Chapter 10
Alley:
'I am stuck in this room again, and all Shadow wants to do now is take a nap! I think as I start to yawn. Ok, Ok, so I'm tired too, and my wounds are starting to get sore from all the running around. So I start eating and when I'm done I snuggle next to my glove and fall asleep, too.
I wake up to the sound of Hellboy and Liz coming in, both looking very tired. I look over at my sister, who is still asleep, curled up with her glove. Next I look up at HB; he's now on his bed with Liz by his side. I go over and hop onto the bed, right between them. Liz looks surprised to see me, and then relaxes.
"I'm surprised to see your still here, you little escape artist," Liz says picking me up and scratching my ears.
"Yeah, I have no idea how they did it. But I have a feeling it was this one's idea to get out. She's the wild one," says Hellboy as I jump on his chest. It's amazing how warm he is.
"Well, she takes after you then, doesn't she?" says Liz giggling.
"You better believe it," says Hellboy as I meow in agreement.
Then my bandages start itching and I start to scratch, but it's starting to hurt.
"Ouch!" I yelp.
"I think we should change her bandages, and give her a bath, HB. She's starting to bleed," Liz says, looking at me in concern.
"Ok, come on Alley, lets gets give you a bath, and get your bandages changed," Hellboy says. He picks me up and carries me into the bath room quietly, so as not to wake anyone up. Liz is right behind him.
He puts me on the counter next to the small basin. Then he starts filling the big one up with water. He carefully unwraps my bandages, and looks closely at my wounds. There's a big scratch along my side, and 3 gashes across my back that, thankfully, are not to deep.
He then puts me carefully into the warm water. This time I don't feel like splashing HB. My wounds sting to much. He gently rubs the soap into my fur and rinses me off. He then hands me to Liz who has a warm towel waiting for me. Once I'm dry, Liz hands me back to Hellboy. He put some creamy stuff from a tube onto my fresh bandages, and puts them on me. It stings at first, but I don't say a thing. Once I am all done, I look up at Hellboy and purr loudly at him. He just smiles at me. Next he lays me in the basket next to my sister. I curl up next to her and fall asleep once more.
I wake up feeling much better then I had before. I am starting to like those kinds of baths. Hellboy and Liz are gone. My sister is already awake and is waiting for me to join her for breakfast. As we are eating, the wheels in my head start turning as I try to make up another plan of escape. Once we are done eating I start to explore the very large room for a way out. After a while of looking around, I find a vent that we can fit through. As an added bonus, the grate covering it is loose.