It's Mother's Day! What did you get your mom? A card, a treat, a gift? Me, I got mine a Resident Evil Wii game. Despite the fact she squealed loud enough to shatter half the window panes in the house upon receiving it, I don't regret getting it. Why? Because from then until now she has not gotten off the TV, and even came over to the computer to Google for a cheat to get past a boss. No nagging for homework? Check. No pressure to be productive? Double check. People, I have made a discovery rivaling E mc2. If you want your mom to leave you alone all day, bribe her with a video game version of her favorite movie series. IT WORKS. No thanks necessary, this was just a Public Service Announcement. (It also works if you're in huge trouble for something) For those of you who haven't read Dracula, or seen any of the movies, those were two girls he attempted to turn. Well, he got Lucy. Mina didn't turn before he was killed, or captured, if you want the Hellsing POV.
Zara's POV:
He took a deep breath, even though he didn't seem to need it. "As you already know, I am not an ordinary vampire." He said, staring off into space. He avoided my gaze, and I pressed my lips together. Let him explain in his own time. I mentally told myself."I am over five hundred years old, and I was born, created, whatever you want to call it, in Romania. I led my people against the Turks, but was eventually defeated. You don't need me to tell you what I was called." He made eye contact, and then looked away. "Vlad the Impaler." I said softly. He winced, but smiled faintly at the name, still proud of the title he bore. "Yes. Eventually I was defeated, and marked for execution. I became a vampire. You don't need to know the details."
I frowned. Why not! I want to know! He continued, oblivious to my thoughts. "I lived in my home country for a while, but then I wanted more. I decided to go to England." He smiled wryly, and said "I still don't know if I regret or rejoice that day, that decision." I watched him, wondering what this was all leading up to. "Knowing you, you've already read the book Dracula, so I don't need to tell you what happened after that." I nodded slowly. Then my mouth opened and the two questions I really didn't want to ask came out. "Mina? Lucy?" We both cringed. Oops. "Umm, sorry." I said, blushing. "Just slipped out. You don't have to answer." He shook his head. "I owe you the truth."
I waited, somehow not wanting to hear the answer, but practically falling out of my seat trying to hear it. "Lucy was…a trap. A taunt. I knew it would hurt them to see her turned." He said, looking down at his feet. "Mina… Mina wasn't." he pressed his lips together, obviously not comfortable with the story. I wanted to spare him as much as I could, since I was obviously making him remember things probably best kept in the past. "You loved her?" I said quietly, somehow making the statement a question. He nodded. I gulped. Double oops. If I remember the story correctly, that didn't turn out well at all. He looked back up at me. I looked away, shifting uncomfortably. "Sorry." I whispered.
That's the most I can tell him? Sorry? Sorry is just about the stupidest thing you could say to him. He smirked, just a little. "I did love her. But I don't anymore." He said, and I whipped around, startled. He certainly looked serious enough, except for that infuriating little smirk of his. He reached out, placing his hand on top of mine. His eye burned into mine, and I wanted to back away, but it felt like I was glued to the seat. His face was inches from mine, and I could feel his breath on my lips, even though he didn't have any at all. "Alucard, I…" my voice trailed off, because I couldn't think of anything else to say.
"Zara" He said quietly, deliberately. The corner of his mouth lifted up in a tiny smile. "I love you." He gently pressed his lips to mine, not as passionately as he had before, but with more meaning. Before I could do anything but register the fact, he stopped, and wrapped his arms around me. I sat there, accepting his embrace, but my mind was spinning. But… I licked my lips, before hoarsely whispering "Alucard…I can't… I'm not ready…" He pulled back, and I was surprised to see him smiling. "I know. I can wait." I managed a tiny smile. "Pedophile." He looked shocked. "Excuse me!?" I poked his chest. "You're hitting on a girl more than five hundred years younger than you. Shame." We both laughed, and I felt much better.
First's POV:
How can it be working so quickly? I drifted back and forth, anxiously checking on all of the Last's body functions. It resisted, not meant for interference. We designed it that way… But the conclusion was increasingly negative. How on earth did they manage to get this much!? I winced. She is going to be very unhappy. But it wasn't our fault! She had injected it; she would be the one to bear the consequences. By the time the cat-boy had gotten word to us, it was already too far into her bloodstream to halt. We couldn't stop it. "Vhat's wrong vith you?" Speak of the devil. "I'm vill be able to get back into her soon! This is good, ya?" I clenched my fist. "No, that is bad. The longer you stay here, the longer it stays in her bloodstream." He danced around me, confused. "Vhere vould it go? She ist the only one here."
I growled. "Look closer." My sense of him faded a little, then he popped back. "Again, vhat's vrong vith that? That is vhat you vanted her to do, ya?" I swung wildly at him, but missed. "Not like this! Look and see, she is almost certain not to survive that." He looked, then grudgingly admitted. "Vell ya, that's a lot to handle. But this is her, fraulien Zara can take on anything!" He gave me a thumbs up, looking confident. I put my head in my hands."She won't be able to handle this, I can tell you. Even without him complicating things, this sort of thing wouldn't be easy on her. Much as I hate to admit it, she's still only a child."
He blanked out, happily staring off into space. "Butterfly…" he slurred, drooling a little. Obviously he had used up his attention for the day. "Go away." I said wearily, making shooing motions with my hands. He jerked, then drifted away, still smiling blissfully. Fool. I wish my worries were just as distant as his. It was time to pay Last a visit, and I could only pray she listened to me long enough for me to get my point across.
