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Chapter four: Tiny Life
Seras's dreams were blurry and confusing, as if she was heavily drunk and was unsure what was going on. The most frequent vision was that of a child. Its blurred frame made distinguishing its gender impossible. However, the young Draculina felt some longing toward the small, wailing figure. Every time it seemed to be crying out for her.
The young woman suddenly jolted awake, her blue eyes snapping open as if someone was shaking her. Instead she felt a cool hand resting on her head, as if she was a child whose parent was checking for fever. The hand itself, surprisingly, belonged to her Master. He was watching her with his customary smirk. Seeing her awake, he removed his hand.
"Feeling better?" he chuckled when he saw his fledgling's confused face, "You have been out for an entire day. Lazy Police girl!" he teased.
"What?.." she muttered, too confused and disoriented to be angry with her Master. Instead, she tried to sit up and take in her surroundings, only to be pushed back gently into her… bed? Seras gasped, realizing that she was indeed in a bed. Why not her coffin?
"Because unless you wish to drill holes in your coffin; we cannot take care of you." Alucard chuckled, reaching over and tapping the I.V. that was attached to his servant's arm.
Seras's eyes widened at the site, now noticing the blood transfusion linked directly to her arm. "What's wrong with me?" she whispered wearily.
The elder vampire did not answer. Instead he looked toward the door, watching it open to reveal his master and Walter. Integra was enjoying one of her cigars and looked to be in a decant mood. That is, until Walter took the cigar and snuffed it out under his foot. Before his mistress could ask why he had the sudden craving for a death wish; Walter bowed, "You know the doctors orders, Ma'am. No smoking around Miss. Victoria."
If all of this did not worry Seras yet, she was defiantly worried now. A bed, an I.V., Master being nice, and now Integra couldn't smoke? It was almost too much for the poor girl to handle.
Alucard grin became more feral as he looked back down at his fledgling. Yes he defiantly knew something she didn't know. Not good.
"Officer Victoria! From here on until this problem is resolved you will be in solitary confinement. Only Walter, Alucard, or myself are permitted in this room at any time. Is that clear?" Integra looked like she only wanted this over with so that she could leave the smoke-free zone that was now around Seras. Unfortunately for her, the Police girl was still confused and not satisfied with such a description.
Seras shook her head violently, "No it is not clear! I mean… no offense Sir," she nodded toward Integra meekly, "But what the bloody hell is wrong with me?" She started to shake in stress, "Why am I being treated like this? Am I sick with some strange vampire disease or something?" She felt tears leak out of her eyes, her stomach cramping up slightly but in her distress she could barely feel it. "I don't care how bad it is, just tell me already!"
Suddenly she felt a hand gently rubbing her hurting belly. Looking up in shock, she realized it was her Master making those soothing motions. Alucard stared her in the eye, frowning, "We will not tell you anything unless you calm down Seras!" he hissed, glaring her down.
Swallowing nervously, Seras backed down. Though, the elder vampire had made her stomach feel much better she still felt apprehensive. Something big was going on, and it was about her.
Integra sighed, still impatient to get this over with, "Officer, you have a parasite within you that will grow for nine mouths."
Seras gasped, but to her shock, both her Master and Walter started to laugh. Both she and Integra started bewildered at them while they had their mirth. "Interesting choice of words Ma'am," chuckled Walter as he tried to compose himself, "But I don't believe that those were the words Miss. Victoria needed to hear." Integra grumbled in response, glaring at the both of them.
Seras decided to save her poor boss from being the humor of her Master and Walter, "What do you mean to say, Sir?" she asked politely. Obviously though, if Walter was laughing it wasn't as bad as Sir Integra was saying it was.
"She means to say, my dear Draculina." Alucard smirked, "Is that you are with child."
