Alucard's Familiar: "There was only one person who really didn't like the way this chapter was written. *Points at BlueMew* Too bad! ^_^ I like the way I wrote it, which means there isn't much of a difference, just grammar and spelling corrections that I missed the first time. For those of you who haven't read this before, I hope you like!"

Alucard: "I hate singing."

Alucard's Familiar: "That's your own problem."

Seras: "Alucard's Familiar doesn't own Hellsing or Moulin Rouge, she's just borrowing the story line and characters to piss us all off."

Alucard's Familiar: "But life is so much more interesting this way. I took one of the scenes straight out of the movie because it fit so perfectly. For those of you who have seen the movie, you'll know what I mean. For those of you who haven't seen the movie, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? *Aimed at Mew* On with the fic!"

Everyone else: *Groan*

Chapter 5

She rode through the darkness in search of the old castle. She had a vague idea of where is was, but was relying on the link she had with Alucard to guide her there. The stallion she rode was black and swift, carrying her through the forest at a quick pace.

She spied the castle as she reached the top of a hill and recognized it to be the one that they had been at when SAS had thrown them out. Now that she was in open fields she had no cover, which meant she had to change from horseback to foot. She left the stallion to find its way home as she grabbed her pack and descended the hill.

She found it remarkably easy to get into the castle. All she had to do was slip in through a broken side of one of the outer walls and she was in. She quietly crept through the entryway and up the stairs. She decided to take the right hallway and found a lighted passageway behind a closed door. She had second thoughts on going in that direction and back tracked to another flight of stairs she had seen. If she were to come upon the vampires, she wanted to able to see them, but not be seen in return.

She found herself emerging onto a balcony overlooking the main dinning hall of the castle. There was nothing in it except for a massive rug that covered most of the floor and a few randomly placed chairs. All of the vampires were there, including Alucard. She counted twenty in all. She knew there was more around, but she didn't know where. She stood behind one of the pillars and listened to there conversation.

"So Alucard, we were all thinking of leaving this run down old place and heading to the US. Care to join us?" Asked one of the vampires who seemed to be the leader.

"I wish I could, but the seals bind me to England unless I am given orders to leave the country on a mission." Alucard answered and looked up towards the balcony and caught a glimpse of someone pulling back behind a pillar. He ignored it and turned back to listening to the young vampire talk.

Integra's heart was in her throat as she sat behind the pillar to catch her breath. That had been a close one.

Footsteps came toward her at lightning speed and Integra only had time to look up before someone grabbed her, flipped her onto her stomach, tied her hands up and slipped a chain around her neck.

When she was finally able to catch a glimpse at her captor her eyes widened at it. The vampire was huge! Not in height like Alucard, but this thing had more muscles on it than the American Hulk guy and wasn't green.

***

"Sounds like Carter found someone," said the head vampire as he looked up onto the balcony. Alucard looked up in time to watch the giant vampire haul whatever it hand found down the stairs and he caught a glimpse of blond hair.

"Wonder what it is," Alucard muttered.

***

Integra found herself being literally dragged down the first flight of stairs with the chain wrapped tightly around her neck. Every time she would try and struggle to stand and walk the vampire whipped the chain hard enough to throw her into the nearby wall.

Her hands were tied in such a way as she wasn't able to get to any of her weapons. She hated not being able to fight, and with a chain around her neck similar to a dogs choker chain, she felt like a dog being pulled to its death. She wanted to fight, but every step she took hurt too much to do anything more. She walked up the next flight of stairs in silence, trying not to do anything that would make the vampire throw her into a wall again. Her eyes squinted at the bright light of the main hall as she was pulled into it and she heard the head vampire chuckle when she was finally in the room.

"Well look who we have here," he said. "The Hellsing bitch." He walked over to the large vampire and took the chain. "Thank you for catching this scum Carter. You will be able to dispose of it in a minute." He pulled her back over to the middle of the room and she struggled the whole way, glancing at Alucard once or twice to see if he would react in any way. All he did was stand there with a blank face.

"Seems your pet vampire doesn't wish to serve you anymore Miss Hellsing," said the vampire in casual tone. "So tonight, you will die, and he will come with us to America."

