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Eternal Hearts: Book Three-Twisted Shadows	By : alucardsangel1973 Category: Hellsing > General Views: 10544 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
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Chapter 16

Conclusion

Several days had
passed. And Integra found herself staring at the note from the
queen telling her of her impending engagement. She sighed flatly
and went to inspect herself in her bedroom mirror. It was
seven-thirty in the evening. Her suitor would be at the mansion
at eight o'clock sharp. She looked in her vanity mirror
inspecting herself to make sure she was presentable. She wore no
make up. No lip color, no eye shadow, not even rouge. She would
wear the suit she always wore at formal meetings with the
knights. Her fiance' would just have to learn to deal with it.
After she was satisfied with her appearence, she left her room
and headed toward her office where her suitor would meet her for
the first time.

Walter was waiting
for Integra in her office. He waited for one of the maids to
bring brandy to help the evening go more smoothly. He saw how
Integra looked and gave a weary sigh.

"Sir, don't you
think you could at least dress like a lady when you meet your
fiance'?" He asked hoping against hope that Integra would
agree with him and quickly change. Of course the aged retainer
knew better.

"Walter, the man
might as well get used to seeing me as I am. It's bad enough I
have to wear a wedding dress and a formal gown for this bloody
engagement ball next month. I abhore the very thought of wearing
a dress at all, but these two times I can see no way out of it.
Namely because you would have me stuffed into the dress if needs
be, and Alucard would not be able to pass up a chance to watch
such utter humilation at my expense. So tonight you and my
fiance' can just deal with me wearing a suit and that will be all
on the matter." Integra said firmly.

"As you wish
Sir. Shall I fetch Alucard and Miss Victoria?" Walter asked
again.

"Yes. I might as
well have them ready in case this suitor the queen has chosen for
me decides to come early." Integra answered.

"Honestly, I
don't understand why I just can't have artificial insemination
and be done with the pregnancy already." Integra muttered.

"Sir! The queen
would have a heart attack if she heard you talk like that!"
Walter exclaimed.

"Will you just
go get Alucard and Seras and be done with it?" Integra
ordered in an irritated tone.

"Yes Sir."
Walter replied wiping his brow. He himself was about ready to
have a heart attack at the previous statement.

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Thirty minutes later
Alucard, Seras, Walter and Integra waited in her office. Integra
sat impatiently tapping her pen against her desk. She took out a
cigarillo and lit it. Alucard and Walter wrinkled their noses at
the sight.

"Master, it's
not very lady like to be smoking when you're about to meet your
husband to be." Alucard said a sarcastic manner.

"Alucard, unless
you'd like this cigarillo going up your backside; I would suggest
you keep your opinions to yourself." Integra growled.

"I haven't
even met the poor sap yet, and already I feel sorry for
him." Alucard thought to Seras giving her a quick
glance.

"Sir, please try
to be nice to him. This is for the sake of your family and the
organization." Walter begged as politely as possible.

"Will you just
escort him in already? I feel bloody awkward enough doing
this." Integra ordered.

"Yes Sir."
Walter replied and left Integra's office.

"Do you know
anything at all about him Sir?" Seras asked.

"His father is
the Earl of Ascott. He's the middle of three sons. The queen
thought he was an excellent choice." Integra answered
flatly.

"I'm sure he'll
make a good husband." Seras replied trying to lighten the
mood.

"That, Captain
Victoria, remains to be seen." Integra stated.

Walter escorted a
gentleman in his late twenties to Integra's office. "Sir
Integra, I wish to present Mr. Kenneth Grey Ascott. This is the
suitor that the queen has chosen for you." Walter said in a
stately manner.

He was a handsome
man. Slim but not lanky, broad shoulders and regal facial
features enhanced by a well manicured beard and mustache. He had
short brown hair that went just to the top of his neck. He had
dark brown eyes and a light tan. He wore a formal suit so he
would look his best before his future bride.

She begrudgingly
extinguished her cigarillo. With an exasperated sigh, she
prepared to meet her future husband.

"I thought
your husband to be was going to see the real you, master." Alucard
chided mentally.

Integra wanted
nothing more than to retort with something really nasty,
preferably a few four letter words that no self respecting
British woman would ever utter in mixed company, or any company
for that matter. But her fiance' was standing at the door so she
had no choice but to hold her tongue for once.

Alucard secretly
relished in the thought that for once, she couldn't snap at him
like she usually did. Of course, he had a feeling that once
Hellsing's distinguished visitor was gone he'd catch hell for it
later. It was worth it to see her have to cow tow before someone
else for once instead of the other way around.

"Sir Integra
Wingates Hellsing, such a pleasure it is to finally meet you. Her
majesty has told me much about you and the Hellsing Organization.
I can assure you that all that I have been told will of course be
kept in the utmost confidence." Kenneth said in a cordial
tone.

