Sitting across from her uncle she drank her tea with a little milk refuelling with liquids. She hadn't had tea for so long for some strange reason though the tea tasted oddly different, something that she couldn't place. Setting her teacup down she looked up at her uncle judging how much she'd been asleep. He was much older then anything ever been. She still didn't understand why she put to sleep or how humanly possible that was. She thought about the way she put it how everyone else put it. "Put to sleep" sounded like putting a dog down to die. Was she an animal now? Or was she something different.
"I know your wondering how this all is possible." Walter stated placing his cup down giving a small smile to her, "How a young lady as yourself was asleep for four years while the rest of us were moving and living as always.'
"Yeah well you can't really blame me now can you?" Rachel said laughing a little.
"I would call you crazy if you didn't begin to wonder." Walter said his eyes locking with hers tears brimming them already, "But your not crazy my dear your innocent and still so very young for this live style. If anything I wish this wouldn't happen at all."
She wasn't sure what he meant by anything he was saying. Before she could even reply to him he began to clean up the tea and leave the room. She watched him leave confused and worried. She was wondering what was going on but yet still she didn't press anyone for answers. She waited patiently for them to explain everything to her. Somehow a part of her didn't really want to know at all though. She was scared she wasn't afraid to admit it.
Rachel heard the door open with a thud. She looked and saw that it was Alucard standing there with his regular blood red ensemble his hat covering his face. She smiled softly at him laughing a little. She remembered when he would watch Seras read her stories as a young child. He always seemed so cold and reserved except when Seras had read her Beauty and Beast. She was sure that she had seen a tear fall from those cold red eyes. Rachel had told Seras but she didn't believe her. She had said that Alucard was too protected a wall around his heart to save from harm from those harmful years of life.
"What are you doing in here by yourself?" Alucard asked coming to sit down across from her, "I thought Walter was with you."
"Oh I think he had to go and clean up the tea." Rachel stated nervously smiling at him.
"There is no need to be scared of me Rachel." Alucard whispered, "I won't harm you."
"Why is that?" Rachel enquired, "I never did understand why you wouldn't harm me why of all the people in this building you would protect me. Walter told me and so did Seras that you would risk your life over and over to save me to make sure that I'd be safe."
"I didn't keep you safe that night four years ago." Alucard stated with bitterness.
"No I guess you didn't. I don't really remember much of that night Alucard." Rachel muttered shaking her head with confusion, "Please tell me what I did. Why I ran from Seras? Why I have scars that I don't remember? Why I have mental pictures flash back to me every now and then?"
"Rachel it's still too early." Alucard stated standing up he stood over by the window looking of and trying hard to forget his own images of that night.
"No it's not too early." Rachel said heatedly standing to her feet she came and stood by him, "I need to know what at least happened that night. I've been patient and I can remain patient till you're all comfortable with it. But please I need at least need to know about that night. Please Alucard I've never begged nor asked anything from you."
Alucard looked at her surprised by her manner. She was right she had never asked him anything in her entire lifetime the two knew each other. He was surprised and shocked but remained the same cold and calculated face. She had changed so very much. He knew then and there that she would never be the same Rachel four years ago.
"Rachel that was an extremely long night for everyone." Alucard replied removing his sunglasses he locked eyes with her.
"Alucard please." Rachel whispered softly those crystal blue eyes filled with tears.
"The ghouls killed so many of our men Rachel. Most of the men that you remember are dead. There were at least 30 of our men that survived." Alucard whispered sympathetically, "The ghouls that attacked at the maids and butlers they were saved by a young lady that none of us ever thought would be able to do that."
"Seras right?" Rachel asked smiling a little her tears falling with care, "I always knew she would be a perfect protector."
Alucard couldn't bring himself to say anything except nod with her. Rachel smiled and laughed wiping away the tears that had fallen. Rachel ran out of the room probably to congratulate Seras on her job well done. Alucard looked out the window thinking that he should've told her that it wasn't Seras who'd saved those humans. It had been her. His strong young innocent daughter he thought wretchedly.
