"Let's play."
The young vampire's eyes beamed a dark crimson in her rage. Looking absolutely fearsome; she had the face of an instrument of Death itself. Her master wanted a challenge—no—a game of hide and seek. Oh- she'll play, alright. Shifting in a fighting stance, she waited for her master to make the first move, and then nodded her head in compliance at his game challenge.
"Excellent." He, in turn, smiled a menacing grin, "Now, Police girl, the rules of this game are as followed. The seeker is allowed to use only their basic tracking powers; your third eye will not be required." He chuckled lightly, already planning on how to cheat in his own game.
"Second, the 'hider' is allowed to use cloaking powers, but there's no need to use too much." Seras grimaced slightly; she knew that he would somehow bend the rules-even to his own games to win.
"Is that all?" she hissed. The Elder vampire turned sideways in a sinister way, looking back at the younger vampire, grinning. "One last thing, Police girl, you have no use for weapons; you will find that you're quite capable without them, fair enough?"
Even in his tone, he teased her; only stoking her fiery rage. She rolled her eyes at him, and then she straightened her back and cracked her neck. A one-sided grin then formed on her face, "Yes, Sire."
He then flashed a psychotic grin; it was going to be amusing night. "Then let the game begin."
The Master vampire leaped high into the air, instantly transforming into a flock of bats. The flock flew away in a rage into the distance, leaving Seras standing in darkness, an annoyed look crossed over her face. "By the way, Police girl-You're it!" He whispered gently in her mind; his presence sent shivers down her spine. Seras was definitely looking forward to being the huntress rather the prey tonight. With a wicked grin, clenching her fists to crack her knuckles, the younger vampire proudly shouted out into the night.
"Ready or not, here I come!"
Never before had she felt so thrilled and so hasty to accepted a challenge from her master. It felt so damn good, that her demonic side was fighting to take over; ready to find her sire. Starting in a small sprint, she used her unnatural agility to jump on the colossal trunk of a fallen tree; then lunged off the tree into the air, transforming into a beautiful dark red-fur wolf. She landed perfectly on the ground just in time.
She was ready to play.
She took off, becoming a blur with her incredible speed, ducking and dodging the low trees and shrubs obstructing her path. She was faster in her lupine form than the human form. Seras stopped suddenly in the middle of her run, her nostrils caught onto the familiar scent of the Elder vampire. He was close, very close. She growled lightly and then turned to run in the scent's direction. She was more advance in her power than she was as a newborn vampire. She would be able to find him.
Alucard watched the red blur of Seras' lupine form move gracefully through the tree forest. He smile with pride at his progeny, his little police girl. She had caught his scent, with perfect timing, turning in the exact direction that he wanted. He followed her in his misty form, hovering of her high in the darkness of the trees; making sure that she followed the scent's direction flawlessly. She was almost at her destination; he then went ahead of her to set his plan in motion, soon he would have her right where he wanted her, flawlessly….
The younger vampire turned again in the scent direction; now she was getting confused about the scent's sporadic change in direction. It felt as if she was being taken deeper and deeper into the forest. He must be planning something. "Is he going in zigzags, or is it circles? What is he doing? " She thought annoyingly as she continued running after her quarry. "He's not even trying to hide." Seras suspected that her master was cheating, but it wouldn't stop her from finding him.
"Why on Earth would I hide?" His charming voice startled her, causing her to lose focus and falter. She then fall face-down into soft sand. "Why would I hide when I want you to find me?"
She harshly rubbed sand out of her snout, surprised to see the sudden change in scenery. The cold, dark forest had disappeared, replaced by a scene of a beautiful white sandy beach with its ocean tides crashing against the shore. Seras looked up in the sky to see a clear white full moon shining down onto the beach, giving it an almost-romantic feeling to it. But it was breath-taking nonetheless.
But she was still in the game. This all could be a ruse to distract her. "Alucard," she said exasperatedly in her mind, "I'm not a child anymore, I can see through your mind games. And I'll be damned if I lose this game!"
"Then come and find me, Police girl." He said teasingly; he was close. Seras then turned her head and noticed a large house sitting uphill on a cliff. Trotting around the building, the younger vampire could see that it was a two-story Spanish villa with a balcony on its second floor windows, overlooking the ocean. Suddenly, she again caught her master's scent coming from inside the house. She sprinted to the front door, transforming back to her human form as she placed her hand on the door knob to enter.
As she entered the house, she noticed that it was totally empty inside; it was an illusion, after all. The scent was emanating from the second floor. Without thinking, she leapt up onto the second floor banister, and then landed lightly on the floor in the same moment.
Seras quickly opened the doors, which led to the room that his scent was coming from. She was taken aback the sight of the room; it was massive with high ceilings with dark walls, black floors and expensive-looking furnishings, including a king-sized bed. And then she saw him, sitting in a golden chair by the balcony doors with his legs crossed, looking out towards the beach. He was admiring the full moon. She noticed that he wasn't wearing his suit coat or his hat. Instead he was only wearing his white shirt, his pants and boots, but he still looked handsome regardless.
