A/N: Hey guys! This chapter is a LONG one, but it needed to be. I couldnt find a better way of writing all of this other than having it in one bug chapter so enjoy!

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-Flashback-

"You want me to do WHAT?" Seras asked incredulously, still digesting what the other blonde had just said to her.

"You heard me Miss Victoria" Integra replied, taking a drag from her cigar. "I want you to encourage Alucard's interest in you."

"You mean flirt?" Seras asked in disbelief. "You want me to flirt with Alucard, my master?"

"To put it bluntly, yes. Is that a problem?"

"Yes!...I mean no!…I mean its-"

"You told me the other day that you had feelings for him?" Integra interrupted.

Seras nodded.

"Then why not act on them?" Integra asked matter-of-factly.

"Because it's Alucard! It's one thing to admit my feelings about him to you…but admitting them to him is another matter entirely! What if he laughs me off? Calls me pathetic? Or stupid? Or weak? Or-"

"Or what if he reciprocates?" Integra interrupted her again. "What if he has the same feelings as you?"

"Pfft! I find that unlikely!" Seras snorted, crossing her arms in defiance.

"Oh, I don't know Seras. I've been watching the pair of you these past few days, and he is definitely paying you more attention than you realise."

"Really!" Seras squeaked, her face burning. Could her master really feel that way about her? Would he even allow himself to feel that way?

"Oh yes." Integra smirked. "I do believe I've caught him undressing you with his eyes once or twice."

"Sir Integra!" Seras flew her hands in front of her face in embarrassment.

"What? It's only the truth." She chuckled. "I thought you'd be flattered by that?"

"Having men stare at me is something that I got very used to in the police force, Sir."

"It's understandable; God was very kind when he sculpted your figure." Integra pointed to Seras's noticeably large bust, causing the little blonde to blush. "You should still take it as a compliment. After all it takes a lot to get Alucard's attention."

"I still don't think he'll take kindly to me pouring my heart out to him."

"I didn't say that did I? I said you should flirt with Alucard. Appeal to his…carnal appetites if you will?"

"You mean SEDUCE him!?" Seras almost screamed but was able to reduce it to a high pitched squeal.

"No not seduce him Seras!" Integra slapped her palm into her face in frustration. "I mean flirt with him! Tempt him, make yourself physically desirable to him…without the seduction part that is."

"That sounds more like something master would do to me." Seras whined, dejected.

"Exactly!" Integra exclaimed in triumph. "Play it his way. The last thing Alucard would expect is for you to do something so spontaneous. It will help you ascertain his attractions towards you and hell; you might even get a kick out of it. The man needs to be taken down a peg or two."

"You really think it will work?" Seras asked apprehensively.

"With your body?! If it doesn't then I'm going to get Alucard's head checked."

-End Flashback –

XXXX

Seras sat in the cockpit, her mind overcome by a strange combination of shock, jubilation and fear. She was still trying to process what had happened a few moments ago, she even made sure to pinch herself and be certain that she wasn't in some twisted dream.

'OW!'

Nope. It was real.

'Holy crap, I can't believe I just did that! Me!'

Seras beamed inwardly at herself with praise. She'd been tossing and turning over the idea of tormenting Alucard the whole evening; in fact it took Alucard's teasing for Seras to muster up the courage to do so. Although she was beginning to think it was less about courage and more her being aroused by her master's attention.

'That was something else...' She thought to herself, replaying the scenario over and over again in her head. Each time it would cause a little flicker of excitement in her chest when she imagined him being so…close to her…those deep crimson orbs staring into her own.

"Umm…Miss Victoria?"

Her fantasy was shattered by a hand waving dangerously close to her face, bringing her back to reality to see Walter staring at her, as was the pilot sitting next to him.

"Seras?" Walter asked, concerned. "Are you alright?"

"Huh? Oh yeah, sorry, I was off in my own world...heh heh."

The butler merely raised an eyebrow at her.

"Umm…what were you trying to say?...sorry?" Seras asked sheepishly.

