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Oh My Alucard	By : Fish_and_Chips Category: Hellsing > Het - Male/Female Views: 5648 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 1
Disclaimer: No profit is being made with this story and I do not own Hellsing, it belongs to Kouta Hirano

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NOTE. I have merged original Chapter 3 and 4 together.

Dirty Sexy Money

His words registered in her mind slowly.

Mate… refuse me… kill…mine…body…soul…HUH? Her eyebrows furrowed into a tight 'v' and she whipped her head up to him sharply, then drew a deep breath and -

"Okay, that IS IT! I've had enough! Just who the hell do you think you are… waltzing in here and stirring up a scene with your big guns and the whole 'vampire' and 'mate' thing? Not only do I get crap from Gwen telling me what to do or trying to copy my notes 24/7 and asking me for answers during tests but I also get patients moaning about how their toilets don't work or how not up to their standards the hospital food is or how there's blood, bile, barf and bowels all over me or all over the floor, and now I have this crap from you to put up with too! I have a limit, and today, you just made me cross that limit! So no, I will not be nice to you anymore! I will not be polite! I will not care if I hurt your feelings! So, er-hem, for your information, ALUCARD, I don't want to be your mate. I don't even know you, in fact, I don't even want to know you and I'm not the slightest teeny weeny bit interested in you! I certainly don't find you attractive, I think you're scary as hell and a complete and utter pervert and if this is some kind of sick joke I don't find it funny at all and think there's something seriously wrong with your head so please go to the east courtyard to the mental ward to get your sanity checked and – "

"Ruby!"

"WHAT? WHAT IS IT? CAN'T YOU SEE I'M FREAKIN' BUSY HERE? GOD!"

It was Gwen, standing at the entrance of one of the tents. She looked from Ruby, to Alucard, who had pulled a seat in front of the agitated Ruby and was now sitting down watching her intently, fascinated. "Stop arguing with your boyfriend and get your ass over here right now! We need help!"

Help? Ruby looked around. The hospital was a complete mess. There were hundreds of ambulances and black vans outside. Soldiers with guns were storming around. Even a helicopter was circling the perimeter of the hospital. Maybe they were from that Hellsing company or whatever. She noticed that there were hundreds of people being led to the side to sit down and have their injuries tended to. Alucard was merely sitting in front of her with his legs crossed, as if he was enjoying this macabre situation.

Her eye twitched. While she had been yelling at him, people were dying or injured. Transforming into her emergency casualty mode once again, Ruby snatched a first aid kit from the side robotically, turned away from him and hurried over, "I'm coming!" But then she stopped, spun back to Alucard, her eyes narrowing acutely. "YOU! This isn't over yet! There's more from where that came from! I got plenty more to say to you! I'll be back! So you better stay right there until I finish work!"

"Of course; I would not want my mate to be left alone." He said, with a smirk.

Didn't anything she just said register in his mind? Ruby felt like strangling him. She really did. Sensing the murderous aura in the air, Gwen rushed over and grabbed Ruby before anything else could happen and dragged her kicking and screaming into the tent. Yes, her friend Ruby, who had always been known to be quiet, soft-spoken and shy, had finally cracked.

Gwen thought it would never happen, and she turned to Alucard who was still sitting down. In response, he smirked at her and Gwen blushed. Wow, he's so cool. If it doesn't work out between them, I'll go for him! She thought to herself with a snicker, before she disappeared back into the tent to see that Ruby was now tending to a random patient on one of the stretchers.

"Moment of madness over yet?" She asked.

Ruby nodded, feeling slightly disoriented by her own outburst back there.

Back outside, Alucard was approached by Integra as she emerged from one of the black tents. "And what in god's name do you think you're doing?" She barked, holding her cigar in between two fingers as she took a drag, "There's been a vampire attack in the city. Seras will take over from here. Hurry up and go."

He turned to her, and smirked. "Yes, my master." From his seat, he gradually disappeared into the shadows, whilst watching Ruby's tent, watching her tend to the other patients.

She didn't see him leave.

3 hours later.

"Oi, newbies! Get over here!"

Ruby's legs were aching by the time work was over. Her vision felt constrained and blurred; she rubbed at her temples to focus properly just as Gwen grabbed her arm and screamed, "That's us! That's us, we're the newbies! Finally! We can go home!" Gwen dragged Ruby over and they joined the rest of the trainees who had also been doing a graveyard shift, back into the tent.

