A/N I would like to thank all my reviewers for encouraging me to continue this fanfiction! (You know who you are ;]) I really appreciate it. I love you all :]. Enjoy!
Chapter 13
The Task
It was two days after Thanksgiving and Tiffany had nothing to do. There had a lot of missions lately, and Tiffany did not want to go on them. Alucard was almost never seen around the house anymore because of those missions. It was on this day Tiffany decided to go bother Sir Integra. She walked up the grand staircase and reached Sir Integra's door. She knocked on it gently.
"Come in," Integra said.
Tiffany walked through the door and began walking to Integra's desk.
"What can I do for you?," Integra said.
"Well, um," Tiffany stuttered. "Theres nothing to do and I'm quite...bored,"
"I see," Integra replied. "Why don't you and Walter go on a little task for me?"
"What kind of task?," Tiffany replied curiously.
"The task of going Holiday shopping," Integra replied yawning.
"You mean I can pick out the Christmas tree and ornaments?!," Tiffany replied happily.
"Yes child, you may," Integra said.
Tiffany jumped up and down happily. Integra smiled and called Walter on the intercom. After a few minutes Walter came through the door.
"Walter, you and Tiffany will go holiday shopping today," Integra said. "I hope you two find a nice big beautiful tree,"
"Yes Sir Integra," Walter replied. "Lets go Tiffany,"
Walter turned around and began leaving the office with Tiffany trailing behind. They walked out the front door and waiting for them was a black car. Walter got in the drivers seat and Tiffany got in the other front seat. They began driving. A few hours later they arrived at a huge Christmas shop. In the window was a beautiful giant pine tree the size of a small house.
"Woah, that would fit perfectly in the living room Walter!," Tiffany chirped.
"Yes, indeed it would," Walter replied smiling. "Let me park here and we will buy that tree,"
Walter parked on a nearby corner and they started walking towards the shop. As they walked towards the window the tree loomed over them like a hawk would loom over its prey. They walked into the shop and gazed at the tree. It was truly amazing. Walter went to ask someone to help him tie it to the car and to pay for it. Tiffany decided she would go look for ornaments. She walked all around the store and finally found the ornament aisle. She gazed at them intently. She was immensely fascinated by this particular ornament. It was an ornament of a shooting star. It was transparent and had a lining of silver on the sides. It had a heavenly look to it. She picked up the box and shook it gently. The ornaments made beautiful sounds when they shook. She smiled and put the box under her arm. She then began picking various other ornaments that had beauty to it as well. She then payed for her items. (She still had money from the shopping trip) Then she began walking towards the car and Walter.
"I presume you have found ornaments you like?," Walter said.
"Yes of course," Tiffany said smiling.
Tiffany gazed at the cars roof. The tree was nicely and carefully tied to the top of the roof. Then they began the drive home.
Once they got there Tiffany noticed Integra and a familiar vampire in red standing in the doorway. Alucard. Tiffany had not seen Alucard in days because he was never there. Walter stopped the car and Tiffany walked outside carrying the ornaments. She walked straight to Integra and ignored Alucard completely.
"Sir Integra," Tiffany said. "I presume you like the beautiful tree and ornaments Walter and I have picked?," Tiffany began showing the ornaments to Integra.
"Oh yes they are very wonderful," Integra replied pleased.
Tiffany smiled and then turned to Alucard.
"Hello Alucard, long time no see or talk," Tiffany said with an attitude.
Alucard smirked. "Yes, yes indeed, I am very sorry but I have been busy with missions lately,"
"Of course," Tiffany said walking into the estate.
Tiffany had no idea why she was jealous. Had she taken a liking to Alucard? She did not know this yet. She began walking to the living room. Alucard came in shortly carrying the tree. He placed it in the middle of the room.
"What an amazing tree," Alucard said. "You humans are very interesting with your customs,"
"You used to be human too," Tiffany replied annoyed.
Alucard smirked. Tiffany began opening the boxes of ornaments. She then began placing them on the tree. Alucard sat down in a nearby chair and watched Tiffany intently.
"It would be nice to have some help," Tiffany said.
Alucard pretended to hear nothing.
"I SAID IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE SOME HELP!" Tiffany barked.
"Oh yes of course," Alucard said getting up from the chair. He was laughing.
Alucard and Tiffany began placing the ornaments on the tree. After a few minutes they were done.
"It looks awesome," Tiffany said smiling.
"Yes it does," Alucard agreed.
Tiffany smiled and began walking out of the room when she noticed something peculiar. The hallway had a leafy smell to it, and it was not from the tree. She gazed up at the ceiling............................
Mistletoe.
And it was EVERYWHERE!There was about a 5 foot gap between each one. Alucard was curious to as why Tiffany had stopped and walked over to Tiffany. He followed her gaze and saw the mistletoe. He laughed.
"Mistletoe?," He said. "How simply amusing,"
Tiffany blushed. There was NO WAY, SIMPLY NO WAY SHE WOULD BE UNDER ANY OF THEM EXPECIALLY NOT WITH ALUCARD AROUND.
"Here goes nothing!," Tiffany said as she began jumping from gap to gap careful not to land under the mistletoe.
Alucard laughed and began following walking ahead of Tiffany, just incase she happened to land under one.
Miraculously Tiffany made it all the way to her room without landing under one.
"You will land under one eventually," Alucard said amused. "And when you do I'll make sure I am under the same one,"
Alucard then laughed and disappeared into thin air.
"IN YOUR DREAMS LOVER VAMPIRE!" Tiffany said yelling into the air.
A/N WELL THATS ANOTHER CHAPTER FOR YA. Hope you enjoyed! Don't forget to review! :] Thanks for reading.