Two
It was already getting late as they arrived at a classic apartment building.
The guy, Toby, as Seras found out now, lead the way up to the third floor.
With a click, an more or less fresh sent came out as the door opened. The windows were only partically open so the air was used, but Seras couldnt blame him as he didnt expect anyone.
On the way, they already had a talk about what happened in this „Manga" he mentioned... and with some exeptions, it happened the same way as it did for reality.
For example, she wasnt really blinded when her eyes were cut, as her third one still let her see, but she couldnt concentrate over the massive pain she felt.
She made herself comfortable in the liveingroom, while he scurried off to make tea.
Tea would be best now. It wont make her feel full, but she wasnt hungry anyway. Just something warm and sweet to gulp the pain down into the blackness of her tummy.
As she sat there, she thought about the things he mentioned again.. Hellsing being nonexistant, fictional, nothing more than imagineation within tons of fans around the globe.
It seemed surreal to her, but being in a different universe was likewisely unreal.
Ten minutes later, Toby came back from the kitchen place, with two cups and a teacan.
„I heard you britsh people like milk in the tea, so if you want, i can get you that too."
Seras silently shook her head and take the cup. „I never cared much for tea-rites the royal family used to perform. It all seemed ridiculously complicated.. im sure you know what i mean."
He laughed a bit and nodded, takeing a cup as well, then sat down as well.
„So what about you now? It was just me talking on the way here." Toby said, and Seras looked over to him with her crimson eyes.
„I had a reason to. Its a very wierd story. But. As a shortcut for all that, lets say this.. fifty years after this manga, after half a century of fighting against Vampires worldwide, theyre gone completely. Hellsing isnt of use anymore and can just act like any police force, but would soon be erased as well. Sir Integral had suffered of cancer for twenty years, and dies after setting me free."
Toby stared down at his cup, unsure what to say. Althrough her voice was straight and clear, and she told it like it was the most boreingly normal thing in the world, you could feel that she was hurt by all that.
„As i told you.. its not a good ending."
He looked back at her.
„But, what are you gonna do here, then? I dont think theres vampires here, either."
The draculina closed her eyes, looking back at her cup with her third.
„Im not sure. But any place is better than mine."
No one had seen the clouds comeing in under all the talking, and soon, heavy rain began to fall.
It reminded of England, but unlike there, it never rained for long.
„Theres a thunderstorm comeing in... it´d be better if you don´t leave yet." Toby said, mentally intending to spend as much time with his idol as he possibily could. What he didnt know that she also didnt intend to leave, as she couldn´t go anywhere else for now.
„Alright, then i won´t. I dont think you have a coffin here, but.. have you?"
For everyone else, this might have been the wierdest question ever, but Toby could understand it quite clearly.
"No, not really im afraid." he laughed a bit. "But I could arrange that if youd stay longer."
Seras just stood up and headed to the couch.
"Ill sleep here then." she said, but he shook his head.
"You can use the bed of course. I still have some stuff to do so its okay if you use it."
She looked at him for a moment, but then nodded just slightly and headed towards the bedroom.
Hes a strange guy. She thought while plopping onto the soft matress of the bed. But not of the bad kind it seems. At least he has a clude of whats going on and just who I am.
As for ususal, Seras couldnt sleep very deep and well in a normal bed, and even though it was night, she was still a bit sleepy.
Dizzyly, she sat up, then remembered what happened after she saw the unfamilliar room.
..she was still lying in the bed, so, was he still working on something?
Everything was dark, and only her nightsight allowed her to see.
She stood up quietly, as she had taken her boots off before going onto the bed, and walked silently through the apartment.
In the livingroom, he lied on the couch.. instead of her.
What mightve been a kind gesture for a normal human, was a symbol of kindness that Seras didnt see in over fourty years.
Instead of takeing the bed for himself, he simply took a blanket and slept on the couch, letting her stay where she is. Someone as lowly as her could sleep where he used to do.
This was something Seras couldn´t think of normally.
Her wide eyes slowly grew smaller again as she calmed down.
