Draculina of My Heart

Ch. 7 Innocence

Alucard was getting tired of this castle. It was built like a maze that kept changing in order to keep intruders out. He sighed in frustration. He was already going to kill Vincent, but since he annoyed him, he'd kill him in the most brutal way possible. Alucard snickered at the thought of ripping him limb from limb as he phased through another wall. He looked up, all of the rooms in this place were full of fog.

A large stained glass window was placed high over head, allowing the moonlight to flow in and descend onto the alter that stood at the front of the room. If only this fog wasn't there. It wasn't a normal fog, more like it was made especially to interfere with vampire senses. Alucard cursed as he made his way through the room. He stopped, staring at the stone slab where Seras' body was left to hang.

"Police girl." Alucard called. He watched as her body twitched slightly as she raised her head. Her pale blue eyes looking up at him through her strawberry blonde bangs.

"M...master..." she called out weakly, trying to reach out towards him, but her arms were held back by the chains. Alucard appeared in front of Seras. He reached up and easily broke the chains that held her back, then caught her limp body. Alucard knelt down, gently placing Seras on the ground, while lifting her head up. She had closed her eyes and looked paler than usual.

"Police girl?" he called out softly. She barely opened her pale eyes, slowly turning her head to look at him. A small smile worked its way onto her delicate face.

"Master..." she whispered. Before she knew what was going on, Alucard had pulled her up and was pressing her close to his chest. His arms wrapped tightly around her, as if trying to protect her. "Master?" she said in a confused way. Alucard replied by tightening his grip and placing his head on her head, taking in her delicate scent. A moment passed as the two stayed like that. Alucard had shut his eyes to bask in the moment, but he opened them when he felt a dagger being lodged in his stomach.

Seras broke free from his loosened grip and did a graceful jump backwards. Blood was flowing down her hands as she smirked at Alucard as he pulled the dagger from his chest. His dark eyes met with Seras' now red eyes as she brought his gun up and aimed.

"You really... should keep better track of these things. You never know when someone is going to steal it." she laughed. Alucard narrowed his eyes. This was Seras, but at the same time it wasn't. "Sorry, but I'm being called. I don't have time to play with you right now. Bye." Seras waved while phasing through the wall. Alucard followed, ending up in a smaller room with no light and an even thicker fog.

It was then, that Alucard was thrown to the ground as giant claws burried themselves into his arms.

"You again." Alucard mused as he kicked the giant monster off of him. It roared back, and then began to circle Alucard as he got up. "Do you think that I'm completely helpless, just because you've taken my gun? Stupid bastard." he growled as the sign on his gloves began to glow red.

Seras phased through another wall, ending up in the throne room. She raced across the long red carpet and tossed the gun to Vincent, who was sitting on his throne. He caught the gun and looked it over as Seras knelt down next to him, placing her head and hands on his left knee. He placed his left hand on her head, letting his fingers play with her hair. Vincent smirked at Seras, who was practically purring.

"What did you do to him?" he asked while inspecting the gun.

"I stabbed him, then lead him to Bran. Just like you told me to." she replied while raising her crimson eyes. Vincent smirked.

"Good girl. You deserve a reward." he replied while bending down to kiss her. Seras quickly closed the gap between their faces. After a moment, Vincent ran his tongue along her lips, ordering her to let him in. Seras eagerly obeyed, allowing his tongue to explore her mouth. Vincent pulled back, ignoring the angry growl from Seras. "When Alucard arrives, kill him for me."

Seras went still and quiet.

'No!' the voice retorted.

'For the last time, shut up!' Seras mentally shouted. The voice was getting annoying, even though it wasn't as loud as it had been earlier.

"Seras! Answer me!" Vincent bellowed. Seras flinched away while standing up.

"Of course I will. Whatever you say, Lord Vincent." she cooed. "What weapon should I use? Should I finish it quickly, or take my time in slowly ripping him apart?" she grinned. Vincent laughed while leaning back.

"Do whatever you like to him, just kill him. If you do, then I'll give another reward." he grinned. Seras walked forward a bit, and turned so she was facing him.

"What kind of reward?" she questioned.

"Anything you want." he replied with a smirk. Seras gave him an innocent smile while kneeling back down, placing her head back on his knee.

"Good, I'll hold you to that promise." she purred.

