A/N: I want to give thanks to AgentFeedom for correcting me in the last chapter. I hope you will continue to point out my mistakes. In the end I hope I'll be able to go back and correct all my previous grammatical errors. I DON'T OWN HELLSING OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS!
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"About time you showed up!" Shouted the Hellsing leader, her eyes never leaving Hans. He, on the other hand, turned his head entirely in the draculina's direction. Her eyes were as wide as saucers, her mouth open in shock, and her figure paralyzed in its place. Her eyes went from shocked to confused to a sort of mix of anger and fear. He didn't want that, especially not from the one who had freed him from his servitude. So he thought of soothing her in the way of his werewolf brethren, but that involved him nuzzling her. That would be bad. The sight of him moving at all would frighten both females and would do nothing for his case, it would have the opposite effect. So what then?
Hans thought for a moment then felt ridiculous when the idea came to him, feeling he's been committing more slip-ups since his reawakening. He had been a commander, he shouldn't be so oblivious. He decided to open his mind to the draculina, believing that she would calm down if she could feel his intentions. So that's what he did, he opened his mind and reached for hers. The moment it brushed up against her thoughts, she reacted violently. Her teeth bared, her stance ready for combat and her already crimson eyes gleamed dangerously as they locked onto his icy blue hues. His wolf instinct recognized the challenge communicated through her eyes and took over. Integra no longer mattered, with her gun still raised before him, nor did his arguing human nature. Only Seras' fear and Hans' nature to dominate existed.
Integra didn't understand what had went wrong. One moment the wolf-man had been cooperative, then the next his eyes became an intense gold hue with his teeth baring at Seras.
'What in the world?' She watched Hans' hands lower to his side, his feet spread apart, and heard the most terrifying rumble emanate from his chest. A growl so fearsome that no human could produce it. She thought of pressing the barrel of her gun against his chest, but he looked so high-strung that she was sure he would snap at either Seras or herself. Integra turned her head slightly towards Seras, her eyes glued on Hans, the gun slowly falling to her side. Both supernatural beings were far beyond her reach, and she knew it. She had to break their focus on each other to avoid a major supernatural battle in her home and avoid losing the little staff she had left in the fray.
"Seras, listen to me, he will not hurt you." She received no response. "Seras!"
Everything suddenly slowed after that. Integra's shout drew Hans' attention and he snapped at her, causing Seras to rush him on instinct. Integra watched in a mix of awe and horror as the two bit, tare, and scratch at one another. After tackling Hans, Seras had dug her nails into his shoulders and pushed him to the ground to bite the flesh of his skin, but Hans used their position to flip them over. He gripped her arms and pinned them above her head. He looked menacingly into her eyes and growled loudly. He had expected her to surrender then, but she responded by hissing at him. Again Hans growled at her, but this time grazed his fangs along her jugular to show her that he was the victor and could end her if he wished. The red in Seras' eyes bled away to reveal sky blue eyes, and she understood her situation. She whimpered in defeat and Hans regained control of his body again.
He looked down at the draculina and felt a dread fill him. 'I did not mean to harm you.' He released Seras and backed away from her once he stood up. Seras sat up, rubbing her neck, giving him a confused look. He was the enemy, so why didn't he kill her?
As if he heard the question he answered, 'I was never your enemy. I only came to thank you for freeing me from the Major.' He gave a slight bow to her and turned to leave, but before he closed the door behind him, he gave Seras a peculiar look. She didn't know what to make of it, and so she let it go.
Integra had watched the entire thing, mesmerized by the display of power. Her trance broke when she heard the door click, signaling Hans' departure. "Wait!" She threw the door open and ran after the wolf-man. He was at the front door when she caught up to him. "Wait!"
Hans turned around and looked at the Hellsing woman curiously. He admitted to himself that he at first believed her to be a man, that is until she spoke. The longer he looked, the more obvious it became that she was a woman indeed. He watched her make her way to him, her gait exuding a sense of pride and honor. Her nobility showed. As she reached him, she drew out a cigar from inside her suit, and a lighter from her pocket. She's had to make due with Walter gone. "I have questions, and will not permit you to leave without answers. Understand?"
Hans lifted a pale blonde brow at her, finding her demanding behavior odd, but charming in a way. He gave her a nod.
