I don't own the characters, this would never be allowed on CBBC.
There will be likely be some sadness/angst in this and the next couple of chapters, I'm trying to tie everything together but it's difficult when you have days where you can't string together a sentence. Oh well, onwards we go!
(Still Vlad's birthday)
-YD-
Vlad couldn't help it, he started to step forward. His eyes locked on George, and then he remembered what was waiting for him to come back. A hand on his collar pulled him back into the school and... Piers? shot past him, running towards the humans across the courtyard. That was all he noticed as the sun finally finished rising, and then there was nothing but pain, his body twisted and turned, he thought he might be screaming but he couldn't hear anything over the roaring in his ears. Vlad was certain he was dying, nothing could burn through him like this and be a good thing.
Almost as fast as it had begun, it stopped. His muscles relaxed and his vision cleared, finding six faces peering closely at him, humans and vampires had probably never been so close together without a murder or two. Except when he was made, of course. Standing up between them, Vlad felt strange, like all his muscles had been replaced with pure energy. Six pairs of eyes turned to his. "What is it?" Oh, even his voice had changed a little, it was deeper. Sally and George hung back a little, Vlad could feel his fangs against his lip so he didn't blame them. Robin stepped forward, looking awestruck as he stared into Vlad's eyes. "It's like looking at blue fire, you are positively ablaze Vlad." He turned to Bertrand, and he thought he could see a flicker of the blue light he was referring to reflected in the other mans eyes, but then it was gone before he was certain.
"I was going to say hot, but Bertrand covered me there." Vlad couldn't help but smile, Robin would never change. Turning back to his human relatives, Piers stood in front of them protectively. Vlad had to admire his courage for that. "I thought you might want to see them, and Ingrid said if you stepped into the sun you couldn't ever really come back, so I got them for you." He couldn't speak around the lump in his throat, so Vlad nodded before focusing to retract his fangs again. Sally visibly relaxed then, stepping around Piers to stand in front of Vlad. "Happy birthday son." Her arms twitched at her sides, unsure. Vlad took the plunge and pulled her into a hug, crying freely from his apparently 'ablaze' eyes and feeling a smaller body at his side, George joining in the embrace.
"Not that Vlad isn't thrilled to see you, but why did you come here? You had to know it was a risk." Ingrid, ever the voice of dark reason, asked them. "I've missed the last seventeen birthdays, I had to see him for this one. Piers contacted me to say it was important I be here for the sunrise if I wanted to see him properly one last time." Bertrand had froze at his side then, wondering if Piers had intended for them to make Vlad step into the sunlight. Deciding he could worry about that later, he sat on the shaded corner of the nearby stairs, Sally and George sitting either side of him. His body was already back to vampire settings, it was like sitting in a furnace between them. He was happy to discover he still didn't want to bite them, he'd been worried the surge would change his personality as well as his powers.
"I am so happy you're here, but Ingrid's right. As the chosen one, it isn't safe for you to be around me. I couldn't bear if something happened to you because of me." Sally had nodded, George protesting loudly that they'd be fine. Suddenly realising what needed to be done, Vlad lifted the white half of his yin yang off, slipping it over Sally's head. "Mum, will you carry my light side with you?" She'd started crying, hugging him tightly and telling him she loved him. Vlad looked to Bertrand, he had more practice doing this properly. He nodded in understanding and Vlad bolted off, unable to watch as they forgot him. All three of them found him curled up on the bed sobbing, feeling the loss of his human family. They knew words wouldn't make it better and simply undressed and curled around him, surrounding him with love and support until he fell asleep. Knowing there was little more to be done now, they all followed him into slumber.
As he awoke later, still pressed in by their bodies, Vlad felt the loss again but managed to temper it slightly by remembering it had been done to protect them and that was best for everyone. He still hated that he'd had to decide between two halves of his family, two halves of himself. Bertrand awoke soon after, somehow always in tune with Vlad. Tightening his grip around Vlad's waist and pressing a kiss in his hair, he whispered "Piers made sure they got home safe, then hacked the adoption paperwork so they won't ever be able to find Adam Giles if they do remember." Feeling fresh tears, Vlad nodded and scrubbed at his eyes, wanting to go burn off his anxieties but not wanting to wake Ingrid or Robin, both currently with hands on him.
