She woke up feeling e ven worse than yesterday. Her body felt like jelly, she felt depressed, she felt her voice starting to fade out but finds it suddenly goes up times ten when someone makes her mad. Also talking about mad she gets worked up over stupid stuff now. If someone just looked at her wrong she would snap at them. She almost got into a fight with a maid that decided to talk back to her because she pushed down another maid for getting in her way. If Walter was not there to stop her she would have broken every bone in the girl's body.
Shaking her head trying to forget all her problems she slipped out of bed and when to her dresser. Looking in the mirror she saw that her hair had become dull, her eyes dull and had darkness under them. Reaching up to her face she wondered how it took her only a few days to go from red cheeks to pale gray ones. Looking back at her flat hair she smiled slightly and felt happy for a second. She has always hated her curly hair and wanted it flat, now she had that. Taking a strand of her hair she gently ran her fingers threw her hair and felt a small glow inside her chest.
Taking a comb she got all the knots out of her hair. To her delight it didn't take long to get her hair combed out. Taking her bangs and parting it to the left she pulled the rest of her hair into four ponytails kind of like Gaara's sister from Naruto but her bangs were mostly on her left and down to her mouth. Looking back at her hard work she smiled a bit more and laughed. Suddenly the temperature in the room dropped. Shivering she started to look threw her draws for something to wear. Little did she knew, a hand was reaching out to her from the shadows. It touched her back, she slowly started to feel stiff again.
'That's right…become dull….let me add you to my collection…' a voice rung in the room but Abri didn't hear it. Suddenly the hand jerked back and slid back into the shadows.
'That's weird, the room is warmer now.' Abri thought and then sat up after finding a shirt that finally fit her. Suddenly the energy she lost when up a little bit. A knock at her door got her attention. She didn't like others to see her in her night wear but she really didn't care at the moment. It was the silk nightgown she wore her first time here and about everyone had saw her in them.
"Come in." She said as she bent down to get some pants. Alucard opened the door to her surprise, one because Walter decided not to wake her up anymore because she always yelled at him also no one was brave enough to knock on her door.
~Alucard~
Integra sighed and looked at the irritated Alucard.
"The reason you called me here is why?" He asked with a frown. Integra really didn't want to wake him up but this was important.
"The intruder left another note." She said and Alucard raised an eyebrow.
"But what does this have to do with me right now early in the morning?" He asked and leaned against the wall crossing his arms to her chest.
"Well he's threating now, it didn't really say so but we are guessing that's what he's doing." She explained then paused waiting for a second. She was really hoping her theory was wrong but there's no telling. But when he heard the intruder was threating his first thought was Integra.
"I know what you are thinking but no not me. But let me see if you can figure it out. We found three more messages that were written a few days ago but have yet to stumble on. One was 'She will be mine' another was 'the raging fire is what fuels me'…..but the last one is what really makes me thing that it's a threat to a life." She said but when on knowing Alucard wouldn't answer.
"The last one said 'My little doll.'" She put her hands on her desk and fiddled with anything in reach.
"A doll?" He asked and Integra nodded.
"Let me explain further. "
FLASH BACK
Integra and Walter sat in the drawing room having tea and going over paper work that was due within a week.
"Walter do you think that Abri is alright? She's been acting like this for a while and it's worrying me. She's becoming life less also, until someone makes her mad." She added and put down a paper and picked up the next one.
"Well she is acting strange, even more every day. Just like a doll." He nodded and then froze. Integra looked up from the paper and then also froze.
"Hellsing stay still." Walter said and started to look around the room. Integra didn't move but she started to shiver as the temperature dropped drastically. Suddenly the sound of knifes scraping against the wall got their attention. Integra covered her ears to get the horrible noise out and even Walter looked in pain by the sound. The sound was too much for her and she fell to the floor and curled up into a ball and screamed out.
"Integra!" Walter yelled and just as quickly as it when the sound vanished as did the cold air. Running over to Integra he helped her up.
"Are you alright!?" He asked and she nodded and then shook her head out to get the dizziness away.
