Daddy Dearest

Alucard's eyes were closed, yet he could still feel the presence of the human's around him. Their voices were distant as he strained to hear the conversation around him. "He'll be put up for good now..." "Are you sure this is the right thing to do Walter?" Two...one was Walter; the other was that BITCH Integra.

His mind flashed with images of her, his loyalty unquestionable to her and she had done this to him. She had put him back in his coffin after he had done so much for the humans.

Integra had shot Alucard when he had let his guard down, a blessed bullet with special chemicals from his Jackal. Of all the insults to his being this was by far the greatest, being taken down by her...his master...a woman...a human. In his mind, anger flooded every pore of his being as howled inwardly. She would pay for this...

Darkness flooded the stone castle and her breath was hard. Bastards, she thought. She clenched her hand, blood dripping beneath her. They had already tried to shoot her once. It wasn't even a week since her mother had died. Walter had warned her about coming down here, but... she had no other place to hide. She swallowed hard as something washed over her as she stepped before a door... Her eyes narrowed. There were symbols and Latin galore, some of which that she didn't understand. She bit her lip and turned, hearing the footsteps in the dark distance behind her. She took a deep breath. "Well, what's behind door number one?!"

The men came running down the deserted corridor as the girl came within view, "There she is!!" The leader yelled as the other four charged towards her. "Come here you little bitch!!" one of them yelled as he made a motion to grab her.

She threw herself against the door, kicking one of them to the ground. "Don't FUCKING touch me!" She screamed. Her eyes were glowing dangerously. "You bastards... What would my mother say? She'd make the Queen hang you all!" Her hand was on the knob of the door. The cold, dirty steel burning at her small wound. She bit her lip.

The leader of the group smirked at the little girl, "Your momma's dead so she can't do jack shit. Now come here you little brat." he said with a small laugh as the five agents began to close in on the little girl.

"Stay away from me!" She roared. She clenched the knob in her hand tightly and kicked it open. Her eyes adapted quickly to the darkness and she ran into the tomb, hiding in the darkest corner she could. She knew the other guards were afraid to come down here, maybe they would be too. She panted, her golden eyes like fire balls in the darkness as tears washed down her cheeks. How dare they? She clenched her eyes shut. How DARE they?

She panted quietly and she kept her eyes glued to the door. Would they come in here? Would they find her? She bit her lip and swallowed hard. God, I wish my mother was here... She thought. She looked down to her hand. It was still bleeding... badly. She never understood why they hated her so much; it was like she was the devil's spawn or something. She took another deep breath.

The men battered the door down with their hands as it suddenly swung open and smiled to the girl before them. "Oi...the little brat's bleeding." One said as he approached her. "That's not all she's going to be doing," another replied as he reached out to her.

As the blood began pour through the cracks on the floor, a hand suddenly shot up through the ground and grabbed the man whom was reaching for the girl. The dirt covered arm squeezed and the man yelled in agony as his arm was ripped off.

The men stepped back collectively as a dark-clad figure began to rise from the ground. The figures clothes were covered in dust and dirt and seemed to be slightly torn, but the strangest thing about the stranger was his blood red eyes which only made the men step back even further.

Raising the arm above his head, the man drank the blood that was gushing from the ripped off arm. Looking at the men as he drank the blood, he grinned as he suddenly threw the arm down and stepped on it. "It seems...this place will always bring about the worst of human filth." the figure commented as he began to walk towards the men. "SHUT THE BLOODY HELL UP!!" The leader yelled as he shot at the figure.

The figure simply continued to walk towards the man as the bullets tore threw his body, seemingly unaffecting him. "Dogs such as you could never harm me." the figure continued with a looking of utmost loathing. "HE'S A VAMPI---" The leader began before his head was ripped off. "That's quite enough from you." the figure said as he held the head in his arms smiling.

Her eyes widened and she backed away into the corner, her heart beating so fast. Who was this... creature? Why was he in the basement of her home? ...Was this the monster her mother had told her about? All the rumors... all the legends? She could barely breathe. Her eyes glowed brightly with each drop of blood that was scattered across the walls. Her dark hair fell into her wide eyes. He's a... "Vampire..." She whispered, the sound escaping her lips... almost sound exactly like Integra. She stood, her body shivering for only a moment. She couldn't take her eyes off of him.

All she knew was that all her life she had been told vampires were killers, destroyers of man kind... and here she was; face to face with one.

Alucard suddenly turned around as he heard a voice that he hadn't heard in years."Inte--"

"FUCK YOU DEMOOOOONN!!" Another man yelled as he shot Alucard through the head.

His body falling, the man laughed triumphantly. "HA, YOU DUMBSHIT!! You ain't nothing special now are you?!" he said as he let out a crazed laugh. "You see that guy's?" he said to others. "Now let's get this bitch!" he continued as he walked toward the girl, only to stop in his footsteps. Something was holding him down; the man looked only to find the vampire was staring up at him with a wide grin. Screaming, the man brought his gun down to the monster but was too late as Alucard swiped the man's leg off.

