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Authors Note: To all my readers: I know that it has been a while since I last updated. I owe you all an explanation for the delay. The truth is, now that I'm back in school, I do not have as much time as I had in the summer. On top of my military (boarding school) duties I am taking eight classes, which means no lunch and lots of homework. Please, bear with me. I was able to update quickly over the summer, but I am afraid that the time between updates will be longer now that I am back in school. Thank you all for reading. I will update as soon as I can. I love you all! Thank you very much.

Verya

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On with the fic! (Oh, I don't own Hellsing, duh. Though Elizabeth is mine, so paws off!)

Alucard dragged Elizabeth into the study through a dark portal. It hurts to go through a portal when you're a mortal, so Elizabeth was on the floor, writhing from the pain in her spine.

"Walter!" Alucard yelled. Walter charged in and looked at his fallen mistress.

"Sir Hellsing?" he said, coming quickly to her side and helping her into the chair, "Alucard, what happened? Did you take her through a portal! That could have killed her, what were you thinking?"

"What the hell is she?" Alucard asked, still freaking out. "She can throw fire and create cyclones!" Elizabeth finally managed to breathe normally and get her pulse under control.

"Alucard you will explain yourself," Walter said, "You cannot go dragging Miss Elizabeth into dangerous situations. You never even risked taking Integra through portals."

"I want an explanation," Alucard drawled, his normal demeanor back.

"You are a soldier in the Hellsing service," Elizabeth said, sitting tall in her chair, still panting slightly. "I owe you no explanation as I require none of my officers. You are no exception to this rule, but you did serve my mother." Elizabeth paused for a moment as a particularly bad wave of pain racked her spine. "I am an elemental, also known as a sprite. I get the powers through my father, I know nothing of him other then I have his hair, powers, and he was Irish. I can control the elements and bend them to my will. It is my destiny and curse that I am linked to the weather. It will be dark and rainy when I am sad, but sunny when I am glad. Why do you think it has been raining and storming for the past few days as my mother lay dead? Now, I have answered your questions. You are dismissed."

"Yes, my master," Alucard drawled with a comic bow. Elizabeth stood looked out of the window.

"You too, Walter," she said as he approached, "I wish to be alone now." Walter sighed inwardly, turning and leaving the study. He heard a choked sob just before he closed the door.

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Alucard could hear Elizabeth sobbing above along with the pounding rain on the roof; he cursed the connection he shared with the bitch. She was the reason Integra died, he hated her. Alucard unlocked his room and found it completely unmoved. He ran his hand offer his coffin lovingly; he had missed it while he was sealed away. He also looked at his large array of weapons, mostly the older jackal models. He picked up his latest model and buffed it with his glove. Suddenly he felt a presence behind him.

"Alucard," Walter said, "Let me in. Now." Alucard unlocked the door with a lazy gesture and Walter walked in, fire in his eyes.

"Well Walter," Alucard said, "You seem heated."

"I will no longer tolerate this hostility towards Elizabeth," Walter said, "You will stop this childish behavior and you will stop it now."

"I hold no oath to you, mortal," Alucard said, his anger flaring. "You know nothing of this!"

"Don't I?" Walter asked. "Do you think that I did not love Integra too? Do you think that her premature death has not affected me?"

"You are not alone," Alucard said, "You don't know how it is to wake up and find you are alone. That everyone around is dead or has moved on. To only survive by getting visions of those past, and to know that they are not real." Alucard stopped, he had not wanted to reveal his vision of Integra to anyone. Walter looked at him in surprise.

"You think that was a vision?" he asked, his voice quiet and husky. "You think it was a vision of Integra holding you while you sobbed?"

"Well," Alucard said, sorrow in his voice, "Considering that Integra is dead, there is no other option."

"Have you ever thought that she may be as lonely as you?" Walter looked Alucard right in the eye. Alucard said nothing. Walter turned on his heel and walked out of the door. Several floors above Elizabeth sobbed her heart out on the daybed, only there was no one to hold her.

Well, what do you think? I know this chapter is short, but they will probably be that way from now on due to school. Shorter chapters make it easier to update. Thank you for reading.

Please review, flame even! (Elizabeth will protect me, ha ha ha!)

Thank you for reading!

Verya