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This fic is dedicated to Muraki-chan and Momo!
The Hellsing Heir
Chapter I: The Birth
"Oh, GOD!"
Celes Victoria started from her seat at the scream. It was a scream filled with pain and incredible agony, the scream of a woman giving birth to a child. The screams continued for a few minutes, then quieted down.
She glanced uneasily at the closed double doors, where her master's master, Sir Integra Wingates Hellsing, was giving birth to the heir of Hellsing–the future master of Alucard, Celes's master. Celes knew that Sir Integra, though she was known as a 'woman of icy steel', had a delicate built which was usually hidden by her suits.
Walter, loyal servant and protector of Sir Integra, must have noted Celes's uneasiness, for he said, "She's strong. She can handle it. She knows that." As soon as her labor began, Sir Integra had sternly refused any painkillers or anesthesia, preferring to suffer through the whole thing. The look on the doctor's face said she was a fool, but the doctor knew better than to say it out loud to Sir Integra Wingates Hellsing–especially if she was in the throes of giving birth.
"I know that, Walter, but the child she's giving birth to is...not quite normal," Celes murmured.
Walter gave her a penetrating look. "Of course the child is not quite normal. The child is a Hellsing, above mere mortals."
"Is that what all the child is, Walter?" a mocking voice said from the darkness, startling the two.
Celes immediately stood up. She knew that voice well. "Master," she said in a voice filled with awe and respect. Beside her, Walter frowned. "What are you doing here? Sir Integra ordered you to stay away," he demanded angrily.
Alucard, feared vampire and servant to Sir Integra, stepped into the light. He wore his customary red coat and yellow glasses. He smirked at Walter's outraged look. "And who will stop me? You?"
Walter snarled softly at the insult and crouched slightly, ready to launch himself at the smirking vampire. Celes moved between them to stop them from fighting. "No. You mustn't fight. Not–"
Her sentence was cut short by another agonized groan from the room, to be followed by a brief silence. Then the loud cries of a newborn came out of the closed room.
A joyous look spread on Walter's face. He straightened up. "The heir of Hellsing is born," he announced in a quiet but dignified voice. "The line will continue."
Celes turned to her master. Alucard was listening to the cries of the newborn as well, and there was a strange look on his face. "I wonder if it's a boy or a girl," she mused.
"It is a girl," Alucard said with certainty.
Walter glared at him. "Do not come near Sir Integra, Lord Alucard, not until she says so," he warned.
The double doors opened. The doctor then came out. Pulling down his mask, he turned to Walter, but not before giving Alucard a wary look. "The child is a girl," he said gravely. "As for Sir Integra, she is doing well."
"Master! You guessed correctly!" Celes exclaimed, turning to look at Alucard;who was not there.
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What a beautiful creature, Integra thought as she gazed at her newborn daughter who was sleeping peacefully against her chest. Despite her resolve not to get carried away by her motherly instincts, she found herself smitten with her child.
Integra touched her child's fingers, awed at how tiny they were, how fragile-looking. Her daughter had pale skin, with a thatch of blonde hair on her head. The child stirred awake, and she opened her eyes for the first time.
Integra gasped softly when she met her daughter's gaze. Her daughter's eyes bright scarlet, which sharply reminded her mother certain things she did not want to remember at that moment.
"She is beautiful, is she not?"
"What are you doing here?" Integra glared at Alucard, who stood beside her bed, his red eyes penetrating, mocking her. She clutched her daughter closer to her, shielding her from the vampire's gaze. "I ordered you to stay away from me."
"That may be so, but you did not tell me to stay away from her," he said, pointing at the baby. "Besides, she will be my master in the future. Is it not proper for me to greet her?"
"Stay away from us," Integra ordered harshly. "Or you'll find yourself sealed once again."
Alucard gazed at her steadily. Then he smiled wickedly. "Is that so? You are in no condition to do that. Will you be able to stop me if I take the child away from your arms right now?" He laughed as Integra, knowing that what Alucard said was true, flushed with anger. He stepped closer to the bed. "Will you?" He reached out his hand. Integra watched helplessly as Alucard touched her daughter's hand, then her head.
With her remaining strength, Integra slapped Alucard's hand away from her daughter. She glared at him. "Touch my daughter again, and I will be the one to kill you."
Alucard then moved away, the mocking look gone on his face. He glanced once more at the child. "Beautiful," he murmured. "Just like her mother." He looked deeply into Integra's eyes. Then, as suddenly as he came, Alucard left, leaving Integra staring at the space where he stood.
She was in that state when Celes and Walter came in. "Sir Integra?" Walter asked, noticing the strange expression on her face.
"Yes, Walter?" She turned to face him.
"Is this the child?" He glanced at the now-sleeping baby. "She looks like you."
"Indeed?" Integra's voice seemed strangely emotionless.
"What would be her name?"
Integra was silent. She hadn't thought of a name yet. "Christina," she said after a few seconds. "Christina Elizabeth Hellsing."
~T.B.C.~
Author's rant: My first Hellsing fic! Be gentle, please! Read and Review!!!
Why Christina? I would have preferred Mina, but it was already taken :> As for Elizabeth, well, it's quite obvious it comes from the current Queen of England.
if you like this, I'll post the others soon enough.
