Serenity left the library with the full intent of getting into some type of trouble. Meandering around the base, having no real destination, the dark woman spotted a very unhappy looking Agent Myers pushing a tray full of hamburgers towards Hellboy's room. Snickering quietly, the red head changed her skin to a more reflective surface and followed him closely. She made it through the vault door just in time, the door almost closing on her.
"Have you seen Agent Winters?" Myers asked as he started putting the plates of food on a near by table, still looking and sounding put out.
"Can't say that I have. Not my job to keep track of the newbie." Red lifted himself off his bed ambling over to the table, eyeing the food.
"She was supposed to bring you this food." John motioned to the now full table.
Serenity half listened to the conversation as she walked around unnoticed by the two men, petting the numerous cats around the place.
"That's what I got you for Boy Scout." Hellboy patted the young man's shoulder. He knew how much John disliked the term, so used it whenever he could.
"I have other things to do." Myers snapped at the larger man. Manning had been on his back the last few days about the newest 'freak' and it was beginning to wear thin. He did not need Red's condensation or Agent Winters not doing her job. Just because she was 'special' gave her no right to shirk her duties. As the two men were speaking, the cats in the room started acting peculiar, one arching its tail in the air and purring while another began rubbing against thin air.
"Then you should go find her. You got something for her, Myers?" Hellboy asked between mouthfuls of food. He'd never seen the agent so irritated with someone before, so he naturally assumed the new agent had gotten under the boy's skin.
"No. She needs to do her job." John gave the large man a look that said he did not think the demon's statement funny. Red however wasn't looking at the FBI agent, his attention was instead on the cats.
"I think we got company." He motioned to where the cats were circling air.
"Nah…ya think so?" Serenity appeared grinning from ear to ear, earning her a snort from Red before he went back to eating. "Swimming with Abe." Serenity continued to pet the ever growing number of cats that were surrounding her wanting attention.
"Don't get too jealous Myers, looks like Abe is getting some." Hellboy didn't miss a beat. The red head was once again in her own little world, as she picked up a solid black female with rusty markings.
"Aren't you a cutie?" She held the cat up to talk to it.
"I'll pretend you didn't say that, Red." Agent Myers crossed his arms in front of his chest.
"Be careful with her she's pregnant." Red watched Serenity with the mother cat. The big guy was very protective of his felines; they were his children in a way. A big smile formed on the woman's lips her eyes lighting up at the news. The red head gently cradled the soon to be mother to her lovingly.
"Really?" At Red's nod she finished with, "Cool." Still cradling the mommy.
"You are jealous aren't you? Losin girls left and right to us freaks." Hellboy couldn't help but get another jibe in; it was fun to rile the Boy Scout up. John, not letting himself get baited into another of Reds verbal tennis matches, watched as the cat Serenity was giving affection to started purring louder, happy with the extra attention.
"You're a sweetie. Bet you'll have real pretty babies." Serenity cooed down at the cat ignoring the two men in the room.
"I'll let you have one when they come…got enough around here as is." The demon, not getting a reaction from Myers turned his attention back to Serenity.
"How can you have enough? They're so dear." The red head gently placed the mother back on the floor, looking around. She always loved animals and had and affinity with them.
"What you see isn't half of them. Most are off somewhere."
"Cool." Even to herself, Serenity was beginning to sound like a broken record. Her reaction earned her another headshake from her host.
"Well, I'm gonna blow guys. Need to find something to do around here." The dark woman stood stretching slightly. Serenity really needed to find something to do before she went insane with boredom. The red head simply wasn't use to being cooped up inside for such a long period of time. She missed her freedom.
"Thought you had your nose in those books lookin for something." Red finally finished his last hamburger.
"Uck. To many words that make no sense. Need to get moving, cause some trouble or something. This place is dull as hell." There was a glint in Serenity's eyes as she made her last statement. Something told Red from here on out none of their lives was going to be dull.
"Agent Myers isn't going to like that, are you Agent Myers?" Red grinned at John devilishly.
"Leave me out of whatever you do and stay inside." Myers looked pointedly between the two before heading out the door.
"Where ya going boy scout?" Hellboy called after him.
"To find Agent Winters."
"Might wanna knock before you go into the library." The demon smirked at him.
"You need to loosen up." Serenity stated looking at the agent, everything about him said Kaelin was going to get a good reprimanding when he found her. Myers said not a word opting to shake his head before heading out the door. The young man had a feeling he would be doing a lot of head shaking in the near future, with the two people he just left under his charge. He made a note to stock up on a lot of aspirin as he made his way to the library.
"He's too…can't think of the word." Serenity commented after watching agent Myers leave
"The boy's so tight you couldn't pull a needle out of his ass." Red supplied for her in his opinion the kid needed laid.
The red head couldn't help but laugh as she made her way from cat to cat giving each their due attention. "Nice one. So what does one do for fun around here?"
"Usually sneak out. Liz doesn't like that too much now that she's back. Doesn't want me getting into trouble."
"Sneak out…" Serenity rubbed her chin. "Sounds interesting."
