The moment my father realized there was something in the world other than humans,he packed me all up and moved us from our home in Romania to London,England,leaving my mother behind to finish her current 'mission' at her job. As a child I didn't realize where we were or what exactly my mother was working on. I only knew that I was being raised in a palace built on honor and the blood of the creatures my father was running from and my mother was somehow apart of it. He kept running. Leaving me to defend for myself in a strange place. Then came the day Arthur and his daughter Integra Hellsing gave me the news. My father was killed trying to bring my mother here from Romania. I can still to this day hear her sweet voice whispering the stories my father hated for her to tell me about a man drenched in blood named Vlad Tepes or Vlad the Impaler. Over the years I've learned exactly what this place is,the Hellsing Organization,that my mother was apart of it,and what dark secrets even the most well put together families have. And the Hellsing family,had one Hell of a secret lying dormant in their cellars. At least...it was dormant for a little while.

-The forgotten memory

"Kill the brat. She doesn't deserve this Organization. It should belong to me,not some 13 year old bitch! Find her and kill her!"Integra's uncle Richard orders four armed men a few days after Arthur's death. After losing both of my parents,Arthur was like a father to me. Losing him too shattered what bit of innocence I had left. I watched as the men nod in the most menacing way before marching off down the halls yet again. Integra was hiding in the vents,like the smart girl she was,while I hid in the shadows under the desk in Richard's office. Once he too left the room,I peak out and wave toward the vent pockets on the ceiling,motioning Integra to move.

"You little shit! Come here!"Richard growls,grabbing me by the collar of my white button down shirt. He drags me out of the room,ripping the long navy blue skirt I had borrowed from Integra for her father's will reading,and hauls me down toward the old abandoned jail cells in the basement.

"You're gonna help me find my niece,you little shit."He growls,throwing me down the stone stairs. I struggle to get up,praying silently that Integra didn't listen to her father for once and wasn't down here.

"Sir! We found her!"I here Richard's men call from down the hall. He grins,shoving his gun into my back to push me forward. I grit my teeth and grab the lit torch off of the wall,swinging it back toward his head. He tries to move away from it,but the force I put behind it still nicked is jaw. He falls to ground,dropping his gun. I hurry to grab it and run toward the voices.

"Integra!"I yell,pushing my way through the men and run to her. She hugs me tight,eyes filled with fear and the pain of being hunted by family,opening the door we stood in front of. I point the gun at the men,trying to protect her like my father had taught me,until Richard appears.

"This organization belongs to me and there's nothing you two little fucks can do about it."He hisses,pointing his gun at Integra. I growl,gritting my teeth and shoot the man closest to him in the shoulder. He screams in pain,bumping into Richard as he shoots Integra. He misses and shoots her in the arm,sending her flying into the shadows of the room behind us. Richard yells in anger,back handing me with the gun. I fall down the stairs and land next to an injured Integra. I look at the twitching black figure next to her head. We look at each other when we realize it's a person dressed in all black and tied up tight in what seemed like a black straight jacket that was three sizes too small. I watched,hypnotized by the moving figure,as he suddenly leans straight forward and starts licking the pool of blood that swirled in front of him. That's when I realized it was a mixture of both of ours. The blood from her bullet wounded arm and the blood from my damaged jaw and mouth.

"Father,what have you left us?"She whispers softly,gripping my hand and slowly moving toward the corner of the room farthest from her deranged uncle.

"The dead body is moving!"One of the men gasp,shooting it. The tied up man's head snaps up quickly. My heart skips,seeing piercing crimson eyes under long black hair paired with a sickly pale complexion and the fanged smirk of a psychopathic killer starring down his next victim. He stands at an inhumanly fast rate,breaking out of the chains and straight jacket quickly. He grabs the first man and chuckles a bone chilling demonic cackle before biting into his neck. The man quickly reaches down and grabs the gun that was still clenched tight in the fist of the dying man he held in his jaws. He rips his arm off,spraying blood clear across the room,and shoots Richard in the chest. He lets the bloodless body drop to the floor and moves to rip off the head of the last man. He holds the head above his mouth and gulps down the blood as it spills over his tongue. Once the man lets the head roll on the floor by his boots,he steps toward us. I clench the gun in my hand,noticing Richard moving behind the tall man,and point it at him.

"You'll never get these people under your control,you silly girl. And there's no way in Hell I'll let a girl who's not even apart of this family control our organization."Richard gurgles through a mouth full of blood,aiming at me through the man's legs. The man sniffs the air and smirks,turning quickly and slashing Richard's throat. He licks his fingers clean of his blood,inching toward us.

"You're blood was the first I tasted in 20 years. You're the ones who've woken me from my slumber."The man whispers,trapping us with an arm on either side of us. He bows slowly,looking up at us through his long black bangs.