"...he´s indeed a nice guy.. and an interesting human. ...if anybody, I think he would be the best candidate for it..." she whispered before going back to the bedroom.
She woke up, after a nightmare.
These nightmares didn´t bother her much anymore, since she knew it wasnt real as her third eye told her.
She just had to think of a conclusion out of these horror scenarios, such as suddenly pulling out the Halconnen II while watching their parents get killed to kill the murders.
It was quiet in the house now, the rooms where lit, exept for the bedroom, since he knew that sunlight would be bad for her.
He seemed to be gone, off to go somewhere, probably work.
Seras looked around in the room after pulling the window shades up, and then walked around in the apartment, checking if he´s home.
No sign of him, exept a short letter.
"Will be back in two hours. Hm. Guess I will have to find something to do if im really gonna ask him."
Turning on the television, Seras watched different channels, boredly.
The only channel she really understood was CNN, and it was always boreing.
After some time, though, she found an Anime series called Hellsing.. immidiantly, she stayed at that channel, watching with wide eyes.
"...blue really suits me. But I dont like the haircolor. It looks more like some british stereotype rather than me."
She watched some more, apperantly, it was an emotional episode about something she never experienced. She was outside for two or three scenes, while Integra and Alucard were having emotional moments of love. It was ridiculous to her, and if it wont include her loved ones, she wouldve laughed. Or, maybe, she was just too hurt to laugh by now.
After half an hour, she came to the conclusion that IF these people wouldve ever met her real master, they wouldve died for using such a crappy voice for him.
It took two hours exactly for him to come back.
As Toby entered the room, Seras deeply crimson eyes gave him a shudder. But, in this case, a pleasant one.
They looked like they could kill, although the rest of her face was content. She just looked so sexy with them.
"Anything happening while I was gone?" he asked her, after takeing his jacket off.
Seras shook her head.
"No. Only that I found out that I should never, ever watch something Pokito TV says its good. I thought America has problems with 4Kids at this time but this is ridiculously much censorship."
Toby looked at her with a "duh" expression. "Well, its a kids anime show."
Seras rolled her eyes. "I noticed. Anything happening to you?"
He shook his head also. "Just a regular shopping trip, thats all." He pointed at the little bag near the door.
"Gotta put that away quickly, just sit down for a moment or something." Toby rushed towards the bag and took it while Seras simply headed back to the livingroom. He didn´t even ask her to help, and that was, for Seras who was used to do everything for the old lady, strange enough.
Ten or fifteen minutes later, she didnt look exactly, he came back, sitting down as well.
"So, what is it that is so important?" he asked, looking at her.
Suddenly, she stood up, then kneeled down before him, letting him get a puzzled expression.
She looked up to him with a serious face, her red eyes meeting his.
"I wish to ask you if you want to be my master."
"Wh..what?" He shouted, getting wide eyes.
"My former master died, and a vampire can only stay sane when being teached by a human. Its not a hard job, you just have to stay around me. I know its a large burden, but I ask for your kindness."
His mouth was open in shock, and a thousand thoughts raced through his brain at this very moment.
Her master.. Seras Victorias master, teacher, mentor, and she would be his plaything?
No, plaything isnt right. It didnt have to be like this.
More like, a compinion. He did feel some kind of lonely after moveing from his parents house.
And he wont know any better company than her.
As she slowly stood up with a sigh, resignateing from the long silence, he took her real hand and looked up to her.
"I would love to be your master, Seras, and if you truly wish me to do this for you, then I will give my best."
She blinked, looking down as well, with a surprised face, the first real emotion shed have this entire day.
"You.. you accept?"
He nodded. "Yes. I cant think of anything I would agree to more."
"But.. it might be a tough job to get a coffin, and blood supply and all.."
He grasped her hand tighter, looking serious and confident, standing up.
"If it would be just me, a mere human, then it would be a tough job, but if you´ll be there with me, we can do it."
After another surprised moment, Seras turned serious as well, and nodded a single time.
"Yes, Sir, my Master."
Dark Knight 2 end.