A.N. So yeah I was planning on updating this sooner but then School snuck up on me as well as this little anime class type thing that I have on Thursdays and other things so I am dearly sorry. Also before I forget to mention but this is going to be the last chapter of book 3 next chapter starts the beginning of book 4 so yay I is sooo happy and now comes more drama between Victoria and Mia.

This chapter will include a POV of Darren instead of Mia and Victoria just because I think it will work better that way.

Disclaimer: I NO OWN CDF/DSS

Chapter 32

* Dorene's POV*

Gavner and I remained in the last town that I lived in and whenever I asked him when we leaving he would just shrug and continue with whatever it was leaving me without an answer. Finally I gave in and tried to wonder around town in disguise, which with what I had only included a light gray pullover sweatshirt with hood, and dark sunglasses. I had on black sweatpants and the usually black shoes.

As I was walking in the park that I ran away to so many times before I saw a familiar group of teens huddled against the cold talking, but one was missing, as I was contemplating this one of the teens noticed me and run over.

"Dorene is that you?" They whispered to me snapping me out of my daze. Slowly I removed the sunglasses and nervously smiled "The one and only."

The teen that I knew when I lived here grabbed a hold of my wrist and began pulling me towards the others who all began crowding around me and enveloping me into a large hug. All exclaiming how they thought that I was dead and or kidnapped and they thought they would never see me again.

"Dorene we have to go tell your parents!" Stated Jessie, one of my friends, when she said that I shoved away and shook my head violently.

"No I am never going back." I stated as I took one more step away from my only friends from this town and placed the sunglasses over my eyes. I looked back at the group and realized just who was missing, Damian.

"Hey where's Damian I thought he would've been with you?" I asked and them they all averted their gazes from me and I began assuming the worst.

The five of us began catching up soon after they explained what happened with Damian, which they did not know much all they know is that her ran away soon after I did stating that he would look for me. I just shook my head at this new bit of information.

Soon after they finished filling me in on their lives since I left, made sure that I tell them what happened in mine since I left. They all practically exploded when I told them that I was traveling with Gavner (leaving out his name) I had to reassure them all that we were just traveling companions and nothing more finally after a few minutes of catching up and just chatting I got up to leave.

As I began walking away, Sarah, one of the twins, ran up to me and grabbed a hold of my wrist just as Jessie did before, in her blue eyes I saw questions swimming to the surface and seeing as how she was shorter than me I had to slightly kneel to look her in the eye.

"Sarah, what's wrong?" I asked as she turned her blue gaze away from mine, huh her gaze kinda reminded me of that Victoria girl from that freak show, but it wasn't nearly as blue as Victoria's eyes. Sarah Met My gaze again and I could see tears welling up.

"I know that it is pointless to ask you to stay…" She paused to wipe away the tears "But since you are traveling do you think you could try to find Damian and tell him that we are waiting for him to come home?" She asked, in answer I just nodded and pulled her into a hug knowing how much she probably wanted to beg me not to go and leave again.

But I also couldn't just abandon Gavner after all that he has done for me and after I finally stated seeing him as more than a traveling companion but more as a father. With that I got up and stood, and turned my back to my friends not looking back because I knew that if I did I would lose my resolve and break down crying.

*Darren's POV*

After we got out of the sewers we made our way back to the hotel to retrieve our belongings and them made our way to catch that last train of the night. It was snowing by the time we got on the train and I am sure that to Evra it was like watching snow for the first time all over again.

Once we got on to the train Mr. Crepsley placed Mia, who even now was still unconscious on the floor and began ripping up one of Mia's overly large shirts to use as make shift bandages seeing as how he could not heal Mia using the spit that full vampires have without freaking out Victoria.

The train ride was silent as Evra opened his Christmas presents from Victoria and I and Mia clung to the present that was for Mia. After we got off the train it was a short walk to the cirque and then Mia was placed on her bed on the floor with Victoria instantly taking her place on the floor next to Mia's side.

A few days passed and Evra and I were sitting out in the snow by the Cirque's ever constant central fire, suddenly we heard a scream of pain coming to our tent and them Victoria came running up to us tears streaming from her eyes. Evra was the first one to get up to her and I ran to our tent to check on Mia, having a bad feeling about what I may find.

