Cross Our Hearts

by Oxford Not Brogues

During a mission to a lab facility, Alucard discovers a strange device that his Childe warns him not to play with, but is urged on by Sebastian. Things get out of control for the three.

14. Chapter 14

Good Evening,

So, here's the last chapter.

I hope you guys enjoy the ending to this story. I know it took forever to finish and I'm sorry for that.

Oxford Not Brogues

Chapter Fourteen

"No," Seras giggled at Sebastian while she attempted to fix his hand. "Hold my hand like this." She instructed him as she fixed his hand so his fingers were curled into hers with their thumbs sticking up. "Okay, now the object of the game is that you have to pin my thumb down."

"Ah, stating why it's called 'thumb war'." The demon responded while he stared down at their linked hands.

"Exactly!" His mate chirped. "On the word 'war', we'll start."

"But what's the point of playing?" Alucard asked for the second time since she started teaching them how to play.

"It's just for fun and to kill a bit time." Seras answered with a shrug. "One, two, three, four, I declare a thumb war." Instantly, Sebastian pinned the small blonde's thumb down in one swift move. "Ow!" She exclaimed and tried pulling her thumb out from under his, but he wouldn't let go.

"This is the game?" The demon questioned while he stared on in disappointment. "It wasn't very fun, like you said it would be, Seras." He finally released her thumb. Seras pulled her hand away and rubbed over her sore thumb. Her eyes flickered to his face while she subconsciously placed the tip of her thumb into her mouth to suck away the sore spot.

"You'll probably have a better challenge with Alucard." She muttered and removed her thumb from her mouth to look at the redness. "You practically crushed my thumb." Seras then gestured her head towards the elder vampire. "Kill his thumb for a bit while my thumb heals." She joked. Alucard and Sebastian faced each other to link hands. They didn't even wait to say or hear the rhyme; instead they instantly started battling each other. Alucard lasted far longer than she did.

"This is stupid." The elder vampire murmured in boredom while his thumb dodged Sebastian's.

"Completely," The demon agreed. Seras heard a sound behind her. While her mates battled for thumb dominance, she turned to find Alucard (😍) and Sebastian (😍) walking down the hall. She was relieved when she saw a small blonde (II) holding onto one of the elder vampire's (😍) arm while she (II) shyly hid behind him (😍) in fear of her and her mates attacking.

"Are you sure they're okay?" Seras (II) whispered to Alucard (😍). She (II) was so afraid of losing her (II) mates again. Her (II) arms wrapped tighter around the elder vampire's (😍) arm, causing him (😍) to smile warmly at her (II).

"They helped us find you." Alucard (😍) reassured her (II) softly while he (😍) stroked her (II) hand to calm her (II). The Draculina was surprised when Sebastian (😍) came right up and hugged her. Her eyes widened and she hesitantly hugged him (😍) back. He (😍) wasn't mad at her anymore?

"I'm sorry for what occurred between us." The demon (😍) spoke. "We were angry and desperate. I know we were hard on you recently, but…we thank you for keeping calm and helping us find our mate." Seras smiled brightly and she snickered in his (😍) shoulder.

"I'm just glad that you guys are finally happy." She purred. Sebastian (😍) pulled away to smile down at her.

"I don't think I need to tell you that we will most definitely be staying here with her." He (😍) responded.

"I figured," Seras laughed lightly as she glanced over at Alucard (😍) and the still concerned looking little vampire (II).

"Why are your doppelgängers playing thumb war?" The Draculina (II) asked the elder vampire (😍) as she (II) stared at them with a peculiar look in her (II) eyes.

"Because they're idiots," Alucard (😍) snickered. The small blonde smiled and bashfully rubbed the back of her head.

"That was my bad. I was teaching them a new game." Seras admitted with a shrug. "I guess they kind of got sucked into it. Believe it or not this is still their first round." She peeked back at her mates who were becoming gradually more aggressive. Their thumbs were moving frantically now while the two glared at each other. "I regret teaching them the game." She murmured to herself before looking back at her doppelgänger (II). "I'm glad that you have another chance at happiness too, by the way." Seras whispered to her (II) with a small smile. The small blonde (II) still seemed hesitant warming up to her (II) doppelgänger. She (II) hid more behind Alucard (😍) and wrapped her (II) even tighter around his (😍) arm in a very possessive manner.

"Thank you for bringing them to me." The Draculina (II) muttered though it was hard to make out the words because her (II) mouth was pressed into the elder vampire's (😍) back. Seras merely nodded her head.

"I guess we'll go then." Seras murmured while she took a couple of steps back closer towards her mates. Her eyes flickered towards Sebastian (😍) one last time. It felt weird to her to be leaving without them (😍), but she was just happy that they (😍) finally found their (😍) home. She smiled brightly at him (😍) and waved her fingers. "Bye," But jumped when a snarl emitted behind her.

"Damn it, Michaelis! Just surrender!" Alucard barked at the demon. An annoyed look crossed over the little vampire's face and she turned to see that her mates were still playing thumb war. She groaned loudly and face palmed herself. Afterwards, her hands flung out to grab their thumbs to end that ridiculous game. Her mates glanced at her curiously.

"We're leaving," She told them slowly. "I am never teaching you guys another game again." She grumbled as she finally released their thumbs.

"I was winning." Alucard responded, sounding very similar to a pouty child.

"You were losing," Sebastian corrected him while the elder vampire pulled the device from his pocket. Seras latched onto his coat sleeve just before he pushed down on the button, sending them off to a new dimension.

"It was a tie!" Seras growled when they appeared in their new destination, once again being in a corridor in a manor. "That game would have lasted god knows how long before one of you would either win or give up."

"Now we'll never know who would have won." Sebastian retorted.

"You guys can play another round later since that 'stupid' game is suddenly so interesting to you both." The girl responded.

"Mum?!" A young male exclaimed. The three elder creatures jolted in surprise. The little vampire turned sharply to find three young boys looking at her in shock. Two of the boys were at least the age of eleven, maybe twelve. The one had short black hair and dark blue eyes. What appeared to be his twin brother had short blonde hair, nearly white, dark blue eyes, and black fingernails with a pentagram that stood out on his left hand. The youngest of the three boys had to be no older than five or six. He had a black mass of fluffy hair that nearly reached his shoulders. He had extreme dark red eyes that held such innocence and he too had black nails and the same black pentagram on his left hand. The youngest boy was hugging a very old looking teddy bear that looked quite familiar to Seras. She had a similar teddy bear when she was younger by the name of Vincent. All three boys looked so very upset as they looked her over from head to foot.

"Mum!" The oldest dark haired son exclaimed. "You're…you're young…"

"And thin," The youngest son added while tears formed in his eyes. The youngest stepped closer towards his mother, stood up on his tip toes, and placed a hand on her stomach. "Where's the baby?"

"Did you lose the baby?!" The light haired son asked.

"Is that why you're a vampire?!" The dark haired son asked.

"How are you a vampire?!" The light haired son added. "You're not a virgin!"

"What's a virgin?" The youngest asked as he looked over at his older brothers, but he was ignored. Suddenly the two eldest boys were tackling their mother with a tight hug. Seras was shocked when they started sobbing. The youngest latched onto her leg while he hugged his bear tightly in his free arm.

"Mummy, where's the baby?" He cried. Seras was completely speechless; she didn't even hug the children back because she was just so entirely shocked. All she could do was glance behind her at her mates who looked equally shocked.

"What is going on?" A baritone voice boomed somewhere in the corridor. The boys pulled away from the woman they thought was their mother to see their fathers (II) approaching. Alucard (II) and Sebastian (II) came strolling down the hall looking concerned, but also very much annoyed.

"Your mother is trying to sleep. It's late for her and the pregnancy tires her easily, so you have to be a little quieter at night." The demon (II) added, but they (II) stopped as soon as they (II) saw Seras standing in front of their (II) doppelgängers. The children looked between their fathers (II) and the men who looked just like their fathers (II). What was going on here? The demon (II) and elder vampire (II) stared at her completely stunned to be seeing their (II) mate a vampire.

"Seras?" Alucard (II) whispered. He (II) knew it wasn't his (II) Seras because he (II) had just left her (II) in the lounge room. She (II) was sound asleep, still human, and still pregnant. But the woman before him (II) was clearly Seras and she was a vampire. The oldest, dark haired son looked over at his real fathers (II).

"Did Mum lose the baby?" He asked in a whisper. Alucard (II) glanced at him to see how upset his (II) son looked. All three boys had fresh tears running down their cheeks. Is that why they had been crying? Because they thought their mother (II) had lost the baby? Sebastian (II) knelt in front of the youngest boy.

"Your mother is resting, like we said. The baby is fine." The demon (II) assured his (II) sons as he (II) used his (II) thumbs to clean his (II) youngest son's face of the tears.

"Then who's that?" The youngest, Mason, asked as he turned to point at the Draculina. Sebastian (II) lifted his (II) head to look back at her.

