Chapter 36: George's Training Continues – Poor James
James Kant-Tyler was off for school break and he decided to spend his school brake with George.
"Is George home?" asked James.
"And who may I say is calling?" asked Walter.
"Sorry, my name is James Kant-Tyler. We met at the Queen's Spring Party a few years back." explained James. "Sir Hellsing is to marry my cousin Jonathan Kant."
"Oh, right this way then." said Walter, as he escorted the young boy inside.
James looked around as he was escorted through the halls.
"Man this place is rich. George sure doesn't act like she comes from such a rich household." he said.
"That's because we Hellsings, do not lavish ourselves in frivolity and vanity." told Walter.
Suddenly, Integra emerged from the library. She looked up and saw Walter with a young boy trailing behind him.
"Who is this?" she asked.
"This is a young friend of George's." said Walter.
"I didn't know that she had any." smirked Integra.
"It seems that both of you brought home suitors from the queen's spring party." chuckled Walter.
"Well if you're looking for George, she's outside with Alucard, practicing her swordplay." informed Integra.
"Ah, thank you sir." said Walter.
Walter altered his course and took James outside. Outback, they saw George sword fighting Alucard. She was holding her own for a while, then Alucard would switch it up and George would fall or lose her sword.
"Damn." complained George.
"Again." instructed Alucard.
"Why do I need to learn to use a sword anyway? We shoot people in this day and age." said George, as she picked up her sword and prepared to fight again.
"I will not only teach you sword play, I will teach you to fight with whatever weapon is available." said Alucard, as he attacked her again.
"What if there are no weapons available?" asked George, successfully defending this time.
"Then I will make you a weapon." smirked Alucard.
"Excuse me, Alucard, but George has a visitor." announced Walter.
"Visitor? Who would visit me?" asked George.
"Hi, George." smiled James.
"Who are you?" questioned George.
"Great, your mother dumps my cousin and you forget all about me. What is it with you Hellsing girls?" laughed James.
George did not smile at this. She had forgotten him, and didn't have a clue what he was talking about.
"What do you want man-child, George is in training." said Alucard, gruffly as he eyed the boy.
"I was hoping George would play with me." said James.
"Play?" questioned George.
"Yeah, play. You played Hide and Seek with us at the queen's party, remember." asked James.
"Now I remember. You talk too much." smiled George.
Walter stifled a laugh and Alucard growled.
"She's in training. She doesn't have time to play."
Then Alucard got an idea.
"But if you want to stay and play, then you will fight her. Let's see what they have taught you at your academy soldier boy." he grinned, evilly.
"Fight her? I can't hit George." protested James.
"We'll see about that. Tell you what, if you defeat George, I'll let you play with her; but if George defeats you, I'll teach her how to walk through walls." chuckled Alucard.
"You will?" beamed George.
"Yes." smirked Alucard.
"Deal." said George, as she walked towards James.
George dropped the sword and she stood before James. Then she put up her fists.
"Come on, put them up." said George.
"I'll not fight a girl." said James, holding his hands up in surrender.
"Does a forfeit count?" asked George.
"No." said Alucard.
"Come on, defend yourself." George told James.
George's right hand shot out and punched James in the face. He fell backwards.
"George don't! I don't want to fight you!"
"Then stand there and be a punching bag."
George rushed forward, but James scrambled away. He tried to run from George, but after learning to run from Alucard's devil dogs, George was faster. George tackled him to the ground. She wrestled him and then started punching his face in. Finally, James had enough and started to wrestle her off him. James was five years older than George, but her strength matched his. They wrestled, each trying to gain the upper hand. Finally, James pinned George to the ground using the wrestling moves taught to him at the academy. George laid kicking and growling beneath James.
"I win. Now stop this." he demanded.
"No." said George.
Then George bit his forearm forcing him to let her go. She grabbed his ears and head butted him. Surprised, more than hurt, he sat back off her; and then she kicked him in the groin, and pushed him off her. This time, she pinned him beneath her and started punching him in the face. He blocked her punches the best way he could.
"Don't you think you should stop this?" asked Walter.
"Why, he can't hurt her." said Alucard, as he watched the fight.
"It's unfair. The boy has manners. He'll not hit George." said Walter.
"Then let's give him a reason. Solider Boy, if you beat George I'll give you anything you want. Anything in the world." laughed Alucard.
