A/N - I didn't actually think that I'd be able to finish/post this all in one day... oh well, it's all here now! Hope you like it, and, as always, reviews are love.

"When are you going to tell him about Jay?" Selene asked, approaching Galvin just as he pulled a bottle out from behind one of the books.

"Don't you start," he growled. "I get enough of this from Mina."

"Good, someone has to make you realise that he needs to know."

"There's too much going on right now – he wouldn't be able to handle it."

"And lying to him is so much better?" She shook her head. "He just asked why he has nothing to do with Hellsing, why he didn't inherit the family title – how could I say that it was because of his father?"

"What did you tell him?" Galvin asked, raising the bottle to his lips.

"That I wasn't sure what happened – another lie."

"Well in all fairness you were too young at the time to understand. How do you even know?" He paused. "Your Dad?"

"He wanted me to know the full extent of my Uncle's betrayal to our family name."

"That's a little harsh don't you think?"

"No," Selene frowned, turning to rejoin the others. "I really don't."

"You gonna come smiting with us then?" Luke asked, hiding a gun inside his jacket.

"Come what?"

"Smiting," Luke shrugged. "It's what Galvin calls it."

"Right… sure, why not?"

Xxx

"Well… that wasn't completely terrible," Selene said, walking back into the Stacks with Mina, as Galvin was busy trying to rid his coat of "demon goo" as Ruby put it.

"I thought it went well," Luke said, and Selene was sure she saw him pouting.

"You almost had your head ripped off."

"I… meant for that to happen." Selene rolled her eyes.

"Of course you did."

Xxx

Later, while Luke and Ruby were busy lazing around on one of the sofas, Selene shrugged into her coat and pulled Mina and Galvin to one side.

"Look… I might not be completely happy with the way you do things around here," she told Galvin. "But, at least for the time being, I won't interfere."

"You've brightened my day," he said, narrowing his eyes when Mina nudged him with her elbow.

"But," Selene continued, ignoring him, "if you need me, for any reason whatsoever, don't hesitate to get in touch." They both nodded and she turned on her heel, heading straight out of the Stacks. Galvin sighed, shaking his head.

"Goodbye Selene."

Fin.