"I don't know," He (II) whispered truthfully. The woman before them (II) was most definitely their (II) mate, but where did she come from? And why were they (II) seeing double?

"I'm sorry," Seras spoke. "We didn't mean to startle your sons."

"Why do you look like Mummy?" Mason asked her.

"It's complicated to explain," Sebastian answered the boy's question. "She is your mother, but not the one you know. We're from a different realm."

"A different dimension?" The light haired son, Matthias, asked, looking highly interested. "You've been travelling through parallel universes?! That is so cool!" The boy looked totally hyped. He turned towards his father (II), Sebastian (II), to grin up at him (II). "I told you that it was possible for parallel universes to exist! Now do you believe it?!" He asked as he gestured towards Seras and her mates as if they were his prized science project. The demon (II) looked between his (II) son and the three doppelgängers.

"I guess I would have to believe you." Sebastian (II) responded. Smiling, the oldest son, Anthony, approached Seras to take her hand. The little vampire glanced at him curiously.

"So you really are our mum but as a vampire?" He asked her.

"I…suppose I am." Seras agreed with a light nod of her head. Instantly, all three boys looked over at their fathers (II).

"Can she stay for a while?!" The two eldest sons asked simultaneously.

"Can she play with us?!" Mason asked as he practically squeezed the life out of his teddy bear.

"What?" Seras murmured in shock. The boys looked back at her with even wider smiles.

"Because our mum is human we can't really be our true selves with her because there's a possibility we could hurt her." Matthias explained.

"I want to play with Mummy!" Mason chirped as he bounced to latch onto one of her hands. Again, the boys looked back at their fathers (II), waiting for their (II) approval.

"That all depends on her." Sebastian (II) answered while Alucard (II) continued to just gaze at her in astonishment. The boys' heads turned to look at her.

"Alucard?" Seras muttered awkwardly as she glanced up at her mate. The elder vampire glimpsed down at her curiously before he looked across at his doppelgänger (II).

"You said that your Seras was human and pregnant." Alucard spoke, earning his (II) attention.

"Yes," The elder vampire (II) agreed with a light nod of his (II) head, wondering where this was going.

"Our Seras is still a fresh vampire. She doesn't know a lot about being one and hasn't explored all of her powers. Perhaps you and your sons can spend some time with her and show her the things that she's capable of, while Michaelis and I sit with your mate." Alucard suggested. Sebastian (II) arched a brow while he (II) started to feel overprotective.

"And what do you plan doing with our mate?" He (II) asked.

"Nothing that should worry either of you; we only wish to see her for ourselves." The elder vampire responded.

"You're interested in our mate because you've never seen her as a vampire. We're interested in yours because she's still human and, well, pregnant." Sebastian added. The demon (II) glanced over at Alucard (II).

"They appear to be telling the truth." Michaelis (II) told him (II). "I think Seras will be safe with them." The elder vampire (II) glanced back at their (II) doppelgängers before he (II) nodded his (II) head in agreement.

"Very well, you may go see our mate. She's currently napping in the lounge room." Alucard (II) spoke as he (II) walked down the corridor closer towards his sons and the little vampire. The boys showed their excitement by practically fidgeting in their spots while the youngest one bounced around. They tugged on her arms, trying to get her to follow them. Seras looked back at her mates curiously while the three boys started to lead her away.

"What do you want to do?!" Anthony asked.

"What do you know how to do?!" Matthias added.

"I want to hunt! I'm hungry!" Mason exclaimed.

"Do you know how to turn into a wolf?!" Matthias asked another question.

"Yeah! Let's play wolf tag!" Anthony laughed.

"I'm hungry! I want Mummy to see me hunt!" Mason grumbled, frustrated that he was being ignored.

The children talked over one another, asking her questions and excitedly telling her what they're going to do. They even started bragging about how much power they have gained. The youngest was very proud because recently he had consumed his very first soul and now he wanted his mum to see him in action. Seras was still a little confused of what was happening at the moment and how she ended up here, but she smiled down at the excited children.

"He said you were a fresh vampire." Alucard (II) stated. The little vampire glanced to her right to look at him (II) curiously. He (II) still looked stunned to be standing beside a vampire version of her. He (II) couldn't keep his (II) eyes off of her. "How fresh?"

"I was about a month old before we started this dimension hopping." Seras answered with a shrug.

"Jumping through parallel universes! How cool!" Matthias purred.

"I don't know really know how much time has passed though. I guess I could be nearing two months now." The little vampire finished. Alucard (II) only looked defeated and somewhat disappointed.

"How did he get you to accept into become a vampire?" He (II) asked her. The smile vanished from her face.

"I didn't really have a choice." She whispered when she realized what this was about.

"He forced it upon you?" Sebastian (II) asked. The little vampire turned her head to look up at him (II).

"I guess…you could say that." Seras muttered before she shook her head lightly. "He saved me; I was dying…after he shot me." She added the last bit with a shrug.

"He shot you?" Alucard (II) questioned, now looking at her in utter disbelief.

"Why would he do that?" The demon (II) asked.

"I was being held hostage. I used to think that he shot me because he had no other choice. But, recently, I came to realize that he did it because he didn't want to be alone anymore." Seras explained to them (II), but they (II) still looked confused.

"Alone?" Alucard (II) repeated. "Why would he feel alone?"

"And how were you taken hostage?" Sebastian (II) asked. Suddenly one of their (II) sons was explaining it to them (II).

"This Mum is from a parallel universe. Her timeline is different from our mum's." Matthias told them (II).

"That we understand," Sebastian (II) acknowledged him with a nod of his (II) head.

"Well, that could mean that she didn't know you guys when she was younger." The boy continued explaining. "Her Alucard and Sebastian met her later in life when she was older. Isn't that right?" Matthias asked her as he glanced back at her with a smile. Seras nodded her head in agreement before she looked back at Alucard (II).

"You met your mate when she was little?" The little vampire asked.

"Yes," Alucard (II) whispered with a nod. "We were there with her since the day she was born."

"May…I ask something personal?" Seras asked, looking a little nervous to be asking it.

"Go ahead," Sebastian (II) agreed with a polite nod.

"Why is your Seras still human? And…why did you have kids with her if you knew she wouldn't become a vampire afterwards?" Seras asked as she glanced back at the children. The three sons looked a little hurt that she asked that.

"You don't like us?" Mason whispered with tears in his eyes.

"I adore you guys." Seras assured him while she reached down to brush strands of hair out of his eyes. "I know I'm not the mum you know, but I feel like I know you three. I know the chances are slim, but maybe we'll have sons like you three in our dimension."

"The chances are very slim." Matthias agreed with her. "But I appreciate what you said."

"The reason our Seras is still human is because she wants to grow old." Alucard (II) answered her previous question.

"More specifically, she wants to grow old with us." Sebastian (II) added.

"Grow old?" Seras repeated as she glanced at the demon (II). "But how?"

"We're capable of manipulating our ages." Michaelis (II) revealed to her. "When Seras was younger and found out that we were supernatural creatures, we tried making the situation easier for her. We transformed ourselves into children. We were able to spend more time with her and she was able to feel a little more human. We 'grew' up with her and to this day, even though you can't really see it, we're allowing ourselves to age. While it is only an illusion and we are physically incapable of growing old or dying, it makes our mate happy."

"But…she is capable of growing old and dying." Seras reminded them (II). The males (II) nodded their (II) heads in agreement.

"We know." Alucard (II) whispered. "We've tried multiple times to convince her into becoming a vampire, but she insisted on growing old with us…and having kids." The elder vampire (II) glanced down at his (II) three beloved children.

"She actually tricked us into having kids." Sebastian (II) snickered.

"How did she trick you?" Seras laughed. The elder vampire (II) and the demon (II) glanced at their (II) children from the corner of their (II) eyes.

"Let's just say we got caught up in the moment and she 'forgot' to remind us about using protection." Michaelis (II) answered with a small smile.

"How could you both forget?" The small blonde continued to laugh at them (II).

"Because we're not used to using protection." Alucard (II) chuckled.

"Okay, okay." Seras responded. "But that doesn't explain why you had se…fun time," The small blonde quickly corrected herself in front of the youngest son.

"Thank you," Sebastian (II) whispered for her correction.

"We had 'fun time' with her because she wanted it." Alucard (II) answered, looking somewhat ashamed that he (II) couldn't refuse his (II) mate. "Besides, we thought it was alright because there's a way around the whole virgin dilemma."

"There is?" Seras asked and glanced up at him (II) in surprise.

"Have you forgotten?" The elder vampire (II) snickered. "I wasn't a virgin when I became a vampire. I made a pact with a demon; that demon actually." Alucard (II) gestured towards Michaelis (II). The small blonde whipped her head around to look at the demon (II) in surprise.

"I didn't know that." She muttered and earned a nod and a smirk from Michaelis (II).

"We thought we could do the same with our mate. When she was ready to give up her human life, she could make a pact with Sebastian." Alucard (II) proceeded with what he (II) was saying. "But she's still being stubborn."

