Chapter Two:

A Stray Vampire

Once Angel and the young man left, Alucard asked his Master about her. "And why are you so interested in her?" Integra asked, going through her file cabinet. Alucard stood there, trying to figure out an answer. "You just seemed so angry around her... is there a reason. She's only Human... you act like she's a demon or something." Integra froze in her spot at this point. Had Alucard really figured out the truth about Angel. She turned around and looked at him. "It's nothing... I just don't like her." she stated. Alucard knew that his Master didn't like certain people, but when it came to other Humans, she liked them perfectly fine. "There's something more, isn't there, My Master?" he asked in a calm voice. Integra turned around with a slight glare. "You don't give up, do you, mutt? Alucard, why do you torture me so?" she asked. Alucard chuckled a bit, a smirk on his face. "It's what I do." he replied. Integra shook her head and went back to filing the papers. "Well, do me a favor and go to bed. Seras stated that you were snappy when you awoke for the meeting. Just because you have a lack of sleep doesn't mean-" she turned around and noticed that Alucard was gone. She sighed, shaking her head. She pulled out a black folder and opened it. Inside was Alucard's background information that her father had passed down to her. She sat in her recliner and looked at it. She could remember the first time he was awaken... it really did scare the hell out of her. But know, she knew what he was all about... the only thing that wasn't clear was his past... but she knew it had to due with another Vampire... a female Vampire...

Angel stood outside on the balcony, watching the sunset fall behind the ocean. She closed her eyes as the wind blew. "So, this is where you have been." she heard. She turned around and looked at Ryuku. He was wearing something casual... it was his day off. She turned her head back to the sky as he stood beside her. "Have you been out here since we got back?" he asked. She shook her head no, not looking at him. Ryuku looked at the sunset and replied, " We found him..."

"And yet he doesn't remember me... I guess I'm the only one who can really awake him, huh?"

Ryuku smirked and threw his arm around her. "Alright, Angel. I know I'm your protector and all until Alucard comes back to his normal self, but you're like a sister to me. Now, listen to your 'older' brother for a minute. Lighten up, will you? Shit, I know we're Vampires and all, but still you can at least wear a damn smile every once and awhile, can't you?" he stated. Angel looked at him and smiled. " I guess you're right. Soon enough, Alucard will be back to his normal self..." she stated. Ryuku rustled up her hair and walked back into the building (okay, the reason for me calling her house a building is because a) it's not like a regular home... yet, it's not like a manison...b) if you seen Big O I think you would understand...) Ryuku stopped in the doorway and looked at her. "You coming in?" he asked. Angel looked at him and replied, " In a minute..." Ryuku shrugged and walked inside. Angel looked up at the sky and wondered what Alucard thought when he saw her again... probably nothing. She looked down at her bracelet and closed her eyes. The two red spheres detached from the bracelet and floated around her.

If you are lost in your way,

Deep in an awesome story

Don't be in doubt and stray

Cling to your lonesome folly

Now you're too close to the pain

Let all the rain go further

Come back and kiss me in vain

Mother, oh, do not bother...

Alucard awoke from his sleep, hitting his head on the 'door' of his casket. "Damn it all..." he grumbled, opening it. He sat there, trying to figure out what had awaken him. He touched his face and looked at the blood. "This is ridiculous... this has been happening for the passed three days... why do I keep on... dreaming?" he thought, getting up. He had to talk to his Master about this. It wasn't like him to dream...

Integra looked at the papers as the door opened. Seras stood there, silence upon her. "Is something the matter, Police Girl? You seem uneasy." Integra asked, not looking at her. Seras took in a deep breath and walked in the room. "I wanted to ask you something... it's about Master Alucard's past." she stated. Integra sat there, looking at the new case that had came through. "Well, I'm afraid I don't know anything about that. It's something that he will have to find out on his own." Integra stated. Seras looked down at her hands. "Curiousity killed the cat, you know." Integra added. Seras nodded in agreement and turned to walk out the door. " Do go and get your stuff. We're going to go look at the crime scene for these murders." she stated.

Not even ten minutes later, Alucard walked in. "What do you want?" she asked. Alucard stood there, watching her pack. "I'm dreaming..." he told her like it was something deadly. " Damn, Alucard... you act like you have a disease or something. Dreaming is perfectly-"

"Not for me... It's not natural for me. It's been happening off and on, and I don't understand why."

"And just exactly what do you dream about?"

"A young female Vampire."

Integra stopped packing, her heart pounding in her chest. "A female Vampire?" she asked. Alucard stood there, looking at her. "It maybe just some reaction to the lack of sleep. Just go back to bed and we'll talk about it in the morning." she stated, continuing her packing. Alucard growled and went to the door. He had to clear his head... maybe a walk would do it. After all... what else would happen besides the dreaming?

Sitting in the swing, Angel looked down, wondering what had become of Alucard. He was under control of Hellsing... something she thought wasn't possible. She looked up at sky, trying to figure out how she would tell him the truth. She had told Ryuku that she was going for a walk, but due to the fact that he was sleeping, she wondered if he even heard her. She sighed, hanging her head low.

"Isn't it late for you to be out like this alone?"

She looked up and saw Alucard in front of her. She smirked and replied, " I can handle danger..." Alucard looked up at the sky and asked, "So why are you out here?" Angel stood up and replied, "Just needed to clear my head." Alucard watched as she walked over to the gate. She was really different somehow... yet he could not place his finger on it. "And what are you doing out here, Mr. Vampire?" she asked, looking at him with her left amber eye. "I... clearing my head... I had this... dream..." Angel looked at him and walked over towards him. "A dream? Vampires don't normally dream. Unless..." She placed her hand on his cheek, causing him to turn his head to look at her. "Unless what?" he asked. Angel looked into his eyes and slightly smiled, " Unless...they're searching for something they can't find."

Alucard had never heard anything about that. "So... is that why dreams occur?" he asked. Angel looked at him. "Only to Vampires... Humans dream differently..." she whispered. Alucard felt like he knew her from somewhere... like he had known her all his life. "Dreaming happens when a Vampire is searching for something that they have not yet found... unless... they have found it, but they don't know yet." she added. Alucard placed his arm around her waist, causing him to bring her forward a lil bit. Angel placed her hands against his chest, trying to figure out if she had caused this... She looked at him in his crimson eyes and asked, "Is there anything I could do to help." Alucard tried his best to figure out what the hell was going on in his head. He wondered why he was so attached to her. There was so much going on that he really didn't know what to do...