a friend is helping me rewrite my story... so here is the first chapter rewrite!
Below the Hellsing manor, deep in the dark, cold dungeons laid a room that no one dared to go. The room was quite large, but only held a few items that were placed in the very center of the room, leaving the rest completely bare. These items were a large throne with gold trimming and leather red padding, a black coffin with a small cross with words just under reading 'The Bird of Hermes is my name, eating my wings to make me tame', and a small table harboring a long bottle with a peculiar red liquid inside.
Alucard, the owner of the eerie room, appeared several feet from his door after finishing up on his latest mission. The vampire was a very tall man with inky black hair that hung around in his pale face. He had piercing red eyes and a toothy grin that scared even the bravest of men. His red coat flapped behind him as he walked across the room towards his beloved throne while his mind went over that night's mission and the disappointments that followed with it.
This recent case was nothing out of the ordinary. Today's vampires were all the same, unfortunately. They were all powerless and simpleminded fools that had no control over their thirst for blood. As usual, he had been ordered to go out into the foggy town of London to put a stop to a vampire that had gone on a rampage. And like always, he finished the mission within minutes because these targets were never a challenge for him.
Of course, he gave them the benefit of the doubt that they just might have a chance and listened as they bragged nonstop about their unlimited power that would end him. How he despised their bragging. But, at least he got the chance once again to rip flesh from bones. The madness rose in his sharp eyes and the grin on his face became crooked with amusement, showing off his sharp incisors while a chuckle resounded from him. He dove further into those pleasing memories.
He could hear the screams ringing in his ears and resonating in his head! He could feel the blood dripping down his fingers and hands while his elongated nails tore through flesh and muscle! Bits of flesh got caught under his nails, but that only made the experience all that more delightful! And the way they trembled! Their breathing increases, knowing it's the last breath they'll ever take! Their eyes actually quiver, their pupils constricted, and their teeth chatter while they look upon their maker! Just the very thought was giving him a hard on.
Regrettably, his arousal died down when he was suddenly being summoned by his master, Sir Integra Hellsing. With a deep intake of breath, Alucard's grin faltered just a little and he lowered his head. Hadn't he done his part for the night? What else could she possibly want? Not giving her a chance to call him again, he reluctantly materialized in the middle of her large office. The floor was checkered black and white and gleamed cleanly under the moon's light that shone in through the paneled windows that stood just beyond the Hellsing's desk. The Hellsing herself sat behind that large mahogany desk with her trusted old butler, Walter, beside her.
Sir Integra was leaned forward in her chair with her elbows resting up on the top of her neat desk. An unlit cigar was placed between two of her fingers, waiting patiently to be lit by the butler that was currently leaning over with a zippo at the ready. Her long blonde hair hung around her face like a curtain while she stared directly at her pet monster with cold blue eyes, and yet, there was a small smile on the woman's face that normally wasn't there. She must have been in a good mood tonight. Once her cigar was lit, the butler stood up straight, swung the zippo closed with a sharp click, and watched on as the Hellsing raised the cigar to her lips to take a long drag. The two gentlemen waited what felt like a very long minute until she moved her cigar away to release the smoke from her mouth, but only a few seconds had passed during that time.
"How can I assist you, my master?" Alucard asked. Even though his words seemed to be appropriate and respectful, his tone said otherwise. She knew that he was agitated being called for a second time tonight. He most likely wanted to be left alone in his dungeon. When she remained silent as she studied him, he raised a mocking brow that was meant to edge her on. After several seconds, she lightly shook her head and glanced down at the few papers that were placed in front of her.
"I have a new case for you, Alucard. It's…different from the others and I have quite the feeling that you won't be too fond of it." She snigger the last part under her breath with another smile. The elder vampire furrowed his brows and gave his master a peculiar look, but his grin never fell.
"Different?" He repeated. "You've piqued my interest, little Hellsing. And may I ask what special case you have for me?" He asked, ignoring that she had said that he wouldn't be fond of it. Just as long as it was different from the other missions he was forced to go on and will perhaps entertain him for a while, then he doesn't really care.
"Well," The Hellsing started back up and pushed some of the papers to the side. After placing her cigar carefully in a nearby ashtray, she tangled her fingers together and looked back at her servant with an even wider smile. Here came the fun part. "You'll be going undercover." She informed him, watching as the interest only rose in his eyes. "As a young boy," And there was the disappointment she had been expecting and found it absolutely satisfying. She always liked vexing her pet vampire every chance she got. While she let this sink in, she reached out to grab her cup and take a small sip of her hot tea. While his grin slowly formed into a deep frown of confusion and disappointment, she continued.
