Good evening,
Okay, so for those who follow me on Destinysgateway, I can't get on. Whenever I try going to the website, even just as a guest, I'm sent to another website called "Host Gator" and it says that I'm forbidden from entering. I have no idea why. I contacted one of the admins and she said that she has no idea what is going on and why I can't get on. (It's been two weeks this has been going on by the way) She said that she'll look into it in a few days and try to help me. For now, I'll be posting all of my chapters on here and hopefully I'll get onto Destinysgateway soon.
For those who follow me solely on Fanfiction, I know a lot of you are waiting for "Eternally Yours" and "Puppy Love". I get a lot of reviews asking if there's going to be another chapter. Yes, there will be. I just haven't been able to work on them, especially since I keep coming up with new story ideas and focus more on those. Sorry. I'll try to get out chapters for those two stories soon.
Oxford Not Brogues
Mine
Chapter One
Seras stood in the middle of the street of London, watching as a flock of birds took off in the bright blue sky. Once they were nothing, but a dot in the sky, her eyes fell towards the abandoned buildings that surrounded her. A deep sadness suddenly overtook her and she actually had to keep herself from crying. What has only been a year felt like ten years to her since the beginning of the apocalypse. Apparently after centuries of hiding, vampires came out into the open and overthrew the earth. It didn't take long for them to overharvest the human population, leaving only a handful of humans left.
Thankfully, the small blonde wasn't alone in this hell hole. She found others: travelers from other countries, people who had lost family, people who are trying desperately to keep the family they have alive, children, and many more. People that once were: teachers, officers (like her), mothers, fathers, students, constructors, doctors, and so on. People that had lives, but were taken away, being forced to erase their backgrounds and start anew where they were just a face with a name; people that had to forget their past lives and learn how to truly survive in this world.
These people, her new friends and family, had found shelter in a grand hotel. It gave each of them their own private living space, but they always liked to gather around in the lobby and share stories or memories to numb the pain they went through every day. Even though she made lots of friends, she never really talked much to them. It was easier for her to remain silent and just listen to how they once lived. It made her feel better to see the looks in their eyes as they reminisced and the smile that always crossed over their faces. She just couldn't participate in reminiscing with them because before all of this…she didn't have good memories. Her life was just the same, learning how to survive and who to trust, but minus the vampires of course.
"Seras," A young male called out to her while shaking her shoulder. "Seras!" The girl blinked several times and jolted back to reality. She swung her head around to stare curiously at the man who was shaking her, Jack. The young man was only a couple of years older than her, but looked like he could be in his mid-thirties. He had a five o'clock shadow, dark eyes that held nothing, but wisdom, and his clothes were disarray despite them being nice clothes. She didn't know why he dressed like that. They had working plumbing at the hotels, so he could have taken a shower. And why wasn't he shaving and taking better care of his clothes?
When she first met him, everything had to be absolutely perfect for him. His clean, crisp shirt was always tucked into his neat and wrinkled free pair of pants. He wore shiny leather shoes and had a clean shave with his hair combed back nicely. And he had looked a lot younger! But the past year took a huge toll on him after his wife was attacked and killed about six months ago. Ever since then he slowly went downhill and changed into this man that became unfamiliar to Seras.
"Seras!" Jack exclaimed again and shook her shoulder. "Snap out of it, girl!" She once more shook her head.
"Right, sorry, Jack." She muttered and then looked around to see the rest of their party walking down the street. With them was an older woman in her late thirties who went by the name of Suyin. She was a single mother from Japan who came to London to say goodbye to her dying grandmother. She had left her son, Hiroto, with close friends since she couldn't afford a second ticket to bring him with her and she had no close family in Japan to watch him. She had told him that she would be back within the week. Of course, if she had known that was the last time she was ever going to see her five year old son she would have never came here. Suyin strongly believed that Hiroto was still alive, that her friends had been responsible and kind enough to not have abandon him and keep him safe from the vile creatures in this world. She just needed to find a way back to him, but that was near to impossible. Everybody figured her son was dead, but nobody dared breathe word of the truth to her.
The fourth member in their party was an older gentleman in his fifties. He stood at six foot four, with muscles the size of Seras' head. He carried with him at all times a baseball bat to bash in vampires' balls before their heads. And after every kill, he removed the vampires' fangs and added it to the necklace that he wore proudly around his neck. All Seras knew about him was that his name was Todd and he used to be a U.S. soldier in the army whose job was to repair vehicles. He had been deployed to England to aid the British army in modifying their armored vehicles.
Quite frankly, Seras didn't feel quite right whenever he was around. It might be because he was always carrying around that bat, but he just…intimidated her. It didn't matter if he was a nice guy and always asked her 'how she was doing' even though he probably didn't even know her name, she just felt like there was something off about him.
Seras followed after her party as they cautiously walked down the street. They knew there was nothing to be afraid of because vampires couldn't walk in the sunlight, but they still wanted to be careful just in case. They were currently on a mission that should only take up to two hours at the most. It was a mission everyone dreads, but it needed to be done every month and they split people up fairly so everyone had to go on this mission at least once or twice in a year. Her party had to go out to the nearest market and gather as much food as they can. That was it.
It sounded pretty easy, but it was actually quite difficult because they not only had to be cautious for vampires, but ghouls, animal familiars, and thieves that will rob them blind of all their food, weapons, and clothes. Hell, they were even crazier people that will just kill them all for the fun of it. That is, if they don't take advantage of her and Suyin before killing them. So, they kept their eyes opened and listened carefully for any noises, but it seemed like they were lucky today. Nobody was about; the streets were empty and dead quiet.
As the group jaywalked across the street, Jack ran up ahead and peered around the building to make sure the area was clear before they went any further. The supermarket was just up ahead; they only had a little further to go. His eyes scanned the parking lot carefully for any ghouls or other familiars that would attack and either feast upon them or drag them to their master. Thankfully, the supermarket looked like a ghost town. The parking lot had only a couple of cars, but they were all spread out so he could see the entire lot. He smiled and looked back at his party to see them waiting anxiously behind him.
"All clear," Jack gave them the go. Suyin and Seras scattered behind Jack to make sure that he was absolutely right while Todd just walked straight out into the open with his bat over his shoulder and a smug smile on his face.
"No need to fear, little ladies. Todd will take care of you." The old soldier promised them with a wink.
"And you two should be armed!" Jack lectured them. "Where are your weapons? You know that nobody is allowed to leave the hotel without a weapon." The two girls jumped from his severity and then quickly both raced to take off her pack and retrieve her weapon. From her pack, Seras pulled out a silver knife. She wasn't used to a knife at all; she didn't even really know how to defend herself with it, but it was all that she had since regular bullets don't work on vampires. Suyin pulled a stake with a silver tip out of her bag. She believed in the old superstitions of piercing a vampire's heart with a stake, but she's had yet to test that theory. She just hugged the stake to her chest, never getting the chance to use it and hopefully she'll never have to. Jack merely shook his head at the two before he chased after Todd, who was halfway down the parking lot already. Seras glanced to her left to stare at Suyin who looked oddly pale and scared to death. The small blonde's brows furrowed together and she placed a friendly hand on the girl's shoulder, causing her to jump.
"Are…you okay?" Seras asked softly. Suyin gulped nervously and then glanced at her younger friend with a small nod of her head.
"Yes," She murmured under her breath. Her eyes then trailed back towards the supermarket. "I just…hate going into that building blindly. What if there's something inside waiting for us?"
"Then we'll take care of them." Seras tried assuring her with a confident smile. "And if we can't, then I'm sure Todd will bash their heads in. We're going to be just fine. We'll be in and out before you know it." With a gentle pat on the back, the small blonde tried encouraging her further by hopping forward and following after the boys. "Come on, Suyin!" Seras cried back before picking up the pace. It didn't take long for her to hear heavy footsteps behind her as her friend chased after her to catch up with Todd and Jack.
"Hang on there, little lady!" The solider exclaimed and grabbed her by the back of her shirt just as Seras was running past them. The small blonde flew backwards, but the man had been kind enough to hold her up right so she didn't lose her balance. With her brows practically in her hairline, she pulled back her head to stare up into his smirking face. "Don't get ahead of yourself. You have no idea what's in that building." Suddenly, an embarrass smile crosses over her face.
"Yeah, I guess that was kind of stupid of me wanting to run in there recklessly." She laughed softly. The man chuckled and ruffled her hair after releasing her from his tight grasp.
"Kids," Todd laughed under his breath and continued on towards the store. Seras' bashful smile instantly fell.
"Kid?" She muttered. "I hate it when people call me that!" She grumbled and walked on.
"Then don't do stupid things." Jack responded with a shake of his head and a somewhat bright smile on his face. The small blonde stuck her tongue out at him, but was abruptly stopped when Todd put out his hand. The rest of the party froze while the soldier slowly approached the motion sensor doors that slid open for him. Cautiously, taking small baby steps, he walked into the store and peered around for any unwanted guests. Seras and the others watched as his head turned one way and then the other while he stepped further in. The rest of them approached slowly too, but kept at a fair enough distance so they weren't in the store but were able to keep the doors open. Todd then straightened up and clenched his jaw. He was kind of hoping there would be a fight.
Using his bat, he lightly swung down and hit his bat against the aluminum tile several times, causing a sharp tapping sound to echo through the building. They all waited breathlessly for a ghoul or even a vampire to come running out and attack them. But after waiting a long minute, nobody came. They were all alone in the store. Once more Todd straightened himself out with a loud exhale and he swung his bat back to prop it on his shoulder where it belonged. He then turned to give them a disappointed, but all in the clear kind of smile followed by a nod of his head.
"We're good," He muttered before turning on his booted heel and went off in the store to get whatever he wanted to get.
"Remember to grab different types of medicine, plenty of bandages, gauze, peroxide, and whatever else you can think of. And make sure some of the cough syrup you grab is for children. Billy's kids are sick and we want to get them better before it spreads to anyone else." Jack ordered them while he grabbed a nearby trolley and rolled it away to start grabbing some food.
