Here with me
Shadows
The night air blew calmly and coldly into the big master bedroom. Upon the beautiful silky white bed, beneath all the silk white covers was Integra. Her glasses were off and her hair draped behind her as she lied on her side. Her chest slowly rose and fell as she breathed. She held the covered tightly over her chin to keep out the cold air and keep in the cool. She slowly rolled over, making a small noise as she went. Her mind was slowly coming back from dream land as she felt a sting of pain. She opened her eyes and stretched her arm above her head. She blinked a few times to get her vision straight but it didn't matter, she couldn't see great anyways.
Integra reached over to grab her glasses off the nightstand beside her bed but when she reached she found nothing. She sat up and tried her hardest to see were her glasses were. She heard a small heave in the corner of the room. She turned her head in that direction. Amazingly there was nothing there, not even a shadow. Without a shadow she doubted that it was who she thought it was.
Slowly rising out of bed Integra looked down. Her foot hit something as she stood. She bent over and picked it up. It was her glasses. How'd these get on the floor? She asked herself as she placed them back upon the bridge of her nose were they settled. She slowly walked to the window. She wrapped her arms about herself to keep her warm. Her feet where bare and her pajama pants where high wad. She sighed as her breath formed crystals on the glass. She stared up at the beautiful moon. How it was so big, so high, so round and beautiful she loved it. Her head had a small ache from the drinking earlier but she was almost accustomed to it. Whenever the Queen, the Round or even her own employees got her pissed she would down it all away in alcohol.
Integra looked down at the floor. Four years was the most the doctor gave her left to live. Her once wonderful escape, the scent of tobacco, the taste of it, it was all going to be her demise. She slowly leaned against the cold glass not caring if the glass seemed like an ice cube. She still leaned against it, her arms still crossed over her chest. She looked back into the room. Shadows filled it and seemed to give off an ominous look, but of course this was Integra Hellsing. She was the one who struck fear in other's hearts. Not the other way around. She stared at a shadow that seemed like a human. She watched it carefully; she allowed her imagination to play with it. She swore she could hear his voice even if it was just a whisper...
Mater... the voice called Integra took a step forward and turned quickly to look behind her for she felt cold hands grip her color bone. She turned staring at nothing. Was her there? Was he playing games with her as always had? Or was she just imagining it. Wanting it. Wanting it? Why would she want the likes of that creature around? Because she needed company and at least he was a nice guy to talk to at times. She took a deep heave and returned her gaze to the moon. It seemed so far, yet so close. She smiled lightly at it. She held onto certain memories even if no one else knew.
"ALUCARD! YOU ENGRATFUL BASTARD I Will SEE TO IT YOU ARE LOCKED UP FOR ALL ETERNITY!"
Integra yelled. She slammed her fist hard on her desk as she stared Alucard down with her cold stare. It was her eighteenth birthday and that day Alucard had 'tried' to suck her blood but was only playing a game with her. He sat before her in a chair that was reserved for clients. He crossed his ankles and he leaned back laughing.
"And how will you make sure that would be so true? Would you allow me to drink upon your blood and turn you so you can be certain I will be locked up for eternity?"
Alucard teased. Integra grabbed an ashtray and threw it at his head, the ash within it flying everywhere. Alucard only sat there as it impacted with his skull. It flew right through leaving a hole. But of course Alucard only healed the wound. He smiled mockingly at her once more. Integra growled furiously.
"How dare you turn what I say against me! Get out! Get out!"
Integra yelled. Alucard nodded and disappeared.
"As my master wishes,"
His voice echoed throughout her office. She sat back down in her chair rubbing her temple. What would she do with that man, that beast? What was there to do? Tame him? Likely. That seemed almost impossible even for her. What was she going to do? Today as her eighteenth birthday and the queen wanted her to go to a stupid ball. God how she detested balls and all their little fancy get ups. It was just a way for the Queen to get her to find some smooch and fall all over him but Integra wasn't that type of girl at all. She didn't really look at men. Except for one man, but she pushed that so far out her mind she would need a space rocket to go and find it.