"I've enrolled you in an orphanage. Your backstory is that your teenage mother gave you up and you've never met your father. That's what the Father of the orphanage was told anyway, so don't change it." Before she could go any farther, Alucard gritted his sharp incisors and glowered at her.
"No," He stated, having to actually bite his tongue to hold back a snarl. There was no way in hell he was going to disguise himself as a prepubescent boy and attend some filthy orphanage with snotty, disrespectful, and loud children! He was not fond of children in the slightest. Sir Integra shot straight up in her chair and looked upon him like he had just started to insult her good name.
"No?" She repeated him with a disapproving look that soon became one of anger. "Did I hear you correctly? What in the hell do you mean by no? This was an order, not a request, servant!"
"I will not take part in going anywhere near spoiled little brats, let alone pretending to be one." He responded, reminding her of a stubborn child.
"Again, servant, this is not a request, it's an order!" She raised her voice while she jabbed her index finger at the documents she had pushed aside earlier.
"Why exactly, my master," He started in a low dark tone. "Is it necessary for me to become a young child and attend this orphanage when I can just as easily go there in this form and get all the answers we need? I have no problem beating the information out of anybody, be it man, woman, or child." Sir Integra closed her eyes and tried to ignore what he had just said to her. If she could, she would have chosen anyone else to do this damn mission, but he was the only one who could go in and out undetected and was strong enough to protect anyone without any problems.
"See, that's where you would be wrong in the matter, Alucard. I'm not sending you in there for information." The Hellsing replied while she slowly opened her eyes to look back at the monster. Alucard perked up just a little, once again capturing his attention and piquing his interest. "I'm sending you there to watch over someone, a young girl." The elder vampire arched a dark brow.
"Why?" He asked in a softer tone.
"This girl appears to be a magnet that attracts supernatural activities. I want you to determine if it's just a coincidence or if there's more to it." She replied while she rose from her chair and reached down to not only grab her cigar, but one of the documents on her desk. He watched her every move while he grew all the more agitated with the situation.
"I've been demoted from hunter to babysitter?" He questioned half-jokingly, but his voice was venomous.
"Are you joking?" She asked with a chuckle as she walked around her desk and neared him. "Babysitting is a respectful and very hard job. I should know considering I babysit you all the time." She joked before shoving a piece of paper into his hands and then stepped around him, heading towards the door with her trusted butler following after her. "Your target's name is Seras Victoria." Sir Integra informed him. "And you will begin tomorrow, servant." As the words carried through the room, Alucard pulled up the sheet to stare at a young girl with spikey blonde hair and big blue eyes. She had to be no older than four. The elder vampire clenched the paper in his shaking fist, but lowered his head in submit, knowing that he'll have to go through with it.
"As you wish, my master." He murmured and then vanished from the office like a ghost.
The following day, a young, dark haired boy of six was walking down a corridor in an orphanage. Alucard's red eyes flared with disgust before they dimmed down and changed to a dark green. One of his fangs bit deeply into the bottom of his lip while he grumbled nonsensical words under his breath. Entering an open classroom, he marched over to his assigned teacher and threw out his hand to present her with a sheet of paper informing her that she had a new student.
The Sister, Miss. Barlow, gave the child a peculiar and highly offended look before she hesitantly took the sheet from the seemingly aggressive child. She's seen tantrums, but this child was giving off such strong waves of anger and violence that it spooked her. Her dark eyes flickered downwards to briefly read what was on the paper, gasped softly, and then looked back at the nightmare of a child. Good heavens, he would be attending her class?
"So, you are new here?" Miss. Barlow asked him in a hushed voice. Alucard turned his head to pierce her with a glare. Her entire face turned as white as a sheet and she found it hard to suddenly swallow, almost like the child himself was choking her even though he was several feet away still.
"So?" The boy asked with a shrug of his shoulders and a grimace. "Way to state the obvious," He sneered and then looked back at the rest of the class that looked on at him in pure fear. Children were always far more open minded than adults and could see the true being he was. They knew he was evil, but they also knew he would hurt them if his secret was known. So, they kept their little mouths shut and cowered pathetically in their tiny chairs. Miss. Barlow sighed through her nose, trying to ignore the child's disrespect and she gave him a hard look.
"Would you like to tell something about yourself…" The teacher was instantly cut off by the rude child.
"No," Alucard growled lowly with a hint of fang to intimidate. The Sister's eyebrow twitched with much annoyance and her look darkened further.
