Chapter 4
Be honest how excited are you to read chapter 4 huh?
I apologize for mistakes, I tried my best at rewriting the chapter and put it back to its former glory.
Seras woke the next day with a refreshed mind and a skip in her step. She and Alucard made a breakthrough in their quote on quote, relationship, as she so nagged him they should do. She stretched out on her bed and got up. No mission today, actually no missions for awhile. She practically jumped out of her skin as she heard a rock going through her window. Slowly she crept and grabbed her weapon by her bed side. Just under her window she got her breathing right and in a second shot up and shot at the man who was still holding more rocks. Her brows furrowed in anger at the man's stupidity.
"You know how lucky you are my rifles only loaded with ordinary bullets. You could have died. What's wrong with you? If you really wanted my attention, its pebbles not rocks." Alucard smiled and threw the rest of the rocks over his shoulders.
"Get dressed girl, we are going for a walk." Seras had no time to respond when Alucard spoke again.
"Otherwise I come up there and dress you myself." She yelped and ran to her closet.
Seras picked out some shorts, sneakers and a nice tank top to wear. It was pleasant out and she was about to soak up as much sun as she wished. She had to duck when another rock went flying over her head. She stormed to the window about to yell again when she got an idea.
"For being so rude and impatient, you have the honor of catching me when I jump out the window." Alucard was not sure what to do when she said that.
"Why the wind…?" He did not have time to finish because one second she was in her room the next she was falling towards the ground. His instincts took over and he ran to catch her, just in time.
Her breath caught in her throat at the close proximity of their bodies. "To lazy to walk to the back door." She replied with bated breath.
Alucard feeling he had to let go before he did something stupid replied the only way he knows, mockingly.
"Aw, you trust me." He set her feet down on the ground.
"Yes, I do." All mocking gone from the conversation as they walked to the forest.
"Well don't trust me so much. I usually let people who trust me so much down." It came out rather boorish but she let that comment slip.
"Still trust you." He rolled his eyes at her.
"It's so nice to see someone undertreated by something called reality." A smile played on her lips.
"Thank you." Alucard pushed his hands in his pockets and let his hat tip forwards.
"Alucard, why do you wear the hat and glasses?"
"What!?" The question caught him completely of his guard.
She stopped his movement under a big oak tree and turned him so he would look at her. Her eyes sparkled and waited for an explanation.
"It is none of your damn business!" Her eyes widened at his sudden outburst.
"Wha…" Seras did not know how to react to his sudden change of attitude. He has been so nice and now he's treating her like garbage again.
"Ugh! If you can't be civil then go away. I prefer to have people in my company who know how to behave themselves." Seras spun around and wanted to walk off but Alucard spoke when she was a few feet away. With every word he spoke she came closer and closer.
"I wear the hat because it hides away my face. I use it to lure enemies into a trap. I look innocent, nothing more than a gentleman. You and I both know that I am no such thing. I wear the glasses because when people see my eyes they are fear stricken. I do not wish for you to see them so long because you will start to fear me as well and see the bad I have done." Seras eyes started to blur with tears. She wiped them away and climbed on a tree stump to be level with Alucard's face.
She reached for his hat and threw it on the grass. "You are not on a mission now and I wish to see your entire face. You and I both know you are a gentleman." She ran a hand through his hair and let it glide to his ears and his glasses. "I wish to see your eyes because they make me feel alive. They are unique, they burn with passion. A sort of flame not of hatred or fear of being feared but with a longing for something more." She took his face in her hands and gave him a peck on the cheek.
Seras jumped of the stump and tucked the glasses into her pocket. Alucard stood dumbfounded.
"Are you coming?" Alucard looked up to see Seras walking away. He phased his hat back into his room and took a few large strides to catch up with her.
They did not speak for a few minutes.
"Seras I crave your blood and I don't know how long I can contain myself from drinking from you." She looked at him from the corner of her eyes.