"I was asking if you were going to finish that blood before it becomes spoiled." Walter pointed to the half empty blood back clenched in Seras's hand with a little straw poking out of the top like a juice carton.

"Oh, sorry! Yeah I'll finish it." Not wanting to get violently sick over the ocean was always going to be a good motivator and Seras drained the rest of the pack in seconds. "There!"

"Good, now would you care to explain why you burst into the cockpit like that? Poor James here nearly had a heart attack."

Seras cast a glance over to James, a young pilot with brown hair, who looked no older than she was when Seras was human.

"Sorry James" She said, feeling a little embarrassed.

"S'alright Seras." He grinned. "Should be used to ya antics by now anyways."

"That aside." Walter continued. "What are you doing in here with us?"

"Oh...I'm just avoiding master for the moment." Seras said aloof, trying not to give anything away. Somehow she doubted Walter wanted to know about her uncharacteristic desires for her master.

"I see. And why would that be exactly?" Walter asked

"Well...ummm..." 'Damn it! Think girl! He cannot be allowed to know!'

"Well?" He leaned a little closer, his eyes narrowing.

"I...uh..may have given Alu-master...a taste of his own medicine." Seras prayed he took that message the way it was intened.

"Ah!" Walter exclaimed, with a laugh. "Practical jokes at thirty thousand feet, eh?"

'Phew!'

"Yes... Yes! Excactly Walter! You hit the nail on the head!" Seras faked a laugh. "Hence why I ran into the cockpit. It was to escape, you see."

"Alright then." Walter chuckled. "You can stay in here for a while, hopefully lord Alucard will have simmered down in an hour or two."

"Sure! Thank you Walter." Seras smiled, thankful that her little gambit had paid off.

'Somehow I get the feeling master won't simmer down that quickly...I know I won't.'

XXXX

The morning light shone through the few open window shutters which hadn't been closed for the night, painting the interior of the cabin in an odd pattern of light and shadow. The Boeing 737 was now less than two hours away from its first stop over in New York.

Alucard's eyes opened wearily when the unwelcome morning light struck them as the jet banked. His matted hair clung to the leather seat as he pulled himself upright to survey his surroundings, judging by the scent of coffee in the air either Integra, or Walter, or both were up and presumably taking breakfast in the office. He noticed a ruffled blanket on one of the seats, obviously where either Walter or James had slept during one of their breaks from piloting.

And Seras…

As for Seras...that irritating little fledgling of his…

She...was actually back in the cabin... passed out on one of the other seats, still in her uniform. Alucard felt notably surprised by that. He was sure that Seras would have hidden away in the cockpit for the entire flight. Maybe her incessant babbling got too much for James and he kicked her out?

'Hmph, wouldn't be the first time.'

He was still a little peeved at his fledgling for the prior evening's antics. Although he did admit that he had it coming, her actions had surprised him greatly. Seras would not normally have the confidence to be so...provocative with him. Although he didn't mind the provocation, not at all, she was so deliciously tempting... and then she denied him. Despite that he was able to sense Seras's longing desire too; when she pulled away it was not from lack of want, but rather to irk him.

He found it rather amusing, this un-Seras-like behaviour; Alucard couldn't wait to get to Kumaju with his little draculina. Oh how much fun it will be.

Just the thought of it tickled at his desires, the image of her body in a tight swimsuit, droplets of water running down her soft pale skin.

'Wait...why...why are these images in my head?'

Alucard promptly got out of his seat and made a vain effort to shake the alluring images from his trail of thought. He should be the one enticing her, not the other way around!

'But that beautiful form...those fine...plump...'

He slapped himself across the face before the sordid thoughts got the better of him.

'Damn her…'

Dracula, the mighty no-life king, reduced to boyish fantasies by his own childe. Alucard could feel his ego deflating with every passing moment, this he would not stand for. Something had to be done. But what?

He pondered his situation for a moment, thinking of what could have caused this development between them to suddenly escalate. Yes, there had been a developing connection between the two of them, but nothing this physical before. This onset was far too sudden even for pure lust, he knew for a fact that Seras had not looked at him that way before until these past few days. No, something else had come into play somewhere along the line…

Then it hit him. A thought struck across his mind, a concept so obvious that he cursed himself for not considering it before.

