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I'm still working on the next chapter for "A Little Mistake, A Big Change". Sorry it hasn't been updated yet.
I hope you enjoy this chapter
Oxford Not Brogues
Chapter Two
"You want me to help you guys train?" She questioned. "I'm sorry, but I don't understand. Why do you need my help? And how am I supposed to help?" Suddenly an arm was wrapping around her waist and she was being pulled. Seras' eyes flew open wide when she was crushed to Sebastian's body. She flinched from the feel of his hard, hot chest pressing into her soft breasts.
"Don't take any offense to this, but the extra weight could help." The demon replied. Her eyes flickered towards his face.
"Extra…weight?" She murmured under her breath. She was well aware that he wasn't signifying that she was heavy, but that still didn't explain why they needed her. What were they going to do, bench press her?
"Let's start with pushups." Sebastian chuckled after hearing her thoughts. His arm slipped from around her waist and he took several steps back.
"But this is human training." Seras reminded them as she watched the males decline to their knees.
"Not necessarily," The demon answered as he lied flat on his stomach with the tips of his shoes digging into the dark blue mat on the floor.
"Vampires have limits much like humans. Aren't you curious how many pushups a vampire can do within a minute?" Alucard questioned her. "The average for a human would probably be sixty."
"But you're talking about vampires. What about demons?" Seras asked as she glanced between the two men, both in pushup position and ready to go.
"Demons have limits also, and while these exercises are normally for humans and won't do much for us, we still like to see how far we can go with them." Sebastian responded.
"So, what you're telling me is that this is all completely pointless and you're both are doing this just for fun?" The little vampire muttered with a raised brow.
"That's partially the reason." The demon chuckled.
"What's the other reason?" Seras asked.
"Police Girl, you ask far too many questions." Alucard snickered. "If you don't mind, we would like to start."
"Should I get a stopwatch then?" She asked as she glanced over her shoulder to take a quick look around the room for one.
"No, just climb onto my back so we can start." Sebastian purred with a twisted smirk. Seras swung her head back around to gawk at him. He wanted her to climb onto his back?!
"What?!" She exclaimed in disbelief.
"Do it," He ordered her. The little vampire eyed his bare muscular back. Seras sighed and she lowered her head in submission. This night was only getting weirder. She didn't understand at all why they were doing this. The Draculina hesitantly walked over to the demon to awkwardly lie flat on his back. She hooked her foot over her ankle and she wrapped her arms beneath his arms to grab his shoulders, acting as a back pack. With ease, Sebastian pushed off the floor to raise his body off the mat. Seras gasped sharply from the motion and her arms tightened around him. His body was hot against hers. She was pressed tightly against his, feeling the definition of his muscles and his warm, smooth skin caressing over hers. Her nose was practically buried in his hair and his scent kept creeping into her nostrils. His scent was not only intoxicating, but so incredibly relaxing to her. Her eyes flickered over the demon's head to stare at her master.
"This challenge doesn't seem very fair for Sebastian." Seras noted.
"Actually, it's quite fair." Alucard corrected her. "Demons are far swifter and can lift far heavier objects than a vampire. Not that you're heavy," He added the last bit softly. "To make this fairer, we should have added weights to his arms and legs."
"Whenever you're ready, Alucard." Sebastian purred.
"Let's begin," The elder vampire chuckled. The little vampire was startled when the demon suddenly started doing pushups. Alucard was right. Demons are swifter. Sebastian did these pushups with ease. He didn't pause for a second to recollect his bearings. And it was noticed by Seras that even with her on his back he was doing far more than Alucard. Her master had one arm pinned behind his back as his 'challenge', and he wasn't struggling at all. There was a subtle grin on his face with his red eyes narrowed on the floor. With one hand, he pushed off the floor and lowered himself back down. The small blonde found herself mesmerized by the both of them. With their attention elsewhere, she was able to fully admire their bodies and just how strong they were. She could feel her stomach growing tight again. She shifted lightly on top of Sebastian when she felt a tremor in her womanhood. What was that? That's never happened to her before. She instinctively squeezed her thighs together, and that's when she noticed that her front was pressing into the demon's ass. Her entire face turned a dark shade of red.
