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Never Forget Where You've Been	By : BishiMistress Category: +S to Z > Trinity Blood Views: 4142 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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'allo, 'allo! Jesus. Been a long time or what? I have no defense, so have at with the hurling of rotten fruits and veggies. I am sorry to all of my readers. I have let you down a great deal in letting this story drop. What's worse, I came back and my yaoi challenge fic was removed! I'll have to post that up again once I get going on it. For right now, I'm just trying to get this fic finished and then my OF. To all of you still reading and reviewing, thank you so much for your support! It means a lot to me! All my love and hugs and well wishes for my fellow ff lovers! -Alex

Chapter 31

Alex and Abel waited for Tres, Leon, and the Hellsing group to meet them in the room they�d designated for training. Light filtered in through the high windows, making the multitude of earrings in Alex�s ears glitter. Abel reached out to trace the unique constellation they formed and Alex closed her eyes, releasing a breath she didn�t know she�d been holding.

�You�re tense, Alexandra. What�s wrong?�

�We still have a few hours until the Hellsing group arrives and Leon and Tres probably aren�t in a hurry. I�m not sure why I came here.� Alex�s face was drawn with lines of worry.

�That unnerved by being alone with me?� Abel chuckled at what he believed to be a light-hearted joke, but Alex turned to look at him as though he�d accused her of a moral crime. His smile faded instantly and he pulled her close. �Alexandra, it was a joke.�

Alexandra heaved a sigh and nodded into his lapels.

�I�m sorry.�

�It�s all right.� Abel rubbed her shoulders until the tensed muscles began to relax.

�We should already be training. Maybe I should contact Tres and tell him to move the meeting time up.� Alex pushed off his chest gently, already moving to do exactly that.

�Alex. A couple of hours won�t make a difference, especially if half our team is groggy and disgruntled. Besides, do you really fancy waking Integra?� Abel kept a firm but gentle grip on her elbows, urging her back into his embrace.

�You�re right.� Another long suffering sigh brushed over the heavy fabric of his uniform. �I�m just itching all over. I feel like I�m wasting precious time. We only have three days to prepare for his attack and they�re all just sleeping.�

�Sleep is necessary. The more rested and well-fed we all are, the better we�ll be prepared for his onslaught.�

Alex looked up into Abel�s glittering blue eyes, taking comfort in his confident tone. She pulled away slowly, turning to look out of one of the impossibly high windows. Her thoughts, though quieted to a dull roar, were still racing a mile a minute. Always, the path led back to her children. She couldn�t fathom life without her children, and just the barest thought of losing them caused Alex�s eyes to well with tears. Abel was near again, a comforting hand on her hip.

�If you�re antsy, we could spar.� Alex blinked, slowly turning to face him.

�Have we ever sparred before?� Alex�s brow scrunched in contemplation.

�No, not unless you count the slightly rough nights.� Abel grinned at her and Alex blushed brightly, caught off guard by his oddly placed innuendo.

�No, no that doesn�t count, though, I dare say I came out on top in those scraps.� Abel chuckled at her lightning quick quip and leaned forward to kiss her forehead.

�That�s my girl.�

�Girl? I�ll have you know I�m over sixty.�

�And I am nearing the millennial mark.� Abel raised a silver eyebrow challengingly.

�I�ve had three children. Most girls don�t manage that nearly so well as I have.�

�Most women don�t handle that so well as you have.� Abel�s look of momentarily pained sympathy melted into a proud smile and Alex turned her gaze back out the window.

�You�re on.� Alex smiled, though it was a strained expression.

�Beg pardon?� Abel�s comical look of confusion was met by the tip of a sai, a hair�s breath away from the tip of his nose. There was an audible gulp and Alex chuckled.

�You said we could spar.�

�Ah, yes. Unexpected weaponry always throws me off.�

�You shouldn�t make such offers if you don�t expect to be taken up on them.� Alex smiled, lowering her sai. �Are we going to do this, or what?�

�Whatever you wish, Alexandra.� Abel took a few steps away, beginning to circle her.

�Don�t hold back.�

�I�ll try not to.� Abel�s gun was drawn with a blinding flash of silver and Alex barely dodged the bullet aimed at her shoulder. She launched herself at him, countering with an upper cut, her fist narrowly missing his chin. Abel fell backward with a soft grunt, catching himself awkwardly with one arm. A sai came to land between Abel�s gloved fingers, the weapon ringing loudly as the metal clashed with the stone. Abel gritted his teeth and regained his footing, turning back to face Alex as another sai sliced through his outer robe. Abel caught Alex as she followed through with her swing, grasping her wrist and crossing his arm over her chest. She wasted no time in slipping under his arm, rising against his back, and pulling his arm up painfully between his shoulder blades. Abel gasped and Alex loosened her grip, reminding herself that it was only a sparring match.