'Integra…'

In all of these recent developments in the past few weeks, the common denominator was his master. Things had started…developing with Seras not long after she had first begun her tutoring sessions with Integra. Could his master be the one behind all of this? Is she merely using Seras as a new tool for taunting him?!

Rage boiled up inside him at the thought, but almost immediately he calmed himself. His master would surely never do something as callous as abuse the bonds between a sire and his fledgling, not when she knew all too well of the importance of that bond from her studies. Perhaps there was a hidden element missing from this puzzle, something Alucard had not been made privy to?

Regardless, Alucard concluded to himself it was time to discuss things with his master. If something was developing between him and Seras, even if it were of no consequence, his master should be told if she were not already aware. He did not like the idea of Integra discovering this under far more compromising circumstances. If she were to disapprove of the situation she could separate the two, or worse, order Seras to be sent away…or destroyed.

Despite his best efforts, Alucard found himself shuddering at the thought of it and immediately scolded himself for allowing such feeble emotions to manifest.

He made his way down the aisle of the plane towards Integra's office where he could hear muffled conversation coming from within as he approached the door. Alucard cast a cautious glance back to Seras to make sure his movement hadn't stirred her from her sleep, when he was satisfied that she was still dead to the world he quietly knocked on the door.

"Enter." Came Integra's voice in her usual neutral tone.

Alucard stepped into the neatly assembled room; Integra and Walter were sitting at the small conference table in the middle of the room. There was a pot of coffee sitting in the tables centre, as were two partially full mugs and beside them sat a few loose sheets of paper, most likely the group's travel itineraries. Besides that the office was quite bare, much like the one back at the Hellsing manor.

"Good morning Sir Integra, I trust you slept well?" Alucard gave a low bow before walking over to one of the leather office chairs and taking a seat.

"Well enough Alucard; and yourself?" She replied bluntly, but with the faintest air of friendliness.

"Adequately." He lied, thanks to Seras his sleep was intermittent at best; his usual nightmares were replaced with other… equally disturbing dreams.

"Is there something you need?" Integra asked.

"Actaully there is my master." Alucard attempted to keep his tone neutral, "However it is a rather personal matter…Walter, do you mind if we had the room for a while?"

"N-not at all Lord Alucard" Walter replied, seemingly taken aback by this strange request. "I shall be in the cockpit if you need me."

Integra nodded to indicate her approval and Walter made to leave the room.

"Oh, Walter" Alucard turned to him before the butler was nearly out the door.

"Yes Alucard?"

"Seras is still sleeping." Alucard stated, giving Walter a knowing look.

"Ah I see. I shall do my best not to disturb Miss Victoria."

With a gentle click of the door Walter left the room. Alucard turned to Integra again, who had begun pouring another cup of coffee, all the while eying the vampire with a stoic curiosity. He could tell she knew he was up to something and thought it better to get straight to the point.

"I...wish to discuss something." He started.

"Obviously, why else would you demand my time?" She snipped, but Alucard ignored the remark.

"It's about the Police Girl."

Upon those words he noticed Integra's grip of her cup tighten, though her expression remained emotionless. This confirmed his suspicions. She knew something.

"Go on?" Integra prompted.

"We share a connection, as you know. A bond formed between sire and childe. Naturally this is a bond that strengthens with time, which is to be expected…"

He paused for a moment to see if Integra made a reply, which she did not. The only acknowledgment he got from her was a small nod as she sipped away at her coffee.

"However, something unexpected has occurred. There seems to be an emotional development…on the Police Girl's part. If I were to be so bold I would declare that the girl is developing a misguided attachment towards me… Which is absurd of course."

Alucard paused again to wait for a response; still none came, although he did observe a flicker of nervousness in Integra's eyes behind those round glasses.

"You of all people know about the bonds that can develop... and evolve between two vampires, regardless of whether or not one may have sired the other. The reason I'm discussing this with you is I wish to raise my concerns."

