Chapter: End of dreams
Pairing: Alucard/Seras
POV Characters: Alucard
Genres: Humor, romance
Rating: K+
Chapter: 4 End of dreams
Eventually we did manage to finish the last house, only forty-two minutes before people would start waking up, Finally it was time to go home. "Police girl, Put Charley and Pierre on the naughty list for next year." She nods with a smile and scribbles some small notes on "The list." No, I don't care what it looks like I'm NOT starting to like it. And I'm Definitely not doing this again next year. No matter how happy it seems to make my police girl. I find myself smiling when she yawns like a kitten and snuggles herself against me. That's right, the sun would soon start to rise. I quickly wipe that smile off my face. No one saw that right?.. Good. Since no one is watching, I wrap my trench coat around her so she won't have to feel the discomfort when the sun does indeed rise while we're still here.
When we land I notice two things, One, a boy that is standing near our landing site with a similar uniform as Seras.. Minus the Hellsing badge, and two, this is definitely not The Hellsing manor, Nor is it England for that matter. The boy then makes the mistake to release the reins from the reindeer. He made my reindeer stew run away! "Boy, What's the meaning of this?" I ask him almost growling. My police girl stares at him as he digs somewhere in the snow and a sort of pole rises from the ground. "Master, I think he is a real elf." Then this has to be the north pole, whoever made it up took the 'pole' part a little too literally. Without answering he looks at us as he presses a button on the pole and the patch of snow below the sleigh begins to sink into the ground.
The sight of a large workshop filled with toys and a lot of little people greets our eyes, my police girl seems to have forgotten she was sleepy. "This is great! I've always wanted to see Santa's workshop!" She chirps causing a lot of the elves to look at her, the next moment every single elf abandons their work and rushes to the sleigh. "If I had not seen this stuff myself I would have scolded you for still believing in Santa Clause at your age. Police girl." I tell her "But now we have to find out how to get home." She nods before looking around again with twinkles in her eyes. Seems she did beat Santa at the 'Twinkly eyes' contest any way.
When the elevator reaches the floor the elves close in even more. Mumbling can be heard from all around us "Do you see his eyes?" "Wow, look at those fangs" Others are staring at my fledgling. "Are those real?" I thought the same when I found her, Shooting her through her chest did prove the fact they were not silicons. I grin slightly, that is one secret I keep to myself. Finally the elves free a path. At first I think it to be to let us through until a slightly taller elf makes his way through the crowd. "Al right, show's over, everyone back to work!" He shouts. The mumbling fades only leaving sad "awwws" as he comes close enough and reaches out to help MY fledgling out of the sleigh, I growl and he quickly retracts his hand as if it had caught flame. "This is the first time we had a vampire as Santa." He states. I glare at him "Two really, She may not act like it, but she is the real deal all right." He looks at her and smiles wryly before mumbling "That takes care of the Mrs. Clause issue as well."
After we're all out of the sleigh, me holding my fledgling bridal style why she kicks and thrashes like a little kid, probably still thinking I'm trying to make her feel rejected. Does she not realize she is making herself look like a fool? "Oi, stop that Seras." I tell her and she perks up at hearing her own name. I slowly put her down and face the male elf. "Perhaps you can tell us what is going on." I ask him and he nods, sticking out his hand for me to shake "I'm Bernard, the head-elf and you are the new Santa Clause." I stare at him, ignoring the hand. "Actually it is Alucard." He looks at me a if I insulted him and then turns to my Fledgling who takes his hand and shakes it. "Name's Seras Victoria, Nice to meet you Brambert!" His eyes twitch. "It's Bernard!" She giggles, "I'll call you Brambert until you call my master by his name." Brambert.. I mean Bernard sighs and turns to walk away, indicating to us to follow him.
The long and meaningless tour Brambert.. I mean Bernard.. gave us through the workshop does not need to be described, neither does his introduction to what it means to be 'Santa Clause' It comes down to me having to do the work as Santa Clause until I find another fool stupid enough to take over the job. After the rather long introduction me and the Police girl sit down together to take in all the information. "Master, Does this mean we'll be playing for Santa Clause for ever?" I hiss at the very thought "Never! After this 'mission' is over I'm getting out of this blasted suit, prepare reindeer stew, burn down the Christmas tree, and then you'll join me in my room to help me let out some frustration. This is the first and last time I did.. THIS." Of course my implication causes her to blush again.
"Don't be so harsh on her Santa." the voice of a little girl calls out. "It's not her fault the old Santa is gone." I look at the little elf, she's even tinier than Seras, she can't be more than 8. "You should be proud of yourselves, You two really saved Christmas, Think of all the little kids who would have woke up without presents if you had not helped tonight." Seras squeals and grabs the girl ruffling her hair "Master! She's so cute! Can I keep her?" I face-palm, There she goes again, I swear, after all these decades she mentally never aged over ten. "Uhm, you can let me go now.." The girl speaks quietly and Seras slowly puts her down rubbing the back of her head in embarrassment. "I'm sorry, I just thought you looked cute... You work here?.. You look so young." The girl smiles. "Actually I am over two-thousand years old." She states... she is older than I am! "You're the new Mrs. Clause Then?" Seras points at herself, then looks at me and back to the little elf shaking her head no. "Yes, she is." I answer. Seras freezes, as do I almost... I don't know why I said that.. But regretting stuff is not my style.
