Seras Victoria was an unusual vampire. She refused to drink her blood, had an endearing (though slightly aggravating) love of expressing human emotion, and a fear of her own true nature. But Alucard could understand it.
What he could not understand, however, was her attachment to dogs. During one of the missions that did not require him to eradicate the enemy, Seras had returned… but she did not return alone. And yet, this was not even the most shocking thing. No, Integra had not only approved her request, but had given it a name.
Vlad.
Vlad.
He disapproved and made it evident that he did not like it, but Integra's orders were final. He could not harm it. He could not call it any other name. And he had to watch it while Seras was away. On the Police Girl's defense, she did not originally burst into the heiress's room with the creature and demanded that it be watched over by him, but he still was angry over the fact that he now had to keep an eye on the beast while she was out with the mercenaries at the bar. Integra had sent it into his chambers, and now a pair of excited brown eyes stared right into his.
Vlad.
What a stupid name for a dog.
It had been a quick mission. The vampire had been an old man who moved slowly enough for her to get a good shot in. He did not stand a chance. But that was not the important part of her night. No, the important part came just after it had started raining. The mission had been situated close enough to the manor that she had felt perfectly comfortable simply walking back rather than drive back with the rest of the soldiers. So what if the weather was not perfect? She loved night of all kinds, and she especially loved the smell of the rain.
And so it came to pass that as she passed by an old bus bench that she heard a faint whimpering. Immediately, the draculina froze. The whimpering came once again, though it was a bit quieter this time. Seras quickly spun around and was greeted with a sad looking black Labrador puppy curled up and shaking against the metal leg. Her jaw fell open. The thing was helpless out in the cold and wet air, and it looked just so pitiful. How could someone just leave a dog like that outside?
She slowly approached the thing and held out her hand gently. A little nose tickled her palm and a little pink tongue licked her. And after that, she decided that she was going to save it, because she had already fallen head over heels.
Using her newfound speed, she had dashed into the manor. And that was when she knocked on Sir Integra's office door. A light 'come in' was heard, and she did such, noticing that the director was still glaring mildly at her master. It seemed that he had done something to get on her nerves.
"What have you got there, Police Girl?" Alucard tilted his head curiously, instantly noticing the little quivering form cowering in her police shirt. She was only in her tank top and was drenched to the bone.
"It's a puppy, Master. I brought it here because it would have died. Would… would it be all right with you if I could keep him around? Sir Integra?"
Integra looked from the puppy to the draculina and smirked at Alucard. "Your fledgling has more compassion than most people. However will you cope?"
The master vampire rolled his eyes. "You can't keep him, Police Girl. He's filthy, likely sick… he'll only be a pain in the ass to take care of. My answer is no."
Integra cupped her chin in her forefinger and thumb. "Not so fast, now. She's a responsible adult. And I'm certain she would be willing to clean up after, train, and care for the beast. And it would provide aide in my punishment for you. I think keeping it would be an interesting thing to consider.
Red eyes widened in shock. "Master! It would shit all over your floors, it would chew up all of your shoes, and it would dig holes in the yard…!"
"All things that can be overlooked. In such a large mansion with so many people, it would likely thrive. As long as it never got in my way, I would have no qualms with having a little canine companion. We need a good guard dog."
You have me, Alucard felt like mentioning, but restrained himself on count of the fact that it would make him look jealous and needy.
"So I can keep him?!" Seras beamed.
"Not only can you keep him, but Alucard will have no choice but to help raise it!"
And that was that.
Whoa! I wrote that so long ago! I have a lot of stuff in my recycling bin I went through, so here is another one. There may be another part if you guys want, though at the moment it's not really exactly first priority. Thank you guys! I love you all!