Over the next two days in the states, Sakura was prepping her loft for Alucard's arrival, putting some fresh medical blood in the fridge and arranging for a coffin in Alucard's size to be brought to the loft. However, they placed it in Saiyuri's room, which was windowless, but the biggest room in the loft, next to the studio that Sakura painted in. Saiyuri had no idea what was going on at the loft, having been staying at a hotel since Sakura had made the excuse that the apartment was being sprayed for roaches. Not only that, but Saiyuri had been busy with things at the church and talking to police about updates of her father's murder, which they had none. Her father was buried and everything was slowly dying down, but for Saiyuri, the nightmares were never ending. It was that night that plagued her mind and she feared that the nightmares wouldn't stop until they killed her. For two weeks, she had awoke screaming for her father who was not of this world anymore or screaming because a member of the vampire gang was about to make dinner out of her. She was to return to the loft on Friday night at 8:00 pm, just enough time for Alucard and the mercenary that Sakura was expecting, unbeknownst to Saiyuri, to come in and be prepped.
However, something came up and Sakura rushed to the place where she worked, leaving Alucard and Pip the spare key outside of the loft's door with a note saying that she would be back soon, to make themselves at home and that she would try to come back before her roommate returned. Pip shrugged, taking the key and unlocked the door, immediately going inside.
"Sorry, mate," he said, looking at all of the doors to find the bathroom. "I'm about to explode. I'm going to the loo," he said, disappearing into the bathroom once he found it, shutting the door.
Alucard shook his head, plopping down in a big chair in the main part of the loft, wearing his sunglasses and hat, crossing his legs, staring up at the ceiling. He was hoping that Sakura wouldn't be gone long. He really wanted to know stuff about this friend of hers. Just then, the lock began to jiggle and it clicked, the door slowly opening, revealing a girl who was wearing a hat, carrying grocery bags. He had his hand on his Jackal, but took it off, observing the girl as she took her keys out of the door and tossed them onto the table that was by the door. She entered the loft, kicking the door shut. Alucard, happy to be hidden by the shadows, watched, not saying a word, looking at the girl up and down. She was about 5'6, wearing a skirt and fitting blouse and from what he could see, all of her hair was tucked up into her hat.
"Hey, Sakura," she spoke, looking around the seemingly empty loft, kicking the door shut, heading to the kitchen area. "Are you home?"
Fuck, Alucard thought, his eyes widening behind his sunglasses, staring at the girl, silent. It's the roommate.
"I guess you're in the bathroom," she continued, starting to put the groceries away. "I swear if one more person from the church asks me if I need anything, I'm going to pull my bloody hair out. All right, I get it. My father's dead. He was bloody fucking mutilated. Does it sound like I want any help from anyone? I only want the police to catch the members of this fucking gang and if they don't, I'll go out and find them myself and kill them with my bare hands."
"Oi, where in the bloody hell do you keep the toilet paper," Pip called from the bathroom. Alucard shut his eyes, putting a hand on his face, looking through his fingers to see the roommate's reaction.
"You should know where the…" she stopped, realizing that it was a voice that she didn't recognize. "It's under the sink," she said, walking over by the fridge, grabbing a baseball bat, holding it like she was going to swing at a pitch. She still hadn't noticed Alucard. She began to creep slowly to the bathroom, planning on knocking the intruder's teeth out.
"Thanks mate," he said, going about his business in the bathroom. Alucard watched the roommate creep into the main part of the loft, standing up, smoothing out his jacket.
"Put the bat down…Catholic Girl," he said, his arms at his sides. She wheeled around, gasping at his towering height, dropping the bat, the clatter echoing through the somewhat empty loft.
"This is the last thing I need," she said, looking at the mystery guest, obviously afraid of him. "Look, we don't have anything of worth so you might as well leave now."
"I'm not here to rob you. I'm here to help you," he said, smiling softly, stepping closer to her.
"Don't come any closer," she warned, backing up until she was up against the wall with no where to go and Alucard closing in.
"I'm not going to hurt you. Just trust me."
"I don't know how you got in here, but I want you to leave. Now!"
"I can't leave," he said, smirking down at her, his hand on the wall, blocking her in, leaning in. "I want to have some fun with you."
"Alucard…" said a familiar voice, the body matching the voice standing in the doorway, watching the situation. "Back off."
