Disclaimer: For the rest of my fic writing career, I shall never own Hellsing, nor shall I ever write anything successful that isn't a Hellsing.
Chapter Three
"Police Girl… Pooooolllliiiiiiccceee Giiiiiiiiirl. It's time to wake uuuuuuppppp…" By this time, Seras was used to waking up confused and sleepy. However, unlike most mornings… er, nights, Seras was finding it difficult to keep her eyes open. When the noise she had heard a moment ago didn't repeat, the Police Girl allowed her eyes to close again.
" Now, now, this won't do. How are we to fly on the plane if you won't wake up." That worked. Seras was up and fully awake in a matter of seconds. Already she had hopped out of her coffin and was now looking frantically about her tiny room for her clothes.
A familiar chuckle stopped her searching. Slowly she turned, not even gasping or jumping to see her Master sitting atop her coffin. She did, however, blush a deep shade of magenta (or perhaps crimson) to see that he looked much different than he usually did.
Instead of his usual red attire, he wore a black suit with a dark blue tie, or maybe black, she wasn't necessarily looking all that hard. His hat was gone and while she had seen him without a hat, she hadn't seen him when he brushed back his hair. The black, silkiness of his hair was seeable from even where she stood, and immediately she had the strange urge to entangle her hands in it. He did, however, have his orange tinted glasses on, not exactly matching his suit of course, but still a calming sight for Seras.
" Well Police Girl, I'm hoping that you plan on wearing some sort of usual attire for the trip. You may attract just a bit too much attention only wearing that."
" Huh?" It was about this point in time where Seras decided to reflect on what she actually was wearing. She looked down at herself and just about died… again. As usual, she had fallen asleep wearing just a tank top and underwear. She assumed that if there a mirror to look in, she would see that her hair was a ragged pile of tangles.
" Oh… my…" Was just about all the very surprised young vampire could manage. For a moment, neither of them moved, each staring at each other, sort of lost in their own thoughts. It wasn't until Seras' own roving gaze met his when she decided to move. His eyes were full of something… something she's seen before, but couldn't remember. Oh yes, he was staring at her. Truly staring at her.
" MASTER! I NEED TO GET DRESSED! ARGH!" She yanked a blanket off her bed and covered herself, still flushing. Alucard chuckled again.
" We're leaving in about an hour. Be ready or you'll be left behind." As Alucard slowly faded out, Seras suddenly thought of something.
" Wait, Master! How am I flying? Isn't there something about vampires not being able to cross water?"
" That, Police Girl, is nothing more than a myth." Still smiling, he dissipated, leaving Seras to get ready on her own. Not quite believing that he was gone, Seras narrowed her eyes and spread her mind, looking and feeling (with her mind) around her room to see if there was anyone in there. After a full minute or two of no movement, noise, or thought, she sighed out her breath, just beginning to get excited.
"Alright! I'm going on a plane, I'm going on a plane!" Singing under her breath, Seras seemed to float around her room as she checked her suitcase once more. Once she was satisfied with that, she then located her clothes and (bundling both clothes and bathroom supplies under her arm) made her way to the bathroom for a shower.
Nobody wants to smell funky when they go onto a plane, or, for that matter, anywhere outside of their house. Being no different from most people (except for the whole vampire thing),Seras actually loved to take showers.
And so, Seras turned the shower on, and after making sure the water was scalding hot, slid herself in. The moment the water hit he skin, her muscles began to unwind, loosening up and calming her.
She didn't want to admit it, but she was much more nervous than she
would care to think about. She couldn't wait to get on the plane
sure, but she'd never been in one before. As far as she knew, the
plane was going to drop them out of the plane halfway there. She
gulped nervously but allowed the warm water to wash the worry away
for now.
It was about this time when Pip came whistling
through this particular corridor. He knew that he should probably be
looking at his own apartment for "the plans", but he figured just
a little meandering about couldn't hurt.
So, as he passed by the shower room, he heard that the shower was running and, naturally, Pip being Pip, he didn't think that maybe it was a GIRL or VAMPIRE in there. No, he assumed that it was one of the soldiers, taking advantage of the absence of the people who usually used this shower. He frowned in earnest. The only people allowed to use this shower were Seras and Alucard. Therefore, it couldn't possibly be one of them in there.
