Disclaimer: If Saku-chan and Mika-chan owned Hellsing or PotO, do you really think they'd be writing this story?

XFamousXLastXWordsX: Why did I write the disclaimer in third person? I have no idea.

Hey yo! It's the paranoid and anti-social Mika-chan! Since the lovely Saku-chan wrote the last chapter, I will be doing this chapter. I really hope everyone likes this story so far. I know I'm loving it and I'm pretty sure Saku-chan does too.

I hope the updating once a week thing isn't annoying anybody, even though our updates are getting to be few and far between. I have AP Euro and Saku-chan has AP Bio, which is VERY complicated, if I understand correctly. And we are both involved with our school plays. I think Saku-chan's is still in the rehearsal stage and mine has another week until performance. In any case, we really are trying out hardest to get chapters up in a timely manner. Life just happens to get in the way of that sometimes.

So my quote a few chapters back was from Don't Jump by Tokio Hotel. My quote for this chapter is… "Enlighten me. Reveal my fate. Just cut these strings that hold me sane." On with the deadly tale!

Chapter 6

A rather annoyed Integra Hellsing paced the length of her office in a very agitated manner, her eyes glancing at the clock every few seconds. The director of Hellsing Manor was supposed to attend a meeting with the queens from France and England and Alucard was supposed to be attending. She had told him to arrive at her office half an hour before the meeting was to commence and, of course, he was nowhere to be found.

That vampire could be very sneaky when he wanted to be.

As she turned to walk up the office once more, a knock sounded at the door and Seras Victoria stepped cautiously inside. Upon noticing Integra's state of agitation, the former police girl's stance became cautious and hesitant.

"Is, um, something wrong, Sir Integra?" Seras tried not to sound weak.

"No, it's nothing, Seras." Integra shook her head.

"May I ask where Master is?" Seras wasn't sure if this was crossing the line.

"That's what I would like to know." Seras concluded that Integra had no idea where her master was, and thus was no help with her situation.

"I'll go look around the courtyard, then." Seras made to leave the room.

"Seras?"

Seras stopped and turned to face Integra, who was no staring out into the courtyard.

"Yes, sir?"

"If you find him, tell him to come to my office straight away." Integra's voice was nothing but serious.

Seras nodded and said, "Yes, sir," before leaving, shutting the door behind her.

Crimson eyes stared at the full moon just minutes away from Integra Hellsing's office. The owner of the eyes was excited, for he rarely got the chance to gaze at the moon for an indefinite period of time.

Alucard knew that there would be hell to pay from Integra, but he just couldn't pass up this moment.

Integra had, of course, ordered him to attend a meeting with the French and British queens, though Alucard had no intention of attending it. He had no desire to be in the presence of old women, even though Integra wasn't exactly that old. She was certainly as cranky as an old woman and for good reason. Alucard knew he shouldn't have brought that chorus girl back from Paris, but his better side took him over. His id, to use psychological terms.

Alucard heard footsteps from behind him and it wasn't long before Seras Victoria was in view, looking somewhat relieved yet apprehensive at the same time.

"Sir Integra's looking for you." Seras said when she reached the elder vampire.

"Undoubtedly." Alucard's expression was unreadable.

"She wants you back in her office straight away." Seras was still trying to read her master's expression.

"Did she say something about a meeting?" Alucard was not looking at his protégé

"Um…no." Seras had to think on the matter for a moment before she could reach a conclusion.

"It's probably about the meeting." Alucard turned to Seras and said. "I want you to shoot off a thousand rounds of ammunition before I get back. Understood?"

"Yes, sir." Seras glared at Alucard for a moment before he turned and walked off.

As Alucard made his way to Integra's office, he tried to prepare himself for the wave of fury that she was sure to set loose on him. He'd evaded her for a long length of time and Integra didn't think too highly of that.

When he finally reached her office, the vampire found Integra pacing the length of her office in a very agitated manner, something Alucard had learned that she did when she was very annoyed and/or waiting.

"It's about time, Alucard." Integra's voice matched her stance when she realized his presence.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Sir Hellsing." Alucard figured he'd see if he could push her a little further.

"Of course you do, you rotten vampire, and you know it." Now he'd gone too far.

"There was no purpose for me in this office, so I decided to go elsewhere." Alucard explained.

"Oh?" Integra's eyebrows were raised. "And where might that be?"

"On the roof of the target building." Alucard's lips formed a smile that revealed his alarmingly sharp canines.

"Doing what?" Integra's expression did not change.

"Moon gazing." Alucard said, still grinning.