"God" The Draculina whimpered under her breath.
"What was that?" Sebastian purred. Embarrassed, Seras closed her eyes tightly and she subconsciously buried her blushing face between his shoulder blades.
"Nothing!" She squeaked. Seras cracked open her eyes a little when she was aware that her mouth was centimeters from his bare flesh. Right then, she had a strong urge to kiss deeply into that hot, tight flesh. Boldly, the girl declined her head a little further to brush her lips over his searing flesh. Her warm breath wafted over his back and she felt him tremble beneath her in response. Another tremor from her nether regions and she whimpered softly in need. The moment was over before she could get any more enjoyment out of it.
"Time, Alucard." Sebastian spoke and both men broke formation. They lowered themselves to lie on their stomachs. Neither of them was out of breath or tired after the exercise. As quickly and as carefully as possible, Seras clumsily climbed off of the demon. More like fell off, but she didn't care. She repositioned herself so she could sit back on her heels while the two monsters sat up to sit properly on the floor. "One hundred and twenty-seven," The demon said while he smirked at the elder vampire.
"Pushups?!" Seras exclaimed in shock. The men looked at the clueless girl to see such a stunned look on her face.
"That's what we were doing." Sebastian reminded her.
"A hundred and twenty-seven pushups in only a minute?!" The girl asked him carefully.
"Yes," Sebastian drawled with a nod of his head. "I am a demon, so it wasn't too difficult, though the score would have been slightly higher if you weren't on my back."
"A hundred and thirteen," Alucard told them.
"Wow," Seras whispered. "For a minute of pushups, those are both impressive scores. It would have been embarrassing if I was competing with you both." She smiled sheepishly. "The last I checked, I can only do forty-two pushups."
"That number might've changed when you became a vampire, Seras." Her master responded. "You have a higher tolerance for pain and you're twice as strong now." He told her this with such a wide, proud grin on his face.
"Would you like to test your strength and try a minute of pushups?" Sebastian asked with a polite smile. The girl ended up shaking her head at him.
"No, not right now. You guys set a high bar and I'll only feel bad if I don't reach it." Seras muttered.
"You came here to train." Alucard reminded her. "Try it; I think you'll be surprised by the results." Seras sighed in response and she shrugged her shoulders.
"Alright," She murmured under her breath. The small blonde felt so weak and foolish right then. When she was human she was considered strong for a woman, but things were different now. She was a vampire and had these two powerful creatures as her mentors. She didn't want to disappoint them, and she knew that she was going to make a fool out of herself doing this. Seras got into pushup formation. She was not prepared for this at all. She had a feeling that she was going to do worse than her last score. It's been a while, at least a few months, since she last did any pushups. She was bound to fail. But Alucard was right. She came here to train.
"Are you ready?" Sebastian asked. Unable to find her voice, she merely nodded her head. "Go," The first pushup was easy. It was just a quick reminder of her that she hadn't forgotten how to do pushups and that the first couple could be easy until getting that burning feeling in her muscles. Like she thought, the next few were easy. She was moving swiftly up and down, counting as she went along. She was expecting it to get harder from there on out. She waited for her muscles to start feeling heavy, but there was nothing. She was still feeling pretty good. Testing the waters, as if she was trying to provoke her muscles, she sped up a little. But it still wasn't getting any harder. By now she would be exhausted and be pausing between pushups, but she didn't feel tired and she didn't have the need to stop. Seras started at the floor in amazement when forty-two came and went. What was happening? Was Alucard right? Now that she was a vampire she was twice as strong and able to tolerate pain better? That's amazing! She purposely moved quicker, trying to push herself further to see how much she could take. Just when she started to feel a small, barely noticeable ache in her arms, time was up. "Time," Sebastian purred. Seras paused just as she was pushing off the floor.
