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I do believe this is my best chapter yet! Stay tuned after this chapter for the full background story of Cassandra!

Love In The Dark

Ch. 6

Cassandra woke sometime in the afternoon. Her head was throbbing, but she couldn't complain. She had a large quilt thrown lazily over her body, and the warm sun was slowly caressing her skin to warmth.

"So… you're finally awake." Cassandra turned her head to see Integra sitting on the other side of the bed.

"Did I win?" Cassandra said sitting up.

"I believe it was a tie," Integra chuckled.

Cassandra smiled, "I knew I couldn't win, but it was fun to try."

Integra was confused. Cassandra had seemed so confidant during the battle. "What do you mean by that?"

Cassandra just smiled wider. "Nothing."

"Look, Cassandra… I know that this might be hard for you, but… could you tell me what happened… the day your parents…"

Cassandra turned away from Integra, and her smile quickly faded. "I told you, it was vampires."

"I do believe that vampires had something to do with it, but I don't think that you are telling me the whole truth."

"I can't tell you that, because then I'd have to… never mind, just forget about it. They're dead, end of story." Cassandra crawled out of bed as she spoke, making her way toward the dresser. Tears were beginning to form in her eyes.

"I already know… what you are, that is." Integra spoke slow and soft, "you have no secrets from me…"

Cassandra turned quickly on her heel, and faced her aunt. "You don't know anything!" Her eyes turned a deep violet color as she glared with a deep rage. "I refuse to speak to a human about my past!"

"So you admit it yourself, that you are not completely human." Integra rose from the spot in which she sat, and walked toward the angry child. "If you will not speak to me, who will you speak to?"

"Forgive me, Integra, but I must get dressed now." Cassandra was surprised in how calm she sounded, but knew that her face still showed a frightening anger.

"Fine, we will continue this later." Integra turned and left the room.

Cassandra turned back toward her dresser, and pulled out a pair of jeans, and a white tank with a plaid cover. She sighed deeply and began to dress herself. "I will tell someone someday, but I doubt it will be anytime soon."

The hours past and sundown was soon upon the Hellsing mansion. Alucard awoke to silence like every other evening, but something was about this one. Alucard sensed something strange, it was something he had never sensed before. Alucard wouldn't admit it, but it was quite frightening.

Alucard made his way to the top floor, but not without bumping into Cassandra. She was looking at the floor as she walked and ran right into him. She fell back onto the floor with a thud. "Ouch!" She looked up at Alucard and sighed. "Excuse me."

"You should watch were your going, Cassie." Cassandra immediately narrowed her eyes.

"Don't you ever call me that again!" Cassandra choked out, tears making themselves known in her eyes.

Alucard offered her a hand, but she just smacked it away as she jumped up and ran the other direction. Alucard's confused eyes followed her down the hallway.

A few minutes later Alucard strolled into Integra's office, and as usual found her working on a mile high stack of papers. "Master?"

Integra looked at Alucard briefly, and motioned for him to take a seat in front of her. "Alucard, my servant, I have a very important mission for you. It will take more skill then you've ever had to use before, and you might not succeed on the first try." Integra continued to work on her stack of papers, but knew without looking that Alucard was curious.

"And what is this mission?" Alucard pressed.

Integra smiled, "it has come to my attention that a certain guest in our house has a secret, and refuses to tell me about it. I pressed quite firmly this afternoon, but it only managed to upset her."

"Who?" Alucard had a stinking suspicion, but was hoping he was wrong.

"Cassandra. I would like you to try and talk with you. I have a feeling that she might be more comfortable talking with you about it then me." Integra finally looked at him to see his reaction.

Alucard shook his head slowly, "why do you ask this of me?"

"Because… if she won't tell you, you can always read her mind. I, however, cannot." Integra smiled.

"True, very true, but what makes you think that she would trust me?"

"It was something that she said about you this afternoon, when she first woke up. Now go, I want a report on this before you lay down to rest."

Alucard wanted to know what Cassandra had said, but knew better that to question Integra when she was busy. "Master," Alucard gave a quick bow, and left.

Cassandra sat on a bench in the garden, looking longingly at the moon. She felt a cold chill, and knew that she wasn't alone anymore.

"Beautiful night, right?" Came Alucard's familiar trademark saying.

Cassandra smirked, "it's especially beautiful if you're a blood sucker." She turned her head to see him looking at her surprised. "That was what you were going to say, right?" She gave a slight laugh when he nodded. "What is it I can do for you, Alucard?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to apologize for upsetting you earlier," he lied.

"Doubt it, but I'll except it for the time being." However much Cassandra wanted to deny it, she enjoyed his company. She turned her head back toward the moon and leaned her back against the bench. "Go ahead and sit down, make yourself comfortable." Cassandra scooted down to make room for Alucard.

Alucard relaxed, and focused on Cassandra's thoughts. Normally it would have been easy to read a human thought, but for some reason he couldn't figure out what she was thinking. He was brought back to attention when she looked at him with raised eyebrows.

"Excuse me, what are you doing?" Cassandra's voice was chilly in the night air.

"Nothing," Alucard lied for the second time that evening.

"Well, could you stop doing nothing? Some of my thoughts are private." Cassandra turned her head away from him. Alucard's mouth hung open slightly. "If you wanted to know what I was thinking about you could've just asked." She sighed.

"Umm…what are you thinking about?" Alucard tried.

Cassandra smiled, "that's better. I was thinking about my parents, mostly my mother."

"What was your mother like?"

"She was beautiful, nothing in the world could compare to her… except… maybe her sister, but Integra doesn't make it known like my mom did." Cassandra laughed a bit, and Alucard gave an uncomfortable smile. "She was so protective of me, and yet… she let me be my own person. Ya know?"

"No not really, but I think I understand what your saying." There was a pause of silence between the too, but it wasn't an uncomfortable one. It was a peaceful silence, until…

"What about your father?" Alucard asked with caution, but the minute he asked he knew he shouldn't have. Cassandra's smile flickered out and died.

"He's dead. That's all there is to it…" Alucard was about to press more, but he figured he shouldn't. Cassandra had a tear forming in her eye, but she didn't look sad. She actually looked rather determined. "And if I ever see him again, I'll kill him." Her statement shocked Alucard, but he didn't know how to respond.

There was silence once again, and once again it was broken by an unnecessary comment. "Alucard, there is only an hour till sun rise… I think Integra wants her report now." And with that she got up and walked away. Alucard disappeared into the darkness, only to re-appear in Integra's office.

"So…" Integra questioned.

"He's dead. That's all there is to it… and if I ever see him again, I'll kill him." Alucard quoted Cassandra. Integra was confused, but before she could ask anything else Alucard disappeared into the darkness, leaving only a haze of fog.

"What kind of creature dies, but still lives?"