Integra felt the chain around her neck tighten again as she surveyed the area around her, saying nothing. She watched as the big vampire, Carter as he was called, bring out a heavy war axe with a grin and her eyes widened.

The head vampire landed a solid punch to her back and she slipped in holding back the yelp, which rang out loudly and echoed through the corridors and hallways.

"Any last words you have to say to your pet vampire before he becomes free and comes with us?" Asked the head vampire.

Integra looked up at Alucard, feeling the chain around her neck tighten to the extreme. It had come full circle, and what more than to start it all over again, than to do the same thing Alucard had done when this all started.

"Never knew, I could, feel, like this." The chain on her neck loosened a bit when the startled vampire realized what she was doing. "It's like I've never seen the sky, before."

She took a breath and started again, "Want to vanish, inside your kiss. Every day I'm loving you, more and more." She pulled against the chains and let her heart do the rest.

"Listen to my heart can you hear it sing? Come back to me, and forgive everything!" The chain tightened around her neck, and for a moment, her voice rang silent. A second later, she started again. "Seasons may change, winter to spring." She looked at Alucard, panting from pain and exhaustions, praying he understood. "I love you, till the end, of, time." If Alucard understood, she knew he would sing the counter part, and set her free. She watched him for a moment, waiting for him to do something, but he only stared at her, as if she weren't even there.

She unwillingly felt tears well up as she stared back at him, her eyes actually pleading for him to answer. Would he understand? Did he understand? Finally, she let her head hang and let the tears slip passed. She had lost him, and it was because they both misunderstood one another.

Alucard shook himself out of his stupor as Integra hung her head. He hadn't believed what he had just heard. Had she just sung to him? He scanned the room, looking at the vampires around him, then back at his master. It was nearly a whisper, but he made the words, and sang his part.

"Come what may," he blinked at her for minute, for the first time in his undead life, blinking back bloody tears.

Integra looked up at the sound of his voice. Though it was barely audible, she had heard it, and her hopes were rising.

"Come what may." And yet again, louder than before, "Come what may." Then one last time, letting his own voice breaking the invisible wall between them as he walked towards her. "Come what may! I will love you..."

Integra joined him, pulling against the chain "I will love you."

He finished his own line, "Until my dying day."

But the song called for her to finish with him, "Dying day."

Then they sang together, "Come what may."

"Come what may!" Alucard broke the chain around her neck and shoved the vampire away.

"Come what may," Integra smiled as Alucard pulled her into his arms.

"I will love you, until my dying, day," they finished the line, then all hell broke loose.

Alucard pulled Integra close and fired his gun into the mass of vampires. One shot took out three at max with normal firing, and Alucard used every trick in the book to make it work. He bounced bullets off of anything that would work, taking out more with one bullet than usually possible.

He wouldn't let Integra leave his grip, not willing to lose her again. He held her in his arms, and to his surprise, Integra didn't fight his grip to try and help, she just stayed there with her arms wrapped around his neck.

"Behind you," Integra whispered and Alucard pivoted and blew the last vampire to dust with his last bullet.

"There, now that that's done," Alucard said as he lowered his head to Integra's. His lips had barely brushed hers when the building started to shake and crack. Alucard looked around for a way that would lead them out easily. He settled on the one they had brought Integra through and ran for it, just missing a beam as it fell where they had just been standing.

They crossed behind a corner and Integra held back with a gasp, clutching her throat. She looked up at Alucard and shuddered as a lone vampire moved out from the shadows, fingernails embedded into the back of her neck.

"Don't move Alucard," it said. "Or your precious master will suffer the consequences." He lowered his head down to Integra's neck and bared his fangs.

In one swift motion, Integra used one foot to slip a silver knife for her boot and kicked it to Alucard. He picked it up and threw it straight at her, only off to the side just enough to pierce the vampire's skull. It turned to dust and Integra dodged away as it fell, one hand on the back of her neck.

Alucard held out his hand and Integra took it and they ran through the crumbling building. They made it through the door and up the hill a little ways before they turned and watched it fall to the ground.

"Nothing could have gotten out of that," Integra said and Alucard nodded in agreement.

Alucard looked down at her and smiled before pulling her into his arms again. "One thing that is different, you aren't going to die on me." He lowered his head to kiss her, but the sound of a helicopter and shining light made both of them jump apart quickly. They scowled at the light but were glad to see Walter and Seras standing at the open door of the helicopter. They lowered a rope ladder for them to climb up and they both did so.

