviors is," I stated abruptly.
"You do?!" Mika was beyond happy now, he was joyous beyond compare. I rolled my eyes. Here he was jumping with joy, which he never does, and here I am trying to tell him information to save all our necks.
"Well, out with it!" Darren growled when I paused. I turned my head to glare at him and delayed my answer longer just for him. "Aiden I'm warning you…," Darren growled more furiously.
"Fine…the girl is-," I was interrupted by a shrill voice and clapping hands. All three of us turned and followed the noise coming from the left side of the hall. Standing before us in a dirty yellow suit, green rain boots and a heart shaped watch on his wrist was none other than Mr. Tiny himself.
"This makes it so much more fun!" Mr. Tiny hissed with unhealthy joy. "You're insane Tiny! What makes any of this fun?" I was taken aback. I knew Mr. Tiny was criminally insane, but this topped everything I thought he stood for. I, or anybody for that matter, never would have thought Mr. Tiny was still wanting to one of the clans to kill each other.
"By the contrary Ms. Skyler, I am not insane-just want a good laugh, that's all." said Mr. Tiny. My eyes flashed purple again as I took a step towards him.
"A laugh?! A laugh?! Are you fucking stupid?!" my voice trembled with heated anger. My. Tiny laugh again, but this time it was more menacing.
"I see you blood is finally catching up with you, Ms. Skyler," Mr. Tiny interjected. I stopped breathing for a moment and gazed at him, confusion written on my face.
"Blood?" Mika's voice brought me back to reality. Mr. Tiny laughed again as he found himself a seat on his son's throne. Eyeing it coolly and then focusing on my blank stare. What did he mean by 'blood'? Did this have something to do with my father? My mother? My family? Something in my gut screamed it did.
"Yes blood," My. Tiny paused as he looked around the Hall, back at the throne, to me and then to Darren, finally back to me, "Tell me Aiden did you ever know your Father?" I stared at him shocked. Yes I knew Mr. Tiny was above the forces of Nature, but I never knew he would have known everything about every vampire, vampaneze, or maybe even every Lycan. "What do you know about him?" he was pushing for an answer, but calmly. He knew something that I didn't. I shook my head for his answer.
"Thought so." Mr. Tiny said to himself.
"What does any of this have to do with her human father?" asked Darren, clearly confused himself. Mr. Tiny turned to look upon his son.
"What doesn't it?" what was he getting at? My father is a stupid, worthless human that left my mom, who is now long done with her life. My mind was racing with questions and answers to those questions. It was all too much, nothing was making sense. I wasn't looking at anybody or anything but the floor at the moment. My eyes, I knew, where glazed over with emotion.
"Tell me." my voice laced with menacing darkness. Mr. Tiny smiled as he laid his puny eyes on my quivering body.
"Well the truth is, I don't know much about your father besides this I am about to tell you." I shot my eyes up to meet his.
"Just tell me!" I shouted at him. I was tired of this and feeling this venerable; it was sickening.
"You are just like him. Very well," Mr. Tiny paused as he readjusted himself in the throne, "have you ever wondered why your mother never talked about your father? Or why he didn't even come to see you once an' awhile? Hmmm?" Mr. Tiny spoke with a mocking status it made my gut tremble. He knew too much. I know he did. I shook my head in response. "Of course you didn't, I would have been surprised if you had. Only one more question before I begin. Do you, or any of you, know what a dark angel is?" he knew what it was. I had a guess, but I knew that whatever it was it had either killed my father or it had been my father.
"They're real?" Mika was astonished when Mr. Tiny smiled evilly and nodded before beginning again.
"Yes they do. I made sure of it in hopes of this outcome," my nails were digging into my palm as I was balling a fist so tight blood was pouring freely from hand.
"Just get on with it!" I bit out. Mr. Tiny nodded.
"I'm guessing you don't," Mr. Tiny had taken another pause to deiced he course of action, "Dark Angels are the angels that are not fallen, but Angels of vengeance, death, darkness, and love. Yes I said love, as you know there are two kinds; happy and sorrow, one cannot exist without the other," Mr. Tiny explained when he saw Mika's and Darren's expressions, "Aiden's father was a Dark Angel; he was the Angel of Vengeance." Nothing. Not even the silence could penetrate this…this shock.
I knew my father, well I guessed, had been special for I had been able to do many things before becoming a vampire. "Seems strange, but I knew you would become one when your father told me your mother was pregnant with you." He was talking more to himself then anyone in the quite, tension filled hall.
"Become what exactly?" Darren was now speaking. I couldn't. This was all too much. All my answers had been answered and all because I found out my father was a dark angel. It still didn't accrue to me that this is why all this had happened to me. I was meant for this; I meant for everything that had happen to me because of my father's blood; my birth right.
"The first in many thousands of years; an Atrum Celestis." Mr. tiny spoke this with pride. Thoughts raced through my head. This could be happening. First, twenty years ago, I find vampires are actually real and then I get raped and turned into one by one and now I'm finding out my father was a dark angel and I'm some sort of mix breed. This was all too much.
"'Atrum Celestis'?" I was still confused and really didn't pay attention to what I was asking. Mr. Tiny finally turned to me and nodded.
"Yes. 'Atrum Celestis' means Dark Celestial being. You were always part angel, but since you have been turned into a vampire you are now half and half and are not a full vampire," I met his gaze. I wasn't a full vampire? But I had gone through the purge and everything else! "You are probably all shocked to hear this since Aiden had gone through the purge, but that was just the rest of her human blood turning. See Angel blood is so potent and pure that nothing can change it." Mr. Tiny spoke knowledgeable for the subject.
