DISCALIMER: I don't own CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and i don't make any money from it.

Warning: Sex and murder read at own risk.

Nightly creatures.

It was 4am in the morning and Catherine was standing over the autopsy table, it was a young girl, she seemed drained for blood and had a couple of puncture marks on her neck.

"So what are we dealing with?" she said thinking out loud.

"If I hadn't known any better I would say a vampire," said Dave and smiled vaguely at her.

"Did you take a swab of that wound on her neck?" Catherine asked.

"Yes, here," he said and handed it to her, she looked more thoughtful than usual.

"Thank you," she said as she took it.

"I'll give you a call if there is something else," he said.

She nodded and left to drop the sample of at DNA before heading towards her office.

About an hour later Grissom came back from being at the crime scene, and saw her sitting over the case files rubbing her temple.

"Any news?" he asked.

"Third body, blood drained, puncture wounds, but other than that no. No trace after anything, what are we dealing with here?" she asked as she took of her reading glasses before looking at him.

"Some kind of nightly creature, what I don't get though is why anyone would need to drain their blood," said Grissom thoughtfully.

"I dunno, blood transfusion maybe," she said.

"Why not do those on a hospital?" he said.

"I have honestly no idea, I just want the killer before we lose any more blood," she said, as she without noticing let her tongue slide over her lips.

"Catherine, are you ok?" Grissom asked.

"Yes, dry lips" she excused herself as her phone rang. She quickly took it and said, "Willows."

"Mommy, please help me," Lindsey's voice was shivering in the other end.

"Butterfly what is wrong?" asked Catherine concerned.

"I'm locked in somewhere and I can't get out," said Lindsey.

"Where and how? What did you get yourself into this time?" said Catherine a tad frustrated.

"It was this handsome guy and uhm…" Lindsay said.

"There had to be a guy," said Catherine, lightly rolling her eyes.

"Yeah, but will you help I don't like been locked up in a small rooms, think it's a closet or something, don't remember much," said Lindsay with a sigh.

"Yeah, yeah, I'll find you," said Catherine, hung up, turned towards Grissom and said, "You don't mind do you?"

"No, go and call if you need me," he said with a vague smile before she left.

"God Linds, how did you even end up in these situations?" said Catherine, that just had freed Lindsey from a closet at one of the hotels.

"Do you really wanto know?" Lindsey asked.

"No, just go home and stay there," said Catherine.

"But mom, I'm hungry which is why I went out in the first place," said Lindsey and rolled her eyes.

Catherine did the same before saying, "You need to be more careful or everyone will find out."

"So have you eaten yet?" Lindsay asked.

"No, I have to do it later, just be careful okay and go right home after," Said Catherine.

"I'll try," said Lindsey and left the room while Catherine just shook her head, before going back to work.

It was the next day and Catherine was sleeping heavily when her phone rang, she answered it and tiredly and said, "What?"

"Sorry I can call again later," she heard Grissom say in the other end.

"No I'm sorry, what did you want?" she asked feeling a bit badly about snapping like that.

"I just wanted to know if everything was okay with Linds after last night?" he asked.

"She's okay now, sleeping like a baby?" said Catherine.

"She's not in school?" he asked a bit surprised.

"Uhm she feeling a bit out of place after last night so I let her stay home," said Catherine quickly.

"You sure everything is okay?" he asked again.

"It's just fine I promise, but thanks for asking," she said honest.

"Well then I better let you go back to sleep, see you tonight," he said and hung up.

"Mom you really shouldn't have..." she heard Lindsey said from the door.

"I know," she said with a sigh before turning back to sleep.

It was around 11PM in downtown Vegas and a young girl was laid lifeless in a back ally. Over her stood a creature, her white fangs were shining in the dull light from the street lights, her sapphire eyes were shining and blood was dripping from her moth.

She was smiling before she dried the blood off and went back out to the busy street and mingled with the people.

One hour later Nick and Greg stood bent over the body. Nick shook his head and said, "That's just not right."

"No, she can't be more than eighteen tops and to end up like that," said Greg as he took some photos.

"Same age as Linds then, Cath will be so happy to know that we can add another girl to the case," said Nick with a sigh . He looked at the puncture wounds on the neck, they was similar to the other victims.

"Yeah, speaking up what's up with her lately?" asked Greg, as he picked up the girl's purse and put it in an evidence bag.

"What do you mean?" Nick asked confused, as he picked up her pink cell not far away.

"She have not been acting like herself, I can't explain it," said Greg.

"Hey guys," they heard Dave say as he just arrived and bent over the body to estimate time of death.

"What took you so long?" asked Nick looking at him as he was usually faster.

"Had to change tire on the way as it suddenly went flat, she died about an hour ago," he said and looked at them.

"Ahh, it's safe to say that we can add her to the others right," said Greg.

"I would say so, Catherine will be pleased, why isn't she here by the way?" asked Dave.

"No idea, but I say she was out clubbing before ending up here," said Nick looking at Greg.

"I would agree. Look at this," said Dave, and held up the hand so Nick and Greg could see a stamp they had missed.

"I know that club, what do you say, should we go there after we dropped of this?" said Greg as they loaded the evidence into the back of the car.

Inside a disco at another part of town at the same time Lindsey Willows was dancing with yet another guy, as she again had sneaked out. This really wasn't that much of a problem as Catherine was at the lab working.

He grabbed her waist a bit tighter as he bent down to kiss her neck when she backed off, she did not want to go there, she knew that could get dangerous if it went too far by experience.

He looked confused at her, but didn't make a big deal of it. She smiled vaguely at him and reached up to kiss him a little not to upset him too much.

Lindsey startled when she heard someone say, "Shouldn't you be at home?"

She broke free from the guy, turned to look at Nick and said, "Please don't tell mom."

"If you let this officer drive you home right now I won't," he said and smiled at her.

"Okay, okay, what are you doing here in the first place? I thought you were working," she said with a sigh.

"We are, or latest victim came had been here before…just get home al right," said Nick.

She nodded silently and as followed the officer outside as Nick started to ask around.

Catherine had laid out all the case photos in the layout room, now she was looking at them. The crime scenes were clean; too clean… it was like the suspect had killed the victims and then vanished into thin air, which was impossible, at least not in forensic terms.

She put her reading glasses on and started to read through the three autopsy reports she already had when she heard Nick ask, "Why weren't you at the crime scene?"

"I had something to fix, but it seems like you had everything under control, did you get anything from the disco?" she said.

"Not really, no. Manager said it was too many people there to keep track on them all and by looking at the place I say he was right," said Nick.

"That I can believe, but the question is if all four victims were there… because if so then we may have a lead we didn't think of before," she said.

"I'll get Greg and Hodges and track down their friends again," said Nick and left the room.

Catherine looked at one of the photos again and saw a blood drop that had fallen down on the top to one of the girls, and without even noticing her tongue again slid over her lip.

From the doorway Grissom however saw it and looked at her with surprised eyes as her eyes now also were sparkling more than usual. And lately Catherine had seemed somewhat different in his eyes, he didn't know yet if it was a good thing or not.

"Catherine," Grissom's voice broke the tension.

She started and looked at him, but her eyes they were different, it was like it there was excitement and darkness in them at the same time. Grissom piercing blue eyes meet hers, and she looked down blushing shyly.

"Are you Ok?" he asked a tad concerned.

"Uhm yes I think so," she said.

"You look different," he said.

"What do you mean?" she asked confused.

"I don't, you just seem more alive lately and more excited in a way," he said and smiled at her.

She blushed again and said, "Why thank you."

"You're welcome, so how are we doing?" he asked as he walked over to her.

"No leads, but Greg, Nick and Hodges are going back again to talk to the other victims friends" she said looking at him.

He was looking back, her eyes were suddenly more intense and the shade was lighter than usual and it was like they were burning, and he could feel he was getting very aroused by it.

Grissom swallowed hardly as he tried to focus on the case and not his erection as he was trying to make it go away.

Catherine could see what he was thinking and blushed again as she was telling him about her thoughts.

The next night when Grissom arrived at the crime lab, he happened to look up and saw a bat which he found a bit unusual for some reason, but he didn't think that much of it.

He had hardly come inside when he heard Catherine say, "Hey."

"Hey, how did you get here before me, I didn't see you come in," he said a bit surprised.

"Car broke down, had to get here another way," she said with a sigh.

"Really, want me to take a look at it after work?" he offered.

"If you are into cars," she said.

"Know a little," he said.

She just smiled at him as she knew he would most likely wreck it more, but it was sweet of him to offer to help anyhow.

"So you got no male friend to fix it?" he interrupted her thinking.

"Uhm no, they cause most harm, minding me you never did tell me why you left Sara and came back," she said.

"I missed Vegas and it just didn't work out at all in the end for some reason," he said with a sigh.

"Do you still keep in touch?" she asked.

"Yes, we are on friendly terms. She had found herself a younger guy down there, better for her then old me," he said with an even heavier sigh than the first.

"You're not that old, I mean I'm old too, I mean…" she stopped not sure of what she meant.

He just smiled at her and said, "Thanks Catherine, and you don't look half as old then what you are."

"Oh what do you know," she said with a huff.

"Uhm sorry?" he asked confused.

"Nothing, but thank you it's sweet of you to say," she said, as he hurried to her office as he looked confused after her wondering what she meant.

Catherine was in her office, she was annoyed. She hated to hide who she really was, but knew that she had no choice. If anyone found out they would look at her much like a freak and would probably head hunt her out of Vegas.

But that wasn't what worried her at the moment. It was that one of her fellow creatures was attacking young girls which were not a good thing at all.

Of course she too had done so at one point, but she had changed territory a little to not get caught, that would be too risky. Too dangerous for her and for Lindsey.

But this other creature didn't seem to care and she knew she most likely would have more young girls to deal with and that she did not like, as this creature seemed to do it for fun not because he needed blood to survive.

Catherine just assumed it was a he as it was young girls that had been murdered. And he had picked from the top of the heat, not the bottom that was harder to detect.

"Who are you?" she thought annoyed knowing she had to go through the networks for info.

She sighed and headed towards the exit in a hurry.

A moment later Catherine was knocking on a door to a big mansion. It quickly got opened by Lady Heather that looked

at her and said, "Catherine what are you doing here?"

"Asking around for a nightly creature," said Catherine.

"You know I quit that business long ago," said Heather as she let her in.

"I do, but you are connected to more networks than me and I was thinking you may have heard something" said Catherine.

"About?" asked Heather.

"Four girls have been murdered of one of our kind, and it was in plain sight for us to find," said Catherine with a heavy sigh.

