Chapter 5: HRH
(AN: HRH=Her Royal Highness)
Well as you probably guessed Walter just let Integra sleep through the rest of the night. Prepare for the fight scene!
A small ray of light slipped through a gap in the curtains.
Integra's forehead creased and she rolled over, slowly coming back to consciousness.
"MMMmmhhhhh-" she squinted into the light, "Walter?-Walter, where are you?"
That's when she saw the clock on her nightstand. At first she wasn't sure she read it correctly reaching for her glasses she put them on. The clock read: 8:00 am.
"WALTER!" yelled Integra at the top of her lungs.
"Yes, Sir?" asked Walter a little meekly as he came in with a breakfast tray.
"You were supposed to wake me after an hour!" shouted Integra, "It's 8 in the MORNING!!-On a normal day you wake me promptly at SIX!"
Walter sighed as he put the tray down. This was not going to be a fun nine months.
"Where are the men?! How did the mission go?! Do you have any idea how difficult it's going to be for me to finish both today's and yesterday's paperwork to accompany the men tonight-" she went off in a rant.
"You're not seriously considering going on the mission tonight?!" Walter cut.
"Don't be absurd!-Of course I am!" Integra snapped.
"You have a child to think of now, you can't just throw yourself headlong into danger any more!" scolded Walter, "Are you telling me you have concern for this child what so ever?!"
"No," said Integra simply, "Not only is this child a Hellsing, it has Alucard and myself as parents. The way I see it this child is indestructible."
"Promise me," said Walter with concern in his eyes, "when you start to show you won't go on anymore missions, until after the baby is born!"
Integra knew she wasn't going to get out of this one, "Alright," she agreed reluctantly.
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The weeks passed all too quickly for Integra and before she knew it she was 5 mo. in, but don't think that much changed. No matter what Alucard still made it a point to go up and harass his master daily or in this case nightly.
"Good evening, Master," said Alucard as he walked through the wall.
"What do you want?" asked Integra without looking up from her paperwork.
"I just wanted to see how you were?" said Alucard coyly.
Integra glared at him.
"What?" asked Alucard trying to look innocent.
"This wouldn't have anything to do with the doctor's appointment I had today, would it?" asked Integra narrowing her eyes.
"You had a doctor's appointment?" asked Alucard pretending he didn't know that she had an ultrasound done.
Integra rolled her eyes, "You're wasting your time, Alucard. I don't know what it is."
"Do you have a preference?" asked Alucard.
"What kind of a question is that?!" asked Integra standing up so quickly the bulge in her stomach knocked over her tea cup-
Clink!
"I was just wondering if you wanted a boy or a girl?" said Alucard grinning.
"All I want is an heir for the Hellsing family that's it," said Integra putting her foot down.
Alucard looked at her with one eye from behind his sunglasses.
"A boy," she mumbled picking her foot right back up.
"Well, in that case I want a girl," said Alucard smugly.
"Ugh, I don't have time for this," sighed Integra.
"It's late," said the vampire.
"So?" asked Integra.
"Aren't you going to head off to bed?" asked Alucard.
"No, I still have a lot a work left and now thanks to you I have to clean up this mess," said Integra looking a the tea.
"Why not just call Walter to clean up the mess and your new Captain to finish the work for you?" asked Alucard.
"Because they're both most likely asleep!" said Integra matter o' factly.
"The last time I checked Walter, your new captain, Police Girl and that ridiculous little creature she carries around were in the middle of a lightning round of poker." said Alucard.
"Don't tell me," said Integra sarcastically, "the lobster is wining."
"As far as I could tell," said Alucard grinning.
It didn't take much more coaxing before Alucard had gotten Integra to go to bed.
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The next morning or afternoon rather Integra woke up slowly. Sunlight was streaming into her face, she groggily felt around for her glasses, put them on and glanced at the clock on her nightstand.
"NOON!" she yelped.
"We are happy to see you have finally chosen to woke up," came a voice from a different part of the room.
Integra looked over toward her breakfast table and much to her horror she saw, "Your Majesty!"
She leapt out of bed, in her pajamas, "My deepest apologies, I-"
The queen held up her hand, "We (the royal 'we') came here for one reason- to see if some seemingly malicious gossip held any merit and we are pleasantly surprised to find that it is true." said the Monarch looking at Integra's swollen midsection.