"I'm sorry," Seras whispered, truly feeling bad that they're (II) constantly having to worry about their (II) mortal bride (II).

"Honestly, she was lucky to survive carrying and birthing these three." Sebastian (II) added as he (II) looked back at his (II) children. He (II) placed a hand on top of his (II) youngest son's head. Mason glanced up at him (II) and smiled warmly.

"But now she's carrying a fourth." Alucard (II) sighed. "While the baby appears human, like her, but that could change at any point. The baby could develop vampirism any minute, which is very worrisome because this late in the pregnancy it could actually harm and kill the baby. Or, if the baby survives through it, the baby could accidentally hurt or kill Seras."

"So you guys are constantly in panic and worried about her." Seras whispered.

"Right," Alucard (II) muttered.

"How could the vampirism hurt the baby this late in the pregnancy? Wouldn't the vampirism hurt the baby early in the pregnancy?" The little vampire asked. The elder vampire (II) shook his (II) head.

"If the vampirism was imprinted in the baby's genetic code from the beginning, the baby is safe because she's automatically developing into a vampire. But, if the vampirism takes too long to imprint in the baby's genetic code and the baby is being developed into a human, that's going to kill our daughter." Alucard (II) explained further. "Think about how rough the transformation was for you when you were turned. Now imagine that transformation on the baby. The vampirism will instantly stop her heart because she'll be too weak to endure it." Mason turned on his heel to grab Seras' hand again.

"I'm going to have a little human sister!" The boy cried with glee, not understanding in the slightest how harmful the pregnancy was for both his sister and mother. Sebastian (II) pressed a finger to his (II) lip to silently hush his (II) son.

"Remember, that's a secret among us." The demon (II) reminded him.

"Seras has wanted a little girl for a while now." Alucard (II) whispered. A small smile was now gracing his (II) lips even though there was clear pain and worry in his (II) eyes. "We haven't told her the gender yet because we wanted it to be a surprise when she has the baby." Suddenly that smile slipped off of his (II) face. "She'll be crushed if this baby dies."

"The baby's not going to die!" Anthony exclaimed, looking purely upset that his fathers (II) kept talking about his baby sister like this. "And Mum isn't going to die either!" In attempt to get his mind off the pain, Anthony looked back at Seras and forced a smile onto his face. "Can we please have some fun? I want to have fun with my mum for once."

Alucard and Sebastian stood in the doorway of the lounge room. It was a small, cozy room. There was a bookcase packed tightly with books next to a gently roaring fireplace. In front of the fireplace was a dark green couch and fast asleep on that couch was a pregnant Seras (II). It was strange to them to see their mate not only human and pregnant, but older. The little human was probably, by the looks of it, in her (II) early thirties. Her (II) hair was a little longer, nearly brushing over her (II) shoulders. While she (II) didn't have any lines or wrinkles on her (II) face, her (II) appearance did show a form of maturity. Alucard stepped into the room and cautiously approached the couch. Fortunately for him, humans didn't have great senses, especially when they slept. The girl (II) was so sound asleep and unaware of their presence. The elder vampire stared down at the interesting little human (II) and wondered why she (II) was doing what she (II) was doing. What was she (II) gaining from remaining human and carrying their (II) supernatural children? Though, it was quite the beautiful sight to him to see his Seras age. What would she look like much older with white hair and wrinkles on her face? He knew he would still find her gorgeous, maybe even more so because aging was a beautiful thing.

Thoughtlessly, he placed a finger on her (II) cheek and lightly brushed over the pink flesh that symbolized her (II) mortality. Afterwards his eyes flickered to her (II) stomach. Sebastian was already kneeling in front of the little human (II) with his hand on her (II) swollen tummy. Seras (II) had to be at least seven to eight months pregnant. It must have been maddening for her (II) mates for her (II) to go through such a long pregnancy; when a vampire or demon is pregnant it usually only lasted five to six months. A delicate hand cupped Sebastian's. Curiously, both males glanced back at the little human's (II) face to see that her (II) eyes were open. There were bags under her (II) eyes from how tired she (II) was. They had no idea when she (II) last slept, but she (II) looked exhausted, which was understandable since a pregnancy can be tiring.

"Where are the boys?" She (II) whispered after licking her (II) lips. She (II) sounded tired. She (II) didn't seem to realize that they weren't her (II) mates, but that was fine by them. It was one person less they had to explain this whole dimension thing to.

"Outside playing," Sebastian answered her (II). Seras (II) closed her (II) eyes with a sigh.

"It's night?" She (II) asked as she (II) rubbed a hand over her (II) tired face. Night was the only time her (II) children played outside since they were supernatural. She (II) wanted to be out there so badly playing with them. But she (II) rarely got to because her mates (II) were afraid that her (II) children could hurt her (II). All she (II) ever really got to do with them is play boring board games and cuddle with them while she (II) slept. Times like these, she (II) wished that she (II) was a vampire so she (II) could actually spend time with her (II) little monstrous children.

"Yes," Alucard whispered and he knelt in front of her (II) too. "Why aren't you a vampire?" Seras (II) sighed at that familiar question and she (II) used both her (II) hands to cover her (II) face.

"You're opening that can of worms again?" She (II) grumbled in exhaustion.

"It just doesn't make sense to me." The elder vampire admitted. "You want a life with your mates and you want children, then why didn't you just become a vampire? What are you gaining from remaining human?" Seras (II) slid her (II) hands down her (II) face to cup one of his cheeks.

"Alucard," The little human (II) whispered. Her (II) warm thumb caressed over his cold cheek, but she (II) appeared used to his ice cold flesh. "I have a life with my mates and we have three beautiful children and another one on the way." She (II) reminded him. "I love my life as it is."

"But you'll grow old. Are you willing to leave this life you love behind; your mates and children?" Alucard asked her (II) with furrowed brows. Seras (II) stared deeply into his eyes while she (II) continued stroking his cheek lovingly.

"I just wanted…a normal life. I just wanted to grow old with you both." She (II) whispered. "You both agreed with me that you'll let me grow as old as I want and then I'll join you." Alucard and Sebastian gave her (II) a peculiar look.

"How? You're no longer a virgin." The elder vampire reminded her (II). This time the girl (II) gave them a strange look.

"You said that there was a way." She (II) whispered. "That I just needed to make a contract or a pact with Sebastian, and then there was something about consuming blood. I don't know. But it seemed like you both knew what you were talking about and had it all figured out." Suddenly they understood what she (II) was talking about.

"I remember," Alucard whispered. "That transformation is a little easier than the natural way." He chuckled.

"How do you feel about being mated to us when you're…human?" Sebastian asked her (II). Her (II) pretty blue eyes flickered to his face.

"What do you mean?" She (II) asked.

"Well, we're monsters. Doesn't it…sicken you at all?" The demon asked with furrowed brows. A bright smile crossed over the human's (II) face and she (II) giggled in amusement.

"I mean, it was a bit of a shock when I came home to the dining room covered in blood and littered with body parts. And I suppose it was…concerning seeing you guys and our sons in your natural forms, but…I still love you guys." She (II) answered with a shrug. "Honestly, I'm just used to it all by now. I did spend thirty-one years with you guys." She (II) laughed. "And I've had…what? Twenty-eight of those years coping with what you guys are." Seras (II) then cupped her (II) demon's cheek. "No, I'm mostly definitely used to my abnormal life, my insane mates, and three monstrous children." She (II) whispered with such a warm smile on her (II) face. Sebastian smiled softly before he looked back at her (II) stomach where his hand was still placed. "But there is something that worries me some. I can't do much with my children because I'm human." Seras (II) continued while she (II) watched the demon's hand caress her (II) stomach. "But what about the baby? The baby will be human and far more fragile than I am, and I know for a fact that my sons will want to play with their younger sibling. What if they accidentally hurt their sibling?" Her (II) frown only deepened. "And having the baby human will only make my sons jealous because…I'll be capable of playing with their sibling unlike them. It's just…unfair to them."

"I think you worry far too much." Alucard purred.

"Your sons care very much for their little sister. We've seen them cry because they were so concerned for you and the baby." Sebastian told her (II), but she (II) didn't seem to be fully listening to him. Her (II) eyes were wide in her (II) head.

"What did you just say?" She (II) asked him. The demon arched a brow at her (II).

"What?" He murmured.

"Did you say sister?!" Seras (II) exclaimed with a sparkle in her (II) eyes.

"Did you not know?" Sebastian questioned, looking all the more confused. It was evident to them that she (II) didn't know the gender of the baby when such a big smile crossed over her (II) face.

"Oh, my god! It's a girl?! We're going to have a daughter?!" She (II) asked as she (II) hurriedly placed a hand on her (II) stomach. "You two better not be teasing me!" She (II) laughed.

"We thought you knew." The demon responded softly. But she (II) shook her (II) head.