"How old?" Heather asked a bit surprised.

"Eighteen, nineteen," said Catherine.

"Lindsay's age," said Heather.

"Yes, but lucky she can't be harmed if you can put it that way," said Catherine.

"You know as well as I as she can be killed, just not like them," Heather reminded her.

"Yes, yes, but what I'm saying is that never mind, but seriously do you knows any old or new that would want to harm those girls?" she asked.

"I may have some ideas, but I need to check around first," said Heather.

"Get back to me on that will you, I need to go back to the lab," said Catherine with a sigh and left.

It was a few days after this that a very tired Catherine ended her shift and was about to head home when she saw the sun was raising outside the lab.

She let out a gasp and wondered how she was going to get home now. In frustration of not keeping track of the time she started to cry sadly.

"Catherine what is wrong?" she heard Grissom ask behind her.

"Need to get home, but can't go out, the sun is too bright, I will get harmed," she said honest.

He looked confused at her and said, "You can't stay here until nightfall."

"I know that," she said with a frustrated sigh not knowing what to do.

"I don't really see what's so dangerous about the sun," he said calmly.

"It can kill me, kind of allergic to it" she said as that was the best she could think of.

He didn't say anything just nodded before heading out in the sunlight and she stood looking scared after him, much like a trapped animal in a cage.

Catherine stayed in her office until nightfall then she left, she was both hungry and tired so she sent Grissom a text that she would be later before leaving the lab.

Grissom was in his office thinking, it was something not quite adding up with Catherine, specially the not being able to be out in the sun, and when he thought about it he hadn't seen her out in it for ages. He was now trying to think if it had always been that way. No he concluded, but she was never out very long, neither was Lindsey and then it was the comment about her age she had said the other day which made him wonder.

Her birth record clearly stated they were about the same age, but was that wrong.

He saw Greg walking pass and yelled out, "Greg can you come in here for a second?"

"What?" Greg asked.

"What do you know about vampires?" Grissom asked curiously.

"That they live on blood, got fangs and can't be in contact with the sun, why?" asked Greg confused.

"I'm just thinking about the case," said Grissom thoughtfully.

"You cannot be serious, vampires do not exist," said Greg.

"Maybe someone who thinks they are one," said Grissom.

Greg shook his head and left him as Grissom though was that it, was Catherine in fact a vampire, and if so could he just ask her that.

"Grissom you are going crazy?" he thought and shook it off.

Catherine was on the other hand on her way back to the lab when her phone rang, she quickly answered it and said, "Willows."

"Hey Catherine, its Heather I got some info," said Heather in the other end.

"Can you come to the lab, I'm on my way there now," said Catherine.

"Yes, see you there in not too long," said Heather and hung up.

A moment later the two ladies was in Catherine's office talking and Heather said, "I think your suspect might be a man called Dimitri Koslow, he's looks like he is in his mid-thirties and has been going from state to state for a while, he's sly and highly dangerous."

"How dangerous?" Catherine asked.

"Taken down people all ages and creatures too," said Heather.

"Why hasn't he been stopped?" Catherine asked.

"Don't know, I would suppose that no one has managed to do so," said Heather.

"How do I know it's him?" Catherine asked.

"I honestly don't know, as no one could tell me that," said Heather.

"And he would be as we are too old to be in any database, hopeless," said Catherine.

They got interrupted by Grissom's voice asking, "Heather, what are you doing here?"

"Helping out on the case, so how have you been?" she asked.

"Uhm good, but how are you related to the case?" he asked with skepticism.

"I know some people, but I have to go call you later if I can find anything else," she said, got up passed Grissom and said, "And you should call me if you feel like talking or talk to Catherine."

He looked almost shocked at her then back to Catherine saying, "Want to tell me how she is helping out?"

"It's complicated, very complicated," she said with a sigh.

"I got time," he said and sat down opposite her.

"I'm afraid that if I tell you, you want nothing to do with me," she said looking down.

"I promise you that will never happen, no matter what it is," he said putting a hand on top of hers, it was cold as ice.

"Ok, please don't laugh when I tell you because this is real," she said in a serious tone.

He nodded and Catherine continued, "I know what killed out victims, it was a vampire, most likely a man called Dimitri Koslow, but since he is what he is you won't find him in the database."

"Vampire and you are certain of this because...?" he said looking at her.

She sighed heavily and said, "Because I am one."
¨

"You're a vampire" he said, but to her surprise he didn't sound shocked.

"I am, Ed was, Linds is and Heather too for that matter" she said.

"I see. So tell me how this works, do you sleep in a coffin and so on?" he asked trying to get a grasp of what she was saying.

"Sleep in my bed, live a normal life except I can die of the sun and I need to drink blood to stay alive" she said.

He nodded and asked, "How many is there all together?"

"Not sure, but a lot," she said.

"Then how come we haven't found any more victims with bite marks?" he asked.

"We burry then and we're not supposed to leave them to find or take victims that are not someone that will be missed to put it that way," she said and looked down.
"May I see your fangs?" he asked.

She showed him before looking down again. Silent tears were falling from her eyes now.

"And how do you world work?" he asked.

"We got different kinds of hierarchies and laws to follow," she said.

"So this one that has done the killing he broke them and will be punished if caught right?" he said.

"That he will yes," she said.

"I need to think," he said and left her in a way that made Catherine regret that she had told him in the first place.

When Grissom came back an hour later Catherine's eyes were red from crying, and she looked more sadly than he had ever seen her before.

She could as usually tell that he came into the room before he spoke and looked into his clear blue eyes.

"Catherine I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you, it's just that I needed some time to digest what you just told me," he said.

"I understand," she said with a heavy sigh.

"But I am OK with it, but I it's just I rather now know about when you…" he said.

She nodded, but he could tell by the look in her eyes that she was still insecure, so he sat down opposite her before gently placing his hand on top of hers saying, "It's Ok I won't tell."

She didn't replay, just smiling as he felt his warm hand on top of her own.

"Can you make me one?" he asked.

"I can yes, but I won't and trust me you don't want that life," she said.

"So except for drinking blood and react badly to the sunlight what is it like? Can you fly or is that a myth?" he asked curiously.

"Not exactly, I can move faster than you detect and jump as far as I want so to you it may seem that way," she said.

"Anything else?" he asked.

"I can find Linds no matter where she is as I can sense her whereabouts, that is unless she's in a small, dark room because then she is so scared that she's blocked out, and I can sense if a person or vampire is good or bad by their blood," she said.

"And Linds what can she do?" he asked.

"Move things with her mind which is sometimes really annoying," she said and rolled her eyes.

Grissom chuckled and said, "That I can believe, so the power is that something you get at once you became one or does it take time to train it?"

"Linds was born with it, but it took her some time to move heavy things like couches and stuff like that. I got the power to track her form the day she was born, which is not for her sake always a good thing, and the blood thing I got pretty fast too," she said with another vague smile.

"So if I become a vampire I get some kind of power right away," he said.

"Yes pretty much," she said.

"But you don't know what kind of power right?" he said.

"No," she said.

"Any chance of knowing what kind of power our suspect has?" he asked.

"No, but it has to be something powerful," she said honest.

"I figure that, now tell me more about this hierarchy, is it one for both good and evil?" he asked.

"Yes and also different in different states and countries," she said.

"This is fascinating," said Grissom thoughtfully.

"I wish I could see it that way, or be normal like you," she said with a heavy sigh.

"I wouldn't have you any other way," he said and before thinking it through he bet over and kissed her.

Catherine were amazed by how warm his lips actually were, as all men she had kissed before him were vampires, this was something new for her.

Grissom backed off a little and looked at her blue eyes; their shade had become lighter again. He smiled at her and asked, "Can you…?"

"I can yes" she said, but then he started to think and said,, "It's probably not a good idea."

"You're right," she said with a sigh and somehow managed to get her mind back on the case and he walked back out as quietly as he came.

It was early the next morning when Grissom came back into Catherine's office proudly saying, "I've solved your problem."

"Which one?" she asked looking at him with surprised eyes.

"The sun" he said and threw her a bottle.

She looked at it, it was a very high sun block, she wondered in all her years why she didn't think of that, he saw her troubled face and said, "You're not out in the sun so why think of it."

"Thank you," she said and smiled at him.

"You're welcome, oh I have a question," he said.

"Yes?" she said.

"I saw a bat out here the other night, is it yours?" he asked.

"It is, it's a pet or messenger if you like. She's very lovingly," she said with a smile.

"She got a name?" he asked.

"Emily," she said.

"So are you up for breakfast?" he asked her.

"Where are you thinking?" she replied.

"Café, or my house wherever you like," he said looking hopefully at her.

"Your house," she said as she started to put on some of the sun block.

The breakfast didn't last for long as Catherine apparently needed her sleep and he showed her to his bedroom where she lay down and quickly drifted off.

Grissom couldn't resist stroking her strawberry blonde hair for just a second which made her let out a soft moan.

He smiled thinking about all the times he had thought about this would happen, but never did and now she was there. Could this be the start of something?

He shook his head, she was a vampire, there was no way it could happen, unless he became one, but then again the thought of living on blood wasn't all that appealing to him either.

Grissom wondered how long Catherine had been one, it had at least been before Linds was born, as she was one as well when he heard something against the bedroom window and walked over to check it out.

Grissom first didn't see anything, so he opened the window and looked around and saw the bat, but it didn't come close so he took it she was afraid of him.

"It's okay, I won't harm you," Grissom said in a soft tone, but the bat didn't come any closer.

"You're looking for Catherine aren't you, you got a message," he said.

The bat seemed to get him as she was nodding and Grissom moved aside so she could fly pass him and into the room.

She flew inside and landed on Catherine's shoulder letting out some sounds to wake her.

"Emily, slow down I cannot get what you are saying," said Catherine sleepily.

Grissom shook his head wondering how anyone could understand a bat in the first place, Emily seemed to notice and flew over and slapped him with her wing.

"Hey," he said in a little too harsh tone as she scared flew back and hid behind Catherine.

"Both of you be nice, now what were you saying?" Catherine asked the bat again.

The bat started talking again while Grissom observed as Catherine's face turned whiter by the minute and she asked, "Are you sure?"

The bat nodded and Catherine said, "Thanks for telling me, now fly over to Grissom and he'll give you something to eat."

"What does she eat?" asked Grissom confused.

"Bugs, mice and stuff, need more sleep," said Catherine and closed her eyes.

"Well I think I got something in the kitchen," said Grissom and headed that way along with Emily.

