Me- I do realize the first chapter was VERY short… But, I had only a little time to write it and was kind of out of it…

Seras- You damn well know it was too short! What the bloody hell is wrong with you?

Me- I… I'm sorry! PLEASE DON'T HURT ME!

Me- That's it! In chapter 3 you start smoking or have bigger boobs or something. I'LL THINK OF SOMETHING! YOU'LL BE SORRY!

Oh well, I still own nothing and will still cry if sued.

Chapter 2

Tricks of the Trade

Seras took in her surroundings, realizing this was not what the outside of the mansion looked like as of the norm. The trees seemed to hang limply and dead, yet had a glint of life that was not alive at all. The sky had darkened to a pure black, without stars or clouds, and a blood red moon hung ominously above her head. The land was teeming with darkness. "Is this Master's power…? Seras thought to herself, and was surprised to hear a reply in return "I've masked the mansion so that no snooping passerby will see what we are doing. Now come to me. Do not make me wait any longer." retorted Alucard with a slight hint of impatience

"Well, Seras… I do believe you wanted to learn how to phase, so let us begin…" Alucard stated in his normal sadistic tone. "Another fun lesson with my master…" thought Seras resolutely. Alucard smirked then said "Is that how you see it, Seras Victoria? This will be interesting even if you dislike it." Then once again stated, "Let us begin." Seras tingled with excitement. "I finally get to learn this and pop in on you and scare the hell out of you!" Seras exclaimed with a fanged grin. Alucard was amused, but didn't show it outwardly. "You… Scare me…?" Alucard said with a grin that mad Seras's spine tingle.

"Focus your thoughts and imagine yourself pushing through the object and sliding through to where you want to be." Alucard stated in a business like manner "Also, remember this is very close to turning into shadow to avoid being wounded." he finished

"I'll try…" Seras said with confidence rattling through every undead bone in her body. "Focus focus focusssss!" Seras thought with her hand against a tree twisted by darkness. "Wahhhhhh!" Seras said as she felt her self being disassembled and sliding through the tree. "Seras, now try this!" Alucard said as he pulled out his Jackal and aimed at her. "Wha-what?" Seras screamed with a look of terror upon her face. "Dodge it." Alucard stated. "Avoid being killed."

Alucard pulled the trigger and Seras focused all her energy to the point where the predicted the bullet would pierce her skin. "I'm going to live, and then I'll kill Master for this…" Seras thought with a look of hate upon her face. The bullet was within inches of her body, and suddenly she felt herself dissipate into a shadowy substance of herself. "Missed me." Seras mumbled as she returned to a solid shape, unscathed.

"What the bloody hell were you thinking?" Screamed Seras "I could've been killed if I hadn't been able to do that!" she howled as an afterthought. "I knew you didn't want to die tonight, so you had to do it." Alucard replied quite calmly with a look a pure amusement upon his face. "Now, let us go out for a drink. My master advised I take you out tonight, rather than allowing you to binge drink from the donated supply." He said as he began to walk towards the gate.

The grounds changed back to normal as they neared the gate. The land burst back into its natural green and the sky changed back to its usual tint of dark blue, once again speckled with stars. "I can't wait to sink my fangs in!" Seras thought to herself, feeling her old self fade away into bloodlust and darkness. A woman walking along the street. All alone. Maybe 30… "Perfect! Master, may I have her?" Seras said with a fierceness that was not her own. "Go." Alucard replied quietly, with a grin.

Seras's body turned to shadow and slid along the ground hiding within the woman's shadow. Just as the woman was about to turn around a corner, Seras rose out of shadow and lunged bearing her fangs. She latched onto the woman's soft white neck and bit down hard, sucking the life from her body. She drank until the body turned to dust, and still wanted more. The woman's blood became energy, which flowed through her and made her feel as though she had just eaten an extremely filling meal. "Are you ready to leave…?" said Alucard, slightly bemused at Seras's fiercness.

"It's odd to think that only a few days ago, you would become disgusted when you drank a bag of donor blood…" Alucard thought to himself. "Well, I was different then." Seras thought back to him. Alucard hadn't realized that Seras was becoming good enough to read his thoughts too. Maybe she was a few levels higher than he thought she was. Alucard thought (carefully masking his thoughts this time)"I will teach her everything she needs to know to survive. She will become a strong creature of the night."

Me-Okay, be afraid chapter 3 will probably be even longer. And Seras will be punished for getting impatient and cheeking me.

Seras- Hey! I'll kill you!

Me- Who's the writer here? I can do whatever I want!