Alucard pushed the next door down and ended up in the throne room. The room was well lit by various torches scattered along the stone walls. The rug that once lead from the door to the throne was gone and the dusty stone floor was all that remained. Vincent sat on the throne ahead of him, his head was resting in his right hand and he leaned against the chair.

"Welcome Alucard." he greeted with a smile. It made Alucard twitch.

"Where is the police girl." he demanded.

"I always hated that name." she frowned while phasing through the wall opposite of Alucard. She gave a devilish grin while looking at Vincent. "Don't forget your promise to me." she stated, earning a nod in reply. Before Alucard could grasp what was going on, Seras had lunged at him.

Using her speed, she made her way to him. Crouching down, then bringing her foot up to make contact with his chin. Alucard stumbled back a bit. She was so much stronger than before, it was unnatural. Seras moved again, this time she took her leg and smashed it into his side. He barely moved, which earned him an angry growl from Seras.

"Police girl, why are you listening to this low-class bastard? I am your Master, you are only meant to listen to me." he stated while moving directly in front of Seras. He grabbed her face in one hand and drew close to her. For a moment, he could have sworn that she was blushing.

"No!" she screamed while bringing her knee into his gut then jumping back. "Lord Vincent is my Master! You are no one... no one..." she repeated as if trying to convince herself that that was true.

"Has he already gotten inside your head, police girl?" Alucard asked again, while slowly advancing on the now shaking Seras.

"Shut up..." she whispered.

"You always did give up easily. Always giving into what others want." he continued his advance.

"Shut up!" she screamed. Alucard laughed his maniac laugh and stopped in front of her. Her crimson eyes locked onto his, anger flowing through them.

"What is it that you, Seras Victoria, want?" he asked. Seras stopped moving for a moment. What did she want?

'Alucard...' the voice whispered. 'To be with Alucard, to confess my love to him, and to know he loves me back...' the voice repeated. Seras looked down at the collar around her neck and placed her hands on it. She began to pull, trying to force it off.

"Damn! Seras, stop!" Vincent bellowed. Seras' hands instantly fell back down to her sides as she fell to her knees, eyes brimming with tears. Alucard knelt down and put a hand against her face. She looked like a doll, not moving and not breathing. Just sitting there, lifeless.

"I guess it wasn't enough, to break that bond she had with you. I didn't expect it to be, but I was hoping it would last longer." he stated while rising from his throne. Alucard glared at him while standing. "That is a special collar that is designed to control high level vampires. It works very well, even when they don't want to listen, they have to." he chuckled.

"Before I kill you, I want to know why you did all this." Alucard demanded. Vincent only shrugged.

"I wanted to take your title, No Life King. The only way to do that was to make a monster you can't fight and let that kill you. So I did. That was Seras' purpose, but I planned on keeping her afterwards as well. Every king needs a queen." he chuckled. Alucard grinned.

"I have claimed Seras as mine, she would never go along with this and I see no monster." Alucard retorted while stepping around Seras.

"Oh, but that is what the collar is for, to control my bride and my creation. You see, Seras is the monster." Vincent replied as Seras stood up and lodged a knife in Alucard's back. He spun around to grab her, but she had jumped away already. Tears were falling down her face and her eyes looked pleadingly at Alucard.

'Run! Please run Master!' he heard her mentally cry as she dove at him again. 'I can't control my body any more. I've regained control of my mind, but I can't do anything to stop this, please run!' she begged. Alucard dodged as she threw a dagger at him. The pained look on Seras' face was horrible. Alucard turned to attack Vincent,but stopped when he held up his gun.

"I wouldn't if I were you, or do you want to get shot?" Vincent spoke. Alucard laughed which took the smile from Vincent's face.

"I'd dodge them all anyways!" he laughed. Vincent smiled again as Seras appeared beside him.

"She won't." he chuckled while placing the barrel of the gun to her head. Seras stood there, crying, as her eyes pleaded with him to run away. "Now Alucard, you have three choices. One, you can die and let Seras live; two, you can swear alligence to me and become my slave; or three, you can let Seras die and walk out alive. Which do you choose, Alucard, No Life King." he said in a mocking way.

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Next chapter, The Toughest Choice! I'm evil for stopping here, but I like suspense. Thanks to everyone who has reviewed and keeps reading. Warning: the next chapter may leave you in tears. (so sad)