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Agh, never tried Walter before. So he may seem a bit OoC. At least I have an excuse, though. xD Anyvayz, time for Integra to get some answers. Hoo-rah.

NOTE: I do not own Hellsing. At all. If I did, wouldn't I have somehow forced this into canon?

Kill Me Now or Lock Me Up

The monocled old butler's jaw dropped. He had certainly not been expecting a surprise like this when he entered the Hellsing mansion again. Actually, his idea of arrival was more "I come back, Richard says Hi, go help Integra with starting her new job as the leader of the Hellsing organization, and then taking a nap."

"You certainly haven't aged well, Walter."

His jaw gaping, he stuttered as he spoke. "A-Alucard! What are you doing here?! Aren't you supposed to be sealed away in the dungeon?! Where are Miss Integra and Richard?"

Integra's pet shrugged. "The girl woke me up unintentionally when she was shot by Richard. I killed him and his men, thinking that she'd be a worthwhile master from the way she reacted towards me, but now I'm starting to think I should've let her die. Nowhere near as brave as before. Even threatened to send soldiers on me..."

Walter was still staring. Alucard chuckled at the thought of mere soldiers trying to kill him.

"Y-you killed Richard?!"

"He tried to kill her and claim the title as head of the family when the girl truly was. And he shot me."

Walter sighed, regained his composure, and then started picking up his luggage.

"I'm going to find Integra and try to see if I can help her realize that you're as much her servant to this family as I am, and you are fully under her control."

"You do that." Alucard phased through a wall and out to who-knows-where to do who-knows-what.

Walter found Integra sitting behind her father's--now her own--old desk in his--now her--office.

She was seated with her knees pulled up to her chest, and didn't seem to notice Walter when he entered.

"Miss Integra, is everything alright?"

"..Walter, you're back." It looked as if she had been crying--it made sense, considering all that had happened to her in just a few days. She lost her only living relatives and instead had a vampire and an old butler to live with her, and they were just servants.

"Integra, tell me what's wrong."

"I can't do this, Walter. I can't. I'm too young, and so much has happened. I need father back. And I need to get rid of that bloody vampire, too. Why is he even here, Walter?"

"Well, I wanted to inform you of the details surrounding Alucard's servitude. You see--"

"Oh, so she does want to get rid of me. How marvelous. Do what she says, Walter. Seal me back up. I don't need to be here. Besides, once she's gone I'll be free again."

Walter hadn't thought of that, and the surprised look on his face made Integra's eyes widen. They both turned towards the left wall, where Alucard was propped up against.

"What does he mean by 'free again', Walter? Does that mean that if I die then we'll have this /thing/ running around loose, killing people?"

"Miss Integra, let me explain. Alucard is--"

"I'm bound to your family, and when there's no one left, the servitude ends. No more seals on me. In fact, I could probably revert back to my old name if I decided that 'Alucard' didn't strike enough fear into the hearts of you pathetic humans."

"'Old Name'? What's he talking about? Tell me, Walter!"

"Integra, he--"

"Hah! I'm amazed that you didn't take this time to search through the information in the dungeon. If you were worthy of leading this organization, you would've."

By that time Walter was about to snap. Alucard was acting like a child, Integra was completely confused, and no one would just stop.

"I CAN'T TAKE THIS! ALUCARD, STOP INTERRUPTING! YOU'RE MAKING THINGS WORSE! INTEGRA, I'M SORRY, BUT IF YOU JUST LET ME EXPLAIN THEN THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY QUESTIONS! AM I CLEAR, YOU TWO?!"

The yelling had strained his voice--as he never needs to yell, never loses his temper, and definitely doesn't get angry. Except when Alucard starts up like this. Back when he was younger, Alucard at least had /some/ self control, but now it was as if he was trying to give Walter a stress-induced heart attack.

Alucard just stared at the red-faced butler. He had never seen Walter flip out like that before, and it certainly wasn't a fun thing. Definitely not when you considered the fact that Walter was the only person he knew who could possibly kill him--permanently. And with dental floss, nonetheless.

"Fine. Go ahead. I won't interrupt."

With those words the No-Life King turned his head towards the ground, his glowing sunglasses blocking his eyes. Taking the place of his previous "I'm-better-than-you" smile was a frown, showing his young master that even a psychotic, soulless creature could feel some sort of emotion. Even if it was shown like that of a small child.

"Alright. Miss Integra, Alucard is a vampire that has been under the control of the Hellsing Organization for nearing a century now. As you know, Hellsing was founded by your great-grandfather, Abraham van Helsing. Seals have been placed on him to keep him from killing as he wants, and he will only listen to a member of the Hellsing family."

He paused, making sure that Integra was calm enough to take it in, and when she nodded for him to continue, he did.

"We have estimated that Alucard is over 550 years old, and from Abraham van Helsing's encounter and capture of him, his original name was Vlad Ţepeş--though he's better known as Count Dracula."

Integra looked over at Alucard. That was Dracula? Why hadn't her father told her about this when he was teaching her? Why was Alucard never mentioned? And why wasn't his name the same?

She decided to voice out that last question.

"Alucard, why was your name changed?"

He shrugged. "I didn't have a choice in it. My last master called me that. You can call me whatever you want, too."

"No, I'll keep it Alucard."

"Fine."

As soon as they finished, Walter continued.

"Alucard is restricted by a control art system that he can only access to level two. Any levels beyond that--one and zero--require your permission to activate. He also must follow any command you have, and--"

"So if I tell him to leave he'll have to listen?"

"Yes. He is bound to you until you die. That's where if there's not another in the Hellsing line, he'll go free."

"Go free? You mean he'll be allowed to do whatever he wants?"

"Exactly. There would be no restraints to keep him from completely wiping out the human race, and he'd have control over all vampires--as he is the No-Life King, a vampire that is closer to immortality than any other being on Earth."

Integra started moving into a more normal position in her chair--going from knees-up to I'm-about-to-get-up.

"I'm going to bed. I haven't had any sleep since I woke up to see him--" she nodded her head towards Alucard "--watching me."

"Alright, Miss Integra. I'll prepare your bed for you."

After Walter had left, she sighed and got up. It was going to be a long lifetime.

As she reached the door, she looked over at where Alucard had been listening from.

There was no trace of her new pet vampire.

CHAPTER TWO://END

Ah, anozervahn bites the dust. Hopefully I'll get used to Walter during the next few chapters to minimize the OoC-ness of him. Too bad we never got more Young!Integra. That would've been awesome and would've made this easier. I've started planning out chapter three, so expect some personality changes in Integra. Can't have her acting like a weak little child for too much longer, right?