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The Incite of Adrien Renard

Alucard lead the men through the foyer and turned down the hall at the back of the house. About half way down the hall he stopped and a door swung opened. He waved the three men inside and then motioned for Cat and Walter to follow.

Once in, Walter took what Cat assumed was his usual place at the back of the room. The three vampire men sat down on a long couch and Cat sat down on a shorter couch across from them. Alucard quietly closed the door and sat down next to Cat. She looked at him, then at the men, then back at him. They all stared intently at each other. She wondered if they were simply having the conversation mentally and pouted. It was not fair to be invited and then left out like this.

"No conversation, just menacing stares."

She looked over at him, but his mouth was still. She wondered why he ever bothered talking at all if he could do that to people.

"Only you my dear."

"Shall we begin then good sir?" the blond vampire took out a pack of cigarettes and pulled out one that looked hand rolled. He popped it into the corner of his mouth and lit it.

"Why don't you start by telling me a little bit about yourselves," Alucard crossed his legs and leaned back into the cushions.

Cat took this as a hint that it would be a long discussion so followed suit.

"Right then, my name is Alec Thorne. This here is Elijah Luxford," the stout man nodded his head, "and this is the talented Adrien Renard," the fair man nodded and Cat realized he had been keeping his eyes on her.

She met them, as any one should when being challenged, and then scooted nearer to Alucard.

"As you surely already know we have come from America," he smiled boastfully, but Alucard did not humor him with a smirk or any other facial expression.

"And how exactly did you get from America to here?" he stayed in his relaxed position and looked uninterested.

"A private jet," Alec smiled even more boastfully, if that was possible.

"How discreet," Cat looked at Alucard's face and thought it looked a little disgusted.

"Well, the elders of our group have been around for quite a while. No where near as long as you have, of course. But as I'm sure you know, when someone is alive for so long they can not help but collect some money," he smashed his cigarette butt in the ash tray and lit another.

Alucard raised an eyebrow at the word elders and gave Cat a sideways glance. It looked as though he was mocking the man.

"So getting down to business, there is a group of us in America. I would say it is about twenty strong right now and growing slowly every day. Our oldest elder is three hundred and is the one who thought of the clever idea. It seems he was tired of hiding all of the time and wished to be known amongst humans. America is growing more and more free spirited these days and we all agreed that soon there would be nothing that will shock the humans there. What we plan to do is obtain enough vampires so we can place at least two in each state. You know of the states correct?" Alucard rolled his eyes and nodded, "Very good I thought so. Once we have placed these individuals they will begin to recruit willing humans to become vampires. You would be very surprised to learn how many of the younger citizens there fancy the idea of vampires. There are books and movies all about them and these young adults are just crazy about it all. Some of them even dress up as the vampire stereo types when it is not even the Halloween holiday! It is positively divine I tell you. So anyway, our precise plan is to begin to create more and more vampires and of course they will all be kept in line. Any individual who shows signs of going blood or power crazy will not be turned. We are aiming to create a race of vampires that can walk freely through the streets, be known as a vampire, and be widely accepted by most people. We understand that there will always be people who do not accept it just as there are people who do not accept religions other than their own, but we do not see this as much of a problem. We will just be another race of creatures that make a start in American like so many before us," he crushed his second cigarette and sat back to watch for Alucard's reaction.

Cat was in awe. She could not believe this man was so stupid that he actually thought Alucard would take his plan seriously. Did they really think they could just come here and Alucard would leave with them and that would be that! They must think that Hellsing and the mansion belong to Alucard and that he is of his own free will. That could be the only explanation for how stupid they were being. Cat looked over at him to be sure his face showed the same disgusted expression as hers, but it did not.

Alucard chuckled and sat up straighter on the couch. He smiled at all of the men and then chuckled again. He stood up and grabbed Alec's hand and began to shake it with both of his. His chuckle turned into a laugh that quickly escalated into something maniacal.

Alec looked confused and a little afraid, but he managed to smile and return the handshake, "So then you like our idea? And you will come with us to America and help our cause?"

Elijah and Adrien stood up next to their companion. Cat could see that Elijah was fooled by Alucard's boisterous laughing, but Adrien was not. His hand inched slowly around to his back and rested there. He shot Cat a look that could have been taken as a warning or that of curiousness. She was not sure.