While in London everyone was happy but yet still forlornly depressed about having to tell Rachel the truth they all stalled. They waited more like it for a lady who was much in charge of every aspect of her life. They waited for Sir Integra Wingates Hellsing. Not so much out of respect but the fact that half of them didn't know how to start the whole story of Integra and Alucard.
Integra was in Rome in a finely furnished room with her husband and two children. She was still much wary of everyone here but she knew there was no reason to hold it against everything that the Vatican and Hellsing had been through. All the fighting and devastation of the ages between Christianity and Protestant, but there would always be fighting she thought bitterly. No matter what she did here, the peace and everything she knew that some of the Vatican's people like Anderson would always despise them.
"Integra darling its time for us to go and meet with the cardinal representative of the Pope." Jake whispered standing at the door their two children right beside them, "Come on dear if we don't go we'll be late and that won't be a good start to our unification."
"Yes of course let's go." Integra stated she walked on past her husband and children.
Though a mother and a wife she still was a commander and had to be in control at all times. There was no time to show weakness she thought. As long as this last part went on through with no problems they could all finally leave this place and go home she thought. That's all she wanted right now was to go home. To hear Seras and Alucard fighting over who got what mission and Walter dear sweet old Walter, he always did end up deciding who went and who stayed. Her most trusted friend she thought. He was getting older now; she was going to have to think of whom to replace him when he was retired finally.
They arrived at the Vatican the old fat balding cardinal was standing outside ready to greet them. Integra rolled her eyes how a fat pompous man had become such a holy man was beyond her knowledge?
"Just remember Integra keep that lovely inner voice of yours inside." Jake muttered through clenched teeth smiling at the cardinal as he helped Integra out.
"Sir Hellsing!" the cardinal stated with a boisterous voice, "It's a pleasure to finally meet the famous Sir Hellsing."
"Yes cardinal Henry." Integra stated clenching her fists behind her back.
Stepping on through she kept her mouth shut for once she bitterly thought. Sighing she listened absentmindedly to all the cardinal stated with his big mouth. They discussed all the details that would be included with their newly founded treaty.
Just as they were going through the finer points of the treaty Integra's cell phone went off making her jump. Pulling the damn thing out she saw that it was Walter calling her. What on earth was he calling her for? Even though she was in the middle of a meeting. He knew she was in a meeting.
"Excuse me for a moment." Integra muttered, "I have to take this call."
"Oh yes of course go ahead." Cardinal Henry said smiling, "Trouble must be a brewing in London."
"Thank you." Integra muttered flipping the cell open, "Walter I'm in a meeting with the Cardinal. Are you completely out of your mind calling me in the middle? You knew that I was in the middle of this!"
"Its not Walter Integra." Alucard's familiar cold voice snapped.
"Alucard!" Integra hissed enraged with him, "Do you realize that I've been trying to get this treaty in place so that you and Anderson can quit attempting to kill each other every time you set eyes on each other! God Alucard you are completely-"
"Rachel's awake." Alucard interrupted whispering softly.
"What?" Integra whispered worry lining her voice.
"She's awake Integra you have to quit what your doing and get here now. None of us know what to do about her." Alucard stated his voice sounding tired and frustrated, "None of us know what or even how we should tell her anything. Its hard to even lock eyes with those crystal blues of hers, she doesn't remember anything from that night."
"How is that possible?" Integra assured rolling her eyes, "Her memory couldn't have started to fade she was only asleep for four years."
"Believe me Integra I thought the same way but she honestly doesn't remember." He replied his voice strangely soft and sincere.
"Are you sure Alucard?" Integra asked beginning to become suspicious, "Is this some sort of ploy to get me home now so that this can fall through and all our hard work will go down the drain."
"I swear Integra it isn't." Alucard replied sighing heavily.
He was tired extremely tired. Integra had only heard him sigh like that once before and that was when they had all come up with this story to keep Rachel safe. But it hadn't work Integra thought as everyone who knew her true story thought bitterly. She still ended up a monster. It seemed her blood haunted her.