"Walter what was that?" She asked as she sat down on the couch. He shook his head and then started to look around the room. Integra's ears were still ringing and it started to give her a headache, laying her head on the couch. Tried from the suddenly pain she rested her eyes. Then suddenly she felt a drop of water on her forehead. She opened her eyes for a second and looking up she pulled her hand up to her mouth to keep from screaming. Walter's head snapped over to her to see her muffled scream and then looked up.
There carved into the ceiling written in blood was 'My little doll'.
~Integra and Alucard~
Alucard looked up at the dried blood.
"We send a search wire down there but didn't see a body and there was no blood trail. We also looked to see if anyone could have sent it threw a tube but nothing there either." Integra told him and then a maid came up to talk to her. Thinking hard, Alucard wondered if it was true. Suddenly the feeling of something flashed by him. Snapping his head to the left he ran a step and vanished.
"Alucard- where did he go?" Integra almost yelled. But he was far off no following on the intruders tail. He soon got to the third floor and then it vanished.
"Where did he go?" He asked himself. It was like the oar of the intruder was everywhere and he couldn't pin point where the strongest point was. Walking down the hallway he waited till the slightest bit of energy when up but didn't feel anything. Looking at the two halls he could go down he waited for a second.
"Bingo." He grinned and took off down the left hall. Finally it lead him to Abri's room where most of the dark oar was coming from. It was not very strong at all but strong enough for him to detect it. But then it vanished into thin air again. Narrowing his eyes Alucard when up to her door and knocked on it.
"Come in." Abri said and when he walked in her eyes when wide. Ignoring her look he used his third eye to scan the room.
"Good morning." He said.
"go-good morning!" She said and then gave a little bow and then blushed.
"ah, sorry I did that! I just did it at school because I like anime and….and….I…so why are you up?" She asked blushing and studding. He chuckled in his head and smirked. She was so amusing, it also looked like she had got getter. She has a slight glow on her cheeks and her eyes showed hot ashes, not a fire just yet or even a spark. When he took a closer look at her he saw a thin layer of dark oar around her middle back.
'So what does he was after her.' Alucard thought and then turned to Abri who was waiting for an answer.
"Your being used by the intruder." He simply said and closed the door behind him. Abri tensed a little when he closed the door.
"What do you mean used?" She asked and Alucard just ignored her and when over to the middle of her room looking over things.
"Meaning you will be put under my watch for now on till we know what he's after." Alucard took a book off the floor she had thrown at wall and read the cover.
"Wait someone is after me? Who?" She asked and when up to him but stopped when he glanced over at her.
"We don't know but we know that he has feed of your emotions for the last few days. Taking them and trying to turn you into a doll." He sat down the book and then turned to her.
"So you will be under my watch, now do you get it?" He asked and Abri stood there for a second.
"Wait so that's why I have felt all depressed and crap?!" She yelled and Alucard growled making her jump back.
"Pack your things, you are going to live with me till we get this mess over with." He said and then walked through the wall.
"WAIT!" She ran forward to the wall and crashed into it.
'not a smart idea…. Or my best.' She thought as she rubbed her head. After standing there for a few minutes Abri started to get paranoid. Looking at her closet and bed she thought about the movie Halloween, Prom Night, Prom Night two, SAW! Looking around the room she tried to comfort her self by humming the 'mission Impossible' theme song. Quickly going over to the dresser like a ninja doing slow motion flips in the air she giggled and then she opened it and was about to start packing when another knock from the door scared the life out of her.
"Yes?" She asked standing in a 'ready to fight' position.
"Master Alucard has asked me to tell you that he will be taking you to buy cloths. Just wear something for today and give Seras back her clothing items, but pack anything else you own." Walter's voice rung threw the door then he stepped in and had a suit case. Blinking she watched him sit it down and then go off.
'Wonder why he took off so fast.' She thought then shrugged. Opening the window she made along whistle and then started to pack her things. She only had her laptop bag that Hellsing got for her at the police station, now a suit case, but nothing else. So what is it for when they got the stuff? After waiting for a while Falco finally came in.
Wow! That was the longest! I wondered when you were going to summon me! He said and Abri just sighed.
"Well I haven't been in the best of moods for a while." She admitted and Falco flew over to the bed post as Abri fell backwards on her bed and then cuddled with a pillow.
