John sat at the bar and sighed. He put his head in his hands and looked at his drink.

He missed Red.

He groaned to himself as he realized the fact that he missed Hellboy constantly telling him he was wrong, he missed him calling him Boy Scout, he missed him sighing as something attacked him and he had to save him, he missed…

Everything.

And he'd only been gone an hour!

"Hey there cutie, you look tense." Purred a voice behind him as a pair of hands began to sooth the muscles in his shoulders. John suppressed the urge to groan happily and looked at a hand that was so lovingly caressing his shoulders. What he saw was pale white skin, perfectly polished and clean nails, and a silver ring with a heavy black stone in the center. "Wow, you really tense up fast don't you?" The voice said right next to his ear.

John looked over and felt as if his face was on fire from his blush. As he looked the face over, he saw shoulder length black hair, pale skin, beautifully shaped pink lips, and the person's eyes were almost as black and cold as the stone in his ring.

"Do I have something on my face?"

"Huh? Oh! No, no, I just… umm… hehe." John put his hand behind his head in a nervous gesture and laughed nervously.

The man stepped back and smiled. John couldn't help it, but his eyes slowly wandered down the man's body. In his skin tight blue jeans and his black wife beater, John could see most of the contours of his body, including the muscles in his biceps and his thighs. But Hellboy's are better… Wait… did I just?

"Your mind seems to be wandering. Allow me to turn your attention back to the people in this room, if I may?" Asked the man as he sat down next to John and smiled, showing slightly longer canines than a human had a right to have. "My name isDacian." He said as he placed an arm so that it gently touched John's back, and John shifted in his chair slightly to get in a more comfortable position. "So what brings you to The Underground? A creature of the light such as yourself should be above, showing the world your glory." He said in a voice that could send shivers up your spine just by hearing it. "What is your name anyway?"

John smiled a bit shyly. "My name is John, I'm here for my birthday, and I've never been called a creature of the light before."

"Your birthday?" Dacian said happily. "That's wonderful! How old are you?"

"Uh, well…"

"Never mind, would you join me for this dance?" He asked as he stood up and held out his hand. Just as John was about to take it, a red hand was on his shoulder and he was turned around in his chair.

"I made it just in time." Hellboy said with a smile. "I'm sorry I kept you waiting Boy Scout, but keeping hidden all the way here is a pain in the… Oh hey Dacian!" Hellboy said with a grin. "Taking care of the birthday boy for me?"

Dacian grinned. "So, you were waiting on Red to get here. That makes since on why you were sitting alone." He said, although, John noticed, his smile got even colder when Hellboy put his normal arm around his waist. "Are you two…?"

John's face turned red. "What? N-!"

"What's it to ya if we are?" Hellboy asked with a grin, loving to watch John squirm.

"Well, if you aren't, then I'd like to dance with him."

"You can do that even if we are." Hellboy said and unconsciously pushed John behind him a little. "Are you asking if you can?"

"Everyone knows you are not the most… graceful of things on a dance floor Red." Dacian said with a slightly warmer grin. "I just want him to see what a real dance is like with a man."

"Hellboy, maybe we should just go?" John asked as he saw Hellboy tense up a bit. He shook his head.

"No. Go out there and have fun for a dance first, then we can go somewhere and be alone." He said as he turned and gently touched his cheek. John shivered, knowing it was an act, but wishing that it wasn't, and walked out to the dance floor with Dacian.


See? Slightly longer!

Kinda...

Love,

Dana & Andi