'ALUCAARD!'
Sal awoke with a start. Something was horribly wrong, she could feel it. She jumped out of bed, put on her robe and ran out of her room. In the hallway, she met Walter. He had an expression on his face that definitely expressed concern.
'I heard screaming, and…'
'It came from Integra's room. Come on Sal, we have to hurry!' the butler said, as he made his way there. Sal followed him. Walter knocked on the door, shouting Integra's name. When no answer came they tried opening the door, finding it locked. Walter kicked in the door.
'Oh… my… God!'
At the back of the room stood Alucard, Integra in his arms, his fangs in her neck. As he saw who had just entered, he had let go. But that was more out of mockery than actual concern. He smiled benignly at them, to show that he had noticed them. In between, Integra had opened her eyes, blood dripping from her exposed artery. She was bleeding to death, and she knew it. She mouthed something, though neither Walter nor Sal could figure out what it was. The fact that her eyes, now no longer shaded by her glasses that lay helplessly on the floor beneath her, were begging them to save her was enough for both of them.
'Hello Shinigami, how nice to see you. And you brought a friend. How convenient. At least I don't have to share now.' The vampire smiled as he licked some of the blood off of Integra's neck. 'Waste not is what they say.' He said, as he looked up once more into the faces of what he could now consider his enemies. Walter felt this as well, that he wouldn't hesitate to kill Alucard.
'And how is your little protégée doing, Walter? Still blessedly naïve, I hope?'
'Be silent, nosferatu! Walter said. His usual tone of voice was gone, it had been replaced by a low throaty sound. The sound of someone on the edge of control. Sal could do nothing but stare at the young woman hanging helplessly in Alucard's arms, fighting to remain conscious. Whatever Walter was going to do, he'd better do it fast, she thought, or Integra may not pull through. Walter, in the mean time, was thinking over his options. He could attack now, and risk Integra getting hurt, but she would certainly not survive if he did that. He had to aim so precise, every inch counted. Damn you, Alucard, for making me do this!
'Damn you, Alucard! Why? Was your existence that bad?'
The vampire got mad. Hundreds of eyes were looking at Walter with absolute rage in them. His blackness covered the room.
'DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE, OLD MAN? TO SERVE BEINGS THAT ARE SO FAR BENEATH YOU, YOU HAVE TO GET YOURSELF A PAIR OF BENOCULARS TO BE ABLE TO FIND THEM. I AM VLADMIR TEPES, COUNT OF TRANSILVARNIA, AND NOTHING YOU DO WILL STOP ME FROM HAVING THIS, THIS… WOMAN FOR MY OWN PLEASURES.! She has ruled me for long enough. I feel tired, Walter… very tired. I need this. I must feel… at least once in my undead life, I must feel. She will do that, I know she will. She will be mine, Shinigami, do not try to stop me. It's dangerous. Let me have her, she means this much to me.' The look on the vampire's face had gone from angry to downright imploring Walter to stay out of it.
'I'm sorry Alucard, but I can't do that. She has a business to run. Besides, have you ever considered that you may just be taking revenge for what her great-grandfather did to you? He took Mina away from you.'
'Old news, Shingami. Abraham was no fun. She however,' Alucard continued,' will give me what I need. Oh, now that we're on the subject, how is your love life, Walter? Sal?'
Sal, who had been busy thinking up a plan to get Integra away from Alucard, was temporarily taken aback by this.
'W-What do you mean?'
The vampire let out a hollow laugh.
'You mean our dear Angel hasn't told you? Oh, Walter, you never cease to amaze me.'
Walter's jaw was clenched, so were his fists.
'Leave it, Alucard, that doesn't matter now!'
But the Vampire had other plans. He would distract the two "termites" until there was simply no more time to save their precious Sir Hellsing, so that they would be forced to see him feed his precious blood to her. To see her transform into something she had fought and hated. How beautiful would that be? Walter had thought, and come to a conclusion.
The wires whizzed through the air, not to be heard by human ears. Vampire-ears, however, were much more sensitive.
It was an all-out battle. Sal took cover behind the desk, Integra lay helplessly on the floor, blood still silently dripping from her neck. Her eyes getting more hollow by the second.
The two men were attacking, dodging, bluffing, attacking some more. This was not just brute strength, but a battle of willpower. Who wanted it more badly than the other. Some wires made their way to Alucard's throat, and cut their way through. The vampire smiled, as his head made its way down to the ground, where it lay still. Grinning at them like mad. Walter, took a deep breath. His arm was wounded, where the fang of one of Alucard's hellhounds had scraped by for a short second. It hurt like hell, but Walter swallowed the pain. He stood up and walked towards Sal and Integra.
'We have to get out of here.' The butler said.
Sal looked at him in wonder.' But, we can't go anywhere without Integra, and she can't be moved in the state she's in?'
At that, Walter ripped off a bit of cloth from one of his sleeves. He then took one of his wires, and bound the cloth, tightly yet not so tight as to make Integra die of suffocation, around her neck. He then lifted her up into his arms, once more swallowing the pain that circled through his head and tried to make him dizzy. They quickly and quietly left the room. Alucard's head grinned at them as they left, his glasses twinkling with mirth.
