Sooo sorry I haven't updated in some time! My computer crashed so I had to wait to get that fixed and with the 4th of July and what not, well needless to say I was exhausted. But here it is! The chapter you've all been waiting for!

After the strange encounter with Alucard and finding no answers to her questions, Amelia decided that she should at least look for more information about the Armonias. There was only one place she knew of where she could possibly find something about them, Jack's library.

She walked through the house and made her way to the door that led to tower. Oddly, she didn't see The Pumpkin King anywhere in the house. She opened the door and ascended the winding staircase to his room. Carefully, she peeked her head in and again the skeleton was nowhere in sight.

"Eh? Where did he go?" she asked aloud as she walked fully inside the room. "Well, I hope he doesn't mind if I just browse through the bookcase." She said as she approached said large bookcase and climbed the ladder.

Lightly, she grazed her index finger over the spines of some of the books as she looked for a title that might apply to what she wanted to find. She pulled out a few here and there but with no luck. She pushed on one of the shelves to move the ladder further down. She pulled out some books again and skimmed through the pages. Yet again, her efforts were in vain.

"Looking for something?" a masculine voice spoke from behind her.

"Wah!" Amelia let out a shriek in surprise and lost her balance on the ladder. "Whoa, whoa!" she had begun to fall back and squeezed her eyes shut as she braced for impact with the tile floor below.

However, she never reached the ground for she felt someone's arms catch her before she collided with the hard tile. It was Jack who had caught the clumsy sorceress with ease.

She opened an eye as she looked up, but then they both snapped wide open. "J-Jack!"

"You should be more careful." He chuckled and grinned down at the teenager still in his arms.

She scrambled up onto her own two feet and turned to him with her head bowed as she tried to fight down the blush of embarrassment that threatened to spread across her cheeks. "I'm s-so sorry!" her words sped up as she continued to talk. "I didn't mean to fall!" she sheepishly scratched the back of her head, all the while still avoided eye contact. "I guess I really ought to watch my feet." She laughed at her own clumsiness.

"You don't have to apologize," he waved his bony hand for emphasis, "It was my fault for startling you."

She looked up and saw that he was smiling kindly at her. Apparently, it was contagious because she couldn't help but smile too.

"Now, why is it you were searching through my books?" he asked curiously as he crossed his arms.

"Oh! Well, I wanted to know about Armonia sorcerers." She held her hands behind her back.

"The Armonias?" he raised a would-be eyebrow.

"Yeah, you see," she avoided eye contact again and found the corner of the room to be quite interesting, "Alucard believes I'm an Armonia after I told him my first magical ability I discovered about myself."

"Hmm," he grasped his chin in thought, "that would make sense actually. I guess I just never bothered to figure out what you were myself." He chuckled lightly, "Here, I know a book that should answer your questions." He pushed the ladder further down the bookcase before he climbed up and grabbed a book off one of the shelves. He came back down and handed it to Amelia.

"Mythical Beings and Creatures." She read the title aloud and shrugged her shoulders before she opened the book and skimmed its contents until she found what she wanted. "Ah ha! Armonia sorcerers!" as she read the page, she found that everything Alucard had told her was indeed true.

Armonia Sorcerers are the rarest and most powerful of the spell-casting beings. They are able to hypnotize any living creature using their angel-like voices, which put their victims into a trance thus allowing the Armonia full control over them. They release the captives by reciting a simple rhyme that lifts the spell.

In a single family, only one Armonia is born every so many years, varying between a few generations to several centuries. It is impossible to tell when the next will be born in a family. It is common that the first child of the chosen generation will become the Armonia. It is unknown why so few of them exist. However, it is believed that they live to keep peace between the magical world and the human world so one is born every time that peace is threatened.

The next passage really took her by surprise.

For a normal Armonia, their powers will be fully developed sixteen years after their birth. At which time, their greatest weakness comes into affect. On the nights of a New Moon, from sundown to sunrise of the next day, they lose their voice completely. However, on nights of a Full Moon, they are at their most powerful and do not need to recite incantations for most spells.

While she read, Jack was contemplating how she came to know about the Armonias.

'I still think that Alucard is not one to be trusted so easily.' He crossed his arms and mentally sighed, 'Although, I might be overreacting. After all, I am her guardian. And I know better than anyone that she is more than capable of taking care of herself.' He glanced at the teenager, who was eagerly reading nearby, and couldn't help but smile. Another thought occurred to him as he turned his attention to the setting sun outside the large windows.

'Why is it that I never noticed before that she is indeed an Armonia. It makes perfect sense.' His expression turned more serious, 'Now that I think about it, I should have realized it the moment I met Amelia. After all, she did hypnotize me by singing.'

His thoughts were interrupted by the voice of the very sorceress he was pondering over.

"Jack?" she still held the book open even though she was looking at him.

"Hm?" he turned toward her.

"Have you ever known an Armonia?" she asked, "Besides me, that is."

"Not that I can recall." He stated as he scratched his head in thought. "Why?"

"It says here," she pointed at a passage in the book, "That Armonias lose their voices every night of the new moon after their sixteenth birthday. Is that really true?"

He gestured for her to hand him the book and she complied. He quickly read over the page before answering. "I suppose so, I don't know for certain." He beamed at her, "I guess we'll find out sooner or later." He chuckled.

She laughed a little as well. Suddenly, a thought occurred to her, "Hey Jack, what kind of sorcerer are you?"

"Me?" he pointed to himself. "Well, I'm certainly not a rare kind such as yourself." he stated as he began to climb up the ladder to put the book back in its place, "I'm what they call an Atrum Sorcerer." He stepped off the ladder back down on the floor.

"Ooh, what's that exactly?" she was extremely curious and wanted to learn more about him.

