A/N: Another chapter for everyone! A little shorter than the last, but I think the content is more interesting. Thanks as always to my readers and reviewers!!!

At one point, death takes us all,

But few decide when that is.

Seras screamed as she felt Anderson's blade sink into her stomach, the tip coming out through her back. Blood cascaded from the wound like a horrible waterfall, quickly covering the ground around her. The pain was unbelievable, a strangled gasp escaping her lips. As she slowly slid to the floor, her vision began to blur and her body felt like it was on fire. She ears barely registered the inhuman roars behind her, yelling her name. Seras felt herself being lifted up and then, darkness.

Alucard watched as Seras' body fell to the floor, impaled with the priest's blade. Suddenly, he felt a new emotion fill his being, one he hadn't felt in many years. Pure, unrestrained rage. His eyes turned a deeper crimson and his fangs grew to their full length. His normal attire transformed into what appeared to be a black straight jacket, and his hair grew to knee length. With a single thought, all light in the hallway was extinguished.

Anderson watched with horror as the monster in front of him changed from a bloodthirsty vampire to something more resembling a demon from hell. The air turned cold and shadows engulfed the light. His incantation scripts burst into flames. By the light of the burning paper he could see the monster push off from the wall.

The sudden surge of emotion had given Alucard the power to break the binding spell. The paper incantations were torn from the wall, along with most of the stone. Now free, he ran toward Seras' body and quickly scooped her into his arms. Vanishing into the night, the priest was left standing alone and confused.

Seras' Bedroom>

Alucard laid Seras carefully on her bed. As he looked at the blade in her stomach, his body slowly changed back to his usual form. The long knife had pierced both her liver and stomach, causing major internal bleeding. Slowly pulling out the priest's sword, he quickly wrapped a blanket around the hole. But the blood only soaked through the temporary bandage.

Meanwhile, the same two questions whirled around his mind. Why had she done that? What could she have been thinking? But he had more pressing matters right now.

He sat on the bed and urgently shook her shoulders, trying to bring her back to consciousness.

"Seras! Seras!! Wake up!!"

Is that Alucard? Why is he yelling? Why is it so hard to open my eyes?

Alucard watched as Seras' eyes slowly opened, relief washing over him. Lifting the blanket, he looked carefully at the wound in her stomach. She wouldn't last much longer, there was too much blood lost.

"Seras, you must listen to me carefully. You've lost too much blood. If you do not drink from me, you will die." He watched her eyes lighten up with understanding. This would be her decision. He would not force her to drink if she refused. "You must decide quickly!"

I have to drink his blood, become like him? Could I live with myself? But if I died, he would be sad, once again alone. And I don't want to die, not yet.

She made her decision.

"Do it" came the answer.

Alucard smiled, the first true smile Seras had seen him use. He lifted her head to reach her neck more easily.

As he bit into her neck, Seras wondered if it would hurt.

What came next was totally unexpected. She had never felt such ecstacy in her life. It was as if her whole body and soul were being engulfed in flames and, at the same time, lowered into an icy lake. She gripped the sheets as the sensations came flooding into her. Fire spread inside her, arousing Seras' body and soul with the need for more. Fluid hands stroked every inch of her skin, slipping in and out the curves of her body. The feelings caressed her body slowly, encompassing her entire being. Seras arched her back and moaned, savoring the moment that seemed to last for eternity. But her grip on the covers was growing weaker, as her life blood was slowly drained from her. She was having trouble keeping her eyes open and her body was becoming limp in Alucard's grasp.

All of a sudden, Seras's entire body went numb. Alucard pulled away from her throat and looked at her for a moment, as if to see if she was all right.

Seras' cheeks were flushed and her eyes had a glazed look to them. She was also breathing heavily, as if she had run a great distance. Alucard smirked, aware of the sensual pleasures his kiss brought to mortals. Removing one of his gloves with his teeth, he lifted the hand and drew a sharp fingernail across his neck, causing blood to spill down his shoulder.

Alucard raised Seras up to his bleeding neck. "Drink."

The taste of warm blood filled her mouth. She drank carefully at first, unused to the taste and feel of the liquid sliding down her throat. Slowly, Seras could feel the blood fill her body with a warmth foreign to her, while a new sensation filled her soul. She began to suck faster, taking in larger amounts of the life elixir. Because the more she drank, the more her body craved for it.

Not since his turning those many years ago had Alucard felt another drink from his blood. He'd forgotten the ecstacy of giving his life energy to another, so that they may live. The sensations of minds drawing ever closer, becoming nearly one, of the mingling of souls to create a new life, were almost intoxicating. But the moment of bliss had to end.

Slowly, Alucard pulled her away from his throat and laid her on the bed. A soft moan of protest came from Seras' lips but she was too weak to struggle. Leaning down, he began to lick the spots of blood from her face. Reaching her lips, he locked his own over them, enjoying the warmth of her body while it lasted. Hearing a surprised gasp from beneath him, he slowly broke the kiss. Pulling back, he watched the death of the young woman.

Seras felt her body growing colder. The warmth of Alucard's kiss and blood were quickly draining from her. She could hear her heart thumping slower and her breathing coming in fewer and fewer intervals. Until finally, it stopped. Darkness engulfed her.

Alucard watched with fascination as the half lidded eyes clouded over with mist, turning the sky blue color to one of blood red. Her teeth grew longer and pointed. The pale skin grew paler as death crept into her body. She was even more beautiful as a vampire.

Feeling weak from the blood transfer, he settled his back against one of the bed posts and waited for his child to awaken.