"Integra I wouldn't lie about this sort of thing." Alucard stated, "Not about Rachel and you know that."
"I'll be there as soon as I can Alucard." Integra stated her voice full of sincerity she believe him fully. She should've known that he wouldn't lie about something like this. Never in this lifetime or any other she thought a smile breaking on her face.
"Good Integra causes were at our wits end." Alucard stated attempting at a joke.
"The great vampire king is at his wits end. Can that even happen?" Integra scoffed.
"Shut up." Alucard snapped.
Integra laughed turning the cell phone. She went back to the meeting looking at her husband Jake and her two children. They still had no idea what was going on with Rachel. That she wasn't just any vampire in there service in the Hellsing organization. She was Integra's eldest child so she was the heir to the organization. Not Peter it was Rachel. The most innocent child she ever knew was supposed to be the leader of a brutal unsympathetic organization. Dear god she thought the girl could hardly let her pet cat be put to sleep without crying out when she saw that needle inject its deadly fluids into the animal.
"I have to go back to London now there's a situation that they can't handle without me." Integra began picking her jacket up she threw around her shoulders.
"Integra you can't leave in the middle of this!" Jake stated his voice harsh and angry.
"Jake you don't understand I have to go." Integra snapped glaring at her husband.
"Mother this is important the cardinal here has almost finished everything." Peter stated standing up his sister beside him to support his words.
"I will discuss this at a later time." Integra shouted at them grabbing her bag she left the room and the Vatican.
Jake grabbed her arm just at the door glaring at her, "Are you insane?"
"No I'm perfectly sane husband dear." She mocked grabbing his hand she twisted it in an odd position making him let go, "If you must know Rachel's awake."
"You're leaving for that whelp of a vampire!" Jake hissed through clenched teeth his wife still holding his hand.
"She's not a whelp Jake she is my daughter!" Integra snapped slapping him across the face.
Racing down the halls she hurried on down the steps her mind reeling with the fact that Rachel was asleep. She was living and moving again. The little girl that had killed over twenty ghouls in far more time then she'd ever seen Alucard kill, even when Alucard searched and destroyed. Rachel was born for this lifestyle. No matter what Rachel was meant for everything that happened with this place. It broke her heart a little to think that she would be seeing Rachel her own daughter.
As she sat down on the private plane the pain surprised her in her heart as she thought about telling Rachel everything. What was with this? She'd never cared before, was this what Alucard meant by at his own wits ends? She couldn't believe that this happening. They were beginning to care about something other then killing.
Rachel slept down below in her old room her bed the same as she remembered it her room actually the same. It was kind of creepy her uncle had kept up good keep for her while she'd been in the dungeon. While she slept though she had terrifying images of a figure fighting everything and anything around them. It scared her to the point where she called out in her sleep for help. She felt like this person was close to her ready to rip her own heart out. She began to scream as the figure started to walk towards her in her dream. She could see every aspect of the person except their face. It was blacked out but there was blood dripping from their fingertips as they walked closer to her.
She screamed over and over for help truly terrified. She knew it was a dream but somehow she could shake the feeling that this person was closer to her. Backing away trying to run she tripped over the dead bodies of people falling backwards. The figure knelt down and Rachel was able to finally gaze at the person's face. Shocked and terrified she saw that it was she! It was her face that she gazed at except blood covered and instead of her bright blue eyes blood red ones gazed at her. She knew that look she'd seen Alucard give it to Seras once. Walter had called it bloodlust.
"Rachel!" a voice screamed at her shaking her.
Rachel's eyes snapped open and she jumped as she saw everyone in her room. Walter, Alucard, and Seras. Seras had been the one who was shaking her awake. Tears welling up in her eyes she cried out jumping into Seras's arms she cried into her shoulder.
"It was me! It was me!" Rachel screamed her tears overwhelming.
"What was you?" Seras asked softly petting her hair in a comforting fashion, "Rachel calm down and tell us what is wrong."