"Oh my dear American friends, I believe you have been away from our glorious island far too long. You are beginning to become silly like the Americans. How pitiful that you have come here seeking my help as clueless as you are. It will be great fun destroying you," he continued to shake Alec's hand as he spoke, but Alec quickly pulled it away. His face and the face of Elijah dropped into a grimace, but Adrien's stayed as it had always been. Calm and wary.

"I do not understand. We thought that you of all people would want vampires to be known! You have lived in hiding for so long, do you not wish to be free?" as any smart man should when in the presence of Alucard, Alec and Elijah began to back towards the door.

"How little you know! How little you understand! Fifty years of being suspended in time has done nothing for you! Your elders, as you call them, have sent you here unprepared. Perhaps one day I will make a visit to them and inform them of their mistakes," he reached for his guns and Cat reached for hers.

Elijah lunged for the door first and Cat saw Alec throw him a look of contempt. He froze where he was and watched as Alucard shot off Elijah's legs. Elijah screamed in pain, but continued to drag himself towards the door. Gray wispy shadows, nothing like Alucard's thick black shadows, began to feather out of what was left of his legs. Cat thought that if he was given enough time he could regenerate them, but to do so so slowly was not much help unless you were only fighting humans.

Cat drew her gun and pointed it at Alec just as Alucard did. Before she had a chance to pull the trigger something sharp hit her arm and her gun flew into the air. A split second later she saw a blur and found herself with her arms pinned behind her back and a knife, or maybe it was a sword, to her neck.

"Move another inch and I will cut her throat," Cat could not see the look on Adrien's face, but Alucard looked the way he always looked. Disconnected and bored.

"What makes you think I care about her?" he smirked and playfully twirled his gun around his finger.

"Don't you?" it was not much of a question, "Is she not your soldier? Did you not vow to others and to yourself that you would protect her? It would be a shame to lose something that could prove to be of much use to you in the future. More use than just fighting monsters other than you," he trailed off and Cat could imagine him smiling.

Alucard scowled at him for a moment and seemed to consider things. He glanced over and saw the coat tails of Alec slipping around the corner, "I have other things to attend to. The human can take care of herself." He turned around and walked out through the door. Cat heard a close gunshot and knew it must be Elijah. He would not have a chance to grow his legs all the way back.

Cat felt the grip on her loosen, "But I was sure he would stay and save you. How curious that he shouldn't."

She took the opportunity to elbow him in the stomach and dodge out from under the knife. Once she was clear Walter, who had sunk deep into the shadows until now, used his wires and yanked the knife out of Adrien's grip. Cat watched his face for shock, but he only looked mildly surprised and not even at the fact that his weapon was taken away.

"Why do you suppose he did it?" Adrien looked at Cat and then over at Walter.

"What are you playing at, Vampire?" Walter tightened his wires over his gloves.

"Playing at? Well nothing really, I'm only asking you a question which you seem disinclined to answer. Tell me girl you must know why he would leave you. Perhaps it is a trick," Adrien spun around and peered at the walls of the room like he was expecting Alucard to pop through one.

"I don't understand what you mean. Alucard always leaves me. Why are you so surprised that a vampire would leave a human?" Cat backed towards her gun and leaned down to pick it up, all the while keeping her eyes on Adrien.

"Ahh, let me explain. You see, your vampire is not the only one with special talents. If you Hellsing's would leave a vampire alive long enough you would find that after a while they develop special abilities. Elijah can regenerate himself to an extent, Alec has the talent of persuasion which I find utterly useless, and I have the talent of sight," he turned back around and faced Cat.

"What kind of sight?" Cat backed away farther and raised her gun.

"Many sights. Things that were," he began to step backwards and Cat matched his steps, "things that are," he moved closer towards the back wall and Walter began to move in on him as well, "and some things," he stopped with his back against the wall and looked right into Cat's eyes, "that have not yet come to pass. I could tell you of them my darling child, but then what fun would it be to watch your face when they do come along?" he winked and held his hand up in the air. The knife flew across the room and he snatched it out of the air seconds before he sank backwards through the wall.

Cat fired a shot, but it was already too late, "Shit! Come on Walter!"

