Hello!...Hello everyone!

First thing I wanna say is so sorry for being so late, there is no excuse I just was lazy and didn't feel motivated to write at all, which again I'm sorry for.

Second thing is, as you already know I have already lost this challenge to the amazing 'Oxford Not Brogues'!

She worked hard, gave her stories a lot of thought and created a masterpiece after the other. (╯✧ ∇ ✧)╯

We had a talk the other day of what would she like her prize to be and we came to the agreement that after I finish all of my One-shot 30 stories she could choose one of them that she really like and I will turn it into a mini-series.

So what do you think guys? Is the prize just right, or does she deserve more?

Anyway, I hope you like this new story.

30 AU Challenge:

17 – Patient and caretaker AU

Seras speed-walked her way through the white hallways, passing by the many metal doors and ignoring the screams and whines that came from behind them. She held the file close to her chest so it won't slip from her hand as she walked down the stairs as fast as she could.

"Dr. Victoria!" A man called as he ran to catch up to her, for there was no sign of her slowing down for anyone. "Thank god you are here-"

"What happened?" Seras asked in a harsh tone cutting him off, her voice was a bit horse making the man furrowed his brows in pity and regret. He did not mind the anger in her voice. After all. He would have been angry too if he was in his home trying to nurse his sickness and his boss called demanding him to come he would be as furious. The male nurse licked his lips nervously.

"He broke James and Wilson's arms when they tried to restrain him, Alex's ribs when he tried to pin him to the ground and lastly…" He lifted his right arm up to show her his hand. "He almost bit my fingers off when I tried to shove the medicine down his throat."

Seras still not stopping glanced at the man's hand and saw how his hand was wrapped in bandages, concentrating on his index, middle and ring finger. Seras eyes furrowed in displeasure as she looked back forward.

"That's what you get for being rough with him." she said coldly, the man opened his mouth to respond but Seras didn't let him.

"I have told you millions of times to never show any act of violence towards him and if he refused to eat his medicine just tell him that I said that he should or ask to help you." She glanced back at the man and glared at him. "Don't forget the reason why this position was open for you and your friends in the first place."

The man halted in his place watching Seras keep moving forward. The man's face held such fear at her words, how can he forget the men before him who almost lost their lives against that…Thing. The thought made him shudder.

Seras stopped in front of a large iron door, that was stronger and more secure than any other in this asylum. Taking a deep breath Seras reached in her pocket and pulled a key to the door, slowly and carefully she opened it. Inside it was dark almost pitch black if it wasn't for the small window that allowed some sunlight to enter the room. A deep grunting sound brought her attention to the corner side of the sell. A dark figure curled up into itself, facing the corner, his body rocking back and forth. She took a deep breath to calm herself and gave the brightest smile she could muster despite her sickness.

"Vlad…" She called sounding sweet despite the slight hoarseness in her voice.

The moment the name spilled out of her lips the figure froze and turned to look at her. This made a shiver go down her spine for his eyes almost glow in the dark if she wasn't sure that he was a human she would have mistaken him for a creature of the night. Despite that, her smile didn't drop only widened for the man, as she waved her hand for him as if he was a good friend of hers. Vlad's eyes widened slightly when he realized who it was and before Seras could notice he stood up and walked so fast towards her, he looked threatening and terrifying anyone else would have either screamed for help or tried to fight back. But Seras knew her patient better than any other doctor in this facility. Vlad stood right in front of her his large figure towering over her, his long black hair cover most of his face but it didn't cover his angry green eyes or his deep frown. Knowing him, he would have become physical by now if it wasn't for the Straitjacket that is keeping his arms held tight, but she knew even with it Vlad in not any less deadly. Vlad slowly leaned in his face inches away from her own but Seras didn't flinch.

"You promised…To be here today…but…you didn't…come. " he began, his baritone voice angry yet calm. "You know very well doctor how much I…Hate…Liars."

Seras opened her mouth to say something but closed it and turned her head quickly to the side when she felt a cough building up in her throat. Vlad was surprised by her quick movement making him take a few steps back. Hearing her cough so roughly made all anger drain from his face and be replaced with pure worry and fear, he stepped closer again but this time he came behind her and bend down to rub his shoulder up and down her back in a failed attempt to soothe her coughing. He cursed at his straitjacket that didn't allow him to move his arms freely and comfort his dear doctor properly. Seras pulled away from him, she was still couching but not as bad, when Vlad came again to her to try and help her again Seras stopped him by lifting her right hand up making him stand in his place while her left hand was covering her mouth. After her couching fit was done Seras took few deep breaths to clear her airway, then looked back to Vlad who still had the worried look on his face.