"Yes of course.
I am honored to have you in my house Mr. Ascott." Integra
said almost having to bite her tongue.

"This is Walter
C. Dolnaze, retainer to the Hellsing family." Integra said
as politely as possible.

"Yes, he
introduced himself on the way here. These must be two of your
best agents." Kenneth said looking toward Alucard and Seras.

"Yes. These are
my two chief vampire slayers Alucard and Captain Seras Victoria.
Am I to assume that her majesty has informed you about
their...nature?" Integra questioned still trying to remain
polite.

"Yes of course.
It's a rather ingenious plan your family conceived. Use a vampire
to hunt down and kill other vampires. Of course, I was not aware
until the queen informed me that you actually used two vampires.
I thought the one known as Alucard was trained to kill all other
undead who crossed his path." Kenneth replied in a somewhat
haughty manner.

"Alucard,
don't you dare!" Integra shouted mentally to her elder
vampire servant. She didn't have to look at his face to know that
he most certainly did not appreciate the last comment.

"Seras Victoria
came to us as an MI-5 agent assigned to be Alucard's human
partner. An unfortunate incident forced him to turn her into a
vampire. She is a most invaluable asset and one that I did not
wish to lose. If the situation had presented itself differently I
would have insisted she remain human. But as a vampire she has
increased this organization's effeciency in protecting her
majesty's church and citizens. The queen was informed of Seras
Victoria's turning soon after it happened. She has had no problem
with two vampires protecting her country." Integra stated
calmly but firmly.

"Of course.
Please accept my apologies if I have committed any offense
against you or your agents." Kenneth said seeing the rather
perturbed look upon the face of the red clad vampire.

Integra looked
insistently at Alucard warning him not to make any rash
statements. He his displeasure under his shades and calmly
accepted the apology.

"Anyone for
brandy?" Walter asked trying to quickly defuse the situation
before it got really uncomfortable.

"Yes Walter,
please. I think some of us could use a good stiff drink."
Integra replied before the mood got more tense that it already
was.

"Yes, I could
use a drink myself." Kenneth said taking a shot of brandy as
Walter offered it to him.

"Alucard, Seras,
you both are dismissed. But be on stand by in case anything
unexpected should happen." Integra ordered.

"Yes
master."

"Yes Sir."

With that Alucard and
Seras vanished from Integra's office.

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Alucard sat with
Seras in her room. She walked over to him and leaned her head on
his shoulder. He reclined in her chair with his feet propped up
on her table. Seras looked up to see the brooding look upon her
lover's face.

"You don't like
him do you?" She asked fingering a lock of his long black
hair.

"Not
particularly. He disrespected you, and I was forced to stand
there and let him do it. The fool should be thankful I am bound
to my master's family. He'd have been ripped to shreds by
now." Alucard answered.

"Try not to let
it bother you. I have a feeling that he'll learn his place in
this house soon enough. If he thinks that Sir Integra is just
going to be a polite and dutiful bride he's about to get a very
rude awakening." Seras replied.

That thought brought
a satisfied smirk to the elder vampire's face. "You always
know how to make me feel better." He said.

"Alucard, do you
think anyone will ever try to release the soul of Lilith again?
Do you think the sword will truly keep it imprisoned?" Seras
asked.

"Integra
informed me of how the weapon was dealt with. It was placed into
a steel capsule which was then welded shut. Then placed in a
steel container of wet concrete. After that hardened it was
placed in a specially designed metal chest made of pure silver.
Then a priest blessed the whole thing. After that the queen
herself had the container taken to a secret location. Not even
Integra was allowed to see where it was hidden. She was
blindfolded on the way there. The only time she was permitted to
take it off was to see the blessing performed and to know that
the sword would be well guarded. Then she was blindfolded once
again before leaving the area." Alucard explained.

"The sword will
be quite safe. I don't think Lilith will be a problem to the
human race anytime soon." He said.

"Alucard, I know
it is a silly question, but why do you think it is that most
humans hate and fear us, yet others seem to not only accept but
want to embrace our nature?" Seras asked.

"Would this
happen to have something to do with your friend Zoey?"
Alucard replied with a question of his own.

"A little
perhaps. She doesn't seem to care one bit that I am a vampire
now. She still sees me as the person who in her eyes is still her
dearest friend. Yet I could feel a coldness coming from Kenneth
Ascott toward us. To him we're just killers of our own kind...and
his. How can some humans be understanding of us while others are
not?"

To that Alucard
answered, "we are everything they fear, and everything they
desire Seras. To humans we are the walking dead. We prey upon
them to exist. Yet it is because of our immortality, and our
freedom from their morals that they want to be as we are. To live
forever, to remain eternally young and unchanging while they must
grow old and die. We are to them nothing more than twisted
shadows. We are the illusion of what they hold most
dear...life."

The End(for now)

(Of course you know, this series is going to have another tale in the works....)
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