Dear Dr. Paws
AN: Raaaaargh, zombie want reviews.
I'm not dead, I promise. Lithi and I are writing two collab stories, and my muse is being really finicky about what I'm allowed to write.
If y'guys want to see something cute, here's my first bit of known fanart! :D
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Dear Dr. Paws;
I guess you might be getting a little tired of hearing from me so often, but I was wondering; is it even possible for a cat to have red eyes? One red eye, rather. An incident today brought the question up. Seras doesn't seem blind in that eye, and it doesn't bother her. I know cats and dogs can have different colored eyes, but I've never heard of one blue and one red before.
Seras and Alucard are getting along fine, but I still worry that he's too enthusiastic with his grooming, she's been hiding under the porch more often where he can't reach her, and won't come out for anything. She hasn't grown at all, either. Isn't that unusual? She's so small, I hope nothing's wrong.
Yours Sincerely, Integra Hellsing.
Seras Victoria the blonde little tabby kitten was perched atop her new human master's bedside dresser, watching the girl across the room do her homework. Bored, she gave in to her natural feline instincts and licked the back of her paw to groom her face. The instant her rough tongue touched her fur, she sneezed.
"Master!" The kitten yowled, "My fur tastes like dog. That's nasty!" She crinkled her face, and her whiskers quivered. Faintly she heard Integra giggle at the way the kitten was acting, and she turned to the human with a pitiful expression. Maybe she could bribe some milk out of her...
Just as she leaped to the floor, her fur stood on end in warning and she bolted to the left just as the looming shadow dropped and the massive black hound pounced on nothing but air. "No!" She hissed, "no more baths!"
He turned to her with a leering doggy grin and she abandoned her quest for milk in favor of saving her fur. She turned tail and ran out the half open door, sparing half a glance around the hall and down to the first floor before flinging herself off the second story to land on the back of the couch, hot footing it towards the pet door in the kitchen. She knew she had a good head start, but her Master was damned fast for his size, and her whiskers twitched as she sensed his approach. Barreling out of the flap, she scrabbled madly to reach the edge of the porch, diving under it just in time to avoid the snapping jaws about to close over her tail.
Puffing up and hissing, she burrowed her way into the very depths of the tight space, small eyes glowing eerily in the darkness.
She could hear the thundering footsteps of the approaching humans, but gave them no heed as she stared into the furious face of the snarling canine. 'Come out this instant!' He demanded, and she stiffened. "No!"
Rather than feeling relieved when he withdrew, she felt an edge of panic stand all her fur on end. She was unsurprised when she saw his paws begin to dig at the dirt, widening the hole.
"Alucard!" Seras heard Integra yell, "Stop that, right now!"
He shoved his head back into the hole, but his shoulders were too broad to fit, and it was the middle of the day, there was no way he was going to phase to retrieve her himself with his little Master watching.
Seras stared at him smugly, and mockingly rolled in the dirt, rubbing his smell out of her fur. Well, that was her original plan, then she discovered a very itchy spot between her shoulder blades, and just kept writhing there in the grime to relieve the itch.
'When I get my paws on you, you'll be mistaken for a mop.' He cooed threateningly into her head, licking his chops, and she sniffed, turning her face away. That was then, this was now.
Her left ear swiveled back towards the hole as she heard footsteps and grunting noises, "Get out of there, you mutt." Integra muttered, and the space filled with quite a bit more light before it dimmed again and Seras glanced back to see the tanned freckly face of her human peering in at her. She mewed a greeting, but refused to budge.
"C'mon Seras, here kitty kitty." The girl clucked her tongue and wiggled her fingers. Pff, she wasn't coming out that easily.
The girl sighed, stood, and footsteps echoed down to her from above. Curious, Seras rolled onto her belly, and listened as a familiar tattling sound approached. "Will you come out for kitty treats?" The girl cajoled, and oh so was so tempted…
A shadow loomed over the entrance to the under porch and she balked. Her Master was out there, and she quite liked being dry, thank you very much.
