Chapter 4

Seras walked down the stairs from the Hellsing office. The door was no longer open but Seras walked straight through it, she followed the stairs down to the dungeon. She had lived down here for ten years with her master, in her past life.

In fact she wondered as she passed the familiar sights,

'Where was her master?' Seras thought. 'Why wasn't he there with her?' But she didn't want more panic, if Elena didn't know then the only way for her to find out was through the mind link. Which wasn't a threat as Elena didn't even know about that. Or if she directly ordered her to tell. But again, she didn't know she would have to comply if she ordered.

Reaching the horrible sealing door she shuddered. The door was large but posed no threat to her now, as she was now tied to Elena. Inside her coffin still hadn't been moved. Either people were too busy or no one wanted to come down here. But Seras wasn't in the least bothered, she wanted her coffin and decided to find her old room while she was down here. Finding her coffin in the room her eyes passed over the other coffin in the room. It was broken and smashed up…but by who and why? That's what Seras wanted to know. But she knew answers would appear when you least expected them, so she dismissed the image and picked up her coffin, easily managing with her unnatural strength.

A knock on the door, a servant was about to answer it but Arthur ran up to him and shooed him away.

"I'll take care of this." The servant stared at him, before shrugging and walking off. Arthur opened the door to see a young man, around the same age as him, he had long black hair hung loose around his shoulders and bright green eyes. He had two bodyguards beside him. Arthur bowed to them.

"I thank you for coming, Max Enrico of the Vatican. Section thirteen." Max smiled and said.

"May god have mercy on his children, I will see your sister now." Arthur backed up.

"Thank you," He said. "I assume you agree to this alliance?" Max glanced away.

"Yes, but only if I marry your sister." Arthur was taken aback.

"Wait, that wasn't part of the deal. You're supposed to take of care of that pet of hers." He edged toward him. The guards stepped in front of him, brandishing their swords. Arthur gritted his teeth,

"And that I will, don't worry about that."

Elena awoke from her slumber, she looked at the clock. It was eleven thirty…she rolled over to go back to sleep. But a knock on the door caused her to open her eyes again. The voice of a maid came through the door.

"Errr….Miss Hellsing? There is a visitor for you." Then she left.

'Oh damn…of all the times….' Elena thought. She forced herself out of bed and realised she was still in her clothes. She pulled them off and threw them in a corner before opening her wardrobe and finding that one suit for just visitors. She tugged it on…bit tight and awkward compared to what she was used to wearing…but it would do.

'In fact,' She thought. 'I look just like Integra.' She grinned and fixed her hair and glasses and quickly brushed her teeth and washed her face. But she was ready in record time and raced out of her room and into her office.

"Phew…made it…" She said aloud. Elena walked over to that large chair and sat down, but that computer was still broken….

Arthur was walking up to his sister's office…

'Maybe this was a bad idea…' He thought. 'But we can no longer handle this on our own. We must get help from the Vatican.' They reached the Hellsing office and Max spoke to his two guards. They positioned themselves around the door and Max pointed to Arthur while speaking. Arthur folded his arms and glared at them, he didn't like this….

"Arthur my friend, stay out here. I wish to go in alone." He smirked.

"No way," Arthur began. But the two guards held a sword at his throat. Max smiled and entered the room.

Elena caught the man enter the room.

"Ever heard of knocking?" She spoke. He bowed low and replied.

"I apologise for my rudeness. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Max Enrico. Head of the Vatican and Section thirteen." Elena was shocked and jumped up from her chair.

"How dare you enter here! Leave immediately…" He chuckled.

"In fact your brother requested I come, he is wise…he wishes us to form and alliance against this threat. In fact I agree, I've heard you are in a bit of a state and shouldn't the children of god help each other in these times of need?" Elena saw right through him.

"That's just an excuse so you can force your rule on us. We will not bow to you, we will not bow to anyone! Ever! Now get out!" She shouted.

Seras heard her master shouting. Not only in her head, but from underneath, from the staircase that leads up to her office. So Seras decided that the matter needed her immediate attention and so she disappeared and watched the scene from the shadows of the office.

"Now is that a way to treat a guest?" Max said. Elena glared back unwavering. Max walked up to her desk, Elena wanted to call someone, call her brother, no Seras. But she would handle this.

"Max, get out or I will have you dragged out!" She threatened.

"By who? That pet of yours…?" Max replied. Elena was shocked.

'How did he know?' Elena thought.

"That charming brother of yours…" But then he shot over the desk and grabbed her wrists, Elena tried to pull away.

"Marry me Elena! And all of Vatican shall be yours!" Elena tugged and tried get away, but he pinned her to her chair. When all of a sudden a click caused her to look up. There on the side of his head rested the Jackal, its cold steel pressed to his head. Max looked toward the gun holder in surprise before a bang flew him off toward the wall. Blood flew everywhere and landed on Elena. Elena looked away, she didn't want to see his dead body lying on the floor. She looked toward Seras, a sadistic smile was on her face. She shied away from the vampire…But then a voice caused her to look back.

"Ha, you knew I was a regenerator…otherwise you were trying to…" The rest of the sentence never left his lips. "You…you didn't know I was a regenerator…you tried to…" Elena looked back; Max was picking himself up off the floor with a look of worry on his face. But then it changed to pure fury.

