A.N. hey yo people out there in this large world of ours I am back. this chapter is back with Mia and I hope that some of you reading this would review to let me know what you think cause it would really help with my motivation. so I hope you enjoy this chapter and review at the end please or I will send a shape-shifter to your house in the middle of the night where she will hold you captive until you review.

Chapter 9

I truly hated when the cirque was on break because there wasn't really much to do once our chores were done, so I was just sitting in a tree waiting for something to do when I suddenly I heard two voices yelling at each other in the distance. I sat up on the branch waiting to see who was making so much noise.

I my mind I was hoping that it wasn't those large, smelling men called the eco warriors, cause my nose could no longer handle the smell that they carried around with them. I continued waiting when suddenly through the trees I saw a familiar crop of bright orange hair and a smaller person following close behind.

Jumping down I landed with a thud in front of the Vampire and the kid. I didn't reach my goal of surprising Mr. Crepsley but I did manage to frighten his company. I slowly looked up and instantly recognized the dark brown haired boy from the show; I pointed at him and knew the shock of seeing him showed on my face.

It was my old friend Darren Shan. Sure he was dirty, grimy, and pale, but it was Darren no if, ands, or buts about it. But as I looked at him I grew confused as to why he was so far from home and with a vampire of all people.

I looked at Mr. Crepsley then slowly down to Darren putting the pieces together in my head. Once I realized what Mr. Crepsley did I face palmed myself them quickly grabbed hold of Darren's left hand to make sure that my assumption was right. Looking at his hand I saw five small scars one on each of his finger tips, this alone was enough proof for me but I was confused as to why he did it and left his still living family.

I looked up at Mr. Crepsley angry at him for blooding Darren but quickly forgave him when I thought of who I was dealing with and how he had helped me in my time of need so I let it go, for now.

"Mia, will please lead us to Mr. Tall's trailer?" I looked at him when I heard his gruff voice, but quickly nodded than started off in the direction of Mr. Tall's trailer.

Now standing in front of the tall caravan that belonged to the just as tall owner of this traveling freak show, I quickly raised my hand and began bringing it down again. Before it could make contact with the metal door it opened and Mr. Tall brought his head out.

"I was expecting you sooner Larten." I walked away to allow Mr. Crepsley to talk in peace with Mr. Tall, I made my way through the sleeping camp to where we had a pit for the fire that I was suppose to make. Once the fire was made the camp was once again filled with life as the members of the cirque began to wake up.

The fire was soon crowded with the members except for three; Victoria, who would sleep in and wake up with a massive bed head, Evra who would sleep in as long as he could, and Mr. Crepsley who always slept during the day being who he is.

Five minutes after the sausages were placed on the fire Evra made an appearance at the fire with Darren in tow. Truska asked Darren if he wanted a sausage or if he was a vegetarian, the problem was that he couldn't understand her, for her language was very different.

Most people who first hear it say it sounds like a seal barking. Darren stared at her dumbly until Evra translated what Truska asked than explained how he and I were the only ones who could understand her.

A few minutes passed after Darren introduced himself, Mr. Tall came by the fire, out of nowhere and told Darren that during the day as Mr. Crepsley was sleeping he would help Evra and I with our chores until further notice.

Evra and I usually did odd jobs around the camp like feed the little people who at the time were not present, clean the Wolfman's cage along with feed him scraps of food, and the list of other jobs that usually changed with the passing days.

That day some of our jobs included washing Evra's snakes, Bringing objects to Rhamus to eat, and doing whatever needs to be done by the Wolfman. The first two jobs were simple enough but once we got to the giant smelly beast we call the Wolfman it was horrible.

We didn't clean his cage till we fed him otherwise we would have to clean the cage again later. Once the four of us finished our odd jobs (Victoria joined us later in the day) we found a nice spot to sit and talk.

Darren asked the three of us how it was that we joined the cirque. Evra explained his life before the cirque and how he was kept in a glass cage and treated like an actual snake. Evra also explained how Victoria had come to join the cirque.

I had to explain how I had come to the cirque myself, because I arrived here before Evra, and I never even told him how I had come to the cirque. As I explained I had a clean image of that day in my mind as if it had happened yesterday. As my hand started writing out the story I began to remember the day that I had escaped from hell.

A.N. so what did you think about the chapter and the next one will explain Mia's past so review or she will again hold you captive in your own house and force you to review.