I awoke with a gasp, my throat on fire and my skin covered in a cold sweat. I ran my fingers through my hair, shaking badly. It had been awhile since I last had a dream about my creator, and this one was terrifying. My inner clock told me that the sun had set an hour ago, but I was still tired, so I laid back down and tried to go back to sleep. My mind swam with sounds and images of blood, my past screams, and James' hysterical laughter. I touched the scars on my wrist, still shaking. Not getting the images out of my head, I stood up and walked into the bathroom. Shutting the door behind me, I turned on the shower and took off my clothes. I stepped under the scalding water, letting it wash away the black magic covering most of my scars. I hugged myself, my hands gripping my shoulders as the last of the magic faded. Even though the water was burning, my body still shook. I almost didn't realize I was crying until I saw blood mix in with the clear water. I stood there crying until the water ran cold, then turned it off and stepped out. I grabbed a towel and dried off, the tears not stopping. Walking out of the bathroom, I noticed Nag and Nagaina weren't in the room. Judging from the screaming and shouting I could hear on the upper floors, they were busy wreaking havoc. I crawled onto my bed and curled into a ball, tears still streaming down my face. Suddenly, I heard a knock on my door, making me tense. I wiped away any tears and ran to the dresser and found my clothes to be in it. I pulled out and threw on a pair of baggy jeans with holes in the knees and a neon purple v-neck shirt that said "I BITE BACK" in large neon green letters.
"Come in!" I yelled. The door creaked open and a man wearing an eye-patch and a long braid came in carrying a bucket.
"Bonjour!" he sang. I grinned at him as I combed out my wet hair.
"Bonjour to you good monsieur!"
"Ah, you speak french?"
"I spent a couple decades there. Beautiful country. It was before the Eiffel Tower was built, though."
"Well, I'm glad you zink so."
"What's in the bucket?"
"Oh, just some blood," he said as he set it on the table, "'zey let me deliver it so I could see who ze new recruit was." He looked over at me and noticed the scars on my arms. I quickly covered them with magic.
"What 'appened to you?" he asked.
"Don't ask. Your lucky I haven't kill you for even seeing those. Not even Nag and Nana know I have this many scars," I explained, mentally smacking my self for being so careless.
"Alright, I'll keep quiet," he said, holding up his hands in surrender.
"And in return, I won't kill you. Deal?" I grinned, extending my hand. He took it, shaking it.
"Pip Bernadette," he introduced himself.
"Mina. Just Mina."
"Well Mina. It will be a pleasure to work wiz you," he said, kissing my knuckles, "say, you look AWFUL young to for a vampire. 'Ow hold were you when you turned?"
"I was sixteen." I watched Pip's eyes (eye?) widen in shock.
"What? REALLY?"
"Really."
"Zat's awful young. Younger zan Miss Seras."
"How old was she?"
"Beats me. You'd 'af to ask her," he shrugged, "anywho, practice starts in 'alf an 'our. Be ready!" And with that, he walked off. When the door was shut, I looked into the bucket and pulled out the blood packet. I sniffed it, wondering if it was fresh.
"The blood should be fine. It's not like it's poisoned or anything," I heard from my doorway. I whipped around to see Alucard leaning against the door frame, drinking from his own blood packet through a straw. He looked at my shirt and chuckled.
"Appropriate."
"Hey, it's the truth!" I snapped, taking the straw tucked into the ice in the bucket. Sticking the straw into the packet, I sipped the blood, letting it coat my throat. I instantly felt better. When the packet was empty, I threw it back into the bucket. My internal clock told me that practice would be starting in ten minutes, so I split my now dry hair in half and put the halves into ponytails, using magic to create elastics with bat wings. I looked around the room, trying to find something I could use as a bag. Settling on using a pillow case, I stuck my hand inside it, pulling out my black and white ankle high Converse's. I looked over at Alucard and saw him staring at me.
"WHAT? It's a trick a witch taught me!" I defended myself. He simply shrugged his shoulders, grinning. I walked over to my dresser and grabbed a pair of partial socks. I put those one, then tied up my shoes. When that was over and done with, I walked over to my door, trying to leave, but Alucard stood in my way. I glared up at him.
"Move," I growled.
"I believe these are your words when I say, 'make me'."
"Don't tempt me," I snarled back. A deep cut appeared on his cheek, "unlike you, my threats are a promise, and I ALWAYS deliver." I pushed him out of my way and walked up the stairs leading out of the basement. I stopped at the top, then turned around and walked back to Alucard. Reaching up, I took his glasses off, then bolted up the stairs, putting the orange tinted glasses on my face. I ran to the front door and outside into the courtyard, where I could see people chatting. I ran towards them, easily spotting Pip and Seras. I hid behind them, peering around Pip while I looked for the very pissed off vampire.
"Eh? What's going on?" Pip asked, clearly confused.
"Shuttup and pretend I'm not here," I hissed. No sign of Alucard. I let out a sigh of relief, when suddenly someone tapped my shoulder. I jumped and turned to the perpetrator. Alucard stood there, holding out his hand, and looking extremely annoyed.
"Give me my glasses."
"Nuh-uh," I said, tipping said glasses down so he could see my eyes while I stuck my tongue out at him.
