Of Blood and Boxes ch.11 Of Bedtimes. Joe Casto

Disclaimer: I do not own hellsing. I don't. Really..yeah.

Seras pulled into the dark Hellsing driveway, hauling ass as fast as she could while trying not to go practically comatose from leaning into Alucard's warm, soft, smooth body. She thought to herself about how this is the best ride she's ever taken ever, and slid even further back into her seat than she already was, if that was physically possible. She ground her lower back into Alucard's pelvis, hauling a hard left into her garage.

Alucard held Seras closer, hugging her to his body and leaning right so she could easily make the turn onto the Hellsing premises. He thought briefly to himself about how this was his first ride on a motorcycle, and that he should ride more often with Seras.

He then Considered the context of ride.perhaps he should not ride in the automubole sense, but Seras should ride in the sexual sense.He grinned at his witty pun and stole a glance at Seras as she threw her leg over the seat.

He dismounted the bike with ease and held Seras' things for her as she took her belongings from the bike. She Shut the box under her seat, and then, as an afterthought, opened it again and took out a sawed-off shotgun and holster.

She kneeled beside the bike, almost totally absolved in what she was doing. She Fastened the holster to her bike, right in front of where her leg would go if she were riding it. She Stood up, dusted herself off, and turned to her date.

Alucard smiled patiently and tucked her stuff under his right arm, so that he could better offer Seras his elbow.

She took it and grinned like a schoolgirl. She didn't like to ever think of herself as a giddy person, but she did admit that she loved it when Alucard, who she'd thought of as so macho before, did something so polite as to offer her his arm. She took it without qualms and hugged it tight to herself leaning her head in his shoulder.

They walked back to the Mansion without incident. Alucard didn't even drop any of Seras' stuff, which is always good. It was as if the night had been a dream..all except the gunfight and car chase. The only thing left was basically to get to their respective rooms.assuming that was where they were going.

Alucard opened the door for Seras, and continued opening doors for her all the way to their hallway. He thought rather heavily about what he was going to do once they got to his room. He walked instinctively past Seras's room, and went straight to his door, waving his hand over the beaten, old, handsome oak surface and pushing with his index and middle finger.

The door slid open. It wasn't so much violent as a smooth, balanced motion. It was also surprising that it did this almost of its own accord. Alucard took a whiff of the air inside and sensed something. He pulled out his gun with his left hand and busted into the room.

The various candles that lit the room lit automatically and Alucard heard a scratching noise in the corner of the room. He twisted his head slightly and looked at the noise. Seras' dog, Locke bounded across the room, causing a small ticking noise with his feet.

Seras' dog was more than just a dog. It was more like a small horse. It was a three year old, healthy, male German Sheperd. It was also about four feet tall at it's flank. He was a specially-trained attack dog, which responded to both German and English commands. Though, It was pricey, she supposed that she had a good while to compensate the funds for it. Anywats, Most of the people she fought were Vampires, so he was more of a pet than anything.

Alucard cast a disdainful glance at the damned mutt. Here he was, hoping to make a cup of his absolutely fabulous coffee, and the dog interrupts everything. He thought back to when he was playing with Seras' dog and smiled. Perhaps it wasn't so bad after all.

Then again, Alucard's "playing" was a vital training exercise for the dog. He would teleport to a point, and when the dog approached, he'd teleport to another location. This taught the god to attack multiple targets, and he was getting rather adept at it.

However, it would be a terrible thing to teach the dog to just attack alucard, so, before every training session, Alucard would summon his dog. Though, it was more of a manifestation of his familiar. He did so love dogs after all. He would have his Familiar tell Seras' dog, in dog, that this was a training exercise, and what to do in it. Though Seras didn't believe in this far-fetched training, Alucard had, indeed, spoken to Seras' dog. It had a bit of an ego, but was unwaveringly loyal, curious, and intelligent.

Alucard looked at the dog again and kneeled down so he could pet it easily. He sat Seras' stuff carefully down on the floor and stroked the well- groomed hair of the dog.

Seras smiled at the oddly cute sight and looked around like she had earlier. awww.a boy and his dog. "How cute." She said. She looked once more around the room. It most certainly didn't look like the lair of some terrible monster.

The most noticeable thing about the room was that all of it's walls, including the ceiling and floor was black marble. She suddenly wanted to lay down on the cold-hard floor and just lay there. She loved the cold, She was one of the few people in the castle who didn't have a fireplace that was always lit.

She glanced through the open doorway on the right wall of the room. It, apparently, led to heaven.

Seras stepped the threshold into the room and stared in awe. This room held Alucard's bed and bathroom. His bed, if that's what you'd dare to call it, was a twelve by twelve fool octagonal frame with red silk sheets and a down mattress and pillows. Her head swam with the thought of what all could happen between her and Alucard in that bed. She tore her eyes away from it's silken folds and glanced around the room. It had much the same good- looking guns and such around the walls, all in frames, all regularly spaced.

Alucard noticed that Seras was making her way to his bedroom and contemplated the circumstances. Oh my.perhaps this evening could turn out better than I thought.. He stood and walked away from Locke, who was on his back, his leg twitching, and went to kitchen-type setup in the corned of his main room. He began the process of making his perfect coffee.

Seras Stepped into his bathroom, and grinned naughtily. It was not only a shower, like she had, but it had an enormous bathtub as well. It was the usual black marble motif, and was inset into the floor. It was about the size of a Jacuzzi and looked like it had a bunch of blowers and such. The wall nearest to the bathtub was filled with a plethora of salts, lotions, soaps, shampoos, and conditioners.

She thought about asking Alucard if she could borrow his bathroom for a few days. My goodness, I could spend weeks in here. Especially if I had a little company.. She grinned once again at the thought, and took a moment to examine what could only be a message table, on the other side of the room, beside his huge shower. There were several dozen bottles of lotions and oils on a small rotating rack beside the table.

Alucard smiled at her thought "Seras, you can feel free to.employ my facilities whenever you wish, and, if you do want company, you need but ask." He said mentally to her. He stepped through the wall of the kitchen area and ended up standing right behind her.

Seras gasped at Alucard's message to her, which had taken her completely by surprise. She sighed when he placed his hand on her hip and handed her a coffee. She took a small sip of the coffee, leaning into Alucard as she did so. He was like a huge, muscular, soft wall behind her. She smiled. That had to have been the best Coffee she'd ever had.

Uhm.author's note! How do youn guys like this chapter? I know I didn't do a lot, but this was more of a Character development chapter.and a dialogue chapter. I haven't used too much thus far. I hope you like it. And another thing... like.no one has reviewed at all for the last three chapters...this is frustrating. Very frustrating. Please, please, please review! I need them! Ciao Joe.