Alucard smiled again, this one however was not a toothy grin nor was it a twisted or meniacal one but a real smile. "Sleep well, Integra." He fell into sleep and for a few hours the Hellsing house was quiet as few people were awake now during the day.
Hours later, Alucard again awoke with Integra in his arms and a smile on his face. he watched her sleeping. She was so peaceful and so tranquil, and so beautiful. She had been beautiful as a human, yes. He had watched as more than one human oogaled her at royal balls; the only time she was ever in a dress. He wanted to shoot them dead for their thoughts as he peered in their small pathetic minds.
He came back to the present as her scent wafted to his nose and he was intoxicated by it. He knew she would be a strong vampire. She would be a no life queen and they would rule over this weak world together.
Integra shifted slightly as her platinum blonde hair fell into her face. She opened her red-orbed eyes slowly, loving the warmth between their two bodies. She looked into his eyes, a smile threatening to curl her lips. It had been the best nights sleep she's had in a long time.. The first time she hadn't had a nightmare. She smiled. "Did you have a good rest, Alucard?"
Alucard said, "Yes, and I trust you did as well?" He opened the lid of his coffin slowly and waited for her to get out. When she did so he soon followed. "We have visitors, we should go to you office." And with that they instantly moved to her office to see Walter just walking into her office. "Sir Integra, you have visitors." He waited patiently for his orders. Alucard smiled and stood beside Integra waiting what would come. He sensed he would not like it and cocked his gun.
Integra bowed her head to Walter. "Thank you, Walter." She sat down at her desk and waited.. Visitors? What such visitors would be coming at this hour? She looked to Alucard for a moment before her eyes focused on the door. She sighed heavily. She hoped this had nothing to do with the Her Majesty. She wasn't in a very good mood to deal with that matter for the moment.
Walter bowed and walked out and moments later, two men in formal dress entered the room. "Sir Integra Wingates Hellsing, we bring you biddings from Her Majesty. Sir Integra, your actions have dishonored the crown and the queen herself. Your organization is banned and disband forthwith! You have fallen from the graces of god. All of England will no longer acknowledge you as a member of her majesty's most holy round table. All your garb of power and light shall be stricken from you and you will never again be able to enter the light of her majesty or that of god. May god have mercy upon your soul!" With that said, one of the men walked forward placing a piece of paper on the table and as Alucard drew his gun, the man swiftly retreated and they bowed and turned, leaving the house that was now cursed by the queen herself.
Integra growled lowly, that rumble echoing from the pit of her throat. She closed her eyes and grabbed the piece of paper from the table and her eyes scanned over it.
"Sir Integra Hellsing: You have dishonored Her Majesty, the Queen, and our fine nation. You are disbanded from the Holy Round Table. You will be stripped of your power and the Hellsing Organization will cease to exist.
May God Have Mercy Upon Your Souls. Amen."
Integra slammed her hand down on the desk. "How dare they?" She growled, her eyes were burning with a pure hatred. "How dare they do this to us!"
Alucard growled dangerously. "I know I should have shot her when I had the chance! They dare, Integra, because they have never set foot in a battlefield! They never fired a gun or drew a knife, they dare because they are cowards!" H was furious at what would come. She would be stripped of her rank, her honor, her solders, everything and he couldn't stand it.
Just then, Walter entered the room. "I take its not good news." He frowned. "For what its worth, I'm sorry, and orders or not, I'll stay with you, Sir Integra. Until the end… I am a retainer of the Hellsing house and no matter what, I will stay." He bowed and left to go see to the transfer of the soldiers, and to the dismissal of the staff that surely would like to leave. He was angry with what they were doing but he was sure that Integra was far more furious.
She didn't know exactly what to do.. For a moment, she looked to her father's painting hanging in the office and closed her eyes. She clenched her fists so tight she thought she could hear her knuckles breaking with each movement. She let out a slow, frustrated breath and slammed a dagger into the note, putting the blade of it almost completely through the wood. "I will not be dismissed so easily! We have fought, our men have lost their lives…! We almost lost our own lives to protect the Queen! I have been their loyal servant for many years! I will not be discarded like a piece of trash!"
Alucard snarled and said, "I'm off to go make the queen reverse her orders." Alucard began to walk towards the door.
Enrico Maxwell was sitting at his large oak desk. Behind him was a large silver cross hung from the wall. He read a letter that was just handed to him and his eyes grew larger and he smiled broadly. "Please call Paladin Alexander up here, please." The sister nodded and said, "of course, Father Maxwell." He waited and moments later, Paladin Alexander Anderson arrived.
"Ye called and here I is, Father Maxwell." Enrico nodded and said, "Yes there's some good news for once, Alexander. The Hellsing house has officially been disbanded, and is open for attack. We can finally act as gods servants and smite that sinful organization!" Anderson smiled and turned. "Me be on the first plane to London, sir."
