Something in Common
By The Unseen Watcher
I warn you now. This is SHORT
Chapter 3 ---------------------
"Might I know your name?" Alucard repeated patiently, realizing that the exhausted man before him had not registered his words the first time. The other looked at him for a moment. "D." He said, his voice surprisingly clear. "I am a vampire hunter."
White eyebrows arched as Alucard contemplated the idea of one with vampire blood actively pursuing his kin. From what he'd seen so far, he was probably very good at it too, as evidenced by the fact that he had managed to live as long as he had.
Looking back at him, he noticed that his head once again began to droop. Smiling slightly to himself, surprised to realize how protective he was feeling toward this man, he slid over to his side, making sure to make plenty of noise as he did so. It would not do to startle this one, this vampire hunter that called himself D.
"You should rest now." Alucard said, softening his voice to a croon. D looked at him, his eyes suddenly clear and wary. But then the fight seemed to go out of him and he nodded, lying back, close to the warmth of the fire. Pulling a saddlebag from a small pile, he used it as a makeshift pillow. Opening a pouch, D flicked a packet toward the other dhampir, who caught it easily.
"It will help take the edge off." He explained to the other's inquiring look, his voice growing faint. Alucard opened the wrapping to find some bread and dried meat. He gratefully started to eat, lingering on the meat and resolving to hunt soon.
He thought D had drifted off when his voice suddenly floated up from his prone form. "I would appreciate knowing your name as well." He said, his voice sounding serious, but a bit of humor was detectable if you knew how to listen.
The newly awakened dhampir returned to his meal. "Adrian," he said after a short silence. "Adrian Fairheights. But most know me as Alucard."
**
D awoke only a few hours after sunrise. Being a dhampir had its good points, including not needing much sleep. Fully rested and alert, though his arm still ached slightly, he looked around to see Alucard almost nose to nose with his horse.
"What is it?" The white-haired dhampir asked without turning, sensing D's attention on him. D's eyes showed his amusement; the situation was just too bizarre. It must have been quite a long sleep for him not to recognize it. "It's a cyborg horse," he said. "A mixture of machine and animal." Alucard looked skeptical, but let the matter rest with one last glance at the anomaly.
"How long have you slept?" D asked, starting to eat. Alucard shook his head. "I don't know. My last recollection of a year was in the early 1900's." D, his mouth full of food, nearly choked on it as his mouth went dry with realization. Over 10,000 years! No wonder he didn't have a clue what a machine was, much less something as advanced as his mount. A steam engine would seem cutting edge to him.
"What is it?" Alucard asked sharply, noticing his reaction. He was good. There were few beings that could have noticed his slight hesitation, much less interpreted it as something was wrong. This Alucard seemed to do so effortlessly, like he could read his mind. *We are much alike, * D thought, the idea oddly comforting. He had never met someone like him before. His life was a chaotic mix of the dual heritages that he couldn't escape or hide. Humans would never accept him, and he wouldn't have accepted vampires even if they could him. With this man, he had met for the first time someone with the same challenges and struggles. He didn't know quite how to react yet in this new territory.
What D did know was that if their positions were reversed, he would want the other to be straight with him.
"It is the year 12,091 a.d." He said bluntly, nodding grimly when he saw the younger Dhampir's eyes widen in shock. *Older in generation, younger in experience. * "You have slept a long time."
* Alucard could only nod numbly, his mind racing to try to comprehend the vast expanse of time he had missed.
*
D left him to ponder, finishing up his meal and saddling his horse. He hesitated before mounting, turning to the younger man, who seemed even smaller with the weight of his current predicament settling in. Any place he might have considered familiar was long gone by now. He was adrift in a world he neither knew nor understood. He was totally alone, not even an annoying extra voice to keep him company.
Coming to a decision, he spoke. "If you wish you may travel with me for as long as you like, though you have no obligation to. I have no particular destination at the moment and wouldn't mind a little company for once."
*
Alucard stared at the hand being offered to him, his mind in turmoil. To accept and go into the unknown, or to go find a place to once again sleep the millennia away. Looking up into those shrouded eyes he chose, letting his heart decide for once. A smile seemed to thaw the icy barrier he kept around himself as he accepted and swung up behind his new companion.
------------------ If you want more, you have to tell me! C&C watcher578@yahoo.com. Reviews are nice too. I print those out. Heehee.