"Do you like to annoy me, Alucard?" the agitation in Integra's voice was rising.

"Of course not." Alucard couldn't say that this statement was entirely truthful.

At that moment, Walter entered the room and said, "Sir Hellsing, the queens have just arrived."

Integra sighed and said, "Thank you, Walter." Before she left, she turned and faced Alucard with a look that could terrify the toughest of men. "We will continue this discussion later, Alucard."

Gunshots rang outside Hellsing Manor as Seras Victoria fired off another round of ammunition at a target literally miles away. With each shot fired, a shell casing fell to the grass where it joined many others in a large heap.

After firing off the last round, Seras decided that now was a good time to stop and take a break. She had, after all, fired off almost five hundred rounds of ammo, and she thought she deserved a quick breather.

While she was taking her break, Seras' thoughts fell on the current situation in England, the situation where Alucard had brought a French chorus girl back to England very much against her will. The former police girl had found out from Walter that Integra was to have a meeting with the French and English queens about this matter and that her master was supposed to be in attendance.

This whole problem could have been avoided if Alucard had ignored those perverse thoughts of his. Better yet, Hellsing wouldn't be in this dilemma if the trip to France had been cancelled. Then she wouldn't have been forced to be seen in public in that horrid frilly pink dress.

Wishful thinking was hopeless in this situation.

Alucard's mind was wandering. He had been introduced to Queen Jane Lorena, the queen of England, and Queen Sophie Maria, the queen from France. Their husbands, Edward VII and John III had wanted to be in attendance, but could not make it. So Alucard was forced to listen to the women talk about the situation that he was responsible for, as Integra kept reminding him.

"Does she wish to return to France?" Sophie Maria implored.

"She does, but this will be difficult with all the skirmishes." Integra nodded.

"I'm afraid I don't quite follow." Sophie Maria indeed looked confused.

"I'm sure you are aware of the problems between England and Ireland at the moment." Jane Lorena faced the French queen.

"I don't see what that has to do with this problem." Sophie Maria frowned.

"A number of Irish have taken hostage of English planes and crashed them." Jane Lorena explained.

"And we are having some arguments with the Germans at the time as well." Integra added. "They haven't tried something like this yet, but we can't be sure that they will."

"What are you saying, Sir Hellsing?" Sophie Maria's eyes were narrowed.

"Until we can assure that Christine will be transported safely to Paris, I'm afraid that she will remain here." Integra pulled out a lighter and lit a cigar.

"That's ridiculous!" Sophie Maria exclaimed.

"I myself explained to her why she cannot be allowed to return home at the moment and she has not raised any objections to this." Integra continued.

"But surely she wants to go home!" Sophie Maria was still looking rather appalled.

"And that she does. But she knows the sort of situation we are in and how dangerous it is for her to return home at the present time." Integra took a drag from her cigar. "She is willing to stay here for as long as necessary."

Sophie Maria seemed to be at a loss for words. Jane Lorena had tried to explain the situation before the meeting had started, but the French queen didn't fully comprehend the seriousness of the matter until she was in the meeting room with Integra Hellsing.

"It seems that there is nothing that can be done." Sophie Maria said.

"I assure you that she will return to Paris as soon as possible." Integra promised.

"This better be soon, Sir Hellsing." Sophie Maria's voice was filled with a threat.

"Of course it will." Integra nodded.

And with that, the women and Alucard filed out of the meeting room, tensions still high from the heated conversation. Christine would return to France, but only after the skirmishes in Ireland and Germany were done. And who knew when that would be…

XFamousXLastXWordsX: Was it a good chapter? I started this a couple of weeks ago, but then I had rehearsal for hours at a time then shows…then Journalism whatnot. The paper came out today, but it's absolutely horrible. My article isn't even in it! And then AP Euro was a complete pain…

Anyway, here concludes my chapter. I hope it was a LITTLE bit entertaining. Saku-chan's going to write the next chapter and she's a far better writer than I am. I'm slowly loosing the plot in my head and I have to keep reminding myself what's going on.

Reviews are always welcome and encouraged. They're what keep us going. ^_^ Saku-chan likes reviews as much as I do, so keep 'em coming!

I'm basically done here for my AN. So here's Saku-chan!

Sakura Neko-Chan 13: Kk! Mika-Chan, you and I need to have a long phone conversation… remind ourselves what started all this. Keep our eyes on the target… or targets, rather, hehe… ok! I will be writing the next chapter! I have a class where I just about do nothing with a computer in front of me, so I'll try to use that time…