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Oh My Alucard	By : Fish_and_Chips Category: Hellsing > Het - Male/Female Views: 5648 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Go Cry on Somebody Else's Shoulder

(aka Black and White)

Integra sat at the very middle of the round table, sitting opposite Sir Irons. They were currently engaged in a meeting. So far, nothing had been decided. It was a mess; the news of the vampire bar had completely caught everyone by surprise and no-one could agree on the proper way of dealing with this, and what would happen in the future from now on; it had caused severe debate. But now…

"Alucard has a…mate?"

It seemed that that was now the hot topic of today's meeting. "Yes." Integra replied, ignoring everyone's shocked looks. "...Alucard has found his mate."

Sir Irons held his hand out expectantly, and Integra handed him a manila folder which she fished out from the side. "This is everything you found out about her?" He enquired.

Integra watched him open the folder and take out some documents. "Yes. I had to. I checked her background before allowing her to step foot into Hellsing. She is an only child of a man and woman named Samuel and Dahlia Ashcroft. They lived in Kent, and are employees of the Royal Infirmary of London. They're doctors."

"Ruby Ashcroft?"

"Yes, that is her name."

"She is only twenty years old… a child no less." Sir Irons muttered under his breath as he went through the rest of the documents. "What is it with that vampire and young women…?"

"…Alucard is fond of her." Integra merely replied. "She is currently undertaking an undergraduate nursing degree. She's only in her First year."

"And you?" He asked, "What do you think of her? Is she a threat?"

Integra wasn't quite sure how to answer to that, and said instead, "...I offered her compensation to have no affiliation with Alucard but she refused."

"She likes him?"

"…They still need some time."

Sir Irons raised an eyebrow in response to her statement. "Time?" Following his remark were some murmurs and whispers from the rest of the group. "No, Integra. I want that girl out of here. If Iscariot finds out, there will be trouble. I'm sure you suspect this as well - she is nothing but the vampire's playtoy. He perceives his surroundings to have become mundane and stale so he takes a liking to a human girl he meets during a mission and automatically claims her to be his own. He will just use her, and he will dispose of her when she is no longer of use to him. She is a distraction to him, a distraction to our operations." Irons implored, "...Over the past few weeks, the number of missing people reported by the Metropolitan Police has drastically increased to at least 200 individuals in a month no less; you have also just uncovered that people were running a bar for vampires... We are running out of time, and the number of human casualty is rising. And at the end of all this, it will be you who will have to deal with the consequences, Integra, so I suggest to you, that you get that girl far away from Alucard as you possibly can."

Integra said nothing but contemplated his words to herself silently.

"Is she here?"

The director looked back up. "I beg your pardon?"

"Is she staying here at the moment, Integra?"

"...Yes, she is."

And Sir Irons said, "I would like to speak to her."

Meanwhile.

"No!"

She was screaming, struggling fiercely to get out of his grip. But still, Alucard bit into her with such ravenous zeal it sent a shock through her system. There was a fierce'cchkk' of her flesh tearing, and she knew this time, the bite was different. He had bitten her before, but that was nothing compared to this. It was as if he was ripping a chunk of her flesh out from her, as if he was about to eat her. Her knees buckled and she let out a horrified gasp at the pain; it seemed to pierce through her entire body. She whimpered, and he had to hold her to keep her upright.

Ruby was too scared to push him off her and merely sagged against him; her hands flew up to his shoulders and her fingers clamped down. He emitted a muffled groan upon the feel of her nails digging into him. His hair tickled her chin, as Alucard closed his eyes, his fangs embedded deep in her flesh. His arms tightened around her, as if fearing she would disappear from him. The pain did not ebb away, and she could feel was his chest weighing down on her, and the increasing iron grip around her waist.

Eventually, he let go and he stared at her questioningly as she moved away from him, trembling. "You gave me permission."

