A/N: Disclaimer in Chapter 1.

I hope the last chapter didn't disappoint. It took me ages to type. I'm not fully sure how much longer this fic will be as I'm making sure everything is being resolved. It shouldn't be too much longer though.

Has anyone got any names that go with Dracula? I'm looking for something normal but would fit in with the vampire world? I managed to find Nicola and that fitted in before but I obviously can't use it again.

Chapter 54: Contacting Dad

Everyone in the room stared at the couple as they tried to assimilate the information they had been given.

Ingrid looked at Bertrand, unsure exactly what to say. Her mouth opened and closed soundlessly as she couldn't decide which words she wanted to formulate.

Vlad pulled Erin tightly to him, wrapping his arms around her back as she buried her head in his shoulder. Her legs nearly buckled as the news overwhelmed her leaving her to clutch at Vlad's back to support herself. Joy filled tears slipping down her cheeks as she laughed softly. Vlad rocked her from side to side, grinning madly.

Vlad gently moved his arms to her biceps and pushed her backwards, Erin went willingly. She looked up at him with glassy eyes and a slightly watery smile.

"Twins," Erin whispered, she was a twin so that might have had something to do with it but for a half fang to carry twins and the father being Grand High Vampire – it was significant for all of their kind. Vlad kissed her quickly, smiling into the kiss. He pulled back, he knew she was carrying twins, he just knew it.

"Erin's having twins?" Robin asked seeing the paternal look on his friend's face as he looked at Erin's bump. Vlad gently caressed the children under Erin's skin. She placed her hand on top of his, rubbing the back of his hands with her thumbs. "Unless Ingrid's…" Robin didn't get a chance to finish as she hit him around the back of his head for even suggesting that she might be pregnant.

"Vlad…" Ingrid began with disbelief in her voice. Vlad couldn't let himself be lulled into a false sense of security. "You know that twins…"

"Its not impossible Ingrid." Vlad answered her.

"Do you really think that Erin's carrying twins?" Ingrid wasn't doing it out of spite or jealousy or any other negative emotion she was voicing her concerns because she didn't want her brother to be hurt and disappointed.

Vlad whipped his head around to face Ingrid, determination in his eyes. "We've looked everywhere for the intruders, I don't think one person would come here on their own. I've can feel their minds. I know its twins." His voice was firm, he was sure of it now. It explained everything.

The sensations from earlier made sense, a jumble of colours and emotions nothing solid to focus on because it wasn't a developed mind, a mind that had experienced the world yet.

"Twins are born all the time to humans, why is it such a big deal…" Mina trailed off as she saw Ingrid looking at her.

"In our world twins are rarely born." Bertrand told Mina gently, "The last set of twins to be born was over a thousand years ago. That was to the most powerful clan at the time. Twins are almost sacred."

Robin couldn't help himself he spoke before anyone could stop him. "So Vlad and Erin are the first in a thousand years?" It had an obvious answer so no one bothered to say it.

Meanwhile Stephanie Noble swayed on her feet, "Twins. My daughter is having vampire twins." She clutched at her husband's hand until her knuckles turned white. Tom looked as if he was about to faint himself. He was completely ignoring the happiness his daughter was exuding.

"How will this hurt Erin?" Tom wanted an answer from Vlad, there had to be a reason why twins were rare.

Erin rolled her eyes, she felt fine and she was sure that she would be fine throughout. "I'll be fine. I'm was a slayer remember, I was brought up to be tough." There was bitterness in her voice and Vlad kissed her jaw lightly. She closed her eyes and leaned into his touch.

"I'll be with Erin throughout just like before," Vlad told them, "This is what she wants. Twins are a surprise but she can handle carrying them." Vlad knew she could, Erin gave him a small smile at his faith in her.

"Breeding…"

"Don't *ever* refer to her being pregnant as breeding." Ingrid snapped before Vlad could. "Erin is having a… two children with the vampire she loves. Breeding is being forced to have children. Erin had never been forced by Vlad to do anything. Don't insult either of them because you didn't get your own way. You will have grandchildren, if you ever want to see them treat their parents with respect." Ingrid had accepted that if Vlad was sure then there was no point in going against him – he was usually right.

Tom quietened at Ingrid's outburst. "You're not telling our kind until after Erin gives birth then?" Erin felt fear race through her at the thought of giving birth, she was dreading it. She didn't know much about it, she knew about the breather way but she didn't know if it was the same in terms of pain. She distracted herself by focusing on Ingrid's question shaking her head in answer.

