A/N: All I can say is enjoy. The Hellsing vamps stakeout Dmitri's hiding place, get into an interesting fight between themselves, and most important of all will they admit their feelings this time? Hehehe, maaaybe.
Oh right. I solemly swear I am up to no good! I do not own Hellsing!
"We should find them."
"Why?"
"Because of Nicholas's nightmares."
Integra let out a sigh and placed her hands together carefully. Then she stod up abruptly, slamming her palms on the smooth, hard surface of her table and startled Seras. "It's clear what your mission is then." Integra said curtly, glaring at both vampires. Alucard only grinned, showing all his sharp teeth and he chuckled.
"Alucard, I don't want insane Russian bloodsuckers spilling blood on english soil!"
"Of course. Your wish is my command, isn't it Master?" He replied with a crooked smile.
"The best thing to do is find out where they are hiding and watch their movements before returning back here. Understood?" Integra asked, well more or less demanded. The red-clad vampire nodded but the young vampiress did not.
Alucard glanced at Seras, who was lost in her own thoughts again. A million questions abot these two vampires were buzzing annoyingly in her head. Only two were most frequently asked; how were these Russians connected to Nicholas's nightmares and how would they be able to kill them? More importanlty, how will they find the Russians?
"Agent Victoria I recommand you pack some clothes for this stakeout."
"Huh?"
Integra rolled her eyes, growing more impatient. She pinched the bridge of her pointy nose and squeezed her eyes shut. "The stakeout, Agent Victoria. You and Alucard have a mission, gathering information about the Russians and hopefully getting rid of them? I prefer the latter of course." She added dully, her eyes still closed. Seras made a face. "Oh. That. Right." She said, feeling sheepish and stretched the last word into three long syllibles.
Another irritated sigh. "Well, I am thrilled to know you've managed to grasp the situation." Integra snapped back at the young vampire girl, sarcasm was plainly evident in her icy voice.
Seras grimaced and mumbled another apology. Integra dismissed her vampire pets with a wave of her hand. They both disappeared. Seras made her way down to the lower levels and made a beeline for hers and Alucard's room. She didn't even glance at him when she walked through the door.
He was in his usual place, with his usual grin, only his eyes were intent on something. Something he couldn't get last time. "We leave tonight. Pack lightly." He informed her as he calmly sipped his blood from his customary crystal cup. Seras sniffed but didn't answer him as she ransacked the drawers and rifled through the small ammount of clothes she had. At last she packed a small backback with enough items for four nights. That's how long she was staying on this mission, four nights. and no longer.
"I said pack lightly."
"I do not have that many possesions, Master" She replied icily, pointing to her small backpack. "Most of them are in here."
"No need for that tone Police Girl." Alucard chuckled again. "Shall we go?"
Still grumbling, Seras passed through the door again, the backpack hanging low on her back. She changed into civilian clothes to look more discreet. A plain white tee-shirt with a small v-cut at the base of her thorat and washed-out bell-bottomed jeans that were a faded blue. Casual, discreet and it looked absolutely tempting on her. He followed her out the door, strolling more then walking.
He was in no hurry, besides watchin his fledging from behind was quite a view. Well, he is a perverted old vampire after all. Seras didn't even notice that he was behind her for this reason until they got to the main gates outside. There was a shiny new Jaguar waiting for them right at the gates. It was sporty, sleek and very stylish. Its color, a dark metalic purple seemed rather fitting.
She had just noticed the dark tinted glasses and the black retractable roof. It was a convertible. She skipped over to the black window on the passenger's side and bent over to peek inside when she felt Alucard's presence move close to her. Very close to her. Seras looked over her shoulder and the corner of her eye twitched. Alucard had cocked his head to the side, a hand on his chin, and he stared at her, his eyes weren't on her face but lower down. The grin on he had was unmistakable.
"Master, what are you doing?" She asked carefully, trying to keep calm.
"Nothing." Was his all too innocent reply. It didn't fool her at all. Of course she knew what his intentions were. "Is that what you were doing behind me this whole time?! Staring at my ass?!"
"More like admiring than staring." He said, the tone of his velvet voice was musing and his mischevious smirk grew larger and wider, turning into a grin. Seras growled and launched herself at the tall vampire, ready to choke him for eternity if she must. "Why you perverted son of a--!!"