"My name is Alucard. And by the taste of it,one of you is Romanian."He smirks,locking eyes with me. I suddenly can't find the air to breathe. My legs get weak and I fall to my knees in front of him. My heart was pounding in my ears,blood running cold. This was the man my mother had told me about. This was the ultimate vampire.

"Vlad Tepes...D-Dracula...T-The Impaling P-Prince...I.."I say softly,having trouble concentrating on the right words. He smiles and nods slowly,lifting my chin as I bow before him with the hand closest to me.

"My name is Integra Hellsing. This is Lumina Cross."Integra whispers shakily,putting her hand on my back. I realize what I'm doing and nod slightly,standing again.

"Masters..."He whispers,bowing his head again pulling one hand being his back and the other to his chest in a warrior's royal bow.

-present-

I open my eyes and find myself back in the same airport seats that I had fallen asleep in. I had been hunting in Spain for the past year and a half and was now on my way back to London from a Round Table meeting at the Vatican in Italy. It was stalled and to prolonged when Father Alexander Anderson barged in ranting about how he wanted permission to kill Alucard and any other unholy being the organization might be using as a weapon. His request was denied,obviously,and Integra was informed of a possible appearance from Father Anderson.

I take my luggage into the bathroom with me,fixing my makeup and hair,and calling Integra. I look myself over,smiling at my long wavy black hair,teal eyes,and semi tan skin. I straighten my white button down shirt with my short black vest,turn my silver cross necklace to where the clasp wasn't showing,and tighten the black belt I wore around my black pint striped trousers. I take out my cell phone and carry my luggage back to my seat,calling Integra until the flight was called.

"Hello? Hellsing residence,Walter speaking,how can I help you?"Walter answers sweetly. I laugh softly,missing his voice much more than I realized.

"Hello Walter. It's Lumina. May I speak with Integra?"I say sweetly,letting a soft smile curl my lips. He chuckles and knocks on Integra's office door.

"Of course,Miss Cross. Sir Integra has been anxiously waiting your next call."He says softly before handing her the phone. She sighs softly and I can hear the metal in her glasses click as she raises them,pinching the bridge of her nose.

"Father Anderson ambushed Alucard and Seras today. We've lost at least three men. We need you here,Lumina."She says in that aggressively soft childlike voice of hers. Her tone was very pained and nearly begging,but I knew she'd never admit it. Alucard,Walter and I were probably the only ones who could find it in her voice.

"Integra,I'm coming home now. I'm at the airport in Italy as we speak. I'll be home shortly. Then you can introduce me to this 'Police Girl' Alucard's been telling me about."I say,walking onto the plane. I sit down and smell something warm. Too warm. As if something was burning near me. I recognize that smell. I grip the handle of my sword,hidden between the seats,and slowly bring it closer.

"You know about..."She starts to say when I cut her off.

"I'll be home soon,Integra."I say again,hanging up and slipping my phone back into my carry on bag.

'Alucard. Tell Integra I had a problem and that I wasn't trying to be rude. Tell her I'll take care of it and be right home.'I send mentally toward Alucard. Being his Master gave both Integra and I the power of telepathy with him. It came in handy in more than one occasion. I grip the sword as the plane slowly goes higher and higher into the sky. I turn quickly,shoving the blade into the stomach of a ghoul walking up on me,lifting it up and slowly slicing him in half. He turns to dust rather quickly,soon being joined by the other group of undead minions behind him. Each one was cut in half one way or another and by time I was done,I had been clawed at,pulled,pinched,cut,bruised,thrown around and pounced on. I push my exhausted body to,at the very least,get me back to the mansion.

'Lumina,you need rest. Let me come for you.'I suddenly hear Alucard's low growl say smoothly. I could see his crimson fedora and matching red ascot and trench coat,knowing that within those inside breast pockets were his two precious handguns,shining red tented sunglasses,black suit,his favorite black combat boots,and white gloves like he was right in front of me.

'I'm almost home,Alucard. Don't worry about me. Just keep an eye on Integra.'I send him softly,catching myself saying it out loud as well as mentally. On the way,I caught myself slowly falling asleep. It wasn't good and I didn't understand why I was so tired. I stretch at a stop light,running my fingers through my hair,and realize why I'm so tired. I made a mistake by moving my hair. Suddenly,blood rushed down my back in a slow stream from a wound on the back of my head. I must've been too excited to notice hitting my head on the plane. I try to stay awake but it was very difficult. I hurry to park the car and grab my bags. I manage to make it to the door when Walter opens it.

"Hello Miss Cross. Welcome home."He says sweetly,taking my bags. He goes to walk away and take my bags to my room when a dark cloud appears from the hall and a familiar presence comes around the corner. Integra was coming to see me from up stairs in her office,and Alucard was using his shadow powers to melt through the floors and see me from his chambers in the cellars.

"Welcome home,Lumina."Integra says sweetly,smiling faintly. Alucard steps forward when I suddenly blackout and fall forward. The last thing I heard was Integra yelling for Walter's help and Alucard's growl rumble through the room.