It's been over a year since I've last done anything with this story. I've edited and added things. I hope you guys like it and I'm so sorry it took me so long to do anything. ;~;
Everyone in the Hellsing manor was sleeping, and Alucard had nothing to do. He took off his normal attire that he wore while out on the job and put on his brown trench coat, and black cloves. Walking around town wasn't very entertaining either, but he'd rather do that then sit at the manor doing nothing. There was fresh snow on the ground that covered up any trace of there being anyone or thing living in this little town.
Two in the morning had finally rolled around, and there was still nothing happening, until he heard gun shots and someone screaming. He followed the noise as he heard sirens, and then saw the police zoom by him. He followed the vehicles to the house that he had heard the noises, and saw them carrying out bodies. The white sheets that they cover the bodies with were stained with blood and dripping into the snow, staining little spots on their way into the ambulance.
He was watching the crime scene until he saw a little blonde girl standing next to the police car in a two-tone red dress crying as she watched the bodies being carried away. Those must have been her parents. He thought to himself. He walked up to her, and kneeled down to be eye to eye with her. Her eyes and nose were red, and her cheeks looked glossy from her crying.
"What happened in there?" He asked her. It was out of his nature to care about a human's life, but he couldn't help with the little girl crying.
"I-I don't know," she hiccuped "Mama was r-reading me a story and then we heard crashing sounds in the living room. When mama didn't come back from seeing what happened, I went in there to check on them," it was hard for her to talk, he could see that, but curiosity poked at his brain. He waited for her tears to calm down, and finish her story.
"When I went to go see, they were both dead, and I hid in the closet, because I heard someone coming in. There were two guys, and one of them started doing something to mama. So, I grabbed a fork and stabbed him in the eye, and the other one shot me in the arm," she showed him the bullet wound that she had been holding. The bullet was still in her arm, because she hasn't shown anyone else, so he tried getting it out, but it was silver and burned his hand.
He took her hand and walked her up to the paramedic, and said, "This little one needs help. She has been shot." She looked a little scared, but he gave her a reassuring smile and sat her on the back of the Ambulance.
He started to walk off as they were cleaning her arm, but when he got to the end of the street, he could feel tugging on his arm, and when he looked down, it was the little girl again.
"Can you take me with you?" she asked in a shaking voice.
He sighed, and looked at her, "I can't. Where I live is no place for a child." She kept looking at him, and wouldn't let go of his arm, "Little girl, don't you have anywhere else to go?" He was starting to get irritated, but she still didn't move except to shake her head to answer no.
He would be out of his ever-loving mind if he brought a child to the Hellsing Manor. Integra would be beyond pissed, and probably keep him locked up in the basement without blood for a month. She would try to at least. Alucard thought with one of his trademark grins.
He looked down at her, and kneeled to be face to face with her again. Her face was back to her normal skin color and but she had a little tear in her eye, as he grabbed her hand gently, "What's your name, little one?"
She wiped the tear away, and answer, "S-Seras Victoria. What's yours?"
"Alucard," was the only thing he said. He stood up and took her hand in his. He's never held a child's hand. He could feel her blood and heart beat coursing through her body. He could see her memories of the night and happy ones from the past that she could remember, she was practically screaming them out. He looked down at the little girl, and she had a happy face plastered on like going home with a complete stranger was the best thing to happen to her. Humans… they're such complicated and weird beings.
To him, the walk didn't seem long, but it was a different story for little Seras. He could feel her walking slower and slower the further they walked, and when he looked down, she was almost asleep. He stopped and picked her up and carried her the rest of the way home. This is definitely out of character for me. Has one child made me this weak? I'm the No-Life-King, Vlad the Impaler, Dracula. I should not be doing this. He thought irritated.
He walked into the manor and didn't see anyone or any lights. He took Seras into his room and laid her in the bed that was in his room for decoration. He took off his boots, gloves and trench coat and laid in his coffin as dawn was only an hour away. He made sure that Seras was asleep, closed the lid, and drifted off into a deep slumber until he could walk the night again.
While he tried to sleep, he could see the little girl's dreams and nightmares of her past and tonight's events again. The scenes of tonight were more vivid then her past. He could see her mother reading to her before she went to bed, but then she heard gunshots. Her mom told her to stay in bed, and if anyone came in, hide under the bed as fast as she can, but Seras didn't listen and followed her mom out to the living room. When they got out there, her dad was already dead and that's when Seras got shoved into the closet by her mom to be safe. Her mom went to go see her dad, but then two men came out, and Seras was watching their every move as they made their way to her mom. They shot her mom five times, and then they started joking around and started raping her mom's corpse. Seras got mad, ran out of the closet, grabbed the fork and stabbed the man in the eye. The other man that was watching shot her in the arm throwing her back. He was getting ready to shoot again, but that's when the police came and they ran for it.