"All of the meat is spoiled!" Todd yelled back at them from somewhere in the store.
"Perfect," Jack murmured under his breath in frustration. He had been hungering for a big, juicy steak or even a damn burger; things he didn't eat often before the apocalypse, but now missed greatly. Just the thought was making his mouth water. There just had to be a store or place around here somewhere that still had good meat! Suyin grabbed a trolley of her own and threw her backpack and stake into it carelessly. Seras followed her example, setting her knife and pack gently next to Suyin's. It was nice to relax a little and get that weight off of her shoulders for just a couple of minutes. The two girls were about to go off and search for the pharmacy, but Jack stopped them.
"It looks like the place was raided already. There's still plenty of food here to get by for another couple of weeks, but I can't find some of the things people asked for. I think one of us should check the back." He said.
"I will," Seras murmured reluctantly. She knew that Suyin wouldn't want to go back by herself, but also, she's had a kid so she would know which type of medicine was best for a child. So, Seras will leave that job to her while she went and searched for the other items on Jack's list. "What should I be looking for?"
"Um," The scruffy man muttered as he pulled a folded sheet of paper out of his pocket and unfolded it to silently read off of a very long list. His brows drew together as he counted up the items in his head. He then stepped closer towards Seras so she could read the list over his shoulder and point out the things that they needed. "What in the hell are Pop-tarts?" He grumbled. "Whatever they are, that person wants them in chocolate."
"I know what they are, but I think they only have the strawberry ones here." Seras answered.
"Then get strawberry," Jack responded with a wave of his hand, growing frustrated with trying to decipher this list. "Also see if they have any gallons of milk back there with a good date. The ones out here are close to their expiration date."
"How many gallons should I grab?" She asked while glancing at him from the corner of her. He shrugged his shoulders and pursed his lips in consideration.
"I would say at least three or four. The kids go through it fast." He whispered and continued looking down the list from front to back. He then pointed towards the next item. "Jaffa cakes," He went on. "The shelf was completely empty where they're usually were stocked." He then smacked the list lightly with the back of his hand. "What is all this crap? It's just all…junk."
"But it makes them feel better, Jack." Seras whispered. "These snacks bring back memories of a happier time. It's just…comfort food." Jack just sighed and shook his head again.
"I was told by some of the parents to grab some candy bars so the kids have something. Try looking for an unopened box or packs of them or something. Anything that will last them for at least a month or two so we don't have to keep grabbing candy bars every time we come back here." The frustrated man told her. For the next couple of minutes, the two went down the list twice more, finding six more items that needed to be found in the back. "That's it. The stocking area is just down there, you can't miss it." Jack muttered as he pointed in front of them and then wheeled away to go find the rest of the items on his list. Seras turned to retrieve her pack from the other trolley, but found that Suyin was already gone.
"Hmn," The small blonde hummed while her eyes searched her surroundings, but was totally lost because she never really shopped here all that much. Following Jack's directions, she turned back around and started heading towards the stocking area. Luckily on the way there she found a lone trolley that she could use to gather the items from the back. Playfully, she hopped up onto the lower bar of the trolley and kicked off the floor so she went rolling down the aisle. On the way, she passed Todd who was walking out of a side aisle, but had to abruptly stop as she flew passed him.
"Wild thing, you make my heart sing." The soldier teased with a smirk as he watched her go. "Just be careful, little lady."
"You make everything groovy!" Seras also teased before she hopped off as she reached the backdoors to the stock goods. She pushed open the black swinging doors with the trolley and proceeded inside to see that the back has been untouched since the apocalypse. The room was long, but not that wide. On the far end of the right side was a metal overhead door where the shipment came in, but, thankfully, it was closed up tightly so she didn't have to worry about any ghouls sneaking up on her. On the right left wall behind her were very tall shelves that just about reached the twenty feet high ceiling. Each shelf had lots and lots of different food items placed accordingly on top of wooden pallets and then was wrapped tightly in plastic. On the other side of the room were shelves with different types of boxes for different types of nonfood products like: clothes, vacuums, dishes, toasters, and so on.
Seras stopped in the center of it all and looked around with a deep sigh. Great, She thought sarcastically to herself while her eyes trailed over all that food on the shelves. She could barely see what the products were behind all that plastic. This was going to take forever. She left her trolley in the center of the room as she wandered off in the direction of the desk she had spotted earlier. The desk was messy with paperwork that she left untouched. She only paid mind to the drawers in search for a utility knife to cut the plastic.
The first drawer was a mess of pens that rolled around freely in their metal prison and a stapler remover. She closed that one and went for the second, finding the utility knife there on top of other paperwork that didn't matter to her. She kicked the drawer closed, giving it an awful loud slam, and then headed off towards one of the shelves to start finding the things on her special list that Jack gave to her. The warehouse was awfully silent, but that quiet didn't seem to bother the small blonde as she examined the different food items, trying to see what was what. She soon found that each individual wrapping had markings saying exactly what it was or where it was going. Like one was marked biscuits, others were marked crackers, cereal, and chips.
Remembering that someone wanted Jaffa cakes, Seras stepped up closer to the shelf. Unfortunately for her, the one that was marked biscuits was up on the second shelf, which was just hovering over her head. The small blonde clucked her tongue and she quickly looked around her to see if there was any way up on to that shelf. Near her, practically pressing up against the shelf, were a stack of wooden pallets. Seras carefully placed the closed utility knife in her back pocket before she hopped towards the pallets and started climbing them. She knew it was quite dangerous, especially since it seemed as if someone had carelessly broken a couple of the pallets in the center of the stack, but decided to just keep stacking more pallets on top of it.
But she tried her best being careful, making sure where she placed her feet so she wouldn't nick herself on one of the broken pallets that stuck out. Her fingers and hands were getting covered in splinters and her clothes kept getting snagged on loose nails, but she kept going, eventually making it to the very top. The pallets swayed a little and rattled together from the extra weight that was added. The girl balanced herself on the very top with her arms spread out like she was about to fly off. With her lips pressed tightly together, she slowly edged her way closer towards the shelf.
A fall from this height definitely wouldn't kill her, but she knew it would be painful to land on that hard concrete. When Seras was close enough, she warily ducked under onto the second shelf and was forced to stay in an uncomfortable hunched position. She awkwardly waddled to the wrapped goods that she needed and pulled out her utility knife. Her thumb pushed up on the slider and heard the click as the knife rose out of its confinement. Her then eyes wandered around, looking for a good place to start cutting. In the front, some of the plastic was torn, most likely from the forklift when someone was putting it away.
Deciding that this was probably the best place to start cutting, Seras slowly inched herself in front of it, but was given even less room to work. Her heels had no support as they just hung in midair, but that didn't bother her. She just needed to work slowly and be extra careful. She grabbed at some of the plastic to steady it as she brought the knife down and started cutting away. The job was a lot easier with the plastic already ripped in some areas. Her knife ate away at it and soon fulfilled its job when she was able to get into those mysterious boxes. With a small smile of victory, Seras set the knife off to the side and tried pulling away as much of the plastic as she could so it was out of the way. Subconsciously, she moved her feet without thinking, believing that she had enough foot space to work, and completely lost her balance and slipped backwards off of the shelf.
She gave a sharp gasp, her heart thundered in her ears, and she naturally closed her eyes. She heard wood clatter and a hot stinging sensation on her left arm before she felt extreme pain shot up her tailbone to her back and straight to her head when she landed hard on the concrete below. Seras gritted her teeth and groaned in pain.
"Damn it!" She hissed under her breath and cracked open her eyes to see nothing but a giant blur. She reclosed her eyes and groaned again. Her head was pounding and her tailbone throbbed from the impact. She was terrified to move, but knew she would have to get up eventually. "Damn it," She muttered again and ever so slowly sat up. Her hand automatically cupped the back of her head and she rubbed the sore spot soothingly. A massive headache was already coming on. "I should probably get Tylenol and then have Todd help me finish up in here." She thought aloud to herself.
Against her stomach, she could feel a wet warmth start to grow and spread. Seras cracked back open her eyes with a moan and she glanced down to see blood. A dark red pool of it clung to her white blouse causing her eyes to fly open wide. What?! She thought to herself. She was bleeding? Where?! She lifted her left arm away from her stomach and then that's when she found it. Seras gapped at a long gash in her arm that was at least five inches long and looked pretty deep and just poured with blood.
"Oh, no!" The small blonde exclaimed and quickly clamped her other hand shut around the wound in hope to make the bleeding stop. It was definitely going to need stitches. What in the hell did she even cut it on? Seras' head perked up to look directly at the utility knife, but that was still up on the shelf out of the way. There was no possible way she had cut herself on that, especially since she was falling away from it. She pulled her legs under her and steadily rose to her feet while her eyes continued to search the area for the cause of the injury.
And then she found it. The broken wood that stuck out of the stack of pallets had blood dripping down it. She eyed the broken wood that had snagged on her arm, seeing that the edges were covered in her blood. Seras' eyes then fell back towards the long gash on her arm to see blood seeping between her fingers.
"Shoot," She muttered and tried applying more pressure. She spun on her heel and looked for something to help her stop the bleeding; anything that she could makeshift into a tourniquet! A tingle went up her spine and the hairs on the back of her neck rose, but she just brushed off that feeling, believing that it was because she was injured and scared. Seras turned again with her mind made up that she had to go find someone else in her party to help her wrap this, but she ended up freezing. Standing directly in front of her, just a couple of feet in front of her exit, were two strangers.
They were both a foot taller than her, one being slightly taller than his companion, and had unnatural pale skin…for a human. The man on the right had a mass of inky black hair that hung around his face. He stared openly at her with piercing crimson eyes and a twisted grin on his face that showed off his fangs. He wore a black charcoal suit with a red cravat and a matching red coat that flowed around him. His companion had shoulder length black hair that shaped his face beautifully. His dark red eyes were cold and mocking as he stared at her with a smirk on his face that seemed to be welcoming. He wore a black button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. His nails were black with a grotesque pentagram standing out on the back of his left hand.
