The Twins ran and phased and did all they could to throw the Merovingian off their trail. They couldn't understand why he was so mad at them. All they did was make a cake to show him they were sorry, and here he was madder than ever. They couldn't understand why the cake blew up either. All they knew is that it wasn't their fault the cake turned out that way.

Finally after seeing that the Mero was lost, the Twins turned and pushed open a dark door that led to the attic. Both were curious since they had never been in this part of the chateau before. In the attic, the Twins looked around them to find a barren and dusty room filled with tall candlesticks and a few old boxes and crates. At first they were a little hesitant about continuing forward. Not wanting to go back and face the Merovingian, they finally decided to go on and explore a little. At least until the Mero cooled down.

"It's creepy up here." Two mumbled.

"Yeah! Great isn't it?" One smiled.

The two cautiously walked around.

"I wonder why Daddy has so many candlesticks up here." One said, touching one of the tall sticks closest to him.

"Maybe it's because I use them."

Both twins jumped and turned toward the voice that had come from one of the dark parts of the attic. Vlad stepped out of the shadows, clutching a rope in his hands.

"V-Vlad!" Two stuttered before running over beside One.

"Yes, Vlad." Vlad sneered. "And here we meet again. Isn't this charming."

The Twins slowly backed away as Vlad came closer to them, all the time twisting the rope he held.

"We thought you were downstairs." Said One.

"Just because I was downstairs doesn't mean I live there. Does it?"

The Twins shook their heads.

"It's a free place." Vlad continued to twist the rope. "I can wander around if I feel like it, just like you two can. If I find a room I like, I may just stay in there for awhile."

"You aren't going to hurt us are you?" One asked.

Vlad took the rope in one hand and snapped it like a whip.

"Who knows?"

The Twins finally backed up against one of the boxes scattered around the room and froze. Vlad reached out and snatched One by the arm and pulled him toward him. He wrapped his strong arms around the small child and held him tightly. One struggled to free himself, but without any success. After the small fight, One turned and bit down hard on Vlad's hand. Vlad screeched and let go of One in a hurry.

"You'll pay for that." Vlad growled under his breath while eyeing One with flaming eyes. Once again Vlad tried reaching for One, but One phased before he could. Vlad turned to Two, who coward and turned to run.

"I don't think so." Vlad grabbed onto Two's trench coattails and pulled him back. Two kicked and screamed and tried making Vlad let go, but Vlad's grasp wasn't going to loosen.

"Aha! Gotcha you little brat." Vlad evilly smiled at his capture. When Two stopped struggling, Vlad picked the child up and walked over to the middle of the room. He took the rope he had been holding and started tying Two to the floorboards.

"I want Mummy." Two sniveled.

"I want Mommy. I want Mommeeee." Vlad mocked in the whiniest voice he could possibly muster, before breaking into an evil and amused laugh. "That's rich." He laughed. "C'mon, do it again." Vlad punched Two's shoulder.

Two scowled.

"Awww, did I hurt your feelings?" Vlad's face turned into a fake sad look.

Two continued to frown, not in the least bit amused by Vlad's jeering.

"Is Mommy's wittle baby scared?" Vlad playfully pinched Two's cheek with his pale fingers. A faint growl could be heard forming in Two's throat. Vlad took his hand away from Two's face at hearing it, not knowing what the child was planning to do. One had already bitten him, and he wasn't about to lose a finger to Two's sharp teeth.

"You're vicious little creatures aren't you?" Vlad looked down at the teeth prints in his hand from when One bit him.

"You know I can phase and get out of here." Two changed the subject. "And I can take my razor and slice you to bits if I wanted to!" Two clinched his teeth.

"Naughty boy. You wouldn't do that would you? Mommy might get mad."

"You don't scare me." Two's eyebrows came closer together as he glared at Vlad. "You just wait until I get out of here! I'll tell Daddy and he'll get mad and send you back to the Source!"

Fear swept across Vlad's face for a minute. Then he bent down and pushed his face into Two's face.