"How am I supposed to know?" She (II) asked. "You guys refused to tell me for so long! Please, tell me that you're not teasing me! Is the baby really a girl?" Alucard and Sebastian hesitantly nodded their heads. Tears welled up in the human's (II) eyes and she (II) had to cover her (II) face while she (II) softly sobbed in joy.

"Seras?" Alucard whispered. He placed a hand on the top of her (II) head to lightly ruffle her (II) hair with his thumb. "Are you alright?" The girl (II) nodded her (II) head.

"Lily," She (II) whispered a few seconds later while she (II) tried cleaning her (II) face. "I want to name her Lily. Can we?"

"Yes," The elder vampire purred and he leaned in to kiss her (II) forehead.

Seras stood outside with the three rambunctious children and their fathers (II). The boys were so excited that they kept fidgeting in her spots. Mason ran over to a stone bench to set his teddy bear, Vincent, on. Afterwards he ran back to the woman that looked like his mother and he once again latched onto her hand.

"Mum!" He exclaimed.

"Do you mind that they call you that?" Sebastian (II) asked her. "We can get them to stop if it bothers you." Seras merely shook her head while she stared down at the tiny demon who smiled so brightly at her.

"No, it's fine." She laughed.

"Mum, watch!" Mason purred. "Are you watching?!" He asked as he took several steps back.

"Yes," Seras snickered.

"Good, watch!" He repeated before he shapeshifted into a tiny, black wolf.

"Awesome!" Seras exclaimed to the pup that did laps around her while yapping. His tail wagged in excitement.

"Do you know how to turn into a wolf?" Anthony asked.

"Have you done it before?" Matthias asked then. The little vampire nervously shook her head.

"No," Seras answered softly.

"It's easy!" Anthony promised her. "Just try it!" The twins were then shapeshifting into their wolf forms. They were slightly bigger than their puppy brother, but they weren't fully grown yet. Unlike his two brothers who both had fur as black as the night, Matthias had snow white fur. Sebastian (II) chuckled at their (II) sons.

"He tells you it's easy but doesn't explain how to do it." The demon (II) noted.

"Simply imagine yourself transforming into a wolf." Alucard (II) snickered. "It's nothing complicated,"

"Alright," Seras murmured timidly while she stared at the three young wolves in front of her. "So, I just picture myself…" She was cut off when she was suddenly transforming. She found herself standing almost eye level with the pups. She was only a little bigger than the twins with fur as white as the snow. Her ears drew back and her tail went limp in pure shock that she actually did it. Mason bounced onto his hind legs and pressed his paws into her chest to rub his head against her muzzle.

I like you, Mum, as a vampire. Mason purred. Do you like being a vampire? He asked, forgetting that she wasn't his real mother (II).

Still getting used to it. Seras murmured while she lifted a paw off the ground. She had paws! That wasn't natural! She could feel her tail swishing from side to side and she could feel her ears twitch. It actually sent a shiver up her spine. Being a wolf was weird. The pup dropped back onto all four legs before he ran over to one of his fathers (II). Both males (II) had turned into their (II) black wolves as soon as Seras had been successful transforming into her wolf.

Is it really okay that we play with her, Dad? We're not going to hurt her if we do? Mason asked Sebastian (II).

Dad? Seras repeated, finding it a little weird to hear Alucard (II) or Sebastian (II) being called 'Dad'.

It's perfectly safe, The demon (II) purred with a nod of his (II) head. This Seras is a vampire, so if you do end up hurting her she'll heal faster and easier than a human.

Wicked! The pup yipped as he bounced all the way back to Seras. I want to be it! Can I be it?!

It? Seras repeated and she glanced back at the two big black wolves (II). Are we playing a tag?

In a way, it is tag. Sebastian (II) answered. The game is actually supposed to teach them how to hunt and attack their opponents in this form. Since you're new to this wolf form, we won't do the hunting part, otherwise you wouldn't stand a chance escaping or finding our eldest sons. The elder creatures (II) snickered in amusement at this. Mason is still in learning, so we have to keep the game fair for him as well.

Can I be it?! Mason asked again as he jumped as high as he could, trying to get Seras' attention.

Yes! You can be it! Now shut up already! Anthony growled at the annoying five year old.

Yes! Mason exclaimed before he threw back his little head and howled in delight. The black pup then got into a low stance, wiggled his little butt, and lunged for Seras. He wrapped his paws around one of her legs and clamped his teeth shut down on her limb. It didn't exactly hurt her, but he did make her bleed a little. The pup growled as his nails gently scraped along her leg, trying to hold onto her the best he could.

Pardon him, he's our vicious little killer. Alucard (II) joked with a snicker. When the wolf was done attacking his prey, he jumped back off of her and licked the blood from his muzzle and sharp teeth. He gazed up at her lovingly with those warm red eyes, wondering how he did attacking her.

You're it now, Mum! Mason told her. The pup then ran off in a different direction while he laughed in joy.

Normally, we require that when someone is 'it' they should close their teeth around their opponent's throat, transferring the title 'it' to that person. Sebastian (II) explained to her. But, obviously, our youngest can't reach throats yet so he has to bite at your paws and legs. And, when you're 'it', we would appreciate it if you were careful with our children.

Of course! Seras responded while she raised her paw to lick away the blood from her fur. I'm not a vicious little killer like your pup is. She giggled. Then, quite unexpectedly, she lunged to playfully tackle Matthias to the ground. He yipped in surprise. Some blades of grass stuck to his fur as he rolled across the ground before stopping on his belly. He looked at the white wolf in astonishment while she pranced on her feet in a sassy manner. You're it, She purred and bounced back away from him. The second Matthias climbed to his feet, the three older wolves, Anthony, and the pup sprinted in different directions to escape him. The young white wolf cheerfully laughed before he chased after his twin brother. Luckily for him, Matthias was far faster than his brother and caught pretty quickly. He pushed off the ground, practically flew in the air, and landed on top of Anthony. Before the wolf could escape from under him, he playfully clamped his jaws shut around his brother's throat and gave a low growl. As soon as Matthias made his twin brother 'it', he climbed off and ran from him.

Anthony sprung to his feet, set his eyes on his baby brother, and bolted. Unfortunately for him, one of his father's (II) was far faster. Alucard (II) swept in and picked Mason up by the scruff of his neck, since the pup was too small to escape his taller and swifter brother. The black wolf (II) took off, letting his (II) pup swing in the jaws of his (II) mouth while one of his (II) eldest sons tried catching them. When he realized that he wouldn't be able to catch up to his father (II) and brother, he went for another target. Quite sneakily, the young wolf tackled Sebastian (II). But Anthony never got the opportunity to go in for the 'kill'. The demon (II) without difficulty threw his (II) son off of him (II) and ran, but the young wolf didn't give up so easily. He chased after Michaelis (II), barking while his tail flickered from side to side in exhilaration. Anthony took a chance and made a jump. He once again tackled one of his father's (II) to the ground and this time successfully, only because the demon (II) allowed it, bit down on his (II) throat.

Finally! You're it! Anthony huffed and jumped off Sebastian (II) to run. The black wolf (II) climbed to his (II) feet while he (II) carefully looked around him (II). Matthias was the farthest, the second farthest were Alucard (II) and Mason, and Anthony was still running and getting farther away. Seras, however, was standing by watching this game in interest. She sat there so pretty like with her tail lightly thumping on the ground and her ears perked up. She seemed to forget that she was involved in this game of theirs. Without hesitation, Sebastian (II) charged the Draculina. It took a few seconds for it to register in her head what the demon (II) was doing. But as soon as she remembered her eyes widened and she instinctively got into a low stance as if she was going to attack him (II). Realizing that was probably a bad idea, she attempted to run but only was able to take a step before she was tackled to the ground. As soon as he (II) had her pinned to the ground, he (II) leaned down and parted his (II) sharp incisors around that fluffy white throat of hers. Subconsciously, his (II) tongue darted out to lap that soft fur and press into her throat. The white wolf shuddered beneath him (II) from that strange, but pleasurable sensation. Remembering that she wasn't his (II) actual mate, Sebastian (II) climbed off of her and casually walked away as if nothing happened between them.

Luckily, Seras didn't think twice about what occurred between them. Instead she rolled over onto her feet, stood up, and ran off in another direction. She set her sight on Alucard (II) and the pup hanging from his (II) teeth. Mason's tail started wagging frantically and he yapped when seeing his mum's (II) doppelgänger running right towards them. Alucard (II) playfully got into a slow stance whilst his (II) red eyes narrowed on the charging white wolf. He (II) wanted her to come right to him (II). He (II) carefully dropped his (II) son from his (II) jaws. The pup rolled when he landed on the ground safely. Mason curiously glanced up at his father (II) and made a soft whimper sound. But he understood why Alucard (II) released him when the bigger black wolf (II) snarled loudly and lunged to tackle the white wolf to the ground. Seras yipped when the larger wolf (II) rammed right into her and used his (II) giant paws to push her back against the hard ground. Even though, he (II) wasn't it, Alucard (II) snapped his (II) teeth shut around the white wolf's throat and broke skin to drink her blood. Seras started to panic a little when this happened. He (II) wasn't exactly hurting her, but she didn't understand what he (II) was doing and why he (II) was doing it. She shifted beneath him (II) and even tried using her hind legs to kick him (II) off. His (II) paws dug deeper into her body and his (II) nails pierced her as he (II) tried keeping her still.

