Family Blood

Chapter: 9

Let the Show Begin

Another chapter up. This is going to be a decent sized chapter so I hope you enjoy. And, the end is a bit Limalicious so if that is a problem for you then I would suggest to not read. Standard Lime warnings apply.

A/N: Recently some of you might have noticed my little dispute with a reviewer. Well, I have a few things to say. I will not delete my reply and will not keep this discrete. I find it funny that Authors like me are supposed to take everything in stride. I stand up for all authors that deal with this and have to say that I find it very hypocritical that said person can criticize an opinion, that is what a fanfiction is an opinion, and then try and call dirty pool on an author for responding to that opinion in public. If you bring this into public with a review then I or my fellow authors have the right to respond to your public opinion with our public opinion. If you can't take that then please save both of us the time and don't bother. And, I do apologize to those that just want to read a fic, but I had to get this off my chest.

He walked the halls of the Victoria mansion as part of his nightly duties. Eric checked all the windows on the second floor as was part of his normal route in the nightly watch. 'I don't know exactly what I'm supposed to be watching for. Both Lady Hellsing and Lady Victoria are being rather secretive about what is going on,' he thought as he came to Seras' bedroom door.

He listened as he heard beautiful music streaming from the other side of the door. It sounded as if it was from the opera Carmen. Eric walked to the door and knocked twice. A moment later Seras appeared as the door opened and her slightly drowsy eyes stared back at him. "What is it," she asked before yawning.

Eric looked at Seras before pulling his eyes back up to her eyes. She was dressed in nothing but a purple teddy and matching undergarment. 'Wow...I wasn't expecting this,' he thought as he tired to keep himself under control.

Eric had to admit that Seras was quite an attractive young woman but even he knew it was not a good idea to become romantically involved with the person you were protecting. "Um...," he stumbled for words, "I've finished my check. Anything you need before I retire for the night?"

Seras thought for a second before shaking her head and replying, "Nope, have a good night."

Eric watched as Seras shut the door and disappeared back into the room with the music from Carmen playing. He turned and walked down the hall on his way to the room he was provided. He came to an area of the hall that seemed to become really dark before you rounded the corner to the next hall. Eric stopped as he felt a something cold move down his back. He looked behind him to see nothing but the empty hall. He heard a growl in front of him and turned back to see two red dots gleaming at him from the darkness. He pulled his berretta from his belt and pointed it at the thing that was coming at him. The thing looked like an over large dog but at the same time he knew that it was no normal dog. 'You should be afraid,' came a low, dark voice from out of nowhere.

Eric looked around before looking back down to see that the dog had disappeared. He put his berretta back in the holster before saying, "What in the..."

Eric did not get to finish the statement as he was thrust forward into the wall. His face bounced off with a sickening thud before he was spun around and grabbed by the neck. He looked at his attacker to see a tall man dress in an odd outfit. He was in and older looking shirt and slacks while the shirt was covered with a dark vest. The whole outfit was then covered with a red duster. His head was covered with a red fedora with ebony hair spilling from under the fedora. His eyes were covered by yellow sunglasses and he smirked as he lifted Eric off the ground with one large hand. "Who...," Eric began as the man began to squeeze, "Who...who are you?!"

Alucard walked back down the hall until he got to the area overlooking the entrance. He lifted the young man over the railing and dangled him as he looked at him before saying, "I'm no one important. But, you need to keep your grubby hands away from Seras Victoria."

"She is the one I'm to protect," Eric struggled while trying to keep from being choked.

"This is going to be your last warning fool. Keep away from Seras she is mine," Alucard replied as he began to loosen his grip on the man's throat.

Eric was about to jab back that Seras would never want anything to do with this deranged individual when he heard from down the hall, "Alucard!"

Both men looked as there stood Seras in a bathrobe with a pair of gloves on her hand. She brought her right hand up and was about to close her eyes when the man in red began to laugh. Seras and Eric looked at him before his glasses dropped from his face. Eric's eyes widened at the red irises that looked at Seras. "Think carefully Seras. If you banish me now then Mr. Manning here will fall to quite a painful injury or maybe even death."

Seras dropped her hand before sighing and saying, "I guess you've won this round. What do you want so that you will let Mr. Manning down?"

"Lady Victoria what are you doing," Eric asked as he was lost in how the two seemed to know each other so well.

"Be quiet," Seras replied, "I'm trying to save your life. Integra only made things worse because now Alucard can use you to get to me."

"Very good Police Girl. You knew from the start that he was just a burden but still you can not change this because he is not your servant," Alucard smiled before he replied, "I was just letting this man know that it would be in his best interest to stay out of our little game."