"Mom!" A voice called out, stopping Seras's attack and made her angry shout fall silent. Nicholas jogged down the large driveway up to where his parents stood. He slowed, a bit puzzled by the hostility showing on Seras's face and Alucard's bored expression.
"Uhmm..." He said, unsure what to say. "Am I interrupting something?"
"Your mother seems very keen on strangling me."
"Aha." Nick replied slowly, his hand combed nervously through his sun-blonde hair. He turned to look at his Mother and flinched at the ghastly look in her eyes. Well, it wasn't anything new to him really. Mother and Father are more intent on killing each other than anything or anyone. Like two enemies, refusing to let the other live or breathe the same air. It was fustrating, watching them act like that.
"Mom?"
"....." Alucard's fiesty prodige kept her lips closed tight, pursing them into a thin, white line. She looked extremely displeased. Seras sniffed once and just continued glaring.
"Ah well," The foster son laughed nervously, the tension was thick in the air, it was a bit awkward. "I just wanted to say goodbye and good luck, y'know, safe trip and all."
"You really think we would need something as stupid and as useless as luck and safety? Bah!" The No-Life King spat on the ground, showing his distaste for such things. Of course those pitiful humans would ruin his son with their silly little traditions and morals. Nonesense. He heard Nicholas laugh nervously again.
"Ah, yeah. Well, I know you don't need it." Nick replied, still laughing uncertainly. He was going to continue but his Mother's voice cut off the rest of his reply.
"It's something family's do when their loved ones are going away. It's a family thing. You wouldn't want to bother yourself with that anyway." Seras said bitterly, still glaring at her Master, the fire of deep hate in her eyes. Alucard didn't even flinch. In fact, he scoffed and waved away their words with his hand.
"True. You know me all too well, Police Girl." He said with a grin and moved to the driver's side of the car. He opened the door of the shiny convertible and started to get in when he felt something in the way. Seras was sitting in the driver's seat, triumphant grin wide on her face as she gripped the steering wheel tightly with one hand and leaned on the shoulder of the head rest with the other. Her feet were able to rest on the pedals, since it was a low car.
"What are you doing?"
"Oh nothing." She repeated his words from earlier, as innocently as she could and even feigning a thoughtful pout to complete the effect. Alucard frowned. Now's she was mocking him?
"You're in my way, Seras."
"Nope. I'm driving."
"Since when do you give me orders?! You forget your place, Police Girl." He growled but Seras's sudden laugh, a giggling bubble, shut him up.
"You may be my Master, But I," She paused and fished something out from her back pocket. "Have a driver's liscense." She almost shoved it into his face, pride evident in her smile. "Besides, I am a former Police officer, so even if we do get stopped by them, I'll just show them my ID card!" The vampire girl took out another card and flashed at Alucard too. It was a forged ID card, a fake. Nick's eyes lit up excitedly as he hurried over to inspect the card closely.
"Wicked! Did Uncle Walter make this for you?"
"Yep!"
"Awesome! I could ask him to make one for me! I can go to nightclubs now!!" Nick suddenly shouted, jumped and punched the air. He was still glowing with glee, dreaming up all the possibilities of the fake ID when Seras spoke, the words low and threatening.
"......What?....."
"Oh. Um... Nothing!" Nicholas said quickly and glanced frantically at the windows of the mansion, facing the driveway. He saw two sillohetted figures standing there. "Well, gotta go! Cheerio!" The teenager yelled at his parents and zoomed back up the driveway and into the house.
"Cheerio?" Seras rolled her eyes and slapped her forehead. "Idiot." She mumbled in disbelief.
"Are you finished? We're wasting time."
"Yeah, sure." Seras nodded meekly, putting back both her liscense and her ID back into her pocket. She turned the key in the ignition and the car purred to life. The blonde glanced at the passenger's side and saw her Master already sprawled in the seat, his feat on the dashboard and the seat was lowered all the way. Alucard had tipped his hat over his eyes and put his hands behind his head, acting as a pillow.
"You're letting me drive?"
"Yes. Is that so surprising?"
"Why?"
"I've told you before. It's fun getting you angry."
"Bastard." Seras said, but there was a small smile on her face as she drove out the gates and away from the Hellsing mansion.
