Halo! Sorry about the story being half in AFF practically but it is just flowing. This was supposed to be a one shot after all. Oh well.
Some people have asked to make it M instead of T. But I know some of you will not be able to read it if I make it M and I HATE to change ratings in the middle of the thing. So if you can't go to AFF either, email me and we can work something out. Email me if you would like to have the missing chappys; I can always send them.
Ok, on with the thing!
DISCLAIMER: bla bla blahhh Hellsing not mine bla bla bla...
"Seras" I whispered into the mic and ducked, my chin touching the floor.
I felt the buzzing of her gun over me hitting a crowd of ghouls like bowling pins. As they all turned to dust, I ran inside the house. I had my gun in one hand and a dagger in the other. I went inside, sliding down the walls, very low, almost touching the floor.
Nothing.
I was the bait. Freaks love to take humans. They are actually scared of real vampires. I walked around the second floor of the abandoned house but I couldn't see anyone. Nothing that even hinted a Freak was in here. I looked in every room. Nothing. Was this a setup?
As I turned on a corner I found myself looking at a pair of fangs. I crouched and leaped towards the opposite direction, down a hallway. My heavy breathing announced in the radio that it was time for Pip to send the first people in. I felt the stupid freak after me, too close for my taste. As I turned on a corner, I felt another presence; another Freak, to be specific.
And then another one coming from another direction.
I felt a void in my stomach as I realized I was cornered and not in the hallway anymore but inside a room.
In a room.
With three Freaks.
Now this was fucked up.
Their fangs reflecting the moonlight was the only thing I could see. I was scared; for the first time in weeks, I had no immediate way of escaping. The goddamn room was too small; I couldn't use footwork to evade them. I was trapped. Plus, it was dark as hell; the electricity had been cut off by our people. And I'm no vampire.
Ok, if I alert the Captain by radio, I will make enough noise for them to know where I am at. I can't use the stupid thing then. Ok, I am not supposed to do this and my pride is not very happy, but it's my ass.
"Alucard."
"Listen to them, feel them…"
"Alucard I can't see… don't get silly on me now."
"Focus, listen and feel."
"It's not the time to teach me super-powers I don't have, vampire…"
He didn't answer. So I gave it a try. I slowed down my breath and moved to where ever I felt warmth. I had become quite sensitive to vampires after sleeping with one every other night. I could tell if they were near sometimes. One of them brushed my shoulder and I yelped silently. This made me become anxious but I had to control myself. I started to breathe slower and deeper, calming my brain down. I couldn't show them were I was or my thoughts. Please, a light I need a light...
As I felt them closer, I moved in between their feet to the other corner. These were weak Freaks; I thought they could see at night. But they were as blind as me because if they could see in the dark, they would've killed me already. I felt the walls hard, covered in a very thick film. I was scared to use my guns; they were likely to ricochet with those hard walls. And I didn't want to be hit with my own silver bullets.
I felt the walls with my hands until I found the door and ran away. I heard the collective footsteps of our people coming up so I went back down. As I did, I felt coolness near me. I didn't have to turn around.
"Are you behind me?"
"No."
I ducked, tackled the Freak by kicking its legs which made it fall backwards. I got a dagger out and before the body hit the floor, I stabbed it on the back, where the heart should be. Only ash hit the ground.
And got inside my nose, I fucking hate that.
"Officer what's ze situation?"
"Uh… they are on the second floor now, Sir… one freak down, but the informant is still upstairs with other two Freaks." I said walking out of the house toward the van, as my job for tonight was apparently done.
"Retreat Officer, zere's a unit on its way." I turned as I heard heavy gunfire from our people. What the fuck are they doing?
"Captain--." I had the little impression my fellow Officers were again goofing around and NOT paying attention at deploy.
A plan is forming in my head.
"Officer…" I heard Pip warning me already with his tone.
Silence. I'm studying the structure I had just walked out from.
"Requesting permission to go back--."