Hold still, Alucard (II) growled lowly. It was threatening or even aggressive. His (II) voice was low and seductive. She felt his (II) hot tongue lap over her throat to gather any of the blood that was matted to her fur. The white wolf whimpered and whined beneath him (II), but he (II) still didn't let her go. He (II) was completely lost in the taste and warmth of her blood. Since his (II) mate was human, Alucard (II) could never enjoy the taste of his (II) mate's blood without the risk of her (II) becoming a ghoul. And because she (II) wasn't a virgin he (II) couldn't mate with her (II). The elder vampire (II) closed his (II) eyes and just enjoyed the taste of his (II) mate's blood and the feel of her warm body beneath his (II). He (II) really wished that it was his (II) real mate beneath him (II). He (II) really wanted her (II) to be a vampire and to enjoy life on a whole other level with them. But alas, Seras (II) was stubborn about becoming a vampire.

Dad? Mason whispered. He stood close by with his tail between his legs and his ears flat against his head. Mum was supposed to get you. When his father (II) didn't acknowledge him his head lowered further. Okay, you got her. You can let her go now. He whimpered. Alucard (II) growled softly in frustration before he (II) extracted his (II) teeth from Seras' throat. His (II) muzzle was drenched in blood. Looking down, he (II) wasn't ashamed when seeing her pretty white fur stained in a dark red liquid. The black wolf (II) huffed out of breath from drinking and he (II) carefully climbed off of the female. He (II) walked slowly over to his (II) son and lowered his (II) head to press the tip of his (II) cold black nose against Mason's nose.

You're it. Alucard (II) mumbled before walking away. The pup watched after his father (II) cautiously until he saw movement from the corner of his eye. He looked back at the white wolf to see her climbing to her feet. She looked a little dazed from the blood loss, but didn't appear hurt or bothered by what happened, though she was still confused on why it happened in the first place.

Mum? Mason whispered. Are you okay? Seras glanced down at him and when seeing how worried he looked, she quickly tried cheering him up. The white wolf got into a low playful stance.

You're it, aren't you? She giggled in his head while her throat throbbed. She could feel the warm blood sticking to her, but she did her best to ignore it. It should heal. The pup's ears flickered upwards and he lifted his head a little.

Yes, He purred and couldn't stop his tail from wagging.

Then what are you waiting for? I'm right here. Seras teased him as she circled the little black pup. Mason sprung to his feet and his tail wagged even harder.

I'm going to get you. He threatened her with a charming giggle. Naturally, he got into that low stance to get ready to pounce on her. He used all of his might into that jump, but barely reached her. Seras laughed as she took a step back away from the small pup. Mason leaped again and this time stomped his little paws onto her bigger one. He reached up and nudged her chest with his black nose. Afterwards he stood back up on his hind legs to press his paws against her chest. I got you! He laughed and licked over her muzzle lovingly. Seras easily leaned down and knocked little pup onto his back. She then pressed her nose into his stomach before licking over his fur.

I got you back! She snickered. Now, She purred as she used her nose to roll him over onto his belly. She then picked the pup up by the scruff of his neck. Why don't we get your brothers? Mason swung between her teeth as he made a pawing motion in the air.

Yeah! He exclaimed in agreeance.

Alucard and Sebastian came out into the wide yard to find their mate in her wolf form. She seemed to be having a blast as she carried a pup around in her mouth while chasing a young black wolf and a white one. As they stood there staring at their mate and watching her have fun, two bigger black wolves (II) walked up to join them. The one wolf's (II) muzzle was drenched in blood, but he (II) casually walked over and lay down in the grass by their feet.

Did you wake our mate? Sebastian (II) asked.

"We tried not to, but she did wake." Alucard answered.

"She didn't know that we were only doppelgängers though." Michaelis added.

"Were we wrong to reveal the gender of the baby?" The elder vampire asked. Immediately, the two black wolves (II) perked their (II) heads up to stare at them in disbelief.

What?! Alucard (II) exclaimed. You told her that we were having a daughter?!

"We didn't know you two were keeping it a secret from her." Sebastian reminded them (II). The elder vampire (II) sighed in their heads before he (II) lowered his (II) head to rest it between his (II) paws.

We'll call it even then. You told our bride that she was pregnant with our daughter, and I partook from your mate's throat, which is why I'm covered in blood. Alucard (II) admitted in a grumble.

"What?" Sebastian questioned before he glanced back at his mate. Looking closer, he did see some red on her white fur. But seeing as how she was running around playing with the pups, he assumed that she was just fine. The demon sighed while he let the matter slide.

"Fine," Alucard agreed with a wave of his hand.

"Neither of you seemed very thrilled that Seras is playing with your children." The demon noted.

We have no problem with her playing with our children. They're happy to be able to play with their mother for once. Sebastian (II) answered while he (II) watched his (II) pups chase the white wolf who still carried his (II) youngest in her mouth.

We thought it would be exciting to finally spend time with our mate as a vampire, but…it's depressing. It only makes us more aware of the fact that our Seras is mortal and could end up dying. Alucard (II) whispered. I want that Seras to be our Seras. I want her to be a vampire so badly, but whenever we bring it up she manages to persuade us into letting her stay mortal for a little while longer.

She intends on growing old. Michaelis (II) sighed. She keeps telling us that when she reaches old age then she'll cross over to our side, but…I know she's lying. She wants to die a human and I don't understand why. Why would she leave this all behind? Why would she leave us and her children?

"Humans are mysterious creatures." Alucard answered softly. "If I were you, once she gives birth, you should change her against her will. I did that with my Seras and here she is today, thriving as a vampire and happily mated to us."

I don't know if I could do that to her. Alucard (II) whispered while he (II) stared intently at that white wolf.

"You might have to if you don't want to lose her." Sebastian told him (II).

"Seras," The elder vampire (II) called for his mate. The white wolf clumsily fell after being startled from being called. Her head swept around to find that her mates were back from seeing her doppelgänger (II). Were they ready to leave? Seras stood up and glanced back at the three little wolves as they waited for her to join them again.

Sorry, The little vampire whispered in disappointment. I think we're leaving now. Mason jumped forward to step on her paw again.

Already? He asked with a whimper.

Don't be like that, Mason. Anthony lectured him.

She's not really our mum. Matthias reminded him. She has to go back to her own dimension. The older brother then picked his little brother up by the scruff of his neck.

I had a lot of fun playing with you boys. Seras purred. I know that I'm not really your mum, but I'm glad you got to play with her like this at least once. I know it's hard with her being human, but give her some slack. Overtime she will come around and your fathers will turn her.

Thank you for…playing with us. Matthias whispered.

I wish I could stay longer. The Draculina muttered sadly before she turned to trek her way over to her mates. When reaching them, she returned to her human form. Sebastian automatically cupped the side of her neck to look at her throat. There was a bite mark there but it was nearly healed. Dry blood stained her flesh and the ends of her hair.

"Are you alright?" The demon asked her carefully. His mate smiled warmly at him and nodded her head.

"I'm fine," She promised him. "It didn't hurt."

I'm sorry for attacking you. Alucard (II) muttered to her. The little vampire curiously glanced down at the black wolf (II) that lied near her. She hadn't even realized that the elder creatures (II) had wandered off; she had been so busy playing with the pups.

"It's fine," Seras repeated herself. "It doesn't hurt."

Thank you for playing with them. Sebastian (II) spoke as he (II) tilted back his (II) head to look at her. It meant a lot to our sons. The Draculina lightly nodded her head in agreeance.

"I hope your Seras changes her mind. She's missing out." Seras whispered.

"Are you ready to go?" Alucard asked while he pulled out the device.

"Yes," The girl muttered as she walked over to the elder vampire to grab his wrist. Sebastian stepped closer to her to interlace his fingers with hers.

Should we change Seras against her will? The elder vampire (II) asked her before they could leave. Seras turned her head to look back at the black wolf (II) in shock.

"What?" She whispered.

You were turned against your will, yet you're happily mated to these two. Alucard (II) reminded her. Should we change our Seras against her will?

"Why are you asking me?" Seras asked as she felt ambushed.

Because you'll understand how she feels better than anyone. Sebastian (II) reminded her. The little vampire clicked her tongue followed by a deep sigh.

"I honestly can't say how she'll feel about it. She'll probably feel betrayed and be angry." Seras told them (II). "I didn't know Alucard or Sebastian when they made that decision for me. Your Seras, on the other hand, has known you both her entire life. She has told you both exactly what she wants and she expects you both to respect that. She fully trusts you not to betray her and change her when her guard is down. Convince her to become a vampire, don't force her." Alucard (II) turned his (II) head to stare at the ground in melancholy.