Right after Grissom had left the room Catherine slipped out and headed for a location Emily had told her there was a victim. She could at once tell by the girl on the floor in the back ally that there had been a struggle and the girl did not look good.

Catherine bent down, her pulse was weak, almost too weak, as she called for an ambulance she tried to ask who had done that to her and why, but she didn't seem to get any answers other than it was a big bat.

Catherine sighed as she called Heather and asked, "What do you know about a big bat?"

"Why?" Heather asked.

"Well the latest victim that was attacked claims it was of a big bat, but there is no way Dimitri or anyone else can turn into one," said Catherine.

"Not unless it was already on him," said Heather thoughtfully.

"What do you mean?" asked Catherine confused.

"Like a giant tattoo, I've heard some of the guys have them," said Heather.

"I see. I have to look into that then," said Catherine.

"Yes, so are you coming to the banquette tonight?" asked Heather curiously.

"Oh God, I completely forgot about that," said Catherine with a sigh.

"You are one of the higher, you are expected to be there," said Heather.

"I know and I will, if I got any luck, Dimitri may come as well," said Catherine.

"It's not impossible, see you tonight," said Heather and hung up.

Catherine took up her phone called Greg and said, "How would you like to do some of duty work?"

"What do you need?" he asked tiredly.

"To find out if anyone has gotten a big bat tattoo lately," she said.

"I'm on it," he said with a sigh as he hung up and she left to go back to Grissom.

In the meantime Grissom was trying to get to know Emily, which wasn't exactly easy since she was after all a bat.

"So how long have you been working for Catherine?" he asked curiously.

The bat tried to talk, but he didn't get it so she pointed towards his hands and he said, "Ten years."

The bat nodded and he asked, "How come I haven't seen you before then?"

Emily somehow managed to show him that she usually hid so he wouldn't have.

"Ahh I see, do you work for Lindsey and others or just Cath?" he asked.

He quickly got that it was just for Cath and asked, "Do Linds have a bat to?"

The bat shook her head and pointed towards him and he said, "Ahh so you gotto be a certain age to get a messenger bat."

She nodded and he said, "So if I were a vampire I would get one?"

She nodded again and he said, "Maybe I should, I mean I really like her and all. It's not like with Sara."

Grissom showed her a picture, but she didn't seem to like it so he put it away and said, "Easy there Em, so you think I should become one?"

She shook her head again and flapped a lot with her wings as he heard Catherine said, "Don't do it, you will regret it."

"But then I would spend my time with you," he said.

"You do that already," she reminded him.

"Yes, but in the end I will die and you will live on," he pointed out.

"It's the way life goes, Em it's taken care of, you can leave for now," she said and the little bat flew off as Catherine walked over to Grissom and gently placed her hands in his saying, "Please don't do it, even if I love the way you are thinking, it's almost like a curse."

"But I love you and I wanna share every moment with you, can't you please make me one," he begged before his lips locked with hers in a long, deep kiss.

Never before had Catherine been so aroused by one single kiss, she pulled him closer feeling his warm breath against her cold one as she kept on kissing him until she let him go so he could get air. Something she would have no need for, but she didn't want to kill him making out.

She took his hand and dragged him back to the bedroom, where he gently lay her down on the bed while he was still kissing her.

It was new for him however that a woman's skin was so cold; he went quickly from her lips to her neck which seemed to drive her crazy. As he removed her top and bra and let his fingers caressed her bare back ever so gently.

Her fingers were on the other hand exploding his warm body, that were arousing her even more as she had never before felt such heat and so gentle touches on top of her.

Her hands trailed their way down to his lower back where they drew gentle circles as she drew him closer.

He let his fingers remove her pants and her black silk lingerie to let his hand slide down to her wetness, at least that part of her were warm, just by down so she arched like crazy screaming out to him.

He bent down and kissed her over and over again as she somehow managed to remove his pants and boxers and tried to lead him to her.

"You, you, you…" she let out as the rest got lost in another moan as he was kissing her silky soft breasts.

"What?" he asked looking at her, her skin looked so normal and was so soft spite her age, still the fact was that it was colder than ice, almost like… no he didn't want to go there.

"You're so hot, I never felt anything like this," she said and reached up to kiss him, to touch him, the only thing she could not do, but that she really wanted was to bite him.

He could see the frustration bland with the lust in her eyes and said, "Its ok."

She shook her head before continuing to kiss him madly, desperately as he did the same to her, getting inside her warm wetness.

She let out a gasp as he was a bit bigger then she first had though, he was about to retract afraid of hurting her, when she gave him a kiss that said it was ok for him to go on.

He did to though, but more gentle than any man ever before him which took her by surprise as she moaned out to him over and over, until she reached her high right after him, but the feeling of the hot liquid filling her up.

Never before had Catherine felt such a high and never before had Grissom experienced a woman shake like this beneath him.

When she finally managed to calm herself, he retracted with a soft kiss and just held her protective.

Hot mixing with cold as they slowly drifted off.

Catherine woke up by with Grissom still holding her hardly; she could still feel his warmth, which made her feel safer than she had felt in the longest time.

She gently kissed his chest to wake him and said, "Time to wake up bugman."

"Uhm already," he said with a grunt.

"Yes, Lindsey should be home soon," she said and looked at the time.

"There is one thing I'm wondering about regarding her," he said.

"Yes…" she replied.

"You said she was a vampire, but she still goes to school like other children, if you can't go out in the sun, how can she?" he asked curiously.

"I actually am not sure of that, but she always could," Catherine answered him.

He looked surprised at her thinking that as her mother Catherine should know this, but he also figured he could ask her the next time he saw her.

"Bugman I need a favor;" said Catherine.

"I'm listening," he said as he nuzzled her neck a little.

"I need to have the night of as there is this banquette I have to go to," she said.

"What kind of banquette?" he asked curiously.

"It's kind of like a coming out party for young vampires, it's a big night for Lindsey," Catherine answered.

"That sounds interesting need a date?" he asked hopefully.

"If you go there you will end up as bait, not my date," she said with a sigh.

"They would really kill me?" Grissom asked.

"They would and I'm not about to lose my man," she said.

"I would be careful," said Grissom.

"Bugman I mean this in the nicest way, I don't want you there it's too dangerous and really I need to go," she said with a sigh as she got out of bed and started to get dressed.

"I understand," he said with a frustrated sigh.

"Please just promise me you will stay away," she practically begged him.

"I promise," he said and gave her a soft kiss before she called for Emily and left.

It was the same night and Catherine was backstage prepping Lindsey, along with a lot of other mothers and daughters that were getting ready.

Lindsey looked around at the other girls feeling a bit out of place knowing the other girls would have fathers leading them down the stairs to the ball room, while she was being followed by her mother as her father was dead.

Catherine finished on her hair and said, "There all done, so how do you feel?"

"Uhm nervous I think, wish that…" she replied.

"I know, I do too, but we'll be fine," said Catherine and smiled vaguely at her.

"Mhm, so where will my place be now?" Lindsey asked curiously.

"Not sure but you are lower than me," said Catherine.

"But I'm higher than the other girls as you are the queen's right hand," said Lindsey hopefully.

"That is for her to decide," said Catherine.

"But I get a bat right?" said Lindsey.

"We'll see," said Catherine as Emily flew in and landed on her shoulder.

"Oh come on, you know I'm old enough and I totally need a bat, right Em?" Said Lindsey and scratched Emily behind her ear.

"We'll see I said," as Emily made a low piping sound of pleasure.

"Ohh I should so get a bat tattoo, I've seen some of the others got them and they are so cool, she said excitedly.

"You are not doing that, you are too young and I won't have you wrecking your body on something you might regret later," said Catherine.

Lindsey let out a huff as Emily flew of and Catherine sighed and said, "Just be really sure so you don't regret it later."

"Okay" said Lindsey smiling at her.

"And never tattoo a boyfriend or girlfriend's name," said Catherine in a firm tone.

"I won't, that's just stupid in case it won't last," said Lindsey.

Just at that moment Emily flew back and landed at Catherine's shoulder and Catherine turned to the others and said, "Okay everyone, line up. Time to walk out."

"We're first right," said Lindsey hopefully.

"Of course," said Catherine and took her arm and walked towards the exit with the others following them.

It was a bit later that night and Catherine was standing making small conversation with Heather, when a couple of gentlemen came over to them and asked them if they wanted to dance. Heather said yes and followed her date out on the floor while Catherine said, "I think I'll pass."

"Really, are you taken?" he asked her.

"Yes as a matter a fact I am," she answered.

"Oh really as I can't see anyone around here," he said looking around.

"He was busy," she said.

"Really," he said.

"Yes, he is working," she answered him as it was after all true.

"And he couldn't take the night off for you and your girl?" he asked a bit surprised.

"No, if you would excuse me," she said and made her way over to Lindsey that were talking to some other teenagers by the same age. Although the age was kind of relative as they couldn't age at all.

"Lindsey, do you have a moment?" she asked polite.

"Yeah, see you in a few," she said, as she excused herself to follow Catherine outside.

"I brought you a little something?" said Catherine with a smile.

Lindsey's blue eyes shone of excitement as she asked, "What?"

"This," she said and made a moment which made Emily appear with another bat.

"You really got me a bat for real," said Lindsey even more excited.

"I did, it's a he," said Catherine.

"Ohhh, cool, how old is he?" asked Lindsey curiously.

"Three years," Catherine answered with a smile, as it had been a while since she had seen her daughter that happy.

"Cool, I'm gonna call him Caspar, I gotto go and show him off," said Lindsey and ran inside with the little bat flying fast after her.

"You just made her very happy," she heard Heather say as she and her bat Eldod appeared from out of nowhere.

"I should hope so, hopefully it was a useful investment," said Catherine with a smile.

"Yes, these two surly was," said Lady Heather as she had bought both Eldod and Emily.

"Yes there were, any news on Dimitri?" Catherine asked.

"No, but I would take it he is here somewhere, just have a feeling," said Heather.

"I take it you got guards here," said Catherine.

"Of course, I am after all the queen and with Dimitri around we need better blocking," said Heather honest.

"I agree, well I better get back in and mingle," she said and went back inside while Heather turned to her bat and said, "Eldod would you fly and find out what you can."

The bat nodded and flew inside to do as he was asked while she stood back looking out over the garden thinking, wondering who Dimitri's next prey would be.

It was over midnight and a tipsy Lindsey was tipsy and flirting with an older vampire, in fact he was really too old for her, but that she didn't really care about that.

