Title: Family Matters
Author: DhampyrX2
Genre: X-over
Series: Impure Souls
Rating: PG-13, just to be safe
Summary: Xander has hidden family. Xander discovers them. Xander's life gets turned upside down in a way that will hopefully help everyone evolve a bit.
Timeframe: After Graduation, but before the College crap starts.
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters. Don't sue me, I'm poor.
Two days later found Xander and Seras on a private jet owned by the Round Table flying to England's London Heathrow International airport. Xander had to admit he was a bit unnerved by the coffin that had been provided for Seras to sleep in. But all things considered, it was something he could learn to accept.
Since what he had come to refer to as the Kiss two days ago, the pair had continued to grow closer. They talked in depth about each other's lives, what they had each seen since being introduced to the darkness of the supernatural world, and even spoke a bit about what they wanted in life.
As for romance, there were a few more kisses and shy looks between the newly forming couple, but that was a far as it went. Seras was too timid, and Xander was too tentative for it to advance beyond that too soon. He had tried to learn his lesson about thinking with his privates after the mess with Faith. In fact, he figured nothing short of a woman removing all her clothes and attacking him would get him into that position before he felt he was ready. Taking things slow was definitely a smart move in his book.
Seras was having similar thoughts, although her instincts were urging her to make more 'predatory' acts when it came to spending time with her Master's great-great grandson. Although she had to admit that the idea of a bit of more aggressive snogging was not repulsive to her, she wanted to wait until they both felt comfortable. It was already too much to ask that he didn't seem to care that she was a vampire, or that she usually slept in a coffin.
Alucard was pacing the halls of the manor in agitation as he waited for the Police Girl's flight to arrive. After all these years he was finally getting the chance to meet his youngest descendant, one he happily shared with his Master (and a bit less happily with those pain in his ass Belmonts) only to have to be agonizingly delayed by the slow travel of pathetic human technology. He had half a mind to turn into fog and just meet the damnable contraption half way.
"It's no use pacing around like an expectant father, Lord Alucard." Walter commented from where he watched the vampire from the relative comfort of his wheelchair.
"I did not ask for you thoughts on the matter, Angel of Death." the No Life King snapped.
If the aged retainer was either shocked or offended at Alucard's words, he certainly didn't show it as he responded, "The flight will arrive in a matter of a couple of hours, old boy. Would you have preferred to wait the months it would have taken by ship instead?"
"I would have preferred that the trash the Belmonts have become did not migrate to another continent, or take my granddaughter with them just to abandon her and let her die inside as they did." Alucard replied dryly.
"Yes well, if that were the case, Richard might have actually felt inclined to raise Alexander. You certainly would not wish that upon the boy." Walter countered.
"Point taken." Alucard conceded.
"What do you intend to do when he intends to return to the States after we've trained him?" Walter asked after a pause.
"That will be for Integra and Alexander to decide between them." Alucard answered. "Although if we can get this place back up to standards, I imagine the Police Girl will join him."
Walter looked at him oddly as he commented, "You hardly seem the type to play matchmaker, Alucard."
"After the paramours my son and great grand daughter chose for themselves, can you really blame me?" the vampire inquired with a sardonic grin.
"Besides, it will only be for a few years at best. Alexander will return out of a sense of duty, and I will pull a few strings to make certain he gets an education as he does so. After some tutoring here, of course." Alucard added with a grin.
"Of course." Walter agreed, knowing Sir Integra will want her cousin's education furthered as well.
"And then, that same sense of duty will bring him back to us. Whether the Slayer is finally killed, or she simply finishes ostracizing him, he will lose his ties to the mouth of Hell. Then he will come where he is needed, and the enemies of Hellsing will tremble." Alucard continued with certainty.
"You seem prepared to put great faith and great pressure on the young man." Walter observed with a raised brow.
"The hottest fires forge the purest steel." Alucard responded.
"Assuming the pounding of the forge does not break the sword you are creating." Walter retorted.
"Alexander will not crumble, Walter. It's never been in him to fail against the darkness. His numerous accomplishments in his few years have already proven that." Alucard replied.
"I pray you are right." Walter said calmly.
"I am." the vampire replied with conviction and a mad grin.
Xander felt like he was about to hyperventilate as the plane set down. Before everything he had faced was theoretical. He knew he was a Belmont on his mother's side, but he was only connected to Hellsing and Dracula through nebulous ties Seras had described. Now, he was minutes away from /meeting/ Dracula. Alucard. he reminded himself mentally, even if the name brought a different relative to mind for him.
