Joy to the world! *spins in circles and scatters flower petals* My awesome friend has finally sent me the next chapter to publish for you guys! YAY! *hysterical giggle and falls on rear* Hehe, sorry, I had sugar this morning, lots and lots and lots of sugar, AND IT MADE ME HAPPY! 8D Also that the story got updated, because as I have said before, I publish them the same day (or same minute) she gives them to me, so I was just as impatient as you were!

(Do not own! Not mine!)

Integra's POV:

I sighed as I read through the file Walter had prepared for me. Apparently there was a term for what Flora was to Alucard.

"And thusly were two souls joined, separate, yet the same. The one, being male, and the other, being female. If these two souls were as yet reunited in another lifetime they would quickly become inseparable, caring for their half with such devotion it would cause physical pain to be away. They are devoted, mates for life, and unable to become fettered to another, as the True mate would quickly tear them away. The Nosferatu value their mates highly, and if one Nosferatu kills the Mate of another, the offended party is allowed to avenge themselves unto the least and last of the offending party's brethren and family…"

"Are we sure about this? I'd like to test the theory..." I said, lighting a cigar. Walter nodded, and I silently summoned Alucard. He appeared, and I raised an eyebrow. Flora was sleeping soundly in his arms, attired in some of his old clothing, white shirt and grey slacks. "That doesn't prove anything." I growled as Walter gave me a pointed look. "Wake Flora up, if you would." I demanded, and he glared at me before gently shaking her. "Wake up little one..." he murmured, and she stirred, stretching in his arms. "Hmm?" she mumbled sleepily, yawning and rubbing her eyes. "Flora, I want you to do me a tiny favor. Run down to the front door for me, would you? Walter will accompany you of course." I said, and she and Alucard both looked at each other worriedly. "Can Alucard come?" she asked meekly. He growled, pulling her closer. "She can barely walk! Whatever you want, it can wait." he snarled, and Walter gave me another LOOK. "Alucard, she's not going to the ends of the earth, it's just down the steps and down a few hallways." I said sharply, and he grudgingly set her down, ruffling her hair once before letting go entirely.

She nodded, leaning on Walter a little before he gave her a crutch, hobbling off as Alucard fidgeted uncomfortably. "What if she falls down the stairs?" he asked, growling a little as he glared at me. I sighed wearily, lighting another cigar as he began to pace nervously, energy humming off the walls. Flora came back after about five minutes and Alucard immediately picked her up again, holding her close and glaring at us like we had attempted murder. His hands gently roamed over her, checking for injury, and she let him, pressing into his chest a little in reassurance. I scowled at Walter, who gave a little smirk. "She was very worried about Alucard mam. Almost ran back." I sighed in exasperation. "Fine, you were right. And this is going to cause a whole heap of problems, and I don't even need to tell you about what the Queen will say." Flora winced, flinching into Alucard as he rumbled low in his throat, pulling her closer and gently stroking her hair as he glared at me dangerously.

"No one is taking Flora from me again." He snarled, letting her huddle into him as he momentarily pressed against the Hellsing seals, warning me he would fight to keep her, no matter what damage it did to him. She glanced at me worriedly, not at all concerned for what would happen to herself but knowing Alucard might get injured fighting against the seals. "Please?" she whispered, nuzzling his collar as he broke off glaring to smile at her, smoothing her hair down affectionately as I inhaled deeply, rubbing my forehead. God this is going to cause so much trouble, but I don't dare take either of them away, they'll do serious damage trying to resist and get back to each other. "It's not me you have to worry about; I really don't care as long as Flora is happy and unharmed." I said the last bit pointedly; making sure Alucard knew just what sort of harm I meant. He gave me an indignant glare that somehow dissolved into a grin of bliss as Flora hugged him gleefully. He closed his eyes, thrumming happily in his chest as he caught her up, rocking her a little as they cuddled for a moment.