Let's see; steep ceiling, a small window on the top floor... wood everywhere... spiky things under the windows...
"Officer, retreat."
"But Cap--."
"Girl, get your cute butt out here now."
"I know they are weak I can take them—and what the hell are they firing like that for--."
"Don't do zees again, girl."
"Please Pip--."
I was cut off by gunfire and yells. I ran upstairs again, no night goggles or anything. I heard Pip going crazy on the radio scolding more people. Great, this will distract him as I go back.
Something I have learned here at Hellsing is how much Freaks are like wild animals. They can't see a warm body move. It doesn't matter where will it take the Freak, it will always follow. It is like motion for a cat. So I was not going to exactly disobey a direct order… again… but hey, I am bait in this mission right? That's what I was told before deploy.
"Ok girl, change of plans--."
"I'm there already--."
"Non, no no no no… get out of zere Officer, ze first floor needs--."
I followed bodies moving inhumanly fast in the pale moonlight. Hooray for big windows and full moons.
"Officer!"
I was panting and I knew he was listening to me. These soldiers have fucking night goggles and are letting the Freaks go around as if nothing!
"Girl, don't ignore me!" His voice was controlled but I could sense his anger.
"I have a plan Pip."
"Non, Officers don't have plans girl, go to the first floor!" He was pissed.
I stopped and ran downstairs again, finding a few soldiers there. This is wrong but I have to do it.
"Sorry." I said quickly as I pulled the goggles away from someone's face. I heard a yell and then some cursing. Hmm, I didn't know we had Italians here.
"Goddamn crazy woman!" I heard Pip in the radio, panting in anger.
He was not getting anything from me. Again I went upstairs, goggles and all, searching for the scum.
More gunfire.
"Captain I thought we had to get the informant alive…" I finally said to him.
"What--."
"I don't think those bullets will make him fall asleep."
"You will get me in trouble again—I knew it, I knew it, goddamn--."
"Pip, sorry you're distracting me." I pulled the earplug away from my ear. This will seriously get me in trouble but I had the feeling we were not going to get much information from ashes.
Those soldiers are firing to kill! What the hell are they doing!
I had to do something very good because I was going to get scolded senseless.
I walked again almost touching the floor down the hallway I had seen the Freaks first in. Where was that window again. I need that window, the Freaks and my legs up for some running. Oh and of course... someone to help me outside.
Great, I dropped my mic somewhere... just fucking brilliant.
"Alucard?"
"Is the Officer asking for my help?"
"Dude, I have no radio, so don't flatter yourself."
He chuckled annoyingly. Expected.
"Carry on."
I walked quickly beside some soldiers and heard some 'she's here' comments and things like that. God, I have to think of a way to make Pip happy. He will kill me for this. I looked around and no Freaks. They were hiding. They were weak but not dumb. Damn it, why did these people have to be so loud--.
Again the inhumanly fast body got my attention. I went after it, cautious, since it could be also acting as bait. I got closer and closer to a hallway which I knew was close to that same window I had seen from outside.
And there he was.
Goosebumps spreading from my upper right arm alerted me that other Freaks where in that direction. I took a dagger in my hand and threw it towards the Freaks leg. A grunt. He is looking at me furiously. Ok, another night of running for my life.
Oh, I was so right.
One second later and I would have been Freak dinner. I ran down the hall knowing I was being directed to the others. That was good, yes good in this case. Right before turning in a corner I passed the window I had seen from outside.
Mental note; the window is here.
More and more footsteps joined the one behind me. The Freak closer to me was Alucard's target. At deploy we were instructed to keep away from this one and not kill him. But the idiots I guess were still hung over after Johnson's birthday bash last night. Because they were not following directions.
"They're after me—they're after me, are you there?"
"Waiting anxiously and patiently for your plan to work, Officer."
I was easily directing them to the window. Oh god, it sounds as if there's a whole army of freaks behind me, I don't even want to look!
