Hello again! Thank you so much for your awesome reviews! I'm so glad that people are enjoying the story so far and are being kind enough to let me know. It really helps me out and inspires me to keep writing. Your support means the world to me. I hope that you've all been okay and staying safe out there. Without further ado, here's the third chapter.


3: Welcome To Motherhood


Hushed voices were the first noises that Seras managed to pick up on as she slowly returned to the land of consciousness. Her eyelashes fluttered, though she quickly closed them again when the light burned her eyes. She appeared to be laid down on something leathery, and as she stretched out, her feet came into contact with an armrest. The voices grew slightly louder, though Seras was still too far out of it to properly make out what they were saying. She finally managed to open her eyes again, this time twisting her head so that she could get a better look at the room she was in.

It appeared that she was still in Sir Integra's office and had been laid down on one of the leather sofas. The first thing her gaze came into contact with was two little vampires sat facing each other on the floor, playing with what appeared to be one of Integra's chess sets. They were still wearing the same bloodstained dresses, and Seras looked up at their faces, taking in their full appearance for the very first time. Much to her horror, she could finally see what Integra had been talking about earlier when she had mentioned the resemblance.

There was no mistaking the soft roundness of the cheeks, the little button noses, and Lily's light blonde hair that almost perfectly matched the colour Seras' had been when she was a child. In fact, Lily was almost the spitting image of how Seras had looked when she was young. If she placed a photo of the two of them side-by-side, the only give away that they were two different people would be the eyes. And then there was Luna. Though she shared Seras' soft facial features, there was no denying that her master was present in her cheeky smile as she moved her knight to take away Lily's queen. Her thick black hair was as dark as his was, and her laugh… it sent a shiver up Seras' spine hearing just how alike it was to her master's.

So she hadn't been dreaming, she thought to herself as she groaned and flung an arm dramatically over her forehead. But even if this was reality, there still had to be some kind of a mistake…

"Look! Mummy's awake!" Luna cried out happily.

"Welcome back, Police Girl," Integra greeted her from the desk. Seras twisted slightly, finally catching sight of Integra and Walter. They were both hunched over the desk, with Integra sat down and Walter standing behind her, as they both read through some old looking documents. Integra hadn't seemed to have looked up from her reading as she greeted her officer, keeping her ice blue eyes glued to the documents in concentration.

"What happened?" Seras groaned out in confusion.

Integra's eyes finally flickered up from the document to focus on Seras. "That's something else we can add to the list of things we didn't know vampires could accomplish: you passed out."

Both she and Walter struggled to contain their chuckles as Seras glared back at them.

"Yeah, well, it's not exactly an everyday occurrence that your alleged children from the future randomly appear. And not only that," Seras continued to rant, "but it turns out their father is the most terrifying creature in existence!"

"We were right," Luna whispered into Lily's ear. "She was always this highly-strung."

The two girls then squeaked and went back to their chess game when Seras directed her glare towards them. They pretended not to have said anything, finding the chess board extra fascinating all of a sudden. Seras then relaxed her glare and sighed, rubbing her hands over her face as her mind struggled to comprehend everything that was going on. It was all too much. What was she supposed to do? She knew the obvious thing was to help the two girls get back home, but where would she even begin with such a task? She barely even understood how they had gotten here in the first place.

With another sigh, the draculina finally stood up and headed towards Sir Integra's desk, her head tilting curiously to the side as she tried to get a closer look at the documents she was currently examining. The papers were old and faded, but fancy cursive handwriting could still be made out that filled almost the whole page. Though Seras had no hope of understanding what they said; the handwriting was too difficult to make out.

"What is all this?" Seras asked as she picked one of the papers up. The paper felt rough between her fingers, and she held it as delicately as she could manage as it felt like it would disintegrate at the lightest of touches. She could just about make out a date that had been written at the top, displaying the year of 1892.

