Nabiki sighed as she sat in her classroom, the teacher continuing to try and teach. Some of it appearing to actually get through, as Tatewaki Kuno was still chasing the Senshi, demanding they help him purify Furinkan of the vampire menace.
Of course, his rants had ended up spreading the ‘V’ word around campus, and had now caused several of her classmates to either shy away from her, stare, or whisper. In truth, she’d be surprised if at least three people today didn’t try to either stake her or ask to be turned.
Could she turn people? Probably best not to find out until they understood themselves better. And her Master might be upset if she tried to turn anyone.
But then again, her Master was in another classroom, most likely facing even worse questioning than she had been when she entered her own. It was doubtful Akane would let the subject drop, probably convinced her Master had changed her.
But at least they didn’t get blasted by the Senshi. That ... was unexpected. And it had generated a little more information about their situation than they had before.
Plus, she now knew at least the first name of one of the Senshi: Sailor Mars was named Rei.
And Sailor Venus knew about vampires. She knew about the FREAKS as well as something called Hellsing, which must have had something to do with combating them.
Did that mean Seras and the Carmen SanDiego wannabe work for them? Were there others? Were there enemies they had yet to meet?
Shaking her head, she concentrated once again on what the teacher was saying. After all, taking notes was hardly an option, since she didn’t have much in the way of a thick piece of wood to put under a notebook.
Maybe they can at least tell us how to see normally.
I just hope the Master is all right after all of this.
“What the hell did you do to her, baka?” growled Akane.
“I didn’t do anything to her,” said Ranma, trying to stay in character. Since changing, he had been trying to play two roles, to further distance himself from what he had become. People expected the jock Ranma to be rough and kind. The phantom that slew FREAKS never hesitated to rip them apart.
Nabiki herself had roles; between the money extorting Ice Queen and the benevolent Lady in White; between the cold girl of Furinkan and the hot girl for her Master.
Sadly, there were times he wished he could drop the roles, be what he was now, and stop hiding.
But as long as they saw him as he was, they’d never suspect that he and Nabiki were what they were now. If they knew, she’d be a target before he could blink, the fathers would be forcing a wedding.
Akane ... she would demand answers he couldn’t give, and favors he couldn’t offer.
If they were ignorant, they were safe. If they knew, they were in danger. It was as simple as that.
Too bad she didn’t get that.
“Then why won’t you tell me what happened?” she demanded.
“Because if Nabiki ain’t talking about it, why should I?” he asked.
“What’s going on, Ranchan?” asked Ukyo, entering the class. She was running behind, but since the first period teacher was still missing—some said he had received a private meeting with the principal and then immediately checked into a mental health facility—class had still not started.
Second period was taught by Ms. Hinako, so many decided to enjoy their ability to move while they could.
“The baka turned Nabiki into a vampire and Kuno called the Senshi on them.”
Ukyo blinked for a moment. Even for Nerima, that was ... weird. “Ranchan, explain?”
“Can’t.”
“Why not?” asked Ukyo.
“Because if Nabiki ain’t wanting to talk about it, neither am I?”
“So are you or are you not a vampire?” yelled Akane, capturing the attention of the classroom, before she blushed in embarrassment.
“Gees, Akane,” said Ranma sarcastically, “maybe you’d like to have every nutjob in the district coming here. Ya certainly yelled that out loud enough.”
“Ranchan ain’t a vampire,” said Ukyo with a chuckle. “He ain’t bursting into flames like a vampire would in sunlight.”
“Yeah, but...”
“Drop it already, Akane,” said Ranma. “Ya keep that up and people are gonna think your crazy like Kuno.”
“Okay you delinquents,” said the adult Hinako as she entered the classroom, “take your seats so we can begin.”
As much as Akane wanted to continue, she didn’t want to be drained before lunch, and reluctantly sat down.
But she promised herself she wouldn’t rest until she found out what was going on.
Deep within the temporary headquarters of the Hellsing operations in Tokyo, there were two vampires within a room, one male dressed in red and drinking blood from a glass like a fine wine, while the female leaned against a wall, an empty blood pack in the trashcan by her side.
“Quite an interesting discovery we’ve come across, Police Girl. Don’t you agree?”
“Yes, Master,” said Seras. “They seem to be unique.”
“Unique indeed,” he said, swirling the blood inside the glass. “I personally have never met a vampire like them. And I doubt you have as well.”
“Why, Master?”
“Because, no other vampire I have met before has ever had a heartbeat.”
Seras looked at him, eyes wide. “But they are like us.”
“No, my dear Police Girl, they are not,” he said, as he finished the glass. “But I do intend to find out how.”
“You mean by fighting the man you met?”
“But of course,” smiled Alucard. “He does so intrigue me. We shall have a most enjoyable time tonight when we meet.
“Until then, rest up, Police Girl. Tonight promises to be a most interesting hunt.”
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