Breathing heavily, she ran her fingers over the bite mark, refusing to meet his gaze. The pain was unbearable; she squeezed her eyes shut and whimpered somewhat. "I-I thought I could, but I don't think I can…" Her neck was aching and soaked with his saliva. Alucard's eyes were glowing fiercely, as if possessed by demonic instinct and hunger; she swallowed down, "I…I know I said I trusted you, but I…"

"When you have been bitten by a vampire, there is nothing else to be afraid of." His voice sounded different. It was low, guttural…something similar to an animal.

Ruby shook her head fiercely and turned away. "I-It's not that…I don't know if I can…"

Alucard's patience was wearing thin. "What?" He snarled at her, before he grabbed her chin. "Look at me."

She couldn't bring herself to; she was too scared.

"Look at me!" He deserved a proper answer. However, she did not reply, wincing under his booming voice. "Is it because I am a vampire? Answer me!"

The fact that she refused to was insulting to him. The fact that she wanted to avoid confrontations like this sickened him. His grip on her chin increased that if he was not too careful, he could snap her jaw in half.

Ruby squeezed her eyes shut. "…I…I'm sorry…"

Sorry?

Was that all she could say?

She certainly was a different kind of woman compared to his Master and Police Girl. The sudden disappointment was starting to have an effect on him and his fang tore at his lip so hard as he frowned that he drew blood. Ruby mumbled, "…C-Can't you understand how I feel about this?"

Anger flashed through him in seconds. Previously she had been gossiping to Seras whether Alucard had ever shown emotion and now he certainly was. His furrowed brows and the furious snarl on his face was evidence. "How you feel? You think this is all about you? Who do you think you are? You are nothing but a lowly human, and I have made claim on you. You have no say in this matter!"

"I've not consented to anything yet!" She whimpered as she tried to pull away although she ended up falling onto the ground with her back against the floor.

"What? I have touched you and held you, and you did not resist…You even came with me here on your own will…Was that not consent?"

"I…I…wasn't leading you on, but I also wasn't – Alucard, I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have - "

"Your apology means nothing to me." He growled low in his throat before he leaned down and pressed his lips fiercely against hers, kissing her harshly. Unprepared for this, Ruby made a muffled noise as he lifted her hands and put them onto the sides of his face. She didn't understand; even when he pulled back, he was trying to get her hands on him, on his chest, his shoulders, his face. Her fingers were shaking, as he made them rake through his hair. Eventually, he drew away and snarled, "Kiss me back."

She blinked at him wide-eyed. "…Huh?"

Growling, he seized her and smothered her lips with his once again when she didn't do anything. He grinded his body against hers thoroughly and Ruby squirmed under his grip helplessly, trying to get away. Suddenly, he let go of her face and closed his eyes; he grabbed her hand, pressed his nose against the palm and forced her fingers along the length of his face, savouring her contact. "…All these years…I have waited, just for you. I held everything back until I was raw and dry of emotion."

Ruby swallowed and croaked out, "…Alucard…?"

"I am fond of you, Ruby."

Her eyes widened at that point and she stopped struggling altogether to blink numbly at the ceiling as Alucard leaned down and pressed a kiss on her neck over the bite he had just inflicted. "…Uh…whu…" She flushed, her heart pounding.

His expression went cloudy. "It is the truth. You have stirred…feelings within me." He murmured, as she slowly averted her eyes to him. "…And I will never let you go. You are mine. Do not forget that."

Ruby swallowed down noisily when his fingertips caressed the curve of her cheeks. She bit down on her lip and glanced at the floor. She didn't hate him, but now, maybe it seemed he hated her. …I wish we would stop arguing like this…

To her surprise, he said, "I did not intend to raise my voice at you." And he moved off her and then stood back up with his back to her. He walked away, merging with the darkness, yet she could still hear his boots echoing off the stoned floor.