Integra sighed and returned back to her paper work. Oh in a few more hours she would be dressed in a beautiful white gown for she was still a virgin and look spectacular. Yuck! Integra shook her head reached for her cup of tea and returning her attention to more important things.
Oh the ball was such a drag. There was nothing to do and Integra kindly rejected every man who asked her to dance. She crossed her legs and leaned back reaching for a wine glass but her hand was snatched away. Before Integra knew it she was outside. She looked around. She was on the outside veranda of the building they were in. The view was wondrous. The veranda met the high hill behind the building so she could walk off into the nicely cut grass to an outside canopy bell shaped small house. She smiled as she touched the oak of the shelter. Her eyes grew wide in a startle as hands wrapped around her waist and pulled her into an embrace. She tried to turn but was frozen when the cool soft lips of a man touched her neck. She breathed in deeply.
"Do you like it...Master?"
The voice said as a smile crept upon the lips.
"Alucard..."
Integra gasped. She gulped down hard as she tried to look at him. She never expected this. Alucard grabbed her wrist and spun her around like a dance for her to look up at him. He was in a regular black dress button up shirt and black pants held up by a black belt. His hair was combed back and his shades gone. She stared at him in disbelief.
"Alucard...what are you doing here?"
"Here to wish you, master, a happy birthday since I doubt that you've had a good day at all."
Integra thought back to earlier that evening. Yea she had been having a bad day and it started with him! She had awoken to him beside her on her bed and with his arm around her and blood on her neck and his mouth. He really didn't do anything it was a birthday scare and the blood was that of the medicine bags. Integra growled thinking about earlier. She slapped Alucard. The warmness of her palm struck his pale cold cheek. Alucard nodded and smiled looking back at her.
"Master has every reason in the world to be mad at me, but...this might make her feel better."
Alucard reached into his pant pocket and pulled out a necklace. It was a beautiful silver necklace that he held in the box so he wouldn't' burn himself. Attached to it was a silver cross. Integra breathed in.
"Were did you..."
"An old fart bird man told me exactly what to do. Consider this repaying you for dealing with me for these past four years."
Integra watched as Alucard took it out of the box and with stride placed it around her neck and clipped it. He let go and watched as it fell perfectly against her cool tan skin. She looked up at him. He raised a hand to her and bowed.
"Care for a dance?"
Integra gave a small smile and nodded. He brought her outside the shelter to a small patch of cut short grass that was covered over with marble. This was a dance floor they used on outside dances. The music from the inside could be heard this far out and played as if they were inside. Alucard gently placed a hand on her waist and took her other into his. She placed her hand on his shoulder and together they waltzed.
"Do you see the moon?"
He asked. Integra didn't notice until now how beautiful the moon looked. It was so bright and so wonderful it seemed like the sun itself. But of course the sun was so powerful and full of energy it was a wonderful yellow orange, unlike the moon that was sick, a pale with grief. Pale. Integra looked back to Alucard who had been looked up at the moon to. Before he turned to look back down at her Integra stared at him for a moment. He was so pale and so cold...but of course he would be. He was dead after all.
Integra continued to dance with him two more times then she heard Walter call for her. She turned to Alucard who started to walk away. She wanted to call out for him to come home with her since they lived in the same household but she felt the urge not to. If there was something Alucard wanted to do she should allow him to do it and not allow her silly teenage hormones get the best of her. She sighed and returned back to her cold iciness but before she walked away Alucard stopped her.
"If you ever need me Integra," Alucard started. Integra stopped dead in her tracks and listened. She waited for him to continue. "Then look for me in the shadows. I'll always be there."
And with that he was gone. Integra didn't need to turn around to know that. Her hair fell flat against her neck and she didn't feel so cold. But in some odd way she liked it. The feel of the cold. She smiled to herself once more and continued to go look for Walter.
