Ilona opened her eyes only to snap them shut again, 'sunlight...ugrh' she thought. She wriggled over to the other side of the bed and snaked her way to the floor and crept under the bed.
"Well that's better, none of that bloody sunlight...God I'm getting as Vlad." Ilona said sleepily as she dragged the covers under with her; then she remembered. She sat up...only to get smacked back down by the underside of the bed.
"Ouch, that better not bruise because today I'm...I'm..." Ilona travelled off and looked at the ring on her hand, "I'm getting married...today." She smiled and studied her engagement ring.
It looked like blackened metal but it was made out of Pyrite, cording to Alucard, and it's a precious stone. Set in the middle was a diamond; which was so startlingly bright she'd attract every magpie in the country. She pulled it off and studied the inside of the ring, it read: 'numquam satis cum venerit ad nos in sempiternum.' Ilona knew it was Latin but that was about it; when she asked Vlad to translate, he laughed and told her she'd just have to learn. Ilona was drawn from her thoughts when she heard the bedroom door open.
"Oh bugger it, she's done another runner." Clearly Seras.
"I'm under here and what do you mean by 'She's done another runner?'" Ilona said whilst poking her head out from under the bed; making Seras jump.
"I thought you'd gone to the roof again, you know, hoping someone else would just do the bride thing for you but you still get the honeymoon and presents." Seras scoffed when Ilona came scrabbling out and crawling towards her like a demented terrier.
"Presents! YAYS! I'M THERE, LET'S GO!" Ilona said while heading out the door...in her pyjamas.
A little later, an hour before the wedding
"STAY STILL DAMN IT!"
"YOU'RE GETTING THAT CRAP IN MY EYE."
Ilona and Integra continued their 'all-out-war' over the can of hairspray until Integra grabbed Ilona's face and sprayed it in anyway. A coughing and spluttering Ilona sat down in front of the mirror admitting defeat.
"God, I swear one of the ingredients in that is holy water." Ilona added whilst fixing the last of her make-up.
"Vampires..."Integra sneered behind Ilona whilst lighting a cigar.
"Oi! Don't do that around me! I'll smell all Smokey." Ilona huffed at her; which caused her to take a long drag and blow it in her face. Ilona coughed and then laughed, Integra smirked.
"I remember when you arrived here, thirty odd years ago, dying to see a vampire and here you are marrying one...and you are one now." Integra stared at where Ilona should have been in the mirror.
"I don't want to get all mushy-gushy but...," Ilona got up and hugged Integra, tears staining her eyes a little, "all that I have now is thanks to you...if it wasn't for you...I don't even want to think about where I'd be. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart... thank you." Integra hugged Ilona back, wiping away her tears away before Ilona saw them as they pulled apart.
"That was so gay Ilona." Integra quipped as she headed to the door as more tears stung her eyes.
"Fine then! Catch me being nice to you again!" Ilona retorted, folding her arms.
"It'd be nice if you weren't such a sissy." Integra went out the door, quickly dodging the oncoming shoe punted at her.
Ilona laughed and sat back down to finish her make-up; that was when the phone rang. Ilona cocked her head at it, 'Odd...that phone never rings, oh! It might be Vlad.' She stretched her arm over to it, picked it up and put it to her ear.
"Helllllooo?" Ilona sang into the receiver; when she didn't hear her expected response she took the call more seriously.
"Ermm, Okay...um, yes, er...Sir Integra is not hear at the moment, this is Ilona Senla speaking, how may I help you?" She said trying not to laugh at her own sudden change in tone.
"Run..."
"...Sorry...didn't catch that, could you speak a bit louder?" Ilona said now very puzzled.
"Run!"
"Sorry, you'll need to speak louder." Ilona felt uneasy because she was hoping that she was mishearing the person; it sounded like they were saying-
"RUN AWAY BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!"
Ilona held her ear and dropped the phone from the sudden loud scream; fear creeping up her spine like a cold breeze. The door opened and Seras came in, holding Ilona's dress.
"Hiya, so let's get you...what's wrong?" Seras came over, dropping the dress and kneeling at Ilona's side.
"Th-the phone-" Ilona pointed at it, thoroughly freaked out.
Seras picked it up and placed it to her ear; putting it back on the holder and shaking her head.
"Hung up I guess, what did they say to you?" Seras said crouching down again, looking worriedly at Ilona.
"Run away before it's too late."
"Run away from what? Before what's too late? Run where?"
"That's what I'd like to know...wait, do you think they meant...like...run away from the wedding, don't get married to Vlad?" Ilona looked pleadingly at Seras, not really wanting her to answer. Seras decided to tell white lie to calm her down.
"Bet ya anything it was just some sad old fart of an employee that Sir fired because they fancied Master and now they want to ruin your day." Seras rubbing Ilona's knee and smiling; Ilona smiled back weakly.
"You sure?"
"Positive, I was in the Police after all."
"Aye...infiltration unit, not investigation."
"Oi! I was trained in both."