In the helicopter, Integra looked around to see who occupied it. Seras, Walter, and the pilot were the only ones besides herself and Alucard, and with that taken account for, she plopped down to the floor of the helicopter and leaned back against the wall, the ache in her neck slowly spreading around her shoulders.

Alucard sat beside her, and, only then noticing the wounds on her neck, reached out to touch it with one gloved hand. Integra hissed at the stinging touch and Alucard pulled away, inspecting the blood on his glove.

"You're hurt Sir Integra," Walter said as he stood and made his way over to her.

"It's just a few puncture wounds from a vampire's fingernails, nothing major," Integra said as she leaned over and pulled her hair away so Walter could look at them. She didn't mention all of her other bruises and cuts because she knew he would find them in a minute. He fussed as he asked Seras to get the first-aid kit and made Integra take off the leather jacket she was wearing so he could get easy access to the bleeding puncture wounds.

Alucard snickered as his master objected to the treatment and Integra hissed at him to shut up. That only spurred on his laughter and the vampire kept laughing until Integra used the chain that had been around her neck to throw at him. It hit him square on the head and he shut up, giving Integra something to chuckle about as Walter cleaned and bandaged the wounds.

***

Integra lay in her bed the next night dozing when Alucard walked through one of the walls to watch her sleep. Integra, though able to make herself feign sleep to secretly watch him, sighed and let herself drift deeper into sleep, letting Alucard watch over her. It was only when the bed dipped did she wake up and look up at him. He was sitting next to her on the opposite side of the bed, hatless, coatless, and glasses gone. He looked almost human if you got passed the penetrating red eyes and pale skin tone.

"What do you want?" Integra asked.

Alucard shook his head as he crawled over to her side of the bed and chastely lowered himself on top of her. He laid there and embraced her gently, wrapping his arms gently around her shoulders as to not jar her neck.

Integra hesitantly wrapped her arms around him, and Alucard sighed as he rested his head against her chest.

"I keep feeling as though I am going to lose you," Alucard finally spoke.

"I'm not going anywhere Alucard, as long as you don't go and join another cult of vampires," Integra said in a matter of fact tone. They had not spoken of their love for one another since they had sung to each other the night before, but Integra knew Alucard was thinking about it, and she had been as well. She knew the conversation would come up sooner or later, and now was probably the best time for it.

"Can we ever?" Alucard asked.

"You know my marriage was arranged last month," Integra said as she brought back the fateful memory. "I have to marry Maxwell to keep the peace between both organizations." She heard Alucard growl and felt him grip her tighter. "Alucard," she warned.

"Always for the good of Hellsing," Alucard growled as he propped himself up on his elbows to look at her. "What about for yourself?"

"My feelings mean nothing," Integra said defiantly. "The organization and my men come first, my feelings come last."

They glared at each other for a long time, neither blinking, neither speaking.

Alucard finally lowered his head and kissed her, breaking the glaring contest. He felt every muscle in Integra's body relax underneath him and he chuckled, "Seems your emotions betray you."

"And damn them for doing so," Integra said as she strained her aching neck to wipe the smirk off of Alucard's face.

Alucard pulled away and looked down at her, "I can't let you marry that bastard."

"Then what do you propose I do?" Integra asked. "Marry you? If anyone ever finds out that you and we care for one another everything will be destroyed. This organization, both our lives, and I may even be put to death for associating myself with you like this. If Maxwell ever got a hold of this information, I don't even want to know what he'd do with it."

Alucard growled angrily against her neck and Integra ran her fingers through his hair to calm him.

"Come what may," she whispered. "I will love you, until my dying day."

The growling died away as he nuzzled her neck for a minute before sitting up and looking at her. Then he slowly faded away, "Come what may."

***

Alucard's Familiar: "Aw, they're so cute!"

Seras: "There isn't much more you can do with this fic."

Alucard's Familiar: "I know, the next chapter is the last chapter."

Seras: *Mouth drops open* NO!

Alucard's Familiar: "Unfortunately, yes. *Snickers* Fluffiness is fun. You guys like? On with the last chapter!"