This Story is for MEG - Thanks for the idea.
Chapter 10: Iscariot House Calls
Alucard and Anderson were locked in battle and again Alucard took great pleasure in teasing and shooting at the Vatican priest. But somewhere in the back of his mind, he could feel George calling him.
"Seras!" called Alucard.
"Yes, master." she responded, as she shot eight more ghouls dead.
"Stop playing with those ghouls and Go and see what's bothering George." he commanded.
"Yes, master." smiled Seras, as she killed the last four ghouls.
"And who is George?" asked Anderson, as he thrust his blessed blades at Alucard.
"My baby girl." smiled Alucard, wickedly. "And she's turning two tomorrow."
"What?" asked Anderson.
A moment of distraction that cost him the match, as Alucard shot him dead in his forehead. Anderson fell, a look of surprise carved in stone upon his face.
"I win this round, oh Judas Priest." he laughed manically, as he disappeared.
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Tomorrow afternoon, Integra Wingates Hellsing had company.
"What the hell are you doing here?!" she shouted, as Walter escorted the party into the living room.
"I have it on good authority that a little boy is turning two today." smiled Maxwell, sinfully. "And as you see we have come bearing gifts."
"Aye, where is that unholy child anyway?" asked Anderson, eager to stick his blade into something undead.
"I presume your talking about George." sighed Integra.
"Aye. That's the name I heard." affirmed Anderson.
"George is human. So go home." said Integra point blank.
"Now, now is that anyway to treat guest bearing gifts." said Maxwell taking a seat and making himself comfortable.
Integra growled at him, but it was Heinkel that spoke.
"Oh for the love of God, just let us see the child so we can get the hell out of here and back to the business of killing protestants." she chided.
"Walter." called Integra, as she watched him place tea, nuts, and cookies upon the coffee table.
"Yes, sir." he answered.
"Please wake up George and bring her down. It seems we are going to have a birthday party today." she said, not taking her eyes of her guests.
"Yes, sir." he acknowledged.
Suddenly, Alucard appeared.
"What the hell are you doing in my house?" he growled.
Integra raised an eyebrow, but said nothing. She just waited for the Iscariot to answer him.
"Yer house." growled Anderson, who wanted to desperately to kill him. "Since when is this yer house?"
"We are here to answer a question." smiled Maxwell. "Or rather settle a bet."
"What bet?" questioned Integra, angrily.
"Only whether or not you sired George." smiled Maxwell, chuckling. "With him."
"Maxwell." growled Integra, pulling out a gun. "Now you die."
It was then that Walter returned with George and Seras. Integra quickly put her gun away before George could see it.
"And here's the birthday girl now." snarled Integra, still angry at Maxwell.
"Girl?" questioned Maxwell. "You said its name was George."
"It is. HER name is George Victoria Hellsing." stated Integra, matter of factly. "And she is my adopted daughter."
"Well now that is settle." said Heinkel, standing up. "We'll be on our way."
"Sit." commanded Maxwell.
Heinkel let go an annoyed sigh as she sat back down next to Yumiko.
"Oh, she's so cute." gushed Yumiko, standing up to see George better.
Hearing new voices, George looked around. She looked at Walter and then pointed to the new guests.
"Yes, George. We have visitors and they have come to see you." said Walter.
"Oh, Walter may I hold her please?" begged Yumiko.
Walter looked at Integra.
"Swear to me not to harm her." demanded Integra.
"Oh, I swear." promised Yumiko, taking George from Walter. "Who would want to harm such a cute little human child."
Heinkel just made a face and crossed her arms.
Walter sat down next to Integra and Seras sat down next to Alucard.
"Um, master?" asked Seras. "Since when did we start accepting guests from the Vatican?"
"She's right." said Integra, greatly annoyed. "This is a breach of protocol and territorial contract."
"We just wanted to see how many undead beasts ye have in yer kennel." stated Anderson.
"You're so cute. Yes, you are." cooed Yumiko.
George giggled, delighted to play with Yumiko, as Yumiko tickled her.
"Ugh, you're disgusting me." groaned Heinkel.
"Oh, come on Heinkel." said Yumiko, as she held George up for Heinkel to see. "You tell me that this cute little innocent face does nothing for you?"
"Get that thing out of my face before I shoot it." complained Heinkel.
George just laughed at her.
"Speaking of weapons..." said Integra.
"Don't worry sir." said Walter. "I disarmed them at the door."
"Good, I don't want another incident like last month." she groaned.
"What happened last month?" asked Yumiko.
"George swallowed a silver bullet." informed Integra. "How the hell she got into the armory I don't know."
"Ye should know better." chided Anderson. "Ye have to keep a close eye on small children. They get lost very easily."
"Well, she won't." smiled Integra proudly. "We had her Lojacked."
"You can nea tag children like dogs." complained Anderson.
"Trust me, having her tagged saves on infinite headaches and cuts down the amount of wasted time I spend looking for her." said Integra.
"Ack, yer a terrible mother." judged Anderson.
"What's wrong George?" asked Alucard.