The girl laughs and pours something in a cup. "You want some hot Cocoa? My own recipe.. Took me a thousand years to get it right." Seras looks at me and I nod at her,You know I drink wine right? We true undead can drink most things as long as we don't have too much, it just does not serve as nutrition. "Thank you..." Seras says as the elf gives her the cup. "Judy, that is my name." Seras giggles as she takes it "Mine's Seras, Nice to meet you Judy!" Judy gives her a knowing she pours one for me I want to shake no, but some new thirst tells me I want Hot chocolate and cookies.. weird. "There you go, Lord Alucard." I look at her with a grin, so she does indeed know. "I watch Anime." she replies to my grin, leaving me in more confusion than had she said nothing. She winks at us and almost skips away. Turning around with a small camera and taking a picture before running off. There's another one that never mentally aged past ten.
Judy returns a few minutes later. "I'm sorry, I had to put that picture on my website. I'll point you two to your room." Seras shivers. "Y..you mean 'RoomS' right?" Judy smiles and shakes her head. "If you are the future Mr. and Mrs. Clause you will have to share a room." She says causing Seras to tense up as she follows. "Don't worry police girl, I won't eat you... Unless you ask me to." I tell her, and she glares at me, I don't fail to notice she also relaxed to the words though. "Thanks master, You just made me feel even worse." your body tells otherwise police girl, your body tells otherwise.
Judy leads us into a large room with red wallpaper, Red has always been my favorite color. A large four-poster bed standing against the far wall with our nightgowns lying on top of it. Mine a red PJ. shirt and pants with the initials S.C. on it and Seras' one a Red long shirt with M.C."Good night you two! Don't make too much noise!" Judy says before leaving us alone. Without another word my police girl walks to the bed and picks up her nightgown.
"Don't you dare to peek" She says as she changes, not even watching if I actually listened to her words, naive little girl. When I join her in bed she is still barely awake. I lie in the bed and for the first tonight I am able to really think clear, I decide for myself tonight was all a silly dream. Seras crawls over to me and drapes her body over mine. "Master, you noticed there's mistletoe over the bed? Isn't that considerate of Judy?" Those impossible mood swings Seras has prove the fact that I'm dreaming. When her lips touch mine for a chaste kiss I decide that tonight has been a very good dream indeed. "Merry Christmas." She tells me before falling into a deep sleep on my chest. "Mry chmas" I murmur barely audible and without really thinking.. Probably the closest I'll ever get to saying those blasted words, even in a dream. I close my eyes, I smile thinking how absurd this dream was.
The next evening when I wake up in my dungeon room I let my thoughts drift to that weird dream. My bed is empty.. I have no idea why it feels so lonely, I never had that before. I almost swear I'm still having the after-taste of hot cocoa in my mouth but that is a silly thought. I don't even know how cocoa tastes. Back in my time we did not have that stuff. Perhaps I should Join my master and police girl in the Christmas celebrations this time?.. Nah That would not work out, I'm only good at playing the Grinch, besides I would not have any presents anyway, I'm on the 'naughty list'. I grin at that thought. I stretch and step out of bed thinking of another weird 'Christmas' day to come.
..Only to have my foot collide with something soft and warm. It yawns... I look down to find my police girl lying at my feet, looking up at me. "Did I fall out of bed master?.. Wait.. Where are we? Where's Bernard and Judy?" 'Jesus Christ.. ' I think as she stands up, her sexy red Night gown still clinging to her body. I look back to the bed.. on top of my sheets are my own PJ.'s with "S.C." on the shirt still laying unused. Could it have been real?
There's knocking on my door and in walks our aged butler. "Lord Alucard..... Miss Seras?.. A young man named Bernard left a... few packages for you. He said it is "The list" For next year." I blink a few times.. 'I am still dreaming.' is all I can think. "Leave" I tell the butler, he bows and leaves as I told him. I sit back down on my bed to put things together... Can this be? My musings are interrupted by my police girl sitting herself down on my lap, facing me. Around her neck is a small red ribbon with a card on it. Upon closer inspection I see it reads "For my Alu-Clause." She rubs her neck against my lips. "I overheard your thoughts." Her eyes look into mine, it's like she stares straight into my soul. "I'll be your Christmas present." She sweetly tells me, before once again pressing her beating pulse against my lips"Merry Christmas, My master." She says.
Maybe Christmas is not all that bad, I think before letting my tongue out to lap at my marks upon her from my first feeding. 'Merry Christmas, Seras Victoria' I tell her through our link as her red life fluid seeps through my lips.. So warm and sweet.. Even better than I remember.
If this is what Christmas is all about, I may even get used to it.
Possibly the last chapter. If your really REALLY want it (Review! review! Onegai!) I'll write a epilogue. If not, this is where it ends. I'm sorry for being a mean little bad kitten, But I lives on reviews! NYA!