He didn't have to wait long, both of them stirring soon after. Ingrid bestowed a sleepy smile at him, pressing a gentle kiss to his lips. "I know you didn't want to give them up Vlad, but the most human thing you could do was give them up to protect them, a normal vampire would have turned them against their will and kept them here." He knew she was right, and he also knew she was trying to comfort him when she placed his hand on her bare stomach, if he pressed just the right way he could feel the swell at the top of her womb now. They both jumped as the baby moved, a tiny limb pushing against his hand before disappearing again. "Was that?" "Did you?" They both nodded eagerly, the other two men both questioning eagerly. "The baby moved! I felt it!" Vlad was smiling again, warmed by the feeling of his son and the love surrounding him. Ingrid was right, he could mourn his family but he'd been true to himself by protecting them.
Robin and Bertrand both reached for Ingrid's stomach, she grumbled but allowed it, the flutter making Vlad smile wider as they all felt the next movement. "That's so weird, there is a tiny vampire inside you moving!" Robin was grinning at them all, his hair standing on end as it often did when he woke, even though he didn't seem to move much in his sleep. "I suppose now I can tell you what your birthday gift is Vlad. Me and Robin have arranged an ultrasound. I'm only subjecting myself to such an indignity once mind you, unless theres something wrong. So Bertrand will be going as my boyfriend, and as far as they know, I'm carrying a baby for you and your big gay boyfriend Robin." Vlad couldn't believe it, he'd get to see his son on a screen, a living moving image. Bertrand had laughed at having to play Ingrid's partner, but agreed it would make the age range seem better as he and Ingrid both looked older than Vlad and Robin.
Robin lifted his head to look at Vlad over Ingrid. "You don't know how hard it was to find somewhere that would let us book it at night. Now let's get dressed, we're due there in an hour. Time to test your speed Vlad!" Vlad had taken the challenge, leaping out of bed and changing out of his pizza and cake covered t-shirt (Robin may have been messy when feeding him) and jeans in a blur. Everything about him felt so fluid, he could feel the power simmering under his skin now. Pulling on fresh jeans, he looked down at the two necklaces he wore, the Dracula crest resting around each of their necks now and the black half of his yin yang necklace. "I hope you don't mind me giving half of it away Bertrand, I wanted Sally to always have a part of me because I made her forget me." Bertrand had waved off his apology, he thought the gesture was perfect.
Pulling a striped jumper over his head, Ingrid groaned at his colourful clothing choice. "Hey, I'm supposed to be acting like one half of a 'big gay' couple, Robin can be my goth boyfriend! Now are you lot getting dressed or not? It's very distracting when you're all only wearing underwear." Ingrid disappeared, coming back with her makeup bag and roping Bertrand into helping her apply concealer over the bite mark on her neck. Vlad hated to see it go, but they were already going to be strange enough going for an ultrasound as a foursome and trying not to give away the true nature of their relationship. Bertrand opted for a shirt and trousers, pulling braces over his shoulder and looking big, muscly and imposing. Robin had naturally gone for as much black as possible, Ingrid complaining that she had to wear something other than a dress so they could access her stomach easily. They all tucked their crests away, not wanting to look too cultish and then Robin was taking Vlad's hand and they were running. Vlad actually had to work to keep pace with Robin, his body eager to move faster.
They stopped a couple of streets away and walked at normal speeds, holding hands like normal couples who happened to be going to a maternity clinic in the middle of the night. Bertrand made a show of helping Ingrid to sit down while Robin checked them in, dimpled smile charming the night receptionist as she saw him linked with Vlad. He and Ingrid had both worn sunglasses, planning to claim the need for night visits as a serious light sensitivity problem and neither wanting their eyes to glow in front of humans. "Miss Count?" Vlad had chuckled at the old name they'd used, then again at the wide-eyed woman armed with a strange machine. "Which of you is the father then?" Robin had raised his hand. "Ingrid is my boyfriends brother, we used her egg and my sperm to have a close genetic mix of us. The big guy is her boyfriend. Thank you for arranging this night visit, my partners family all suffer with bad light and sound sensitivity. It makes it hard for them to go outside in the day." The dimpled smile returned, all of them pulling on the standard vampire allure to help ease the womans concerns about their strange situation.
