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Oxford Not Brogues

Chapter Six

Seras was curled up in a place where she once found comfort. A place she hadn't seen in thirty years. The little vampire was sitting on the floor of her old flat. The place was empty, thankfully, so she just sat there and hid away. Her arms were wrapped tightly around her legs, hugging them to her shaking body. Warm tears trailed down her pale cheeks. She buried half of her face in her legs while she stared out the window at the pretty night sky. She didn't know how long she would stay there for. Really, she never wanted to go back or show her face to them again. But she knew she would have to go back eventually. Seras just couldn't believe how badly she embarrassed herself. She was so stupid! She came on Alucard's leg after thrusting against it like some needful little slut! And after they told her that they were looking for their mates! What was wrong with her?! Seras groaned out loud and buried the rest of her face in the crease of her legs. She was so fucking stupid and disgusting! They were playfully flirting with her and she took things way too far! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Seras jumped with a sharp gasp when something nudged her arm. Her head shot up to gap at the big black dog sitting next to her.

"Baskerville," The small blonde whispered. Seeing him only reminded her of what she did with Alucard. Her bottom lip trembled and more hot tears welled up to blind her. Seras repositioned herself so she was knelt in front of the dog. She then wrapped her arms around his thick neck and hugged him tightly. "Baskerville," She sobbed. She buried her face in the side of her throat, getting lost in the soft and warm black fur. It made her feel a little better hugging him. Something gently pawed at her back. Releasing the hell hound from her hug, she sat back on her heels and turned to find Simba. The giant black cat rubbed his head over her arm as if he was trying to soothe her. She reached out to comb her fingers through his mane. "Hey," She greeted him softly. Baskerville moaned and he leaned in to lick the side of her face, cleaning away her tears. A small smile cracked the Draculina's face. "Thanks," She laughed at his sweetness. But that smile vanished when she felt a new presence in the room behind her. How did they find her?

"Why did you run away, Seras?" Alucard asked her softly. She heard the floorboards creek gently when his heavy boots landed. He was walking towards her and knowing this made her stiffen. She couldn't bring herself to look at either of them. She was too embarrassed to. She even started contemplating running again, but she knew they would find her. How did they find her the first time though?

"Have you been crying?" Sebastian asked when he smelled a faint scent of salt and blood. The small blonde quickly raised her hand to wipe away the rest of her tears. Baskerville leaned back in to nudge her cheek with his nose, almost as if he was telling her that she missed a spot. He licked her cheek again with a moan. From the corner of her eye they came into view and stopped to stare down at her.

"How…did you find me?" Seras spoke but it came out in a whisper. She finally shifted her head to glance up at them, but she wasn't able to maintain eye contact. She dropped her head to stare at their legs.

"Our familiars," Alucard answered. Seras glanced back at Baskerville and then Simba. Something nagged at her brain, trying to remind her of something, but she couldn't really think straight at the moment. It wasn't until she looked back at their legs and saw Lilith standing beside Sebastian when she remembered what they said earlier. They tried using their familiars to find their mates. Baskerville, and now Simba, were naturally attracted to her. She thought it was because they just liked her. And her tiger was sticking to her mentors' sides like glue. Were their familiars successful on their mission? Did they actually do what they were told and found their…Seras slowly looked back up at Alucard and Sebastian. She was a little confused at the moment, especially from the look in their eyes. They looked almost sad, but there was also tenderness there and warmth while they stared at her. Sebastian crouched down to come to eye level with her.

"Did we take things too far and made you uncomfortable?" The demon asked her. Seras' eyes widened. They thought that they were the problem and the reason why she ran away?! So, they purposely flirted with her and Alucard made her come intentionally?! Now she was really confused.

"You're not…going to make fun of me?" The little vampire whispered. Her eyes then flickered upwards to stare at her master. "You're not…upset or think I'm stupid?" Alucard and Sebastian's eyes widened from her questions. They had no idea just what the girl was thinking. Why would they make fun of her? Why would they be angry or repulsed by what happened?

"Why would we be?" The elder vampire asked her. She cocked her head to the side. Slowly, that pain and embarrassment they saw earlier in her eyes was gone.

"So…it was all…intentional? The flirting and…making me…come?" Seras questioned innocently. Alucard arched a brow at the strange and confusing girl.

