(Sipping some Moutain Dew) Hello, all! nn Thanks for the reviews. o.o I'm happy that I actually updated two chapters in one week...But onto pressing matters.

I want to thank you all for staying with the story this long. This may not be my longest story, but this is the story that I've put a lot of time and thought into. I just want to say thanks.

This chapter is dedicated to Itaki-sama and Mizu-chan and Jimmy-kun. o.O Because you guys talk to me outside of here and convince me to move my bottom. (hugs)

By the way, the magazine I got the shirts from will be put into my profile if anyone would like it. I will also post O-zone for those who would like to hear it.

o.o And if there are any mistakes in this, blame my Beta Reader Itaki! (Who is VERY strict..)

Disclaimer: I only own Harley. Period. Nyah.

This chapter was fueled by the gorgeous melodies of Chrono Cross.

"Harley? What exactly are you doing?" Walter asked the teenager the next morning. She was up early again, which made him suspicious. But she seemed extremely intent as she stared at a can of shaving cream, which was sitting on the kitchen counter. She blinked a few times, narrowing her eyes at it.

"I was thinking about something Jimmy once told me," She replied. "Something about shaving cream...What was it..? I know it had something to do with a can opener..."

"I haven't the foggiest idea," The butler said, starting to make some tea and coffee. "Which would you prefer?"

"I'll have a coke," She said, waving her hand. "And could you hand me the can opener? Not the electric, the handheld." He did so with a curious look.

"I hope you haven't done anything to Alucard," He warned, and Harley smiled and shook her head. "Good...I don't think either of you can handle another run in." To emphasize this statement, he pointed to the various bandaids on her arms. "You can only handle so much."

Harley shook the can and cracked her knuckles, looking at the can opener. "Tch. If he wanted to hurt me badly, he would have done so by now," She muttered. "And now I'm bored. He can't take a joke..."

"You dyed his hair pink. Again."

"For the record, I streaked it, and I was trying to get him into the spirit."

"Of what?"

"Valentine's Day!" She said, grinning as she put the can opener on the can.

"Harley? Is that really such a good idea?" Walter asked, looking at her uncertainly.

"Aw, come on! What's the worst that could happen?" She laughed and twisted the can opener.

What both Walter and Harley failed to notice was the warning on the can that said "Contents under pressure. Do not puncture or incinerate." And because they also didn't like science that much, they didn't realize that the air trapped inside the can had to go somewhere. Plus, Harley said those famous last words.

As soon as the can opener started cutting, the top exploded off, and we mean exploded. The entire kitchen was suddenly white and foamy. And Harley and Walter got the worst of it. The front half of their bodies was covered with the shaving cream from head to toe. Harley spit it out of her mouth while Walter took off his monocle.

"Harley?" He said in an extremely calm voice that creeped the teenager out. She sweatdropped.

"Y-Yeah?"

"Excuse my language, but that has got to be the most dumb-assed thing you have ever done."

"I agree, Walter."

Walter promptly hit her on the head just as Alucard would have done, but Harley didn't try to attack the old butler. Both tried to clean themselves off, but not before some soldiers came in, slid on the floor, and slammed into the oven. And while this was hilarious, it happened many more times before anyone could warn anyone else. And it woke Integra up.

Now, while Harley was asleep last night, Integra and Seras had to deal with Alucard. It seemed that Harley's blood made Alucard extremely hyper and childish. He actually went up to the roof and hurled vegetables at the troops as they trained. This, of course, royally pissed Integra off, and she had to spend the entire night calming him down. Seras tried to help, but it was hard to control your Master. Especially when he somehow convinced her to help him in the "safe and harmless fun".

And it was fun; Until Integra shot Alucard repeatedly. The Police Girl than stayed in her room, smiling and feeling better in spite of herself. Alucard, on the other hand, got the reprimanding of his undead life. Harley was now not allowed to give any more blood to Alucard. He wasn't allowed near vegetables.

So when Integra woke up, it took every ounce of her willpower not to shoot someone. Harley and Walter managed to curb her wrath by cleaning up the kitchen and patching up everyone who had slipped in the shaving cream.

Walter and Harley had been up at eight; It took them until noon to get finished. "I hate shaving cream," The teen growled when they were all finished. Walter was drinking tea while she was chugging down coke like there was no tomorrow. "Dude, that completely sucked! Why don't they put warnings on those things!"

"Apparently, they didn't believe that some curious teenager would attempt to open it with a can opener," Walter replied, chuckling as she glared at him.