Still, he was about to meet the worst enemy of his ancestors. And he was related to him. Hell, he was going to /train/ with him in how to fight vampires. Just what was wrong with this picture?
"It will be alright, love." Seras said as she rested a gentle hand on his shoulder, making him start in agitation.
"What do you mean?" he asked nervously, trying to cover his trepidation.
"Xander, I can hear the increase of your heartbeat like a drum next to my ear. I can tell you're nervous. You need to relax. Everything will be fine." she comforted.
"Thanks Vicky. It's just a bit of a head trip, you know. His reputation kind of precedes him." Xander explained, not needing to elaborate on just who 'he' was.
"Well I can't claim he's not intimidating, or that he doesn't personify power to me or anything. I can tell you he was looking forward to meeting you. If he cares for anything in this world, beyond Sir Integra, it's his family. I've seen enough of that in the last weeks to know that much.
"Good to know. At least as long as he doesn't include his niece in that." Xander replied still nervous, but trying to calm down for her sake.
"I think the only problem he'd have with that was that he wasn't there to reprimand her personally." Seras assured him.
Once the plane came to a complete stop, looked at the door with mild trepidation and said, "Well let's go meet the family."
As the can that had been waiting for them arrived at the Hellsing Estate, Xander could only try to make his gawking less obvious. Sure Rigby and his family were wealthy, but this place was enormous. It had huge expanses of land, including what looked like a police urban warfare training center, all surrounding a huge manor house that looked to be centuries old. His nervousness only increased as the car came to a stop in front of the door, and Seras helped him out.
Man, if the house intimidates me like this, how the hell am I going to handle being in the big D's presence? he asked himself mentally.
Don't worry, child. I don't bite...family anyway. another, deeper voice answered his mental query, making the White Knight stop short.
"What the hell?" he asked, as he shook his head to clear out the odd sensation the thought had elicited.
Seras didn't have to think much about Xander's reaction before she said, "Well, I guess that answers the matter of Master being able to reach you telepathically over short distances."
"You could have warned me." he chided pleadingly.
"You were scared enough already." was Seras' response.
"Alright, I'll give you that one. Xander conceded. Then, with a final gulp, he resumed his way to the heavy oak door, which silently opened seemingly of its own accord before he could attempt to knock, much less open it himself.
"How very Addams Family." he commented nervously, as he irreverently thought the door should squeak on its hinges for effect.
"Walter would never let something like a rusty hinge get by in this house. The whole cleaning staff would be fired on the spot, and ejected under threat of death by monofilament wire if it ever happened." a voice commented from ahead of Xander. A voice that matched the one just in his head.
"Welcome home, Alexander. It's a pleasure to finally meet you in person." Alucard said with his typical maniacal grin. He was dressed as he always was in his black nineteenth century suit, red duster, matching red wide brimmed hat, white cotton gloves marked with his seals, and orange John Lennon style sunglasses. The vampire's red eyes peeked over those shades as to took in his great-great grandson's visage for the first time.
Seras was reminded of the night she was turned, when Master had asked her of she wanted to come with him instead of dying. His posture was identical.
Xander looked on in quiet awe at the figure in front of him. His first thought was Seras wasn't kidding about a family resemblance. as he smiled nervously, waved, and said "Hiya Gramps."
Alucard stared at the boy with astonished confusion, as did Seras who stood at Xander's side, and Walter who sat just behind and to the right of Alucard, until the No Life King finally broke out in uproarious laughter. "Alexander, I think you and I will get along very well. I can already see my Master's reaction. A Hellsing born with a taste for my sense of humor. This will be too much." he commented wryly.
"Oh dear." Seras and Walter commented in an eerie unison, even as Xander replied, "Uh, glad you like to make with the funny, I guess." his tone a bit confused. This certainly wasn't what he expected.
"Police Girl, he's set up in the guest chambers nearest to my Master's bedroom. See that he knows where that is. I'll await the both of you in the library to go over everything once you get him settled." Alucard instructed, before walking off, still chuckling.
"That was surreal." Xander said as he watched Alucard go.
"Young Master, you have /no/ idea." Walter responded in a disturbed tone. "Anything that entertains Alucard like that is never a good thing."
END PART 8