He knew that she was there, right on time, "so you found me?" He said with a very arrogant tone. Seras frowned slightly at him as he sat unfazed by her. If she didn't know any better, she would think that he had planned all of this.
"I did plan all of this." He said, replying to her thoughts. Her face contorted in confusion at his statement. Anger filled the younger vampire at this point; she wanted to know his reason for toying with her. "Why? What were you planning for, Master?" He smiled even harder, allowing her to see the light shining off his large fangs. He then stood up, and walked over to the dinner table set for two on the other side of the room.
"Shut the door, I do not want any interruptions for our private time." He said politely. Seras obeyed and shut the door; but for some odd reason, she also locked it. Like a gentleman, Alucard pulled out a seat for the woman to sit down. However, as she walked over to sit down, he stopped her suddenly, his eyes traveled up and down, admiring the look of her body.
"Why don't you change into something more- appropriate for the evening?" He said sensually.
She nodded gracefully albeit confusedly, then closed her eyes to imagine an appropriate outfit. Then a sly smile formed on her lips and her outfit began to transform. Black mist enveloped her body turning into a stunning dress; a long, sleeveless white silk dress with lace around the bodice covered as the black mist dissipated. Her blood-red hair slithered into a half ponytail letting the rest cascade down her back. Finally the black mist finally dissipated, leaving behind a spectacular sight. "Does this suffice, Master?" Seras said softly.
Alucard's mouth was slightly agape at the sight of this stunning vampire-no-Queen in front of him. Her attire made it difficult for him to keep his hands to himself; especially with the way her bodice pushed her already large bosom up, exposing her cleavage enough to tease him. That was enough to make him want to claim right then, but he had to control himself…at least until the opportune moment.
He helped her be seated in her chair and swiftly seated himself into his chair, looking across from her. With a wave of his hand, the candelabra in the middle of the table lit, giving the room a soft glow. Seras smiled and gasped suddenly when she heard the record player turn on in the corner, playing Alexander-Sergei Ramirez softly in the background.
The setting was very romantic; this wasn't like him at all. But she didn't want to spoil the moment, so she just relaxed, looking at him in amazement. He smiled at her, making her blush slightly. She felt like a silly teenager in love when she was around him; he always had that effect on her. Seras sat silently, letting the music take her as she watched him materialize a champagne bottle in his hands and deftly twisted out the cork. He then materialized two wine flutes in his hands and poured the wine-blood into them without spilling a single drop. She was thoroughly impressed.
He then handed one to her, smiling that usual smile of his. She couldn't help but blush and smile back. His eyes seemed to frequently travel down to her chest but soon after travel back to her eyes; she could kind off figure what he was thinking. They tapped glasses and drank the sweet blood; feeling its beauty's effect on them. Alucard turned his attentions towards Seras, whose eyes were lightly closed, savoring the taste of the sweet blood.
He smiled, "Police girl, tell me, how do you think of your master?" That was definitely an odd question; especially coming from him. Seras opened her eyes, puzzled at his question. "What do you mean, Master?" He turned his head, almost expressionless, and then he turned his head towards the moonlight. "It's a simple question. I want to know what you think of me." She was confused, her master was actually asking for her opinion of him, like it mattered.
She didn't know what to say, she didn't know what he was referring to. "I think that-" she quickly thought of a plausible answer to give, "you are the most powerful vampire I've ever met. I mean of course, you're the Vampire King. You know that I've always been awe-struck at your amazing power, Master. You're like an army in a man. And you're perhaps, the most fearsome creature on Earth, which is why, I'm proud to be of your blood."
She prayed that he would be pleased with her answer. But as she looked at him, he only stared into the moonlight, with a disappointed look on his face. They sat there in awkward silence for a moment; Seras wondered if she had said something wrong, or didn't say something.
Then without warning, he abruptly stood up from his seat and walked over to her. The younger vampire stiffened in her chair, wondering what he was about to do. She had to stop herself from flinching when he held his hand out to her. But when she saw that he was threatening, she took it and was lightly pulled out of her seat.
The room was big enough for room to dance, and which his intention was. The young vampire was bothered that she wasn't wearing shoes as he pulled her close to him. Her head could only reach his chest as she was pressed lightly against him. His hold on her was more of a hug than a dancing pose. He then laid his chin gently on the top of her head as they swayed along with the music, letting it fill the gaps of silence between them.
In Alucard's arms, Seras felt safe. Safer than she had ever felt since she was a human child in her own father's arms. She could feet Alucard sigh gloomily, causing her to pull away from him to look up into his eyes. The Master vampire's crimson eyes glowed as they stared back into hers. She could feet herself being drawn to them unnaturally; but in truth, she wanted to be lost in them. She wanted them to be filled with a blissful peace, the same peace that she wanted to give him.
