Oni had spent the night with Walter just incase he tried anything stupid but in the end nothing happened other than him passing out. He left him there as he walked down stairs and into his room. Tomorrow... too bad he wouldn't be there for it.
Walter awoke to the sound of hammering drums. He looked around and saw he was alone and stood up and checked the time 7 am. Good still time to change and get ready. He looked to the bottles of liquor he had consumed and the drums got louder. He walked into the kitchen and drank down as much coffee as he thought he could stomach then ate a full breakfast. He then brought one upstairs to Arthur, err... Integra's office. Today she would meet with the other agents except Oni and discuss policy and hand out assignments and such. He also had some investigations to do, someone had been leaking family secrets and he had to find them and fast.
Integra had been in the office since at least 5 a.m. She had gotten most of the paperwork done, all that was left was a small pile that she was sure she could get done in no time. She looked up to see Walter come in and smiled softly. "Good Morning, Walter.." She smiled to him. She could smell some of the alcohol on him still, and it made her smile surprisingly. She wondered what he was like exactly when he got drunk.. She giggled at the thought of seeing him with a goofy look on his face. She looked up to him. "Thank you for breakfast.. I am really quite hungry. I really haven't had the appetite to eat really anything over the passed few days.."
Walter nodded trying not to tell her to shut up lest his head exploded. "You're welcome. Now first up is a meeting with the rest of the agents at 11 then for the rest of the day your training starts. Oni has volunteered for your sword training, hand to hand training and all things martial arts. I've taken it upon myself for your firearm training and the rest will be carried out with your tutors. If thats acceptable to you." He saw Pat Burningham and knew he was the first to talk to. "Now if you'll excuse me, Integra. I have various other things to attend to." With that he waited for her response wondering if Oni would be up for a little mind reading today, or tonight.
She smiled and nodded. "Yes.. it is fine with me, Walter. Go ahead." She smiled and started to munch on some of the breakfast he had made her. She finished her milk and went back to finishing the pile of paperwork. "Wow," she said. "I'm finally done!" That was something to be happy about. She took a deep breath and sat in the chair, sipping on the tea. She let her head fall back as she placed the tea back on the table. She wondered how hard it would be, learning everything now.. She bit her lip, and waited a couple of moments. Where would she go to meet the rest of the agents.. Would they take orders from a ten year old? ...She doubted it.
"Well I see your doing well."
Pat nodded nervously and looked to Walter. "Yes I suppose so."
Walter looked at him and said, "so will you do the honorable thing?"
Pat nodded again.
"That's what I've always liked about you, Pat. You're straightforward." He patted him on the shoulder and led him off. If there was one thing he was sure of was that pat would not see the sun rise again.
A few hours later, Walter walked in and said, "it's time Integra, and I have some unfortunate news however. I'm afraid Pat Burmingham has had an unfortunate accident this morning. He was apparently in a car crash. They said he fell asleep at the wheel and ran into a telephone pole. I'm sorry to say that he didn't survive." He looked to Integra hoping she didn't see the truth in all this not at such a young age.
She looked over to him. "Oh.. I-I'm sorry.." She looked up. "I thought I saw you talking to him this morning, and.. wow.." She looked down for a moment. "Did he have a family?" She asked, looking up to his eyes.
Walter sighed in relief. "No none of the agents do; once they join all records are erased they essentialy don't exist." He looked to her. "They're waiting now." He showed her the way to the board room where all the agents stood or sat around the room waiting for her. A few were conversing quietly.
Integra looked down and nodded. She wondered what exactly was going through that mans mind.. Did he know he was going to die? She sighed and followed him to the board room.. She looked to the agents, forcing a smile. She looked up to Walter, and then back down to the them. "I know that you all loved my father deeply.. and I thank you for staying here at the organization. I know some of you will probably not like being under the command of a woman, a child at that, but.. I hope you understand the circumstances." She looked towards some of them, wondering what they would say.
One of the men said, "with all due respect ma'am, I'm sure that you have the best intentions in the world here but, let me be blunt, you don't have the tactical or technical expertise! You don't have what is needed to run this place. Walter would be far more qualified." He looked to her and most of the men nodded. Walter remained silent, waiting to see how she handled it.
Integra took a deep breath. "Whether you or I like it or not, I am the one appointed. Not Walter. He has been helping my father for years, and he will help me as well until I know enough to do it myself. Which may be a month, a year, or ten years.. It does not matter.. I am of the Hellsing family, and as Walter said before the queen, a Hellsing always rises to the occasion.." She stood straight. "..." She knew this would happen. "..Walter will be helping me, and I will be taking training in all fields necessary.. Stay around, I may just surprise you."
One of the men who was more impatient moved towards her; dangerously close. "I'm not going to put my life in the hands of a kid!" Before he could think he had taken one step too many and found a very sharp very cold blade to his throat. "Back off or I'll kill you where you stand." The man shook in fear, not wanting to know what it felt like to feel the wrath of Oni.
Integra looked down for a moment. "Then that is your choice.. Go ahead if you wish.. We all know here that in the human world you don't exist.. Try going back.." She looked up, anger in her eyes. "I dare you. If you wish not to fight for the Hellsing Organization just because of pride and ego, go ahead.. We don't need such idiots as you."
Oni looked to the man and watched as he relaxed. "If you didn't have your muscle here, I doubt you would be so brave... Alright, I'll stay but if I die because of you, my blood will be on your hands, now call your goon off." Oni tightened the blade to his skin just a bit and waited for Integra's decision.
"It doesn't make any difference if he was here or not.." She looked into the man's eyes. "..If you even think about betraying me, I will have no hesitation to letting Oni having fun with you.. Do YOU understand that?" Her voice was no longer of a childs, but of a woman with anger issues.. She nodded to Oni to let him go. "..I can be as hateful and as powerful as you want me to be, do not underestimate me.. I may be a child, but I am a Hellsing.." The innocence, or what was left of it anyway returned to her eyes and she backed away. "If the rest of you feel the same way this man does, the same goes for you.." She was literally surprised at herself. "Hellsing blood runs through my veins, and I demand the very same respect you gave my father, of whom you claim to have loved so much. He appointed me.. Not anyone else.. and he only hoped that you would support his decision." She turned and walked from the board room, leaving the place in complete silence.
Oni released him and swung his sword through the air making a hard air slicing sound that echoed in more than one way. He then sheathed it and put it away. He walked off after Integra smiling at her for her show of fortitude. "You are doing well, very well and they'll come around. Don't worry. Well I'm off unless you need something else."
Integra looked up and nodded. "..No, I'm fine.. Walter will probably be handing out missions.. I really don't think they'd want it from me now.." She looked down for a moment. It felt like almost everyone in that room absolutely hated her. "..Be careful on your next mission, Oni.. I know it gets annoying after a while, but.. just.. yeah.. Never mind." She looked back down and started to walk away. "..Bye, Oni." She said, starting to walk back up to the office.
Oni nodded knowing there were many unfinished thoughts but he let it be for now. He phased down into the basement and went back to sleep.