Chapter 2
Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing was at her desk, reviewing Seras' report on her latest mission. There had been a vampire couple that would prey on gay night clubs, one targeting young men and the other young women, they would seduce their prey and then lure them to a rundown apartment where they didn't ask too many questions, where the vampires then feasted on their chosen prey. Integra had just finished looking over everything and turned to Seras, "Good work. You may have prevented a serious infestation." Alucard then appeared as if from thin air, with a girl.
Integra looked at Alucard and then the girl. She was petite, only a few centimeters taller than Seras, with a figure that was somewhere between Integra's and the Draculina's, with red hair and green eyes. What got her attention more, however, were the ears on the girl's head and the apparent bushy red tail jutting from her pants. "Alucard, who is this?" Integra demanded. "Your hacker, my Master," Alucard said as he grabbed the fox girl's arm and presented her to Integra. "I told you to kill the hacker, not bring her here," Integra said, and glared at the girl. The girl had tears in her eyes as she begged, "NO! PLEASE! DON'T KILL ME! I'M SORRY!" Integra wasn't moved as she got up from her desk and drew her own gun, "You hacked into one of the most secure computer defense systems in the world and stole seven-hundred petabytes of classified information that not even the Prime Minister is privy to. On those grounds alone I should drown you in acid."
The fox girl was quivering as Integra approached her, only for Alucard to step in front of Integra and say, "Let's not be too hasty, Master. She told me that she was hired to do this crime and has yet to complete the job. She still has the data she stole and is willing to return it. Also, she has some impressive abilities with illusions. She is clearly not human; she might be an asset for you." Integra turned her attention back to the fox girl, who was cowering behind Alucard. "What are you?" she asked the girl. "I'm a kitsune," the fox girl said.
Seras' eyes lit up at that and she almost seemed to teleport in front of her, "REALLY!? A GENUINE KITSUNE!?" Seras was a red and black blur as she looked all over the fox girl before stopping to feel her ears. "HEY!" the fox girl said as she slapped Seras' hand away, and Seras stepped back, blushing, "I'm so sorry, I just can't believe it, a real live kitsune!" Alucard and Integra both looked at Seras as if she grew another head and Integra finally said, "What is a kitsune?" Seras said, "Just a minute!" She ran off at top speed, and returned to Integra's office in five seconds, holding a Blu-ray disc.
Integra looked at it and said, "Is this that anime you were going on about last year?" Integra took the Blu-ray to see the cover, it showed a white-haired girl about twelve at most with fox ears and three white fox tails in a kimono winking at the audience. "Yes, that is Aiko-chan, the heroine of 'Foxy Adventures', she is a kitsune. A kitsune is essentially a Japanese fox spirit, very tricky, with a number of powers, mostly transformations and illusions. Although some of them also have power over fire as well," Seras explained. Everyone looked at the fox girl then who quickly said, "Yes, I am a kitsune, I can transform to look however I want, as long as it's human or fox or something in between, and no I can't use fire…yet."
Alucard chuckled as he rubbed his chin with a thoughtful look in his eyes, "I see, so, you're a creature of the Orient, no wonder I never encountered the likes of you before. However, your powers are quite weak, fox girl." The kitsune looked at him with an annoyed expression, "It's not my fault, I'm only twenty-five, my powers aren't fully matured yet, it takes at least eight decades for fox magic to reach its full power." Integra cleared her throat, grabbing everyone's attention. "As interesting as this all is," she started, "It's distracting us from why we're here." Integra pointed her finger at the kitsune, "First of all, what is your name?" The kitsune answered, "Akiko Itto is my name, though I've been using the alias 'Jane Fawkes' in England." Alucard chuckled slightly but said nothing.
"Very well, Akiko Itto," Integra said, "These are your choices: we kill you now for stealing government secrets and then dispose of your corpse, or, you will agree to work with Hellsing. You'll become an operative, your primary function will be keeping our network secure and hacking into enemy networks as well, although you may be required to aid us in our primary mission as well. If you take the second option, you will become a ghost to the outside world. Because you are a supernatural creature, therefore, you shall live here, in the Hellsing Estate, where you will be provided with room and board, and trained to aid in our mission. Which do you choose?"
Akiko Itto looked at Sir Integra and said, "I don't have much of a choice, do I?" Seras decided to speak up then, "It's not as bad as it sounds… Sir Integra treats her people well when they do good work." Akiko Itto nodded and said, "Alright, then I guess I'll join you then." Sir Integra Hellsing reached out her hand and said, "Then welcome to Hellsing." Akiko shook hands with Sir Integra, and Sir Integra told her, "Now, give me back my data."