Chapter 32:
Wilhemina fluttered her eyes and awoke by the rays of moonlight hitting her face through the movement of the tree leaves. She was surprised to see that the spot in which Alucard occupied last time was empty, leaving her eyes to stare out into space. Would he have left me…even during the day? Wilhemina wondered as she lay there, not wanting to get up.
As if Wilhemina's own thoughts answered her, she sensed a movement nearby. Wilhemina turned around to see Alucard sitting there drinking a bag of blood, a sight that didn't surprise her in the least. After a moment of Wilhemina staring at him, he tossed her a blood bag, which she ripped open greedily.
"We don't have that many left, do we?" Wilhemina asked, wanting to break the heavy silence that seemed to follow them wherever they went.
"Hmmm…" Alucard said as he put a hand in his coat to see how many exactly and then replied, " Nope, only six left. We'll have to start biting people soon, hehehe…Just the thought of warm blood makes my senses tingle." Alucard mused over the idea, which only made Wilhemina make a face of disgust as she was used to medical blood.
Alucard then got up, and looked up to see the moon starting to hide behind the clouds. Wilhemina looked at him and was reminded of when she was human, he used to look at the moon a lot, and it was a fascination of his. Wilhemina got up, and looked up at the moon as well, mimicking him.
"What do you see when you look up at the moon?" Wilhemina asked inquisitively.
Alucard stood there not saying anything for a moment, and then turned to see her with his dark red eyes hidden behind his black glasses.
"Hmm…" Alucard wondered, unsure of how to respond, and finally replied, "Well, it's a memory to me. We used to march, me and my troops, long ago under a full moon. One that would always be tainted with the blood of villagers or other warring groups. It was, a death march, marching to the beat of the heart. Ah, I remember the bodies that piled, whole masses of streaming blood forming rivers, and it didn't matter whose was who, it was what it was...blood." The thought seemed to flash in his eyes, Wilhemina had never seen him so invigorated by a mere memory.
"Well, we have to go now. You can stare at the moon another time, you only have eternity." Said Wilhemina informatively, and tugging on his coat. Alucard was reluctant, but new that he could see it again, and walked south with Wilhemina by his side.
Meanwhile, not to far away, Seras was having dreams again… Seras was in a field, and heard cries that raised the hairs on her neck. What…why do I always seem to dream these nights…Seras wondered; now getting accustom to these dream like state. She felt the wind on her face, and new that the cries were carried on it.
Something told Seras to turn around, and when she did, she saw her Master leaned up against a tree. Seras could smell blood, but couldn't see if he was hurt, and before she could, he disappeared. However, the smell did not. It was still there. She walked to where he had sat, and saw that there wasn't any blood there. Where could it be coming from then? She wondered as she continued to inspect the tree.
Seras became aware that someone was watching her, and turned around to see a face she did not recognize, a female face that was pale in complexion, but was wearing a black dress. Seras called out to her, but she disappeared just as soon as Seras reached her. Seras could still smell Alucard's blood and it was driving her crazy, until she looked at her own hands and saw that they had blood on them. Astonished by this site, she huddled on the ground, hugging her side. Then, the ground fell away, and Seras was falling. Until…
Seras awoke startled. The horse was nibbling at some grass by her head, and Seras was forced to sit up.
"What a nice thing to see in the morning…" Seras remarked sarcastically, but in actuality, she did like the horse. He had a fine black coat, and seemed to always help her out.
Seras remembered that D was around there somewhere, and all she had to do was turn her head and she saw him sitting there with his back up against the tree, apparently asleep still. She would have waked him up, but didn't feel a need to. She decided that he must have fallen asleep while keeping watch, as he always seems to be up when she is. Seras also became aware of a dull ache in her teeth, and realized that she had not had anything to drink in such a long time, and the thought alone seemed to turn in her stomach, and make it do summersaults. That was also the reason why Seras was not healed already, and she knew it, there was just nothing she could do about it. As it seemed that D did not eat either, but then again, he was a half and Seras did not know what half vampires ate, if they ate.
Seras could smell the little animals of the forest and wondered how hard it would be for her to capture one.
"I could always find you something, if you want?" D asked, somehow reading her mind, and already awake, which surprised Seras.
"How'd you know I was hungry?" Seras asked, wondering if somehow she now had a connection with this vampire hunter.
D's hat had been tilted over his face, and now he unstilted it revealing dark red eyes, but it was not D that her answer came from, but his hand.
"Well well well…baring your teeth and then wondering how to tell if are hungry. Oh no, not the obvious thing in the world at all, not in the slightest." The hand remarked sarcastically, and then continued. "So, D, are you thinking of actually eating something for a change, or are you going to continue going against what your real intensions are?" His hand spoke mockingly, knowing exactly how to annoy him when he wants to.