Ruby was left alone. She slowly sat back up, wondering what had happened. Why did this always happen? Alucard was wrong; she could not be his mate. They kept clashing. They didn't feel…compatible. Were all relationships like this? She didn't understand him, and he didn't understand her. Maybe he would end up loving her to death…if that was even possible. Death by love(?). She herself was not even sure it was love… No, he had not used the 'L' on her, just the word 'fond'. He was fond of her, like the way someone may be fond of their pet, like a pet dog. Whatever it was they had, it felt like a tireless game of tug of war, and neither end were backing down.

She roared in frustration, clawing at her hair as her heart pounded furiously. Somehow, she ended up feeling like a villain, a sore loser, feeling nothing but cheated and bitter. She glanced around the empty dark space Alucard called home, and pondered where he may have gone; she was due to leave in ten to fifteen minutes. He probably wasn't going to see her off… and it didn't feel like she was going to return to Hellsing anytime soon. Just as she stood up, a figure appeared at the doorway at the top of the stairs, and she looked up to see Walter.

"There you are, Miss Ashcroft; can you come with me for a moment?"

"…Where to?"

"The Convention of Twelve would like to speak to you."

Ruby blinked. "…Convention…of Twelve?"

…..

A few minutes later and Ruby found herself standing by herself in front of a round table awkwardly, staring at each of the unfamiliar faces in the room. She had a bad feeling in her gut; it was as if she was being interrogated. Why had she even here? What did they want with her?

"Miss Ashcroft." It was a grey-haired man in a maroon suit whom had previously addressed himself as 'Sir Irons'. He sat in a chair directly in front of her while Integra sat at the very back, watching stoically but also rather uncomfortably. Irons resembled her father in a peculiar way; perhaps it was the mannerisms he exerted. "Do you know why you have been summoned to see us?"

She slowly shook her head.

"It is the ordeal concerning you and Alucard." He replied, "I understand he has identified you as his 'mate'. I will spare you the details. Miss Ashcroft, you must be aware of your position here. Unfortunately, we cannot have you meddling with Hellsing's affairs any longer. You are to bear no affiliation with our Royal Order any more than you already do."

"But - "

"I did not give you permission to speak."

While Ruby threw her gaze to the floor uneasily, Integra said, "Sir Irons, please – "

"Integra." The man retorted immediately, and the director fell silent, much to Ruby's surprise. He turned back to the nurse who stiffened all over with fear when he laid his eyes on her. "I understand you were offered compensation the last time you came here. This time, we will compensate you again – however, you are to accept the money whether you want to or not and leave this place at once. Hellsing is in charge of the vampire, and Hellsing will command the vampire to stop seeing you at once." Sir Irons said. "And this time, we will make sure the vampire will listen."

She was breaking out in a cold sweat, badly. The feeling that she was no longer welcome here was strong but still she forced herself to continue to listen silently.

"Do you like him?" Irons suggested, "...But you should be aware that he had three brides before you. He is bored, and wishes for a new toy, which happened to be you. You are a hindrance. You will be a hindrance. It is only in our best interest, that you part ways with Alucard immediately."

Ruby felt a pang of discomfort in her stomach. She looked back up and her mouth opened, but no words came out. She didn't want to be here any longer. They were telling her that she was a distraction and a problem and that she should never see him again, but in the most yet somewhat degrading way possible and she didn't need this.

"You are to never step foot in this building ever again, nor do we want you to be associated with Alucard, for your own sake and safety. Do you understand, Miss Ashcroft?"

"Y-Yes." She croaked out, her throat going hoarse and dry. I don't want to be here any longer! She closed her eyes and quickly turned round only to bump into someone's chest and stepped back slightly. Alucard? She didn't even hear him enter the room. No-one did. But there he was, suddenly standing behind her.

"Alucard!" Integra sat up in her seat immediately.

He grabbed Ruby by the shoulders but she did not look up at him; instead, she kept her gaze low and he knew there was something wrong. He lifted his head back to Sir Irons who was watching them calculatingly, expecting a response from the vampire. The poor girl was trembling. Behind him, Alucard saw Integra shaking her head; he didn't have to read her mind and simply understood that no matter what he did or said would have very little effect, judging by the current predicament. He moved his hands from her shoulders to cup her face affectionately but Ruby stopped him before he could.

