The long awaited sequal to "Shadows Taller Than Our Souls" is finally making its appearance. I'm still working on my Lupin fanfic "Blue on Black," and in all honesty I'm much farther along on it than I am on this at the moment, even though I started this a long time ago. I know this is a very short beginning, but I feel bad about not putting this story up yet. This one will probably take me forever to update, but enjoy what is up and please reply. Thanks all! Rev
P.S. I don't own Hellsing…Never will…except for DVDs and Soundtracks. Woot.
"Things Aren't as Pretty on the Inside"
Ch. 1
It had been about a month since Millennium had turned London, England into a hell on Earth. While the Hellsing organization continued their mission to keep mortals outside of London from learning about the existence of creatures such as ghouls and vampires, they were also busy cleaning up the mess from the great battle. Colonies were created as a safe haven for those in London who managed to avoid becoming a ghoul. Any willing persons who could joined Hellsing's army to destroy the rest of the ghouls and any vampires who came to wreak more havoc on the decaying city.
Victoria and Vivian stood outside the door, holding their guns, ready to attack. This was their third house raid for the day, and Vivian had a feeling it was going to be their worst. Or maybe it was her stomach she was feeling. Over the past few days, it seemed that her stomach was upset constantly. Victoria motioned to her and Vivian prepared herself. Victoria kicked the door in and began to shoot as the ghouls rushed forward. Vivian stepped inside the doorframe, only to withdraw a moment later. After Victoria was sure she had cleared the room, a swat team ran in to check the rest of the building. Victoria stepped out to check on her partner.
"Vivian, are you alright?" the vampire asked.
"The smell…I don't know why, but I can't take it. I feel nauseous. It didn't bother me before," Vivian replied, holding her stomach. She lowered herself down to the ground and propped her back against the wall.
"Perhaps you should go back to headquarters for the day," Victoria said.
"No. You need me out here. I need to…"
"You need to get better. If you're not able to fight one hundred percent, then you'll only be in the way rather than helpful." Vivian grimaced.
"I guess; if I must…" Victoria helped Vivian stand up once more. She flagged down a soldier and asked him to escort Vivian back to the Hellsing mansion.
"Don't worry Vivian. I'll be fine, and before long you can come out here and help again," Victoria said, smiling.
"I hope this doesn't last long. I don't think I can stand sitting around and doing nothing all the time." Vivian walked off with the soldier into the distance.
"Miss Victoria! The house has been cleared out. We're set to move on!" a soldier reported to her.
"Right. Let's continue then!"
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Finally, after getting past the barricade and the security wall surrounding the Hellsing mansion, Vivian convinced her escort to leave her. She appreciated being treated like a lady, but she could protect herself and she didn't want special treatment. Vivian glanced around at all the construction going on. The Hellsing mansion had certainly taken a beating from Zorin and now it had to be repaired. Vivian walked through the doors and to Integra's office.
"Sir Integra, can I have a word with you?" she asked. Integra looked at her blankly for a moment.
"Sure, why are you here?"
"Apparently I'm too ill for duty, Sir."
"Ill?" Integra asked. "You seem to be fine to me."
"I've been nauseous for awhile, and today the smell of the ghouls got to me and I couldn't move. Victoria sent me back and told me to get better," Vivian said, looking for a response from her cousin.
"So? Relax and get better. Obviously you're not helping things in the way of clearing out ghouls if you can't be near them."
"But Integra! I can't just sit around her and do nothing all day! I must have some form of work!" Vivian shouted.
"There really is nothing to do here. What do you think I do all day? At least you've had the opportunity to go out and clean things up. I'm stuck here, sitting around all day with some occasional paperwork, but, because I'm the head of Hellsing, I can't leave the house." Vivian sighed. She had a feeling she wasn't going to win this argument.
"Fine. I'm going to go lay down for awhile. If I feel any better, I'm leaving right away."
"Whatever." Integra said. Vivian turned to leave, but Integra stopped her. "Vivian, listen. I'm sorry if I seem like I don't care, but it's been almost a month. It's time to let it go now."
Vivian continued walking and slammed the door behind her.
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It had been over a week. Vivian was clinging onto the toilet bowl weakly. She hadn't gotten any better, only worse. She grabbed the damp cloth off of the floor and began to dab her forehead once again. There was a light rapping at her door.
"Yes?" she asked weakly.
"Can I come in?" a familiar voice answered.
"Sure." Vivian honestly didn't care who saw her in her current state. She felt miserable.
"Vivian! Are you alright?" Integra asked as soon as she saw her.
"Oh yeah. I figured once I'm done here I'd go get back to work. Really, I'm fine," Vivian said with a glare. Integra sighed.
"You're going to a doctor."
"Like hell I am. I'm not moving from this toilet until I feel like I can stand up without falling over."
"You're going to a doctor…now." Integra stooped over and helped her cousin to her feet. Before long, they were sitting in a doctor's office.
"Well, Vivian, your test results are in." Integra and Vivian stared at the doctor blankly, as if the anticipation was killing them. "You're pregnant."
Vivian jumped up and nearly lost her balance. Integra looked shocked.
"You're sure. Is there any chance you could possibly wrong?" Vivian asked.
"No, I'm quite sure. There is no chance that this is wrong. You are definitely pregnant."
Shortly thereafter, Vivian and Integra sat in the car and were heading back to the mansion.
"So, Vivian, when did you and Pip…" Integra asked, awkwardly.
"We didn't."
"Seriously, I won't tell Seras. When did you…"
"I didn't!" Vivian replied quickly.
"But you had to have done it at some point. Just tell me, when did you…"
"I DIDN'T!" Vivian yelled. "I've never been with a man before."
"Vivian, babies don't just happen. You had sex with someone and that's how you became pregnant."
"Integra, I know how babies are made. Based on that, I should NOT be pregnant. I'm a virgin! This doesn't make sense!"
"Vivian…" Integra wanted to figure everything out, but she could see that her cousin didn't want to talk about it anymore.