KitsuneSam has been a bad fanfic author. Leaving her readers hanging for so long. :sigh: But on the bright side, I've almost got the next chapter finished! Thanks to all my reviewers, I can't believe we pushed 100::cries of happiness:

HOMG! Who else saw the OVA? I didn't understand one word of it because I keep watching it in Japanese without subtitles, but it was freaking brilliant. And I finally got vol. 4 through 7 of the manga, so I have become rather familiar with our Millennium friends. This makes me happy. Oh, and back to the OVA, if you watch it to the end you see… GIRLYCARD! Not animated or anything, but still, it's GIRLYCARD! … Back on track… right… story…

And KH II. It's quite distracting. x3

X—X—X

Alucard phased through the ceiling, finally bored with Seras for the night.

He looked over at Walter as he'd somehow ended up in the kitchen. An amused look was in the old retainer's eyes when he'd looked closely.

"Seras Victoria thought she saw someone of suspicious interest tonight, apparently."

"I wonder who," the old vampire stated, eyes moving to the ceiling. Leave and avoid questioning, or stay and be pestered?

"You know, I asked her that myself. She described a certain vampire that I used to be partnered with in my old service in the Hellsing Trash Disposal Unit."

"Ah. I seem to recall the form that the vampire had taken back then."

"Alucard," Walter said, in a very serious tone of voice. He looked back at the human, moving his head so that the glasses moved down his face revealing the blood red eyes.

"Yes, Walter?"

"you're appearing to her with a trail and scent she doesn't and can't possibly recognize."

"Yes. She's bisexual. I've shuffled through the catalogue of her mind long ago."

"So you're going to try to make her fall under your capture as…"

"If it works. Then I will bring out the fact that I'm the same person."

"It won't work."

"You're certainly one to talk."

"Your arrogance is making you blind, you know."

Anger flared up. "Now what would make you say that?"

"She is not the same naïve fledgling that you knew. She'd be a full fledged midian if you'd not been locked away by now. Then again, perhaps it was her need to survive on her own that has made Seras who she is today."

"If you say so Walter." Alucard didn't want to dismiss the old man's words— he still had respect for him— but he didn't want to listen to them either. "But you cannot forget that despite our separation, she is still mind. She will always be mine, even when I turn her completely."

"O course Alucard. I must go make tea, and you should be getting some sleep." He watched Walter walk away with an air of impatience about him.

'Liar he is,' something at the back of his mind said. 'He made tea just a little while ago. He's just using it as an excuse to get away from you. You're acting like a spoiled child who has not yet gotten his way.'

But there was a tug at the nape of his neck, and he knew he needed to pay Daniel a visit. Otherwise the little something would have been slowly ripped apart.

X—X—X

"There's been a vampire attack. We may have gotten Seras off the field, but there's still plenty out there."

"Of course," was the dry response.

"So if you wouldn't mind…"

"Mind what?"

Daniel sighed. He would never get on equal footing with Alucard at this rate. The vampire refused to acknowledge anything but a direct order, and Daniel couldn't manage to do anything about it. The young Hellsing successor had to admit that he strived for Alucard's approval. That was his only goal these days. Well, that and to find and destroy all vampires—but that would be near impossible if he couldn't get Alucard on his side.

Alucard, on the other hand, was planning further things. Seras was his main focus. He was so used to baiting the Police Girl with his words, that when it came to actually talking to her now, he couldn't get out a word without adding in some old snide comment. This only served to make his fledgling even angrier than she already was. He ignored Walter's attempt to explain the situation, which only left the retainer in a stupor, for the vampire had always respected his words before that time.

"Vampire Alucard," Daniel stated, feeling rather uncomfortable. "I order you to search and destroy the vampire Elector."

"Why exactly would that be?"

"He's involved in the FREAK production."

"Then is shall be done, Master." The old vampire drawled the last word, giving it a subtle sarcastic tone. He started to phase through the floor, but Daniel continued his order.

"And I want you to take Seras Victoria with you."

Alucard grinned through the dark void. "With pleasure."

X—X—X

Seras' fingers twitched over her gun's holster as the Fraud spoke to her.

"… And you've been ordered to help."

"What kind of name is 'Elektor' for a vampire, anyways?"

"Better than some."

"Like…?"

"Fluffy."

"I see your point." She'd known a Fluffy. The little girl still lived, and she could never fathom what had possessed her to take that name. Nevertheless, Seras stood, stretching. "When do we leave?"

He grabbed one hand that was raised above her head in the stretch. "We leave now." He felt her fighting his grasp, but she couldn't get away as he dragged her into one of his black voices.

