It had been three months since they'd left Antarctica, so Kit was already starting to show.
Thanks to such a thing, she was on maternity leave, and had a bed closer to the ground.
The cats seemed sympathetic, and rubbed against her bulging stomach with purrs.
Hellboy had started teasing her at first, but the moment the mood swings hit, everyone hit the deck!
She was either overly violent, sarcastic, crying, depressed, hungry, or clingy…
Which was why everyone hid from her…
When they tried to find her for her check-up, they found she was gone.
Everyone split up to search, including a worried Hellboy and Abe.
The former found her in one of the least-frequented rooms, sitting in front of a shrine.
Four pictures were amid a group of lit candles, and the red-skinned demon immediately recognized them.
'It still hurts her…'
The main one was of her sensei, whom the shrine was probably initially created for, with the pictures of her parents on either side on a lower level.
Two steps below and right in front, was a hand-drawn picture of Kasai.
Kit seemed silent, gazing at the pictures with sad, half-lidded eyes.
One 'paw' was on her stomach, and the other made her sure it didn't fall to the floor in-between her Indian-style crossed legs.
"…Kid…"
Wait, that didn't seem right now…
True, she'd always be a kid to him, but she was about to have her own child in a few months time…
"…Hey, Kitty…"
She looked over her shoulder at him, and nodded ever so slightly.
"Hey, Red…"
"…Ya feeling alright? I mean…"
"I'm feeling fine…I'm sorry I tried to skip my check-up…"
"Tell that to Blue…"
She smiled, softly and almost unnoticeably.
"Yeah…I guess so…"
She was surprised when he lifted her up off the ground, like when she'd been crying not three months ago.
"Look, life takes things away. Trust me, I know…"
She nodded, cuddling into his chest.
"…But life gives ya things, too. It may have taken yer parents, but it's given ya another family."
Nodding, Kit started nodding off.
"I know…"
She yawned softly…
"…But the past will always haunt me…"