Eve lifted her head up from her pillow and looked around her room, hoping that she wouldn't see her other half hanging around again. It seemed that she was going to have a break from listening to that voice for a little while.
She turned when she heard someone knocking on her door. Stumbling out of the sheets, she reached the knob, finding Walter there, with no breakfast for her. She looked up at the old butler with questioning eyes.
"Sir Integral has requested your presence this morning in the main dining hall. I shall escort you once you're ready,"
Eve nodded, disappearing back into the room and going for the chair that she'd draped her dress over. What she found wasn't anything she'd ever owned in her short life, nor anything she'd have actually chosen for herself either.
"Do you like the clothes, they once belonged to your host you know," she heard Arucard's voice announce in her head, "Wouldn't they be suitable for one such as yourself. Integral, Walter and you could start to think of yourselves as a sweet little family."
Eve started glaring around the room.
"Yes, this is one of the better reasons I have for getting up in the evening," he then mocked, "I'm sure the master will be very pleased to see you in that outfit," the vampire then chuckled from where ever he was hiding.
Eve continued to look around the room until she was sure his presence had gone before getting dressed.
Eve walked down into the main dining hall, wearing the outfit that Alucard had brought her, showing almost no reaction to the look Integral gave her.
"Where did you get that?" the elder woman demanded, forgetting briefly the girl being mute.
"It seems that Alucard has been poking around in the storage attic again," Walter offered, stepping in on Eve's behalf, "The dress likely appealed to his sense of humor," the elder male added, bowing before leaving.
"Have a seat," Integral offered, almost commandingly, "We have much we need to discus."
Eve looked at the woman before her quizzically.
"As you well know, we've seen what you're capable of and Alucard has informed me that you wish to participate in our missions from now on."
Eve nodded, looking very hopeful at this point.
"We'll be heading out on a low-risk mission this evening and you're welcome to come along if you still feel up to it. Mind you that I use the term low-risk very loosely," the British woman added in her own brand of humor.
Eve nodded enthusiastically, digging her fingers into the leather armrest of her chair. She wanted nothing more then to prove her worth at this point, after running away like that.
"So then, I feel it best to advise you to go and rest up before all gets underway," Integral added, watching as the maid brought in two plates of poached eggs.
Eve poked at the dish, unsure if it was safe to eat or not.
"It's not going to bite you," Integral stated, drabbling a bit of ketchup over her meal.
Eve stabbed off a small piece of the egg and held it up with her fork, unsure if this really was something safe to eat.
Yes, I know this has been long in coming but my muse chose to take a vacation without telling me first, so work's been kind of difficult and sporadic. I hope that I can get the next chapter out to you in a more timely manner. Ja for nyo!