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I hope you guys liked this story, sadly this one I won't be able to turn it into a story I'm satisfied with it being a one shot only.

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9 – Pet AU

Seras's day was boring, to say the least. Her time at the police department was spent in doing nothing but paperwork and when she finally got to do some patrol work a chance to get out of the office she spends it in giving 3 cars a ticket and it wasn't for speeding just for parking too long. She got out early since there was no more work that she had to do. She went and got some groceries and now here she was, returning home with two brown bags of groceries in hand. When she reached her apartment door Seras realized that both her hands were full and she needed to get her keys. She lifted her right leg up and leaned it against the wall to rest one of the brown bags on it, so they won't fall while she slowly but carefully reached out to her keys. She smirked as her door clicked open and she went inside, not noticing the uninvited guest that sneaked its way in her home.

Seras let out a long sigh of relief that reached her home. When she closed her door behind her, she kicked her shoes away and made her way to the kitchen resting the bags on the counter, giving her hands a let shake to loosen her muscles a little from carrying the heavy groceries for so long. A soft little mew as the feeling of something brushing against her leg. Seras looked down with widened eyes only to smile and chuckle at the sight of the ragdoll cat.

"Hello again, Duchess." Seras then bend down and held the little cat up. She scratched the back of her ear earning a soft purr.

Seras then made her way out of her apartment with the cat in her arms, walking up the stairs to an apartment that was above her own, and knocked on the door. She kept scratching the cat's ear as she waited, she didn't have to wait long as she could hear heavy footsteps getting closer. When the door was open, she was met with the intimidating heights of Alucard, he looked down at her with his green eyes that were covered with his dark bangs. He smirked when he saw that it was her and chuckled when he saw what was in her hands. He pulled away from the door.

"I found her." he called over his shoulder, then turned back to Seras. "Seriously, what do you have that Sebastian doesn't?"

"I really don't know." Said seras laughing. "I didn't feed her even once."

Their conversation was cut when a worried Sebastian came to the front door, his brows furrowed further when he saw who had really found her.

"Duchess." He said in a relieved yet annoyed voice. He walked pass Alucard to Seras to take his pet cat. Seras smiled as she gave her to him.

"You know, if she keeps sneaking into my home like that, she should start paying part of the rent." Seras joked earning a small laugh.

"I'm so sorry Seras." Said Sebastian." I don't know why she keeps doing this."

"It's fine." Seras assured him with a shrug. "this was actually the only exciting thing that happened all day."

"Another boring day?" Asked Alucard.

"Yes, I even got out from work early just because there was no more work to do." She groaned at the memory, then looked up to them. "How was your day?"

"Too many idiots to deal with." Said Alucard with a frown.

"Uneventful like yours." Said Sebastian with a shrug.

"Well, I hope it gets better for you Alucard and for Sebastian's boredom to end soon." They shared a small laugh.

Sebastian looked at her with hesitation in his eyes wanting to tell her something. He licked his lips and opened his mouth but he didn't get the chance to say anything as Seras started walking away.

"I won't keep you any more than I already have, see you later guys." She waved her hand goodbye as she walked down the stairs. They waved back to her and when they were sure she was gone Alucard punched Sebastian's shoulder,

"What was that for!" Sebastian whispered harshly to Alucard, who just glared down at him.

"You better make a move and soon, or else I will make my own!" Alucard whispered back walking back in their shared apartment. He glared at Alucard as he followed him in.

Few days had passed since Seras had Seen Alucard or Sebastian. Today was her day off and Seras wanted nothing than to spend it being lazy in front of the Telly. Holding a cup of tea in her hands with her legs pulled up to her chest, Seras watched as the couple shared a romantic moment and kissed.

"That looks nice." She said sipping her tea.

Every one of her friends thought that Seras hated romance because she didn't have a boyfriend and never was able to keep one. They didn't know that the reason why she never was able to keep one, was because they always turn up to be assholes who want her for her body. That's why whenever someone comes to her and started to compliment her for her looks and body she would reject them immediately. She watched as the man started proclaiming his love for his girlfriend as he showered her with kisses.

