Serious bit that came outa nowhere. I've no experiance with this sort of thing, so if anyone thinks i've made light of it or handled it inappropriately somehow, please let me immediatly and i'll rewrite it.

The thing about being a vampire, you sleep like the dead. Until something disturbs you, of course. Seras woke up to find that Yumiko was wrapped around her, and had somehow managed to cram Seras' face in between her breasts, and also had her arms and legs wrapped around her. She could feel Yumiko's fingers tangled in her hair, and a few strands had been yanked out by the feel of it. To top it off, Yumiko seemed to be squeezing herself against her, rhythmically. Seras had two options. First, let a sleeping Yumiko lie, and let her continue to grind against her in her sleep. Second, poke Yumiko, wake her before she…finished…and leave the girl scarred for life when she realized what she had been doing. Idly, Seras realized she should be shocked at the situation she was in, at the very least. She wondered why she didn't particularly mind what Yumiko was doing. Anyone else, of course, would've been disemboweled on the spot. Maybe Yumie had been correct about what she said about vampires and desire. Or she was a lesbian and she never realized it.

"Nah."

Hoping to feign a random motion in her sleep, Seras draped an arm over Yumiko's shoulder and gave a tiny shove. Yumiko was pushed flat, and Seras' head dropped onto an arm. Yumiko let out an inarticulate moan as she stirred and began looking around, a sharp intake of breath announcing the realization of the position she was in.

"Mmm…five more minutes?"

Seras mumbled in her best half-asleep voice and shifted, just enough to get her weight off of Yumiko. After a few moments, Yumiko began to carefully untangle herself from the 'sleeping' Seras, moving herself as far away from Seras as the bed would allow. After a few more minutes of listening to a frantic heartbeat and a whispered prayer of forgiveness, Yumiko drifted into sleep once more. Once she was sure of it, Seras shifted over and placed her arms around Yumiko, pressing herself gently against the back that was turned to her.

An hour or so later, what remained of the girls' natural sleep cycle ended, and the two stirred.

"Good morning."

"G-good m-?"

Yumiko looked back at the girl embracing her, and Seras leaned over and planted a light kiss on the girl's cheek before sliding away and off the bed. Reaching for her clothes, Seras paused and turned. Yumiko was staring, openly, eyes roaming up and down her nearly naked body. Once her eyes drifted high enough to meet Seras' smiling face, she eep'ed and turned away, pulling a sheet over her head.

"Yumiko…"

"…Yes?"

"This whole…falling in love with me…"

"Y-yes?"

"Like I said…it's a surprise. But…I think I could get used to it."

Yumiko peeked out from under the sheet, and Seras offered another smile.

"I mean, I never thought I was a lesbian…and I still don't. Or maybe it's because I'm a vampire? No, if it were that, it'd be pure want, right? But it's not. I just…feel so close to you, that's all. So…"

Seras looked back to find Yumiko sitting up, looking up at her, quiet and expectant.

"So?"

"So…this time, would you wait a few minutes so I can help you upstairs for breakfast?"

"Of course."

The two dressed, had breakfast, and gone off to their assigned duties for the day, Yumiko constantly chastising herself for her perverted behavior, and Seras wondering why exactly she didn't mind the idea of being intimate with another woman. By the time they met up in Yumiko's room at the end of the day, Yumiko had a serious Seras craving and Seras was just as hungry.

"Seras!"

"Yumiko!"

"Is it okay if I…"

The two stopped, both speaking the same thing at the same time. The two grinned, and Yumiko offered for Seras to go first, who declined and insisted that Yumiko did.

"It's just…could I…"

"Yes?"

"Could I…kiss you?"

"Yumiko…"

Seras gently pushed until Yumiko was against the wall, pressing herself against the surprised girl and holding her arms tightly.

"Who's the vampire here?"

"Ahh…you are?"

"That's right. I'm the vampire, you're the nun. I'm supposed to be seducing you, not the other way around."

Seras cut Yumiko off when she opened her mouth to speak by pressing her lips over hers. Yumiko made a muffled sound of surprise before returning the kiss, and Seras let her arms go and felt Yumiko running her hands over her body freely.

