Alright not sure what happened with my markers for the mind speak so gonna try this one more time...Hope it works, am trying bold and Italic for all none spoken conversations if this doesn't work maybe someone could give a little help to fix the problem. Also hope you like the new chapter that go figure my better half had to pound out of me...the world must be coming to an end.

Several days had past. Most of them, for Serenity, were spent in the library. Somehow, mostly due to the fact a large part of Kaelin's day consisted of feeding Hellboy, the two women never met formally. The red head had no idea who her assailant had been, and no one had seen the need to inform her.

Kaelin was spending a few free hours in the quiet of the library, which would always, to her, be the 'Tank' room. Upon her entrance, she had been put to work by Abe turning his pages and on request sending him eggs. The young agent sat silently on a couch reading as Serenity made her daily trip to the library. For the most part, she had not paid any mind to Abe. He was usually engrossed in his books or John was sending him eggs while she made her stops. Today was no different. She went to the second floor looking through the numerous volumes there. The blonde had seen Serenity enter and make her way to the second floor landing, but continued to read her book, slightly nervous about facing the woman she injured. Nice to see she's up and around. Kaelin spoke to Abe without moving her lips.

"Good day, Serenity," Abe greeted her for the first time.

Having been spoken to, Serenity turned to look at Blue, tilting her head slightly. "Hello…"

"Abe," the amphibian supplied for her.

"Hello, Abe." Serenity turned back to her task, trying to locate a book that would give her any help at all.

"Is there something we can help you find?" Abe watched her patiently.

"No that's fine." Serenity did not look up from what she was doing. Kaelin, only half listening to their conversation, continued to turn the pages for Abe while reading the latest Harry Potter book. One of the younger boys at the Carnival had started her on them and now she was hooked.

When are you going to teach me to swim? She mentally asked Abe, not looking from her page.

When you wish, you need but ask. Abe swam to the window closest to Kaelin, giving her his full attention.

Today? The blonde finally looked up at him expectantly.

If you wish

The young woman gave him a brilliant smile. It will be my first.

Wish? Abe tilted his head as he blinked at Kaelin.

No lesson.

Ah.

Not going too fast am I? Kaelin switched the subject as she turned the pages of his book again, watching him.

No. Abe watched as Serenity selected a few more books to add to her pile before turning to leave. Stopping when she noticed Kaelin sitting on the near by couch. The dark woman looked her up and down, something about her familiar. The young agent for her part returned her gaze, though she did not look her up and down.

"Hello." She spoke to Serenity while speaking mentally to Abe. I don't think she likes me.

I do not know. She is just uncertain if she can trust you. Blue watched the two women interact.

"Hello, you are?" The red head continued to watch Kaelin closely.

"Kaelin Winters." The blonde held out her hand.

"Serenity Nesrin." She took Kaelin's hand in a firm shake "You were in the room when I had my…accident."

"Yes." Agent Winters gave a small nod. "Serenity is a beautiful name."

Every thing clicked when Serenity heard the young woman say her name. Narrowing her eyes, she addressed the woman before her. "You are the one."

"One what?" The agent hoped that she had not guessed she was the reason the dark woman had spent the night in the infirmary.

"In my head that night." Serenity was working the rest of it out as well. Knowing there was more to it than that.

"I spoke to you, yes." Kaelin became edgy, worried how the other woman would react when she knew for certain who had caused her mishap.

"If you could get into my head, could you push me to the floor?" Serenity watched the young woman for any hint of untruth.

Taking a deep breath the blonde answered truthfully. "Yes."

Serenity gave the agent a nod, happy that she had not lied, the red haired woman knew by the simple act that she could begin to trust Kaelin. "Hurt like hell, kid, but good show." Though she had been extremely unhappy with the person that caused her trip to the infirmary, the slight look of fright on the girl's face erased any lingering ill will. How could she blame the kid for doing her job?

"I didn't mean to… I lost control." Kaelin did not meet her eyes, instead looking towards Abe.

