Hi everyone, its story time.

I've finally finished with the exams so I now have time to write. So, we're up to chapter 14, now it's really been a long story hasn't it?

Well I hope you enjoy this one. The gathering begins and with it a whole new bunch of problems for the two vampires.

Chapter 14

"When I said the gathering's tonight I dam well meant it!" Alucard's rage filled voice filed the entire room making everyone present stop from what they were doing and look at him.

After arriving at the fortress the vampire and his loyal fledgling made their way towards the room were all other vampires were waiting. It had a hexagonal shape, walls covered in magnificent paintings and large windows letting the pale moonlight pierce it. Both the floor and the ceiling were covered in a dark colored wood which stood in contrast to the gold-brown rugs over it. Massive support beams going from one side of the ceiling to the other supported the stone roof of the unique building. Two crystal chandeliers hung from these beams illuminating the room and its inhabitants. Vampires of all ages depending on the time of their creation were standing around a black wooden table with seven seats. Most were standing down, but some stood up as according to tradition. Each vampire wore a unique symbol and color, beautiful gowns, suits and hairstyles. The seven seats in the middle of the room belonged to the oldest among them. These vampires formed the council created to monitor vampiric activity, each being responsible for a certain corner of the world but all under the control of the true no-life king. Yet three of the seats were empty, two were missing and one would never return. The other four were a male vampire with long, light brown hair and golden eyes, a female with short, curly red hair. The two which stood out most, though, looked no older than 15 and 16 years old, a girl with long platinum hair and violet eyes and a boy with white hair and the same eye color. Just as the clock was a few beats away from announcing midnight the massive door of the room opened to reveal the master as he most confidently and proudly walked across the room passing all other as they got out of his way and eventually took up the throne like seat in front of the council's table. Yet regardless of how imposing his very presents was, the one thing all eyes were intently focused on was the mysterious figure covered by a black cloak and closely following the vampire before her. The crimson of her dress could partially be seen under the black of her cloak with each step she took. Her mental barriers were up, posture just as perfect as her master's and her emotions well under control as not to betray how scared and also how sad she really was. As all others of her kind, respectful of vampire tradition, she took up her place standing right next to her master's chair. No matter how it would take, she would not move until told to do so. The hood on her head was covering most of her beautiful face except for her blood red lips, jaw and the upper most portion of her elegant throat.

"So?"

"Milord." The male vampire replied standing up from his chair. "Andrei and Ivana ar….."

"I could care less if they were stacked on silver during the middle of the day screaming in agony! What I do want to know is who dared to send that worm to me last night and were the hell is my fledgling! As I recall it's your job to monitor the situation and not let young lings do what ever the hell they want! Do you want all those retched mortals to know about us? Do you?"
" No milord b…"

"Yes we do!" Another male voice belonging to a chocolate brown haired vampire shouted as he entered the room. Behind him, a most beautiful female with long ebony hair, crimson eyes and black and gray gown very tight around her frame as to bring out each and every curse she possessed. "Why not? They're nothing but food to us anyway! Why should even bother listening to you any longer? You failed to get involved in maters these last hundred years, yet here you are strolling in and acting like you own the place!"

"I do." Alucard responded most calm." And as I recall I'm the last authority when it comes to such decisions. The whole idea of this blasted council was to make sure the rules were followed and the vampires kept in check. "
" Yet here you are a mere slave to humans and turned against your kind." The female's sarcastic voice said next. "O I'm sorry? Am I forgetting something?"

"Me being the way I am is none of your concern. It wasn't then and it certainly isn't now!"

"Right, considering you're too busy running after each short skirt you see on the street. Or wasn't that what happened last time? You forfeited the last meeting to London's whores! "

"Lucy chose it and Mina was too much of a coward to go through with it!" Spirits started to rise." As for my motives for going to London, they are mine and none of your dam busyness temptress!"

"I'm flattered; I didn't know you still cared?"

Alucard's laughter filled the room." I don't. I had my reasons, you had yours but in the end it was nothing but a game. And you lost my dear, over and over again."

"You toyed with me you bastard!" Ivana screamed back." Mocking me and making fun of me every time it pleased you! It was never good enough; I was never good enough for your stupid plans!"
" No you weren't. Far to week while whining too much and unable to stand on your own two feet. "

"And I suppose your latest conquest pleases you? Refusing blood? Is that your latest turn on? No vampire refuses the chance to live eternally unless there's something wrong with them! Is she psychotic enough for you?"