Integra looked at the shadows. She seemed to have wanted to see Alucard there but he wasn't. He wasn't there this time, this night. Instead he was downstairs reading a book before the fire place trying to annoy one of the maids. Integra looked away, her face seemed sadden. In an instant Alucard felt the sudden change in feeling. He smiled bade the maid farewell and disappeared.
Integra pulled herself off of the glass. At least she had some memories to hold onto. Some good memories. She could still remember the look on her father's face as he lied within his death bed. She closed her eyes to try to block the thought out. Her uncle had been so heartless to even try to kill her. Her father knew he would try something like that. Her father knew a lot of things. If only her father knew now. If only he knew the thoughts that ran madly through her mind and how she fought them every day. No matter what, there was always the feeling that shot threw her. Her father must have been turning in his grave to know how she felt.
Integra turned to walk back to her bed when she came face to face with a shadow. She had been used to his little 'ways of showing up' that she didn't flinch. All she did was stand were she was. He looked at her. The glasses were gone, the hat was off and the coat had disappeared. She stared at him now in his beautiful crimson red eyes. He gave a small laugh as he looked at her.
"Have you seen the moon lately?"
She asked. She still had that stone look on her face but Alucard could tell by her eyes she had been reminiscing. He gave that same smile and looked past her at it. It was so huge and round he thought that it was standing out the window. He told Integra this and she couldn't help but smile. Alucard rested and arm on her shoulder as they both gazed up at it.
"Look for me in the shadows lately?"
Integra chuckled now. She leaned against him. Her pet, her servant, her vampire, her friend.
"No need to, you're always here when I need you anyways. Even when I don't need to be pissed off you're around."
It was Alucard's turn to laugh. He turned to looked down at her but when he moved his arm she turned and walked to her bed. She pulled the cover down, her action causing the cool wind to blow against her thin pajamas making her shiver a bit. She sat down and dragged her legs inside the cover with her. She moved to look back at Alucard but he was gone, but not gone from her room.
She lied down removing her glasses and placing them on the nightstand. She rolled over to continue to look at the beautiful bright moon. She felt a cold embrace. Alucard had lied down beside her and wrapped his arms around her.
"Alucard I am not fourteen anymore."
She hissed.
"But you still have the nightmares."
Integra stopped. She had been having nightmares lately. Was he reading her mind again. She had scolded him many times about that. Yet he still did it. She growled under her breath. How easily Alucard could get her mad. If there was a world record for the person to get her mad in the least amount of time Alucard would break the best record. All he had to do was look at her funny or say one word or syllable and she got pissed.
"What have I told you about reading thoughts Alucard?"
"I haven't read your thoughts or anyone's beside police girl."
Alucard said. Integra glanced over her shoulder at him, even with her blurry vision she could see he had his eyes closed and looked so innocent. She had become too used to his usual insane look but his serene look now made her reached back under the cover and wrap her arm around his.
"It's written on your face, your scent, you. Integra I am not those fools you argue with at the Round, or the people you command here. This is me. Your servant, your pet, anything you wish to call me. I am the one who has watched you grow before my own eyes."
He sounded so...unlike Alucard. What happened to the hint of playfulness in his voice? What happened to the once annoyance she once held for him? What happened to Alucard? She was dropped with this sentimental beast rather then a killing insane machine who tried his hardest to get the best out of a fight. Oh she was grateful that the little pet of his was more of a daughter then a lover. She would never hear the end of it night after night. She knew the feelings Alucard got from a good battle, because to be honest she herself felt them at times to.
Integra snuggled against her pillow, even if there was silence between the two, the shadows allowed them to talk until the other fell asleep.
So how'd you like it? Third chapter. Wow I am on a roll! Not really but yea so far they have all been four pages long. Wow I need to either type more or less. Review these, review help me going. If you like it say something about it. If you don't still say something about it! Say your thoughts!
Good day,
Damien.