Seras sighed as she looked at Alucard. She pulled the top of her robe down to reveal her neck and shoulders. "Can I bribe you to let him go," Seras replied while looking Alucard in the eye.

Eric watched as Seras tried to buy his freedom. "Lady Victoria don't do this. I would rather be hurt than to see you give yourself to this fiend."

Before either of them could react Eric was flung into the wall where he hit with incredible force. Alucard stormed towards Eric, as he slid down the wall, before letting loose his fury, "How dare you! You know nothing of this matter and you would dare question my intentions. Also, you dare to sully Seras' pure request. I will make you pay."

Before Alucard could grab the hurt man Seras was at his side and grabbing onto his arm. Alucard looked at her as his eyes seemed to calm and his fury began to ebb away. "Please," Seras pleaded as she looked up at Alucard, "Forgive him. Take my offer but don't harm him anymore. He has nothing to do with this."

Alucard looked back at the man before saying, "You owe this lady your life," and then turned to Seras before cupping her chin, "I'll take that offer another time."

Alucard disappeared as Seras sighed and looked down at Eric. She lifted him up and helped him down the hall. "Who was that man," Eric asked in a whisper.

"He's what Integra brought you in to protect me from. I can take care of myself Mr. Manning. I would suggest that you quit. You've already got Alucard pissed enough," Seras replied somewhat coldly.

"I can't. That would leave you completely alone," Eric replied as Seras laid him down on his bed.

The young blonde smiled, showing she was at odds with the coldness she was trying to display, and replied, "That's nice of you but I'm meant to be alone," before walking out of the room.

Integra, Eric, and Seras sat at the breakfast table as they waited on breakfast. Nothing was being said as Seras seemed to be in her own world while Integra looked at Eric as if thinking he would know why the young woman was so aloof. After a moment Charles appeared in the room carrying the newspaper. He handed it to Seras before she finally said, "Thank you Charles."

Seras unfolded the paper and flipped to a certain section. After a few minutes Seras' eyes caught something and she read, 'Phantom of the Opera is coming to the Tyne Theater. I have to go. Hopefully, I can just relax for a while before I have to go through with this.'

Seras motion for Charles to come closer and she whispered in his ear what she wanted done. He leaned over and whispered back, "Do you wish either Lady Integra or Sir Manning to escort you?"

"No," she whispered back, "I just want to be alone for a while."

"As you wish," Charles replied as he walked away to place the order that Seras wished.

Integra looked at Seras before asking, "What are you up to?"

Seras looked at the other two with a blank expression. "I'm securing a little relaxation without having to worry about saving Mr. Manning from being pitched over a railing."

Integra looked at Seras before replying, "It's not safe for you to be out by yourself. If he comes after you...," Integra could not finish as Seras hands hit the table.

"It doesn't matter," Seras said as he anger hit a point, "I understand that you are watching out for me and I'm grateful but it has gotten out of hand. In a few weeks I will have to face him and it will be me alone. If I cannot face him on my own in England then I will never be able to face him when I travel to his home."

Integra stood from her seat before approaching Seras and saying, "I understand you wish to prove that you can stand up for yourself but this is his poison. He is slowly convincing you that you can not accept help from others and that you must be alone. He is turning you to believe that he is the only one that can be your companion."

Seras looked at Integra before looking away and replying, "You don't understand. I must do this on my own. I could not live with the idea that anyone lost there life because of me. I will make my decision and I will either seal him away again for the rest of my life or I will fall from grace and be the only to do so."

Integra was about to approach Seras but stopped as Seras began to walk away from her. As Seras was about to pass Eric he stood up and said, "Lady Victoria you don't have to do this," he pleaded with her, "You can confide in us, you can come to us with your problems, and you can seek our help to defeat this. Don't listen to him, he is trying to pollute your mind from the rest of the world. Don't let him turn you to ice."

Seras glared at Eric before saying, "I've saved your life from his rage once...I thought you would have learned from that experience."

Eric backed off slightly as she reminded him of how close to death he had come. Seras took that moment to move past him and out into the hall. 'I'm sorry but I must do this on my own,' she thought as she walked to her room.

Seras smiled as she sat in her private box at the Tyne Theater. She watched the first act of the Phantom of the Opera being presented by the actors on stage. Her eyes never left the stage as the story moved to the point where the phantom came to claim Christine and could not help but think that her situation was much the same. 'I can refute Alucard's advances like Christine does with the phantom or I can succumb to the darkness around him. Some would say that I'm crazy for even considering the idea but they haven't felt it. They haven't been touched by something like this. Something that is dark and dangerous but at the same time mysterious and somewhat thrilling,' Seras thought.

