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Love in the Dark

Ch. 3

Cassandra pushed the doors open violently as she stormed into Integra's office. She was ready to kill, except Integra wasn't there, it was only Walter.

"Where is Integra?" she said between clenched teeth.

Walter looked up from his dusting to see Cassandra, gun in hand, standing in the doorway. "She's gone to a round table conference. Is there something I can help you with?"

Cassandra turned around and walked out of the room, not even bothering to answer Walter's question. She was pissed, how the hell did that filthy creature know her Aunt.

"So…the sublevels are forbidden…Integra's not here…" A smile slowly crept upon Cassandra's face. "I think I'll just take a look for myself." And with that she made her way to the sublevels.

It looked so dark and dreary down there, that Cassandra was a bit frightened. She walked along, and peeked into each room. They all seemed pretty much empty, and none had any signs of life. There was a room to her right and she peeked into it just like all the others, except this one looked like a woman's bedroom. 'Strange,' thought Cassandra, but she kept moving.

There was a door at the end of the corridor that had a huge emblem on it that was leaking over onto the walls. Cassandra's eyes widened a bit, and she grabbed her wrist. 'It can't be the same one,' she thought to herself. She grabbed her gun from her back.

"Show yourself you vile demon," she forced between clenched teeth. But all that came was a quiet laugh. "Bastered! Who the hell are you?" She pointed the gun at the center of the emblem. The laughing stopped.

"Ms. Cassandra, might I remind you that Integra said the sublevels were off limits." Cassandra flipped around to see Walter standing behind her in his usual calm demeanor.

"I don't follow orders, I give them." Cassandra tucked her gun behind her in her jean case. She pushed past Walter up to her room. Walter remained and walked up to the door.

"She's fun," came a familiar voice.

"And my remind you Lord Alucard, that Integra said for you to leave the child alone." Walter sighed.

"You and I both know that that girl is not a child," Alucard said in an amused tone.

Walter simply shook his head and made his way back to the upper levels. Alucard's laughter followed him all the way up the stairs.

Meanwhile Cassandra paced around her room. "I don't understand." She said, closing her eyes tightly trying to figure out how her Aunt would know that thing. Why were the sublevels forbidden? Why was the sign that was on her wrist on that door? Why did it have to be like this?

Cassandra dropped down to her knees, so that she was facing the floor. "I will be the one to kill every last one of you!" she allowed the tears to finally come. "I swear on the grave of my family that I will kill you all!" She cried herself to sleep that night on the floor.

Alucard wouldn't permit her to sleep on the cold marble floor. He stepped out of the shadows and walked over to her sleeping figure. 'She's quite beautiful in the evening light,' he thought. He leaned over and picked her up, 'she's out like a light.' He placed her on the bed and covered her up, but not before he took the gun from her hand and placing it on the nightstand. "I wish I understood you humans." He vanished after brushing back the hair from her face.

Cassandra awoke by the warm morning sun leaking through the window, and caressing her face. She blinked, and then slowly sat up.

"So your finally awake." Integra's voice came from the doorway, where she was coolly leaning against its side. Here eyes were narrow, and she didn't seem to be in a pleasant mood.

"Integra…" Cassandra said, not even turning to look at her.

"I could have sworn I told you that the sublevels were off limits, did I not?"

"Yes," Cassandra said as she swung her legs over the side of her bed.

"So, I ask you know why you were down there?" Integra walked into the room up to her niece.

"I was following my instincts. Now I have a question for you." Cassandra stood boldly in front of her Aunt.

Integra raised her eyebrows, "oh really? And what might that question be?" Integra crossed her arms in front of her as she spoke.

"The demon in red, what is his name?" Cassandra said, not changing her expressions at all.

Integra uncrossed her arms as her mouth opened slightly in response to Cassandra's question. She didn't know how to respond to her question without having to tell her everything.

"I met him, and he told me that I would get my answers from you."

Integra narrowed her eyes and clenched her teeth. "Oh did he?" With that Integra stormed out of her room slamming the door behind her.

Cassandra dressed, and made her way down to breakfast. Walter was in the dinning room dusting things as she sat down to eat. "Ms. Cassandra," he nodded toward her to aggnolage her presence. Cassandra gave him only a short glance. "Ms. Cassandra your Aunt has requested that you not go anywhere this evening so she could discuss some issues with you."

Cassandra didn't look up from her plate, "oh did she? Well then, you can tell her that I'll be there." Cassandra gave a bit of a cold laugh that made Walter shake.