(AN: HRH=Her Royal Highness)
Well as you probably guessed Walter just let Integra sleep through the rest of the night. Prepare for the fight scene!
A small ray of light slipped through a gap in the curtains.
Integra's forehead creased and she rolled over, slowly coming back to consciousness.
"MMMmmhhhhh-" she squinted into the light, "Walter?-Walter, where are you?"
That's when she saw the clock on her nightstand. At first she wasn't sure she read it correctly reaching for her glasses she put them on. The clock read: 8:00 am.
"WALTER!" yelled Integra at the top of her lungs.
"Yes, Sir?" asked Walter a little meekly as he came in with a breakfast tray.
"You were supposed to wake me after an hour!" shouted Integra, "It's 8 in the MORNING!!-On a normal day you wake me promptly at SIX!"
Walter sighed as he put the tray down. This was not going to be a fun nine months.
"Where are the men?! How did the mission go?! Do you have any idea how difficult it's going to be for me to finish both today's and yesterday's paperwork to accompany the men tonight-" she went off in a rant.
"You're not seriously considering going on the mission tonight?!" Walter cut.
"Don't be absurd!-Of course I am!" Integra snapped.
"You have a child to think of now, you can't just throw yourself headlong into danger any more!" scolded Walter, "Are you telling me you have concern for this child what so ever?!"
"No," said Integra simply, "Not only is this child a Hellsing, it has Alucard and myself as parents. The way I see it this child is indestructible."
"Promise me," said Walter with concern in his eyes, "when you start to show you won't go on anymore missions, until after the baby is born!"
Integra knew she wasn't going to get out of this one, "Alright," she agreed reluctantly.
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The weeks passed all too quickly for Integra and before she knew it she was 5 mo. in, but don't think that much changed. No matter what Alucard still made it a point to go up and harass his master daily or in this case nightly.
"Good evening, Master," said Alucard as he walked through the wall.
"What do you want?" asked Integra without looking up from her paperwork.
"I just wanted to see how you were?" said Alucard coyly.
Integra glared at him.
"What?" asked Alucard trying to look innocent.
"This wouldn't have anything to do with the doctor's appointment I had today, would it?" asked Integra narrowing her eyes.
"You had a doctor's appointment?" asked Alucard pretending he didn't know that she had an ultrasound done.
Integra rolled her eyes, "You're wasting your time, Alucard. I don't know what it is."
"Do you have a preference?" asked Alucard.
"What kind of a question is that?!" asked Integra standing up so quickly the bulge in her stomach knocked over her tea cup-
Clink!
"I was just wondering if you wanted a boy or a girl?" said Alucard grinning.
"All I want is an heir for the Hellsing family that's it," said Integra putting her foot down.
Alucard looked at her with one eye from behind his sunglasses.
"A boy," she mumbled picking her foot right back up.
"Well, in that case I want a girl," said Alucard smugly.
"Ugh, I don't have time for this," sighed Integra.
"It's late," said the vampire.
"So?" asked Integra.
"Aren't you going to head off to bed?" asked Alucard.
"No, I still have a lot a work left and now thanks to you I have to clean up this mess," said Integra looking a the tea.
"Why not just call Walter to clean up the mess and your new Captain to finish the work for you?" asked Alucard.
"Because they're both most likely asleep!" said Integra matter o' factly.
"The last time I checked Walter, your new captain, Police Girl and that ridiculous little creature she carries around were in the middle of a lightning round of poker." said Alucard.
"Don't tell me," said Integra sarcastically, "the lobster is wining."
"As far as I could tell," said Alucard grinning.
It didn't take much more coaxing before Alucard had gotten Integra to go to bed.
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The next morning or afternoon rather Integra woke up slowly. Sunlight was streaming into her face, she groggily felt around for her glasses, put them on and glanced at the clock on her nightstand.
"NOON!" she yelped.
"We are happy to see you have finally chosen to woke up," came a voice from a different part of the room.
Integra looked over toward her breakfast table and much to her horror she saw, "Your Majesty!"
She leapt out of bed, in her pajamas, "My deepest apologies, I-"
The queen held up her hand, "We (the royal 'we') came here for one reason- to see if some seemingly malicious gossip held any merit and we are pleasantly surprised to find that it is true." said the Monarch looking at Integra's swollen midsection.