The supervisor glanced at them one by one as they lined up horizontally. "...Well done, you have all worked extremely hard tonight. I'm sure all of you have questions – but all you need to know is that some crazy madman with a contagious virus broke in here tonight, threw said contagious virus into the air vents, infected the patients and staff and turned them into mindless cannibals."

While everyone went 'Ohhh', Ruby cringed slightly. Is that what they are telling the public?

"They've turned the virus in to the GlaxoKlineSmith Medical Health Institute for research and they're developing a cure so there's no need to worry," said the supervisor who was now holding a lit cigarette in hand. "Those who survived, congratulations. Unfortunately, we don't have anywhere for you to stay tonight because they're closing down the hospital so you have to go home, or find somewhere else to crash. Until then, the course is postponed. If you have any family or friends here, you can get a form at the office and sign it so they can go somewhere else for treatment. We will contact you all once everything returns to normal. You can make a phonecall to your family and friends, let them know you're alright. Maybe ask them to pick you up or something. Well, I'm going home. See you guys whenever."

And the supervisor dawdled out of the tent and away, leaving the rest of the trainees to organise themselves. Gwen giggled and scooped out her two phones – one was a Blackberry, the other was an iPhone - and began texting with one, and calling somebody using the other. Ruby meekly lifted out her phone, checked her phone credit, then settled it back into her pocket.

"…Ruby, what's wrong?" Gwen said, realising her friend seemed hesitant. "Aren't you gonna call your parents?"

"No. I don't want them to be worried."

"Well…Do you need a place to stay? You can stay with me and my friends if you want."

Despite the offer, Ruby really wanted to be alone. "No, that's okay. I… I got a place to stay, but thanks, Gwen." She left the tent, and looked around. The seat Alucard had been sitting in was missing - he was gone. He didn't wait. Surprisingly enough, she felt a little abandoned.

The next morning.

Ruby didn't have the nightmare that night and was enjoying a long lie-in the next morning until she woke up due to a throbbing cramp in both arms and legs. "Ohhhh, so tiredddddd…" She moaned out loud. Her arms hurt. "Ow." Throb. "Ow." Throb. "OWW…"

She whimpered and tried to go back to sleep, tried to ignore the cramps until she felt a hand stroking her thigh. Her eyes snapped open, then swerved them up to see the tall man in red staring at her from above. Alucard. His usual hat and sunglasses were missing. She screamed as he grinned at her, and she scrambled away, only to slam her head into the wall. Seeing stars, she slowly drifted back under the covers, curling into a foetal position and cradling her aching forehead.

The hand on her leg lifted off her as Alucard turned away from her to glance around her small hotel room. "…Quite amusing," He began, "The way how you sleep. Like a small dog."

Horrified, Ruby blinked up at him, then glanced down at herself. Her night shirt had ridden up over her stomach and one of her legs dangled off the edge of the bed. She gasped and quickly tried to reach for the nearest object available to throw at him – until he abruptly pinned her down on the mattress. She squeaked out, "What do you want now?"

"I believe I haven't introduced myself properly."

"You don't have to, Alucard."

She was remotely surprised when he let go; she rubbed at her head again before moving upwards to sit on the bed, swinging her legs back onto the mattress. Her hair was a wild, untamed mess…sticking up in all sorts of direction…and she was still so sleepy, too… Her vision was slightly fuzzy… With nowhere else to go, Ruby had to book a hotel room in the city until she found out what to do next. Ruby didn't hear from Gwen again after last night's fiasco.

"What are you doing here?" She croaked out. How did he even find me? NO, scratch that. How did he even get in this room?

"You keep forgetting, or do you just love to be reminded?" He sneered down at her as she scratched at her head, "Mate?"

That jolted her awake for a second. "I'm not your mate! Why do you keep insisting that? Leave me alone!"

He laughed – again, it was that sinister, slasher laugh, and she shuddered all over, "I have waited centuries for you… You honestly think I'll leave you alone? No… in fact, I can barely keep my hands off you…"

"Keep your comments to yourself," She snapped at him, as she whipped off the covers, rolled off the bed and began to stalk towards the chair where she rifled through her possessions which she retrieved from her locker back at the hospital the previous night, such as her rucksack, jeans, a clean top and hoodie, and her jacket. "…What are you anyway?"

