Chapter 42 - Answers

The morning of the 6th and Integra is in her office drinking a cup of tea. She is alone and showing a relaxed expression she hasn't done in a few years.

'Although I don't mind relaxing...' she begins the thought.

"Getting to do it because I'm about to be put out of work is unacceptable!" She yells finishing it and slams the cup onto its plate.

"I can't believe I have to wait for mercenaries before I get back to work." She clenches her hand in anger.

The sound of the door opening disrupts her complaints. She looks up to see Walter bringing in her usual breakfast. Sausage, eggs, toast, and a little bit of grape flavored jam. She smiles for a second at the sight before returning to her usual cold expression.

"Sir, I have your breakfast here and some more tea. Would you like to eat it now or wait after you finish?"

"I'll have it now Walter. I don't have much work now that I have little to no soldiers."

"I believe Lieutenant Foxx would be disappointed to hear you say that." Walter says while setting the plates for Integra to start eating.

"Speaking of lieutenant foxx..."

"Sir?"

"He had a little spat with seras the night before and I believe he is still peeved about it."

"What happened?" He asks while pouring her a cup of tea.

"Apparently he lost one of the soldiers and seras got angry. She hypnotized him, I believe."

"You believe? So you don't know if she did?"

"No I do. I just didn't think she knew how." Integra takes a bite of some eggs after saying so.

"Alucard does say that she is learning quite quickly. Maybe she did it accidentally." Walter says in defense of seras.

"I believe so as well. She isn't the type to do something to my soldiers in such a roundabout way."

"Pfft. That's a nice way of putting it." Walter chuckles in delight.

"My my. Speaking about my fledgling behind my back. How could you leave me out of it?" A echoey voice disturbs the peaceful conversation.

"...Alucard. Why must you disturb me while I'm eating?" Integra sighs out loud before asking.

"What are you having?" He asks back as he appears in a chair sitting down.

"The usual. You wouldn't like it." She takes a big bite of sausage to anger him.

"Of course I wouldn't. It looks and smells absolutely disgusting." He makes a disgusted face in reply.

"No offense Walter." He continues realizing he insulted Walters cooking.

"None taken." Walter smiles back.

"So, what were you saying about the police girl?"

"Ah yes. We were talking about what happened with the lieutenant and the soldier she saved."

"Oh, him."

"Do I detect some jealously from you Alucard?" Integra asks tauntingly.

"Nonsense. I just don't think that the boy was worth going so far for." Alucard states in annoyance when he realizes he said something he shouldn't have.

"Going so far? What do you mean?" Integra catches the underlying meaning and asks with a gleam in her eye.

"...."

"I asked you a question, I expect an answer." She states with more authority in her tone.

"...very well. But I don't know much and I don't believe seras will give you any more information."

"Any is better than nothing."

"Fine. After seras returned from bringing the boy back. She said that she brought him from the enemies' headquarters. She also said that she accidentally used hypnosis on one of the soldiers and used it again on the boy to erase his memories."

"Why would she erase his memories!? He might have known something!" Integra yells out in anger.

"I can't say."

"Is this another of those things that not even the seals would make you say?"

"Yes."

"Fine. When seras wakes up I expect you to bring her here for more questions."

"I'll tell her. Have a good day, my master." Alucard disappears into the floor while saying.

"Walter...."

"Sir?"

"Why must everything be so difficult when it involves seras? It seems like she is intentionally making my life so much harder."

"I wouldn't say that Integra. She is probably protecting you."

"Protecting me? From what?"

"I don't know. But I believe in her." Walter starts cleaning up the breakfast that Integra ate when talking with Alucard.

"I see. Then I guess I should trust your judgement. Right, Walter?"

"If that is what you wish." Walter bows and leaves with the cart of empty dishes.

An hour later, Integra is going through reports from last night when something catches her eye.

'An entire unit from the SAS was lost during a raid? It was also one of the units used for that new task force against vampires?' She puts the paper down and shows a smile.

"Great, that's what you get for meddling in my family's business." She mumbles to herself and passes it along.

