Alucard smirked watching the small human stumble, trying to right herself after the "flight", so to say. "Human's are so fragile…. how do they ever survive nowadays?" He mused softly to himself. "Fuck…..you….ya bastard," She wheezed, leaning against the wall for support. How the fuck is any of this shit possible? The red bastard just grabbed me, morphed into some twisted mass of shittiness, and wrapped that weird shit around me….and all of a sudden- poof! We're in some kind of huge, old-fashioned mansion. Regina shivered at the memory of the mass dancing around her, it had felt cool, and wet. She glanced down at herself, looking for traces of whatever that was to line her skin and clothes- only to find nothing. Sensing her confusion, Alucard explained, "Those were my shadows- or souls, I suppose you could say. The lives of those that have died by my hand are to be enslaved, their souls never to bear their eyes upon heaven. That is the price they pay for their eagerness for the throne."
"Throne?" She whispered.
He smiled down at her, though it was marred by pain and anger. "Yes, child, throne. For, I am the No-Life King. My shadow has eclipsed the land for many centuries. My eyes have witnessed the rising and falling of many who wished to take possession of the land. I'm damned to watch the turn of the world, without ever feeling it's weight." Neither one spoke for the longest time, each of them lost within their own memories.
Finally, Regina spoke, "I'm sorry, you must have watched several familiar faces die. I'd like to tell you 'I can relate', but not really. I doubt anyone truly knows the extent of that kind of pain, of loneliness." She paused and smirked while looking directly into his eyes. "That doesn't excuse you for being such an asshole, however. I mean, seriously, stalking young girls and entering their apartment without them knowing? That's a dick move." Alucard smirked, "Careful, young one, you wouldn't want anyone to know of your stuffed animal collection now would you?" He mocked.
"How did you know about them?", she gasped in horror. Realization flashed in her eyes. "How long were you in my room?" A twisted grin crept onto his features as the light from the lamps lining the long halls reflected off his tinted glasses. He slowly lifted a single, gloved finger up to his curved lips- signaling quiet. Shocked and confused, Regina took a step back and paused. Down the hall was a tall, blonde woman slowly making her way to the duo. She wore a blue suit and seemed bathed in silver smoke born from the cigar hanging onto her lips. Behind her stood a tall, older man clothed in an even older butler uniform. They both bared reflective glasses, hiding their eyes in the glare of the lights lining the long halls.
"Servant," a clear cold voice echoed off the halls, "You're late."
"Master, I brought home a pet. I found her in the woods. Can I keep her?" Alucard purred with a grin. The woman took a slow drag from the cigar hanging from her lips. When she released the toxic smoke from her lungs, a frown began to take it's place across her lips. "And why should I allow you to do such a thing, hmm? What is this 'pet' to you?" Her voice dropped a tone in annoyance, making Regina shuffle anxiously behind her red kidnapper.
Feeling the small human woman curl up behind him, Alucard instinctively shifted to block his master's view of her unknowingly. The other noticed and quirked a brow at her monster's movements. Alucard stared silently at his master before smirking cruelly and pulling the cowering human out from behind him. "Master, may I introduce you to the interesting human I found?" he pushed Regina forward, "Well aren't you going to introduce yourself, child? It would incredibly rude not to, as she is head of the household." Regina glared at him before turning fully to face the blond woman.
"I am sorry for any inconvenience I have caused entering your home uninvited. Please believe me when I say it was not in anyway my idea to do so. My name is Regina Albescu." She bowed slightly. Both the woman and the monster were impressed by her mannerisms. The butler beside the woman spoke next. "Pleasure to meet you Miss Albescu. You are in the presence of Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing, head of the Hellsing Household." Integra nodded her head at Regina before turning to address her butler. "Walter, please escort Miss Albescu to my office. I need to talk to my servant alone for a while."
Walter bowed respectfully at Integra's words before spinning around to walk down the halls they had originally came from, Regina (sensing her dismissal), quickly followed the butler. After watching the two leave her sight, Integra turned to face Alucard. "Tell me, monster, why must I play house for some 'pet' of yours?"
"Master," he purred, "Are you not curious to find why she captured my attention so? Or as to why I went through all the troubles of bringing her here? Does it not nag in your mind?"
Integra took a long, slow drag off the dying cigar before flashing her eyes up at him. "Would you tell me? Answer me this, is she human?" Alucard grinned at his master's cleverness.
"Currently? Yes."