He didn't follow her into the bathroom, to her relief. She moved to the sink and opened the tap to splash some hot water over her face. Staring at her reflection in the mirror, she realised just how tired and bedraggled she looked. Her face was enough to make babies cry. Grumbling, she reached for the supplementary pack of hotel toiletries, plucked out the toothbrush and glass they provided and filled it up with hot water before making a grab for the toothpaste.

She heard him say, "That depends."

Ruby rammed the toothbrush into her mouth and began brushing. "Onph phwhat?" She asked, as she continued brushing.

"Why don't you guess what I am?"

She was surprised he had heard what she had said. "Yoofa famphire fwoo?"

"Yes. They do exist. You were attacked by one yesterday."

She bent her head down to rinse, then mumbled under her breath, "…Does that mean unicorns and fairies and elves are real, too?" She wistfully hoped unicorns did. She liked unicorns…

When she lifted her head back up, she realised he was suddenly standing beside her on her left from out of nowhere and she gasped and choked, then coughed, spluttering the contents of her mouth down the sink, but then she accidentally swallowed some and paled. She turned to him, furious, and wiped at her mouth with the sleeve of her nightshirt. "Ack! You made me swallow the toothpaste! Don't sneak up on me like that!"

But when he grabbed her mouth and using his lithe fingers, drew her lips back, she gave him an incredulous look.

"Er…What are you doing?" It was hard trying to talk when someone was pulling at your lips. She clenched the toothbrush so tightly in her grip it almost snapped in half.

"…I wonder what you will look like with fangs."

Too bad the mirror was too small for the both of them; she wanted to see if she could see his reflection or not if he really was a vampire. "What do you mean?" He finally let go of her face.

"Does eternal life appeal to you?"

Her eyes widened as soon as it registered in her mind, "NO!" She screamed at him. "I don't want to become a vampire!"

"I'm afraid you don't have a choice."

Ruby tried to pull herself free from him, yet he slammed his hands on both her sides, his palms flat on the sink edge, caging her between himself, and the sink itself effectively, "…I-I don't get it…If you're a vampire, how can you even be here? It's broad daylight. And how did you even find me? How the heck did you even get in this room?"

"You think so little of me, human." He mused, "I suppose it cannot be helped. Your mindset… It is too… traditional. Narrow-minded."

He didn't really answer any of her questions. She cracked a wry smile at him as she continued to pull and tug little by little out of his grip. "Yeah, about that… I have a name. It's not 'mate' or 'fresh meat' or 'nurse' or 'human'."

"Human." He insisted, as they both stared each other down. "Or would you rather I call you 'bride'?"

She blinked. A woman in a white wedding dress and veil carrying a bouquet of flowers popped in her mind then. "...Bride?"

"Yes, that is what they are called… Their blood is like no other… and they have a scent… a special scent that appeals to one…" He said, while chuckling softly under his breath. "And I've finally found mine. It cannot be helped. These things just happen."

"Yeah. It just had to happen to me." Pause. "Sorry, was I thinking out loud again?"

But his grin merely went slant into a twisted angle on his face. "Oh. You think you're funny." He purred, as he tilted her chin up before his long, slick tongue licked at her cheek. "Don't be too upset…I'll have you by my side for the rest of eternity…" He purred in her ear, while she swallowed down the huge lump in her throat. "There doesn't have to be any love."

"…eh?"

"I will not be gentle to you. I will not be kind. I don't care who you are. I don't care about your past. Or your family. Your friends. What you like. What you dislike. Your dreams. Your aspirations. Your ambitions. All of those are insignificant to me."

"And why are you so sure it's me?"

Alucard's grin never vanished. Instead, it grew and grew and grew, until the corners of his mouth touched his ears, "…A vampire's intuition."

She watched him warily for a long time, then – "Just how old are you?"

"Ah, that is something not many has questioned me." He replied, "All you should know is that… I am neither old nor am I young."

"But…how long have you been alive? You said centuries… more than 100 years? More? Back in the Victorian era? Or… even further? Like… back in the middle ages? Or even more way back?"

"…Do not test my patience, girl."