"Ninety-one," She whispered under her breath. She looked bewildered by that number. She didn't feel bad at all for not reaching Alucard or even Sebastian's number. She felt good and she was proud of that number. That was twice the number she achieved when she was human.
"How do you feel?" The demon asked her.
"Good," She whispered with a slight nod of her head. She sat back on her heels once again.
"Ninety-one isn't bad, Seras. It probably would have been higher if you hadn't doubted yourself when you started." Alucard told her. "Would you like to try again?" She shook her head.
"No, I'm pleased with what I've got. I think we should move on to the next exercise." She responded.
"Pullups?" Sebastian questioned as he glanced at the elder vampire. Without answering, Alucard climbed to his feet and held out a hand to his Draculina. Seras naturally slipped her hand into his. His fingers curled tightly around her hand and he somewhat roughly pulled her to her feet. Before she could even catch her bearing, the elder vampire was leading his Childe across the room to the pullup bars. He released her hand to turn his back on her.
"Get on my back." He ordered her. Why were they so obsessed with her climbing onto their backs?
"Master?" Seras questioned him and she watched as the demon approached the other pullup bar. "I thought this was about fairness. If demons are swifter, why am I getting on your back?" She asked. Her eyes trailed over her master's bare back. She most definitely wanted to be pressed up against him, especially with him shirtless like this, but why they were doing this confused her still. What was the point of them doing all of this? Not only being shirtless, but working out with her and having her climb on top of them. They said there was another reason to them doing this, but they seemed to be avoiding giving her an answer.
"Do as you're told, Draculina." Her master said sternly with a deep chuckle. Seras stepped closer and stood up onto her tip toes to wrap her arms around his throat the best she could. But because of how tall he was, she hung off of him and was most likely choking him in her grasp. "What are you doing, Seras?" Alucard cackled as he grabbed her hands that were locked around his throat and tried shifting them.
"You're too tall. I can't get on properly." His Childe whined. Her master lowered a little to accommodate her small height. She wrapped her arms better around his neck and wrapped her legs around his waist. When she was secure on his back, he inclined to his full height and, without hesitation, lunged for the bar. His fingers wrapped tightly around the bar with his feet an inch or two from the floor. His leg crossed over the other and he bent his knees.
"Whenever you're ready, Michaelis." Alucard purred. With ease, the demon grabbed the bar so his feet hovered off the floor by a couple of inches.
"Ready," He purred. Seras' eyes flickered to the back of her master's head as he pulled them up before allowing his body to sink back down. She could feel his muscles pulling and relaxing with each pullup. His shoulder blades dug gently into her breasts and his back tightened along her stomach. His skin was searing hot which still surprised her because when they first met it had been ice cold and unpleasant. But now, since he was so warm, she found herself wanting to curl into him and touch him. Her fingers were so eager to explore the body that was pinned to hers. The girl intentionally moved one of her hands. She slid it down a little so it rested over his collarbone. She waited to see if he noticed. When he made no comment about her hand placement she continued. She moved her hand a little lower until it rested over his toned chest. She was a little bewildered to feel his nipple erect and gingerly caressing over the palm of her hand. Seras' face went red while a smile crossed over her face that was between sheepish and deviant.
Seras was so sure that she was being so very sneaky about touching her master. But the elder vampire was well aware of where her hands were since he had been planning on focusing on her instead of the workout. This whole thing was just a ruse to impress the girl they wanted to mate with. Slowly, Seras was unwinding and being bolder. They could smell her arousal and they were hoping that by the end of the night they'll be bedding her. It'll probably take some time though to fully convince her that she was their mate. In the meantime, Alucard and Sebastian will enjoy the slow sweet seduction and teasing Seras a little. The elder vampire was impressed when his bold Childe moved her hand even lower to touch his abs. What was her next step, full on groping him? Alucard snickered under his breath and the corner of his lips curled into a sadistic grin. He focused on her gentle breathing and felt the warmth of her breath on the back of his neck.