Rachel pushed away from Seras. In nothing but shorts and a tank she ran as quickly as she could past all three of them. She ran up stairs the others close behind her. She ran to the hallway where it had happened. Where all of it had happened, all the blood and murder that she had committed. Standing in the middle of the hallway she turned the others her tears still coming from her eyes. They all gasped gazing into her eyes they saw not her regular blue ones but her red ones.
Rachel looked over at the mirror and screamed ran to it breaking it with her fists. She picked the mirror up and threw it on the ground. Now in shattered pieces she saw her red eyes everywhere. Falling to the ground she continued to smash at the shattered pieces. She heard Seras crying and gasping. Walter held onto her as Alucard went and stopped Rachel's furious temper at herself.
"Rachel stop it let go of the glass." Alucard stated helping her to her feet he removed the pieces of glass still clenched in her fists, "Now explain what is wrong."
"It was me! I killed those men that night Alucard!" Rachel snapped fighting for him to let her go, "I was the monster that destroyed them. That liked the feel of there blood coated on my hands!"
"No that was not you Rachel.' Alucard stated simply, "It wasn't, you didn't kill those men you killed ghouls."
"Is that any better?" Rachel yelled still fighting to get away.
"Rachel you're not going anywhere you're staying here." Alucard said softly holding fast to her he forced her to lock eyes with him, "Tell me what do you see in my eyes?"
"The same blood red that haunts me." Rachel whispered softly her voice breaking as she slumped into his arms, "I'm a monster."
"No you're not a monster and if you were then you'd be one with a soul." Alucard stated picking her up in his arms, "Rachel there is so much that you don't know. But it just doesn't seem right to tell you any of it till your mother is here."
"My mother?" Rachel stated confused by him, "My mom is dead Alucard we all know that. That's why I'm here with my uncle."
"He's not your uncle." Alucard stated carrying her back downstairs he glanced at Seras and Walter, "I'm sure that you will see to the mess Walter Seras."
"Of course Master Alucard." Walter stated bowing to him, "Just take care of Miss Rachel."
"What?" Rachel said she tried to get away, "No I have to clean it up its my mess I'll clean it up! Please let me clean it up!"
"Afraid not cutie." Seras stated giving her a small smile, "You have to go and rest and get those hands bandaged."
Rachel stopped struggling and let Alucard carry her down back to her room. Laying her on her bed he grabbed some bandages from the nightstand. Cleaning and wrapping her hands in silence Rachel wondered if her mother was alive was her father? Wouldn't that be nice to see them after all these years? She didn't even know what they looked like. She wondered if they would like her or not? Would she be too much trouble for them? Would she finally have that happy little family? Somehow she didn't think a big house and white picket fence was in her future. Just didn't seem to fit her.
"Rachel your father is alive." Alucard stated placing the unused bandages away.
"He is!" Rachel exclaimed her face lighting up with hope, "Do you think he'll be happy to see me?"
"He is happy to see you Rachel, he never left your side he watched over you like the hawk watches its prey." Alucard replied looking away form her, "He's always been happy to see you laughing and smiling."
"Alucard your scaring me who is he? Where is he?" Rachel stated scared she grabbed one of her plush tigers on her bed clutching at it, "Who is he? And who is my mother?"
Alucard raced to the door and just before he closed it he looked back at her hiding his eyes behind his glasses he replied softly, "Rachel I'm sorry but I'm your father." With a dramatic statement like that he closed the door and went back up stairs.
Rachel lay in her bed clutching at her tiger plush animal startled and more surprised then if Alucard had said that her father was the pope himself. She pulled the blanket over her and wiping away her tears with her bandaged hands she tried to calm herself down. If Alucard was her father then the other question was who was her mother?
Kilyn Bloodstone: Hello everyone's I'm sorry I had to just be so mean and leave it dramatically like that. I know you all want to hurt me, but remember murders a crime now. Just joking. All right hope you all liked this chapter as much as the others.
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