Chapter Two
The trio worked through the morning, researching ancient texts and old maps to try to find out where the Headless Horseman could be keeping Katrina hidden. She hasn't come to Ichabod in his dreams which is worrying since they all believed she would at least be able to do that. They are coming to the conclusion that Headless has found somewhere to keep her that puts a block on her magic which is still weak after being in purgatory for so long.
Jenny is so frustrated that she kicks the garbage can so hard and sends it flying across the room where it narrowly misses Captain Irving's head as he walks into the archives. "Jenny the NY Giants should draft you as a kicker" Captain Irving comments as he walks over to the desk Abbie is working at. Looking at the maps and copies of old texts, Irving asks "don't you people ever come up for air?" Abbie stretches and looks at her watch. "OMG! It's 2pm! Hey Crane, something must be wrong with your stomach." Ichabod looks around the corner of one of the bookcases "Oh really? Why would that be Lefftennant?" Abbie taps her watch "It's 2pm and you've not been looking for food" she laughs at him. "Right we must do something about that then. Miss Jenny are you ready for lunch?" Ichabod calls over his shoulder to Jenny who is hunched over a book but waves them off to get something to eat. "Just bring me back a Subway please. No jalapeños!"
As Abbie and Ichabod walk out of the archives and into the station with the captain, the captain mentions they might want to pop over to the historical society/library and introduce themselves to the new historian/librarian since they spend a lot of time over there. "Building good working relationships" is what he called it. "And make sure that Crane doesn't piss this one off please. The County Office said that if another historian/librarian leaves due to Professor Crane being a PITA, the county will charge us the recruiting costs!" As Abbie tried to reassure the captain that Ichabod will be on his best behaviour as Ichabod scoffs at the suggestion.
The pair squint as they leave the police station. The sun was very bright and their eyes took a few minutes to adjust after working in the archives all morning. Abbie looks across the street at the historical society/library building and says "maybe we should go introduce ourselves first then get the food." Ichabod gives a sweeping bow and says "after you lefftennant." Abbie laughs and gives him her best smile.
Looking from across the street, a woman walking into the library watched the couple crossing the street. Noticing the unusual fashion the man was wearing, somewhere in the back of her mind she felt like she recognized him. The woman gave herself a little shake and shook her head at her foolishness. She said to herself she better get a move on if she wanted to finish a chunk of her research before starting her new job on Monday.
The historical society/library building is one of Ichabod's most favourite places. He feels comfortable there because there are things in there that he knows and remembers. As they were walking into the main room of the library, Ichabod noticed that the display of maps had been updated to one of Sleepy Hollow during the Revolutionary War. He stopped to point out some details of the area to Abbie before they went into the library.
When they walked into the main room, Abbie saw the assistant librarian Caroline. Caroline has been working in the library since Jesus was a carpenter and wasn't at all bothered by Ichabod's 'eccentricities'. "Officer Mills, it's lovely to see you" Caroline smiled at her. "Hey Caroline, Professor Crane and I just wanted to stop in to introduce ourselves to the new historian/librarian. Is she around?" "Professor Fairley doesn't start in her position until Monday but she's doing some research today on a book she's writing. I saw her in the history section about 20 minutes ago." Abbie smiles at Caroline and says "We'll go look for her over there. Thank you!"
The pair made their way to the history section of the library. Ichabod was distracted by a book on the trolley waiting to be shelved, Abbie continued on to find the new librarian. As Abbie turned the corner, she noticed the woman looking for a book on the shelves while referencing another book in her hand. Abbie thought to herself "this one will get along great with Ichabod, they read the same way." She walks up to the woman "Excuse me are you the new librarian?" The woman turns to look at Abbie and Abbie is struck how the woman's eyes were frighteningly familiar. "Why yes I am the new librarian. Can I help you?" the woman spoke to her in an accent that wasn't American but more of a mix. Abbie extended her hand and responded "I'm Lieutenant Abbie Mills with the Sleepy Hollow Police Department. My colleague and I do a lot of research in here." The librarian smiles and replies "It's a pleasure to meet you lefftennant." Abbie was thrown by the woman's pronunciation of Lieutenant she didn't notice Ichabod come around the corner. "Sorry where are my manners. I am Professor…." "Amelia?" Ichabod whispers in a shocked tone. Amelia looks over to where the male voice came from. She turns white as a sheet in shock when she sees the man. "Ichabod?" He nods. She says "this is not possible you are dead!" Ichabod replies "I could say the same of you! How are you here?" Abbie totally lost, says "Could someone please tell me what the hell is going on here?" Ichabod looks to Abbie and says "Miss Mills, may I introduce you to Amelia. My sister."