Wow you guys thanks so much for all the great reviews I can't tell you how happy it's made me!! YAY!! Anyway I was up until 1:30 last night finishing up this chapter, so I hope it's to everybody's liking. Keep reviewing at chapter 4 will be here soon!

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Hellboy...what an odd name didn't he have a nickname of some sort? Liz thought to herself the next morning as she awoke in her bed. In fact that name had been on her mind since early that morning when she got back to her room. It was amazing how fast the time had passed when Hellboy had been giving her the tour. But truth be told they had just been talking most of the time. And it was kind of nice.

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"Thanks." He responded to her quietly when the majority of the mess he had made was cleaned up. The two of them stood up and Liz found it necessary to dispose of the rag she had used to clean up the yellow goo off the floor.

"Where is the garbage She asked her eyes roaming.

"Oh over there" he said his eyes meeting her once more to the small garbage can in the corner. Liz proceeded to the device then returned under the ceiling fan that Hellboy was standing over.

"So I'm guessing your our latest member..."

"Yeah." She said in an quiet, distrusting tone. "Just got here last night."

"Yeah...I know"

Each of them shifted uncomfortable when Liz finally looked toward the radio that had inspired all the calamity earlier. And once again she couldn't help but smile.

"Your not very graceful you know..."

"Yeah" He said smiling. "I seem to get that a lot actually."

Each of them let out a pleasant laugh despite themselves. It was just something, Perhaps it was the fact that they were both tired and bored or maybe it was because it was generally funny. Yet neither of them could figure out why... But they each enjoyed seeing each other laugh.

After a while Hellboy finally asked Liz why she had come into the kitchen. And thinking about it he realized it was an extremely ignorant question.

"Well...actually I was little hungry. Is there anything around there that you haven't already spilled on the floor and/or eaten.?"

"He dropped his smile but refused to hold anger because she was still smiling at him.

"I'll have you know that I happen to be extremely careful with the majority of my deserts... So how do you feel about ice cream...?"

An hour later a certain large red man and a petite young women were walking around the compound and enjoying the concept of company. And after their very long debate about whether strawberry or chocolate was better Hellboy offered to show Liz around, but what he wouldn't admit was he actually just wanted to hear her voice as much as possible.

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A humble whistling sound was coming from the common room. And professor Broom couldn't quite place it but he swore it sounded like Hellboy? He approached with caution as he was not used to such a sound coming from his quick tempered son yet when he entered the room he was pleasantly surprised to see that his suspicions were correct and indeed his son was happily humming something he couldn't quote remember and it brought a well deserved smile to his face.

Abe was sitting nearby and just observed the large red man and was clearly as confused as the professor. But by chance Hellboy saw him in the doorway first and practically skipped over to his father in complete rapture. And it was as though the constant fighting they had experienced the day before had been forgotten as he gave his father a big hug that nearly crushed the old man's lungs.

"What in the world has gotten into you?!" He asked after he regained his breath.

"I believe it might be a certain brunette who lives down the hall." Abe replied as he pulled out a puzzle from a close by cupboard.

Hellboy's smile faded as he became annoyed with Abe's physic assumptions. Abe threw his hands up in defense and claimed he was sorry, so it didn't keep him down long. In fact he was sooner happy again than he was before,

"Oh... I see you and Ms. Sherman met" he said somewhat surprised. He slipped his glassed off his slim nose and made a handkerchief appear from his pocket and began to clean them furiously

"I hate to say this Hellboy, but you really do have a way of... Um...well not exactly giving of a good first impression to people. And as Abe said Liz is very sensitive in this stage of her life right now. So I can only hope you used your better judgment and didn't scare the poor girl." He said the last part somewhat furiously and glanced at Hellboy with contempt in his eyes.

But Hellboy just sighed and rolled his eyes. "I didn't do anything like that come on!" He dragged that sentence out for effect and took a seat next to Abe who seemed to just be finishing up the 500 piece puzzle he had started only moments ago.

"They actually seem to be getting along just fine professor. And in all fairness you were a bit overly protective of Liz. She is quite capable of taking care of herself you know." Abe said in his defense.

"Oh hell I know, I just can't help but feel sorry for her. The things that girl has experienced... Well it's just not fair that her stay here should have to be so unpleasant."

"What do you mean?" Hellboy hadn't even thought to ask Liz the night before what her ability had been. The two of them really only talked about simple little things like gossiping about fellow agents, and certain joke that the two shared. But now his curiosity was overriding him at the capabilities this women was had. She seemed so innocent so fragile. He couldn't even think that she could have something dangerous to hide. It just didn't seem like the type of person she was.

Abe and Broom glanced at each other knowingly so Broom cleared his throat and deiced to take his turn at speech.

"You see son, Elizabeth is a pyromaniac." He paused for a moment before he continued.

And Hellboy nodded knowingly. A fire starter...he never would have guessed it.

"There was actually an incident that convinced me she needed to be with the Bureau. About three months ago she was staying in a half way house in New York but sadly two men came into the room she was sharing with a girl named Leslie and well...they were drunk and tried to attack Liz and her roommate.

When Liz attempted to defend herself she lost her temper and most of the people in the wing were killed. Afterward Elizabeth didn't really have anywhere to go so she was sleeping on the streets. But after I read about the incident in the paper I did so research of my own and offered her a choice..."

All Hellboy knew was that he was happy she had made the choice she made...

"All finished!" Exclaimed Abe like a happy child.

"Nicely done." Exclaimed the Professor."Yeah great..." Responded Hellboy as he lit a cigar but upon doing so a familiar scent filled his senses and he knew that it was something other than the cigar smoke. In fact it kind of smelled like, rose oil? Hellboy took a deep breath and closed his eyes just absorbing the incredible wonderment that came from that scent.

"Good morning Liz." The professor and Abe said in unison. Hellboy opened his eyes. Was it actually possible that she was more beautiful during the day than in the night? He was beginning to think it was. Her hair flowed freely to her shoulders and her face seemed different somehow, maybe it was because it appeared not to be streaked with tears but it was the warming smile that came from her lips when she roamed around the room and noticed Hellboy sitting in the corner smoking. That was obviously not to his father's permission.

Her theory was proved correct as he too noticed the cigar and practical whipped it away from his mouth quickly stomping it out.

"Hello everyone." She replied in her usual tone.

The familiar sound of a pager went off and disrupted the lovely silence that stood between them all.

"Well they need me in the lab. I suppose I'll see you all later."

"Farewell professor" said Abe not even looking up from his latest project.

Liz eventually took a seat at a worn out chair close by. She could feel Hellboy looking at her once again. Why was he always doing that? She couldn't really figure it out, but for some reason being recognized by him wasn't so bad than it was with other people.

She got up and faced him. Still silent and somber. "Strawberry is more popular in the eastern cultures." She said in fake defense.

"But liz...Choloclate is just so much better." When the both began laughing even Abe didn't have the slightest clue why.

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They talked for some time. Actually lunch was being served when Liz said she was tired and required a nap. And after being teased for quite some time about how she already slept in late already she managed to get herself to the door.

"Hey Liz...?"

"Yeah" she said turning around

"Would you meet me on the roof tonight around 10?"

Liz thought it odd she didn't give an excuse or even think about it before answering she just smiled and said:

"Sure"

"Bye Liz"

"Bye Red"

Red hmm... He had to admit it had a nice ring to it.