Only missed by one day! Here you go, hope you like it!

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Heavy. That was her first thought. A heavy weight was settled on her lap. She stirred when suddenly something cold and wet prodded her check, swatting it away with a hand she began to blink. There it was again, prodding her face with enthusiastic persistence, only when a cloud of cold breath hit her face did Integra's eyes truly open.
"AHH!"

A pair of red eyes blinked at her and the large black dog licked the side of her face.

"Alucard what the HELL is this dog even doing here-oh my god it's you."

If it was possible he actually looked rather smug as he cocked his head to the side. At that moment four more crimson eyes blinked open farther up his head and she laughed, unable to stop her hand going to his ear and gently scratching.

"The eyes are weird though." He huffed, shook of her hand indignantly and leapt from the bed. She propped herself up and swivelled round to face him.

"Let me get a better look at you." He came forwards, resting his head on her lap.

"You're so…" She stroked up his nose and ruffled his fur gently.

"Solid!"

He blinked questioningly.

"Solid. Un-moving, un-changing, and yet?" She leaned back to look at his lean body covered in shaggy black fur, his moist nose, his four paws and gently wavering tail.

"But you were human!"

He snorted.

"Shaped." She corrected herself.

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That's how they did it. She thought to herself. Their shapes weren't important, this was a creature. Be it human shaped or dog shaped, they ran in the night and had a thirst for the blood which pumped through her veins currently keeping her alive. Elegance and beauty drew in naïve humans and violence and thirst tour them apart.

A whimper drew her attention back to the black dog with six eyes. She grinned and bent down to nuzzle him.

"Oh you are clever." She whispered. "So very clever."

It happened in a second. A brief hesitation and his body contorted and morphing smoothly into his former self. Her eyes never left his own crimson ones and she was left staring into his smug smile, she fought the urge to swallow or back away from their closeness. Instead she stared back cooly.

"You understand." He purred.

She nodded. Yes.

A moment more. "Good." He sat back onto the floor and Integra caught sight of the view outside through the window. "What!" She stood and crossed the room. "Alucard it's evening!"

"Well observed."

She whipped around. "You said you'd wake me at noon!"

He rolled his eyes and stood too. "You were tired and I allowed you to sleep, your wounds opened a bit but I sorted that out."
She could feel her cheeks warming at the thought but refused to be swayed. "It's nearly bedtime…again!"

"And."

"Well…" She turned back to the window to mask the disappointment she felt, confusion also dawning on her as she wondered at what.

She never heard him move but he was standing next to her shoulder as if he'd always been there.

"I suppose time isn't something humans have much of." He muttered quietly. She didn't respond.

"Very well, grab something warm."

"Eh?"

"We're going outside for a more…practical lesson."

…"Eh?"

He whipped up a jumper from the floor and pulled it down over her head quickly to leave her flailing for the arms.

"Since you refuse to let me teach you practical things in the bedroom." She popped through the jumper's head hole and growled at his wink. "We shall move outside to fresher air. Besides." He opened the door for her to leave, eyeing the window. "I hear it's going to be a full moon tonight."

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Creeping out of the grounds was easy. Upon leaving her room Alucard swiftly took Integra's hand and they simply walked speedily out of the building. He strode carefully and in silence through the shadows, Integra in comparison feeling quite aware of how loudly she moved and even breathed. He strode towards the fences and Integra frowned, quickly whipping her hand away.

Alucard turned and watched her, eyebrow raised. "…I hold you and jump over." He explained.

She nodded and he gave a nod in understanding.

"That's how Jan took you isn't it."

"Hmm." She confirmed with a nod and he came closer.

"I'll be a lot more…considerate, I promise you that."

Ignoring her bleat of protest he swept her up- careful not to upset her injuries- turned and leapt in one swift bound over the school fencing.

Eyes squeezed shut she waited for the impact…and felt none.

The young knight opened her eyes to see they had landed and were already strolling down a side path-parallel to the fence.

She quickly squirmed away from him and the vampire set her down gently. "A little further." He winked, turning and continuing on. Integra growled low in her throat and tried to ignore the fluttering sensations in her tummy, instead rushing to keep up.