"I'll get you! I'll get all of you! You little bitch!" He swore at Seras. But Seras grinned like a mad woman and replied.

"I'll be waiting…" He marched out of the office quicker then his usual walk. As the door shut behind him Elena looked at her arms and hands, his blood was beginning to dry.

"You should wash that filth off…" Seras spoke but then turned and her eyes lost the crazed look.

"Are you alright master?"

Elena still shaking a little nodded and got up to change into a new suit and wash herself.

"Oh, a shipment of medical blood should have come in." Elena said, trying to focus on something else. "Go down and have a look if you want?" But Seras stayed put.

"Are you sure your alright?" Elena looked back and smiled.

"I'll be fine, go and get your meal."

'I can't believe I just said meal…' Elena thought, but she shook her head and tried to steady her shaking hands, was it fear or rage? She wasn't sure, neither felt good to her. When she looked back to see if Seras was still there but she had gone.

Seras enterd the kitchen, the walls were still the same colour, the cabinets and cupboards were exactly as she left it…

'Hard to believe it's been a hundred years…'Seras thought. Reaching the fridge she pulled it open to find it full of blood packets! Pleased with her prize she pulled three packets out, putting two in her coat she sat on the table and pulled the top off the third and put it to her lips. The sweet taste of blood for a hundred years was electric…she craved more but she could control her bloodlust and savoured her meal. She reached into her pocket realising she hadn't had her sunglasses on, with one hand she unfolded them and placed them on. All the while draining her packet. It was late, for her. The sun up and she was still awake. Seras chuckled to herself as she realised she would have to get her own breakfast as well…

"Seras what are you doing here?" Walter asked. Seras looked up from the table.

"Huh? Oh nothing…" She replied. Walter moved over to the fridge.

"While your there Miss Victoria you might as well help me with nightly deliveries." He placed two buckets on the table,

"Or do you want yours now?" Seras looked away. "Hmm, well you deliver this to Alucard's room and I'll do yours." Seras looked up.

"But why not just give me mine now?" But then she regretted saying it once she had. Walter eyed her for a second before smiling.

"Of course, how silly of me." He handed Seras her packet. She took it and stared at it…she still wasn't sure about this.

"Alucard can wait for his…I'll sit here with you." Seras swore under her breath…she may hate this but she couldn't insult him by not drinking it. So she gave in and tore the top off of her packet and began to suck, the taste was wonderful, which made her regret it all the same, once she was done Walter got up from his chair.

"Ok then Miss Victoria, I bid you good evening. I will prepare Alucard's meal now."

Seras smiled, how small she had seemed back then. Also the freedom of being only bound to Alucard was a feeling she didn't know she would miss. When as she was only free for a little while as she had to be bound to Integra also.

Checking the clock on the wall she got up from her place opposite Walter all those years ago. She smiled at the chair opposite her.

' I wonder what ever happened to him.' Seras thought, put it was nearing midday. Very late for a vampire…so with her snacks for later she departed her memories in the kitchen and went to her old room she once used in the dungeon.

On the way there men took worried glances at her and made sure to step out of her path…all well she found herself not caring…but then stopped at the stairs down to the basement.

'I hadn't noticed it…when had I become so much like Alucard?' The thought stayed with her all the way to her room. She pushed her familiar but very dusty door open. There on the floor lay her discarded coffin, she had dropped it to help Elena. Sighing in agitation she went to pick it up.

'Where was Walter when you needed him?' Knowing the answer she shook her head, but still smiled at the old memories she had of him.

'The curse of immortality…' Seras thought. The room was exactly as she left it, now with a layer of dust. But she pushed her coffin over to the corner and set it up. Reaching inside to press the all too familiar button. Fortunately it still worked, otherwise that was going to be a pain. Seras stifled a yawn before sitting in her open coffin. Wishing she had a TV down here she pulled out another packet.

Elena had cleaned herself and put on a new suit, but she was very angry. Her brother had called them here…how dare he go around her back! She strode into her office with a purpose and picked up her phone.

"Get my brother here right now!" She shouted before slamming down the phone in anger. Hoping she hadn't broken the phone she began to go to her chair before the phone rang. She angrily picked it up.

"Yes?"

"I'm sorry. We can't find him."

Seras dropped her empty packet on the floor she'd pick it up later…Seras pulled the last one from her pocket and started on that one. Once that was finished she dropped that one to the floor with its counterpart.

"I have to admit…it is lonely without anyone to talk to…" Her eyes began to droop shut, she soon found herself pushing the button of her coffin. Before long she was gone…but something awoke her.

"Seras…" That was Alucard's voice! Her eyes snapped open. She eagerly pushed the button of her coffin expecting him to greet her…but there was no one…she was alone…

"Alucard?" She spoke….No answer. She closed her eyes to concentrate…but he wasn't near. Otherwise she would be able to sense him. That brief flutter of hope left her…

'Was I only imagining things?" Seras thought. "No, he was out there…somewhere…I will find him…" She promised to herself.

(Ok, that's to all you people saying…. Where's Alucard? Right that's it. You happy now? Doesn't mean he'll make an appearance any time soon…Muhahahahah…)