Sorry, short chapter. I really don't like this chapter to be honest, but it needed to happen so I could set up the end of the story…which is upon us! I'm so excited :) I'll be able to put up its sequel soon and the story will come to an end.

"I thought you might come back." I said, a small smile on my lips. Darren, Vancha, Eric, and Mr. Tall looked up to see Steve standing behind me, his hands shoved into his jean pockets, Gannen by his side. I stood up and turned to face Steve.

"What do you want?" Eric asked uneasily, coming to my side. Steve stared at me when he said this. "I'm here to fight." He said. I raised a brow. "With us or against us?" I asked him, a smile playing on my lips. "I fight with you." Steve said. I smiled.

"Great." I sat back down next to Darren and waved an arm around the fire. "Join us; you made it just in time." I said. Gannen walked over and sat by his brother, who gave him a small smile. Steve hesitantly sat next to Darren.

I looked to Mr. Tall. "How do things look?" I asked him. He stared into the fire for awhile before answering. "There will be no invasion, but…There will be a battle." He looked up at Darren, Steve and I. "You three have to get ready. Vanessa…" My hand fluttered to my stomach. Mr. Tall smiled softly. "She will be fine." I sighed in relief.

"Who are we fighting, if not the Vampaneze?" Darren asked. "Mr. Tiny." Steve said, looking into the fire. Darren slowly turned to his old friend. "We're fighting Mr. Tiny himself?" He asked, slightly fearful. Steve nodded. "Yeah, but don't get me wrong, he will have an army." Steve said, looking back at Darren. Darren nodded slowly.

"Then we need to train even harder." I said, looking at Steve and Darren. They nodded. I rubbed my stomach when I felt my little one kick. I smiled softly and looked at Darren. He grinned and wrapped an arm around me. Steve stared at us for a few moments before speaking. "Vanessa, is there something I'm missing here?" he asked. Darren stiffened slightly and pulled me close to him. I hesitated before standing up and walking in front of him.

"Steve," I said as I grasped his hand. "Please be gentle." I murmured. He nodded, confused, as I placed his hand on my stomach. His eyes widened when he felt my baby kick. He looked up at me. "Is it…." He trailed off and looked at his best friend. Darren nodded. "Vanessa and I are parents." He said. Everyone watched Steve, waiting for his reaction.

She was pregnant…and it was Darren's child. Steve took a deep breath in, and a deep breath out. Well, he might as well make his confession too… "I have a son." He blurted. Vanessa and Darren stared at him in surprise. Mr. Tall stared at Steve warily, he must have known already. Gannen was looking at Steve, a look of warning on his face.

"Really? What's his name? What's he like?" Vanessa asked, sitting down carefully in front of Steve. He bit his lip. "You're going to hate me for this." He looked at Darren. "Both of you will." Darren narrowed his eyes at Steve. "His name is Darius…and he's a Half-Vampaneze."

SMACK!

Steve stared down at his feet, ashamed. He had deserved Vanessa's back hand. He looked up at her to find tears in her eyes. "Steve, how could you! You just took away his life! Do you know how hard it is to grow up in a world like this?" She shouted at him. He looked down at his feet and nodded. "Yes…I'm sorry…it had been all part of my plan for revenge…" he looked at Darren.

"Darren…he's your nephew." Darren's eyes widened and he punched Steve in the face, breaking his nose and sending him falling backwards off the log he was sitting on. Steve groaned and held his nose, staring up at Darren apologetically. "Darren, I'm sorry, if I could take it back—"

"It doesn't matter if you could, Steve! You can't take it back, life doesn't work that way!" He shouted. Steve looked up to see everyone staring at him with hatred and appall…except for Vanessa, who wouldn't even look at him. "Vanessa…"

"Get up." She said. Steve hesitated but did as she said. She looked up at him with a blank expression. "Steve, bring me to him." Steve nodded slowly and walked off in the direction of Annie's house.

"How's your nose?" Steve looked at me out of the corner of his eyes and shrugged. I sighed. "You deserved it, you know." I said. He nodded. "I deserve a lot more that a broken nose." He muttered. "It's not your fault." I whispered, fighting the tears. "Vanessa, I've left you an orphan." He said harshly. "I'm not good, Vanessa. I'm not." He said. I shook my head.

"You're lost, Steve, that's all." I said as we approached a house. I knocked on the door and heard footsteps. The door opened and I saw Annie…she had changed so much, she was beautiful. Her eyes widened when she saw us. "Steve…Vanessa…?" Her eyes fluttered and she fainted. I squeaked and reached out to catch her.

"Dad? Is that you?" I looked up to see a boy of around eight years old. My heart broke and ached for him, he looked so much like Steve and so much like Darren. I couldn't help but cry. "Darius…Darius, this is your…aunt." Steve said, taking Annie from me. Darius' eyes widened. "But she's a vampire!" he squeaked as he trembled. I nodded. "Both me and your uncle, Darren, are." I stared at him.

"Steve, he's precious." I whispered, staring at this beautiful boy. I walked towards Darius, who was trembling with fear. I dropped to my knees and smiled at him. "Hi, I'm Vanessa." I whispered. He just stared. I smiled. "You're going to have a cousin soon." I said, rubbing my stomach. His eyes widened and his mouth formed a little o.

"Really?" he asked. I nodded. "Yes, it's a girl." I smiled. He bit his lip. "Are you here to hurt me?" he asked fearfully. I shook my head. "I came to turn you into a vampire, though it will hurt." He looked horrified. "Darius, I don't want you to live a life where you have to kill people, do you?" He shook his head. I nodded.

"I've been a Vampire for my whole life, and that was hard. I can't imagine how hard it would be to be a Vampaneze since childhood. He bit his lip. "Very hard." He whimpered. I nodded.

"Don't pull away until I say…"