Note- well, I hope someone's actually enjoying these and I'm not just writing some strange/bad story. As always, read, review, and enjoy. And this is one of the more boring chapters, but some of its info is needed, story will pick up some more next chapter.

Kael had been training with Alucard for one week now. Kael used the term 'training' lightly. What this training, if you can all it that, was Alucard saying something along the lines of "Dodge the bullet." As he would be saying this he would be pulling out his Jackel and aiming for Kael's head. Usually he had shot by the time he was starting to say the word bullet. Until Kael got the hang of this he got shot ... he got shot a lot. This 'training' however got fun when Kael was able to dodge the bullets and strike back at Alucard.

In his time that he did not spend training he talked to Seras. She had not be turned all that long ago, like Mouse and Alucard, so she understood what he was going through. That and it was just fun to talk to her because she was different then the other two, she seemed to still hang on to her humanity. Kael hadn't given up on his, but had come to realize that in battle, it would most likely get in the way. However, talking to Seras also made him depressed sometimes because it reminded him of his family and friends back in the United States.

In the week that he had spent at Hellsing he only ventured to the part of the mansion (or fortress, whatever you want to call it) where Mouse spent most of her time. He was just exploring the castle when it happened. He would choose a door and then a passage and explored, careful to stay out of the view of any troops. He found his way into the ballroom. He saw figures of the big members of Hellsing (Alucard, Integra, Walter, Mouse, and Seras) all playing in a band. It was there seventeen year old version. He saw Mouse and said nothing. Kael was not included in the band, and he knew why. It wasn't that Mouse hated him like when he first found his way into Hellsing, but he was not even fifteen yet, let alone seventeen. How would Mouse put him in, try and make up what he might look like? He would never know what he would look like when he was seventeen. He decided to avoid the ballroom because while in the rest of the house he may not of felt included, while around Mouse he felt singled out and excluded.

Kael once again found himself wandering aimlessly around the mansion. He felt someone pull on his shoulder suddenly bringing him out of his thoughts. He twitched in fear, then after hearing the laughter realized it was only Alucard getting his nightly scare out of him.

"So Rebel, you ready to go meet Sir Integra again? It looks like we've got a mission tonight." Alucard had started calling Kael Rebel, his only guess why was in there training, it seemed like he was constantly trying to kill Alucard. Kael couldn't blaimed him, there were some moments when he thought the purpose of the trainging was to kill Alucard, and needless to say, he showed that in his actions.

"Of course, master." Kael hated calling Alucard 'master'. Kael felt it degrading just calling him that, but after a few minutes of punishment after refusing to address Alucard by that name he decided it was in his best interest to start.

"I hope you remembered to get a weapon from Walter. Something powerful." He had what Kael called his 'insane smile' on. He seemed to wear it a lot.

"I thought I said I would make my own weapons when the time came for it."

"Ah, of course. You have something against firearms."

"Stay outa my mind." Alucard just smiled, then faded in the shadows.

I hope you remember your way to Integra's room, came Alucard's mental note.

Kael didn't really remember, but he had an idea of where to go. After about three minutes he found himself the last one entering Integra's office. He got his first look at her, she was wearing a green business suit and smoking a cigar. "Your late." Came her response.

"I am sorry, I had trouble finding my way here."

"That excuse will only work once, I hope you can find a better one for next time. Now, to the matter at hand. We have a group of about twenty ghouls and two or three freaks holding up a club, probably looking to increase there numbers. Alucard, Seras, and Mouse, go and be rid of them quickly."

Kael didn't want to say anything but he wished he could join them. Instead, Alucard spoke.

"Master, can we not let the new vampire join us?" This was one of the few times Kael saw Alucard without his trademark grin.

Integra stared at Kael for a moment. Then turned to Alucard and said, "If he was of your blood I would trust him, but since he is not I will wait until he has been with us longer to release him from the household."

"As you say master."

"Well, don't just stand here, get going." Alucard, Seras, and Mouse all left for the club and Kael turned to leave when Integra stopped him. "Kael"

"Yes?"

"Please inform me, what happened the night you were turned?"

"Of course Sir Integra." Kael went over everything that had happened, seeing the crowd, spotting Seras, taking the bullet, the conversation with the man, Seras' struggle to keep him from giving Kael the blood, the turning, the convulsions, and waking up in the coffin.

Integra looked at him for a long moment when he was finished explaining what happened. "You are dismissed, go train, explore, but please, do one thing for me?"

"And that would be?"

"Stay away from the female bunkers. If I get one more complaint, I'll limit your exploration to the basements." She looked angry.

"Of course, it was an accident." She didn't look like she believed him. He walked out of the room and started heading down to his room. He was halfway to his room when he decided to take a different path, to the armory. When he got to the armory he saw Walter. "Good day Walter."

"Good day, is it Kael?"

"Yes, I have come to ask if this mansion or fortress as the case may be, has a blacksmithing area that I could use?"

"Yes we do actually, may I ask why you would want to use a blacksmithing area?"

"I planned on making my weapon while the others were gone. Do you by chance have some silver I could use?"

"Yes of course, if you would like I could make it for you."

"Thank you for the offer but I will have to pass, I would rather use a weapon I smithed myself."

"If you insist. Be sure to come to me with it when you finish so that I can find the proper bullets, can't have you running into a battle without them."

"Don't worry, when I need bullets ill contact you. I would not suggest waiting for that contact though." He got the directions to the armory and headed there to begin crafting his weapons with some silver he had received from Walter. As he turned to head out the door Walter watched after him.

"That kids going to get himself into trouble. I just know it."