By The Unseen Watcher
I warn you now. This is SHORT
Chapter 3 ---------------------
"Might I know your name?" Alucard repeated patiently, realizing that the exhausted man before him had not registered his words the first time. The other looked at him for a moment. "D." He said, his voice surprisingly clear. "I am a vampire hunter."
White eyebrows arched as Alucard contemplated the idea of one with vampire blood actively pursuing his kin. From what he'd seen so far, he was probably very good at it too, as evidenced by the fact that he had managed to live as long as he had.
Looking back at him, he noticed that his head once again began to droop. Smiling slightly to himself, surprised to realize how protective he was feeling toward this man, he slid over to his side, making sure to make plenty of noise as he did so. It would not do to startle this one, this vampire hunter that called himself D.
"You should rest now." Alucard said, softening his voice to a croon. D looked at him, his eyes suddenly clear and wary. But then the fight seemed to go out of him and he nodded, lying back, close to the warmth of the fire. Pulling a saddlebag from a small pile, he used it as a makeshift pillow. Opening a pouch, D flicked a packet toward the other dhampir, who caught it easily.
"It will help take the edge off." He explained to the other's inquiring look, his voice growing faint. Alucard opened the wrapping to find some bread and dried meat. He gratefully started to eat, lingering on the meat and resolving to hunt soon.
He thought D had drifted off when his voice suddenly floated up from his prone form. "I would appreciate knowing your name as well." He said, his voice sounding serious, but a bit of humor was detectable if you knew how to listen.
The newly awakened dhampir returned to his meal. "Adrian," he said after a short silence. "Adrian Fairheights. But most know me as Alucard."
**
D awoke only a few hours after sunrise. Being a dhampir had its good points, including not needing much sleep. Fully rested and alert, though his arm still ached slightly, he looked around to see Alucard almost nose to nose with his horse.
"What is it?" The white-haired dhampir asked without turning, sensing D's attention on him. D's eyes showed his amusement; the situation was just too bizarre. It must have been quite a long sleep for him not to recognize it. "It's a cyborg horse," he said. "A mixture of machine and animal." Alucard looked skeptical, but let the matter rest with one last glance at the anomaly.
"How long have you slept?" D asked, starting to eat. Alucard shook his head. "I don't know. My last recollection of a year was in the early 1900's." D, his mouth full of food, nearly choked on it as his mouth went dry with realization. Over 10,000 years! No wonder he didn't have a clue what a machine was, much less something as advanced as his mount. A steam engine would seem cutting edge to him.
"What is it?" Alucard asked sharply, noticing his reaction. He was good. There were few beings that could have noticed his slight hesitation, much less interpreted it as something was wrong. This Alucard seemed to do so effortlessly, like he could read his mind. *We are much alike, * D thought, the idea oddly comforting. He had never met someone like him before. His life was a chaotic mix of the dual heritages that he couldn't escape or hide. Humans would never accept him, and he wouldn't have accepted vampires even if they could him. With this man, he had met for the first time someone with the same challenges and struggles. He didn't know quite how to react yet in this new territory.
What D did know was that if their positions were reversed, he would want the other to be straight with him.
"It is the year 12,091 a.d." He said bluntly, nodding grimly when he saw the younger Dhampir's eyes widen in shock. *Older in generation, younger in experience. * "You have slept a long time."
* Alucard could only nod numbly, his mind racing to try to comprehend the vast expanse of time he had missed.
*
D left him to ponder, finishing up his meal and saddling his horse. He hesitated before mounting, turning to the younger man, who seemed even smaller with the weight of his current predicament settling in. Any place he might have considered familiar was long gone by now. He was adrift in a world he neither knew nor understood. He was totally alone, not even an annoying extra voice to keep him company.
Coming to a decision, he spoke. "If you wish you may travel with me for as long as you like, though you have no obligation to. I have no particular destination at the moment and wouldn't mind a little company for once."
*
Alucard stared at the hand being offered to him, his mind in turmoil. To accept and go into the unknown, or to go find a place to once again sleep the millennia away. Looking up into those shrouded eyes he chose, letting his heart decide for once. A smile seemed to thaw the icy barrier he kept around himself as he accepted and swung up behind his new companion.
------------------ If you want more, you have to tell me! C&C watcher578@yahoo.com. Reviews are nice too. I print those out. Heehee.