(A/N: I really like this chapter. Now that they have some time to spare, and no Integra to stop them, Alucard is going to take full advantage of the opportunity to train Seras to behave like a real vampire.)

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Chapter 5: To Be A Proper Vampire

Seras made a small squeaky noise as she looked down from the rooftop at the passers by. Alucard stood next to her crouched form with an amused smile on his face. Seras' bottom lip trembled slightly as she looked pleadingly up to the vampire king.

"M-Master, must I do this?" she asked.

"Yes." He said, not even looking at her. "It's time you learned to feed like a proper vampire."

Seras bashfully twirled her fingers. "Can't we just live off blood packs like we did at headquarters?"

Alucard chuckled. "We can, but there is no thrill greater than feeding from a living being. And you will need to be able to drink should the situation call for it."

"But… but…" She looked back down at the people. "But they're humans."

"And therefore our natural prey. Don't think too much on it, Police Girl. Does the spider feel sympathy for the fly, or does it just live out the role it was given?"

Seras frowned. Thinking of herself as a spider and the humans as flies really didn't help the situation. "I don't think I can."

"You can. You've done it before."

Seras winced. He was, of course, talking about the time she drank the blood of Pip. Just the memory of gulping down his liquid life was enough to stir up unwanted instincts. Unwanted, but not unpleasant.

Shaking off the Thirst, Seras said, "But that was different. He was dying."

Alucard simply took out his gun. "Then should I give one a fatal wound? Will you drink from them then?"

"NO!!" Seras shouted. She covered her mouth, hoping no one heard. "I mean, no, don't do that."

Alucard put his gun away and remained silent, watching her with interest. Seras was aware of his eyes on her, and it made her feel uneasy. Why was it blood that vampires had to feed on? Why out of all the things in the world did it have to be blood?

"That's just the way it is." Came Alucard's voice in her head.

She was aware of that. She had tried possibly ever other food there was. Not only did it taste terrible, but even when she did manage to swallow the disgusting substances that was once her favorite foods, her body would reject it and cause her to vomit. Only blood stayed down. True, she didn't need blood. Sleeping in a coffin filled with dirt of her birthplace was a substitute to replenish her energy, but it didn't quench the Thirst.

"What are you waiting for?"

Seras blinked and looked up at her master. "I-I just can't." She knew that wasn't true. She even wanted to do it. She just didn't want to want to. "And even if I was willing, there are witnesses. We don't want to draw attention to ourselves."

Alucard couldn't help but laugh. "Now you're just making excuses. You're a vampire. You have your ways of going about undetected. You could very easily snatch one of them out of that crowd and drain him dry without anyone even knowing you were there. Just give in to your nature."

Seras looked at her hands. "But I don't have control over my powers yet."

"Which is why I'm training you now. You have no control because your resisting what you are. You chose this path, Seras, all you can do is walk it. Now choice your prey, or I will."

Seras winced and began looking at the people. Her eyes settled on an old woman, perhaps in her late 60s. She figured that if she was going to be forced to do this, then she should choose someone who didn't have that much longer to live anyway.

She was about to point out the old woman to Alucard when a sweet smell hit her nose. Her eyes drifted over to where the scent was coming from and she saw a young couple. They were kissing passionately, not caring that there were witnesses. Seras realized that it was their arousal that she smelled, which was making their blood smell so sweet as their excitement went up.

Seras' mouth watered and her eyes turned red as she focused on the couple. She heard their heart rate increase as they lost themselves in each other. Her teeth tingled with the need to bite as the Thirst hit her full force.

Alucard stepped closer to Seras and looked at the couple she was watching. "A good choice, Police Girl. Shall we dine?"

Seras came back to herself. "What? No! No! I am not going to attack them."

The vampire king chuckled. "We will see."

And he vanished, leaving Seras alone. She felt relieved that he left, glad to have his intimidating gaze gone. She laid down on the roof and closed her eyes, using her arms as a headrest. She hummed quietly to herself to drive away any unwanted thoughts.

'See, I don't need to drink blood. I'm perfectly fine with sleeping in a coffin instead. It's even rather comfortable in there. And if I have to drink, I'll just pay a visit to a blood bank or something.'

But the scent hit her again. She closed her eyes tighter and hummed louder, trying to ignore it. Oh, but it smelled so damn good, and she found herself licking her lips.

Then it began to recede. Curious, Seras looked up and saw the young couple moving away to a secluded area. Seras felt her teeth starting to chatter together and she covered her mouth to stop it.

'It's ok if I just smell them. It's just like going to a restaurant. You can enjoy the smells of the food, but you don't have to eat.'