I got my gun out finally, not wanting to use any weapons lethally against them and broke the glass of the window. Fucking hell, I can't believe I'm about to do this. Thank god it's just a third floor. A broken leg I guess won't be too bad. If I don't land on something uglier.
As the windows shattered I held my breath in. And I jumped; forcing myself to not close my eyes. I slid my goggles away from my face, and a dagger away from my boot. I began to slide down the steep roof looking up at the window waiting for them to come out. I buried my dagger deep into the wood to stop my body from falling any more. I remembered the house and the pointy fences at the adjacent windows to this one and looped my goggles on them as I passed one. It was either using them to bring me to a stop or having them buried in my body. Thank god the first thing happened.
Alucard, fail me here and they will have me for a late night snack. And no hanky-panky when we get back.
But his gun echoed around me making me sigh in relief. He's got freaking perfect aim. So I was not worried. Another gunshot made me jump out of my body as I heard it right beside me. I turned my head to the border of the ceiling and there he was, standing almost on the tips of his shoes only, coat swaying in the wind. He was waiting for the informant as he fell through the ashes of the others. Alucard had waited for all of them to jump so they couldn't turn back. That's why he waited so long to take a shot, I guess.
I held on to the dagger with my life. The goggles were helping but it was rubber; it could snap and break. The dagger felt steady inside the wood, but still it was a dagger. And I'm a 5'7 long human body.
My eyes went to the vampire when I heard whimpers in his direction. I caught the vampire holding the Freak by his throat in the air, staring at him seriously, eyes narrow. The freak kept squirming lightly, legs kicking in the air and whimpering, a panic expression on his face. After a small sniff and a disapproving frown, I saw how with a quick movement of his thumb and index finger, the vampire broke, not snapped, the Freak's head away from it's neck, the head rolling to one side off the roof. The body followed after.
I didn't know if to be in awe or fear.
Then, he disappeared.
I sighed and let my head fall on the wooden roof.
Ok, how the fuck do I get down from here now. Where did he go?
After doing a little climbing back to the window and loosing pretty much all my knives and daggers pining them to the roof, I heard Alucard's Jackal fire. I ran to the sound, bumping into him as he was coming out of a room.
"How boring, they didn't want to play."
"They?"
"Yes, there were 2 more." He said and handed me my earplug, I put it on as I followed him.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because they were after you..."
"Me? Why?" Yes, they were after me of course; I was acting as bait. I didn't get his point.
"It's your fertile time; I can smell it too…"
"And what difference does that make? It's not like--."
I stopped short and pulled his coat to stop him. Oh shit.
"You can't get women pregnant can you?" I asked eyes wide in anger and fear.
He began to chuckle softly and deeply, looking at my wide eyes.
"That was a very good plan by the way--."
"Answer me vampire can you or can't you, I am very serious."
"Though I have to say it would be better if you used your guns more." He came close to me in his trademarked sensuous voice. "And I was thinking... how about calling me Master tonight in your chambers? That would be--."
"Answer me goddammit, you are not touching me until--"
"Uh—um, you know someone else can be on the radio..." I heard Seras stutter into my earplug.
"Damn... please tell me it's just you on now?" I said into the mic.
"Luckily yes."
" missionparametercompletetargetssilencedbye" I said and took my earplug away from my ear. Damn it! The vampire disappeared.
"OFFICER!"
Oh shit. Here we go.
I turned very very slowly and saw a very VERY angered one-eyed blonde guy. He will strangle me with his braid if I get too close.
"Captain." I stood at attention. He gave me a very very evil eye. Is that a vein on his forehead?
He gestured with his hand to go to him. He seemed almost relaxed. But I could tell by that weird vein on his forehead he was about to scream at me. But I had no choice than to walk to him.
"S-Sir." I said and gave him the puppy dog eyes.
He was breathing in and out slowly, his nostrils opening and closing in an exaggerated manner. I bit my lip.
"What-what did you call me before, Officer?" His voice was too calm for my taste.
"Sir?"
"Before zat."
"Captain--."