Little Caspar were circling around their heads keeping an eye on his mistress when he noticed something in front of him. He could quickly tell it was a bigger enemy and therefore had to leave his mistress, when he came back she was gone.

Caspar searched for her with no result before he called out for the bat of Lady Heather that quickly came to him to get the message before flying back to his mistress while Caspar flew in search of his.

In the meantime Catherine could tell that something was wrong with her daughter, as she could not sense her as the signal was somehow blocked when her phone rang, it was Grissom that had another young female victim.

Catherine found herself with him a moment after, in fact so fast that he gasped by the sight of her before saying, "You look wow."

"That was very well spoken and thanks," she said.

"You're welcome," he said and smiled at her.

"So what do we got?" she asked looking at the dead girl.

"Another vampire attack, are you ok?" he asked as she seemed distracted.

"No, I cannot get a hold on Linds, or rather I cannot sense her at all which worries me, and I got a sense of that we are dealing with more than one vampire here," she said with a sigh.

"How so?" Grissom asked confused.

"The bite marks on this looks different on the ones on the other girls," she said as Grissom's phone rang, he answered and said, "Yes, yes, good."

"New body at Cesar's Palace, Greg is there with Riley," said Grissom.

"Two in one night, that's not good," said Catherine a tad concerned.

"No, oh look who's coming," he said and pointed up in the air.

Catherine saw where he was pointing and saw Emily coming towards them and landed on Catherine's shoulder to give her a message before flying off again.

Grissom looked at her scared face and asked, "Catherine what is wrong, more bodies?"

"No, Linds, her bat Caspar lost track of her, I just hope she's okay as I can't connect," she said.

"Do you want to leave to look for her?" he asked.

"The area is too big, I'll do the perimeter if you take a closer look of the area," she said and walked a few steps away.

It was early morning and Lindsey had just came home from her date and went straight to bed, where she fell asleep from exhaustion as it had been a very eventful night.

The bad luck on her end was that her alarm went off a couple of hours later at around 9am as she was supposed to be at school around ten, even if it was Sunday as she had a group assignment.

She let out a groan and headed for the bathroom to take a quick shower before getting dressed. After doing so she went to check if her mother had come in yet, so she could say hello before she left, but to her surprise her mother wasn't there.

Lindsey looked at the time 9.30; way too late for Catherine to be out, even with overtime which she really shouldn't be doing as she needed to get home before sunup which made Lindsey worry.

It was then it occurred to her that she might be out looking for her, so Lindsey reached for her cell to call her, no answer, so she tried again thinking "Come on mom, pick up."

But there was no such luck so she called Heather instead asking, "Have you heard from mom since last night?"

"Not in a while, I know she was worried because you were gone, but…" said Heather.

"I'm so sorry about that, but I meet a dude and, either way do you think she's outside cause, cause, cause…" Lindsey's voice was shivering.

"I know and I'm sure she's inside somewhere, I can send Eldod out if you like," heather offered.

"Could you that would be great," Lindsey said.

"I can," said Heather.

"Thanks your highness, but I have to run, totally late," said Lindsey as she quickly hung up and headed over to the school.

Catherine was in trouble and she knew it as it was after sunup and she should have been home by now, but she was still in search of Lindsey. Where on earth could she be she wondered.

Not to mention that she was starting to feel ill, which was not good at all. She took up her phone and called Grissom saying, "Bugman, please help me."

"Cath, what is wrong, where are you?" he asked concerned.

"I, I'm not sure, but the sun is too bright," she answered him.

"I thought you were going home over an hour ago," he said shocked.

"I decided to look for Lindsey on the way back, but I lost track of time," she replied.

"Can you at all see anything that can tell me where you are?" he asked.

"Have to close my eyes, burns, but think I'm at the Excalibur," she said as the line went dead.

Grissom drove as fast as he could towards the Excalibur where he found her lifeless on the ground, so he got her in the car and drove back to her place where he gently lay her down on the bed.

"Catherine," he whispered.

"Bugman," she whispered back before she was groaning out in pain.

"Where does it hurt?" he asked her concerned.

"All over," she said honest.

"It wasn't the sun was it?" he asked.

"No, was ill at end of the shift," she said honest.

"I didn't know you could be sick as you are…" he stopped looking as she twisted in pain.

"I can, but not the same way as you," she said looking at him with sad eyes.

"Any idea what you got?" he asked trying to get it.

"I would guess blood poisoning and it really hurts," she cried sadly.

"Poor vamp girl," he said and held her closely wondering why he hadn't thought of that , as it pretty much said i self as she was living on blood.

It was later that day that Lindsey came home and found Grissom in the living room; she looked at him and asked:, "Is mom home?"

"That she is, but she is sick," he answered.

"What do you mean sick?" Lindsey asked rather confused.

"Most likely blood poisoning," he said.

"She didn't get harmed by the sun earlier did she?" Lindsey asked worried.

"No, but it could have been a close call," said Grissom honest.

"And it was all my fault, I really didn't mean to do that, but I meet this dude and we lost track of time and everything, he was so awesome and we plan to see each other again real soon," said Lindsey excitedly.

"Let me guess, he's a vampire too?" said Grissom and rolled his eyes.

"Totally is and he's just so great," said with a dreamy look in her eyes.

"Your mother will be thrilled I'm sure," said Grissom with a sigh.

"Well who I wanna see I decide," said Lindsey.

"Speaking of vampires, how come you can be out at daytime?" Grissom asked.

"Dunno, it's some vamps that can, but I'm different than them too cause I get a tan in the summer and all almost like a human, but mom and uhm dad they can't take sun, well I mean dad couldn't," she said with a heavy sigh.

"That is really odd," said Grissom thoughtfully.

"Yeah totally is, but I am full blood vamp," she said with a smile.

"I know, I better go and check on your mother;" he said.

"And I need to call Kyro," she said and ran upstairs with her phone as he went into Catherine's room.

It was two weeks later and a very frustrated Catherine was down at the Tangiers, thirteen bodies and at least three different vampire killers was what they were dealing with and she was getting more and more frustrated.

She looked over to the other side of the road to see Lindsey and Kyro enter a nightclub, they seemed to be inseparable, Catherine did not know if that was a good thing or not yet.

That wasn't her only worry though as she had got a vampire admirer herself, a man that was about her age, dark brown hair and the bluest eyes, claimed he was owning one of the new clubs and she felt like she was being drawn to him for some reason.

In fact she felt torn as she loved Grissom, yet this vampire seemed to know her like no one else did and he was a vampire, something like Grissom was not.

She was at the moment having tea with Lady Heather that suddenly said, "I don't know if it's a good idea."

"What?" Catherine asked confused.

"To go with that vampire, I have a bad feeling about him," said Heather.

"But he seems harmless, he's really nice and I like him, and it's not like we are going steady," said Catherine.

"Just be careful," said Heather.

"I always am and I can show him the door if he goes too far," Catherine answered.

"And bugman are you just gonna throw your love for him away, as you have found something better," she said.

"I uhm don't know okay, I'm confused, I mean he wants to be one, but I don't want that life for him, he deserves better," said Catherine honest.

"Catherine, he loves you no matter what you are and just that he's willing to become one shows that, and I know you love him too," she said.

"I do, I do, I just…. Need to think," she said, got up quickly and headed for the door as Eldod flew over to Heather, she smiled at him and said: "Keep an eye on her."

The bat nodded and quickly flew after Catherine as she left without her noticing.

"Out wandering all by yourself," Catherine head a dark voice say and turned to face a pair of blue eyes.

"It will appear so," she said.

"And at this time of night, that's not safe," he said.

"Oh really is that so," she said with a devilish smile.

"Yes, you could be attacked," he said with a sly smile.

"I would rather think it was the other way around," she said.

"Probably, so you are not working tonight?" he asked.

"Yes, but it's my break time," she answered.

"Wanna have some fun?" he asked.

"Pends of what kind of fun?" she asked.

"I think you know," he said.

At that moment Catherine actually spotted Grissom looking at them and said, "I ugh have to go."

"Well I better fly?" he said and just like that he was gone.

"Who was that?" Grissom asked her.

"No one," she lied.

"Surly didn't seem that way, are you..?" he asked.

"…..No" she replied.

"And here I thought you were with me, you know what…. No never mind," he said in and gave her a dirty look.

"Grissom…" she said.

"I thought we had something, but clearly I was wrong," he said and walked away while she stood steering after him.

"One zero to bugman," said Kyro as he and Lindsey were watching a few steps away.

"I cannot believe mum would rather be with whoever he is, I mean bugman is so much cooler," she said.

"She is attracted to his dangerous side," said Kyro lazily hanging in the air.

"How are you doing that," she asked him.

"Easy mind power," he said.

"You are not that powerful," she said.

"How can you know?" he asked as he fell to the ground.

"Because you are not a high vamp, I on the other hand," she said with a giggle and made a huge build board move from one roof top to another.

"Cool," he said and smiled at her.

"Yes very, although I will be even more powerful when I get older," she said.

"Oh really you can't get more powers, it's a miracle you are almost human in the sun," he said.

"Ahh yes, see I'm high ranker, you're not, you're just someone's little servant, that's why you got your tiny powers," she said with a smile.

"Perhaps, but I know people with powers," he said.

"As do I," she said.

"You know handsome this can go on for a while, so maybe we should quit it," she said with a giggle.

"Uh-huh, so what do you wanna do?" he asked.

"I dunno, I'm kinda bored, can't we go to the movies and get something to eat after, she suggested.

"You're sucha…" he started when she said, "Not tonight, not in the mood."

"Ok, ok, movies and food it is then," he said and started to walk that way as little Caspar was flying over them keeping watch.

Eldod and Emily were circling over Catherine inside the lab bat chattering about something when she suddenly said, "Can you go somewhere else I'm trying to work and Eldod you can tell your Mistress to mind her own business."

Eldod said something to Emily and flew of as Emily hid on top of the closet as Greg came inside and asked,"Are you ok?"

"Why wouldn't I be?" she replied with a sigh.

"Well talking to your self isn't exactly a good sign," he said.

"I wasn't," she said.

"Well I can't see anyone, so unless Eldod is a tiny bug you were," he said with a tiny smile.

She shook her head and said, "To be honest I'm not OK, but there is nothing you can do."

"I can tell as you have been kinda edgy the last week," he answered.

"Yes it's just these killers that are getting to me, I just wish we could get him," she said.

"Yes I still don't get why they would need the blood, but then again people do weird things all the time," he said.

"True, I just wish we could lock them up," she said wishing she could do far more than that.