"Good. Now tell me why you are here and what your intentions are." She inhaled deeply, feeling the nicotine relax her body, and let the smoke drift from her lips. She took another drag as she waited for his answer, but grew frustrated when he didn't. "Well?" Hans pointed to his throat and gave her a frown. Integra's brows furrowed, but softened when she understood. "You can not speak." Hans nodded, then pointed to his mouth then to his head, indicating that he communicated through thought.
Hans didn't want to be rude by just barging into Integra's mind, so he pointed from his head to hers. When she figured out what he wanted to do, she gave her consent. 'I only came to thank the draculina for releasing me from the Major's grasp. I hold no I'll will towards you, her, or your organization. My intention was to make it known that I am no threat.'
"If you are no threat to us, then why did you attack Miss Victoria?"
'I didn't think of attacking her originally, but I acted on instinct when she challenged me. At first I had tried to calm her. It was obvious she was terrified of seeing a supposedly-dead enemy reappear before her, but she reacted violently to my mind.'
"And that is why the battle took place. Hm, I will have to speak with her about this."
'Do not be angry at her, it is natural for a vampire to attack a werewolf.'
"I see. Tell me, how exactly did Seras free you from the Major?" Integra watched as Hans strong facial features turned grave, making him look much older.
'When the World War II began, I had intended to flee Germany. I knew what would become of my home and I was ashamed. I love my homeland, but what was happening... I couldn't understand it. I didn't want to witness the violence, the corruption, the hate. But, as I fled, I was caught.
'How they knew I existed is a mystery, but the Major had a trap set for me. I had made it to the border of the woods when from the ground erupted thick chains of silver. The chains were linked in a way to be a sort of net, so I was unable to move. I was picked up by soldiers days later, bringing me to the Doctor. Everything had been planned. I was caught, left out to weaken from hunger, and left powerless. The Doctor cut my chest open and inserted a chip that lodged itself on the surface of my heart, with a thin wire leading to my brain. This chip controlled my body, and left little room for my conscious. I had become a puppet to do what the Major wished.
'For years I've waited to die, to be free of this curse, and so I drew Seras to me. The master vampire had vanished, so she was my last hope. I feared she would not be successful, but she surprised me when she summoned a Frenchman to end me.' Hans rubbed the spot were the chip had been gently.
"If Seras struck the chip in your heart, then how are you here?" Integra puffed on her cigar, finding herself wanting to know more.
'Not in but on my heart. The Frenchman struck the chip, but the blow was shallow enough to not pierce the organ. Once the chip was gone, my instinct sent me home.'
"Ah. I see. What now then?" Hans felt tired, but somewhat ecstatic that someone cared to hear him. It's been such a long time since he's spoken to anyone really, not that he's actually speaking.
'I don't know.' When he spoke those words, he could have sworn that he could see gears moving in Integra's head.
"I have an offer for you then. Would you care to hear it." Integra's eyes gleamed from the candles that had been lit, having not yet installed new lights. "You have nowhere to go, and currently we are undermanned. Would you like to join the Hellsing organization? You would be sent with Seras to hunt remaining freaks and destroy berserk vampires. In return you will receive proper accommodations here and allowed certain privileges."
'Is that all? Your family no longer hunts werewolves?'
"No. We have learned that werewolves are no threat to humanity." Integra replied calmly, waiting to for Hans' answer.
Hans leaned back on the door, shutting his eyes to think. He hated violence, he's seen too much of it. He hated it, but his beast was naturally so and he refused to indulge it. If he did he was afraid he would end up becoming this crazed creature, but he knew that Hellsing was the only organization that dealt with vampires. If Hellsing was incapable of keeping them in line, the vampires that have been laying low would rise up and attack the weakened organization. He was surprised the place hadn't been attacked yet.
He hated violence with a passion, but he understood what would result if no one stood against the vampires who hunted recklessly. 'Ja, I will join you.'
Integra smiled slightly. "Good man. I will have a room prepared for you soon, but for now you may rest in the lounge." She tilted her head in the direction of the lounge before walking away, feeling rather relieved at having a new recruit.