"No one does that in real life." Seras told herself and knew it was a lie. There were men like that she just seemed to end up with the bad once.

Her train of thoughts was cut short when a knock came from her door. Seras groaned at having to leave the warmth of her sofa. She looked down at herself, she wore a white T-shirt with grey sweatpants and she just knew that her hair was messy. She shrugged not caring for her looks as she walked to the door and opened. Her eyes widened a little when she saw that it was Sebastian. Now Seras really wished she had at least brushed her hair.

"Hello Seras, I'm sorry to have come so suddenly." Said Sebastian with a smile.

"Hey, not at all." She started to pat her hair down in a failed attempt to make it look a little descent." What can I help you with?"

"I came to take duchess from you." Sebastian said as he smiled bashfully at her, almost embarrassed. Seras would have thought that he looked cute if she wasn't confused.

"I'm sorry Sebastian, but I don't have her." His smile flattered as his brow furrowed.

"You don't?" Seras shook her head 'No', Sebastian then became very worried. "Oh my, whenever I don't find her she always turns up to be sleeping above the fridge or here with you."

"You mean…She is lost?" Seras maybe didn't own the cat, but she still liked her very much and felt worried for her.

"I'm afraid so." Sebastian then turned to leave. "Well, I'm afraid so, sorry to have troubled you."

Without thinking first, Seras reached out and grabbed his arm stopping him. Sebastian looked at her arm with his eyes widened in surprise. She didn't know why she stopped him all she knew was that she didn't like to see him so sad.

"I will help you look for her, give me a second." Seras then went inside to bring her black jacket.

"Seras, you don't have to-" he was cut off by Seras.

"I am doing this either way." She walked out of her apartment and locked the door before turning to Sebastian and grinned. "Besides, that cat still owes me for all the tuna I gave her."

She then ran towards the stairs leaving a dumbfounded Sebastian. It wasn't long until he showed a grin of his own and ran after the blond.

"I knew it!"

After 3 hours of asking all the neighbors, to looking around the street, to reaching even the nearby park, Seras and Sebastian returned to their building defeated. Seras looked at Sebastian who looked like a kicked puppy.

"Cheer up Sebastian." She smiled and tried to cheer him up. "I'm sure we will find her in the end."

"I know we will, duchess always runs away like this, but never this long." He said trying to smile but his worry was clear. "I'm just afraid that she might be hungry, or hurt somewhere or-" Seras but her finger on his lips stopping him.

"Now don't talk so negatively." She pulled her hand away. "We will find her in the end, who knows we might find her in a stupid place that would make us look like idiots for worrying so much."

"I guess, you are right." He said laughing at what she said. Seras smiled back at him.

"How about you come to my home?" she asked bashfully, she never invited him or Alucard to her home. "I can make some tea to calm our nerves before going out there again."

"Tea sounds lovely." He said with a genuine smile making Seras blush.

She turned her head away trying to hide her face as she made her way to her apartment with Sebastian following her. He looked so handsome. Seras wasn't someone who would fall for appearances this easily, but maybe the fact that Sebastian was always such a gentleman around her made his beauty increase in her eyes. She then remembered Alucard, he maybe wasn't as gentlemen as Sebastian, but he was still very nice and sweet…when he wants to be. She chuckled to herself at that thought. They reached her apartment and closed the door after Sebastian entered.

"Please make yourself at home while I prepare tea." She said smiling to him and gestured to her sofa, Sebastian nodded walking to the sofa. Seras went to her kitchen and opened the cabin. She looked over her shoulder to were Sebastian was and saw him fidgeting in his place as he looked around nervously, Seras assumed that he might be impatient to go out there to find his Pet.

"Don't worry Sebastian…" She said as she focused on making the tea, missing to see his startled jump. "We will find her even if we didn't, I will help you make posters and asking everyone if they had seen Duchess."

"Thank you Seras, I'm so sorry to have pulled you into this." He said still looking around as if he was searching for something in particular.