"What did you say?"

"Daddy's gonna send you back to the Source where you should have gone in the first place." Two scowled again.

"Your father is the," the last word stuck in Vlad's throat.

"Yes, my father is the Merovingian!"

Two and Vlad stared each other in the face for a few minutes before Vlad drew back and sighed.

"It's not fair." He said at last.

"What's not fair?" Two struggled with his rope restraints.

"You having a father. I never had one after I was rescued. I was never a child. I've always been like this."

Vlad whipped out a knife and stuck it into the floor just a hair away from Two's face. The poor twin jumped and looked the blade over.

"It should make this more interesting." Vlad sneered, getting into Two's face again. Two began to whimper and cry as Vlad snatched a handful of his silver dreadlocks and yanked them.

"That's right, go ahead and cry. I enjoy seeing my victims cry." Vlad pulled harder on Two's hair. "You know they're in pain when they cry!"

Two screamed then felt Vlad suddenly let go of his hair and tumble over. He opened his eyes and looked around to see One tackling the wicked vampire. One had his razor out and was slicing and slashing at Vlad. Vlad tried hitting the twin to get him off, but One phased each time and reappeared again. Two phased and joined his brother in the fight for their lives. He grabbed onto Vlad's leg and started to pull on it. Vlad kicked the leg Two had hold of and the young twin flew and tumbled across the floor. He phased and appeared beside One.

"Get off me!" Vlad growled, snatching One by the back of the neck. One phased out of Vlad's grasp.

"Go get Daddy, Two! Go get Daddy!" One shouted, while trying to fend off Vlad again. Two phased through the floor and disappeared.

"Now I've got you." Vlad laughed at capturing One, who had been distracted by Two going to get help. One screamed and prepared to gash Vlad good, but the vampire knocked his razor out of his hand and into a corner.

"Naughty, naughty." Vlad sneered while shaking his finger at One. "Someone your age shouldn't play with razors. You could get hurt."

One squirmed as Vlad continued to hold him.

"You know what naughty boys get, don't you?"

One shuddered at the smile on Vlad's face.

"He's up here, Daddy! Hurry before he kills One!" Two led the way to the attic. The Merovingian, Persephone, Cain and Abel ran behind him.

"I knew I should have done something with Vlad years ago. He's going to be the death of us all someday." The Mero grumbled as they reached the attic door. They could hear One screaming and crying from inside.

"Oh hurry, Mero, he's killing him!" Perse gasped. The Mero grabbed the door handle and pushed the heavy door open. Vlad was seated on a box, had the little twin thrown over his knees, and was repeatedly slapping One's rear end with the palm of his hand.

"Vlad! Drop him!" The Merovingian shouted at the dark being. Vlad stopped the punishment he had been giving One and slowly put him down on the floor, not once taking his eyes off the Mero. Poor One ran to Persephone and hid behind her legs while wiping the tears from his eyes and rubbing the area Vlad had smacked him. Perse bent down and picked One up and cuddled him in her arms.

"What is the meaning of this?" The Mero looked Vlad in the eyes.

"Just punishing that naughty child is all." Vlad calmly and darkly answered.

"What did he do?"

"Tried to kill me."

"We did not! You tried to kill us!" Two shouted at Vlad.

"What do you call this then?" Vlad showed his hand and One's teeth marks to everyone.

"It was self defense!" Two glared. "Send him back to the Source, Daddy, he's eeeeeevil."

"He needs to send you back, you little creep." Vlad came toward Two. Two ran and got behind Perse and stuck his tongue out at Vlad.

"That's enough!" The Merovingian shouted to get silence. He sighed and looked at Vlad. "I'll let you off this once, but if I ever find you doing anything to those twins again, I won't hesitate to send you back. Understand?"

Vlad coldly eyed the Mero then turned to look at Perse, Cain, Abel, and the two twins.

"Understood, master." He softly answered.

"Good. Now let's get out of here." The Mero turned and ushered everyone out of the attic, leaving Vlad alone in his dark and dusty living place.