She hopped off the roof and into the darkness. She followed them, remaining undetected as they stopped in a spot that was that was away from prying eyes. Here they continue kissing and groping each other.

Blue eyes turned red as Seras continued to watch. Her breathing became heavy as her tongue ran over her fangs.

"They smell heavenly, don't they, Police Girl?"

He was behind her now. She felt his presence. And she knew he was grinning.

"Master… I… I…"

"Seem to need a little more motivation." Alucard stated. "It will get easier in time, but for now, I'll get you in the mood."

Before Seras could say anything. Alucard leapt out of the shadows at the young couple. They broke apart, looking startled, before they were overcome by fear as they looked on at the vampire king.

Alucard bared his fangs, enjoying the look of fear on their faces. "Don't stop on my account." He told them. "I was enjoying the show. But I could use a snack!"

He lunged at them. The boy pushed the girl out of the way and Alucard's shark-like teeth clamped down over his throat. The girl screamed as she watched her boyfriend's body twitch painfully as his neck was crushed by Alucard's jaws.

"I can see why you enjoy kissing him." He growled, deliberately letting blood flow from his mouth as his teeth dug deeper into the man's neck. "He tastes delicious. I could just eat him up."

He bit down and the man's head fell right off. Alucard laughed as he sucked on the area the man's head once was.

Covered in blood, cowering in fear, the girl turned and fled. Alucard was immediately in her path, grinning like the maniac he was.

"Leaving so soon?"

The girl went in a different direction; right where Alucard wanted her to go. The girl ran until she crashed into someone, only this time it wasn't Alucard, but Seras.

Trembling, the girl looked up at Seras. The young vampire was shaking as well, not from fear, but from anticipation, red eyes wide with excitement. She growled and opened her mouth, revealing her razor sharp teeth. The girl screamed, but her cries became gurgling noises as Seras' teeth bit into her neck.

Alucard grinned as he heard Seras drink. It took a little motivation, but she was now behaving like a proper vampire. "If you're not going to familiarize them, make sure you destroy either the head or the heart once you've finished drinking; we wouldn't want them coming back as a ghoul or a vampire if she's a virgin."

Seras grinned, and bit down harder. 'Yes, my master!'

After he drank his fill and had his familiars devour all evidence of a murder, the vampire king walked over to Seras to find his fledgling sucking happily on the woman's neck. Her human side seemed completely oblivious to the fact that she had just killed while her vampire side was behaving like an infant sucking on a lollipop.

"Are you enjoying yourself, Police Girl?" he asked, smirking.

Seras opened her eyes and looked up at Alucard like a puppy would after its owner gave it a treat. Alucard continued to watch her, looking amused. Slowly Seras came back to herself and realized what she was doing. The innocent happy look on her face slowly became one of horror and disgust as she tore her fangs out of the girl's neck, leaving a large gaping hole.

She jumped away from the girl, covering her mouth in shock. Alucard laughed at the look on her face, finding great amusement in her shock.

"W-What…" Seras stuttered. "What have I done?"

"Exactly what a vampire is supposed to do." Alucard replied. "Don't be disgusted by what you've done. It is natural. It's in your nature. Our nature."

Seras looked at the body of the girl she had drank from. "I k-k-k-k-k-"

"Killed her?" Alucard helped, and Seras nodded. "You are a predator. A carnivore. You were merely doing what your body required. Is it wrong for a wolf to kill and eat a rabbit? It is the same thing in your case. You have to learn to accept that you are no longer human, and that these people are your food."

Seras didn't seem to be listening, but she heard every word. She looked at the dead body again and became disgusted with herself. But she could still taste the sweet red liquid in her mouth, and damn it she wanted more.

"I can't do this." she said.

Alucard unleashed one of his Hell Hounds to eat the body of the girl while he absorbed the spilled blood like a sponge. "It will become natural in time. But the longer you try to hold onto your humanity, the longer it will take for this to no longer affect you in the negative."

"I'm not sure not feeling bad about doing this is a good thing." Seras replied.

"We go by different rules than humans, Police Girl. Our sense of right and wrong is very different. You should look at the ones we fight and compare them to ourselves, then tell me if we are monsters."

He turned and walked away. Seras just remained where she was. She felt tears prickling her eyes. She wiped them away and saw that her tears were blood. But she wasn't crying because she was responsible for the death of a young woman; she felt no sympathy for that at all. No, she was crying because she felt a part of her dying. A piece of her humanity that was fading away in the darkness she was falling into.

(A/N: Poor Seras. She's trying so hard to hang onto her humanity, even though everyone tells her that she's not human anymore. How much longer can she hold on? And just what is happening to Integra during this time? Just what will they find? You'll have to wait and see.)