Then without thinking, the younger vampire stood on her toes and kissed her master hard on his lips. Alucard was surprised, at first, by her action. But soon he relaxed into it and slowly opened his mouth to deepen the kiss. Seras reveled in the taste of her master, tangling her tongue with his; he tasted exactly how she imagined he would: dangerous, with the taste of blood on his lips, and spicy, with the taste of a man. Perfect.
That is…Until common sense rushed in.
She rapidly pulled back after she realized what she had just done. Alucard was, again, surprised by her action. But she had started something that was not going to end so soon. Blushing red and anxious, the younger vampire stuttered "I-I-I'm sorry, Master; I don't know what came over me. I didn't-I mean, I did-I-I mean, I'm sorry." The words were choking off in her mouth.
She couldn't find the words to explain why she did what she did; she prayed that he didn't get angry at her or worst, mock her. "It's alright, Police girl. In fact, for a while, I have wanted you to kiss me like that." Seras' widened in shock at what she was hearing. "But I am your blood, your blood spawn. I'm not worthy of you."
The younger vampire's eyes then looked away in sadness. Even in her dead heart, she could feel a sense of sorrow form. The same sorrow, that grew over the years since he had returned. The same sorrow, from the fact that Seras' couldn't have Alucard or his love, "And your love for Sir Integra is more important and-"
"Stop."
Automatically, she stopped her rambling, but she didn't look at him. "Is that why you were so distant from me? Because you thought I had feelings for Integra?" He chuckled lightly. Seras nodded shamefully, she had been keeping her distance from him; only because, she couldn't stomach the thought of Alucard and Integra being together. Then the Elder vampire placed a hand under her chin to bring her eyes back to his.
"Integra is my master, and while we are not friends, I do have a level of respect for her. But I could never be with her. And she is not the one that I have chosen for my Queen." Seras blinked in shock to her Alucard's words, his face turned serious. "Yes, my little Police girl, I choose you. You are the only one destined to be my equal."
Seras' eyes bled with tears of blood to hear such words come from her master. A creature known as the master vampire-slayer, Blood King and…a monster; but this vampire whose eyes looked at her with deep longing and admiration, belonged to the man who was her master and the love of her life.
"Master, I-I wanted to tell you for so long how much I loved you…for so long." She looked away again in sorrow. "Why didn't you?" He asked curiously. "Because- I didn't think…." The words stuck in her throat as the blood tears flowed down her face, "I wouldn't have been able to handle the rejection. I didn't think you would've accepted my love. And I couldn't stand seeing you, with her. So I thought it was best, just to remain silent."
Alucard's hands cradled her face, slowly pulling her in for a passionate kiss. She grabbed onto his shirt, trying not to faint from the powerful sensations flowing through her. After a few moments, he pulled back and looked into her eyes, stained with blood. The Elder vampire's lips moved from her, to kiss her cheek and licked the line of blood off. He made sure to kiss each place that he licked.
He had never felt so at ease to know, that the woman that he had wanted for so long, wanted him in return just as much. But being so old, it was unusual for he feel this way towards her, to feel an emotion like love. After five hundred years of death, emotions such as love wither; and he had no need for it.
But something in him was drawn to Seras; it had been, since he turned her forty years ago. And maybe, in some twisted was, he did love her. Despite the fact that they weren't human, it wasn't the same love as "human love". That type of love is fleeting, it's weak, it's corruptive; and while it could bring satisfaction to some, it proved to be unfair to others. However the Elder vampire had longed for his progeny for so long, ever since the last battle with Millennium, and now she knew of his affection. And now-he can claim her.
As if on cue, the record player had changed the song to Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. Alucard stopped his caressing and look into her eyes, "Police girl, I want you for my wife. I want you to be my Queen. Marry me, Seras Victoria." Seras returned his stare with a look of amazement. Her face formed up into a smile of joy and excitement at his proposal, she grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him down for a kiss that reassured him over and over about her undying love for him.
"Yes, Master. God only know how much I want to. Oh yes!" She said between breaths as she torn at his mouth, letting the passion take over. He then straightened his back, as he smiled at her exhilaration. He was just as contented at her accepting his hand. Alucard held up his hand to materialize a golden ring in his palm. Seras could tell that it was well-preserved. The ring was a handsome-sized red diamond surrounded by tiny pink diamonds. It was absolutely perfect. "It was my mother's. And now it's yours."
He had preserved this ring for over six centuries, Seras felt honored to wear it to be his vampire Queen. He then placed the small ring on Seras' left ring finger; a perfect fit. "It's beautiful, Master." She looked at the ring with such joy; she could've died if she wasn't already dead. She suddenly leapt into his arms, hugging him so hard, that she would have broken his back, if he was a human. Alucard swung over her body, laying her down onto the giant bed, placing kisses all over her exposed neck and cleavage. Seras sighed pleasurably at his touch as he grinned wickedly at the thought of what came after the wedding….