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"What are you doing here?" One of the slayers yelled at her.

"I should be asking YOU the same question!" She yelled back. "This isn't YOUR house!"

"No, but it's a friend of mine's......"

Catherine gritted her teeth and glared into his eyes....."Mine too..."

Both slayers just laughed and tightened their grip on her while keeping a close eye on Grissom.

"So why don't you just put that stake down since we have a mutual....friend...."

"Not going to happen, vampire."

"You should really watch yourself.....you have no idea who you're dealing with...." Catherine said struggling against their hold.

"And who is that exactly....?" The one holding her said.

"My girlfriend..." A voice from the doorway suddenly sounded.

Catherine looked to see Warrick and Nick standing there and sighed relief.

"Excuse me? Did you really just say 'your girlfriend?" He asked.

"Yeah, John, I did......now just put the stake down and let her go."

"But she's a vampire, man!" He protested, raising the stake above her heart once more.

"I'm aware of that.......but I need you to put the stake down....." Warrick repeated himself slowly.

"Alright...but you've got some major explaining to do....." He replied and lowered the stake at the same time as the one holding her released.

Before either man could take so much as a breath of air, Catherine had elbowed one in the nose and kneed the other one in the gut, causing both of them to double over in pain.

"Catherine!" Warrick scolded her, slightly in shock, and walked over to her, grabbed her by the arm and pulled her away. "These guys are my friends.....we've worked together for years."

"Yeah, and they were going to KILL me.....!" She responded.

"Not to sound redundant or anything here....but.......they were just....."

"Acting on instinct.....I know I know........as was I......" She turned to look at both of them, smiling wide enough to show them her fangs before turning back to Warrick. Then, partly because she was so glad he'd come in when he had and partly just to get to the guys who'd grabbed her, she leaned into Warrick and kissed him deeply. Warrick reponded, but only until he realized his buddies, John and Steven, were staring, open-mouthed. He chuckled, trying to relieve the tension.

"What? You guys never see a slayer kiss a vampire before?"

"Uh...you know we haven't dude..." Steven replied.

"Well, you're probably not going to see it very often either........Catherine's........special. I wanted to be with her before she was even turned, and once she was, she actually became an avenger......"

"A what?" John asked.

"One of those super vamps with a conscience?" Kevin said.

"Yes." Catherine answered them stoicly. "And our friend over here on the bed is one as well.......so don't get any ideas with those stakes...." She told them pointing to the stakes still lying at their feet and walking over to the bed, instinctively wanting to protect Grissom.

"So, not to change the subject or anything, but to what do we owe the pleasure of this drop-in......and why exactly did you feel the need to break into my house?" Warrick asked.

"We didn't intend to break into your house.....we just came by because we got wind of what happened earlier outside town and got some information on it. We came by, but before we even made it to the front door we sensed...." He paused and nodded his head in Catherine and Grissom's "....them. Of course we didn't know at the time that you'd become a vampire lover...." He finished sarcastically.

Catherine stood to her feet, eyes glowing. Warrick held his hand out, indicating for her not to do anything.

"If you have something to tell me, I'd appreciate it if you would do so and then get out of my house." He said, trying to remain calm and not do what he wanted, which was to punch their faces in for insulting Catherine.

Both men just stood in silence feeling betrayed by their long-time friend and ally. Even if she was a 'good vampire' it still felt like he'd betrayed them and they didn't like it.

"Tell me!" Warrick pressed again.

"Alright, alright..." Steven finally began. "We don't have names, but we know the vampires responsible for ealier used to run with a really old vamp......Lazarus Cain. Apparently they're pissed because he was killed.....they THINK by another vampire, a woman. Now, we don't understand why they thought killing innocents would draw her out.......but that's what they're doing....hoping to lure her out so they can kill her.

Nick and Warrick both looked over at Catherine.

"Catherine.......do you have something you want to tell us? Perhaps about murdering your maker?" Warrick asked.

"He was at Sam's party, and he was practically gift-wrapped..........so.........yes, I killed him...."

"You know that an outright killing of another vampire is considered a crime though, right.......you had to know they'd come after you......"

"Sam said it was ok.....that no one would mess with me.......he wouldn't let them."

"Well, so much for daddy's promises..." Warrick said, annoyed at Sam for misleading Catherine and then not ensuring her protection.

"Sam?" Steven asked. "Sam Braun? Casino mogul and vampire? He's her FATHER?"

"Who cares about that....she's the one they're after....she's the reason they've gone on a killing rampage....!" John yelled.

"We already knew that......that she was the one they're after.....but we didn't know who was behind it.....now we do.....so, I think it's in the best interest of everyone if you two leave now." Nick said, trying to be the voice of reason in an otherwise emotional room.

"Fine, but get a handle on her and the ones after her......or we're going to take care of her FOR them......" John said glaring at Catherine.

That was it. Warrick snapped. He lunged at John, punching him in the face. Steven jumped in on top of Warrick, punching him back. They would have gone at it for a while if Nick and Catherine hadn't stepped in. Catherine pulled Warrick off and Nick grabbing Steven and John, although truthfully, both wanted to see Warrick hit them. They couldn't let him get hurt, however.

"Get out.....now." Catherine growled, still holding Warrick back, glad she was stronger then he was.

Nick let go of them and they stormed out, slamming the front door as they did so. Catherine turned her attention to Warrick who was bleeding from a cut on his cheek and his lower lip. She wiped it away with her finger, resisting the urge to lick it, the hunger in her stomach suddenly raging from the smell of his blood. It must have reached Grissom's nose as well, because he finally began stirring out of his sleep.

Catherine took a deep breath and swallowed down her urges long enough to go get a bandaid from the bathroom and return. She carefully placed it over the cut under his eye and kissed him.

"Thank you." She smiled.

"What was I supposed to do? I couldn't let them talk about the woman I love like that." He said almost without thinking.

Nick cleared his throat and slipped out the door into the kitchen.

"The........woman you.....?" Catherine asked.

"The woman I love." He answered, kissing her so well that she wasn't even hungry anymore. All she cared about was his lips on hers.

Unfortunately, it didn't last long as a very new and very hungry vampire had just woken up on the bed.

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