Thanks to Morality for the review and the advice. On with the show!

Still don't own Hellsing. Don't expect that to change. Ever.

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Seras walked down the hallway that lead to H's room cautiously. The shotgun fiasco had occured an hour ago, and she hadn't heard much from anybody since except for Walter. He had asked her to go tell H a few things since he was busy. As she neared his room, she was met with an odd sight. Several layers of duct tape had been placed around the door, hinges, and surrounding walls. She slowly walked over to it and surveyed the many cracks that decorated it, as well as the splinters still on the floor. She also noticed a footprint scarred into the wood. She shrugged, then knocked on the door three times. Several seconds of silence followed. Without warning, the door fell inward, leaving Seras standing in the doorway with an expression of shock upon her face.

"Hello, Seras Victoria," H said cheerily. He was sitting on his bed, reading through a book. His shotgun was laying at the foot of his bed, disassebled and in pieces. He had also left the window shade open, allowing sunlight to flood the room. It didn't bother her that much, but she prefered to avoid it. "What brings you to my humble abode?"

"I'm sorry about the door!" she squeeled, walking into the room and reaching down to grab the door.

"It's alright. I put it on backwards anyway. Walter is going to tear me apart... or slice me apart, according to Alucard," H replied in a somber tone.

"You mean you met-" Seras realized that her Master could be the only explination for the door, and the shotgun incident.

"Yes, I met Alucard. He was interesting, to say the least," H chuckled, putting down the book. "I didn't expect to meet Hellsing's vampire so soon. I figured that if the rumors where true about Hellsing having one, it would stay out of sight for a long time. Who knew it would come after me?" he chuckled again.

"There where rumors that we had a vampire working with us?" Seras was curious as to what was known about her Master, or herself.

"Yes, but I discounted most of them. I heard there where actually several people of interest... a female vampire, a man who could cut through steel with the flick of his wrist, an a few other things. But since the one known as Alucard was most mentioned, I figured it had some shred of truth. The others are probably just speculation. Or am I mistaken?" H arched an eyebrow and got up off the bed.

"Well," Seras started to think. "There may have been some truth to the other ones..."

"Oh? So there really is another vampire under the command of Hellsing?" H turned to face her, waiting to hear more. "She isn't as mischevious as Alucard is, I hope... One potention threat is enough."

"No, she's rather tame if I do say so myself," Seras realized that he thought she was human. "Wouldn't hurt a fly. And Alucard just likes to fool around with new recruits."

"You don't say... oh, did you come here for something?" H realized that she probably didn't knock down his door just to chat.

"Oh right, Walter wanted me to tell you that dinner will be ready in half an hour, and that your luggage and personal belongings will be arriving in three days. Hellsing made sure to ship them the moment you where accepted," Seras explained. H listened, arms crossed, nodding his head every now and then.

"Well, that's good to hear. By the way, I can close the shades if you want. I should have offered earlier, seeing as how uncomfortable sunlight makes vampires," H was grinning beneath his mask. Seras stared at him in confusion.

"How did you know?" she asked curiously.

"When you walked into the room, you stood in the only spot that didn't have sunlight on it. When I got up, you shifted sideways slightly so you could be in my shadow. Subconscious decision, judging by your suprise at being found out... betrayed by your own instincts, I suppose," H explained as he closed the window shade, darkening the room. Seras, now able to move freely, walked over to the bed and picked up the book he had been reading.

"Sunlight doesn't hurt. It just feels a bit uncomfortable," she told him. "What's this book?"

"Oh, it's just a guide to vampires. Picked it up in Romania a few years ago before I joined Hellsing. I thought it would be an interesting read... little did I know it would end up helping me out," he picked up a few pieces of the shotgun and began to put them back together.

"How did you join Hellsing?" she enquired.

"Oh, that's a long story, and dinner will be ready soon. Tell you what... come back by here next time you get the chance, and I'll tell you. If you'd like, I'll let you know about some of my previous missions, as well. In return, I ask that you tell me about your missions, and give me some advice on dealing with Alucard. Deal?" H stuck out his hand to shake on the agreement.

"Deal," Seras accepted his handshake. His eyes widened as she gripped his hand. "Oh, sorry. Don't know my own stength. Oh, and may I suggest silver items to deal with Alucard? They won't kill him, but they'll put him in his place. Usually... well, dinner is almost ready. I'd better go see if I can help Walter with anything. Good bye!" Seras waved as she walked out of the room. H waved back, and then clutched his throbbing hand as soon as she left.

"Crap, that hurt... she sure does have a firm grip," he said, massaging his hand. As Seras walked down the hallway, Alucard materialized behind her.

"Traitor," he hissed, causing Seras to give a victory smirk.

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Hurray, yet another completed chapter. Thanks for reading this far. If you haven't lost interest yet, I must be doing something right!