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30 AU Challenge:
13 – Time traveler AU
Alucard leaned on a wall as he glared at where Seras and Mircea stood, he was waiting for any wrong move from the boy just so he can have the excuse to shoot him and get over with it. but so far the only wrong move that he had made was being too friendly with his mate, which Alucard sadly couldn't shot him for it.
A couple of weeks ago Mircea came into the Hellsing's manor claiming to be from the future sent to the past by Alucard's future self. Of course, neither Alucard nor Integra believed him at first thinking that it was just another trick from one of their enemies to try and get inside the Hellsing's manor. Until he whispered his proof to Alucard's ear, he told Alucard something that was so personal that no creature on earth knew about it. He told them that Alucard's future self told him that fact because he knew that only with it will Alucard believe that he was from the future. After convincing Integra without having to tell her of that secret fact trusting Alucard's judgment, she demanded to know of why was he here in the past in the first place.
He told them that an assassin from the future came to kill someone from the past in order to change the future for their own good. At first, Alucard thought that they came to kill him because obviously, he was the biggest threat, but Mircea's answer shocked them all when he told them that it was Seras that the assassin was after.
"Master…" Alucard snapped his head down to look at his fledgling who had a concerned look on her pretty face. "Are you alright?"
"Why wouldn't I be?" He asked with a smirk.
"B…Because I asked you if you would like to go for a walk around the manor's garden…" Alucard was about to accept her offer before she continued. "With me and Mircea."
Just then Mircea came from behind Seras with a smile on his face, making Alucard's smirk flatten. Mircea was a few inches taller than Seras, he has blond hair, pale skin that seemed to have never met the sun and his eyes were red showing exactly what he was. He wore a sharp black suit, consisting of a white button-up shirt, a black pinstriped suit jacket, black knee-high boots, and black trousers. The shirt has a red tie. Over this, he wears a black trench coat that was almost knee-length He also wore white gloves. Alucard scowled at Mircea.
"No, I would not " he answered before he could turn around and leave he looked over his shoulder to look at Mircea with piercing red eyes. "You better protect her like you claimed you would do, for if I found one scratch on her...Well, let's just say, you won't be able to see your future come to be, Do I make myself clear?"
"Crystal, mister Alucard." Mircea said cheerfully his grin never leaving his face making Alucard angrier, he looked one last time at Seras before phasing through the walls and making his way back to his chamber.
"It's such a beautiful night isn't it?" Asked Mircea as he turned around to look at Seras who was staring at the ground. Mircea's grin flattened. "Is something wrong?"
"Huh?" Seras snapped her head up realizing that she was lost in thought. She gave him a bashful smile. "I'm sorry Mircea I didn't hear you, what did you say?"
"Is something wrong?" He asked gently. "You can tell me if you want."
"It's just…" Seras began but stopped wondering if she should tell him or not.
"Just?" He continued waiting for an answer. Seras paused for a moment before answering.
"I don't understand how can I be that important in the future, that they would send an assassin after me." She said but Mircea knew that this wasn't what is plaguing her mind but he let it pass.
"I maybe can't tell you much about the future." He explained. "But I can tell you this, you are very important in the future, and if you were gone…Then there will be no future for a lot of us."
"Do I really make that much of a difference?" She sounded doubtful, Mircea thought for a moment on what to say next and smiled when something came to him.
"Did you know that your future self also told me something personal about you that no one else knew of?" Seras stopped in her track and looked at him.
"I did?"
"Yes, in case you didn't believe that I was from the future too." He nodded. "Would you like to know?"
"Hmm…Sure." Seras was nervous to hear him, she was there when he told her master of his personal secret, Judging by her master's reaction he wasn't wrong.
"When you were a little at your 6th birthday your mother has given you a handmade oversized blue sweater. She told you that its because she wanted you to wear it throughout your life, even when you are all old and wrinkly." He said with a genuine smile, as Seras's eyes grew wide.
"That's-" He cut her off.
