A/N: I apologize for the late update, but I just can't manage to study for school, go out with friends and find time to write at the same time. Anyway, I hope you like it an I have a billion thanks for the people who reviewed until now!!!!! Thanks you guys, it keeps me going!!!!!!!! lots of hugs and kisses
OK now, lets see what happened previously:
"You have no right to talk to me Uchiha." her voice dripped venom on each word. "You're desires mean nothing to me. Tonight you will pay for your sins."
"I do not wish to fight you." his voice had a defeated ring to it.
...............
Sasuke, are you sorry, do you... regret? The thought swarm inside her mind, wavering her heart's resolve, making her rethink her revenge.
Do you.... deserve forgiveness?
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You won, Yamanaka Ino, mind walker....
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....She knew the human mind like the back of her hand, knew what doors to open and what to close. And right now, the biggest problem about Uchiha Sasuke was that he was as crazy as they get.....
.................
Indeed, they did look the same, but the strange woman was nothing like her...
Katharina....
It was night, she was dressed in a dark flowing dress that caressed her body like a shadow, softly touching the ground as a whisper. As a contrast the ground beneath her bare feet was a dirty shade of red, its color slightly darkened by the shade of night.
She walked, her limbs moving on her own, her mind out of her possession. Soon she saw the forest of bodies spreading into the horizon and realized she was steeping in blood saturated ground, her feet already becoming red with the liquid. Everywhere she looked were men, women, young and old impaled, friends and enemy alike, forming a forest of dead. Their tortured faces were twisted in different expressions of agony, nonetheless revealing the slow, odious death they've suffered. And there, somewhere up the hill was a silhouette, tall, imposing.
Feet moved on their own accord, even as her mind tried to protest. Soon she was close enough to see as the moon rays illuminated him. A tall figure with long, pitch black hair, a crown nestled upon his head. His body was clad in a heavy armor, a huge, double edged sword resting on his belt. He stood there, not facing her, his crimson cloak moving gently with the wind. As he seemed to realize she was there, the man turned around, regarding her with almost glowing green eyes. He was a handsome man, if a little rough around the edges. The high cheekbones, piercing green eyes and neatly trimmed beard and mustache gave him a severe air, unforgiving.
She didn't realize when the scenery changed, and it only took a blink for the man before her to morph into something else. Now he looked a bit younger, his hair shorter and seemingly floating in an inexistent wind. Green eyes were now glowing crimson, his skin deathly pale as his facial hair disappeared giving her a good view of long, pointy canines.
"Alucard..."
Maybe he heard her, maybe not, for the vampire gave her a face splitting grin, his devilishly features more pronounced. All around her people began to fall, their oped wounds seeping rivers of blood until their lifeless corpses turned a sickly blue and rose once more as an undying army of ghouls. She tried to scream, but she couldn't, her voice no longer under her control. He leaned over her, taking her by the waist, his moves oddly gentle as he brought her closer. Slowly, with incredible grace he caressed her neck, her collarbone, making her shiver in delight. It could have been erotic for her if it weren't for the predatory look in his eyes, his whole face the picture of evil. She felt like a small animal in the wolf's jaws, a fair maiden in the devil's claws as he tried to coax her into submission before he sucked her life and soul out. Literary.
The shadowy piece of material that clad her body seemed to move at his touch and her eyes widened as the ghostly touch silently began to caress her hands, her arms.... she wanted to close her eyes, wanted to scream, to run, to do something, anything.... but her eyes were locked with his own crimson pools and all she could do was stare into them, clearly seeing the promise of pleasure an pain, of sin. He descended over her, his mouth merely inches from her own while fingers still whispered promises across her skin. With careful movements he tentatively kissed her throat, before his tongue began tracing patters on her heated skin, following the path opened previously by wandering hands.
Soft sighs escaped her lips as little by little she soon found herself willingly in the arms of the devil, she sat quietly in the wolf's jaws, all thought of the pools of blood drenching her feet or the agonizing moans of the dead around her forgotten in the sinful sensations the demon above her offered.
A hand ghosted to her abdomen, clawed fingers gently grazing her soft skin, leaving shallow trails of crimson liquid behind. The pain registered only marginally inside her head as she was more interested in the skillful mouth on her neck, and that drowned every other thought.
By now the piece of material covering her body was long forgotten, her pale body revealed, ready for him to explore, to have. The pale hand drifted lower down her body, carefully outlined her inner thighs, approaching the juncture between her legs with agonizing slowness.
She felt like she was going crazy, the need to be touched making her want to scream and squirm to urge him further, but she had no reign on her body whatsoever, left at his mercy as he manipulated her body and mind. She couldn't resist, couldn't say no, and the desire for his touch remained the same even as she begun to hear the pained moans of the dead around her and the strangled screams of the still living as they were ripped to pieces and blood continued to flow everywhere.