That would open more cans of worms than they could handle.

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Vlad had his legs stretched out in front of him in a v shape. Erin sat inside them with her back leaning against his chest, her eyes were closed and she was clearly sleeping off the events of the last few days. He didn't want to move her, even though he knew he should. He was just far too comfortable where he was.

Vlad looked down, he couldn't believe that there were two children growing inside of his beautiful wife. Twins were highly prized and revered in their culture, Erin would gain even more respect for accomplishing the task of conceiving twins but all he truly cared about was the fact that he loved his children already before even meeting them.

Ingrid looked behind her wishing that Bertrand was in the room, he'd only left to have some time on his own – to sulk, she snidely told herself – and he still wasn't back. The longer he was away the more she began to panic, she knew Olga's influence couldn't be held at bay for long without her near.

Robin seemed to be watching Vlad's actions closely, the way his friend's eyes were fixed on Erin. Robin couldn't get used to the softness that always lingered in Vlad's eyes or the way a single word from Erin could stop him from doing something he'd regret. The Vlad he'd known was still in front of him but Erin had helped him mature into a father to be.

"Maybe its time you invited your Dad back, tell him he'll have two grandchildren." Vlad pulled his arms from around Erin quickly, forcing her to be woken and slip backwards slightly before standing up and moving across the room.

"No Robin," Vlad told him fiercely. He wasn't going to go through this.

"He's your Dad."

"He rejected me, that means he rejected my wife and my unborn children." Vlad couldn't forget that easily.

"He has to admit you're a Dracula now."

Vlad turned sharply as he felt his eyes sting. "The family honour meant more to him than his own son." Families were supposed to stick by each other throughout crises, not abandon each other at the first sign of trouble.

Robin shook his head, Vlad was forgetting something. "He's a vampire Vlad."

"So am I!" He yelled at his friend. There was no hate in his tone as there used to be, he was a vampire and he could protect his family because he was one. He didn't want to be anything else now.

"Vlad." Erin spoke quietly into his mind, getting him to lower his voice. He closed his eyes trying to calm himself but only succeeding in lowering his voice a fraction.

"Inside me there is a thousand times more evil than in him but I could never do what he's done to me. I could never reject Erin or any other member of my family,"

"Apart from mum." Ingrid muttered under her breath. Vlad nodded, he could ignore her she'd only caused his whole family pain but he couldn't ever reject someone cold bloodedly like the Count had done.

"Family comes before honour, he knew I didn't do it intentionally but he didn't care. I don't want to see him."

Ingrid placed a hand on her brother's shoulder. She was on his side, she was used to being rejected by their father but what he'd done to Vlad was uncalled for.

Robin squinted slightly as he winced, "So if I said I contacted him…"

"You had no right!" Vlad turned a fierce shade of grey at Robin's admission. His fists clenched at his side and his jaw locked into place.

"Erin!" Ingrid called, seeing that her brother was about to lose his temper. Erin pushed herself up from where she was settled on the seat. Vlad didn't notice her move at all until she came to rest in front of Vlad.

"I'll deal with it." She told Vlad, tracing his jaw lightly. "I'll speak to your father." She's suggested it originally as an incentive to get his halves to merge as one but she would never have gone behind his back to arrange a meeting. She could tell which Vlad was more dominant at the moment – his reflection.

Vlad didn't look at her he kept his eyes focussed on Robin, Robin squirmed under Vlad's penetrating gaze. "I don't want to see him."

"That's why I'll do it. You are a Dracula with or without your reflection." She looked at Robin, "When's he arriving?"

"Sunset tomorrow." That gave her just under a day to prepare and get her mate to calm down. Speaking of Vlad his jaw snapped open as he was about to say something to do with that piece of information but a sharp poked from Erin in the ribs told him it was better if he kept it to himself. She looked behind Vlad seeing Ingrid frantically glancing towards the door. "Ingrid?" She asked softly in concern.

"Just looking for Bertrand," She admitted, he'd been away for far too long. "You know how hard it gets from him if he's away from me for too long." She was terrified he'd lose the limited freedom he'd already gained and end up back in Olga's clutches, even if she was in a murderous mood with him.

Erin looked at Ingrid, it had completely slipped her mind after everything they'd been going through. "About that…"

TBC

A/N: What do you think?

I'd be grateful for any suggestions of names that you can think of.

Thanks for reading.