Standing up, Alucard took the man's gun and pointed it at his face. "Who's the dumbshit now?" he asked with a grin as he blew the man's head off. Turning to the last two men, Alucard smiled at them. "Only a man can kill someone like me...not pieces of shit like you." he said as he suddenly leaped on one and bit his neck. The other man ran over to help his comrade but was shot in the head by Alucard as Alucard bit harder into the other man's neck until he bit it right off.

His mouth dripping with blood, Alucard licked his lips and turned around to look at the girl. His face was a mask of hatred, "You have the same blood as that woman..."

She looked to the door. She wanted to run but she wasn't sure if she'd make it. There was so much blood, so much screaming and it lingered in her mind... slowly driving her mad. Her eyes widened, seeing the hate in his eyes. She pushed herself against the stone wall, never taking her eyes off of his. Her heart beat against her chest, pounding against her insides. She looked back over to the door and bit her lip. She had to try. She slowly pushed herself. "Please," her voice… Soft but deeply penetrating to the soul. "...Don't hurt me." She took a breath and rushed for the door.

Alucard suddenly appeared before the girl, looking down on her with immense hatred. "You beg for mercy? You should be ashamed of yourself...since when has the Hellsing family begged for mercy?" he asked her as he began to walk towards her, leading her to the back wall.

She backed away slowly until there was no more room. Her dark hair stuck to her pale forehead, her lips trembling. She looked into his eyes. Fear traced through her; she couldn't help it. It was like it was wrapping its claws around her heart, squeezing the life out of her. She found she was speechless. Was he going to kill her? Was he going to... bite her? Make her his? Her eyes hardened. "...What would a monster know of Mercy?" She asked. "You don't know anything about my family!" She closed her eyes. She knew she was going to die.

Alucard brought his hand down to the wall beside her face; the concrete blocks behind the girl broke as Alucard brought his face to hers. "Tell me...what year it is, who you are, and where that bitch Integra is and I just may show you mercy." He said with a savage grin.

Her eyes immediately grew dangerous. Her eyes glowed. "How dare you speak of my mother in such a manner?" She faked fearlessness, but knew he saw right through it. That grin made shivers run up her spine, making her pant slightly. She looked right into his eyes.

"Such demonic filth speaking her name... It's disgusting. How dare you?" Her heart jumped.

"Disgusting...?" Alucard asked as his red eyes flashed before the little girl. "You're the one, who choose to come to my domain, I'm sure your...'mother' warned you about this place?" He grinned with malice, "Didn't she ever tell you there was a monster down here?"

"No. She never spoke of this place... It was Walter, that... warned me... about down here. He never spoke of a monster. Where else was I supposed to go?" She bit her lip and swallowed her fear, trying to make it fade away.

"What do you mean WHERE ELSE?!" Alucard hissed at the little girl. "This is Hellsing; your mother is the Director. Has this place gone so lax in my absence that they would just let you be chased through the Hellsing Agency?"

She panted slightly, closing her eyes. "She's dead..." She whispered softly.

It took Alucard a moment to register what the girl had said before he stood back, "She's dead...I see...she'd rather die then wait for me to take my own vengeance." he growled as he looked back to the girl with furious eyes. "How did she die?!"

She let her head drop, clenching her fists. She closed her eyes which were starting to burn with anger. "...They killed her." She paused and looked up, her eyes burning almost as red as his. "...Monsters like you."

Alucard's eyes narrowed at her words, "Monsters like me?" "Indeed." came a voice from the door, "Though I believe these ones were smarter then your average Nosferatu."

Alucard turned to see a shadow in the doorway and snarled, "Angel of Death...I'm surprised you're still alive."

Alexandria looked over to Walter and closed her eyes. She melted to the floor beneath her taking a few deep breaths. She tightened her eyes shut. The screams and the blood surrounding her was starting to bother her, pulling her into something she feared. She held her hand close to her chest and she looked back up. "...Walter..." She whispered.

Alucard walked forward to the man until they were inches apart, "So...we meet again Walter. Tell me...how many years has it been...I can tell they haven't been too kind to you." Alucard said with a small smile.

"12 years by my count…" Walter replied levelly. "Though I suppose we must catch you up soon. Seeing as how we shall need you again."

Alexandria closed her eyes and leaned against the cold stone wall. Everything around her was running in circles, even their voices faded off into screams. She clenched her fists, biting her lip. Pain chewed through her back and up through her chest and up her neck. She panted, letting the dark hair fall into her eyes. She looked back up to them both. "...Walter... please?" She whispered.

Her head was pounding, even her own body felt foreign. She looked around, her eyes starting to dilate and grow red.

Walter nodded and snapped his fingers as a group of men rushed in to grab the girl. "What's going on Walter?" Alucard asked, still staring at the aged butler. "I'm afraid we can't talk here and time is of the essence." Walter said as he turned around. "Come with me if you wish to know all about it." he continued and without taking another backwards glance, walked away. Alucard frowned at the butler but followed anyway, there were many questions that needed answering and he would make Walter tell him even if he had to kill him.

Alexandria fell off into darkness as they rushed her back towards the Infirmary, both to wrap her hand and give her the daily therapy. She looked so pale on that white gurney... She always did. She growled in pain as the needle penetrated the skin, but the pain faded and so did the screams...