"About Seras?" Integra finally replied, seemingly concerned about the girl. A foolish notion.

"No. About your prior knowledge of the fact that this has been going on." Alucard deadpanned, and his words plainly caught Integra by surprise for she nearly dropped her coffee onto the table before recovering herself.

"W-what are you trying to accuse me of Alucard?" Integra demanded sternly, her voice back to its usual irritated tone.

"The past twenty four hours the Police Girl has been very…out of character and forward towards me, provocative even! Is this some sort of game between the pair of you? Do you take delight in making a fool out of your own servants?" Although it was not intended Alucad's words had an air of hurt in them that was meant to be that of anger.

"Don't be absurd Alucard!" Integra rebuked. "There was no such intention!"

"Ah! So you did know about this." He spat accusingly.

"Of course I did you idiot!" Integra roared, but then quieted when Alucard winced at the noise, not wanting to wake Seras.

"Why did you not tell me?" He demanded quietly.

"Seras spoke to me in the strictest of confidence Alucard. She didn't want you to know about these… how do I say… feelings before she was sure of them herself."

"She seemed pretty sure of them earlier." Alucard snorted, although inwardly he was surprised to feel relief at Integra's words, the words confirming his fledgling's attraction towards him.

"Only because she's playing by your rules Alucard." Integra growled. "You take delight in taunting your little protégé; I felt it was high time she returned the favour."

"So that was you're doing." Alucard declared.

"Yes it was. I wanted you to realise that she's not always yours to walk over whenever you wish, I own you and by that association I own Seras. I'll be damned if you're going to court her in such an un-gentlemanly manner!"

Integra slapped a hander over her lips; by the shocked look in her eyes Alucard deduced she had not meant for those last few words to be spoken aloud, especially not to him. She thought he was courting her? What a ridiculous speculation! Seras was not worthy of his courtship, his physical lust yes, but nothing, nothing more.

Well…not yet anyway.

Wait. If she thought he was courting her, why did Integra not intervene? Would she allow them to court? To consider the idea of her two pet vampires becoming mates?

"You…thought I was courting her?" Alucard croaked, his own voice had dried with shock at the idea.

"No…but I had the deepest of suspicions that it could lead that way." Integra replied, regaining her cool demeanour.

"Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why would you even consider allowing such a thing?" Alucard asked, as if the very idea disgusted him.

"Don't try to play coy with me servant." She chided, "I've seen the way you look at her when you think no eyes are on you. I've studied the Nosferatu since my childhood Alucard; I know that even the mighty 'No-Life-King' is powerless against the growing instinct to have his mate."

"And you think Seras Victoria is worthy of such a title?" Alucard hissed, irritated at his master's presumptions.

"I don't think. I know. I know that vampires have no control over who their inner familiars chose to be their mate. I also know that there is nearly a fifty-fifty chance of this happening in a sire-childe relationship."

'Curse that woman; curse her intimate knowledge of our kind!'

"It's my job to know Alucard." Integra retorted, reading his thoughts which made Alucard seethe even more. "You see? You're even finding it hard to keep those usually impenetrable walls up in that mind of yours."

"What point is this discussion leading to?" Alucard growled his patience nearly at its end.

"The point is this. If Seras is destined to be your mate that is something that's, sadly, out of my control." Integra sighed. "Furthermore if this is the case…I will allow it."

"Why?" Alucard asked, startled. "You would never allow either of us such…freedom in the past."

"I have my motives too Alucard, otherwise I would not allow it." Integtra stated in her down-to-business voice. "It's the reason why I have no qualms with the pair of you coming with me on this so called vacation. I want to see if anything happens between the pair of you; you do realise my main prerogative is to study your kind, second to eradicating it."

"Yes, I realise that." Alucard grumbled. "So what you're saying is that you want to study the most sacred thing in vampire culture like a scientist would a lab rat?"

"Don't paint me so darkly Alucard." Integra snapped, her face looked pained by his words. "Though I may have dedicated my life to eradicating vampires…I do not place you or Seras in the same category as those other inferior specimens. When Walter was too busy you practically raised me as a child, and Seras is so different from the rest of your kind. I feel like I'm talking to a normal person when we're together."

