Still don't own Hellboy! Also, thank you very much to all of my viewers and cookies for my reviewers, if I could give you cookies. I apologize for all of the typos, I jumped the gun and put it up without proof reading!
A short time and a hot shower later, Abby sits in her room wearing a black form fitting t-shirt and army green cargo pants that cling to her curves before flaring out around her legs. Her favorite work boots are now scrubbed and sitting by the door as she goes threw her duffle bag.
When a knock comes at the door she doesn't even look up but calls for them to enter.
A woman that appears to be about 40 comes in and holds out her hand, "Hello Miss Marsel. I'm Agent Tores but you can call me Maggie. Your father sent me to take you shopping for clothes."
Abby looks up and shakes the hand then motions to the piles of clothes she has around her, "Well I hate to disappoint but I'm not as bad off as I would have daddykins think."
Maggie chuckles and shakes her head, "Well then is there anything else you need?"
Abby tilts her head slightly trying to think of anything she may need and reaches up to scratch her head stopping the second her hand hits her head and looks up at Maggie, "Well there is one things I've been meaning to do."
Some time later Abe is floating around in his tank and getting a little antsy. Ever since the little incident of him being thrown around like a rag doll he had been trying to do a bit of training in the gym so he could a least have a chance at defending himself.
He looks up at the clock and notes that Manning's daughter should be well on her way to shopping but still be long enough that he could do a bit of training.
So he slips out of his tank and heads for the gym.
When he gets to the hall leading to the gym he hears music coming from the closed gym doors.
He finds this odd because none of the agents train while blaring music over the main speakers because most of them didn't like the same music.
He makes a slight detour that takes him to the balcony overlooking the gym and peaks through.
Out in the middle of the gym a young woman with dirty-blond hair that is angled up from slightly below her chin stands in the center of the gym surrounded by several buckets of water.
She slowly brings one of her leg up, her foot drawing the bottom of her army green cargo pants up from the opposite ankle.
She brings her foot back, falling into a fighting stance and as she turns her head Abe notices that the hair at the back of her head was dark brown, cut close to her head and spiked out.
At first Abe isn't sure who she is until she takes a deep breath, closing her eyes as she does, and as she exhales the water in the buckets begins to rise and swirl.
After a few seconds the water begins to dart towards her, and around her. She dodges and twist around and soon she isn't fighting the water she's dancing with it. And not the smooth dance you think of when you think water, the harsh dance that good girls only do when they think no ones watching.
Suddenly Abe realizes just that. She thinks she's alone, free of her father and his babysitters. Safe to just be herself. Slowly Abe backs up towards the door but as he starts to pull the door closed it creaks and as he yanks it closed he hears water hitting the floor and Abigail's voice ringing out over the music, "Hello? Is someone there?"
Abe stands there for a moment until he feels her mind searching for the one that interrupted her, so he quickly dashes back to his tank, hoping that Manning doesn't find out cause he has to hear about Hellboy's screw ups enough he doesn't want to add his own.
Abby glares up at the balcony door. She knows she heard it creaking and when she tried to investigate she felt the same presence as when she arrived. Who ever it is, is spying on her and she doesn't like it.
Damn, she thought, I really need to stop letting my guard down. Remember what happened last time old girl. She mental and physically gives her self a shake and sets about cleaning up the water, returning it all to the buckets scattered around the room.
Several hours later finds Abby in the kitchen looking for a midnight snack when the door creaks behind her causing her to spin around in time to see the door swing shut.
Abe had been trying to read for ever but he kept being draw back to what he say in the gym.
Abe practically slapped himself, The princess is barely gone and your falling for another girl. I have final lost it. I blame Red.
Abe sighs and pulls himself from the tank and trudges towards the kitchen, Maybe a quick bite to eat will calm me down.
As he reaches the kitchen door he hears movement on the other side, Not again!
Slowly he pushes the door open and he catches a glimpse of Abigail in a tight grey tank top and baggy black sweat pants before the door creaks and he steps back letting it swing shut he stands there for a moment listening.
He's about to walk away when he hears her voice in his head, I know you can hear me! And I promise not to hurt you if you tell me why you've been spying on me.
Abe blinks for a moment before closing his eyes and concentrating on his reply, I wasn't spying. Intentionally, I was just in the right place at the wrong time.
He hears her snort through the door and start to move towards it and he panics, Please don't!
He hears her stop and then hears her talk out loud, "Why? I can tell your hiding something. Which means our physic like me, cause I may not be that good but only other physics have been able to hide things from me that well."
Abe blinks before turning his head towards the door to reply, "I don't want you to see me. Women tend to freak out when they see me."
Abby blinks at his latest response, "That's what you're hiding, what you look like?"
She hears him shift slightly, "Yes."
Abby shrugs and grabs the sandwich she had just made and spins around plopping to the floor and leans against the door frame. "Right, you just can't talk to pretty girls if you can see them, can you?"