Unsure he'd be able to resist kissing Ingrid if he stood next to her, Vlad had opted to sit nearer the scanner and see the image as close as possible while Bertrand and Robin stayed up the top with Ingrid. As the woman rolled the little device over Ingrid, the screen filled with a grainy image. The shape of a baby came into focus, still slightly oddly proportioned but Vlad had never seen anything more beautiful. "So you're about 12 weeks along now Miss Count? The baby is developing well, very active for early on and a decent size. If you look here, you can see the fingers and toes curling, and there you can see what will be the spine as the skeleton hardens to bone." Vlad was crying openly, lifting the sunglasses up to get a better look and hoping his eyes weren't glowing too brightly. Turning back to Ingrid, he could see a tear escaping under her sunglasses, both Robin and Bertrand still staring awestruck at the image. "Everything seems to be going perfectly fine, would you like to arrange for your next scan in 8 weeks now?" They'd all shook their heads. "We may be returning to visit family overseas by then, but if we're still here then yes we shall come back for the 20 week scan." They were each given a copy of the scan photo, Vlad clutching his and being guided by Robin as he refused to look anywhere else.
As soon as they were clear of the clinic, Vlad had jumped on Ingrid whispering "Thank you" over and over again before kissing her. "If I didn't know better Vlad, I'd say you weren't really gay and you were moving in on my woman." They all looked at Bertrand in surprise, his sense of humour was better than when they'd first met but he rarely cracked jokes. His face looked perfectly neutral, but Vlad could see the twitch in the corner of his mouth that said he was fighting a smile and he dissolved into giggles. "Let's get home, I want to put this in its own frame and then celebrate!" Taking a quick scan to check there was nobody around, Vlad leapt into the air, feeling like he could fly without his wings as his bat form flapped. The others followed, and anyone looking at the sky would have seen a little group of non-native bats soaring through the air.
Landing back in their bedroom, Bertrand helpfully leaving the window open for them to return, they covered the windows back up as soon as everyone had feet on the ground. Robin pulled out a small frame, almost like he'd been prepared for this moment and slotted his own copy of the scan into it, setting it on the bedside table furthest away so it wouldn't be knocked off. It proved to be wise choice as Vlad dragged Ingrid to the bed, covering her body with his and kissing her like he couldn't survive without her. Realising their sunglasses were in the way, Vlad pulled them both off, and Robin and Bertrand gasped at the light glowing from both of them.
Ingrid didn't know but was fairly sure her eyes were bright, but Vlad's were burning, blue flames behind his eyes as he looked at her. He looked so powerful above her that she felt aroused just at the sight of him, her body already crying out for his touch. His head turned to the men watching them, eyes still burning. "I promise I'll get to you soon and show you just how strong I feel, but right now I need to thank Ingrid for tonight properly." Robin had grabbed the camera, no doubt wanting to see if he could catch their twin glows in picture form. Vlad had turned back to her then, stripping them both naked in seconds and pressing against her body. He didn't feel warm anymore, but his touch still lit fire on her skin as he explored her, fingers tracing the swell of her stomach and his mouth on her breasts.
Neither of them needed much foreplay and he slipped inside her with ease, groaning at how hot she felt on his cooler skin now. They stayed joined like that for a moment, burning lights staring into each other as they connected. She clenched around him, dragging a growl out of him and getting him moving, thrusting against her hard and fast. His hand rubbed over her nipple until she whimpered, arching up for more contact as desire turned to need. Vlad was close, she could see it in the way his fangs dropped, feel it in the dominating kiss he drew her in to. His tongue in her mouth mimicked the frantic thrusts of his cock, swallowing her moans as they neared the edge together. Remembering the promise she made to him before he changed, she nudged at his jaw until he turned his head, feeling her orgasm rip through her as she bit down on him. He howled above her, spilling inside her as she sunk her fangs in deeper, sucking harshly until he whimpered in her ear. As soon as she released him he rolled onto his side, sliding out of her and reaching for the mark on his neck.