"You didn't hear that from me. Don't need grounded again." Now that Liz was back, Red felt he had no good reason to lose the little freedom he had, though he did itch to be out from the confines of the base.
"Ah, come on. It'll be fun. Go out and do something. I'm sure there's something out there for a big guy like you to kill or save." Serenity baited. She could tell by the light in the big guys eyes that he wanted to sneak out and do something. After another moment's deliberation the red head could tell she'd won.
"Why don't you just twist my arm?" Hellboy grabbed two cigars from a near by box tossing one at his guest, who caught it and with a zap of electricity. "Follow me." He motioned her to follow him out the door. Serenity followed silently, happy to finally be getting out if only for a little while. Taking Red's lead, they quietly made their way topside, nodding at different agents as they went, seemingly just going for a casual walk around the building. If anyone they passed were wise about their intent no one had the courage or the want to stop the six foot five demon and his cohort. Soon they were out in the night air traveling from roof top to roof top and scouting dark alleyways.
The duo had been wondering around for a few hours, Hellboy patrolling his normal territory, on the look out for anything suspicious. Serenity stayed close to the big man with her, but having been cooped up for such a long period of time had given her excess energy and there for her steps were more like bounces, her head continually moving from side to side trying to catch the faintest movement or sound. Not use to hunting with someone or such exuberance from any of his co workers (Come to think of it Abe was the only one that didn't seem to be perpetually dark.) he finally had to ask. "Are you always so…up?" Though what he really wanted to say was annoying.
"Been boxed in too long." Serenity again bounced a little farther ahead, a grin set upon her lovely face, it had been far too long since she'd been out.
"Know how that is." Red gave a slight nod, as he scanned their surroundings ever alert for any sign of trouble, and he just seemed to attract it.
"Sucks don't it?" She was by his side once more.
"Yes it does, but I give Myers plenty of trouble." The red man gave his companion a grin, pestering Myers had become one of his favorite past times, one he was almost certain was the reason John had requested a new agent.
"Oh, I plan to do that myself." Serenity's grin could only be described as wicked, and the glint in her lovely green eyes could only mean trouble.
"Now don't go breakin him. Don't wanna have to train the newbie by myself." Hellboy looked at the red head, his tone almost that of an older brother.
Serenity's smile quickly turned into a pout as she looked up at her red companion. "That's no fun."
Red shook his head. "I didn't say don't give him grief, I said don't go breaking him."
"But it would be fun to break him." The dark woman's grin was firmly back in place.
"He's a good kid…just a little too…clean."
"You mean dull."
"That too." Hellboy gave a nod.
"So, do you think a monsoon in his closet would work?" Serenity now intent on their conversation had quieted a little and now walked a normal pace by her companion's side.
"Why don't you have a little cloud of rain follow him around all day?" Though he was listening to the woman at his side, Hellboy still scanned their surroundings.
"Could do that." She gave another nod, plans forming in her mind.
"You didn't get that idea from me when he comes after you." It was then a familiar and unpleasant smell came to the big man. He sniffed the air a few times trying to discern which direction it was coming from.
"That's cool." Serenity had no problem taking the blame, if Myer's could catch her.
Putting up his hand stilled anything further the red head would have said. "Something doesn't smell right."
"Something fun to kill and maim?" The dark haired woman perked up, her eyes twinkling. She liked the hunt, but loved the battle.
"Don't get cocky." Red warned. He'd seen it before in experienced agents. They had taken on a few minor beasts and thought they could handle anything. Of course it ultimately led to them being savagely ripped apart.
"Not cocky…yet." Serenity's grin once again appeared.
"Think we may have found a den." Hellboy watched as a few people were led into what seemed to be a night club, by their inhuman hosts.
"Vampires? Succubus? Incubus?" Serenity looked towards the end of the alley watching the building her companion was intent on.
The red man drew his gaze from the night club and looked at Serenity. "Vamps."
"Yes!" The red head bent her elbow at her side and making a fist that was level with her shoulder pulled the whole thing down and back in a physical display of exuberance.
Hellboy knew with his next statement that he was more than likely about to put a dampener on the woman's spirits, but with as big as the Den looked he was going by the book this time. "We need to call this in, seems like a pretty big den, my need back up."
"Aw, Man! Myers will so kill the mood." The pout on Serenity's lips was almost enough to make Red chuckle, though he held it in. The demon may have been good with one liners and dry remarks while facing down the monsters, but he always took his job seriously.
"So would having your blood sucked dry."
"Not going to happen." The Dark woman waved him off, it wasn't as if she had never done anything like this before.
"Sure and I'm a ballerina. We do this by the book." Hellboy was beginning to have second thoughts about this, he usually liked to work alone, that way he didn't have to watch anyone's back but his own. He used the bureau agents for back up, but rarely had them go in with him. Serenity's seemingly care free attitude was not sitting well with him.
"Erg. Fine. Hurry it up will ya, I want to kill something." Hellboy half way expected his companion to stomp her foot like a child, with her last statement the woman sounded like a five year old.
"And they call me blood thirsty." Red mumbled as he reached for his communicator, within in minutes the bureau was notified of the duo's whereabouts. All Serenity and Red could do now was with until back up arrived.