Illness
by: Alucard's Bane
Disclaimer- I don't own Hellsing
Hi, and welcome to chapter eight! I hope you all enjoy it as much I as I do writing it. XD
Chapter 8
Integral sighed as she placed her empty wineglass upon the table and swept a lock of blonde hair from her face. Alucard was sleeping peacefully, with his hands folded on his stomach. His black hair was sticky with the blood that he had thrown up earlier, though Integral had done her best to wash most of it out.
"M-Master..." Alucard's eyebrows furrowed in his sleep as he muttered Integral's given title, she watched as he rolled over on his side. He was dreaming again. She lightly touched his shoulder, his muscles stiffening under her gentle touch. "Mmn...Master..." he groaned and rolled over on his stomach.
She watched as his face contorted into a snarl, a low growl escaping his throat. She removed her hand from his back and watched as the snarl was quickly replaced by what seemed to be a placid expression. He rolled over on his back again with a grunt, his eyebrows furrowed again as his eyes slowly opened. "Alucard," she said quietly, touching him again on the shoulder.
He snapped his attention to her and she became quickly aware that he was trying to recognize her...the fever must have been ridiculously high. "Integral...?" he blinked a few times, his eyes adjusting to the darkness of the room. "W-Where am I...?"
"You're still in the basement, Alucard." she placed a hand on his forehead which elicited a low moan from him. He was still very, very warm. "Are you hungry?"
"A little," he replied as he saw Integral get up and grab something off of the table before returning to him. In her hands she held three blood bags. He groaned. "I was hoping for a little of yours, Master."
"I'm sorry, Alucard..." she broke the seal on the bag and pulled out the little plastic tube. "This will have to do for now," she placed the tube in his mouth and watched as he began to suck on it. "Besides, we want to start you off on the small stuff, so you can digest it. I don't want you throwing up again."
Alucard ate in silence, as most of his concentration was going on sucking the blood from the pack, into the tube, and into his mouth. He didn't remember being this weak when this had happened before. He released the straw, and Integral started to open another one. "No," he watched her put the bag down.
"Are you sure?" she asked. "You don't want anymore?"
"No..." he closed his eyes and then opened them again. "I don't want anymore...for now..."
"I see,"
"Master?"
"Yes?" Integral looked over at her servant, who was still lying on the pillow she had replaced for her legs earlier. "What is it?"
"...you need to rest." he stared at his master's slumped form, her hair was sticking to her face, and there were dark circles under her blue eyes. The top three buttons on her blouse had been undone, and her cravat was draped on the table, the cross pin lying beside it. "How long has it been since you slept last?"
"Oh, I rested a little while ago," she was lying, she just prayed that Alucard bought it. She had also been to busy with him to do much else, the paperwork had just been piling up on her desk, despite Walter's effort to help. Besides, what would the organization be without Alucard? "And Seras brought something down for me to eat a little while ago. I'm fine."
She sighed as Alucard seemed to buy it and he rolled over onto his side, exposing his back. "As you say, Master." he became still and Integral thought that he had gone back to sleep. She sighed and lean her head back to look at the ceiling. It had been a little while since she had slept...perhaps she would take just a tiny little nap. Just a small one. was her thought as she crawled over to the vampire and put her back to his, her muscles growing lax and her eyelids sliding shut as she drifted into slumber
break-
It was some hours later when Integral awoke to someone knocking on the heavy metal door that lead to Alucard's inner sanctum. She turned to look at Alucard, who was snoring a little bit, and back to the door. She yawned and stretched as the door opened and Seras bounded into the room.
"Sir Integral?" she stopped short as she saw the elder blonde rub her eyes and adjust her glasses on her face. "Were you sleeping? Oh, I'm sorry."
"No, no, Seras." Integral gave her a small smile. "I was just waking up, what is it?"
"I just came down to ask you if you would like me to watch Master while you go get cleaned up and rest for a little while."
"And what brought this on? Surely Walter didn't put you up to it?" she watched as Seras's cheeks tinged pink.
"No, no, he didn't. It's just that...you've been taking care of Master...and I just thought..."
"I understand Seras," the Hellsing leader replied as she stood. "Very well then," she dusted off her suit jacket and draped it over her arm as she gathered her other things. "I will take you up on your offer, so that you may tend to Alucard while I recuperate."
Seras's face lit up. "Oh! Good!" she watched as Integral opened the door and began to ascend the stairs, Integral turned around on her heel.
"But, I will be back as soon as I have rested. One of my best is sick and I will tend to him. Is that understood? The only reason I am going to rest is because I choose to, not because you nor Walter have persuaded me to."
Seras smiled and saluted her. "Yes, sir." and she watched as Integral finally ascended the stairs. She turned and walked over to her sleeping master, brushing a lock of his hair from his face. Integral wasn't joking when she said he was burning hot to the touch. She sighed and looked at the basin sitting next to him. She might as well start there. She sighed and picked it up, leaving the room to fill it with fresh water.
TBC...
Okay, there was chapter eight! I hope you all enjoy it and thanks to everyone for the reivews, I'm glad you all like it...though, I hope it's not too fluffy for you...I honestly didn't intend for it to start out as fluff, but as you can see...oh well...till the next chapter!