On the last chapter-
"Sorry, I had to work late, don't worry I'm fine!" She lied and she forced herself to smile as she talked or else he would catch her tone. "Well you better be here in less than ten minutes or I'm locking you out." He threatens and Abri knew he was joking, it's a 24 hour hotel but he wasn't lying about locking her out. When it came to-night time, you had to press the button and have someone open the door if it was past 10 for safety. They didn't have a bad little town but there were a few incidents before she came that Mike told her about. She took another look at the dog and her words were caught in her throat when he looked back. "G-give me fifteen." She said then hung up the phone.
Chapter two: Alucard?
She braced herself against tree and when she stood up the dog also stood up. She took a step to the side and the dog moved too it was like it was mocking her. She took another step and it started to walk to her making her stop. It stood there in front of her waiting still looking at her with its non-blinking eyes.
"Um…thanks….." She said not really sure what to do. She took her chance of turning around and walking away hoping not to get her leg bit by the dog and get dragged away like in paranormal activity. Instead, the dog started to walk beside her.
'So it's following me?' She thought looking at it and almost ran into a tree. She blushed and laughed embarrassed.
"Hahha look a tree." She said and the large dog also stopped and its smirk vanished before it changed directions and walked off. She didn't want to be alone in the dark so she hurried and followed him. She felt like the dog was mentally calling her stupid. She caught up with the dog and was back on the park trail.
"Ah! Wow you're a really smart dog!" She praised him and the dog licked his jaws and Abri reached out to try to pet him. His head turned to her making her hand stop mid way. The dog wasn't looking at her hand but looking at her eyes. They were still bright red as the moon light shined on him. She slowly drew her hand back but the dog move forward and placed his head under her hand. She was kind of shocked for a moment but took this time to enjoy petting him…or she thought it was a boy. But until then it was a he! She gave him a rub behind the ears getting making the dog lean into her touch.
"Thanks buddy, for saving me. I owe you big time!" She laughed and gently drew her hand back making the dog watch her interested in her next move.
"Stay around! I'll come back tomorrow and give you a few treats!" She said as she walked off. 'What a nice dog….I wonder if he has a home…' She would love to have a dog. As soon as she finished her thought the dog started after her and followed her.
"You wanna walk me home boy?" She asked and the dog seemed to get excited wagging its huge tail so much halfway expected its body to jiggle but, it didn't even move at the fast motion.
'Mike's wanted me to get more friends, just the other day he said to get a dog or something. As long as I don't get a small annoying one and you're just the opposite.' She stopped to scratch him behind the ear and he accepted it. She was still shocked that the dog came up to her belly, she was not sure if he would have enough room. But she hardly stayed at home unless she was sick, raining and there was nothing to do. But how knows what he could do to her room while she's gone. She was usually at school, work, or helping out Mike for a discount on rent.
'That's weird; I could have sworn his eyes were blood red.' She was really confused now; it's like the dog when from a mean looking over sized demon dog to a still semi scary big black dog.
"Guess he wouldn't mind, but how would he act in a house? He has no dirt on him….don't see a collar on his neck." She though aloud as she rubbed the back of his neck absent-mindedly. She didn't have to bend to pet him, he was just the right height so she could pet him while she walked. She looked ahead to see the hotels sign, she just realized she was almost home.
"Well, looks like this is my stop is just up a head." She sighed and picked up her speed as the wind started to blow a bit harder.
"Almost there." She said they halfway jogged to the doors. She was right next to the door when she finally decided to catch her breath before she when in.
"This was an interesting day." She breathes out and looked back at the doors then bent over slightly to the dog.
"You wanna stay with me?" She asked and the dog just stood there looking amused but its tail didn't move. Abri wondered what the dog was thinking now. She knew how to take care of one because she had a few when she was little.
"You don't have an owner do you?" She asked and he turned his head sideways still grinning. Abri felt her chest hurt a little at the thought of this dog having an owner. After all the dog did save her life, he was out in the woods alone, it's going to start getting warmer because it was January but it was still chilling cold at times. Taking a deep breath she stood up all the way and started to walk to the door.