X—X—X

An empty church. The whole place covered in a thick layer of dust. Seras ran her fingers over a pew, and looked down at the accumulated grey on the black cloth.

"Why always and abandoned church," she asked aloud in clear distaste.

"I found you in an old church, didn't I?"

"Well, yah. But I was playing on nostalgia."

"So was I."

They shared a momentary glare, non-controlling master, and disobedient fledgling.

"Aw how cute." They both looked over at the table. A man stood there, a shock of red hair on his head. "Looks like I didn't need to go find you after all."

"Shut up," Seras said rather calmly, then her attention snapped back to Alu—the fake Alucard. "Because you would totally recognize my nostalgia of him!"

Alucard instantly knew who she was talking about, and started to give a reply. Only the man tried to cut in again. "Shut up you. Now, Police Girl, I know perfectly well what you are talking about. Because I am him. I'm him, I was there… I'm your Master."

"No. Master has been locked away."

"Seras Victoria…"

She hesitated in her motion. Seras had been about to hit him. It was the way her name rolled off his tongue… virtually identical to Master's way of saying it.

"Look, I understand that you two are—"

"Shut up," they both shouted, taking their guns out simultaneously and pointing them at him.

"Oh crap." He turned, moving into a run.

Bullets shot out at him within a split second of each other. Of course, that difference made everything. Alucard's bullet curved up, going into the head as he'd intended. Seras' (while she'd been aiming for the head) had ended up with her bullet taking a duck into the vampire's heart.

They watched Elektor crumble completely impassively. She looked up at him. "You may not be Master, but you're a good shot. I'll give you that."

"Why am I not your Master, Seras Victoria?"

"Because Master would have criticized my shot, Fraud."

"Call me a fraud all you want," he started. "But you cannot deny that I am similar to your Alucard."

She gaped at him. "Don't you dare say that. It's not true." But even as she said the words she regretted them.

"Just think about it Police Girl. Perhaps we're more similar than you thought."

Immediately, the thoughts began to run through her head. She shook them away ruthlessly. "No, no, no!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Hurry, Police Girl. Hurry!"

That phrase alone sent her reeling. She'd heard it before. The day the Valentine Brothers had attacked. Master's power. Master's expression—Master… Master.. Master, Master, Master, Master, Master—

The thoughts left almost as quickly as they'd come. "What are you doing to me?"

"Bringing you back, Police Girl."

"Don't call me that. I have a name."

"What doe a dope like you need a name for?"

She reached out, bringing her palm into contact with his cheek… As hard as possible.

His amused smile turned into a wide grin. "My Police Girl, such a hit used to be saved only for Mr. Bernadette."

"Shut up," she screamed, storming out of the church and into the night.

He smirked. This was coming along nicely.

X—X—X

Daniel shook his head. They sure were taking along time. The two never really seemed to agree (although Daniel was sure that it was a combination of the two that caused this to happen). It was like something was missing from the mixture.

'Sanity, maybe,' a rather wry little voice from the back of his head suggested. 'Although since when have vampires been sane?'

X—X—X

"Look Fraud," Seras said, loading her gun again. They'd checked the old church after her burst of anger had faded, looking for anything that the so called "Elektor" had left. Nothing. "This isn't exactly working well. So we'll have to work something out."

"There is nothing to discuss, Police Girl. I'm the Master, and I've been waiting this disaster."

Seras recognized the song, and continued it in sing-song voice. "I feel irrational, so confrontational; to tell the truth I am getting away with murder…"

Alucard obviously did not get the reference. "What are you talking about Police Girl."

"Never mind, Sir."

"When did you start calling me Sir?"

"When did you give up on Integra?"

"When she told me to."

"I thought you love3d her."

"She would always be that little girl to me. One I needed to protect, one who released me. Nothing more. She used me, as did all the other members of Hellsing." He sounded rather somber on that note—almost like he was regretting something long past.

"And how do you feel about this boy?"

"He has potential. The heart of a leader, but much work is desired."

The female gave a sharp grin, fangs showing. "Nice answers… Fraud."

He rolled his eyes, a surprisingly emotional gesture. "You are insufferable. Let's get back."

"I'd rather not. I've been given some freedom, and I won't take this time lightly."

"What is time to a Vampire?"

"What else would we do?"

He stopped at that. He'd been trapped for so long. Why not make the most of it?

Because there was a human holding him back. "I'm leaving."

"Fine," she said airily, waving her hand in a dismissive motion. "I'll be back before dawn.

X—X—X

When Alucard returned to the manor, he went to Seras' room, placing his head upon her door. It was time to check up on her—and not in the way she currently saw him.