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.
Shona: The crosses are Castlevania and the anime Hellsing. As to your questions about who Trevor married, I haven't worked that out yet, but it isn't really essential to the story. I will say that Xander's surname is Harris because Jessica married Tony Harris after Richard Hellsing dumped her while she was pregnant when he discovered she was related to Dracula. Trevor had the Belmont name, because the Tepes one would have been seen as tainted in the Transylvanian countryside during the darker periods of his grandfather's unlife.
As for the money, well, Jessica was sealed for nearly a hundred years in suspended animation after Dracula was captured and forced into the service of the Hellsing family. The other Belmonts, the ones descended from Simon, were embarrassed and ashamed to have a line related to their ancestral foe. The last Belmont to even believe in demons released her in a moment of pity just before his death, but the rest of the clan still shunned her, even if they didn't know /why/ she was to be shunned. As a result, she was cut off from the family fortune, and Adrian never bailed her out because she basically became a drunken wreck that destroyed herself inside.
The rest of your concerns will hopefully be addressed in the story itself at some point. I hope this helps you out.
Author's Note: This will be a montage of scenes over the next month of Xander's training as he settles fully in and ties up some loose ends for when the story heads forward again. Consider it almost totally filler for the real plot.
"Hey, Willow." Xander said with a stifled sigh as he held the cradle of the phone in his hand.
"Yeah. I know. Look, I'm sorry I didn't call sooner, but things have been busy. What? No! Resolve face doesn't work where I can't see you, Wills. /Sigh/ If it's that important to know, I'm visiting my family. No, not the Belmonts. You know how we feel about each other in general. I said family, Wills; the Harris' aren't family no matter what me records say. Uncle Rory's the only one I'd claim to know if the police picked him up. Well, actually, I'm with my cousin from my real dad's side of the family. Yeah. No, Willow I'm making it up so I can get my needed quota of Willow babble to survive. Laughs It was too funny. I am the Xan-man, god of all that is funny, and you must bow to my judgment. Seriously, though, you know how all mom told me was he was dead? Well, it turns out my cousin has been looking for me for a long time after he croaked because I'm like her only living family left. Yes, she's a woman. No, she's not a demon. Yes, I'm sure. She's my cousin, Wills, not a girl I'm looking to date. Well, she got hold of me on my cell phone, and invited me to visit her place for a bit so we could get to know each other. Yeah, I guess I am doing something toward discovering who I really am, aren't I? Listen Wills, I have to go. I'm out of state and this is long distance. I don't want to seem like I'm trying to leech of cousin Teg's good graces. I'll call you later. Love ya, Willow. Bye."
Xander started when he heard a voice behind him comment, "You do realize she will have trouble accepting you as you truly are, boy."
"I've known her since I was five, Gramps. She'll have my back if I need her. Just like I've always had her back." Xander assured evenly.
"The Police Girl might have issues with you 'having' another woman's 'back'." Alucard replied with a smirk.
"It's not like that and you know it." the White Knight responded with a bit of heat in his voice.
Alucard's grin only widened as he commented, "You sound a little more like a proper Hellsing every day, Xander. Soon, you'll be threatening to lock me in the basement, or shooting me for harmless fun."
"Like it would do any good." Xander said with a snort.
"That never stopped my Master from doing either." Alucard replied.
Xander just nodded in acceptance of that. "Is it time to work on expanding my senses again?" he asked after a pause.
"It is. But remember my words, great-great grandson. She will have trouble accepting you as you truly are. And the Slayer may abandon you altogether. You drink blood. You have powers they could never possess or comprehend. You are Hellsing, Belmont, and Tepes. You are hardly the simple boy destined to be their support system and token normal human any longer. Already your senses are better honed than the Slayer's. Your magic, as it evolves, will be more controlled and in tune with your nature than the Wicca's simply because you know your limits and areas to focus on. She has more potential power, to be certain, but she does not have the defined limits and goals you possess. Do not think they will look at you and see only Xander Harris. they will look for him, but he is no longer all that you are. You are an agent of the Hellsing Organization. You are a No Life Prince, and a rightful heir to Wallachia, with more noble blood in your veins than any American could understand. Do not expect them to feel...uncomfortable as you return to them more than what you were when you departed."