She took a few flying guesses, knowing that he could rear his ugly side and kill her at any moment. "…Were you royalty? Were you spoilt and brutal? Did you rape and pillage as you saw fit? Did you leech off the poor and punish the defiant?"

There was a silence and then -

"What? It's true? I was just kidding!"

"There are some things I have done, which I am not proud of."

"…Huh?" She squeaked out, "...N-Never mind." She figured she'd rather not know. Even if he raped and pillaged she didn't care because she didn't want anything to do with him.

There was another silence following.

Eventually, Ruby sighed. A part of her felt bad for having to say this to him again. "Alucard, there's probably been some kind of mistake. I'm sure you've got the wrong person. I'm sorry. But...I can't be your mate, so...um, if you don't mind I'd like to get changed so could you please – " She was cut short when he suddenly seized her and crashed his lips over hers. But it was over as soon as it started. "W-Wha…?"

"No - " He paused to press his nose against her neck and she tensed up all over, "I'm certain it's you. No-one's scent has thrilled me so much."

"W-Why did you – "

"I've saved your life numerous times now." He said as he pulled away from her, "It's only reasonable I get something in return for my efforts." Was this his way of changing the subject? And he only saved her life twice which wasn't exactly 'numerous'!

"...What." She grunted out through gritted teeth.

"Kiss me." He murmured, as he grasped her chin gently and tilted her face up to him. "Just a kiss. That's all I want."

Her eye twitched furiously at the mere thought. "Will you go away and leave me to change then?"

"Yes."

"…How do I know you're not lying?"

"My dear girl, what kind of 'man' do you think I am?" He replied, with a deep chuckle.

"O-Okay, fine." She stammered out, as she pulled away from him and crossed her arms over her chest, the blush on her cheeks never fading. "…But close your eyes."

"And why should I?"

"Just do it."

His expression clouded suddenly, and he seized her by the front of her nightshirt before pulling her up to him, their noses touching. "Choose your words wisely, human." He snarled, his tone dripping venomously low. "Lest you forget… I own you. I can turn you into a creature of the night whenever I want. You will not use that tone with me nor will you tell me what to do, or I'll rip that sharp tongue of yours out of your mouth. Or even better… I'll put that tongue to better use."

She stared. Sheesh, what is up with him and all of his sexual innuendos? And she shivered all over, as she blinked at him in stunned silence, and he let go shortly. She glanced down at herself before realising he had torn off the collar of her shirt. What surprised him was that she didn't respond as he thought she would have to his threat. She seemed more…startled, than scared. She wasn't cowering or whimpering as he had expected her to be.

She was just… silent.

When he was sure she knew her rightful place, he closed his eyes, waiting. Her shoulders fell slack and her eyes widened in response. Dread began to build up inside her like crazy. She didn't want to… she really didn't want to do this…

He smirked inwardly, hearing her heartbeat quicken. She was panicking; she placed her two sweating hands on each side of his pale, thin face, silently hating herself for doing this, before she pulled him down to her level because he was so infuriatingly tall compared to her. Panting heavily, Ruby swallowed down, trying to regain control of her nerves, and she meekly stepped forward towards him although the small bathroom already made them stand quite close together. Just before she neared his lips, she licked her dry lips without thinking. Her mouth parted, then she closed her eyes and closed the gap between them, pressing her lips against his.

She felt a slight electric jolt from their contact. It wasn't like last time. And she expected him to take advantage… or do something that would make her loathe him more than she could possibly now...

But he didn't.

When she pulled back, her heart was thundering against her ribs; she was astonished to see that Alucard wasn't smirking at his own victory as she thought he would be. He wasn't frowning, either. No, he was simply…gazing at her, almost longingly. She let go of his face and turned away from him abruptly to shield her embarrassment. "T-There. Now can I get changed?"

"…As my bride wishes."

When there was a long silence, she swerved her eyes to where Alucard should have been standing.

He was gone.

.........

Ruby changed into her spare clothes and got ready to check-out. Her tattered nurse's uniform was thrown into the bin because she didn't think she'd be able to wash out the blood; the smell was too much, and she figured they could provide her with a new one. When she was finished brushing her hair, she stuffed her brush back into her bag and looked outside the window; she realised it was raining, and she had no umbrella.