"Give. Me. The. Glasses."
"No way, Jose. This is too much fun."
"Um, I'd give them back if I were you," Seras warned behind me. I shook my head in response.
"You really think the five-hundred year old is gonna scare the one who's over a thousand years older than him? Puh-lease." Alucard glared at me while I smirked up at him. Suddenly, I was lifted into the air and thrown over a shoulder.
"Alright, zat's enough you two," Pip sighed.
"PUT ME DOWN!" I yelled at him.
"Leave ze newbie alone, Alucard. She meant no 'arm. Did you?" Pip asked, shaking me slightly.
"ACK! Don't DO that!"
"Whoops! Practice is starting!" He started to walk towards the rest of the people.
"Wait just a-what do you think you're DOING?"
"Gents! 'Zis is our new recruit, Mina. Be nice!"
"PUT ME DOWN THIS FUCKING INSTANT!" I shouted, starting to kick. Pip put me down, and I grumbled random nonsense at him, crossing my arms.
"Wheeeeew! She's young!" one soldier whistled.
"Got a bad mouth, too," another snickered.
"HEY! Put those eyes back in their sockets!" I shouted at them. They all just laughed at me. I looked over at Pip and saw him trying to stifle his own laughter. My eye twitched, then I grabbed Pip's arm and twisted it behind his back. I kicked out his knees and pinned him onto the ground, grabbing his braid and holding it so he couldn't move his head. I held down his other hand with my foot at the ankle.
"OW! What was zat for?"
"For laughing at me. Say uncle and I'll let you go."
"I'm not saying anyzing." I pressed my foot into his wrist, hitting his pressure point.
"Say. It."
"Alright, alright! Uncle!"
"Good boy. Now, was that so hard?" I grinned, getting off of him. I nabbed his hat and put it on my own head, smiling in triumph. Pip grumbled as he stood, brushing himself off. The soldiers were trying to stifle their laughter at their easily defeated captain. He glared at them.
"Alright, quit giggling like a bunch of little school girls! Practice is starting!" Pip yelled. They all jumped and scrambled for their guns. Soon enough, the courtyard was filled with the sound of gunfire. I sat cross legged on the ground and watched. I heard wolves howling in the distance, and I closed my eyes as I listened to them. Seras came over and knelt down next to me.
"Ah, listen to them," I quoted,a grin on my face, "the children of the night. What sweet music they make?" Seras nodded in reply. We both sat there for awhile until I heard something click inside my head. I had to run, I had to run NOW. I stood up, the hat falling off, my eyes glazed over. Seras looked up at me with concern. The big bad wolf is coming, something in my mind whispered, run Little Red Riding Hood. Run for your little life. I ran. I ran straight for the cover of the woods, then kept running. I didn't stop. I couldn't stop. Something in my brain wouldn't let me. Suddenly, something clicked again, and I stopped short. I collapsed onto the ground, clutching my head, my eyes wide with horror. Tears started to fall from my eyes. A raven croaked somewhere above my head, making me jump. It flew away, taking the magic covering my scars with it. I screamed in shock, trying to cover my arms. A rush of pain went through me, and I screamed again. It felt like the raven was clawing at my skin. As quickly as it began, the pain stopped, and I collapsed onto my side, my eyes glazed. The last thing I saw was something red and blurry walking towards me before I blacked out.
*Alucard*
Hm, what a beautiful night, I thought to myself as I stared at the perfectly round sphere in the sky. I glanced over at the Police Girl and Mina. I heard wolves howl in the distance, and Mina's face brightened.
"Ah, listen to them," she quoted, "the children of the night. What sweet music they make?" I grinned, remembering when I had said those exact words to that pitiful worm, Jonathon Harker. Mina abruptly stood up, her eyes glazed over. The Police Girl stared up at her with concern. Suddenly, she ran to the woods, then kept running. I warped to where she was in the woods, hiding my presence from her as she stopped running, collapsing to the ground. Her hands clutched her head, her eyes wide with fear. A raven croaked above, and she jumped. It flew away, and I felt a wave of magic pass over me. Mina screamed, then tried to cover her arms. I stared in confusion, trying to see what she was trying to cover. She screamed again, this time in pain. The magic was still thick in the air. Then suddenly, it was gone. Mina collapsed onto her side, her eyes glazed over again. I slowly walked towards her, then picked her up. Judging from how limp she was, she had blacked out. I looked down and saw the reason she was trying to cover her arms. They were riddled with scars. I looked over and saw more on her chest. They must be all over her body, I thought. I warped us to her room and laid her on the bed. I was about to leave when I felt something tug my coat. I turned to see Mina holding onto my coat, tears falling down her face. Her eyes were slightly open, but I could tell she wasn't completely "there". Sighing, I removed her hand, receiving a sound that was a cross between a growl and a whimper. I grabbed a chair and brought it over to the bed. I sat down, and Mina grabbed my hand almost immediately. I look over at her again and saw her eyes were shut, completely dead to the world. The sun was going to be rising soon, so I put my head down on the bed and fell asleep.
Author's Notes: Second chapter~ Ah, I'm so mean to my characters sometimes =w= Anwya, not much to comment on this one. enjoy though~