Hey Hey Lovelies! This is a filler chapter. Maybe I'll throw in Nash on a mission in a next one. But in the mean time ENJOY and Review!

None of us where allowed to see Abe after the accident, at least until they got him into a stable-er condition. I was torn up inside, I felt I was loosing him. The only one I'd come to trust... my connection to the past I was so unwilling to let go.

But besides from being sad, I was furious. I was going to find out who did this, and maybe kick Devon's ass in the process. God that man was daft. So who did that leave for me to talk with? Johann? After the incident on the plane? I think I'd rather pass.

But there was Kate. Mistrustful of me as she was I had to give her a chance.

I knocked lightly on Corrigan's office door. "Come in." her voice said from the other end.

Opening the door slowly I poked my head through before fully entering. "Can we talk?" I asked quietly.

She looked taken aback but nodded and gestured to the chair across from her.

"I don't know what to do..." I tried. "I know Devon must know something, he was right there."

She sighed. "I don't know whats wrong with him. But maybe he really doesn't know anything-"

"He has to. I just wish I wouldn't have left him alone." I confessed. "Maybe if I'd been there I could have been the one who'd been shot and not him."

Kate looked at me baffled. "Zander-"

"I know, I know. You don't trust me, and I get that. After what happened in 72', I wouldn't trust me either. And I know you don't understand why I'm suddenly so protective of Abe." I sighed. "I miss how things used to be. When I left, it tore me apart. The Bureau was my life, and me and HB were a team. He had my back and I had his, no matter what. When I got here I was afraid no one would have remembered him, everyone would be to new. But Abe..." my mind flashed across his shot up bleeding body. "He misses it to, I- I don't know I guess I just see him as a connection to all of that. But listening to everything he's been through. Hell. No one deserves to have to go through all that."

Kate examined me for a minute. "I can understand that. And look, its not that- its nothing against you. I've studied folklore all my life and there's never been anything to indicate that vampires-"

"That vampires can be anything other then mindless killing machines right? Yeah, but it's like I told Abe; He was angry about 'being an advanced form of the things we've been fighting for sixteen years.' It's not about what we're supposed to be. I'm supposed to be a mindless killing machine... and well I'm not. I try not to be. But I mean its always going to be there, and if it wasn't for my mother's blood in my veins I probably wouldn't have even that control." I sighed. "Would you trust Ben if he came back?"

She looked at me intently a few seconds before answering. "Yes. Yes I would." she looked down. "I guess that makes me a hypocrite, right?"

"Not at all. I get it, I really do."

She looked up. "You really do care about Abe don't you?"

"As much as I do my brother."

Nodding she asked, "You and Hellboy where really close, huh?"

"Oh yeah, I knew him since before he could talk. I remember he love noodles, and then one of the army guys made him eat pancakes." I laughed. "Never stopped lovin 'em since."

Kate actually laughed. "Nope, never did." she agreed. "You know, I was the last one to see him before he quit. He told me he was going to Africa." She looked past me as if she could see it replying before her. "Then... where ever the wind blows." she clapped her hands together. "And I said 'good for him'."

"It is. That's what he was supposed to do. Everything happens for a reason." I looked away. "I just don't understand why this had to happen to Abe." I said lowly, running my fingers through my hair. "What if he's not alright? I mean, what if he's paralyzed, or can't speak anymore," I thought out load. "Wha—What if he just... doesn't make it?"

Kate looked sadly back at me. "Let's just pray everything turns out, Ok." she said. "For now... it's all we can do."

A knock make me turn before Devon entered the room. I shot up, my fists instinctively curling into fists.

"Kate, I wanted to talk to you about-" I cut across him by pushing him out of my way.

"I'll talk to you late, Kate." I said before closing the door swiftly behind me.

One good thing was I don't think Kate mistrusts me as much, which is good. I'd like to be her friend.

A bad thing? Suddenly every time I looked at Devon I had an overwhelming urge to punch him, smack him, kick him... rip his throat...

I stopped dead in the hall. These feelings were getting out of control. If I didn't keep myself in check then I just might end up moving to British Columbia and living out the rest of my days as a survivalist with Ben. God, that was the last thing I needed right now was to snap and kill another agent... even one as pathetic and worthless as Devon.

'But its been so long since you've had a good meal. Let's face it, blood packs and raw steaks can only get you so far. And imagine how powerful you would be with human blood to nourish your tissues. Sate your hunger. Abe would thank you for it...'

"Shut up, shut up, shut UP!" I groaned, pounding my fist against me head. An Agents walking by hurried past looking worried. Great.

"Nyaida? Are you alright?" A familiar German voice came. Really great.

"Wha- Johann, I'm fine." I lied. "Headaches'all." he nodded.

"It is a terrible thing that happened to Abraham... If you wanted to talk-"

I hurried past him. "I'll remember that, I uh, I'm feeling a little nauseous I'm going to have a lye down..." Yeah, I'll hit you up on that in 1000 years. Man there was something up around here. Devon knows something about what happened and Johann... well hell only knows what he's got hiding behind that mask he wears.

When I got to my room I felt even more alone then usual. The one and only person I could be really open with is now lying, half dead and unconscious in a hospital bed. Where is Hellboy when you need him.

A hole suddenly opened in my chest, like a sick cavern had replaced my stomach and my heart sank into it.

"HB... where the hell are you?" I mumbled. "If you ever plan to come back... now is the time. Please I need you here." I sighed shakily. "I can't believe everything I missed. I should have at least come back when you lost the Professor... I could have at least done that much." I punched my leg. "God Damn it..."

Kate looked down at the paper on her desk and reread the same paragraph over a few times before pushing it away and sighing. Maybe I had been wrong about, Zander. She thought. Looking over at the clock she groaned lowly. I can understand how she feels... Hell, I am a hypocrite. Hellboy supposed to be a demon isn't he... and I would trust him no matter what the circumstances. Then there was Abe. Jesus...what's going on these days. Finally we win the frog war and for a day everything seemed that maybe it could get better... then Hell comes to earth.

So there ya have it. Kate's starting to trust Nyaida, and Johann's being creepy. If you read the comics you know what's up with him. And if you don't I suggest you do! But if your low on funds as I am NASH has a solution. Download this thing called. "ComicRack." Free and easy, look it up on google. Ok, now google seach what ever BPRD issue you want, say BPRD Hell on Earth New World 1 CBR and look for a download on a site like, rapidshare, ineedfile, hotfile, or megaupload (theres a few others to) And Viola! You just open it on the newly downloaded ComicRack and you got yur self the new issue. THANKS4READING *Throws cookiez at computer screen*