Here's Chapter 2:


When I crawled out from my hiding place I saw that the sun was rising over the dim horizon. I stood on the ship's deck and almost puked from the scene laid before me. The bodies of the soldiers were strewn all over the floor along with various limbs and heads. Blood was splattered in the walls, the floor, and even dripping from the roof. The creature seemed to be gone, but I sat there on the ships bloody deck in a shock-like state. I felt as if I couldn't breathe or like I was in a horror movie complete with the demons, lycanthropes, zombies, vampires and their…wait.

Was that creature a…ghoul?


Meanwhile…

"What happened?!" a lady screamed into her phone. Fury filled her blue eyes and her cigar dropped from her mouth. There was a short pause, "I see." She murmured and then hung up the phone. She sat there and picked up her cigar. She crushed the lit end into the silver ashtray on her desk. She sighed, lit another cigar, and nodded to a patient butler standing near her, "Sebastian, get me Alucard."

"As you command, Sir. Integra."

"My master, Integra, what is your command?"

"A ghoul has been sighted in Florida. It was found in the 'Ghost Ship' from the Bermuda Triangle. I need you to go there and see what's up."

"Really?"

"Yes. And as you know the Bermuda Triangle or Devil's Triangle has been a mystery for a long time and still continues to mystify us. Most things that are lost in it are never seen again. Since this ship came from that area, we might be able to finally see what is really in that triangle, but first you must go and take care of the ghoul situation in Florida."

"Well, we'll see what devils it has in store."

"Take Seras with you, Alucard."


Back to Claire…

I staggered out into the sunlight and stopped to stare blankly into the sun. Last night seemed so far away, but yet the signs around me told me otherwise. According to books and movies, ghouls are usually under control of a vampire. Which means…that vampires are real too. WHY must this happen?! I thought. Mutants were enough as it is, but now this? What else was out there?

I sat down tiredly and began to wonder if dhampirs, werewolves, armor riders, necrolyzers, amalgam demoniacs, and demon butlers were real. Man, I've watched too many anime shows! I could hear the sound of ocean waves crashing on the rocks and the seagulls crying from above. I didn't feel like walking all the way back to the train station and besides, the police will be here and probably quarantine me for like the rest of my life. (If you can't tell, I am depressed) I sighed and closed my eyes in defeat. I will never have a nice cold glass of iced hot chocolate again! I won't even be able to finish my current painting of the 9/11 memorial fountains! I-

CRASH!

I looked up to see a giant of a man land on his feet inside the gate. He must have somehow jumped over it. I watched in fear as he stood. I expected to see the hollow black eyes of a ghoul, but met a single eye of soft amber. We looked at each-other for a while and I saw a distinct change to this man's poker face. It was a slight smile that covered his lips as he began walking towards me. I sat still wondering if this person was a friend or foe. He might even be the vampire that was controlling that ghoul, coming to see his puppet's handiwork. I eyed him cautiously as he came closer and began going over defensive strategies in my head. He stopped walking and looked at me for a moment, the smile disappearing. His brow creased slightly and then he turned and walked to the warehouse's open door. He entered and I watched him disappear into the darkness. I weakly stood up and got into a defensive position and waited for him to come back out.

It had been about 15 minutes of waiting when he appeared again. We locked eyes and I noticed that his single visible eye still was bearing a soft expression. I relaxed slightly hoping he wouldn't attack and at that split moment his eye changed. A look of surprised anger consumed it and I froze, but then I noticed that he wasn't looking at me. He was…looking intently at something behind me. Slowly, I turned and looked to see a man standing about 300 ft behind me. He wore a black coat and had pale skin and black hair. I noticed that his eyes looked like they were red and he had a insane grin on his lips.

"It looks like I'm not the first one here." He grinned, revealing overly-sharp canines. He reached in his coat and took out a small pistol, "Let's have a duel." Behind me I heard a 'click'. I looked back to see the amber-eyed man brandishing a unusually large black and red gun. It looked like he had just put a new magazine in and he pointed it at the vampire. I quickly stepped out of the way and covered my ears. I watched the vampire's lips move and the other man's eye narrow. The guns fired and time seemed to slow. I saw the vampire grin as a bullet hit his chest and the other man stumble as the vampire's bullet hit his shoulder. Time resumed its natural pace and the amber=eyed man fell on his knees. The vampire stood proudly as he looked at the fallen man, but then a frightened expression covered his face, 'What the-!"

He burst into flames and disappeared.

I stared blankly at the small pile of smoking ashes when the sound of metal hitting concrete caught my ear. I looked to see a small bullet shell rolling towards me and jumped in surprise. I looked at the amber-eyed man and he stood, his bullet wound healing swiftly. OMG is he a vampire! Vampires can kill other vampires and heal quickly too! Noooooo! I'm gonna get turned into an ugly mindless ghoul! No more chocolate chip cookies! Nooooooooooo!

