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I hope you guys enjoy this. I know that I have other stories that need tending to, but I am having an incredibly hard time writing them. Whenever I sit down to start writing, I just draw a blank. However, I keep coming up with new story ideas and just decide to write those down for the time being. Hopefully, while writing these stories, I'll get my motivation or something back and I'll be able to write a chapter for one of my already existing stories.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy.
Oxford Not Brogues
Chapter One
The fearsome Hellsing sat behind her grand desk in her office. She drummed her fingers along the surface while puffing on one of her expensive cigars and staring quietly at Alucard and Sebastian. The three of them had been waiting impatiently for the Police Girl, a three month old vampire, to arrive for the past seven minutes. Sir Integra had called for the young vampire to brief her and her mentors on a mission they had together, but for some reason, Miss. Victoria preferred to waste their time. Needless to say, they were all getting quite tired of waiting for her. The Hellsing rested her cigar in an ashtray as she reached for her phone. She pressed a single button, getting a direct line to the training room where Seras had been when she was reported to come to the Hellsing's office. One of the Wild Geese, the Hellsing Organization's newest soldiers, answered the phone.
"This is Officer Windell," The mercenary answered, his voice resonating on speaker. Before he could continue, Sir Integra was speaking.
"Where is Officer Victoria?" She demanded, keeping a cool tone despite her being frustrated. The call went silent for a small moment. The soldier clearly feared his boss' wrath.
"She left a few minutes ago, Sir. She hasn't arrived at your office yet?" Windell asked timidly, afraid to say the wrong thing. "I told her to report to you immediately, that you needed her for a mission. She left instantly."
"Damn," Sir Integra grumbled under her breath before she hung up the line to the training room. She pressed a different button that was a direct line to the Police Girl's room in the basement. But the phone only rang. "Why don't you keep track of your pet, Alucard?" The Hellsing muttered while she drummed her fingers faster on her desk. "Where the hell is she?" When it was evident that no one was going to answer the phone in the Police Girl's room, she hung up and tried a different line. This time Walter answered.
"Sir?" The butler spoke smoothly into the receiver.
"Where is Officer Victoria?" Sir Integra asked for a second time that night. This time, she allowed some of her anger to seep through into her words so he knew that she was impatient.
"I believe she should be in the training room with the rest of the Wild Geese, Sir." Walter answered.
"She was there. But after she was ordered to come to my office she suddenly disappears." The Hellsing sighed as she leaned back in her chair.
"I'll try and track her down. When I find her, I'll have her report to your office." The butler responded, but then the door to her office opened. Sir Integra's head snapped up to find a blushing Seras step in. She bashfully gave them a small smile before closing the door behind her.
"Never mind, Walter. Police Girl has just arrived." The Hellsing muttered before she leaned forward to hang up. "Where have you been?" The little vampire, with that smile still on her face, slowly approached to stand beside her master. Her eyes were practically sparkling and there was such a dark blush on her face while she held her hands behind her back like a schoolgirl in love.
"I'm sorry, Sir." Seras murmured, clearly embarrassed for keeping them waiting. "I was on my way, but Captain Bernadotte stopped me in the hall." Sir Integra didn't miss it when both men straightened from that little bit of information. Ever so slightly, Alucard shifted his head to narrow his eyes on his fledgling, and he looked deadly.
"And what exactly did he need you for?" Sebastian asked outright, but didn't bother looking at the small blonde. Seras' eyes widened a little and she peeked around her master to look at the demon.
"Uh…" The Police Girl murmured. "I don't think that's appropriate. It's kind of personal and we're working, so…" The little vampire stood up straight and gave her attention back to her boss.
"Police Girl is right, Michaelis. Let's remain professional and keep private affairs out of this." Sir Integra ordered. But the word 'affair' really seemed to have been a silent tipping point for both males, which not only confused Seras but somewhat stunned their master. The clear anger simmered in their hellish eyes while a visible black aura surrounded the demon's form. Seras, uncomfortable standing so close to them, took several steps to the side. Sebastian turned to fully face the Draculina.
"Did you not inform the Captain that Sir Integra was in need of you?" The demon asked her. Seras glanced at him from the corner of her eye. The smile was long gone from her face and she looked bothered by their attitude towards her talking to the Captain.
