Hey all, I'm soooo sorry it took me so long to update chapter 4; had to concentrate on school, and other important things. Again, thank you all for your wonderful reviews on chapter 3. So now I present to you: chapter 4!
Disclaimer: I do not own Hellsing or any of the characters.
Seras was in her chamber polishing the contents of her Halcannon. Showing pride in her work, she sweetly hummed what may have been show tunes, unaware of an un-peculiar presence. "Oh! Sir Integral, I didn't hear you come in." She said trying not to sound startled.
No answer. Integral's look was blank as she looked down on the young fledgling; expressionless, yet her eyes seemed to be asking questions.
"Um…well, okay." Seras continued her work nervously. There must be a reason for her master's master to be here, never the less the awkward attitude.
Integral silently walked over to the small dining table, and sat down; her eyes still watching. This went on for about 3 minutes or so. (Creepy)
Seras couldn't stand the awkwardness. She just wanted to get up and smack her in the face, or at least shake her to get some sort of reaction, no matter what the consequences were. She deeply sighed revealing a bit of annoyance as she got to her feet.
"Sir Integral, I hope you aren't offended by me asking this, but is there some reason you're in here? Don't you have some important paperwork to do?" She asked cautiously.
Integral glared at the young officer. "What's that supposed to mean? Are you saying that I'm supposed to be upstairs sitting behind some freak'n desk wasting my life away trying to figure out some boring paperwork; is that it?"
Seras backed away; there was no telling what she'd do, as well as what was going on.
"And by the way, you're cleaning your cannon all wrong! You're not using enough polish, and you're using circular motions instead of up and down motions. I swear, Alucard would be ashamed if he saw this!" Integral added.
Anger began to rise inside her. I don't believe this, who does she think she is? Seras thought. Her hands balled up as they fell to her sides. "Out of respect Sir, it looks fine."
"Oh really? Police girl?"
Seras's eyes grew wide. "W-what?"
A smirk appeared on the corners of Integral's mouth; a very familiar smirk.
"Don't be deceived by those you think don't do the deceiving. If someone else, someone dangerous had disguised himself as someone from the organization, we'd be in a lot of trouble now wouldn't we? Something to think about huh?"
"Master… Is that you!" Seras asked in unbelief.
"Didn't think you'd notice." Alucard joked. As he got to his feet, Seras retreated back to her canopy. Frightened and confused, she tried to figure out what was going on; only to get a slight headache.
"Relax Police girl, I'll explain." He said in the empty room; she was gone.
Seras ran out of the basement, and upstairs towards the lobby. This is a joke. A practical joke! She thought frantically, as she reached the stairs. There has got to be an explanation for this! She raced down the dark hallway, her special vision being able to see the where she was going.
She finally reached Integral's office; her heart beating quickly as she burst through the door; eyes closed not wanting to see who was on the other side. Reluctantly, she opened her eyes only to see a rather shocked and angry Alucard.
"Miss Victoria! What's the meaning of this?
Seras felt as if she were going to faint; nothing was as it seemed. Mentally, she closed her eyes wishing everything would stop and go back to normal. In her case what was normal? Maybe I'm dreaming, or maybe I'm so starved, that I'm hallucinating! She thought to herself, only to have her meditation broken by a sharp "SERAS VICTORIA!"
"Oh I'm sorry Master or …" she sighed again.
" No, I'm Integral; you didn't answer my question." She said calming down. Seras backed away towards the bullet-filled door.
" You can't be!" Seras cried. "You're my master! Sir Integral is in my room. I was just talking to her!"
Integral sighed as she shook her head. She knew this was bound to happen. Great! How do I explain this to her? She thought. Integral stood up, and approached the frightened officer.
"That woman down stairs in your room, is not me … well she is me, but not me." She sighed sharply. "What I'm trying to say is that, that woman down there is actually Alucard!"
Seras blinked. "W-how?"
There was a moment of silence. "I don't know. I woke up in his body, as did he in mine. However, he fails to realize the seriousness. He thinks this is a joke, and I have a meeting with the Protestant Knights this afternoon. I only have a few hours to get ready which is impossible. But he promised me a way to undo this conundrum." She explained.
Everything seemed all so clear to Seras. So that would explain the oddness. She thought.
"So until then, I ordered him go on a temporary leave until he did." Integral added as she returned to her desk, ignoring the small crack on the side.
"Temporary leave? Sir, please think this over." Seras pleaded. She felt rather silly doing so.
"It's already done. In this state Alucard is powerless. And besides I'm sure you can hold your own. He trained you to be one of the best."
"Please Sir Integral, I can't do this alone!"
Puzzled, Integral looked at her. She's seen Seras fight before, and she's done a great job doing so. Maybe she needed Alucard for moral support; after all, she was still a fledgling.
Integral lightly smiled not wanting to scare the poor child with Alucard's sharky grin. "Well then, I'll assign Officer Pip Bernadette to accompany you on your mission tonight. I'm sure that you two will get along this time. I don't want any mishaps like that time at target practice . Is that understood Officer Victoria?" Integral asked. The sternness in her baritone voice made Seras feel a bit uncomfortable; like her master was angry with her.
"Yes Mast-uh Sir!" She said almost forgetting whom she was talking to.
"Very well, you're dismissed."
Seras bowed, and left the room. Behind closed doors, she let out a breathed sigh. "This is going to be a long night." She said to herself, unaware that Integral could hear her in the other room. "What's worse is that I have to work with Pip."
Seras walked down the hallway, and down the stairs, back to the basement, to her cold stony room. Butterflies fluttered around in the pit of her stomach, as she entered. Please don't let him be in here. She prayed. He wasn't. And that was good.
Seras sat on her bed, to pick up where she left off. But for some reason, she didn't feel like it. She glanced over at the clock, to see 5:00 pm. "Must be daylights savings? I thought it was 9:00 when I went upstairs." She said to herself. She put her Halcannon aside, and made herself comfortable in her canopy. Maybe a few minutes of sleep will do me some good. She thought, as she drifted off.
For those who don't know, in the 1st or 2nd volume of the Manga, Seras and Pip were doing target practice; besides their arguing on how to shoot, Seras had blown clear of the target field i.e. all the little man-shaped targets had huge capsule holes in them, etc.
