Beside you in Time

I am all alone this time around
Sometimes on the side I hear a sound
Places parallel I know it's you
Feel the little pieces bleeding through

Alucard & Walter

"Shinigami..." "Well, now. It's been a long time."
"Indeed."
"So I suppose this calls for a celebration?"
"Of course."
"Which do you prefer, Type A or Type B?"
"Heh. You still have your sense of humor.."
"Well, yes. I am still quite snappy, if not more so than when we last departed."
"...Walter... You've changed."
"Tell me something I don't all ready know. Here, fresh from the hospital. It maybe virgin, the giver was a sixteen year old. But in this day and age, who knows?"
"You are changing the subject."
"Am I?"
"Yes."
"Oh, then I apologize."
"..."
"I myself am a scotch man, but as of late I haven't quite had the time to indulge in the drink as often as I'd like."
"Walter."
"Goodness gracious, am I talking off your ear again?"
"Heh."
"Would you prefer we talk of good old days?"
"..Heh... Walter... Do you reminince about those days?"
"Yes, I do."
"Do you remember when we attacked Rip Van Winkle?"
"Oh, what a cold wench she was."
"Heh. She was a difficult bout. I wonder if she's still out there, somewhere. Hopefully her German has improved. When I last remember, she couldn't speak any language apart from Romanian."
"What she couldn't convey with words, she could sure as hell say with actions."
"Remember when she nearly tore off your leg?"
"Thankfully you were there to deflect her attack."
"It's a shame The Late Master did not allow me to unlock all my restraining levels.."
"He was always very paranoid about you. But that was to be expected. You are quite an unpredictable dog."
"Yes."
"Lord knows, he certainly didn't know what to do with you after the war."
"As it shows."
"The King ordered you under house arrest."
"As I know."
"He had to seal you. I know how you fought back, but in order to protect England, he was required."
"I know..."
"..."
"Walter... your eye."
"Yes?"
"...I'm sorry."
"Now, don't apologize. If I were in your position and my closest comrade was ordered to put me in a basement, I too would throw a fiesty punch or two."
"Is the stigmatism uncomfortable?"
"Not by much. It dulls my sense of perception, but I'm on permanent hiatus from war so it isn't much of a bother."
"Can you still fight?"
"Alucard. I maybe old, but I'm not handicapped."
"When was the last time you fought?"
"Too long."
"When?"
"...When you were by my side."
"Walter... it must be terrible.. to age, grow old, and die."
"Now, we folks enjoy our age. It makes time spent all the more precious. Live life to the fullest."
"Are you still a virgin?"
"We both know the answer to that question."
"Heh. It appears chastity is still a virtue in the institution."
"Indeed."
"I want to offer you my curse, but I can't."
"I know."
"Shinigami, if I could give you my blood, I would. I've wanted to since 1944"
"I know. I know."
"We were happy with one another. We were comrades. Walter, you were my equal."
"Now, that's stretching it a bit, don't you think, my friend?"
"Hardly."
"Then, I suppose it is just unfortunate you can't offer the vampirism to snappish old englishman such as myself."
"It really is unfortunate you are a man. Else, I wouldn't hesitate."
"...Hmm."
"Would you hesitate, Walter?"
"Hesitate? At the thought I'd be spending eternity fighting by yourside? An Eternity serving the Hellsing Institution? I think we both know the answer to that question, my friend."
"Ah... If I could.. I would."
"I know. I know."
"Walter. It bothers me. Standing across from you, detecting the scent of death on your form. You are dying, Shinigami."
"Only proper that the God of Death should die, isn't it?"
"Ironic."
"Perhaps."
"Mmm..."
"Is the blood virgin?"
"Blood?"
"The Medical-bag you are drinking right now."
"Oh. No. Even children grow too quickly in this day and age."
"Evil grows with time. We are forced to mature quickly in order to survive."
"Survival of the fittest."
"Let's just enjoy time as it is. You need to learn to stop contemplating the future and start living life as it ought to be lived. Not in the past. Not in the future. But now. Or else you waste what precious time you have left in this world."
"It appears Father Time has granted you with some blessing of wisdom."
"At least I've learned something from my enemy."
"Heh. To me, you are still that snappish young boy with bright blue eyes."
"And to me you will always be a bloodthirsty annoying git with a terrible haircut and god awful taste in fashion."
"Fur was in high fashion at the time."
"Not where we were at."
"Pardon me, but I like white fox."
"It certainly didn't like you, else you wouldn't have looked so terrifically ridiculous."
"Perhaps the past is something I don't quite miss as much as I ought to.."
"Perhaps it isn't."
"Walter?"
"Yes, Alucard?"
"Thank you."
"For what?"
"For befriending a monster."
"Ah. Well, in that case, thank you."
"..For what?"
"For letting a young boy befriend you."

This was originally it's own story, but I'm cutting down on the number of my fics. Since this is a one shot, I combined it with my collection, just so you know