"Vampires out during the day?" She murmured to herself. Seras tried taking a cautious step backwards, but was panicking and ended up tripping over her own two feet. She landed hard on her bottom, but didn't notice the pain as she continued to stare in horror at the two monsters in front of her. "Day walkers?! That's impossible!" She exclaimed and gulped nervously.
"You've hurt yourself." The man in red stated more than asked as he watched the blood flow between her fingers.
"However did you do that?" The other asked with a laugh and then they were stepping closer towards her.
"Stop!" Seras blurted while she scrambled to her feet. Without thinking, she tried running past them towards the doors that led out to the store, but one of them caught her by her injured arm with a loud chuckle.
"Where are you going?" The man in red asked as he pulled her back to them and swung her around so she faced him.
"Let go!" The small blonde yelled and then she slapped him hard across the face, leaving a bloody handprint on his cheek. But the vampire barely seemed to notice that she had done it. He continued to stare down at her with a hungry look in his eyes and that same twisted grin on his lips. He chuckled again at her feistiness and pulled her even closer. "No!" She cried and tried desperately pushing off of his chest, but couldn't get away. "Ja-," She was about to cry for one of her party members, but the other monster cupped a hand over her mouth to silence her completely.
Seras froze when the freak behind her pressed his body up against hers and raised his other hand to place on her waist like he had every right to. The girl struggled even more with muffled cries of protest, but they just found it all the more amusing. When Seras slammed her free hand down on the vampire's chest, he grabbed it rather painfully by her wrist and pulled on it sharply to draw her closer. Her eyes welled with tears while she looked up at the one she believed to be her maker. He stared down at her with…a tender look in his eyes and a genuine smile on his face.
"Humans are such silly little creatures." He whispered to her. His warm breath wafted across her face and she came to find that his scent was somewhat pleasing for a vampire. "They're weak and ignorant towards everything that's around them…or what's in front of them. Do you not know who we are?" Strangely, the longer she did stare up into his eyes the more she felt…comfortable almost being near them. But that could be because he was putting her in a trance. Don't fall into his trance, Seras! She yelled at herself and then quickly closed her eyes with a shiver. "I'll take that as a no." The man chuckled lightly, but sounded disappointed. His eyes flickered away from her face to look down at her injured arm. The scent of her blood was so empowering. It smelled so rich and mouthwatering. The vampire licked over his lips hungrily before his intense gaze flickered back to the small blonde's face.
"That looks painful," He spoke softly to her, but it still didn't seem like she wanted to communicate with either of them. He loosened his grasp on her a little and then slowly leaned his head down closer towards her wound. "Let me help," Her eyes suddenly flew open wide in pure terror as she saw the vampire's lips an inch away from her open wound. Believing that he was only going to cause her more pain or even bite her, she started struggling again. Her fists clenched in his grasps and she tried using all of her might to pull herself free, but her strength was nothing compared to theirs. They barely even budged from all of her struggling.
"Will you settle down?" The man, who was holding her to his body, chuckled. Seras watched repulsed as the monster's tongue slipped out and he lathed her wound gently in his hot saliva. Her blood gathered on his tongue and he lapped it up with soft moans of arousal. Seconds later, the monster actually started to purr while staring deeply into her eyes intimately. Each time his tongue dipped into her wound it stung so painfully, but then his saliva would soothe that pain away. She was confused, scared, was sick to her stomach, and…aroused. How could she be aroused?! Seras screamed into the demon's hand and fought restlessly in hope she'll magically escape from their clutches.
And then, a miracle happened. A baseball bat whistled as it flew up between the vampire's legs and practically smashed in his balls. A look of pure anger flooded into the mad vampire's eyes. His fangs elongated and he snarled at the bastard who actually tried that tactic. The man in red straightened and swung around with the girl's arm still clenched in his hand. Seras was forced to stumble forward along with the man behind her and they all saw the one who tried rescuing the small blonde. Todd stood behind the furious vampire with a look of bewilderment written all over his face.
Seras had never seen him look so lost and confused. Usually vampires fell to the ground in extreme pain when his bat met with their balls. He looked between the three of them, not entirely sure what to do now, but had his bat up in a ready position in case one of them tried attacking him.
"Drop the little lady." The soldier demanded in a stern voice, like he was the one with the upper hand now. There was a long moment of silence in the room. Seras had to wonder why the vampire and demon hadn't tried attacking the soldier already, but was thankful that they didn't. "Let her go, now!" The soldier shouted and threatened them that he was going to swing his bat at them again. The vampire kept a firm grip on the girl's arm, but took a step forward to question the human's 'authority' and bravery. And like promised, Todd gritted his teeth and swung his bat. But the two humans were shocked when the vampire caught the swinging bat in his hand without so much as wincing. He just had a cruel grin on his face while he stared deeply into the petrified human's eyes. Barely using any of his strength, he shattered the wooden bat with very little effort.
"Play elsewhere," The vampire scoffed and then backhanded Todd so he went flying. The soldier landed hard on his side with a loud grunt and then rolled to a stop. The man in red looked back at the small blonde who was screaming and crying again. Her body was shaking as she stared at her fallen comrade and she thrived to be let go. His eyes narrowed on her in consideration. "Humans," He whispered. "Such strange creatures," And then they completely released her. With not a second of hesitation, Seras ran towards Todd who was slowly trying to get back on his feet by using the desk for some support.
"Todd!" She cried as she wrapped an arm around his back and tried helping him up. "Are you alright?!"
"I-I'm fine," He grumbled as his mind tried coming out of that haze. He then gritted his teeth and fully came back to reality and the danger they were still in. "We have to go!" The soldier grabbed one of her arms and turned to leave, but their paths were being blocked by those supernatural bastards. The vampire and demon had such wide grins on their faces while they stared at the two humans, but their eyes were mainly trained on the small blonde hidden behind her male friend.
"We have been searching such a long time for you. Do you honestly believe we're going to let you go that easily?" The man in red asked her with an amused look in his eyes. His serpent like tongue then slipped back out to gather the blood from the handprint she left behind after slapping him. His eyes burned a darker red for a split second and he moaned at her exquisite taste. "Run, my little virgin, and expect to see us very soon." The two monsters then split ways, giving the two humans enough room to walk between them and towards the exit.
"Bastards!" Todd snarled and tightened his grasp around the girl's arm. There was no way in hell he was going to let either of them touch her ever again. "You'll be dead the next time either of you ever come near her again!" With that said the soldier roughly pulled on her as he took a chance and ran between the two monsters towards the exit. Surprisingly, the two monsters held their ground. Seras' eyes were wide in her head and her heart thundered in her ears when she was forced to run by them. Her soul felt like it jumped out of her body when one of the two had gingerly slid his fingers over her hand before she was completely gone and back in the main part of the store. But they didn't stop running. Todd kept going and pulled her along, looking for the others so they could all get the hell out of there.
"Jack! Suyin! We've got trouble in the warehouse!" Todd shouted to them, hoping that they heard him from wherever they were in the store.
"What?!" Jack shouted from a nearby aisle and came running out, still pushing his trolley that was full of food.
"A vampire and a demon! They attacked Seras! We have to go!" The soldier explained through heavy pants as he continued running through the store towards the main entrance. "Suyin, come on, we're leaving!" He shouted.
"They attacked her?!" Jack questioned. His worried eyes then flickered towards Seras who seemed to be having trouble staying at the same speed as the soldier. She kept tripping over her own two feet, but would quickly catch herself and kept running. "Are you okay?!" The small blonde nodded her head.
"Yeah," She panted. "I just need to get out of here!"
"Todd, let go of her, she can't keep up with you, man!" Jack yelled. The soldier glanced over his shoulder at the small blonde and noted that he was holding onto her rather tightly and she was having a great difficulty catching up to him. He willingly let her go so she could run at her own pace.
"Suyin, come on!" Todd repeated and then she came wheeling around the corner with her trolley full of different types of medicine, clothes of all sizes and colors, books, and games.
"I'm here!" She cried out in a huff. "What's wrong?! What happened?!"
"Seras was attacked in the warehouse by vampires!" Jack informed her while they all escaped out into the parking lot, but still ran like they were being chased.
"A vampire and a demon, man!" Todd corrected him.
"Whatever! Why are we still running? They can't get us out here." Jack said and slowed a little. Seras shook her head violently and tried evening her breathing as she ran.
"No, they're…day walkers." The small blonde replied. "That warehouse was completely empty when I went in, but after I cut myself…they appeared out of nowhere." This seemed to have caused Jack to keep running.
"But how do you know they can survive in the sun?!" He questioned her.
"Demons are capable of walking around in the sun!" She growled in frustration. She just wanted to focus on running and not waste her breath. "But the vampire should have been asleep and he wasn't. Normally vampires fear the sun because it's deadly to them, so they sleep during the day. Why would he be out during the day if the sun was capable of killing him?"
"But that doesn't mean…" Jack started, but was cut off.
"I think she's right, man! I hit him in the balls with my bat and he didn't so much as wince! I took another swing at him and he caught my bat mid-swing and shattered it into a thousand pieces with no problem whatsoever! He's completely different from the other vampires!" Todd yelled back who was farther ahead of them. Suyin cautiously looked over her shoulders since the rest of her party was starting to scare her.
"Then why aren't they chasing us?" She asked nervously and continued to search around them.
"I don't know." Seras responded with a shake of her head and tears in her eyes. She kept recalling what he had said to her, that they would see her soon. Were they just trying to scare her? Or were they honestly planning to hunt her down? She was so very scared and felt like she was going to be sick to her stomach.
"You're as white as a ghost, Seras." Jack noted softly. "Are you sure you're alright?" Tears trailed down her face and, without thinking, she shook her head with loud sobs. Todd clenched his fists tightly and bit deeply into his bottom lip. He knew exactly why she was crying and she had every right to be scared of those bastards. How long had she been back there trying to fight them off? What had they said or done to her? Surely they must have fucked with her mind a little to make her quiver in fear for their enjoyment. And then they told her that they would be coming for her. But he swore to fucking God that he was going to protect her! Those bastards will never lay eyes on her again!