"Come on, you want to come with me?" She asked and the dog just stood there still. She held her breath as she open the door taking a step in and waited. "You wanna come?" She asked patting her knees with her free hand. But to her surprise the dog ran off. She moved from the door and ran after him.
"Wait!" She screamed as fear struck her heart. Old memories flashed back in her head making her run harder. But the dog was too fast and was gone. She stood there feeling a hurt and tried to shake it off, but she just couldn't. Swallowing the lump in her throat and the tears, she turned around rushing inside.
"Hi Mike!" She said as she ran to the stairs not wanting to wait for the elevator. "Abri wait! Did you make it here safely?!" He yelled out starting after her but she only nodded and ran up the stairs. This early morning's events finally took its toll on her, she almost died. All she wanted not was to get to her room, take a shower and go to bed. She took off her bag putting it on one shoulder and pulling the chain on her neck revealing a key at the end.
She pushed the key in after missing three times and dashed in throwing her bag and coat on the bed and ran to the kitchen to grab a glass of water. Her stomach felt like it was going to empty its self all over the floor. She quickly searched her pants pocket; sadly what she needed was not in there. She opened the cabinet behind her nearly hitting her head.
"Where are you?!" She hissed trying not to gag. Finally she found what she was looking for; it was a jar of salt packets. She quickly ripped on open and bit a pinch on her tongue and her stomach instantly became settled. She leaned against the closed cabinet door letting out a quivered breath. The window suddenly burst open scaring the living day lights out of her. She held back a scream as she saw a tall dark figure standing there when the white curtains blew around.
But as soon as the wind settled a second later and the curtains dropped she remembers she was on the second floor of a building with a four-foot balcony with a fire rail on the side leading down to an alley but the balcony was only big enough for two people maybe and almost three. She and Mike tested it out when he was arguing with her about putting a potted tree there which she never got.
"I need a shower." She mumbled and as quickly as she could close the window and the door the doors that lead to them before headed to the bathroom dragging her feet. She got there and when she looked at her hair she shook her head and just walked back out. Waiting for her hair to dry would take too long, so she can take one in the morning. Suddenly a scratching noise on the middle of her door made her freeze. The noise stopped for a second then started again. She automatically thought it was someone who wanted to hurt her. She ran to the kitchen grabbing one of the kitchen knives and holding it with two hands.
'Come at me bro! I have a knife and I don't know how to use it!' She thought in her head, but she knew if it was Men in Black at the door she would have shanked them and run off with her hands in the air screaming like a little girl.
'Oh stop, it might just be Mike playing a prank on me.' She thought and when to the phone placing the knife back on the knife stand. She dialed the front desk and Amanda picked up.
"Room service." She said in a heavy British accent. Yep, you guessed it she was in London.
"Hey Amanda is Mike down stairs?" She asked glancing at the door as the noise grew.
"No, he's up stairs, there was a dog-"Abri gasped.
"OK thanks!" She quickly hung up and opens the door only to have the heavy black dog jump on her and sit on her.
"Hey there boy, you came!" She said and she said and he just rolled his tongue out and looked at her.
"ABRI!" Mike said rushing in. His short blond shaggy hair getting in his face, his green and gold uniform almost crocked.
"Are you alright?!" He asked as she moved up and the dog got off her.
"I'm just fine; no I'm better than fine I'm great!" She shouted with joy then covered her mouth when she remembers the people next door. Mike helped her up and hugged her. She hugged the tall freckled-faced boy back and pushed him away from her.
"Stop trying to take my key off my neck." She laughed as he straightens out his uniform.
"Stop wearing it where people can see it." He replied and fixed his black tie before pointing at her key that was still hung out of her shirt.
"You know I forget things so I won't be able to keep up with it anywhere else. Plus if I lose it I've hidden the spare keys where only I will ever know." She winked at him and he pretended he was excited. "Oh she winked at me! Be glad we are friends, do that to any other boy and he might take it the wrong way." He grinned and Abri slapped him on the arm.
"You're a pervert you know?! Anyway you just friend zoned yourself." She nudged him jokingly. Mike laughed and waved at her.