"I know." Seras keeps shocking him and he needed to put an end to it. He doesn't like surprises.
"You know, and still you walk and stay in my presence?" He needed answers now.
"I trust you. The only thing I fear is not being with you." Alucard did something he did not think he would be able to do in his long life. He reached down and took Seras' hand in his.
"You have no idea how long I've waited for you. So the lion fell in love with the lamb." He felt content right then and there.
"What a stupid lamb." He squeezed her hand a little to acknowledge he innuendo.
"What a sick masochistic lion." They just kept walking for miles on end not looking back to where they came from.
Around 21:00 Alucard saw Seras yawn and stretch her arms above her head. He smiled down at her.
"Tired yet?" He knew she would say no but he needed to put her safety first.
"No." He laughed as she gave way and started to lean on him. He picked her up bridal style and transported her back to her room.
He laid her softly on her mattress and was about to leave when he heard her speak.
"I did not know you could walk during the day." She said half asleep.
"I can but it is exhausting." He got the distinctive impression she was talking in her sleep.
"Why do it then?" He walked to the bedside and sat on it and saw her eyes opening slightly.
"For the beauty of it." She smiled at him, a sweet smile with all the love he could not comprehend.
"Since when do you care about beauty?" She was just teasing him now, suddenly almost fully awake.
"Since I met you." She shot up in her bed to look into his yes.
"Do me a favor and keep very still." He moved closer to her. His lips were inches away from hers. Instinctively she started moving forward as well but he stopped her. "Don't move." She jolted back to her position and waited. When his lips touched hers it was ice cold but fire spread through her body. She gasped and Alucard took the chance and dominated her mouth with his tongue. He felt his urge to drain her dry burn through his body and Alucard not wanting to hurt her pulled away.
"Sorry, I won't do it again. Stay, please?" His eyes were bloodshot but against his better judgment lay on top of the covers with her falling asleep on his chest.
Seras woke the next morning alone in her bed. She just shrugged it off and went to get breakfast.
"Good morning Walter. Do you know where Alucard is?" Walter gave her a cup of tea.
"He has taken leave for a few days Seras, said he had to sort a out a few things." She had not a worry inside her because she knew this was all happening very fast for him.
Later that day Seras got a brilliant idea, from one of her book, for a present for Alucard. She jogged up to Integra's office. Seras knocked twice and entered.
"Good morning Sir, I require a favor Sir. It is for Alucard." Integra was taken aback for the sudden and urgent sound of Seras' voice.
"What do you need?" For some reason Integra was already onboard and she didn't even know what the girl wanted. The two women worked on the present for the next two days. They were just in time for the return of Alucard.
Seras placed the parcel on Alucard's table next to his coffin, waved her hand over the item inside and whispered a incantation. A bright light appeared from her hand and then she ran back to her room. Her heart pounding so hard she swears people in South-Africa could hear it.
Alucard strolled into his dungeon and slumped down into his chair. He felt like himself again but he had found balance between who he is and who he was and how he feels about Seras. He reached for a goblet of blood but saw a bright yellow covered box. Next to it was a small card with a note.
My Alucard
Even though you crave something of mine
Something you dare not take
For the sake of my life
I give you some of my essence
Love Seras
Alucard's brows furrowed. He opened the box and inside was a pendant. It looked like a crystal on the outside but on the inside it was solid gold. He opened it on the side and within, flowing like waves, was the sweet nectar of Seras. His body felt lighter as if a thousand boulders were lifted off his shoulders, his hunger for her was no more. He did not understand how she could muster up so much magic. She was just human, wasn't she?
There was a knock at Seras' door. She chocked down a big lump. "Come in."
Alucard came in and the first thing he did was to take her in his arms and give her a hug, but just as soon released her.
"What are you?" He said while holding out the pendant towards her.
Dan dan daaaan….
Very mushy, I know.
Oh and I know I have a little of the lorax and csi in here. Hahaha
Who can guess what Seras is? Think outside the box. Let us see who is correct.
