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So we're back temporarily… I've just been so sad lately that all I could do is write, and god bless my sister, she's back in the hospital but has got your chapter almost finished. All I can say is that if you enjoy our fanfic collaboration… please send her your thanks. She has been keeping tabs on this for as long as it had been running and hopes that you all will appreciate her story line. Also it would be nice if people would send us a few reviews… they are a little on the slow side which isn't much of a motivation for an author in the hospital. Oh and to Gem of the stars… we dedicate the rest of this fan fiction to you. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

On with the show…

Maxwell's plane landed right in the London international airport. With the plane flight being so long, he had in his right mind to shoot the passengers next to him for all of their obnoxious comments. Sitting next to two morons who could swear they were comedians was the last thing he ever wanted to go through in his entire life. But the minute he walked out of the plane, all of his thoughts about murdering morons had drifted away and settled on just seeing Integra one more time.

However… Integra was screaming bloody murder when Walter was dragging her out through the car door.

"For the love of god… Walter, release me!!!" she screamed as she clung to the street sign two feet away from the black BMW.

"I thought you would have grown out of your fear of doctors by now," he said while pulling the late twenty year old woman away from the wretched sign. He hadn't made much progress as she had wrapped her legs and arms around the metal pole to secure herself to it.

"Is it too late to take the morning after pill?" her hands were slipping away from the sweat that had begun to collect under her palms.

"Indeed. Now sir Integra, you are making a scene. It is hard to believe you can face ancient vampires eye to eye, yet you cannot go into a doctor's office for a routine visit… or in this case, a check up for your pregnancy?" he yelled while pulling one of her legs off. His monocle was shattered from her kicking him straight in the face, thus reminding him of her reputation as the woman of steel.

"Vampires are the scum of the earth… doctors… they are different!" she had lost another leg to the butler and was now slipping away from the pole.

"Would you like me to bring the doctor out here?" he asked impatiently.

"He could always bring out a tranquilizer SHOT right here at this street sign," Walter had lost the last drop of patience. He never had this kind of problem, but then again, he had always put a blind fold over her eyes and told her they were going to the confessional.

"Forget it! I don't want to go see him today. Maybe tomorrow… yes, tomorrow sounds good," she begged the beaten and frustrated butler.

I'm sorry sir Integra… but you leave me no choice," he wrapped his wires around the street sign and cut the pole just above where her head was. She watched in horror as the pole slammed into the middle of the street, narrowly missing oncoming cars.

He roughly slid her off the top of the pole and carried her inside. A mass of spectators watched as the poor woman gave her last attempts at freedom by clawing at the cement sidewalk and the doors closed behind her.

Seras and Alucard had watched the entire scene from the other side of the street as they had begun hunting in the nearby prison yard.

"Has she always been like this?" Seras asked Alucard who was finishing up the remnants of a recently refilled blood pack.

"Only when it comes to doctors," and he steered his mate down the street back towards the mansion.

Inside the doctor's office…

Integra had been chained to the examination table on the count that Walter was fed up with he struggles. The doctor just didn't want to get hurt so he suggested they tranquilize her as well as an extra safety precaution.

"When I get out of this… I' am going to kill the both of you with my bare hands. Walter adjusted his tie and placed an ice pact the doctor had handed him over his black eye. He also had two cotton plugs up his nose, praying her kick didn't break it like it did with her monocle.

"I wouldn't worry about that Integra. You've been sedated with enough juice to bring down an elephant. Just stay calm and try to relax," he began to lift her shirt over her stomach. She began to make an effort to raise her leg and strike him as well but she gave up… the tranquilizer was a bit much. He poured some thick gel over her exposed stomach which caused her to jump.

"What the hell do you think you are doing," she yelled at the top of her lungs.

"I am prepping you for the ultra sound," the doctor pushed his glasses up higher. He hadn't expected her to yell and was caught unprepared.

"Would you care for me to gag her as well?" Walter lifted the ice patch to reveal a very swollen black eye. The doctor jumped from the sight of it and turned to look at Integra.

"Damn you Walter… you were conspiring with the enemy this entire time… damn, I have to use the restroom," she blurted out in the middle of her sentence.

"That means that you are ready to have the ultra sound," the doctor smiled and placed the hand device over her stomach and looked over to the screen. He was carefully examining it and smiled when he turned back to Integra.

"Well sir Integra, you should be pleased to learn that your fetus is right on schedule. Since it looks like the fetus is taking the form of a male, I shall prescribe a series of vitamins so your body won't suffer the leeching process. Also some calcium tablets should help you to start lactating soon," he shifted the machine over to the other side of her stomach. Her stomach seemed no bigger than before and she marveled at how she could be supporting another life within her.

