Alucard didn't make an effort in hiding his disgust as he cringed visibly whenever he heard the screeching of girlish laughter. He threw a pillow at a girl who attempted to go through his luggage. Lying back on the bed he ignored the outcries of fury from the girls, closing his eyes with a smug smile.

"Ugh." A brunette shuddered and turned away from Alucard, looking at Ceres with sympathy. "I feel so sorry for you…um…I'm sorry, I don't remember your name." She smiled nervously.

"Ceres Vi…Hellsing." She blinked at the unfamiliarity of the name.

"Ceres? That's a pretty name." chirped in some of the girls and a calm settled over the group.

"What's her name?" one of the girls indicated Alucard with a flick of her hair.

"Alucard." The girl flinched when he spoke. "Nice to meet you." The girls frowned at his obvious sarcasm.

"Isn't that a boy's name?"

"Yeah." He chuckled darkly.

"Noonday classes are going to start soon." The brunette girl stood up, straightening her skirt. "We should probably be going."

"Okay." Ceres got up with a smile from where she had been sitting in a circle on the floor with the other girls.

The girls grimaced when Alucard followed them out the door.

****

Alucard stood out in the quad with the group of girls that had gravitated towards his fledgling. A sudden burst of wind didn't faze him and he wondered why the girls made such a fuss. He noticed the police girl's odd stare and he looked down.

Oh. The skirt.

The wind passed as he strode towards the nearest boy. He grabbed the boy's shoulder as he was sitting at the base of the stairs, making the teen start and turn around.

"Uh…" the boy hesitated as he saw the cute girl standing over him and the group of hot chicks making their way towards him.

"Give me your pants."

Ceres tripped and almost face-planted on the concrete while the other girls froze. The boy's face was blank. He laughed nervously.

"Sorry, I didn't catch that…"

"Give me your pants. I'll trade." Alucard indicated the skirt.

"Hey!" Ceres grabbed him and turned him around, whispering in his ear with a deep blush across her cheeks. "What are you doing?"

"I hate the damn thing. I haven't worn a skirt in the 500 plus years of my existence and I've decided I'm not going to start now." Alucard was frowning.

"Then I'll get you another uniform." Ceres muttered, her eye twitching in annoyance. "You can't force some random person…" She paused as she felt the weight of the stares and noticed that the boy had gotten up and was standing next to them now.

"Is your friend right in the head?"

Ceres laughed and grabbed her pony tail to buy some time to think. "N…" Her body went rigid and her laugh became strained as the red eyes glared at her. "Yes." She said hurriedly.

"Where can I exchange the uniform?"

Ceres blinked and looked down to see her Master standing in front of the boy impatiently.

"Lost and found?" the boy smiled awkwardly, but recoiled at Alucard's twisted grin.

"You want me to steal?"

"You were going to freaken mug me for my pants and now you….!" The boy yelled, attracting attention from the passerbys. The group of girls inched away from them slowly while Ceres stood with a miserable expression on her face.

"I was going to trade with you. There's a big difference." The vampire cut in, brushing away a strand of hair.

The boy growled and Alucard smirked, cocking an eyebrow.

"Come on." Ceres groaned, grabbing Alucard's arm. "Let's just go already. We're going to be late for class and we each need to figure out where our classrooms are now that you've scared those girls away."

Alucard looked back at the spot where the girls had been as Ceres dragged him behind her.

"Oh. So they did have some use." Alucard began to walk faster, dragging Ceres along with him until she managed to let go.

"Where are you going? That's not where the classrooms are." Ceres stammered, glancing over her shoulder at the direction they were supposed to be heading for.

"I'm going to steal some pants."

Alucard left the fledgling behind when she stopped following him. When he disappeared into the office building she spun on her heel and made for the classrooms, thankful that they had yet to receive their textbooks so her backpack was nearly empty.

****

Alucard was shifting through the clothes in the basket marked Lost and Found with peeling tap. He pulled the garments out and tossed them on the floor with a scowl as they didn't appear to be what he was looking for.

"Who loses these things?" he tossed a pink bra on the ground and it landed on a woman's high heeled shoe. The red glint caught his eye and he looked at them for a moment before peering up at the agitated woman. "Nice shoes." He chuckled as she glared daggers at him and clucked her tongue.

"You should be in class." Her arms were crossed, and her foot tapped on the ground as she continued to glare at him. She gasped when Alucard returned to making a mess of the lost and found.

"I want to change my uniform."

The woman paused, glancing at the black haired girl's clothes. "Why?" she said, impressed by their high quality.

"The damn skirt keeps flying up."

The woman laughed while an embarrassed blush colored her face. "Just hold it down, Deary."

Alucard froze and stared at her for a moment. As fear began to grip the woman's heart, Alucard smirked and his hand dove into the basket and pulled out a pair of pants along with a navy blue jacket that was obviously too big for him.

"Never mind, Deary." He flashed a smile at her, kicking off his shoes and pulling the pants on. He slid the shoes back onto his feet and unzipped the skirt. He then tossed it into the basket and grabbed the mass of clothes, throwing them in after it. Alucard walked out the door, holding the jacket over his shoulder with a gloating expression on his face.

The woman returned to her desk and collapsed into the chair with a thankful sigh. "How do the parents manage?" she grumbled and rested her palms on the desk, replaying the unpleasant experience in her head.