"Of course I did," Seras whispered. She lowered her head in a submissive manner, too scared to actually cross either of her mentors. She didn't understand at all why they were acting this way. Were they mad because she had kept them waiting? "But he really needed to talk to me."
"About what?!" Sebastian demanded. The fury and hint of pain in his eyes were growing out of control. The aura around him grew higher and expanded out, the flames searing anyone near. Alucard got the hit, but the two girls were perfectly fine.
"Michaelis, that's enough! Calm down!" Sir Integra barked at him. Despite his gloves glowing bright red when given a direct order, he continued interrogating Seras.
"What was so important?" The demon hissed between his sharpened teeth. Seras finally caved. She turned her head sharply to give him an annoyed look.
"He was asking me out on a date!" The Draculina bared her fangs. "And you don't have to yell at me or lose control of yourself! I'm sorry that the Captain prevented me from coming here right away! I didn't mean to make you or Sir Integra wait! But can we please just get back to the mission?!"
"Officer Victoria," Sir Integra spoke up. The small blonde shifted her head to see that her boss was giving her mentors a cold, dark look. "Your mentors are acting out of line. Leave us for a moment." Seras frowned before she glanced up at her master. Alucard has been quiet this entire time, but the fury was still there simmering in his dark red eyes. The little vampire glanced back at Sir Integra and she pointed towards her master.
"But, Sir, my Master…" Seras attempted to save her master from the Hellsing's wrath, but she was interrupted.
"Leave," Sir Integra ordered once again.
"Y-yes, Sir." The small blonde murmured. "Sorry, Master. I tried," Seras whispered as she turned to leave the room. When the Police Girl was finally gone and the door was closed tightly behind her, Sebastian finally simmered down. The aura surrounding his form died while he stared hard at the door the small blonde left from.
"Seras may be clueless, but I'm no idiot." Sir Integra started as she leaned back in her chair and grabbed her cigar from the ashtray. The demon shifted his head to look back at his master in mild surprise. "You're both jealous that Seras is getting a little male attention." The demon's look hardened. "Normally, you're very levelheaded, Michaelis. But Seras mentions Bernadotte and you completely lose your composure. Dare I say that you and possibly Alucard have a crush on the girl?" The elder blonde, looking highly amused, smirked at her servants who glared at her. "But what is even more amazing is that Seras hasn't caught on yet. Could she not see that you both were clearly jealous?" She asked through laughs. Afterwards, the smile fell from her face and she furrowed her brows at them. "But why? Why would either of you care what Seras does? Why are you two jealous in the first place? It can't be just a crush. A demon doesn't crush on people like humans do, and Alucard…when was the last time you even had a little 'girlfriend'?" She asked mockingly.
"Seras is different from my other lovers and brides." The elder vampire finally spoke, showing his sharpened teeth while speaking. "She is my mate."
"Our mate," Sebastian corrected him nonchalantly. Sir Integra only looked more confused though while she blew smoke from her mouth.
"Mate?" The Hellsing repeated with an arched brow. "In the sense that…you're both in heat and wish to…breed with Seras?" This seemed to have amused the elder vampire. A grin swept across Alucard's face and he snickered under his breath.
"More or less," He joked.
"No," Sebastian sighed. "Well, yes, but no. We don't go through heat, but…we do wish to be with Miss. Victoria…physically. But it goes deeper than that. A human wouldn't understand, but our souls are attracted to hers. We have a need to be bound with her."
"So, basically, marriage." Sir Integra responded with a wave of her hand. "She's your 'soulmate'," The demon looked displeased with the way she said it, but there was no other way to describe what he and Alucard were going through to a human.
"Yes," Sebastian sighed in defeat. The Hellsing sat there at her desk in utter silence. Her servants merely stood there and stared at her, waiting for a response while she smoked her cigar. Her blue eyes flickered between both men, studying them closely.
"I don't understand," The Iron Maiden admitted before she flicked ashes into her ashtray. "If you've known for months that Seras is indeed your mate, then why have you both waited so long to make a move?" She frowned at the imbeciles. "Instead, you left her oblivious to your feelings for her and she, in result, developed feelings for another man. And then you both proceed to get mad at her for it?" The Hellsing then shook her head while shrugging. "And I still don't entirely understand this whole mating process. Vampires and demons, do all monsters have mates? And is it natural for a monster to possess more than one mate?"