"Hey, I'm alive. Was pissed at the time, but done is done." Serenity shrugged.

"So shall we start again?" The young agent gave the other woman a slight smile.

"Fine by me."

Kaelin swiftly got off the couch going over to physically turn the pages to Abe's books. "Can you stay and turn the pages for him? I need to go change."

"I suppose." Serenity gave her a look that said she found her need to change quite odd. Having missed Abe's and Kaelin's private conversation she saw no reason for the girl to change.

"Won't be a moment." Winters spoke out loud to Serenity as she spoke silently to Abe. Be right back.

Abe nodded as Serenity took Kaelin's vacated seat, reading her own books while using slight gusts of wind to gently turn the pages. It only took minutes for the young agent to change into her one piece blue swim suite. She wore this particular piece of clothing only when the Carnival came to a beach town. Though she had never set foot in the ocean she liked to walk along the shore line, feeling the warm sun on her shoulders. Serenity and Abe were both immersed in silence as Agent Winters walked back into the library, each reading their own book or books as the case may be. When Kaelin came in clad in a pink terry cloth robe and a fluffy white towel folded over one arm, she was not unaccustomed to the weird look she received from the red head having gotten several on her way back to the tank room.

"How do we do this?" The young woman looked towards Abe for her answer as she shrugged out of her robe.

"You need to come into the tank." Abe watched Kaelin as she walked around the tank searching for some type of door.

"How?" Agent Winters circled the tank again.

"There is a catwalk above the tank." Abe didn't elaborate on where exactly an entrance was.

"I'll help." Serenity grabbed a hold of Kaelin easily lifting them both to the second floor of the library. While she had been looking for her reading material, the non human had seen a door hidden at the back of the room. Lifting her companion to the landing Serenity noticed how tense the young girl was. "You'll sink if you're tense."

"I will make sure she does not." Abe answered as they stepped onto the catwalk, he was also picking up on Kaelin's rising apprehension as she neared the water.

"I can't help it." Winters looked at Serenity trying to calm herself as they spoke. "Never done this before."

"Never done this before?" Serenity asked as the same time Kaelin spoke. Nodding when she heard the blonde's answer.

Once at the edge of the Catwalk the FBI agent sat where a ladder reached down into the water, placing her feet into it. Kaelin took deep breaths again trying to push down her fear.

"Um…If you can push me down why can't you hold yourself up in the water?" Serenity tried to offer an idea to help the young woman.

"Because it takes a lot of energy to do something like that." While she spoke, Kaelin had been inching her way off the cat walk until finally there was nothing left of it, she was in the water and sinking fast. The young woman fought her rising fear as she sunk lower in the water.

"Ah well, I'll leave you to…" Serenity never finished her statement as Kaelin went down. Abe was also taken by surprise; he'd never expected the blonde to plunge feet first into a tank so deep. The young woman was half way to the bottom before Blue reached her, grabbing her under the arms and pulling her towards the surface as their other companion looked on. Hitting the surface, Agent Winters turned in Abe's arms acquiring a firm hold on his neck. Her rather long hair matted around her face. Kaelin could see nothing as she pushed the mass up and out of her eyes. Something about the way the woman in his arms looked pulled at the amphibian. He saw utter trust in her eyes, even though she held him tightly. He had never had this feeling; need to protect any one before. He of course wanted to keep his friends safe, but this feeling was slightly different.

"Maybe you should have tried a bit more shallow water." Serenity's statement pulled Abe from his musings.

"This is his tank it doesn't get any shallower." Kaelin made another pass at a clump of hair that had fallen back into his face.

"It does not, but we could have waited until we had access to another location. However, I believe this will be fine." He blinked at Serenity.

"Yep, I'm fine. Just gonna stay like this." Kaelin smiled at Abe wrapping her legs around his waist to make her point.

"I do not believe you can learn to swim like this." Blue returned her gaze easily keeping them both afloat.

"Have fun folks." Serenity smiled, turning to leave as the novice swimmer waved good bye.

