That morning, Integra was interrupted by a commotion of steps and whispers. She got up from her red velvet chair and walked over to the door but as she reached for the door knob a sudden face came to her. It was Alucard.

-What is happening downstairs, Alucard?

-She came back. -His voice was sneering as if he was the puppeteer of this story. He sat on Integra's chair and looked at her, he knew what happened.

-Who? Iris ?! -She became alarmed and worried.

-You should go to her. She might need you ... -and he disappeared.

Integra ran down the stairs with a slight panic. On the moment she laid her eyes on her wounded and fragile sister, her heart seem to break but she wouldn't let anyone see it. She tried to look as composed as she could.

Iris was on the floor, her clothes and skin were stained with blood and she looked paler than the walls. Integra didn't even had time to ask what in the world happened when Callum picked her up. She understood that it was not the time to make any sort of questions.

Callum laid her on the bed and Seras appeared with a medical kit and a bowl of water. He carefully removed the pieces of glass that were stuck in her skin and sewed her bleeding arm and the left side of her stomach. She was still bleeding.

-Miss Seras, I have a favour to ask you. -His voice denounced the slight desperation he tried to hide. - Could you please lick her wound?

-Wh...wha...whaaaaat?! WHY?! -Her face turned red.

-Her levels of leukocytes are lowering and her body cannot fight the spreading infection. Vampire fluids can heal humans.

Hesitant, Seras bowed before Iris and timidly licked the wound on her belly. Iris gritter her teeth, Seras' tongue felt like burning coal on her wound. Slowly the blood stopped flowing and Seras knew it was enough. Callum picked the wet cloth and started cleaning her body. Her face was still pale and sweaty but started to gain her color once again, her eyes were half closed and he stopped once he realized that her blind eye was normal, only with slight signs of once being burn.

-Miss Iris... -He sat beside her and gently touched her face. She seemed to be hearing. -Could you open your eyes for a little bit, please?

She yielded to his request and opened her eyes. In that moment he knew that she didn't saw a thing, seeing was not a priority at that moment. One of her eyes was bluer that the bluest oceans and yet the other one was as grey as a sky that threatened to rain. He was incredulous. Iris mumbled between the two worlds she was disputed: -"It burns, Callum...".

As he heard his name leaving her lips, a warm sensation filled him up from the inside, he shivered and her hand reached his with a strong grip.

Seras closed the curtains, she knew how much the sun burned. She took the wet cloth out of his hand and said:

-Leave this to me, Callum. You shouldn't see her like that.

-What do you know about what happened?- Integra demanded to know.

-I am a mere peon on this chess game. -said Alucard in her office.

-Do not try to make a fool out of me!

-Forgive me, master. -He said almost sarcastically. -I could sense her presence when she was near. I brought her in, I thought you might ...appreciate it.

Integra was in silence, she came closer and took a cigar out of the box, lit it and came closer to the window. It was getting dark and the calmness annoyed her.

-Thank you, Alucard...