"It's not just monsters," Alucard answered. "Humans have mates too. You just lack the capability of sensing the one that was made specifically for you."
"And while it is rare, it is possible for a monster to have more than one mate." Sebastian added. The Hellsing slowly and calmly leaned forward in her chair to rest her arm on her desk. She then gestured her cigar between the elder vampire and demon.
"Tell me, are you mates with each other?" Sir Integra asked them carefully, earning a scowl from her servants.
"No," Alucard and Sebastian growled simultaneously.
"Alucard, you honestly surprise me." The Hellsing changed the subject and she leaned back in her chair with an amused smirk. "You're so…possessive and territorial. It shocks me that you are willing to share Seras with this demon."
"Normally, you would be correct." The elder vampire responded. "If I were to deny Seras mating with Sebastian that could leave her broken. She'll fall into a depressive state, and then all of her attention would be solely on that demon as she attempts to win him over. Her possessiveness for the demon will grow and she will even act out violently until she gets what she wants."
"But…that's only if she's aware of Sebastian being her mate. Seras hasn't shown any signs of violence." Sir Integra replied with furrowed brows. This whole mating thing was so confusing to her, but also kind of fascinating.
"Right now, Seras is oblivious. But overtime, she'll be drawn to us. She just needs time to grow as a vampire." Alucard agreed with a slight nod of his head. "But, eventually, once she starts to realize that we are her mates and…we don't mate with her, she'll act out."
"But you know fully well that Seras is your mate, you and Sebastian. How come neither of you have…" Sir Integra had started but then trailed off when she answered her own question.
"We do act out." Sebastian sighed. "You saw it earlier when Seras revealed to us that she has a date with Bernadotte. But…since we're far older than Seras is, we can…control our jealousy…to an extent." He murmured the last bit to himself.
"But that still doesn't answer my question why you haven't revealed this bit of information to Seras. Why haven't you just come out and told her that you're both her mates?" The Hellsing asked once more as she waved her cigar.
"We had to explain this whole mating thing to you, and it sounds insane to you doesn't it?" Alucard questioned. "It's something, as you said, only monsters do; only animals." The look in his eyes darkened with disgust. "Seras is still so human in her own way. This whole thing to her will sound insane. It would be better if Michaelis and I just waited for the right moment."
"The right moment?" Sir Integra repeated and smoke escaped from her mouth.
"Let her embrace her vampire side, grow a little, and perhaps become a full-fledged vampire. When the time is right, Seras will know that her place is not with the humans, but beside us. She will see that it is her fate to be mated to us." Alucard announced. The Hellsing could only stare on at them and shake her head.
"God help the girl," She whispered under her breath.
"God is the one who entwined her path with ours." The elder vampire retorted while exposing his sharpened teeth. "He turned His back on her and allowed her to fall into our hands. Seras is ours."
"She's not a bloody object, you monsters." Sir Integra argued as she stubbed her cigar out. "You both best treat that girl decently or I swear I will lock you both up where you can't hurt the girl." The monsters' eyes flashed darkly as a look of offense shot across their faces.
"Do you seriously believe, little Hellsing, we would mistreat our mate?" Alucard questioned her.
"We would worship the very ground she walked on. Seras…" Sebastian was interrupted when the Hellsing suddenly chuckled.
"You would both worship her?" The Hellsing repeated with a look of disbelief while she continued chuckling. "We all know that's bullocks. Admit it to me, monsters, that you're lying. There's no way you would both actually devote your entire lives adoring and spoiling that girl. You would get tired of her within a month and then look for a new toy to play with." Sir Integra then flashed them a dark look. "I don't want to see Seras end up hurt. So, tell me the damn truth already so the girl doesn't fall victim to your sadistic games!" Alucard slowly raised his hand to show the Hellsing his glove. The runes lit up as normal when she gave them a direct order. Her pet vampire stared her straight in the eye as he told her the truth.