They raced from the room and headed for the foyer. Cat saw a quick glimpse of white just before the front door slammed shut. She ran to it as fast as she could and threw it opened, but Adrien Renard was already gone.

"Let us pray that we do not see him again," Walter closed the door and sank down onto a chair.

"I don't think he was all that dangerous Walter," Cat re-holstered her gun and sat down beside him.

"He had a knife to your throat! Have you gone daft with shock?" Walter took out a handkerchief and dabbed his forehead.

"Yes I know, but I think it was only a show. As soon as Alucard left he loosened his grip, and didn't you hear what he said? It was very odd. I think his agenda here was different than that of his friends'," she stretched her feet out in front of her and yawned. The clock started to dong and she counted up to four.

"Do you think we should go and find Alucard?" Cat stood up and looked at Walter unenthusiastically.

"No I don't think that will be necessary. Get off to bed," Walter stood up as well and shoed Cat away.

She stomped up the many stairs and down the hall to her bedroom. As she reached for the handle she paused and stared at it. Its usual silver sheen was gone and it looked oddly dark. She looked closer and thought she could see a reflection of someone behind her. She gasped and whipped around, but no one was there. She looked back at the door knob and it looked the same as usual.

"Maybe I have gone daft from shock," she pulled the door opened and entered her room. It was almost too dark to see so she went over to draw the curtain. When she turned around she had to mash her hand over her own mouth to keep from shrieking. Alucard was sitting on top of the trunk at the end of her bed. "What the hell are you doing in here?!"

"You did not even see me when you walked in. That is a bit pathetic. What if I had been Adrien?" he stood up and walked over to her.

"Adrien is probably half way back to America by now. You should have seen the way he ran," she skirted around him and picked her pajamas up off the floor and headed for the bathroom. She hoped he would leave, but he followed her to the door.

"What exactly did he say to you?" she closed the door in his face and he leaned against it.

"Oh I don't know. He said a lot of things. Why don't you just pick my mind I can't recite it all," she took her clothes off as fast as she could and threw on her pajamas. Alucard was silent for a minute and she had the sickening feeling that he really was picking it out of her mind. She tried to open the door, but he was still leaning against it. "Get off the door would you?" she pushed again and it popped opened. He was sitting back on the trunk again.

"Very interesting," he eyed her and she felt like the tips of her hair were tingling.

"Is that all you wanted to know?" she walked over to her bed and climbed into it and pulled the coverers up to her chin.

He twisted around on the trunk and looked at her, "What do you make of it?"

"I don't make anything of it. He can see the past, present and future. Something handy if you want to black mail someone, but not good for much else. And anyway, I can tell the past and present, so it's really just the future he's got going for him," she knew that what Adrien meant was that he could tell everything about everyone's past and she assumed everything they were thinking and feeling about the present, but she did not want to tell Alucard. She was worried he would twist it into more questions.

"That is also interesting," he stood up and walked over to the side of the bed.

"What is?" she looked at him and tried to hide her horror at the thought that he may have just read her mind.

"Nothing really," he picked at a piece of lint on his coat.

"Have you reported to Integra yet?" she hoped that he had not so she could tell him to leave without being rude.

"Yes I have. She is very worried about Adrien's escape. I told her it was your fault. Do you think there is cause for worry?" he reclined back and floated in the air.

"Not really. I think he was here on some other business besides recruiting. He probably doesn't even care you killed his friends," she pulled the blanket up over her mouth.

"Do you wish for me to go?" he looked at her with an expression of false hurt. She was not sure if he meant to make it obvious that he was acting or if he was just a terrible actor.

"Do you not wish to go?" two could play at that game.

"I do not care either way. Are you afraid that Adrien will come for you while you sleep?" he concentrated on rubbing a dark spot off of his sleeve instead of looking at her.

"I'm not afraid of most things. Least of all that, I've already said I don't think that was his plan at all," she rolled over on her side and closed her eyes until they were barley opened so she could peek through her lashes.

"I will stay near enough so I can hear you scream if it comes to that," he floated across the room to the door.

"I don't understand you at all Alucard," she was drifting to sleep now and her voice was slurred and thick.

"There are a lot of things you do not understand. You will have to wait for them to reveal themselves to you in time," he floated through the door and down the hall back to his coffin to sleep until dusk.

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