"A master of black magic, I personally specialize in shadows." He held his hands behind his back as he walked over to one of the windows, "That's why I taught you so many spells that have to do with shadows when you first started because it was the easiest to teach you."

"Wow, really!" she followed him over to the window, "Cool!"

"Glad you think so." He chuckled, "Because I'm rather plain compared to you."

"Nah, I think you're amazing!" she beamed.

"Thanks," he smiled sheepishly.

She gazed out the window and saw that the sun had just disappeared beneath the horizon. "Well, I've got…somewhere to be so…" she nervously scratched the back of her head. "I'll see you later!" she quickly headed to the staircase.

"Amelia? Where are you—" Jack began but she dashed down the stairs before he could finish, "going…" he trailed off.

With a sigh, he crossed his arms and continued to stare out the window as the last rays of the sun were swallowed by the night sky. After a moment, he shrugged and turned on his heel toward his library.

'I had better learn more about Armonias as well.' He thought to himself as he went to grab the book off the shelf again.

Once she had reached the bottom of the steps, Amelia ceased her running to catch her breath. 'I don't think Jack would like the idea of me going to see Alucard at nightfall.' She thought, 'Not necessarily the smartest idea for a human, but I'll be fine.'

Quietly, she walked down the hallway into the living room. As she approached the steps that led down to the front door, something white whizzed by her face. She then heard something bark behind her. She whipped around and was face to face with none other than her loyal ghostly friend.

"Zero! You surprised me there." She spoke quietly.

The ghost dog had a curious expression and gestured to the steps as if he asked, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to see Alucard," she then held up her index finger as if to instruct the dog, "But don't let Jack know. I don't want him to worry, ok?"

Zero gave a small grunt, which meant that he didn't like the idea, but he nodded his head in agreement.

"Good boy." She smiled and patted him on the head, "I'll be back in fifteen minutes." And with that, she turned and exited.

As she descended the steps to the front gate, Amelia heaved a sigh. "I don't like lying to Jack, but I don't want to trouble him." She also knew that his protectiveness might kick in had she told him, but didn't want to think much of it.

She approached the gate and gently started to push it open. However, it let out a loud, rusty creak and she immediately stopped. She looked at it with determination and whispered, "Levitazione."

Quietly, she rose into the air and glided over the gate. She landed with a soft tap on the ground once she was on the other side of the gate.

With one last glance back, she made her way to the town square. She spotted the bench against the stone wall where she had been before. She approached it but decided to stand next to a leaf-less tree nearby. As she leaned against it, her eyes searched the square for the familiar silhouette of her vampire friend. The full moon rose behind her illuminating the darkness and a very faint sound reached her ears. At first, she wasn't sure what it was but then the sound grew louder. Singing, someone was singing and it was coming from behind her.

Amelia whipped around and looked for the source of the sound, which was loud enough now that she could make out the words.

Softly, gently, night unfurls its splendor.
Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender.
Turn your face away from the garish light of day.
Turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light,
And listen to the music of the night…

As she listened to the smooth, masculine voice sing her favorite piece of music, she began to feel lightheaded as if her mind was in a fog. She closed her eyes and shook her head trying to get rid of the bizarre sensation. When she opened her eyes again, a strange mist had rolled in and the voice sang again.

Let your mind start a journey through a strange, new world.
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before.
Let your soul take you where you long to be!

Only then can you belong to me...

As he sang, Alucard slowly materialized atop of the wall as the mist dissipated. His crimson eyes were so captivating that Amelia couldn't help but stare in awe. Not to mention she was in shock because she had no idea he could sing and so well.

Floating, falling, sweet intoxication.
Touch me, trust me, savor each sensation.
Let the dream begin, let your darkest side give in,
To the power of the music that I write.
The power of the music of the night, of the night!

Smoothly, he glided down from the top of the stone wall and landed softly on the ground just a few feet from her.

She felt her face begin to heat up at their eyes met. She had known Alucard was indeed a handsome man but at that moment, she had never felt so drawn to a guy by just looks alone. But it was his voice that sealed the deal, which was Amelia finally admitting to herself that she really liked him. And judging by his expression, he knew it too.

You alone can make my song take flight.
Help me make the music of the night…

He ended the song and approached the still stunned, love-struck sorceress. He held out his hand and a black rose materialized in his palm.

A soft gasp escaped her lips as she gazed in awe at the gorgeous flower.

Alucard then slowly brought it to his lips and tenderly kissed a petal. Magically, the black rose suddenly turned a beautiful, blood red. It seemed to glow in the pale light of the moon as he offered it to her. He then gently took her hand in his and looked her directly in the eyes. It almost seemed as if he stared right through her and into her soul. Her mind was once again covered in a cloud and she could swear he heard her heart speed up, as each beat seemed to grow louder.

"And now our paths are intertwined, I pray you'll be forever mine."

She was slightly surprised by his words for she new exactly what he meant. She was a little nervous for she had never been in a relationship before, but she found herself unable to resist his alluring charm. With a small smile, she accepted the rose and gave a soft nod as her answer.

He smiled in return, brought her hand still held in his up to his lips, and placed a gentle kiss upon it.

"Thank you," he spoke barely above a whisper as he gazed into her eyes once more. He released her hand and smoothly took his leave, disappearing into the night.

Amelia watched him until she could no longer see his silhouette in the distance. She then looked down at the rose she delicately held with her fingers. A faint blush splashed across her cheeks as a small smile graced her lips. The strange, light-headed sensation finally went away, but she paid no mind to it as she continued to stare at the rose and thought about the man whom she just agreed to be with.

Gasp! Amelia is Alucard's girlfriend! WHAT! Just what will happen now that they are together! Will she reveal her secret? Does Alucard already know? Review and the next chapter will be here before you know it!