"Don't be, I am more than happy to help you guys in anything." She put the pot on the stove and turned on the flames, then turned to Sebastian with a smile. "You guys are the only decent neighbors in this building who are willing to help me if I was troubled with something and I feel that whatever I'm doing to return the favor is not enough to repay you."

"Nonsense!" Said Sebastian quickly making her jump. "You do plenty that you are not seeing. You treat us nicely while everyone treats us like we are some kind of wanted criminals, you become genuinely concerned when one of us is having a bad day or just feeling down. You even helped Alucard that one time when they almost wanted to send him to jail for something he didn't do, for crying out loud Seras you were the only one who welcomed us when we first moved here."

Seras blushed at what he said, embarrassed to know that they remembered every little thing she had done since day one.

"W…Wait..you-" She was cut off when she heard a movement come from her bedroom, making both her and Sebastian freeze. They looked at each other then back to her bedroom. Did someone break into her home? Seras walked slowly to her room, Sebastian quickly followed her and made sure to stand in front of her just in case if there was someone. As they got closer to the door they could hear a small mew that made both of them freeze in their place then look at each other.

"You don't think she…" Seras trailed off.

"To be honest, I won't be surprised." Sebastian said with amusement in his voice. Seras walked pass Sebastian and to her room, she swung the door open and was surprised to see Duchess snuggled in Seras's clean clothes that she somehow knocked over from inside the laundry basket.

"Oh my god." Seras said her eyes still wide, she then turned to look at Sebastian who was already looking back at her and just then they broke laughing at the situation that they were in.

"I'm really starting to think to put cameras around the house just to see how is she able to sneak out like that." Said Sebastian looking down at his cat as he made his way to the door.

Seras had insisted that he at least stay for the tea that she had promised him and he couldn't refuse her. and now he was ready to leave.

"I might just do the same just to know how did she break in." they laughed again.

"Again Seras I am so sorry for making you run around with me looking for this trouble maker and on your day off too." He apologized again, making Seras roll her eyes.

"I told you, Sebastian, it was no trouble-" This time she was the one who is cut off.

"No no, I insist on repaying you for your trouble this time." Seras was taking back.

"Really Sebastian you don't have to-"

"Yes, I do." He cut her off. "And I won't rest until I do."

Seras wanted to object but the determined look that he gave her made her know that he won't be giving in any time soon, sighing in defeat.

"Very well." Seras looked up to him with a smile.

"How about dinner?" he asked calmly. Seras's smile slightly faltered.

"I'm sorry Sebastian, I'm not really comfortable with that." She said being honest with him. "It kind of feels, like it's some kind of a date, and I don't…" she trailed off.

"Oh…"He sounded almost disappointed making her feel guilty but quickly recovered. "Then how about we bring Alucard with us? With us three it won't feel like a date, just three friends enjoying dinner."

Seras stood there for a moment, playing with the idea. And her smile slowly came.

"I think that sounds just fine."

Sebastian closed the door of his and Alucard's apartment holding Duchess in his hands and a grin on face.

"Someone looks happy." Said Alucard, who sat in front of the telly, which he turned it off when Sebastian came in. "How did it go?"

Sebastian grin widened.

"Dinner next week, all three of us." That made Alucard make a fist in the air victoriously.

"Finally!" Alucard stood up and followed Sebastian to the kitchen. "I can't believe your crazy plan worked."

"Of course it did, it was me who thought about it after all." He reached in one of the cabins and pulled out a box of cat treats, then sat Duchess on the counter and started feeding her one treat after the other. "Good girl Duchess, You did so well."

"You know it wasn't only her right?" Alucard asked annoyed. "You may be trained her to sneak into Seras's apartment every time she returns home but this time it was me who broke her in and sat her in Seras's bedroom, which I must say was fun to snoop around in it."

"You've gone through her stuff ?" Sebastian asked with a raised brow.

"Yup, and I must say I wasn't disappointed." Alucard said with a satisfied grin as he walked away to his room. Sebastian didn't even want to know what he had found.

I hope you guys like this one and please don't forget to check out " Oxford Not Brogues " version of this AU!

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