"Yumiko…"

"Yes?"

"Are all nuns like you?"

"Like…what?"

Seras lifted her hands and placed them on Yumiko's, whose fingers were splayed wide and were gripping Seras' breasts. Yumiko tried to pull her hands away, but Seras was holding them in place. She squeezed down, enjoying the look on Yumiko's face as she gave herself a little massage with the other girl's hands, giving another kiss to stop any complaints. After a minute, Seras stepped back to enjoy the sight of a blushing, speechless Yumiko trying to catch her breath.

"Because if they are…"

Seras stepped forward again, lifting Yumiko into her arms and carrying across the room to her bed. She set the girl down and swung a leg over her in the same motion, straddling her and leaning down.

"That mountaintop monastery is looking pretty good right now…"

"Seras!"

Yumiko collapsed next to Yumiko on the bed, laughing.

"I'm kidding! Just kidding!"

Seras rolled over and rested her head on Yumiko's shoulder, taking one of her hands.

"It's weird, I mean…I've never been interested in women. And…I'm still not. Not like that…but the thing is, 'that' isn't as…so well defined, now. It's like…whether I respect someone, or I like them, or want them, it's all sort of…blurring together, you know? I like you, as a friend, when we're talking, or having tea, or just relaxing. But when we're close, or alone, it feels like we've always been together, it feels so familiar, like we've been intimate with each other for a long time."

"And…what do you feel now?"

"I…want to take care of you, make sure your leg heals properly, and that nothing bad ever happens to you."

Seras rolled over, covering half of Yumiko's body with her own. A hand reached out and caressed her cheek.

"And now…I want to make love to you."

Yumiko's eyes popped wide open, and she began to sputter. Seras laughed and rolled off of her, sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Now…we're two friends, having a laugh. All my emotions, my inhibitions…they're still there, just…I can sort of turn them on and off whenever I want. I can see you as a friend, a confidante, a sister…or a lover even. I don't even have to worry about losing control and biting you accidentally. I can control my hunger, just like my other feelings. I will never hurt you…because I will never want to want to hurt you."

"Wow, that's…the Vatican has done a lot of research on vampires, but I've never heard of anything like…"

"Details of vampire mating rituals?"

The two laughed, and Yumiko opened her eyes to find Seras leaning over her.

"And speaking of mating rituals…"

Yumiko lay back as Seras straddled her once again, leaning down and tugging at the girl's collar.

"Now that you've had your kiss, could I have some more of your blood? I know it was Yumie before, but…"

"It's…alright."

Seras quickly unbuttoned Yumiko's shirt and ran a finger along her collarbone. Yumiko's breath quickened as the finger dipped low.

"Hmm…"

Seras pressed her fingertips down on the girl's chest, moving them around and grinning at the sounds Yumiko was making as she shifted under her.

"What about…here?"

A fingernail dragged across the top of one breast, and Seras leaned down. She willed a nail to sharpen, and stopped, sniffing.

"Yumiko?"

"Yes?"

"You stink. Haven't you bathed since you got the cast put on? It is waterproof, you know."

"I know, it's just…just hard to shower with a cast on."

"Oh?"

Seras brushed Yumiko's lips with her own, and nibbled on her earlobe before whispering to her.

"Want me to help you wash up?"

"NO!"

Seras jumped back in shock as Seras screamed in her ear. Seras moved to one side as Yumiko thrashed under her, scrambling away and falling of the bed. Yumiko cried out in pain and grabbed her broken leg when it hit the floor.

"Yumiko? Yumiko!"

Seras kneeled down next to the girl's still form. She tried to put a hand on her shoulder, but Yumiko jerked away.

"Yumiko? What's wrong? What did I-"

"You…you don't know, do you?"

"Know…what? Why did you…"

"You don't? You really didn't know...I thought..."

"Thought I knew what? Yumiko, please, what did I do?"

"I…I was…do you know…what created Yumie?"

"No, no I, I mean, I read up on multiple-personalities after I met you, and I always wondered why…"

"I was…"

"Yes?"

