Naruto 7

Naruko finally left the apartment building and proceeded to walk down the streets of Konoha. During her trek, various villagers would glare and whisper harsh insults to the blonde. The villagers were also surprised by Naruko's clothing, and they quickly assumed that she had stolen them from a noble. Of course, she paid them no mind. Content to merely ignore them.

However, while Naruko was simply content to ignore them, Alucard was not. At times the blonde's shadow would writhe, and bristle. At times it seemed as if they were going to lash out and kill the villagers, but they did not. Instead, they restrained themselves, albeit barely.

The civilians did not notice, but the various Shinobi in the crowd did, but they wisely chose to not inquire any further. Instead, they chalked it up to a Nara watching over the blonde.

Hours later, around Noon, Naruko reached the park, and she could only stare in envy as the kids her age were playing together. Including a girl with pale blonde hair, and a girl with pink hair.

She looked off to the side, and her envy grew as she saw the parents of those kids looking on with happy, and loving expressions. How she longed for someone to look at him with eyes such as those instead of the usual scornful, and hateful ones.

'It's okay master.' she heard Shinobu say through their mental connection. A moment later, she felt Kaede's arms encircle around her, and she soon felt her small body being pressed against her, following that, another voice soon whispered in her ear. "We are here master. We are all that you require. Those offspring of the filth you see before you will only drag you down. You reside on a pedestal that they will never be able to attain master. Such filthy dogs are not worthy to call themselves your friend. They are below you master. Do not bother with such useless things." Alucard remarked.

Naruko stared at the scene for a moment longer, before she looked into Alucard's eyes. One look into her loving eyes and she knew her answer before her mind could process it. "Your right. I don't need any of them. You three are all I need." With that said, Naruko briskly turned around and continued walking down the street, not once looking back.

Alucard grinned as she merged with her master's shadow. 'Before, I had a master who could command me to slay dozens without remorse, a fledgling who loved only me. Now I have a family that loves me, plus a master who loves all of us. A master who will not be held back by attachments, or loyalties to other causes. Although, the only loyalties she may have will be for the Sandaime Hokage, and this Ichiraku family. A master who does not despise me, a master who will not keep me locked away. A family who won't use or abuse me. A master and family who will love me. Truly... This makes me blissful.' Alucard thought as Naruko's shadow grew a large grin with two eyes staring at her back with love and devotion.

Naruko's shadow quickly reverted back to normal as they began entering a more populated area. 'No one shall take away our master. She is OUR master and only we shall decide who is worthy of her. Those who try to take our master away, and want to be with our master...Shall have to get through ME and my sisters' Was Alucard possessive, and final thoughts on the matter as she paid more attention to her master's surroundings.

Kaede was floating beside her master while invisible to everyone except Naruko. She kept any stray objects that were thrown away from her master

She wanted one of these foolish villagers to try and harm her master. That way, she could leave a bloody smear on the floor.

Now, however, the blonde was in her apartment eating dinner with Kaede that Shinobu had prepared, while both Shinobu and Alucard were busy tidying up their master's bedroom.

Fluffing her master's pillow, Alucard observed her handy work. "Perfect." She stated as she looked upon the sparkly clean room... Seriously the room was fucking sparkling. "Walter, eat your heart out." She grinned as she imagined Walter's shocked expression. She could imagine the words he would say to her.

"You mean to tell me you could have cleaned the estate better than me!? If that's the case why didn't you help at times!?" She imagined him saying, to which her response would be

"Meh, I find it amusing watching you fret over cleaning the estate."

While Alucard was busy monologuing. Shinobu turned around and prepared to leave her master's she saw something that honestly surprised her right. Next to the door was a coffin. She blinked as she noted the sticky note that was on it. Shrugging, she took the note, and read it.

"Thought you might have wanted this Alucard "Sincerely, your mother Death.

She rose an eyebrow at the letter and its details. She shrugged nonchalantly and brought it to Alucard, getting a nod and thank you from her. With that, she walked out of the room to get some donuts.

With Shinobu gone, Alucard hummed to herself as she tried to think of a good place to put her coffin. Perhaps she could place it in the darkest spot in the apartment. However, a lot of places were dark in the apartment, and she had no idea which one was the darkest. Perhaps her master would know.

With her target set. Alucard quickly set her course towards her master, intent on asking her about her question. She arrived in time to see her master sitting on one of the chairs while having a conversation with Kaede who was cleaning up the dishes.

She sat beside her master. "May I impose a question master?" She asked.

"You just did, but I suppose I can let you ask a second question." Naruko said with a grin as she took the remote to the T.V, and began fiddling with it.

Alucard smirked at her master's words "I was simply wondering where the darkest part of the apartment was?" she asked.

Naruko hummed slightly "The darkest part huh? Come to think of it. There was always this one part of the apartment that was always blocked off. I believe I heard some of the people who used to live there say how this building was the former T&I Department before it was decommissioned."

"Why was it decommissioned?" Kaede chimes in at their conversation.

