Destiny greatly disliked leaving the U.S. but if she was going to find her father it was necessary. The last information she had on him was an address in London. She and her companion made the journey without incident. It wasn't until they arrived in London that the troubles began.

Alucard was out for the evening after a rather boring day at Hellsing. Integra had no orders for him at present so he went in search of amusement for the evening. He spotted a couple on the street below him, something about them drew his attention. It was the way the man moved, not like a human. A vampire? A REAL vampire in his city? Alucard grinned. Perhaps his evening would not be so boring after all.

He followed them down the streets, past shops and restaurants to a residential district. The couple stopped and ducked into an alley way. The vampire was about to make his move on the human. Time for Alucard to make his.

He rushed the other vampire and the fight began. They exchanged a few blows but Alucard had the upper hand with his surprise attack. He pulled out his Casull ready to pull the trigger with the vile creature on the ground looking up. Before he could even blink the woman was between them and Alucard had a gun in his throat. 'Why didn't I see her move?' There was something not human about this woman. She cocked the gun and looked at her companion "are you all right?". The man shook his head yes then mumbled "don't kill him". She snarled "damn" and hit Alucard so hard it knocked him on his back. When he looked up they were gone.

A rather disheveled Alucard returned to Hellsing to report the incident to Integra. "So what you're saying is that you got beaten by a human?" Asked Integra from behind her desk. "No Sir Integra, she wasn't human. But not a vampire either." She snorted in disgust. "So what are you saying then?" Alucard was indeed puzzled by the evening's events "I don't know master." Integra was seriously beginning to wonder if her vampire wasn't too bored and making things up.

"Very well. Take senior officer Victoria with you and investigate this 'girl' and her companion further." Alucard bowed slightly and disappeared through the wall.

Destiny was fuming "WHY didn't you let me kill that vampire?" she said as she paced around their hotel room. "Because I don't want to risk some kind of incident" her companion said evenly. Knowing full well why he didn't want a confrontation. That vampire belonged to Hellsing, not something you wanted to tangle with. Christophe had not been around this long without learning a few things. He wanted to avoid them as much as possible. But somehow their hunter had found them their first night in London.

Destiny looked him square in the eyes "You're hiding something and I know it. I'll ask you again, why didn't you let me kill that vampire?" Christophe sighed and closed his eyes. "That vampire is a member of Hellsing. He's not just some creature that we hunt."

'Hellsing? Mother warned me about them.'

Christophe nodded slightly hearing her thoughts. "The very same my beloved. Now do you see why you couldn't kill that vampire?"

This was BAD. Very BAD. The last thing she wanted was to draw unwanted attention to herself while she was in London. Now the Hellsing organization would be very well aware of her presence having knocked out their vampire. They would also be very aware that she herself was neither a vampire nor a human. Something else she wanted to avoid.

Christophe opened his eyes and met her worried gaze "They will come to us. All we have to do is wait with our white flag raised and hope they don't declare an all-out war on us." Destiny slumped forward and sighed. All she had wanted to do was find her birth father.

Seras Victoria looked at her master questioningly. "If that woman wasn't a vampire or a human than she must be a freak, master." Alucard did not stop walking "No police girl, she was not a freak. I can tell the difference." he replied shortly. Seras flushed; of course her master could tell the difference! How foolish to think otherwise. "Then..Then what do you think she is mmaster?" Her master stopped and looked up at a lit window "That's what we're about to find out."

Destiny sat bolt upright on the bed startling Christophe. "He's here Christophe! He's found us already!" she gasped out. "Damnit!" He hadn't even sensed the other vampire's presence. He sometimes forgot how much more powerful she was.

"So you found us."

Alucard heard from behind him. He turned puzzled to face the girl from the alley. Once again he did not hear or see her. The police girl yelped and darted behind her master. "There is nothing to fear fledgling, I am unarmed except for my sword. Your master can see that." Alucard was becoming more and more fascinated by this girl every second. He chuckled for a moment at his fledgling's antics then turned his attention to the girl in front of him. "Who are you?" he questioned. "That is a complicated question that may take some time to answer." she replied calmly. Alucard was beginning to suspect she did not want to reveal much in a public place. His suspicions were confirmed by her next question. "Perhaps there is somewhere more private we could meet to discuss this? I promise I will come alone and unarmed if you will do the same."

So she wanted to meet him alone. His curiosity was about to consume him alive. "Very well. There is an abandoned church on High street, meet me there in one hour." She nodded slightly and headed toward the door of the building and disappeared out of sight.

"Master!" Seras Victoria shouted. "I can't believe you are going to meet her alone!" Her master smirked "I'll be fine police girl and you will know where I am."

An hour later Destiny was patiently waiting inside the church. She perched herself on a window ledge and waited. Alucard arrived a few moments later, through the wall no less. The vampire approached her slowly "Are you going to answer my question now?" She sighed and visibly slumped forward. "So you are Alucard. I've heard many stories about you." When she looked up he was right in front of her, close enough to touch her. 'He's so beautiful'

Alucard examined the girl before him. Her blue eyes glowed unnaturally in the dark church as she looked at him. "Don't make me ask again." He demanded.

"I've come to London in search of my birth father. It would seem I've inherited a gift from him that needs training." It was partially the truth and would have to do for now.

"What exactly are you? You're certainly not a freak." Then he felt the hair on the back of his neck start to stand up. There was a glow coming from her and it was getting brighter. Destiny stood and held out her hands palm up. Alucard backed up, 'what is she doing?' The girl closed her eyes and two little orbs of light appeared in her palms. So the girl had a Mage gift, interesting. When her eyes opened the orbs disappeared. "That is what I need training for Alucard. I need to be able to control it."

Now that she was standing he could see she was taller than he originally had thought. She was also what most humans would consider attractive. But that wasn't what fascinated Alucard so much; it was the power he sensed within her. She still seemed to be dodging his question though. He leaned forward and whispered in her ear "You still haven't answered my question." She froze in her spot. Why was he making her so nervous? She looked up and met his gaze "I'm not sure I'm ready to answer that question vampire." Her cool demeanor returned.

Alucard was beginning to lose his patience with the girl. "Then I believe I will bid you good night." He replied and tipped his hat slightly and faded from sight.

Dutifully he reported what he had learned to his master.

"So there is an untrained Mage running around London?" Integra closed her eyes and counted to ten. She knew things had been too quiet of late. "Alucard I want you to watch that girl and make sure she finds her father. We cannot afford to have her running around untrained in our country, it's dangerous." Integra dismissed him shortly after that.

Christophe knew he was risking his Unlife seeking out Alucard on his own. He paused a moment and closed his eyes, seeking the other vampire with his thoughts.

A/N: Please review, and like I said be gentle. I've been away from writing for a long time and mistakes may be rampant.