"Seras is our mate. She will be seen and respected as my queen and his princess. And we fully intend devoting our lives, which could very well be an eternity, loving and spoiling Seras." Alucard said outright. Sir Integra's hard gaze softened when the realization that they were telling the truth struck her. The elder vampire let his arm fall back to his side while his look darkened. "We would never mistreat our mate." The room was so silent for a long minute. Sir Integra could only sit there and stare at them in disbelief, despite knowing that what he said was the truth. She just couldn't process that her servants were trying to mate with that little, innocent fledgling. That poor girl was doomed to be bound to these two ferocious, sadistic, and highly evil monsters for the rest of eternity. How will the Police Girl ever survive? Would she honestly go to them willingly because her soul was attracted to theirs? Or would she, like any normal sane girl, be petrified with fear? How long will she even last in bed with them? Would Alucard or Sebastian even be concerned for the girl's safety? It chilled the Hellsing done to the bone what these monsters had planned for Seras. But, what could she do? They were set on claiming and mating with the girl. All she could do was wait and see if Seras was on board with this sick game. Thoughtlessly, without taking her eyes off of her monstrous servants, Sir Integra leaned forward to press a button on the phone. There was a half ring before her trusted butler answered.
"What can I do for you?" Walter asked.
"Find Seras and send her to my office." The Hellsing murmured.
"Right away, Sir." The butler responded, and then they both hung up.
"Perhaps it's none of my business," Sir Integra started back up. "But…I am your master and this is my home, so whatever you do under this roof does concern me." Alucard arched a brow, showing that he was intrigued by whatever it was she was going to ask them. "What do you plan on doing with Seras if she becomes your mate?" Both males looked confused by the question. Their brows furrowed and the demon cocked his head to the side slightly.
"I don't understand what you're asking." Sebastian admitted.
"Do you plan on…reproducing? Are vampires capable of…getting pregnant? Can a vampire even reproduce with a demon?" The Hellsing asked. She was clearly uncomfortable asking these personal questions, but she needed to know about her monsters' full intentions towards this girl.
"Vampires are capable of getting pregnant, but it has to be at a certain time of the year." Alucard answered. "Seras will go through heat cycles for a week once a year. During these times, she is capable of getting pregnant."
"Demons can reproduce, but I haven't heard anything of a demon impregnating a vampire or vice versa. I don't know if I can get Seras pregnant." Sebastian added.
"So," Sir Integra drawled with a light wave of her hand. "What are your intentions with Seras in the future…if she becomes your mate?" Since hearing about Seras' date with Bernadotte, a grin slipped onto Alucard's face and he snickered.
"Are you asking if we are planning to impregnate my fledgling?" The elder vampire questioned. Even the demon smirked in amusement. The Hellsing gave a mere nod of her head. "It hadn't crossed our minds."
"While Alucard and I may not be anxious to have children, I'm sure Seras will probably want a child or two in a few years." Sebastian spoke. The Hellsing slumped in her chair from this information.
"Dear Lord," She whispered. "I can't even imagine the monstrous offspring you both can bring into this world. What does a vampire child even look like? Will she just pop out a bat?" Sir Integra said somewhat jokingly, though there was a look of horror still in her eyes. Both men snickered at this.
"No," Alucard answered.
"And what about these little demons?" The Hellsing proceeded. "What would you get when a vampire and demon mates? Would the child possess fangs and horns? Would it want blood or souls or both?"
"Scared, my Master?" The elder vampire purred with a twisted look in his eyes.
"Concerned," Sir Integra corrected as she looked back at her servants. "I can only hope they'll have Seras' mentality and are nothing like their fathers, otherwise, I will not tolerate them in my home. I'm warning you both that now." The Hellsing then sat up right in her chair and she smoothed out the wrinkles in her suit. "Now," She started back up. "You both have two options," The smirks slipped slightly from the males' faces when they sensed this wasn't going to end well for them. "You can either come clean to Seras and tell her that she's your mate or sit back and let her go on that date with Bernadotte. But you can't keep getting mad at her and yelling or lose control. It's not her fault that you're both idiots that didn't come forth with your feelings for her. Decide what you're going to do before she gets here."
"We can't tell Seras that she's our mate, she won't understand. It will only confuse and frighten her." Alucard told the Hellsing carefully as the grin completely fell from his face. "We need to give her time to realize it on her own." Sebastian turned his head to look at the elder vampire.
