Disclaimer: I don't own Hellsing, but I sure wish I did…
A/N: Here's Chapter One!! Oh, and FYI, Heinkel's about… 19 or 20 here, and a somewhat newly instated member of Section XIII, so she's still learning the ropes. Her attitude, appearance (she's got long hair and wears traditional nun's clothing) and whatnot are different from the manga to an extent, but by the end of this story they'll match better because she goes through some life-changing experiences, self-actualization, and all that fun stuff throughout the course of this story. That is, she will if I ever finish it… Just kidding!! I'm gonna do my darndest to actually finish this one. Oh, and if there are any Maxwell fans reading, he's going to seem a little anal because he's just been named the leader of Iscariot. Anywhosies, if you have any questions about them feel free to ask, and please don't for get to R & R!!
Chapter 1:
BANG BANG BANG!! "Hey sleeping beauty, Maxwell wants to see us so let's MOVE!!" and with a parting bang on the door he leaves.
I roll over and brushing my long golden hair out of my eyes, look at the alarm clock on the bedside table. 6:00am…
It's incredibly tempting to just fall back asleep, but then Ray would be back with a bucket of water…
"I hate mornings…" Rolling out of bed I reach over to my night table, put on my glasses and leave my tiny bedroom in the Section 13 Dorms. Technically we're supposed to be dressed for meetings with Maxwell, but he knows better than to get me out of bed at this time of the morning, so he can just deal with the fact that I'm still in my pyjamas.
For obvious reasons, I get quite a few strange looks walking down to Maxwell's office, which is conveniently located on the other side of Iscariot HQ and 2 storeys up. At the end of a long hallway with lots of staring people(mostly men), I get into the elevator. I know taking the stairs would be a healthier choice, but I'm pretty lazy in the morning and can't be bothered with them. I hear someone get in behind me, but don't bother looking because I think I know who it is...
"Interesting outfit Heinkel." The Scottish accent gives it away…
"Good morning Father Anderson."
"Early meeting with Maxwell, eh?"
"Yup…" Maybe he'll take the hint that I don't really want to talk to anyone right now and would rather be back in bed watching the inside of my eyelids.
"I thought so. That's the only time we ever have the pleasure of seeing you this early," he says with a slight smirk. Now he's taunting me… If I could reach his face right now I'd slug him, but unfortunately he's got a couple feet and a couple hundred pounds on me…
Thankfully he gets off the elevator at the next floor and I'm left in peace again… Almost makes me wonder whether he got on just to bug me. My newfound peace doesn't last long, though because this is my floor. I'm almost tempted not to get off…
I get off the elevator to find Ray standing right in front of me… Great… He just about falls over laughing.
"You know we're supposed to be fully dressed, right?" I don't know why he bothers to say these things… It's not like it's the first time I've shown up for an early morning meeting in my PJ's.
"Oh shut up. Let's get this over with…" I push past him into Maxwell's office. Ray follows, still giggling like a little school girl.
"You're late." He doesn't even bother to look up from the paperwork on his desk. I guess Maxwell's already learned to assume that for the early meets I'll always look like I've just gotten out of bed (which I usually have) and Ray is… well… just Ray I guess…
"Sorry, Heinkel wouldn't wake up." I glare at Ray. Anderson may be to big for me to take down, but he isn't. I think he gets the picture. "So, where are you sending us this time, boss?"
Finally Maxwell looks up. "Lecce."
"We're not all Italian Chief, would you mind elaborating on that?"
"It's a city in Southern Italy. There has recently been a report of a girl gone missing just south of it."
Ray looks as confused as I feel. "But shouldn't the police be handling this?"
"No, it's suspected of something deeper." Darn this man and his riddle talk!! "It's been investigated by the police, but there were certain… areas that led them to believe that it wasn't something that could be handled by them, so we have been called into action."
"So what are we supposed to do?" Ray doesn't seem to be liking this job anymore then I do.