D growled at his hand and then got up, "I'll be back. I have to do a little chopping off of my hand."
"Ohh..was that supposed to be a joke, not a very good one was…" D clenched his hand before he could say another word. He downcast his eyes on Seras, half smiled, and was off.
Seras watched him leave, and felt the nuzzle of his black horse by her side. She rubbed his head, and scratched behind his ears. It was not hard to tell that he sensed something, she was just unsure of what it was.
"Well, if something comes here while he's gone... You'll protect me, won't you?" Seras asked, trying to calm him down as he was still shaking a bit.
In response, the horse thumped the ground with his hoof to show that he would, and moved his head up and down. The horse moved around her, and used his nuzzle to show which way they would be heading. Seras knew he was a smart horse, but to know directions without his master was just a plus.
Seras felt well rested, but did not know how well she was feeling and so she moved her arms. Nope, no pain there, they seemed to be healing nicely. Though, the spot where the wolves sank their teeth in still bothered her little as the wholes themselves had not healed. Seras then moved on to her legs, which ached dully, but she could feel that they were getting stronger, and could walk on them.
"Well, one out of two isn't bad. I just wonder how my head will feel when I do decide to get up…" Seras sighed and put her head back against the tree for support, and began to shut her eyes again.
Before very long, D returned with a rather large rabbit that he had found. It lay in his hand, not even scared of him, and actually seemed happy.
"I didn't know you were so good with animals, besides your horse." Seras remarked seeing that he had to have some soft part if he liked animals other then manual labor animals.
"Animals see the truth in everything that is. That is why cats are believed to look into the future." D walked over to her and handed her the rabbit gently and continued, "I don't mind animals when they don't mind me."
Seras looked at the rabbit almost feeling sorry for it, but she could feel the blood course through its veins, which only made her teeth ache more. Before she realized it, Seras had sunk her teeth into the nice warm fur of the brown bunny, and was sucking on it eagerly. She savored the blood in her mouth, even though she was not used to animal blood, anything would taste good right about then.
D looked away so she could eat, and went to his horse, tending him for more riding.
"You know you want some of that blood, D. Why resist?" Left hand spoke to him, knowing his thirst as he was attached to him. "I know it's not your morals, you're a hunter, you have none. Do you honestly care for her, then?" The hand gestured, looking from D to her.
D was just glade that they were on the other side of the horse who had walked two tees down. "I'm a hunter. That is my fate. I refuse to be ruled by it, I will live my fate as I deem." D said in a low growl to his hand.
"Alright, D, don't get crabby. You know I mean well for you, if you go ballistic where does that leave me? High and dry, and attached to you, that's where."
D clenched his hand, and it was quiet again. He finished rubbing down the horses' fur, and made sure that he was feeling ready to ride before walking back over to Seras, who had just finished with her rabbit.
"I hate having to do that. I feel like I'm still changing; now wanting blood. I guess you know how that is all to well, D." Seras said, lastly, and then attempted to get up. D would have helped, but she knew she had to do it on her own, and when she was finally up, her legs still ached, but were much better now and stronger. She felt like she could walk, maybe even run, but would not attempt it. That was too risky, and she still had places to go, and people to see.
Seras started to miss her father, whom she was searching for, and the castle, and even her Master. D snapped her out of it while he helped her to get up on the horse for travel.
"I do know how it is." D replied to her remark from before, and he looked up at her with darkened eyes. Then, he swung himself up without a hesitation, and patted the horse a knowledgably as well as taking the reins. D only had to pull the reins once and the horse was off, slow at first, and then picking up speed as he went through the forest.
After hours of riding, Seras felt something, and heard something. Seras quickly grabbed the reins out of D's hand, and pulled up on it to stop the horse.
"Why?" D asked surprised at the recent jerk.
"I don't know…I hear something, someone calling." Seras said, perking up her ears.
"I don't hear it." D said bluntly looking at her.
"You don't…it must be in my head then. Am I going crazy? I could swear that I heard him…"
"Heard who?" D asked, even though he had an idea of who it was.
"Master Alucard." Seras said point blank.
"He must be nearby then. Finally, I shall fulfill my job." D said with a flicker of malice in his eyes, one that Seras had never seen before.
Seras did not want D to kill her Master, and she did not want her Master to kill him, but she knew they would have to fight sometime. She just wished she had more time before hand.
Woah…long time since I've written. GOMESAI!!! I couldn't help it, I've had so much to do with school and stuff. BUT I PROMIS YOU… I WILL FINISH NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES. I will try and work on it more, but I don't know how much more because of SAT's and REGANCES…definitely over summer I will start to write at least a chapter a week. Anyways…next chapter, don't miss…ALUCARD VS D…O_O … ahah