"Time," Sebastian broke his concentration and the demon dropped to his feet. Before letting go of the bar completely, Alucard used one of his hands to cup Seras' hand that was still on his abs. He then released the bar and landed on his feet. The girl's hand trembled beneath his and he felt her try to gingerly tug her hand free, but he didn't let her go. His thumb caressed over her thumb.
"Master," Seras whispered nervously.
"No need to sound so nervous, Seras. I'm not mad that you took advantage of the situation to feel my abs." He purred, teasing her and making her face pale. Her master cackled lightly before he moved his hand away, allowing her freedom. Seras quickly removed her hand from his abs and dropped down off of his back.
"How many did you get this time?" Sebastian asked.
"Twenty-seven," Alucard purred before he turned to glance down at his Draculina. Her head was lowered to avoid his gaze and she held her hands behind her back innocently. "I was a little distracted this time around." Her eyes flickered upwards to meet his tender gaze. But Seras was so quick to break eye contact and look back at the floor with a deep frown. Clearly she was ashamed of her behavior and he didn't quite understand why. He told her that he wasn't mad.
"I got thirty-nine," The demon responded.
"Sebastian is really kicking your ass, Master." Seras whispered. Alucard glanced back at his Draculina. He found that her head was still lowered but she had a small smile on her face in hope to make light of the situation and her crude behavior. Finally, her pretty blue eyes flickered back up to meet his gaze and her smile widened a little. The elder vampire flashed a toothy grin. He bent a little at the hip to come to her level and he placed his fingertips under her chin to keep her gaze on him.
"You'll learn soon that he's not good at everything, Police Girl." Alucard purred while a certain look simmered in his eyes that looked very much flirtatious to her. "Or, at least, not as good as I am at certain things." His fingers slipped from her chin and he straightened. Seras couldn't help but feel that he wasn't talking about exercising or their brute strength and power when he said that. It felt to her that he was hinting at something else but she couldn't figure out what. Sebastian brought her attention back on the bars as he gestured at them.
"Your turn," The demon announced.
"Uh…" Seras drawled as she stared up at the high placed bar. There was no way she could reach that if she even tried jumping. A blush decorated her cheeks while she gave an innocent shrug. "Sure," She murmured before she quickly whipped her head around to look for a step stool. She knew that the Hellsing soldiers were tall and didn't need such things as a step stool, but, seriously, why didn't they keep one in there?!
"Problem?" Alucard snickered in clear amusement.
"Well," Seras muttered while her eyes continued searching for that damn step stool or something to substitute as a step stool.
"Is this a pride thing?" Sebastian asked her.
"What?" Seras murmured and she brought her gaze back to them.
"Are you too proud to ask for our help?" Alucard continued as that grin on his face widened.
"You were obviously looking for something to step up onto. Wouldn't it have just been easier to ask for our assistance?" The demon added causing the girl's face to redden in embarrassment.
"No!" She blurted and drew a little bit away from them. Her hands then shot up midway and she waved them frantically. "Your guys' offer is nice but I don't need your assistance, thanks!" Her face was only getting redder.
"Really?" Alucard purred. "Then what are you waiting for? Start doing your pullups." He challenged her by stepping back so she had easier access to the bars. Seras' blue irises flickered back to the bar and her face paled while she stared at it in defeat. Immediately afterwards an idea sparked in her eyes and she straightened right up. She held up a finger to them.
"Hold on!" She exclaimed and then the little Police Girl ran out of the room.
"She's getting a chair, isn't she?" Sebastian questioned with a chuckle. Alucard looked from the doorway back to the bar.
"How did the soldiers expect her to work out in here?" He questioned. "I know she's new, but you would think at least one of them would have taken our mate's height into consideration and been polite enough to get her a step stool." The demon glanced at him.
"Neither of us was polite enough to get her a step stool." He reminded him.
