The Wishing Well
Dark Seraphim410
Chapter One
Alucard awoke from a peaceful sleep. He got up from his coffin. On his desk next to his coffin was a blood pack.
"I wonder what Integra is doing?"
He picked up his blood pack and flowed to the ceiling.
Elsewhere, Integra was working on a few papers as she tried to ignore Seras's complaints.
"But Sir Integra, every year you never go! You should go!"
"Seras, don't question me! Do as you're told!"
"What is all the fighting about?"
Alucard walked through the wall behind Seras, making her jump.
"Master, you scared me! I guess I have to get use to that again."
"Good evening. How was your first sleep back?"
"Good. My night is better now that I have seen your face."
Integra looked up from her paper and smiled. He smiled back and then started to drink from his blood pack.
"Seras, why are you fighting with Integra?"
Integra went back to her papers letting the vampires talk among themselves.
"I'm trying to convince her to go to the Halloween Masquerade Party that the King and Princess are throwing tonight. She had the invitation for a month now. They're having games like bobbing for apples and a wishing well. I think she should have some fun. Besides, people are going to think that she's vampire if she doesn't appeared outside of a battle zone."
"Integra usual gets her thrills from battle. I imagine that things have been boring since my departure."
Alucard looked at Integra. She could feel his eyes on her as she looked up from her papers. For a moment, theirs eyes met and she felt herself smiling again. He smiled back. She chased her thoughts of desire out of her mind, not wanting them to show but she knew he could hear them.
"Would you two stop talking about me as if I wasn't here? I'm not going!"
"But Integra, now that Master is here, he could be your escort."
"Yes Seras that will dismiss the rumors of my vampirism."
Integra got up and looked out her window but said nothing.
"O well, if you don't want to go… Let's go, Seras. Let's leave Integra to her boredom."
Alucard said as he started to walk through the wall. Integra knew that she was going to regret this but…
"I'll go but I make no promises."
Alucard reappeared.
Before Integra could say anything more, Seras left the room. Integra didn't move from the window as if she was afraid. Alucard threw away his blood pack and walked to her. He stood behind her. He could hear her heart beating faster as he came closer to her. He wanted to feel her in his arms. He longed to kiss her passionately. He desired her. The sound of her heart excited him to the point that he bit down on his lip in order to hold himself back from acting on his impulse.
"I'm too old to play dress up."
Integra's voice echoed in his head slapping Alucard out of his hypnotized state.
"What?"
"I said I'm too old to play dress up. This party is for the young that have nothing better to do than to entertain themselves."
"You speak as if you were centuries old."
She turned to him. The smell of her was sweet. Every little gesture she did aroused him.
"Look at my face, Alucard."
She pointed to the wrinkles on her face.
"It shows my sorrow, joy, fury, and fear. The emotions I once could hide long ago but now… Now I fear my end is near."
Alucard raised his hand to her face and rested it against her cheek. He was surprise that she left her guard down as she enjoyed the feel of him. He wrapped his other arm around her.
"It is not your end but your beginning."
He moved his hand under her chin and tilted her head up so he could look into her eyes. She could feel her breathing become heavy as he leaned towards her. He could feel her quiver as he placed a feather kiss on her lips. Integra felt her cheeks become hot red as he pulled away from her. She turned away to hide it but he saw. He grinned devilishly. She looked back at him and smiled.
"Sir Integra, I got…"
Seras was holding dresses and shoes in her arms. She looked up at Alucard and Integra. Integra was still in his arm. Integra turned around to Seras as Alucard dropped his arms from her.
"You idiot! Learn how to knock or I'll have you eating…"
"'Garlic for the rest of your life'. I'm sorry. Did I interrupt anything?"
Alucard chuckled. He stepped away from Integra.
"I shall part. There's a party tonight and I need to get ready."
He walked through the wall. Integra turned to the window hiding her smile.
"What was that
about? I thought I saw you blushing when I walked in."
"Shut
up, Seras!"
"Oh! What were you two doing?"
"Shut up or…"
"'I'll have you eating garlic for the re…' You're like a broke record today."
Integra turned around and opened a draw at her desk. She pulled out a head of garlic.
"You think I'm joking!"
Integra threw it at her. Seras jumped dropping the clothes and shoes on the floor.
"You idiot! Now shut your mouth and clean this mess!"
Alucard stood inside of a jewelry shop. The owner looked up from his work.
"Welcome! Is there anything I could do for you?"
Alucard looked into his eyes and the man was under his spell.
"Yes sir. I could get that for you."
Seras walked down the stairs from the second floor towards the entrance. Alucard stood at the bottom of the stairs with a small box in his hand.
"Integra is almost ready. You got her a gift?"
She ran down the rest of the stairs. She stopped in front of him. Alucard opened the box to reveal a simple rope style bracelet.
"It's pretty."
"I also have this."
Alucard reached into his pocket and pulled out a smaller box. He opened it and showed the item to Seras.
"Is that what I think it is?"
"I'm going to give it to her tonight."
"Give me what tonight?"
Integra stood on the top of the stairs. Seras block their views of each other. Alucard quickly put the small box back in his pocket. Seras moved away from him. He looked up at her. Her spaghetti straps v-neck black dress flowed to the floor. Integra walked towards Alucard whose jaw slightly dropped at her beauty.
"Sir Integra, you look beautiful. Right, Master?"
Seras looked at Alucard and with one finger closed his gaping mouth.
"Well, this is a first, Integra. You have me at a loss for words."
"And all I had to do was put on a dress. How sexist?!"
"No. That's not what I meant. You are naturally beautiful but the dress has enhanced that beauty to the peak of perfection."
He brought her hand to his lips and kissed it.
"Thank you."
"This is for you."
Alucard opened up the bracelet box and placed the bracelet on her.
"It's beautiful. Thank you."
"Here you go."
Seras handed their masks to them. They put them on. Alucard turned to Integra's side and extended his arm to her.
"Shall we?"
She took it and they walked to the door.
"Bye! Don't do anything I wouldn't do."