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Half an hour of walking took them to a field and Integra couldn't help but smile a little as it reminded her of the Hellsing grounds. A huge expanse of land probably used for festivals and such, tall trees lined the edges and obscured any urban areas from view with their thick, viridian canopies. A strong, fresh breeze swept across the grounds, the grass bowing as one, the trees too bending. The sky was empty of clouds today, instead a fast fading orange swept over the skies.

Closing her eyes she breathed in deeply, this was far nicer than her stuffy room. Opening them again the young knight glanced to her left to see the vampire, also gazing up at the glowing amber sky. It was peaceful, almost beautiful. The vampire- though he had no need to breath, did so deeply.

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"What can you turn into?"

… "It was such a nice moment."

"Is it a set amount of things or anything?"

He turned to her.

"Can you turn into vehicles?"

He held up a finger. "Firstly. I am not a transformer."

"I'm surprised you know what that is."
"Two." He held up a second finger. "It takes an incredibly long time to turn into something and you somewhat need to study it. You can't turn into something if you don't know the biology…that's stupid."

The idea of vampires looking through biology books perplexed her. As if reading Integra's thoughts he continued. "A lot of vampires screw up in that area… It can hurt them…quite a bit, Like it's really truly quite an issue. Very unpleasant to witness I must say."

…"So technically if you studied you could turn into a jellyfish?"

He frowned. "Yes although I see no reason why I would attempt such a thing."
"No one suspects a jelly fish."

He laughed. "Fair point."

She laughed too but then slowly stopped when she realized he was coming towards her. His eyes were slightly darker, his mouth contorted into a grin.

"Alucard?" He moved fasted. "What are you doing?" He ran. She screamed and ducked, a black figure leapt over head and Integra spun around to face the dog. She muttered something about warnings and stood. "What, you wanna play fetch?"

You're no longer impressed with this form? Integra froze. It was his voice, though it was as if it had bypassed his mouth, her ears and been placed inside her head as if they were her own thoughts.

I shall try a little harder. Before her eyes the dog began to malform. It was disturbing to say the least. Its slender body forced to expand as muscle bulged underneath the skin. His nose elongated and grew denser, his coat lengthen, his body, legs and paws becoming far denser and powerful.

"A wolf." She breathed. The transformation- though unnerving- was beautiful. A dense, muscular, black wolf stood before her.

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Quickly she looked around. There is no one. I would have heard them.

"How are you doing that?"

It's along the same lines as the telekinesis. Its planting an idea in your head…I've just decided not to control you.

"Y'hu." She was hardly listening, instead cautiously nearing the wolf. As she did so it started growling softly. She stopped. No, he liked playing with her. He hadn't hurt her before and he wouldn't hurt her now. Confident with this knowledge she edged closer and reached out a hand. He was surprisingly soft and she couldn't help but laugh from exhilaration. He seemed to huff in annoyance and she grinned more, gently stroking his large ears.

"You're giant!" He was indeed at Integra's shoulder height whilst on all fours. "You must be very, very powerful." She breathed. If it was possible the wolf almost looked smug.

He came closer and nudged into her chin. "This is amazing!"

He turned, brushing his side against her and stopped.

Get on. There was a thousand and one reasons not to, her status, common sense. She wasn't even fully healed- but he would take care of her. He's a vampire. I am mortal, I live once and god dam it I wanna ride a wolf. His head was slightly cocked to the side so as to look at her, she stared into his gleaming red eyes, grinned and hauled herself up. She winced slightly as her stomach protested but it ceased once she was comfortable.

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Hang on. She grabbed fistfuls of black fur, close to the root so as not to hurt him (which was odd because she had never thought twice about hurting a vampire…) and bent low.

He pawed at the ground, a low growling coming from the back of his throat. The sun was setting now, the sky a deep rich purple, a few stars placed carefully amidst it. She felt the muscles beneath her finger tense as he began to walk. His pace quickened, a trot, a run, a sprint.

All four paws pounded against the grass floor as she clung on. She could feel the muscles working beneath her, a force to be reckoned with as he took the corner with ease, leaning in close to the ground. A grin forced itself unknowingly across Integra's face and he broke out of the corner even faster. The wind whipt at her hair, roaring in her ears as Alucard traversed the terrain with ease. Each paw met the ground and moulded into the dirt and grass, for a split second becoming one before propelling his ferocious body forwards with ease. Trees sped past them in a green blur. Before she knew it he had taken the first length of the ginormous field and was around the next corner again. Slowly she levelled herself up a little, letting go with one hand and holding it out. She howled and Alucard howled with her.

