Hello all! I'm back! :D

So yeah, if you guys read any of my other recently updated fics (well... namely Magnificence) than you would know that Final Fantasy X had taken over my life for quite some time. LOOL

But now, I am back and will be hauling in the reins to finish this fic! There's only... Two, maybe three chapters left? Yeah, sounds about right. As some of my returning readers will tell you, I can be a very sporadic writer and tend to avoid editing until later on. That, and I tend to let things fall into place as they come (which means, I don't write out chapters in advance... haha...).

Anywhoo, hoping to make this chapter entertaining! I would love to have a couple more reviews!

Lets shoot for a symmetrical number such as the number 8? ;) (PLEASE let at least one you catch that reference!)


The Deal

CH VI


"I hope you are aware of the reason I called you here to meet me at this hour Alice," Integra motioned for the new draculina to sit across from her as she took her rightful spot behind her desk.

Said girl watched Integra with a quizzical brow before slowly sitting down on her seat. "No, I'm afraid that much was left unsaid."

"I see," Integra pulled out a cigar and lit it, taking a deep drag before exahling. "This meeting has to do with your sister, as well as Hellsing's new target."

Alice narrowed her eyes. "What about my sister?"

"You still protect her despite her attempts to kill you?" Icy blues danced with amusement. "How very kind of you."

"I'm not protecting her," Alice sharply replied. "I want to be the one who deals with her directly. I won't approve of Hellsing's interference."

Integra felt the corners of her lips tug in attempts to create a smirk. "I suppose I can let that slide."

Alice sat rigid in her seat waiting impatiently for Integra to continue. When the Hellsing head mentioned that the organization had a new target, a deep well of unbridled doom began to pool in the pit of her stomach.

"This new target is State Genesis, isn't it?" Alice grit out between clenched teeth.

Integra nodded before discarding her half-finished cigar in the ashtray. "Correct."

"Do you have a beef with them?" Alice's brow shot up.

Integra eyed her with emotionless eyes. "Not so much me as it would be you."

Alice scoffed. "It's no secret I detest State Genesis for what they did to my family, but I know better than to foolishly go after them. It will be your biggest downfall, Sir Integra."

The woman across the desk from her suddenly smirked. "I figured you would be more interested, considering I have discovered a new piece of information."

"Don't patronize me," Alice glared. "If you have something to say, don't ridicule me. Get on with it."

Integra gave her a long look before lacing her fingers together, resting her chin atop of them. "I had my men do some digging, and we discovered some hidden transactions from long ago," She paused and glanced to her right where several papers were situated. "The dealings were with a couple under the Waverly name. A man named Norman and a woman named Julie. I assume you know who these people are?"

Alice narrowed her eyes down at the papers before locking her own icy blues with Integra's.

What did State Genesis want with her grandparents?

"Kennith Waverly's name also came up once," Integra pulled out a folder holding two documents and set it down in front of Alice. "This is a receipt for his services to State Genesis and a thank-you letter for his help with the science unit."

"Impossible!" Alice refused to look at the documents. "It's bad enough to think my grandparents would be a part of State Genesis, but to add my father into this–"

"Look at the documents to know that I am not lying Alice," Integra's voice was sharp and left no room for arguement. "I have more than enough evidence to convince you otherwise."

Alice stood up and grabbed the folder harshly before whipping it open, scanning over its contents quickly until her eyes suddenly stopped and stared at something in particular.

Impossible... I would have know!

As Integra correctly relayed, Alice's father had in fact been involved with and lead at least one experiment for State Genesis the year she was born.

Alice set the documents down and picked up the papers with her grandparents names on them and gave them both a thorough read. At the top were their names and underneath were their occupations. Norman and Julie, much like Alice's father, had been apart of the science division and had been the head of several experiments dealing with what was called the 'OWGMP' which spelled out to 'Original Werewolf Genetic Mutation Project'.

Alice narrowed her eyes when she glanced over the name of the original test subject, seeing a name she hadn't anticipated being there. Quickly flipping through the pages, she stopped when her eyes landed on what looked like a detailed report of the man in question. Sure enough, the description of the patient matched the profile of the man she was picturing in her head as she read through the entire page.

Her brows furrowed in confusion.

"This is impossible," Alice looked at Integra. "The man who was supposedly the original test subject to have been successfully turned and survived was named Colton Aldrich."

Integra watched Alice closely before replying in a mocking tone. "Your point?"