"Please don't." She uttered. It would make things even worse should he do something like that to her in front of the entire Convention of Twelve, she assumed. And she quickly shrugged herself out from his hold and brushed past him, pulled open the doors and ran out.

...

She dashed down the stairs as fast as she could and stopped outside at the front hall of Hellsing manor only to find Seras lurking around the lounge; when the draculina caught sight of Ruby standing in the middle of the marbled floor and seemingly wiping away at her eyes, she got up from the sofa and rushed over quickly.

"Ruby, what's wrong? Why…why are you crying?"

The nurse stared at the draculina and shook her head, before she let out a sniff; she paled somewhat by the sudden realisation of what she had just did… she had run out of the meeting. She had…run away. Like last time, at the previous meeting about Sloan and his son. Except…this meeting was different and just awful. She disliked being put on the spotlight like that. Ruby bit down on her lip, waiting for someone to call her back upstairs, but when no-one did, she slowly crouched down on the floor, hiding her face in her hands and sobbing helplessly. The tears wouldn't stop flowing; they just came and came, to the brink that Ruby finally stopped trying altogether and simply let it be.

"Ruby, what happened back upstairs?"

She wiped at her reddening eyes. "…He-He told me…that I wasn't to see Alucard again…that I'm not welcome here. I was so upset…and-and I know you guys have more important stuff to do and I'm getting in the way and you can't afford to have Alucard always hanging around with me but…but I didn't need to be TOLD that I was a nuisance, goddamnit! They think I'm like…some…some kind of troublemaker or something…but I didn't mean to…I didn't - I-I'm sorry..." She looked up at her and clung onto her arm, and Seras draped her other arm around her in return. For a moment, Ruby seemed to have forgotten why she was crying in the first place. "They're forcing me to take the money to stay away from you guys and-and I feel awful - ! Why is this happening?"

"Ruby! It's alright, you're not a troublemaker, and you don't have to take the money - "

"Why is it so hard?" Ruby croaked out in between sobs, "It's…It's like nobody wants us to be together, and I can't take it anymore, Seras. I can't do it…It's too much; I can't…put up with it, I can't deal with vampires... I can't deal with Alucard. He's-He's always telling me I'm his mate but I feel… I feel as though I'm being pressurised into doing something I don't want to do, or…or I don't know what to do. I…I just don't know how to deal with him anymore..."

"Oh, Ruby..."

"...Please...Please don't tell him I said that..."

"Don't worry, I won't."

She didn't have to; Alucard was standing at the very top of the staircase, watching the two silently. He had heard everything.

…

"I know Sir Irons holds Hellsing's interests at heart, but he crossed the line today." Integra said, recollecting the events of the meeting, "…Miss Ashcroft has been sent home; the meeting has been postponed. I think she needs some time alone."

Alucard merely stared outside the window, watching the car pull out from the driveway. Ruby should be inside.

"For now, let's focus on the Black Flame Knights, shall we? I need your fullest attention. We will discuss what we will do with Miss Ashcroft later."

"…Yes, my master."

He seemed distant, which was strange, but nevertheless, Integra opened her laptop and inputted her password as Alucard continued to stare outside the window. "So…" Integra began, "What else did you find out about the symbol when you went to the archives that day? …Aside from the fact that they're called the 'Knights of the Black Flame'?"

Alucard turned away from the window, to Integra. "They are a faction of vampires who do not drink directly from a human. As whimsical as it sounds, they seem to have survived centuries this way. That's why lone vampires who act too independently and attack humans meet their demise so easily. Like the Cheddar Priest…"

"Vampire collectivism …now that's a first."

"Only the weak converge in groups, my master."

"Yes, perhaps. …You have no idea who they are?"

"I might."

She sighed, "…Anything? No? Then what about their origins?"

