Chapter 2

I do not own 'Hellboy' or 'Little Vampire'

"Vampires?" Hellboy bellowed making Anna and Rudolph jump at the tone of his voice. "What the hell? They're just kids! I bet they must have used that 'child innocence thing' to suck the life out of hundreds of people!"

"No!" Anna suddenly said making all of the others stop and stare at her, "we would never hurt anyone, we want to be human. Please don't burn us!"

Liz turned to Anna, "We're not going to burn you, whatever than means, and Red just overreacted its okay"

"Red, these children are innocent" Abe said, "they did nothing to hurt anyone, they are the most harmless of vampires"

Liz turned back to the children, "What are your names?" she asked.

"I'm Anna" Ana replied and then Rudolph spoke.

"My name is Rudolph" he said and Hellboy snickered.

"What like Santa's reindeer or something?" Hellboy joked and Liz turned to glare at him.

"Red, stop it!" she warned and then she turned back to the vampire children, "Can you tell us why you were here?"

"It was only temporary" Rudolph said, "We were staying here while mother and father went out to find a permanent home for us to live. We had to move because the vampire hunter back home found us and we didn't want to risk him finding us again so we moved"

"Was there anyone else here with you?"

"Yes our older brother, Gregory, he's sixteen… wait a minute… Gregory! Where could he be? He wouldn't have just left us"

"We didn't see anybody else here. We searched the building and didn't find anybody"

Rudolph and Anna glanced at each other in worry and then back to Liz. "What are we going to do now? Mother and father won't be back for at least a few more days"

Liz thought for a moment, "Why don't you two come back with us? It's not safe for you to be here anymore"

"But what about mother and father? And Gregory?" Anna said, "How will they know where we are?"

"Don't worry, we'll figure out a way to contact them and let them know where you are. C'mon, we should go before it gets light out"

The two children turned to each other still a little unsure about the idea but then turned and nodded as Liz stood and held out a hand to both children. Rudolph and Anna stood as they each took a hand and Liz led them out to the truck with Hellboy and Abe following behind. They all walked out of the building and headed towards the truck and piled inside. The lights in the truck had been dimmed down enough so that the vampire children wouldn't be burned and they were soon on their way. Anna and Rudolph sat on either side of Liz as they sat on one side of the truck and Hellboy and Abe sat on the other. The ride back was quiet for a few minutes and then Rudolph spoke.

"Where are we going, ma'am?" Rudolph asked and Liz turned to him with a smile.

"We're going to a place called the BPRD, Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense you'll be safe there and it's where we live. And you don't need to call me 'ma'am', my name is Liz Sherman. My friends here are Hellboy and Abe"

Liz pointed out who Hellboy and Abe were as she named them.

"Is 'Liz' short for 'Elizabeth'?" Anna asked.

"Yes, but I prefer to be called Liz. 'Elizabeth' is just too long of a name for me"

The two were quiet again as the ride to the BPRD continued, both children still unsure how on earth their brother and parents would possibly find them.

Gregory flew out of the building in bat form hoping to spot his younger siblings on the ground from a bird's eye view but had no such luck. After circling the building for a third and final time, Gregory finally came to the conclusion that they were no longer in the building as he began to fly away from the building. He spotted a large truck parked in front of the building just in time to see a corner of Anna's red dress as it was practically the only color that was bright enough to be spotted in the dark.

That must be them! Gregory thought No one else in the world has a red dress like that these days

The door to the truck closed as the truck began to drive away and Gregory attempted to fly after the truck but he wasn't fast enough. Gregory fought to keep the truck in his view and was just barely able to see it as he continued to try and follow it. As the truck drove off, Gregory was forced to stop following it as the sun began to slowly rise and he quickly tried to find a dark alley to hide in for the day until the night came again. He was only just able to find a dark enough alley just in time before the sun would fully rise and he made sure no one was around before transforming back into his normal vampire form. Gregory walked down the dark alley way for awhile thankful that no one was around to bother him. He was lucky as he found an empty and abandoned apartment to stay in for the day and he made sure that no light was able to get in before finding a spot to rest until the night came once again.

I hope I can find them before mother and father gets back Gregory thought knowing the horror of his father's wrath if he found out what had happened to his two youngest children. Either way, I am so dead.

The truck finally came to a stop and the door opened as Hellboy and Abe stood and walked out of the truck. Liz also stood and moved to walk out of the truck but stopped and turned to the two vampire children. Rudolph and Anna hadn't moved from their spots in the truck as they were still very nervous about this new place they were now in.

"Its okay" Liz said, "There's nothing here that's going to hurt you, you're safe"

The two children stayed where they were for a moment before standing and walking with Liz out of the truck as they each took hold of Liz's hands. Hellboy and Abe were waiting for them as Liz and the children walked out of the truck. The lights in the BPRD had also been dimmed as Abe had informed everyone of the situation and were carrying on with whatever they were doing not minding the two vampire children. The group began to walk down the hallways and the two children were constantly looking around in curiosity.

