Every once in a while my stubborn lovesick side comes out demanding me to wait till I get at least a certain number of reviews before I can write a new chapter so I "Know people like what I'm doing", I'm sorry for that. I got over it now. I know that it is a stupid selfish thing to do and I wish to apologize for that. On to the next chapter then?

Pairing: Alucard/Seras
POV Characters: none, General pov
Genres: Horror/Romance/Alternate universe
Rating: T

Chapter 6: Better of two evils

"Seras, Long time no see." Seras eyed the woman with mild interest before returning to her current trouble. While she may have fled the castle and it's evil perverted undead lord for now, in her haste she'd forgotten about her horse, armour, and weapons. Yet one thing about the woman bothered her.

"Why did you save me? You betrayed your lord for someone you hardly know." Her voice was filled with concern. The wolf woman was startled by this, she had expected the paladin to attack her, useless as it was, merely for the fact that she was a werewolf, and thereby considered evil.

"Wait a moment.. you're not surprised? You're not going to try and purify me?" Kim stared at her companion, she did not fully trust the situation. Even while Seras was completely unarmed she was hardly what one could deem harmless. She was pretty strong, and obviously capable of using everything as a weapon. The paladin merely shook her head.

"Truthfully, I had expected you to be something like this. No human, with the soul exception of Walter who can outrun the bolt of a crossbow has ever been able to best me in terms of speed. The only thing that surprised me is that you came to my aid where you could have let your lord have me for dinner." Seras looked into Kim's eyes with sadness.

"At this pace Kim, we are both in trouble, From what I have seen, even armed I would not be a match for him, it's only a matter of time before he finds us. Besides I left some important things in the castle, I will have to return shortly." Kim watched as Seras' look changed from sad to defiant.

"You can't!" Kim suddenly yelled out, making Seras look at her.

"You can't go back, I don't plan to betray lord Alucard, but if you go back now, you will return to him as an enemy. And he will break you in an attempt to make you give in to his will. If he succeeds you will become just as twisted as he is!" Kim wrapped her arms around herself as she spoke almost distantly, her head burrowed between her legs.

"I can't let that happen, not when you may be the only chance to heal his heart." The paladin looked at the lady wolf's face, her yellow eyes showed both worry and determination. True she had known the werewolf's life could not have been all fun and games seeing where it had brought her. Then it clicked.

"Wait, you're telling me to freely give in to him? I've seen what he wants and I don't plan on giving that to anyone. My virginity is sacred to me and I have sworn to keep it." The wolf woman looked away, not knowing what to reply to the lady knight's statement. She was right after all. The time for thinking ended when she caught a foul scent on the wind. The wolf woman tensed as she realized what the small meant.

"So you sensed them too? Judging from your reaction I don't think they're part of your pack are they?" Seras spoke as she stood up. Looking towards her companion for a reply.

"Fenrir" Was all Kim said in reply, her growling telling Seras this was not good.

"Damn!.. we're too late to run now." Seras yelled as she instinctively grabbed for her sword. Obviously meeting only air. She glared her companion when she chuckled.

"Sorry.. It's just, this is the first time I heard you cuss." The lady spoke as she took her own sword and handed in to the knight.

"Here, I only carry it for decorative purposes anyway." No sooner had the knight accepted the sword that the wolf gave her or a group of black wolves jumped into the clearing, immediately surrounding the two.

"In the name of God and his majesty the king, soulless creatures of the night shall be granted eternal damnation amen" Seras muttered as she took on her fighter's stance. Causing Kim to shudder.

"No offence Kim." She told her friend with a smile, trying not to wince as said friend's body began to twist and fur started to cover every inch of it. Before the transformation was complete three of their attackers had launched themselves at the helpless wolf. Only to be cleaved in half by a single quick swipe from Seras' blade. "At least now we're even." Seras added with a laugh.

"Could not stand to be indebted to one of those "soulless creatures" could you?" Seras heard Kim's voice in her head making her smile. She couldn't indeed. The remaining wolves howled at the sight of their pack members being killed and soon the place became battlefield. Due to Seras' exquisite training it was easy for her to keep an eye on Kim and avoid mixing her up with her enemies.

What occurred next was nothing short of a massacre, never had Seras felt herself to be so disgusting, blood coated her from her hair to her toes. There had to be a way to end this. Beside her Kim got thrown backwards by one of the wolves, the impact causing her to transform back to her human shape. If these wolves kept coming there was no way either of them would survive. But what if.

"What is this? Why doesn't your pack leader show himself? I bet he is a coward that can't fight for himself!" As Kim's attacker got ready to pounce Seras sent the wolf flying backwards with a kick to the gut.

"He must be pathetic to let worthless goons do his bidding." Kim went wide-eyed as she heard Seras talk, surely she wasn't..

"Seras, Stop you don't know what you're doing!" But it was already too late, a loud roar was heard as a grey wolf entered the clearing, And whatever hope and courage she possessed vanished as snow for the sun as he placed himself opposed of the Lady knight. Fenrir had accepted the challenge. Seras merely chuckled. "Damn.. She's lost it." Kim noted to herself.

If she wasn't already, Seras was definitely frightened now, moments back Seras'only thoughts had revolved around trying to save her friend. But now she stood eye to eye with this behemoth her former courage had left her. She was to fight.... this? She did not join the round table to do this! "Who.. Are you?" Seras asked with a trembling voice. Why she asked this.. she did not know.