"Alright. Alright! I know what I did! But at least there was some excitement around here...There's nothing for me to do."

"You could so some studying," He suggested. Harley cringed at the thought of Geometry and history. The only learning she was interested in was the supernatural and becoming a better weapon smith, like her father. And ways to annoy Alucard. And how to bring he and Seras together.

She sighed and shook her head. "No way. Not happening," She growled, crossing her arms. Walter also sighed, then got an idea.

"Why don't you go and explore the mansion grounds?" She blinked, looking at him. "Some fresh air will do you some good. So will the exercise." It would also kill off all that pent up energy Harley had. She thought about it for a moment and nodded, smiling.

"Sure. Why not? Who knows? Maybe I'll find something interesting." She ran off, leaving Walter alone, who sighed at the silence that came when she left. He enjoyed Harley, but sometimes silence was a blessing.

Harley ran around outside for a while, enjoying the sun before she got bored. And when the teen did, she decided that she would rather explore the woods than watch some troops train. It seemed that's what they were always doing. They never did anything different, so she deemed them unworthy of her watching. It may seem unfair, but she came from a world where everything was prim and proper and constant. Now was her chance to get dirty, and she was going to take it.

She turned a cartwheel, happily walking along the edge of the woods, getting her bearings. A slight movement in the forest caught her eye, and she blinked. "Hm?" She took a cautious step forward, as the leaves started rustling. She stared with wide eyes and suddenly smiled.

"Oh, Alucard!" She said in a sing-song voice and smiled at the dark shape in the leaves. "Now, you stay there, ok? I'll be right back!"

"This better be good.." Alucard growled, following a happy Harley up the stairs of the basement. It wasn't too early for him to be up, since it was around four, but it was still early. And he hadn't hurt Harley, but he was pretty mad for being woken up. And she wouldn't even tell him why. He was tempted to read her mind, but her thoughts were always so jumbled, he didn't want to have to sort through them.

"It is, I swear!" She insisted, tugging on his arms. He winced when they went outside, grumbling obscenties under his breath. "Come on, if you don't like it, then I'll leave you alone for the rest of the time I'm here."

He raised an eyebrow. "Cross my heart," She swore, looking at him seriously. "But then you gotta promise that you'll give what I'm going at a chance."

"Will you let go of my arm?"

"Yeah."

"Then deal." They shook hands and walked towards the woods. Alucard blinked slightly, yawning as Harley stopped at the edge of the woods and got on her knees. "What are you doing?"

"Sh!" She scolded, glaring at him and back to the trees. "Hey, come on out!" Silence. "Aw, please still be there...Don't mind the big guy, he's just for show!" Alucard was sure that Harley had lost any sanity she had left when the leaves starting rustling. He blinked, staring while the teenager grinned triumphantly.

"...You wanted to show me this?"

She nodded.

"You woke me up...to show me this?"

More vigorous nods.

Alucard glared at her before breaking out into a toothy grin. "Harley...Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

She grinned back. "As scary as that may be...I think I am."

"Ok, Harley. I'll give this one to you. You did good," Alucard said an hour later, smiling at the teenager, who practicallly glowed. Praise from Alucard was rare, and she loved it when he threw some her way.

"I think so!" She agreed, smiling at the tiny ball of fluff on her bed. "Wow, she looks so much better with all that grass an' stuff outta her fur...She's so cute!" The tiny ball of fluff was a black kitten with a white spot on her ears and a white paw. She watched Alucard and Harley with large hazel eyes and mewed softly.

Harley was beside herself. "She's just so adorable!" She cried, resisting to urge to hug the tiny kitten to death. "I almost can't stand that much cuteness!"

"...Dogs are better," Alucard muttered, and Harley hugged him.

"You're cute, too! Just not AS cute!" He glared at her and shrugged.

"Alright, we saved a kitten from starvation. Now what?"

"Easy," She said, winking. "We give her to Seras. But...We can't give it to her directly."

"Why not?"

"Because! If you just give the kitten to her, it's not as roman-" She stopped suddenly, biting her tongue while he narrowed his crimson eyes. "It doesn't have as much impact."

Nice save, Harley, really smooth..

What are you up to, shrimp?

Stay out of my head, vampire!

They both glared at each other and then just shrugged. "...And I am NOT a shrimp!"

"Whatever...So, tell me what you have in mind." Harley grinned at this, whispering in his ear. The vampire blinked and looked at her when she was through. "Are you sure this will work?"

