Symphony of the Night
-One Hell of a Long Day-
Hospitals were horrible places for some although a haven for the sick. Smells, sounds and sights could be horrific or a curious observation for another. Beeping of machines, moans from patients, running feet of doctors and so much more. Maybe it was a good thing that she was unconscious because she would have been out of there faster than she was brought in.
In one of the private rooms in the intensive care unit, there was silence but for the steady beep of a heart monitor and the hushed breathing. Bandages covered her torso and neck, an oxygen mask over her face and her eyes closed. She had had to have surgery on her ribs and punctured organs but luckily dealt with quickly. A lone person sat beside her watching over her constantly. His black locks falling softly round him, long red coat hung on the chair, crimson eyes hidden behind his yellow tinted glasses. Despite the sun filtering in, the vampire sat still and had done for the half hour his master had returned from surgery. The past hour of that was spent pacing around the corridor. Luckily those from Hellsing were usual patients here and they knew not to anger the King of Vampires.
The doors behind him opened but he didn't need to turn to know who came in. The young Walter moved to Hannah's side looking sadly down at her, guilt flitting across his face. Seras shuffled in beside her master looking between him and Hannah with a sad look like Walter. Alucard however didn't look at them or even show he knew they were there, his whole attention on his master that didn't seem to be waking up.
"Why isn't Sir Hannah up yet?" asked Seras softly.
Alucard flicked his wrist idly and the clipboard was thrust in the young vampire's face, it seemed the world was full of young people now, all but his ancient self.
Seras looked over at the details on the paper with dismay, besides for her tended injuries that were no longer life threatening, she had lost way too much blood and trauma to her body to wake her up, she was currently on life support and if she didn't wake by tonight, there was no way she would ever wake up. Tears rose in her eyes and Walter read them also. He closed his eyes with a small sigh before looking back at Hannah's still form, only her chest slowly rising with each forced breath. The two watched in silence before Walter left to return to Hellsing in Hannah's stead. Seras looked at her master once again and could see a slight flash of something she hadn't thought to see, guilt.
"Master," she spoke softly, "it wasn't your fault."
Alucard's eyes roamed up to her briefly before settling back on Hannah, "I shouldn't have been caught off guard, I should have been able to protect her," he ended up growling the last part. Seras sighed quietly before leaving too knowing she would only rise her master's temper further.
He was angry at Hannah, angry at the vampires and angry at himself. He could practically hear Integra turning in her grave, her angry spirit wishing to torment him for not saving her daughter in time.
"Erm..." Alucard almost jumped as he turned to see a young girl only a year older than Hannah, he had been so deep in his thoughts he hadn't heard the door.
She was slightly taller than his master also with short brown hair that curled in bunches round her neck; brown eyes looked at him slightly nervously then to Hannah worriedly before back to him with more bravery.
"Are you visiting Hannah too?"
He nodded slightly, "you must be one of her friends from school."
She smiled, "yeah, I'm Nina, best friends through school until I left, but I've been keeping in touch."
"Alucard," he inclined his head slightly, "I...work for Hannah."
Nina smiled more, "yes, she told me that she was the head of her family's organization, don't worry I know you are a vampire," he raised an eyebrow, "my family are hunters which made us best friends as soon as we found this out," then her smile dimmed as she looked over at her friend, "I'd heard from my mother who's the nurse looking after Hannah, that she'd been injured."
Alucard looked back at his little master, Nina moved over to Hannah's side opposite him, taking a seat beside her.
"I hope you don't mind me being here," Nina said quickly.
He shook his head slightly and they fell into silent observing. Nina seemed to remember something as she pulled up her rucksack from the floor and started routing through it. Pulling out a photo frame, his eyes followed it as Nina set it down on the table beside Hannah with a smile.
"I promised to bring it when I saw you next," Nina sighed, "really it is taking you far too long to wake up."
Alucard scoffed slightly but she shook her head, "no, she's been in enough states during school and woken up like nothing, she's got the strongest will on the planet," Nina smiled fondly at Hannah, "she can pull through anything."