He was almost there, the tip of his claws touching the sensitive bundle of nerves, making the woman in his arms gasp. He stroked it briefly and she gave a hearty moan, making his lips twist in a cruel smirk. Slowly, with languid moves he coated his fingers in the dripping nectar and gave her slit a few teasing strokes. She moaned, the feelings making her feel frenzied, and didn't bother to feel the slight pain caused by his lengthening fangs. Only when his two fingers finally entered her heated core did she feel the fangs puncturing her neck and a jumble of sensations flooded her mind. Pain and pleasure mingled , caressing her senses with a sensation she had no words to describe. The brain-wreaking feeling of his fingers sliding in and out of her combined with the painfully sensual motion of his long tongue over the wound he recently created was too much for her as her mind surrendered to him. Her internal walls clamped the digits inside her body as the orgasm washed over her in waves, her brain registering nothing but him. She didn't feel the life seeping out from her, didn't see the demonic figure spreading bat like wings in the shadow. And even if she did, it didn't matter.....
Ino woke up with a gasp, immediately placing her hands on her neck. Nothing, no puncturing marks, no blood. The next thing she did was try to regulate her heartbeat and breathing, while mentally slapping herself for actually waking up highly aroused.
God damn it!! What the hell am I thinking?
She had to admit, the dream disturbed her a lot. Indeed, it was just a dream, but it was the second time that the vampire had perturbed her dreams, and apparently each time was getting worse. Who knows what would happen next time?
Before getting the chance to analyze the problem better, Ino heard a pained sound coming from Sasuke's bed.
Shit! I forgot about him! What do I do, what if he realizes something? What do I....
"Oh hush, you're getting paranoid" rang a now familiar voice in her head and for once Ino was grateful that it was there. "Just get your bearings and see what the brat wants!"
She quickly scrambled to his bed and see how her patient was doing. At first glance he was quite well, a bit of color starting to return to his cheeks. The rest.... well it was out of her hands.
"How do you feel?" She tried to make her voice as gentle as it was possible, like talking to a little boy. After all, she had no idea if the man before her was sane. Sure, she was confident in her powers, but you can never be to careful.
Sasuke gave another short groan, placing his hands gingerly on his skull. "Not taking into account the headache, I'm fine."
Ino blinked at him for a few seconds. Did he actually answer? I must have changed his personality by mistake. She almost giggled stupidly at that idea, making the Uchiha rise a questioning eyebrow.
He refrained from questioning her attitude, focusing once more on his state, mental state. Indeed, as he said, he was feeling fine, he was in control, all the thoughts and images that drove him insane carefully locked away. "What did you do to me?"
She expected that question, but Ino had no idea what his reaction would be to the answer. Here goes nothing! "You lost it. I had to readjust the barriers that kept your thoughts at bay so you were no longer overwhelmed by them. I didn't erase anything, so it will be up to you from now on to keep your sanity."
"Why did you help me? You claimed you wanted me dead!" the same, smug Sasuke...some things never change.
She watched him carefully, took in his coal eyes, his inky hair, the ungrateful smirk form his lips. Maybe I can still go back on my decision... but deep down Ino knew she would never. She had loved her friend, and Sakura had always loved the man standing before her. She had loved him with everything she had and would have forgave him even if he were to be the bringer of apocalypse. "Don't flatter yourself Uchiha, it was for her."
His eyes widened in shock before he lowered his head in remorse. "I never regretted anything in my whole life, not leaving Konoha, joining Orochinaru, trying to kill Naruto....but I never wanted to hurt her...." he raised his head and for the first time in her life Ino saw the strong, almighty Uchiha Sasuke with tears in his eyes. "...she was supposed to doge...she was supposed to doge...."
She wanted to stay strong, turn around and act like she could care less for his grief, but it hurt to see him crumble in the dust. The man before her, the one she had loved, admired, loathed, this man who had everything taken away from him due to political schemes, this man was now broken. As much as she wanted to extract her vengeance by leaving him, Ino found out that she could not. Damn me and my compassionate heart!!!
With small steps she approached him and paced a comforting hand on his shoulder. Slowly he leaned into her body, allowing himself to be enveloped in a comforting hug. It didn't ease his mind, it didn't erase the pain, but it was the best thing that happened in his hellish life for the past few years. It didn't matter that she didn't really understand, it mattered that she tried and cared enough to provide comfort.
Heavy boots clinched on the metal floor of their current compound, sending an eerie sound in the empty hallways. A smile graced his lips and long, bony fingers fiddled with the bloodstained lab coat. Yes, Avondale Napyeer, widely known as Doc was bearer of good news. His long legs took fast steps, and in a matter of minutes he had reached the door leading to the Major's office.