"No, we were polite enough to offer her a lift up." Alucard corrected him. The males waited another minute before their mate returned carrying a chair from god knows where. She seemed so proud of herself that she thought of getting one as she carried it over to the bar. But the second she placed it in front of the bar, her master grabbed it and flung it across the room. That smile of hers disappeared immediately as her eyes followed the chair to find it broken across the room. But her mind was taken off of it when Alucard placed his hands on her waist. Seras' eyes flew open wide when she was easily being lifted. Her hands grasped his wrists tightly and she lightly kicked her legs in panic.
"Master Alucard!" The little vampire shrieked. "It's okay! I don't need to do pullups! I suck at pullups anyway! I can only do four!"
"Stop squirming and just grab the bar." The elder vampire ordered. The small blonde went still in his grasp while her eyes narrowed on the bar in front of her face. She groaned under her breath and reached out to curl her fingers around it. Once she had a hold of it his hands left her waist but only to place a hand on her back to make sure she doesn't fall.
"Thank you, Master." Seras mumbled under her breath with a faint blush of embarrassment.
"Whenever you're ready, Miss. Victoria." Sebastian spoke and the demon ever so casually placed a hand on her lower back. While it did make her shudder, their hands on her back seemed completely innocent. To her it appeared that they were just watching her to make sure she wouldn't fall if she let go or something. She attempted to ignore their hands on her as she started her pullups. They were far easier than she remembered. Before she knew it she was past four and working on her eighth. Wow, being a vampire was wicked! A bright smile crossed over her face…until those hands on her back lowered. Seras jumped when those hands were suddenly on her ass.
"THAT'S MY BUTT!" The little vampire shouted without even thinking of the words that were coming out of her mouth.
"And a nice butt too," Alucard purred as his hand caressed over her backside, sending another shudder down her spine.
"Your master complimented you. Aren't you going to thank him?" Sebastian chuckled.
"I'm guessing neither of you had to attend a seminar on sexual harassment." Seras responded softly.
"That didn't sound like a thank you." Alucard snickered.
"That's a no," The girl muttered under her breath.
"Does it really offend you, Seras?" Sebastian asked her and that smirk of his slipped off of his face. Perhaps they really were making her uncomfortable and needed to reel it back a bit. This wiped the grin off of Alucard's face as well. He had only been teasing her, he didn't mean to offend her or feel violated.
"No," Seras whispered while a bashful smile crept onto her face. "I…took advantage of the situation when I was on your guys' backs. I suppose I deserve this." This brought the smirks right back to the males' faces.
"I have a naughty fledgling." Alucard purred as his hand caressed over her ass some more.
"Isn't my time up?" Seras questioned while her face heated with a blush.
"You barely did any pullups. I think you should start over again." The demon suggested in a purr and he then squeezed her ass. The Draculina gripped the bar even tighter and jolted in surprise.
"Why did I encourage their behavior?" The little vampire murmured to herself.
"Ah, to be young and horny," Alucard joked with a loud cackle. "Start working on those pullups, Police Girl, unless you want us to stand here all night caressing your ass." This got her going. She started her pullups and had to count all over again. No surprise that Seras was beyond confused by their behavior. Were they…touching her ass as punishment for touching Alucard inappropriately? Were they just playing with her to see her reaction? Or were they getting a different enjoyment out of it? Did they really like touching her butt and were…getting aroused by it? Were they flirting with her? She couldn't really call it sexual harassment because she was greatly enjoying it, but that only confused her more. Since stepping foot into this room with them, she found her feelings for them were changing. She couldn't exactly say that she was falling in loving with them, just…finding them more and more attractive…sexually. Before she had just viewed them as her mentors, but now she actually wanted to be fucked by them.
Damn her hormones! Why couldn't she have better control over them?! Seras closed her eyes tightly. It was so hard to ignore the way her stomach was feeling, like a bunch of little butterflies were flapping around inside of her. And she especially couldn't ignore her womanhood. It was practically trembling with anticipation and every time she moved she felt this wetness in the band of her panties. She'd never been fully aroused like this before, but she knew perfectly well what that wetness was and she was disgusted with herself. She was so ashamed for being aroused, and that the arousal was for Alucard and Sebastian, which was even worse! God, what was she thinking?! They were deadly creatures! How could she be so easily attracted to monsters?!