"Romania. Your ancestor came across them during his travels. They are represented by the seal we found on the dagger. Yet…there is no further information in the journals about these 'Knights'." Alucard replied.

Integra turned away from him to the laptop, and began typing away immediately, logging on with her username and password. "And what of Victor Sloan?"

"News of his death will have spread quickly to the ones who initiated him to open the vampire bar by now. What will you do about his son, Joshua?"

"I will try to locate him." Integra replied, "It should not be too hard to find a 15 year old boy."

"No, he is 45. Maybe older."

"You know what I meant. These vampires… who do not drink directly from the neck," She added, "Do you think they are benevolent?"

Alucard gave a gentle shrug.

"Even so, they have no right to kidnap people; they have to be stopped." She said; she hit the 'enter' button on the laptop and up popped an intranetwork search engine window. She typed in 'Black Flame Knights' and up came the results in seconds; she clicked on one and scrolled through the pdf document. "According to this, my father once hunted down vampire sects. This is not a first case scenario – there have been vampire sects in the past. The Knights of the Black Flame were also discovered by my father."

"When was this?"

"A few years after World War II." Integra replied, "It says here that they were annihilated. There was no mercy; the clan was wiped out completely."

Caelum woke up with a start.

He had a nightmare.

…A monster, like him?

His eyes were trembling, his fists shaking. His eyebrows drew together irately as he slowly sat back up and looked around his office. It was broad daylight, but the blinds were drawn, casting a tawny brown light in the room. His laptop was closed, the lid pushed down. His eyes felt wet and his vision, obscured. He immediately wiped at the corners just to see blood smeared over the back of his palm, and little red droplets over the papers he had been reading before he fell asleep.

Blood…tears?

He frowned, before he let out a vicious roar and swept everything on the desk surface with a giant swing of his arm. The laptop and his cup smashed to the floor. He yelled out and dropped to his knees, before he clamped his hands over the sides of his head, surrendering himself to violent emotion swirling inside him as he continued to bellow with rage.

There was a knock on the door.

It had opened and there stood another young man with a gentle and handsome face, pale red eyes and a strong, narrow chin. He had medium-length white hair and a pallid complexion. At first, they stared at each other in silence, and then, Caelum slowly gathered himself back up. "Yes, Luther, what do you want?"

The man named Luther did not say anything but protruded out a thick, spiral bound notebook in his hand that said ORACLE CORP. on the cover, and gestured for Caelum to take it off him.

He took it and rifled through quickly. "Our company's shares are going up. Finally, some good news."

Luther nodded and then pointed to his own pale eyes, and Caelum then dabbed at the corner of his eyes where there was a few drops of blood still leaking out.

"Yeah, I had that dream again. Funny, isn't it? Me...Dreaming. Do you dream, Luther? No? Oh, well, lucky you. It has been a long time, yet that man's face still haunts me. Am I to live forever in unrest? Am I condemned to this unease, these…ill feelings, in here?" He clutched at his chest where his beating heart should be.

Luther did not say anything; instead, he merely shook his head in response.

"…Why are you here anyway? Where is Ermen?"

Luther pointed to one of the items Caelum had previously swept off his desk amidst his rage. It was a sticky note, which said:

Gone to look for more targets for the tournament. Be back soon.

- Ermenrich

Caelum held at his head. Of course. He had forgotten. "Luther," He growled and Luther moved to kneel down on one knee in front of him, "I think it's time we pay the Harker's a visit."

Notes:

1. Oracle Corporation and the Knights of the Black Flame, or Black Flame Knights… they kinda sound like a motorcycle gang xD I want to thank everyone who helped me. My brain was just… dry. Frazzled, like rice crispies. I am using Ermen as one of the names of an OC who will appear later in the story.

2. Although Jonathon Harker is not mentioned in the manga, I want to combine this story with elements from the novel.

3. You can find pictures of Caelum and Luther on my deviantart, where my username is kikostar
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