My iron-clad heart melted a little at the sight, and then I was all business. "Well, I hope you both understand I can't have you glued at the hip 24/7, and there is still the matter of Flora living in America, not England. We're supposed to send her back over the summer." I said firmly, and Alucard blinked, like this had escaped him, and Flora bit her lip. He looked down at her, still with that startled look on his face, then back up at me. 'But…she's mine.' He said in our mental link, sounding like a child who had been given candy, then slapped in the face and had that candy taken away. I hid an unexpected snicker, shaking my head sadly. 'Whatever. I'm not going to argue that point with you right now, and make sure you go on the mission tonight.' I said back, and he nodded as Flora looked back and forth from him to me, looking frustrated at her lack of mental ability to catch up on our conversation. Alucard looked down, then abruptly turned and walked through the wall, and I caught an indignant mutter of "Mine…" before he phased all the way through. I rolled my eyes, smiling a little as I continued on the ever-present war on paperwork.

Flora's POV:

"And if you need anything that requires you to climb stairs, ask Walter or wait until I get back." Alucard said, planting a kiss on the top of my head as I shifted my crutches a little, wincing. "I know." I said in exasperation, and he smirked, wrapping an arm around my waist to tug me up and kiss me on the lips. After a moment he pulled back, nuzzling my cheek. "Just making sure. Although its rather enjoyable carrying you around all day, I want you to get better as soon as possible." He said happily, and I nodded, hugging him once as he smirked and pecked my cheek one more time, then vanished as I sighed and limped back to the main hall. I blinked as a large, no huge black hound loped forward, cocking its head and examining me. "Um…nice doggy?" I said nervously, a little on edge around such a huge canine. It blinked, and my eyes slowly traveled down its back as all eight eyes closed and reopened. "Uh…nice demon doggy?" I tried, and it grinned in the way dogs do, showing lots and lots of very sharp, very fangy teeth.

I gulped again, unconsciously taking a tiny step back. 'Do not run, dogs want to chase you if you run, don't run, don't run, don't run, DON'T RUN!' my mind screamed at me, and I took a deep breath, my legs locked and trembling as the dog padded closer. It sat a few feet away, head cocked curiously as it watched my chest rise and fall rapidly, probably smelling how scared I was. It got up, slowly padding in a circle as I gritted my teeth, squeezing my eyes shut as my heart nearly pounded out of my chest, my breathing speeding up right along with it. Something slimy and wet touched my hand, and I yeeped, stumbling backwards and landing on my rear as the dog grinned at me, his head level with my own as I glared at it, forgetting the size of the mutt. "You did that on purpose." I accused him, jabbing the dampened finger in his face as it merely grinned wider, reminding me suddenly of Alucard when he found something amusing.

I quickly jerked my finger back as it got to its feet, now a head taller than me as I stared up at him, wide-eyed. The doggy grin faded, and it closed its mouth as it butted its head against my shoulder, whining softly. "Uh, nice boy, good boy, good whatever you are…" I said hurriedly, petting his head as he yipped happily and licked my cheek, his tail drumming against the floor. I rubbed one of his ears, feeling his thick but fine hair, and was suddenly reminded once more of Alucard. "Are you a werewolf?" I asked hesitantly, and the dog, impossible as it seemed, gave me a withering glare. "Alright, not a werewolf." I said defensively, throwing my hands up in the air as he gave an affirmative growl and licked my cheek again. "Alucard?" I asked shyly, and his head instantly came up, as did his tail, looking around frantically and wagging his tail so hard it made a soft whumming sound as it sliced through the air, the picture of an eager dog about to greet his master, ears up.

