I don't own Hellsing or any of the characters. Any and all other characters are mine though, no touchy.

While working on my other story, Dark Son, I thought "well what if a vampire really could return to being human?" So I picked one of the two characters that would obviously jump at the chance.

I think this may count as angst but sense this is my first attempt at it I wouldn't know.

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Reprieve- 1. To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days.

2. to relieve for a time, or temporarily; interval of ease or relief; respite.

-Taken from Websters Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Reprieve-Order 1-The offer

Seras lay in her coffin bed, the calendar that normally hanged next to her door lay on the floor in shreds, she hated the month of July. It wasn't the weather, or the short nights like her master Alucard complained about, but it was the fact that the fifth was three days away. One would say that day marked the passing of a dearly loved one of Seras' and they wouldn't be that far off.

Officer Victoria turned to face the table, blood read streams from her eyes changing their path to follow gravity. '3...2...1...' she silently counted down.

As she predicted, Walter, the families' faithful retired "angel of death" and kind friend entered the young vampire's room holding the golden bucket of ice and medical blood. "Good evening miss police girl. How are you this... dear me, have you been crying Miss Victoria?"

Slowly Seras sat up in her bed pulling her legs to her chest. "Guess it's kind of hard to miss them." Seras said between sniffles. Walter walked over to Seras and kindly offered a piece of silk cloth to remove the blood tears that trailed down her face.

Gladly excepting the tissue she quickly cleaned her face, not wanting to further look like such a wreck in front of her friend. "If I may Miss Victoria, what is bothering you? You seem to have entered a foul mood ever sense the first."

"It's been nearly a year Walter, nearly a year sense that day in Chedder. Nearly a year sense my master Alucard turned me." Seras said between futile attempts to keep the tears from coming up again. "I can still see their faces, Andy, Eugene, Bobby... all turned to ghouls by that bastard vampire priest."

Sitting the bucket aside on the table Walter pulled up one of the wooden chairs and took a seat, obviously knowing this would take some time. "Have you spoken with Alucard about this Miss Victoria?"

At that Seras laughed like it was something stupid to ask. "He would say something like it was best for them to have died, that it made my turning easier than I would have known. He may have forgotten what its like to be human but for me it was hardly a year ago. Sometimes I wonder if he even cares."

Walter only nodded in agreement; in all the years that he had known Alucard what Seras had just said would be exactly what he would do. Sighing Walter pulled a small vial out from his pocket.

"Miss Victoria, what if I told you that what Alucard has told you about never being able to return to being human was a lie? Well more like a half truth."

Seras looked up at Walter half expecting to see some smile on his face as if it was some evil joke that Alucard had put him up to. "What are you talking about Walter?"

"The transition from human to vampire takes exactly one year to complete. What Alucard said is that no vampire can return to being human, but failed to mention that it can be done within the first year."

Seras sat up more, anger starting to form in her mind. "Why didn't he mention this to me before, for that matter why didn't you or sir Integra?" Seras demanded.

"At first Integra had ordered me to silence, she wanted to see if you were cut out for Hellsing. Later you became part of the family and the thought of bringing this up was forgotten. But now seeing you like this, I can't stay silent any longer." Walter handed Seras the small vial.

"Within this vial is the serum to return you to being human, it will remove all your vampire abilities, your link with Alucard, everything will be as it once was. Right now Alucard is away on a mission. Plenty of time to decide on what you wish to do, Seras." Seras looked at the clear vial in her hand; to her it felt so warm. The idea of becoming human again was too much. She could enjoy the sun again, not fear the crazed Vatican priest anymore, and be normal. But the vampire side hated the idea; to that side it meant death for itself. What would her master do? No, it didn't matter what Alucard did, he kept this from her.

"Walter, I'll do it."