"Forever friend zone, but I need to get back to my post. Good night." He said and Abri stuck her tongue out.
"Good night Slim Jim!" She said using her nick name she gave him because he was so skinny.
"Just for that you can't keep him unless you bathe him." He laughed as he when out the door.
"Oh come on! Mrs. Jinx doesn't bath her furry rat when she brings him home!" She complained but he was already gone. She turned back to the dog that was looking amusingly at her.
"Well, I'll do that tomorrow." She said and looked at the time on her clock.
"It's only 2 am, what do you say we go to the store and get you some doggy stuff? I'm sure we can sneak out the back." She said and the dog shifted excitedly. She grabbed her bag and opened the door then paused.
"You're not going to run off again are you?" she asked and the dog just smirked at her. This was just be a test to see if the dog was going to stay with her. Taking a deep breath she opened the door and the dog followed her out and down the hall. She got to the end of the stairs and looked to see Amanda at the desk. She waved her hand for a second and got her attention. Amanda waved back and Abri started to poke her face. Amanda looked around then pinched her nose and waved her hand in front of her face making Abri laugh and she whispered for the dog to come. She when to Amanda who handed her a set of keys and asked where she was going when she just got here.
"I need to go to the pet store down the street to get stuff for my new dog." Amanda looked at the dog who almost reached the counter.
"Is that thing a wolf or something?" She asked as she moved her brown shoulder length hair out of her face. Her green eyes confused as she looked at the dog.
"I'm not sure but I don't care. I like him just the way he is." She smiled down at him then a frown twitched to her face.
"I just hope that he's not mixed with a bull-dog or pit bull. My dad would kill me if he found out. You know he doesn't like them, but forget him Even Mack hates them for some reason, but I'm keeping him even if he is." She said proudly and Amanda nodded.
"So when are you going back?" she asked and Abri shrugged and twirled the keys in her hand.
"After I finish high school, after college, I'm not really sure but they want me to run the family business. For all I know they might pull me out of school now and home school me. I'm not sure why they even sent me to London but I've met you guys so I don't care." She laughed.
"Do you even know what they do?" She asked and Abri shook her head. Her ears heard the door down the hall click.
"Got to go!" She said and dashed down the hall with the dog following after. She quickly ran out the door making sure to quietly close it after the dog came out.
"Alright off we go to Pet Mart!" She said and readjusted her necklace so she could put the key on and started to the store but stopped at the edge of the alley. The street was lit up but she was still sacred of the darkness out there, she also recalled getting attacked which sent a shiver down her spine. The dark alley behind her only lit up by a single light and the rooms above but the black shadows were still sending bad vibes across her back and legs. The dog suddenly shoved her forward making her stumble into the street.
"Wow you strong." She said as she got her balance and looked back to see she had left her light on. After all her window was the guard rail right next to the door she came out of. They weren't used anymore because they built a new one right next door so they were all for her! The huge dumpsters was right beside it so she could just stand on it and start climbing up the ladder without having to let it down. Only problem is she had a dog so she had so she uses the key. The dog nudged her with his head again and she got the hint and started to walk when the wind picked up.
"Oh man it's so cold!" She said rubbing her arms and tried to pull her short sleeves down on her t-shirt, she started to jog so she could get there faster. The dog barked and stuck its tongue out as it ran effortlessly with her.
"You know we need to do this at least once a week. Not in this weather and when it's not so dark." She said looking around her then quickly turned the corner almost missing her turn but for some reason it was like the dog knew where he was going.
'Might just be a weird dog thing.' She thought and keeps jogging till she was at the store.
"Sorry miss but we are closing," The man at the counter said.
"Oh please can I just buy a few things?! I just got my dog and I need a few things!" She begged and the dog's floppy ears perked up a bit when she said 'my dog'. The man looked at the dog and just keeps staring at him. After a few seconds it got kind of weird because he looked like he was in La La Land.
"Um? Excuse me?" She asked and the man snapped his head to looked at her.
"Oh yes, please let me show you what you will need, and I can give you a discount because your just starting off with him." He said in a strange tone.
