So finals are done now, yay! Sewing class is over though :( Oh well, I just got a really nice 'Brother CS-6000i Computer' sewing machine and a new sewing kit for Christmas. I also occasionally took little things home from the sewing room, like small projects I would start but never finish because I finally got the stuff for my real project, a hand sewing needle, a miny spool of yellow thread to finish something at home, little bits of fabric that were cute but too small to make a real project out of, and one day my teacher purged all of the fabric that no one used and there was a HUGE pile that we could take from so I sifted through and grabbed the least horrendously ugly things I could find and brought them home. I now have a small shelf in one of my tall cabinet type things, an unused tv stand that was put back in my room cause that was the only place there was space for it, an old trunk on wheels I got at the church fair filled with stuff hahaha And for Christmas my brother MADE me this BEAUTIFUL kneeling table that's perfect for cutting out small-medium projects and pinning :) The only thing that bugs me about my set up is that my Grandma bought me an adjustable dress form two Christmas's ago and I never used it until recently and I just realized she got one size too big :/ It's fine for skirts but the tops of dresses don't fit at ALL. Haha I guess I should get on with the story
WARNING: I am going into this with pretty much no ideas in mind right now so it may be a little rocky, but hopefully once I get going and get ideas I can smooth it out.
Disclaimer:
Same as always, I only own my OC's and this story.
CH 8
Jace was deep in thought as she packed. Jan's employers, Millenium, were linked in with the Nazi's in South America. Alucard, Seras, Jace, and The Wild Geese were being sent on a search and destroy mission in South America and would be leaving in the morning. Jace couldn't help but chuckle as she remembered Seras' reaction to being told she had to be in her coffin on the plane ride. She STILL would not drink blood, especially after her blood craze when the Valentines attacked. Jan... Everything kept coming back to him. Alucard had been tight lipped about what he did to him so Jace knew nothing. She almost felt sorry for Jan... Snapping herself back to reality, she walked to the package that Walter had just brought down.
Walter had been kind enough to order new mission clothes for her and she was itching to try them on. She had gotten an outfit consisting of dark, army green tight pants, a white sports bra type top, that ended at the bottom of her rib cage and covered her neck, and a navy blue, three quarter sleeve, hoodie top, with a Hellsing symbol over her heart, that ended a little more then halfway down her breasts. To accompany this, she had knee high navy blue combat boots with a heel, and navy blue gloves that went halfway to her elbow and covered only her palms, thumbs, and first two fingers. Smiling, she packed them into her suitcase and pulled out her next outfit.
She next pulled out a pair of dark brown short shorts, a red top like the white one except that it didn't cover her neck and sported the Hellsing badge over her heart, dark brown high heeled combat boots that went halfway up her shin, knee high tan socks, a tan and dark brown scarf, that she wrapped around so that the ends trailed in the back, and red gloves like the other ones, except these ones ended at her wrist. The last outfit she had was slightly inspired by the one that Jan had given her.
The bottoms were low-rise, off white -almost tan- cargo shorts that ended at her fingertips. The top was two parts, a cut off sports bra like the one he had given her -except in a steel, bluish-gray color, that wasn't shiny or glittery, and with a normal collar and bunched short sleeves- and a white backless shirt, that was a panel in the front -not quite reaching the top of her shorts and decorated my a Hellsing insignia over her heart like the last two outfits- that wrapped around and pinned together in the small of her back and had two thick straps on the top that connected in a halter top style. She also had a long red scarf, knee-high tan canvas boots with a thick heel, thigh high stockings in the same color as her under shirt, and red gloves exactly like the second pair. Jan's bite had left a scar physically and mentally. Subconsciously she now always tried to cover her neck in some way, hence the high necked shirt and scarfs.