"Sure you were."
They glared at each other then burst out laughing; Seras wasn't going to let anyone or anything spoil Ilona and Alucard's big day.
The ceremony
Alucard waited at the altar, dressed in a black suit with a red rose in his front pocket and his hair doing its short mode hanging loosely. He listened to the soft music as old allies, soldiers, staff and important people walked into the beautifully decorated hall of the Hellsing Manor. He laughed a little; he hadn't spoken to some of the guests in over thirty years but they showed up for his wedding, 'that was...nice of them...probably showing up for the open bar.' He chuckled. He turned and saw Integra taking her place at the altar, the minister for today. She glared at him when he smirked at her attire; she had a formal female minister's outfit on.
"Shut up." She said quietly.
"Is this really necessary? I mean, I'm up for a party and all but-"
"You will be legally married before the eyes of God-"
"That's exactly my point. Is this to save our eternal souls or something ridiculous like that?" He suppressed a laugh when he caught Integra's ice cold glare, but he pressed his point, "Don't you realise that I am a monster condemned by God? I don't think he's going to be very happy about me marrying right in front of him, like a -"
"And don't you realise that Ilona is a twenty-first century girl and her world is so different to yours but she gave it all up for you, so she could be with you! The least you could do is marry the bloody girl for Christ sake! They way she'd want it! I know she's been complaining about it but you can tell how much she loves it, ever Seras can tell! So do this for-"
"I know exactly who I'm doing this for, Integra. Not for you, not for your church, not for God...but for her." Alucard looked at Integra sternly and for a change she couldn't say thing back, not a word.
The music silenced and picked back up again with the classic wedding march; Ilona and Seras descended the staircase, everyone's gaze fell to them. Seras had a sapphire blue dress which hung loosely on her shoulders; she smiled whilst holding the train of Ilona's dress. Ilona walked in front, veil of lace covering her face and her dress of white fit tightly around her bust and the lower half was covered in lace and silk with a large, long ribbon tied around her waist acting as the train; she held a bouquet of roses with thistles in the centre. They walked gracefully to the altar and the music faded away, Seras moving to the left and Ilona took her place beside Alucard. Ilona turned to him and he lifted her veil, far to tempted to kiss her as he did. She smiled at him brightly and he took her hand.
"So I'm the something old, you're engagement ring the something new, the venue is something borrowed and the police girl is the something blue." He whisper into her ear making her giggle as the ceremony began.
Few minutes later...
" I, Vlad the third Drăculea , take thee, Ilona Senla, to my lawful wedded Wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I plight thee my troth." Alucard smirked at his own words but was truthful in saying them...well maybe not the death part.
" I, Ilona Senla, take thee, Vlad the third Drăculea , to my lawful wedded Husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I give thee my troth." Ilona smiled at him at he took her hand and place the ring on her finger.
"With this Ring I thee wed, with my body I thee worship, and with all my worldly goods I thee endow: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen." Ilona then took his hand and slide the ring on his long thin finger.
"With this Ring I thee wed, with my body I thee worship, and with all my worldly goods I thee endow: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen." Alucard held her hand and looked at Integra.
"Is there anything you would like to say?" Integra questioned Alucard and he turned to Ilona and smiled.
"All I want is you. All I need is you. Now all I have is you. I love you more than you could ever know." He smiled at the tears welling in your eyes, however by this point Seras was bawling her eyes out off to the side.
"And you?" Integra questioned Ilona who was trying not to let her make-up run and smiled.
"You, my love were my guardian angel, my saviour and now my husband. I could never want anything more, I love you." Ilona managed as the tears crept over her cheeks and his thumbs wiped them away.
"Alucard, you may kiss the bride." Integra said holding back tears.
The moment their lips touched and there was a roar of applause, mostly from Seras and the staff. Ilona twisted her arms around his neck and his arms curled around her waist, pulling her close. Confetti fluttered in the air as people sang to their love, heaven was on earth at that one tiny moment, just for them.
The first dance
Alucard led Ilona onto the dance floor and then pulled her into his chest; as the rhythm picked up they began to sway. Ilona rested her head on his chest and he lowered his to rest on her head.
"I know I've said it a lot today but I love you with my whole heart and soul Vlad." Ilona looked into his brown eyes that he only showed for her; he lowered his face to hers and whispered over her lips.
"You've done something to me that I didn't think was possible... you made my heart beat again. Now, it only beats for you." He pressed his to hers and they continued to sway gracefully in to their unknown future.
At the side of the dance floor
"An unknown caller ID too? Damn it, I wish I'd stayed with her now, that call wouldn't have came it I had." Integra whispered to Seras as she watched Ilona and Alucard dance.
"How do you know so much about it? Wait is that why-" Seras was cut off by Integra clasping her hand over her mouth.
"Hush Seras. I'm getting them out of the country so we can deal with this little problem without them ever finding out about it. Their honeymoon is in Paris and they will be none the wiser once we've dealt with it.