"WOOOOOO!" It echoed over and around the field and for the first time since coming to the school Integra felt truly happy. Again he took the length of the field and they neared the next corner, this time a break in the trees allowing for an iron fence to be put up- the other side showing the end of a culdisack. On nearing this she grinned.

"Don't stop." She breathed. She heard him give a low growl and he sped up as she ducked her head low, strangely enough very aware of what was about to happen and yet ok with it. Powerful back legs bent and Alucard lunged, taking the fence in one great bound he hit the concrete floor, taking it in his stride and continuing on.

For those looking on out their windows they would see only a black blur. That was ok. People saw odd things all the time out the corner of their eyes, and they would dismiss it due to the sheer fact that it could not be a large dog. That was insane.

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Past houses and streets Alucard ran with Integra clinging on. He seemed to anticipate where people were, taking sharp turns to avoid those areas, slowing down and traversing through back gardens and alleyways when truly needed and then once more taking off at great speeds once they had passed. The sky was black when they returned to the field, leaping gently over the iron fence and trotting gently back to the other end of the field. Integra was frozen, adrenalin had meant she hadn't felt it until now but her limps and hands were aching from clinging on so tightly and her clothing had done little to prevent the wind stealing her warmth. She shivered whilst looking up at the twinkling stars and it took her by surprise when the fur beneath her fingers began to change. Hair receded back into slowly lightening skin. The form was changing and Integra wiggled cautiously to try and maintain balance. He spun beneath her, his snout flattening into the face she knew as his body thinned and became human shaped. They hit the floor- Integra still perched on top. She made to get off but hands placed either side of her hips stopped her. They weren't forceful or even firm, they were just saying you didn't need to get off. Not yet.

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A heat rose slowly in her lower body and she shook her head to clear it, swallowing.

"Lesson fini." He grinned.

Slowly she grinned back. "That was incredible."

He shrugged, resting his head on his arms. "A night like this should be enjoyed."

"Hmm." She agreed studying his face, the soft red glow of his eyes blinking up at the stars. "Isn't it lonely?"

Alucard continued to look at the sky. "Hmm?"

"Living in the night. There's not a lot of people around."

She saw him frown lightly and his eyes flickered to her… "They're not exactly who I hang out with…"

"You're with me right now, We talk so you can't be…" She stopped. He couldn't just be a wild animal. She'd come to realise this obviously, but her training- thinking of vampires as a resolute evil of this world whom were blatantly all alike- it made no sense. They had different personalities…they had of course been human at some point so maybe that didn't just disappear in a night…does it ever really disappear?

He waited for her to finish but when she didn't he said- "Sometimes I do. But you don't get the best people at night. They're often doing something shady… or clubbing."

Integra laughed.

He continued. "I suppose I prefer areas like this in that case." Integra glanced around, the wind whistled gently through the trees, a blue haze gently covering everything.

"Hmm." She agreed.

"Has to be weird wondering around in the day then."

"It's exhausting. I suppose you humans don't have very good eyes though so it helps to have a great big ball of light in the sky."

"Yes the sun." She giggled. He narrowed his eyes and she stopped slowly. "…What?"

He propped himself up on his elbows causing Integra to slide down his abdomen slightly. She gulped involuntary at the friction and focused her eyes solely on Alucard's face which at this point was grinning.

"Nothing, you're just cute when you're not angry."

"Hey! I'm not that bad!"

"You know." He purred leaning in as she gulped again. "When you're this close, I can feel the warmest parts of your body." He was closer than she realised in the dark though and she stiffened as he nuzzled her nose with his. "Do you know which parts heat up when you're aroused Integra?"

Eyes wide she made to leap off but was stopped by his hand on her side. "Don't stop." He whispered. The realisation of him using her own words from before struck her and she could feel the heat rising to her cheeks. She was sure he could see her burning face in the dark. She swatted his hand away and stood, backing away a sure distance and turning from him.

"Pervert." She growled, marching away.

His laughter fallowed close behind her.

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