"The notes of my ancestors," Integra explained, not looking up from the one she was currently reading. "All known information on vampires are written in these, and we're trying to see if at any point it is mentioned that vampires can reproduce. If it is indeed possible, then why was I never informed?"

"Perhaps they thought it unnecessary since it was so rare," Walter offered his explanation.

Integra shook her head. "All knowledge on these creatures is necessary in the fight against them. If vampires could produce offspring, surely Abraham Van Helsing would have found out and deemed it of necessary note." She turned to look at Walter. "Are you quite sure that you never heard any mention of this issue in all of your time as a vampire hunter?"

"Very sure, Sir," Walter replied. "There were only rumours and nothing more. No solid information or evidence to suggest that vampire children could exist."

Seras turned to look back at the two girls who engrossed in their chess game before turning back to her master's master. "Have they said anything else while I've been out?"

Integra sighed in frustration. "Nothing that made any sense. I fear that they do not completely understand what is going on. I think we have finally managed to get through to them that they are currently in the past. It's quite intriguing actually. They are clearly very advanced for young children, yet at the same time continue to exhibit aspects that you would typically expect from children, such as a difficulty in grasping an understanding of certain situations."

"Hmmm," was all Seras could reply with as she looked back at the two girls again.

"What we know so far are only assumptions," Integra continued. "They are yours and Alucard's offspring; that much we can be certain of so far."

Seras cringed.

"So that means that vampires can indeed have children. How this occurs, we do not yet know, but it does appear that vampire children age slower than human children. They claim to be ten-years-old, but they only appear to be physically around the age of three. We can also guess that vampires play an active role in raising their children, as they seem to know a great deal about you and Alucard. This is the only information we have been able to infer so far," Integra explained.

"What else have they said? The stuff that hasn't made sense?" Seras continued to question, hoping to keep her mind as occupied as possible so that she wouldn't freak out again.

"They keep mentioning this nest you heard them speak of earlier. We can only assume it's their home and that they've never left it before, but we're unsure of the details," Integra answered before Walter chimed in.

"Whenever we try to ask them about it now, they get upset and don't appear to wish to talk about it with us. Perhaps this is information that you could obtain? After all, you are their mother, and they trust you."

Seras shuddered. "Don't remind me."

"I also think we really do need to involve Alucard," Walter then added.

"What?! No!" Seras shrieked.

"I have to agree with the Police Girl," Integra spoke as she closed her eyes and reached for one of her cigars. "At least until we truly know what we're dealing with, Alucard must remain in the dark. I can only imagine the kind of chaos that would ensue if he was to know."

Seras gulped as her mind filled with images of all the different ways her master could kill her. She squeezed her legs together at the thought of him ripping her womb out of her in the utter desperation and disgust he would feel about having had children with her in the future. The young vampire just didn't understand how this was possible, and not even from just a biological standpoint. Why would Seras and her master even have kids together?! Did that mean that they were together? Was this the result of some one-night-stand? Were vampires close to extinction and this was mainly a mutual agreement between the two to boost population numbers? All options were making Seras feel sick to her stomach.

Seras could only imagine that vampire children came about the same way that human children did. If vampires laid eggs or something, surely Seras would have noticed or been told by now. But maybe they were created in some sort of lab? Yeah… that had to be it. They were from the future after all, so who knew what kind of technology could exist at that point in time. There was no way her master would have sex with her, Seras thought as her face turned a bright shade of red. Did her master even feel sexual attraction? Seras then squealed and threw her hands over her hands in the hopes of dispelling all of the horrific mental images assaulting her brain. She was definitely going to be pouring bleach into her eyes, and then into her brain when she got the chance later. Oh how Seras wished to burn those images from existence.

"Forgive me, Sir, but surely this is something that concerns him? After all, he is the father –"

"LA LA LA LA!" Seras loudly cut him off as she placed her hands over her ears.