Half an hour later, the four finally made it back to the safety of the hotel. Suyin and Jack carelessly rolled their full trolleys in through the main door and into the lobby. Todd huffed and used his hand to wipe the sweat off of the back of his neck and paced around the floor. And Seras collapsed to the ground from exhaustion and panted out of breath. She was emotionally, mentally, and physically tired. She probably could have curled up right there and gone to sleep.
"What in the hell happened?" A man named William asked as he walked up to the four who were all out of breath and sweaty. There were a couple of people around in the lobby who murmured to themselves about the party that arrived in such a high state of panic.
"We…were…attacked." Jack replied through huffs. He then swallowed, but his throat was far too dry so he ended up choking a little. "Actually…Seras…was. Suyin…and I…didn't…see, but…Todd…did."
"Two of them," Todd nodded in agreement and closed his eyes because he was seeing spots. He bent over and tried to calm his nerves while he trembled at the knees from the long run. His muscles were so sore. He thought that he would be used to running after being in the army, but old age must be getting to him. "A vampire and a demon,"
"Were you bit?" William suddenly asked while he scrutinized the small blonde that lied on the floor. Suddenly the entire lobby became deathly quiet. Even her party members stopped panting and were so very still. How could they forget something so vital?! If Seras was bit, they were risking everyone's lives bringing her here! Suyin and Jack quickly looked back at the small blonde as if she would turn into a ghoul right then and there, none of them knowing that she was a virgin.
"No," Seras assured them. "I wasn't bitten," Todd stared at her with a questioning brow. He didn't know how long she was back there for, but he was positive it was long enough for either of the two to have bitten her and then give her his blood so she could become a vampire. Was she telling them the truth? Or was she so scared and in denial that she was lying? How could he be sure? His eyes searched her arms for any bite marks, but saw none. His eyes then flickered towards her long pants, wondering if the marks were hidden somewhere else under her clothes.
"I think she should be searched from head to foot for any bite marks." Todd spoke up. Seras' heart felt like it skipped a beat. Did he mean for her to strip down to her underwear here and now in front of all these people?! Why didn't he believe her? She supposed that he had every right to wonder and be scared though. If she was in his position, she would be extremely worried too that the person was lying because if a bite mark was found on someone, they would be immediately killed.
"There is an awful lot of blood on you, Seras. Where did that all come from if you weren't bitten?" William asked her, now looking like he didn't believe her. Seras quickly sprung to her feet.
"I wasn't bitten!" She yelled and then grabbed at her blouse that was stained in her own blood. "I had cut my arm on some broken pallets and it was gushing with blood. I think I'll need stit…" But she instantly cut herself off when she held out her injured arm to see that the gash was nothing more but a cut three inches long. Her eyes widened in horror and her fingers gingerly traced over the cut that looked like it took place only days ago. What happened to her wound? Before it had been ghastly and would've needed tons of stitches. But now it was nothing! There wasn't even pain!
"Gushing with blood? That small cut on your arm?" William questioned, now really not believing her. Seras shook her head and looked back at him with wide eyes.
"William, I swear! This cut was a five inch long gash before! But then…that vampire came and started…licking it and moaning like some fucking pervert! I know it sounds crazy, but I think his saliva might've healed it. We don't know much about vampires, but it's possible that they have that sort of power! And if you still don't believe me, then I'll gladly go into a spare room with Suyin and she can confirm to you that I haven't been bitten!" William crossed his arms in front of his chest and drummed his fingers lightly while he looked her over slowly. He then sighed through his nose.
"I supposed it's possible that their saliva can heal the injured. But for safety reasons, I think we should do a full body search." He responded. His dark blue eyes then flickered towards Suyin. "Suyin, will you be okay doing the search yourself?" The older woman nervously looked over at the small blonde. She wanted desperately to believe Seras, but she was beyond scared that she wasn't telling the truth and will attack her once they were alone. But, she ended up nodding, knowing that Seras needed her faith in her right now.
"I can do it." Suyin murmured below a whisper, earning a smile of gratitude from her friend. William gave her a small smile and nodded his head.
"Good, you can use the office in the back." He muttered as he gestured his head towards a door behind the front desk. Suyin glanced back at Seras wearily who was already heading almost anxiously towards the office to get this done and over with. And she followed after her uneasily. Once the two girls were alone in the office, Suyin hesitantly closed the door and glanced behind her to see Seras already stripping. The nineteen year old slipped off her bloodstained blouse as if she was alone and not in the presence of anyone. But her friend watched carefully, checking all areas of skin from a safe distance. She felt safer being by a door, knowing there was a quick escape if she did find a mark on Seras. But the small blonde continued to strip with confidence.
Next, she unhooked her bra and threw it down beside her blouse on the desk. And then she continued by kicking off her shoes, and pulling off her socks and pants. Once Seras was completely in the nude, she looked back at her friend with solemn eyes, hoping she had her trust back. The small blonde faced Suyin before spreading out her arms, showing her that she had absolutely nothing to hide and that she was bite free. Feeling more as ease, the older woman took several steps forward and carefully looked her over from head to toe.
"Turn around," Suyin ordered softly when she was convinced there was no bite marks anywhere on her front. Seras willingly turned and kept her arms out while the woman inspected her back and legs. "You weren't bitten!" The woman exclaimed happily with a bright smile. "Oh, Seras, I'm sorry I didn't believe you!" The small blonde gave her a soft smile even though her back was still facing her friend.
"Can you please go out there and tell them that while I get dressed?" She asked her in a hushed voice, deeply disappointed that nobody had believed her, not even Todd. Suyin nodded her head eagerly before she practically flew out that door to go tell everyone that Seras was clean and not a threat to them. She slowly got dressed. She didn't want to deal with the people that called her a liar and looked at her differently there for a minute or two. She thought she had found family and friends, but realized that they were like all the rest she had met in life. People she couldn't fully trust because they couldn't trust her; they didn't even have faith in her that she was telling the truth even for the slightest second.
But most of all, she stayed behind because she wanted to be alone with her thoughts. Those faces...they were burning in her memory. She could still see them as if they were standing in front of her. She could still feel their hands grabbing at her and feel their warm breaths. Their voices rung in her ears and their words repeated countless of times in her head. Run, my little virgin, and expect to see us very soon. That's what he had said to her exactly. He told her to run. Obviously chasing his hunt thrilled him.
He had called her 'my little virgin'. Why did he say 'my'? And how did he know she was virgin? Just from the taste of her blood? How were vampires able to tell? Did this man see her as property? Was he claiming her, planning to not only steal her life, but her also her virginity? And expect to see them soon? Very soon to be exact. When was that? Tonight? Tomorrow? A week from now? Or never again? When will they attack? When will they suck the life from her veins? Her fingers subconsciously ran up her warm skin, tracing over the blue veins that could be seen. How long was she going to stay afraid of them until they finally came for her?
She didn't think she would be able to last much longer. Just now, thinking about it, was causing her heart to thump so hard in her chest that she felt like she might have a heart attack. Seras closed her eyes and pressed her hand against her chest while she leaned forward against the desk. "Oh, God." She murmured under her breath. She could feel her heart racing. She couldn't remember the last time it raced this fast before. It's been years. Maybe not even since that time. Her mind automatically tried delving her into that awful memory when was just only nine, but she quickly pulled away as if it seared her.
"No," She cried and quickly opened her eyes so she wouldn't have to see any images of their broken bodies. "Don't go there, Seras. Don't do that to yourself again." With a deep sigh to help calm her nerves, she stood up straighter and got dressed at her own pace. Once she was decent, she returned to the lobby where there were less people. Todd, Jack, William, and two other men remained and went over the items that were in the trolley. The only two who noticed her were Todd and William. The soldier still looked at her in suspicion, unsure if he should take Suyin's word that Seras was in the clear. He himself wanted to check, but that wouldn't have been appropriate.
William, on the other hand, felt guilty that he hadn't believed her, but still believed that he made the right choice giving her a full body inspection. He gave her a small nod of his head to see if things were still alright between them. Out of politeness, the small blonde did nod her head, but he could see it in her eyes that she didn't forgive him. The man merely sighed at her and lightly shook his head before giving his attention back to the men who went through the items in the trolleys.
Seras sighed deeply as she stuffed her hands into her back pockets and turned on her heel, heading towards the elevators. A part of her was scared of being alone; that at any minute, those monsters would show up, drag her somewhere private, and kill her slowly, painfully. She could just picture herself screaming on the top of her lungs, but nothing was coming out; not a single sound. She could just see those grins on their faces and feel their hands on her. Seras shuddered and curled in on herself. She really didn't want to be alone…but she was. She was always alone and will always be alone.
So, why should she start being afraid of being alone now, after all this time? It was just so silly. She shouldn't be afraid of them. She should start preparing herself for their arrival. Make sure that she's fully armed at all times and know how to use everything in her room to her advantage to fight them off. The small blonde nodded her head with a confident, fiery look in her eyes. When she reached the elevator, she pressed the up button and waited patiently for it to come. She had fought vampires before, but what about demons? How did one defend herself against a demon? Did they have any weaknesses?
She supposed a cross would do, but she doubted that would hold him off for long. Wasn't there something about salt? She knew that was kind of an old myth that had something to do with witchcraft. But she was sure that if she encircled herself with salt, he would be propelled to stay away. And garlic did the same for vampires! Seras nodded her head just as the elevator doors opened for her and she stepped inside. Her eyes subconsciously went over the numbers while her brain carried on with plans to keep those monsters away from her. Her finger shot out and pressed the button marked twelve and the doors shut in response. The hum of the elevator was somewhat relaxing to her after such a tiring day. The elevator ride was nice and quiet, something she usually didn't like. But right now, it's what she needed.