He got up and watched her breath, and she was staggering. He could see that she was crying, because her cheeks were wet again. He sighed and got out of the coffin and lay with her, and it helped her calm down. She cuddled up closer to him, and he took a large sigh out of frustration and but also relaxation. Walter well never let this down if he sees this. He thought to himself.
Hours went by, and she was sleeping peacefully, so he crawled back into this coffin before anyone saw or she woke up. He didn't want people to think he had a soft spot.
Daytime had finally reached, and already, he could here Integra yelling about something. He heard her say his name, and shortly after that, she busted throw the door almost breaking the door off its hinges. He opened the lid to his coffin slowly, and looked at her. She was beyond pissed, and her face was almost red.
"You brought a child here? What in the hell were you thinking? We can't let-"
"I went on a stroll last night, and saw her alone. Her parents were killed, and I believe by two Vampires. She kept begging to come, so I brought her with me," he said cutting her off.
He heard her groan and watched her rub the bridge of her nose, "We're not running a daycare, Alucard. Do something about the child."
"Seras," he said emotionally. He sat at his throne and sipped at the blood in a wine glass.
"Excuse me?"
"That little girl's name is Seras. If you want her gone, then you throw her out in the cold with nowhere to go," he smirked, because he knew that she couldn't do it. He stood up and went back to his coffin, "And now if you'll excuse me, I'm going back to bed. Waking up in the middle of the day is exhausting." With that, he was back in the coffin with the lid on.
He heard her walk away, and heard her thoughts; Damn that, Vampire. He chuckled and grinned. He liked knowing her weak spots; it made his days stuck at the manor more entertaining, but now he has a little child… children are easily scared by anything.
He was woken up when the sun went down with a light knock on his coffin. When he opened the lid, it was Seras. She was smiling and put the two wine glasses and the blood packet on the table. Strange, I never told her I was a Vampire, and yet, she's in here putting blood on my table with my sleeping in a coffin. He thought.
He got up and gave her his trade mark grin, "Are you scared, little one?"
"Of what?" she titled her head a little to the side.
"The fact that I sleep in a coffin and drink blood," he poured the blood in a glass, sat in his throne and twirled the glass a little.
"Nah-uh! Walter told me that you're a vampire, but that I shouldn't be scared of you, because you won't hurt me!" her face was a getting cuter by the minute. How is that even possible?
"You shouldn't, huh? Vampires are very scary creatures," he took a drink of the blood.
She just smiled, and hugged him, "You saved me, and so you can't be that scary."
He fought back a growl and patted her on the back. She let go, and skipped out of the room. He kept play with the glass. We'll see, little one… we'll see. He thought to himself. A few mind games here, and few tricks there. That should scare her. He was grinning when he heard footsteps by the door. Walter was there this time, and he brought in a black case and set it down, "I have something new for you, Alucard."
"A new toy? You shouldn't have, Walter. And why did you tell Seras that she shouldn't be scared of me? Now, I can't have fun with her."
"You don't need to be going around scaring children anyways," he chuckled and opened the case. It showed a black gun with 'Jesus Christ is in Heaven Now' engraved on the side. He was admiring Walter's work as he explained everything about it until he felt a slight tug on his red coat. He looked down to see Seras curious eyes staring at the gun.
"Yes, child?" He said without kneeling down this time.
"What is that? Can I hold it?"
This time, he kneeled down to her, and simply said, "When you're old enough, I'll let you."
He could feel her little eyes on him as he aimed it, and admired the work. He looked at Walter with a curious face, and asked, "And what is this gun for?"
"Remember when you faced Alexander Anderson?" her points to the inscription, "Those words were on his glove, so we thought we'd make a special gun just for him for you," Walter said with a smile. Alucard's grin got bigger. He took off his glasses and sat them on the dresser, and this was the first time Seras has ever seen his eyes. He could see her staring at him, but he ignored it, and gave the gun a better looked.
"It's beautiful, Walter. As usual, you have done an amazing job," Alucard complimented. Walter smiled and bowed and then left the room. He looked down and saw Seras playing with his glasses, and surprisingly, it didn't bug him. He simply smiled, kneeled down, and put them on her face. He could see her eyes getting bigger through the glasses .He chuckled, and said, "Maybe when you're old enough, we'll get a pair made for you. These are mine though," and he put them back on.
"Why do you wear them?" she asked.
"I like the way they look," he said and walked outside to try out the new gun. She followed close behind, and when he shot it through a tree, she jumped at the exploded sound. They made him grin, because he knew that she was easily scared. This should be most fun. He thought to himself, and admired the huge whole he left in a tree.