" Zis is not right! Ze only people who can use zat shower are ze Polize Girl, and Ze Master Alucard! I will right zis 'orrible wrong!" With bold gusto, Pip burst into the bathroom.
Seras froze for a moment, still not moving in the shower. The scalding hot water was on, making the bathroom steamy and a bit muggy. Before she could ask who the hell was invading her personal privacy, Pip did the most stupid thing he had ever done. And he had done some stupid things before.
He stomped into the bathroom, took a hold of the shower door, and flung it wide open, exposing Seras Victoria and all her glory.
For a moment, neither of them said anything. The water was still running, and now a small amount water was beginning to leak onto the stone floor. Seras was in shock, to say the least, and at that particular moment, the only thing she could think of was the most painful way to kill Pip. Before she could do anything, Pip let out a loud, low whistle.
" Wow Polize Girl. You 'ave a better figure than I thought." No wait, sorry, that was the most stupid thing he's ever done. Faster than Seras thought she could have moved, her hands had turned off the shower and wrapped herself in a fluffy pink towel.
" Pip… I'm…going…to… KILL… YOU!" And with that, the chase was on. Pip ran back out the door as fast as his human legs would allow, Seras hot on his trail. Poor, poor, stupid Pip.
Meanwhile, Walter was prepping the car that would escort Alucard and Seras to the airport. After having Alucard bring up the luggage, the "great" Nosferatu had disappeared, leaving Walter to load up all on his own. To say the least, Walter was surprised that Seras had managed to pack so many things in her bag and then close it. He was also fairly angry… why did he have to load up all the trunks?
Finally, Walter managed to lift both bags into the trunk and retain his dignity, even if he had thrown out his back in the process.
" Well, now that that's finished, I do believe it's almost time to leave…" Snapping his back into place, Walter entered the manor and walked towards Sir Integra's study, planning on speaking once more with Sir Integra before leaving. Reaching the giant double doors, he knocked politely.
" Come in."
" Sir Integra, if Alucard and Ms. Victoria are ready, the bags are loaded and we are ready to leave."
Sitting on the edge of Sir Integra's desk was Alucard himself. Walter wondered what they had been talking about before he had come in. More than anything, they had probably speaking about how he was to pay extra attention in case she should need him. Or something like that, either way, he simply wanted to get this whole 'driving them to the airport' out of the way. Leaving Sir Integra alone with… Pip… was enough to make his skin crawl.
" If we can find the Police Girl, we'll be all set."
" Yes, wasn't she taking a-" Before Walter could finish his sentence, in came a flushed and hard-breathing Pip.
" What have you done this time…." Sir Integra speaking this time. As Pip opened his mouth, in came Seras still dressed only in her fluffy towel, her eyes burning in anger and her hair looking as though she had she had just woken up.
" YOU SICK PERVERTED FRENCH IDIOT! I'LL KILL YOU IF IT'S THE LAST BLOODY THING I DO!"
" Ms. Victoria! What is the meaning of this!" Sir Integra looked positively angry as she stood up behind her desk, Pip hiding behind her chair like a cowering dog. In as much of a controlled voice as she could manage, Seras quickly explained what had happened, her voice steadily growing slightly less and less angry. Finally, her story came to the end, her anger simmering, but still not quite as angry as before.
" Ah, Polize Girl, you forgot one zing." Seras flushed again, suddenly remembering what he was talking about.
" Don't you dare you dirty little French pig!"
" I 'ave to say, Mister Alucard, of all ze people to choose, she iz perfect! She 'as a wonderful figure, you should see 'er naked! Or 'ave you?" Seras wished, at that point in time, that she could truly sink into the floor. She could feel everyone's eyes on her and her wonderfully fluffy towel. She screwed her eyes shut as tightly as possible wishing, and wishing… Before she knew it, she felt a strange sensation, almost like her limbs were asleep, around her ankles, and then her knees, and then her thighs.
