A/N: I'm done with Chapter two already. I keep thinking I'll end up leaving this one about half way never to finish it, like I do with most things I write. And yet this one remains fresh in my mind…That and I doubt Rin would let me leave it undone…

Rin: Finish it or I'll murder you…

Me: See? What'd I tell ya…

Disclaimer: I don't Own Angel Sanctuary or Hellsing.

Chapter Two:

Alexiel awoke from the dream memory with a sigh. Her childhood seemed so long ago. Now she was 18 and her father lay dieing of cancer. She smiled softly, even on his death bed he was handing out orders for the Corporation. He was a very strong man and she was thankful for that. Today was her 18th birthday and there was a party planned. No doubt Integra and Alucard would be there to check on both her and her father.

She got out of bed as she thought and stretched. Integra had been a vampire for about a hundred years now, and Hellsing had become an underground Organization secretly supported by her majesty the queen. Alexiel smiled, she'd known both Alucard and Integra all her life, and had known they both were vampires for the same amount of time.

Though it had been a little over two hundred years since the last savior had saved the world, little had changed, there had been advances in weapons and healing, most common ailments, including the cold, had all but disappeared from the earth, and most of the weapon advancements were kept within the military, rather then on the streets. To Alexiel it was a good system, it kept crime and the death rate down. Most people simply died of old age now, and while the advances in medicine were grate, cancer was still only treatable, not completely curable if it was severe.

She moved into the bathroom connected to her room and smiled at the oversized tub. It was easily big enough to fit five people, and deep enough to have water hitting your chin if you sat up straight in it if you sat at a certain end. She began to run a bath as she heard her bedroom door open. She knew it was Daniel, the head butler. He'd taken care of her since she was a child. He'd be bringing her breakfast.

"Did you bring the paper with you?" She asked.

"That I did Miss." Daniel said moving into the bathroom. He was actually her cousin. He'd elected, rather then have a stab at leading the Angelo Corporation, to protect and serve the Angelo heir until one of them died.

"Oh come on Daniel, call me by my Christian name, I've been trying to do that for some time." She said with a laugh as he handed her the paper.

Daniel smiled. He only called her Alexi if she asked, or if he was worried about her. "For today I'll call you Alexi, but you'll see it'll be weird." He told her with a shake of his head.

She only smiled. "I hope it's not too weird, after all you're still my cousin." She said with a smile as she began running bath water.

"Your father's doctor wishes to speak with you." Daniel said simply.

"All right, turn on the intercom then." She said simply as she moved over to the closet.

"Actually he's outside." Daniel said.

"Then let him in." She told him simply. "And keep an eye on the bath water for me?" She asked. She never ordered him to do anything, merely asked politely.

"Okay." He said with a smile as he let the doctor in then moved into the bathroom. Alexiel was in the closet pulling out a pair of jeans and a t-shirt as well as under garments and met the doctor at the closet door.

"Any news or improvements on my father?" She asked getting right to the point.

"No. My lady he's getting worse, I don't even expect him to last through the night. He says he'll last at least through the night because he refuses to die on your birthday." The doctor said simply in answer to her question.

Alexiel felt tears threatening her eyes, but pushed them back. "You don't know my father then, if he sys he'll do something, even this close to death, he'll do it. He's strong, even if his body isn't." She told the man with a defiant smile.

"Do you plan on seeing him before your guests arrive then?" he asked.

"Before they get here and after they leave, since he'll want to know how everything goes." She said with a nod.

"Alexi, The bath's full." Daniel said walking from the bathroom.

"Thank you Daniel, doctor, if you'll excuse me." She said simply as she walked into the bathroom. "Daniel, could you bring some towels in please before you go?" She asked.

"Of course Alexi." He said with a bow as both he and the doctor left. He was back in a few minutes with the towels. Alexi was leaning against the counter with her head in her hands. "Alexi?" He asked.

She looked up at him and he saw the tears in her eyes. "Thank you Daniel." She said with a simple smile. "Don't worry, I'm just, wishing there was some way I could help him." She said softly as she took the towels from him.

"We all do Alexi." He said with a smile. "But even the strongest spirit has its limits. My advice is to do what your father so strongly wishes you to do." He told her.

"And what's that?" She asked.

"He wants you to be happy. To remember him as he was, not as he is." Daniel said lifting her chin so she looked at him. "I know it's hard to do, but give it a try." He said with a smile.

"Thank you." She said and gave him a quick sisterly hug.

