Being a rather stoic man at heart, Anderson was not moved
by the gorgeous sunset that pierced the usual gloom of the London sky. Likewise, the shriek of the monster who's
skull he was crushing under his heel did not impress him, at least, not until
the satisfying wet crunch and spill of thick red brought a manic grin to his
face. Another job complete, another
soul freed, and the sun hadn't even gone down yet. He kicked at the pile of dust that now lay at his feet and gave
it a rather bored "hmph" before lifting his blades from where the
vampire's chest had been, whispering a prayer of thanks, and returning them to
the recesses of his coat.
He'd been here at least half a
day and was quite surprised the Hellsing bitch wasn't up his ass yet, and that
none of the organization had shown up to deal with the vampire and ghouls he'd
just laid to rest. Maybe they were falling behind, loosing track of their own
city. The thought made the Paladin smirk to himself as he ducked into the
doorway of a brightly lit pub and quietly sat himself down at a corner
table. A quick meal and two pints later
he was relaxed enough to slouch lazily in his chair and watch the Saturday
night crowd start to file in. No one
was particularly interesting. Anderson
pulled a few rumpled pound notes out of his pocket and dropped them on the
table as he stood to leave.
"Going already, Father?" Came the velvety tones of the man one table over. The Paladin had failed to notice him before. It was that damned monster that called itself Alucard, dressed in some ridiculous looking suit with his hair slicked back. He'd probably just appeared there out of nowhere, as was his habit. Anderson grinned at him fiercely "So, you people are keeping up on things. I was starting to wonder. You're a little late, vampire, I've already taken care of the problem." The creature chuckled and waxed sarcastic through his grinning mouth "Was there a problem? I wasn't aware." He shifted in his seat, crossing one leg over his knee, and leaned across the table on his arm. "You fought magnificently, Catholic, as usual."
Anderson dropped back into his chair growled at him "If you were there, why didn't you come out and face me?" The monster smirked and looked over the rim of his glasses "You knew I was there. Why didn't you ask me to?"
"I knew no such thing, monster!" the Paladin hissed back, clenching his fists on the tabletop. Alucard laughed outright and shifted again, this time to a more relaxed position, legs stretched out in front of him, one arm thrown over the back of his chair. Was that a cigarette in his other hand? "Now, Father, no need to loose your temper. I was only referring to that slight twinge you get in the roof of your mouth whenever you're around one of us. It didn't go away even after you killed that vampire, did it." Anderson gave the creature a disgusted look "It's not something I pay much attention to, being as it also happens when I'm tired, or hungry, or've eaten too much Italian food. What do you want?"
"I've been instructed to make sure you don't over step your bounds in this country." the vampire grinned "And though you've taken care of the Greek vampire, I hope you don't plan on leaving just yet."
"Not now that I have the chance to rid the world of your filth."
"Patience is a virtue, Judas priest. Let's get away from all of these people first."
The vampire stood and strode toward the door, hands in his pockets, expecting the priest to follow.