Welcome to chapter 2. Thanks for the reviews on the first chapter. I appreciate it, though it's kind of descouraging to see only two people liked it. TT Please let me know what you think of my story. Reviews give me insentive to write more.

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The morning had gone by rather uneventful. Integra had been finished with her paperwork for the morning for several minutes when Walter came into her office. They never were able to fully bring him back to normal. Though he acted much like the old Walter, this younger looking version was much more lifeless. He didn't smile very much anymore and didn't really have much of a personality. He bowed and addressed her.

"My lady, I have prepared afternoon tea. Would you like to accompany me in the foyer?"

Integra, who had been staring out the window, turned to face Walter.

"I shall be down in a moment."

Walter nodded, bowed, and left. Integra took one last look out the window. The day had gone from a clear bright morning, to a mostly cloudy gray afternoon. She was sure rain would be on the way. Sighing she stood to exit her office.

Walter was busy setting the tea and biscuits on a small table between two arm chairs facing a fireplace in the foyer.

"Sir Integra, I..."

He turned to address the presence in the doorway he thought was Integra, only to find Alucard leaning against the door frame. His hat and glasses were still absent as they were that morning and he had his arms folded over his chest.

"Alucard...Where is Integra?"

"We got a call about some sort of strange attack." Alucard said simply. "She's currently hearing the report about the matter over the phone."

"An attack? In the middle of the day?"

Alucard nodded.

"Strange."

"Quite."

Alucard and Walter stared at each other for a moment before Walter turned to clear out the tea and biscuits. Alucard looked up suddenly and smirked.

"The master calls." he said and disappeared through the ceiling.

Alucard appeared in Integra's office. Integra looked quite distraught at the moment and Alucard grinned.

"This is no laughing matter Alucard." Integra said calmly. "Something is going on and I need you to find out what it is. Bring Seras along."

"As you wish."

Alucard, still smirking at his master, bowed slightly and disappeared.

"Damn..." Integra muttered after he had left. "What is going on out there?"

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Seras yawned for the umpteenth time that afternoon on the trip to the location on the attack, her Harkonnen slung over her shoulder. She and Alucard were currently walking to the exact location.

"What exactly are we hunting this time Master?" She asked sleepily.

"I don't know."

"Oh ok...What? You don't know?"

Seras gaped at her master.

"That's right."

Seras opened her mouth to say something, but decided against it. She sighed and turned back to look ahead to where they were going. A park on the outskirts of London where no one seemed to be around, lucky for them. They stopped in the center of the park were they discovered a large burnt patch of grass and blood. It looked like the police had been there for there was police 'Caution' tape around the area, but it seemed they took off rather quickly. No one was in sight and whatever had been there to cause this was long gone.

"What is this?" Seras wondered aloud.

Alucard ignored her and merely scrutinized the area. He crouched down to check out the burn and blood.

"The blood is human mixed with something I'm not familiar with..." Alucard muttered.

"Something your not familiar with?" Seras asked, looking at him imploringly. "What do you mean you're not familiar with it? You mean it's not vampire blood?"

Alucard shook his head.

"It's not..."

"Well, then what could it be?"

"That's what we need to find out...We should report this back to Integra."

"Ah...r...right!"

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Integra was still sitting in her office when Alucard materlialized in front of her desk.

"Alucard." Integra acknowledged. "Did you find anything?"

"Yes..."

"Was it simply a rogue vampire?" She asked, hoping that if she asked it it would somehow make it true.

"No."

Integra sighed and leaned back in her chair. She had expected that answer after hearing the report from the police. A woman was found laying in the center of a large patch of burnt grass. She was stabbed through the stomach, the hole left in her body suggested a large blade was used, most likely a sword, and her eyes were wide open and filled with fear. She seemed to be paralized but was still alive. They rushed her to the hospital where she died several minutes later. Even in death, however, her body remained as it was when they found her; stiff, lifeless, and her face contorted into a look of terror.

"Well, do you have any idea what it was?"

Alucard shook his head.

"No master."

Integra was starting to become a bit worried. She hadn't seen Alucard act this serious since the war.

"Is everything all right Alucard?" Integra asked looking at him concernedly.

For the first time since she sent him off to check out this incident, Alucard smirked. Somehow Integra was relieved to see him do so, though she tried to convince herself otherwise.

Alucard closed the distance left between he and Integra's desk and leaned on it.

"Well, I'm touched. You're worried about me?"

Integra just stared at him.

"Of course. You're my best weapon. If you're broken, I need to fix you or you'll just be a useless piece of weaponry."

Alucard's smirk widened as he read her mind.

"Of course." He replied sarcastically.

He knew she was only trying to convince herself of something other than what she was really feeling.

"We need to look further into this matter." Integra said after a few moments of silence, trying to change the subject.

Alucard nodded and, still smirking, disappeared before Integra could get another word in.

"Alucard!" Integra stood and shouted at were he had just stood. "Where the hell does he think he's going?" She muttered as she sat back down in her chair.

Integra sighed and pushed a button on her desk.

"Walter, I need to speak with you in my office."

Walter's voice was heard over the intercom on her desk.

"Of course my lady. I shall be up momentarily."

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Alucard reappeared in his lone chair in his room in the dungeons. A blood pack was sitting on the small table next him. He grabbed it and began to drink. He had sensed something strange with Integra. He also thought he saw her right eye color change to...green? The left eye remained blue but he was positive the right had turned green for a moment. Was this somehow connected to the incident in that park? Whatever it was, if they did anything to hurt Integra, there'd be Hell to pay.

Before he knew it the blood pack was empty and he threw it to the ground.