They slowly came down as no red-cloaked vampire faded through the walls, and his tail stopped trying to wag itself off his hips. His forefront eyes lowered to mine, a betrayed look in them. "How could you confuse me like that?!" his eyes seemed to scream, and he butted his forehead against my shoulder, nearly bowling me over as I grabbed his neck, keeping myself from a painful contact with terra firma. "So you're not him?" I asked, and he snorted, shaking his head as if to remove the doubts as I let go and managed to stumble to my feet. "So what is your name?" I asked, and he scratched the floor twice with his paw. "Two letters?" A glare and an annoyed shake of his head told me that was wrong. "Two words?" A doggy grin and a nod confirmed my guess. "Uh…what letters?" I asked, and he gave me an icy look before scratching lightly at the floor twice again. "Two?" A head shake. "Aw jeez…second?" No movement. "Second…second letter?" Nod. "So your name starts with B?" Very hard nod, and his tail started whumping against the floor again. "Both start with B?" Yet another happy dog grin, and he yapped excitedly, his horrifyingly long tongue lolling out of his mouth as I giggled.

"Right, so your name is B something B something, right?" He calmed down and nodded silently. "So second letter of your first word, start." I said, and he lightly scratched at the floor twelve times. "Umm…" I quickly flicked through the letters of the alphabet, and then gave up and wrote them out on the slightly dusty floorboards. "L?" He nodded a few times, and I quickly wrote out my guesses.

BL-? B-?

"Next letter?" I asked, and he scratched at the floor once. "A…" I muttered, writing it down and then blinking at the first word. "Black?" I tried, and he nodded happily, his tail stirring plumes of dust on the ground as I covered my letters protectively. I took a deep breath, coughing a little once he stopped, and nodded for him to go onto the next letter. His paw scratched lightly at the ground once, and I wrote down another A. Then he did nineteen scratches, and I frowned, puzzling out the number slowly as he waited somewhat impatiently, tail stirring the dust again as it thumped rapidly against the ground. Soon I was done, and I looked up at him for approval.

BLACK BASKERVILLE

He poked his nose at the letters, then sneezed once, shaking his body like he was shedding water as I quickly covered my mouth and nose with my shirt. He patted his paw lightly between the words, and I blinked. "There's one in between?" I asked, and he nodded. I waited for his clue, and he pawed at the mark his previous attentions had left on the floor, and I blinked. "Uh…paw?"
Head shake. "Scratch." Violent head shake. "Dog?" Rapid nod. "So your name is Black Dog Baskerville?" I asked, and he woofed, butting my head with his nose and licking my cheek rapidly as I was accidently pushed onto the floor, his tail whacking painfully against my legs as I whimpered slightly. He instantly pulled away, and I saw his ears droop as his tail tucked between his legs, obviously shamed for causing me pain. "Hey, it's okay boy. Just be careful with my legs okay?" I asked, and he rumbled agreement, butting his head apologetically against my hip as I heaved myself to my feet, stumbling to the couch and curling up on it as he rested his head on his paws, watching me with rapt attention. Before I knew it, my eyes grew heavy with sleep and I dozed off without ever moving from my spot on the couch.

Alucard's POV:

I absorbed all the blood on my clothes, walking silently to the spot I sensed Flora, smiling as I saw her asleep on the couch. Her sides rose and fell softly as she breathed in and out, and her shoulder-length brunette hair covered her eyes, but I knew they'd be scrunched tight like they always were, as if warding off bad dreams. Baskerville raised his head from his paws, tail thumping excitedly against the floor as I held a finger to my lips, slowing his tempo obediently as I slid my arms under my beloved and gently set her in my lap. "So did you be a good dog and watch her like I told you?" I asked softly, and he nodded his head a few times as I leaned down and patted his head, making him wag his tail faster before I gave him an admonishing glare, making him stop as I checked my human to make sure she was still asleep. She was, and I smiled, softly brushing her hair away from her face as she murmured and shifted, curling into me as I wrapped an arm around her waist, holding her close. "Sleep tight love. I'll be right here when you wake up." I said softly, planting a gentle kiss on her cheek as she smiled sleepily and leaned closer.

Unfortunately this is the only chapter she gave me, so we must all wait in impatience until she writes and/or gives me the next one.