The Lusts of Broken Minds

AN: The title on the 1st chapter should be Chapter 1: The Lecture...sorry. And yeah...Rate and review please.And I call it Helssing House, not sure if that is what it really is, but oh well.

Disclaimer: I do not own Hellsing...this goes for all chapters before and after this chapter.

Chapter 2: The Punishment

Seras' foot steps echoed in the empty basement of Hellsing House. Her head was still aching as she opened her door and stepped into her room. She frowned at the bucket that sat on the table in the middle of her room. She picked up the blood packet that lay in the ice and looked at it, her temples throbbing even harder.

With a sigh, she set the packet back in the pail and ran a hand through her short blond hair. She flopped down on her coffin bed and looked around her room. Stone walls, no windows. A desk lay at the side of her room and a dresser in the corner closest to her bed. A door led to her plain, small bathroom. She wished that she was back in her apartment. She had gotten used to her new room after the first few months of staying there after she had become a vampire, but she still missed her old room and her comfortable bed.

Seras laid down, crossing her legs at the ankle. She tugged lightly at the short blue skirt of her Hellsing uniform, thinking that it was far too short. I personally like that uniform Police Girl. Seras sat bolt upright as she heard her master's voice in her head. Her crimson eyes searched the room trying to find him if he was already there. "Master?"

She heard his dark laughter before she saw him phase through the wall across from her bed. Once he was fully through the said wall, his arms folded across his broad chest. He lowered his head, his sunglasses falling down the bridge of his nose, his shaggy black hair swishing lightly at his shoulders, and his own red eyes peircing into Seras'. Under her master's scrutinizing gaze she blushed and shufted a bit uncomfortably.

Seras stood then, once gain adjusting her skirt, as well as the Hellsing shirt that fit very snuggly against her large breasts. Her eyes gave Alucard the once over before she spoke. "Is there anything you need Master?"

Alucard chuckled at the question and slowly began to walk towards his fledgling, grabbing the packet of blood out of the ice as he walked. He grabbed Seras' hand and placed the blood packet into her hand.

"Drink."

"But I don't want to drink it." She looked up at her master with pleading in her eyes. She wanted to retain her humanity. She didn't wnat to be seen as a monster. But you are a monster. The words shimmered in her mind, it was the truth now.

"I told you to drink Police Girl, and that is an order. You will obey me." His voice was pure authority, but there was no mental psh to it. He wanted to see if she would drink, he wanted to see if she would disobey him. He watched as she looked to the blood in her hand and then look back at him. "I can't do it Master, I don't want to."

"So be it. But now you will be punished." His voice was cold and low as he began to walk towards her. She couldn't move, as if she was glued to the spot. She expected him to force feed her, or make her train as punishment. She was so surprised that she couldn't even make a sound as she felt the hard impact of her master's gloved hand against the side of her face.

Her face was to the side, strands of her hair falling over her eyes, the soft locks brushing against where he had slapped her. Her eyes closed slowly and she choked back a sob, trying to hold back her tears that were threatening to fall from her eyes. The blood packet had fallen to the floor the moment she was hit, and it was now seeping onto the stone floor. But her senses were oblivious to anything but the sting of her cheek and the knowledge that her master could see the tears falling to the floor.

"Look at me."

She didn't want to turn her head. Seras knew that Alucard thought that she was weak, and her tears would only further that thought. But she felt his hand grip her chin, lightly moving her face so that their eyes met. The grin was gone, his mouth a hard line. Her traced over the red mark on her cheek and brushed away one of her tears.

"I don't enjoy hurting you Police Girl, but you force me to. I am your master," His hand went to her shoulder, the other to her stomach.Her gently guided her to the wall and pushed her against it, pinning her, his eyes still trained on hers. "you will obey me. My fledglings are NOT weak."

"I want to be stronger Master, but I don't know how to." Her eyes lowered, she was ashamed of her weakness. Ashamed that she could not gain her master's respect.

"I wouldn't have turned you if you were truly weak. You just have to unlock it." Alucard leaning into her, pressing his body against hers. She could feel his cool breath on her ear. "Your time will come Seras."

He backed away then, his usual grin in place. Seras was shocked by the close proximity they were at, and even more shocked that he had used her real name. She watched silently as her phased through the floor, and she leaned against the wall. Her hand was brought to her still stinging cheek, feeling the warmth emanating from her skin. "I can't believe he hit me.

Alucard phased quickly to his own room in the basement, his grin quickly disappearing. His hat and sun glasses were placed on the tabletop and his coat thrown onto his coffinbed. He sat down at one of the chairs located by the table and leaned on the back legs, propping his boot adorned feet on the tabletop to keep balance. He sighed as a knock was heard on his door.

"Come in Walter."

The old retainer opened the large door and walked into the room, immediatly feeling the tension of his old friend. He set the bucket that he had on the tabletop and looked to the vampire. "Is there something bothering you Alucard?"

"It's Police Girl."

Oh yes, I heard about what happened on the last mission."

Alucard sat up in his chair and reached an arm across the table, grabbing the packet of blood and tearing the top off with ease. He downed the contents and threw the empty bag on the tabletop. "If something wasn't impairing her judgement, I would be thrilled, but somehting isn't right with how she is acting. She is more defiant now."

"I thought that you would be more thrilled about it. I too have noticed a slight change in Miss Victoria's attitude. She has been complaining of headaches lately." Walter personally liked the non-vampiric side of Seras.

"I would have to agree that something isn't quite right here."