The thought of my doom consumed me and I fell on my knees and began crying. I don't want to live off blood! I don't want to have creepy black eyes and pale skin, I liked my tan! Wait…I'm a virgin, that means that I would be turned into a female vampire…maybe that won't be too bad….

Screw that! I still won't be able to eat chocolate chip cookies!

I felt a warm hand rest on my should her and froze. Vampires are supposed to be cold, in the books and movies. I looked to see the amber-eyed man crouching behind me. I noticed that his eye was full of concern and…OMG his skin is tan! I almost broke out laughing. This man couldn't be a vampire!

"Are you alright?" he asked in a soft voice. I turned fully to look at him and nodded. I noticed that he wore glasses and cone lenses was black out with a white cross on it. I looked closer to see that he didn't have another eye behind it. His face was badly torn on the right side like someone had shot him in the eye.

"W-what's your name?" I asked quietly.

"Grave."


Meanwhile with Alucard…

"Where is that stupid ghoul?" I complained.

"He's in this city somewhere, Seras" Alucard purred. I sighed ad looked up at him. He wore his usual attire and his eyes glowed slightly in the dim light. We were currently staying in a hotel with the thick curtains drawn and the lights off (for some reason). We were waiting for night fall where we could hunt down the ghoul. I didn't know why I chose to stick around Alucard when I could still go into the sunlight.

"Uh, master?" I inquired shyly.

"What?" he turned and looked at me with a grin.

"Can I go look around while you wait?" I asked quietly.

"Sure."

[mentally]: YESSSSS! (does a fist pump into the air)

The air smelled of the ocean and I could hear seagulls crying overhead. I knew that I was supposed to be looking for the ghoul, but for crying out loud this is Florida! The sky was a magnificent blue and there were little puffy white clouds that looked like fat sheep. The air was warm and-

"Watch out lady!"

I turned to see a young boy yelling at me and pointing down the street. I looked to see two racing motorcycles heading my way. I gasped and jumped aside, but not fast enough. The side of one of the bikes hit my right leg. I fell on the sidewalk and looked at my new injury. It was already healing and I smiled. Vampires might not have the best of lives, but at least our hospital bill is close to nothing.

The storage buildings near the ocean were large and mostly for large shipments and for companies to store items, but it was the perfect place for a rotten ghoul to hide. Almost no one came here and if they did and were eaten, no one would know what happened. The sun was beginning to set and they sky was a bright orange yellow. Most likely the ghoul was in one of the storage houses waiting for the sun to fully set. Off in the distance I could hear the night pitched sound of a motorcycle engine. I noticed that it seemed to be coming closer and hid behind a box. Maybe, the human riding it is someone who checks up on storage items. It they do, then the ghoul might just attack and reveal himself to me. When the sound came closer I realized that there were two engines. Meaning, that there were two motorcycles and two humans. Disappointed, I sighed. Now the ghoul probably won't come out. I was about to step out from behind the boxes when the bikes arrived. They skidded along the platform and stopped in front the space between the two buildings I was between. They both were men. One rode a white, silver, and black motorcycle and wore a white jacket and jeans. He took off his helmet and I saw that he had shoulder length blond hair. His eyes were blue and he had a large scar across his face on the left side. The other man rode a dark blue and black motorcycle and wore a dark blue coat. He had short black hair and red eyes…red eyes…

"We made it." He said to the blond.

"Do we just wait for it to come out?" the blond asked.

"When the sun sets it's surly to come out. It is their way." He replied.

"What is this creature exactly Joseph? If it is not a Demoniac what else could it be?" said the blond

"They are known to be the servants of vampires in story books. It's called a ghoul."

"Well, if this is a ghoul, where is the puppeteer?"

"He could be anywhere, Gerd." Joseph replied with a slight shake of the head.

I moved slightly and an empty cardboard box fell with a small thud. I crossed my fingers hoping they couldn't hear me, but they did.

"Who's there?!" Joseph yelled. I kicked the box angrily and stepped out with a sheepish smile, "It was me."

"Who are you? And why are you here?" Gerd asked.

"My name is Seras Victoria and I just come here to…uh…" I had to think "Watch the sunset."

"Behind a box?" Joseph noted sarcastically.

"Well, I heard you guys coming and I thought you were a gang." I replied quickly.

"You're lucky we're not." Gerd sighed. I too sighed and turned away.

"Miss Victoria, have you seen anyone else here recently?" Joseph asked. I turned and looked at him curiously, "Who exactly? What do they look like?"

"I'm not really sure, but they would be one to stay in the shadows and-

Three gunshots rang through the air.


Yeah! Hellsing, Gungrave, and Blassreiter made thier way into the story! BTW, guess who Integra's new butler is? Yeah he's "one hell of a butler."

TBC reviews are appreciated.