"Time," Sebastian whispered. The males' hands slipped from her backside. Now thinking about it, they hadn't moved their hands to caress her ass in a while. They had stopped so randomly sometime during her pullups. And the sound of the demon's voice, he sounded almost hurt or bothered to Seras. The little vampire released the bar and fell a good two to three feet, but she landed safely on her feet. Afterwards she turned to look up at the 'deadly' monsters to see disappointment in their eyes. The grins were once again gone from their faces while they stared down at her.
"What's wrong?" She whispered when they wouldn't speak to her or even joke with her. It then came abundantly clear to why they were acting like this. How could she have forgotten that they were capable of hearing her thoughts? She must've been like an intercom to them at all times because she was so new to being a vampire and didn't know anything about her mentality powers or barriers. She practically screamed at them that she didn't want to sleep with them because they were monsters and that she was bothered being sexually attracted to them. That must have really stung. Seras was the first fledgling Alucard has created in years. She was the first one that was meant to be truly loyal to him. She didn't want him to second guess what he believed. And she didn't want either of them feeling like she hated or feared him because of what he was. She didn't hate or fear them; she cared for them. The little vampire nervously held her hands behind her back as her eyes flickered to the floor. She was frowning deeply while she let that guilt spread inside of her.
"You…guys heard my thoughts?" Seras asked them in a whisper. When they didn't answer, she continued. "I'm sorry." She whispered. "I didn't mean to hurt either of you." When they still didn't speak to her she hung her head low and gnawed on her bottom lip anxiously. Why weren't they speaking to her? It bothered her so much. Was that it then? Had she completely ruined a good…friendship or mentorship or whatever this was between them? Was it over? Would they never talk to her again? It bothered her so damn much. She didn't want it to end. She could feel tears burning at her eyes, but she didn't cry. She kept her emotions in check and tried saving this mysterious relationship she had with them. "I'm sorry for what I was thinking, I…" Seras was cut off when Alucard grabbed her by the arm.
"Look at me," He ordered her sharply. The small blonde's head shot back to stare up at both men. They still looked so bothered by what she had thought of them. "Look me in the eye," Alucard ordered his Childe, but the girl hesitated to obey him.
"Master?" Seras whispered. Her eyes wandered down until she was staring at the floor. "Why do you want…"
"Do it," He continued to order her. His fingers tightened around her arm, but it didn't hurt.
"You're not…you're not going to…hypnotize me, are you?" The little vampire asked timidly, knowing what happens when a vampire demanded to be looked directly in the eye.
"No, Seras." Alucard answered, sounding somewhat annoyed by her foolish question. "All I want you to do is look at me. Focus intently and stare into my eyes," Giving a deep sigh, Seras slowly let her eyes wander back up until she was looking her master straight in the eyes. Like promised, he didn't hypnotize her, but things did become awfully silent and uncomfortable between them. They just stood there, looking into each other's eyes. Alucard still looked disturbed while the Draculina was frowning deeply. She didn't blink and just went on for another several seconds staring him in the eye. What was she supposed to be doing? Is this what he wanted? He told her to focus intently but what was she supposed to be focusing on? This wasn't some sort of staring contest was this? Her brows furrowed together while she stared deeper into her master's red eyes.
"Master," Seras whispered when another few seconds of silence past between them.
"Really focus, Seras." Alucard told her and he gently pulled on her arm so she stepped closer to him. He leaned down a little so their faces were closer.
"But," She whispered, but she was again interrupted.
"Try and read my thoughts," He elaborated.