The moon was high in the black velvet of the sky when the Hellsing vampires finally found a hotel. Seras was already locking the car and grabbing her small backpack. The hotel wasn't worth five stars, but luxury was never anything special to her. Her Master on the other hand, thrived on luxurious things. So naturally he wasn't too pleased with her choice of hotel.
"We're staying here?" He asked, frowning.
"Will you complain most of the time if we do?" Boredom was etched in her voice, easily detected by the ancient vampire beside her. Still he answered without giving his reply a second thought.
"Yes."
"Yes, we're staying here. Sir Integra already made reservations here.." Seras said firmly and crossed her arms across her chest, a frown adroned her face. She intended to let him know how serious she was about this stakeout. Alucard never really liked stakeouts and had only been on few of them. A little few. He became too impatient when his blood ran hot in his veins, calling for battle.
Strangely enough, Alucard didn't argue back but walked to the entrance without hesitation. Seras was shocked. What is up with her Master lately?!
"Are you coming or not, Police Girl? We haven't got all night." He said calmly, staring at the moon rather then her. Seras went to her Master's side, watching him with scrutiny. He was acting very odd lately. She couldn't read him before but his behaviour patterns had become a bit predicable, so she was able to keep track. But now, it was confusing. Alucard was being very submissive, docile even.
They entered the lobby. Alright, it wasn't a five-star hotel but a four-star hotel. Big difference. Still luxurious, to Seras at least.
"The only explanation for this is that he is a schizo..." Seras concluded in her mind. Alucard, who was in front of her handling the desk clerk, chuckled. "Rest assured, Police Girl, that I am not a schizo."
"Master! Don't read my mind!" She whispered to his back as he led her to their room. Of course it was a suite, with exquiste decorations and expensive furniture. Despite knowing her Master was with her, Seras squealed happily and rushed towards the huge king-sized bed and jumped on it. She was acting like a little excited girl. Seras sank in the bed, the mattress was that soft. It was that kind of softness she sort of missed, despite the coffin's cushions, it wasn't like this. Alucard leaned on the doorway, watching his fledgling explore the suite.
The biggest reaction he ever saw come from her, was when she saw the bathroom. "Bloody Hell! I think I've found Bathroom Heaven!" Seras bounded inside the bathroom, which was the normal size of a bedroom. The bathtub, the counters, the floor and the sinks were made out of rich blak and white marble. The bathtub alone was big enough for two people.
Two people.
Seras's eyes grew wide and she tured on her heel, staring at the bed. One bed. Enormous, yes, but one.
"Master?" Seras called out catiously, not seeing him in the bedroom.
"Yes, Police Girl?" She saw Alucard come out of the large walk-in closet and nearly choked from the sight before her. His ink black hair was disheveled, his red tie undone around his neck-collar and still in his hands. The large red coat he always wore was flung across the back of the armchair and his red fedora hat lay on top his black vest which was on the seat of the chair. Seeing him look this normal made him just more attractive. The way his voice drew her to him when he answered her call, the way his dark, magma eyes watched her under their thick black lashes. It just took her breath away.
Alucard came out of the closet after stripping off the unnessesary clothes and putting them on the armchair next to the bedside table. He heard Seras call him and walked over to where she was. He was just about to undo his tie when Seras started to stutter lightly, that caught his attention. Alucard had never really seen his fledgling look this disgruntled over something. It made him chukle. Perhaps she found something wrong with that magnificent bathroom. But a moment later he realized she was gaping at him, not the bathroom. He rose his black eyebrow in question.
"Something wrong Police Girl?"
That snapped her out of it. Seras shook her head and pointed an accusing finger at Alucard's chest. "Yes, there is!"
"Bathroom not to your liking, Your Majesty?" He teased, chuckling at how confused he was. Seras halted her verbal attack for a moment and scratched the back of her neck nervously. "N-no! That's not it. The bathroom is--!" She stopped her praise and her accusing finger returned to its former place; pointing at Alucard's chest.
"Don't distract me, Master! That's not fair!" Seras whined angrilly. Alucard's only response was a insane laugh and it made her even more ticked off. "Why is there only one bed in this room?"
"Because Master made the reservations for a married couple. Apparently, we have to act as one." The grin on his face was all too obvious that he loved this idea. Seras gulped and her hand started shaking. "M-m-married couple!?"