"Just trust me on this. And wear your trenchcoat."

Seras yawned and stretched as she climbed out of her coffin. She actually had a decent sleep for once, falling asleep around the time that Harley's can of shaving cream was exploding. The blonde eyed her door, half expecting either Alucard or Harley to pop out. But neither came. She just shrugged, stretching more and walking out, looking both ways in the hallway. Again, neither of them showed up.

"...That's suspicious..." She muttered, walking up the stairs. Walter was dusting the banister of the stairs and greeted her warmly.

"Good evening, Miss Victoria. Have a nice night?" He asked, smiling. She returned it, smiling.

"Yeah..I did for once...But where's Master and Harley?"

"Alucard has been up since this afternoon." Seras blinked. This was new; Alucard rarely got up before the sun went down and certainly not in the afternoon.

"..MayI ask why?"

"I'm actually not sure myself. Harley came running in and then they both went running back outside. I think they're up in her room right now. " He chuckled softly. "At least they aren't at each others' throats.."

Seras nodded. "Thanks, Walter!" She called, running up the stairs and towards Harley's room. She heard some voices and stopped, listening.

"OW! HEY, IT BIT ME!" She heard Alucard yelp angrily.

"Oh, shut up, you baby!" Harley snapped, her voice annoyed. "You're a vampire; Act like one!"

"Save it, you little..."

"Sit still!"

By now, Seras was extremely curious as to what they were up to. She walked up to the door and knocked, giggling very softly as she heard Harley yelp and a loud thud. "Harley? Master? Are you guys in here?"

"DON'T COME IN!" The vampire and teen shouted in unison, making the blonde blink. There was some scuffling and Harley opened the door, her hair in front of her eyes.

"Y-Yeah, Seras?" She asked, pushing the hair out of her eyes and smiling nervously. "What's up?"

"I was just wondering where you and Master were..." She looked into the room. "What were you two doing?"

"J-Just playing DDR! Right, Alucard?"

"Stupid damn game..." Seras heard Alucard mutter and laughed a little.

"Hey, we're almost done, be back in a few minutes!" Harley then closed the door, leaving Seras wondering what was really going on. She couldn't see her Master playing a game like that without killing someone or something. She started walking away when the teenager bolted out, grabbing Seras' arm as she passed.

"Hey! What's-?" She started but she never finished as a chair was hurled out of the room. She stared with wide eyes as Alucard stomped out, his red eyes glowing angrily. "...Master?"

He bonked Harley on the head, who meeped and flinched. "I. AM. NEVER. PLAYING THAT STUPID GAME AGAIN!" He growled at her, hitting her a second time. The poor girl had two large lumps on her head and would have had another if Seras hadn't intervened.

"Master! There's no reason to hit Harley!"

"How about her winning?"

"No, Master! Don't take it out on her!" She pointed downward to the lower floor. "You already took it out on the chair..." Alucard sulked, crossing his arms and muttering in german.

"Fine. I won't hit her again. Right now." He disappeared before she could reply, leaving the two females alone.

"Are you ok?" She asked Harley, who was mentally screaming at Alucard about the difference between acting and not acting. She was rubbing the bumps on her head furiously.

"Stupid vampire..." She muttered, one of her eyes twitching. "You are so gonna have a lobster in your coffin..." She smiled a little at Seras. "Sorry about that...Have a good sleep?" Seras nodded. "Drink your blood?" A hesitant nod. "Ha! I knew it! See? It helps knowing whose blood you're drinking, right?"

"Yeah...Though it made Master act very...strange..." She thought of Alucard throwing all those vegetables and laughed aloud. "...Thanks. You didn't have to do that."

Harley just waved her hand. "Bleh. Forget about it. I'll take those smiles as payment," She said, starting to walk downstairs. "Bet you're hungry now...I know I am. Tell you what, I'm gonna grab something and bring ya down your blood. You go down ta ya room. We can talk girl and stuff. Deal?"

Seras couldn't think of Harley being anything other than a tomboy, but she was glad she would at least have someone to talk to that wouldn't mess with her or ignore her. "Alright. Deal." They shook hands, going their seperate ways. When Harley couldn't see the blonde anymore, she grinned, giggling softly.

Alright, Alucard. She thought, walking to the kitchen, whistling. She's coming down. Is the ball of fluff with you?

Of course it is. What do you think I am, stupid?

