3rd chapter! Hope you like it =)
Luckily for Integra her farther had paid to have a separate room without a roommate. Just as well because Integra couldn't take much more interaction with people. Integra had found reception as Walter had said, been handed her schedule and been introduced to the girl whom would show her around. She certainly seemed chirpy enough, asking Integra questions, never waiting for an answer and charging on with details of her own life. Integra now knew her dad was a cop, her mum didn't work, she was an only child, her favorite colour was blue, she loved animals and something about wanting to join the police force when she was older. Integra snorted as she collapsed onto her bed. Sure, she'd be the best there was, talking the robbers into boredom they'd practically beg to be put in prison! She sighed. She knew she wasn't being very nice, but those boys had really peed her off. Jan and…what was the others name. She didn't want to talk to any other people, the skirt incident having embarrassed her far too much.
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There was a knock on the door and Integra was tempted to ignore it completely. No, she was a Hellsing and dam her pride she would not hide! She stood and opened the door, withholding a groan.
"Hello!" It was that girl again.
"Hello." Integra replied stiffly. There was silence, and then. "Was there something?"
Suddenly the girl looked rather sad. "It was just that I heard about what happened on the playground."
Integra frowned. Play ground? How old was this girl?
By the size of her bust it was clear she wasn't exactly in preschool, but her large innocent blue eyes stated otherwise.
"I'm sorry what was your name again?" Integra asked.
"Oh! Seras!" She beamed. "Can I come in?"
"Er, I guess…"
Seras beaming bounding in and plonking herself down on the bed. "And yeah, about the playground." She looked sad again. "Sorry about all that. Valentine can be a real jerk sometimes. When I'm a policewomen I'm going to stop all that!"
Integra sighed closing the door and sitting down next to her. "Valentine?"
"Yeah, Jan Valentine, guy with the hat. I'm pretty sure he's going nowhere. Did I mention my dad was a police officer?"
"Yes, you did. Do you know anything about that other…wait, was?"
Seras nodded happily and collapsed back onto the bed, arms splayed. "Yep. He's sorta not anymore."
"What do you mean sorta?"
"He's dead."
"…Oh….I'm, sorry to hear that."
The girl jumped up from the bed making Integra jump. "Oh no, don't be! I was sad, but then I realised it just made me want to be like him even more. And I will!" She beamed again and Integra merely stared back. Maybe she had underestimated this girl.
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They stayed in Integra's room all day chatting until she politely found a way to say she was to tired and needed sleep. Seras left promising to show Integra around later and she collapsed onto the bed. Pulling back the covers and wiggling under, she yawned. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad here, she just had to avoid that Jan and….what was that others boys name now? She pulled the covers up closer, it didn't matter, it's not as she even wanted to know.
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"Shoot shoot shoot!" She ran across the empty courtyard, at the same time desperately trying to comb out the last of the knots in her bed hair. "Dam dam dam." She made it into the far block, realising she still had to climb to floors to her science lab and cursed even harder. She growled. Missed breakfast and now I'm bloody late! She stopped outside the door, straightened her skirt, adjusted her glasses and walked in.
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A plump, aging science teacher peered at her over the tops of half-moon glasses. "Miss Hellsing I presume?"
Integra nodded, feeling the heat rise to her cheeks. "Yes sir, sorry I'm late sir. I couldn't find the classroom." She lied.
He raised an eyebrow. "You had all of breakfast Miss Hellsing."
She stood silently. "Never mind, try not to do so again. Take a seat at the back, if you can find it that is."
Integra waited until she'd sat down to scowl at him.
"Hello again." Integra's head whipped around and gaped at the boy sitting next to her. He was facing the front, his long black hair the same as it was yesterday, and strangely he was still missing his tie. Integra quickly faced the front.
He continuing to look forwards. "Or should I say, good day?"
"What are YOU doing here?" She hissed, copying down the date and title.
He smirked. "Thought it'd be fun to learn about titration. I go to school here Teggy." He tutted. "And I thought you'd be a smart one."
She growled slightly. "Sod of."
He snorted.
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It was only when they'd been given their assignments that Integra was allowed to stand and find a partner. Before the boy next to her could even speak she was walking towards the other side of the room…then.
"You're Hellsing?" Integra stopped short of Jan Valentine who had stepped into her path. "Integra Hellsing?" His tall figure loomed over her as he sneered down at the blond knight. Integra however had no intentions of being harassed again and neatly sidestepped him. He stepped in front of her again.
"Hey. I asked you a question bitch." He stepped roughly forwards shoving her backwards. She stumbled, but not before a firm hand was suddenly there on the small of her back, steadying her and preventing her from falling.
"Assignment's been set Valentine. The lady's with me."
This time there was no need to turn to see who it was, his smooth voice sent shivers down her spine as she stared coldly at Valentine. Despite not liking this boy, he seemed a dam sight better than Jan.
