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This is a 30 AU challenge with the Mad Child! This is 30 out of 30. Afterwards, please go check out the Mad Child's version of this AU if you hadn't already!

The theme for this AU is: bucket list!

THIS IS A SEQUEL TO THE END AND THE BEGINNING

For some reason I just really had a hard time writing this fic. It was supposed to be longer, but my brain just would not function at all. Plus, I have such a migraine because like an idiot I wasn't wearing my glasses while writing this story. Anyway, since this challenge is finished, I'm going to get back to writing "Cross Our Hearts" and "Mine". I will also be working on "Our Darling Pet", "Beauty and the Beast", and a few of the AUs that I want a sequel or prequel to. I hope you guys enjoyed this AU challenge!

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Finally Living

Blood drizzled from the corner of Seras' mouth as she lied ever so still in her bed, still unconscious after collapsing in the bathroom. Alucard used his thumb to wipe the blood away and then he lovingly tangled his fingers in her hair. He stared down into her pretty round face and waited patiently as she quite easily transformed. Her sick body died, but she became something more, something far stronger and healthier. Through dying, she was finally able to live. Alucard heard a familiar tune, the sound of Seras' music box. Glancing over his shoulder he found Michaelis standing over at the girl's vanity, pulling a worn folded sheet of paper from her music box. The demon carefully opened it to reveal her bucket list, something she had started making when she was only five years old and kept adding on over the years. What five year old should condemn to make a bucket list? What child should even thinking about doing such a thing? It pained him to see all the things she had jostled down over the years, reading every little thing she had wanted to do in life but physically couldn't.

1. Go trick or treatin'

2. Make friends

3. Play tag

4. Have sleepovers

5. Go to Disneyland/world

6. Play in the snow

7. Play laser tag

8. Buy a puppy

9. Learn how to sword fight

10. Bungee jump

11. Go high diving

12. Go zip lining

13. See the Northern lights

14. See the Sistine Chapel

15. See Notre Dame

16. Visit the catacombs of Paris

17. Visit all kinds of historic castles

18. Visit suicide forest

19. Visit Hoia forest

20. Visit Loftus house

21. Visit Winchester Mansion

22. Shark cage diving

23. Bathe under a waterfall

24. Have my first kiss

25. Play in the rain

26. Stargaze in a pile of blankets

27. Sleep under the stars

28. Try all kinds of food from around the world

29. Intimacy

30. Marry

31. Have Kids

Sebastian sighed as he read the last three things she had added recently to her list. After hearing she was terminal, Seras had sat in her room for hours staring at her bucket list until she added those last three things, wanting them more than anything else on her list. He wondered which one she would go for first when she woke up. He smiled softly and hoped that his mate did everything that she wanted to do. Slowly, the demon shifted to glance over at his mate. Alucard was now standing with Seras in his arms. She was still in such a deep sleep while her head rested against his chest comfortably. Sebastian folded her bucket list back up and stuffed it into his coat pocket as he approached her. Checking to see if she was alright, he cupped the back of her head and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. He could already feel her getting stronger. He smirked with a soft snicker and played with her hair, proud that she was getting better by the second. As he straightened he glanced around her room, debating on what he should take with them and what should stay.

"Leave if for now," Alucard whispered as he continued to gaze down at her. "Let's get her somewhere safe first, and then later we can come back to get what she needs or wants. I just want to get her far away from here first. She's been in this hell long enough." The vampire then transported himself and his bride to his manor. He placed her carefully in her new bed, sat down beside her, and waited patiently for her to wake up and live her new life.

Only half an hour passed by. The small blonde woke from her deep sleep feeling quite different. Normally when she woke she felt groggy and sore in the muscles, but she felt kind of good, like she took a great nap and woke refreshed. Scratch that, she felt really good, incredible in fact. Her stomach didn't hurt, she didn't feel dizzy, there was no pain in her bones or other areas of her body, and she breathed with ease. For the first time in years, she felt like she could take on the world; that she could do anything. She felt strong.

"Seras," Someone purred her name, sounding thrilled that she was finally awake. Seras cracked open her eyes. Immediately she realized that she wasn't in her room, but she didn't panic. She calmly shifted her head to find Alucard sitting next to her on the bed. He was grinning down at her, showing off his peculiar teeth that looked quite sharp, and his red eyes simmered with some form of affection.

"Alucard?" Seras murmured while she tried remembering what happened. "Did I pass out?" She asked, but she already knew the answer to that. She vaguely remembered falling hard on the bathroom floor after throwing up her meal. Her eyes flickered away from him to stare at her wrist as she lifted it to her face. She had fallen on it when fainting, but surprisingly it didn't hurt. Was it not broken? She flexed her wrist around and when she confirmed that it was perfectly fine, she looked back at Alucard. Before she could ask where they were, he leaned over her to comb his fingers through her hair and his grin widened.

"You look so languid," He purred with a light chuckle. "I guess being sick for all those years would wear you out overtime. How are you feeling though?" Her eyes flickered about his face while she thought about how she was feeling. She expected to start feeling something, but there was nothing.

"I feel…" She started, but couldn't find the right words. A small smile then cracked Seras' face. "It's a surprise that I look languid because I don't feel it. I feel…phenomenal."

"Phenomenal?" Alucard repeated in a purr and his eyes lit up all the more when hearing that.

"Nothing hurts?" Sebastian asked. Seras turned her head, startled a bit to find him there standing at the foot of the bed. He looked so concerned as if for the entire time she had been passed out he has been worrying nonstop about her. But his question was forgotten as she stared into his eyes. They were red, much like Alucard's, but far darker and more sinister looking. She was unable to look away from them until he finally spoke, returning her back to reality. "Seras," Seras blinked and she actually tried focusing on him instead of his eyes. He only looked more concerned when seeing the look that had been on her face. She had been in a strange daze. "Do you still feel pain? Does it hurt anywhere?"