"What else?" She whispered to herself while she fell back against the back wall and hung her head in exhaustion. Holy water, but that wasn't accessible. She didn't know where the nearest church was and even if she did, she couldn't leave without having other people go with her and nobody will want to go just to get a bottle of holy water. In William's words, "It would be too risky." Which she couldn't really blame him for. He's been a great leader thus far. Since joining him, they haven't lost a single man to a vampire or ghoul. So what else was there that she was missing?
Garlic, holy water, crosses, salt, weapons of all kinds, but there wasn't really anything that will kill them for good. All of those things will just ward them away. And these were only superstitions! How could she possibly know if any of those things will work against them? Can she even hurt them? A blow to the balls didn't ever stagger the vampire. What can hurt him? How well can he regenerate? The more she thought about it, the quicker the fear grew back inside of her. "Damn it," She hissed under her breath just as the elevator stopped on her floor and opened the doors so she could get off. What can stop those two from getting her? Why did they let her go in the first place? Just so they can chase her? And what were they talking about? They kept babbling on about humans being silly creatures and asking her if she knew them. Why on Earth would she know them? Should she know them? Had they met before? Had she met one of them when he was still human?
She thought long and hard about it while she wandered down the hall towards her room. But nothing came. She didn't have one single memory of those two besides today. And…didn't he say that they had been waiting years for her and they weren't going to let her go so easily? No, he said that they had been searching a long time, not waiting. Searching? Searching for her? Why her? How did they even know about her? Again, she didn't recall ever meeting them before today. Was her blood a rare type of blood among their kind or something? Is that what he had meant? It had to be, right? Why else would they go out of their way searching for someone like her for a long time? What exactly was a long time? Just how many years?
"Why do I keep going back to them?" She whispered to herself and stumbled towards her door to rest her head against the cold white wood. "PTSD, that has to be it. It'll wear off." She muttered to her door before reaching into her pocket to pull out her key. Seras struggle a little getting the key to slip into the lock, but once she did, she felt a small moment of comfort hearing that familiar click as her door was unlocked. Home, She thought with a simple, real smile. There wasn't much behind this door, but it always felt so good returning here. It was a place where she can just relax and be herself.
No one has ever been invited into her living space, not that anybody ever asked or wanted to, but just the thought made her so uncomfortable. This place was a piece of her. It felt like if someone came in, they were inviting themselves into her mind and soul. Was that just her or was everyone like that towards their own home? Seras pushed open the door and dragged herself inside exhaustedly. She lazily leaned back against the door and used some of her body weight to close it behind her with another deep sigh. She felt so gross. She was covered in blood and sweat. Her hair was a mess and her skin was all pale and clammy. What she needed was a long hot shower to wash away today's filth and nightmares.
"Yes," She agreed with another smile. "That's exactly what I need." She raised her head to take in her room. The bed was perfectly made with pristine white sheets, a big, fluffy white comforter, and four soft pillows. Across from the bed stood her dresser stocked full of clothes. On top of the dresser was a telly that's only use was for watching movies on DVD since they couldn't find a way to get cable…yet. Next to the dresser were four different framed photos. One was of her and her dad when she was about five years old. The second photo was of her mum holding her minutes after she was just born. The third was when her parents were a lot younger and they were kissing under a weeping willow. The last was just an average photo of her and her parents sitting in the living room.
The sad part was she didn't remember any of those moments she had with them. Each one she looked so happy, a memory that should have stayed with her. But she couldn't remember a single one to save her damn life. And she felt so guilty for that. It was like saying their lives had meant nothing to her. That she had no good memories with her parents who she wanted back desperately. But that wasn't the truth! She loved her parent so much and she tried so hard to remember those good old days. Rather be it too painful or unreachable, she just couldn't remember it no matter how hard she tried. This brought hot tears to her eyes, but before she could cry, she wiped away the moisture with her fingers and turned away from those painfully inaccessible memories that haunted her picture frames.
She walked off towards her closet to grab a fresh black blouse and some jeans. Afterwards, she grabbed a clean pair of panties, a bra, and a pair of socks from one of her dresser drawers, all the while avoiding those photos. When she was ready, she turned on her heel and went off towards the bathroom. She, of course, didn't bother to shut the door behind her because she lived alone and the extra keys to each room were locked away for safety reasons.
Seras set her clean clothes on the vanity, refusing to meet her reflection's gaze. She knew what she looked like and she could only imagine what she looked like this second covered in blood and sweat. And just after everything that occurred…she just didn't really want to look at herself. Like, if she saw the evidence, she would realize how real it all was. That she was actually attacked and could have died today if it wasn't for Todd. And had she even thanked him yet? No, she hadn't, and she was such a bitch for that. Those should have been the first thing out of her mouth after they left that warehouse alive!
"Thank you, Todd." Seras whispered even though she was well aware that he wasn't there and couldn't hear her from here in her room. She'll have to thank him the next time she saw him. But when was that going to be? He was a loner, just like her, and she rarely saw him unless it was dinnertime. And, will he find it awkward when she just thanks him out of the blue? She hoped to God it wouldn't be awkward because she planned to thank him no matter what. Seras took a deep breath of cool air before shedding off her dirty clothes and carelessly throwing them on the floor near the wall. She'll handle those later. Right now, she just wanted to worry about getting clean.
The small blonde pulled back the curtains to her shower and reached in to turn the knob all the way so it got really hot, just the way she liked it. Once it got to the right temperature, she hopped right in and slid the curtain shut. Seras closed her eyes and moaned softly as she lulled her head to the side and then down. She loved feeling the hot spray of water running over her skin; it made her feel so clean. She then pulled her head back, allowing the water to dampen her hair to her scalp and face until she pushed it all back neatly. She could honestly stand there all day long, but eventually the water would get cold and sour her mood.
Besides, she wasn't a person who liked taking long showers because it was such a waste of water. All a person had to do was wash their hair and body, and then maybe shave afterwards to feel even fresher. But she had shaved yesterday, so she was skipping that part today. Seras took her time showering today. She just closed her eyes and took several minutes thoroughly lathing her scalp in white suds, rinsing, and then repeating it. When she was satisfied with her hair, she got to work on her body. She grabbed her purple delicate bath sponge and laced it with her favorite body soap. She slowly dragged the sponge over her limbs, down her neck to her breasts and stomach, down her hips and legs, then to her shoulders and back, before attending to her lady parts. The soap clung to her body, waiting to be rinsed away, but she enjoyed the feeling far too much. It was just so damn relaxing. She knew that after she rinsed off that would be the end of her shower. With a regretful sigh, Seras washed away the rest of the soap, using her sponge to clean herself under the spraying water until the soap all drained away.
Afterwards, she set her delicate bath sponge off to the side on a special hook and then turned off her beloved shower. See you soon, old friend. She thought before stepping out of the shower onto a fluffy dark blue shower mat. She grabbed the white towel off of the rack and wiped the water from her eyes before wrapping the towel around her bare body. Using the second towel on the rack, she ruffled and dried out her hair to the best of her abilities. Subconsciously, the girl left her bathroom and walked out to the main room to fall backwards onto her bed with a groan.
She knew that she was getting her comforter wet from her body, but she couldn't care less at the moment. The fabric felt nice against her bare flesh. She then had to wonder why she never slept naked. That was something to think about. Maybe she'll try that soon. Go a little wild, Seras. She joked with a small laugh. Maybe she'll be bold and take a nap right here and now in the nude. She can throw her towels onto the floor, crawl under the sheets, and just fall asleep, and sleep as long as she liked! With that thought swimming around in her head very intriguingly, her phone started to ring which was actually kind of rare.
"Oh, William!" Seras whined. Just when she thought she could take a bloody nap, this happens! What could he possibly want from her? She already went on his stupid mission today and obviously failed! Well, it wasn't really her fault! She was attacked! Seras sat up with a whimper, reached towards the table near her bed, and grabbed the phone off the hook. "Hello?" She answered before the phone was even up against her ear.
"Seras?" William confirmed.
"Yes," She answered and repositioned herself more comfortably on the bed while tugging up her towel self-consciously, almost like he would be able to see her through the phone.
"Can you meet me in the back office in the lobby?" He asked of her. Seras' brows furrowed in complete confusion. This never happens! Did he not believe Suyin when she said that she was clean of marks? Did he want to check her himself?
"What for?" Seras asked defensively and she again pulled up her towel.
"Well, other survivors showed up wishing to become part of our community. The rest will be explained when you come down." He informed her. This piqued her interest and she perked up rather happily. Survivors?! New people will be joining them? She then kind of figured what this call was about. William most likely wanted her to show these people around and tell them how things go around here and so on. She would love to do that! Anything to keep her mind off of what happened today!
"I'll be there! Just give me a few minutes!" She exclaimed in excitement. He laughed into the receiver.
"Okay," He replied and then they both hung up. As soon as she got off the phone, she jumped right to her feet and rushed back into the bathroom to get dressed. Seras threw off her towel, letting it land with her other clothes on the floor. She then started pulling on her panties hurriedly, but paused when she caught sight of the cut on her left arm. The small blonde's smile instantly fell when certain words resonated in her head. That looks painful. Let me help. Those were the words the vampire had said to her. Had he known what he was doing and truly helped her by trying to heal her wound? It did stop the bleeding and she didn't need stitches afterwards.
Or did he say it just for her to trust him and so he got a taste of her blood? She then recalled the way he moaned when tasting her. She quickly shook it all away, the memory and fear. "No," She whispered to herself. "He wasn't helping. He's a damn vampire! He wanted to sink his teeth into you, Seras! Get your damn head out of your arse!" She scolded herself before pulling on her panties. The girl shook her head with a loud scoff while she dressed quickly. She tugged on her pants and hopped on one foot while she tried getting her wet legs to slide in, but she ended up falling backwards onto her ass. "Ow!" She exclaimed with an annoyed hiss of pain.