"You're going to investigate the last place that this girl was seen, and see what leads you can get."
"Haven't the police already done that?" I finally speak up.
Maxwell looks at me like I'm a complete idiot, so I do the only logical thing, I give him a death glare. Still glaring at each other… Ha!! I win!!
"Yes, but it's suspected that she may have been taken by… a paranormal being, so we're sending in the two of you to see if you can find any of the 'normal' signs." He hands Ray the report.
"Your travel has already been arranged…"and Maxwell goes on into all the boring details that I expect Ray to remember because my brain hasn't woken up yet. Maxwell turns back to the mountain of paper work sitting on his desk, and assuming the meeting is done, Ray and I leave to review the report.
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"So this is Emily Carr…" Ray and I are sitting in the library looking over the report. There's a picture of a girl in her mid-teens, with long blond hair and big blue eyes.
"Wow, she kind of looks like you." He gets a death glare for that one. Typical man. Just because we both seem to have blond hair and (somewhat) blue eyes, he assumes that we look alike. I could easily say that he looks like all the rest of the people in Italy, because he's got big brown eye's, dark brown hair, and everything else of a stereotypical Italian. I can see that his brain is finally catching up with his mouth. "Well… you kind of look similar… except your eyes… yours are kind of purply… not really blue…" he trails off. I love having the ability to stare people down.
"Let's get on with this, shall we?" I say in a clipped tone. It's still only 9:00; by all legal rights, I shouldn't even be out of bed yet! I deserve to be in a sour mood.
He turns back to the file and reads aloud, "Emily Carr was in Lecce on a school trip. She was last seen at approximately 9:00pm in front of an old structure south of the city. Friends, who were with her at the time, reported that they had snuck away from the main group earlier to see more of the city, but most of the group went back for lights out at around 8:45pm. Emily reportedly did not want to go back, but to explore the building they had found. No one else wanted to go in, but a few of them agreed to wait outside for her to return. 'We heard a scream from the lighthouse, and saw a man who was… well… covered in blood!! We just lost our heads after that and ran!!(direct quote from one Elisa Monk).' Police were informed soon after and went to search the building. Finding no signs of the girl, the case was referred to the Iscariot Organization as paranormal activity." He looks at it quizzically. "Guess it helped that she was on a field trip with her Catholic boarding school."
"So they didn't find any trace of her?" This case is sounding stranger by the minute.
"That's what the report says. I just can't believe that her 'friends' just up and left, even though she was obviously in some sort of danger."
"Yeah, no kidding. With friends like that, who needs enemies." There's a long pause as we both stare silently at the file in front of us. "So, it's a vampire then?"
"…I'm not sure…" It's almost cruel of Maxwell to send us on this one. I'm still a bit of a newb at this, so I've never fought midians before, and Ray has some sort of dark past with them that he doesn't like talking about. Luca, another agent who is currently out of field work because of an injury, said that it was because the last time Ray was involved with them, a fellow priest and Iscariot ended up being killed and another badly hurt. So Ray, being the only one who got out of it unhurt, blamed himself… at least that's what Luca says… It's still strange though, that we got this case… usually Anderson gets jobs like this, also for a reason I don't know… It's moments like this that make me want to steal all the agent files and find out everyone's secrets.
I look back at Ray. He's totally spaced out and looks worried. "You know it was just a bunch of kids out past their bed times. They were probably telling ghost stories and their imaginations just ran away with them. There probably was no man there, and Emily was just kidnapped by regular people." He looks back at me. My little speech didn't seem to have the effect I wanted, but at least he's smiling now. …even though it doesn't look like a happy one…
"One thing you've gotta learn… never expect the best with this job… C'mon Heinkel, we have to pack. The train leaves in a few hours." He hands the report to me and leaves the room. I watch him go, wondering what happened to him, and wishing that he would tell me more things… Oh well, like he said, we have to pack… The train to Lecce leaves at noon…