He turned his head, smiling as he saw the form of his niece. He turned back to Saiyuri, straightening up and letting her go to Sakura's side, practically standing behind her.
"Sorry about that, Saiyuri," she said, turning to her friend. "I didn't think that my…uncle would be here before you came home."
"What? That's impossible, Sakura. There's no way he can be your uncle…he's too young."
"That's the thing, Saiyuri," she said, hearing the toilet flush, turning to Alucard. "I assume that's the mercenary that Sir Integra sent?"
Alucard nodded as Pip emerged from the bathroom, tucking his shirt back into his pants. "Allo, all," he said, focusing on his shirt.
Sakura lifted an eyebrow, looking at the mercenary, then back at Alucard. "I believe I asked for a mercenary, not baggage, Alucard."
"That's what I told Integra, but apparently there's a mercenary in there somewhere."
"Oi, Alucard, shut up will you," he said, zipping his pants back up.
"Uh…could we back up for a second," Saiyuri asked, looking at her friend, trying not to make eye contact with her so called uncle. "What in the bloody fucking hell is going on?"
"Saiyuri, I'm a mercenary for a secret society called the Hellsing Organization. I serve under the command of Sir Integra Hellsing and my job, as well as my uncle…well, adoptive uncle and this guy, is to wipe out the vampire scum of the earth."
"And I think that my adoptive niece should properly introduce us to you," Alucard said, taking off his hat and sunglasses.
"I suppose she should, shouldn't she," Saiyuri asked, taking her hat off as well. As she did, her long gorgeous blond hair cascaded down her back and her shoulders, her bangs falling in front of her eyes. She tossed her hat into the chair, running her fingers through her hair. Alucard watched her, his eyes wide. He was completely stunned by her beauty.
"Well, Saiyuri," Sakura said, looking at her, gesturing to Alucard. "This is Alucard. Alucard, this is my roommate and best friend, Saiyuri."
He nodded to her and she smiled softly as Pip cleared his throat. Sakura turned, seeing him coming over to the crown. "Alucard's a vampire, by the way, but he's on our side so don't worry. He won't turn on us. And this is…is…" Sakura said, looking at him questioningly.
"I'm Pip," he said, taking Saiyuri's hand, kissing the top of it. "Pip Bernadette."
"Yeah…Pip," she repeated, giving a fake smile. "Anyway, now that's settled. Let's get down to business," she said, leading Saiyuri over to the futon, setting her down. "Saiyuri, that gang that murdered your father was no ordinary gang. It was a gang of vampires. I've been tracking them for months. Usually, I knew about an attack, but I believe that your father's murder was unprecedented and I didn't know about it. Something must have happened between this gang and your father to make them kill him, but I'm not quite sure on what this thing was. I would've been able to stop if I knew about it and for that, I am deeply sorry, Saiyuri."
"It wasn't your fault, Sakura," she replied, watching their guests closely. "I couldn't stop them. I didn't need to lose two people I care about in the same night."
"Well, anyway, they saw you and they are looking for you. This is why I called Alucard and Pip in. I needed some help wiping out this gang and Alucard is the best by far. He'll be protecting you at night, and Pip during the day."
"Um…all right, I suppose…it's nice to know a vampire, now, I guess." She took a moment. "Even if his name is 'Dracula' spelled backwards."
Alucard smiled at her, then turned to Sakura. "Damn. She figured it out."
Sakura chuckled, looking at Saiyuri. "Saiyuri, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I think I'm going to go to bed," she said, standing up.
"Um…I hope you don't mind sharing a room."
"With who?"
"Me," Alucard said, smirking, looking down at Saiyuri.
"Oh, no. No. Absolutely not. I'm not letting him stay in my room with me."
"You didn't have a problem with me before when I had you backed up against the wall."
"Um…hello?! That was before I knew who and what you were!"
"Well, you really don't have a choice, Saiyuri," Sakura said, rubbing a hand up and down her back. "Your bedroom doesn't have any windows and that's where they put the coffin."
"C…coffin? I have a bloody coffin in my room?!"
"He'll be sleeping in it and you'll be sleeping in your bed. You honestly have nothing to worry about."
"Yeah, right," she said, going towards her bedroom, disappearing.
"Damn, Sakura," Alucard smirked, looking down the hallway. "This is going to be fun."
"Just be nice, Alucard. And don't turn her into a vampire without her permission."
"She can't be a virgin. Not with the way she dresses."