�Come on now. Anyone with even the most basic of self defense training knows how to get out of that one.�

Rather than respond, Abel leaned forward, forcing Alex to shift her center of gravity. As Alex focused her attention on maintaining her balance, Abel stepped to the side and swept his foot behind hers, bringing it forward in one quick jerk. Alex bit her lip and tried to land as gracefully as possible. She managed to use her momentum to pull herself out of the roll and onto her feet. She cringed a little as the corset pinched and cinched in awkward places, protesting her wild movements. Abel looked as though he was about to offer her a hand up, but Alex didn�t give him the chance.

She reached out and loosed her sai from the floor, its twin in her other hand as she launched herself once more. Abel didn�t counter, instead catching the right blade with a forearm. Alexandra gasped as she felt the sai meet bone and reverberate unpleasantly. Abel�s warm blood flowed down over her hands and Alex felt her heart clench in panic.

�Abel!�

�You cannot feel sympathy, if you wish to win.� Abel�s voice showed no sign of pain and his face bore the hardened expression of a weathered fighter. Alex moved to pull the sai from his flesh, but Abel�s fingers locked around her wrist in an iron grip, forcing her to keep her place. �No mercy, Alexandra. They are your enemies. Cain is your enemy.�

Alex�s breathing was coming in sharp pants that grated horrible against the stone, filling her ears with its desperate sound. She sounded like a caged animal. Standing there with Abel holding her, forcing his strange mood upon her, she felt like one too. Her fangs elongated without her knowledge and she let out a feral growl under her breath.

�Do you think I don�t know? Do you think I don�t think he�s an enemy after what he did to me? After what he tried to do to my son?�

Alex used the sai as leverage to push herself away from Abel, taking little notice of the spray of blood that painted the pale stones at their feet. Alex glared at the silver haired priest as she silently called upon the nanomachines, her hair coming to life, her eyes glowing.

�No mercy, Abel. For the sake of my children, I will show no mercy.� Alex loosed a battle cry as her wings burst from her back, the brilliance of her blue feathers making the room seem darker. Once more, she charged Abel.

Abel countered the swing of her blood sword with his scythe, his own fangs elongating over his lower lip. Alexandra�s gaze drifted to the midnight feathers at Abel�s back, her expression relaxing a fraction as she noted the darkness that replaced the brilliance she expected. Abel forced her back with a snarl and Alex retreated a few steps, watching him for any openings. Abel made the first move, his scythe swiping at her feet. Alex lept to avoid the swipe, making one of her own for Abel�s wrist. Abel bared his fangs as he flipped the scythe, the handle rolling across the back of his hand and changing direction. Alex missed having her arm chopped off by a hair�s breath.
�You�re aiming to injure; you must aim to kill! Your foes regenerate, they multiply and they will not treat you so cordially!� Abel�s voice came out as a menacing Crusnik rumble and it made Alexandra start for a second. �Focus, Alexandra!�

Another swipe of Abel�s scythe barely missed her nose as she bent backwards to avoid it. Alex growled behind her clenched teeth, ducking underneath the weapon before Abel had a chance to retract it. Glowing blue eyes met glowing red eyes and Alex�s face twisted in anger and fear.

�I will show you cordial.� Alex�s exhalation came as a soft hiss, the only warning as a ring of fire shot up around them. Abel took a moment to look for a break in the ring, a mistake that cost him. He could hear the swinging of her sword, but he wasn�t quick enough and the tip of her weapon sliced across the back of his thighs. With a frustrated growl, Abel�s wings began to crackle, visible shocks of electricity jumping from feather to feather. Alexandra flapped quietly, rising into the air as Abel followed suit. For a moment they were silent except for the hiss of fire and the sizzle of electricity.

The room was slowly filled with a buzzing that grew louder with each passing moment. Abel�s face softened and he mouthed something that Alex couldn�t hear. The buzzing grew to a near deafening volume, as more and more visible flashes of electricity lept between Abel�s feathers, and Alex focused on his lips as they moved again in a silent plea. Alex was finally able to understand the simple words, �just move� at the same time the world was lost to a blinding flash of purple light. Alex flew upwards, but not soon enough. Alex was hit with Abel�s blast, the electricity jumping from nerve to nerve, burning white-hot trails under her skin. Alex vaguely heard a dying scream over the ringing in her ears, but she was too focused on the difficulty she found in flying to worry about the issuer.

Giving into the pain, Alex felt her limbs curling into her center as they twitched and convulsed. Her wings tucked in at her back, against her will, and she felt the sickening feeling of falling from the sky. The sinking sensation came to an abrupt stop and it took her a few moments to realize that it was replaced by a gentle rise-and-fall motion that reminded her of the ocean. There were also a strong pair of hands carrying her bridal style. She tried to open her eyes, but they seemed to have forgotten how to take her command. It seemed like an eternity before she was able to fully open them. A tendril of silver hair waved gently in front of her eyes as she tried to focus on Abel�s face.