The door opens with the heavy sound of metal on metal, and Doc's eyes are greeted with the pleasant, but insane smile of his superior.
"There is great news, Sturmbannführer! Great news!"
The Major leaned on his chair, his round spectacles reflecting the light for a brief second. "Speak Doc! Enlighten me!"
Rubbing his hands in an evil, scientific way, Doc approached the high chair on which the Major sat and began relating his recent findings with a crazed grin. "I have succeeded, Major! I managed to separate the life essence of the beast from She and soon we can awaken her!"
The smile on Major's face widened as he leaned on his chair, exposing his rounded belly. "Indeed, and when Alucard will get out of the picture, there will be sweet war... the blood of people will feed the earth and rivers and chaos will rule! The sound of bombs and guns, a symphony for my ears!!! Yes! War will come!"
Satisfied with the reaction of his leader, the Doc retreated, ready to go back in his laboratory and continue the experiments.
"Yes.... you will awake...."
The sun was just giving off his dying rays when the coffin opened and the No Life King awoke. She's not back, was his first thought before the phone in the room rang. Curious, the vampire picked up, and gave a wide grin when the thundering voice of his master spoke from the other end of the line.
"Why are you not back servant? Is the target annihilated?"
"My master, the target was silenced." Ah.... Integra's voice always gave him the chills. He could swear that if the woman ever decided to bed a man, she would first whip him to submission like a dominatrix. Indeed, it was unfortunate she chose to be a maiden forever...
"Then why are you not here servant? Answer me!"
"It seems, my master, that our little Blondie encountered someone she knew, one of her world, and a fight occurred...."
"What the bloody hell do you mean Alucard? Explain yourself! What happened to Ino?" Her voice seemed nearly hyped, and Alucard was truly amazed that his master actually cared for the kunoichi.
"They fought. He would have won, but surrendered and I believe that now Blondie takes care of his wounds. He wasn't in a good shape in the first place anyway."
"Servant, I will ask this only once, and you better answer truthfully. You say he was already weak, so are you saying this person is even more powerful than Ino?"
He already knew what happened in his master's mind. He knew her too well, watched her grow up, and quickly found out that Integra was a proud woman with a hunger for power. Fortunately she was the constructive type, but nonetheless, Integra wanted to have the powerful under her powerful command. "Yes, Integra Hellsing, he is roughly twice as powerful."
He waited for his answer, waited for the expected order, and his master did not disappoint him. "Bring him to me servant, in one piece and alive! I care not if he is willing or not, you will bring him to me right now!"
So predictable...."Yes, my master."
He threw the phone away and summoned his coat and hat to materialize. Now he had to face her and try to do so without showing his crave.
Lately, he realized, it was becoming more and more difficult to be in her presence without wanting to pierce her flesh and fest on the life giving liquid flowing through her veins. No, he could not let his mind wonder like he had done many times. The answer was always the same after all, even if he turned the problem inside out. He desired her, yet wanted nothing to do with her. It was a constant battle between the beast within him and the rational side. Sighing, he seemed to do that a lot lately, Alucard blended with the shadows, following her scent up to the hospital.
By now, Ino had gotten used to the vampire's sudden appearances and had learned to detect his presence right when he began to materialize, but Sasuke wasn't so lucky. His sharingan activated at the sign of danger and to Ino he looked like a porcupine with his hackles up.
"Ochisute, Sasuke-kun. Alucard no domei koku mo, shinpai shinai desu." (Calm down Sasuke-kun. Alucard is an ally, don't worry.)
As always, when she spoke in her language, Alucard regarded her strangely, but the man seemed to understand her and lowered his guard. "Time to go Blondie, take your bird ass friend and let's move."
This time it was Sasuke's turn to look strangely. To him, this so called companion of Ino spoke in a language he had never heard before. "Ino, kare ga iu no desu ka."(Ino, what does he say?)
However the blond kunoichi ignored him completely. Now that Sasuke was no longer in killer mood, her mind actually registered who she was facing and the previous dream rushed back in her mind fervently. Oh no, don't think of that.... that was nothing, that was just a dream....stop thinking about it!
"Oi, daijobu desu ka? Anata ga hatsunetshu shi te iru desu ka?Baai aka desu!" (Oi, are you all right? Do you have a fever?You're red!)
This has to stop! Now Sasuke found the miracle of speech and starts pointing things out! I think I liked the brooding Sasuke better... And with great effort, Ino managed to close her thoughts away and come back to the real world where two problems awaited her. She decided to address the quickest.
"Iie Sasuke-kun, daijobu da yo!"(No Sasuke-kun, I'm fine!)