"Why the surprise, Police Girl? We already share a bed at Hellsing." He stated the fact gleefully, the grin was so wide it stretched half his face. As if she had forgotten that fact. "Is this her idea of a joke?" Seras mumbled to herself, wishing it was all a dream. Alucard now stood behind her and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"The night is young, Seras. We shouldn't waste such a beautiful new moon." He whispered huskily into her ear and nipped her earlobe gently. It sent a waterfall of shivers through her body and she instantly melted into his chest, a small gasp escaping her lips. Alucard removed his hand from her shoulder and placed both across her flat stomach, hugging her closer to him. He continued to play with her ear using his teeth and felt the shivers shake Seras's body every time he bit.
Seras had closed her eyes as she felt Alucard's lips and teeth rove around the back and sides of her neck, her breathing increased and she couldn't move because it felt too good. She knew she was shivering, she knew he felt it. She knew they were wasting time but did she have the nerve to stop this heavenly feeling? No, she knew she didn't. She never wanted it to stop. The hands on her stomach clenched and uncleched the fabric of her shirt, the fingers moving around her navel, up her ribcage and back down.
"M-m-master..." Seras barely managed to say. She didn't think it would sound like a moan, she couldn't help it. Alucard's lips smirked against her skin. "Yes, Seras?" He spoke against her skin, the movement of his lips increased the shivers. Seras opened and closed her mouth, gurgling sounds came out instead of words. Alucard chuckled. "What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?"
"Mmmm..." She moaned again. "N-no." She felt her cheeks burning and the warmth shot through her whole body, from the tips of her ears to the tips of her toes and back again. Wonderful.
Alucard changed his tactics. He stopped kissing and fondling her ear with his mouth and teeth and moved lower down her neck, turning her slightly for more access. He kissed her collarbone softly, tracing the outline as if he was drawing it with his tongue. Then he trailed his kisses back up her throat to her chin, from her chin to her lips. But before he made contact with her lips, he paused. Seras whimpered moving forwards to catch his lips but he moved back just as she advanced, that stupid smirk of his still there on the lips she wanted so badly.
"My, my Police Girl. Shouldn't we be working? This is a stakeout after all." He playfully scolded her, blowing air on her lips that were mere inches from hers. Seras opened her eyes and gave him a scrutinizing look. "You bastard." She huffed, still out of breath. Again, he chuckled. "Business before pleasure. Isn't that the law?"
Seras pushed him away, agitated. He did it again. He made her want him so badly and then doused the fire with his stupid remarks and comments. Master Alucard always has to ruin it.
"Stop doing that to me, it's very fustrating and..." She averted her glare to the floor. "Rather distracting."
"Are you throwing a hissy fit, my dear Police Girl?"
"I am not throwing a hissy fit, Master!" She shouted back. He laughed madly, his hair going wild as his chest and shoulders shook. "Sure, sure." Alucard replied, flashing her a toothy grin. He re-did his tie and just put on his red coat, not bothering with the vest. Seras thought he looked magnificent. He moved to her again and offered her the crook of his arm. "Shall we go then? The moon is wasting."
"Hmph. The moon isn't the only thing going to waste." Seras mumbled again and hooked her arm on his. They walked out the room and exited the hotel. Once they were on the streets, Seras felt rather lost.
"How are we going to find a powerful Russian vampire in a city as big as London, anyway?" She asked, glancing up at her Master. "Simple." He said. "We ask the other Russian vampires." With Seras still hooked to his arm, Alucard dragged her down three streets until they got to a fancy looking pub. The pub sign was in the shape of a skeletal wing with the pub's name 'Alkonost' written on the bones. It gve off a rather eerie feeling to the place.
"Alkonost?" The name of the pub sounded funny to her. Seras even giggled as she asked.
"A Russian deity, The Bird of Death." Alucard explained dully. The meaning stopped her girlish giggling and without warning, Alucard dragged her inside without hesitation. The interior of the pub was in every way Russian. The walls and seat cushions were the colors of the Russian flag. There were pictures of women and men dancing in traditional Russian clothing, there were several large portraits of generals and tzars from different eras of Russian history. Even the waitresses were wearing traditional clothing of bar maids.
