The group is standing in Integral's office. Integral was watching the
girl, who had her face buried in Arucard's sleeve, completely livid.
"I swear, Arucard, if you've turned this one."
The little one turned her face just enough for Integral to see a single green eye.
"Why did you bring her here?" she asked, getting up from her desk and walking over.
"We couldn't take any chances."
"What do you mean by chances?" leaning down to the girl's level.
"You wouldn't want the Vatican coming and recruiting her, now would you?"
"Why the hell would the Vatican want with her?" straightening up.
She watched as the girl buried her face back into the vampire's sleeve.
"Why settle for having just one when you can have two?" he said with his trademark grin.
"You mean, she's a."
"Regenerator? Yes, no human could receive a bullet between the eyes and walk away."
"For once, you're right."
"I've been right before, you've just never listened to me when I was."
"Shove it," she snapped, then bending back to the girl's level. "What's your name?"
"She's been scared out of being able to talk."
"Any idea what happened to her?"
"I'm afraid not."
"Don't worry little one, no one's going to hurt you," she whispered, touching the girl's hair.
"I never knew you could be so maternal, master."
"Nobody asked you, Arucard!" she said, straitening up once again.
"What do you want me to do with her?"
"Leave her here, I'll have Walter ready a room for her as soon as I see him next. You three are dismissed!"
Seras and Pip made a rather hasty retreat to the door.
"What are you still doing here?" Integral demanded.
"I believe that the girl may well have a panic attack if I leave."
He held up his arm until the girl's feet were no longer touching the floor.
"Dear, I meant what I said about not hurting you, but if I have to have Walter bring a cro-bar." she let her voice trail off so that the girl could gather the inference.
She promptly dropped to the floor and curled up into a ball. Arucard made quick his own exit though the wall. Integral knelt down and cradled the child.
"Everything's going to be alright," she whispered.
The girl slowly started to relax.
"That's it, nothing's going to happen to you."
They both stand up. The girl walked over to the bookshelf and pulled out a leather-bound volume.
"What do you need with a bible?"
She started to flip through the pages. She stopped at a picture near the front. Integral looked at the girl was pointing at. A picture of Eve.
"Eve? Is that your name?"
Eve bobbed her head quickly.
"Well, Eve, at least we have somewhere to start."
Walter let himself in about then.
"Sir Integral, I assume that our guess will be staying with us overnight?"
"Yes, she will. Could you get a room ready for her?"
"I've already done so. I saw her come in with the 'special task force' and I took a gamble."
"I can see why father kept you on after you retired from service."
"Always happy to be of assistance."
"Go with him, he won't hurt you," she said to Eve, as Walter held out his hand to her.
Eve took a few steps forward and tentively took hold of the older man's outstretched hand.
All right, so we now know what her name is, but we don't know much else about her, yet. And with a name like Eve, you've got to wonder if there's something more to her. Well we're just going to have to wait 'till I can finish typing the next chapter, now aren't we? Nyo!
"I swear, Arucard, if you've turned this one."
The little one turned her face just enough for Integral to see a single green eye.
"Why did you bring her here?" she asked, getting up from her desk and walking over.
"We couldn't take any chances."
"What do you mean by chances?" leaning down to the girl's level.
"You wouldn't want the Vatican coming and recruiting her, now would you?"
"Why the hell would the Vatican want with her?" straightening up.
She watched as the girl buried her face back into the vampire's sleeve.
"Why settle for having just one when you can have two?" he said with his trademark grin.
"You mean, she's a."
"Regenerator? Yes, no human could receive a bullet between the eyes and walk away."
"For once, you're right."
"I've been right before, you've just never listened to me when I was."
"Shove it," she snapped, then bending back to the girl's level. "What's your name?"
"She's been scared out of being able to talk."
"Any idea what happened to her?"
"I'm afraid not."
"Don't worry little one, no one's going to hurt you," she whispered, touching the girl's hair.
"I never knew you could be so maternal, master."
"Nobody asked you, Arucard!" she said, straitening up once again.
"What do you want me to do with her?"
"Leave her here, I'll have Walter ready a room for her as soon as I see him next. You three are dismissed!"
Seras and Pip made a rather hasty retreat to the door.
"What are you still doing here?" Integral demanded.
"I believe that the girl may well have a panic attack if I leave."
He held up his arm until the girl's feet were no longer touching the floor.
"Dear, I meant what I said about not hurting you, but if I have to have Walter bring a cro-bar." she let her voice trail off so that the girl could gather the inference.
She promptly dropped to the floor and curled up into a ball. Arucard made quick his own exit though the wall. Integral knelt down and cradled the child.
"Everything's going to be alright," she whispered.
The girl slowly started to relax.
"That's it, nothing's going to happen to you."
They both stand up. The girl walked over to the bookshelf and pulled out a leather-bound volume.
"What do you need with a bible?"
She started to flip through the pages. She stopped at a picture near the front. Integral looked at the girl was pointing at. A picture of Eve.
"Eve? Is that your name?"
Eve bobbed her head quickly.
"Well, Eve, at least we have somewhere to start."
Walter let himself in about then.
"Sir Integral, I assume that our guess will be staying with us overnight?"
"Yes, she will. Could you get a room ready for her?"
"I've already done so. I saw her come in with the 'special task force' and I took a gamble."
"I can see why father kept you on after you retired from service."
"Always happy to be of assistance."
"Go with him, he won't hurt you," she said to Eve, as Walter held out his hand to her.
Eve took a few steps forward and tentively took hold of the older man's outstretched hand.
All right, so we now know what her name is, but we don't know much else about her, yet. And with a name like Eve, you've got to wonder if there's something more to her. Well we're just going to have to wait 'till I can finish typing the next chapter, now aren't we? Nyo!