Depressed, Ruby stuffed her arms into the sleeves of her not-so waterproof jacket, then put on her rucksack, pulled the hood over her head and then promptly left her hotel room. News of the infirmary incident last night spread over the media like wildfire. It would be closed down and Ruby's nursing degree would have to be continued elsewhere. And where that 'elsewhere' was, she wasn't so sure. It was declared 'to be announced'. For now, Ruby figured she'd stay at home for the time being.

She waddled down to the hall and pressed at the elevator button, stepped inside when it arrived and waited, listening to dingy elevator music until it finally arrived back downstairs at the lobby. She stepped out and just then -

"Good afternoon, Miss Ashcroft."

She looked up.

It was an old man. He was dressed in a butler's outfit… he was tall, with dark long hair tied back and a single monocle sat perched over his left eye. He was also rather pale; Ruby wondered if he may have an ailment. Still, his lean physique and upright, perfect posture indicated he was very fit for his old age.

He smiled back at her, "…Sir Integra wishes to see you, Miss Ashcroft." He said, as he bowed politely.

"…How did you know my name?"

The old man smiled yet another crooked, withered alligator smile. "We, of the Hellsing Organisation, know everything."

"…And… who is…Int…Intel Core…"

"Sir Integra Fairbrooks Wingate Hellsing." The old man corrected her; he sounded extremely proud when he spoke the name.

"Sir Integra Facebook - "

Walter interrupted her immediately, "You met her last night. She is the leader of the Hellsing Organisation."

"I did? Oh, right. Is…is this about what happened last night at the hospital?"

"Yes." He bowed gracefully once more, "Sir Integra is also the one in control over the vampire, Alucard."

Alucard.

When he said that name, Ruby thought she'd pop a gasket. But instead, she gave the old man a calm and collected smile, and nodded. "I…I see."

"We're quite aware he has made himself quite the acquaintance with you. Now, if you don't mind, Miss Ashcroft… Please come with me. We have a car waiting for you outside."

…..

Ruby was blindfolded when the car started.

Whatever this…this… Hellsing Organisation was, it certainly was something as top secret as the MI5. After what felt like the bumpy car ride of an eternity, the brakes finally screeched to a halt, and the door opened. She was made to leave the car and walk, and the old-butler-man, who had introduced himself as Walter C. Dornez, helped her the entire way. Finally, she heard large doors opening, and the blindfold was removed and Ruby stared around.

She had been led to a large room, resembling a dining room with a long, rich mahogany table in the centre and four chairs evenly spaced out. The room was elaborate; the walls were furnished with wine red wallpaper and gold trimming, luscious Persian rugs with matching royal red curtains outlining each window. The furniture were even more stunning - ornately sculpted statues stood stiffly on both left and room sides of the room and pieces of assembled, life-sized armour standing proudly on little mantles, holding assorted weapons from swords to spears. Ruby gulped; were they even real?

Walter pulled out one of the chairs at the table and gestured for Ruby to sit, "Please, have a seat. Sir Integra will be here shortly."

"O-Okay. Thank you, Walter."

"Would you like some tea while you wait?"

"Um, no thank you."

Walter smiled back at her and politely excused himself. Ruby was left alone in the dining-guest room, sitting on the chair, staring around. The urge to look around and touch everything was overwhelming.

Eventually, she gave in to her primeval, wanton desires to touch something rich and rare and stood back up, making her way towards one of the assembled armour pieces. She glanced at the spear it was holding and wondering what was holding the armour up in the first place. She leaned over and tapped at the shoulder plate of the armour piece inquisitively. It gave a hollow 'thunk'.

"My master won't like it if you get your fingerprints over her prized collection."

At the sound of the voice, Ruby leapt up, startled, and wobbled backwards. Her heel caught a crease in the rug and she went stumbling backwards just as a tall, familiar figure loomed over her, his grin never ceasing as he watched her land on the ground none too gently.

CRACK.

Ruby let out a pained yelp when she realised she'd accidentally used her hand to cushion her fall, yet she'd managed to fall on top of it at an awkward angle. Tears welled up in her eyes immediately and she slowly sat back up, slightly surprised that Alucard hadn't even attempted to help her up but was instead, watching her.

"…Oh dear, you've hurt yourself." He sounded amused, as he stepped over her, the tail of his red coat fluttering over her with each step he took.