Large burly men and beautiful women filled the whole pub. Smoke swirled from the ceiling as the patrons smoked and drank and laughed, making the whole pub very loud and very noisy. Alucard made a beeline for the bar with Seras in tow and sat down just as two men left. Every other male in the building leered at her with wolfish eyes and eager, horny grins. The blonde vampire was starting to feel very incomfortable with all the staring eyes on her. Alucard didn't even pay attention this time.
"Welcome! What you want for drink, ehh?" The bartender asked cheerfully, his deep voice was heavy with his Russian accent. He was a hippo-sized man, with a thick, long moustache and long, straw-like hair. He was apparently old, since there were large streaks of white in his black hair and evidence of a balding spot on top of his egg-shaped head.
"Good evening Ivan." Alucard said cooly as he watched Ivan tend to the bottles of vodka on the wall. Only when he heard his name, did the bartender turn around in a flash. His red eyes widened and his large hands gripped the sides of the bar. "Sire!" Ivan gasped, his massive body shaking from fear.
Alucard only gave him a cruel smile and chuckled at the man's obvious fear of him. "I've finally found a use for you, Ivan."
"M-m-me? U-u-useful?" Ivan said in disbelief and gulped. Seras watched the conversation with one eyebrow raised. Her Master knew this guy? Alucard chuckled again and leaned forwards over the bar. "Why so surprised, Ivan?"
"B-b-but I worthless, Sire! No help at all!" Ivan stuttered again, waving his hands in front of him from side to side. "No useful!"
"I beg to differ, old friend." Alucard whispered darkly, an insane glint in his magma eyes. "Police Girl, I would like you to meet an old aquaintence of mine." He spoke to her, grabbing Ivan's collar and pulled him forwards as he sat back on the stool.
Alucard flashed her his customary, fangy grin, then pointed to Ivan, who looked like he was on the verge of tears. "This is Ivan Korovich." Ivan sniffled and cast a watery glance at Seras, pleading her with doleful eyes.
"H-hello?" Seras said uncertainly. "Nnghaa!" Was the unintelligent reply.
"Ivan, this is my fledgling, Police Girl."
"That h-h-her name?" He stuttered again. It seemed some of his fear disappeared because of the introductions, but it was still obvious he was nervous and afraid. It made Seras wonder what Master had done to this man that made him so afraid.
"No." Seras grumbled, her mood changing quickly. "My name is Seras Victoria, but Master seems to forget that anyway."
"Tsk tsk. The nerve of you saying that." Alucard tisked, shaking his head as if he was disappointed. The evil grin gave him away.
"Oh well. Back to business." He tightened his grip on Ivan's shirt and pulled him closer. "Do you know if any new vampires from your country have come to London recently?"
"N-no! I know nothing! Please believe me Your Excellency!"
"Ivan, you know it's useless to lie to me." He said with a chuckle then lowered his head so that his face was inches away from Ivan's "Do you forget who I am?" He asked, growling dangerously. This seemed to shake up Ivan even more. "Niet! Niet! I am aware!" Ivan whimpered. Seras rolled her eyes. This man had to be the most cowardly vampire she'd ever come across. That, or her Master is that terrifying to make the man act so cowardly.
"Well? Would you like to re-think your answer?"
"Lots of Russians come here every year! Specific, please?!" Ivan whined, struggling against
"I'm looking for Alexandrovich."
Suddenly the whole pub grew less noisy until there was no trace of sound. All the men had there eyes on the two Hellsing vampires and Seras saw a few of the big, macho men crack their knuckles. Ivan's reaction was more then enough to know that Alexandrovich was a name that sent fear through everyone's bodies because Seras could smell the fear radiating of the whole pub. Ivan sucked in his breath and started shaking like a leaf.
"Why you look for them?!" He squeaked and swallowed nervously. Seras was watching the others in the pub and noticed they were slowly closing in on them.
"Ah, so they are here." Alucard said with a triumphant grin. Ivan started shaking his head like a wet dog shakes its fur. He waved his hands again.
"No, I did not say that!"
"Where are they Ivan?" The red-clad vampire asked again. He could smell the fear and it was getting him excited. This stakeout won't be as boring as the others he had gone on. How wonderful! Ivan, the little rat, kept his big mouth shut. Alucard repeated his question and shook the spineless man as if the answer would falll out of his smelly clothes.
