A Second ChanceChapter Five

"I don't care for your apologies, Mr. President. An organization in your country held me hostage for the past fifty years and experimented on me. Now it seems like some members in your government knew of what was going on and did nothing. None of them informed my country of my well-being, and my people believed that I was dead. How dare you underestimate my intelligence? You believe that I will accept your explanation. I don't believe you had no knowledge of the organization and the experiments that they were conducing on people that were from all around the world; some of the people were your own.

Do not tell me that there is no need to shout! Be grateful that Britain doesn't take this to the U.N.!"

Integra slams her office phone on its base as Alucard watches her and smiles. She forms a fist and slams it against the surface of her desk creating a crack.

"Damn it!"

Integra raises her hands to the sides of her head and starts to pace back and forward behind her desk. Alucard walks to her and she stops with her back to her. He brings his hands to her shoulders and begins to rub them.

"Countess, don't make yourself tense. Relax; this is your first day back in your country and your home."

"Yes, I return to a mess!"

Integra looks around her room and sees the leftovers of the fight between Alucard and Jade.

"My apologies, my Countess; allow me."

Alucard disappears from Integra and so does the clutter in the room. The pictures on the walls are straightened and the woods are shined. Alucard reappears behind Integra and back to rubbing her shoulders. She looks back to Alucard and flashes his teeth with his signature smile. He reaches for her chair and brings it behind her. She smiles and takes her seat. As she becomes comfortable in the table, a pot of tea with sugar treats appears in front of her on the desk.

"For my Countess," says Alucard as he bows to her.

"Thank you."

Alucard pours a cup for Integra and sets it in front of her. Before she picks it up, Alucard brings himself down to her and kisses her softly on her lips. Integra joins him in the kiss and intensifies it by runs her fingers in his hair. Alucard brings himself down to his knees as he slips his tongue to hers. Their tongues dance together as he wraps his arms around her. They pull their lips away from each other. They rest their foreheads against each other and Alucard rubs his nose against hers.

"I am so sorry. Please forgive me, my Countess."

"For what, Count? What did you do?"

"Is what I didn't do? I didn't save you sooner. I didn't see pass their lies and come to rescue you from the experiment. I am sorry…"

Alucard is interrupted by Integra's index finger press against his lips.

"Enough with that. Everyone thought I was dead. I saw my memorial on the way here. I don't blame you, Alucard."

"It still doesn't help. I still…"

"Don't act like a baby! I am here now."

Alucard nods but still his eyes are darkened with the thoughts of the past.

"I forgive you, Count."

Alucard smiles at Integra and she pulls him to her for another kiss. Alucard pulls away as Seras opens the office door.

"Excuse me masters."

"Yes, Seras," says Integra as Alucard brings himself to his feet. He stands behind Integra as Seras walks into the room.

"How is our guest?"

"Jade is fine, Sir Integra. In fact, she is outside the door. She wishes to talk to you about her finding on the experiments."

"Let her in."

Seras walks back to the door and opens it. Jade, using a wheelchair, rolls into the office with a laptop. She stops in front of Integra's desk.

"Thank you for seeing me."

"You helped Alucard find me. It may have been fifty years but you did what you had to. I have you to thank."

"There isn't much to thank. I truly believe that the Organization was helping you not hurting you. I only learned the truth not that long ago. I believed that they were trying to revise what the Millennium labs did to you in the first place and in a way they have."

"What did you find?"

Jade opens the laptop and types on the keyboard. She places it onto Integra's desk.

"This file has documents that show that not only did Alucard's DNA fail to complete the final experiment but it seems as if that it revised some of the previous experiments."

"Why," asks Alucard.

"The scientists thought that since you are patient zero, your pure blood reversed the other vampires' blood that they had used previous. You are unique, Alucard. Your blood is very powerful. They had to scramble in order to stop the full effect. They stopped the experiment and give you the cure, Integra, in order for you not to take into a full vampire."

"They had the cure already," questions Integra.

"It seems that they accidently found one through other experiments, that Alucard's DNA can be used as a cure. It reversed another subject completely. The only side effects that they had found so far were the rapid healing and some super human strength. You and I are human with some upgrades."

Jade smiles as she closes the laptop.

"That is good," says Seras with her index finger pointing to the air to show her excitement.

"Yes, it is. I have some programs that will monitor our stats, if that is all right with you?"

"Yes, it is, Jade. I'm glad we're both somewhat back to normal."

"I'm glad that I was about to help you and I got to meet Drac… I mean Alucard."

Jade waves to Alucard and rolls herself out of the room. Seras follows her out of the room and down the hall.

"So how do you like here so far?"

"I think its okay here. Do you that Integra would let me work for her?"

"I don't doubt considering what you have done."

"Speaking of which… I am sorry about trapping you downstairs the first time I was here."

"No problem," says Seras as they reach Jade's guest room. She opens the door.

"Hold on. I think I have enough strength to walk."

Jade gets up with her laptop in hand and stands on her feet.

"Great," says Jade as she walks into the room. Seras follows her in.

"Seras, what it like to have another soul with you? Is it weird?"

Jade sits on the queen-sized bed. She crosses her legs and pads the bed to signal Seras to sit next to her.

"It was at first but after awhile I got used it to. Pip isn't much of a problem except when he's making dirty jokes or talking dirty. He has a dirty mind."

'Hey, I haven't had sex in hundred years and I'm in the body of a virgin. Of course I have a dirty mind! Be the way, I think Jade maybe into you.'

"Shut up, Pip!"

Seras looks to Jade and apologies for the outburst.

"No problem. What was he saying?"

"No, it's too embarrassing."

"Come on, tell me."

"He thinks you're into me."

Jade becomes quiet and looks away.

'I told you!'

"Shut up!"

Seras looks to Jade who looks back and blushes. Seras jumps up and stands.

"What? You're hot!"

Seras walks out of the room.

"What? You should be flattered!"

Jade shakes her head and lies down on the bed. She takes her laptop to her belly and opens it. She looks at the screen as the program she was running is now flashing an error sign. Jade's eyes widen as she reads the massage.

"O God!"