"We will in time, but I better get back," he said.

"Can you send Grissom my way if you see him," she said.

"I would, only he's out, but he probably won't take long," said Greg.

"Any idea where he went?" Catherine asked.

"No, he didn't say, he just came in then left in a hurry," said Greg and left.

"Now that is weird," Catherine though as she looked down at the case files.

Grissom was with Lady Heather when Eldod flew in and landed on her shoulder, he seemed rather upset, but she said something that calmed him down before turning to Grissom and said: "I really don't think turning you into a vampire is the answer."

"But she seems to like them and I like her," he said.

"No, you love her," said Heather.

"Yes which is why I want to do this," he said.

"I know, but I still don't think it's a good idea," she said.

"Just do it OK, I mean if I'm a vampire too then we got a better chance of catching this guy," he said.

"You know if I agree to this there is now way back," said Heather in a serious tone.

"Yes, but I be with her forever," he answered.

"You would have been able to do that either way," she said with a sigh.

"Perhaps, but I would in the end die while she would go on, if I do this I will live forever too," he said.

"Yes, but at what coast, you can hardly go out at day at all and you live on blood," she said.

"I know that, but I'm hardly out in the first place, so will you do it?" he asked.

"I want you to think about it for a day and if you still want me to do it we'll see," she said.

He looked at her for a second before he again left her and she turned to Eldod and said: "I really don't think that is a good idea all things considered."

The bat nodded as he agreed before she said: "And I really don't like her new man either."

It was early morning in Vegas and Lindsey and Kyro was sitting outside her house when he said: "I better go because it's soon sunrise."

"It really is too bad as it will be a beautiful one," said Lindsey.

"To you, to me it's deadly, so I better go, am I meeting you tonight babe?" he asked.

"Not tonight, I have a big test in a couple of days and I really need to study to get a good result, which means now hunting for me or at least not more than quick ones," she answered him with a heavy sigh.

"I understand so shall we say Friday then and maybe I can make short interruptions in the meantime," he said with a sly smile.

"Mhm, you better, mom can be here any second," she said in a warning tone.

"Gone," he said and just like that he was in fact gone, and just in the neck of time as Catherine's car pulled up the driveway.

"Hey butterfly, been out all night again?" Catherine asked looking at her daughter.

"Mhm, it was really fun," said Lindsey with a satisfied sigh.

"That I can imagine," said Catherine and rolled her eyes just a little.

"You really should stay away from Maximillian, he's dangerous," said Lindsey.

"Who I see and don't see is not your problem," said Catherine in a warning tone.

"But still, just be uhm careful as I have a bad feeling," said Lindsey as they walked inside.

"Trust me I know what I am doing," said Catherine.

"That's the thing mom I don't think you do," said Lindsey with a sigh.

"Just stay out of it," said Catherine annoyed before heading for her bedroom to sleep. Lindsey got something to drink before sitting down to watch the sunrise.

It was early the same evening and Catherine had gone over to the lab before she actually started as she had so much to do with the serial and wanted to try to get somewhere.

Right after she left Lindsey sneaked out to get some food as she was hungry.

Now Lindsey's plan was to be quick out and back, only she decided to take a detour by "The castle" to see if there was any hot gossip or if she could spot Kyro there.

"I have made my decision," she suddenly heard Grissom's voice say from the hall.

She looked down the stairs and saw him follow Heather into one of her rooms. She quickly managed to get into the room next to it so she could sneak out on the balcony and over to Heathers to see what was going on.

Lucky for her the door out to the balcony was open and the certain was pulled enough outside for her to both see and hear what was going on inside.

"So?" Heather asked.

"Make me one," he said looking into her blue eyes.

"Are you absolutely sure, because as I said earlier when I do there is no turning back," she said.

"I am," he said in a serious tone.

"I suggest you take four sick days as your body will need it for the changing," said Heather.

He nodded and said "Just do whatever it is you do."

Through the window Lindsey were watching as Heather let her fangs sink into Grissom's neck as she gasped in shock thinking "This is not happening, this can't be happening."

How could he do that, how could the bugman do that, to become like them, even if it was for her mother, it was just wrong. Not to mention how could the queen agree on that.

Lindsey on shaky legs headed home where she held on to her stuffed bumblebee, crying over the things that never would be the same again.

Heather was right about Grissom needing to take time off as the next three days he was sick as a dog, in fact he had never been sick like that before.

He hardly managed to get out of bed and into the bathroom as he didn't feel like getting up at all.

Neither did he pick up his phone as he had no desire to talk to anyone.

On the third night his doorbell rang and he managed to get dressed a little and open to find Lindsey outside. As he let her in she asked, "Why?"

"Because I love her and I want to be with her," he said with a heavy sigh.

"Still you could have done that alive, she don't care in fact I think she likes you better alive. She will be mighty pissed now you know," Lindsey pointed out.

"Well then she can be that, I think this is better," he said with another sigh.

"No you don't, you hate it. You just did it to please her, which is wrong, you are not a cold blooded killer like us that go after innocent prey," she said honest.

"I do what I have to," he said jut as Lindsey gasped because she had just seen that Emily had just flown inside to join them.

"Oh, oh, this is not good," she said with a sigh as Catherine entered the room, she did not look happy.

"Are you completely insane?" she said in a calm tone as she managed to control herself.

"What, why?" he said calmly.

"You can't just go and become a vampire just like that, it's…, you…. how could you do that?" she asked him, he could see the anger in his eyes and it scared him that she still was so calm.

"I just wanted to be with you and I though…" he said.

"Then you though wrong, I liked you the way you were," she said.

"Well you seemed to like that other dude too, so clearly the regular me wasn't enough," he pointed out.

"But I didn't want you to do this, to be… you deserve better, to be with someone that are normal, to have children and... and…" she stopped.

"But I want you and your little butterfly and if that means being a vampire then…" he said.

"I don't…. you messed it all up," she yelled at him and ran out of there in a hurry as Emily followed.

Caspar flew over and landed on Grissom's shoulder as he looked at Lindsey and asked. "I don't understand, why is me being what you are a bad thing?"

"Because she wanted a normal man and she liked you the way you were as did I, now you will become something darker that isn't really you. She was right when she said you messed it up, but you can also be the one to fix it, make it right bugman," she said with a sigh as she and Caspar left.

Grissom sighed seemed like he always managed to mess up when it came to women, it didn't matter if he meant to or not, something always went wrong, like now.

When he came to work that night Catherine just gave him angry glares and she didn't talk to him other then what was needed for the case.

Where she flew off to in her break he could only guess, and that he felt hungry didn't help his case as Lindsey was right he was not a cold blooded killer, to him doing that part felt wrong.

Grissom sighed as he called Heather and said, "What do I do?"

"With Catherine or the whole thing in general?" she answered him.

"The thing in general, I mean to me it is wrong to eat like that, are there any other options?" he asked.

"I am afraid not, I mean you could prey on animals, but humans are more preferably," she said.

"And this power when do I get it and what is it?" he asked as he hadn't felt any big changes other than being a vampire that was.

"Varies from person to person and you will see," she said calmly.

"You mean you know what it will be?" he asked a tad surprised.

"I am not completely sure, but I got a feeling, as it depends on what kind of person you were before the cross over," she said.

"So good people get good powers and bad gets bad?" he asked.

"Something like that and then there is those who are born vampires, their powers are sometimes random or attached to how their parents are," she said.

"So vampires do in other words mate as humans," he said.

"Yes of course," she said.

"So any tips on how to win her over?" he asked.

"This time you need to figure it out on your own," she said.

"Fine," he said and hung up before he frustrated thought "Women, hopeless."

It was a bit later that night something odd happened when Grissom looked at one of the crime scene photos. He suddenly saw the crime being done and the killer, or rather everything but his face for some reason. He looked at another and the same thing happened to the rest of the photos.

They had been right there were three killers and they not stupid for sure. The trouble was he could only see a little that was leading up to them and what happened right after which wasn't all much, but brutal enough. And he also would think it was more brutal than a vampire usually killed.

So he knew almost who they were, but not where they were and how to stop them, but he knew what would be most likely the right place to ask around so he headed over to Heather.

At the same time Catherine were with Maximillian. They were at the moment making out and she was getting more aggressive as she was upset by Grissom and needed an outlet.

"Easy, you are not in a hurry babe, calm down," said Maximillian between the kisses.

"I want you now," Catherine let out moaning as he nibbled on her neck.

"Yes I can tell you do," he said and removed their pants and got inside her when she said, "Stop, I can't I'm sorry I need to…"

"What?" he almost spit out in shock.

"I can't tonight, I need to go," she said as she zipped up her pants and started to walk away while her mind worked like crazy.

Catherine was lost that much was clear. She was also mighty frustrated which at the moment was not a very good thing.

As tears ran down her face she headed for the castle, she needed to think or not to.

She opened the door and who did she see without Grissom, she snarled at him in anger which made him jump back a bit as she said, "If you weren't already dead I would kill you right now."

"Catherine, will you calm down," he said calmly.

"No, this time you went too far," she said, he voice was shivering in anger now.

"I did it for you," he said.

"Don't you get it; I wanted you as a man, not a vampire. I loved to feel your warmth instead of cold, now there is nothing," she said sadly.

"But if you want me why did you go with that other guy?" he asked confused.

"I was curious okay, he got something exciting, but I don't want you this way," she said starting to walk away.

"Catherine…" he said.

She turned in less than a second and replied, "Yes."

"I just wanted to…." he said.

"Then you shouldn't have," she said and ran up to her room in tears while he left to find Heather.

"But I'm telling you I saw everything but there face, what do you think the reason for that is?" Grissom asked Heather a moment later.

"That Dimitri put a block on it so you couldn't see it," said Heather.

"I gotto find out what kind of powers he has," said Grissom.

"Except from psychic block and the power to manipulate," she said.

"Is that even possible to have more than one power?" he asked her.

"Well manipulating isn't really a power and pends on how strong he is what powers he has," she said honest.

"You can read minds right?" he asked.

"Yes," she answered.

"Is it possible for him to have the power to control the mind?" he asked.

"Yes it is and that is a highly dangerous power," she pointed out.

"I know, but what I don't know is how you kill a vampire," he said.

"You cannot seriously think about going after him?" Heather exclaimed.

"Why not, I mean he done wrong in both worlds and he deserves it. The dead girls deserves justice," he argued.

"That may be, but then you are no better than him, besides he do most likely have two or three henchmen, you cannot take him down yourself," she said.

"Wanna join?" he asked.