"Back in the future…you still have it"
Tears started to gather in the corner of Seras's eyes, she started to wipe them away but still looked up to him and smiled.
"Do you know that it still a bit too big for me?" She said with a chuckle. "And now that I'm a vampire and alive in your time, I guess it will still look too big."
They shared a moment of laughter before she was harshly pulled away as she heard something go by her almost colliding with her head. Everything went too fast but when she was finally still, she saw that she was held by Mircea bridal style, and she would have been flustered if she didn't catch the way his red eyes glowed red in anger as he looked straight forward and his fangs became sharper. Seras followed his sight and froze when she saw another man who had brown short hair and violet eyes, he was dressed as a priest, but that wasn't what made her freeze, it was what he was holding in his hands. He held a scimitar sword that from how the sight of it hurt her eyes Seras knew that the metal was pure silver. He almost sliced her head open with it if it wasn't for Mircea.
"Stephen!" Called Mircea familiarly as he gently put Seras down and shielded her behind him. "I was wondering where have you been hiding all these weeks, you sneaky dog I have been looking for you everywhere."
"Don't talk to me as if I was your friend demon." Snared the priest at him, Mircea responded by putting a fake sad look as he placed his hand over his heart.
"That hurts you know, I thought we had something special." He said sarcastically.
"It doesn't matter…" Stephan said ignoring the vampire's comment as he took a battle stand ready to charge. "Once I kill the Vampire queen, your kind will no longer plague the earth anymore."
Just then, shadows started to form from around Mircea, that made Seras flinch away by how strong he was…and how it almost felt familiar. Red took over Mircea's eyes as he became ready to defend against any attack, or strike at any chance.
"We will see about that." Mircea hissed at the priest.
But before anyone could make a move, a great black mass enveloped the ground that they were standing in.
"Wha…What is this!" Screamed Stephan, then he glared at the vampire with a grin on his face but it was clear that he was panicking. "Is this a new trick of yours?"
"This isn't me…" Mircea said loud enough for the priest to hear.
Before he could jump or run away from the Shadows a dark tendril shoot up from the shadow, wrapped itself around the priest and lifted him up. He was so startled by the attack that he tried to slice through it, but it squeezed him too hard that it crushed both of his arms making him drop the sword and screamed. From the shadows rose Alucard with a crazed look on his face. Mircea has long calmed as he took Seras back so she wouldn't be affected in any way by what will happen. Alucard brought the priest closer to him but didn't release him from his tendril's hold.
"Now tell me again…"Said Alucard calmly even though the menace was clear in his voice. "What did you say about killing my queen?"
"Le..let me go!" Screamed Stephan as he struggled against Alucard's hold. "You abomination!"
"Abomination?" Said Alucard with a chuckle as he brought the priest closer to him. "You would think that they would come up with new insults in the future…But then again the Iscariot didn't change in the past so that will explain it."
Without saying anything more, Alucard clenched the man's hair and then pulled his head to the side to expose his neck. The priest kept struggling, kicking and screaming curses but it was all in vain as Alucard stretched his mouth open and sank his razor-sharp teeth into his neck. Seras watched horrified by the scene while Mircea had a nonchalant look. Stephan's struggling slowed as Alucard drank more of his crimson blood, not long before he threw the lifeless body into the ground carelessly. He then marched up to where Seras stood and speed towards her making her jump when she suddenly found her master standing right in front of her.
"Are you hurt Seras?" He asked as he looked her up and down and sniffed the air around her for any trace of her sweet blood. Seras was taken back by all her master's sudden actions.
"I'm…I'm fine." She stuttered. "Mircea pulled me out of the way before he could harm me."
Alucard turned to look to where Mircea was but didn't find him. The next thing they heard was a loud tearing noise when they looked back to where Alucard had thrown the priest body, they found Mircea standing over it holding something in his hands. When he turned around to face them, Seras gasped when she saw his face and hands covered in blood while still wearing that kind smile that was now sinister, in his hands held the priest's head.
