Hellsing Fan Fiction ❯ Truth Lies Within A Scarlet Rose ❯ Just another wonderful day ( Chapter 1 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Chapter 1: Just another wonderful day

RING! The school bell gave its last call for the day and an eager crowd of children rushed through the doors. Seras Victoria skipped down the steps of her elementary school, jumping off the last one landing with a thud. Like most Fridays she was anxious to leave; holding her sketchbook in hand, she began her walk home. Seras's sketchbook was her prized possession, she'd even personalized it with sparkly purple stars; drawing was her life. Though as far as talent goes, she was no genius; her drawings held a deeper meaning. Looking at her you couldn't tell, but her life was far from perfect; at the young age of eight, it demanded her to be more of an adult than a child. This was why she would draw; she felt it helped ease the suffering that plagued her mind.

As Seras made her way down the sidewalk, she paid close attention to her surroundings. It was about this time that Alexandru, Alin, and Andrei, or the “A team” as they like to call themselves, felt compelled to share their thoughts with her. She looked around cautiously; the area seemed clear, `Maybe today I won't be bothered by those losers,'she thought to herself.

“Hey look, its ugly face!”

Wishful thinking; Seras quickly turned to face the three boys, clinging to her sketch book for dear life. “Leave me alone guys,” she warned.

“Why should we, you're just a loser. We should teach you a lesson in `how not to be a loser'!” Shouted Alexandru and the other two goons laughed hysterically at this. `These boys are so stupid, I wish they would just shut up and go away,'she thought. However, Seras kept quiet; saying anything out of line would keep them around longer, something she desperately did not want. All she cared about was getting home.

“Why do you always carry that stupid book around, huh? What's in it, let me see.” Andrei made a grab for her book.

“NO,” Seras cried. “Leave me alone; I didn't do anything to you, stop it!” As Alin tried to take the sketch book, she retaliated by kicked him in the shin. Alin cried out in pain and fell to the floor, clenched his injured leg. Seeing this as an opportunity to escape, Seras pushed past the other boys and sprinted across a nearby field. She was not sure where she was running, but it would be anywhere away from them.

“Get her!” All three boys ran after her, Seras forced her legs to move faster. `I can't let them catch me!'A little ways up the street she noticed a rundown shed; not taking any time to think, she threw herself inside, fortunately finding a lock which she bolted shut. She moved to the farthest corner and sat with her head between her knees.

“Hey, get out of there! What a scardy-cat; why don't you come out now, we're going to get you anyway!”

“Yeah don't think a girl can get away from us!”

“Come on loser, open up!”

The banging continued but Seras paid no attention. Rocking back and forth, she tried to calm herself and think of something happier. Today was a good day; they had not caught up, they had not hurt her, she was lucky.

Seras did not know how long she had sat in the shed for, but by the time she got out, the street lamps were on and the boys were nowhere in sight

“Good, they're gone. Those stupid boys always ruin everything. Father is not going to be happy that I'm coming home late. Now he's going to be very angry and I'm going to get in a lot of trouble,” Seras said, getting to her feet and scooping up her sketchbook.

She began walking home at a hurried pace, 'I hope father hasn't noticed I've been gone for so long. Maybe he was drinking again and fell asleep on the couch. Oh,I hope he has, I don't want to be hit again.'Turning onto her street, Seras walked a bit faster, anxious to get home. As she passed by the park across from her house, something caught her eye. One of the park swings was creaking as it swung back and forth. `That's weird; there'sno wind.'Curiosity got the better of her as she made her way towards the park. There was a slight chill in the air and Seras could not help but feel as though she was being watched. Sure enough, as her eyes scanned the area she noticed somebody in the distance.

“Hello?” She called out, but the person said nothing; they just looked at her, with the strangest eyes. `It's as if they're glowing.' The stranger turned to walk away.

“Wait!” Not knowing exactly why she had called out, Seras tried to look for something to say. “Erm, uhhh, well, Mister are you ok? Why are you out here all alone in the dark isn't it a bit dangerous?”

A dark chuckle emerged from the distance, “Foolish little girl, I think it is you that should be more concerned about the dangers lurking about,” came the deep, rough voice of a man, clearly speaking with a smirk dancing about his face. “You never know what kind of creatures could be hiding in the shadows, just waiting to sink their teeth into you're delicious flesh.” With every word the man took a step closer to Seras.

“Monsters are not real Mister.”

“Are you sure? How can you be so certain; have you ever seen a monster before?”

“Well no but I don't believe they are real or they would have shown themselves.” Seras said matter-of-factly. Within a blink of an eye the man was gone. Shocked, she looked around in confusion, `Where did he go?'

“Right behind you,” Seras jumped, spinning around she came face-to-face with the stranger.

“How did you do that?” She asked in complete awe.

“Like I said, monsters could be hiding anywhere, just waiting.” A wide grin spread across the mysterious man's face, bearing a set of pearly white teeth with two very sharp canines. Seras smiled back.

“Aren't you scared of me little girl?” The man questioned warningly, bending down so his face was only inches away from hers.

“Nope,” she replied simply.

“You should be, don't you know I could rip you apart in seconds?”

“Maybe, but I think that you would have done it already if you really wanted to.” Seras said with a smile still on her face.

The man stood up, the smirk gone from his lips, “Go home little girl; these dark streets are no place for a child like yourself.”

“Ok, goodbye Mister!” Seras waved back at the man before running off in the direction of her house.

The man watched her until she had completely disappeared from sight; a look of confusion etched across his face.