Yes, thank you Alucard for pointing out the obvious. She glowered up at him bitterly as she held her aching, fragile wrist. It seemed to be sprained, or in the worst case scenario, broken. She inhaled a hiss of pain and felt tears threatening to fall. She was crying, or about to. That was the last thing she'd wanted to happen.

Alucard lowered himself to kneel down beside her to her left. Where had he even come from? She didn't even hear him! And didn't she already warn him not to sneak up on her like that. "What are you doing here?" She mumbled, inching away from him as he slinked forwards to her. The throbbing pain in her wrist didn't subside; she wanted to hold back the tears but this time to no avail.

He smirked at her, "This is my home. How nice of you to visit."

"… Actually, Sir Intel Core asked me to come."

Alucard raised an eyebrow, and then realised she must be talking about Integra. Nevertheless, he grinned widely. "And you accepted? Journeying to the lair of the beast…that's very brave of you. Who will guarantee your well-being?"

"I can look after myself, thank you very much." She said, quickly dabbing away at a tear that had dribbled out from the corner of her eye, hoping he hadn't seen.

He saw. "Let me see your hand."

When she stared at him like a deer caught in headlights, he chuckled. "You don't have to be afraid," He reached over and whispered in her ear, "I won't bite."

She immediately pulled back away from him, "No way. I know how to handle it; I'm a trained nurse, remember?"

He gave her a testing look, one slender eyebrow raised. Immediately she began sweating buckets under his intense scrutiny. "Yes," Alucard said as he glanced to the side for a short while, "…you look after people who are injured, but who's there to look after you when you are hurt?"

Ruby's bottom lip wobbled as she contemplated his words. All of a sudden, she felt very pitiful and needy. Before she could reply, his gloved hand landed on her cheeks and she realised he was wiping at her tears. Why was he being so…affectionate? Not long ago did he demand her to kiss him like some angry kid who didn't get his candy. She shrunk under him as he leaned closer.

Alucard sensed her hesitation. "Let me see." His voice was so soft and gentle, yet suave and husky at the same time… In response, Ruby blinked blankly into empty space, seemingly enjoying the sound, and he reached for her hand.

Returning back to reality, Ruby did a double take and narrowed her eyes at him, "Wait! What are you going to do?" She barked, watching his hand close around her wrist.

"Where does it hurt?"

She remained silent.

"Ruby."

She blinked; he had used her name for a change. Embarrassed, she squeezed her eyes shut and stubbornly turned her head away.

"Tell me where it hurts, Ruby."

She opened one eye, then meekly gestured to her wrist joint with her other hand.

"Here?"

Ruby nodded.

He looked back up at her and then lifted her hand to his lips and pressed a gentle kiss to her wrist. And another. And another. Her face went a funny colour in response. "There. Is that better?" He said, after one final kiss. Her heartbeat escalated to a rate she thought she was impossible.

Worse still, she was blushing profusely even though she swore to herself something like this would never make her heart flutter. This kind of stuff only happened in movies. A man had never kissed her hand before. For Alucard, the sight of her flustered by his actions rather amused him. She squeezed her eyes shut and then shook her head fiercely, "NO. What I need is a bandage and-and maybe – " He interrupted her by capturing her into his arms and she tried to wriggle out from his grasp. "Hey! Lemme go! What are you doing?"

For a vampire, he was rather warm. Or maybe it was his large overcoat that was generating heat. It carried a faint smell of gunpowder and… blood. She squirmed although this only caused him to increase his grip on her tenfold. "Ahhh, I couldn't resist. Seeing you so helpless… you're like a little kitten."

She flushed and peered up at his handsome face. Yes, she had to admit he was devilishly handsome. It made her uncomfortable but also made her heart pound. A face like that would cause trouble. A face like that must've also attracted the attention of hundreds of other females. Who was to say that his 'affection' towards her was only concentrated for her solely? Perhaps, and most likely, he had plenty of other females before her.

Ruby blinked, wondering why she was even thinking about this. She had no interest in him! Yet here she was sounding like a jealous brood, knowing that he may or may not have had other women before her. Her nose wrinkled in distaste at herself; she knew the attractive and somewhat gentlemanly façade, concealed a bloodthirsty monster. No matter how gentle he was; she felt she already knew what he was and had been, capable of – death and destruction. He certainly seemed amused by it. She gave him a sour look. "What are you up to? I thought you said you weren't interested in anything about me."