Once I got into the tent I found Mia awake yet curled up as tightly as she could due to the bandages that covered her arms and legs and torso. I looked at her face and saw a look of terror and fear. I walked over to her slowly trying not to spook her any more than she already was.

Once I got beside her I slowly knelt down at her side and began trying to calm her down. Once she was calm enough I asked her if she wanted to try and discuss it, handing her the old bent and wrinkled notepad that she took everywhere with her.

Mia stared at it as if not knowing what it was, then with shaking hands she slowly picked it up opened it to a random page and with still shaking hands tried to write as much as she could showing it to me.

I looked at what she wrote and was confused by her message, all that was written on the wrinkled paper in messing unfocused writing; unlike what her hand writing was usually like were two simple words.

'Red Hair'

I stared at it and was trying to figure out what she was trying to say when Evra walked in stated that Victoria was now with Truska sleeping. At the mention of Victoria's name Mia whimpered quietly and appeared to try and curl up tighter than before.

After Evra was next to me he kneeled down on the other side of Mia, now kneeling next to Mia, Evra gently brushed her now short mud brown hair out of her eyes.

"Mia if you are talking about… Murlough than you don't need to worry we are back at the cirque, we are safe."

I couldn't help but notice Evra hesitating at Murlough's name, but I also noticed that at Murlough's name did not have the same reaction on Mia than Victoria's name did.

Evra must've noticed this as well and tried to get her to talk, but I thought she couldn't talk so I was completely lost. Mia just shook her head and then began writing in her old notepad again.

This time her hands moved a little more steadily but still unsure and then she showed Evra and Me.

'Do you guys remember 'IT'?'Mia asked Evra nodded and it took me a while to remember what she was referring to than I remembered the beast that had attacked the Wolfman all those years ago on the night that Sam Grest died and even then Mia and Evra referred to Mia's beast transformation on that night, so that is what she is referring to.

I nodded my head to show her that I knew what she was talking about. When she saw that we both knew what she was talking about she began writing again this time it was something that confused us both, and it was directed at Evra.

'Evra, do you remember the alley where we found Victoria?'

Evra nodded and he looked like he was trying to figure out where these questions were leading too, "Yeah but Mia what does 'IT' have to do with… Victoria?" Suddenly Evra's eyes widened as if he realized something that I have yet to realize. "Mia, you're not trying to say that 'IT' is the reason for…?" Evra stopped not wanting to continue as I tried to put the pieces together.

Mia, nodded confirming what Evra was just saying. Mia began writing in her notepad again and held it up for Evra to see first, than she showed it to me.

'Well that is where 'IT' killed Victoria's parent.'

*Dorene's POV*

Soon after I had found my friends and talked to them Gavner revealed to me that we would be leaving after about 3 weeks of just doing nothing. As we left the town I thought about what I was asked to do by my friends and thought to myself. 'I will find Damian.'

Within each of the next few towns that Gavner and I visited I would walk around in the gray pullover hoodie and sunglasses remembering the missing posters, and then I would ask as many people as I could if they have heard of a boy named Damian or seen him giving them as detailed description as I could since the last time I saw him.

From the answers that I received I could tell that he was well disguised or hasn't stopped in any of these towns, I began to fear the worst has happened to him but didn't give up my search even after six years passed.

Gavner was snoring loudly and as I looked at the calendar in my cell phone that I haven't used at all for six years and even when Steve tried to call or text me I would just throw the device across the room that I was in and wait till it stopped vibrating, but his time I was safe seeing as how he has stopped trying to get a hold of me for the past two years. I looked at the date on the cell's calendar and saw that it was time for council.

I was excited for two reasons because one I would see Arra again and two, I would be able take part in my first council since I first became Gavner's assistant even though I have been to Vampire Mountain plenty of times this would be my first council. I wonder if Darren and Mr. Crepsley would be there, but from what Gavner told me Mr. Crepsley hasn't been to a council in a long time.

A.N. So next chapter marks the beginning of book 4 and will once again be marked chapter 1 in the chapter but will be labeled chapter 32 so I hope that you enjoyed this little insight on Mia and Victoria's past and I hope that you tune in next time.

Until next time Peace, Love, and Virtual Hugs