'Is this guy a weird-o?' She thought but followed him anyway staying close to the dog. He didn't seem to have a problem with the man but relaxed and patiently waiting.
"So from your accent I can tell your American." He said as he picked up things going down the aisle.
"Oh um ya, my parents sent me here." She replied and watched him put in a huge dog dish.
"Are you from British blood?" He asked and Abri had to think about it before she remembered.
"Oh ya, it's very distant but I'm mixed with a lot of things." She laughed and petted the dog's head as he sat next to her.
"Why are you here?" He asked and put in a tug-of-war rope. "My parents are business people, they want me to run their business that they do all over the world or something, they never really told me what it was but I want to finish high school first." She explained and started to play with the dogs ears as she looked for something she might need not wanting him to do all the work.
"Really? You don't know at all?" He asked and she shook her head.
"But I know it has to do with a lot of paper work and sometimes out of the country business calls." She grabbed a few dog treats and the dog seemed to growl. She looked over to him and put it down and he stopped growling.
'Guess he doesn't like treats.' She tried picking up another but he just keeps growling at each one.
"Do they ever tell you where they go?" He asked and she shook her head again.
"When I ask they brush it off and say it's not important, you don't know how many times I've begged for them to bring me back something. A doll or even some strange type of candy. Anything that has to do with the culture of the place, or something that's out of the ordinary." She spoke as if she wanted what she was talking about very badly but it was out of her reach.
"Do you ever think they only came to one place?" He asked quietly his voice going deep and mocking like a snake.
"Hn? Did you say something?" She asked getting out of her day dreaming.
"Oh nothing but I have everything ready for you." He held up the bag and Abri smiled.
"Thank you so much." She said and he carried the bag over to the register and scanned a big dog brush, large dark red food bowl and water bowl, red leash, shampoo, leash, and he when away for a second to bring out a big black bed.
"Would you like this too?" He asked and she shook her head respectfully.
"Oh I can't afford that!" She said and he waved it off.
"Then you can have it for free, it's the last shipment of these and we have tried to sell it." He said and Abri blinked for a few moments shocked at what luck she was having.
"Oh why thank you but I'm still going to pay something." She said and the man run placed it next to her before putting a large red collar on the counter and round dog tag on the counter.
"Would you like me to make him a dog tag now?" He asked and she nodded.
"Can I get your address and phone number?" He asked and she wrote it down, after the worker when to the back with the tag and paper. It took a few minutes but while she was waiting she also remember she needed a name for him.
"What would be a good name…?" She asked and the dog looked at her.
"Midnight? No to common…Fluffy Mc Fluffykins?" The dog growled darkly and she couldn't help but laugh.
"Alright I get it no girly or cute names. How about Max?" The dog looked at her blankly.
"Do I need to play the letter game with you?" She asked sarcastically and the dog's tail wagged.
"Ok." She shrugged, she had nothing better to do.
"A." The dog barked surprising her.
"Um ok… so we have the letter A. Gosh I feel stupid letting a dog tell me what to name it. O L-" He barked again and it still made her jump.
"Al? She asked and the dog didn't move.
"Guess that means keep going." She grabbed the pen behind her and wrote the next few letters down.
"Someone must have taught you to do these tricks. um, oh right start ove D-" This time he barked four times and pushed her hand.
"Oh I don't have any treats." She said and saw the free treat barrel so she when over to it and grabbed one.
"You did a good job." She said praying him but he just looked at her and turned his back to her.
"You really don't like treats do you…uh... She looked down at the palm of her hand.
"Alucard?" She asked and the dog got up from the floor and came to her. She was pretty amazed that this dog could spell his own name, or help spell it out.
"Well I guess it will be Alucard." She put the treat back and rubbed his head. A few minutes later the man came out again.
"Excuse me miss." He handed her the bag. She thanked him and he told her he sent someone to deliver the bed to her hotel room.
"Don't worry he parks his car down there because he picks up his girlfriend when he gets off work, it's a habit, even when she doesn't need it." He smiled at her and then held open the door for her.
