Chapter Six:

Shadow

Integra took off her glasses as she recieved the news from Walter. "Where is he now?" she asked. "He's on his way to Alucard's room. He wanted to let him know." Walter stated. Integra closed her eyes, a sigh escaping her lips. "You can no longer deny it, my lady. He will find out soon enough... rather you like it or not." he told her. Integra looked at Walter, who was telling the truth. "You're right, Walter... there is nothing we can do... it's out of our hands." she whispered, placing her glasses back on.

Alucard opened his eyes as he felt an aura outside his room. He slowly arose from his seat and walked over to the door. He opened the door and looked at Ryuku. "What are you doing here?" he asked, coldly. Ryuku looked at him with a cold stare. "It's about Angel..." he whispered, looking away. Alucard looked at him with an intensity of rage. "What happened to her?" he asked.

"She's been kidnapped..."

They turned around and looked at Walter. "Kidnapped by who!" Alucard growled, his crimson eyes glowing. Walter looked over at Ryuku and stated, "This Vampire named Shadow." Alucard shifted his glare to Ryuku. "You let him-" he grabbed him by the collar and looked at him. "I put up a fight... I did everything to buy her some time. But... I just couldn't protect her fully. I'm injuried so badly that my wounds are just starting to heal." Ryuku stated. Alucard let him down and walked back into his room. He grabbed his hat and glasses. "The way I see it... we have one shot at this... if we fail... the right thing to do is-"

"To kill Angel."

Alucard looked at his Master. She had taken Walter's spot, without anyone knowing. "What do you mean?" Alucard asked in a cold voice. "Iscariot send Anderson a few days ago, remember... when the murders had just occured. He didn't give me any real information... but he came by today... telling me that if Hellsing could not bring back Angel... then she has to die... it is the only way we can protect everyone in England and around the world. No one knows what Shadow is capable of." she stated. Alucard stood there, not sure what his Master was saying. "So, you're going by what Iscariot said! Master, are you crazy!" Alucard roared. Integra looked at him with a stern look. " We can't have any chances with this. It's either Hellsing or Angel... think about it." she snapped. Alucard closed his chamber to his silver gun. "I'm going in... but I'm not going to kill her if I should fail." he stated, flat out. Ryuku now knew why Angel had fallen for him so long ago. Ryuku watched as Alucard headed down the hall. "Ryuku... you need to stop thinking. You are Angel's protector, so you need to come along." he stated. Ryuku nodded and walked behind Alucard. The both of them was on a mission. They would either save Angel or die trying...

Angel opened her eyes and looked around. She knew good and well that she wasn't at home or at Hellsing. She turned her head and watched as the door opened, revealing Shadow. "My precious Angel... you have awaken..." he stated, walking over to her. She glared at him, reaching into her back pocket. "Looking for this?" she heard. She looked up and saw Shadow holding her revolver. This was bad... she couldn't protect herself right now. "What do you want, Shadow?" she asked. Shadow smirked and walked over to her. She moved back, her back hitting the wall. "That's simple, Angel..." he whispered. He pulled her down, underneath him and whispered, "You." Angel struggled as he pinned her arms by her side. She turned her head as his tongue ran against her cheek. " Now that Alucard is out of the picture, I have you to myself." he whispered. Tears claimed her eyes as she looked the other way. She felt that all hope was lost and there was nothing anyone could do. Ryuku... was probably dead, and Alucard had no real memory of her. Iscariot, well... they wanted her dead reguardless.

"Excuse me, my lord."

Shadow looked up and saw his servant. "What now!" he snapped.

"We have intruders." she stated. Shadow looked down at Angel, who seemed lost in her own thoughts. "I'll deal with you later, Love." he whispered, walking out of the room. Angel, however, turned over. She wrapped her arms around her torso, tears falling to the cold floor below. "Alucard..."

Alucard walked down the hall with Ryuku behind him. "Listen... I'm going to find Shadow. Go and find Angel... she has a better chance of leaving here alive if you're by her side." Ryuku stated, running down the hall in the other direction. "Ryuku! Don't you dare try anything-" Alucard knew that Ryuku had no chance of surviving Shadow's wrath. Alucard knew what he had to do. It was now or never. He had to try and save Angel...

Angel heard the door open and she turned over, her eyes widing. "Alucard!" she yelped, getting up. Alucard wrapped his arms around her once she land against his chest. He knew she was crying, just by the way she was hiding her face from him. "He touched you didn't he?" Alucard growled. Angel could feel his arms tighten around her. She wanted to tell him what Shadow was probably planning to do to her, but she didn't want him to let go of her. After a long moment of silence, he whispered, "Ryuku went after Shadow... he stated he had a duty to fulfill as your guardian." Angel fisted her hands in his red coat and whispered, "then... we have to go after him..." Alucard stood there. "No... he wanted me to protect you from Shadow... and that's what I plan on doing..." he stated, picking her up and turn to walk out of the door. Angel closed her eyes, there was nothing she could do. "no..." she thought, jumping down. Alucard raced after her as she ran down the hall. He sensed other creatures behind them. He had to keep them away from Angel... by any means. He shot the creature behind him and turned around. "Angel!" he yelled. He stopped and tossed her his ebony gun. She caught it and shot the creature before her, blood shattering against her face. Alucard walked up to her and grabbed the gun from her. "We have to leave." she heard. Angel looked up at him, her protest at the tip of her tongue. But, he gave her no time to say it. With his coat/cloak, the both of them disappeared.

Angel opened her eyes and looked around. They were outside now... that meant- She stood up and Alucard grabbed her. "Let me go!" she snapped. Alucard placed his forehead on the nape of her neck. "I have to keep you out here. You know if it was vise versa... Ryuku would have kept you out if I was in there fighting Shadow." he whispered. Angel looked down, knowing the truth. Suddenly, the building explored (yeah, they did that much damage.) Angel tried really hard to get free from Alucard's grasp. "Ryuku!" she yelled. Alucard held her close to him, shielding her eyes from the blaze above. He wanted to tell her that everything was okay, but he knew that if he said that, everything would only get worst. He now had to protect her... keep her away from Shadow... she fisted her hands in his coat... still crying. "It's my fault... all my fault..." she whispered. Alucard picked her up and headed back to Hellsing... he would have to ask Integra about Angel staying there... he wasn't about to leave her alone.