"Well, she is."
He smiled. "Even more fun."
"You're a sick individual."
He chuckled, sliding his jacket off. "And how long have you known me, my darling bratty niece?"
"Long enough, my dear uncle," she smirked, laughing softly, yawning. "There's fresh blood in the fridge. Just help yourself whenever."
"Oi, what kind of food do you have here, mate," Pip asked, getting into the fridge, looking and digging around.
"If you want, there's some leftover pizza in the pizza box in the bottom of the fridge. There's beer in the door and soda on the second shelf and blood on the top shelf."
"Thanks, love," he said, getting the pizza box out.
Sakura smiled somewhat, going over to the chair and sitting down, working on a pre sketch of a painting she was getting ready to work on. Alucard looked out of the window, looking at the Manhattan skyline, taking in the sounds of the city that he could hear. He looked towards Saiyuri's bedroom door, seeing that there weren't any lights on. He began to walk to her bedroom, wanting to talk to her to try and explain the situation a little better. When he walked in, he saw her, only wearing a tank top and some shorts, reading a book. Even when she was practically overcome with sleep, she still looked beautiful. The bedroom was simple. Just a splash of a midnight blue on the walls, her full size bed against one of the walls of her room and her bed sheets were white with a midnight blue comforter. Sakura was right; there were no windows in her room, but it was spacious enough to where she made it work. She looked up, seeing him, immediately closing her book, backing up against the wall.
"Easy, roomie," he smirked, shutting the door, going over towards her bed. "I'm not going to hurt you. I'm just here to talk."
"Talk or suck on my neck?"
"Talk," he said, looking at her, seeing a small glint of silver around her neck, seeing a cross. He rolled his eyes and she looked up at him. "May I sit?"
"I suppose," she replied, staying close to the wall.
He nodded softly, sitting down, looking at her. "I'm not a big fan about this situation either. I have better things to do with my time than to help you, Catholic Girl."
"I have a name."
"I know you do, but I'm going to call you Catholic Girl because I can tell how much it annoys you," he smirked, running his hand through his hair.
"What do you mean that you're not a big fan of helping me?"
"Well, I work for Protestants, we're at war with the Vatican and I loathe Catholics."
"How can you loathe Catholics? We're all equal in God's eyes."
"You see, you Catholics think that you're all high and mighty because you have the majority of the religious population, when really you're all a bunch a scum."
"How dare you," she said, glaring at him.
"And the Vatican is no better," he said, glaring also, bring his face close to hers. "You know you have priests and nuns and cross dressers after our kind? All you Catholics are dogs and always will be."
"You're such a bastard."
"And you dress like a slut."
She gasped, moving her hand swiftly across his face, a loud smack echoing throughout the room. He turned his head, blood trickling out of the corner of his mouth, chuckling softly, then turned back to her, moving swiftly, grabbing her arms and pinning her to the bed. She opened her mouth to scream, but something came over her and nothing was leaving her mouth. She was staring up into his eyes, completely frozen, not sure what to do. Alucard was peering into her mind, seeing the dreams and the faces of her father's murders, her memories and her fantasies, smirking somewhat. He had a feeling that vampirism was one of her secrets.
"Don't scream. Don't move. Don't do anything," he whispered down into her ear and her body went completely limp. She thought it was mainly out of fear, but she was being controlled by him. He didn't want to let on that he was doing so. "I'm just here for the time being. I know I pissed you off, but I really don't care. I'll be gone before you know it. Now, keep your little Catholic virgin ass in gear and try not to get hurt within the days that I'm here." He brought his head up, his long black hair dangling in front of his eyes, removing his hands from her arms, and placing them on her pillows. "I know how bad the nightmares have been so to be nice, I'm going to will you to sleep and keep the nightmares away. Just look into my eyes, Saiyuri."
She did so, her hands on his arms, staring up into his blood red eyes. Soon, sleep began to overcome her and her eyes got heavy, slowly closing after a few minutes. Her hands fell from his arms and her chest moved up and down slowly. Alucard watched, slowly moving off of her and sitting beside her on the bed, watching her sleep well into the night. When the nightmare appeared in her mind, he blocked it, giving her a memory to dream of instead. He watched as he did this. She smiled in her sleep. Her smile was so intriguing, even when she was playing Sleeping Beauty. He finally pulled himself away, leaving her alone to her dreams and her night of peaceful sleep.