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And just so you don't get confused it starts off with Darren dreaming, ok.

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Chapter 13

The sky was dark and I cried out in fear as I saw shapes and shadows of large flying beasts that could have been dragons.

Where the hell was I? There were wrecked and falling down buildings everywhere. The rubble that was falling from the buildings was littering the cracked and broken streets.

It realized that it must have once been a city. But what had happened to it. The city looked like it had had an earthquake and then a tornado… or three go straight through it. And where the hell did the dragon things come from?

And better yet how did I get here?

Suddenly one of the dragon creatures landed in front of me and for the first time I noticed that someone was riding its back.

The man easierly climbed off of the creature. And I realized at once who he was and my blood ran cold in my vains. I could never forget him for as long as I lived.

"Mr Tiny!"

"Hello Darren. What do you thing of my vision of the future?" The horrible supernatural being asked with a creepy smile, that had shivers running up and down my back.

"F-future?" I gasped as I realized that this was my hometown; in fact I was standing right in front of my human home. It was no wonder that I didn't recognize it at first. It was nothing more that a battered and burned house frame now.

"What happened? What did you do? And how the hell did I get here?" I demanded as worry and anger boiled up inside me.

Mr Tiny only laughed and replied back, "Oh you aren't here really Darren. I'm simply showing you this in your dreams. And I didn't do this… will not directly. But this was my goal don't get me wrong."

Ok now he was starting to really confuse me.

"What are you talking about?" I demanded again.

Mr Tiny just kept smiling that damn creepy smile and looked me in the eyes as he replied with a voice that sounded like a spoiled child getting their way once again, "This is the future that you will make. You or the Vampaneze Lord."

I stepped back in shock and gasped out, "What?"

"This is your future kingdom, my dear Darren. Your's or the Vampaneze Lord's. It will depend on who kills whom. I have already shown the Vampaneze Lord, and I have to say that I wasn't disappointed by his reaction. But you, Darren, have done nothing but disappoint me since your vampire trails. I mean falling in love with that disfigured vampaneze, Glalda, had not been part of my plan for you at all. And worse yet you are letting yourself become weak. Being his little bitch. You were made for so much more Darren. You were meant to become Lord of the Shadows and this was meant to be your kingdom!"

I was starting to get nervous because Mr Tiny seemed to be getting angry with me the more he talked about my choice to be with Glalda. I looked around and shivered at my so-called kingdom and had to fight back the urge to vomit. I didn't want to have a kingdom, let-alone this horrible twisted place.

"Why me?" I glared at the supernatural being. "Why do I have to fight the Vampaneze Lord? This has almost nothing to do with me!"

Mr Tiny only laughed at me and suddenly both the supernatural being and the horrible vision of the future faded away and I felt like I was resurfacing after being underwater as I shot up awake, gasping for breath and sweating.

"Darren!" I heard Glalda next to me. And suddenly I was in his strong comforting arms.

"Glalda?" I whispered as I remembered the attack and my dream. Looking around I realized that I was back in the safety of the cave that we had camped in and suddenly I realized that my head was throbbing painfully.

"What happened?" I asked as Glalda finally let me go and I saw Mr Crepsley, Victor and Caleb all sitting around Glalda and I.

Gwen wasn't there but later I was told that she was continuing on with out us to the Vampaneze Mountain to give the Council news of what had happened.

Victor was the first one to answer my question, his voice filled with disgust, "After you started to get the upper hand on that bastard that attacked you, the other knocked you out and carried him off. Most likely to lick his wounds."

I heard Glalda growl as he pulled me over to sit on his lap. I felt warm inside as I realized that he was worried about me and I knew that he wanted me to sit on his lap more for his comfort then mine. It was nice having someone that cared for you this much; even if the movement caused my left temple to throb more.

I looked over to Mr Crepsley and saw that he wasn't happy with Glalda holding me like this, so I gave him a smile in hopes that he would realize that I liked it.

Suddenly Caleb asked, "Why did that bastard attack you Darren?"

Everyone looked at me and I just shook my head, instantly regretting it as my head protested with pain. "I don't know. One minute I was sitting at a tree and the next he was throwing daggers at me. But he defiantly knew me and I know that I know him but I just can't remember who he is. But he spoke like I had murdered his first-born child or something." I felt guilty that I couldn't remember who he was because I had obviously done him some form of great wrong. "And he was defiantly a half-vampire or a half-vampaneze because he wasn't strong enough to be a full one."

"Well I think we can safely say that he was a half-vampaneze because the other one that came to his rescue had purple skin." Mr Crepsley said. "It must have been torture for him out in the sun but I defiantly saw purple skin."

Glalda growled and snapped at the vampire, causing me to jump, "You are just trying to blame this on us. No vampaneze would dare attack a council members mate."

I tried to calm Glalda down, as he looked ready to get up and attack the disinterested vampire.

"Glalda, Mr Crepsley wouldn't lie." Glalda looked almost hurt that I hadn't sided with him but Mr Crepsley wouldn't lie. It would be against the vampire's principles to lie. Instead of trying to tell this to Glalda I asked, "Think Glalda. Would there be anyone in Vampaneze Mountain that would do this."

All the vampaneze started to think and suddenly Caleb jumped to his feet and yelled out, "Gannen Harst!"

Mr Crepsley looked at the young vampaneze like he had grown another head, "Was that a name or some form of unique meal?"

Victor laughed as his lover blushed and glared at the vampire. I was going to laugh to because I had been thinking the same thing but suddenly Glalda growled at everyone, "Do you all not know how serious this is!"

I turned on Glalda's lap as Victor stopped laughing and Caleb sat back down.

Glalda suddenly continued, "Gannen Harst was the one who found the Vampaneze Lord! The rogue vampaneze that we have been hunting since he sent word that he had sired the Lord. If Caleb is right, which I believe he is, then the one that had attack my Little Bat was the Vampaneze Lord himself!"

The atmosphere in the cave was suddenly thick and heavy.

While all the others were realizing just how serious this was, I was thinking about my glimpse of the future in my dream and suddenly realized why it was going to be between the Lord and me, he obviously had a big grouch against me. Suddenly I remembered the Vampaneze Lord's eyes and I finally realized who he was. God I hoped that I was wrong. I had thought that he would just forget about me and get on with his life but I should have known better. After all Steve Leonard wouldn't be Steve if he wasn't a determined bastard.

Glalda looked down at me as my body tensed with my realization, "Little Bat?"

I sighed as I spoke, "I know who he is."

Looking up at Mr Crepsley I said, "Steve Leonard."

Mr Crepsley's normally calm features suddenly chanced too surprised.

Caleb, Victor and Glalda looked at each other to see if the other knew whom the vampires were talking about.

I saw the looks and explained the story and relationship of Steve and I.

By the end of the tale, Glalda was holding me so tightly I was afraid that he would never let me go.

Suddenly Victor spoke, breaking the thick silence that had settled over the group, "Well it seems obvious what we must do."

We all looked at him and Caleb took Victor's hand, as the larger vampaneze continued, "We have to go after Gannen and Steve now. They wouldn't have gotten far. Its only been a few hours seem the attack on Darren, so we might be able to catch up with them will the trail is hot."

Caleb looked like he didn't like this plan and I didn't either, the thought of facing Steve again was scary; he had been so angry and out of control but I could see the sense in it as well. After all we had to do something about the Vampaneze Lord, we couldn't just let this opportunity go to waste, who knew when we would find Steve again.

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