"I thought you knew what we were doing." The elder vampire muttered mainly to himself. Seras looked back at Baskerville with a strange look in her eyes.

"Your familiars," She started. "You never said if…they succeeded in finding your mates." Hesitantly, she looked back at them. "Did they find her?" There was a long moment of silence among them. They stared at her and she stared right back. Even without saying anything, they were answering her. Her breath caught in her throat and her eyes flickered to Lilith. Her tiger still stood beside her mentors while their familiars stood beside her. "What…What do we do now?" Seras whispered. Her eyes flickered back to her Sire when Alucard slowly crouched down to come to her level. He held out a hand to her, but she only stared at it, acting like it would bite her if she tried touching it.

"We promised to wait until she's ready to mate with us just as long as we're allowed to be in her life." He whispered to her. The little vampire stared deeply into his red eyes. She was stunned. Was she really their mate? How? When did this happen? They've known each other for thirty years. Was she always meant to be theirs? She looked at Sebastian then. The demon was still crouched beside her. It appeared he was holding his breath. Both men were waiting anxiously for her answer. Her eyes settled on Alucard's hand. Will she accept or reject them? There was still so much that she didn't know about them, either of them. What will happen if she took his hand he offered her? They'll just return to the Hellsing Organization as lovers and eventually, a few years down the road, become mates? Well, they agreed to wait for her to mate. A few years would give her plenty of time to learn more about them and…grow closer to them. Taking them as lovers right now…Seras bit her bottom lip. It made her nervous. She's never had a boyfriend or a lover, not even a date or a valentine. It felt weird jumping straight into a relationship with not just one man, but with two. The more time she took up, the more Alucard and Sebastian grew anxious and worried. They were both starting to convince themselves that she would never take his hand and accept them as her lovers and mates.

"Mates…are…made for one another, right?" Seras whispered while she continued to stare at his hand. They both perked up when hearing her. Perhaps she wasn't going to reject them? There was a small slither of hope.

"They were born to be together." Alucard answered, hoping this will change his Childe's mind about whatever negative thing was keeping her from taking his hand. "Together, their souls are one."

"Souls," She repeated softly. That partially explained the way she's been feeling. She always felt like she had such a strong connection with Alucard and Sebastian. She never really understood it until now. That connection was her soul sensing theirs, wanting theirs. "Is it even possible to have…two mates?"

"It's rare, but it's not impossible." Sebastian whispered. "It's far rarer for someone to actually reject their mate; after all, it's extraordinarily hard to find the one that was meant for you." The little vampire frowned when he pulled that card on her. Why were they making this harder for her?

"What's holding you back, Seras?" Alucard asked her softly. That look of pain was welling back up in her eyes.

"I don't know," She whispered. "I'm just…confused and…it's all happening so fast. I don't know what to do."

"You don't have to do anything you don't want to. We don't have to rush into anything. We can wait to become your mates and we can wait to become your lovers. But it would comfort us and keep us content knowing that our mate isn't fully rejecting us." Alucard told her. "Are you rejecting us, Seras? Do you wish for us to leave you alone?"

"No!" Seras exclaimed and she looked back at his eyes. She looked hurt that he would actually suggest that; that he thought she would want to banish them from her life like that.

"Then what do you want?" Sebastian asked. "Because to us it looks like you're rejecting us completely." Seras looked back at Alucard's hand while tears formed in her eyes.

"I'm confused," She whispered. "I don't know what I want." She immediately shook her head with a shrug. "I don't want to lose either of you. I finally just got my master back, and I don't want to lose him again." The little vampire paused then. It was silent as she stared intently at Alucard's hand. "I don't want to lose either of you." Taking a deep breath, Seras slipped her hand into her master's. Alucard and Sebastian grinned down at her in delight. The demon reached out to cup her warm, pink cheek and he brushed his thumb over the soft flesh lovingly.

"Seras," He whispered before he leaned in to kiss her temple. "You won't regret the choice you made. I promise you that,"

"Please, stop looking so sad." Alucard whispered while he reached out to brush the moisture from one of her eyes. She stared at where her hand rested in his. Curiously, she caressed her fingertips over his palm before she interlaced her fingers with his. Feeling him, holding his hand, and feeling the demon's kisses on her temple brought her comfort. A small smile pulled at her lips. Maybe she won't come to regret the choice she made.

The End

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Oxford Not Brogues