"No," She whispered, but she ended up losing herself in his eyes all over again. Alucard shifted his head to follow her gaze and as soon as he realized what she was entranced by he chuckled. He reached out to take her hand and with his other he gestured at Sebastian.

"You don't need to be scared of him, Seras. Neither one of us would ever hurt you." Alucard told her carefully his fingers tightened around her hand. The girl shook her head.

"I'm not scared," She whispered. Seras slowly sat up in bed to get a better look at his eyes. Sebastian slowly walked around the bed to sit on the foot of it in front of her.

"Because you don't know what he is," Alucard chuckled. "You don't know what either of us is."

"You guys aren't wearing contacts?" The small blonde asked as she continued to blink stupidly at Sebastian's eyes.

"No," The males snickered at her in response.

"I don't think we should tell you." Alucard purred. "Not until you've figured out what you've become." Seras shot her head to the side to look back at him.

"What I've become?" She repeated and cocked her head in a curious manner. Grinning like a mad man, Alucard gently pulled on her arm, forcing her out of bed and to stand next to him. Almost immediately Seras was surprised when she didn't get dizzy or feel faint when standing. She looked around nervously as she tried not to get freak out. But as she looked around she remembered that she wasn't home. "Where are we? Did you guys…kidnap…" She had started but didn't get to finish because Alucard was kissing her hard on the mouth. Seras' eyes flew open wide. The kiss wasn't long. He pulled away with a breathy moan a few seconds later. Her mouth fell open in disbelief.

"That was your first second kiss." The elder vampire chuckled at her. Seras heard the sound of paper and looked over to see Sebastian smirking as he crossed something off on a list, but she couldn't see what was written on the paper. Bashfully, the small blonde placed her hand on her mouth and blushed as she looked back at Alucard.

"You stole my first kiss earlier," Seras muttered to him as if he had forgotten.

"Seras," Alucard purred as he grabbed her by the arms and pulled her closer. "What is something that you've always wanted to do? Something that you father always yelled at you for doing when you were little?"

"Do you mean running?" The small blonde asked with furrowed brows.

"You were such a wild child." Alucard snickered. "You were always causing trouble and wearing yourself out by running about the manor."

"Why are you bringing this up?" She asked, looking hurt that he was reminding her that she couldn't physically do anything like that anymore.

"Because I want you to let go of all that pain, all of that misery, and your old life by running across the grounds of this estate." The elder vampire told her causing her eyes to widen. She was starting to believe that he was mad. He should know that she can't do that! What did he think would happen if she did? That she would magically get better? No! She would collapse immediately and probably be in pain. "I want you to feel free, Seras. I want you to feel strong. Run until your little heart is content. Climb, jump, soar, and play. Do everything you wanted to do when you were human. For the first time in your life be a reckless child." The girl just stood there and stared at him with this look in her eyes that told him that she didn't fully trust him. Alucard sighed before he glanced over at Sebastian, wondering how he can persuade her that she was now stronger than she ever was. The demon smirked as he gestured towards the balcony doors behind the elder vampire.

"I think Seras just needs a little push in the right direction." Sebastian purred. Alucard glanced behind him at the balcony. When seeing it a crooked grin cracked his face and he looked back at his small bride. He grabbed her tightly by the wrist and started pulling her towards the balcony doors.

"Alucard?!" Seras screeched. She attempted to get free from his hold, but it was practically impossible.

"Please forgive me, but I'm trying to prove a point to you." Alucard purred. He then pushed open the balcony doors and quite easily flung her over the side. She tipped over the railing and started falling. She closed her eyes and let out a scream. The wind whipped her hair and night gown back and made her eyes water. She knew the ground was coming up fast, but there was nothing she could do. However, something did kick in; an instinct that told her body exactly what to do. She shifted in the air and instead of landing flat on her face and die, the girl landed on her feet unharmed, much like a cat landing on its feet. Bewildered, her eyes shot open and she glanced down to see that she was standing without any broken bones. She then shot her head back to stare up at where Alucard had flung her to see that it was three stories high. Alucard and Sebastian were out on the balcony staring down at her with cocky smirks on their faces. Exhilaration through the small blonde when her brain comprehended what just happened. Adrenaline was pumping through her veins and a smile cracked her face. She just fell three stories and landed safely without a mark on her! Alucard and Sebastian watched her with such proud smirks on their faces. She was so damn happy. They were still unsure if she fully understood her situation, but it seemed like she was slowly figuring it out as she suddenly started crying. In an instant they were at her side and trying to calm her. The elder vampire wrapped his arms around her and pulled her to his chest.

"Seras," He whispered soothingly to her. "You shouldn't be crying. There's no reason to cry. You should be joyous, not sad."

"I am! I'm so happy." She sobbed in his chest. Her fingers curled into his coat as she held him to her. "I can't help crying. I'm just so happy." Alucard smiled at his darling and kissed her head.

"There's so much you can do now, Seras." He whispered to her.

"You can cross something else on your bucket list real soon." Sebastian purred to her. "Two things really,"

"What?" Seras asked, but it was all muffled because her face was still buried away in Alucard's chest.

"Make friends," The demon answered with a smirk.

"And play tag," Alucard snickered. "Let's see if you can keep up with us." Next thing she knew, they were gone. Her eyes widened as she looked up to see that they had bolted off into the woods. She was amazed further to see the two were jumping on top of high branches. Once more those instincts of hers took over, telling her exactly what to do. Her blue eyes turned a dark red as she narrowed them on her prey. One moment she was standing there and the next she was gone in a flash.

The End

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