Before the feeling got farther than her thighs, she felt hands grasping her shoulders and pulling her upwards. Silence greeted her and she wondered if she'd done something wrong. Her eyes now open, she could also see that they were all staring at her, Sir Integra and Walter looking almost pleased, but still contemplative.
" Seras, I think perhaps, you should go ahead and put on some clothes. Our plane is leaving soon…" Alucard's silky voice sounded soft right next to her ear. Still blushing, but now feeling a bit dizzy, Seras turned and made as graceful as an exit as she knew how. Feeling almost on the verge of tears (for the first time in several years), Seras slumped her way back to the bathroom, planning on getting changed.
" You 'ave to admit, I am correct about ze figure, right?"
" I do believe that it would be a good idea for you to shut up right now." Sir Integra sounded fairly angry. Alucard remained where Seras had been a moment ago, not moving not an inch. His head snapped up, his eyes smoldering into Pip. Before Pip could say anything more stupid, Walter interrupted, even though he would have liked the whole Pip getting torn into little tiny pieces.
" Master Alucard, I do believe that we're going to have to leave in ten minutes. It would be best if you got a few packs of blood for you and Ms. Victoria. She's never ridden in an airplane before and you know how that may affect her."
Still throwing daggers with just his eyes, Alucard disappeared off into the kitchen, leaving Pip at the mercy of Sir Integra, who wasn't all too happy…
About five and a half minutes later, Seras had slunk her way out to the street. Her eyes widened at seeing the car that they were to take.
" What do you think, Police Girl?" Without jumping or even missing a beat, Seras answered in a heartbeat.
" Master! We aren't really riding in a LIMO are we?" Without an answer, he pulled the door open for her, grinning his suave grin at her. Flushing a bit and thanking him in a murmur, Seras slid into the car, followed a moment later by Alucard. Walter was already in the driver's seat and after telling them that it would be about forty-five minutes to the airport, he had then, quite promptly, rolled up the window and turned on his music to allow the two some alone time.
" Police Girl." She turned away from the changing color of the ceiling lights to catch the blood pack he threw at her. Gulping, Seras turned to look over at him.
" Master?"
" By the way, you'll have to call me Alucard. It may draw a bit of attention if people hear you call me Master all the time." Struggling, she said his name before gesturing confusedly at the blood pack in her hands.
" Why Seras," She had to control her thoughts at hearing him say her name. " You must know that while flying on the plane, you're likely to become woozy. To fix that, you would need blood, and unless we want to scare everyone on the plane, you'll have to eat now."
" M-Alucard… I'm sort of scared to fly…" For a moment, Alucard just stared at her. And stared. And stared…. And stared some more.
" What?"
" You shoot the undead, drink blood, and sleep in a coffin, and you're afraid of… flying…" He chuckled at her as he gave her the packet. Slowly Seras drank, trying not to think too much about what she was ingesting. While she still didn't like to drink blood, it was well worth it if she would be able to fly on the plane.
"All finished M-Alucard…" She yawned then. Seras hadn't slept all to well that morning, it had just been one of those mornings. Looking at her Master with her sleep filled eyes, she was a bit surprised when he gestured for her to come over to him. Blinking slowly, she came to sit next to him, wondering what he wanted of her.
" Seras, you should probably get some sleep. Better to sleep now a bit then to fall asleep in the airport." She nodded and started to slide back over to her seat. However, she was stopped by Alucard's gloved hands on her arm. Gently he pulled her back and sat her next to him.
" M-Alucard?" He gestured to his shoulder and without even asking, Seras leaned her head on his shoulder, falling asleep nearly instantly. Once he was sure she was asleep, he wrapped his arm over her shoulders, much in the way a protective friend might do.
A/N: I can't WAIT to write about the actual flight. I just had to write this one to set it up though. I don't know, but I feel… strange. I think that my writing is slowly flowing down the drain. Soon, it will be gone and then no one will read anymore of it. Oh well. Oh, by the by, I have read the manga and know that Seras has flown on a plane before and that she had to do it in a coffin. Well, too bad for you. That's not about to happen, she will ride normally (somewhat) and this is her first time, alright? Thank you for reading! Much love from this end! -.-