"I think I will take that back with me as proof that my mission was a success…" His he furrowed his brows. "Even though it wasn't me who killed him."
"I'm sure you will be fine." Assured him Alucard with a knowing grin, While Seras looked sad.
"Are you leaving already?" She asked sadly. Mircea gave her an equally sad look but his smile never left.
"Yes, I'm sorry." Then his face brightened again. "But don't worry we will meet in the near future, It will go by just like this."
He snapped his fingers indicating how fast it would be. And just then a portal appeared beside him, making Seras jump by the sudden brightness.
"Well, that's my key to go." He turned to leave but was stopped by Seras.
"Wait!" She said making him turn to her, Seras slowly walked to the manor. "Wait for me just a second!"
She then broke into a sprint to the Hellsing manor. Alucard and Mircea just watched her go.
"I can't wait for her." He looked back to Alucard with an apologetic look. "Could you tell her that I'm sorry, this kind of magic doesn't last that long."
"I'm sure she won't think bad of you." Assured Alucard before he continued. "She is your mother after all, with her kind heart I'm sure she won't stay upset with you that long."
"…Was it really that obvious ?" Mircea asked with a chuckle, Alucard walked up to where his son stood.
"I had my suspicions at first from your name..." He pointed to the head that was in the blond's hands. "But after I drank his blood, my suspicions were confirmed, also some additional information."
"Like?" Mircea asked curiously.
"How beautiful Seras was as she tore through the Iscariot's army as if they were nothing, how we will have the big family that she always wished for and lastly some Iscariot secrets that might help us destroy them so they won't attempt such trick again, just remind me of it when you get home."
"As you wish father." Mircea then chuckled. "It feels so good to finally call you Father instead of Mister Alucard."
With that said, Mircea walked through the portal, which disappeared after him. Alucard gave a genuine smile as he stared up at the moon and remembered the other many memories he saw from the priest's blood. Growing very impatient for those days to come fast. Just then Seras came running towards him pulling him out of his thought. She stopped in front of her master panting slightly.
"Where is Mircea?" She asked looking around her.
"The magic was unstable, so he had to leave quickly." Explained Alucard. " He asked me to tell you how sorry he was."
"Oh, I see…" Seras looked down disappointed. Alucard then caught a glimpse of blue.
"What is that?" He asked pointing to whatever was in her arms.
"Oh, this is…" She stretched out what was in her arms, revealing that it was a semi-worn blue sweater, Alucard raised a brow in confusion. Seras, on the other hand, looked at it with a distant look in her eyes." This is my mother's gift to me when I was little."
"And what did you want to do with it?" Alucard stared at the sweater and just from the looks of it he knew it was too big for her. Seras bit her lower lip nervously.
"I…I wanted to give it to Mircea to give it to me in the future. As you can see the sweater already has few holes in them and with time it will be ruined even more." She explained. " I just thought that if he gave this sweater to me in the future it would be less ruined and I can wear it more, who knows maybe I would be able to repair it."
"I could send it to someone who can repair it for you." Alucard offered, Seras shook her head no.
"Thank you, master, but I don't trust anyone with it but myself." She then folded her sweater and sighed in disappointment.
Alucard didn't say anything further as he and Seras made their way back the manor leaving the body for the Hellsing men to take care of it. Before they could go in Seras licked her lips and build up the courage to ask the question that she has been curious about since Mircea came here.
"Master?"
"Hmm?"
"What did Mircea tell you that made you believe that he was from the future?" she finally asked, waiting for either being ignored or yelled at the last thing she expected was an answer.
"He told me that when I was little my older brother used to take me to play in a secret part of the woods near the river." He confessed. "No one knew of this, not even my father knew about it, it was a secret between only me and my older brother, and now you."
Seras was speechless, to say the least. She didn't know what to say or do, should she keep quiet? Should she comfort him? What should she say? There was only one reaction Seras could give at the moment.
"That was very sweet of your brother to do."
"I know."
I hope you guys liked this story and please don't forget to check out "Oxford Not Brogues" version of this AU!
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