So, no, she would not be coming out for a good long while. Not even for kitty treats.
Integra glanced out her window to see Alucard laying on top of the porch, watching the hole intently for the emergence of his kitten. "Bad dog."
She had finished the last of her homework just now, and it was past due for her walk, so she stood and grabbed his leash, trotting down the steps and grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge. "Wanna go for a walk?" She asked him, jingling the end of the black and red leash temptingly.
At the word 'walk' Seras popped out of hiding and darted for the leash, grabbing the metal end in her mouth and tugging on it eagerly. One thing she had learned about her pets was that Seras loved to go on walkies by riding Alucard's back.
Integra grinned, and petted her kitten, brushing the dirt off easily, while giving her dog a warning look. He stayed obediently down until she clipped the leash to his collar and the kitten leaped up to perch on his head.
"Good boy." She praised, and tugged the leash to get him going, he stood with such ease one might confuse him for a panther in dog's skin, trotting along at her side with his tongue lolling to taste the air.
They were on their walk around the block – really, it was a quite long one, Alucard insisted on patrolling a quite radius around her home – and Seras had migrated back to perch over his hips as she was want to do. Nothing out of the ordinary – odd stares, aside, she'd grown used to them – until she heard running steps approaching and stepped to the side to stand behind Alucard and out of the way of the incoming foot traffic.
"Sasha!"
Integra observed with some alarm as her kitten stiffened moments before a pair of hands grasped her and yanked her off of Alucard's back. "Hey!" Integra shouted, starting forward at the same time her dog began to growl threateningly.
The cat snatcher held her kitten up to his face, staring at her with a confused expression – he was one of those 'young adult' types, probably late teens with shaggy brown hair and unshaven beard stubble – before his face twisted, "What did you do to my cat?" He snarled at her, apparently unconcerned with the hound's threatening noises.
Integra sputtered indignantly, "Excuse me? What did I do? She's my cat!"
The male sneered and held the now squirming kitten to his chest, "Don't lie to me. My kitten went missing, and she looks exactly the same, except both her eyes are blue. Now I see you walking around with her mirror image and claim Sasha is yours?!"
Alucard snarled and Seras yowled, writhing furiously to free herself. Integra jerked on the leash in warning and stared down the older boy with a cold stare, "She doesn't seem to like you."
He cursed as a line of blood welled on the back of his hand and he dropped her, she landed gracefully on all fours and raced up Alucard's leg to perch on his shoulders. "You did something to her! She's my cat, I bought her."
Integra stiffened,, "If it's money you're concerned about, my family can pay you back." The astoundingly mature ten year old spoke in stilted tones.
"So you're admitting you took MY cat?!" He sounded triumphant, and angry, and Alucard growled again, lip curling.
Integra's lip threatened to do the same as she stared at the male. "If you insist."
He gave a disgusted snort, then held out his hand demandingly, "That cat cost me three hundred quid, now pony up or give me back my cat. She was for my sister." He sneered.
Integra scoffed, "You expect me to believe that? I'm ten, not an idiot. You got her from a pet shop for fifty, if that."
He raised a fist threateningly and Alucard moved in front of her, forcing the boy to acknowledge him. He jerked back, and sneered. "Are you calling me a liar, little girl? You stole my cat, and I want my money!"
Alucard began to bark, and Seras hissed a bit as well. She yanked at the leash to hold him back, but her ebony hound only barked louder, drawing stares. The male glanced nervously down at the pair of animals, then at the gathering crowd, before turning and running off, "This isn't the last you've seen of me. I want my money!" He howled.
Thoroughly unnerved, Integra clutched the leash even tighter and yanked Seras up onto her shoulder.
"Was that man bothering you, sweetie?" Some well meaning woman asked, voice syrupy sweet. Integra blinked, and shook her head, "No, just a misunderstanding ma'am."
Alucard yanked at the leash and tugged Integra forward, she stumbled a bit and grumbled, "Alright, you crazy mutt, alright. Let's go home."
She needed to write a letter, anyways.