Fine then! Have it your way! Seras mentally argued with her pants as she carefully climbed to her feet. With her pants halfway up, she grabbed her bra and hastily tried clasping the bloody thing. The first time, she missed a clasp so it came out all uneven and had to unclasp it all and start over. Clasping the last hook with an exaggerated sigh, she fixed her cups so her breasts rested more comfortably in them before reaching to grab her blouse. A smile of victory crossed over her face when the blouse was the only item of clothing that didn't give her any trouble as she pulled it on over her head.
"Thank you," She whispered. Her smile then fell and she glanced down to glare at her pants. This was the one thing she hated about having to get dressed after hot showers. Her skin was still a little puffy from the hot water so it was a dread trying to put on jeans afterwards! "We meet again," The small blonde joked and her glare intensified. "You thought you had beaten me last time, but you underestimated me. Now prepare to feel my wrath." She then tugged on her pants and this time they slid around her form easier than last time. "Ha!" She mocked laugh and then fastened her pants.
Seras then jolted back to reality and her head perked up to stare at her reflection with wide eyes. "What in the hell is wrong with me?" She wondered out loud. The small blonde shook her head at her own stupidity and then grabbed her hairbrush with a disappointed sigh. "You are losing it, Seras." She muttered while she brushed out her hair carefully so she didn't pull too hard on the hairs that were tangled together. She brushed all her blonde locks back until the ends spiked out like they normally did. Afterwards she used her fingers to play with her bangs and fluff them out a little. When she was fully satisfied, she smiled brightly and set her hairbrush back down on the vanity.
The small blonde then grabbed her clean pair of socks and practically bounced out of the bathroom and over to her bed. She plopped down on the edge and pulled on the black socks. Next, she leaned over to grab her beloved black combat boots with a one inch heel that sat beside her bed at all times. Once she was dressed to the nines, she sprung up and headed out the door. She was so eager and grateful meeting the new arrivals and giving them a tour of the place, anything to keep her mind off of today! And hopefully she'll make new friends! Just as she was reaching the elevator, a group of kids between the ages of seven to sixteen walked up to her. They were all talking over each other with the little kids hanging or grabbing at the elder kids with a yearning to be heard.
"You're not listening!" Seras overheard one of the smaller boys yelling at what appeared to be his older sister. "Lindsay!" He whined. His sister growled through gritted teeth and pushed him away while she continued trying to talk to a boy that was close to her age. The elevator doors swooshed open and Seras and the kids got in. The same boy that had been pulling on his sister jumped forward with a need to start pressing all of the buttons, but his sister pulled him back.
"Darrel, knock it off!" She barked at him. Her green eyes then flickered towards Seras. "Sorry, we're going to the lobby." The small blonde merely nodded her head and clicked the button for the lobby.
"I want to go to the game room!" Darrel whined and stomped his foot in anger. "Where's Mum? I want to ask her if I can go to the game room!" Seras closed her eyes with a deep sigh. She loved kids, but damn it all to hell, she hoped her kids never acted like this. They were giving her such a headache. The elevator ride was a long one. The boy continued yelling at his sister while she continued to talk to the boy; all the while, two other kids were 'playfully' pushing each other around next to a boy who bounced up and down so the entire elevator shook. She wanted to tell them all to knock it off, but it wasn't her place to parent someone else's child. So, she kept her mouth shut and just endured the ride down with the obnoxious little ones. And then she heard that magical sound of the doors opening.
The children filed out, leaving her alone. Seras gave them a few seconds head start before she left the safety of the elevator. She didn't bother to see where they ran off to and just started heading towards the office that was hidden away behind the front counter. When the small blonde reached the doorway to the open office, she peered around inside nervously before politely knocking on the door. William, who sat at the desk facing the door and had been in the middle of laughing, swung his head around to stare at Seras with a bright smile.
"Come in, come in." He welcomed her with a wave of his hand. The small blonde's brows drew together, noting that his demeanor seemed a little…different. William was normally a very nice guy, but he was never…euphoric. And there was a strange twinkle in his eyes and a smile that was on his face that seemed so incredibly fake, almost like he was a puppet or a doll. Maybe she was wrong and this is how he acted when he was stress free or something. Shaking it off, she entered the office. Behind her, near the door, were filing cabinets full of old paperwork for the hotel.
On the far right side of the room was a very expensive white loveseat that she normally never noticed until now. Sitting on that loveseat she was absolutely horrified to see the two creatures that had promised her that they would see her soon. They sat there so coolly with such cold and mocking grins on their faces while they stared at her. Her eyes flickered between the two, seeing the small changes they had made to appear more human. The demon's eyes were now a dark brown and the pentagram that had stood out had vanished, leaving nothing but perfect pale skin. The vampire's eyes were a dark green and he now wore natural modern day clothing, a white button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows.
Seras' face became as white as a sheet and her heart started racing in her chest again. Her voice was long gone, leaving her petrified and standing there. William was talking, but she couldn't process his words and he didn't seem to notice her change in behavior. Those malicious, elder creatures rose from their spots on the loveseat and sauntered over to the petrified young woman. All of her muscles locked at once out of pure fear. Her body trembled and her eyes remained glued to them, unable to pull her gaze away from those mocking eyes and grins. Her skin prickled with goosebumps and her brain yelled and screamed at her to run now, but she couldn't. It was like she suddenly forgot how to use her legs.
When they got closer than she was comfortable with, she tried taking a step back, but the demon had stopped her by gently grasping her wrist. His fingers dug into her skin, not painfully, but tight enough to keep her there with only a few inches of space between them. The small blonde opened her mouth, wishing to say something or at least scream, but as soon as she did, the vampire's eyes flickered back to that blood red color and it pierced her like a hot knife. Quite suddenly, the fear was lifted from her when their faces became unfamiliar to her.
Unbeknownst to her, the vampire's eyes returned back to that dark green and kindness appeared in them along with some form of amusement. And the demon released her wrist since she no longer had the urgency to flee from them. Her muscles unlocked and she blinked curiously at them, wondering why she had acted in such a way. They seemed like two normal, perfect gentlemen looking for refuge like the rest of them. The girl took a nervous step backwards and flashed a small, bashful smile their way.
"I'm sorry," She apologized softly for staring and subconsciously rubbed one of her arms, almost like she was trying to rub away the embarrassment. The small blonde's bashful smile then became one of warmth and she no longer found it difficult to look up at them to meet their gazes. "Welcome," She greeted them politely, earning a snicker from both of them with a certain look in their eyes that made her stomach twist in an almost pleasant way.
"Seras," William murmured and she turned her head to look back at him. He was handing her two long white envelopes with names and room numbers on them. She hesitantly took them and glimpsed at the names. Alucard and Sebastian, She read.
"Hmn," She hummed and glanced back at William.
"Give them a tour of the hotel and then show them where they'll be living for now on." He instructed her before he glanced back at the two gentlemen. "I hope you'll both soon find this place homey like the rest of us and if you have any questions I'm available or I'm sure Seras would be happy enough to answer." She gave a small nod of her head in agreement.
"And we thank you for your help. We greatly appreciate it." The demon responded, but neither of them bothered looking at William. Their eyes were still focused on the one before them; their special little prey they had been seeking for all these years.
"Follow me then," Seras spoke up with another bright smile and led the way out of the office and into the bright, empty foyer. The males gladly followed after the oblivious small blonde, but once they were out of the sight of the other male, the vampire grabbed her by the wrist and stopped her in her tracks. Seras gasped softly and willingly stopped to look back at the man with curious eyes. "Is there a problem?" She muttered, wondering if she had done something to offend them or if there was another problem they were having. The man's cold gaze softened greatly and he gave her a small smile.
"How is your arm?" He asked her in a gentle voice. The vampire then released her good arm to reach for her left one. His cold fingers carefully wrapped around her wrist and pulled her arm out to examine the small, thin cut that marked her perfect skin.
"It's…fine," Seras whispered while she continued to stare up at him curiously. "How…how did you know about it?"
"I saw it," He stated with a snicker and brushed his thumb gingerly over it. A light blush appeared on the girl's cheeks and her eyes nervously flitted downwards to watch him stroke over her arm almost sensually. She bit her bottom lip and hesitantly slipped her arm from his grasp before attempting to hide it nonchalantly behind her back with an even deeper blush. "Does it hurt?" He questioned, wondering if he caused it to inflame while touching it.
"No," She replied softly in that sweet voice he found comforting. "This cut is nothing compared to how it was earlier this evening."
"How bad was it earlier?" The demon suddenly asked with a glimmer in his eyes that said he knew more than she did. "Bad enough to need stitches?" He asked and then the corner of his lips curled into a smirk, but Seras didn't take notice.
"I think so," She muttered, sounding uncertain even though she knew how bad the situation had been. Thinking back, she couldn't really remember much of anything. The people she had been thinking about for the last hour or two suddenly didn't have faces. She couldn't remember their clothing or voices. Was it part of the stress of the situation that she was unable to retrieve that memory? Was it from the trauma? "It's all blur," Seras whispered out loud. "I don't know…if he was helping me…or if he was just hungry, but…his…saliva healed some of it, leaving nothing but this cut."
"It's not a well-known fact, but vampires do have some form of chemical in their saliva that can heal cuts and abrasions; it can fix any damage to the skin." The demon informed her.
"Really?" Seras murmured. "That's neat," The girl then sighed and looked around her at the foyer before she remembered what her task was. "Right, the tour!" She exclaimed and shook her head before looking back at them with a soft smile. "Shall we push on then?" Not giving them a chance to answer, she turned back around and led them through the quiet foyer towards the back where they could see it turned off into a corridor. As they were leaded down closer towards the corridor, Seras spun back around to face them, but continued to walk backwards. "So, which one is Alucard and which is Sebastian?" She asked while she looked between the two.
"I would be Sebastian," The demon spoke up with a polite smile and a slight bow of his head. Seras nodded her head and then glanced up at the other male.
"Which would make you Alucard." She stated. "Did your parents give you that name or…is it a Goth sort of thing you're in to because it's kind of…ironic to have that name in this day and age."