"Anything?" asked James.
"Absolutely anything." affirmed Alucard.
James pushed George off him and he stood. George watched as James took off his jacket, his shirt, and wiped the blood from his nose. She stared at his body; for a boy of twelve, he had the body of a lightweight boxer. He stood like a boxer, as he put up his fists.
"Forgive me George. I won't hurt you, but if he keeps his word, I'll finally be able to finally leave that bloody awful academy that my father dumped me in." said James.
"Now this will get interesting." smiled Alucard.
"Your horrible." said Walter.
"Thank you, Walter. You haven't complimented me like that in a long time." laughed Alucard.
"I'm going to make Integra's tea. Just make sure he doesn't die." said Walter.
"That will be up to George to decide." smiled Alucard.
"Arrggh!" shouted James.
Alucard watched as James and George fought. James had the discipline and experience of a boxer, true of his academy roots. However, George had the raw power and passion of a Spartan trained fighter. James punched, George ducked. He had experience and reach advantage. George had speed and the desire to fight. She took some of his punches, if only to grab only his arms and kick him in the stomach. Once she had him kneeling before her, she punched him in the head, and he fell to the ground. But he quickly got up, he wasn't about to lose his only chance of getting out of the academy. He rushed forward and tackled George to the ground.
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Walter brought Integra her tea. For once, she was sitting on the sun patio and she was watching the brawl between James and George going on down below.
"What's going on, Walter?" asked Integra.
"Alucard promised the boy his heart's desire, if he beats George." informed Walter.
"And what do eleven year old boys desire?" inquired Integra, very curious as to what he had asked for.
"James wants out of the military academy that his father put him in." said Walter, as he poured her tea.
"And what is George to get if she wins." asked Integra, taking a sip of tea.
"Alucard promised to teach her how to walk through walls." said Walter, sitting down to join her.
"Think she'll learn it?"
"Knowing George…yes."
"You do know humans can't walk through walls."
"Humans don't have familiars either. This is George we're talking about sir." said Walter, pouring himself a cup of tea.
"God, I can only imagine what will happen if she ever does learn to do that." smiled Integra.
"Well, if she's anything like her father…and she is. She'll be popping in and out of the boys showers at school." snickered Walter.
Integra gave him an "Are you serious" look.
"Let's hope not. I have no wish to visit that moronic principle again." groaned Integra.
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James may have had experience on his side, but George had stamina. Alucard's training sessions could last for hours. James was beginning to tire, but George kept at him. Suddenly, George jumped into the air and gave James a right kick to the head; a move that she had seen on TV once. James went down and lay unmoving in the grass.
"Stop." demanded Alucard.
He moved to check on James. James was unconscious and would have a concussion tomorrow. Alucard backhanded George. She fell to the grass before his feet. She looked up at him with questioning eyes. She had won hadn't she?
"No moves that I have not taught you. You need to learn control. Now sit and wait here." he growled.
"Yes, master." promised George, as she sat down in the grass.
Ink sat beside George and began to lick the blood dripping from her left eye. Integra and Walter stood as they waited for Alucard to bring James to them. Walter took the boy from Alucard.
"I will take him to the infirmary and then I will take him home." said Walter.
Integra nodded to him. Then she spoke to Alucard.
"Happy now?" she asked.
"Yes. George is improving. She's only six and she can beat a boy of eleven, who's been trained to box." said Alucard, with pride.
"I still think your pushing her too hard." said Integra.
"This coming from the woman who ran for six hours straight, because a boy made a comment that she was slow." laughed Alucard.
Integra humpfed at him. Then she spied Ink sitting atop George, who was lying in the grass giggling, as Ink licked the blood from her face.
"Ink, stop eating George. George, go wash your face." ordered Integra. Then she looked at Alucard. "What are you grinning about?"
"Did you see her round house kick? She is ready for martial arts, now. General Wei, come to me."
A familiar pulled itself from Alucard's body and bowed before him.
"Teach my daughter to fight in the ways of the east." commanded Alucard.
The shadow bowed before Alucard and disappeared. Integra and Alucard watched as the shadow appeared before George. George stood, the shadow bowed before her, and began to train her in martial arts. Integra, on the other hand, went inside and prepared an explanation for James' father.