Seras was surprised as the wolf replied to her question by making the same transformation as she'd seen Kim do. As the fur cleared from his form Seras could only gasp. She recognized this man, wanted posters had been hanging on the wall of every tavern she'd visited. He had killed hundreds for no reason, there was no mistaken, the strange coat that matched his intimidating height reaching till past his mouth. Those cold eyes void of emotion and the grey hair covered by that equally strange cap. He was indeed that gruesome bandit captain.

"Captain Hans Gunche." Seras breathed out. The captain nodded in response as he stepped closer, making Seras take a step backwards. She was not ready to fight a criminal of his calibre. Not with her current equipment. But as she heard the pained moan of her friend behind her she remembered why she was fighting.

"Kim, Please run... I will be his opponent. I have trained for this moment all my life. To defeat the leader of the gang that killed my parents." While her voice sounded like steel she had little faith that she would be able to defeat this man, but maybe she would manage to buy enough time for her friend to escape. After that she would worry about her own safety.

Kim watched the paladin with awe as she got up, clutching her bleeding shoulder. Did the paladin even have a chance? No way, but if she stayed she in her injured condition would only end up being a distraction to Seras. The only way for her to be of use would be to ask help... but who out here would be willing to help?

As Kim ran away no one paid attention, all eyes on Seras and Hans, who also had no care for what went on around them. As if suddenly remembering the wolf woman Hans turned his gaze to where she used to be. Seras took this moment to charge in at a great speed which caught Hans off-guard, her left foot connecting with his chin as she made a backwards somersault making the captain lose his footing. Just as she was about to drill her sword into his neck he made a swift recovery grabbing her leg swinging her around before slamming her small body into a tree.

Gasping in pain and coughing up blood she slid to the floor. This enemy was stronger than anything she'd encounter thus far. He came closer to her, he was going to leap on top of her and rip her to shreds like the animal inside of him.. unless"I'm not done yet, You bastard!" She yelled as her came close enough for her to stab him. Her blade found it's target, lodging itself in the captain's ribcage. Without a second thought she pulled her blade out and backed off increasing the distance between herself and her adversary.

As she'd expected he quickly straightened himself looking as if nothing had happened. His hand slipping into his long coat grabbing hold of an object she'd only seen once before. It was a long iron pipe with a wooden handle. "A gun?!" Seras thought looking as the captain aimed it at her.

She barely managed to dodge the first shot but the second rang almost immediately thereafter. The metal ball ripping into her right kneecap causing her to cry out in pain. She struggled to get up trying to ignore the pain in her leg as a third shot rang and the pain in her left leg told her it too had reached it's destination. Seras sank through her knees to the ground.

"I'm gonna die... I'm gonna die.. I'm gonna die!" Was all that went through her head. Already she could see the captain walking into her direction. His face still as emotionless as it had been moments before. When he reached her he bent through his knees lowering himself far enough to press the cold barrel of his gun to her forehead.

Seras hand shot out and grabbed the captain's face just as he pulled the trigger. A bright flash burst through the night followed by a loud "Bang" before the eternal darkness of death embraced her.

"Kim, please be alright. Maybe you're right, perhaps I should have accepted Alucard's offer... "

"Oh and here I thought you did not like me, Seras.."

Seras eyes snapped open to the familiar voice of the castle lord Alucard, As her eyes adjusted to the darkness she could faintly make out the forms of Alucard and Kim her first reaction was to instinctively reach for her neck, after all she should have been dead after having a bullet lobbed into her brain And Alucard would have readily shown his "generosity" by "saving" her. The next on her check-list were her teeth. Which too were normal.

"I'm alive?... How?" Seras asked with wonder. If she had been a vampire that at least would have made sense "I heard the blast.. I felt his gun against my skull, by all means I should have been dead."

Alucard chuckled at the girl's confusion. "About that "blast" young Paladin, perhaps next time you could warn me before you execute any mass purifications, the puppy and I were almost vaporized along with our enemies, not a nice way to thank us for coming to your aid." Seras was shocked to say the least.

"I... Destroyed them?" The mere thought sounded ridiculous to her, she did not possess such power, she was a human!

"Not really." Alucard confirmed making her feel at ease, at least she was not some dangerous time bomb waiting to go off. "You got the strength but lack the control, you did manage to scare them off though." An uncomfortable twitch entered her mind at this information.

"Wait one moment! if you saw all that. Why did you not try to interfere? You were hoping for me to get mortally wounded right?! Then you would come in acting as a great hero and offer me to take me with you rather than dying, is that it?" Seras was angry. Scratch that she was beyond pissed.

"I am impressed Paladin, I truly am. You'll make a fine bride indeed. Beauty, and the brains to match. Just say the word my dear Victoria, and I'll grant you eternity." A smile crossed Seras' face and for a moment Alucard's dead heart beat as loudly as it did when he was still alive, never the less his face was passive. He only had eye for her, in a few moments this powerful beauty would be his.

*SLAP*

Her flat hand collided with his face and her fake smile twisted into pure anger "You want a word? Fine! NEVER! I shall never be yours, I would sooner die than tarnish my honour by joining with you!" with that she stormed out.

"To think I even considered to give myself to him... He's terrible... Idiot."

I'm sorry if this chapter does not live up to my standards, I'm tired, and to be honest I had all but given up on writing fan-fiction. Being a writer just isn't what it's cracked up to be, I don't think I'll ever come close to the legends around here. And the lesser ones, no one really appreciates them. So there. I said that and will finish what I have to, maybe I'll occasionally throw out a one-shot. I think I'm quite done. Please leave your Reviews, Flames, and other messages below this line! And, I'd like it if you check out my other stories too!