"That doesn't mean I won't care about you."

"Pft. You only want my blood." She snorted back at him. "You wouldn't want anything to happen to me or else you'll risk losing the whole goodie package for another century or so, am I right?"

He suddenly grabbed her by the chin and forced her face up to look at him, their noses almost touching. "Didn't I say not too let yourself get too carried with your own words, girl?" He hissed, but then his gaze on her softened when she swallowed down. Alucard was steadily watching her parted lips; the desire to kiss her haunted him. "…You dislike my advances, although most women have always yearned and revelled in my affections." He murmured as he brushed away a strand of hair from her face, "That, I do not understand."

A pang of discomfort hit her in the stomach. So, her assumptions about him had been true?

Still holding her close to him, he said, "I suppose I haven't even considered if another male has a claim on you. With a face like yours, I don't think you would ever be without a significant other."

… was he complimenting her? She wasn't sure if she had heard properly. "…I – "

"Er-hem."

Alucard didn't seem surprised by the interruption but Ruby gasped and turned to face the figure at the doorway. The same olive-skinned woman from the hospital was standing there.

"Are you quite done intimidating my guest?" She said. To Ruby's surprise, Alucard let go of her and she was left blinking numbly as she sat dazed on the floor. She blinked at her as the woman's eyes narrowed at the sight of her wrist. "And what happened?"

"Um… I fell." Ruby croaked out.

The woman who Ruby believed was Intel Core – sorry, Integra – sighed, and motioned for Walter, who had been standing beside Integra. "Walter, help her."

"Yes, Sir Integra." Walter strode over and picked Ruby up from the ground. She was made to sit back on one of the chairs while Walter went to fetch a first aid kit. Integra gave Alucard a look and shook her head; he merely smirked back at her. As soon as Walter was finished patching her up, Integra motioned for her to follow.

"This way please, Miss Ashcroft. We have much to discuss."

"Yes, ma'am." Ruby blurted out, without thinking twice. Integra's mere presence commanded respect. She trailed after the woman and the butler. To her dismay, Alucard was coming as well. He kept staring at her from the corner of his eyes. Unable to bear his steely gaze no longer, she turned to him with a clinching fist. "…What? What is it now? Why are you looking at me like that? Get whatever dirty thoughts you have out of your head."

He snickered at her softly and said, "Do you like it here?"

Ruby was completely taken by surprise by his question. She hadn't expected it all. "…Huh?" She stopped frowning at him and slowly averted her gaze to her front, dumbstruck by the sudden and unexpected question.

Then, she inspected her surroundings more closely. Since she had met Integra, would she meet that busty blonde girl too? She wanted to thank her properly. "…W-Well… it's nice, but…It's not very… homely." She replied, as she took note of the extravagant portraits on the wall and the elegant tapestry of lions and shields and dragons outlining the mansion walls. This place was like an extension of Buckingham Palace! But there was something…empty about this place.

"…'Homely'." She heard him utter under his breath, before a deep chuckle erupted from the back of his throat. He added, "What an interesting vocabulary you have, my bride."

"Shh! Don't call me that in public!" She hissed back at him, before silently gesturing to Walter, who was the closest near them.

"Walter is an old friend of mine."

"I don't care! It's embarrassing!"

Hearing the bickering pair behind him, Walter mustered a smile and glanced to Integra who merely rolled her eyes.

Ruby gave Alucard one final, wary look but said nothing else. Finally, Integra opened a random door in the corridor and entered. Ruby stepped in, as Walter held the door. Alucard merely drifted through the wall, coming to a stop to stand beside Ruby, who glared at him, then cautiously stepped away. So that was how he entered her hotel room and snuck up on her back at the guest-dining room, she realised. Being a vampire meant you could walk through walls… The list of other vampire possibilities seemed endless in her view.

Alucard smirked back at her and she threw him a venomous look in response.

"Miss Ashcroft." Integra began as she sat behind the table, noticing their interaction already, "An explanation was obligated to you last night but unfortunately, our organisation had our hands full... But what you witnessed last night was no feat. Civilians usually do not get dragged into these affairs, nor do they go through such ordeals pertaining violent supernatural phenomena and live to tell the tale."

Ruby listened on intently.