Maybe... She recieved the mental equivalent of a kick and winced. You're so touchy...Sheesh... Just do what I told you to, alright?

Alright, already! Damn it, you're so damn annoying..

Oh, shut up, Lover Boy, and just do what I said!

She put up her mental shield before he could reply, thankful that Integra taught her how to block out Alucard's prying. Though she was pretty sure she was in for a thrashing for her last comment. The teen had let that slip, but that's what she was after, right?

"Damn, I'm evil..." She muttered, opening the fridge and pulling out a coke.

Seras trotted down the basement stairs and blinked when she saw Alucard leaning againist the wall very casually. "Master," She said, in case his temper was still flaring. She didn't feel any anger from him, but it was better safe than sorry.

"Police Girl," He replied, putting on his usual grin. "It seems you had a good sleep. About time." She nodded, feeling a little awkward. She averted her eyes, putting her hands behind her back. "What's your rush, Police Girl? That kid isn't going to be back until she's successfully depleted all sources of caffeine and sugar."

Seras laughed and nodded. "You're probably right." She started walking to her room when she heard something very strange.

"Meow."

She stopped, blinking and looked over her shoulder to Alucard, who was suddenly very interested in his gloves. "...Master? Did you hear that?"

"Hear what, Police Girl?"

"Meow..."

Seras sweatdropped slightly. "That, Master..." Alucard blinked himself, then smiled. This smile was less insane but was still a source of worry.

"Oh, Police Girl, there's nothing to worry about!" He reassured, rooting around his coat and pulling out the small kitten. Seras stared it, wondering why Alucard would be carrying around a cat. He suddenly handed it to her, patting her on the head and smiling happily.

"A kitten for the kitten," He said and started walking away, leaving Seras to wonder if Alucard had really lost his mind. She watched him leave, the kitten squirming in her arms when she suddenly started blushing. She just realized that Alucard had just given her a gift, one that actually was sweet and fluffy.

She ran to her room before she could pursue any more thoughts on Alucard and his strange behavior.

Alucard found Harley in the kitchen happily licking an ice cream cone. He didn't know where exactly she got the cone or the ice cream, but he decided that maybe it was best not to ask. Their blood was cooling in the buckets on the counter. She smiled when she saw the vampire. "How'd it go? Did it work?"

Alucard shrugged, grabbing his blood bag. "I think she liked the cat," He answered vaguely, noting with smugness how Harley squirmed at the lack of details. She frowned.

"And?"

"And what?"

"...You won't tell me, will you?"

"Not unless you beg."

She glared at him. "How is it that even when you do something decent you still manage to tick someone off? And this someone is usually me?" She growled, licking more of the ice cream. It was coffee flavored; Walter had a soft spot for it. Alucard only smirked.

"What can I say? She liked it. What else is there to tell?"

"Meanie...HEY!" She shouted as Alucard took her ice cream cone from her. "GIVE THAT BACK!"

The vampire ignored her, grinning and licking it. Harley nearly went into convulsions. "AUGH! YOU CONTAMINATED IT! IT HAS VAMPIRE GERMS ALL OVER IT! IT'S TAINTED! YOU KILLED IT! YOU ICE CREAM MURDERER!"

"Oh, boo-hoo, it's just ice cream..." He replied, laughing and dodging her angry punches and kicks. "You can always make another!"

"I WANT IT BACK!"

"What's the word I'm looking for? Hmmm...How about no?"

Harley's eyes flared and she snatched his blood pack. The vampire blinked and stared at her with wide eyes as she stabbed a straw into it. "So you wanna steal my ice cream?" She snarled, grinning at him furiously. "Then I'm gonna steal your blood!" And with that, she started sucking it up through the straw.

This made Alucard mad, so he started eating the cone. In a few short minutes, the cone and the blood was gone, leaving a very sick vampire and teenager. They glared at each other before turning a little green. "...Ugh...I don't feel so good..." Harley muttered, holding her stomach. "How can you drink that stuff?"

"Uhh...How can you humans eat that ice cream...It's horrible..." he muttered back, feeling extremely sick. He also held his stomach, clamping a hand over his mouth.

Walter walked in just as Harley and Alucard ran out. He blinked and sweatdropped as he heard gags and moans. It seemed that humans systems weren't designed to drink blood for nutrients, and vampire systems couldn't handle human food.

So, what shall we name the new kitty? Mince? o.o I have no idea; Send me some ideas! Anyways, read and review. I'm about to break 100! XD! I am such a review horder...

Adios!