�Alex?� Abel�s voice cracked with worry as he lowered them to the stone floor. Alex tried her best to respond verbally, but her throat was dry and impossibly tight, so she settled for nodding weakly. �Why didn�t you move?�

Alex shook her head feebly, her eyelids becoming too heavy to hold open. Abel shook her to get her attention. Alex�s eyes slowly opened again, the burning in her veins quickly soothing into a systemic throb. The nanomachines were quickly repairing all of her damage. Her gaze wandered to Abel�s midnight wings as they instinctively hung low over them, forming a semi-cocoon.

�That kinda hurt.� Alex smiled, brutally cracking her already chapped lips, her own voice rasping in her ears. Abel shook his head, tutting at her joke.

�You can�t get awestruck, Alex. Cain has so much worse up his sleeves.

�I know it, love.�

�Why didn�t you move?�

�I couldn�t read your lips fast enough.� Abel stared at her as though that were the lamest explanation he�d ever heard in his long life. �No, seriously.�

�Alexandra. Crusniks are durable. You must aim to kill, even in practice.�

�You can�t ask that of me, Abel. Cain is the enemy, but you are not. I can�t aim to kill you.� Alex cleared her throat, trying to sit up. Her voice was already regaining it�s strength and the ringing in her ears was fading fast.

�Alexandra, I know it isn�t the same thing, but you must exercise your powers in order to use them to their full potential when you really need them.�

�But haven�t we hurt each other enough already?� Alex felt her throat tighten as Abel sighed, pulling her into a gentle embrace.

�This is nothing compared to one of us losing the other.� Abel combed through her hair with his fingers, sighing softly into her midnight tresses.

Alexandra remained silent, focusing on her breathing. Her lungs had stopped burning and she was feeling almost one hundred percent. She wondered if it was more the nanomachines or the Vampiric blood. It was most likely both, and she wondered if the combined strength they leant was enough to beat Cain. Whatever he�d done to bond Isaak to him was going to prove problematic, no matter how Alucard downplayed the situation. Her thoughts spiraled off into tangents and worry began to churn in her stomach.

�I suppose this means no more sparring?� Abel turned slightly, his nose brushing against Alex�s ear. She scoffed.

�No, it means we get up and try again.�

�Won�t you at least rest a few more minutes?� Abel�s pleading tone told Alex he already knew the answer to that.

�No Mercy, remember?�

�For yourself it�s different.�

�No, it isn�t.� Alex attempted to pull herself to her feet, but her legs were still somewhat wobbly. Abel caught her and steadied her, his gaze worried.

�Please, let�s at least go get you something to drink.� Alex met his gaze and wondered exactly what manner of drink he meant.

�Now isn�t the time. I�m fine, really.�

�At least stand still for a few moments.�

�And listen to the crickets chirp?�

�It�s daylight.�

�Don�t be smart.� Alex leveled Abel with a chastising look.

�Don�t be stubborn. I refuse to continue until you�ve taken a few moments to recover. That wasn�t the heaviest hit I have.�

�Oh my, the gentlemen went easy on me. Hold still for a moment while I tremble in my corset.� Alex rolled her eyes at Abel and he leveled her with a scolding look.

�Fine, I�ll take a stupid break.� The raven scraped at the floor angrily with her boot. Abel couldn�t help but smile at her, remembering just how young she really was.

�I�ll be right back with something to drink. I daresay being zapped by that high a voltage would dehydrate you, nanomachines or no.� Abel smiled, looking every bit the dopey priest he normally pretended to be.

�In that case, I hope it�s a gorgeous young harem boy wearing something deliciously skimpy that leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination.� Alex smiled, looking up at Abel from behind her bangs with the most innocent expression she could muster. Abel was not amused and the muscles in his jaw tightened as glared at her.

�Ha ha. You don�t need harem boys and age is beauty.� Abel stood in front of her, slowly pinning her to the wall, leaning in until his lips were a breath away from hers. �Besides, haven�t I told you? I�ll never let anyone take you from me again.�

Alex�s heart rose and lodged somewhere in her throat as they�re lips met and Abel�s arms wrapped around her waist. Alex relaxed and melted into his embrace, a warm flush rising to her cheeks as his tongue traced her lower lip.

�I prefer that kind of electricity.�

Abel winked as he turned to leave in search of her promised drink. Alex sighed and let her eyes roam around the room, wincing as she looked at the sizable pool of blood on the stone floor. The scorch marks from her pyrotechnics made it look at though the room had briefly become the gateway to hell. Her nanomachines buzzed quietly, zooming through her body on alert, and the thought of Cain�s proximity sent a shiver down her spine. Was he miles away? Blocks away? She�d never felt the nanomachines react this way before, and she knew if he was close enough to excite them, he was far too close for comfort. Abel returned after a few minutes and handed Alex a bottle of water, disrupting her worrisome train of thought.