"You are…sick." He said calmly. Seras reached in her pocket and pulled a medical mask to wear.

"Yes…I'm sorry." She answered her voice ragged. "That's why I didn't come today."

Vlad looked down to the floor his messy black hair covering his eyes so Seras couldn't see what emotion he was showing but she didn't need to for she knew what he was feeling.

"Didn't any of the other doctors or nurses tell you?" She asked carefully as she came closer to him.

"They did…"He admitted still not looking at her. "But I didn't believe them."

Seras slowly reached out both of her hands and cupped his face to make him look at her. There it is, she could see it now. He was feeling regret.

"They always lie, everyone lies…" His sorrowful face turned to anger. "They always lie…I can trust no one...EVERYONE LIES-"

"But I would never lie to you." She said cutting him off. She gave him a sweet smile as she rubbed her thumb across his check making him calm as he leaned more to her touch.

"No…not you." He said with such a warm look in his eyes for her. "Never you…I'm sorry to have doubted you."

Seras smiled at him and even though Vlad couldn't see her smile because of the mask she wore, it didn't stop him from smiling back.

"All is forgiven."

Seras then pulled away from Vlad and walked past him towards the fallen file. She knelt down to gather the scattered papers but one of them caught her attention. It was a paper that had all of Vlad's diagnoses, the most extreme one of them all was his paranoia. Vlad trusted no one and always treated everyone around him as if they were his enemy. The reason why he was here was because of how he almost killed his younger brother, or so she was told. Integra told her of how his family found him chasing his younger brother Radu who was covered in cuts and bruises with a sword. When they asked him why he told them of how Radu is the one who tried to kill him in the first place to steal his money and company. His family did not believe him and neither did the judge for the lack of evidence. They thought he was delusional and paranoid because of it, he was sent here. For a long time, he has been harming nurses and doctors. That is until Seras arrived. It amazed Integra how quickly Vlad had submitted and never harmed her, so she became his doctor who shall decide how he should be treated and what kind of medicine he should take.

Seras got up from the floor and turned to Vlad her smile is still there.

"Let's start shall we?" Vlad nodded as he followed her to the middle of the room to begin his treatment.

There was something that Seras knew and told no one about. Long-time ago when Vlad trusted her enough he told her of the complete truth of why he tried to kill his brother. He found out that his brother was doing business with a rival company, he was leaking private documents, future plans and every time their father revealed for them an idea that would make their company go far he would tell their rivals so they could execute it before they could. Vlad found that out one night when he overheard his brother talking about their father's next big step. Vlad was livid when he found that out but not enough to make him attack him with a sword to kill him. He tried to confront his brother and make him come clean to the family, Of course the idea of looking their father in the eye and tell him that he stabbed him in the back in hopes of having the company all to himself wasn't appealing and because he knew Vlad wouldn't stay quiet, he tried to kill him for it. Radu was a sloppy fighter compared to him, he could have taken him in seconds, but Radu was still his younger brother so he still tried to reason with him. However, Radu made it clear how he doesn't care about this family at all and was planning to kill them all after he made sure that part of the company would be his when the rivals take over. That was enough to make the man before Vlad no longer a family. So he pulled out one of his father's antique swords on him. What happened next was known, his family found him, misunderstood the entire situation which made him end up here. But Seras still had one question, if he was as sane as he claims to be, why didn't he act like one so he can get out of here. Turned out that he tried but his brother had paid some doctors to give him false diagnoses and nurses to hurt him badly, one of them even tried to kill him at some point but failed. Because of that Vlad had truly become paranoid, he didn't trust any doctor or nurse that came through that door, some of them might have been truly good and meant no harm, but Vlad doesn't take chances.

At first, Seras did not fully believe him, thinking that he was only trying to trick her, but the longer she stayed here the more she saw of the corruption that Vlad was talking about around her. There were doctors who tried to take over when they found out that She had called out their pluff, Some nurses who somehow passed her and hurt Vlad when she wasn't around. Seras was afraid that someday one of these rotten Bastards would actually approach her and try to make her either submit to them or …make her disappear…

Her best option, for now, is to help Vlad get over his paranoia soon so he can get out and fix all of what is happening before its too late.

I hope you guys liked this story and please don't forget to check out "Oxford Not Brogues" version of this AU!

I'm sorry everyone if you didn't like the ending or the story, I might re-write this one shot in the future.

Bye bye!

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