New Chapter! I don't have much to say up here, so imma start writing now…
Abe's pov
"Sorry but, do I know you?" she said with a puzzled look on her face.
I could feel myself grow pale.
"Adriana, it's me! Abraham Sapien?" I said cautiously.
"I'm terribly sorry, but I can't recall ever meeting you and given your looks, I think I would've remembered." She said politely.
I rushed to get the doctors.
"Well, there's nothing wrong with her. It seems that she is just in shock and needs more time to recover. Usually patients with this problem remember after a specific moment that has happened before. Give her time and I'm sure she'll remember everything."
Red, Liz, Meyers and Manning met with me in the hallway.
Manning was mad because now he had to wait even longer to question her about the man in the cave.
Red and Meyers were mad at Manning for being such a jerk and Liz was worried for me, I could tell.
The Doctors said that since there was nothing physically wrong with Adriana, save some sore muscles, that she should leave the medical wing.
I led her to the library so that I could keep a close eye on her.
Adriana's pov
"Oh, it's so beautiful here!" I said sighing and investigating the closest bookshelf.
"Adriana, I'm going to ask you some questions, just to help myself assess the extent of your memory loss." He said, sitting on the couch with a pen and paper.
I sat down opposite him, "Ok, whatever helps."
"Where were you born?"
"Grand Rapids, Minnesota."
"Correct, do you have any special abilities?"
"Yes, I can control paper."
"Correct, where are we now?"
"Um… the library? I'm not sure where, but since everyone addresses people as 'agent' I'm guessing its run by the government."
"Alright, to you recall any missions that you've been on?"
"No."
"Do you recall any severe injuries you've sustained in your lifetime?"
"Well, in 2nd grade I was climbing a tree and fell and broke my arm and I have these cuts all over my body now so… yeah."
"Ok, well, thank you Adriana."
"You're welcome Agent Sapien." She said with a weak smile.
"Please, call me Abe."
"Only if you call me Adriana."
"Very well, Adriana."
I put my hand to my head. What was that? I thought a memory?
Shrugging it off, I grabbed a pile of books and busied myself reading. Abe got in his tank and began reading his books on stands, tapping the glass when he needed the pages turned. A strong feeling of Déjà vu flashed through me, but I ignored it. After a quick dinner Liz brought me to my room.
"Hey Adriana?"
"Yes Agent Sher- Liz?" I said, stumbling on my words.
"Don't try and worry about not remembering, ok? If you put too much strain on yourself then it'll take longer to regain your memory."
"Thanks, I'll try not to focus on it." I said half smiling.
She left and I fell down on the bed. I looked around the room, trying to get myself to recognize it. I soon fell into a fitful sleep.
Abe's pov
I lay floating in my tank, a memory from just yesterday flashing through my mind over and over again…
"Whatever is in there, it is extremely powerful. We'll need to be very careful inside."
"We're always careful." Red said, earning an eye roll from Liz.
"Don't worry, Abe, it's going to be ok." She said, hugging me.
It's going to be ok. Her words echoed in my mind. I was beginning to lose faith in those words. Everything had gone disastrously wrong on that mission. Red and Liz were cut off from us, we lost two whole teams of agents, and Adriana was nearly killed and now had no memory of the BPRD or any of us.
This is all my fault… I never should have let Adriana come with us… I thought, mentally kicking myself for not stopping her.
That's when I got an idea…
Adriana's pov
I awoke to the smell of bacon. Sitting up I noticed that Liz had brought me breakfast and left a note that read; Adriana- Manning says that you're on recovery time until you regain your memory, but try not to push it too hard! –Liz.
I sighed and ate my breakfast silently. After a hot shower and a thorough examination of my nearly-healed stitches all over my body, I headed towards the Library.
I walked in and looked around for something that I might feel the slightest bit of remembrance for. I wandered to a book on the documented abilities possessed by humans.
Flipping to the page that described my power I read a familiar and then an unfamiliar paragraph. The first paragraph seemed like old knowledge… but the second part intrigued me.
'The Paper Master ability is very protective of its host. If the power itself is threatened and the host can no longer fight back, it will take control of the host and eliminate the threat. This normally drains most of their remaining energy and it is not unusual for a host to be in a coma for up to a month.'
Damn, it says nothing about memory loss… I thought sadly.
"Oh! Adriana! I hope you are doing better?" Abe said walking down the spiral staircase.
"Not much I'm afraid… This whole memory thing is really frustrating me!" I looked back at the book once before closing it and putting it back on the shelf.
Just as I was turning around, a pair of lips met mine.
A flood of memories came roaring back.
The jolt of the elevator in the BPRD lobby's floor.
The thud of my head against the mat as I fell from my paper board.
The whinny of the kelpie and the laughter of Hellboy as Manning cowered on the ground.
The embarrassment of falling on Abe's lap on the plane.
The pure terror and worry just before the lion pounced and the painful weight as I'm being crushed.
The feeling of pure joy as I'm kissing Abe in the hospital.
The terrible darkness of the cave.
The searing pain as blood gushes from me.
But then they were gone.
And I was kissing Abe again.
He broke the kiss and looked away blushing as I stood there stunned.
"That didn't work did it…?" He said, heartbroken.
"I… I'm sorry." I looked at him, wondering just how much he had meant to me.
"No, it's not your fault." He sighed and broke our embrace, walking towards his tank.
I hugged him from behind, tears falling down my face, "Yes it is, and I am so, so sorry Abe."
Oh noes!
