-1Alucard stood leaning against the wall, his sunglasses twirling between his fingers, watching as the moon slowly turned from a deep red to a pale, innocent shade of white. He smiled slightly, showing a glimmer of fangs. He glanced back to the door of the little farm house, waiting for it to open, and then frowned, wondering what was taking his fledgling so long.

She had succeeded in her mission. He had watched the battle through her eyes, watched as she embraced her vampiric nature without losing "Seras Victoria" and defeated the pathetic excuse for a monster that had controlled and mocked her. Yes, she was certainly growing stronger, he thought, returning the sunglasses to his eyes as he heard the door creak open.

He watched as his fledgling emerged from the shadowy hall, her head upright and alert, her eyes still glowing faintly from the battle. Her clothes were stained with the blood of her enemy, and over her shoulders she carried two bodies.

Alucard clapped his hands slowly, causing her to look around with surprise.

"Master!" she exclaimed, walking towards him. "You were here the whole time?"

Alucard, laughed softly, looking down at her. "You didn't really think I'd abandoned you, did you?" he asked in cold amusement.

Seras sighed. "I suppose not," she admitted. "You never have, now that I think about it. But then why didn't you help me? I almost died, I-"

"Did you?" he asked, cutting across her words.

Seras stared up at him, blinking. "I- No, of course, I didn't! To be killed by such a…" she trailed off, glaring at him as he laughed at her. "Master, I don't understand-," she began, but he cut her off again.

"No, Police Girl, I think for the first time, you do understand," he interrupted, looking intently into her reddened eyes. "You finally know what it means to be a midian. I'll admit, you were so late in understanding that I'd almost given up on you."

"Master?" she asked, tilting her head to one side as though she still could not comprehend his meaning.

Alucard sighed and shook his head. "Never mind, Police Girl. Let's go home."

"But, Master, what should I do about…"

He looked at her; she was indicating the bodies she held over either shoulder.

"Why did you bring them out of the house?" he asked, wondering at her stupidity.

"I-I-" she stuttered. "I just couldn't leave them with that man. They did nothing and he killed them. They don't deserve to even be in his presence."

Alucard looked her over. She was such a contradiction. How could anything so pure and innocent kill so mercilessly?

"Leave them here," he instructed, turning his back to her. "Hellsing will take care of it when they come by to clean up this mess."

"Yes, Master," she agreed, laying the brutally murdered couple on the cool, summer grass, and folding there hands across their chests.

Alucard couldn't help watching her as she carried out this tender action. He resisted the urge to yell at her for such "human" behavior. It seemed that as much as she understood, she still had much to learn.

"Come, Police Girl. It's time to go."

"Yes, Master," she said, rising from her knees, and hurrying towards him.

But, he thought as he grabbed her around the waist and pulled her against him, we will have more than enough time to take care of that. After all, an eternity together is a very long time.

And, grinning slightly, he stepped threw a shadowy portal that would take him and his victorious fledgling home once more… at least until next time.