Author's note: This is a story I wrote in response to a challenge for the LiveJournal community Fictionhaven. The challenge was to write a story where two close characters have a falling out and walk away from a long time friendship. The friendship is Alucard & Walter from the animeverse.

Disclaimer: I do not own Hellsing or its sexy characters.


Seras smiled remembering last night. It had started out so innocently but had ended with that kiss. If anyone would have asked her when she first arrived at Hellsing, Seras never would have believed them. No, she would have guessed it would have been her Master instead. But sadly, Alucard was not that nice to her. His treatment of his fledgling wasn't awful. He treated her okay for the most part. Well, except for the scolding, teasing, and ignoring that Seras had to endure. Alucard acted more like a disinterested, demanding, and insane father then a potential lover. Seras knew there was only one woman that her Master wanted – Integral. And it was perfectly okay with her. Since Seras had gotten to know what Alucard was really like, she didn't even want him that way anymore. Still, Seras never would have guessed that it would be Walter that she would kiss.

Seras had been spending more time with Walter but their relationship was strictly platonic. When things got slow around Hellsing, Seras enjoyed having someone to talk to. Integral was nice but getting to know her had proved somewhat difficult. Walter on the other hand had been very receptive to a friendship. They didn't do much - being a vampire limited ones choices. Sometimes they did go for walks or they would talk when Walter brought Seras her "meal" of donated blood. Lately though, Seras had been helping Walter with his garden.

One night they had come upon his garden during one of their walks. When she was a little girl, Seras used to help her mother with their vegetable garden. One of Seras' regrets was never learning how to take care of the garden herself. She had spent many nights in the orphanage feeling guilty about letting her mum's garden die. And Walter was thrilled that he had someone to teach about his passion – growing vegetables.

There had been a full moon that night. Seras wondered if the moon was the reason she felt so silly. They had both kidded around with each other quite a bit but it was Seras that started with the dirt. Seras and Walter had been digging up the soil making space for some new seeds. All had gone well until Seras hit something hard with her shovel. Damn rock, I'll get you out of my garden. She had used so much force that rock did come out, along with a large amount of dirt.

"Walter! Watch out!" Seras yelled. The rock had nearly hit him in the head. Luckily, the butler ducked when he heard her warning. Unfortunately, he could not escape getting hurt by the soil. Seras had to cover her mouth to hide her smile. Walter just looked too cute with dirt on his head and face. She started to walk over to him. "I am so sorry, Walter. It's not my fault. Bloody rock."

Walter saw the smile on her face. "This, Miss Victoria, is nothing to smile about. I now have dirt in my hair and on my face." Even though he was not happy about the soil on his head, he could not help but grin at her.

Seras stood on her tip toes to see the dirty on his hair. She took off her glove and used it to get some of the dirt off of his hair. Seras didn't know that by doing this she had put her chest inches away from Walter's eyes. "There, that's better."

"Yes, I suppose so. What about the rest of it, Miss Victoria?"

Seras looked at him and there was dirt on his face and chest. "Umm, let me see." She couldn't use the glove any longer, it was covered in dirt itself. She used her hand to dust off his shirt. When she arrived at his face – that was when everything changed between them. "You have quite a bit of dirt on your face."

"I am quite aware of that, Miss Victoria." Walter replied.

"Umm, okay. Would you like me to remove that as well?" Seras asked.

"Well, you did put it there, Miss Victoria." Walter answered.

Seras touched his face softly with her cool hands. She wondered if it was the temperature that made Walter shudder. Seras pulled her hand away – sometimes she hated being a vampire. "I'm sorry, my hands are cold and my gloves are dirty. I'm not sure what---"

Walter grabbed her hand and placed it back on his face. "It is quite all right, Miss Victoria. I quite like the way your hand feels."

Seras grinned and gently caressed his face while she dusted off the soil. She could tell by the look in his eyes that her actions were giving Walter pleasure. Seras put her other hand on the left side of his face even though there was not a spec of dirt on it. For a few seconds neither one of them said a word – they just gazed into each others eyes. Surprising even herself, it was Seras who had initiated the kiss. She pulled him towards her and kissed him softly on the lips. She loved the way he tasted – like a fine cup of English tea.

Walter pulled her closer to his body. He had wanted this from the moment she had arrived at Hellsing. Not just because she was a beautiful young woman. Seras Victoria had a beautiful soul as well and he had wanted all of her. The feeling of her chest against his was almost too much for the man. Walter pulled away just a little. He did not want her to feel his arousal. She surely would think that he was a dirty old man. He sighed as she slipped her tongue into his mouth and explored every inch of it.

They were so wrapped up in the moment, in each other that they never heard or even felt Alucard's presence until he appeared in back of them.

"Surely, Angel of Death, you have better romantic prospects then my fledgling." Alucard taunted the couple.

Seras pulled away, embarrassed both by what she was doing and Alucard's comment.

"Good evening, Lord Alucard. Not that it's any of your business, but I will make my own choices at romantic partners. Since when have you cared about my love life?"

"Since it involved my fledgling, Walter." Alucard stated. He seemed to consider whether or not he truly cared. "Well not really, it just surprised me." Alucard glared at Seras.

"Did you need something, Master?" Seras asked.

"Yes, Police Girl, I did. Or rather my Master does. You are to come with me now for a meeting with my Master. She has a mission for us. In the future, you tell me where you are going if you leave the manor, understood?"

Seras nodded. She turned to Walter and smiled at him. "Thank you, Walter for --- everything. I'll see you…later."

Walter squeezed her hand when she left and wondered how in the bloody hell he could be so lucky. Still, he had an uneasy feeling in his stomach. Walter did not like the way Alucard had treated Seras Victoria. She didn't deserve to be mistreated at all but how could he say anything to the all powerful Nosferatu? Walter wanted to treat her like his princess. Still the feeling would not go away as he watched Seras return to the mansion with her Master.