Alucard was sleeping when Seras left for her Saturday school detention, and he was still in slumber land when she returned. She frowned at what she saw as laziness and threw a pink towel at him, turning to her desk to fish around for a marker in case her Master fell asleep again. The fledgling shrieked when the towel came hurtling across the room and smacked her in the back of the head. Seras scowled as she hung up the towel where it belonged.

"Are you doing anything with your boyfriend tonight?" she ventured crossly.

The Police Girl watched her Master get out of bed and walk towards her backpack, tilting her head with curiosity. He drew out her binder and instantly set it on fire. She screeched in alarm and pleaded for him to stop, which he did…once it trickled as ash to the floor.

"I'm not into little boys." He glared at her before collapsing on the bed. Seras whimpered in the background, shifting through the pile of ash.

"That was my homework." She said, teary eyed, whimpering again. "I only asked because…"

"I unfortunately have to baby sit John tonight, because the boy jumped off the roof last night…again." Alucard growled, tossing his pillow at the wall in frustration. Seras watched him meekly.

"He really does stuff like that?" murmuring, Seras was gazing at the ash. Alucard scowled.

"Yes."

There was quiet and the vampire settled to go back to sleep. Seras watched him with a blank expression. "You're a good person…for doing this, you know."

Alucard grumbled something into the pillow and then fell asleep.

Seras looked out the window sulkily as she prepared to do her homework again, recalling how she would be forced to take a shower on the next floor now that the showers on this floor were…out of commission, a.k.a in shower heaven…and reduced to rubble. She sighed and set out her textbooks.

Time passed quickly and soon the clock read 5:00 pm, yet Alucard was still sleeping. Seras chewed on the end of her pencil, watching the florescent numbers on the digital clock. "Master?" The chair creaked as she leaned back and looked at the upside down image of the ancient vampire.

"What?"

She balanced the pencil on her nose in thought. "What are you going to wear?"

"This."

The fledgling frowned in distaste and she got up, going to the door. She returned several minutes later, accompanied by another girl. They both stood next to the bed with evil smiles, causing the vampire's red eyes to peek up at them from the mattress. "What?" he mumbled and then gasped when Seras pounced on him, holding him down as the other teen unfolded the dress that was in her arms. Other garments and heeled sandals were inside the bundle.

Alucard felt two soft lumps on his back and he stared at the pillow by the wall as the Police Girl pulled off his uniform. A smirk curled his lips and he looked over his shoulder at the oblivious girl.

Seras was a little surprised at how compliant her Master was being, but she focused on unbuttoning his collar.

"Isn't it supposed to be the other way around, Police Girl?"

The fledgling froze and there was silence for several moments. She sputtered and pushed away from him, blushing indignantly. "Put on the dress." She demanded, trying to compose herself.

"No."

"Do it, or I'll draw on your face with red lipstick."

"Then I'll bite you."

Seras pouted while the other girl gave Alucard an odd look.

"I'll…I'll tell Sir Integra that you were good…" Alucard stared at Seras and she blushed with effort. "And maybe she'll send you…more…you know…treats…"

"Am I a dog now?"

"N..no…but it would make John happy." Seras stammered, losing confidence.

"Why would I want to make that pervert happy?"

The fledgling clapped her hands together with big puppy eyes. "Please. I'll get Harriet and the other girls to stop pouring juice on you and putting spiders in your bed." No one noticed as the girl next to Seras looked away guiltily.

Alucard grumbled in thought, recalling the last juice covered incident. "Fine."

"What?" Seras blurted out in disbelief, and then covered her mouth as she smiled, giggling happily.

"But you don't have to strip me, Police Girl. I know how to dress myself."

"Do you know how to put on this type of clothing...a dress, even?" Blue eyes looked him over with doubt and he smiled sadistically.

"I've taken enough off to know how to put them on…"

Seras jolted and cursed under her breath as she told her friend to give him the clothes and then leave the room with her to buy something to drink from the vending machine. When they came back, Alucard was hissing in fury as he tried to put on the complicated straps for the sandals. He complained about how idiotic the design was as Seras put her cola down to fix the shoes for him. The girls stepped back and nodded at their work.

"Are you sure she won't be cold?" the girl asked Seras, but the vampire shook her head.

