"The choice is yours", he said with his trademark smirks of his, offering
clearly his bloody hand to her.
Yes, the destination is mine to choose
And then Integra Wingates Hellsing smiled at him, a tired smile but a welcome
no less...
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"I...", a word was starting to come out of Sir Integra's mouth...
*CRASH*
Both, the broken Master and the powerful Servant stared speechless as the cell's door was blown up, and a white mist was entering the room...
A figure was standing there in the middle of the mist, the guards, dead or unconcious where lying at the floor...
The moon shone bright above the being, revealing its identity:
It was a woman... No more than thirty, with brown hair, medium height, icy blue eyes behind her glasses. She wore a strange lavender robe and had a moon pendant as necklace.
She seemed calm and collected.
Self-confident
Powerful
"Greetings", the strange woman said to them... but then she ignored the vampire's presence, "You have grown, Integra"
And then it hit her... Integra knew this woman...
A stole memory from childhood... She recalled the tales about the moon convens and Greek... that woman had told her when she was only six. She remembered how much she cried at her departure... Her father had told her she was death, killed by vampires... How come she was there now? The past was haunting her when she decided to make a step into the future...
"You died...", stated Integra,"You passed away when I was six years old"
The woman arched an eyebrown, and frowned
"That was they told you?", she inquired, her voice was commanding and cold at the same time. Just as Integra's voice was...
"Yes...", aswered Integra while she was rubbing her temples...
First the betray, then a chat with Death herself, after that Alucard's offer, and now SHE's here... This is too much..., I think I'm going loose my mind
"Uhmmp, well they lied. I'm alive as you can see", the woman replied matter-of-factly
Alucard who was watching in silent the exchange between his master and this mysterius woman was growing impatient... This human female had interruped a critical moment... And now both she and Integra were ignoring him as he was a mere bug who held not importance to them. Well, he had enough...
"Who the hell are you, mortal!", he demanded while pointed his Jackall at her, "You dare to messed in our business... Stay out off this, you have not right"
The woman's eyes narrowed and with a hand move, the Jackall flew from Alucard's hand to hers...
"First vampire, I don't like to be threaten, many gods had died at my hands for less... Second, I'm barely mortal... My name is Larissa Thessaly, and whatever you do with Integra is my bloody business. You see Integra is my *only* daughter...", she explained
"WHAT!? You're lying, you're too bloody young to be her mother!"
"Is true Alucard, she's my mother"
"How are so young then?", asked Alucard, "Your heart is beating, so you aren't a vampire. Are you a regenerator like that damn priest?"
Larissa Thessaly smirked.
"You really think that the only inmortal beings in this world are vampires and regenerators... My, such narrow mind you have"
Alucard growled at Thessaly..., but he cannot attack her, Integra wont be too please if he kill her mother...
"Mother, why did you leave?", asked Integra and almost as a whisper she added, "Didn't you love us?"
Thessaly's features softed a little, but not too much...
"I didn't love your father, Integra, it was a matter of survive of my clan and he knew this and accepted this in order to make the Hellsing's blood stronger", she stooped when she noticed Integra's angst face..."But, I did love you, Integra, I'm *still* do. You were one of the few beings I could show up my feelings with ease... I'm an 'icy queen', that's the right term, isn't it?"...
Alucard chuckled, "Like mother, like daughter"
Integra sent him a death glare...
"But I have made many enemies in my existence, and they'll hurt you if they realise that you're my daughter. So I left, it was the wisest course of action at that moment... I was going to come back soon but something unexpected happened...", her gaze turned blur and the shadow of the sorrow crossed her frozen features...
"What, mother?", asked Integra seeing her mother's display of emotions...
"I...I fell in love..., with Lord Morpheus, Dream of the Endless himself", she replied sadly
"Morpheus? Death's brother?"
Thessaly gave a quizzical glance at her daughter
"How did you know that?"
"She came here to talk to me before Alucard. We have a... nice chat"
"Uhmp, you sure did. But follow my advise, stay away from the Endless' path"
"Master, you met... Death?", asked an impressed Alucard
"Yes, she's a cheerfull goth girl with a huge anhk"
"..." Alucard for the first time was speechless
Integra arched an eyebrown and grined...
"What not a witty remark, Alucard...? I'm disapointed, you're lossing your touch"
"Ehem, Thank you..., following my tale, Morpheus died and Daniel took his place as Dream... He has Morpheus' essense inside him and a year after the funeral he invited me to the Dreaming... I once belive that I reflected Morpheus' love and I didn't love him myself, I was wrong... Daniel and I fell in love, I was helping him to reconstruced his realm...",she took breath, "After Destiny informed us of the Knight's betray I decided to pay you a visit, Integra. I'm sure that you're not happy to see me now..., a long time has passed to you..."
