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10 – Legend AU


It was the dead of the night when someone knocked on Seras's door, it was very unusual not because of how late it was but because she rarely gets any visitors. Therefore, Seras was quite surprised when she opened the door and saw a cloaked old man with a boy by his side who was also wearing a cloak. Seras assumed that they wanted to hide their identity in case of anyone knowing who was the two figures who entered the dark forest where the legend said that an evil witch lived in. Seras looked at the man, then back to the child and back again to the man with a nonchalant look. She crossed her arms and leaned against her doorframe.

"May I know why two humans are standing in front of my home this late at night?" She asked and her answer was a worn paper with her handwriting being lifted in front of her face.

"I saw that you are looking for a servant." He said in a raspy voice making Seras cringe, she snatched the piece of paper from his hand and read it.

Her eye twitched when she realized that this was one of the many papers she had spread months ago to any close by villages. In it, she asked for a young permanent servant and that she was ready to pay for them, in case if there were no volunteers, which there wasn't any. The man lifted his cloak enough for Seras to see that wrapped to his side there was a bag full of rolled up papers.

"I saw its first so I tore and collected the rest, to make sure no one else is coming." Seras's eyes widened at that, a little impressed on how far humans would go to make sure no one would take away their chance for something like money. Seras looked down at the boy who she couldn't see his face, then back at the man.

"And I assume that the kid is the servant?" When she asked, the man pulled down the boy's hood showing his unconcerned face but Seras could see that his eyes held some fear in them. She noticed the slight resemblance that the boy had with the man. She narrowed her eyes at the boy but not because she hated him, she was disgusted by the man who went through such great length to sell his son for a couple of gold coins.

"He may look a little small but he will grow up fast." The mam assured thinking that she would reject him.

Seras didn't look at the man, she kept her eyes on the boy before reaching out her hand and placed it under his chin making him tense, his fear was clear now. She slowly lifted his head up and made him look at her. His green eyes blinked few times in surprise and his mouth opened slightly.

"You look beautiful." The boy whispered in astonishment, Seras laughed at that statement.

"I assume by your reaction that you expected to see a wrinkly old lady." That statement made the boy mouth shut and a small blush to grace his pale cheeks. "What is your name boy?"

"A…Alucard." He stuttered still staring at her big blue eyes, She let go of him

"Well Alucard, do you want to be my servant?" she asked him sounding a bit serious. "I do not care about your father, for I know that he forced you to be here. But if you were willing to be here, I promise to not treat you harshly nor hurt you in any way. All I ask of you is listen to me, do as I say when I tell you to, be loyal and never betray the trust that I shall give to you. Are you ready to give me all that for the rest of your life?"

Seras could see clear hesitation in Alucard's eyes. He was forced to come here and now he had the chance to leave or stay. If the boy said 'Yes' uncertainly then Seras would reject him right then and there even if he begged her to stay, but if he was willing then Seras will welcome him with open arms. His father kept glaring down at the boy daring his son to say anything that would anger him. Seras was very tempted to pluck this man's eyes and feed it to the crows. But to her relief, the boy didn't take notice to his father's act of intimidating him and kept thinking about what she said. He then looked up to Seras.

"Will I sleep on a bed?" He asked innocently.

"The softest." She said smiling at the sweet image of the old man impaled under the hot sun as he died slowly.

"Am I going to eat bread and drink milk." The boy asked again, and Seras decided to pin a crow on the man to track down the rest of the family for starving him.

"I will cook meat and bake sweets. I won't just give you bread to feed on." She joked. The boy's eyes lit up by what she said, but he was still doubtful at the idea of serving under someone for the rest of his life.

"If…If I was a bad servant…" he asked hesitantly." Will you dispose of me?"

Seras's eyes became kind at his question.

"I know you won't be perfect at first but will have time to learn and even if you still made those same mistakes I would never dispose of you or let you go." She held his bony hand and gave him a reassuring smile. "I will be by your side as you are to mine and teach you over and over again."

He did not need any more convincing as he held her hand back in a tight grip, taking a step closer.

"I want to stay!" Seras's smile widened at his answer, she stood up still holding the boy's hands with her left hand and then flattened her right hand where blue flames sprung up making the man flinch away. From the flames formed a paper with a black quill pen, she gave the man a dark look.

"This is a contract, if you signed it there will be no going back." She explained. "Even if you returned demanding your son back I won't give him to you."

"Am I still have my gold?" He asked ignoring her warnings, making her eyes shine red with anger for a moment before they turned back to blue.

"Yes." She stayed gritting her teeth.

With that, the man immediately grabbed the quill pen and started to write his name, the ink shone red as he did. And when he was done the paper burst into black flames and started to grow before it disappeared leaving a sake of gold to fall into the witch's hand.

"The deal has been sealed." She said calmly outstretching her hand that held the sake of gold to the man. "Alucard no longer belongs to you."

The man took the gold greedily, a wide grin on his face as he laughed with glee. Seras growled at him making him stop.