"The Hellsing Organisation is a group that has existed in secrecy from the public. Unfortunately that is no longer the case for you as Alucard has disclosed more to you than intended." Integra said, shooting him a warning glare. He rewarded her with a playful, tantalising smirk. "…I'm certain he must have exposed the existence of vampires to you, Miss Ashcroft."

"Yes Sir Integra, um... about that…"

"I'm also quite aware Alucard has taken quite the 'interest' in you." Integra said, "Unfortunately, although Alucard is my servant, there are some of his endeavours that are not under my jurisdiction."

Eh? Not under her jurisdiction? Ruby felt slightly disappointed.

"However, that does not mean I am entirely powerless." Integra added, "Let's start with the basics…"

"Basics?"

"Vampires have always existed. They have been in legends, urban stories, myths and cultures, and they have many names. They have always lived alongside human beings for as long as time itself. But since they are creatures of the night, everything they do remain hidden in the shadows. To protect humans from the threat of vampires and all that is evil, that is why Hellsing is here."

"Well said, my Master."

"Be quiet, you." Integra snapped at Alucard immediately without batting an eyelid, "You're already in enough trouble as it is."

He chuckled mischievously at her yet she kept a straight face. Ruby figured Alucard was playful and taunting to almost everyone and not just her. At least it was nothing personal.

Integra exhaled some smoke from her cigar, "Miss Ashcroft, you must understand the last thing we need is for someone to go to the nearest broadcasting network company and tell them about our line of work for a few thousand pounds. Therefore, for your co-operation and silence, here is what we will compensate to you."

Slowly, Ruby raised her hand as if she was a student in class wanting to answer a question the teacher had asked, "Can I ask a question first?"

Integra barely budged from her seat. "No."

"O-Okay…"

Her hand went back down. Alucard could barely contain his amusement when he watched Ruby throw her gaze to the floor dejectedly.

Integra snapped her fingers and Walter stepped over, suddenly holding a medium-sized, chestnut brown suitcase in his arms, which he placed on the table. Integra opened it and Ruby gasped. Inside, were tightly packed, wads of currency notes. Waiting patiently beside her, Alucard thought he saw Ruby's eyes light up.

"Well?" Integra began, her eyebrow raised, "Take it. It's yours."

She felt dizzy, her legs feeling weak. "What? Why?"

"The money... It's rightfully yours. You are entitled to it on our behalf."

"And… it's compensation?" She didn't like the sound of it. "...How much is in there…?"

"Twenty million Great British pounds." Integra replied, without hesitating once, and Ruby let out a feeble squeak.

"Twe…twenty million?"

"Don't worry. Twenty million pounds is worth nothing to us." Integra said. "It is no loss. And if you are smart, Miss Ashcroft, you know what to do. Take the money, and you bear no affiliation with us. You will not force our hand, should you foolishly intend to reveal our existence and purpose. You will not be harmed. You will not be persecuted by our associates. Your life will return to normal. Of course… I will do my best to restrain Alucard from…pestering you. I guarantee."

At that point, Alucard ground his teeth together in a feral snarl. Integra merely shot him an all-knowingly smirk of triumph at him.

"…Don't worry. Alucard won't lay a finger on you ever again, as long as you take the money. It's all yours, Miss Ashcroft."

Ruby was staring hungrily at the money before she slowly reached out a hand to touch. She had never seen so much money before. The thought of the spoils and everything it could buy dizzied her. She could go on endless shopping sprees… buy new shoes… new make-up…hell she could even get plastic surgery… But wait! Could she really be bought like that? Was she really worth 20 million? Was she worth less? Or more? What if she accepted the money? Well, she'd be 20 million pounds richer, and she'd have a free conscience and her safety was guaranteed. But she'd also end up looking greedy and materialistic in Integra and Walter's eyes. But what if she didn't accept? Alucard would never leave her alone. The Hellsing Organisation… this…MI5-like corporation… will always be onto her in case she exposed their existence.

Or worse, they'll have her killed.

Ruby turned to Walter and Integra, who were gazing at her expectantly, then, For some odd reason she herself did not understand, she turned to Alucard. His expression was undecipherable. She wasn't sure what or whatever reason had compelled her to see his reaction.

She glanced back at the money once more.

What do I do? Do I take the money, or not?
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