Then she turned toward the No Life King, the man... no vampire who haunted her dreams, and put on the most arrogant face she could muster. "What do you mean, vampire? I'm not taking him with me, Sir Integra might freak out if another inopportune guest arrives at the mansion!"
The usual grin on Alucard's face widened upon hearing her words, his face taking a predatory look, sharp canines glinting in the artificial light flooding the room. "Oh on the contrary my dear, Sir Integra insists that he comes."
Sighing Ino turned around, not wanting to see that smile anymore. "indeed, I will communicate this to him." She walked a short distance to Sasuke's bed and they began talking in hushed tones.
"Sasuke, my employer, Sir Integra wishes you to come with us. Most likely she wants to recruit you after Alucard reported our fight. She is a good leader, reminds me a bit of Tsunade-sama. Do you want to come?"
"Do I have a choice?" He realized that he had no place to live, no knowledge of the language or customs, and the creatures that previously plagued the city were anything but normal. So, Uchiha Sasuke knew he actually had no other choice.
"No."
"Then let's go." He stood up, the strength beginning to return to his limbs, and faced the tall, strange man that Ino had called Alucard. "Watashi mo issho ni iku."
"He said that he will come with us."
Alucard gave the man a look, measuring him, then put on his most insane smile. "Well then, shall we?"
Ino gave a soft nod and began following the vampire outside the building, Sasuke close behind her. "You will have to learn the language. I suggest using the sharingan, it will take less time." All he did was nod.
The return trip was long and quiet as all three travellers were engrossed in their private thoughts. As soon as they reached the Hellsing manor, they were escorted into Integra's office by the ever kind Walter and the reporting began. As always Ino gave the fully detailed report, like the good kunoichi she was, while Alucard limited himself at: "Target was silenced."
Naturally, after every aspect of the mission was found out, Integra's attention was fixed on Sasuke and for the next hour, Ino had the job of translator between her employer and her fellow shinobi. Integra decided that Sasuke will stay with the soldiers and be their trump card, since he and Alucard didn't quite seem to get along. Of course, Sasuke's skills were described, or at least what he allowed to be known, for Ino knew too well that Uchiha Sasuke had many others.
When the our ended, they concluded that Sasuke will be provided with a place in the soldiers' barracks, an English guide so he can learn the language, access to all necessary information for his instruction, a monthly pay that could be the same as a soldier's or even triple, depending on how he performs in the first mission. In exchange he was to swear loyalty to the Hellsing organization. Being between a rock and a hard place Sasuke found no reason to complain or make additional demands and the deal was struck quickly.
"Ino, tell him that from this day forward he is a member of the Hellsing organization." Integra's voice was filled with authority, and if Ino was to ponder on it for a minute, it might be the reason why Sasuke accepted everything so readily. She knew that when the employer was confident and strong, the shinobi performed better. That or he just had the hots for dominating women.
"Sasuke-kun," she began, pride noticeable in her voice. "ima sugu Hellsing memba."(You are now a Hellsing member.)
Finally, Sasuke was sent to his room in the barracks, with a pile of English books that contained pictures and with Ino's promise that the next day she will teach him more. As for Ino herself, she was tired and wanted nothing more than to get in her bed and sleep, but before she could do that, her eye caught a long trench coat preparing to phase through the walls.
"Alucard, please wait!" Surprisingly, he did so and regarded her with an intrigued look. "I...I wanted to apologize again for what I did. It wasn't my place to look into your memories, you have every right to not trust me anymore." Her head was bowed, the true epitome of an apology.
For a moment Alucard began questioning himself what was she talking about, before realizing why he was mad at her that time. Truth be told he had already put it behind. When you reach a certain age, grudges become something pitiful. However her apology did present him with an opportunity, one he wasn't willing to miss.
"Sorry you say, Blondie? Well, as I said, information about me comes with a price, one you said that you are willing to pay." The insane grin on his face widened at the same time her did and his voice took a deeper tone as he leaned on to speak near her ear. "Will you pay the price you agreed to?"
"W-what price? You said you wanted to know of my life, just like I wanted to know of yours!"
"However, I did not specify by which means I will find out of your life, did I? Your blood holds more than you will ever tell....After all you have done, it seems like a fair trade."
Her heart was beating a hundred miles per second, yet Ino knew that she had to answer. His lips were so close to her ear-shell that she could feel tickling puffs of air caressing her whenever he spoke. She had to answer....
"I'll do it."
A/N: I know some of you guys didn't want me to put Sasuke in Hellsing, but have no fear, he will not interfere with the story in any way, no Sasuke/anyone pairing or stuff like that. As you might have already realized, he's mind is a mess even without the trouble of love. I hope I did the Japanese- English translations well.
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