Two Months Later

Fire was the only thing she could see. The flames stretched from every corner of her vision, engulfing the area surrounding her. Her body was consumed, the warmth of the flames licking her skin. The fire couldn't hurt her anymore, she was it's master now and it would do her bidding. Once green eyes turned bright orange, a fire burning in her pupils. Lips formed a smile, and laughter soon escaped. She felt completely infinite at the moment; cosmic. A hand lifted, fingers outstretched to the street below her. She was hungry; she wanted to destroy it...to destroy them. She wanted to consume it, and she honestly didn't care about the consequences. She didn't care how many lives were lost, they meant nothing to her. She just wanted them, their fears, their sadness...their souls.

Deep breath. Count to three. Close your eyes. That's it, Sonja.

Fire filled eyes opened, hands outstretched to the street below. Her mouth formed a smirk, before letting out a cackle so loud that it shook the space around her. The ground shook veraciously as their calls of plea rang in the air. Their pleas and moans grew louder, engulfing her more than the fire. But she didn't care, they were hers now...all hers.

Her own screams took Sonja by surprise. Her eyes shot open, as a bead of sweat rolled slowly down her forehead. The girl had never had a nightmare so vivid before, nothing so...realistic. It was like a memory, but she couldn't remember herself doing it. Had this happened? Was this a part of her subconscious? Or was Sonja Hellsing just going mad?

She rose from her bed, placing her face in her palms. She heaved, trying to slow her breathing down. She needed to get out, to get away from this place for a moment. She couldn't breath here, she couldn't think straight. Not with mother breathing down her back constantly and Alucard in her thoughts, taunting her with her own secrets. Thus, Sonja was growing more and more claustrophobic every day. There were questions around every corner, whether coming from mother or from one of the trainees, Sonja was on the edge. She knew how to handle any situation from kidnapping to stealing foreign secrets, but when it came to being home and living under her mother's rules...she was a complete failure.

Sonja had left home to get away from the family business. Not to be mistaken, Sonja loved her mum and everyone at the Hellsing manor (even that damn vampire), but couldn't handle the family line of business. She was a fighter, certainly, but a cold blooded killer? That was something she had yet to become. She had learned just how poorly she was at killing during her last mission, which had ended in her severely wounded and a dead foreign spy. And Sonja had shot the fatal bullet. She had seen the blood spilling from the man's head. She had seen bits of brain on the wall behind him. She had just seen too much.

And now she was stuck back at home, surrounded by killing.

Sonja pulled the trench coat on as she stepped out of the manor, her black heels clicking against the pavement. It was late, around midnight, and most were off fighting or asleep. Sonja moved quickly, trying her best to resist the urge to run away...even if she couldn't get far with her beat up body. She still couldn't do much physically, since the bullets had almost hit her lungs and had made it hard for her to breath. But otherwise, she was healing quickly and feeling better each day. Two months had passed since she had left the hospital and come home. Two months of so called rest that only resulted in mother's harping and Alucard's laughter. So, right now Sonja just wanted to be alone, to have some time to herself to think. At the manor, she was always surrounded by confusion and questions. But on the streets, she could collect her thoughts.

Sonja slowed her pace as she neared the large bridge, coming to a stop midway. She leaned her forearms onto the ledge, overlooking the water and the city on both sides of the water's edge. It was calm here, peaceful and quiet. This was Sonja's favorite place to escape, it was quiet enough to let her think, and yet she could still people watch and be in a public place.

A deep sigh came from the woman's throat, as she reached into the pocket of her trench. She pulled out a large ruby, one her father had given her before he was killed. Or, eaten, rather. Father had been a good man, even if he was a politician. He had kept the family safe and out of politics, and he had allowed Sonja's mother to do her job. The Hellsing corporation thrived, but it wasn't good enough. They couldn't keep Sonja's father from being ripped to shreds and sucked dry by vampires. No, the Hellsing corporation just wasn't good enough.

"Still hung up on that?"

Sonja spun around to see the large figure standing behind her. She grunted softly in return, looking away from the vampire. She didn't want to see him right now, not while she was alone with her thoughts."Did mother make you follow me?" Sonja asked, looking back up to him as she fumbled with the ruby in her hand. "Or am just getting special treatment?" she said, pursing her lips and placing her free hand on her hip.

"It's not safe out here, Ingir." he relied, bending down so that he was closer to Sonja's face. She huffed and spun around, facing the water again. She leaned her arms onto the ledge, taking a deep breath and feeling the fresh air enter her lungs. It still hurt to breath deep, but Sonja figured that if she did it more it would improve.

"Wow, mum. Are you going to hold my hand when I take a piss too?" Sonja grunted back, shaking her head. She didn't need a goddamn babysitter, especially not Alucard. He only caused problems and got her into messes that she could barely make it out of. And he left a bloody mess wherever he went. "Why are you so concerned about my safety, Alucard? Because if it's about my injuries you can forget about them, I'm practically healed." Sonja lied, knowing he would believe her. Sonja was weak, certainly not at her peak. And of course, at that moment Sonja's damn throat let out a hoarse cough, almost making the woman cough up blood. But instead of excusing herself to cough and let it all out, she ignored it and continued to look at the water. Her pride would have let her do otherwise.

"Why so hostile, girl?" he laughed, a sound that Sonja had grown used to in the past two weeks. He was always taunting her, and always the devil on her shoulder. And yet, Alucard had always protected her and kept her safe all her life. But Sonja couldn't help to be hostile with the vampire. He knew too much about her, so much that he frightened her. "Is it because I know?" his voice was calm and condescending as always. He was beside her now, not facing the water but looking down at her, inches away.

"Know what?"

"HAHA! Don't play dumb..." the vampire laughed, leaning down. His red eyes beamed at Sonja, growing large and menacing. But Sonja was far too angry with him to be afraid. She knew exactly what he knew, but she needed him to say...to hear the words come from his mouth. The vampire held his head back and cackled for a few moments, the laughter causing a few nearby people to stop and stare. Sonja simply stood still, a scowl on her face as she waited for the vampire to let it all out. When he stopped, he looked back down at Sonja and leaned close to her face.

"That you're a telepath..."

Annnnnddddd there's chapter two! I hope you enjoyed! Thanks for the favs you guys, I'm so excited to have some readers! Reviews, rants, favs, and messages are all welcome!