Hn, tell me all about it, but I knew something was wrong because you look like you got the color drained out of you. He said and Abri sat up still holding the pillow to her chest and told him about the week while he was gone.
Well that does sound bad, but why did Alucard have to take you? He's free right and Seras is powerful enough. Falco said and Abri had to think about that.
'Why is he taking me and protecting me…' she has a little flash of him loving her and running to her with a rose in his hand to pick her up but that just made her laugh. Falco hopped on her knee right in front of her face.
Hey each time you laugh or smile your color comes back! He pointed out and Abri put her hands on her face.
"I am not that pale." She remarked and he chirped in a laughing way.
No your energy was really gray tone, also physically too you are a bit gray but, you know. He fluttered in the air for a second before going back on her knee. A knock came at her door and Abri turned her head and when stiff. She had forgotten about being in danger because Falco was here and Walter distracted her but now she was in fear again. Before she could answer Alucard came across the door from a portal and made her yelp and almost fall off the bed.
"Oh my Pangaea! You scared me to death!" She said and even Falco was chirping rapidly.
"Why are you not ready?" He asked and she blinked and moved the pillow to look down at herself.
"Oh…hahha... got paranoid and didn't want to be alone so I called Falco and….. well not I just need to change into cloths then I will be ready!" She said nervously as Alucard narrowed his eyes at her.
"Get dressed." He said then phased out. Letting out a breath of relive she let go of the pillow and ran over to her draws. Grabbing the easiest thing she could and going to the bathroom, she hurried and brushed her teeth, washed her face, and got dressed with in five minutes. Running to her closet and spending a minute convincing Falco to go in and check it out first, she grabbed some black convers and almost thigh high black and red stripped socks from the draw. Putting her socks on she got her left shoe on but was trying to hope to the door while dragging her suit case with her.
'almost there!' She thought and then next thing she knows she trips over her untied laces and into something soft.
"bah!" She said as she grabbed on to the thing with one hand pulling them down. After the person cursed she was able to look up at them. Turns out it was Walter coming to get her and right now she was nose to nose with him.
"O-h m-y Pangaea! I'm sorry Walter!" She blushed and he blushed (do vampire blush…..oh well the do now!)
"Mikayla watch here you are going!" Walter said and she moved back down on the floor to move away from him.
"Someone could have got hurt." He said and Abri just nodded and wanted him to get off but he was so set on lecturing her that he didn't pay attrition that he was getting closer and closer and she couldn't move away anymore because she was already skull to floor.
"It is-" Next thing she knows Walter is sent flying across the room by something. By the time she sits up she sees a shadow slid its way across the floor and back to Alucard's shadow.
"Walter." He hissed in a tone that made even Abri shiver. Walter held his bleeding shoulder that has a hole from where the shadow impaled him. Shaking in fear Abri watched as Alucard walked over to Walter.
"Tell me what were you doing just a few seconds ago?" He asked as he walked closer and closer, Walter gulped and leaned against the wall.
"Mikayla fell on me-" "Looked more like you fell on her." He cut him off and reached inside his coat. Abri's eyes opened wide as he took out the Jackle.
"I was just was lecturing her about watching where she was going Master." He hissed as his shoulder was healing. It when from a hole to just skin and now he just had a hole in his shirt. When Alucard reached up to take out his other gun Abri got up on her shaking legs and rushed over there with in a second and put her hands on his stomach and pushed him slightly. Alucard looked down at her and Abri was going to speak but his eyes flashed and she was left speechless.
"I-I-"She started but couldn't finish. His eyes when down to where her hands where on his stomach, her arms twitched because she was about to jerk them away but she didn't move for Walters safety.
"I- fell on him! I-it's true! Please don't hurt him anymore! If he had not rolled over I would have twisted my arm on the suit case!" She begged and she felt her arms kind of turn to jelly. But it was true he had flipped them over because of that. Her arm was like a silly string in the handle of the suit case.
"But remember you are not a weak human anymore." He reminded her. She was speechless, she had forgotten about her being normal Alucard looked down hard at her and she just couldn't stand the heat of the glare so she looked at her hands that where on his stomach. She wanted to close her eyes and wait for something bad or good to happen.