Jan smirked. "Alrigh', bitch has got security on the second day. I can deal with that." He stared at her then, anger flashing behind his eyes.
Before she could object to having "security" a loud voice boomed over the classroom. "Boys! Is there a problem?"
Both boys, eyes never leaving each other's, replied back stiffly. "No sir."
"Good. Find a partner and stop wasting time."
They did so and Integra could have sworn the teacher muttered something about 'testosterone'.
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The boy grabbed Integra's hand and quickly led her away back to their table.
"You might want to stay away from him." He whispered.
She glared at him. "Until I was forced to I had no intention of going near either one of you."
He looked at her through long ebony hair and smirked. "I shall enjoy your company whilst I can then. Feel free to pull the skirt trick again."
She growled and he responded with that irritating smirk.
"It's not often you see that much leg in school, most girls like to keep their assets hidden."
"As do I! It wasn't even my fault so don't bring it up again!"
He laughed. "I may need some persuasion to do that."
Jotting down the graph on the board Integra groaned. "Anything, just as long as you shut up."
He grinned. "Anything?
"Oh Christ you really are like Valentine." She muttered.
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The first ten minutes dragged out slowly, tearing away tiny pieces of Integra's soul one bit at a time. The boy noticed Integra's boredom and started a hangman's game. She joined in up to the point the paper read-
"L _ G G Y – G I _ L!"
She snorted ungracefully and started one of her own.
He stopped when the paper read-
"A R _ E _ O L E"
-and laughed.
After that he toned down on the leg jokes, and besides the occasional remark, the lesson went quite smoothly. She looked across to see him turning their worksheet into a crane. The lesson went as such: making cranes: rock paper scissors games: aeroplane notes on Integre's… numerous assets:
Then the golden saviour of all children rang out sweetly across the school, well it was more of a shrill screech, but none the less Integra's saviour!
At the sound of the bell she shoved books, pencils and rubbers alike in one fell swoop into her bag and practically sprinted out of the room.
Grinning to herself she almost skipped down the hall for joy, eager to find her next classroom so she wasn't late again.
She turned a corner and suddenly her entire body was being shoved abruptly through a door and into a dark, small space-her favourite of all places to be! She barely let out a strangled "Wahhaa!" Before she felt a hand clamp tightly over her mouth.
"Shush." Came a smooth voice.
Bloody hell this has GOT to stop. With this in mind she shook free her head and bit down as hard she could.
"Ahh!" He hissed. Now he slammed her body against the opposite wall, his cool demeanour lost and knocking the breath from her. Hands were planted either side of her head and someone's breath was cool on her face. She gasped for air.
"What the hell!" He snarled, face inches from her own. "was that for!" He crushed her small body with his own and she finally gasped in air.
"What the hell me? What the hell you!"
He smirked down at her. "I was saving your sorry arse again from Jan." He lent forwards. "Guess the little girl doesn't need it."
She began to struggle against him, pushing his chest away. "You change pretty quick." She snarled, remembering his games in science.
He laughed softly leaning in to her face, lips mere centimetres apart. "You have no idea." As if to emphasise this he pushed his body further against her own, making her acutely aware that when she shifted, certain materials also rubbed. She swallowed, the heat rising to her face at his closeness.
"Get, off me." She said, cold eyes tearing holes in his own dark ones, her face ridged as stone. He let her struggle for a few more moments before finally stepping back
She breathed heavily, quickly readjusting her clothes and crossing her arms defensively. "And what, pray tell, was Jan Valentine about to do?"
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He shrugged. "Don't know, because I was there to stop it."
She laughed mockingly. "Yeah right, you guys were way behind me!"
He cocked his head. "And yet here I am."
She stopped, defeated and then shook her head. "I don't care, either way you are never to do that again."
He bowed his head a little. "As you wish."
She squinted at him. He really did change quickly.
She sniffed, leaning back against the wall, head down. He watched her. "…You did bite me."
"Hu? And that's a decent reason to..to"
He chuckled. "to do what?"
Maybe it's you I need protection from, she thought to herself. She shook her head to clear it.
"You never told me your name."
He grinned. "Wanna look it up later hu?"
"Only so I know where to avoid you." She smiled sweetly.
He frowned at this. Suddenly the bell rang.
"Wait, WHAT!" She screeched, the boy recoiled, wincing at the sound. "That was bloody quick!"
"five minute break to find next lesson…"
"Five! What kind of school…where are you going?"
"To the next lesson…"
"Oh…right."
"You should probably follow actually."
She groaned at the thought. "Fine."
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Unlike him she looked both ways before hastily exiting the closet and walking next to him.
"Oh." He started. She looked up at him. "My name is Alucard by the way."
She frowned. "Alucard, an unusual name."
"No more so than Integra."
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