Around 4 PM seras opens her eyes and feels very groggy. She looks to the clock and sees that it's 4 hours until sunset and grunts in annoyance that she actually woke up this early. She puts her head back into the pillow when she remembers something and sits up wide awake.

'Incognito should be attacking Helena soon. Maybe I could go there and wait for him?' She changed her clothes and looks around her room.

'Master isn't on his throne, but his coffin is closed. So that means he is probably sleeping.' She walks toward the coffin and caresses the lid.

"I'll be back Master. Don't worry." She phases away while smiling.

She arrives at the front of the apartment complex which Helena lives on top of and walks inside. When she does a voice stops her.

"Excuse me?" A man asks from the desk leading to the stairs and elevators.

"Yes?"

"May I help you?"

"Ah....no I'm ok." She proceeds to walk to the elevator.

"I'm sorry, but you can't go unless you sign in." The man says in an awkward way.

'What is this? I've never had to explain this to somebody before. Was she sheltered?' The man thinks to himself.

"Sign? Why?" Seras asks with a head tilt.

"...because....you just do." He says after a few seconds.

"What if I don't want to?"

"Then you can't go upstairs."

"Hmmm....."seras puts her hand on her chin like she's thinking hard.

"....."

"No."

"Excuse me?"

"I won't sign and I'll go upstairs. Not like you can stop me." Seras gives a wide smile showing her fangs.

"....are you retarded? Don't think I won't throw you out even if you're a girl." The man asks before walking out from the desk and makes a grabbing motion for her arm.

Seras makes a quick motion to the man's face with her hand which makes him stop abruptly. He sees that her finger is in his face.

"Everything is Fine." Seras says with her hypno voice.

"Wha....e-everything..." The man is annoyed when he sees her eyes.

His eyes turn into a orangish hue and his face turns expressionless.

"Everything is Fine."

"Everything...is Fine." The man smiles in content while saying so.

"Nobody showed up. You didn't see anyone."

"Nobody showed up. I didn't see anyone." The man repeats while he starts walking back behind the desk.

Seras proceeds to the elevator and presses the up button. After a few seconds, the door opens and she walks inside.

Just as the door closes, the man's eyes return to normal and he shakes his head like he was dizzy.

"Whoa. I know it's boring but I can't fall asleep despite nobody showing up. I need some caffeine." He states to himself while holding his head.

Seras is in the elevator and presses the top floor button. It starts moving immediately when she leans back and starts thinking.

'Should I really do this? Master couldn't handle Incognito in his base form, so he should be pretty strong. But I do have the teleportation ability and even though the major knows about it, he shouldn't have any countermeasures.'

'Even if he did, he wouldn't give it to a pet he doesn't care about. So I should be fine.' Her thought ends as the door opens.

She walks through the rooftop garden which looks a little unkempt.

'Helena probably kept cleaning the garden every night. You can tell she hasn't been here for a couple days.' Seras gets rid of a few leaves on the ground and walks inside.

It's completely dark as all of the candles have been extinguished. Furniture has been covered by sheets. Seras takes the sheet off of the main chair and takes a book off of the shelf. She starts to read it and waits for Incognito to show.

A couple hours later, seras feels a shift in the atmosphere behind her. She shows a smile and doesn't move.

'Finally. I've read the entire book thirty minutes ago.' Seras thinks as a hand punctures through the chair where her heart is.

Unfortunately for the attacker, seras teleported to behind him as soon as his hand went through.

"That wasn't very nice." Seras says which makes the man grunt in frustration.

"You dodged? That's very impressive." The attacker states while turning around.

"Wait...you're that fledgling of Alucard's. What are you doing here?" Incognito asks in confusion.

"Before I Answer, can I ask you something?"

"Very well. I'll allow one question before I kill you."

"What's with the third eye thing on your forehead. Plus why are you naked? Are you trying to be a freak on purpose with the grey skin? Lastly why do you have no dick?" Seras asks these questions rapidly making incognito furious.

"You bitch!" Incognito yells and bitch slaps seras in the face knocking her to the ground.