Xander sighed at the No Life King's speech. "I know, Gramps. You're not saying anything I haven't thought of a million times already. Buffy's reaction to Vicky alone will be ugly after the crap I gave her over Deadboy. But, they're still my friends. I can't believe they'll just abandon me after all we've been through."
The vampire snorted contemptuously as he replied, "You and your cousin share dangerous similarities, child. You both put /far/ too much faith and trust in humanity in general."
"Yeah, maybe we do. But if don't have hope, you end up locked in pointless fight with the same family for centuries on end even after it's about nothing more than the fact you're bored." Xander responded sarcastically.
"You would not be here of not for that rivalry, Xander." Alucard replied with a wide smile.
"I never said I was complaining about it. Just that I haven't given up hope." he countered, as they made their way to Alucard's chambers to train.
clang, clang, chink clang, chink, whshh, whshh, clang, chink, whshh, whshh, THAWP! "OW!" Xander cried out.
"Again." came the merciless voice of his tormentor.
clang, clang, chink clang, chink, whshh, whshh, clang, chink, whshh, whshh, chink, chink, clang, THAWP!
"Again."
...and so it went for the hour that was Xander's fencing lesson.
"I thought you said you were rusty, Teg. That looked and felt a whole lot like handing me my ass on a platter." THWAP! "OW!" Xander cried out.
"There is no need for vulgarity here, cousin." Integra reprimanded in her typical monotone after hitting him in the thigh with her foil.
"Ass isn't that bad. You should hear the troops." Xander protested as he rubbed the affected area.
"I was referring to calling me...'Teg'." Integra replied evenly.
Xander elected to keep his mouth shut in the face of his cousin's minimalist sardonic humor.
"You are progressing remarkably, Xander. How is your progress with Alucard coming?" Integra asked as they removed their protective masks and pads.
"He says it's pretty good so far. I can activate the bat familiar card at night with the moonstone pendant now. Gramps thinks that if I wear the mail, and build up for another couple of days, I'll be able to access the wolf relic. I start working with the Vorpal Blade tomorrow." Xander reported as he toweled off the sweat from his brow.
"I understand he mentioned some touchy subjects for you yesterday before your training." Integra replied.
"You mean about how I should not freak if the gang wigs out on me and my shiny new mideon based powers? I'd be more upset if he wasn't just rehashing my own fears." Xander admitted.
"It will be alright, Xander. Even if things go sour there, they may one day accept it. If nothing else, you will always have a place here with your family." the Iron Maiden comforted/
"Good to know." he responded with a bittersweet grin. He was glad for her support, but it didn't change his worries. "And I'm glad I do have a family that will be there if I need them. It's a new and exciting experience."
"Speaking of family...there's been something I wanted to discuss with you." Integra mentioned.
"Oh?" Xander asked.
"Well, I was wondering just how attached you are to the name Harris? I wouldn't be so crass in asking, normally, but it's just that there are some files we've come upon, well letter from the mayor's office in your file actually that are...less than complimentary. We believe he knew of your heritage as a Belmont at the very least and wanted to keep you from becoming too...threatening I suppose. Most likely it was done as a favor for someone, because his ascension would have already taken place by the time you would attend university, so he could not have been concerned for himself. Either way, it would be nigh unto impossible For Alexander Harris to be admitted into the California University system." Integra explained.
"But there's nothing in there about Alexander 'Hellsing', right?" Xander asked with a smirk as he saw where she was heading.
"Exactly." Integra agreed with a shark's grin of her own.
Xander mulled it over for a few seconds before he answered, "Honestly, I was wondering if you would ask something like this. Or of I'd bring it up myself. Truth be told...my memories of Tony aren't a reason to cling to anything. I even told Willow on the phone yesterday that the Harris' weren't family to me. I think when I did that; I realized that I was among family here. And if there's a black mark courtesy of the mayor that makes being a Harris worse than it was already...I'd be honored to make it official. Consider me Xander Hellsing."
"Splendid. I'll have Walter work out the details." Integra responded with a rare full smile as she tousled his hair.