Casting his eyes on the photo frame, it held two photos and the golden frame was craft made. Golden wires bent in fluid shapes creating what looked like a bat shape to his amusement, black silk interwoven to emphasize the bat, one photo on either wing. To the left was a photo of the Hellsing crew, a six year old Hannah jumping up and down at the front, Integra and Stephen either side smiling, Walter and Seras on their sides. The other to the right held an older Hannah at her current age of sixteen. On her left was Nina smiling and her right was another friend with short black hair and black eyes who was beaming in a hyper way as she waved franticly. What made him chuckle was how Hannah was dressed as Dracula, who looked like the true Romanian Noble; Nina dressed as Mina and the other girl as Lucy.
Nina seeing what he was laughing at chuckled giggled, "Hannah was always a stickler at Halloween, she refused to let anyone else be Dracula claiming that they looked like clowns compared to the true Dracula."
Alucard chuckled again, "how very fitting."
Nina giggled slightly, "we even did a small play which was originally for just our small group of friends until all the school including teachers and families decided to come and watch," she rubbed the back of her head, "I secretly planned it because of her brilliant acting skills I wanted to show the others, she still doesn't know to this day that it brought us over £100!"
"Nina...I will...kill you."
Both jumped at the raspy voice, Hannah was half sat up leaning on her elbow, oxygen mask in her hand as she glared at Nina, "you're ass is so mine once I get out of this bed."
Nina beamed and squealed and instantly launched a glomp attack on the unsuspecting Hannah.
"Oh! You missed me too!" Nina cried dramatically.
"Injured I remind you!" Hannah squeaked.
Alucard chuckled until the pillow flew in his face, Hannah glared at him too, "don't you laugh! I'd like to see your immortal ass survive her 'glomp of death'."
The vampire sighed but couldn't wipe the smile from his face before it turned into a smirk. Hannah seeing the position of her pillow so far from her pouted, "please, oh please let me have my pillow back."
"Finders keepers."
"YOU CHILDISH SWINE!!!" she yelled.
"UNGRATEFUL BRAT!!!!" he retorted.
Nina laughed her ass off through them as they both hurled abusive names at each other before Nina interjected.
"Don't forget Hannah, you can order him to do whatever," Alucard glared at her.
"I hate you."
When Nina left as it grew dark, Hannah laid back slowly on her hospital bed, the doctor's wanted to keep her over night since her speedy recovery unnerved them.
She grumbled, "Just because I'm not dead they make me stay over..."
Alucard chuckled once again; he had been taunting her unmercifully over the Halloween photo until she threatened her 'vampire torture' on him, which shut him up.
"So," Hannah looked sideways at him, "how is everyone?"
The vampire waved his hand, "fine, worried about you but fine."
Hannah smirked, "was Ally worried too?"
"Yes."
His answer made her start and look at his impassive features confusedly. She hadn't expected him to answer, let alone say 'yes'. Had he been genuinely worried like the rest that she was going to die? Then it dawned on her that he must have felt guilty for not stopping Nero, the look in his burning crimson eyes practically screamed it. Why was he being so open to her though?
*Stop thinking* she thought *giving myself headache with thinking* she closed her eyes. Hearing footsteps, her eyes opened to look up at Alucard who now stood over her before he sat on the edge of the bed with a sigh.
"Don't ever let yourself get into a position like that."
"Well I didn't exactly plan on being driven to death," Hannah retorted feeling slightly angry.
His gloved fingers dusted lightly across her cheek, she repressed a small gasp before looking at him questioningly. Alucard looked at her softly.
"I don't want to have to watch you nearly die again."
Hannah's eyes widened before she smiled warmly, "thanks, I would also rather not nearly die again."
"Then we have a few years to get you into a fighting soldier," his face lowered down to her, his breath skating over her neck sending shivers down her spine, "so we better start as soon as you are out of this hospital."
Then his lips ghosted over hers for a moment before he was gone into shadows. Hannah was left reeling, she knew he was only in the shadows watching her and she could order him out of hem but she instead closed her eyes with a small smile. Things may be looking up.
