Predetermined

Chapter 2 - Punishment

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Erin looked across at Vlad, this was to be expected, she'd been waiting on this for the last two weeks. She has expected them to drag it on longer. They had a lot to consider.

"Mistress Erin, they are waiting." Renfield had taken to calling Erin 'Mistress Erin'; it seems to mark Vlad's relationship with her in her eyes. Vlad didn't bother to dispute it.

"Where are they Renfield?" Vlad asked him softly, he saw the way Erin seemed to harden as if she was preparing herself for the meeting.

"The school hall."

Vlad's eyes narrowed, he expected them to be waiting outside or in the foyer for them. He hadn't expected them to barge into his home for their tribunal.

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Erin slowly opened the door to the hall. They were taking a risk commandeering the hall for their purposes: anyone could walk in and discover what they were.

Seated at a long table, (obviously one of the school collapsible ones) covered in a long, light brown drape with the emblem of the Slayers Guild embroiled in black on the front. At the table were seated four slayers. Two Vlad knew - Jonno and Mina Van Helsing, the other two he hadn't ever seen before and judging by Erin's lack of reaction she didn't know them either.

Mina extended her arm, to introduce the familiar faces. "This is George Hartleigh and Catherine Millbrook. I assume you know why we're here?" She wanted to make sure this wouldn't be a surprise for her.

George Hartleigh was clearly an ageing slayer, it was rare for a slayer to love beyond fifty and he clearly was nearing sixty. His hair was receding somewhat and he wore glasses. He looked more the teaching type that the slaying type.

Catherine Millbrook was in her late twenties at a push. She wore a pinches expression as she looked as the younger woman. Her hair was pulled back tightly and she wore a tweed suit just like Mina was wearing next to her.

There were no signs of weapons on the table, obviously they didn't expect a confrontation or they were testing Vlad for this.

"Yeah." Erin nodded slowly,

"What are you doing in my home?" Vlad ground out; he didn't like surprises - especially surprises from slayers.

"We've got business we need to deal with Vlad, we didn't think Erin would want to come to the Guild again - or that you'd let her go on her own." The way Mina said it, she was almost accusing him of being a possessive boyfriend, he wouldn't let Erin into the Guild alone because he didn't trust the slayers.

"How did you Clear this with Miss McCauley?" Erin asked quietly, if Vlad hadn't been informed then Miss McCauley would have had to have been.

"We've told her its a meeting for those who want to go to the academy"

"And I'm guessing you missed out the slayer part?" Vlad summarised with a small smirk, Jonno shrugged. Sometimes he wished that slayers were bound by the 'no entering unless invited in' rule that vampires had to obey.

Jonno turned towards his new ally, "Vlad this needs to be done In private." This wasn't a show; he didn't really want witnesses to the tribunal.

Erin looked behind her at Vlad; he seemed to be hovering nervously in the doorway. "Vlad can stay."