She hears a soft chuckle from the other side of the door. She takes a bite of her sandwich and waits a minute before speaking again. "Well I can tell you that I am not easily freaked. My goddaughter has a cat tail and ears."
"Really?"
Abby smiles, she can feel the curiosity come off of him through the door. "Tell you what, at least tell me your name and I'll tell you a bit about her."
She hears him shift and sit on the opposite side of the door before answering, "Abe,"
Abby smiles, "Well Abe. I'm Abby. So long version or short."
"What fun is a short version?"
Abby can hear the laughter in his voice and it's almost calming.
Several hours later both have found out bits and pieces about the other, but not anything that really defines them or their past, when Abby's sentence is cut short by her biggest yawn of the night.
Upon hearing it Abe chuckles, "I think it's time you got to bed."
"But I'm not sleepy!" Abby's words may have had more affect if she had not yawned in the middle.
Abe chuckled and stood up, hearing Abby do the same.
Abby put her hand to the door, "but I was havein so much fun!"
Abe chuckled again before an idea struck him, "I have as well but I think the kitchen floor would be rather uncomfortable. Besides I have a feeling we will meet again."
Abby sighed and went to clean her plate, "Well then good night."
"Pleasant dreams." Came the reply from the other side of the door, and she listened as his steps retreated down the hall.
The next day Manning had to regain her attention several time as she kept focusing on the men walking past, listening to see if any of them were Abe.
Her father finally gave up on talking to her and gave her some books to study, a couple being Hellboy comics which made her laugh. The old fart really thinks I'm that dense!
Abby propped herself up against a wall and tried to read, unsuccessfully.
A short while later she looks up to see a dark haired woman wearing a black one piece bathing suit with shorts pulled over them and a towel draped over her arm.
Abby immediately jumps up and intercepts her, "Excuse me, sorry to bother you."
The woman jumps slightly but smiles at her, "Not at all. Can I help you with something?"
Abby smiles back, "Yeah, you seem to be dressed as if this place had a pool."
Liz laughs slightly, "That would be because there is. I'll show you where it's at. I could actually use some company if you want."
Abby's eyes light up and she grabs Liz's hand dragging her to her room so that Abby can change.
Liz laughs as she is drug down the hall, "I'm Liz by the way."
Abby slows down slightly in front of her door, just long enough to throw the door open and pull Liz thru. "I'm Abby. Give me just a minute."
Liz smiles and shakes her head as Abby starts throwing things around trying to find her bathing suit.
As Abby charges into the bathroom Liz looks around at her room; Plain white walls, grey carpet, a wooden dresser, a twin bed with white sheets. Nothing to make it Abby's room.
Liz looks up as Abby leaves the bathroom in a turquoise bikini and pulling a pair of black painter's pants over it.
"I see you haven't had time to decorate." Liz states while motioning to the room.
Abby looks up from digging up a towel and glances around, "You know, I didn't even think about it when my dad sent that agent to take me shopping for clothes I should have gone with her and got stuff. I never really had a place I could decorate before so it didn't register."
As the two starts down the hall Liz smiles a bit, "Tell you what, after we swim if you can get the card off your dad I'll go shopping with you. I want to pick up some new clothes anyway."
Abby turns to her with big shiny eyes, "Would you?"
Liz laughs and nods her head, only to be squashed in a hug by Abby, "Thank you! That lady he sent was like twice my age I don't think I could have shopped with her anyway."
Liz pats her on the back slightly before backing up a bit, "Hey no problem. What are friends for?"
Abby smiled and the pair continued down the hall chatting about their later endeavor. They soon pass thru a set of double door that opens to reveal a large pool area with a diving board at one end and ledges to sit in the water at the other.
Abby was in awe, Vanessa had taken her to a couple of public pools before but nothing like this.
Liz just shook her head and laid her towel off to the side and pulled off her shorts slipping into the water at the shallow end.
Abby quickly shed her pants throwing them and the towel to the side and diving into the deep end and bobbing up to the surface a few seconds later.
Liz laughed as Abby swam around in circles a bit. Liz couldn't help but think that she couldn't wait for Abby to meet Abe.
After paddling around a bit Abby pulls herself out of the water and looks at Liz, "I'm gonna try something real fast so don't freak on me, ok?"
Liz just quirks an eyebrow and nods her head watching intently as Abby stands at the edge of the Deepest part of the water.
Abby takes a deep breath and slowly closes her eyes, she then steps out on to the surface of the water with one foot than the other. Abby slowly walks across the surface of the water until she is in the middle of the deep end.
She then opens her eyes and smiles at Liz before closing them again, taking a deep breath, raising both hands straight above her head, and dropping straight down into the water.
A/N: I once again thank all of my reviewers! I love you all! Keep them comin' please!!