Disclaimer: I do not claim to own Hellsing, Alucard, or anyone else used in this fic. I do however own Raphael who was mentioned in the last chapter. ;)

Twelve a Day

It was dark where she was. Off to the distance she could see a small flickering of brief light. Wanting to be out of the bleak darkness, the petite girl stumbled off towards where the light flickered. But no matter how many times she tried, she never got closer. Irritated and extremely frustrated Seras plopped down to the ground, or what she assumed was the ground. As soon as her bottom touched however, the light immediately was upon her. It wasn't really much of a light and it was a surprise that it was even able to penetrate the thick darkness that surrounded her. Inside of the light was a tiny drop of crimson. Suddenly her stomach erupted in pain and she awoke to find herself in a bright white room.

Confused, she tried to push herself up only to find that her arms were too weak to support herself. Giving up temporarily, Seras looked around. There was medical equipment all around her, and she could see that blood was being transferred into her body through an IV tube. Looking to her left, she could see a tall figure propped against the wall. Recognizing the tall vampire cloaked in red, she relaxed. If Alucard was here then she had not been abducted by the stranger.

"Master…what happened? Last thing I remember was sending you that message and then facing that one vampire and then total darkness." Seras asked concernedly.

The handsomely tall vampire pushed off from the wall and stood closer to the bed where the invalid fledgling was currently lying.

"I was on the other side fighting off ghouls when I heard your alert. I was half way to your location when I sensed your absence from my mind. Your attacker was about to give you a blow of death when I came in. It wasn't much of a fight, but he fled…Police Girl…how long do you intend to hide that you're menstruating from me? If you had informed me of everything then you wouldn't be here. I was aware of when you started, but I was not aware that you were experiencing pain. It's not normal for a vampire to experience pain."

Seras let out a squeak of embarrassment and hid her face from the elder vampire. She had been stupid trying to hide it, and now she had caused a problem.

"I'm sor..." She started, but was interrupted by Alucard.

"However, my Master has informed me that you are to drink more blood packs until the...problem has ended and that Walter is currently researching for any other cases as serious as yours."

"Oh."

As the elder vampire opened a portal to his room, he was stopped by a sudden question from his fledgling.

"Master, if you were aware that I was on my period, then why did you leave me by myself back there?"

He turned back to the petite blond, temporarily forgetting the open portal.

"I didn't think you were having problems. I assumed that your time was normal like the other females of our kind." He let out a small shrug and walked into the portal.

Seras didn't know what to think. Here she had been trying to hide the fact that she was on her bloody period from her Master, and all this time he had already been aware. She was happy that it was a normal thing that other female vampires experienced. That thought helped lesson the feelings that she was a freak of nature, but the fact that she had cramps stopped that train of thought. She wasn't normal and never would be.

Suddenly depressed again, Seras pondered her strange dream before she had woken up. It had been a strange one to say the least, and she had no idea as to what it could have meant. Before she could think much more on it, the doors opened and in came the residential doctor that lived in the Hellsing Manor. He was a portly fellow, neither fat nor skinny, and was short compared to other men. The small wrinkles on his face gave him the appearance of about fifty-five years old.

"Seras Victoria is it? It would seem that your vitals are back to normal and that as soon as I get you disconnected you can leave. Sir Integra said that you are to remain in your room until ordered otherwise. You are also to drink twelve blood packs a day." He made a mark on the clipboard in his arms.

"Twelve! That's insane! Even my Master doesn't drink that much!"

"Yes, twelve; three when you wake up, three for midnight, three for dinner, and three before you go to sleep. We think that you are cramping because of your linage. You were made by a powerful vampire, so I do not see how it would not have an effect on you at some time."

He took out the last of the IV's and watched the young woman's reaction. He knew it was hard for her to believe, but it was the best theory that he had been able to come up with until he had answers from the Hellsing's retainer. She gave him a quick nod and opened up a portal.

She arrived in her room and quietly threw everything she could find that wouldn't make much noise. Noticing what she had done, she hastily picked everything back up and placed it all where it belonged. She was ashamed that she let her temper flare. As she sat down at the table, she noticed that three new blood packs were sitting in the bucket that Walter usually left for her. Her stomach let out a sharp stab of pain and she quickly grabbed one of the packs, hastily downing its contents. She may not like it, but if it helped ease her pain temporarily then she was all for it.

Author's Note: Oh my goodness!!!! I am so sorry for the long delay! I know I said I would update a lot since I'm on the summer, and I feel so bad because I honestly do not have an excuse for the month and a half delay. I do have one coming up soon though since school starts back up and I'm leaving for West Virginia on Thursday and I won't be back until the 28th. I want to say thank you for everyone that has stuck with me so far. I promise I'll kick myself if I let another month pass by without an update. L