Updation. wrote this in like 45 minutes tonight :) Just when I thought the weekend is over, I was able to crank out something to end it on a good note. I might have updated a few days ago, but i was randomly sniped by an evil flu-type thing in which i spent a night puking myself into oblivion. i honestly turned on my laptop at one point in an attempt to create some updation and to trick my brain into forgetting there was puking to be done, but it didnt work. So yeah. ANyway.

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goth-girl-in-pink im glad :)

roughdiamond5 ummm yeah thats fuckin typical TVF for yah :) but seriously your reviews make my day. luv yah. dude i friggen LOVE BBQ sauce. but unlike dear Seba, i cant really eat it by itself...just a personal preference thing, lmao.

Akatsuki Child hehe, yeah i was creepin the parent magazines in my school library (parenting mags at school? wtf.) and thought, This would totally be useful for Darren. poor guy. Glad you likeeddd itttt :P

vampires-pen Oh its already happened :)

imaginary-w3rewolv3z me too man, me too :)

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and i am kinda wishing i didnt try to make this a New Years fic.... but it will be, imma incorporate it somehow.

Ennjoooyyyyyy.

There were mixed feelings about arriving at the airport for the second time in their lives. Darren was nervous, Harkat was eager, Seba was nutty, Kurda was glamorous, blah blah blah. But what was different about this time was that they hadn't a clue as to where their destiation was. Last time, there'd been a purpose: they were headed to the mysterious land of Canada to indulge in a skiing vacation. Now, they were walking into a building and had no idea what strange and possibly terrifying country would be waiting for them when they exited. Mainly, nobody could reach an agreement about where to go. Darren wanted something with a daycare service and a relaxing spa. Kurda totally agreed with the spa idea, and demanded a place with 5-star boutiques and preferably an international fashion icon. Or Vegas. Paris wanted to visit every museum in existence to see how often he could find himself. Mika wanted to go back to the ski resort and hit the slopes. Arrow wanted to try extreme hunting (preferably in a Vampaneze-populated region.) Harkat wanted a place with a waterpark, or maybe a beach. Larten wanted an educational trip. And Seba was hell-bent on staying home.

Once inside the airport, Darren observed the list of incoming and outgoing flights in an attempt to figure out their ideal vacation spot. He'd heard France was nice this time of year. And there was that cute little pointy tower thing. China, now that looked interesting. Educational stuff for Larten and Paris, cute little gardens for Kurda, ancient battle stuff for Mika and Arrow... Or maybe an African safari. He could just picture the gang crowded into one of those caravan things... And of course there was Australia. He'd always wanted to see a kangaroo. He could just picture them bouncing around. Maybe he could even get Harkat to ride in one's pouch. Of course he would take picture, then frame it and hang it in the Hall of Princes. Cute little Harkat bouncing around with a cute little Roo. Boing, boing, boing... Yes, Australia it was.

"Darren! Darrendarrendarren!" came Kurda's familiar squeal.

"We did...it!" Harkat added.

"All by ourselves! And I bet you didn't think we could figure it out." Paris added.

"Did...huh?" Darren tore his eyes away from the fligh schedule.

"Put our bags on the rolley thing!" Kurda said impatiently.

Darren couldn't process it.

"That thing." Mika pointed with a roll of his eyes.

Darren looked. And saw his suitcase on the rolley thing behind the baggage check desks, dissapearing into the little cave that led who knows where.

"You checked your bags?" he groaned.

Nods all around.

"All of them?"

More nods.

"You're supposed to know where you're flying to before you check the bags." Darren infomed them slowly. The realisation hadn't quite dawned on him yet. Either that or he was taking this startling information extremely well.

"Oh, we know." Larten stated with great impatience. "That kind lady gave us little papers, I cannot read but I assume they have our location listed."

"May I see?"

Darren took the paper and observed. It was indeed baggage check receit. And at the bottom in bold unfriendly letters:

LOCATION OF ARRIVAL: ORLANDO, FLORIDA, USA

The sudden shockwave of mental images left over from a family vacation from another life; Creepy and disturbing enlarged cartoon characters, sharks (of which he was morbidly afraid) dolphins licking his hands, insane roller coasters, overpriced park food, crowded hotels, screaming children, dangerous water parks, beaches, hot tubs, water-skiing, cute little boats, and the chance to run around a hotel screaming like a normal kid...

"Let's do it."

"Yay!" said Harkat.

"Weeeeeeeeere goin to Floooordah!" Kurda chanted joyfully.

"Not like we have any other choice." Arrow grunted.

"I hope they have high-quality food." Paris worried

"All the fries, lemonade and hot dogs you can eat." said Darren. "But don't complain at me, you guys picked it."

"Gimme an F! Aaaaand an O! Aaaaaand an I! Aaaaaand an L! Aaaaaand a D! Aaaaaaaand and R! Aaaaaaand a D! Aaaaaaand an A! Wuzzat spell?"

"Um...Foildrda." Mika pronounced.

"Noooo." Kurda sighed peevishly. "It spells, FLORIDA, Mika. Like ohhhh myy gosh, learn to spell."

"K sweet." Mika concluded, flipping down his shades. Arrow did the same and they proceeded to walk at the back of the pack, like bodyguards. Harkat walked at the front, holding Darren's hand, dressed to look like your average 7 year old. Darren had made sure to wear his only Abercrombie shirt, and he blended in nicely. Kurda had on his white Dolce & Gabbanna shades and tried to imitate Mika and Arrow, but kept bumping into things. Seba walked carefully the middle, looking around suspiciously and deciding whether or not everything he encountered was an "ABOMINATION!". Paris played it cool, looking like everyone's favourite grandpa in his Hawaiian shirt and Birkenstocks. And Larten, of course, looked like none other than himself. He didn't even bother with a hat, and scowled when he heard a passing comment about "Crazy teenagers with their punk hair."

Hell yes, the Vampire Mountain gang was back, and ready to ring in the new year on some beach somewhere. They were going to take Florida by force.

But just for the record, Darren still had every intention of living out his kangaroo fantasy before he died.

Kay well chap 6 should be up within the week! i felt kinda Bleehhhhhh re-doing the whole airport thing from TVF1VOV, BUT it will be...kinda...unexpected. Take a wild guess as to what goes down. :)

and i have nooooo idea where the Kangaroo thing came from. I think it was the rice krispie square i ate.

AND, AND, AND,

ME AND ELENA FINALLY UPDATED ONYX.

if you have no idea what im talking about, its probably before your time. a little Mika-centric fic i wrote with a dear FF friend back in the day of Summer 08.... crazy good times. i wonder if that bunch of reviewers is still out there...if they are, i hope they come back, and if not, then you guys are just perfect :) ily all.

sooo check out Onyx, and head over to my facebook fan page. link on profile.

*Roxxy,