The curtain fell on the stage as the scene was set to change and the audience began to stand to move around with the intermission. Seras stood and stretched before pulling the curtains on her box so that she could remain alone. She left a small area open so that she could see if the play were to start again. Seras sat back down before closing her eyes and then said, "You can come out Alucard."

A dark chuckle was heard before Alucard appeared in the seat next to Seras and asked, "Am I that predictable? I might have to start mixing it up a bit."

Seras smirked before saying, "Why? I'm no fun if I'm not jumping at the very sound of your voice?"

Alucard chuckled before replying, "No, but a jump every now and then would be entertaining."

"Why are you here? Come to cash in that offer now that I am alone," Seras asked as her eye looked to the floor.

Alucard looked at Seras before joking, "You sound so enthusiastic Seras."

Seras pulled her eyes from the ground and she turned to the vampire before saying, "Your here for something else then if you are going to use my name."

"I'm simply here to remind you of the deal," Alucard replied as he laid his large hand over Seras' own hand, "You've come here alone because you know that it is only your decision. So you must make a choice."

"I know...but I don't want to talk about that here. We are being watched," Seras replied.

Alucard smirked, "So you noticed the other pairs of eyes that are on you."

Seras nodded before saying, "Integra and Eric are here watching me from Integra's private box. Thus, why I locked the door to the box and drew the curtains so that I could be alone...and so we could talk."

"What is there to talk about," Alucard asked in a teasing manner before continuing, "We have covered all that would happen with either decision."

Seras sighed before looking down at the floor and asking, "Are you telling the truth with your offer? If you are released you would become my companion?"

Seras felt Alucard's hand slowly slid up her arm while her replied, "Of course. Release me and I will do whatever you wish. I will give you wealth, power, fame, whatever your heart's desire if you hold up your side of the bargin."

Seras moved her left hand to grab a hold of Alucard's hand. She looked at him before saying, "I don't care about anything like that. I just don't want to be alone...not anymore."

Alucard smiled as he lightly grasped Seras' hand and said, "Then release me and I will stay with you until the day you die. I will never leave you, and I will never die."

Seras nodded as tears began to form in her eyes. 'I'm giving my soul to the devil...but at the same time I don't car,' she thought before replying, "I've lost so much. I'm tired of losing. I'm tired of not being in control. I'm ready to take control."

Alucard's eyes became predatory as he looked at Seras. 'Yes, live in the power. Consume it, live it, flaunt it my dear. Take my power as you own and you will be in control of everything around you,' Alucard thought as he replied, "Some would say that these ambitions are not fit for a lady."

Seras looked at him with fire in her eyes, "I don't care. I must do this or I will go mad. All those around me will be taken from me sooner or later. I will not be alone again."

"And, I thought that most little girls wanted to be princesses when they grew up," Alucard jabbed slightly to try and get a raise out of Seras.

Seras stood before she straddled Alucard while he was still in his seat. She looked into his eyes before saying, "I gave up on that dream a long time ago. And, I'll show you that I am no longer a little girl."

Seras captured Alucard's lips in a strong kiss as she heard the music begin in the background. 'I will not be alone...even if it means that I have to be with a madman for the rest of my life,' Seras thought as she felt Alucard kiss her back while the song began.

In sleep he sang to me, In dreams he came,
That voice which calls to me, And speaks my name.
And do I dream again? For now I find.
The Phantom of the Opera is there-Inside my mind.

Seras felt Alucard's arms wrap around her as the kiss continued. She felt his gloved hand run through her blonde hair and could not help but moan at the feeling. Soon both their mouths opened and their tongues met as they continued to kiss while the play continued in the background. Alucard broke the kiss after a few more moments, knowing Seras needed to breathe, and moved his lips to the crook of Seras' neck. He heard her moan as he pulled back lightly on her hair and exposing her neck even more. "No...I would say you are not a little girl anymore," Alucard replied as he began to run his lips up Seras' neck.

Sing once again with me, our strange duet,
My power over you, grows stronger yet.
And though you turn from me, to glance behind.
The Phantom of the Opera is there -inside your mind.

Seras looked back towards the crack in the curtains but her eyes where not looking at the play. She was looking to were Integra's box was as if to give a goodbye to the woman who tried to help her before Seras turned back to Alucard and said, "And, I believe others know it as well."

Alucard smiled at Seras before saying, "And, I believe you can handle them my dear. You have become stronger and now it is time that you break away from those that are trying to handle you."

Seras wrapped her hands around Alucard's head and brought his face to her face before replying, "I'll deal with them after I'm done here. I will be my own person."

'And, I will keep them from getting hurt anymore,' Seras thought as she kissed Alucard once again.

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