Hmm…that's a good idea Tiger spy. Duly noted and taken into consideration. Me and my sister were watching Black Butler earlier today, and I must say, ALL THE PEOPLE IN HOUNDSWORTH ARE F-N INSANE! Not to mention they have an unhealthy obsession with DOGS. As you people know from my author name, I am a CAT person. No doggy. Kitty. Kitty better. Kitty AWESOME. *wise nod* Anyway, here's the next chapter. CHARACTER DEATH! WARNING, WARNING, DANGER WILL ROBINSON! Hehe, just kidding. *evil snicker* Or AM I… *sideways glance* Right, enough of my blather, on to the chapter.
January 27, 2014
Scrap's POV:
I swallowed hard as I watched Captain Gunsche inspect the collar I had on, his face concerned. He scanned down the length of the chain one more time, then nodded, pleased with himself as he turned to me and gave me a reassuring smile. I nodded meekly, and his face grew concerned again as he knelt beside me, handing me his notepad. "Es ist okay." I gave him a sheepish look and nodded as I handed it back and he tucked it in his pocket, glancing at the small digital clock he had put on the table earlier in the day. It read 8:00. He looked back to me and smiled gently, holding up his spread hand. "Five minutes?" I guessed in a whimper, and he nodded silently, patting me on the head soothingly. I hunched up miserably, and he sighed silently, sitting beside me and putting his back to the wall as he stared off into space, his hands folded calmly over his chest. I shivered as the minutes ticked by, and he suddenly stood up, his form thickening and writhing in white mist as I glanced at the clock, seeing 8:04.
He quickly nosed my stomach, and I shakily pulled my shirt up a little as he made a "woof" of approval and licked my chin, making me smile weakly. I guess he doesn't want to ruin my shirt. I thought absently to myself, seeing him tense, as if waiting. Suddenly he lunged forward, and I screeched in pain as his jaws clamped down on my stomach, feeling the jagged points of his teeth rip through my skin and muscle. He let go almost instantly as I gasped for air, his teeth stained red as he whirled again, his form collapsing back upon itself until he was more human in appearance, turning away as my tear-filled eyes caught the 8:05 on the clock. I felt him nudge his hand under my head, propping me up on a pillow as I whimpered, feeling strange as painful tingles enveloped my limbs, like my entire body had fallen asleep. I watched him with foggy eyes as he began briskly wrapping some cotton bandages around my stomach, his eyes calm but his movements unnaturally hurried, even for him.
He finished and tied the knot with a brisk jerk, looking down at me silently as he brushed my bangs out of my face, then stood up and sat down at the table, seemingly content to watch the rest of the process. I stared back at him, even though my head was swimming and I felt…odd. Feverish. My vision suddenly shuddered, and I whimpered, clutching at the blankets I could no longer see as my body twisted, sweat erupting on my skin. I stared at him pitifully as my sight came back, begging for him to somehow stop this, but his eyes remained set and cold over the brim of his collar, and I clenched my teeth around a wail as pain ripped through my hands, lifting them shakily to see long, sharp claws breaking cuticles and skin around my fingers, blood running down my hand as I twisted and writhed, crying out for it to stop. My jaw suddenly popped, and I hissed in agony as I felt my teeth shoot out and elongate, blood filling my mouth as well as I hacked and spit, feeling my bones shrink again as fur sprouted painfully along my body.
Integra's POV:
"Master…I can find her now." I jerked my head up in surprise, staring at Alucard as I saw a muscle in his jaw tense. Seras looked up in surprise as well, awakened from her light doze. Walter paused, setting the tea he had been pouring down in front of me as I stared levelly at my vampire. "Explain." He shifted slightly, and I felt a ripple of impatience batter at the power of the seals, forcing my will down sharply as the tide of seething emotions calmed the tiniest bit. "She's turning. I can trace the ripples of power back to her, since the werewolf is apparently extremely old and skilled, as well as clever. He waited for the night of the full moon, when he's strongest." he explained tersely, and I narrowed my eyes. "That doesn't explain how you can find her."
He gave me a peeved look, like I was wasting time, then continued. "Power of any kind leaves its mark on the world. When you are sufficiently powerful and know what to look for, the turmoil of a creature being changed into a different species is like a beacon, especially when the person turning them is an extremely powerful being in their own right. Finding her now is childishly simple." he said with a sneer, and I frowned slightly. But that also means she's been bitten…and is changing… "Very well. Find her and stop this, if at all possible." I snapped briskly, pushing the hesitant worry aside, and he nodded, giving Seras a look as she sighed and got up, following him meekly.