Integra continued to sit, her eyes slowly tearing. She looked over to where Alucard had walked out and sighed. She would not regret the decision she made. For once, she wanted something for herself. Someone for herself.. She didn't care if she was being selfish.
She stood and walked over in front of her desk and stood in front of her father's painting. She grimaced. God, it felt like her father's eyes were piercing her. She had to look away, casting her head down. "Have I disgraced your name father? Did I really do such a sin? Is it a sin to love?" She sighed heavily and stepped back behind her desk, holding her head up with her hands as she continued to look over the note in front of her.
Alucard walked down a hall of Buckingham Palace. He carried with him such a aura of doom, destruction, and death that the men could only shudder in fear. The few of them that had approached were flung back or left unconscious. As furious as he was he would not create a body count. He wouldn't create any reason for the Hellsing house to be further dishonored. He opened the doors to the throne room and approached the queen. The men tried rushing at him or shooting him but were instantaneously frozen. "Your majesty, I would speak with you."
He nearly snarled the words barely keeping himself in check. The queen pondered it for a moment. "We would hear you for 2 minutes only then you must leave this court and never return."
Alucard nodded and said, "Please do not disband the Hellsing house. They are the last line of defense for England. Without them your country would be put in peroulus danger from the creatures of the night. If you need someone to blame for Integra's choice, then blame me! I did it, I'm the one who should be punished, not her. She is the only person who can protect this country from the type of enemy that threatens you most. I ask you to restore Integra to her rightful position and I will allow myself to be locked away." The last part of his sentence was almost chocked out and he kneeled waiting for her answer.
The Queen looked upon him and stood from her throne. She approached him slowly. "And give me one reason why I should take you up on this offer? She has dishonored this country more than once… All of you have." She looked into his eyes with a cold glare.
Alucard gritted his teeth and said, "because she is the ONLY person that has unwaveringly defended this country with her very life. For queen and country and no other reason! Can you say that of anyone else, can you say that of any of those backstabbing knights! She is the only one to protect this land, and the only one who can." He wanted to add, and if you don't restore her to her proper place, I'll show you how much you need her. But he held his tongue.
The Queen sighed for a moment and turned back to her throne. "Very Well.. I will restore Integra's title.. But, you... You, vampire, shall be locked away until I deem it necessary to release you once again. Do you understand?"
Alucard bowed and with a simple acknowledgement disappeared. He appeared a moment later in Integra's office. "Integra, the queen has agreed to return your title. I still doubt you'll be invited to any ball's but you will be allowed to continue your work, by the graces of the queen." He sighed but he knew it would be worth it even though he would most likely never see her again. He sighed and sat down on a chair that appeared just as he sat down.
She looked up and stared at him for a moment. "..How?" She walked over to him. "...How did you-...?" Her voice was cut off by the gut-wrenching feeling in her stomach.
Alucard stood, "I had to agree to one stipulation: that I would allow myself to be sealed away, to only be unsealed by the queens direct order." Alucard bowed his head and he approached her, hugging her gently. "I'm sorry but it's the only way."
She stood shocked for a moment. A slow stream of tears ran down her cheek as she closed her eyes. The tears threaded between the thick lashes. "...Alucard." She whispered. She gripped his red jacket and held it tightly. She didn't know what to say.. Her only happiness was going to be stripped from her.. It was either that or her honor. She would have rather had him. She tightened her eyes shut and stayed silent...
Alucard frowned. "I'm sorry Integra, I had no other choice. Orders will take several days to process, we have at least 5 days before someone comes to see me sealed away. We have until then." He could no longer speak. He wiped away the tears from Integra's eyes, and held her tighter. "Your work will continue, everything will be ok."
'No, no it won't be okay.' She thought. Even if she had went back to normal, who was she going to use on missions.. Seras? She has screwed up so many times, she'd lost count. 'No, it won't be okay.' She thought again. She let out shaking breath and leaned against him, her fingers gripping the red jacket of his tightly. She laid her head on his chest. Her eyes were wide and trembling, distant. She bit her lip. She sighed heavily and looked up into his eyes. "...You shouldn't have did that, Alucard. I would have..." She paused. "I would have rather been with you, then with the Traitors and the Throne." She looked down. "I don't know what to do, Alucard. I am not strong enough to do this all alone.."
Alucard said, "Yes you are, you are the strongest person I have ever met. You are strong enough to become a no-life queen, and now that your not bound by the restrictions of your humanity, you don't have to fear anyone. In a way, I will always be here to protect you. After all, you are one of fledglings. You have my strength flowing through your veins, and you will always be able to call me. I will be there in your greatest time of need, I swear. In many ways, I will be with you even after I've been sealed."