Chapter 19

                "Hmmm..." His eyes focused in on her as she experimented with her arms. "You don't have to do that...the wind is our friend, it can move us, or we can move it..."

                Seras looked at her master, and as if on cue, a gust of wind blew at her, and she started to fly backwards crazily, moving her arms more than she was before.

                "I'M MOVIN', I'M MOVIN'!!!" She had a huge grin on her face as she regained control of herself. Alucard, as he usually did, watched her fun with amusement.

                "Mwahahaha...This is the wind...say hello, to it...or it may blow you off course. Be thankful to it, if nothing else..."

                Seras held her halconnen and her box close as her body spun around in tight, crazy circles, her eyes dizzying as she spoke. "Haiiii masterrrrr..." Propelling himself with the back of his coat, he moved in towards Seras, putting both of his hands on either of her shoulders to stop her crazy spin.

                "...Only you, Police Girl, would make yourself dizzy in excitement...hahaha..." His eyes spoke of his old playful happiness, wide, and blood red. Seras grinned up at him as she came to a stop, letting her eyes focus and waited for everything around her to stop spinning.

                "I'm learning quick, master..."

                He backed away from her, his tie blowing to the right as his hat and coat wafted in the light breeze. "Learning is good...but too fast is not..." He grinned. "We could joyride for now to teach basic movements..."

                Seras' eyes went from her halconnen, her box, then back to Alucard. "Ano..." She blinked. Her hint went unnoticed as he floated up next to her side, floating there as his hat and tie floated on the wind as if they had a life of their own. His coat trailed behind him like a shadow.

                "Mwahahaha...Time for turning lessons…" He turned his head to the right, looking at her as if silently asking her if she were ready. Narrowing her eyes and heaving a sigh, she nodded bluntly, shifting her grip on her halconnen and kit box in either one of her hands.

                Alucard's eyes scanned left and right, spotting a mountain that could be used as a 'turn marker.'

                "Okay...Police Girl, turn right once you get to the mountain...do so by," He moved his arms slightly out like a plane to show her. "Shifting your body to the right, the more you shift, the sharper right you will make...Mwahaha...and be sure not to crash into the mountain..." He laughed at the thought of Seras careening into it like she did to Walter's door.

                Nodding, she sunk it all in, hoping that she, indeed, wouldn't run into the mountain. However, she did know this whole flight-thing wouldn't be so easy as he made it look, as she carried a lot of extra baggage...but it would also be necessary, since she brought these two particular items with her everywhere.

                "Hai, master..." She felt herself move forward slowly, picking up speed gradually. As she saw the mountain come uncomfortably close to her, she made an extremely sharp swerve to the right, the weight of the box and the halconnen not really helping her out with the weight-shifting bit.

                "...Hmmm..." She concentrated and slowed herself down, slowly getting the hang of things. She turned again, making her way back next to her master, and albeit shakily, she arrived at her destination next to Alucard, as he looked down at her, chuckling.

                "Not bad for a first timer..." He looked ahead. "Now...obviously, turning right is the same as turning left...no need to practice that..." He grinned. "Flying altitude up and down is hard...mwahahaha..."

                She looked up at him, an eyebrow raised, looking totally and utterly confused as a huge sweatdrop rolled down her head. "Annnnoooo..." She paused, and then tried jumping up and down, not even budging from her spot.

                "Hahahha...Sometimes, I really wonder about you..." Alucard said with a chuckle, playfulness written on his face. He stood hovering perfectly still. "Seras, you have to be one with the air...trying to move it will do nothing...mwahahaha..."

                Seras puffed out her cheeks. "So I've realized..."

                Alucard chose to ignore that and he went back into the plan position, his arms outstretched. "Look, from here you have to move your feet a little to get started...to go up, while moving, tug yourself up hard, moving from your waist – up...you may have to kick your feet like you would do while swimming to start going up, but the wind should be of some help." He felt like he, indeed, was giving swimming lessons.

                "Hmmm..." Her mouth formed a line as she looked up, and then at herself, trying to do what her master advised her. "...WHOOP!" She had done right, obviously, but she went flying up fast, and rather sharply, and her eyes grew as big as melons.

                Alucard watched hesitantly as Seras gained more and more altitude. At this rate that she was going, she would reach the ozone layer in a matter of minutes...so he realized.

                He disappeared and reappeared a foot above Seras, blackening out the sky in front of her.

                "Seras, you have to learn to stop...do so by pushing your arms down, willing yourself to stop pushing yourself up..."

He realized explaining the art of flight was not as easy as it could be done.