"I'm a queen I don't get my hands dirty, I got people to deal with that kind of stuff if needed," she said honest.

"So can I barrow them then?" he asked.

"I need to think about it as I don't want to come of too bad," she said.

"Fine, I'll find someone else and you and Catherine can do whatever it is you do," he said annoyed and left, but not fast enough for Heather to tell Eldod to follow him which he quickly did.

Kyro and Lindsey were downstairs in the castle when Catherine suddenly came inside, but she quickly excused herself and left them.

"Shouldn't she be at work?" Kyro asked.

"Yes, but he is there," said Lindsey with a sigh.

"Ahh he, but she can't avoid him forever unless she switch jobs," he pointed out.

"I know that, but this is a really thought thing to deal with, it's after all her bugman," said Lindsey.

"Explain," he said trying to getting the concept.

"There is two things you can see about mom, one she has been a vampire for ages, I don't even know if she remember her before life or how long she has been one, and the other is that she always have loved bugman, even before that thing with dad," she said honest.

"But if that is true then he being a vampire really should change anything," said Kyro.

"Yes it does because being with him she felt what it would be like to being with a human, feeling the warmth of someone instead of just cold and that she can never have again," said Lindsey.

"But he's the man that she loves and now they can spend the rest of their lives together that gotto count for something," said Kyro.

"I should… now all you are… try to get her to see that," said Lindsey with a sigh.

"I can always try, so are you going back to study for that dance thingy?" he asked.

"Yes I probably should are you coming with?" she asked hopefully.

"I probably shouldn't, but OK," he said and smiled at her as the two of them left "The castle".

Catherine had been listening in on the two of them, but it didn't really change all that much.

Yes Kyro was right when he said that they could spend their rest of their lives together and yes Lindsey was right when she said she had always loved him.

From the first time Catherine lay eyes on Grissom she had fell instantly in love and she knew he was the guy for her. The problem back then wasn't as much as she was a vampire but that she was married to Eddie. That was probably the biggest mistake of her life, the only good thing that came out of that was Lindsey, her darling little butterfly.

Her darling little butterfly that was born a vampire, Catherine let out a huff. What life was that to give a child, to be raised to drink blood and to kill from the day she was born.

Catherine sighed as she looked at a picture she had of her and Grissom in her valet, her bugman, her best friend.

Of course she understood his reasoning for doing it, but still it was just wrong. Never again would she feel his warmth.

"It's not fair," she though as she was wondering why she was going out with Maximillian, now that she finally had her man. Now it was all a mess.

It was a bit later that night that Grissom knocked on Catherine's office door and entered, he could by her red eyes see that she had been crying and with concerned voice asked, "Catherine, are you ok?"

"Not really no, I just want to take the doer and get it over with, I don't want any more dead girls, it's just not right," she answered with a frustrated sigh.

"I know, speaking of dead girls, how is Linds, I haven't seen her in a while," he said.

"She's fine, still with Kyro," she said.

"Is the signal you have when you need to find her still blocked when they are together?" he asked curiously.

"Yes which makes me think he's not a good guy or that one above him is making sure the signal is blocked somehow," she answered.

"But why?" he asked.

"I don't know," she said frustrated.

He for some reason picked up the picture of them that was on her desk and while he was looking at it, it was like the memory of just that moment came flooding back all at once, how happy they had been and what happened right before it was taken, which made him smile.

"We will solve this vamp girl, I promise," he said and gently put a hand on her shoulder.

She more by reflex that anything else leaned her had against his arm and let out a sigh as she said, "It's all messed up."

"I know, but we can fix it, together we can fix it," he answered her calmly.

"I dunno, it might be too late to fix," she said as she let her eyes close still leaning against him.

"Please don't say that, I mean it's us," he said.

"Yet I am," she said which made him withdraw before leaving her as he wondered how he was going to change her view.

It was about two weeks later when Catherine came into her office and found a note on her desk; she knew it was from Grissom as he had been leaving her notes the last weeks on places he knew she would find them. It was mostly necessary messages disguised with something personal. She suspected it was to woo her, which she didn't mind at all as she liked the tokens of his love, although that didn't change the fact that she was still very attracted to Maximillian.

Sadly he wasn't one of the serious types that wanted commitment, Grissom on the other hand was, but she was still a bit bothered by the fact that he turned himself into a vampire.

She picked up the note and went over to the castle to think.

Once she was in her room at the castle she looked at the note that said, "Catherine would you mind helping me out with the schedules because I cannot make head or tails of it, I'll take you out for something to eat if you do."

Catherine shook her head and smile when she heard Heather say, "Another love letter?"

"If you can call it that," said Catherine turning towards her.

"Working here instead of the crime lab again?" she asked.

"Yes and no, thinking break," said Catherine.

"You seem to be doing a lot of that lately," said Heather.

"Yes I have a lot on my mind," Catherine answered.

"Why haven't you asked me why it did it, you want to right?" Heather asked her.

"Why would I want to ask you anything?" said Catherine.

"I'm a mind reader remember," Heather answered.

Catherine rolled her eyes and said, "Why did you do it, why did you agree on changing him when you must know I would never approve of that?

"Do you trust me, I mean not only as your friend, but your queen?" asked Heather.

"I do yes, but.." said Catherine as she did.

"No buts I know what I did when I turned him, as I can see further then what is now and it was the right thing to do," said Heather calmly.

"You mean you planned to do it all along?" Catherine asked a bit shocked.

"Not exactly, but I see something that you don't," said Heather and left her.

Catherine placed the note in a desk drawer along with some other notes from Grissom with a sigh, but before she closed it she thought, "I think I…. no that can't be."

The next day she found a long stilted red rose on her desk on her desk she went to find Grissom.

He was in his office talking to his spider, so she stopped to listen for a second to hear what he was saying.

"I crushed her didn't I, I really shouldn't have done this, but I just thought…now it's all wrecked," he said.

"You didn't crush me you know," said Catherine from the door.

"Uhm I wasn't exactly talking about you," he said.

"Really, who then?" she asked.

"I was actually talking about Lindsey," he answered.

"Sorry, what do you mean?" she asked confused.

"She wanted what you wanted," he said with a sigh.

"She did, I never knew that, how do you…?" she asked.

"Spider talks," he said as he had a spider messenger instead of a bat.

"You are having him spy around for you," she said a bit surprised.

"Just a little and I thought that what was having Emily do that too," he said and smiled at her.

"She's mostly my messenger that brings messages to either Caspar or Eldod when needed," she said honestly.

"I see, so how are you today?" he asked her.

"I'm OK I guess, oh and thank you for the rose, I assume you were the one that put it on my desk," she said and smiled at him.

"I did and you are welcome," he said and smiled back.

"So are you going to the castle after your shift?" she asked.

"Perhaps," he answered.

"Did you see that movie I told you about yesterday?" she asked.

"I did, it was… I don't know interesting, did you see the documentaries?" he asked back.

"You mean the one about the beetle and the one about the bees?" she answered.

"Yes," he said.

"I did, fascinating," she answered him.

"You really think so?" he asked excitedly.

"Yes didn't think it would be, but it was," she said and smiled at him.

He smiled back and for a short moment she thought he would kiss her, but he just said, "I better… see you later."

As he left she knew she would have desperately wanted him to kiss her, more than she ever wanted anything before which made her let out a huff in frustration.

It was early morning at the caste when Grissom finally got there, as he came inside he heard Heather say, "Good morning my Lord."

"My Queen," he said nodding at her.

"You look tired," she said.

"That I am," he replied with a half-smile.

"Do you have time to talk or are you in a hurry to see Catherine?" she asked.

"I don't know is she in yet?" he asked as he hadn't seen her at the lab.

"Think I saw her with Maximillian, but that was a while ago," she said honest.

"I see, in that case I'm not in a hurry so I got time, after you," he said and made a gesture before following her to her part of the castle.

At the same time Lindsey and Kyro were making out in one of the rooms at Catherine's wing of the castle, he was trying to get further though but she cut him off every time he tried.

"Oh come on Linds, I know you want it too," he managed to say between his hungry kisses.

"No it doesn't feel right to do so, please don't," she said as she pushed his hand down from under her top, even if she was aroused it still didn't feel right with him, why she didn't know.

"Will you stop being sucha tease you have been begging for it for ages now," he said and tried again.

"No," she said as little Caspar flew out of the room to get help.

"You know I don't get you, you do one thing and clearly mean another," he said and got off her a tad annoyed and sat down by the end of her bed, arms crossed not facing her.

"Kyro, don't be like that, I mean I really like you and all," she said and moved over so she sat next to him, hand on his shoulder, looking at him.

"I know you do, I just don't get why you don't want to go any further," he said a tad annoyed.

"I don't know," she said and started to kiss him again, he quickly again got on top of her again and pinned her down as he started to nibble on her neck as she half way moaned and half way tried to get him of her.

He started to get more aggressive towards her, and by now she didn't know whether she should let him go on or stop as her body and her mind didn't see to work together anymore.

"Get of her now," she suddenly heard Catherine speak from the doorway.

Kyro got of her and said, "Sorry I didn't mean too…"

"Just don't do it again," said Lindsey looking at him.

"I won't," he assured her before looking over at a very angry Catherine.

"What on earth did you think you were doing to her?" Catherine asked.

"Uhm the wrong thing apparently," he said looking down.

"Apparently and I won't ever have that happen again, she is a lady and should be treated as such," Catherine demanded.

"Yes ma'am, I better go," he said with a sigh and withdrew.

"Mom, really not cool," said Lindsey.

"You are way too young to be…" Catherine said.

"Yeah, yeah, just leave me alone," said Lindsey.

"As you wish," said Catherine and was about to leave the room when Lindsey in a very girlish tone said, "Thank you mommy."

"You're welcome butterfly," said Catherine and left her.

At the same time in one of Heather's rooms she and Grissom were talking about this and that, when there was a knock on the door and Catherine entered.

"Oh hey Catherine, how nice of you to join us," said Heather and smiled at her.

"May I have a word with you Grissom?" she asked polite.

"Yes, talk to you later my lady," he said and followed Catherine to her wing of the castle.

"I was wondering about something," said Grissom a couple of moments later.

"Yes," said Catherine.

"Heather is the queen right, shouldn't she have a king?" he asked.

"She did, but after that didn't work and she never remarried, don't exactly know why, why do you ask?" she answered him.

"Just curious, and if she do not make an heir who does then take after her if anything should happen?" he asked.

"Who she does see fit, as you know she lost her heir, but it is not too late for her to make another," said Catherine honest.

