Then the door of the apartment flew open. Integra was standing there.
Kill.
Delirium regained control over Despina's body and threw a dart at the intruder.
It hit Integra in the arm before Alucard managed to block it. With a hoarse shriek, Despina pushed her alter ego back, "Poison," she rasped, trying to crawl to Integra.
The look in Alucard's eyes was undecipherable. His familiars sprouted from his shoulders, snarling in anger. "Give me the antidote! Now!"
Despina bit her lip as she struggled to keep her other self in control.
Let me go. I'll handle things from now on.
Her head lolled back as Delirium took over again and Despina retreated into a small corner of her mind.
"Doesn't know when to give up, that girl." She got up languidly and brushed herself off.
"So sorry for that ...unpleasant first impression. We get along pretty well actually except that she gets pretty upset and worked up when I drink blood. I was just trying to protect us."
The poison in Integra's arm was spreading and she gave a small whimper at the burning cold sensation1 flowing through her veins.
"Cut the crap and give me the antidote." Alucard snarled, resisting the urge to kill her.
Delirium smirked, "Patience Undead, you know as well as I do that you can't kill me ...yet, at least not until I hand over the antidote then you start ripping me to pieces for endangering your master right?"
For once, I agree with him, Deli. Cut the crap and give the damned antidote. We cannot let her die.
Shrugging as the vampire gritted his teeth in anger; Delirium stretched out her arm and took out a dagger with her other hand, "That poison is made from our blood and the antidote is our blood as well. But only our master can be cured by the antidote and those who our master wants cured. Another problem is, we don't have a master now. Despina wants to bind us to her and accept her as our master. Any objections? You need to hurry because in exactly five minutes from now, the poison will take effect."
Integra glanced at Alucard and nodded.
Catching that small movement with her keen eyes, Delirium opened a gash on her arm swiftly and blood dripped from her arm into a waiting vial. When the vial was half filled, she waved her hand over the wound and it closed up. Delirium handed the vial to Victoria who in turn passed it to her master with trembling hands.
Delirium draped herself across an armchair and watched as Alucard gave Integra the antidote.
As the last ruby drop dripped past Integra's lips, Delirium got up and placed a hand over Integra's eyes. Black and crimson threads wound round her hand and disappeared as they neared the surface of Integra's skin. That done, Delirium knelt on one knee before the leader of Hellsing Organization and said, "Master."
Integra felt the pain ebb away and got up slowly. She inspected her new servant with a skeptical eye and turned to Alucard, saying in a wry voice, "Since you are here, I suppose you have fought her, seeing as preventing you from doing so was my sole purpose here. But the condition of the battlefield seems pretty good."
Alucard bowed and replied, "I would say that I lost to Delirium."
Raising an elegant eyebrow at his words, Integra turned to Delirium and said, "Welcome to Hellsing, Delirium."
Delirium smiled and her red eyes faded back to black, "Greetings master Integra, I am Despina."
If she was surprised, Integra showed none of that emotion on her face and merely nodded, "You too Despina."
1 It's supposed to like touching dry ice; so cold that it burns.
So sorry for the uber short and terribly written chapter. I needed to explain how Delirium/Despina became part of the Hellsing organization. Yeah. Hopefully no one is confused bout the whole alter ego thingy. They're actually really good friends…sometimes. Before I forget, I'd appreciate it if all you nice readers just gave ideas and not constructive criticism. Onegaishimasu.
