How Time Flies By

Before we continue on with reading, I must apologize for not adding the second bit to my disclaimer. I was getting frustrated in figuring out how to post stories on this site, I didn't fix it. It's fixed now, and so on with the show!

Seras was awoken just after sunset by a sharp rapping on her coffin lid. “Who’s there?” she asked with a stifled yawn.

“It’s Inegra, open up.”

She pushed the button on the inside of the coffin and let it raise slowly to show the aged features of the last Hellsing heir. “What did you need?”

“I was requested by Alucard to keep you busy for today.” Upon seeing the vampiress’s quizzical look, she added, “Busy out of the house. Why, I was not told, but I think I can deal with at least one request from him after his absence.” She smiled around her cigar. “Now get dressed and meet me upstairs in fifteen minutes. Don’t keep me waiting.”

Seras saluted. “Yes sir.”

With a bow, Integra left the vampires to dress. She didn’t have to wait long though. Almost as soon as she got to the front entrance Seras materialized in a simple tight fitting black sweater and jeans.

“So I need to be kept out of the house so he has time to himself?”

“Something like that.” She smiled like a child who knew what they were getting for Christmas.

This made Seras miffed. “What do you two know that I don’t?”

William pulled up with one of Integra’s cars. “You’ll know soon enough. Come along Seras, we’ll respect his wishes for tonight.” She entered the opened door as William acted chauffer for the night.

She swallowed the growl starting in her throat and got in the car after her.

“So where would you like to go, and no not to any of your club hot spots?”

“Then where would you suggest, my master?” She edged a bit of venom into her voice.

“Now, now. Just because I was told to keep quiet does not mean you can get snippy with me.” She gave her a thoughtful look. “But, since he is keeping things from you, perhaps we should get something to keep secret from him. Temporarily, of course.”

“Meaning what, Sir Integra?” Seras looked out her window, growing bored of the games. The full moon was so tempting to hunt by… “Enough with secrets. At least be straightforward with this.”

“Alright.” She pressed the intercom to communicate with William. “Take us to the nearest department store. We’ll be doing a girl’s night out.”

“Yes ma’am.”

He took a right and Seras glared daggers at the aging woman.

“I am being straightforward with you, Vampire. What secret item can women wear to surprise their men?”

It was then the realization slammed into her. The blood rushed to her face in a furious blush. “Would he… I mean I know he’s an odd one, but-”

“No need to tell me he’s off-balanced, I know that. But the fact of the matter he still holds a penis, therefore thinks with it half the time.” She grinned and blew smoke from her nose.

“You sound like you’d know something of the sort,” Seras mumbled.

“How males think yes, but not anything that would deflower my body. Remember I grew up surrounded by them at all times. And my father wasn’t the purest man alive either. Even after he passed, I still had Alucard and Walter.”

Seras had a hard time imagining either of them making advances, but she forgot that she came along after a decade or so of them being together. “Did they both-”

“Make advances? Alucard joked, and Walter had friends over many a time, before he believed his age to affect his performance. Trust me I have been around enough testosterone to figure these things out.” The car stopped and William got out to open their door. “So shall we find something for you?”

Seras flushed, but followed Integra into the boutique after changing her appearance to human, feeling she could not give off any more hints that she was as new to this as any virgin, even though she had been alive for over fifty years now.

“Now Seras, why are you as red as a tomato? This is such fun.”

“So says you.” She could never imagine herself wearing any of the garments they saw. “Sir, it looks like I’m shopping with my grandmother for intimates, no offense.”

“This is why it’s fun. It’s hysterical for me, and embarrassing for you.” She held up a white and fluffy garment.

Seras wrinkled her nose. “Never white. If I have to get one of these stupid things, no white.”

“What about black and fluffy?”

“Ugh, why do you love tormenting me?”

“Because it’s funny to see you riled up.”

“You sound like Alucard.” She rolled her eyes, though picked up a red and black corset. “If anything, it’ll be this, just to get out of here.”

“Oh? But I have to keep you out of the house until midnight.”

“Gods, why are you taking me here of all places? What could he possibly be hiding?”

A worker had overheard the conversation. “Well sugar, it sounds like if your hubby is keeping you out of the house, and his mother is keeping you out, especially to a boutique like this, he’s got something special planned for you.”

“More or less,” Inegra grinned. “See, she gets it and has no idea of what’s going on at home.”

Seras gapped. Of course, the ritual! How had she been so dense? ‘Possibly, you lost track of everything with his near-death experience.’ “Well bloody hell I feel stupid now.” But that didn’t explain why she was out and not at home. “Then why are we here?”

“Just as was guessed. He wanted time to prepare a few things.” Her grin couldn’t be bigger. “I was shocked too, by one of his requests. Some movie he wanted to see late in the day. Said he wanted to check something in it.”

“Well then this changes everything.” Seras gave her Cheshire cat grin, minus her fangs. “Suit me up, Integra.”

“Now that’s my future ‘daughter-in-law’.”

They both laughed at the expense of the employee’s lack of knowledge as she shirked back to hanging things back up.

Alucard was having the time of his life at home. He had nailed her biggest fantasy that he and extracted from her mind. He felt the moon high in the sky, full as can be and grinned. “It is such a perfect night.”