They say a mother's love is the strongest love ever...but sometimes that strength can break...but the love for her child can make her stronger again, as it did for Arra and Darren.

At Vampire mountain

In the hall of sports...

The entire vampire clan in hearing range had heard and seen everything that had happened in the last 12 minis.

A crowed of vampires stood around a young half vampire and his ''mother'' Darren Shan- Mr Crepsley's assistant- was standing in the arms of a vampiress – Arra Sails.

Darren had recognised Arra somehow and had run over to her.

To which Arra hugged Darren back while singing a strange song the both seem to know

Arra stood there holding Darren, crying. Here in her arms was the child she had loved 14 years ago! Her baby! Her son! Here in her arms once more...She was happy.

Darren was still holding onto her, when Larten's voice spoke.

"Darren...Darren!...DARREN!" Yelled Mr Crepsley, scaring both Arra and Darren.

Turning in his mum's arms, Darren saw a bunch shocked of vampires.

"Darren..." Mr Crepsley asked "Why did you say...'Mummy', when you hugged Arra?" Darren suddenly looked up at Arra. "Mum...didn't you tell them about me?"

"Tell us what?" Asked Seba who had followed the rushing Larten and Kurda. "Well...I...mum...we...Mum?" Darren looked up at his mother and saw fear in her eyes.

Darren sighed. ''Looks like she didn't tell them after all...Better make something up'' thought Darren

"I meant that Miss Arra Sails is my adopted mother.

My foster mother if you please."

Seba look up at her and said something only she could under stand in Russian.

"Yes...this is him..."

Seba look down at the boy and gave them a look of sadness.

"No...NO! Seba, please! He's my only child!"

Arra hugged Darren tighter and cried.

"Arra...he may be your child but the vampire princes-"

"Screw them! Darren is my son and only treasure!"

Arra held Darren in her arms and pulled his up so his legs were around her waist. Seba gave her a look of warning. If Darren knew one thing, it was the fact that Seba's face meant trouble.

More vampires crowed to get a better veiw, even bet to see who's win.

"WHAT IS GOING ON!" Uh-oh...Mika...

"Seba! Who is that being squeezed by Arra? He looks like a little-"

"Mika! Say anything rude about Darren, I'll slap you a new one!"

There was a moment of quite...

"OK! I got $50 on Mika and $30 on Arra." Called a random vampire.

"I'll bet 60 on Arra!"

"Put me down for 100 on Mika!"

Darren watched in fear as Mika pulled him off his mother, threw him into a crowd of vampires and got ready to punch Arra when Darren scream something he should of never say.

"DON'T HURT MY MUMMY! She gave me up so Tiny wouldn't kill everyone of us!..." Darren slapped his hands on his mouth, stood there looking at everyone's open mouths and ran to Mr Crepsley's open arms.

Arra- seeing her chance- kicked Mika's knee and ran to Larten and Darren.

Mika rubbed his knee and look up at them in surprise.

"What...what did you say?" Darren looked up at his mentor and mother. Sighing Darren pulled out of their arms and stood before everyone. "It's true...I've never been human...I'm not nor have ever been a Shan."

Darren stood tall, looked at his mum and teacher, walked over to the bars, climbed onto the lowest one and looked over the sea of night breathers. "My name is not Darren Shan...That is my human name...but my real name is Darren. Darren Vur-Horten Wester Sails...Crepsley...Yes I am the son of Arra Sails and Larten Crepsley."

In the crowd, Larten looked at Arra – who was still in his arms.- and saw her crying. "He's so brave...but stupid like you Larten."

The red haired vampire just looked insulted.

"Darren!" Called Mika. "If you are what you say you are, then how can you be not human? What do you mean your the son of Arra and Larten?"

Before Darren could speak a voice spoke out.

"Because Tiny's good sister ''Fate'' gave Arra the power to have one child."

The crowd turned to find Pairs – the oldest living vampire- walking over to them. "I was there the day he was born...Tell us Darren...How you came to be!"

Darren sighed. He asked for Arra to come. She came and They whispered in a weird tongue. Finally Darren sat on the bars and Arra stood tall.

"It all began...20 years...and 9 months ago...