Vampire Hunting, 101
Jade stretched, finding the walls of her new bed. Sitting up, she yet again whacked her head on the roof of the coffin and again threw the cover off the top, a loud clatter echoing as it hit the floor. Jade looked over the edge in slight shock, "I'll have to watch my strength from now on… I don't think Walter wants to have to buy me a new coffin all the time…" She said, looking around and finding her Sister's coffin across the room.
The lid creaked open and two Violet eyes peered out, "What was that?" Naomi asked. "Ah, sorry about that." Jade said, the equivalent of a sweat drop sliding down her face, "I don't think I'm quite used to this, shall we bug sister for breakfast?" "Yeah! I want toast!" Naomi said, the lid to her coffin clattering to the ground beside her "I want waffles!" Jade yelled, getting up and straightening her nightgown, "Cereal!" Naomi announced, getting a hand from her sister as they both left the room, "Oatmeal!" Jade called through the halls as they came to the lower kitchen, "Aaand…" Naomi started, "Oh, you know it." Jade said to her with an evil grin, "SCONES!"
"What are you two girls going on about?" Integra started, she had been sitting at the table enjoying her evening tea, waiting for the nighttime occupants to awake when the girls had come through the door, shouting about all sorts of baked goods.
"Breakfast time! Breakfast time!" the girls started to chant as Walter came out of the Kitchen with waffles, Toast, and Scones. The girls gasped, "Walter! You know just what to bring!" Naomi said, very much impressed that he had remembered their favorite meal. Walter bowed, "Thank you, madam. I hope you enjoy your meal." Jade smiled, "Thank's Walter! You're the greatest!" she said before both she and her sister began to dig into their meals. Integra scrunched her nose at all of the sweet things on the table, but continued to enjoy her tea either way. When the girls had finished, Integra called their attention.
"I have your first mission for you tonight, Seras tells me that you are ready for a simple assignment, so here you have one. Your mission, which you will accept, will have you working with the Wild Geese, Seras, and AF-12. The assignment is elementary, a simple security watch. It's the annual New Years Gala ball at the Queen's residence, and there is a high risk of vampire activities at the party, so naturally, the Queen's Knights will protect her, and keep the party a success." "Ooo! Is it undercover work?" Naomi asked, darting her eyes suspiciously from side to side, "Will we get to dress up?" Jade quizzed, humming the Mission Impossible theme and followed her sister's lead. Integra sighed, "There will be undercover elements, yes, but that's only half the job. You'll have to be able to locate and destroy any freaks that are… unfortunate enough to come to close to the festivities. Surveillance will be your first responsibility, no freaks that enter will leave, do you understand?" "We got it," Jade said as both she and Naomi pushed their plates away, "So, when are we leaving?" "Within the hour, Seras has final instructions for you both." Integra said, standing up and heading out. Before she left, she turned to the girls. "Good luck on your first mission, and remember to stay focused." "We will" Naomi said, waving, "Thanks, mom."
Integra gave them a '…' look, but decided not to question and left the room, Seras came in after she left with a slight smile on her face. "Ready to raid the closet?" Naomi and Jade Grinned, "Ready as always."