Yumiko sat up and leaned into Seras, who put her arms around her in response. Seras waited as the girl's heartbeat slowed, and for Yumiko to collect herself.

"I was…abused by my father. He…preferred to do it in the shower, to wash away the evidence."

"Oh god, I…I didn't know, I'm sorry, Yumiko."

"I was already a devout catholic, a child whose head spun with scriptures and sermons. I kept thinking he would stop, repent, confess…something. I kept forgiving him for what he was doing, but one day…I thought, 'god would strike you for your sins' and He did. With Yumie. She killed him, and when it was over, I was wondering why he was dead, and why I was covered in blood. During the police investigation, a man who was connected to Iscariot heard about my case, and brought me to the Vatican. After that…"

"Yumiko…I'm sorry. I…should go."

"Wait! I could never let anyone help me clean up when I was injured, not even Heinkel. But I…I trust you."

"You…want me to…"

"Yes. So please…help me up?"

"You're sure?"

"I've had this hanging over me for years…I want to put it behind me."

"Alright. Just…warn me if I'm doing anything that makes you uncomfortable."

Slowly, the two made their way to Yumiko's bathroom. Seras paled when she saw the shower stall. It wasn't much bigger than her coffin, and with two people inside, cramped would be an understatement. Seras helped Yumiko undress and get inside before Seras took off her own clothes and stepped in behind her. Yumiko turned the moment the door closed, fear on her face. Seras stood motionless, not wanting to unnerve her any further. Slowly, she turned back around, and keeping a hand on a bar to steady herself, turned on the water. Seras could see her entire body was tense, and images of carnage to match anything she did to the soldiers of millennium flashed behind her eyes as she noticed Yumiko was keeping her legs pressed tightly together, all the thoughts directed at a man she would never know. Although trying to imagine what Yumie did to him made her feel just a little better. Seras waited for Yumiko to look back, handing her a small bottle of shampoo. Seras took it and began to wash the girl's hair, very, very gently, while Yumiko took a washcloth and began cleaning herself off.

"Yumiko?"

Seras winced as Yumiko froze at the sound, the fingers on the bar tightening, skin going white.

"Your…back?"

Yumiko looked back once again, and a shaking hand passed her the washcloth. Seras took and began scrubbing.

"Seras!"

"What?"

Seras stopped, swearing when she realized how low she had drifted.

"Sorry, sorry!"

"No…it's…alright. Keep going."

She did, giving Yumiko's private areas a wide berth, going to her knees to reach her legs, standing back up when she was finished and beginning to scrub herself off. Yumiko waited quietly, keeping one eye one her as she finished as fast as she could, stepping out as soon as the water was off. She offered a hand to help Yumiko, who took it and slowly stepped out, shaking slightly. Seras kept the girl's hand in hers to steady her as she passed over a towel. She waited as Yumiko dried herself one-handed, ignoring the towel set aside for her in order to get Yumiko dressed and out of the bathroom as quickly as possible.

"Are you…"

"I'm alright, thank you."

"If there's anything else you need tonight, please-"

"Actually…"

"Yes?"

"Would you…umm…put some clothes on?"

"Huh?"

"Clothes. Underwear. Pants!"

"Oh!"

Seras finally noticed she was stark naked, dripping wet, and standing in plain view. She turned and headed back to the bathroom, to towel herself off and dress.

"Seras…"

"Yes?"

Seras came out of the bathroom, half-dressed and still a little wet.

"Would you…stay tonight?"

Seras paused. Yumiko was in love with her, but when they were in the shower, she had kept a constant eye on Seras, and she knew it wasn't because she was naked.

"Are you sure?"

Yumiko nodded silently. Seras helped her to the bed and into her nightgown, stripping to her undergarments and sliding into bed with her. Seras saw Yumiko staring at her, taking a deep breath before shifting closer. Seras stretched an arm out, and Yumiko settled her head onto Seras' shoulder. The arm bent back around, the hand resting on Yumiko's shoulder. She felt Yumiko tense at the sensation of an arm around her, but relaxed and settled in after a moment, stretching an arm of her own across Seras' stomach.

"Good night, Yumiko."

"Good night, Seras."