"Your thoughts?" She whispered, forgetting that she would be capable of hearing people's thoughts. Since becoming a vampire, she hadn't tried it. Would she be able to read someone's thoughts so young? Didn't she have to be a full-fledged vampire in order to do that? She supposed not if Alucard was ordering her to read his thoughts. Now knowing what her objective was, Seras really tried focusing. She stopped blinking so much and attempted to listen in on her Sire's thoughts. What did he want her to hear? Why couldn't he have just voiced it to her?
"You're not focusing," Alucard lectured her. She could see the annoyance and slight anger building up in his eyes. "We can hear your thoughts so easily. We know every little thing you think of. For once, I want you to know what we're thinking."
"I'm sorry, Master." His Childe was apologizing yet again, this only infuriated him more.
"We don't give a damn, Seras!" Alucard snarled at her, baring his long incisors and causing his Draculina to flinch back from the severity in his voice. "Everyone views us as monsters. We're not in the least bit surprised that you do too." It was more than clear to her that it bothered Alucard and Sebastian of what she thought of them. Why did her opinion of them matter so much to them? It didn't make sense to her.
"Please," Seras whispered. "Don't brush me off!" She begged and she could feel his fingers tightening even further around her arm. She winced this time in pain. "I screwed up! I was scared for only a moment that I was…attracted to you both! It was just a stupid little moment of fear! I just felt a little…intimidated because you're both far more powerful and stronger! I don't know what to expect or how I should be feeling! Is it wrong to be attracted to the people who will be mentoring me?!" Tears ran down her face, but they went unnoticed. "I don't want to screw anything up between us." She whispered. "I just…I care about you guys. I really didn't mean to hurt you with my stupid thoughts." Alucard's grip on her arm loosened a little. The look in his eyes softened, but he still didn't voice his forgiveness.
"Just try and focus, Seras." He spoke to her in a much calmer tone. "Empty your mind and concentrate on our thoughts." Seras jolted when Sebastian used his thumb to brush away her tears. As soon as her face was clean, his hand fell back to his side. "Focus," Alucard whispered and his thumb brushed over her arm soothingly. Taking another deep breath, this time to calm herself, Seras went back to trying to read their thoughts. Her eyes flickered between the two males'. She stopped overthinking why he wanted her to do this and tried concentrating exceedingly hard, but she was only given silence. It droned on like that for more than a minute. When the little vampire was unable to successfully read their thoughts, Alucard gave up on her. His fingers slipped from her arm and with a deep sigh, he stood up straighter. This time, Seras grabbed his arm.
"Master, please!" She begged of him. "I'm trying!" She then lightly shook her head. "But I don't know what to do! I don't know how to read thoughts!" She could see the disappointment glimmering in their eyes and that hurt her. Her fingers released her master's arm from her tight grasp. She didn't want them to be disappointed in her. She wanted to please them so god damn badly. Seras closed her eyes to block out that look of disappointment and to keep herself from crying again. She hated this so much! Things had been going so well and then she screwed it all up! She wished that she could take it all back! She wished that she wasn't a failure! Why was she a terrible vampire?! What had they wanted her to hear?!
"Calm your thoughts, Police Girl." Alucard whispered. "Need I remind you, your thoughts are loud and clear so you're practically screaming?" Her face reddened with embarrassment but she still refused to look at either of them. "I know that you were trying, Seras. And I'm not surprised that you didn't successfully read our thoughts on your first try."
"You're disappointed," Seras whispered.
"Yes, we both are." Sebastian agreed, deciding not to sugarcoat their disappointment or annoyance. Finally, the little vampire cracked open her eyes to glance back up at her mentors.
"What was I supposed to hear?" She asked them softly. Why couldn't they have just told her what they were thinking? She understood that it was an exercise to get her into becoming a better vampire, but if it was so important for her to hear it, then what was it? And it was right after they had heard her thoughts about them being monsters. What could it have been that they were trying to say to her? Were their thoughts just as awful as hers? Had they tried hurting her with their opinions of her?
"Let's go for a run next, Seras." Alucard brushed her off and both men walked past her to head for the exit. The little vampire spun on her heel to watch after them.
End of Chapter Two
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Oxford Not Brogues