"Then take your seat, Mr. Hellsing." She grumbled before gesturing towards a seat in the back of the room even though there were plenty of seats in the front and center. She just wanted him out of the way and out of her sight, not wanting to have to deal with him. Perhaps if she left him alone, he'll leave her and everybody else alone. Alucard scoffed at her for ordering him around, but he obeyed and stormed off to the back of the class where he planted himself in one of the ridiculously small chairs for the small children.
Afterwards, the teacher went back to what she was originally going on about before he so rudely interrupted her class. He didn't pay any attention though. He just rested his head in his crossed arms on the desk and stared out the window out of pure boredom. Now, he just had to sit here and wait. Apparently, this Seras girl won't be arriving until next week due to injuries. She was shot or something, he didn't care enough to recall, and was still recovering in the hospital. He wasn't pleased at all having to wait for the little brat. His look darkened further and he grasped him tightly out of anger. Damn the little bitch. He thought to himself before closing his eyes, deciding to get some rest since it was way too early for him to be up.
That following week, Seras was being led down the corridor by a very nice lady. The small four year old was practically glued to the woman's legs, afraid of either getting lost or meeting some bullies. She didn't know what to expect in this place!
"Here's your class, Seras. You have to let go now." The woman said in a soft voice to soothe the scared child. Seras shook her head and clung even tighter to the woman's leg. "Come on, be a good girl and let go." She begged in a whisper while gently trying to pry the child's fingers free, but they dug deeply into her skin.
"They're not going to like me!" Seras exclaimed with tears in her eyes. With a little more force, the woman pried the fingers off of her leg so she could kneel and come face to face with the four year old.
"Oh, Seras." The woman whispered while she brushed loose strands of hair behind the child's ear. "They are going to just love you. You're going to make tons of friends and do very well here. And, if things go as plan, you might just get adopted and go home with a lovely family who will adore you." Seras lowered her gaze while making a strange sound. She didn't want to get adopted and have this phony family pretend that they were her real parents. She wanted her old parents back; the ones that she knew and love. When the four year old was silent for longer than a minute, the woman sighed and rose back to her feet. The child shook and looked all around her while the woman stopped in the doorway of a classroom and politely knocked on the open door.
"Pardon," She murmured when the teacher stopped talking to look at her visitors.
"Yes?" The teacher, Miss. Clayden, answered with a small smile.
"We have someone new that will be attending your class." The woman replied and took Seras' hand to gently pull her forward and introduce her to her teacher. "This is Miss. Clayden, Seras. She is very sweet and I'm sure you'll love her class and everyone in it. Have fun," The woman whispered and brushed over the child's hair once more before leaving down the hall. Seras' eyes widened in horror when she was suddenly left alone with complete strangers. Miss. Clayden gave the child a warm welcoming smile and waved her into the room.
"Come in, come in, dear and meet your class." The teacher invited her. Grabbing at her shirt nervously, Seras slowly entered the room and walked over to the teacher to hide behind her shyly. The teacher merely laughed and looked back at the rest of the class. "You must be Seras." She said and didn't see as the child nervously nodded her head while staring down at her feet. The four year old could barely stand on her wobbling legs and she wanted to cry. "Why don't you tell us something about yourself?" Miss. Clayden asked and took a peek at the child hiding behind her legs. Seras shook her head. "Now there's nothing to be scared of." She laughed. "Come on," The child shook her head more violently. "Very well," The teacher sighed and then gestured towards a seat in the front. "Then take a seat and we'll start."
Seras' bolted from behind the teacher and, instead of taking the seat in the front, she claimed a seat in the far back. She wanted to be far away from everybody else as possible!
An hour passed by slowly and when class finally ended it was time for lunch. Seras was starving! She hasn't eaten much in the last week and was slowly gaining back her appetite. She now wondered the long corridors looking everywhere for the bloody cafeteria, but she kept getting turned around. All the halls looked the same and each classroom was empty so she couldn't ask anyone directions. Clicking her tongue, Seras quickened her pace and turned a corner only to end up slamming straight into someone.
The four year old flew backwards onto her bottom hard. She grunted from pain and instinctively clenched her stomach where her stitches were, but they seemed to be okay. What had she hit? Seras cracked open her eyes to find a tall boy standing in front of her. He had to be no older than her, at the most six. He had long dark hair, piercing green eyes, and he wore a white button up shirt with black khakis. The boy's look darkened causing her face to pale drastically and she swallowed nervously. Was this boy a well-known bully here? Was he going to start bullying her?
"I'm sorry!" The child quickly blurted, scared of what the boy would do just because she had accidentally ran into him. "I didn't mean to!"
