Chapter 37:
Seras opened her eyes lazily, but could not see, nor could she recall much of what happened and did not know where she was. Then, she remembered a carriage, and that guy from before; the one with the silver hair and piercing eyes. She shook her head back and forth to try and recall more, but failed in the attempt.
After some time, her eyes adjusted to the lighting of the room. She felt the soft material of bed covers in her hands, and knew the warmth she felt from a down comforter bed. She was surprised when stretching under the covers and rolling around that her wounds did not hurt at all. She looked up in her twirls and saw that she was in a four corner bed with dark drapery hanging off of the sides, and realized it must have been expensive. Looking more at the décor of the room she saw a fire place, and to the right a mahogany desk with selves and a chair. Besides for that, there was a nightstand with a single flower in it. She could barely see it, but when she got up to get a better look saw that it was a Queen of the Night tulip, or a black tulip. She also saw out of the corner of her eye that the window showed it was pitch black outside as well.
Black… just like the drapes…just like the flower…but didn't I fall asleep or something? Wouldn't it still be daylight? Seras thought to herself, and set the flower back down.
"You're right..it should still be light out by all calculations.." Seras turned around quickly knocking the flower in the vase over, but it did not break, the person who spoke was already beside her and caught the flower. Seras gasped, and saw that it was the same one from the carriage.
"How…" Seras started to question, but he put his hand up to stop her.
"You already know, but if you must ask. I'm not human, nor complete vampire, I'm…complicated." His eyes bore right into Seras and she had to turn her gaze around just not to look at him. He noticed this and amused himself with it, and then walked to the window and drew back more of the drapes. "As per the sun…this place is caste out in shadow, no amount of sunlight can penetrate the barrier put up by your father."
Seras gasped in amazement, and knew that it could not be so. The guy turned around, and walked back her way.
"Hmm….amusing…after all this, you would think one sired by the great Alucard would be able to see such things…hehe..I guess not." His eyes glare again, and then he turned to leave the room. He paused a moment half way to the door, "Oh..and he wants to see you, your father that is; in half an hour he ordered me to come back and retrieve you…be ready then.." With his final words he exited the room.
"This makes no sense... unless…" Seras pondered more, and flopped back onto the bed; she was surprised to find that she was still in her police girl outfit, but even more so when she saw that there were her size clothes in the desk draws.
Someone must have really been doing their homework…could it really be you, father…Seras questioned over and over as she changed into some of the clothes there. She was delighted to see that they were not bad clothes or incredibly fancy either, it was her usual red shirt with black pants and red arm length gloves. She used to wear that all the time and usually with a jean jacket, but, she could not find that. Instead, she found a long black trench coat type that seemed to go well with her red, and the sleeves on it were cut half way so that her red gloves were highlighted in the outfit.
Just as he said, the non-human beckoned her to follow him. He had changed outfit as well, she noticed; he was wearing a white trench coat with black pants and a greenish shirt. She followed him willingly for ten minuets down the stone corridors, and at the end there was a door that he opened. Being somewhat of a gentleman, he opened it for her first and followed immediately after. The room was well lit with candles in medieval style hangings and tapestries galore. There was also a table in the middle, not as big as would be thought of for the size of the room, but well enough to fit 6 people, though, there were only three of them if her father showed, which she hoped he did.
The non-human showed Seras to her seat and she sat suspiciously, and he sat across from her.
After five minuets of silence Seras was fed up, and said, "Okay..so..where is he, if he is coming?"
"Patience.." Is what the man replied in a deep and sinister tone of voice, but Seras was not going to stand for this. As she was deciding on getting up, she heard what sounded like church bells, and then a figure appeared out of the darkness to the right of the table. Seras then saw there was another room door back there, and explained his entrance.
Seras could not see him at first because of the darkness, but when he came closer, it was undeniable.
"Father?" Seras questioned as he came closer. Like her father would, he smiled lightly and went over to her. He was dressed in royal clothes, not like the police officer she remembered him to be.
"Seras.." He said, and when she stood up, he hugged her. Seras was in disbelief; as far as her knowledge, he was dead, but he looked alive and healthy. However, what she did not see was that when he glared at the non-human his eyes glowed red, and returned to normal as he took a better look at her.
"Father…how..I thought..I thought.." Seras could not even speak; it was too much for her to understand, but she felt something was weird.
"Shh…Sit, eat with me. I'll explain everything over dinner." He said proudly, and Seras obeyed.
A young girl with red long hair in a black dress entered, she brought some food on plates and sat them down on the table for them to pick and chose from. Drinks were next, and her father had brought some "red" wine.
Seras stared at her father when he took some food, but when he realized she was not eating, he put his food down and decided it was time to explain.
"Alright, you win little kitten. Ah..where should I begin?.. I guess the shooting. I did get shot, five times, all in various organs of my body, but, I was not ready to die. I heard a voice, and it offered me my life back, but I could never see the ones I love again..Family, friends…no one. The voice could not fix my organs, but they gave me new ones, better ones, mechanical. I was not the only one in the program, they said..another, a priest that worked for them. And because of them, I'm alive, though, I go by a different name now…but, that is of little matter..I'm still me." His words sounded exactly how Seras remembered her father sounding, though, with something different.
"Why now…if you weren't allowed to contact family.." Seras questioned.
"Seras..I couldn't keep away from you…I love you, especially after I heard what happened to the unit you were in, I worried about you. Then I heard you were in that Hellsing Organization, and they have a bad reputation for dealings of the weird kind. I had to get you out of there, you understand. And now that I have gotten myself better situated, it was the perfect time for it."
"Couldn't you have just come to see me? This journey, I almost died, again! Even blood seeking hounds came after me!" Seras said, feeling anger and surprise in her own words.
"Look..If I could have come, I would have. The barrier I have up, a part of the extra program, has to stay up or I would die. The machines they used in me hate the sun light, and will explode if I get a lot of it, and so the barrier is draining as it is. To try and maintain it while on the move would be my certain death. But..I am sorry, I never meant to abandon you, Seras..I can not make up for lost time..so..eat..we can talk about this later, you will need your strength." He said, and still Seras felt something off, but could not tell what.
"Alright, but, only if I can ask you everything you know about Hellsing Organization and what happened to you." Seras said, strangely aware of the fact that he could be lying.
"Fair enough…." He said, and they all began to eat.
After drinking and eating her fill, Seras was about to start questioning her father, but, at the end, her head fell foreword nearly missing the left overs and she was asleep.
"Hehe…yes..it is all set to plan now, is that good enough?" Seras's father asked the non-human.
"Hmm…we could do more, but..they will come for her, that is a guarantee..Lord Lucien." The non-human said deeply, and moved Seras body into a dungeon.
Mwh ah ha…finally back with another weird interesting chapter. Oh yea..OTAKON 2004!!!! Lots of Alucard's including myself, and a whole bunch of Seras. A Rip Van Winkle, and a few Walters, not many Sir Hellsings, and one under cover Schroedinger (cat boy). And a good amount of Anderson's to fight..hehe Til next chapter, the arrival of Alucard and D…don't miss the fun. hehe