"You're wrong, mother, I'm very glad to see you. To... know that I'm not alone in this world...", she confessed obviously distress...
"Mother of my master", called Alucard
"Yes, vampire?"
"How old are you?", he asked curius...
"More or less... Three thousands years old", she said with a neutral expresion
Both Integra and Alucard's stared at her dumb...
"HOW OLD???!"
"I'm already told you. I don't like to repeat myself. Are you deaft or something?"
"We listened the first time, no need", asked Integra confused, "How????"
"Daughter, I'm the last of the Thessaliad, an ancient order of greek witches, I'm in the service of the Hecatae... That's my heritage, as well as yours..."
"What?"
"If you accepted to be training, you'll be a Thessaliad, a member of a coven feared by gods and demons as well. Inmortal as long you wish to be. Will you be my student? Will you come with me?"
Integra paused and thought of the possibilities... She will be inmortal, powerful, respected, feared without being a cursed creature of the night. Yes, she was a Hellsing and served God. But also, she was a Thessaliad and served the Hecatae...
"I will, mother"
Thessaly smirked.
"I know you'll accept it, is in your blood after all. We better be going, I don't wish to kill more of those annoying guards... Or you want to stay here, daughter?"
"No, thanks... But I want to have a word with Alucard first, mother..."
Thessaly eyed the couple and took the hint and she russhed out of the door...
"Master...", started Alucard
"Stop, Alucard.. Listen to me first...", she put a finger in his lips and they both stared at each other eyes...
Firey Red and Icy Blue...
"I...", she paused, "Death told me to be more open in my feelings, not to be trapped inside my rigid duty and honor, to enjoy life... She adviced me to told you the true..., I..."
"Master, I don't need to hear this, I already know"
She smiled, a true smile like the one she gave to him when she was a scared child...
"I supossed you do, but still I need to tell you"
Integra took a big breath...
"Alucard, against my Hellsing's belives, I fell in love with you"
Alucard chuckled
"But master, that's not so bad, you have your Thessaliad's belives now..."
"Damn you, even in this moment you're a real pain in the..."
Integra couldn't finish because Alucard took her in his arms and then kissed her hard at her lips...
A blushed, wide eyed Integra gasped in surprise but after the shock she started to respond with the same passion...
A minute after, they broke away...
"Are you two ready?", Thessay's voice brought them back, from their day-dreaming.
"We're coming, mother", aswered Integra... "We better be going"
"Yes, I don't want to enraged a 3.000 years powerful witch", he said chuckling
"You only said that, because she still have your gun", Integra pointed at him
"My Jackall, damn I forgot!"
They both walked away from the cell, Integra turned to Alucard...
"Well?", she asked
"Well what, master?", he replied playfully
"You know what, Alucard", she said with a frown, "Tell me"
"Is that an order, master?"
She grinned
"Yes"
He hugged Integra once more and whispered at her ear:
"I love you Sir Integra Wingates Hellsing Thessaly, with every fibre of my undead body"
Thessaly looked the couple from the shadows...
Uhmp... I wish that Integra doesn't soften too much after this
Will you blame then? They deserve some happiness A voice said inside her head...
Thessaly smiled warmly for a moment
You're right, after I train her, I'll return to the Dreaming, Daniel
I'll be waiting, my love
Thessaly held firmly the crystal beside her moon pendant and walked towards the couple...
"Time to fly, love-birds"
"Is that a joke?", mocked Alucard rolling his crimson eyes.
"No, I can't tell jokes. Never learnt, sorry..."
In meantime the Hecatae, The Witch-Queen, The Three in One... Where expecting the ceremony initation of her/their new daughter, something unexpected was going to happen. They knew this, Destiny knew this, the mortals in the other hand, did not.
Disclamers: Neither Hellsing or The Sandman's characters are mine, sorry... This is a sequel to 'Choices', and a vivid example of the quote: 'Sequels sucks'. Oh, well. This is a semi-AU, that means Thessaly's being Integra's mum, and Thessaly and Daniel are are a couple. Again, I' m very sorry for my bad spelling and grammar (I'm spanish-speaking and very tired right now (I'm going to sleep!)). Also for some OCCness of the characters' (specially the ending, yuck). So the couples so far are AxI and TxD. If I have time I'll write a sequel, with the process of Integra becoming a Thessaliad and a little accident she may have (he he, you'll see) and another staring Seras Victoria (or Celes/Seres/etc) and a Sandman character! (Not Death or Thessaly). And NO I'm not planing to have Integra turned (why? She's already inmortal and she'll kick mayor ass when she complete her training. Besides I'm still think that there's a fat chance she agreed in being one of the undead...). Ah! I forgot, thanks for the reviews:
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If my english turned too crappy, I'll write the next one in spanish, is your choice