"It was a name that was given to me." He answered with a sly grin and a distant look in his eyes. "And you're one to speak. What kind of name is Seras?" He teased her even though he liked her name.
"How am I supposed to know? It was also given to me." She replied with a shrug of her shoulders. She then spun back around to see where she was going, feeling a little defensive that he had said something about her name. "So, how do you guys know each other? Are you guys like brothers or something?" Lovers? She thought quietly to herself.
"No, we're not brothers…or lovers." Alucard answered her questions, even her unspoken ones. The girl's face paled when he actually answered her question. How did he know what she had been thinking?!
"We're just old companions." Sebastian added. "Now, would there be a last name to that unique one you were given?" He attempted to flatter her.
"Kiss ass," Alucard directed towards his companion in a low tone. Seras arched a brow at them. Were they being smartasses now? She exhaled before turning the corner sharply and coming to the first room of their tour. She stopped outside the dining area. It was a long room with plush red carpet, a long table that could hold thirty people at the most, and three small chandeliers hung over it.
"This would be the dining room, gentlemen." Seras started, but was instantly cut off.
"No kidding," Alucard chuckled while he folded his arms over his chest. She turned her head to give him a look, but he returned it with a sadistic grin. She sighed while her temple throbbed and she looked back at the room, although she couldn't help the smile that crossed over her face, finding his comment funny.
"Anyway, we actually rarely use this room. Most people like to gather in the lobby, the ballroom, or even their rooms to eat their meals. We do tend to use this room for holidays. Like, at Christmas time we'll set up a tree and let the kids decorate it. The table would be full of different foods and sweets, whatever. It's very relaxing and cheerful." She finished with a small smile.
"So, what is your surname?" Sebastian asked who hadn't been following at all what she was saying. Seras' smile fell and she looked back up at him curiously to see that he was smirking at her.
"Victoria," She finally answered with an arched brow.
"Victoria," Alucard repeated while a certain look appeared in his eyes that she could have sworn was madness. Sebastian bent a little so he came face to face with her and leaned in close enough so their noses practically touched. Seras held her breath and watched him closely, maybe even uneasily. What was he doing getting up so close to her like that? His brown orbs bored into hers, drawing her in and making here entire form freeze up. He was so close that she could actually smell him, and damn! Did he smell wonderful!
"Such a respectful name," He whispered. "Did you know that in Latin your name means victory or, preferably, conquer?"
"Um," The small blonde murmured awkwardly and slowly leaned her head back away from his. "I didn't know that. But I probably could have guessed it." She whispered with a small, nervous laugh.
"Have you won over anyone?" Sebastian continued on while he drew his brows together in a sexy manner. "Have you conquered anyone, young Miss. Victoria?" He breathed, his voice slowly getting softer to make her stomach knot up uncomfortably. Her sex quivered and a tingle shot up her spine. The girl shuddered and she licked over her lips nervously.
"I…Oh…Uh…Let's…just continue the tour." Seras blurted and then quickly turned from him. Sebastian straightened up while he watched the shaking little blonde walk off into the dining room. They could hear her heart thundering in her chest from where they stood and they both grinned in satisfaction. If only she knew that she was on the verge of conquering their hearts. The males followed after the petrified little thing, pretending not to notice her sudden change in behavior. "Next is the kitchen," She whispered before she pushed open the door, which was in the back of the room, and entered the giant kitchen.
"Anyone is allowed back here except for children. You can help yourself to anything in the fridge, the cupboards, and pantry. But at night it will be locked because at the beginning of the year we had some issues of people stealing months' worth of food and keeping it all up in their bedrooms." Seras continued on with the tour, but felt like she wasn't being heard.
"What is your birth year?" Alucard interrupted, proving her point. Seras again shifted her head, but this time to gawk at the strange fellow.
"Pardon?" She muttered. Were they really not listening to her? The man's grin widened and he snickered under his breath.
"How old are you?" He rephrased his question.
"I'm nineteen," She answered while she turned to face them and give them both a stern look with her arms crossed over her chest. "I'm starting to think that neither of you are actually interested in the tour." The small blonde then shrugged her shoulders with a small smile. "I supposed it is boring." She laughed before glancing back into the kitchen. "So, how old are you guys?"
"Mentally or physically?" Alucard asked her, but she thought he was merely joking so she laughed. "Physically," He started, deciding to give his proper 'human' age since she would probably freak if he told her he was over five hundred years old. "I'm forty-five,"
"Damn," Was Seras' immediate response while her brows shot towards her hairline. She then quickly realized what she said. Eyes flying open wide, she turned to face him with a red face and started shaking her hands and head frantically. "Oh, no! I didn't mean it that way! I said 'damn' because you do not look like you can be in your forties!" She tried reassuring him, but he hadn't been offended in the slightest by her comment. The males just laughed at her while she continued trying to explain herself in a state of panic.
"Your skin is just so…flawless and you're very well built!" Seras babbled while her eyes took him in from head to foot. The man was absolutely gorgeous and she probably would have ended up telling him that if she didn't stop herself by biting down hard on her tongue. "I'm sorry," She muttered and let her eyes fall towards the floor in full on shame.
"You've said nothing to offend me, my dear." Alucard chuckled while he reached out and ruffled the child's hair. Seras gave him a soft smile.
"That's reassuring," She muttered. Her eyes then flickered towards Sebastian's. "I promise I won't make any stupid comments when you tell me your age."
"I'm not entirely worried." The demon answered smoothly with a small shake of his head and a light chuckle. "I'm twenty-six,"
"Twenty-six, that's still pretty young." The girl muttered mainly to herself, but again soon realized what she had said. She looked back at Alucard with wide eyes full of regret. "Not that you're not young, Alucard! Forty-five is a damn good age! Still young, you know?! And you look pretty young as well! Nobody would be able to tell your true age, the same age as my dad!" Seras blurted without thinking. Again, realizing her mistake, the small blonde covered her mouth with her hand.
"Oh, bugger." Seras muffled. "I have no idea why I said that. I tend to say things before thinking…if you hadn't noticed. It's just a reaction from being so nervous…though…I shouldn't be nervous…so I don't know why I am…or why I'm telling you guys this. Shut me up, I beg of you both." She begged them softly. Her face was such a beat red and she refused to meet their gazes. They both gave her such peculiar looks, but their grins never dipped. In fact, they looked all the more enthralled by her.
"So, where is your father?" Sebastian asked and he looked about as if the man would appear right then and there.
"Oh!" Seras exclaimed with wide eyes that shot up to stare at him in shock. She then just waved her hand at him in a dismissive manner. "He's not around," She answered uncomfortably while her eyes flickered towards the kitchen to avoid eye contact.
"Will we be meeting them?" He pressed on with questions, making her fidget in her spot.
"Them?" She repeated and looked back at him in confusion.
"Your parents," The demon answered with an arched brow. How did she get lost in their conversation so fast? And why on earth was she acting so strangely towards this?
"Oh," Seras mumbled again and then looked at her the floor timidly. "What about you guys?" She immediately changed the subject. "Do you guys have any family that will be joining us?" They, of course, noticed how fast she was to avoid the simple question about her parents. Was she not on good terms with her parents? Or were they perhaps in the middle of a fight?
"No, no family." Alucard answered.
"Really?" She asked and looked back up at them pathetically. "Nobody at all? That's…sad."
"And what about you, Miss. Victoria?" Sebastian asked her while he again leaned over her so they were almost eye level with each other. "No lovers or boyfriends, if you wish?" For reasons unknown to them, this caused a bright smile to appear on her face and she started to laugh as if he had just told the funniest joke she had ever heard.
"Lovers or a boyfriend?" She questioned through laughs and ended up having to cover her mouth to stifle her laughter. "Oh, God no!" The demon stood up straighter with a shocked expression on his face and the males just stood there in incomprehension.
"Do you prefer the ladies than to males?" Sebastian asked her, looking utterly lost and highly disappointed by this sudden turn in events.
"What?" Seras asked when she finally settled from her fit of laughter.
"Are you a lesbian?" Alucard was straightforward with his question causing the small blonde's eyes to fly open wide. When she registered the looks of dissatisfaction on their faces, she gave a playful kind of flirtatious smile.
"Why? Did you boys want to ask me out?" She asked jokingly and bated her eyelashes. Before either of them could really add on to that, she started laughing again. "I'm only teasing. No, I'm not a lesbian."
"Then why did you have such a negative reaction towards my asking if you had a lover or boyfriend?" Sebastian asked her with an arched brow. Relief crossed over their faces and they both seemed to sigh peacefully when hearing the truth.
"Well, let's just say that I don't really play well with others." She said with a fake smile and a shrug of her shoulders. "So, even if I could manage to find myself anyone, I doubt he would stay for more than a couple of days."
"And why is that?" The demon prodded on. His locks of hair brushed along his face, tantalizing his cheeks as he cocked his head to the side in a curious, but sexy manner.
"What do they find wrong with you?" Alucard asked, once more, he looked highly displeased. Was it because she was revealing that there was something wrong with her that kept others away or because others saw something wrong with her? She couldn't tell and was a little hesitant answering right away because she didn't want them treating her differently like other people did. She felt…a connection with the both of them. She had a good feeling that…they could actually be friends. She needed someone to be on her side for once and understood her; someone who wouldn't think she's strange or crazy or just a piece of meat.
"I'm not entirely sure. Perhaps it's because I keep to myself." She answered, seeming less and less bothered by it because she was talking to them. "I know when I was younger I had the tendency to starting fights with the other kids."
"Anger management or just violent episodes?" Alucard replied. His demeanor had completely changed. His eyes were brighter and his grin was back to splitting his face from ear to ear.
"Why are you telling us this?" Sebastian asked out of curiosity. Her eyes flickered to his face and she just stood there and stared at him for the longest moment. Her smile was gone and a distant look appeared in her eyes while she tried finding an answer for him. After another long few seconds, she just shook her head at him.