Thank you, He (II) muttered even though it was clear that she hadn't helped him (II) feel better in the slightest.

"Sorry," Seras whispered before Alucard had pushed the button.

The three monsters weren't surprised when they appeared in the corridors of that manor again. But they were surprised to not feel the typical power that should have radiated off their doppelgängers (II). And it was even more astonishing smelling death and blood in the air. They could tell that whatever happened here wasn't that recent. The scent of the blood was at least a couple of days old.

"What happened here?" Seras whispered with a horrified look in her eyes. Could whatever have happened here easily happen to her and her mates in the future? Even without moving to explore the place and find the crime scene, they knew what they would find. Most likely their dead bodies torn to shreds with their hearts destroyed and their heads on spikes, that is, if this was the work of a hunter or hunters. But then again, humans were extremely easy to kill and vampires and demons are not. Perhaps whatever killed them was far stronger, maybe an ancient demon, or even a vampire that somehow surpassed Alucard's powers. Anything was possible anymore, those parallel universes proved it to him. All three of them froze when they saw movement down the corridor. From the corner of an attached hallway, a little girl poked her head around it so cautiously.

The girl had to be no older than three. She had long, wavy black hair that poured over her shoulders. Her skin was so pale that it was a milky color. She had similar facial features to Alucard, but her eyes were the most peculiar and amazing things about her. Her right eye was a soft green and her left eye was a soft blue. When seeing the three familiar monsters further down in the corridor, the little girl stepped out further looking purely stunned. She was wearing a pretty black strapped dress. But it only concerned the three adults when they saw that she was covered in dry blood. Her feet and legs were caked in it and her hands were stained with the familiar dark red liquid. But the little girl didn't seem to care as tears welled into her eyes and then she was running straight towards them.

"Mami!" The girl cried in Romanian while tears poured down her face.

"What did she say?" Seras asked, unsure if that had been mumbled English or another language.

"Mummy," Alucard and Sebastian answered simultaneously as they stared intently at the approaching girl. Confused about what was happening, the Draculina knelt just in time for the little girl to bounce into her arms. The three year old wrapped her blood stained arms tightly around her throat and cried hard.

"You wouldn't wake up! Why did it take you so long to wake up?!" The girl sobbed.

"What happened?" Seras asked as she held the trembling body close to her. It took the little girl a long minute for her to calm down to answer the question.

"I…I…don't know." The girl answered through sobs. "Daddy told you to go hide w-w-with me. You wouldn't h-hide. You t-t-told me to hide. I hid forever, but…you didn't come." If possible her arms wrapped even tighter around Seras' throat, afraid that she was suddenly vanished. "When I came out…everyone…was on the f-floor. Blood was all over. You wouldn't talk. You wouldn't wake up." Finally calm and slowly becoming relaxed now that she was back in her mother's arms, the little girl buried her face in the woman's chest and closed her eyes. "I'm hungry and tired," She whispered as if she was about to fall asleep then because of all that she's been through for the past few days. Seras climbed to her feet and turned on her heel to look up at her mates. The males were both still stunned and could only stand there to stare at the child in her arms.

"We can't…leave her here." Their bride muttered. Her mates' eyes flickered to her face. They knew she was right, but they didn't feel very comfortable taking the little girl home with them. Their main reasoning being, how will the Hellsing react to them bringing home a child? Sebastian sighed as he reached down to stroke over the girl's soft black hair. The three year old shifted in Seras' arms to look at the demon curiously. But when seeing him, tears welled back up in her eyes.

"Daddy," The girl sobbed and she tried reaching out an arm to him. Seras didn't think twice about handing the girl over to him to hold. Like she did with her mother, the three year old wrapped her arms tightly around the demon's throat and started crying all over again. The Draculina petted the girl's head soothingly in hope to calm her back down.

"Her eye color is very unusual, but so pretty." Seras whispered as she attempted to see the girl's eyes again but she kept them closed while she cried. "Why is the one green?" Alucard reached out to stroke over the girl's arm with his fingers.

"I had green eyes when I was human." The elder vampire whispered softly. His mate whipped her head around to look at him in bewilderment.

"You had green eyes?" She asked while she tried imagining him with green irises. Alucard chuckled and glanced down at her.

"What? Did you think I was born with red eyes, my dear?" He teased her. The elder vampire then glanced back at the sobbing girl. His fingers reached in to grab her gently by the chin and he turned her head. Automatically, the little girl cracked open her peculiar eyes to stare up at her other father. His grin widened as he stared into that green and blue eyes. "Beautiful," He purred. The three year old shifted in Sebastian's arms to pull her hair down around her green eye, hiding it from sight.

"No," The child mumbled negatively with a pout on her lips. "Hidos," The child corrected him in Romanian. Alucard chuckled and shook his head.

"It's not ugly," He purred and brushed those strands of hairs back out of her face so he could stare back into her eyes.

"Hidos," She repeated with a nod.

"Frumos," (Beautiful,) Alucard purred deeply in Romanian. The little three year old couldn't help smiling bashfully up at him before she extended her arms.

"Ține-mă, tați?" (Hold me, Daddy?) She asked of him. Sebastian willingly passed her off to Alucard who gladly held her in his arms. She lazily wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder. "Te iubesc," (I love you,) She whispered.

"Și eu te iubesc," (I love you too,) The elder vampire whispered to his small daughter.

"Can we stay here?" Seras asked suddenly, earning both Alucard and Sebastian's attention.

"You mean in this dimension?" The demon asked with an arched brow. The small blonde smiled nervously and gave a nod of her head.

"Yeah," She drawled. "Why not?"

"I think a perfect reason is that there's obviously something more powerful out there that could kill us again and leave her orphaned completely." Alucard reminded her as he gestured towards their daughter. His mate blushed fiercely and rubbed the back of her head.

"Yeah, I guess that would be a good reason." She laughed off her embarrassment. "It would have been nice though," She whispered as she smiled at the little girl. "We wouldn't…have to worry about the Hellsing Organization or how Sir Integra would react to her."

"Sir Integra?" The three year old repeated the familiar name. "I thought she died."

"You know Sir Integra?" Seras asked the little girl with an arched brow.

"You talked a lot about her. And you told me stories of when you and Daddies were soldiers." She answered. "You said that I would've loved her."

"Yes, but we're worried about how she'll feel towards you." Seras responded thoughtlessly.

"I believe Sir Integra will allow our daughter to live…there." Alucard added the last word quickly before he could scare the three year old. "She was very accepting of you becoming a vampire, Seras. I don't think the Hellsing would be cold and terminate our daughter."

"Terminate?" The little girl repeated and she stiffened in his arms. "Why would she terminate me?"

"Such a bright child," Sebastian muttered, surprised that she knew what the word meant.

"She wouldn't terminate you," Seras tried easing the girl while she rubbed over her back. "So you believe we should just return to our dimension with her and everything will be fine?" Alucard nodded his head in agreeance.

"If the Hellsing thinks it's best to execute her," Alucard started, but was interrupted by the three year old again.

"Execute?!" The little girl whined.

"Then you'll just have to leave with her." The elder vampire finished.

"Leave with her?" Seras repeated with furrowed brows and a worried look on her face.

"Leave the Hellsing Organization," Sebastian elaborated. "You're not bound to Sir Integra like we are. You can leave freely with our daughter and take her to safety."

"But where?" The little vampire asked. "And…without you guys? For how long? Until the Organization is closed? That could be centuries from now!"

"The Hellsing knows nothing about this manor." Alucard answered as he looked around them. "You have the address for this manor. You can find it our dimension and live here until we can join you."

"Need be, I can acquire some demons to protect you both while we serve the Hellsing Organization." Sebastian told her.

"And there are still members from my court ready to serve me. They can come over from Romania and also protect you." Alucard added. Seras looked purely upset as she stared up at them.

"But…we wouldn't be able to see each other." She whispered.

"Probably not," Sebastian agreed.

"And you can't lie to the Hellsing," Seras brought up. "She'll interrogate you both about our whereabouts."

"Then don't move into this manor. Don't tell us where you're going. Move to another country if you have to." Sebastian responded with a wave of his hand.

"But how are you supposed to find us after the Organization closes?!" Seras asked looking panicked now.

"It'll be alright, Seras." The demon spoke softly with a tender smile. "As I said before, you'll be under the protection of not only demons, but vampires from Alucard's court. They'll be at your beck and call. Every now and then, send one of them out to keep an eye on the Organization. When the time comes and we're freed, they can tell us where you're located." Seras frowned deeply but forced herself to nod her head in agreement. The little vampire then looked over at the three year old. Sighing deeply, she raised a hand to cup the back of the girl's head.

"Darling," She whispered. The little girl looked at her curiously. "I know this an unusual question for you, but…what is your name?" The three year old gave her a peculiar look.

