Sick

by: Alucard's Bane

Disclaimer: I don't own Kouta Hirano...erm, I mean, his works.

Summary: Alucard becomes myseriously ill...AxI...yay!

AN: Hello again! huahahaha. This is prolly going to be a multi-chapter! And thanks to succubus J for the romanian :P

Integral shot up in bed, cold sweat running down her face as her hand flew to her fluttering heart, which was trying to thump its way out of her ribcage and onto her white satin sheets. She ran a shaky hand through her sweaty hair and turned her bloodshot gaze to the alarm clock, it read 2:43 AM. She sighed and sat there for a moment, trying to collect her scattered thoughts. It had been nearly three months since Alucard had brought her the head of the Major on a silver platter, Walter had been returned to them albeit he was certainly different, and Seras had been constatntly battling the strain that Pip was putting on her. She pushed her recent nightmare from her mind as she grabbed her glasses from the nightstand and placed them on her nose. She pulled the covers back on the bed and stood up, maybe taking a walk would ease her buzzing mind. She grabbed her robe from the peg on her wall and walked out the door.

Integral walked down the dark hallway, the only sounds were her bare feet on the soft carpet, she turned sharply left down another small hallway and stopped at a door on the far right. She placed her hand on the knob and swung the door open, entering the unknown room. She traced her hand over a familiar seam of wallpaper and was just about to flick the light switch, when she noticed a dull orange glow from behind one of the bookcases. She left the light switch and entered the library, immediatly heading for the sofa. She smiled softly as she saw a familiar red clad figure sitting on the piece of furniture, staring at the fire.

"Good evening, Master," he started, not taking his gaze from the orange flames. "What bring you here this time of night?" he turned to look at her. Her hair was dishevelled and her eyes were bloodshot and somewhat feverish looking, her skin was also pale looking. He let out a quiet sigh, it had been so long since his master had a good night's rest. As well as himself. "Another nightmare?"

Integral nodded and sat down next to him. "Yes, and the same one, might I add." she removed her glasses and rubbed the bridge of her nose with her thumb and index finger. "How is Walter?" she turned her gaze to the dying fire in the grate.

"Walter is Walter." he said solemly. "Last I saw him he was downstairs washing bed linens..." he trailed off and the solem look was replaced by a slight grin, the Butler and his linens. Integral also smiled at the thought. Alucard turned his gaze back upon the fire. Integral had placed the seals back upon him after she was sure the last of millenium was gone, and life had returned to what had been considered 'normal' as 'normal' could get around the Hellsing manor. Seras was maturing fast as a vampire, and Alucard was certainly proud of her. She wasn't, in his views, a lover or a bride...just a child. Plain and Simple. That's how he meant it to be from the beginning. His thoughts returned the present when he felt Integral's head drop on his shoulder and her heartbeat slowed. "Are you asleep, Master?"

"No," she lifted her head, her eyes had a glazed look to them. "Just dozing." she placed her head back on his shoulder. She wouldn't admit it, but she felt secure whenever she was around Alucard. Just as she had felt so secure...her eyelids drooped even further as her breathing slowed and became a steady rythym, her mind drifting back to her memories of the past. Of the time she broke her ankle while hiking, and the time after that when she had fallen out of the tree in the backyard and had broken her wrist. And even the time the only man she ever had the chance to date turned out to be a vampire.

Integral awoke to bright morning sunshine pouring in through the balcony doors in the library. The birds were chirping sweetly in the trees as the other animals woke from their nightly slumber. She sat up and rubbed her eyes. When had she fallen asleep? How did she get down here, anyway? She sat there for a moment as the memories slowly flooded back to her. She had woken in the middle of the night from a nightmare, and had decided to come to the library. Alucard had been there. She stretched and sat on the edge of the sofa and wiggled her toes. She sighed and started out of the library and back up the stairway she had traveled down the night before and walked the same path back to her bedroom. She opened the door and immediatly began to gather her toiletires for her morning bath. She walked into the bathroom and began heating up the water, while at the same time shedding her robe and her stiff nightdress, tossing it into the clothes hamper, and hanging the former on a peg. She sighed as she turned on the shower, putting her hand into the running stream just to make sure the water was the right temperature, after a few adjustments, she stepped inside and put a towel over the door to dry her face. She sighed as the warm water seemed to wash all her stress down the drain, it was amazing that such a simple thing as warm water did that to her, but it did. She turned around and grabbed her scrubbie from the hook it was so precariously placed upon, and grabbing a new bottle of body wash that Walter had purchased for her not long ago placed a few drops on the scrubbie and began to lather herself with it. Soon, the entire bathroom, including the steam began to smell strongly of lavender. Satisfied with washing her body, she rinsed off the soap, and then preceded to wet her hair. She picked up the Herbal Essences bottle and squirted a small bit into her hand and began to lather her hair. Once again, it was lavender scented. She lean her head back under the water and began to rinse the shampoo out of her hair when she felt a familiar presence making itself known. Alucard. She sighed, why did all of her peaceful moments have to count him trying to peep on her? "Alucard, what have I told you about being in my bathroom while I am using it?"

"îmi pare rău Master" she paused rinsing the shampoo from her hair and stared at his shilouetted form through the frosted glass of the shower. Since when had he ever used Romanian when speaking to her? The only time he ever used it in her presence was either when he was being overly seductive...or...her cheeks tinged pink. And he didn't seem to be either..."nu ma simt bine, Master."

Integral turned the water off in the shower, and grabbed the towel from where she had placed it earlier wrapping it around herself. She opened the door and stepped out, Alucard was sitting on top of the toilet. "Alucard?" she walked over to him, his eyes looked milky. "You don't feel well?"

He shook his head.

"Some after effect from having the seals removed and replaced so quickly, perhaps?" she placed her hand on his forehead, it definitly was a bit warmer than usual. She placed her hand against his cheek, it was warm too. "Have you been feeding?"

"Da," his voice sounded thin and cracked.

"Would you please speak in english?"

"Yes," his voice sounded even worse when he spoke in english. She looked once again at his eyes, the milky look was still there, but the spark seemed to have gone from them as well. "I don't feel well,"

"I gathered that, I do know some words, Alucard." she walked away from him and grabbed a washcloth from her cabinet, she walked over to the sink and turned on the cold water and wet the washcloth with it. She placed it on Alucard's forhead and watched as his eyes snapped shut and a light moan came from him. "Is it really that uncomfortable to be even a bit above your normal temperature?"

"Da, meu Master." he looked at her. "As it is for you humans when your body produces too much heat."

"I see," she removed the cloth from his forehead and placed it on the counter. "I don't know what is wrong, but I just suggest taking an extra blood pack and going back to bed." she handed the washcloth to him. "And take this to cool you off. We'll see how you feel tonight." Alucard nodded and disappeared from the toilet seat.

TBC...

Okay, that was all of chapter one, and I don't think this one will be very long XD...I just have to take a break from my other one for a while so Is can think up the plot. Please review. I know Alucard doesn't get sick, but let's just pretend, eh? As always, notify me of any typos...see you next chapter.