"I have no idea." She whispered truthfully. "I told you guys that I babble when I'm nervous and to shut me up when it starts to happen!" She blurted then while panic filled her eyes. "And what I had said, please don't…think badly of me. I was young and stupid. And…I guess the only reason why I even told you guys that is…because I feel comfortable…around you both."
"I'm sure that what you did was for good reason, Seras. No one here is judging you." The demon assured her. "We've had our own share of mischief through the years."
"And we can tell you now we don't play well with others either and people always find something wrong with us." Alucard spoke up. "But, then again, we don't really give a rat's ass what others think. So, why should you?"
"I don't care what they think!" Seras exclaimed suddenly with a peculiar look on her face. She then gestured her head towards them. "I care what you two think." And she didn't even know why. They were still complete strangers to her and, yet, she had a need to gain their approval and know that they don't see anything wrong with her like the others did. She wanted them to trust her and she wanted to trust them. She just wanted one friend in this bloody place, someone who won't give up on her. Gentle smiles crossed over the males' faces, both looking rather pleased by her words.
"Well, we don't think any less of you." Sebastian answered. "Now, how about we bring this conversation over to the dining room?"
"This tour was a complete bust." Seras clucked her tongue and used her palm to rub over her one of her eyes in irritation. "I apologize for that."
"I want to see your room." Alucard demanded out of the blue while he scrutinized the girl. The small blonde's hand slid up into her hair so she could give the vampire a shocked expression.
"What?" She muttered.
"I want to see your room. Take us there." He demanded once more.
"What do you want to go in there for?" She asked. "Where is this even coming from?"
"I am curious as well. Will you show us?" Sebastian jumped in.
"I'll be happy to show you guys to your own rooms, but my room is off limits." She said strictly with a wave of her hand.
"And why is that?" Alucard asked with a toothy grin.
"Because I don't like people being in my room." She said outright with a sassy smile.
"Then you're welcomed into ours." The vampire purred and she swore arousal glistened in his eyes. Seras' face returned to that beat red and her sassy smile manifested into a bashful one.
"That is also not an option." She chuckled with a light shake of her head.
"Are you afraid of being alone with us?" Sebastian asked her with a pleasant smirk. Seras crossed her arms over her breasts before she leaned in closer towards him.
"Then what do you call this?" She asked and then looked about their surroundings. They followed her gaze, reminding the two that they were already all alone with her. The demon glanced back at her from the corner of his eye with an even wider smirk on his face.
"Sorry, but I mean are you afraid of being alone in a bedroom with us?" He asked.
"Well, why does it matter where we are? We're just going to talk." She set them straight and earned a soft chuckle from both of them.
"If it doesn't matter, then why won't you visit our rooms?" Alucard twisted on her.
"May I ask why you want me to join the two of you to one of your rooms?" She asked of them.
"So we can be fully alone with you with no interruptions." The vampire replied gently and flashed a seductive grin that caused the girl's heart to thump hard against her chest. Her breath caught in her throat and she licked over her lips nervously. Seras clasped her hands behind her back before she took an eager step forward closer towards him. Excitement appeared in his eyes and he also took a step closer towards her.
"Why?" She asked.
"To talk," He answered and stealthily slipped his hand onto her waist. His other hand reached out to hook one of his fingers into her belt loop and tried pulling her closer to him. Seras willingly stumbled forward closer until their chests were brushing.
"Is that all?" She whispered to him. Her eyes never left his and she purposely kept her lips parted very little in case he did what she was hoping he would do.
"Perhaps," He whispered in return. "Unless you're expecting something more to happen?"
"Like what?" She asked him.
"You tell me," Alucard teased.
"Shut up and kiss me." Seras demanded in a hushed voice.
"So demanding," The vampire snickered before he leaned in the rest of the way and gave her what she wanted. He pressed his lips hard against hers, but minded his fangs so he wouldn't accidentally hurt her or make her aware of what he was. Seras pushed up closer against him and stood up on her tip toes so she could reach him better. Her thins arms wound around his neck and she shifted her head to deepen their hot kiss. It was her first real kiss and it was spectacular. His lips moved over hers intensely, with a hunger and a deep need to devour her.
She whimpered in his mouth and absently drove her nails into the back of his neck. With her body pressed up tightly against his, the next thing that happened surprised and startled her. Seras' eyes flew open wide when she felt something hard poking at her. The small blonde instantly pulled her lips away from his and jumped out of his arms.
"Oh, my God, Alucard!" She shouted and covered her mouth. She couldn't help staring down at his pants, seeing the tent that was in them.
"That's a reaction I'm not used to." Alucard joked, but was honestly confused by her reaction. "What?" She quickly drew her gaze away from the large bulge in his pants and pretended to be interested at something on the ceiling. She fidgeted in her spot and kept drumming her fingers against her arm. She has never kissed a man before and so, didn't think about the result of kissing one. She was of course turned on as well, but she just never imagined that he would be. Did he honestly find her attractive? Had he been enjoying the kiss as much as she had?
"What's the matter?" He asked her once more, now sounding annoyed that she had abruptly ended their kiss. Was the kiss not good for her? "Am I really that bad of a kisser?" He joked some more with a sly grin. Seras bit her bottom lip and she shook her head frantically. "Then what was it?" Slowly, her blue irises trailed downwards to stare openly at the bulge in his pants. Then, ever so innocently, she pointed a finger at it before looking away again and covering her face in embarrassment. "I apologize, but I can't stop the way you make my body respond, Seras. There's nothing I can do about that. But why are you so offended? You are a beautiful woman and obviously you feel something towards me otherwise I'm sure you wouldn't have allowed me to kiss you. So, why are you surprised or offended that this even happened?"
"Little virgin," Sebastian purred with a wide deviant smirk on his face. Seras groaned and pulled her hands away from her face to look back at them sheepishly. She then silently nodded her head in agreement to his comment.
"Being a virgin shouldn't trigger such a reaction; although, that innocence is a huge turn on. What if we were to corrupt it?" Alucard asked in a low, predatory tone with a twisted grin. Seras' eyes widened and her face paled. Were they talking about taking her virginity? How did it come to this? She was only supposed to show them around, but now here they were talking about her virginity and wanting to take it!
"I've…never kissed a guy before." The small blonde whispered timidly and folded her arms over her chest self-consciously, like they were able to see through her shirt. "And…I've never felt…Well, you know. It just came as a surprise." With her eyes off of them, Sebastian moved in inhumanly fast. Before she knew it, her chin was being grabbed, forced up, and skilled lips were pressed against hers. Her eyes widened further and she stared up into the demon's face, completely shocked. Another man was kissing her?! Two in a row?! What was going on today?! It's been the craziest damn day she's ever had!
While his lips moved over hers sensually, his other hand reached down to take one of her hands. And then he did something extremely bold. Sebastian forced her to cup him while his cock started to rise in his pants. Seras jolted against him and her hand trembled in his, but she didn't move. She just stood there, stared deeply into his eyes, and felt a man's erection for the first time. Her heart was racing in her chest and her knees were all wobbly, threatening to give out on her.
Sebastian, She thought silkily in her head and then her fingers curiously explored his area. She gently flexed her fingers and moved them around under his hand, feeling his shaft through the fabric. It twitched the more she touched it, needing stimulation and for him to find his sweet release. But could she go that far? Her stomach twisted uncomfortably and her sex quivered from the exhilarating moment. A part of her didn't want to end it, but it was too much for her at the moment. Dumbstruck, Seras parted from his warm lips and stared up at him for a long moment. Her hand was frozen against the pulsating bulge in his pants. She loved the feel of him, but ended up letting go. She slid her hand out from under his and let it fall limp at her side.
Alucard took several steps forward, coming into her line of view. The grin was gone from his face. There was nothing, but hunger in his eyes while his nostrils flared after picking up an intoxicating scent. He opened his mouth and breathed the aroma in deeply, even though she didn't know what scent he had caught. She curiously sniffed the air too, but smelled nothing. What had he picked up on? Unexpectedly, Seras was scooped up under her arms, like she weighed absolutely nothing, and was carried out into the dining room to be set down on the top of the table. The small blonde grasped the edge of the table nervously while her wavering eyes watched the males close in on her, giving her no accessible escapes. With a hand planted on the table by her leg, Alucard leaned over her with dark eyes and a dark look on his face.
"Touch yourself," He ordered her, causing the girl to jump in surprise.
"Alucard," Seras whispered and then her eyes automatically shot towards the door behind her. More afraid that they'll get caught than she was angry by his demand. "What are you saying?" She asked before looking back at the madman. Her face was hot to the touch from such a deep blush. She knew it was wrong, she knew that she shouldn't be fooling around with these complete strangers and especially in a public area where kids could run in at any point in time. But she couldn't help herself. These men, these gorgeous men, had a way of…getting to her. She's never had urges before and these were such powerful urges that she couldn't ignore them.
"I-I've never done anything like this before! I've never…kissed a guy…or touched one…or even myself!" Seras explained hurriedly to them. Panic was appearing in her eyes again, her blush slowly fade away to reveal her paleness, and her body trembled. "I'm not a floozy!" She exclaimed. "Why am I behaving like this?!"
"Stop thinking, Seras!" Alucard growled at her, not in anger, but just in discomfort from his throbbing member. He was also very tired of her human thinking. Why couldn't she just go along with the feelings? Was it because she was a human or was it because she was a virgin? "Go along with what you feel, with what you want. I am dying to touch you myself, my dear, but I know how scared you are. So, please, touch yourself." There was a small moment of silence. The panic slowly drained from her blue eyes while she stared up at the both of them. After a while of not responding, she slowly nodded her head.
"I will," She promised softly. "But only if you guys do it with me."
"You wish for us to touch ourselves?" Alucard questioned with furrowed brows, surprised that his little virgin would request such a thing. Seras nodded timidly with a shy smile on her face. The vampire snickered and he brushed strands of her hair behind her ear. "Very well, my dear. You don't have to twist our arms, especially when it comes to something you want."
End of Chapter One
So, I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. Please review. And again, I'll try to get a chapter out for "Eternally Yours" and "Puppy Love".
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