"Butler… may I see you in the other room?" the doctor pulled the machine away from her body and cleaned off her stomach.

"But of course," and the butler walked out of the room with the doctor in tow. When they had shut the door behind them, the doctor turned back to Walter.

"I am concerned about Integra. Usually woman who lack their 'counterpart' led very stressed lives, and seeing as sir Integra runs the organization by herself… this could really effect the development of the child. No vitamin will save her child from that," the doctor looked on the butler.

"I too am worried about the same issue at hand but I have confidence that the father of the child is coming down soon, for you see… I made a call to him to advise him of Integra's… condition which made him worry." The butler gave a smirk, returning the doctor's smile.

They both heard a loud crashing sound and rushed to see what all the noise was about. Integra had kicked over a trey of medical equipment as so they wouldn't forget she was waiting for them to return.

"Walter… what were you both discussing behind those doors" she glared daggers at him.

"We were merely professing our love to one another through means in which you shouldn't know," he smirked and the poor doctor almost passed out from the audacity of the comment.

"Walter… if you're not going to tell the truth, I will give you a reason to wear that monocle…" she growled.

"Alright Integra, I give up. We both agreed that you should take a series of injections to better benefit the child's living conditions," he gave her a sparkling smile that had her questioning her butler's sanity.

"I don't want to know anymore," she said while looking up to the blank monitor.

"Great!" the doctor clapped his hands and walked over to the helpless woman. "So… what have you decided to name your child?" he sat down next to her (with the utmost caution). Her heart hurt. Maxwell should have been there… with her, to hear this news that he was going to have a son.

"His name shall be Peter, he who founded the first church in Rome," his long blonde hair was sweeping from side to side in a trussed manner. He had some serious bags under his eyes and both were blood shot. His clothes were wrinkled like he had been in them for a long time and to Integra's delight; he was carrying a bible in his hands.

Words could not describe Integra's feelings. Tears had welled up in her eyes as she lay there chained to the doctor's examination table. Maxwell rushed to her side ad leaned down to kiss her. The moment his lips touched hers, all of her fears, doubts and worries had left. He was by her side which put her sanity to rest. He smiled after pulling away from her, seeing her chained up to the examination table was a first in his book.

"What happened here?" he asked her in an amused tone.

"I've never been fond of doctor's visits," she admitted.

"Peter shall be his name?" the doctor asked while unlocking the chains that restrained her to the table.

"Yes…" Integra pulled at the loose chains as Maxwell helped her up. "His name shall be peter, and he pulled her into an embrace so powerful, it seemed to enhance her tears. Walter shook the doctor's hand and left to start the car.

"How did you get here?" she asked him in unbelief.

"A concord, determination, some strangling of your mercenary and a pocket full of dreams can make you both crazy and desperate," he pulled away from her. "I left the Vatican," he told her as though it were old news.

"You what?" she asked, not really certain.

"I left the Vatican; I want to raise our son right. He will learn the word of god from both of his parents and will grow to be a man through the lord our father's guidance," and he took her hand in his. He pushed the doors open and Integra looked around for his ride.

"How did you get here?"

"By taxi," he gave her an apologetic smile.

"Then I absolutely insist that you stay with me… just for a bit," she winked at him.

"Her majesty will not approve… I left before I could be deported," he lowered his head as he walked her over to her car. She slid inside and waited for him to join her. He lowered his head and seated himself beside her and shut the door.

"I know, it's just… I want to see how long I can hide this until her majesty get's wind of it," she sighed and Maxwell rummaged in his pockets for the most important part of the trip he came for.

'Here goes my wish,' he gave one last thought as he cleared his voice.

"Integra Wingates Hellsing, the reason I came to see you… not just because I caused you to become pregnant… but to ask you… will you marry me?"

"Oh my god…"

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Well… I had a headache when I wrote this and thought to myself… I just have to include the doctor in this once again. The hospital has been atrocious and to add fuel to the fire, I wrote this a six in the morning. Damn… does this read like a cheesy fairytale. Kinda made me want to puke my guts out but I have eaten nothing… this is such crap… messed up hair in frustration so now that I'm back in the hospital again and the month of November is at half way… I'm going to slow production down a bit… I don't want regret some chapters and then re-write them. Good looking out, Sarah.

Hey this is Nate, lately due to my sister's masochistic love of self mutilation, I'm going to go and work on some fan art on deviant art… if my sister is posting more chapters… be nice and review. It's just her and Brian manning the front lines now.