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The air was thick with the obviousness of a storm coming. The scent of water fragranced the sky and brought the promise of rain in the near by future. The grass moved with sincere excitement as the wind passed by, and even the ugly powerful gate used to keep out intruders was being challenged by the mighty thunder in the distance.

And Hellboy watched all of this from the vast roof that he had been sitting on for quite some time. He needed somewhere to think, somewhere to just... Think...about her. Every time he closed his eyes he saw her face. Those big brown eyes haunted his mind, but in all honesty he didn't even care. She made him feel something that he had never even knew existed.

He heard the loud sound of the fire escape latter pulled forward and turned around to greet the face that had molded itself to his heart. Yet half way up her leg appeared to get stuck in one the more rusted steps of the latter, she confirmed this by losing her grip and releasing one the hand that held her and letting out a small screech that had Hellboy instantly up and moving on his feet. He rushed over to Liz and placed his large arm around her own.

"Hold on!" He insisted

She naturally did as she was told and allowed him to pull her upward. And her weight being no problem for his stature he used his tight grip and wrapped his arms around her waist in an effort to steady her once her feet hit the ground.

"Are you OK?" He asked with obvious concern

As she caught her breath and looked up at him forgetting the danger that left her only moments ago a gentle breeze blew by and forced her hair to blow in front of her face. And her still being in his embrace he silently, without taking his eyes away from hers took a piece of hair and carefully placed it behind her ear.

"Um...yeah I'm alright. Thanks."

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Several seconds that seemed like an unworthy lifetime passed before they each parted and each took a seat on some old box holders nearby.

They sat there in silence before Liz finally decided to be the one to break it.

"There not very accurate..."

"Huh?"

"Those pictures of you..." She looked away as she said this. "Your a lot smaller in person."

He just smiled and shook he's head. "So I guess you have heard of me then."

"Well how could I not, you are on almost every tabloid cover at least once a month. And I have to admit I thought you were a promotional gimmick or something."

"Yeah, well everyone around here tries to make it look that way. I suppose most half- demon, half-man need to be kept under wraps."

Liz paused before she continued her integration. "So it's true then, that you...well more or less came from the depths of hell?"

At this question he seemed like he didn't know what to say so he said nothing. And each let the silence pass over them once again.

"I'm sorry...I'm the last person who should be making judgments or asking stupid questions..."

He looked up from the stain that his eyes had been focused on and realized he had insulted her during his thinking.

"No. It's all right. I just... You know I can remember when I was little I used to get upset easily because of my fist. And I used to try and break things. Just to get even with everyone around for trying to constantly keep me down. Everybody was afraid of me... Even at one time my own father. It takes me a long time to gain people's trust.

"... I don't want it to be the same with you Liz." He looked over his shoulder to see Liz looking at him intently with one of those gazes that could drive him mad.

"I know exactly what you mean." She said. She got up and sat closer to him her eyes never leaving his. She held out her hand and closed her eyes briefly before a small blue flame appeared from her hand just sitting there dancing in the wind.

"It happened when I was eight. I was walking home from school...as usual when some of my...more closed-minded classmates follow me home."

She paused once more before continuing. Hellboy noticed a deep sadness caress her face but still she kept going.

"They trapped me in an alley and began throwing stones at me. The fear...it was so intense. I've never seen hate like that on another human being before."

"The flame just...got out of control..." She closed her hand and the flame disappeared. But she got up quickly and wrapped her arms around her chest walking to the edge of the other side and looking down on the passer-bys below.

Hellboy could tell where this was going, so he quickly arose from his place and joined her. He sat on the ledge and stared at her intently. It was hard to believe something so perfect could have done something so tragic. He placed a confronting hand on her shoulder yet she turned away. But his determination was nothing to be considered lightly.

"It wasn't your fault Liz." He said looking up. "It wasn't your fault... It was an accident."

She looked up at him with sad eyes but a weak smile on her lips.

"You have no idea how much I wish I could believe that." She said.

He was about to speak again when a large crash of lightening landed in the distance and cause Liz to jump slightly just barely landing on Hellboy massive chest.

"Well, I suppose it's going to rain pretty soon." He said laughing. But upon doing so the sky broke and rain blasted through the clouds and landing on anything and everything in it's path. Quickly soaking the two people on the west side of the roof.

Liz let out a laugh at the coincidence and replied. "Yeah...I think you may be right there!"

The rain quickly trampled on both of them and in gentlemanly manner Hellboy quickly took off his jacket and placed it over both of their heads. The largeness of the jacket made it easy to cover them both, yet they both didn't really care either way. They just laughed as they made there way back inside and took one last look at each other as they went there separate ways.

"Goodnight red."

"Night Liz."

He took one last look at her soaking wet hair that was sticking to her face before she departed in the dark corner that was her room. He threw the jacket over his shoulder inhaling the sweet scent that she left behind.

He smiled. Maybe having a new member wouldn't be so bad.

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"Freak! Hey where you going freak?! Get back here freak!"

They screamed, and taunted her in a cruel fashion. Why did they have to be so mean to her? She had never done anything wrong to them. She had never even showed them an evil glare. So she ran, as fast as she could she didn't even realize where she was going until she reached the south end of town, in the back of an alley way.

"Hey there she is!" One of them screamed when they caught up to her.

"Why did you go runnin' freak? What you don't like us or something?!"

"Please leave me alone..." She whimpered quietly

"Oh look at the freaky baby cry!" Said another coming into her view. They all continued to laugh, that was until the ring leader of the group it seemed picked up a small rock. Liz looked up just in time to witness it hitting her right in the center of her forehead. Several more follow and the tears began to follow from those sad brown little eyes.

Heat roamed throughout her body and sent her arms flying up in an roar. Causing her to drop her things and run toward them

"Help me! Help me!" She screamed as an angry blue flame surfaced from her arms blinding what was left of her vision. She could feel their fear, and it hurt. She was hoping silently, praying that they would run away. Because she couldn't control the hate that was taking over her body.

But it was too late. The screams they had offered her were now coming from their own throats and Liz closed her eyes to avoid the scene of melting flesh in front of her. But soon the screaming stopped but she could hear the sound of glass cracking, breaking, and eventually shattering under the weight of her hate. And then silence...

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Hellboy could smell the smoke before he even open his door. In fact he saw some sneaking it's way through his door in a faint attempt to warn him about the tragedy that was about to occur next door. He quickly made his way into the hall, just in time to meet his father and Abe rushing down the opposite end of the hall.

"What's going on?" Screamed the older man to his son.

But Hellboy didn't take the time to answer before his shoulder was on the side of the door busting it down with one try. He could barely hear the sound of agents in there pajamas running down the hall asking the same question his father dared to ask. But he only cared about one thing, and that was the sound of crying coming from Liz in the corner. It was obvious she was immune to the large furious blaze in front of him but why she had started the fire scared him even more.

"Liz! Liz can you hear me?!" He screamed over the blue flame.

He moved closer to see something incredibly disturbing: Liz lying there covered in an intense fire her eyes open and a unique, powerful blue. Screaming for help... For someone to help her.

He reached over and grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her violently.

"Liz! Liz wake up! Wake up!"

And just as soon as it had started the blaze died quickly and ended almost instantly. The only thing that remained was several very confused people standing in an ashy hallway. And an extremely sad and hysterical women hanging onto a very relieved Hellboy, who was desperate to wipe away every single tear that surfaced from her eyes.