39 Chapter 39 - Rescue and Guests (2/2)
”....I see.” The leader states with a worried look.
”What happened leader? You look worried.” Arthur laughs a little trying to ease the atmosphere.
”As long as you're fine then it's ok. Be careful from now on.” The leader leaves while saying this.
”....what was that about?” Arthur mumbles to himself in confusion.
Later, the leader who's name is Mason Foxx, is called by Walter who he doesn't know how to handle. He feels that the elderly man is just a butler but every now and then he feels a chill that he only felt when his life was about to end. Now every time he meets the butler, he shivers for a split second before calming down.
Mason knocks on the double doors that always intimidates him. He then waits for permission to enter.
”Come in.” A cold voice states.
”Sir.” Mason says before opening the door and walking in.
After closing the door behind him, Mason looks up and sees his commander, who he still can't believe is a young woman.
'Gaze Like winter, hair like snow, and beauty like an ice sculpture. Everything screams cold and indifferent.' He thinks to himself when he saluted the woman.
”Yes lieutenant Foxx. I'm glad you came on such short notice.” Integra says while looking through papers.
”Yes sir.” He states nervously but not showing it.
”It's about the report you sent from the mission last night. You stated that one of the vampires interrogated you after returning?”
”Yes ma- Uh Sir. It was the female one.”
”I see. What did she want?” Integra smiles a little which makes the lieutenant shocked.
”Uh...she wanted to know about what happened to a soldier on the mission.”
”Which soldier?”
”It was Officer Arthur Wilson. As stated in the report when we discovered no sign of vampires, we left and he was missing. We searched for an hour but we couldn't find any sign of him.”
”Hmmm.....”
”Also...”
”Yes?” She asks back with interest.
”Um....”
”Out with it lieutenant, I don't have all day.”
”When the female vampire found out, she was very angry. She did something to one of my men that apparently made him tell her whatever she wanted.” He states with embarrassment at the end.
”Oh? She hypnotized him?”
”....yes.”
”I see. Then you may go.”
”But Sir!” Mason walks forward in frustration.
”What?”
”Won't you punish her? She hurt some of my men and hypnotized one as well!” He says with a loud voice.
”Are you questioning my decision?” Integra asks with a steely tone.
This makes Mason Shut up and step back.
”...of course not sir. It's just that my men and I feel very frustrated about what happened.”
”I understand. But you have to remember that you made a mistake by losing one of your men and not being able to find anything about what happened. Also that vampire was the one who brought him back. In this case her transgression and your failure cancel each other out.”
”....I....understand.” He clenches his fist behind his back.
”I know you feel that I'm biased toward the girl-”
”That's an understatement.” Mason mumbles cutting off Integra.
”Your frustration, while understandable doesn't excuse insubordination lieutenant.”
”I'm sorry sir.”
”You may go. I believe we will be busy from now on.” Integra waves him away and gets back to her paperwork.
”Sir!” He salutes and leaves soon after.
After he left, Integra waits a few seconds and speaks out again despite nobody else beside her.
”And what do you think of the situation, my servant?” She says the last two words with a joking tone but with seriousness at the same time.
”You're getting better at detecting me. I'm impressed, my master.” Alucard says with a impressed tone while walking out of the wall.
”After a decade, one would think I'm slow.” Integra chuckles.
”Nonsense, that's only long in human terms. You're a very quick study in vampire time.” Alucard sits in the chair across from her.
”I don't know if I should be glad or angry at the statement.”
”Take it as you will.” Alucard shrugs.
”Enough of the banter, I need to know where seras went and what she did to retrieve that soldier.”
”Why not ask her yourself? I'm sure she would gladly answer you.”
”Don't be coy vampire. I know she's been lying to me about certain things and I need to know what's going on. I ask you because you can't lie to me.”
”I see. Unfortunately I know nothing. I didn't care enough to ask and even if I did she probably wouldn't tell me.”
”Why? I thought your bond with her was better than this.”
”It is, But she won't tell me because of exactly what you're doing now.”
Integra scowls at the statement despite the rational thought that she isn't doing anything wrong. Alucard stands up from the chair and leans closer to her.
”I will tell you one thing, my master.” He looks straight at her with his dark crimson eyes.
”What is that, my servant?” Integra uses her icy blue eyes to look straight back into his showing no fear.
”Whatever she does, she does with the intent to help you. She means no harm and will not endanger you.”
”....I see.” A few seconds later, Integra says with a light hearted tone.
”If that's it Integra, I would like to sleep.”Alucard phases into the ground after saying so.
The day goes on with no other missions beingsent to hellsing. But Integra is very annoyed as she was informed that the new task force was sent out 4 times during the day and hellsing was never asked.
”I will not be put on the back burner only to be Phased out later on.” She angrily states to no one while the clouds cover the moon behind her darkening the office even more.
Seras awakens to an empty room which she assumes means that Alucard is outside. She gets up and stretches lazily which wakes up Basky, Who is beside her. He stretches like a cat which makes seras laugh each time she sees it.
”I've realized we never went outside together, want to go for a walk?” She rubs his head and asks.
”Roar!” He answers before licking her hand.
”Ok, but some ground rules. no eating the humans, no biting the humans, and no scratching the humans. Do you understand?”
”Roar!” It nods at her with his tongue out.
”Good, then let's go.” She stands up from the bed and her clothes morph into the hellsing uniform.
'I don't know why but I feel like today is going to be good.' She thinks to herself and skips down the hallway.
After she walked outside of the room, three hooded figures appeared at the gates of hellsing. Two look like adults and one looks to be a child. Oddly enough the child one is in front of the other two.
”You three, stop there and state your business!” A soldier commands while holding a gun on them.
”....” none of the figures answer the soldier which makes him annoyed.
One of the bigger hooded figures looks up and stares at the soldier. The soldier is shocked for a split second when his expression slackens and steps back.