"My point is," Alice spat back. "That Colton can't be the original test subject. I killed him the night Alucard and Seras found me, and he was very much a vampire."

"Ah yes, Alucard told me about the man you had been sent to kill," Integra stood up and walked around her desk heading for one of the many large windows in the room. "He told me that the vampire had not disintegrated after you put him down."

Come to think of it, she's right. He didn't turn to dust or burst into flames, Alice thought to herself.

"It would make sense if this entire thing were the truth, would it not?" Integra's voice broke Alice out of her thoughts. "If he were a werewolf, putting him down would simply kill him. He would remain in tact and not turn to ash."

"How do you know this?" Alice watched the woman in front of her. "Have you guys killed wolves before?"

"Yes," Integra did not look back to meet the girl's eye as she continued. "I sent a group of mercenaries who had willingly agreed to work under Hellsing called the Wild Geese on a mission to retrieve information regarding Red Orchid a few years back," She paused to turn around and finally face Alice. "What they found were several test subjects that had successfully bonded with the mutating strand of DNA and were released to kill them all. Pip Bernadotte, the groups leader, managed to get everyone to safety in time after eliminating the threat."

"That was the last time I allowed anyone to go near Red Orchid to gather information, knowing it would be risky to send any of my human men into that mess." Integra finished, having pulled out another cigar at some point during her explanation.

Questions unanswered finally began to make sense and holes began to fill themselves. Things were finally starting to connect as Alice retained all information being thrown at her. It made complete sense why Red Orchid used her sister as means to force her into joining.

You're the one who was meant to be experimented on as the family's protege.

"Your sister was merely another successful experiment," Integra added. "Alucard told me she proudly presented herself as the first real accomplishment, but she had been dishonest."

Alice closed her fists tightly and watched as the papers crumpled under her grasp. "Sir Integra..."

"What is it?" Integra puffed on her cigar, a smirk forming on her lips.

"Who was Deatry's father?"

"Now Alice, I think you already know the answer to that question," Integra mused.

Alice closed her eyes to steady her breathing.

"Deatry Aldrich sounds more fitting than Waverly, doesn't it?" Integra smirked.


"The name's Pip," A man with extremely long braided auburn hair grinned, his hand extended towards Alice in a friendly manner. "I'm Seras Victoria's boyfriend."

"Pip!" Seras exclaimed loudly, her cheeks burning furiously. "I am not your girlfriend!"

"Alice," Came the quiet reply as Alice eyed the two while hesitantly accepting Pip's hand. "Nice to meet you?"

Pip shook their hands, his grin never wavering. "She's just in denial."

"PIP, YOU BASTARD! SHUT IT!"

Seras suddenly grabbed the closest thing to her, being a desk, hurdling it towards Pip. The man caught sight of the projectile out of the corner of his eye, skillfully dodging it with ease.

Alice stood back and blinked as she watched the scene before her in confusion.

"You will get used to these two and their peculiar interactions."

Alice looked back to see Alucard standing slightly behind her, his eyes on her and his signature smirk on permanent display. Alice felt her cheeks heat up slightly and turned away instantly facing the feuding draculina and mercenary as they played their game of throw and dodge.

"My master told me I would find you here," Alucard spoke quiet enough so only she would hear. "I believe you and I should discuss something in private."

Alice frowned. Of course Integra would mention to Alucard the details of their meeting from earlier.

"How much do you know?" Alice whispered.

Alice didn't realize how close Alucard was to her now until she felt his breath against her neck. Her body shivered at the new sensation. Still having not been fully adjusted to the heightened senses of being a draculina, Alice felt her core throb with an unwelcome ache that would have made her heart race had it still had a rhythmic beat.

"I know more than you may believe young one," Alucard murmured in her ear. "Now, let us go somewhere private."

A hand gently encased around her own as Alucard pulled away enough to lead Alice out of the room, leaving Seras, who had stopped yelling and throwing things, and Pip to watch in amazement.

"Did I just see what I think I saw?" Pip murmured out in disbelief.

Seras blinked. "I don't know..."

"Did Alucard just put the moves to Alice?" Pip bellowed out suddenly as a huge grin spread across his face. "I didn't think the old man had it in him!"

Seras shot Pip an incredulous look. "Be respectful! You know what happens when you speak of my master that way!"

Pip waved the fretting girl off as if it weren't an issue. "Calm down Seras. Alucard is busy and won't even know I made that comment."