"Thank you again Ingrid." His smile was beautiful, lighting up his whole face to match his eyes as he tenderly touched her claiming bite on his neck. She smiled back, kissing him with bloodstained lips and joining his hand to touch the mark. She felt a flutter in her stomach and pulled his hand with her, pressing it to feel the twitch beneath her skin. He kissed her again, his smile evident even like this. He recovered quickly, his new erection pressing against her but he pulled away with one more kiss, turning to Robin and Bertrand with his burning gaze.
"Now my queen is properly thanked, how about seeing if you two can handle the chosen one?" Vlad challenged them both, thankful for his returning telekinesis as he pulled the lube over to himself. Both eyes widened as he pushed images at them of the first time with Robin when they'd both been inside him. Ingrid turned to lie at one end of the bed, clearing space for the two men who were stripping frantically. Robin handed Ingrid the camera before jumping on Vlad to stare into his bright eyes. "Is that ever going to go away? Cus it's pretty awesome!" Bertrand had considered Vlad's face for a moment. "It will fade within a few days, yes, but I expect it will flare up at times of high emotion or when he has to tap into his extensive power reserves."
Robin looked almost put out, until Vlad pushed the lube bottle at him, spreading his legs and pulling Bertrand to sit near them so he could stroke the heavy erection he was sporting. Robin had helpfully spread lube on his own cock and hand before passing it back so Vlad could slick up Bertrand's cock in preperation. Robin was always eager when they did this, taking pleasure in opening Vlad up and teasing him until he begged to be fucked. As aroused as he was, Vlad didn't think it would take much to get him to that stage, his cock already leaking precum as Robin rubbed at his prostate. "Come on, I'm tough now, get on with it!" Bertrand had picked him clear up off the bed, Robin laying beneath them so Vlad could straddle him, sinking all the way down in one fluid motion. He rolled his hips a few times, stretching himself out more before bending over to throw Bertrand a smirk. "You joining the party or what?"
The fire rose in Bertrand's eyes and Vlad felt his cock twitch at the sight, forcing his body to relax and accept the second intrusion. It still hurt, but he knew how much better it would feel quickly and pushed back until Bertrand's chest was flush against him. Leaning back to enjoy the feeling of fullness, Vlad turned to Ingrid so she could get a picture of his eyes burning between his two lovers before rolling his hips again, lifting and dropping in shallow motions. Robin knew how to use his position now, angling forwards to hit his prostate while Bertrand slid against them both, his thrusts deeper and harder. Vlad could feel the twitching inside him that told him they were close and grabbed his cock, inhaling the scent of arousal from the three vampires in the room and stroking himself roughly. The memory of the last time they did this hit him, the sight of Ingrid pleasuring herself as she watched them pulling him over the edge and he spurted over Robin's chest. They weren't done with him yet, and Vlad felt his cock spill again as Robin and Bertrand bit down on his shoulders, every sensation sharper now as they reclaimed him and filled him.
Robin fell back against the bed, his chest sticky and covered with Vlad's release, which Ingrid took many photos of. His muscles twinged but it was nowhere near as bad as it used to be, his powers already healing him as he extracted himself carefully from his lovers and jumped off the bed. "Come on, can't have Robin going to bed like that! Shower time." He grabbed hold of Robin and dashed off to the bathroom, Ingrid and Bertrand's laughter following him. They rinsed off quickly, Vlad taking care to cleanse himself so he wouldn't wake up feeling too sticky. As they dried off, Vlad smiled at Robin and kissed him softly. "Thank you for being here Robin." The other vampire had looked at him strangely before breaking into a smile, taking his hand and pulling him back to the bedroom. As they settled into their usual tangle of limbs, Ingrid nestled against Vlad in an unusually affectionate way, taking his hand to rest over her fluttering stomach again. "Happy Birthday Vlad." Minus the Sally and George issue, he thought as he fell asleep, it had been.
This isn't the end of the story, there's still angst and sad stuff and a baby to be had! I may struggle to update for a few days to a week from now, but we'll see.