George pointed at Yumiko's habit. Alucard started laughing.
"What's so funny?" asked Maxwell.
"George what's to know if Yumiko can hear with no ears." chuckled Alucard.
"My ears?" smiled Yumiko, bashfully.
George stood in Yumiko's lap and looked at each side of her head.
Alucard kept laughing at George's confusion.
Integra stifled a smile by pretending to clear her throat.
"Ah, Yumiko." called Walter, very politely. "Would you mind taking off your veil so George can see your ears?"
"Um, ok." said Yumiko, timidly.
She removed her hood and George smiled. She climbed onto Yumiko's shoulders and bit her right ear.
"Ow." complained Yumiko. "She bit me."
"Yeah." said Integra, matter of factly. "She bites people she likes on their right ear."
"And people she doesn't like?" asked Heinkel.
"She bites their ankles." said Alucard. "Or worse."
George took Yumiko's veil and put it on her head. Then she crawled down Yumiko's lap and onto the floor. Anderson couldn't hold back his smiling as George paced around on the floor with Yumiko's hood on. When George walked past him, he reached down a picked George up.
"Do ye wish to become a nun when ye grow up?" asked Anderson.
"As if." snorted Alucard.
Anderson ignored him.
"Here ye are lass." said Anderson handing his gift to George. "We brought ye birthday presents."
George laughed with glee and tore open her present like a brush fire. She held up the Daisy doll for all to see and then she hugged it.
"Oh, George." said Seras. "She's a pretty doll. I had one like her when I was a little girl."
Alucard just raised his eyebrows at her.
"What? All little girls had one." said Seras.
"I didn't." sighed Integra, as she watched George leave the room.
Seras looked at Integra. She wasn't a normal woman, but she had been a normal little girl right?
"So what did you have?" asked Seras. "G.I. toys?"
Integra looked at her with miffed eyes. Seras backed down.
"No. I had..." began Integra.
Then she saw the Iscariots sitting across from her listening with eager interest.
"Never mind." said Integra.
"No, come on. What was it?" begged Seras.
"Oh, now I remember." said Walter.
"Walter." warned Integra.
"Oh, come now Sir Integra, you loved that little toy and took it everywhere." smiled Walter, remembering sweeter times.
"Walter, not one more word." threatened Integra.
Alucard just sat there chuckling. Integra shot him a harrowing glance. That's when George came back with L-card in her hands. All of them watched her as George sat down on the floor and played with her new doll. Alucard, Seras and Heinkel broke out laughing. Anderson and Maxwell frowned and Walter and Integra just groaned their embarrassment.
George had L-card stalking, capturing, and then biting her new Daisy doll on the neck. Anderson's present become food for L-card.
"HA HA HA HA. Good girl, George." praised Alucard.
"Are ye daft man?!" growled Anderson. "This is why vampires shouldn't raise children."
"Here George." said Heinkel. "Here's my present."
"Heinkel." called Maxwell.
"I just want to see what she'll do next." chuckled Heinkel.
George opened the box and saw a stuffed brown bear. She looked at it and used it to chase L-card away. George roared as the bear chased L-card around the floor.
"HA HA HA." laughed Heinkel. "Ok, now I like this kid."
"Here George." said Yumiko. "Here's my present.
George smiled big and bright at Yumiko's gift. It was a Nun doll.
George put down the bear and L-card and returned to the Daisy doll. She had the nun doll pray over the Daisy doll and the Daisy doll was healed. Then George had the nun doll and the Daisy doll chase after L-card. Then George got and idea the waddled off to the kitchen.
She came back with forks and knives and spoons. She set up L-card on one side with forks set up as defense. She then put the Daisy doll on the back of the bear with a knife in her hands. She set up the nun doll with the spoons as catapults. And when she was ready she started the battle.
Using the cashews that Walter had set out for the guests as ammo, George had the girls attacking L-cards fortifications. And the girls were winning. This Seras could not have and she got down on the floor to help L-card out.
"Take that." she said as she threw a fork at one of the nun doll's catapults.
"Hey, not fair!" shouted Heinkel.
And she got down and started bombarding L-card's position with chestnuts. Soon Seras and Heinkel had a holy war going worth watching. George used her bear as a horse and the Daisy doll as a knight to charge L-card's position and Daisy tried to stab him with a knife. Alucard could help but laugh. He snapped his fingers and L-card came to life. It picked up a knife and started dueling with the Daisy doll. George laughed with delight as she battled her father's image.
Integra just groaned as she shook her head and rolled her eyes.
"Is this whit yer teaching George?!" accused Anderson.
"Are you insane?!" questioned Integra. "Why would I teach a two year old the art of war?!"
"Because you're a warmongering old..." began Maxwell.
"Finish that sentence and so help me I'll..." threatened Integra.
"You'll what?" asked Maxwell, daring her to say it.
"I'll tell you later, when George is in bed." growled Integra.
"You're cheating you undead maggot!" yelled Heinkel.
"You're just a poor strategist. Who the hell goes right up the middle in a war?" retorted Seras.