"CAPTAIN!"
I jumped.
"WHAT DID I JUST CALL YOU?"
"Officer..."
"OFFICER! DO YOU KNOW WHAT ZEES MEANS IN MILITARY HIERARCHY?"
"Y-yes sir..."
"I MAKE PLANS YOU FOLLOW THEM!"
"I'm sorry Pip but--."
" Sorry? SORRY? Non, no sorrys, my 'sorry' arse is in the line here! If I don't get paid—oh, if I don't get paid because of zees--."
"But you saw how the others--."
"Talk to the boss."
"No... no Pip no please--." He turned to leave and I began to walk after him. "Please don't make me report to her--."
"Report to her, it's the way it eez. You caught them, you need to report."
"Alucard did, technically."
"He reports to her too. I will let you know--."
"Pip, no, no you don't understand—she scares me, she will shoot me or something--."
"Girl, I luv you to pieces but this is not zee first time zees has happened... I can't get you out of zees one too."
"You two can use my room all week, please."
Silence.
"No."
"Pip!"
He turned to me, his face leaned toward me a bit and I stopped. His voice now was a bit over a whisper.
"Girl... I don't give a shit about ranks or who does what in the field... but understand zees; just like me, you get shot at or even scratched by one of zose things and zats it. There are only two bloodsuckers in zees team and none of zem are you. You're being too reckless too often. Think about zees the next time you want to jump off a window with a pack of undead behind you, do I make myself clear?"
Silence.
"Yes Sir."
"I'm not talking to you as your Captain right now, ok?" His eye was piercing into mine. Ok, I was being scolded.
"K, Pip."
He turned around and walked away.
"Hey--." A cheery Seras walked beside me.
"Move. Not now girl." I said in a low furious voice.
Where the hell is that idiot.
I am going to the sub levels I don't give a shit. He better answer me, I am NOT having any accidents. And less with him. Oh! Sure, that's what I need! An Alucard Jr. running around the place biting people! I swear if he can get women pregnant I will hurt him. Yes I will, I brought my gun and knives. I will give into his request of me using my guns more. It's a great occasion I think.
"Hey luv--."
"No. Talk. Now." Was my answer.
He better not be with Hellsing or any other woman he sees because I am not leaving without an answer. Who the hell does he think he is. Keeping things like this from me? I don't give a shit what he does with his unlife but if he dares to keep from me the fact that he can get women pregnant—oh I will kill him, I will.
"Oh! Officer--."
"Can't now Walter."
"Then what are you--."
"Bathroom."
As I was about to walk down the stairs I heard the piano. Awesome, I won't have to take a chance down there then. I stomped upstairs to the library. I don't care of Hellsing is there or something.
Ok, ok I do care, she's scary.
As I almost barged into the place my feet stopped at the sight; Alucard's red clad back at the piano, yes as I expected, but he was not alone. A mass of platinum blonde hair on a green suit was also sitting at the bench. I took a step back and peeked my head in, my curiosity killing me one more time.
I wasn't sure who was playing what part, but they were sitting one next to the other, playing something together. Her spine straight as always, her head not moving to the sides, but into the keys. She would fall behind out of sync, his chuckle celebrating the action. Nothing from her. Actually there was nothing else coming from any of them. I remembered the way she spoke to us, the new recruits, about the Hellsing vampires. She sounded so cold and distant about them. Almost as if they were the same scum she hunted. I chuckled silently and sarcastically. Almost scoffed. My eyes fell on their backs at the height of their shoulders and scanned them down to their waists; their bodies were sharing a bench, but there was a small gap between the two of them.
And even so…
His face turned sideways, his eyes meeting mine. I woke up from my thoughts and smiled sadly. My reaction seemed to surprise him. He did nothing, only look at me some more. I lowered my eyes softly, turned around and walked away from the room.
One foot in front of the other, slowly, my anger forgotten at the door.
Things will begin to get clearer with the next chapters. Let me know how everything is going! Help me get better! Bye!