"Your welcome now go take your bath, and use the intercom if you need anything." He told her and left. After a moment she got undressed and slipped into the water in the tub. It was blissfully warm. She leaned back and began to think. He father had told her outright that he'd wanted her to take over the Corporation and she'd already started looking over the documents and accounts from the organization to see how things were running. Even with her fathers illness things were running smoothly. The Corporation was getting rid of a lot of minor demons, but there were still a few big fish needing to be caught. As she thought she fell asleep.

In her dream she was standing in the chapel again and looking up at the cross as she had so often before.

"Don't you know it's bad for your health to fall asleep in a tub? You could drown that way, Lady Alexiel Angelo." A soft, yet deep male voice said behind her. She spun to face the voices owner only to find she was looking at a tall man with semi-long black hair and silver grey eyes.

"Who are you?" She asked simply. She'd never seen him before in her life.

"I've had many names before, so who I am doesn't matter much now does it?" He asked. "I suppose you could call me a fallen angel." He added as he took a step toward her.

"Stay there." She told him and he actually stopped.

"You didn't answer my question my lady." He said with something of a smile forming over his face. "Don't you know it's bad for you to fall asleep in a tub?" He asked again.

"I'm not going to drown, and how do you know where I am?" She asked.

He took another step forward. "You're a daughter of an Angelo; I'll always know where you are. How do you know you're not going to drown? I can't protect you yet." He said simply. He hadn't lost the smile, but somehow it didn't reach his eyes.

"I haven't drowned yet, so it stands to reason that I won't do so now. I thought I told you not to move." She told him. He made her feel nervous, and yet somehow she knew he didn't mean her any harm.

"There's a first time for everything my lady." He said taking another slow step forward a frown crossing his face this time. "And you can't quiet order me around yet." He said with a chuckle.

Alexi suddenly felt bad about trying to order him around. "I'm sorry, you…you make me nervous is all." She told him. In a flash he was standing less then a foot from her with his hand under her chin.

"And what exactly makes you nervous about me?" He asked that slow smile coming back. She tried to step away but found that his other arm had wrapped around her, keeping her in place.

"I don't ever remember meeting someone like you, or any fallen angel for that matter." She said simply. There's also the fact that the look you're giving me makes me feel oddly. She thought silently. "Please let me go." She said softly.

The smile turned into a full on grin. "I like you where you are my lady." He whispered. She blushed and looked away.

"What if I don't like where I am?" She asked.

"I don't quite believe that, you'd be fighting harder to get away if you did." He said.

"What if I'm only waiting for you to drop your guard?" She asked, a grin coming to her own face as she looked back at him.

"I say we test that theory." He said simply. Then he leaned in and kissed her. She brought her hands up to his chest and tried to push him away. However he didn't budge. It was a soft kiss, one she thought someone would give to their lover. After a moment she stopped fighting and returned the kiss. It was warm and gentle and made her want more. After another moment the hands that had been pushing him, pulled him closer. She heard him chuckle softly and that's when her brain kicked in again.

You're kissing a fallen angel you idiot! Her mind screamed.

When that thought hit her she pushed him away and tried to knee him in the groin. Unfortunately he caught her knee and only laughed. "Sorry, my guard wasn't low enough." He said softly. "Though I must admit I liked it when you kissed me back." He said with a grin.

"I only kissed you back in the hopes of making it easier to kick you." She said with a huff. It was a lie, but he didn't need to know that.

He leaned forward to where his mouth was right next to her ear. "You're a terrible liar." He whispered with a grin as she blushed. She wanted to kill him simply for being right. However she couldn't kill him so she settled on the next best thing and slapped him hard across the face.

"How dare you!" She growled and moved away from him. He had moved with the hit and when he looked back at her it made her freeze in place. There was a look of anger in his eyes that let her know just how powerful he was, and yet she still knew he wouldn't hurt her.

"I dare in many different ways Alexiel, you of all people should know that." He said with a smile that rated right up there with the devils own smile. "I'll see you soon, remember where your salvation lies." He said simply and she woke up.

She growled as she stood and dried off. "If there's one thing I can wish for, it's that I never see that man, even in dreams, ever again." She growled. She got dressed then and decided that there were more important things to be done with her time, like seeing her father, and any amount of other things.

However deep within the rooms under the chapel a being was smiling, even if it was only because it was one of the few movements he could still make. How would have thought Alexiel, after all this time, that you would come to me. I wonder how hard you'll fight. Then again, you always did lose to me. He thought with a mental chuckle. See you soon, my angel of death, see you soon.

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