"Something about not having enough cells for future inmates, or whatever. I never bothered learning anything more about it." Naruko said

"I see," Alucard murmured, a grin slowly working its way on her lips. It sounded like the perfect place for her coffin.

"Why are you asking master about dark places. You are not planning on having an underground sex dungeon, are you?" Kaede asks in curiosity.

"Oh nothing, just thinking it's the perfect place for my coffin" She answered.

"Isn't a coffin where you vampires sleep?" Naruko asked, receiving a nod from Alucard "I see, so I take it you'll be using your coffin to sleep in from now on." She stated.

Kaede hearing that used the opportunity to tease her master at that moment. "Ara~is master upset that she will not be sharing her bed with my sister anymore. There are still two of us who can take her place." She said teasingly.

Immediately Naruko blushed scarlet "N-No! Y-You got it all wrong. And I didn't know she was there at the time!"

"Did not stop you from snuggling with me master." Alucard joined in the teasing.

"S-Shut up!" Naruko responded, turning her head away.

Alucard giggled at her master before she placed her hands on her shoulders. "Fret not master. While I shall reside in my coffin for most nights, that does not mean that I or the others shall neglect you. If should you wish for me to sleep beside you, I as your servant shall sleep with you." She said.

Naruko did not answer, preferring to turn on the T.V for late-night shows.

Alucard grinned as she was able to sense the emotions her master had almost masterly hidden. She sensed her master's slight relief at her words. It appears her master wanted closure even while at night.

"Good night master." Kaede called out, as she turned around, in search of Shinobu.

"Good night Kaede." She heard her master respond as she left the room.

Alucard quickly retrieved her coffin and traveled through the shadows, and darkness into the blocked-off area of the apartment. She easily broke past a weakened sealing barrier, and her form along with her coffin materialized.

She immediately grinned upon her arrival. The space was wide, and various cell doors were opened, with each cell door being rusted, and the bars bent slightly. An ominous mist seemed to reside slightly, and stained blood was on the floor and walls. She could hear soft, and distant echoes, seeming to resemble the screaming of troubled souls. She grinned as she realized it was quite literally the echoes of the past that were not laid to rest.

Broken chairs were littered around the area, and various torn, and burned books were on the floor. A bit of cleaning up would need to be done, not to mention she would have to do something about those echoing voices as they would no doubt become annoying. Immediately she summoned up her familiars and instructed them to clean the place up, while another half would do something about the echoing screams.

Working for the Hellsing family, who specialized in vampire hunting, yet they also performed exorcisms despite not being experienced in them, she even watched them perform them. So she knew the basis of exorcising any lingering spirits.

Confident that her familiars would clean, and exorcise the place properly, she set her coffin in the middle of the room, opened it, and lay inside it. The coffin closed moments later. Her scarlet eyes glowed within the darkness of the coffin, and they slowly shut.

Hours later within the darkness of the abandoned T&I department Alucard saw flashes in her dreams such a thing wasn't an odd occurrence, flashes of pain, blood, screams, and death were the norm but these were not her own.

Running through dark forests, trying to hide in dark alleyways, flashes of pain bruises, cuts, gashes... Cuts down to the bone on such a small frame it was a wonder the flesh held on to the body.

"HELP ME!" her eyes snapped open as a voice cut through the images of pain and confusion and filled her with a surprised dread. Terror rolling off her master in waves she shot to the upper levels of the building through the shadows appearing beside her master in his bedroom.

There Naruko lay tossing and turning covered in sweat as she lay in Shinobu's lap. Whimpers of pain escaped her form as Kaede had a wet towel and laid it upon her head to cool her off.

" Even in her dreams, she is haunted by those filth," Shinobu whispered. She looked past her master's body and out of her window looking over part of the village. Her eyes slowly started to glow as thoughts of wiping out the entire population grew in her mind. Alucard watched her master slowly calm down in Shinobu's lap where she heard her master's small voice.

"...Alu...nobu...Kae"

It seemed even while she was dreaming their presence was felt and called but the feeling that carried through the word is what surprised her. Need...A pleading pull from her self-conscience begging to end its fright and be comforted. Alucard had felt a few things from her previous master's rage, pain, fury, and vengeance but never this. A pull felt down to the deepest pit of her soul.

"Such a wondrous creature you are." Alucard said gently, a soft loving look crossing her features as she told Shinobu and Kaede she will take over watching over their master. Shinobu placed HER master on her bed and left with Kaede trusting Alucard to watch over their master before both saying goodnight to Alucard

Shadows gently lifted Naruko from the bed as Alucard made a wedge of cushion for her to lay against and gently lowered her master down to her form.

Naruko's arms circled around her as she can only snuggle her face into her bosom and used it as a pillow. Alucard had to stifle a moan at the sensation of body heat and her master's face rubbing against her chest. Soon after her face took on a relaxed and peaceful expression.

"There sweet dreams my master"

She cradled Naruko protectively against her body and slowly closed her eyes and drifted to sleep.