�There. Water�s gone. Can we fight now?� Alex drained her bottle with a few un-ladylike gulps and dropped it carelessly on the ground.

�My my. You�re so excited you�re hardly able to compose full sentences.�

Abel relented and they began fighting again, ignorant of the time until the others finally arrived on scene. Alucard and his fellow vampires slipped into the room without announcing themselves, silently watching the battle that raged between the two Crusniks. Had they not known the two, they would have been certain that they hated each other. Tres and Leon followed the Hellsing group, their eyes wide and their jaws slack as Alex�s sword clashed with Abel�s scythe. Leon whistled and Alucard chuckled as the two abandoned their spar to greet them, their weapons disappearing as they landed on the stone floor.

�Well don�t let us interrupt your foreplay, kids. Pretend like we�re not even here.� Alucard�s grin was bordering on obscene.

�Alucard!� Integra�s voice rang sharply against the walls and rose, curling, toward the ceiling, echoing for a few seconds. Alex winced, sticking a finger in her ear as though it would stop the ringing.

�It�s a wonder she hasn�t tried to cut that tongue from your insolent skull, Alucard.� Alex leveled him with a bored look and he grinned madly at her.

�What bloody use would that be? I�d just grow it back. I might even be tempted to grow a second, just to be obnoxious.�

�You? Obnoxious? I can�t imagine that. So, Seras, Walter, are you ready for practice?� Alex turned away from Alucard, completely shifting her attention simply to goad him, but it only served to widen his grin. The two younger Vampires nodded and Alex took a deep breath to calm her nerves. �I trust you�ll know how to dispatch your own kind well enough, and Methuselah as well, but we must all train to take on Cain. We don�t stand a chance if we can�t launch a coordinated attack. I can trust Leon, Tres, Vaclav, and the Leaders� security to fend off the majority of the weak underlings, but if Isaak is bound to Cain as he truly says, we will need every ounce of our combined supernatural strength to defeat them.�

�Fear not, young one.� Alucard drifted over to Alex�s side, leaning in to whisper in her ear. �We always aim to kill.�
�It isn�t that I doubt anyone�s ability to kill in this group. We simply need to learn to work together.� Alex dug her elbow into the immortal�s sternum, pushing herself away from him. �No showboating.�

�Showboating? I haven�t the faintest idea what you�re referring to.� Alucard adopted a sweetly puzzled expression and Alex continued to ignore him. She gave both groups a quick list of strategies she wanted to attempt and they all readied themselves for a melee. The first few attempts fell apart rather quickly, as Alex expected, but the learning curve in this group was impressive and they were doing remarkably better by the third and fourth try. Alex and Alucard barked at Seras until she took her shots, Walter could successfully hold Abel with his wires and Integra�s swordplay was fast enough to repel Tres�s bullets. They continued to practice into the morning hours, only stopping when the vampires felt the drag of undeniable sleep pulling at them.

�Do you feel better now, Alex?� Seras grinned at her sleepily and Alex returned her smile.

�Yes, Seras, I feel like we still need a lot of work, but we�ve come a long way. I�m confident that we will be one well oiled killing machine by the time Cain arrives.�

Both groups said their good nights, splitting off down their own corridors toward their own rooms as Alex and Abel lagged behind. Alex strolled quietly down the halls as the morning sun rose and cast it�s first rays of light over the stone work of the Vatican. Abel remained quiet, leaving her to her thoughts, until they reached the mouth of the hallway that housed both their rooms.

�Shall I bid you good night then? Or rather, good morning?� Abel smiled and kissed the back of her hand. Alex smiled, at him and shook her head.

�There�s a third option.�

�Would you sleep with me today, Alexandra?� Abel�s only answer was a weak nod. He scooped her up into his arms and carried her the rest of the way to his room. Alex was half lost to sleep by the time Abel laid her down on his bed. The raven released an appreciative groan as she sunk back into the cushy depths of his bedding. Abel chuckled quietly as he pulled her boots off, relieving her of her restrictive clothing. He made quick work of his own clothes and then climbed into bed with her, kissing her cheeks and eyelids.

�Good night, Alexandra.�

�Good night, Abel.� Even as Alex drifted off to sleep, her mind continued to make a long list of techniques they needed to work on the next day in training. She knew she would be up before the sun set again and she also knew that the hunger smouldering in the pit of her stomach and parching her throat would need to be quenched before that practice could begin. The last thing that drifted through Alex�s mind as she was lost to sleep was the wave of guilt that came with the idea of feeding again so soon.
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