Xander munched idly on his cheezy chips as he and Vicky watched the scene before them. It had started as a typical patrol in a small British town. As usual of late, when they strayed too far from Hellsing for a mission Alucard stayed near him, and Seras never left his side. Xander had to admit the thought of another crazy mideon relative of his on the loose; one that made the Bloody Countess look like a girl scout, was less than happy news. Still they had yet to see Rip van Winkle outside of the worn drawing Gramps had in his journal, and the photos on file for her in the archives. She had attacked or traded words with Adrian three more times since her confirmed appearance in Britain, but she had yet to show herself or attack any of the Hellsing get.
"This time I have ye', monster!" cried a ridiculously tall blonde priest with a Scottish accent who sported several blessed silver blades.
"Do your worst, oh Judas Priest!" Alucard sneered with evil glee as he fired round after round from his Jackal at the man.
"So you say this happens often?" Xander asked the three women around him.
"Every time they meet. It's like they don't care that the old truces seem to be back in force after the joint effort we shared in South America." Seras replied with a sigh, as she made certain they were a safe distance away. Paladin Alexander Anderson wasn't known for discrimination in his targets, or restraint when facing the No Life King.
"Zhe are just too used to hating each ozher." replied a tall woman with an Austrian accent.
"They are far too enthusiastic in these affairs most times." agreed a meek looking Japanese nun who was compulsively keeping her glasses on in the face of the explosions around them.
"No kidding." Xander responded as he watched Alucard blow the priest's arms clean off.
"You know, I always wondered since the first time that happened, how long does it take for his arms to regenerate after that, Sister Yumiko?" Seras asked as she looked over to the nun.
"I don't really know. Do you Heinkel?" the Asian nun replied apologetically.
"Nein. He runs off in a huff after zhis happens. I zink only Father Maxwell and his assistant vould know for certain." the Austrian answered tersely. It was clear she wasn't too pleased to be this near a vampire like Seras and not attack.
"Well, looks like it's over. Paladin Alexander is doing his best Monty Python impersonation. Let's get Alucard home before he causes real trouble. It was nice to meet you, sisters." Xander commented as Alucard blew the Judas Priest's legs off, before heading toward the No Life King to pull him away before he shattered the tenuous peace between the Hellsing and the Iscariot again.
Xander stared at himself intently in the mirror. He had experienced what Alucard assured him was the only noticeable physical change he could expect to see for at least a century in the face of awakening his mideon blood. Well, the only change other then the fact his aging would start to slow to a stop over the next few years that is. Xander watched in detached fascination as he elongated and retracted his canines again. Fangs. He had retractable fangs. He truly was dhampir, the mixed breed of vampire and human. God, he would never live this down if the others discovered it.
"Quit preening and come on, child. You have lessons in Latin and Greek today, as well as a lesson in gun building and modification with Walter this afternoon." Alucard scolded playfully from his bathroom door.
"Preening? Preening?! I have fangs now, Gramps! This is majorly wig worthy! You never mentioned growing fangs was a part of getting in touch with my inner No Life King!" Xander spat for the umpteenth time since they has deployed for the first time the night before as he and Seras were um...occupied."
"Yes, you have fangs. As do I. Not to mention Seras and Adrian. You are part mideon, Xander, with increasing control of your power. It's natural to display an aspect of that. Be glad it was something you can conceal easily and not something like red irises in your eyes." Alucard responded evenly.
"Grandfather Adrian said it's really rare for even full half-breed dhampir to have vampiric eyes. His are brown, after all." Xander replied.
"Yes, but it put it in perspective to mention it. Besides the Police girl will be the only one inspecting your mouth closely enough to notice, and she is well aware of them." Alucard countered.
"Point taken." Xander admitted.
"Good. Now get your journals together and meet me in the library. You've dawdled long enough." the vampire commended as he faded from sight.
Xander just sighed a bit, before going back to inspecting his mouth. He'd never admit it to Alucard, but when you took away the desire to kill everything in sight, the demonic possession, added forehead, allergy to sunlight and religion, and overall evil associated with vampires the way you did as a mideon, the fangs were pretty cool. Still, he had to say, "Oh no, my life's not complicated. Not at all. Fangs. Sheesh."
END PART 17