"Where can I find Alexandrovich, Ivan?!" He shouted, the immense scent of fear and power made his blood excited, thrilled. Without warning, Alucard invaded Ivan's mind and spoke to Seras at the same time. " Police Girl, take care of them will you?"
"What?!"
But she didn't hear the answer, if there even was one, when one of the big men hurled himself at Alucard. seras punched him in the jaw before his knucled fists reached Alucard's coat. The man flew back, crashing into a table and breaking it to pieces. That was the trigger for the whole mess.
Two more men launched themselves at her now and each was met with a kick in the stomach. they flew back into the walls, causing plaster to sprinkle the others. More and more men launched themselves at her Master but not one even touched him. The whole pub was full of vampires and Seras didn't mind using her 'Black Widow' to shoot some of the fuckers down. The women attacked the young Draculina as well, claws raised, hair flying wildly. One girl put up one hell of a fight with Seras, screaming something in Russian the whole time. She had Seras pinned to the ground and was trying to slash her eyes out with her deadly claws.
"Bloody wankers! Gerroff' me!!" Seras had screamed back and kicked of the mad woman, sending her up to the ceiling. She moved out of the way as she watched the girl fall back down. Another man, possibly the girl's mate, tackled Seras to the ground again. This time Seras couldn't get him off, he was too big. The man laughed, his breath reeked of vodka.
"Always wanted to fuck a pretty English girl." He whispered in an attempted husky tone but to Seras is sounded more like rasping. She struggled, clawing his back and his face. What was her Master doing?! Does he not notice the huge guy ready to to rape her, right behind his bloody back?! She couldn't push him off, even with her inhuman strength. She couldn't stop the hands grabbing her thighs and backside, couldn't stop this man from ruining her. She couldn't save herself because this horrid man was ten times as strong as she was!
"Don't touch me, you jack ass!" Seras screamed and punched him a few times in the face, but that didn't stop his advance. All the other men were jeering and egging the huge Russian on, telling him to kill her, rip her apart, take her like the animal she was. But the pub grew quiet again and the man ontop of her stopped grinning, surprise mixed with terror flashed across his face.
"She's mine, scum." Seras heard her Master say before he pulled the trigger. The man's whole head was blown off, covering Seras's face with blood. The body rolled off her, seeping blood into the floorboards. Alucard held out his hand for her, which she gladly took.
She glanced at him. He wasn't smiling, he wasn't laughing, there was no evidence that he was enjoying anything. Just pure, cold hatred and a wild fire burned in his eyes, making them glow the color of hot coals. He pulled her behind him and shot into the crowd four times without hesitation. Soon, everyone was dead, massacred. Seras was cowering behind him. she'd seen him d this before, but...!
It was never this frightening.
"M-Master! You couldv'e left one alive! We need information!"
"Stupid girl." Alucard growled back quietly, looking at her over his shoulder. "I already have the information we seek."
Seras sucked in her breath, staring at the wild, insane eyes of her Master. He looked like a hungry jackal. "Let's get back to the hotel, Seras. It's almost dawn." He informed her and opened a large portal with one wave of his hand. "I've had my fill to drink." And started chuckling, then his chuckles grew into mad cackles, as he disappeared inside the blackness of the hole with Seras standing beside him.
They appeared in the lobby, which was thankfully deserted, and checked in. A while later Alucard was standing on one side of the bed and Seras on the other. The No-Life King was just in his charcol pants, completely shirtless and a tad tired, for once.
Seras was glaring at the smug vampire in her own nightgown. She distinctly remembered packing her long, white cotton nightgown but when she went to change, she found that her purple, silk nightie was in its place, black lace and all. Now, since she had nothing else to sleep in, Seras was forced to wera the sexy nightie. This was all her Master's doing, she was sure of it!
"You went through my things didn't you?" She directly accused, hugging her arms across her somewhat exposed chest. Alucard shrugged and puted, acting hurt and innocent. "Why do you always blame me?"
"Because you're usually the culprit!" She shouted back, nostrils flaring, her eyes angry. "Look at what I'm wearing! I feel so naked in this thing!"
"Really? Then take it off, I won't stop you." He replied with a large hungry grin.