There was silence within the room as Seras processed these words, "I'm… pregnant?" she whispered, reaching down to hold her stomach only to realize that Alucard's hand still remained. Her Master chuckled and removed his hand only to place it over Seras's. Pressing down slightly, he transferred some of his power to his fledgling. Through that power, Seras could feel a tiny life in her being. It seemed as scared and confused as she was, and tried to hide its presence the best it could. But when Seras reached out mentally it seemed to relax for a moment. She saw, once again, the blurred image of a child before it disappeared. The presence hid itself suddenly and Seras blinked to find herself crying silently. "Oh God…" she murmured, unable to say anything else.
It was beautiful, indefinably beautiful.
"I shall leave the details to you, Alucard." Integra said stiffly, interrupting the moment, "Keep in mind Officer Victoria, that you have the choice to destroy it if you so wish. The choice is totally yours but know that if you do decide to go through with this, you may be in extreme danger." And with that, the leader of the Hellsing Organization swept out of the room with her retainer.
Seras was unable to say anything. She sighed, wiping her eyes with the edge of her blanket. It was too much too fast! She knew in her heart that she would never be able to destroy the beautiful little life growing inside her. But what did Integra mean by her life being in danger? The little Draculina looked to her Master, who was staring at her intently.
"My master means that, since you are pregnant, many people will be after your and our child's life."
He said it so calmly that she had to do a double take. "You… you don't seem worried, Master." She said meekly, staring at him from behind her wild bangs.
Alucard chuckled, leaning over so that he was staring right into her eyes, "Do you think I would allow anything to happen to you now? Do you think I would allow both my fledgling and my child to be annihilated?" he bent down to kiss her forehead, "I shall destroy all that attack, and break all that threaten, before they shall even see your face." He whispered against her head, smiling when she shivered from everything but fear.
When he finally moved back Seras sighed, still shaking slightly. What was he doing to her now? "What- who will be after me?" she asked to distract herself from the feelings she was receiving.
"For one, the major vampire hunting organizations from Europe will be after you. You are something strange and different." His hand had moved to massage her stomach again, "Vampiress are not supposed to be impregnated. Hunters take comfort in this. It makes killing vampires easier, makes them less human than they already are."
"Then," Seras hesitated, "Then how am I pregnant?"
"They are not supposed to be is not the same as they cannot be, Police girl." He said, dodging the question. Seras gave him a look, making him sigh. Looking into her eyes, he said without wavering, "Vampiress must be impregnated against their will or while they are wounded."
Seras's eyes widened, shimming on the bed away from him, shaking her head, "No…. you- you didn't!" she gasped, "You KNEW I would be pregnant!" Her stomach was cramping again, but she didn't care. To know that this baby was- no HAD to be created in that way was appalling.
Her Master snarled in response, grabbing her arms and pinning her against the bed. Careful of the I.V., he crawled on top of her, staring down at her with a frown, "Yes I did, yes I KNEW!" he hissed, "You would whine and curse my name, wishing for the chance to bear children and have a family. Now you complain?" His shadows wrapped themselves around the girl, pinning her so that his hands could unbutton her shirt.
"Even then, I don't have to explain anything I do to you." He said, flicking her shirt off and moving to her pants, "You are completely mine, it is time you grow accustomed to the idea."
Seras whimpered, cringing the entire time. She now lay naked to his gaze; the shadows had removed the I.V. from her arm without her noticing. She gasped as her Master climbed off of her, only to pull her up into his arms, "You need a bath, Draculina." He commented, walking toward her small bathroom.
His fledgling clung to his clothes, closing her eyes as he walked through the door. When she opened them, she found the bath hot and ready for her. She dare not question, or even speak. She should have kept her mouth shut.
Alucard gently lowered Seras into the warm water, his eyes never leaving hers for a second. They had lost their rage, now replaced with something deeper. She barely noticed that his clothes had disappeared into his shadows. He climbed in behind her, pulling her into his chest. "My mate." He purred, taking the soap up and lathering it in the water with his hand. Slowly, he washed his fledgling, kissing along her neck as he massaged her body. Seras moaned in response to his attention, arching into his hold. She leaned against him, enjoying his attentions.
Perhaps being with her Master wouldn't be so bad after all.
(Next time, we learn more about Lillith and what she has to do with Seras's baby. Review please.)
