A Promise Written In Blood 7

A/N: Another chapter down. Things are starting to heat up.

Disclaimer: Don't own Hellsing.

Seras sighed softly as she flopped backwards onto her bed. She'd been training hard alongside the other soldiers. Briefly she'd catch glimpses of Alucard but never up close. Negative feelings crept up on her at the issue but she'd never allowed it to stop or hinder her. A call came in making her rise slowly. Grabbing her guns she threw on the black duster to hide her tale tell blue uniform shirt. She'd traded the skirt for black cargo pants. Most of her missions were sniper missions so she left her sword behind and took the hands guns with her. They were in holsters on her lower back. She just had to reach up underneath her coat and pull them out.

Knowing she wouldn't be able to sleep she got back up and went down to the gun range. She donned her ear and eye protection. With a heavy sigh she pulled out her guns. She set up a target down range and started putting holes in it. She still hadn't figured out what her brother was doing by keeping Alucard in the manor at all times instead of sending him out to fight the freaks that were popping up everywhere because of Crimson Night. The echoing of boots made her pause in her gunfire. Seras looked up at her brother. Something inside of her curled at the thought of her brother even thinking he had control over Alucard. She and her sibling never got along which was why her father made her stay in school till she was ready to face him and her destiny as the head of the Hellsing Clan.

"How disgusting you're trying to impress the monster."

Her eyes flashed dangerously. Her brother was a monster in a human skin. There was a great difference between Alucard and her brother. Alucard didn't hide behind false pretenses he was a creature of darkness and didn't hide it.

"He's not a monster, that's your title."

He raised his hand to strike her. Though his hand stopped midway down as if he saw something that made him pause. There was a challenge and a promise of pain if that action he started was completed. Her hand rested underneath her coat on the grip of the gun. The necklace around her neck started to glow an eerie crimson at her anger.

"Go ahead strike me and give me reason to blow your brains out all over the wall."

"You're no match for me."

"Oh, please," she growled. "You're no match for me."

"What makes you think that?"

"Because when it comes down to it in the end Alucard will only listen to one person."

"And you think it's you?"

Seras's features curled into a feral smirk. She knew that Alucard would protect her and listen to her because of the standing order her father had placed on him, and that she was the true Leader of the Hellsing Clan. She allowed her brother to think he was the leader just to reacquaint herself with working with the soldiers so if she were changed they wouldn't flinch at her changes. Though, she knew they'd flinch anyway because of the darkness vampires projected. It always triggered the fight and flight reflexes in all animals when in the sights of a predator.

"Maybe one day."

"I am the oldest and I will lead this family."

"You go ahead and try but I assure you, you will fail."

"You arrogant little bitch."

Seras just smirked at him. He stomped away in a huff. There would be repercussions for this she was sure of that much it was all a matter of when he'd strike. She'd have to be prepared. Deciding she had enough target practice she started cleaning her gun before she put it back in its holster. A shiver ran down her spine. Something was wrong. It was almost like a heavy blanket had been placed over her mind. A man that looked like her Master paced forward. He backed her against the table in the firing lane and leaned down to brush his lips across her throat.

She felt sluggish and drugged.

"Alucard," she called weakly.

"You know something's wrong don't you little Hellsing bitch."

"What did you do to me?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

"Who are you?"

"My brother and I are the only ones left of Crimson Night."

"Alucard will destroy you."

She was trying to stay conscious. Her hand went for her gun only to have it knocked from her hand. It slid across the room. Something flickered out of the corner of her eye. It was a spot of red. Her mind went to Integra and the fight with Laura that almost cost her, her life. She started struggling.

"Just stop struggling. He'll come for you once I have you."

"Touch me and he'll kill you."

The vampire just starting laughing at her words. A red glow came from the necklace around her neck. The vampire looked at it in confusion. He reached for it only to jerk his hand back as it burned his finger. That jerked her from the stupor she was in. Her eyes narrowed and flashed crimson for a second. The vampire took a step back.

"What are you?"

"You're worst Nightmare," she snarled.

He took a step back and ran. Pulling up her gun she put a direct shot through the head and heart of her target turning him to dust. A snort escaped her as she put the safety back on and holstered it again.

"One left."

She went to leave when she saw Alucard leaning against the wall watching her. His eyes unreadable. He was hiding for a reason. It worried her a bit. She wasn't ready for him to know it was her.

"Quite a display."

Seras didn't know what to say to the man her heart beat for. The one she wanted to love for the rest of time. Taking a deep breath she moved to go past him. She felt something shift inside of her as she paused in mid step.

'Police girl.'

Everything inside of her froze as she thought she'd heard her old title. Looking at him she hid her emotions and left the gun range. She wouldn't let the panic seize her. If he figured out he would. Though, she had a feeling that he might be a little upset by the find that she hadn't told him. He wouldn't hurt her, she was sure of that. Going to her room she laid down and stared up at the canopy until she fell asleep.