Author's Note: This one is a bit short and I do apologize for that. I think I used up most of my muse on the First Chapter. But do not fear! I have plans for this story. Once again though, I own only my OCs, the plot, and my Awesome Sauce. And that penguin in the corner there. *points to said penguin*

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Everyone jumped, having not heard the lift come down. "Where are the suits?" Hellboy asked rudely. "Suits?" the girl looked at him confused. "He means, where are the men in suits that Washington always sends?" Liz confirmed, bouncing her son on her knee, having stolen Abe's seat when he jumped up in surprise. "Ah," the girl said, nodding. "I have no "suits". I am not from your Washington." Manning's face started turning red again as he dug into his trouser pocket and quickly consumed three stress relievers. The girl frowned at this.

"Then why are you here?!" he nearly shouted, causing her back up slightly in surprise. "Because your Washington does not like my destroying three and a half blocks whilst pursuing a mara through their City of New York in plain sight," she said as though it were the most natural thing in the world. "So that's what happened," Hellboy muttered. They'd gone to investigate the scene only to find nothing. Just a giant crater stretching three and half blocks in all directions with no buildings in sight, just vegetation. They'd been unable to find an explanation on that one. They quickly moved to the library at the girl's request to be more comfortable.

"Amara?" Liz asked. "No," the girl said, shaking her head. "Mara; follower of Mara, chief tempter in Buddhist culture. Mara are called and are frequently cited as a cause of disease or representations of mental obstructions," Abe read from one of the many books covering demons. "Precisely. They are also annoyingly intelligent creatures that delight in pestering me," she added with a nod toward Abe. Abe returned the book to its place as she sat down a comfy loveseat, only to find the twins peering at her intently.

She looked at both and smiled at them. Hellboy's daughter let out a shriek and kicked her father until he put her down so she could run at the newcomer. Hellboy's son smiled shyly and looked at his mother. Liz nodded and he immediately took off after his sister to tackle the girl. "Oh gods!" she exclaimed when both twins landed on her and knocked her down so that she was lying on the couch instead of sitting on it. Both swiftly sat her stomach, the boy a bit less hasty than his sister, and stared at her. "Hello," she said, still smiling.

"I am so sorry," Liz apologized. "They normally don't do that. They're only a year and half… They've never done that!" Just as she finished apologizing, her twins promptly set themselves on fire, wanting to show off. Liz let out a near scream and Manning did scream, causing everyone to look at him then back to the new girl. She was perfectly fine. "That's very impressive!" she praised, clapping her hands and lightly tickling both of them. They were soon a bunch of giggles.

"You're not on fire!" Hellboy said, his brain almost catching up to his mouth. "Why are you not on fire?" Abe looked at him. "Did you want her to be on fire?" he asked, raising a nonexistent eyebrow at his best friend. "Uh… No, but I mean… I thought she was going to go – you know!" he explained in a way that only he could. He looked at the girl playing with his kids and frowned a bit. "I don't like you," he said abruptly.

She looked over at him. "And that is perfectly fine," she responded. He glared at her and thus, the interrogation began. It like this:

Hellboy: Where are you from?

Everywhere

Hellboy: How old are you?

Older than You.

Hellboy: Who are you?

I believe I already told that.

Hellboy: Why are you fire-proof?

Why are you?

It carried on for about 20 minutes. Vague answers on her part and a growing frustration on his part led to Manning ordering everyone to bed (it was 10:00 pm so Liz didn't complain – her kids needed their sleep anyway). He then looked at the girl. "What'd you say your name was again?" "I said you may call me Kingdom," she replied with a smile. "… Fish Stick!" he yelled, looking for Abe. She frowned at this. "You shouldn't call them names," she scolded him. He looked down his nose at her. "I'll call them whatever I please. Including you, freak," he muttered that last part and told Abe to show her to her rooms.

She watched him leave and contemplated insulting him but decided that that may not be the best thing for tonight. She turned to Abe. "I don't like him," she told him bluntly. He blinked and stared at her. "Not everyone does," he replied, leading her down a series of twists and turns that he was certain she would never remember and worried a bit. "He is rude, chauvinistic, obviously sexist, oblivious to the real dangers in this world and the others, and I hope he chokes on something before I get to him first," she said, frowning. "That's… Here you are," he said. "I'll just leave you to get settled in then." He turned to leave. "Mr. Sapien," she said, causing him to pause. "Will you tell the others that in a few days I will have a gift for them? For being so nice and so very interesting? And that they might be surprised in the morning, so not to be alarmed?" She had a twinkle in her eyes and smile on her lips. He nodded, a bit curious. Before he could ask her what she meant, she bid him good night with a cheerful wave.