"So she could pick anyone then," said Grissom.

"Yes, why so curious, do you want to be king?" asked Catherine with a smile.

"Too much responsibility I'm afraid, what about you then would you like to become queen?" he answered.

"Maybe, I don't know as you said it's a big responsibility and I already have plenty with Lindsey and work and all, but if it were to happen it wouldn't be for long yet," she said.

"That is true, so tell me why you like Max so much," he said as they both lay on their sides on her bed facing each other.

"I don't know exactly he's fun and mysterious and kind of dark," she answered.

"He reminds you of Eddie, doesn't he?" asked Grissom.

"Maybe," she said.

"You know it's not a good idea to go down that road again," he said in a serious tone.

"I know, but it's just I haven't felt like this in so long and…" she stopped looking into her blue eyes.

He just smiled at her before stroking her cheek gently, she immediately let her head lean more against his hand and let out a sigh before asking, "So what about you and Heather then?"

"What do you mean?" he asked her back.

"You two always seems to have had a connection, especially after you turned," Catherine said.

"I don't know, I find her somewhat a friend I can talk to about anything and a great comfort when needed," he said honest.

She nodded as she bent over to let her lips gently kiss his; he pulled her closer as the two of them kept kissing.

Lady Heather was sitting by the desk in her office while Eldod was flying around her, she looked up and said, "Would you mind stopping that."

He settled on a shelf as there was a knock on the door, Lindsey entered and said, "Do you have a moment?"

"Yes, please come in," she said and Lindsey came in and sat down opposite her.

"So how are you doing?" Lindsey asked.

"I'm good, why?" asked Heather, a bit surprised by this question.

"Just curious as I would have thought turning bugman was a big step and it would take some getting used to. It wasn't like me and mom if you get me," she said.

"No it was not, but I'm starting getting used to the fact that he is one of us," she said.

"I know, it's all a part of a bigger plan isn't it," said Lindsey crossing her legs.

"It is yes, but it can go two ways," said Heather.

"Yes because even if you can see the future you can't control people's feelings," said Lindsey.

"That is true," said Heather thoughtfully.

"Have you ever been dead wrong?" Lindsey asked curiously.

"It has happened yes, but not very often," said Heather.

"For what it's worth I don't think you will be wrong this time," said Lindsey.

"I hope not," said Heather.

"So what is your views on my handsome Kyro?" asked Lindsey curiously.

"Not sure yet, he may change," said Heather.¨

"I'm really hoping he will for me, but I don't think Max will for mom though," said Lindsey.

"It will all show in due time," said Heather honest.

"I have no doubt about that, so can I interest you in a trip down to the bar?" asked Lindsey hopefully.

"You can yes," said Heather and followed Lindsey out of the office and down to the bar that was a few floors down.

Grissom was sleeping peacefully along with Catherine in her bed and down in the bar Heather and Lindsey were sleeping in a couch each. The whole castle was sleeping and it was silence everywhere.

Everywhere but one of the corners of the court yard that was. There three vampires were talking.

"Dude, you gotto take her out," said the guy named Roderick.

"I don't know, is she really that big of a treat?" Kyro asked.

"You know she is as Catherine is the queen's right hand, and if the queen doesn't reproduce in time she will most likely pick Catherine, then Lindsey as successors," said Roderick.

"I don't know, she's kinda cute," said Kyro.

"You are supposed to kill her, is it really that hard to do," said and older vampire.

"No, and I should have proven by killing those other girls that I have no problem doing so," said Kyro.

"Those were humans, she's a vampire and her mother is noble which means she has to go and soon," said the older one.

"Says you, you were going to take out her mother," said Kyro.

"And I will, but I need to do it slowly so she won't know who I am, you on the other hand..," he said.

"I know, I know we planned it all along, it's just that…" Kyro answered with a sigh.

"But would you look at that, the mighty Kyro has fallen in love," said Roderick with an evil grin.

"I have not," Kyro protested hardly and wrinkled his nose.

"I think he is right," said the older one.

"I have not and to prove it I will take her out tonight," said Kyro.

"You better or it will be you that end up dead," said the older in a warning tone before it was like he vanished.

But the thing was that Kyro had in fact fallen in love with Lindsey which was the stupidest thing he could have ever done, as his boss was right, he was supposed to take her out and now it would be so much harder to do.

It was the same night and the two of them were in her room playing guitar hero III, he was leading of course, but she didn't mind as he looked kinda cool with the guitar.

Then he suddenly stopped and she asked, "Handsome are you ok?"

"Not really no," he said as he sat down on her bed with a sigh.

"What's the matter?" she asked, looking at him with concerned eyes.

"I can't, I can't tell you," he answered looking down.

"Of course you can, Kyro you can tell me anything," she said and gently put a hand on top of his.

"If I do you will hate me and if I don't go through with it I'm a traitor" he said.

"What are you talking about?" she asked confused.

"I don't want to lose you," he said.

"I promise you that no matter what it is you won't," she said calmly.

"I'm supposed to kill you, seduce you and then kill you, only I fell in love with you and now I can't and if I don't follow orders I will be killed," he said honest.

"I understand," she said calmly.

"I don't know what to do as I don't wanto harm you," he said looking into her eyes.

"I know you don't handsome, but maybe if we like talked to Heather or something," she suggested.

"Are you insane, if she finds out then she would kill me," he said and got up from the bed.

"No she wouldn't," said Lindsey and got up from the bed to walk over to him.

"Are you sure about that, I mean I was going to kill one of hers," he said.

"I'm sure, come on," she said, took his hand and dragged him towards Heather's part of the castle.

A moment later they knocked on the door to one of Heather's living rooms where she usually was that part of day, entered and found Heather and Grissom on the couch talking intimately about something.

"Uhm your highness do you have a moment?" asked Lindsey polite.

"Yes," she said and gave Grissom a sign to leave. He nodded before kissing her hand and leaving the room.

Lindsey raised her brows at Heather, but she didn't seem to take notice of it and asked, "What can I do for you?"

"You need to help us because we're in real trouble," Lindsey answered.

"In trouble as you're pregnant or…?" Heather asked, as Lindsey was a tad panicked so she couldn't read her mind clearly.

"No, no, no," said Kyro and looked at Lindsey that shook her head and added another "No."

"Then what?" Heather asked, but in a soft tone so Lindsey could tell she was concerned rather than annoyed.

"Well Kyro's boss kinda wanted to have me killed or he would die and we don't want that the other one would be harmed, is there any chance you could make me go away for a while so everyone would think I'm dead?" Lindsey asked with a sigh.

"I can yes, but for that to happen the three of us is the only ones that can know," she said in a serious tone.

"Not even mom," Lindsey's voice was shivering.

"Not even her and we must ask fast, as I should think Kyro's boss needs to know very soon," said Heather looking at him.

"Yes ma'am," he said.

"Ok, you go back and tell him she's dead and you are coming with me," said Heather.

"But what if they want proof," Kyro hesitated.

"Here," said Heather, took of Lindsay's necklace and handed it to him before the two of them left the castle.

It was early the next morning and Catherine had a really, really bad feeling as she had lost her connection early the night before.

She was on her office at the crime lab looking at the pictures of the dead girls; the last three were more brutal. They had been raped post mortem and had scratches all over.

She was rubbing her temple as she heard Grissom ask, "Ready for breakfast?"

"Uhm yes, you haven't heard anything from Linds the last twelve hours?" she asked.

"No, but she is probably at the castle with Kyro if I know her right," said Grissom calmly.

"I dunno, I have a really bad feeling," said Catherine still worried.

"If it would help we can eat at the castle so you can look there first," said Grissom.

She nodded before the two of the left to head for the castle.

After Catherine had searched high and low both at the castle and her house without any luck her worry had grown and she was now panicking as she knew something was very wrong.

She was walking back and forth in one of her living rooms as Grissom was trying to calm her down, but it was not working.

"Sweetheart, will you try to calm down," Grissom tried again as he was getting restless of watching her.

"I…I…I can't, not before I know that my little butterfly is okay," said Catherine frustrated as she stopped right in front of him and let her hands twirl with his.

"Easy sweetheart easy," he said calmly as he looked into her blue eyes and let his thumbs stroke over her hands.

She smiled vaguly at him as the door opened and Heather came in to join them, she looked more serious than usual.

"Catherine, do you have a moment?" Heater asked.

"Yes," she said, not letting go of Grissom.

"I would prefer if we took it in private," said Heather.

"Everything you can say to me you can say to him," said Catherine, as she held onto his hands even harder.

He led her to one of the couches where they sat down. One of his arms was around her, as he held one of her hand in his. They were both looking at Heather.

"There is no easy way for me to say this, but…," she stopped.

"But what, please tell me not matter what it is," Catherine almost begged.

"Lindsey is dead," Heather finished the sentence.

"What…how…are you sure?" Catherine asked in shock.

"I suspect Dimitri and his men are behind it and I am," said Heather.

"But…but…but it's my little butterfly, she can't be gone," Catherine managed to get out before she fell apart in Grissom's arms.

"I'm so sorry, if there is anything I can do, let me know," said Heather and looked at them, only Grissom was looking back at her with questioning eyes as he was trying to see if she was telling the truth or not. But her face was too hard for him to make out, so he just nodded at her before she left the room.

"She can't be dead."

"Yet she is."

"But she was so young and I don't get why Dimitri would go after a vampire all of a sudden."

"She is a treat to him because of your position."

"But she's only a young girl, even if she were to follow. It wouldn't be for ages yet."

"Still to Dimitri she is a treat which means you are too."

"He can have me, with her gone, I don't care anymore."

"You don't care about us?"

"Don't ask me that, not now because right now I can't deal with it."

"So I don't matter anymore?"

"I…I…I dunno, I just wanto be alone."

"Fine, have it your way."

As the door slammed and silent and angry tears were falling from her eyes she thought "But I didn't want you to leave, I needed you to stay."

A moment later Grissom came back and found Catherine sitting reading something making little notes on the side.

He walked over, sat down next to her and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Working what does it look like," she said turning the page.

"You don't need to do that you know," he said.

"I have to, I can't just…, too hard," she said turning yet another page.

"Catherine, look at me," he said with a sigh.

"Don't, I'm…, I'm…," she stopped she was shivering slightly now.

"You are not working, not today," he said in a firm tone.

"Please," she begged him.

"Sweetheart," he answered calmly.

"I…I…I…I… it was my little baby," she let herself fall apart in his arms.

"Shhh, it's ok, I'm right here," he said calmly as he held her.