"W-What! Of course I won't take it off! Are you mad?!"
"Am I mad? Some would say I am."
"Gaah! You arrogant, self-centered, violent, macho-acting, insane, egoistical, masochistic, perverted, jackass crazy bastard!" Seras shouted at him again, her whole face turning red as she shook her fists at the tall vampire.
"Oh? Is that what you think of me?" Alucard snickered as another string of curses escaped his enraged fledging's mouth. "I'm deeply flattered, Police Girl."
"That's it!" Seras stomped her foot on the plush carpet and slammed her fist on the nightstand. "My fucking name is Seras Victoria!"
Without any warning, Seras appeared in front of her Master, lunging at him so suddenly he was just a little surprise. They both fell to the floor with Seras landing on top of Alucard. The raven-haired vampire just laughed, amused at how riled up his fledgling was.
Seras was so swallowed up in her anger that she did not think before acting and it was too late to realize what a foolish mistake she'd made. The petite Draculina grabbed a handful of Alucard's silky hair and yanked his head up, bringing his face a breath away from her own. She shook his head. "Say it! Say my name! Bastard! Idiot! Jerk! Say my name!" She shrieked at him, but Alucard only laughed, enjoying her rage and her rash actions. "Police Girl! Police Girl! Police Girl!" He chanted gleefully over and over again. The vampiress snarled and pulled at his hair harder. "Seras Victoria! Say it! Seras Victoria!"
But she only recieved answers of mad, insane cackling from Alucard. She slapped him. His right cheek turned a blushing red, a visible handprint appeared with the red as well. "Getting violent are we? Didn't you say I was violent too, Police Girl?"
Seras screamed and slapped him again, rage blinding her completely. She hated him more then she ever loved him. she hated the way he taunted her, underestimated her strength, her resolve. Why? Why won't he just say her name? Why won't the bastard acknowledge her name! She wasn't a pet!
"I'm not your toy! I'm not!"
Didn't he realize how hurt she would be everytime he said 'Police Girl'? How it made her feel as if she was his burden, his problem, something he was obligated to teach, to babysit because of his rash actions? Didn't he realize that?! Didn't he know that she tried to become stronger for him, to make him see that she was not a burden, not someone who couldn't fight?
Seras's attacks stopped, she hung her head. Alucard blinked. Where did the rage go? She wasn't angry anymore? How troublesome. He felt something wet fall onto his cheeks and mouth.
Water? He tasted salt and blood. No. Tears.
She was crying.
"Idiot." She hiccuped. "You stupid idiot. You don't know anything about me. You don't know me."
Alucard was a bit stunned. Seras really had guts to say things like that to her Master. He didn't say anything.
"You just see a woman you want to bed! You don't see me! Me! That's why you call me Police Girl! You just see a former officer, a real Police Girl and that arouses you!"
Well, that was pretty straight-forward of her. Alucard scoffed. "Foolish girl." He mumbled but Seras slapped him again. "No! I'm not foolish! You are!" She screamed at him. Alucard saw her eyes filed with bloody tears and how deeply hurt they were. He felt a constriction in his chest, something squeezing him from the inside.
"Listen to me!" She shook him, sobbing loudly now. "Listen to me, Goddamnit! Don't you know who I am! I am Seras Victoria! Not Police Girl! Sir Integra is Sir Integra! Not the Dragon Lady! Walter is Walter, not The Angel of Death!"
She put her head on his chest, her body was shaking from her sobs. "Don't you understand?! By calling us by nicknames, you don't acknowledge us at all! You don't consider we exsist! Stupid! Idiot!" she sobbed, her breathing was fast and ragged, her voice was cracking up.
She held this inside her for so long. This pain, she let it dwell and build until it broke. It was an uncontrollable flow now. Alucard just blinked. He's never encountered something like this before. Never thought of it like this. Is that what they all thought? Stupid humans and their worthless emotions.
"Stupid vampire! Don't you think it hurts me when you say Police Girl instead of Seras Victoria?! Don't you know that I stopped being Police Girl ever since Anderson cut me!? Didn't see the Police Girl then, sidappear when you pulled out that bayonette?! Don't insult me! Say my fucking name!"