"This place is so big" Anna said, "its amazing"

"Yep" Hellboy replied, "It's gotta be when they have us running around everywhere, think of it as a big indoor backyard"

Rudolph and Anna smiled as they began to get a little more comfortable with their surroundings. As they walked, they all soon reached the library and Hellboy opened the large doors for everyone to walk inside. As soon as everyone was inside, Rudolph and Anna stared at their new surroundings in awe as they gazed at all of the large bookshelves that filled almost every wall in the room. Rudolph and Anna instantly let go of Liz's hands as they moved to wander around the library and their faces lit up at the sight of all the books.

"Rudolph, look!" Anna cried, "There must be thousands… no millions of books in here! Oh, how exciting!"

"I wonder how long it will take to read them all" Rudolph replied.

The others watched the children as Liz smiled and she turned to Abe, "It seems as though you have some new reading buddies, Abe" she said.

"I think so too, Liz" Abe replied and they watched as Anna rushed to a nearby book shelf and she gasped.

"Rudolph, I found the romance novels!" she said, "Look at them all!"

Abe snickered as he walked over to Anna, "You know, you can borrow any book you want if you like"

"I can? Really?"

"Of course"

"Rudolph, did you hear that?"

Anna rushed over to her brother who was busy looking at the adventure section to tell him the news and Abe returned to the others as Liz sat down on a nearby couch.

"I need to go do some work" Abe said, "I'll be back later"

Liz nodded as Abe left the library and Anna returned to the romance section. She stood in front of the book case and she reached up to grab a certain book but she couldn't quite reach it. Hellboy walked over to Anna.

"Need a lift, little miss?" Hellboy said as he suddenly picked Anna up so she could reach the book she wanted. Anna was at first surprised but then smiled as she reached out and plucked the desired book off of the shelf and Hellboy set her down.

"Thank you, sir" Anna said as she slightly curtsied.

"Hey, no need to say that" Hellboy said, "Just either call me 'Hellboy' or 'Red' I don't go by 'sir' whatsoever"

Anna smiled and then nodded as she skipped over to the couch Liz was sitting on and Anna sat down beside her and opened her new found book. Rudolph soon found a book that he liked and he too joined them by the couch but he remained on the floor as he lay on his stomach comfortably with a pirate book full of exciting pirate pictures. Liz stood from the couch and walked over to Hellboy as the two children continued to read and look through their books.

"They're so innocent" Liz said, "How could anyone turn them into vampires at such a young age?"

"I dunno, babe" Hellboy replied, "I'm more worried about what happens when we meet the parents, they might not be as innocent as the kids. I dunno about you but I'd like to keep my blood in my body"

"I'm sure they'll understand once we explain things to them"

The doors to the library suddenly burst open making the vampire children jump as Agent Manning burst into the room.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Manning demanded, "Bringing these bloodsucking freaks into my Bureau!"

Anna and Rudolph immediately rushed from their spots as Anna hid behind Hellboy and Rudolph behind Liz.

"Manning, shut up will you?" Hellboy said but Manning just grew more frustrated.

"You were only supposed to go in, kill that entity, and get out. Not get in and bring home two little bloodsuckers. Some agents like being alive and not be willing blood donors to these two… things!"

"But we don't drink human blood!" Rudolph said, "We drink cow's blood and nothing else"

"They were alone and scared, Manning" Liz said, "We couldn't just leave them there"

"Of course you couldn't! Because every freak you bring in here needs a home, doesn't it? And that just gives me more things to do, more paperwork to fill out, more agents to keep track of, more demands! Ugh, I swear someday I'm going to get too old for this and then you'll really be screwed"

And with that, Manning turned and stormed back out of the library grumbling the entire way out. Anna and Rudolph exchanged glances at each other with slight fear and confusion as they gradually came out from behind Hellboy and Liz.

"Who was that scary man?" Anna asked, "did we do something wrong?"

"No, you didn't do anything wrong" Liz assured, "That was just agent Manning, he just gets a little cranky at times. Don't worry about him; he's the least of our problems"

The two children seemed to understand as they returned to their spots and continued to read even though they were still a little edgy about the encounter with Manning. Hellboy soon left to return to his and Liz's room to sleep while Liz remained with the vampire children. After some time, the two said that they were getting tired and Liz decided to show them where their room would be. Liz was lucky to find that a room was available close to hers and Hellboy's room as she led Rudolph and Anna into the room. The room was basically the same as any room as there was a bed in the middle against the wall and sat on a slightly higher ledge with three steps leading up to it. The closet and dresser was on one side of the wall and a bookcase sat on the other against the wall with a few books on it. The room also had a conjoined bathroom and any windows in the room had thick curtains that were pulled shut so no light could get in.

"My room is just down the hall if you need anything" Liz said and the two children nodded.

"We mostly sleep during the day" Rudolph said, "I'm sure we'll be just fine"

Liz nodded and bid the two children goodnight before leaving the room, closing the door behind her and heading to her room she shared with Hellboy to sleep.