A Demon's Kiss

Buddykilla

Chapter 4: Black Blood and Red Roses

"Sir Integra, we have a situation." Walter said, his voice shaking. Integra looked up from her filing.

"What kind of situation?"

"Alucard's life sensor has gone out of transmission."

"What?! Why?!" Integra leapt to her feet and threw on her coat, heading immediately for the door.

"His signal was overpowered by something far stronger. The Shade's Rage has awoken. I fear Alucard has been injured."

"Get me a plane to Sardinia, NOW!"

Anderson fell to the ground a bloody, mangled heap of a corpse. Selena landed flawlessly beside Alucard. Her blood stained tears falling from her eyes as she pulled each blade from her lover's still body. She pulled the final knife out and felt her Rage slipping from her body. Her feathers, claws, and fangs were receding; she was returning to her normal form. Alucard lay on the ground, eyes closed, and unmoving. She placed a gentle hand on his icy cheek, black tears falling from her eyes and staining Alucard's coat.

"Forgive me." She whispered hoarsely.

"There's… nothing to… forgive." Alucard's voice weakly replied. Selena's eyes shot open and stared down at her lover. His red eyes were slightly dulled from blood loss, but his smile was soft and gentle. He reached his rough hand to her ink-stained cheeks, wiping away the oil slick streams from her face. She clutched him close to her chest, shushing him gently as she coaxed him into resting for a moment. The blades she had removed were sizzling and steaming, a definite sign that they had been heavily blessed. It was an easy cause to Alucard's weakness.

"Integra, help us." Selene whispered.

"I am helping Shade." Integra's voice startled her into staring into the Hellsing family head. Selene glared daggers at the descendent of Van Hellsing. "I'm surprised." She said. "I haven't seen your true Rage before." She glanced around at the pools of blood and areas of crushed bodies and broken stones. "I'm impressed. I can see why Alucard chose you as his Draculina."

Selene's eyes softened. Integra nodded to the response team. Selene remained within inches of her exhausted beloved as they loaded them both into a waiting military van. Integra watched the mission as it was carried out keeping a close eye on Anderson's corpse. Her brows knitted together in frustration as she wondered why he hadn't gotten back up yet. He was a human regenerator, so why wasn't he standing yet?!

Alucard shifted slightly in his coffin. 'It feels thinner than I remember. Almost like I was stuck up in some kind of sheet for lining, how odd.'

Alucard's eyes shot open and he immediately saw Selene pressing herself against his flailing limbs. Alucard stared at her for a moment. She looked so worn down, healthy and glowing and beautiful, but worn nonetheless. She had dark circles under eyes, a deepened crease forming under the circles, she had a sense of fatigue about her, and she wavered even when she sat back down to face him.

"Good morning love."

"You look like Hell." She smiled weakly at that.

"Yeah, thanks for the compliment."

"Where's Anderson? Where am I?" Alucard asked.

"Integra came and got us and I don't know about the priest. Integra says he wasn't getting back up; I let go of my Rage to save you and I suppose I killed him." Alucard laughed heartily, pulling the Shade into his arms. "Integra had the medical pump more blood into you than I've seen in storage. We couldn't get you to your coffin so I had them bring you here to the medic room. I did try and make it comfortable for you. I really did."

"I know and you did beautifully."

"You really think so?"

Alucard smiled holding her against his chest as he leaned back on the bed. "Selene," he said. "I couldn't have chosen a more perfect Draculina than you."

"I know." Selene replied smirking against his chest. "I've always known."

"I love you Selene."

"I love you too Alucard."

Selene smiled against his chest, her eyes drooping closed as the sun began to rise over the English Channel.

"Selene?" Alucard nudged the half sleeping Dracushade.

"Yes my love?" Selene murmured, adjusting herself to look at him.

"What happened with the failed Science Pet?"

Selene smiled, cuddling against the vampire. "Oh Anderson's gonna be busy for a while. He won't bother us anytime soon."

"Good girl. I knew you were destined for greatness." Alucard

Alexander Anderson screamed his lungs out as the dead children clawed at his flesh. His hell became more and more severe as the seconds from his Punishment passed. He swore in anguish as his worst nightmares and fantasies were played in an endless story, one without a seen ending.

"I swear demon! I swear I'll kill ya! I'll kill ya if it's the last thing I do!" Anderson howled as his intestines were pulled out from the gash in his hip.