"All these people! They don't see you as a monster! As something not worthy of exsistence! They see you as a man, Master! Someone they respect! Someone they know will protect them! Some of us understand you Master! They want to protect you too!"
"How dare you..." He whispered. Seras gasped when she felt her hand get caught in his vice-like grip. "How dare you assume something like that!"
"M-master!"
"Silence! You will obey me, servent!"
"No! I won't! Listen to me for once! You have to stop this self-pity! You're not a monster! You're not!" She cried again, shaking her head constantly. Alucard's nager disappeared and his glare softened. He raised his hand to comb his finger through her blonde hair and the softness of his touch made Seras look at him, slightly in disbelief.
"You have to understand, I am a monster, no matter how I act or what I say." He said softly. He didn't understand why he was being so tender to this insolente being but somehow, his instincts told him to do so, so he listened. Seras still shook her head and grasped his hand.
"I don't see you as a monster even if you say you are! I love you! I love you and the monster in you you seem to hate so much! Everything!"
Everything became still. It was already morning but the sunlight couldn't break the darkness of the room because of Alucard's shadows. He was in self-pity? Was that what it was? His first days as a vampire, his people had called him a monster. ever since he was first captured by Hellsing, they labelled him a dangerous being, a monster. Even after he fought the priest, Anderson had said he was an unholy demon and a monster.
Seras had said he wasn't human that night he turned her. All through his long eternity as one of the damned, he had been considered as a monster, nothing more or less. He was a tool of destruction, a weapon of war, a mere servent to the humans, forced to destroy his own race. She was right, his dear fledgling was. He did hate being a monster. No. He hated the monster inside him. He had come across hate and loathing that Alucard knew nothing else.
That's why..... That's why Integra's consideration, Walter's honesty and Seras's purity confused him so much. He was intruiged to some across worthy humans who did not hate, who did not carry that blackness inside their hearts the way he did. And they way they showed him that they cared for him as they did for one another, made him wonder. It made him wonder what would it be like if they knew what was inside him. what would they do if his monster were to come out and show how terrifying he was.
"How could you love a monster like me? I do not understand." He said again, in that unsually gentle voice. Alucard sat up, letting Seras slid into his lap. He placed his hand on his face and felt something wet. Seras's tears, most likely. He felt Seras's hand trail up his cheek to the corner of his eye. Then he say the watery blood on her hand. Not Seras's tears, he realized. His tears.
He was crying?
"How could I love a monster? That's simple. Because I've accepted it."
Alucard understood now. Seras had accepted him wholly, knowing what he is and what he is capable of being. She accepted him and the monster inside him.
"It's something humans call 'unconditional love'. When a person accepts the one she loves, bad side and all."
Seras would love him without questioning his actions, she would always support him in whatever decision he made. It's what she had been doing all this time. Alucard closed his eyes. The battle at the London Bloody Tower, with Incognito. She had been seriously injured but she risked being turned to dust just so she could reload his gun. She held his severed head in her arms and cried over his melting body. Is that what cunconditional love was? How odd. All these feelings attacked his whole body, it was hard to see, hard to stay focused.
"Love. Hate. Regret. Pity. Passion. Courage. Humanity. Morals. Protecting something you want, you hold dear. Do you finally accept these conditions, these human feelings?" A voice, identical to his own, whispered harshly in his mind.
"What?" He questioned the voice, unsure who it was. Was it his conscience?
"Do you accept her love, now that you understand?" The voice demanded again. The ancient vampire lowered his head.
Alucard didn't know what would happen if he lost Seras. If someone would take her from him, he won't be able to stay sane. She kept him sane, she made him feel alive, feel like a man. She made him feel more powerful, more prepared, more at peace. She was his conscience, she was his mortality.
She was his heart, something he thought he lost and destroyed a long time ago. Because of her, Alucard was able to feel love again, to experiance companionship, a sense of purpose in this world.
"I accept." He said outloud, finally feeling the ease of the words soothe his stiff body. He looked down and saw that Seras wasn't moving. She was asleep. Alucard carefully scooped her up in his strong arms and put her on the bed. He covered her with a blanket and sat in the armchair beside the bed. As Alucard watched her sleep, he fell asleep as well.
A/N: Hope you liked this chapter. One or two chaps away from the battling stuff. Still considering throwing in Anderson, need more opinions, please?