Scrap's POV:
I groaned weakly, trying to roll over. I still felt light-headed and sweaty, my muscles slack and trembling from remembered pain as my ears somehow caught the rustle of clothes. I blinked weakly at Captain Gunsche as he turned me over, his face still dark and quiet, and he supported my head with one hand as he held a glass out to me. I drank cautiously, but once I realized it was water I gulped it down greedily, the wonderful liquid easing the pounding in my head as I felt him brush my sweaty hair out of my face again. He pulled the cup away when it was empty, and I stared up at him as he adjusted me slightly, my body clammy from the feverish effects of the first stage, draping a blanket over my body and smiling slightly as he pulled his hand away.
"Is it done yet…" I whimpered, and he shook his head with a slightly sad look. Tears filled my eyes, and he gently rubbed my head, right over the sweet spot as I leaned weakly into the touch. He scratched something out on his notepad, showing it to me. "Nurein bisschen länger. (Only a little bit longer.)" I nodded weakly, then screeched as I felt my body rip itself apart, writhing painfully on the ground as my spine arched, dimly seeing him back away a step, then another, turning and sitting down in his chair again. It hurt so much… I wailed, shuddering and thrashing on the ground as I disturbed my nest of pillows and my blanket, screeching and lunging at nothing, then snapping back with a choked yelp as the collar he had put on me strained and held. So that's why I had it…not to keep me from running off, but to hold me down when this started… I thought with a whimper, twisting and writhing even more frantically as the pain continued to build.
3rd Person POV:
Hans watched her silently, glancing over to the clock. 1:00. His light red gaze slowly swiveled back to the groaning and twitching female, softening a little. He got up from the chair, leaning down and patting the shivering, soon-to-be werewolf's head, making a tiny mewl of pain escape her clenched jaw. He knew the only reason she wasn't screaming in agony was that the pain was too great for her to make a sound, watching silently as she squirmed and wriggled in the disturbed nest of blankets and pillows, moaning softly. With any amount of luck, he noted, she would enter into the coma before Hellsing could interfere, not to mention getting the much-deserved rest she so desperately needed. The process of changing was hard on all, although she was having an easier time of it than most, which he attributed to her dormant werewolf genes. He patted her head again, soothing, reassuring. Soon.
"Found her." Alucard's voice was tight with grim satisfaction, and Seras swallowed hard, seeing the crack beside the riverbank, looking awkwardly down at her Harkonnen. "Uh…master? How am I going to fit this-" she started to ask, and he shot her an amused look. "It appears you're going to sit out on this one Police Girl." She started indignantly as his form wavered, becoming a mass of bats. "Hang on! Master I can't just- MASTER!" she spluttered as they darted down and invaded the crack, kneeling and trying frantically to pry the rocks apart from sheer strength, only managing to crack off a large chip in her hand. She sat back with a scowl, the Harkonnen leaning against her shoulder. "Master you're such a meanie…"
Alucard stepped silently down the long, slimy hallway. Water dripped and trickled down the shining rock walls, and a human would have stumbled and slipped on the slick stone long ago. He, having much better balance and natural, predatory grace, did no such thing, the only sound made by water endlessly trickling down around him. After a few moments he stopped, looking upward irritably as his lip curled ever so slightly, the thunder of running water echoing in the small space as he looked down again and started walking. He finally came to a stop, seeing the tunnel open up into a small cave, a large wooden table and chair placed against one wall, a small pile of blankets, pillows, and human huddled against the other.
His crimson eyes narrowed, sensing the other presence in the cave. "Come out, coward. Or are you so used to sulking in the shadows that you don't dare reveal yourself?" he sneered, and there was a moment of silence. White mist suddenly trickled out from the cracks and crannies, coalescing in the center of the cave as a wolf-man shape, then slowly dissolving down into a man with a brown military cap and greatcoat. Alucard raised an eyebrow, then slowly grinned. "It's you is it? I haven't seen you in decades. World War 2, wasn't it?" The man nodded silently as Alucard's grin dissolved into something more feral. "You have something of mine, and I intend to get it back. How far into the transformation is she?" Hans's eyes slid to the shivering female, then back to Alucard as he slowly shook his head. The vampire's jaw tensed slightly, and he shoved past the other male, kneeling at Scrap's side.