"But we can't let her go on that date with Bernadotte." The demon practically growled. His brown eyes shifted to a dark red. "Stronger feelings will develop between them. He'll try seducing her, touching her, maybe even try kissing her. And we both know he'll try bedding her. Who knows how Seras will react to any of this. We don't want her falling in love with him."
"We have nothing to worry about but our jealousy. Seras won't fall in love with the Captain. If he kisses her, it'll become all too clear to Seras that he isn't the one. Her instincts will ward her away from him." Alucard retorted as he glanced at Michaelis from the corner of his eye.
"You say that so coolly, but when it comes time would you be able to stand the thought of knowing that Bernadotte kissed or laid his hands upon her? Your jealousy will consume you." The demon responded. "You'll want to tear him limb from limb."
"There will be no limb tearing." The Hellsing intervened, but she was ignored by her servants. The two males stared at each other when it became impossible for them to decide. Should they tell Seras the truth or let her date Bernadotte?
"Perhaps, there's a third option we're not seeing." Alucard spoke after a long moment of silence.
"A third option?" Sir Integra repeated. "What other option could there possibly be? You either tell Seras the truth or you don't." The elder vampire glanced back at the Hellsing who was getting far too comfortable in their business. Just then, the door to the office opened and in walked the little vampire.
"Sir?" Seras murmured, wondering if it was safe to come in now. Her face was pale and she frowned. Did her master and Sebastian get a good yelling at? She hoped the Hellsing wasn't too harsh. She hadn't meant to get them in trouble just because she had wasted their time getting here.
"It's alright now, Police Girl. You may come in." Sir Integra responded with a wave of her hand. The Draculina glanced at her mentors in worry before hesitantly closing the door. Seras then approached the desk to once more stand beside her master and wait for her orders. However, it didn't seem like anyone in the room, besides her, had their attention on the mission. Sir Integra was just gazing at her while her mentors stood there almost stiffly staring at their master. The Draculina was entirely uncomfortable, but waited patiently for a briefing on the mission. "Your mentors have something that they would like to say to you." Seras jolted and she curiously glanced back at Alucard and Sebastian in mild surprise. They had something to say to her? Was Sir Integra making her mentors apologize to her for their behavior? The males' looks darkened when the Hellsing put them in that position. The elder blonde gave an equally dark look. Seras had a feeling that three of them were fighting silently about something, but she was unsure of what it was. All she knew was that her mentors were highly displeased that they had to speak to her.
"Face your fledgling, Alucard, and tell her what you have to say." Sir Integra ordered him. Giving in to the Hellsing's orders, Alucard and Sebastian finally looked at the little vampire who stared up at them ever so curiously. She looked bothered by the position they were putting her in, but willing to hear them out. The demon stepped around Alucard to fully face the little vampire and, politely, he bowed his head to her.
"I apologize for my behavior from earlier, Miss. Victoria." Michaelis said outright. The Hellsing grumbled something under her breath and place her head in her hand.
"Oh," Seras murmured in surprise that they…or one of them was actually apologizing. She didn't really find the apology necessary, but she figured Sir Integra was forcing them to apologize to her. The little vampire glanced at the Hellsing curiously before looking back at her mentors. "That's…alright?" Her eyes flickered up to stare at her silent master. He gazed down at her with those hard red eyes that held no other emotion but disappointment.
"Alucard," Sir Integra started back up again. "Do you have something to say to her or are you just going to stand there like an idiot?" The elder vampire didn't react in any way to her words. He just continued to calmly stand there and stare at his fledgling.
"I have nothing to say to the Police Girl." Alucard spoke coldly. More than uncomfortable now, Seras looked back at the Hellsing.
"Can we please just get back to the mission?" The Draculina begged lightly. "I didn't mean to get them into trouble. They shouldn't have to apologize; they didn't do anything wrong." Seras then looked back at her master and Michaelis. "I'm sorry she's making you both apologize. Can we just…leave it behind us and move on so we can do the mission?"
"Is that your choice then, Alucard and Sebastian?" Sir Integra asked them directly. She looked disappointed in their choices and that only made Seras feel worse. Was she only getting them into more trouble? The elder vampire looked back at his master.
"What is our mission?" He asked, silently telling her what they have chosen.
End of Chapter One
I hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter.
Oxford Not Brogues