Turning her attention back to Abe, Kaelin gave him another smile. "I can breathe and my head it above water…I'm happy."

Though Abe was slightly amused by her outlook, he was or rather she was there to learn how to swim, something she could not do legs and arms wrapped around him. "You will not learn like this."

Kaelin sighed at his statement, at least she was in the water, and the young woman thought she was doing pretty darn well. "Fine. What do I need to do?"

"Let go of my waste. Move your feet like I am." He motioned for her to look down. Slowly unhooking her legs from her life raft, Kaelin began scissoring them, mirroring her mentor. Watching her a few moments to make sure she got it down, he could still feel the tension in her. "Relax."

"I am relaxed." The agent had relaxed some but was no where near as relaxed as she would have been, had she been high and dry on the catwalk.

"Let go of my neck." Abe wanted to keep the lesson going, wanted to see her succeed where she had failed many times before.

"Do I have too?" Kaelin looked unsure, letting go meant she would be on her own in very deep water.

Abe sensing the reason for her question took hold of her waist to steady her and stop her should she begin to sink again. "Yes."

Kaelin knowing she really did not have a choice let go of Blue's neck, still scissoring her feet. "Tread your arms on the surface." Having a hold on her waist, Abe was unable to demonstrate, but the young woman picked the movement up quickly. "Do you feel in control?"

"Nope, gave it all to you." She had finally begun to relax getting the leg and arm movements down.

"Take control." Abe was ready to again move the lesson on, wanting to see her stay afloat without his hands at her sides. Feeling somewhat like a proud parent, much as he had when Hellboy had spoken his first words.

"Okay." Though she did not sound sure, Kaelin pushed away from Blue slightly, knowing that if she were to go under again, he would catch her. Abe extended his arm still holding on to her sides until he had to let go. Agent Winter's, feeling braced, went a little farther out not really swimming but at least keeping her head above water, under Blue's watchful eye.

"Try to move around." Abe watched the young woman as she followed his instructions, moving about four feet away from him then stilling head bobbing just above the surface.

"This is easier than I thought…I owe you." Kaelin thought a moment about what would appeal to the man in front of her, the idea coming in a flash. "Would you like to go somewhere you can walk around in the open?"

"I can not." Abe blinked at her.

"Yes you can, believe me." Kaelin smiled, her mind was now working out a plan, she would have to call her parents and arrange things, but she did not foresee any problems.

"How?" The agent had his interest piqued, not to mention he thought the look of concentration on her face was cute.

"My parents' carnival is about two hours away from here. They'll be here for about two weeks…we could go." Kaelin watched closely for a reaction.

"To a carnival?" Abe blinked, "I've never been to a carnival." He had never really been out in public, but he did not feel the need to state the fact.

"You could be out in the open. Red and Serenity, too. No one would think twice about you guys walking around." The young woman almost felt as if she were trying to talk the amphibian into it. She had planned on visiting her parents, but for some reason the thought of him going as well appealed to her. She spent most of her free time with Blue, learning to control and use her 'gifts' better, was she forming some type of crush? Shaking her head slightly to dispel the wayward thought, Kaelin refocused on her mentor. To even have the slightest crush on him would be counter productive, he had no interest in her other than a student, and it would only serve to break her heart if she fell for him.

"We will have to ask John." Abe watched her intently. He had felt her walls go up; which, of course, meant she was contemplating something she did not want him to know. That fact was very odd. Since she had become his pupil, Kaelin had hid nothing from him, until now. Blue was not stupid, in any sense of the word, so he knew immediately that whatever Winters was thinking had to do with him, perhaps she now regretted her rash offer and wished him not to know.

"Doubt he'd mind He looks pretty laid back to me." The blonde shrugged, losing her buoyancy and going under once again, this time she was not frightened as she slowly glided towards the bottom of the tank.

Swim back up. Abe followed her below the surface. Kaelin immediately began to do so reaching the top with a smile. Continuing her lesson for some time.