Chapter 9
Elena glanced at her clock. Lunch time. Right…She pulled of the covers of her bed and got herself ready with a newly pressed and cleaned suit. She pulled on her glasses, it felt like the middle of the night to her. Elena's eyes still drooped as she forced herself to get ready. But once she was ready she headed to the dining room, inside was someone she didn't expect to see. Sat at the head of the table was ,bar the hat and glasses, Seras!
"What are you doing up?" Seras looked up, she had looked lost in thought. Seras smiled, not her usual smile. This was a warm smile, perhaps from when she was once human. But then it quickly faded as she looked back to the bowl that was in front of her. The table was set, for all of the seats. Not just her or her and Arthur.
"I thought I'd have lunch with you, besides I'm not letting you and Max Enrico get you in the same room as him without me there." Elena mentally thanked her, before realising that Seras most likely red her mind.
"Your welcome." Seras spoke, Elena sat at the other end of the table, opposite Seras. It was quite a way away, as Elena wasn't on the mood for conversation…at least ones that tested her patience. "How's your brother?" Seras asked. Elena almost leapt up, she hadn't even thought of him…she felt a pang of guilt.
"I don't know, I haven't even thought of him." Saying the truth as Seras would see right through a lie. Seras shrugged.
"I thought you hadn't…so I thought I'd remind you." Seras said. Elena wished she could shoot her again. She wasn't in the mood for this, but she was soon rescued by her usual lunch coming out of the kitchen. Elena tried to ignore the slight look the waiter was giving her, Elena's new sleeping habits meant awkward meal times and missed meals. But Elena watched her lunch laid out in front of her. She thanked the waiter as a simple sandwich and crisps with a glass of orange juice was laid out in front of her. Many would consider it a light snack, but this was perfect for her. She wasn't into fancy meals a lot, and often made do with this as an example. The waiter turned to leave. But a cough from across the table stopped him as Seras spoke.
"What about me?" Both Elena and the waiter looked at her in surprise.
'What could a vampire want to order?'
"May I have a glass of wine? Red if you would. Any type." She spoke in all politeness. The waiter left and returned with a single glass and a bottle of red wine. He poured the wine and left, with a slight smile. Elena bit into her sandwich and watched Seras with interest. But she wished she hadn't as Seras reached into her trench coat and pulled out a bag of medical blood. Ripping the side off with her teeth she poured a portion of it into her wine and the rest onto her bowl as if it was soup!
Elena opened her bag of crisps, slightly disgusted and put off her meal, but she had to eat something to keep her strength up for this afternoon. Her meal was almost tasteless as she watched Seras drink her blood wine and her eat her 'soup'. As Elena finished her meal she accidently caught Seras' eye, Seras raised her glass to her.
"Want some?" Seras asked, knowing the answer, yet that same sadistic grin appeared on her face. Elena remained silent, mentally cursing her servant. But as soon as Seras drank the last bit of her drink the hat and glasses reappeared. Hiding those bright eyes.
Walter sat in his room, training wasn't on till after sunset…yet he was agitated. What was with that girl…no, not a girl. A vampire? Impossible, Hellsing wouldn't work with something they swore to kill. What was she then? A special agent? But he couldn't get her out of his head. When she had just appeared on his shoulder, she spoke of his great-grandfather Walter. He was named after him, he was supposed to be a great hero. But was never told why. His grandfather told about how great he was, battling demons and monsters. But he merely guessed he was in the army fighting the same creatures as today. That girl…seemed to know him somehow…but that was again impossible. But even if she was a vampire she couldn't be she wasn't evil! She pushed him out of the line of fire…Right that's it…A headache hit. He pushed the thoughts to the back of his mind, the more he thought about it the more he was confused. He sat down in the chair in the corner of his room. Maybe he should take that girl up on her offer.
Elena sighed as she got up off her chair, she had sat in silence with Seras for about half an hour. But it was a welcome break, both from the outside world and her usual comments. Noticing she had no cigar she picked one out of her box and lighted it. Placing it into her mouth. She turned to leave but then turned back to Seras. Except she was gone. Elena tutted.
'Typical,' She thought. But she left, nodding slightly at the waiter who was coming to clear the used plates. When as she left the room, as if on cue the doorbell rang. Elena walked over to the front of the mansion, standing on the on the balcony above the stairs and in view of the door. She watched as the butler opened the door. And in strode Max Enrico and someone else. Possibly a paladin guard so she paid no attention to him. Max glanced around as if in slight worry before looking up to Elena, no smile on his face today. Elena crossed her arms.
"Your either very brave, or very stupid to come back here." Max stared straight back at her.
"I'd rather not be in this rejected pit of hell. Higher orders…" He tugged at his coat while glancing around a few more times.
"She's not here. You don't have to look so worried." Elena said. Max gritted his teeth and replied. "Although if it was up to me I'd order her to tear you apart." Max sighed, a little relieved, but not by much.
"We shouldn't start off a meeting of such importance like this, we meet as allies not enemies." Elena couldn't hold back a remark.
"And your kidnapping my brother is an act of peace is it?" She remarked. Max acted taken aback.
"We were only trying to help…"
"You know what I don't care, meet me in my office, Ralph will lead you there." Elena shut him up and nodded to the butler before she left toward her office.