"An unusual sentiment coming from you." Alucard retorted. "Claiming to be friends with such a weakling."

"Call it what you want. Just know that I have some skerrick of concern for the well-being of the pair of you."

"So I have your permission then?" Alucard asked.

"Permission for what?" Integra replied as she pulled out a cigar from her pocket and lit it up.

"To pursue the Police Girl…if that is my intention as you seem to believe."

"Of course." Integra said as she exhaled a billow of fine cigar smoke. "Studying the pair of you will be most interesting for me, and hopefully it will make you a little less miserable."

"Ha, I'm not miserable."

"Yes you are; I've seen hundreds of vampires in my time with far more joviality that you. Your happiness died the day Abraham staked you."

"My happiness was long dead before that happened!" Alucard snapped, he detested it whenever she mentioned his old master's name, the man who had broken him and enslaved him to the Hellsing family. "That is one of the few things Abraham Van Hellsing could never claim as a trophy of his triumph."

He rose to his feet and made to leave the room, deeply regretting ever engaging his master in such a fruitless conversation. His mind always degenerated into rage whenever Abraham was mentioned.

"Wait!" Integra called, who too had risen to her feet.

He eyed her, his crimson orbs sending daggers of fury into her own ocean blue eyes.

"…I apologise, that was out of line." She sighed, taking another puff of her cigar.

"Yes it was" Alucard leered at her. "Now either change the subject, or this conversation is over, my master." He injected as much venom into that final word as was possible. It had clearly worked because Integra's face saddened a little at the way he spat the words at her, though he thought she could not notice it herself.

"Very well." Integra said calmly. She walked over to a small chest of draws in the corner of the small room. After rummaging about for a few moment's she had obviously spotted the object she was looking for and returned to the table, a little blue book in hand.

"Shall we discuss our plans for this little vacation then, servant?" She asked him with a little smile, or was it a smirk? Alucard noticed that it was her 'travel diary' that he had handed back to her a few weeks ago.

"Hmph, if you wish." Alucard conceded, still angry, as he resumed his seat at the table. "What shall we discuss then?"

"How about…" Integra went through several pages of the book, obviously looking for a topic which would pique his interests, when she stopped at a page near the middle and the grin on her face widened.

"How about we discuss this…" She turned the book to him and Alucard eyebrows arched in marked surprise. The page read 'Getting Alucard a Girlfriend' in very girlish handwriting, obviously she'd written this during the early years when Integra was still trying to convince herself that Alucard could be a 'fun and happy monster'. He found himself chuckling at the memory, such a foolish child she was.

"You do realise that you failed at that endeavour already and miserably at that." Alucard taunted darkly.

"Well I was only fourteen at the time!" Integra rebuked him. "Besides…we now have a target for you don't we? We have little Miss Victoria."

Alucard did not like that grin on her face, not one little bit.

"I'm leaving!" He said hurridly, feeling an unnatural sense of embarrassment.

"I order you to stay!" Integra commanded, although it was in-between fits of small laughter.

Lord he hated her when she did this.

"Grrr, fine master…of all the topics you chose this?" He moaned.

"Yes! If it doesn't at least cheer you up at least it will do me." Integra smirked with triumph.

"Very well then, but first I think a little education would be in order." Alucard conceded, a plan of escape forming in his mind.

"Education?" Integra asked quizzically.

"Yes. On the many, many stages of officially courting a vampire." Alucard grinned, hoping to turn her off the subject.

"Ok then, begin." Integra stated flatly as she grabbed a pen and paper.

Alucard cursed himself; he should have known Integra would take delight in learning about this.

Damn Integra.

Damn Seras.

In fact. Damn women altogether!

Sigh

'When do we land?'

A/N: Boy! That was a long one! But at last, it is done. Tell me what you think guys, I'll be wrapping up this little section of the story next chapter, then we get to the fun stuff and maybe MAYBE some fun OOC-ness!