"Stop being so childish, Police Girl," Integra huffed in annoyance before turning back to Walter. "I appreciate your opinion on the matter, Walter, but we have no idea how Alucard would react to all of this. Police Girl was right earlier when she mentioned that he could scare them away, and the last thing we need is to track down two rogue vampire children. We don't know what kind of power they may possess. Alucard won't be back for at least another twenty-four hours, so we have until then to figure things out."

"He'll also kill me!" Seras added in.

"We don't know that, Miss Victoria. I don't think we're giving Alucard enough credit here. He wouldn't harm innocent children, especially not his own," Walter defended as he adjusted his monocle.

Seras and Integra exchanged a glance.

Integra then sighed. "If he perceived them as a threat he possibly would. I don't like this anymore than you do, Walter, especially as he may be our best hope at obtaining information, but I am not sure if I am prepared to take that risk right now. For all we know, a bloody battle could ensue between them, and I want to keep this as much of a secret as possible. The last thing we need is the Vatican finding out about this."

Walter frowned. "Alucard going to find out sooner or later, Sir."

"I know." Integra breathed out a large puff of smoke. "But what he doesn't know right now, won't hurt him. The two of them haven't harmed anyone so far, and the Police Girl especially seems to have them under control. Plus, one major aspect that's been bothering me is if this could possibly give Alucard ideas."

Seras paled and took an automatic step back.

"If Alucard is unaware of vampire offspring and he now finds out about it, his curiosity will definitely get the better of him. The last thing we need is him getting more ideas of how to plunge the world into chaos." She rolled her eyes before going back to her reading.

"I understand, Sir." Walter bowed, also going back to his work.

Seras merely stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do with herself.

"Hey!" Lily's shout made the three of them jump slightly. "That's cheating!"

"No it isn't!" Luna yelled back.

Integra dropped her papers and closed her eyes as she rubbed her temples. "On second thought, having Alucard take them out is sounding less and less like a bad idea," she grumbled, mainly to herself.

"You can't move the bishop like that!" Lily continued to argue.

"Yes you can!"

"No you can't!"

"Well sometimes to win the war, you have to break the rules." Luna dismissed her sister.

Lily growled. "So you admit that you cheated?!"

"It's not cheating," Luna snarled back. "It's called thinking outside the box!"

"I'll think outside your box!"

"What does that even mean?!"

Lily growled again and lunged for her sister before both of them began rolling around on the floor, snarling at each other. They pulled each other's hair and fought for dominance as the chess pieces ended up scattered around on the floor next to them. Their eyes glowed a vibrant red and they bared their little fangs at each other, both attempting to bite the other.

"Police Girl, stop them before I shoot them!" Integra barked out her commanded.

"Ummm… right…" Seras squeaked out before running towards the two fighting toddlers and trying to pull them apart. "Hey! That's enough!" She tried to restore order. If the two girls had heard her, they didn't acknowledge her as they kept snapping at each other, growling and rolling around on the ground.

Great! What am I supposed to do?! The draculina growled to herself, growing increasingly frustrated. What did parents normally do when children didn't listen? An idea finally clicked into place.

"Stop this right now, or you're both grounded!" Seras yelled.

The two girls instantly froze to stare at Seras with wide, disbelieving eyes before they begrudgingly let go of each other. They glared at each other, but otherwise remained still and stopped fighting. They both looked incredibly grumpy, and Seras probably would have found it adorable if she wasn't so stressed. In the fight, their clothes had become even more dirty and torn. Their hair was becoming tangled into knots, and they overall looked like they were in desperate need of a bath.

"I really thought we'd finally found something to keep them both quiet," Integra continued to grumble to herself as she reached for a packet of painkillers.

Walter chuckled, but kept reading.

Seras blew a stray strand of hair out of her face, and she just knew that she was going to have to keep these two little terrors occupied before Integra had them all executed by firing squad. An idea finally formed again when she took another good look at them, thinking back to what she had thought about a few minutes ago. A bath might keep them occupied for a bit. Seras could sense that sunrise was not far off, so maybe she could then put them down to bed while she helped Integra and Walter figure things out. It couldn't be that hard, right?