Elena made it to her office and sat down, putting out her cigar and crossing her legs awaiting their arrival. But something bothered her. Who was that strange man with him? He wasn't introduced yet he seemed important, more then a mere flunky. When the expected knock came.
"Come in." Max and the now she could see very tall man entered. He wore glasses and had short blonde hair. He wore white gloves with the words 'Jesus is in heaven' on them…He stood over Max protecting him.
Elena stared a little while longer as they reached her desk. Max glanced around. Before sitting down on the chair. With the unknown man behind him.
"Please tell us everything you know."
"I see you've learned some manners." Max huffed but stayed silent.
"Seras enterd the infested area to find it unliveable. There was no living thing still there. No animals or people, nothing." Elena shook her head. "But I don't suggest going there yourself as she was attacked by wave after wave of monsters. Not only vampires but werewolves and strange creatures as well. She managed to fend them off but nothing else was found. She tried to pry information from a vampire, but nothing was acquired from him." After another attack she was forced to return, nothing was acquired or found." Max gritted his teeth.
"Is that it?" Elena looked up at him. When Max got up from his chair, "Fine, I will take what little information you have given us and report to his holiness." Max left his chair and walked toward the door. But the strange man stayed in place, he was scanning the room.
"Come on Anderson!"
"The little lass is here…" She spoke in a thick Irish accent. Seras appeared behind Elena, she could sense her there.
"How are you alive Alexander Anderson?" Seras asked in half interest and half in a mocking tone. But Alexander didn't answer; he whipped out a bayonet and was about to throw it when he was stopped abruptly by Max.
"No! Don't you dare! We cannot…any time…but not now. We will leave…" Max pulled open the door. Elena watched as his eyes burned with rage…
'Who is he?' She thought. Seras stepped away from the shadows and towards him. She stared at him through her glasses.
"Awwww…perhaps next time…" Seras mocked. Alexander was seething! But he suddenly turned away and out of the door.
"I'll get you yet lassie, tha' ah will…" ((An: I can't do accents…)) He spoke before slamming the door. Once certain they had gone Elena spoke.
"How do you know him?" Seras turned, that same sadistic smile as always…but it faded to a look of seriousness.
"He was a paladin a hundred years ago, he was the first human regenerator I think…but how can it be that he's alive?" Seras turned back to the door. Elena pulled out another cigar and lit it.
"The only thing that I can think of is they cloned him…it must be…" Seras glanced back.
"A clone?" Elena puffed out the smoke,
"It's illegal, but I wouldn't put anything past them." Seras turned back so her back was facing her.
"I'm looking forward to the next time we meet." Seras replied before disappearing once again into the shadows.
"Seras get ready, there is a report of a vampire and his ghouls on the outskirts of Midsummer." Elena spoke, Seras shot up, she could finally have some fun. She was bored of being stuck in here. Seras sighed a little as she realised she only had the cassul to take with her. It had one clip left, before all her ammo was gone. And she couldn't exactly take her old weapon…not anymore.
Seras disappeared into the shadows and stepped out of front door of the mansion to find a military van prepped and ready.
"I heard about what you did…" Elena spoke, she was stood on the front steps near her. Seras smiled but didn't say anything. "It's their first real mission, they will only be taking out the ghouls, their training isn't over so you will take out the vampire."
"Yes, master." Seras bowed before vanishing into thin air.
Elena stood there amazed, but she quickly gathered herself and chewed the end of her cigar slightly. Elena's car was prepped and ready, she was going to follow the troops and see how they did. But as Elena opened the drivers car door she was greeted with the smiling face of a soldier. His helmit was off and he sat ready. His long black hair tied back behind him. Elena scoffed.
"What are you doing there?" But a voice from the passenger seat replied.
"Let him drive, it will be like old times." Seras sat in the back of the car.
"Old times….? You told him to didn't you!" But Elena huffed and shut the door, instead going around to the passenger side.
"Hey, you not sitting with me?" Elena ignored her as she sat next to who she assumed must be Walter.
"Go,go,go,go!" The commader ordered. The troops mobilized and jumped out of the van and infiltrated the building. Seras listened as she heard gunfire. Coupled with the sound of ghouls falling to the floor, but then a sound of yelling and panicking caused Seras to lose her smile.
'What is going on?' Seras immediantly passes through the car door and staraight into the building.
"Tha' ye are lassie. Ah' was gettin' tired o' waiting" ((AN I really can't do accents…))That same voice, the voice that brought up old memories of her and her master in a hospital. She instinctively felt her neck. He had sent a bayonet through her throat. She turned to see the soldiers run past her. One lay dead on the floor, a bayonet straight through his heart. The soldiers were freaked; she let the, run out of the door.
Seras stared at her enemy; she had dreamed of getting him back… this was it. Except the onlt weapon she had was the cassul! But Seras pulled it out anyway and aimed straight at his head. Anderson held up his two weapons ready to strike.
((AN…Oooooo, the return of Anderson…but alas, the fight will be next chapter. Anyway to answer a few reviews:
No I'm not planning on making this a Aluacard and Seras pairing.
And to Devastatia Spaz Alucard IS his name, Arucard is a mistranslation. More details in that PM I sent you.
But I'd like to take this moment to thank all of my reviewers, I find myself constantly pressing the send and receive button to see if I have received any more reviews….al well, your words mean that much to me.Thank you for reviewing keep it up!))