"....somebody is a little embarrassed." Seras wipes the blood coming out of her mouth and says in a sing song tone making the man even angrier.

"...." He says nothing and kicks her in the gut which makes her fly through a bookshelf and out the wall behind it.

Seras grunts in pain while going through the wall and lands face down in the garden outside.

"You will pay for making a mockery of me." Incognito states while walking slowly through the hole seras' body made.

"Haha, that actually hurt. You're almost as strong as my master." Seras laughs and says to Incognito making him a little surprised at how unfazed she is.

"You dare compare me to that inferior being!? He is nothing but a Slave to the humans he lost to. He should be proud to be killed by someone superior to him in every way, As should you." Incognito pulls out a grenade launcher from the sleeves of his coat and points it at seras when he speaks the last three words.

"Hahahahaha!" Seras laughs uncontrollably despite the dire situation.

"You laugh in the face of death!?" Incognito yells angrily

"No..Pfft...Nono. Hahaha. I'm laughing at some dickless idiot who believes he is the best. It's honestly hilarious." She keeps laughing while answering.

"You bitch!" He shoots the grenade launcher which release purple needles.

Seras teleported as soon as he yelled which allowed her to dodge in time. seras then reappears behind the tall man and she speaks up.

"You better keep that ego in check or my master is going to kill you rather easily. Till next time." She disappears again when he tries to punch her.

"...AAAAAAHHH!" He yells angrily so loud that the surrounding area gets tossed away from his position.

"When I find you, I swear you'll wish you let me kill you today." The man gets covered by shadows and disappears while saying so.

He didn't notice that the purple needles released by his weapon were gone. Seras took them with her when she disappeared the second time. She reappears inside alucards room and she sees that her master is awake.

"Where did you go Police Girl?"

"I woke up early and had an idea. It turns out I was right and it was fun."

"You had fun?"

"....I'll make sure to take you with me next time." She bows her head in apology.

"Good. Also Integra was looking for you."

"Sir Integra? How come?"

"She wants answers."

"....crap."

"Be glad she left you this long. She would have left it for later but with everything going on, she feels like she is losing control."

"I guess I can give her some, Just hope she doesn't want more. I'll be going then master." Seras mumbles to herself before speaking to alucard.

She phases into the hallway facing the office and knocks on the doors. She hears a 'come in' and opens it to find Walter with her.

"Seras, good to see you." Integra says with a light hearted tone.

"Good evening to you Sir Integra." She answers back with a smile.

"I've been meaning to ask about some things you might know and since I've been so graciously given the time to ponder, I think it's about time I know them as well." She keeps smiling but her tone scream frustration and anger.

"I can't say everything but I will provide as much as I can."

"Why not?"

"Because, the future will change if you know too much and me changing it is already hard enough."

"The future?....fine. Then tell me what you do know." She asks back before brushing it off as another ability she has hidden.

Seras takes out 6 dark purple needles from her inventory and places them on top of her desk.

"What are these?"

"They're magic needles made with knowledge of the dark continent." An echoing voice answers.

"The dark continent?" Integra asks back.

"Yes sir, it is what is known as Africa. Centuries ago it was called the dark continent." Walter states.

"And why did you bring these out seras?" Integra asks in some confusion.

"Because I fought with a true vampire that was under control of the group that attacked the mansion." She answers in a matter of fact tone.

"""What!?""" All three yell out in sync.

"Pfft. That was funny." Seras stops a laugh and states as they stare at her in disbelief.

"That was the fun you had Police Girl?" Alucard asks in some anger.

"...yes." Seras shrinks back and states with a low voice.

"I can't believe you would endanger yourself like that!!" He yells out shaking the room.

"I'm sorry Master." Seras bows her head and states with a wronged tone.

"You dare call that fun!? Never do that again!" He yells again before huffing out.

"I won't."

"If you're done berating the girl, I would like to know more."

"Yes, of course. Master." Alucard replies despite still being annoyed.

"So, will you continue the story seras?" Integra asks.

"Of course. After I woke up at 4, I thought of going to Helena's place for something...." seras begins the story when she is interrupted.