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Oxford Not Brogues

Chapter Four

The first thing Seras realized when she stirred from her sleep was how different she felt. It wasn't necessarily a bad different. No, it was very much good, despite her head reeling and weird, flashing images of last night's events kept spiraling through her head. She closed her eyes tightly with a soft groan as she fully awakened. Was all of last night just a bad dream? A really, really bad dream? It must have been otherwise why would she wake feeling so…refreshed and new and…Oh, what was that word? It was on the tip of her tongue. Not normal or satisfied or content, but…whole. That's the word. She felt whole. The very air was easier to breathe. A weight she hadn't really acknowledged had suddenly been lifted from her chest. Seras took in a deep breath and let out a deep purr. Almost instantly, she paused from that peculiar sound she made, a sound only a happy animal would make. Bewildered and feeling a little less relieved, she cracked open her eyes to give nothing in particular an odd look. She found herself staring up at a bricked ceiling. A new question popped in her head. Where was she? The small blonde bolted up right in bed. Her hands smacked down to feel the bedding around her, straightaway becoming aware that she wasn't in her own bed or even in her own home. Subconsciously, her hands shot up to smack her person, feeling the clothes she was wearing. Looking down, she saw that she was wearing blue pajamas that didn't belong to her.

"What the…" She had started, but was cut off by a deep male voice that would come to sweeten her life every time she heard it.

"Don't be alarmed, darling." Sebastian whispered to her. Seras' eyes widened and her head snapped back to find that she wasn't entirely alone like she had thought. She gaped at the men, recognizing them instantaneously from last night.

"You!" Seras blurted and she raised a hand to point a finger at them. "You're the two blokes from that small village!" Her brows then furrowed and her hand slowly dropped to land on the bed. "You guys…saved me from that weirdo dressed as a priest." She then groaned and dropped her head as she attempted to remember every little detail from last night. She didn't remember most of it. A lot was blurry. All she really remembered was that she was being held hostage, nearly being raped and killed, before those two men showed up. But what were they doing there in the first place? "Was he a priest?" She murmured to herself while she tried recalling. "I don't think he was." Her head then snapped back up to look at them. "What about the others? The officers? Eddie, Simon, Darrel, our captain, are they…"

"No," Sebastian interrupted her once more with a light shake of his head. "You're the only survivor from that village. I apologize; I thought you were aware of this." Seras dropped her gaze.

"I…figured," She whispered. "They were dead before you guys showed up. But it was all so crazy…Something from a nightmare that…I wasn't entirely sure if it was real or not. I just had to be sure that they were actually…" Seras then scoffed and shook her head lightly before forcing a small smile to her lips. "Thank you for saving me." But as soon as those words left her lips, she saw a quick flash of a memory. The girl's eyes widened once more and she looked back at the men. "You shot me!" Seras exclaimed in complete and utter shock. "You shot me in the chest!" As if he was proud of what he did, Alucard grinned at her. Horrified, her gaze shifted to stare at her breasts. "Why isn't there pain?!" She spoke her thoughts without meaning to.

"Because there's nothing there to cause pain." The elder vampire responded. "I shot you, Seras, but I also saved you. While you may be invincible towards human weapons now, I would advise you to stay out of sunlight and away from holy items." In a state of panic, Seras practically flew out of the bed to stand beside a full length mirror in the corner of the room. Cautiously, she glanced back at the men over her shoulder, making sure they'll stay put there. Alucard and Sebastian stood there calmly, watching her with an amused look glinting in their unusual colored eyes. When she was convinced that they weren't going to move from those spots, she looked back at the mirror and started unbuttoning her top. Her breath hitched in her throat when her chest was revealed to her. There was no hole like she thought or blood, not even a scar. Scar, Seras thought to herself before her gaze went lower to look at her stomach. She rubbed her fingers over the left side of her stomach. For years she had a scar there from when she was shot at the age of nine. Now, there was no scar. Her skin was smooth and pale, as if nothing ever bad happened.

"What the hell?" The Draculina breathed before she rolled up her sleeve to look for another scar. The scar on her forearm from when she fell off a playset wasn't there either. "What the hell?" She questioned a little louder. She tugged the side of her pants down a little to look at her hip, expecting to see the scar from when the boy she had been fighting with stabbed her with a pencil. But there was no scar; just smooth, soft skin. Seras looked at her reflection in utter horror. Her eyes trailed up and down her body as if she was seeing someone completely new; a stranger. All those scars that had been like a timeline of her life were all gone.

"Your past life as a human has come to an end." Alucard agreed with her thoughts which only spooked her some more. "Your new life has begun."