"Seras," The boy growled her name. The small blonde perked up and blinked stupidly at him. Was the boy in her class and she hadn't noticed? How else did he know her name? The boy folded his arms over his chest and he scowled at her like she was nothing, but a filthy rat at his feet. "You have been such a pain in my ass for the past week." He grumbled mainly to himself while he leaned forward and grabbed her painfully by the wrist. As soon as the boy touched her, sparks flew between them followed by warmth that spread through their stomachs straight to their hearts.
Frightened, Seras pulled back out of his grasp with a sharp gasp and she held her hand to her chest nervously. What had that been?! What did he do?! Her wavering blue eyes flickered back to his face to see the boy…transfixed. His eyes were kinder, holding such warmth and adoration. A genuine smile crossed over his pale face and he laughed softly in disbelief. This time, he leaned forward and gently grabbed her by her wrist, afraid of hurting her. He pulled the small blonde to her feet and steadied her by grabbing her shoulders until she caught her bearings. Then, pulling her up against him into a warm hug, he whispered lowly into her ear.
"I am Alucard," He introduced himself to the lovely girl. "And I will be your only friend." He told her in a demanding voice, leaving her no choice. A shudder traveled up her spine and she looked around nervously, uncertain of what she should do. The boy was beyond strange, despite his hug filling her with more warmth.
"Um, okay?" Seras murmured, beyond confused.
Alucard had merely been walking down the hall when someone had rammed right into him. Hearing a grunt of pain, he glanced down to see that it was the girl he had been assigned to. Seras sat there on the dirty floor clutching her side. She was so very tiny, not at all what he expected. The four year old cracked open her sparkling blue orbs and looked up at him with horror.
"I'm sorry!" She immediately blurted to him. "I didn't mean to!" He scowled at the little weakling.
"Seras," He acknowledged her. Seras jumped when hearing her name leave his lips and looked back at him shocked. He folded his arms and looked her over several times. "You have been such a pain in my ass for the past week." He growled lowly before he leaned down to grab her wrist tightly. But as soon as he touched her, his eyes flew open wide and his ancient heart gave a loud thump. What?! He thought while staring deeply into those blue eyes that drew him in. His beast shuddered with pleasure and whispered one word to him. Mine, He claimed the girl.
And then it proceeded by chanting it, letting it resonate over and over again in his head. Mine! Mine! Mine! The beast snarled with possession. Seras freed him from that trance when she pulled her arm free to hold it protectively against her heaving chest. This time, Alucard shuddered with pleasure while his beast whimpered one last thing to him. Mate, Once hearing it, his eyes flew open wide. What?! Could it be true?! He had a mate?! A real mate? For centuries, Alucard had always seen others of his kind with their other half, their mate, but he was never as lucky as them. And for a long time, he had believed that he was doomed to be alone for the rest of eternity, no one to call his own.
But now, here in front of him was his mate in the form of a four year old girl! He swore from that moment on that he was going to protect her even if it cost him his life. He has waited far too long for her, more than five centuries, and now that he has finally found his beautiful little mate he wasn't letting her go! He would rip anyone apart whoever tried taking her away from him! His beast agreed wholeheartedly with him, purring and writhing in agreement. And the very thought of harm coming to Seras made him and his beast growl while a murderous rage glistened in his eyes.
Needing to feel her again, to feel those sparks and that warmth, he grabbed her and pulled her up. Not a second later, he was embracing his little mate to his chest with a warm smile on his face. A soft purr escaped from him and he in took her lovely scent. His mate. Finally.
"I am Alucard," He introduced himself to her, wishing to hear his name leave those lips. "And I will be your only friend." He said threateningly, warning her that if anyone else came near her, they won't live to see tomorrow. The girl was silent for a long few seconds until he finally heard her murmur an 'okay'. A twisted grin cracked his face that showed off his incisors, making him look like a true lunatic. "Where were you heading, my dear?" He asked her in a gentle voice and then interlaced his fingers with hers as he pulled of their hug.
"To…the cafeteria," Seras whispered, still looking ever so nervous in his presence. Her eyes drifted away from his and she glanced down to play with the hem of her shirt with her free hand. She didn't know why he was holding one of her hands, but…it was comforting. A dark blush spread across the child's face and gave a small shy smile. "I…couldn't find it." She went on with a nervous laugh.
"I can show you." Alucard whispered to her in a soft voice and his eyes twinkled with mirth, elated to have her here. "Come with me," He purred hypnotically. Seras' eyes found her way back to his face and once their gazes met, they were both immediately entranced by the other.
"O-okay," The small blonde whispered. Being gently pulled along, Alucard led his mate off towards the cafeteria.