After she packed her combat clothes, sweatpants, under garments, tank tops and other clothing items, she gathered up things from her bathroom, like shampoo and conditioner, face scrub, body soap, tooth brush and paste, hair brush, etc, and packed them into a separate compartment of her suitcase. She then moved on to her weapons, laying out maintenance supplies, sheaths, holsters, ammo, and anything else she could need, double checking she had it all. Gathering it all up neatly into cases, she returned to her suit case, placed them in, and zipped up the bag. Jace stood back, grinning at her handiwork. A knock on her door grabbed her attention and she called to the person to come in. Walter turned out to be the one at the door and he entered while saying, "I hope I'm not interrupting your packing," to which she shook her head, no. "Very good. I have the things you asked for. Shall we get started?" he asked her, holding up the bag in his hand. Grinning, Jace replied, "Let's do this."
"Well, what do you think, Dad?" Jace asked excitedly but slightly apprehensively. "Simply beautiful, you look like a goddess." he replied honestly and Jace glowed. Her hair was now a pure white blonde color and was layered in a mix of tribal and oriental styling (Think mix of Kida from Atlantis: The Lost Empire and the classic oriental chunky layered look, like Yuko from xxxHolic). "Thank you so much, Walter!" Jace cried, happily as she jumped on her 'father'. He chuckled and told her she was very welcome before excusing himself to his other duties. Sighing happily, Jace spun in the mirror, watching her now almost waist length hair swirl around her. It really did suit her and her complexion much better than the black. Looking at the time, Jace realized that it was almost morning and she needed to start getting ready. She would be posing as Alucard's wife while on this trip since she was strong enough to travel over the ocean and not be in a coffin.
Jace walked to the closet and pulled out the dress that they had acquired for this very purpose. It was a simple, strapless, long black gown, that had a slit to midway up her thigh. She also had matching black stilleto heels, wrist length black gloves, and a gray mink-fur shrug and matching vintage hat. She pulled on the dress and heels and then applied a nice layer of bright red lipstick, covering it with gloss to make it shine. She touched up with a hint of slightly shimmering white eye-shadow and some blush and then put on a pearl necklace and earrings. She did her hair over her shoulder into a fishtail braid, that was loose at the top and tight the rest of the way down, the ends of her layers coming out in spots, giving it an elegantly messy look, then she tied it off at the bottom with a red ribbon over the elastic.
Jace picked up the hat and gently slid it into place, securing it with the sewed in combs, then slid her shrug on and grabbed her gloves. Looking at herself in the mirror, she had to admit she looked amazing, certainly not like a seventeen year old girl. There was another knock on the door and she called them in from her spot at the mirror in her closet. "Are you ready to go, belle demoiselle?"(Beautiful lady in French) She heard Pip call from her room. "I think so!" she called back and walked out. "What do you think?" she asked shyly, blushing. Pip's mouth dropped when he turned around with her bag to see her. "You most certainly are a belle demoiselle, mon cher. Simply gorgeous," he complimented her with a bow. Jace giggled and walked through the door he had opened for her.
As she walked into the hall she could feel the eyes of all The Wild Geese on her, not to mention that she had a feeling that Pip had been staring at her ass the whole time. She heard a low whistle and turned to see a man in a black suit, with the only color being the deep red shirt, and a long black coat draped over his shoulders, a cigarette in his mouth and smallish round orange sunglasses covering his eyes, his long black hair pushed back from his forehead, cascading down his back and over his shoulder. After a second Jace realized with a shock that the man was Alucard. "Well, what do you know? My cute little kitten is now a full grown panther, and a sexy one at that." he said, grinning as he advanced. Jace blushed and replied, "You don't look half bad yourself, Master." He chuckled and reprimanded her, "I'm not your master this time, kitten. People will get the wrong idea if you call me that." Jace giggled and replied, "My apologies, Shujin" (Husband in Japanese, but more the master/lord version of saying husband) Alucard cackled at that and hooked an arm around her waist. "Shall we be off, my dear? We are going to miss our plane."
Sorry, it's kinda short but I want to keep the hotel scene on it's own chapter na dI don't have any plans for it yet. Also, I figure that this is my fourth chapter in the past... three days? and the last three were 25 hundred, 25 hundred, and 36 hundred words. 18 hundred isn't that bad lol
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