Barely impressed by that speech Alucard simply smiled his Cheshire cat grin. "Ask her yourself if you're so desperate." Moving his right gloved hand towards his fledgling he raised two fingers as a sign for her to take of the black hood and reveal the mystery hidden beneath. And what a sight she was. Her sadness morphed into sensuality, lips only slightly parted, eyes fiery red focused and burning as if full of desire, jewelry sparking as it reflected the light coming from above her head. All eyes were on her whishing they could see more of the ravishing beauty before their very eyes.

"Well? She doesn't bite as you so eloquently put it. No? Then let me."

"Don't you dare make fun of me you bastard!"

Ignoring her completely Alucard questioned his fledgling, his voice full of want and lust.

"Do you enjoy pleasing your master draculina? Regardless?"
" Yes." Was Seras's immediate answer not even flinching once as she spoke. "Master is master and must always be pleased and obeyed. I do all my master asks of me."

"Do you? You're nothing but his filthy whore!"

"I am what my master whishes me to be."

"You dare sp…."
"Enough!" Shouting from the pit of his lungs he interrupted her." You asked your question, she answered! I will not hear another word of it! There are more important things to discuss, like your punishment!" Laughing like a mad man he already pictured their demise and screams of agony as he would, o so slowly, get rid of them and prolong their punishment for as long it would last. "Now which one of you maggots murdered my former fledgling? You know the penalty for destroying one of the council members without proper judgment."

"Who do you think?" Andrei replied." These cowards couldn't move a muscle without someone having to come and wipe their ass afterwards! I destroyed him and the other who helped me do it! Now it's just you and me Slave! I'll see you rot and then take my rightful place! You're no longer welcomed her! All of us agree but they're too cowardly to say it to your face!"

"Is that a challenge maggot?" Shadows shot from his body as he quickly stood up and walked up to his new, potential challenger." From you?" Unable to withstand the sweet irony of it all, his laughter increased becoming hysterical and eyes glowed bright red as the pits of hell." Is it? A worthless worm not able to properly control his power until he was over a hundred? I'll destroy you till there's nothing left and then revive you so I can do it again and feed you to my hellhounds!"

"Your words are meaningless Count! You're bound like a dog not me! Reduced to serve a human whore, did she even let you out of your leash? Your bloody line ended with Daniel's death, the two babies over there at the table don't mater one bit as their heads are in the clouds most of the time and that stupid fledgling of yours is nothing! You have nothing!

"I have everything! You dare question me in my own land, in my court! My judgment is what saved that retched life of yours and what do you do? Sent vampires to hunt for all to see when it was clearly agreed to stay hidden!"

"Last time you ran after a woman! Is that how you judge?"

"I do as I dam well please in my own Land! None of did anything then except cower like the maggots you are when the slayers came! Servant I am not! Being captured did nothing to me!"

"It made you look weak! And it's enough for me to challenge you!"

"Let me see you try!" with great speed Alucard lashed out at the vampire before him wanting to hit him as hard as possible and thus send him flying straight through the nearest wall. But something stopped him; the fear coming from his draculina. Sometime during his verbal war with Andrei, Ivana had taken the opportunity to study the girl a little better. Yet gently was not the way she was doing it. Her hand was tightly wrapped around her throat.

"Letting your whore get in the way? How careless!" Using the distraction caused by his partner, Andrei tried to take control of the situation but never succeed. His body made quick contact with the massive stone wall behind him, going all the way through it.

"You think I care? Those of my blood can fend for themselves no mater what the cost! Use her if you like but you'll only be giving me a reason more to pummel you into the ground!" A shadow like whip appeared in the master's right hand which he used to break the entire wall his victim had gone through. "I'll see you rot in the deepest pits of hell!" His anger spread in all the souls present there at that exact moment making shivers of fear run down their undead spines.

To be continued...

So? What do you think? Andrei is in deep trouble now. But what of Seras and Ivana?

All this and more in chapter 15. Which is, YES almost done (got really inspired after the exam Tuesday so I stood up to write it)

Bye, bye and please leave me a nice little review.

"You're so beautiful. Why don't you smile?" Alucard's soft, mesmerizing voice caressed the young draculina's ears as she stood in front of him and his fingers slowly moved up and down her exposed, alabaster shoulders.

"I'll smile if you want me to."

Till next time.