"You got your payment. Now get out of my forest!" She yelled her voice booming making the nearby crows fly away.

The father didn't have to be told twice as he ran away, clenching his gold to his chest and leaving his son behind. Seras let out a huff still glaring at the disgusting human but was pulled away from her thoughts when a hand tugged her own. Seras looked down to where Alucard stood still looking to where his father ran, rethinking his decision. Seras sighed as she smiled kindly to the boy.

"Now Alucard." The boy jumped then looked up to his new master. "How about we go inside? It's getting cold out here."

"Yes, mistress." He said obediently making Seras furrowed her brows.

"Please just call me Seras." She said stepping away from her door letting him in. Alucard felt weird and unsure but he walked in nonetheless.

His eyes slightly widened when he saw that the inside of the house looked…normal. He expected to see devil writings on the walls, animal corpses hanging from the roof, a disgusting stench to fill the air from a dark brew that she was preparing but there was none of that. Her home looked normal if not beautiful, on the walls there were different glass bottles sitting on the shelves that he suspected were potions, He looked up and was surprised to see the clear night sky from a big window on the roof, a beautiful smell filled the air that he was sure was from all the beautiful flowers and herbs that she kept near the window and on the table.

"You can take off your cloak, it's your home now after all." She joked making her way to the fireplace where a small pot hung over the fire.

Alucard took off his cloak and rested it over one of the wooden chairs that circled the dinner table, he kept his eye on her as she opened the pot he thought that it was just one of her potions in progress but dismissed the idea when he saw her take a wooden spoon and take a sip from the content. It was just stew, with that his stomach let out a loud growl that made him freeze and Seras to look back at him with wide eyes. After a moment of silence, Seras let out loud laughter making Alucard blush from embarrassment and look away. Seras calmed down from her fit and turned to Alucard.

"Would you like some stew?" She asked gently. Alucard nodded still looking away. "Have a seat then."

Seras walked to one of the cabinets to bring a bowl and something to scoop the stew with. As Alucard sat down staring around him still amazed by his new home, a sound of a door opening and closing made him look at the top of the stairs. Was there someone else besides the witch living here? His unspoken question was answered when a boy around his age if not older came down the stairs, his hair was black like his, his skin was paler and he wore a white long nightshirt that reached past his knees. He was rubbing his eyes tiredly but when he opened them, his brown eyes widened when he saw Alucard.

"Seras, who is he?" He asked loudly so she can hear him Seras closed the pot and looked up to the boy with disappointment.

"Sebastian, what are you doing up so early?" She walked towards Alucard and placed the warm stew in front of him making his stomach growl again impatiently.

"You didn't answer me." Sebastian retorted as he came down now fully awake at the sight of the stranger. Seras placed her hand on Alucard's head, started combing her fingers through his dark hair, and smiled.

"Sebastian, This is Alucard." She introduced then gestured to the other boy. "And Alucard this is Sebastian, he is just like you here."

"He is?" Asked Alucard looking up to Seras. Sebastian pulled a chair and sat across from him.

"My grandmother found the paper and gave me up a few months ago." Said Sebastian in a casual way as he rested his head on his hand. "She didn't even want the money she just wanted me away from her life."

"Wait!" Alucard furrowed his brows in confusion. "But I thought that my father tore all the other papers so no one would answer the massage before us."

"Your village wasn't the only one I sent those papers to." Explained Seras. "Many people actually came running to give up their kids for money. But none of them truly wanted to be here so I rejected them all."

Alucard then remembered when she asked him about being willing. The other children probably weren't truly willing to work for her and were only forced by their parents. Seras Then let go of Alucard's hair.

"I will go prepare Alucard's room, Don't be shy if you wanted seconds the pot is right there just go and help yourself." She walked to Sebastian and pinched his cheek playfully making him grin. "Play nice."

When she was gone Alucard and Sebastian stared at each other in silence. None of them was sure of what to say next but Sebastian broke the silence first.

"Who brought you here?" He asked surprising Alucard.

"My father…"

"Did you just get here?"

"Yes, a few moments ago."

"Did you really want to be a servant to Seras?"

"I still don't know how to feel about it, I barely listen to my father when he orders me something, and now I have to listen to her." Alucard looked down at his stew. "I was tempted with what she had offered me, a bed to sleep in, different kind of food to eat from and being treated like a human and not like some filth."

"Then you are in luck." Said Sebastian with a big grin. "She will treat you better than any human."

"How do you know?" Asked Alucard with a raised brow at the other boy.

"Haven't you been listening to anything I said?" Sebastian annoyed. "I have been here longer than you, I know when I say that you are going to like it here a lot."

Alucard doubted Sebastian's words but when he saw Seras coming down from preparing his bed with a concerned look on her face over why he hadn't eaten yet and if he would prefer anything else, made him wonder who was truly the master and who was the servant. He started to believe that what Sebastian said was true and that he would never want to leave Seras's side.


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