"Sorina," She whispered. "Couldn't you remember?"

"Sorina," Seras repeated softly and gave her a small smile. "We're not going to be staying here. Once you have a bath and get something to eat, we'll leave here."

"Why?" Sorina asked while her fingers played with her father's coat. "Because it's dangerous?" The small blonde nodded her head.

"Yes," She answered. The three year old pouted her bottom lip, making it look like she was about to cry again.

"Will we ever come back home?" The little girl asked in a broken voice.

"One day," Alucard promised her. "When it's safe, we'll come back home." Instead of crying, the three year old nodded her head and wiped away the moisture from her eyes.

"Okay, Daddy." She whispered.

"Such a brave girl," The elder vampire purred before he playfully kissed the side of her face. A smile broke across Sorina's face and she giggled before shying away from his ticklish lips.

An hour past and Seras could be found in their daughter's room packing up a backpack full of clothes. Sorina was currently with Alucard and Sebastian somewhere in the manor, probably getting some blood. The little vampire's emotions were everywhere. She was absolutely in love with their daughter and was happy to bring her home. But she was also beyond scared of what would happen once they returned home. And she was only growing more depressed thinking that she might have to run with Sorina and won't be able to see her mates for centuries. She didn't want to leave Alucard and Sebastian; she had finally mated with them. The more she thought about it the more worked up she got. Seras buried her face into her hands in attempt to calm herself. She needed to stop thinking about it but she couldn't. She just kept going over the plan in her head repeatedly. She didn't want to go through with it, but how else were they going to keep Sorina safe? With a soft growl, Seras snatched up her daughter's backpack and her white bunny rabbit doll. She turned sharply on her heel and made to leave the room. She knew her daughter was near when she heard soft giggling.

Stepping out into the hall, she found Sorina on the floor playing with an excited Sammy. The puppy was all over the little girl and licking her face, making her laugh even harder. Sorina was clean and in fresh clothing. This time she was wearing a dark blue strapped dress and little black flats. After finally drinking blood, there was more of a glow on her face and a sparkle in her eyes. She looked rejuvenated.

"Mum," The girl giggled as she saw her mother approaching. "Daddy has a puppy." Seras smiled warmly at the girl and knelt in front of her and the dog.

"His name is Sammy," The Draculina responded and she stroked over the puppy's head. She then presented Sorina with the bunny rabbit she found in the bedroom. "Is this yours?" She played with her daughter. Sorina giggled and bashfully hid her smile behind her little hands.

"Da," (Yes,) The child answered with a sharp nod of her head. Seras laughed sweetly as she handed the rabbit off to her daughter who happily hugged the plush toy to her body.

"What's his name?" Her mum asked. The little girl played with the bunny's whiskers and plastic eyes.

"Her name is Bella." Sorina purred.

"Well, hold on to Bella tightly because we're leaving now." Seras instructed her while she helped her daughter put on her backpack. "You don't want to leave her behind, do you?"

"Nu," (No,) The girl shook her head and hugged her bunny tightly again. The little vampire glanced up at Alucard while Sebastian knelt down to pick up their daughter.

"I think I need to start learning Romanian." Seras snickered. "Or I don't think I'll ever be able to understand her." The elder vampire grinned down at his mate before he held out a hand to help her up. After picking up her pup, his bride slid her delicate one into his and rose to her full height.

"I could start teaching you now." Alucard purred as he twirled her into his arms to crush his body against hers. He pressed his lips to her hair while he received soft purrs from her. "Can you say, 'Sebastian m-a molestat în somn.'?" (Sebastian molested me in my sleep.) The demon's eyes widened and he shifted his head to give the elder vampire a dark look.

"That's very inappropriate, especially since our daughter is capable of speaking and understanding Romanian." Sebastian growled. Seras only gave a look of confusion.

"What did you say about Sebastian?" She asked.

"Do not repeat those words, Seras." The demon warned her. He then glanced down at the little girl in his arms. "And you, you never repeat what he just said, especially to your mother." Sorina bashfully hid her face in her rabbit.

"I don't even know what it means." The three year old muttered with a giggle.

"Good," Sebastian sighed and he looked back at Alucard with another scowl. "You'll never let that go, will you?" The elder vampire merely chuckled while he continued to hold his confused bride in his arms. "If you're done being a child, I think we should be leaving." Alucard was still grinning from ear to ear and chuckling to himself as he pulled the device from his pocket.

"What's that?" Sorina asked as she pointed at the device.

"A transporting device," Alucard answered and lowered his arm to wrap it around his bride's stomach. He held up his other arm in offering to his daughter. The three year old reached out to fist his coat sleeve, even though she didn't understand why he wanted her to latch onto him. She watched on curiously as her father pressed one of the red buttons and then suddenly they were somewhere new to her. While it was new to the child, it wasn't new for the adults. Alucard, Seras, and Sebastian were stunned to find that they were standing in a lab facility.

"Wait," Seras murmured as she looked around. "Is this…Is this our dimension?" The elder vampire glanced down at the device to read the letter and numbers on the screen.

"X-901," He read off.

"This is our dimension," Sebastian concurred. All of them, besides the child, gave a deep sigh of relief.

"Well that was a fucking adventure!" Seras exclaimed.

"Fuck!" Sorina exclaimed giddily.

"Inappropriate, young lady," Sebastian lectured their daughter. "Just because your mother has a foul mouth doesn't mean you have to have one too." But this only caused the little girl to giggle more.

"La naiba!" (Fuck!) Sorina exclaimed in Romanian, still getting stunned looks from her two fathers.

"How does she know how to swear in Romanian?" The demon asked in disbelief.

"Daddy yelled it once when he was playing with Mummy in bed." The three year old giggled.

"But how could you possibly know what that word meant?" Sebastian asked her.

"You told me, remember?" Sorina responded. "I asked you what it meant and you told me it was a naughty word that I should never repeat."

"Then why are you repeating it?" The demon asked with an arched brow and a disapproving look. The little girl frowned before pointing an accusing finger at her mother and other father.

"They said it too." Sorina grumbled.

"They're adults; they're allowed to talk foully like that. But you, you are a young lady and I wish for you to speak nicely. If you wish to have a foul mouth when you're an adult, then so be it. But for now, you will speak like a young lady. Am I clear?" Sebastian asked her sternly. The three year old pouted her lip again and looked away from him.

"Yes," She answered lowly. "Prost," (Stupid,) The child grumbled under her breath. That arched brow rose further into his hairline.

"That better not be towards me, Sorina." The demon said sternly once more.

"No, Daddy," Sorina muttered under her breath.

"Well, we know which parent is the hard-ass now." Alucard chuckled.

"I would like to raise her the correct way." Sebastian practically growled. "Now, are we taking the device with us to show the Hellsing or are we leaving it here?"

"I would think that we need proof of its existence." Seras agreed.

"We don't even know if time actually past or not in our dimension." The demon reminded her. "It may have felt weeks to us, but it could be the exact time we'd left."

"The only way to know is if we head back to the Organization." The small blonde responded.

"Then let's go," Alucard spoke, sounding somewhat annoyed. After all this traveling, he just wanted to go back to H.Q., get some packs of blood, and have a long slumber. With that lovely thought on his mind, he encased his powers around all four of them and transported them to the Hellsing Organization. They appeared in the middle of Sir Integra's large, dark office. The Hellsing could be found sitting behind her great mahogany desk. A lit cigar rested in an ashtray near her as she read from a file while tapping her finger against the side of her glasses. When the four of them appeared, the elder blonde lowered her paper and glanced over at them. As soon as her brain processed that she was seeing her servants that had been missing for sixteen days, she dropped her hand onto the desk and fully faced them. She was instantly baffled when seeing how different each of them looked in their own way. When leaving, Alucard and Sebastian had been very cold and standoffish kind of mentors to Seras who had only been a fledgling at the time. Now, a little more than two weeks later, Alucard was found embracing his full-fledged Draculina. And Sebastian was holding a young vampire girl who looked a bit like Alucard.

Her eyes looked over each of them carefully as she tried figuring out what happened all on her own. At first, when they had gone missing, Sir Integra thought they had runaway; that was the only other explanation for their sudden disappearance after all. She had been incredibly furious. She had sent out so many units to search for them, but never could find anything that would lead her to them. They had vanished into thin air. Now, sixteen days later, here they were. Seras a No Life Queen and smitten with Alucard and possibly Sebastian, and apparently a daughter which didn't make any sense to her. Had they turned the child? But that wouldn't explain why the child looked so much like Alucard and Seras. But the child couldn't be theirs. Vampires were capable of getting pregnant, but they couldn't have a baby that fast; their pregnancies usually last five months. So then where did the child come from? Sir Integra leaned back in her seat, purely confused of what was happening.

"Where have you been?" She simply asked, looking directly at Alucard.