"Okay," Seras announced and the two girls looked back up at her. "I think it's time that you two had a bath."

Both of them groaned.

"But we want to keep playing!" Luna protested.

"After what just happened? I don't think that's such a good idea, do you?" Seras rubbed her temple. "Besides, look at the state of you both!"

Lily and Luna looked down at themselves before giggling.

"I'll see if I can find some of Sir Integra's old clothes," Walter sighed out as he placed the documents that he had been reading back down on the desk and began heading out of the door, closely followed by Seras and the twins who had latched themselves onto her legs again.

"I suppose we could always play 'who takes the longest to drown?'" Luna suggest and the two of them giggled.

Seras' eyes widened. "No! There'll be none of that!"

The twins laughed even louder.

"We're just kidding, mummy!" Lily announced before falling into another fit of giggles.

"For now at least," Luna added before both girls began squealing as they chased each around the blonde vampire's legs. Seras sighed as she could feel a vein throbbing in her forehead. Looking after kids was one thing, but looking after Alucard's kids?! Seras knew there was no denying it now. These were her master's daughters alright. How did her future-self cope? Why did she agree to have kids with her master? Unless they were an accident? But how would that even come about?

"I don't suppose you have any Valium somewhere, do you?" Seras groaned to Walter as they began to part ways down the corridor.

Walter merely chuckled. "Welcome to motherhood, Miss Victoria."

Seras let out a small whine as she watched the butler disappear down the opposite corridor in search of clothes. The two girls continued chasing each other, seeming much more at ease than what they did earlier. The draculina was both glad and annoyed by this fact. Granted, they weren't scared anymore, but this seemed to mean that their more hyperactive selves were coming out of their shells. She couldn't believe that this was how her night had turned out. She went from being a soldier to a babysitter. Though was she even a babysitter if they were apparently her own children? Seras sighed to herself and once again shuddered at the thought. Her? A mother? It just didn't seem real.

Trying to bury her fears, Seras led the twins down into the basement where her chambers were. At least down here, they could be kept out of the way of the other servants and she could maybe finally get some more information out of them. She wondered why they refused to give Integra and Walter any more information. Had they gotten scared? Were they shy? Luna certainly hadn't seemed shy this whole time.

The three of them descended the stairs, and the two girls finally stopped chasing each other to look around in interest. They both grabbed hold of Seras' hand, something she was now beginning to enjoy the feeling of, not that she would ever admit it to anybody. She felt soothed knowing that she had hold of them, and that they looked to her for comfort and reassurance. It sent a warm feeling through her chest and made a smile tug at the corner of her lips. Maybe looking after them wouldn't be all bad. Maybe she could even see herself as their mother in the future. Despite everything, the two girls were lovely and adorable. Something about them just drew her in and made her want to give her very own life to protect them from harm.

They finally made it to Seras' chamber doors and she had begun opening the door when the two girls sniffed the air once again, looking around in confusion.

"Father?" Lily whispered in confusion.

Seras froze. Oh shit, no! Was he back?! Was he right behind them right now?! WHAT WAS SHE GOING TO SAY? WHAT WAS SHE GOING TO DO? HE WAS GOING TO KILL HER!

"I can smell daddy!" Luna began getting excited as she jumped up and down on the spot.

"Tată!" Lily also became excited and the both of them looked around, looking relieved.

Seras cautiously sniffed the air and spread out her senses, too terrified to actually turn around and check with her own eyes. She couldn't feel him anywhere nearby. There was no oppressive or powerful aura in the air, and there was no weight pushing down on her mind which she would normally feel when he had come to check on her. His scent permeated the air, but of course that was going to be the case. This was his territory after all.