Zara's POV:
I rolled over, trying to find a comfy spot on the car Alucard, umm, we'll say borrowed, to get us to London. I drifted back to sleep, ignoring the belt buckle and car seat digging into my hip. I heard a voice, and instinctively backed up, but relaxed a little when I realized it was Schrö. I didn't have time to berate him or anything before he slammed into me. Fraulein Zara! I missed you! He squeezed me tightly across the neck, and I tried wrenching him off. He fell to the ground, looking up at me like an adoring puppy. I hate puppies.
WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU!? I mentally screamed at him, trying very hard not to kick him or do anything lasting. First you just skip off, then all my familiars are gone, and you have nothing to say for yourself!? He shook his head, dumbly grinning up at me. My least favorite ancestor appeared in front of me, and I glared at him. What do you want? He sighed, and actually tried being polite. I have something to tell you. I took a deep breath. Politeness dictated more politeness in return. Fine. You have five seconds to try and run my life the way you want it, and then I'm out of here.
He sighed again, then started. You are aware of the substance last injected into your system? Time froze. The moment stretched on and on, and I had a feeling when it ended, my world would end too. The thick blackish-red stuff? He nodded. Do you know what it was? I shook my head dumbly. He paused, like he didn't want to pass the information on. Before I could yell at him, he spoke up again. It was the vampire Alucard's blood. His shadow-creations, and his blood, mixed with silver and holy water. I trembled in every limb, the enormity of what I did crashing down on me. Y-your l-lying…h-he never b-bled anywhere t-they could p-pick it up.
First shook his head. I don't know how they got a hold of it, but they did. I swallowed hard. So I'm gonna have test-tube- He cut me off. Your children will be just as much his as if he had…conceived them… normally with you. You will mother his children. I wanted to cry. But I'm just a teenager, I'm not ready to be a mom, I can't do this! Please, stop it! He looked, felt, seemed, like he had aged a thousand years. We can't. Your pregnancy is already too far along for us to do anything but monitor you. I gaped at him. But… but I haven't shown any of the signs, my stomach's the same size and I got a negative and- He cut me off. You won't show any of the normal human signs. You're part cat, remember?
I was so confused, but I took a deep breath, willing myself to be calm. Fine, so I'm pregnant. Explain every detail to me right now, or I will hurt you. He looked seriously alarmed, but stood his ground and started talking. It won't be an easy birth. Right now, we count at least three young, with several more coming. It will be a long and painful labor, but hopefully worth it. Inwardly I winced, but kept my poker face. As you already know, there won't be any sign of it until you physically start your labor period, because we wanted to keep your young safe during the gestation period. I clenched my teeth. Lucky me.
He continued. If the birth is successful, your young with have at least one catlike feature, but the vampire's genes may also surface. I won't have any help for you concerning the care of your young, because we honestly don't know how they will turn out. Basically, you will remain normal, physically, and most likely mentally, until your labor starts, which could be anything from several months to a few weeks. Your young will be born, and again, the birth won't be easy on you or them, and you will hopefully all survive. We may not approve of their father, but they will be part of the Pazúry clan. We have no grudge against the young and weak. I breathed a sigh of relief. Schrö popped up next to me, looking extremely bored. "Are you two done yet?" He moaned theatrically, and First winced. Take him away, I'm begging you. He said, pointing to Schrö.
I grinned. With displeasure. I grabbed his shoulder and tried to wake up, and felt a surge or awareness. I blinked my eyes open, seeing the familiar ceiling of my room, and a tiny wet nose poking at my face. Large-cat-momma up now? Mewed the tiny black kitten I had found a few weeks ago, before Iscariot kidnapped me. I sat up, pushing him off me. I spotted a note on my bedtable and picked it up, raising one eyebrow as I read it. "Kitten, I put you in your room around one, because I didn't want to wake you. Everyone is thrilled that you're back, and Techno hasn't even destroyed or marked your stuff yet. Integra insists on meeting you in private, and says I won't be hearing the details of your talk with me either. Please tell me all about it when you get back. –Alucard"
I scowled at the first word. KITTEN!? Oh that is the last straw. I slammed the note down on the table, muttering about vampires who made up ridiculous nicknames for people who were neither with them nor interested in a relationship. Then my face went white and I collapsed on the bed, holding my head in my hands. Oh god, how am I going to be able to tell him? "Excuse me, Alucard? Yeah, I am going to be bearing your kids, but don't worry, I'm still a virgin!" That'll go over about as well as asking for a permanent dirt nap.
Aww, First does care for her just a teeny weeny little bit. I finally explained what the icky red-black stuff is! Do you all hate me? Probably, but I don't really care. Yes, she will have more than three kids. Will they all make it? I'm telling you right now, no. No they will not. You do hate me! Don't deny it! Well, I know for sure that if I want to, I can make her die a horrible death as well. Then I can make her come back as a clam! Alucard will be in love with a clam! You should be happy I'm only killing some of her kids! I sound like a serial killer don't I? Oh well. I got a new review person! Hi VengeTheWolf! Welcome to the reviewers circle! We have xVentressx, flameslavier, drizzt (who may or may not be reviewing anymore), flamealchemist103, and several other people if you count my last Fanfiction. Keep it up! I like input! If you want to tell me I suck, go ahead! I don't really care! (constructive criticism is the best) REVIEW. Thank you. Review, Request, Rcomment. Auf Wedersien!