Alucard continued to lead Alice by the hand until they reached their destination. Her crystal blues darted around the unfamiliar surroundings until it dawned on her. One set of stairs after the other, they finally reached a door that once opened, revealed one more set of stairs leading into a hidden chamber.

Alice recalled details from a conversation she had with Seras once before in regards to the very pits of the Hellsing Organization, asking for a reveal of its purpose.

It was where Alucard stayed when he was waiting for a mission.

They were heading into the belly of Alucard's chambers.

"Alucard..." Alice felt her cheeks heat up once more, gently tugging at her hand to release it from his grasp but to no avail. "Why are we going here?"

"Privacy of course," Alucard smirked as he lead the draculina down the last section of stairs. "Does the idea make you uneasy? Nervous? Or does the anticipation thrill you?"

At his words, the ache in her stomach heightened tenfold.

"N-No..." Alice looked everywhere she could to avoid the look she was receiving now.

"Do not attempt to lie to me young one, I am no fool. I can sense how your body reacts to me," Alucard stated, clearly amused by how Alice was reacting. "Amusing, is it not? How the transition into vampire can intensify hidden emotions or increase desire?"

"Stop it!" Alice ripped her hand away from him in order to break the contact. "I don't know what game you're playing but it isn't funny anymore!"

Alucard stopped and turned around so he was fully facing the girl, his smirk widening and his fangs gleaming proudly in the low light of the single candle lit in the room. Alice took a step back as the taller man approached her, his hand reaching out towards her.

"What do you think you're doing?" Alice suddenly snapped out.

Alucard watched as Alice rounded him and walked towards the single chair situated in the middle of the room, sitting herself down on it before looking at him. To the untrained eye, Alucard's immediate expression could be mistaken for delight, when really the ancient vampire watched the new draculina with lustful eyes. It was no secret that Alucard wished to tame the unpredictable Alice in every possible way, but he would do it when she regained full control over her new body and settled the score with her ever charming sister.

"Why did you bring me here?" Alice eyed the elder vampire cautiously, watching every step he took as he walked over to her. "And don't lie. I know that Integra would have briefed you on what she and I discussed earlier, so don't try to concoct some magnificent story to blindside me please."

Alucard chortled. "Of course not. I would never mislead you, dear Alice."

"Oh, like I believe that one for a second!" Alice deadpanned.

The No-Life King loomed over Alice, his eyes trained on her without falter. The girl in question met his eye with the same defiance that had her in its grasp when the two met for the first time weeks ago.

"You want to talk to me about my sister, don't you?" Alice's voice became unsteady.

Alucard nodded. "She is the single heir to a dangerous legacy left by her father before her," Pausing only to remove his hat and glasses, red eyes bore down on crystal blue. "I am sure it came of no surprise to find out that Colton was not a true Nosferatu."

"Then what was he?" Alice frowned. "You can't be both."

"He was indeed a werewolf," Alucard began. "You can strike a wolf down the same way you can a vampire, only the real way to completely kill one of them is by piercing their heart with silver or removing the head."

Alice bit her bottom lip and sank back in the chair silently processing his words. Her eyes flickered up long enough to get her answer from the expression on Alucard's face, but she still had to ask.

"So that would mean Colton is still alive?"

Alice mumbled something incoherent, reaching up with both hands to grip handfuls of hair as she leaned forward onto her knees. She remained like this for quite some time as Alucard simply stood there as if to guard her during a fragile moment. Eventually Alice released the grasp she had on her hair and straightened up to lean back into the soft fabric of the chair. Out of the corner of her eye she could see his hand reaching for her once more, only this time she welcomed it. His fingers brushed the hair that had fallen forward out of her face with a kind of gentleness he'd not thought himself capable of displaying.

"Alice," The amount of calmness in his voice startled her. "It's time."

Her brows furrowed. "Time for what?"

Alucard smirked down at her, his eyes dancing with bloodlust.

"War against State Genesis, of course."


Welp, I must apologize for the file of crap that you have just read. I kind of pulled this chapter out of my ass, so again, I'm sorry for it. LOOL

Sorry for the OOC-ness in this chapter. When I skimmed over it quickly I realized particularly no one was in character. So... sorry for that too! LOOL *sweat drop*

Next chapter will be the final battle, and following that will be the last half of the "dream" chapter before the final piece of the entire story. :)

Exciting? For me, yes. LOOL

Rate and review if you liked it and such! All you lovely people are awesome and thank you so much for giving The Deal a chance! :)

Tataa~