The draculina couldn't prevent the huge sigh of relief that escaped from her. Her heart settled back to where it should be in her chest, and her stomach stopped doing summersaults. Her whole body relaxed again, and Seras hadn't realised just how much she had tensed up at the mere mention of him. She wasn't normally this terrified of him, but she knew that if he knew about Lily and Luna, then she would probably join his list of impaled victims. Her master was way too proud to produce offspring with her of all people. That thought both comforted and offended her at the same time, but she quickly shook it off and nudged the two girls into her chambers.

"He's not here." Seras tried to keep her voice from shaking. "He's away on a mission."

"A mission?" Lily furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. The two of them tried to peak around the door as Seras closed it behind them. The both of them then sighed, looking miserable. Seras blinked at this. They had sounded so happy at the thought of Alucard being near. Was he… was he close to them? There was no mistaking the love and respect that had sparkled in their eyes, much like when the two of them looked up at Seras. A stab of guilt shot through her body. However, even if he was okay with them in the future, he might not be okay with them right now. Perhaps she was giving her master too much of a hard time and being hastily judgemental, but she wasn't sure what else to do. At least this way, Seras could try and keep everybody happy and safe.

"Errr… yeah," Seras tried to explain. "He's away fighting some bad vampires."

The two of them looked down sadly.

"When will he be coming back?" Luna asked.

Seras rubbed the back of her head awkwardly. "I'm not too sure. Maybe in a day or two." She sure hoped so anyway. In fact, she hoped her master would take as much time as possible. She hoped that this mission was extra gory and interesting for her master, that way he would take his time to enjoy the bloodbath and killing his enemies as slowly and as painfully as possible. Anything to buy Seras that extra time to get these two back home, and then get on with her life normally. No weirdness between her and her master. No extra stressed 'auntie' Integra. No more teasing from the other soldiers.

"We miss him," Lily whispered, looking close to tears. "We miss you. I wish you could remember us."

"She doesn't remember us because we're in the past, stupid." Luna took out her frustration on her sister.

"Hey now, sssh, it's okay." Seras bent back down to their level, gently grasping their shoulders. "Everything is going to be fine, I promise. We'll get you back to your parents and you'll see them again very soon."

The two of them seemed confused again.

Seras sighed. "But until then, how about a nice warm bath? Walter's going to find you some nice clean clothes and you'll both be as fresh as a daisy!"

This didn't seem to perk the two of them up at all, and Seras' smile dropped, wishing that there was something that she could do to help take their mind off things. It didn't help that they were probably both tired and overwhelmed. If Seras was having a hard time coping with things, then she couldn't even begin to imagine how two young girls must be feeling. Especially now it seemed to be registering with them that they were now in the past… present… ugh whatever, Seras growled to herself before she headed over to her bathroom and began filling the tub for the twins.

Seras glanced back at them, and the two of them hadn't moved. They just watched her from where they stood with blank expressions on their faces. Seras wished that she knew what they were thinking. Maybe now wasn't the right time to start questioning them about their life and their home. The last thing she wanted to do was make them even more upset. They'd been through enough today already.

With another sigh, Seras turned her attention back towards the bath, frowning to herself. The reality of the situation began to dawn on her. Lily and Luna needed her more than anything. She couldn't keep allowing herself to freak out over all of this right now. She could have her own mental breakdown later. The twins needed to come first and foremost. They were lost and alone. The thought of them ending up anywhere in history, or even far away from her made her realise just how lucky she was to have found them when she did. Anything could have happened to them.

The responsibility crushed down on her shoulders, threatening to push her down through the floor and into the bowls of the earth. Like it or not, she was their mother. And she supposed that she needed to start acting like it.


A bit of a shorter chapter this time I'm afraid since it's mainly helping to set things up. I had to re-write this chapter multiple times, but I think I'm finally happy with the end result. I just wish that it was longer, but this was the best place to cut things off. I'll try and update again as soon as I can. Until then, please feel free to let me know your thoughts on the story so far, and thank you so much for reading! Take care!