AN: So, here we are yet again. Since people liked my first Hellsing fic so much, I decided to write another. "But," said my brain, "What will we write about?" "Well," said I, "Wouldn't it be funny seeing Alucard interact with a child, like, an actual human baby?" And from there, came this fic. The pairings are AlucardxSeras, as well as IntegraxAnderson, because the dynamics for that second one are just great. Also, as many of you will soon notice, I am ignoring Integra's age for the most part, but I'll probably have an explanation for that ready by next chapter, if there is a next chapter. So, without ado, allow me to present:

Child of the Night.

Alucard was confused again. Not many things confused him, in fact, it often boiled down to one of two things.

The first, was new technology. Being an unchanging monster, he tended to get stuck in his ways, and got annoyed when some new device kept him from doing what he wanted.

The second, was his wife, one Seras Victoria-Tepes. She always found new ways to mess with his head, which annoyed him far more than any device could. The main reason he hated how she messed with him, was that she was his Childe, even if the bond had been broken years back. He often wondered why he put up with her, that is, until he saw her smile at him, either evilly, after she had pulled off some prank or another, or the pure smile she wore only on special, more private occasions. Then, his heart, which he had believed to have shriveled up long ago, swelled with pride, because she was his, and there was nothing anyone could do about it.

What was confusing him now, was how she was acting towards the newest addition to the Hellsing Family. Integra had borne a son to that priest, Anderson (it still made the Elder Vampire shudder to think of his master, lying in bed with a, Catholic, but, there was nothing he could do about it), almost seven months ago, and for the entire time, his little Draculina had spent almost all her time either playing with the baby, or locked in their chambers, crying.

He couldn't make sense of it. He knew better than to try and ask Seras directly about it, she would just end up avoiding him until she was sure he wouldn't ask anymore, and his Master was too busy taking care of her husband and child, not to mention the organization. So, that left him with only one option: Alfred.

Alfred Farnsworth was the latest butler to the Hellsing Family, and it looked like he was going to be there for as long as Walter had been. Now, Alucard mused, If only we could be assured that his stay won't END like Walter's.

As he walked down the hallways that seemed to make up a majority of the mansion, he spotted the youngish man, watering one of the houseplants in a vain attempt to keep it alive. He called out to him, and the butler soon walked over, never losing his air of perfect servitude.

"Yes, sir? How might I be of service? Are you in need of blood, or something else, perhaps?" Alfred asked. He was still not entirely sure what to make of the older Vampire, although he had decided early on that he rather enjoyed the company of the younger.

"Nothing like that Alfred. As much as it pains me to say this, I need…help." He choked out the words. Even now, years after he had been humbled by mere men, he still hated to admit that they could ever be superior to him, and in his mind, asking for help was acknowledging the person as better than, or at least equal to you.

Alfred raised an eyebrow. He knew what asking for help meant to the Vampire, everyone did; Seras had explained it so that no one would get offended when he only asked her for things. "Oh? What with?"

"As you probably know, I'm not particularly good with…emotions." Alfred rolled his eyes. The entire world knew that. "And, well, Seras has been acting, strangely, for the past few months, and I need to figure out what to do about it. I can't stand her being mopey when we're alone anymore."

Alfred started to respond, but was soon interrupted. "I'm sorry Alfred, but my Master has just summoned me. Perhaps we can continue this when I return?" Without waiting for a response, Alucard melted into the shadows, and appeared in Integra's office, just in time to see his wife step out of her own shadows.

"Good you're both here. There's been an attack on a mall just outside of Oxford. Your orders are to rescue anyone still alive, and destroy the ones responsible for this with extreme prejudice. Dismissed!"

AN: So? This is only my second Helsing fic, so let me know if it's any good. If you do like it, you might like my other Helsing fic, "Master."

Oh, and I forgot to mention, I own none of these characters, not even Alfred really.