-1Disclaimer: I Do not own Hellsing….(sighs)….or Alucard. Damn.
Chapter Three
"What the heck are you saying Master?" I shouted nervously. "Sir Integra wouldn't just let us leave." Wouldn't let you leave, anyway.
Master frowned at me a moment; he had probably heard my thought. But then he released me and I sat leaned against my coffin lid as he answered my previous question. "Integra has given me permission to return home for a short time," he replied. "And since you are mine, it's my choice as to whether or not you can come. Not hers."
I gulped. His tone had changed from amusement to frustration. Did he not want me to come? Or did he? And where was 'home', exactly? My Master was observing me with a cold, scrutinizing gaze. "Hmmmm…" he said harshly. "Let's go before I change my mind."
With that Master grabbed my arm and pulled me against his chest. The ground beneath my feet melted away, and I found myself clutching to my Master as we shifted through shadows and space. I buried my face in his thick coat, inhaling the masculine scent lingering beneath. Then I heard a deep chuckle and looked up into my Master's face. "Comfortable, Police girl?"
Blushing furiously, I stepped away from him to find we were back on solid ground. But where we were, I had no clue. We were on some sort of mountainside, and I could see the ruins of an immense castle off in the distance. "Master?" I asked, forgetting my embarrassment. "Where are we?"
"Home," he said simply, with an edge of ancient sadness to his voice. "Just home. And it has been far too long…"
His voice trailed off as he began walking along a nearby path. Then he stopped, staring straight up into the lavender sky, a few stars still visible. Sighing, I watched in amazement as his coat faded away and he continued walking in nothing but a slightly unbuttoned dress shirt, his black slacks, and boots. Quit gawking and follow me Police Girl. This is not the place to get lost.
Again I found myself blushing and furious, but he was right. Quickly I caught up to him and we walked on in silence. Nothing but the wind could be heard, and the gentle rustling of the leaves in the woods. Did Master really come from such a quiet place? It seemed odd. But maybe this is where his true self lies…if not in the roughness of the wind then in the shadows between the trees. Those woods hold things worse than my heart.
Something about the tone of his voice made me look to the forest and away just as quickly. I quickened my pace a little more so that I was right next to my Master. Suddenly this place seemed more dangerous, and yet the sun was about to make it's appearance on the horizon. Again I glanced at the trees, and my eyes grew wide as I started to see movement in the shadows.
Master grabbed onto my wrist and pulled me along faster. Had he sensed something? We were nearly at the castle ruins, and when we approached the rubble Master stopped and looked around. His eyes held something nostalgic, even sad. But then he started digging through the rubble and dirt until he revealed a door on the floor. As he pulled it open the dust rose and I saw there was a staircase winding down. "Come on," he said quietly.
At the bottom we were greeted with darkness, but Master had grabbed my wrist again and dragged me along. Then he stopped and turned to me. "There is only one coffin, but it's large," he grinned, fangs gleaming even in the dark. "Are you afraid Police Girl?"
"I'm not!" I said, frowning when he laughed at me.
First he started to climb in and then I shrieked as he pulled me in over him. Then he slid the lid shut and I tried not to panic even though I was laying on top of my Master. "umm…Master?" I whispered.
"Go to sleep. Ask me whatever you want tomorrow…" he said softly, his voice fading away and I realized he had gone to sleep.
Snuggling into his chest with a smile, I fell asleep as well. It was the best sleep I could recall.