"A very long story," The elder vampire answered her without hesitation. She could see in his eyes how tired he was. Her gaze dropped to stare at the runes on his gloves. If they were still working and he hadn't runaway, then where has he, Sebastian, and Seras been? Why didn't the runes reel them back in? None of this was making sense. Alucard was then raising his hand to show her a small, unusual device. "This was found in the lab facility from our last mission." Sir Integra knew perfectly well what he was speaking of. She was well aware that she had sent her monsters out to a lab facility, but what did that device have to do with their disappearance? "I advise you don't press any of the buttons." He warned her as a tendril of his brought the device over to set onto her desk.

"That doesn't answer my question. Where have you three been? And who is this?" Sir Integra asked as she looked at the little girl.

"As you know, because of the runes I am unable to lie to you." Alucard reminded her. The Hellsing glanced back at him curiously.

"Alucard, I'm questioning the runes this very minute. I don't have a lot faith in them anymore and you can blame your sixteen day absence for that." She responded.

"Then if you so wish, give me an order so that I can disobey it and I'll reset your faith in them." The elder vampire spoke, looking frustrated that he might have to go through painful shocks just to prove something to her.

"Just tell me where you've been." Sir Integra sighed and she pinched her nose in aggravation.

"We've been travelling through parallel universes." Sebastian was the one to answer. It took a long while for the Hellsing to slowly raise her head to look back at them. "If it's hard for you to believe, well, look around you. Seras is holding a dog, something that this dimension has never seen before. And, as for this little one in my arms, Sorina, is our daughter. You can test her blood to see that her parents really are Alucard and Seras." Sir Integra merely fell back into her chair in disbelief. What they were saying was absolutely ridiculous, but…in a crazy way, it made sense. If they had found a way around the runes and had been free from the Hellsing Organization, why would they have come back to serve her? Unless, they hadn't found a way around the runes and were…teleported to another dimension, like they had told her. They were doing their best to try and convince her of this whole thing. For Seras' dog this parallel universe thing just about made sense, and they also wanted her to test Sorina's blood to further convince her that what they were telling her was the truth. She'll most definitely test that girl's blood before she'll determine if they've fully persuaded her into believing this nonsense. As for this teleportation device, Her eyes flickered downwards to look at it. If what they were telling her was the truth, then someone at the lab facility must know about this and what it's supposed to do. Sir Integra ended up nodding her head.

"I'll have one of those scientists from the lab facility brought in immediately tomorrow morning to be further elaborated on this device. Perhaps he can help you convince me of what you saying is the truth. For further convincing, I will test Sorina's blood. For now, we're done discussing this science fiction nonsense. You three…four will return to your chambers quietly until I've heard from this scientist. I don't want anybody else to know what you've told me, is that understood?" Sir Integra spoke calmly before looking back at her servants.

"Yes, Sir," Sebastian was the one to answer while Alucard and Seras lightly nodded in agreement.

"Good, now go." She whispered and looked back at the device.

"Sir," Seras was speaking, earning her attention once more.

"What is it, Officer Victoria?" Sir Integra sighed. The little vampire looked a little worried talking to her.

"What do you plan on doing with Sorina?" The Draculina asked after licking over her lips nervously. The Hellsing witnessed it as Alucard's arm tightened around Seras either as a reflex or out of fear of what she was asking.

"What do you mean?" The elder blonde asked with furrowed brows. She glanced back at the child in the demon's arms. The child had been awfully silent and just watched the adults talk with interest in her different colored eyes. So far she kind of liked the child because of how quiet and well behaved she was.

"She's our daughter and…I just want her to be safe. I want this place to be her sanctuary like it is mine." Seras practically begged of her. Sir Integra's eyes flickered back to the Draculina's. She was still unsure if Sorina was really Seras and Alucard's daughter, but she could see the look in the small blonde's eyes and only could see that a mother was scared for her child. Sir Integra was unable to ignore that look in her eyes or the fact that even the males were concerned for the girl's safety. So, with a deep sigh, the Hellsing answered.

"Sorina is safe here, Miss. Victoria. As long as she's controlled and behaves, I have no problem keeping her here." Sir Integra promised with a nod. Seras smiled warmly and relief shone in her red eyes.

"Thank you, Sir." The Draculina purred with a polite nod of her head.

Several hours had passed by and dawn still hadn't come. It was most definitely a long night for all of them and they were exhausted. As soon as Sir Integra had excused them from her office, they had all gone to bed, even the demon that didn't really require sleep. Seras, Sorina, and Sammy slept so soundly in her bed, Alucard slept those hours away in his coffin, and Sebastian lied unconscious on top of his bed. Those hours ticked by slowly. Sorina was so cozy under the sheets and in her mother's warm arms. She still hugged her bunny rabbit, Bella, to her while she slept such pleasant dreams. But those dreams were interrupted when someone gently shook her shoulder. Her lashes opened to reveal her blue and green eyes. She looked at her mother, but Seras was still fast asleep and she didn't appear to waking any time soon. Sorina shifted her head to find her fathers standing over the bed. They looked rejuvenated since their sleep and held smirks on their faces. The demon knelt down to pick up his sleepy daughter into his arms. The girl curled into his warmth and buried her sleepy face into her bunny.

"Daddy?" She murmured confusedly.

"Shhh," Sebastian softly hushed her. Sorina didn't think about it. She didn't want to think, she just wanted to sleep. So, the little girl rested her head on his chest and tried to go back to sleep. She felt the rush of power as he transported them somewhere, but she didn't care where that was. Her nostrils filled with the scent of must. It was quite unpleasant so she stopped breathing.

"Sorina," Alucard purred her name as he cupped the back of her head and stroked over her wavy black hair.

"Ce?" (What?) The girl whispered in Romanian. She felt her father stroke his long fingers through her hair a couple of times.

"We're home," Sebastian purred.

"Acasă?" (Home?) Sorina repeated in a whisper. The three year old then cracked open her eyes to see familiar territory. When seeing her home, her eyes flew open and she smiled, despite the manor looking decrepit instead of bright, warm, and spotless. She was just so glad to see home again. "We're home!" She exclaimed with a giggle. "Are we coming back home?" She looked up at Alucard with a bright smile. He returned that smile with a warm one and a tender look in his eyes.

"As of right now, Hellsing is our home. But, we can start restoring this place and making it home again." Her father promised her. "But let's keep this a secret." Sorina cocked her head to the side, looking so much like her mother right then.

"Why?" The little girl asked.

"Once it's fully restored, it'll be a surprise for your mother. Wouldn't you like to surprise her?" Alucard snickered. Sorina eagerly nodded her head. She then pressed a finger to her lips.

"Shhhh," She shushed him. "It's a secret,"

"Now, what are you not going to tell your mother?" Sebastian asked her carefully. The three year old tilted her head back to give him a strange look.

"Sebastian mami molestat în somn?" (Sebastian molested Mummy in her sleep?) Sorina muttered in Romanian. The demon's eyes flew open wide.

"What have you taught our daughter?!" Sebastian shouted as he swept his head to the side to glower at the elder vampire that was trying to muffle his chuckling. "Sorina, I told you to never repeat that!"

"But…you asked me what I wasn't going to tell Mummy. That's what you told me not to tell her." Sorina reminded him innocently.

"I want you to forget that your father ever said that!" The demon told her sternly.

"Okay," The child drawled in confusion. "Then what am I not supposed to tell her?"

"About the house," Sebastian sighed.

"But that's a secret. We're not supposed to mention the secret, Daddy. We're supposed to keep a secret and you're not very good at keeping one." The three year old responded. "When are we allowed to tell Mummy the secret?"

"When the house is complete," The demon responded with a nod.

"How long will that take?" Sorina asked as she looked back at the sad looking corridor and rooms.

"It all depends on how much time we have to work on it every single day. It could be fixed relatively fast, but at the latest, it'll be done in a couple of months." Sebastian told her.

"Then we can show Mummy?" The three year old asked.

"Yes," Alucard and Sebastian purred.

"I can't wait to come home again." Sorina purred with a bright smile.

"Neither can we,"

The End

So, the three boys (Anthony, Matthias, and Mason) they are from another fic of mine. That whole dimension is actually based around a fic of a mine. I don't know if it was obviously or not, but that dimension takes place during "Eternally Yours". I know that's another story I haven't touched in forever, but I do plan on going back to it, and I'm hoping to finish it at least sometime this year. I really want to return to my older ones, like "Mine", "Eternally Yours", and "Puppy Love".

By the way, this fic ends completely differently from what I originally had planned. Sorina was never apart of the original ending. In fact, Seras and Sebastian wouldn't have mated until this last scene right here. Originally, Seras and Sammy went to the manor to just look around and Sebastian ends up there as well because a part of him is just interested in the place so many of his doppelgängers had called home. At that point, he would have revealed his true self to Seras and then they would have mated, and that's where the story would have ended. But I like how the story turned out with Sebastian accepting Seras as mate a little early and then them finding Sorina to adopt.

I really hope you guys liked this fic. Thank you so much reading it.

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