"Look at me." he murmured, and her shivering increased, her fluttering amber eyes focusing weakly on his face as he cupped her chin. "Are you a virgin?" Her eyelids nearly shut, but he shook her firmly, making them crack open again as she managed a weak nod. He smirked slightly, but it was lost in a snarl of rage as Hans roughly pulled him away, his body radiating mine as he placed himself between the human and the vampire. Alucard growled, drawing the Casull as both males smirked, their eyes burning across the short space, a message clear in each of their eyes.
You really think you can kill me with that?
I don't care. I just want you away from her for a few moments.
Alucard pulled the trigger as Hans jerked back, vanishing into a flock of bats and reforming on the other side of the werewolf, scooping up the now-rapidly shaking human as she moaned weakly, white showing beneath her fluttering eyelids as his mouth neared her neck, only for his teeth to sink into Hans's arm as the werewolf shoved it between the vampire and his intended prey. Alucard growled as the other male threw him across the cave, managing to break his grip on Scrap as she dropped to the floor, curling around herself and shivering as she emitted tiny, painful moans. Alucard dissolved again, bats fluttering around the cave with shrill squeaks, but Hans had learned from that trick and dissolved as well, a glowing mist hovering in a shield around the feverish human, deflecting the bats as they voiced their frustration in tinny, shrill cries, beating at the barrier with their wings.
Alucard shifted back to human, his teeth bared in a snarl of frustration as he drew the Casull again, aiming at the mist as it swirled together, taking on a human shape hurriedly as the bullets sank into his shoulder and knee, making his leg buckle for a split second before straightening out and his arm to go limp before healing. Alucard was suddenly right before him, grabbing him by his turned-up collar and throwing him solidly into the opposite wall before snatching Scrap off the ground and sinking his fangs deep into her neck, just as she gave a great shudder and went limp, her moaning slowly stopping as she entered into the coma phase of her transformation.
Hans picked himself up from the ground, walking over to Alucard silently. The Vampire King looked up, his mouth bloody, only to receive a furious punch to the face, shattering most of his cheekbones and teeth as he grinned, blood running down his face. "Testy about being beaten, werewolf?" Hans glared at him furiously and yanked his notepad out of his pocket, scribbling something out and then showing it to Alucard, his rose red eyes molten with anger. Alucard raised an eyebrow as he read it. "Sie war dieeinzige mit Werwolf-Gene, die ich in Jahrzehnten gefunden, Blödmann! (She was the only one with werewolf genes I've found in decades, *best left untranslated*!)" Alucard stared at him unsympathetically, then finally shrugged. "Not my problem."
Hans growled at him loudly, and Alucard sneered, both itching for another fight as they leaned in, face to face. Hans looked down as Scrap squirmed a little, her cheek coming to rest against Alucard's chest, and sighed, although it sounded more like another growl, taking out his notepad once more and beginning to write something. He turned the notepad to Alucard, who read and translated swiftly. "Und denken Sie nicht, ich werde Sie aus entweder zu Fuß mit ihr zu lassen. Keiner von uns weiß, was passiert, wenn man sie biss, so dass Sie brauchen mich lebendig. (And don't think I'm going to let you walk off with her either. Neither of us knows what happened when you bit her, so you'll need me alive.) " Alucard looked up with a scowl, but did not attack as he held Scrap a little more possessively, turning and stalking out as Hans followed silently, his greatcoat billowing out behind him.
*What Hans said that wasn't translated was a two-word "word", one being dumb and the other being the archaic word for donkey. (A double S)
NO SCHOOL TOMORROW EITHER! WHHHOOOOOOHHHHOOOOOOO! *excited grin and running around* I really don't have much other than that, although I should probably try to do all my missing math homework. *sheepish grin* I dunno, which would you guys prefer? Me, I'm just fine with continuing to waste my time writing crap for you guys. Really. I swear. Just fiiinne with it. *grin* Um…yeah. I watched the new Lone Ranger movie, you know, the one with Johnny Depp, it was funny. I loved how nature was out of balance and Tonto kept making these weird trades with people, living or dead or otherwise. Uh…yup. That's all from this crazy freak, move on to the next one.