Soon the catapults were forgotten and Seras and Heinkel just started throwing nuts at each other.
"Ok." said Anderson. "I think its time we left."
He stood up and grabbed Heinkel by her ear.
"That's enough of that." he scolded. "You're setting a bad example for George."
"She started it." said Heinkel.
"Seras." called Alucard.
"Yes, master." she responded.
"Clean it up." he demanded.
"Yes, master." relented Seras, as she started picking up all the nuts that were on the floor.
"Well, that was most interesting." smiled Walter, helping Seras pick up the silverware George had used for weapons.
George just looked at them and then decided to help them clean up too. She started eating the nuts right off the floor.
"George no." stated Walter. "Those are dirty. We do not eat off the floor."
George then spit the nuts out of her mouth and onto the floor.
"That's disgusting." groaned Maxwell.
"Come." called Anderson, to his underlings. "George is human, she gets to live. But Integra, ye should take better care of her."
"Don't worry yourself about it, Anderson. George is well taken care of, just as I was." said Integra, showing them the door.
"That explains a lot." snickered Maxwell, with a malicious grin. "She has a boy's name. She wears boy's clothes. So far she's going to grow up an unlady-like cow just like her mother. Seras is the only female in this house, isn't she? Most be lonely for you."
"Maxwell, you greasey, stuck up, self-absorbed, son of a ..." growled Integra.
"No George, stop that." commanded Alucard.
Everyone turned around to look at George. George had followed Yumiko and was looking under her dress. Alucard's tentacles shot out and grabbed George. Yumiko blushed bright red and George hung upside down from Alucard's tentacle.
"What wrong wit ye?!" complained Anderson, taking George from Alucard's tentacle. "Ye nea hold children like that."
"What? She likes it." said Alucard, with a great big grin.
"What was she doing anyway?" questioned Maxwell.
"Looking for Yumiko's legs." said Alucard.
"What?" asked Heinkel.
"Take a look around, everyone is wearing pants, everyone except Yumiko and Seras. However, you can see Seras' legs. So George is wondering where Yumiko's legs are." explained Alucard, with a very sly grin on his face.
"Ye see Integra, this is why you should act like a proper young woman." scolded Anderson. "George learns everything from you."
"Well, she certainly didn't learn looking up women's dresses from me." smirked Integra.
All heads turned as they heard a slight chuckled escape from Walter, who was still cleaning up the living room.
"Integra Wingates Hellsing." stated Anderson. "Children are very curious and very explorative in their formative years. Ye should be teaching George how proper young lassies act, how they dress, and how they talk."
"I can't believe I'm getting lectured on how to raise children from a knife wielding psychopathic priest." groaned Integra. "Weren't you leaving?"
George just looked at Yumiko with bright and shining eyes.
"Why don't you show her your feet?" suggested Alucard.
"Alucard!" scolded Integra.
"Just her ankles." said Alucard. "It's not like I was asking her to disrobe."
"Hm." said Integra, not believing for one minute what Alucard said.
Yumiko lifted the edge of her skirt just enough for her shoes to be seen. George practically jumped from Anderson's arms. He lowered her to the ground and George crawled over to Yumiko. George crawled all around Yumiko's feet. She touched her legs and gently caressed them.
"George that's enough." called Integra. "Come here."
George ignored her, grabbed Yumiko's dress out and looked up.
"George!" shouted Alucard.
Again his tentacles shot out and grabbed George. Yumiko blushed bright red and rushed out the front door. Alucard held George upside down and growled at her. George undaunted by Alucard's rebuked just asked him question after question inside his mind.
"No, George." scolded Alucard, with a wicked grin. "Defrocking nuns is my job."
"You'll pay for that!" shouted Heinkel, pulling out her guns.
"Put those away Heinkel, before George sees them." warned Integra.
But it was too late. George's eyes zeroed in on the weapons.
"ooooo." ogled George, reaching out for Heinkel's weapons.
She twisted and turned in Alucard's grasp, trying to get down.
"Well goodbye. Thanks for the visit. Don't come again." said Integra, pushing the remaining Iscariots out of the door.
Integra slammed the door shut and exhaled. Alucard put George down and she scampered towards Integra.
"Don't even think about it." she warned. "Go help Walter clean up."
George just looked at her.
"Now!" she commanded.
George scampered off to help Walter finish cleaning up the living room. She picked up all her toys and waddled off to her room. Seras just stood there stunned at what had just happened. A small smile crept across her face as she thought about it.
"I'm glad that wasn't me." chuckled Seras.
"What are you worried about?" questioned Integra. "Your skirt is so short that George and see your legs."
"Well I didn't choose this uniform." said Seras. "Walter gave it too me."
Integra rolled her eyes.
"Men." she groaned. "I'm going back to work."
Alucard was still chuckling to himself as he entered George's room. He found George sitting on the floor and playing with all her new toys. He sat down beside her and asked her...
"So what color is Yumiko's underwear?"
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Note: For those of you who are wondering why Iscariots would bring gifts to a person they intended to kill...all i have to say is beware of Iscariots bearing gifts. It was a ploy, of course.
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