Naomi came out from behind the dressing screen, looking over the gown she was wearing. "This doesn't feel right." She said, turning around in it, "I feel like… one of those collectable dolls!" "But it looks good!" Seras said, adjusting the skirt to the outfit. It was a two-piece ordeal; the black top came down to a V-shaped bottom, blue mesh coming off of the top to act as sleeves and a scarf. Black gloves with feathered edges wrapped her hands, and a black skirt with blue glitter came down to the floor. "I think it looks awesome!" Jade said, coming out from behind another screen, she donned an emerald green dress with slits on the sides and green gauze arm band-like sleeves. As well, a silver chain of half-moons wrapped as a belt around her waist and her hands sported a set of green fingerless gloves over a set of regular black ones. "But here, put this on." She said, tossing a similar belt to her sister. "I found them in the bin, you've got stars and I've got moons" she said with a grin, pointing to her own. "Awesome!" Naomi said, grinning, but Seras stepped in, "Aren't those silver?" "Nope! Faux-Silver, cool, huh?" she said as Naomi did up the belt, "What about shoes?" "Here, try these on," Seras said, handing Jade a pair of slippers. "These are ballet shoes…" she said, looking at them suspiciously, "Green Ballet shoes with green ribbon." "I know," Seras said, "but you'll be able to move quickly in these, and that is probably our number one problem in those dresses." She said, handing a blue pair to Naomi as well. "That's okay," she said, pointing to her platform shoes, "I'll wear these, you don't want to get a kick from me in my platforms!" Seras smiled, "Whatever works, now then, your hair…"
Mission #: 1 Assignment #: 4286 Place: Outside Gala Ball Time: 20:20
Jade stepped out of the Limousine, smiling to the crowds of people as she walked next to her sister, Integra ahead of her and Walter driving the limo. It was perfect, the theme for the evening was multicultural, leaders from all over the world were there to celebrate the occasion, and celebrating they were.
"Whoa," Naomi said, putting how everyone felt into words. "This really is a Gala Ball…" Integra smirked, "I'm trusting that you have everything?" Jade nodded, "Silver tipped, magnesium filled throwing needles," she confirmed, "I would have brought some Pocky, but I don't have anywhere to put it in this dress…" she whispered to Naomi. "I've got my sword." Naomi told Integra, then whispered to her sister "I've got some if we need it tonight, plus there's some over at the buffet table," she motioned to the table. "I couldn't get a bento though." "That's okay," Jade whispered back, "I see scones on the other end of the buffet." Naomi looked, and smiled when she saw them, "Excellent! We're well prepared as long as nobody eats them all." Jade giggled but then put on a straight face when Integra turned around. She wore a long blue dress and long gloves that matched her hair. "Now remember ladies, we are on duty. No alcohol, and stay alert. If you see any of the members here being harassed in any way, cut in. But whatever you do, do not embarrass Hellsing." She said, giving them 'The look.' "Yes, mo-am." They said, before finding a seat at opposite ends of the room.
"BlackCat, can you hear me?" she whispered into the mic on her glove, "Loud and clear," she heard from her ear clip. "Nothing's really going on here, over" "Same. We should try to minimize use of the mic, it would look odd if we constantly talk to our hands, over." "Rodger that LittleBat, talk to you later then, good luck! Over." You too, over."
Mission #: 1 Assignment #: 4286 Place: Buffet Table Time: 23:56
Jade was bored. She had expected this to be an exciting adventure, her first mission! Undercover no less! So far, things had not been going as planned, in fact, this mission had been a snooze. Naomi walked up and leaned by the buffet table with her sister, "Slow night, huh?" she said with an unexcited tone, Jade nodded in agreement. "And I thought our first mission would be… you know…" Jade said, near tears. Naomi gave her sister a hug, "Well, the night is still young! We know that better than anyone here." She said, trying to grin. Jade smiled at her sister, knowing that they felt the same way. "Well, I suppose something could happen." Naomi grinned, "That's the spirit!" she said, grabbing some pocky and offering a few sticks to her sister. "Integra said that we could go to the limo for lunch at 12:30." "Really? Good, I need to take 10 soon, thank goodness that Seras found these slippers for me instead of high heels, I would have died in them!" Naomi laughed, "No kidding! I like my platforms though, they make me look taller." She said as Jade giggled. "Hey, look! It's almost midnight!" Jade pointed out as the Queen came onto center stage, and the New Years presentation began. The girls listened to the speech, and smiled when the queen spoke of her trust in Hellsing, then the countdown started. "Five!" The Ball dropped. "Four!" "Three!" "Two!" "One!"
The room went dark.