A.N. So yay new chapter and with writing new fanfic ideas I got and drawing random stuff, as well as sewing things for christmas, I just hope I can get these chapters out. I don't know what you guys think of the latest chapters due to lack of reviews but I refuse to give up, and swear to finish this fanfic and Forced Meeting above all else. So no worries, right guys?

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Chapter 41

*Mia's POV*

The last of the Vampaneze has been killed, Darren, Dorene, and I sat in the opening of the cave that was now in the process of being cleared of the purple skinned brothers of the Vampires. Darren sat in silence staring out into the far distance, deep in thought not saying anything. On the other side of Darren sat Dorene, who sat silently staring at her hands every once in awhile letting out a sob that would break the silence.

I wanted to comfort the two of them but didn't know what to be so I just sat there silently, breathing out of my mouth so as to avoid smelling the blood that had been drying in the cave behind us.

"Mind if I join you?" A familiar voice called out from behind us, almost in sync Darren and I turned, Dorene just continued to stare at her hands probably not even under standing what it was that she was staring at anymore. The old vampire Seba sat down at the edge with the three of us, wrapped around his head was a bandage but other then that he was none the worse for wear.

He and Darren began talking and it was then that I decided that I had enough of this cave and so I got up and walked around to a different cave that would allow me to enter the mountain. After that I made my way to the room that Darren and Harkat were sharing seeing as how I didn't really have a place to stay in the mountain and that was the only place that I remembered.

As I walked I tried to shake out the memory that the smell of blood brought, I didn't want to remember that alley, I didn't want to remember the blood, and I certainly didn't want to remember the terrified look on the younger Victoria's face as I killed the only two people that she called family.

Then another thought entered my mind. Victoria. I had been so out of it while with the wolves all of my problems just seemed to have been brushed over my shoulders but now that I was thinking about it I remembered that I left the Cirque before Victoria woke up leaving her with just a note that was vague in explaining why I left. When I saw her again she would be so angry at me and not only that but broke and abandoned like when Evra and I had first found her.

While still walking I placed head in my hands due to my own disappointment, I had to tell her the truth. If anyone Victoria had the right to know the truth and I should've told her instead of hiding like a great big coward but I didn't and then I left without saying a proper goodbye. But it was the thought of her asking why and her eyes filling with tears as I came up with a lousy excuse before turning my back to her and walking away.

Stopping where I stood in the caves I leaned against the uneven cave wall and slid along the rough rock to the floor where I sat as silent tears fell from my eyes. Why did Evra and I have to find Victoria all those years ago? If we hadn't of found her then I wouldn't have ran away, but then I wouldn't have the friend that Victoria had become.

Why was it that Destiny was against me, why did my father turn me into what I am now? If I had the choice I would go back and make it so that I stayed the weak child that I had been I would make it so that Victoria's parents didn't have a reason to go against my father, and in the end make it so that I'd never met Victoria so that way I couldn't end up hurting her like I did.

While sitting in the cave I lost track of time and only realized it when echoing off of the many cave walls my name sounded as stone called out looking for me. I stood and wiped the tears that had still been falling and brushed myself off. I began walking in the direction that I assumed the voice was coming from, it was hard to tell with it echoing off of the walls, while I was navigating through the caves I tried to gear my thoughts away from those the moments ago had me crying.

A second voice joined the first, both voices I recognized, I picked up my pace trying to figure out a way to let them know that I was coming. In the end I picked up a loose stone that I had accidentily kicked and brought it again the wall hoping that the two would understand that it was me. After that they stopped calling and I assumed that they were waiting, I was hoping that they were cause at this point I was slightly lost.

After a while I smacked the rock against the wall and a reply came.

"Mia? If that is you do what you just did twice." The voice echoed and while it was I had to ask myself how could stone tell how many times I hit the rock against the wall if the noise echoed so much. But just as the voice had requested I brought the rock against the wall twice in a row and listened as it echoed through the labyrinth of caves.

It didn't take long for the voice to reply to the sound.

"Mia from what I heard you are just a bit further away just a few more turns and you should be able to see us."

I nodded to the voice even though they couldn't see me nod and continued walking after a while it came to a fork and so once again brought the rock against the wall so that I wouldn't take the wrong turn, then just as I had hoped the voice replied.

"Polo" I smile, and took the left turn hearing the voice more from that direction. After I walked a bit down that way I could see a slight glow coming form a far off source and brought my pace up to a jog. Taking a right the glow got bright and after another turn I could see on the distance the sour e of the light.

Standing in the torch light were Darren and Harkat, Darren grinned when he saw and I could tell that Harkat was flashing one of his sharp toothed grins from under his mask. Once I stepped into the light, Darren's smile faded.

"Mia, have you been crying?" He simply asked. I turned away and tried to wipe away any left over signs of crying that were left knowing full well that they weren't going away that easily. I turned back to Darren in defeat and ever so slightly nodded.

Darren placed a hand on my shoulder and turned me towards the exit.

"Mia, it's okay to cry from time to time, trust me it is better to let out your feelings then hold them in." Darren stated in a knowing way. I adverted my gaze as we continued walking. After a while I recognized where we were and soon we found ourselves in the room that Darren and Harkat had been sharing, and located on the floor, just a foot or so away from Darren's hammock, was a place almost similar to the one at the Cirque.

I turned to Darren who shrugged.

"I just thought that you would feel more comfortable in here then in a room by yourself." Darren stated as he gestured to the spot on the floor, my duffle bag sitting next to the spot. I sat down at the spot that Darren had someone set up for me as Darren and Harkat got up on their hammocks.

Soon after we had all settled down Darren and Harkat fell asleep, leaving me wide awake starring at the ceiling. Out past the curtain that separated our room from the hallway snores filled the cave as the many Vampires of the mountain settled down to sleep after there victory against their purple skinned cousins.

But it wasn't the snoring that made it close to impossible for me to sleep, what kept me awake was the thought of having to tell Victoria the truth next time I saw her. But if I didn't tell her that she would learn the truth from someone else and in my opinion that would hurt her worse then if I just came out and told her.

The only problem was forming the sentence together that I would use to tell her, it was going to hurt her in the end but I wanted to cause as little damage as I could. Finally with thoughts of the past and seeing Victoria again I to fell asleep, tossing and turning and the thoughts gave way to nightmares.

A.N. So yay another update finally... I swear to god this chapter had my in a headlock with writers block that I couldn't even look at this chapter let along work on it but finally after many tried it is finally done. Again sorry for the wait

Until Next time Peace, Love, and Virtual Hugs.