"Have a nice day." He said and then closed the door locking it.
What a nice man.' She thought then something struck her like a four-wheeler running on 60
"Wait! I didn't pay!" She said and he waved her off holding up his hand telling her it was ok.
"But it's not right, hold on." She started to get her bag off when the lights turned off in the store. She stopped and tried to see inside but it was too dark.
'Um….ok I hope he can find his way in the dark.' She sighed and put her bag back on.
"Let go boy- I mean Alucard." She said and started home with the dog having a sly grin on his face.
"You smile a lot I hope you know that. It's kind of creepy too, not like a normal dog." She pointed out and the dog wagged his tail.
"you're quite strange…I like it! I'm not normal either so it won't matter anyway! I like to live my life differently and people think of me as weird." She put the bag in both hands behind her back so it would stop hitting her leg where she got a scrape from the woods. As soon as they were at the hotel's ally she put the lid on the dumpster down and gently threw the bag up.
"Give me a minute Alucard." She said and lifted herself up on the side using the brick wall to help her. Once she was up she put the bag on her arm and climbed up the ladder till she was on the fire escape and sat it there before climbing back down.
"All done! I'll just get it when I get to my room." She said and jumped down and dusting off her hand from the rusted metal.
"Alright, let's go in." She cleaned her hand off on her pants and when she didn't see Alucard there, she panicked.
"Alucard?" She whispered doing a 360 to try to find him. But it was like trying to find black paint on black paint! Then a yawning sound was heard from the door. She put her hand over her heart and when over to him.
"You scared me half to death!" She said and he looked pretty happy about it.
"Speaking of death, now that I realize it, you're cold as the dead! Might be because you've been outside all night, each time I pet you you're cold." She took the key from her necklace and pulled out her cell phone.
"Am I clear...Oh crud! He's really decided to take his shift early?!...all right cool beans, bye~." She hung up and turned the key.
"We need to be quick so hope you're ready!" She said and opened the door. The dog shot in before her and she was about to run after him but she had to close the door.
"Alucard!" She said frantically as she tip toed down the hall. She rounded the corner and quickly spun back when she saw Mike talking to Amanda who was flirting with him.
"I told you already. We can't go on a date because we are coworkers." He said blushing slightly but stood firm. Amanda glanced at her then turned her eyes back to Mike with a cute pout on her face.
"Couldn't we go as just friends? Like a walk through the park, or get some coffee together?" She leaned on her hand and counted off a few other things they could do. 'Oh man I hope Alucard is waiting at my door….it's so weird to say that name…' She quickly dashed off to the stairs and up to her room where Alucard was waiting grinning like normal.
"That was very bad thing to do! What if Mike saw you?" She asked him getting a bit angry because she was so worried about him. The dog keeps grinning, she was going to say more but she knew he didn't understand her... did he?
"Ugh, well I guess I did say we need to hurry…"She sighed and opened her door and waited for the dog to go in but he didn't move.
"Go on," She said but he still didn't move. She stood there for a minute and it was once again a waiting game. He finally looked at the door and back at her.
"Fine!" She said and walked in first and he followed after.
"Such a gentlemen." She rolled her eyes at him and locked the door behind her. She turned around to go get the bag when she tripped over something. She held her hands out to catch herself but instead of a hard floor she fell on something fluffy and pillow like. She opened her eyes and felt hot breath on her.
"I am so glad you don't have dog breath." She said as Alucard licked her face. She flinched a bit thinking he might bit her but she just wiped the drool off before giving him a pat him on the head. Then she proceeded to drag the bed next to hers in front of her night stand, but far enough away so when she wakes up she won't step on it.
"Let me get my bag." She said after throwing her bag on the bed and grabbing her coat. The dog followed her to the balcony and she sat on the edge before swinging her legs over to get on the fire escape. He put his front paws on the edge too getting ready to jump on with her. "Wow Alucard," She said and had to stand in front of the balcony to make him stop. He nudged her hard enough for her to almost fall backwards but she was unable to get him from getting over and nearly landing on her.