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Seras had heard everything, even Hans' thoughts, and didn't know how to feel about it. A part of her was giddy at the prospect of meeting this very attractive soldier and learning more about him, but her vampire side was scared and weary. Concerning that part of her it was a weird feeling deep down. It was like there was something the made her weary of him. When she thought of him in the way a woman would a man she found attractive, it was like warning bells would go off inside her and the thoughts would be overridden by fear. It was like her thoughts and feelings were being buried.
She thought about meeting him in the lounge, to say sorry for her reaction earlier, but she was still at odds with herself. Instead Seras found herself fazing through Integra's office and into the room next to the lounge, and finally into the lounge itself. She didn't want to be seen so she hid behind one of the antique suits of armor, huddled in a corner. 'What am I doing here? Acting like a ninny that's what.' She thought about leaving, but ended up sitting there, watching him stare out the window for almost half an hour. She admired his features, with his well sculpted face, pale blond hair, broad shoulders, long legs, and her favorite part, his icy blue eyes. At first glance they looked hard and blank, but with further inspection you could tell they gleamed with a liveliness that could only be found in the cold wilderness. Actually, everything about him made her think of a snowy forest. He looked so cold, she was curious if his body gave off any sort of heat. 'That's it, I have to leave! Why did I even sit here for thirty minutes anyway?' She made a motion to leave, but as she stood she found two icy blue eyes staring back at her. He had gone from standing like a statue by the window, to standing in front of her, the armor pushed aside to expose her.
'Frauline.' There was a moment of silence before Seras yelped in surprise. Hans watched her stumble forward and away from him. If her heart was pumping, he was positive her face would have been as red as a rose. He repositioned the armor to its former spot and turned to Seras, a weird feeling gather in the pit of his stomach. It was like a tug, similar to hunger, but not quite. It was the need for something, but since it was a feeling he was new to, he promised to analyze it at a later time.
"Er...I...uh... I didn't mean to spy!" Seras quickly fazed through the ground and once she made it to the last floor she ran to her room, tripping here and there, and threw herself into her coffin, completely unaware of the amused smile Hans had on his face. She smothered her face against her pillow, recalling those round clear eyes that unnerved her. She felt pretty stupid, having run away like a coward. 'No, I was just surprised by how fast he appeared in front of me. That's all.' Seras laid on her back, an arm draped over her eyes. She heard the small ding of her clock announcing that it was nine already. Everything had occurred in an hour, and Seras knew she couldn't stay in her room all night. She cautiously reached out with her mind, reading the minds of the staff. She found that Hans had been moved to a room on the third floor, but she knew that it would be his temporary room until one of the lower chambers could be modified to suit his supernatural needs.
Seras sat up, taking in an unnecessary breath to gather herself to leave her quarters. She had work to do after all. The freaks weren't going to disappear on their own. As she marched out of her room she felt the familiar tug on her mind, Sir Integra was calling her. She briskly teleported to the office, slightly surprised to see Hans there as well.
"Sir?" Seras looked at her human master, avoiding Hans' gaze on her. There it was again, this attraction, but it suddenly became weary. It was still there, but this other emotion kept it at bay. What was going on? She wished Alucard was there, then maybe she'd be able to understand what was wrong with her.
"I want you to take him out to inspect the ruins and report back, understood." Seras blinked rapidly, having missed what Integra had said, but was too scared to say so.
"Yes Sir!" With a quick salute she marched out of Integra's office and heard it click. Hans was behind her. "Um, I was a bit distracted and didn't hear what she said at first. C-can you tell me?"
Hans stared at her, charmed by her shy and childish nature. It had been a treat to see her hide behind the old suit of armor. He had been waiting for her to approach him, but when it was clear that she was just observing, he had wanted to see how long she would remain sitting there watching him. He thought it was funny the way she reacted to his sudden appearance beside her, and how she had rushed away. Everything about Seras was charming, particularly the way she was glancing up at him through her gold lashes right now.
'We are to return to the zeppelin and look for any remaining freaks. A search and destroy mission, then return with any peculiar findings.'
"Oh, okay...um, thank you." Seras turned around and led the way to the front door. 'Stay focused, stay focused Seras!' She mentally commanded.
A/N: I updated! Been so long! I know, I know! I should update more often. Well, I hope I can do that more often now that I'm finishing up two other fics I'm busy with. Wish me luck! I hope you enjoyed this chapter and make sure to correct me if I've made any mistakes. Until the next!
-Baron
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