My hands were shaking furiously now. Why hadn't I know? What did this have to do with anything? I wanted to know and I wanted to know now! I was so confused it hurt to think. What was his motive to telling everyone this?
"Tiny…," my voice shook dangerously. Mr. Tiny, as did Darren and Mika, turned to face me, "I want to know some things. What does this have to do with anything at all?" I ask. Mr. Tiny's smile widened. He was really enjoying this.
"What I'm telling you has to do with anything and everything," He was interrupted by Mika.
"Why aren't you trying to dance around answering the questions like you usually do?" Mika asked. Darren was still quite; he had been wondering the same thing but did not question Tiny, but ignored it and listened intently to his answers.
"Because I have promised my dear friend Markus to tell his daughter this when the time came," Everyone look quizzically at Mr. Tiny, but soon ignored it as he furthered his response, "Aiden's blood sets her apart. She is the strongest and most formidable against Steve and if the Lycans rule, she is the only one alone that can stop them. That is all I am going to say about that." Mr. Tiny stopped talking and picked himself out of the throne.
"Tiny…" growled Darren, but stopped when his father put up a hand.
"Calm down Darren and I'm not done talking," he paused again before talking, "I am not about to let the Lord of Shadows fall under his idiotic brother for i will tell you why I am here." Darren rolled his eyes as he walked behind his father and sat down upon his throne; Mika fallowed suit. "Again there are four ways this could end and only four chances you are given to pick the one you want to choice and to end this war for once and for all," Darren and Mika tensed. I was still standing in the same spot thoughts still racing a mile a minute through my mind.
"And once again I will tell you one that has already passed and Aiden is fully aware of this one," I looked up, dazed and confused till Mr. Tiny finished his thought, "When Steve had taken you hostage." Realization hit me like a ton of bricks a bricks. I could have ended the war and I didn't. I knew I could have but I didn't seize the moment and do it. My eyes were racing around the hall taking in every detail.
I didn't really know what was happening to me. My guard was down, I was confused and I was not paying attention at all. Nothing was making sense at the moment. I wasn't even shaken out of it when I felt my knees buckle under my weight and my body collapse to the stone floor. I didn't even know who's arms had caught me and pick my helpless body into their embrace. Everything had gone numb; every sense, every emotion, even reality.
I didn't like feeling this way. It wasn't me or maybe it was. I hadn't real known myself for years. No. this wasn't me. I knew it wasn't. But what was going on? My mind wandered on like this for what seemed like days. I drifted in and out of dreams, but never came to realize what had happen.
Bright light. That's all I saw as I slowly opened my eyes. Faces, noses, and feelings were fuzzy, but I could see and feel and hear them. "Aiden?" Madden's voice rang through my ears. I could make him out now. His deep bluish-green eyes held worry in them.
"Mad?" I asked. He nodded as he helped me sit up. I could see clearly now and it seemed that I was no longer in the hall of princes, but the east health wing. "Wha...What happen?" I asked as I held my head in my hands forcing myself to fully wake up.
"Don't know really. You kinda just collapsed and you've been out for hours." He answered. Hours? What did he mean by hours? I couldn't understand much yet and was still slightly confused, but I know I had to been out for days. Maybe even weeks. But hours? Madden notice my shock and nodded. "It probably felt like days, but yea only hours not days. Mr. Tiny left, but I remembering Mika muttering something about how he had done this." Madden said more to his self.
This was stupid. I was Aiden Skyler, most feared assassin in both the vampire and vampaneze clans, and here I was collapsing for no apart reason. Madden rolled his eyes as I started to get out of the hammock I had been in, replaced my weapons to their rightful place and walked to the door.
"Let's get the hell out of here." I started gruffly as Madden followed me.
"Where we goin'? Asked Madden when I show no sign of stopping and continued out of the Halls.
"I need to talk to Evanna." My voice wasn't monotone, sharp or anything of my normal, but calm, a deadly calm, but it was still calm. Madden didn't respond for awhile. We were almost to the entrance to Vampire Mountain. It was funny really. I had only been here for two nights and already leaving again, but this time it was to find out more about the clan then myself. But as I had been told I hadn't found out who I really was, most of that was still apparently still a mystery to me.
"May I ask why?" Madden finally asked, curiosity laced his tone as he walked beside me as we walked out of the mountain and down it's many tunnels.
I didn't respond for the next few hours but I finally answered him. "You really need to start keeping up with me." Was my only response as Moonlight finally graced our faces.
After everything I guess I would have finally realized why I had collapsed and shut down, but even years later I still don't know. I, myself, am still for the most part a mystery to me. The only people who really know are the people who should know and I am not worrying that I am not part of that.
Ok well I know it's a short one, but I guess I kinda explained the purple eyes. And I know it's a little farfetched, but I think it goes with the story. And again I am really sorry for the long update.
Mistress of the Blooded Night
Follow
I'm losing sight
Don't count on me
I chase the sun
It chases me
You know my name
You know my face
You'd know my heart
if you knew my place
I'll walk straight down
as far as I can go!
[Chorus:
I'll follow you, you follow me
I don't know why you lie so clean
I'll break right through the irony
Enlighten me
Reveal my fate
Just cut these strings
that hold me safe
You know my heart
You know my gaze
You'd know my heart
if you knew your place
I'll walk straight down
as far as I can go
[chorus
Enlighten me
Reveal my fate
Cure this
Wait
I hate this
Wait
[chorus
Enlighten me
Reveal my fate