Alucard was wearing a lacy white dress that stopped just short of his knees, along with a white cashmere sweater and a white beanie that contrasted pleasantly with his jet black hair. The white sandals completed the picture, making the girls want to put make up on his face, but they knew that was impossible.

"You're so cute!" the girls squealed with delight while Alucard stalked out of the room to meet with John, though it was ten minutes too early. And, unfortunately, someone other than John was in the vicinity and spotted the vampire with a gape.

"Alucard?"

The vampire snarled at Anderson and forced himself not to jump back into the dorm room to fetch his pistols, or to set Baskerville loose on the priest. "Go away, perverted Priest."

Anderson fumed at the accusation and he walked towards the black haired girl with a narrow glare. "Demon spawn." He hissed, his fingers touching the bayonets he kept in his sleeves. He was wearing pedestrian clothes, but he always kept his bayonets with him. Unfortunately Alucard did not have the same option for his guns. "What are you doing?" The priest wrinkled his nose in disgust. "Why are you wearing a dress?"

"Shut up." Alucard snapped with a glare. "I'm doing this for a reason."

"Wha…?" Anderson began, but at that moment Alucard jumped away from where he was standing and an open bottle of Snapple shattered on the concrete. The vampire hissed up at the windows while Anderson stared at the juice, dumbstruck.

"DAMN IT HARRIET! STOP DOING THAT, YOU….!" Several girls poked their heads out of their windows and started yelling at Alucard to shut up. Hissing in aggravation, the vampire walked out of the throwing range as someone tossed an open water bottle at him. Red eyes met green and he frowned at Anderson. "That's why I was forced to take a shower yesterday…" he muttered, cringing at the sound his heels made on the hard ground. "This place sucks…"

"Did you just say Harriet?" The two looked at one another and Anderson scowled. "Harriet Jones? From your Calculus class?"

"She's in my History class as well…." Alucard sighed and went to a bench that was nearby. "I hate heels…they hurt already…" he continued damning the man who invented his shoes and flopped onto the concrete bench. "How did you explain the door?"

Anderson hesitated, standing near the bench. He felt incredibly awkward, never having spoken to the vampire like this before and he looked around, not enjoying Alucard's current appearance. "I told them I didn't know what happened. No questions were asked."

"Hm." Alucard was distracted as he saw John coming into view. His eyes deadened and he hissed something under his breath, startling Anderson. "What day is it today, Judas Priest?"

Anderson was taken aback and looked where Alucard was glaring. His jaw dropped with shock at the teddy bear and the boy who was walking towards them with a swing in his step. John slowed and frowned when he noticed Anderson, sending a wave of hostility at the older man, but he smiled pleasantly at Alucard.

"You're wearing a dress!" he exclaimed in amazement and grinned when Alucard cursed at him and told him to shut up. "Happy Valentine's Day." He held out the dark brown bear that had a pink heart on its stomach, and red eyes assessed the object with disdain.

"I didn't know it was Valentine's Day." The vampire grumbled and snatched up the bear when John's face began to fall and the teen gave an injured look at Alucard's expression. John beamed when Alucard was holding the furry plushy, and then he looked smugly at Anderson, confusing the priest.

"Hello Mr. Anderson." John smirked at the older man, making the priest frown.

"You're Blake, right?"

It was John's turn to frown and he corrected Anderson. "John. Blake is my last name."

The paladin had already lost interest in the boy and he was glaring at the vampire who was staring coldly at the teddy bear. "What do you think you are doing? Demon spawn…" Anderson blinked when he found John standing in front of Alucard, gritting his teeth furiously.

"How dare you…!" he gasped when a small hand pushed him out of the way and bored eyes looked the two over. Alucard sighed and grabbed the teen, pulling him along.

"Let's get this baby sitting session out of the way, then."

John's eyes widened and he blinked at the girl. "Baby sitting…? What do you mean?"

"I mean…" the vampire sighed again and noticed that the priest was following them discreetly. "I have to make sure you stay away from high places and sharp objects."

The boy recoiled. "I don't cut myself."

"I never said you did, but you can't deny the high places part."

The boy grumbled as they neared the open gates, and soon the vampire was looking out the window of the cab, eyeing the advancing rain clouds numbly. Alucard glanced out the back window and smiled mischievously when Anderson got into a different cab that began to follow them.