"Woah, you are REALLY strong!" She mumbled as she tried to block his way down. "Come on Alucard, I don't want you to get hurt down here." She used her body to block the stairs. The dog looked at her with his head held high and they just looked at one another.
'What's with this dog and dominating contest?' She asked as she tried not to blink.
'Ugh! No don't think about not blinking! It will make your eyes water and I'll have to blink…..oh no! I'm thinking about it!' She tried to keep her eyes open like the non-blinking dog in front of her but it just wasn't working. Finally he let out a grumbling sound before he leaped clean over the balcony edge and back inside. Sighing and letting her body relax she when over to him and reached over leaning on the edge so she could scratch him behind his ear.
"Only thing you need to worry about is that bath you're getting. It might be two in the morning but you're getting that bath." She tapped him on his black nose, which he didn't like, and she turned to get the bag. As soon as she was gone the dog turned around and looked at her home. It was a small space but still room like. There was a bedroom, a bathroom, a small kitchen with a stove, oven, fridge and microwave and a small round table fit for four, a decent size TV and a black couch and a book shelf. As a matter of fact, her bed a dark red and black, her bookshelf was black, stove tops black, table black, TV stand was black, and her bathroom mats also the same red color. He liked this, his two favorite colors but he knew he wasn't going to stay long. He had to get back soon, they told him not to make contact with the girl. But in truth she was the one who first touched him, so he was not breaking the rule.
She groaned in pain as she felt something scratch her leg, but what was making her confused was this fluffy thing she felt on her hand. She slowly looked up to see her hand touching the paw of a huge dog right in front of her with bleeding red eyes. She immediately started to scoot backwards as it took a step forward.
'If they do find out then I'll just tell them she touched me first, after all it's my duty to watch over her. Why not do it on a closer level? She can't force me do anything just yet so I want to enjoy this….maybe even learn a few secrets about her.' He grinned as he decided to go in her room and take a longer look around. He slowly shifted from the dog to a very tall form with a red coat and large boots. The grin never left his face as his glasses formed covering his red eyes. He took them off along with his hat so he could see around the room without them in the way. Her halfway made bed had a few strange animals on them. One that looked like a yellow overgrown mouse with black tip ears, red cheeks, and a brown stripe on its tail. The others were some silver-haired man in an old Japanese robe, and a kid with spiky yellow hair and an orange jump suit.
'What strange pillows.' He thought and when over to her pictures. There was a picture of a man with his arm around a woman and three kids with them. The man had wavy black hair to his ears and gray eyes, the woman had bleach blond hair and ice blue eyes. The one boy had brown hair and gray eyes while one girl had black hair with brown eyes and the one next to her had the same hair and eyes as her mother. The boy was about seven the black-haired girl was ten and the littlest, who was on the woman's hip, looked about two. Just looking at the woman made him chuckle.
"You're just trying to keep my busy dealing with this girl, guess she doesn't want me around the children." He took another look at the woman before turning the picture to the side still looking at it. He heard Abri finally come back up the fire escape so he places it back where it was.
"Alucard." She called and the dog came walking to her and took a look at her.
"What's up boy?" She asked and the dog keeps looking at her.
'They never did explain to me why I'm watching her. She's not even blood related to the family.' He frowned as soon as Abri was not looking at him. She when along unpacking his things in the kitchen whiles he when through his mind.
'Her father married someone from Integra's bloodline, they have three kids. One of them will be my master when they get older; I refuse to obey their mother but I must have someone holding the restrictions so I must. But her father asked me to watch her….the more time I spend with her, the more I think that it wouldn't be such a bad idea to have her as my master.' He watched Abri as she put water in the dog dish.
'After all, I can choose who ever I want in the family, and her father, he has no brothers and married into the family, their marriage is my loophole. The key to getting free, I'll make her love me so she won't marry off and have kids of her own. I'll bond with her so the seal will be in her blood line and the ones under her. So once she's dead…I'll be free.' His eyes when from brown to red for a second and his grin crawled back on his face.
"OK BATH TIME~!" She sung out and the grin was gone.
OK second chapter done! YAYAYAY!
