"Alucard!" I heard my master call through the entire mansion. It was daybreak and she has the nerve to wake me when I had just fallen asleep? This better be important. I phase through floor after floor and she is still calling for me but I can't find her. I phase through her room and the surprise that awaits me is very amusing. There is a very flustered and frustrated Sir Integra rummaging through her wardrobe and all her clothes are gone. "Alucard! Where have all my clothes gone and my boots as well. You better not have taken them or..." Man she is annoying sometimes. She still acts like that little child I met so many years ago. The only real difference is that she isn't being chased by crazy family members and she has grown much taller. "Maybe you should ask Walter. He is in charge of that kind of stuff like washing clothes and shining boots." She stopped, and blinked at least twice at me in her night gown then ran out the door shouting, "WALTER! GIVE ME MY CLOTHES!" I couldn't help but laugh on the inside. Yes, she is still such a child. She was a unique child but not as unique as the child I had met some years ago.

I was sent on a mission by Sir Integra and a lot of men had died. I was crowded by at 4 vampires and way to many of their ghouls to even have a correct number as to how many there were. I could estimate about 10,000. Each. I had met up with one of the four vampires and He was holding a woman at least in her twenties. "Oh are you by yourself? No friends? Such a pity. Killing you will be no fun if your friends can't watch." His cockiness only made me want to kill him more.

"You seem to have me mistaken. I have only one friend and a master."

He seemed confused. "A master? You're not a ghoul though. You seem to be a regular vampire like me so how about this. Ditch your so called master and come with me and my boys. We will make sure you get all the blood you want."

"No. Your offer is quite disgusting in my eyes. Save a human? Sure. Kill one? If I was asked then yes. Stay quiet for another hundred years? It would be torturous but I'd do it but leave my master? That is something I cannot and will not do you disgusting pig." I shot him through the shoulder but he still turned to dust the woman ran away with tears streaming down her face. 'Well I guess it's time to go meet the next one.' I stopped for a second. Thinking someone was watching me then brushed it off as the presence disappeared. I met with the second one Holding another woman at least in her thirties. She cried out to me. "Please help me this man is a..."

I answered her. "A vampire, and a scumbag of a vampire at that."

"What did you say you little..."

I didn't let him finish his sentence I shot him in the head and went on to meet the third one. The girl tried to stop me but I looked at her and scared her off. 'Annoying humans they make such a mess and I have to clean it up!'

I finally met up with the third and just my luck the fourth as well they were coming out of a building with a little girl who looked like she was an orphan but certainly didn't act like it. She was amusing the moment I saw her. "So where are we going? Will there be candy? Are there any animals? What about guns? I like guns. My daddy used to have a gun Did you know that mister?" Yes she was very amusing but that soon stopped when the third one with the number 3 on his shoulder held her up by her shirt and shouted at her.

"You little brat do you have any idea how annoying you are. The only reason we are taking you anywhere is because our boss "Number 1" Wants to have you as a cute little vampire child servant."

I was not about to let that happen. I stepped towards them and said, "Gentleman I believe I have killed Number one and number two which come to think of it...Those are pretty good names considering one pissed me off and another was just a piece of shit that was too easy to deal with. Now you should really drop the girl.

"You! You killed our boss!?"

"Didn't I just say that. Little girl isn't that what I said." I was just messing around trying to bother them but to my surprise she answered me.

"Yea, he said he killed your boss so what now? If he killed your boss and you were being bossed around by him why do you need me anymore?"

She is so amusing. In the face of danger greater than she knows she is smiling and bad mouthing them. This little girl that must be no older than 6 years of age is being a little smart mouth to two vampires.

"You little brat." The third one spoke again. The fourth was laughing that the third got told off. "Actually there is a use for you we can have a little snack and then start our own army like the boss wanted but with him out of the way we will be calling the shots. Thanks to that big guy over there. Which by the way is going to die right, NOW!" As soon as he said that I was shot and torn to pieces. I was still somewhat alive and I reformed just enough to scare the two vampires away and drop the little girl and run. The little girl got up and stuck out her tongue 'So amusing but she is probably going to run too.' I closed my eyes as I was finally fully formed and I looked up to the little girl who I thought would run away.

"Hey mister. You're not human are you?"

I was at a loss for words. A child who had just been through a very frightening situation comes up to me and asks me THAT? I finally found the words to speak to such a surprising little girl. "No child. No I am not human. I am a vampire, like the ones that just threatened to eat you for a snack. Aren't you afraid little one?"

"No. Why would I?"

I sat up and without control I held out my arms and she took them and pulled herself into my lap. "I don't understand what you are asking me."

She giggled and it moved something in my chest but I pushed that aside eager to await her answer. "Why would I be afraid of someone who isn't scary. Also you did just save my life so that kind of makes you a hero right mister? Oh I guess I can't call you mister forever huh. My name is Seras what's yours?"

Totally shocked my mind was even at a loss but I smiled and said, "Alucard. Alucard is the name given to me." I felt her giggle in my lap again and there was a twitch on my face it was almost as if I was going to smile. Then she got off me and in the dust of dead ghouls she wrote my name forwards.

"So it's spelled like this right?" I nodded then she continued to speak. "You are the strongest vampire ever huh? Just like in the books."

"What do you mean child?"

I watched as she wrote something under my name. She spelled out Dracula. How could this little child know this and how could she be so smart? "What makes you think that's my real name?"

"I don't remember saying that it was your real name I just complimented you. You are the strongest vampire ever."

I looked at her and the left side of my chest hurt for a second as if it was a growing pain but that is impossible. A heart can't grow back and I threw mine into a fire. "Little child, do you have anywhere to live?"

"No. Why do you ask Dracula?" She giggled as she said my true name but she used it as a nickname. That pain was back again and My eyes grew soft as if I was looking at something precious.

"Do you want to come with me? I will talk to my master and see if you can live there and train to hunt evil vampires. I am sure she would be glad to have you there."

She jumped out of my lap and bounced up and down. "Really I can come live with you!? Thank you Dracula!" At that she hugged my leg.

I kneeled down in front of her. "You must call me Alucard from now on. Only when I am training you are you allowed to use that nickname. Understand?"

"Yes sir Mister Alucard."

I felt something that was the equivalent of happiness but I brushed that off because I shouldn't be feeling any emotions. I was about to pick her up when the third and fourth came back and hit her hard in the back of the head and the life that was in her eyes had left and she was seemingly asleep.

"We will take the girl and train her to kill you."

My chest hurt, my anger rose, my eyes burned, my gun felt more fierce in my hand than it has ever felt before, and I think it was because of her but I don't know why. All I knew was that I had to protect her.

I shot both of the men in the head with one bullet and Seras fell into their dust. I wanted to stay there till she woke up but Integra came up behind me.

"Who is this girl?"

"Her name is Seras."

"Take her to a home. A good one where they will take good care of her."

"Actually master I wanted to take her back to Hellsing. She is a very brave girl and she has the potential to be a very strong soldier."

"My answer is no. There is no way you are bringing a child into my manor. I will allow her to have a home near it but not a part of the Hellsing organization. What she does with her life is her decision. Oh and Alucard you are not allowed to watch her grow. If you meet each other before she grows old it must be by fates decision not yours. Let's go home."

"Yes master." I said as I picked Seras up carefully and quickly wiped away something from my eye and it seemed to be blood red tears. 'Why am I feeling sadness?' I carried her to a good home and went back to my master's home. I thought I would never see her again but I was wrong.