"He… he…he took my baby," she said with shaky voice.

"I know sweetheart, and he will not get away with it, that is a promise," said Grissom.

"I can't do this, not now," she said with a sigh.

"I know and I would never ask you to, tonight we are taking the night of," he said and took her hand to lead her towards her room so she could try to get some rest.

It was about a week later and Catherine and Maximillian was together, but he was sensing she was troubled so he asked, "Babe, what's wrong."

"You mean except from losing my little girl to a monster," she said with a sigh.

"I'm sorry," he said looking at her.

"I know, but it was not your fault," she answered.

"Still I am sorry, so is any action taken to catch him?" he asked.

"Yes, that it is," she answered as there were now more guards as the castle, there was also another change which was that Kyro to seemed to be missing, Catherine did not know if that was a good thing or not yet.

"So want to tell me what is bothering you?" he asked again.

"It's just this letter I got the other day, dunno how worried I should be," she replied.

"What letter?" he asked.

"Here," she said and showed him, it said: "I got your daughter and now I'm coming after you so you better be aware."

"What how is that even possible?" he asked in shock.

"Handsome, what do you mean?" she asked back rather confused.

"For you to get a letter like this, it's not possible," he said.

"What do you mean not possible, the man that took my Lindsey want to take me out too is that really that weird, I mean he's taking out the ones he sees as a treat," she said.

"This letter, it has to be a fake," he said.

"How so?" she asked.

He had to calm down to not burst out anything stupid before he said, "I just think her killer would write something better than that that's all."

"How would you know?" she asked looking at him funnily.

"I don't, just thinking that's all," he said.

"Would you mind leaving me as I need to think," she said.

"Of course not, see you later," he said and left her to her thoughts.

Greg and Nick were at the lab with Grissom, they were trying to set a trap for the vampires.

"So we are really going to pull them apart and burn them," said Nick.

"Yes," Grissom answered.

"Isn't that a tad messy," said Greg.

"It is, but it is also the only way to kill them," said Grissom honest.

"Oh well, you gotto do what you gotto do and they deserve it," said Nick.

"Yeah specially after what they did to Lindsey," Greg added.

"I only have one question," said Nick.

"Which is?" Grissom asked.

"How are we going to find out who Dimitri is, I mean we haven't found out yet," said Nick.

"If I only could see the faces," Grissom though and lifted up a crime scene photo, but the faces was still blank. Then he for some odd reason for the first time since Lindsey's death lifted up a picture of her. Maybe he hadn't done so before because he couldn't bear to see how she was killed. He looked at her, but no images came to mind, it was at that moment it went clear to her that she couldn't be dead after all and he was about to call Catherine to tell her when she walked into the lab and said, "I think I know who Dimitri is."

"Oh really and this just occurred to you all of a sudden," said Grissom.

"Kind of yes, you know that letter I got?" she asked him.

"I do yes," he said.

"Well I showed it to Max and…" she started when he interrupted, "Why are you still seeing him?"

"I'm not, we are just friends now as I thought I could use him to fight Dimitri, but…" she said.

"Yes go on," said Grissom wanting to hear what she was going to say.

"I think he's Dimitri as he went totally weird about the letter saying it was fake and everything. The only reason he could know that is if he's the killer, which means Lindsey is alive," she said excitedly.

"Yeah I just figured out she was too, so I take it Kyro was probably sent by Dimitri to kill her, but he couldn't go through with it because he love her and Heather helped them out and he told Dimitri he did, but as he is afraid he will find out the truth he has kept away," said Grissom.

"That makes perfect sense," said Catherine.

"So if you are right, how do we catch him?" Greg asked.

"Easy, just listen," said Catherine and started to tell them her plan.

It was the same night that Roderick called Dimitri and said, "Uhm boss you are not gonna like this."

"What did you two idiots do now?" he asked annoyed.

"Not us, someone killed Catherine Willows, we're standing over her body right now," said Roderick with a sigh.

Just a second later Dimitri sat bent over Catherine's lifeless body and said, "This can't be true."

"Yet it is," said Kyro.

"But I was going to marry her and be king and everything," said Dimitri as silent tears were falling from his eyes and down at the lifeless body.

"Dude, that would so not have happened as she loves that Grissom guy and no way Heather would let you take the throne," Kyro pointed out.

"If I killed her and then married Catherine and…and…" he fell apart.

"Oh would you look at that, he's crying," they suddenly heard Greg's voice.

"What a sissy," said Nick behind him.

"And here I thought you were a big strong vampire," Lindsey spoke form out of nowhere.

"You're not dead, Kyro I thought you said…" Dimitri snarled at him.

"Well I guess I rose from the dead then, surprise, surprise," she said, her voice was cold as ice.

"Boss, what happened was…" Kyro started.

"Save it, if you can't take her out I sure will," he snarled and started walking towards Lindsey.

"Uhm I wouldn't do that if I were you," Lindsey said.

"Oh really and why is that?" he asked rolling his eyes.

"Don't think mom would be too happy," said Lindsey.

"Well she's dead and so will you be," said Dimitri with an evil grin.

"Sorry to disappoint you," they heard Catherine's voice, Dimitri turned in shock to face her, she did not look to happy.

"You,…you tricked me, that's a really mean thing to do," he said shocked.

"Oh don't you dare lecture me, you were going to kill my little girl, then me I believe," she snarled at him.

"Dude, he was totally backing down on that as he loves you," said Roderick.

"Oh really is that so," said Catherine.

"No," Dimitri protested.

"Nick, Greg will you do me the honor of killing these two so I can deal with him," said Catherine.

"Our pleasure," said Nick and they cuffed the two before they could react and was about to take them away when Lindsey said: "No, you cannot kill him because I love him and he spared my life, please mom."

"That may be, but he still killed at least a couple of those other girls," said Catherine.

"I know, but he's real sorry and we really love each other, please don't do this," Lindsey begged, tears were starting to fall from her eyes.

"What do you say bugman?" Catherine asked as he had appeared beside her now.

"I guess she could keep him if he promises to not do it around here again," he said with a sigh.

"Ok take him away, but you other two is going down," said Catherine looking at Dimitri with a vicious grin.

"Oh come on don't be like that, I'm sure we can work something out," said Dimitri looking at her as Greg and Nick took Roderick away to tear him up part by part then burn him.

"No deal," said Catherine and took a step closer towards him only he moved fast and grabbed her and held a blade to her throat which made her gasp.

Before Grissom could do it both of them were gone and he was looking up and Emily saying, "Find her and fast."

Catherine knew for a fact the Dimitri had to have knocked her out as when she opened her eyes she was feeling a bit dizzy and her vision was a bit blurry, she tried to stand up only to find she was tied to a chair.

"Let me go you imbecile," she snarled as she got a clear vision of him.

"Not gonna happen dear," he said in a cold tone as he grinned at her.

Catherine snarled and again tried to get loose which made the ropes that held her loosen a little.

He just laughed at her as he walked over to her with a knife and said, "So what should I cut first."

As the knife came close to her neck she snarled and made a break for it and soon she had managed to bite his ear hardly as she was shaking his head to get it off.

As he tried to break free from her both of them ended up on the floor and he screamed of pain as half his ear got torn of in the process.

She just spat it out as she finally managed to get of the chair and on top of him trying to get the knife out of his hand only ending on getting a huge cut on her arm in the process.

She screamed out as they rolled over so he was on top trying to aiming the knife at her throat again but missed and she managed to break free by kneeing him in the groin.

As he gasped in pain on the floor she managed to find another knife and return only to find that he was gone. She let out a huff of frustration as she felt a sharp pain in her shoulder and screamed out as she fell to the floor in pure pain.

She could hear him laugh behind her but somehow managed to get up to face him knowing she would need much more than a knife if she was going to tear him apart properly, he knowing the same thing as he looked into her blue eyes.

As she made a break for it and jammed the knife in his groin hardly and got on top of him so he fell to the ground with a loud thump he manage to grab for her arm and pull so hardly so that it got dislocated. She screamed out as did he as she figured it wouldn't hurt much more if it was in fact torn of.

He grinned as he got on top of her to look around the room for something to cut her limbs of with and finally saw something causing him to get off her to get it only to find her gone when he returned with s huge sword.

He turned only to find discover a bit too late that she had found an axe and made a blow for him only to miss as he moved away a tad quicker and tried to make a move for him but she was a tad to slow too, but she managed to hit with her second blow against his arm which caused the sword to fall to the ground and him too.

As he screamed out he knew there was no way he would win the battle and she kept on cutting him what she could master before setting him on fire and sinking to the ground in exhaustion and pain slowly passing out.

Catherine was not sure how long she had been out for only that when she woke up she was back in her bed and her shoulder had been relocated and Emily was sleeping on the headboard of the bed.

"Bugman," she spoke out in the dark room with groggy voice.

"Yes right here," she heard from her side and turned her head to look at him.

"Did I really kill him?" she asked.

"Yes and Nick and Greg, Roderick, it was a massacre," said Grissom with a chuckle.

"And Lindsey?" asked Catherine.

"I think she and Kyro are making out somewhere in the castle" he answered her.

"That sounds very appealing," she said which made him bend down just enough for his lips to find hers only to be interrupted by someone saying, "Ehm."

Catherine and Grissom broke free from each other blushing hearing Heather say, "Nice going killing those two."

"Thanks," said Catherine, Grissom simply nodded and as Lindsey and Kyro came storming into the room and Lindsey yelled, "Mom you gotto hear this."

"What?" Catherine asked with a sigh.

"Me and Kyro are getting a little vampire how cool is that?" said Lindsey excitedly.

"Hold it, what?" Catherine almost screamed at her.

"You heard me, ohhhh it's gonna be so cute, I really hope it's a boy then we can dress him all blue as baby pink on a vampire is just wrong," said Lindsey even more excitedly.

"I don't think that pink would be all too bad," said Heather with a little smile.

"Hang on you're…?" Catherine asked.

"Maybe, but I better leave you alone, you need rest," she said with another secret smile and left the room.

"She's pregnant, how is that even possible?" said Catherine still a bit shocked.

"Duh, dude, girl, sex, not that hard, but we better head to my room, come on handsome," said Lindsey with a giggle as she and Kyro left.

"So I guess I'm going to be a grandmother," said Catherine with a sigh.

"I guess so," said Grissom with a half-smile.

"I guess it's better than she's dead, so do you know who the father of Heather's child is?" Catherine asked.

"No idea, so do you want another?" Grissom asked thoughtfully.

"No, one child is more than enough," she said and gave Grissom a loving kiss.

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