"My new life as…what?" She whispered without thinking. But then, her eyes caught sight of something; something that hadn't vanished when this new life of hers started. Seras shifted the collar of her shirt to the side to look at the deep bite marks on her throat.

"A vampire," Alucard answered. Her fingers slipped from the collar as her eyes flickered back to her reflection's face.

"Vampire," She mouthed that familiar, but oh so strange word. Suddenly, that word was quite strange to her. It was a ridiculous word, a word that belonged to fairy tales and horror stories. It wasn't real. It was a joke. That word meant nothing to her. But, having to be sure, Seras leaned closer towards the mirror and opened her mouth a little. Her incisors appeared to have lengthened and grew sharper; something a vampire would possess. Startled, she jumped back with a sharp gasp. The males continued to watch her carefully as she just stood there breathing heavily and staring at her reflection. It took a good minute before she finally collected her bearings. Her lips tightened into a thin line while she slowly buttoned her shirt back up so she was decent once more. Clearing her throat, she turned on her heel to look at the gents who had rescued her. "So…I may have a couple of questions." Seras started with a faint blush on her cheeks. For reasons unknown to her, the men started chuckling at her. "I guess my first concern is…who changed me and where is my police uniform?"

"I do apologize for changing you while you were unconscious, Seras. But you were an absolute mess. You were covered in blood from head to foot, and I thought you would just be more comfortable clean and in fresh clothing." Sebastian answered honestly, causing her blush to darken.

"Well…Uh…Thank you," She muttered awkwardly. The demon bowed his head to her with a smirk of delight on his face.

"Anytime," He purred somewhat suggestively. "As for your uniform, it had to be thrown away. It was tattered and stained with yours and that imposter's blood. I hope you don't mind. We did save your badge and ID."

"Thanks," Seras muttered again even though she was somewhat disappointed that her uniform had been discarded.

"Any other questions?" Sebastian snickered while he watched her walk towards the bed.

"Yeah, loads." The little vampire whispered when she plopped down, still trying to catch her bearings and understand her situation.

"Like?" Alucard purred. Seras shifted her head to look back at them.

"What are your names?" She asked.

"He would be Alucard," Sebastian answered as he gestured towards his tall friend. "And I am Sebastian,"

"Alucard and Sebastian," Seras repeated softly as she looked at them. "I'm guessing you know my name from my ID or something? Or…did Alucard use his mind trick thingy on me again?"

"Mind trick thingy?" Alucard snickered with an arched brow.

"I can't think of the word." The little vampire muttered and she licked over her lips. "Telekinesis...No, telepathy! You read my mind or something. I don't really know or understand it, but you know exactly what I was thinking."

"No, I didn't read your mind, Seras. I am capable of reading no matter how strange your name may be." Alucard snickered.

"That's a bit harsh, don't you think?" Seras asked and a frown formed on her lips.

"How? I never said that I didn't like it, I only said it was unusual and there's nothing wrong with that. Nowadays, people lack originality. I have no idea where your parents thought of this name, but it's more than original and quite unique." The elder vampire responded while his eyes flickered up and down her body. Turning her head away to hide a blush, Seras thanked him softly under her breath.

"You apparently have loads of questions for us, darling, and I'm assuming most of those are about what you are." Sebastian intervened. "Should we get started with these questions or do you wish to take a break from them to wrap your head around this situation you are in?" The small blonde slowly turned her head back to look at them.

"What am I doing here?" Seras asked. "Why aren't I at home or at the hospital? Aren't people wondering where I am?"

"A lot of people died and went missing last night." Sebastian told her. "When your body wasn't recovered, you were listed as missing in action."

"Eventually, they'll presume you're dead." Alucard said this as if this was supposed to reassure her.

"MIA, dead?" Seras whispered, looking like she was going to start panicking all over again. "I'm…dead to the world?"

"Technically you are dead, Seras." Sebastian responded with a light shrug. "Which brings us to why you are here. This is an Organization that disposes vampires and ghouls. Since you are now a vampire, Sir Integra had agreed to let you stay here as long as you abide to her rules and kill others of your kind. This is your sanctuary. If we were to let you wander free, you would no longer be protected by Hellsing and could even become a target in the future. You will drink from blood bags and fight alongside humans. If you are unable to control your thirst and feed from any human, you will be exterminated. Sir Integra was keen on us informing you." The small blonde could only sit there and stare at him with her mouth hanging open. She was only getting more confused by the second. Now there was an Organization? She was going to become a vampire hunter? And who was this Sir Integra and why were they taking orders from her?

End of Chapter Four

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Oxford Not Brogues