Katherine is finally on her way to the Hellsing mansion

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Trusting Monsters

Katherine stood in the middle of her bedroom clutching an old T-shirt her aunt had given her to sleep in years ago. She remembered her aunt had said it belonged to her mother and it would help her sleep better. Katherine had been crying because she missed her. It all seemed so far away now.

She snapped out of the trance when she heard the door bell. She dropped the shirt in surprise, and then promptly picked it up and shoved it into a duffle bag. It was late and no one should be ringing her door bell. She decided it would be safer to ignore it. For all they knew she was asleep. She bustled around the room a while longer picking up various things and shoving them into her bag. She planned to go to the orphanage in the morning and tell the social worker who she had known for so long that her aunt was still missing. She hoped they would understand.

She looked out her window knowing it might be the last time she ever did. She noticed a car was parked in front of the house. Were the people still standing at her door waiting for her to answer? Katherine thought about calling the police if they did not leave soon, but the thought was thrown from her mind as she turned around. She balled up her fists, brought them next to her face, shut her eyes tight, and howled as loud as she could.

Alucard stood in the doorway with his hands in his pockets glancing around the room nonchalantly. He did not give her the slightest bit of attention when she screamed. Nor did he even give her any notice when she began screaming more and pelting odds and ends at him. He simply let them pass through him and waited for her to calm down.

Katherine realized he was not going to acknowledge her anger so she decided to go back to packing. Two could play at this game.

"I am afraid earlier I did not tell you everything I was supposed to," he waited for her to over react to this information, but she continued packing things into bags. "I have been sent to offer you an invitation to stay at the Hellsing mansion for a time."

Katherine continued working around the room without looking up. Inside she was shocked at this new news. Why did these people at this organization even care about her? So her parents had worked there ten years ago. She didn't have anything to do with that. Out of the corner of her eye she could see Alucard fidgeting from her lack of attention. Living in a mansion might be cool, but if he was going to be around all the time she wasn't sure if she could stand it. She walked over towards him, but then sat at her desk and began taking things out of drawers.

"Well, it doesn't matter if you would like to come or not. You will be leaving here tonight," he furrowed his brow and stood up straight. Katherine thought he might be trying to act daunting. She supposed scaring people into doing things was the only way he could manage because his manners were appalling.

She slowly turned her head to look at him and spoke very calmly, "You are right. I will be leaving here tonight, but it won't be with you to go to your silly mansion. I am going back to the orphanage and eventually I will take care of myself. I don't need pity from a creature such as you."

Alucard bellowed out laughter at this, "You really think it is I who pities you? If I was not on orders to come retrieve you I would kill you now you lowly little being. You human children think you own the future of the world. Well that is a future that even I will cower from. To think you sniveling and rude brats may someday run the country. It makes me sick."

"Rude!" Katherine was outraged, "You're calling me rude? You are the one who broke into my house and just stood in my doorway without even announcing yourself! Then you ignored me like it was unreasonable for me to be upset, and you dare call me rude!" She jumped up and her chair flew out from under her. She quickly finished packing her clothes and threw the two bags of her things over her shoulders. Without thinking she rushed for her doorway and plowed right past Alucard knocking him slightly to the side. She thought she probably would not have been able to get by if he had known she was going to be so bold. She had surprised herself a bit lately with her boldness. Usually she was more cautious and scared of what people would say to her, but tonight she was just mad.

She ran out the front door without bothering to lock it. She would most likely not be coming back so what did it matter. Eventually the bill collectors would come and repossess the house. She turned around and gave the little house one last look. She knew it would be a painful memory but she still did not ever want to forget it. As soon as she turned back around Alucard was standing there.

"Why don't you just leave me alone! I don't want to go with you and I know you don't want to take me anyway!" she tried to skirt around him but he blocked her path.

"It is not up to me, you will have to speak with Sir Hellsing. Like it or not we can not have you running around after what you have seen and what I have told you about the organization and your parents." He reached for her arm but she jumped away and swung a bag at him. He stood slightly stunned for a moment. The audacity this girl had to think she could fend him off.

Katherine looked as mean as she could. There was no way she was getting in a car with this guy. He was being a complete jerk. She didn't care if he was a horrific monster. He had probably been alive for quite some time. He could have tried picking up some manners along the way.

Alucard read her mind and smiled slightly. He of all creatures should know how important manners are to humans. She was right about him being alive for quite some time, and he did have wonderful adequate when he cared to show it. True vampires were elegant creatures, not these blindly blood sucking beasts' humans portrayed them as in movies. If he just showed her how polite he could be she might come along easier.

"You're quite right Miss Deschain," he offered her a bow; "If you will please just come with me to the mansion I will have Sir Hellsing explain everything to you. If afterwards you still wish to stay at the orphanage I will personally escort you there," he finished and lifted his head to look at her. Her face softened, but she remained poised and ready to swing the bag again.

Katherine thought about what he had said. She knew he was most likely lying about taking her to the orphanage, but maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to meet with this Sir Hellsing person. They could probably tell her more about her parents, and it might be nice to stay there for awhile, if that was really what they wanted her to do. She had to give this vampire credit for swallowing his pride. She could see it had been tough and she was a proud person too. She knew how hard it was to argue with someone and then tell them they were right, even if it was only to get what you wanted.

Alucard pulled each thought out of her mind. It was obnoxious how much she needed to think about things before making a decision, but she was slowly loosening her grip on her bag and he could see that he had won.

"Alright, I will go with you to this mansion, but you have to let me leave when I want. I don't want to turn into some kind of prisoner there," Katherine had started to assume this was what Alucard was. Maybe he would sympathize with her because of it.

"Of course not Miss Deschain," a wicked smile crept its way across his pale face.

He ushered her into the car and then got in on the other side. The driver started off and reminded them to buckle their seatbelts.

Katherine looked out the window as they drove down the dark streets. She wondered what kind of direction her life was turning, if it was for better or worse.

"How can getting into a car with a vampire make it turn for the better?" she murmured to herself.

Alucard lazily stretched and peered out the window, "In most cases it can't."