Megan sat in a chair and ran her hands through her hair, occasionally catching a knot or two that she would pull at. She stopped when she saw the mark on her arm. She ran a hand over it.
"Man, I didn't want this. Going on American Idol was a stupid dare in the first place." she said
"Your older sister and brother-in-law had confidence in you though, and even drove you to the arena." Abe said. Megan looked up at him before pointing.
"How did you know that?" Megan asked
"It's a talent of mine." He said. He lifted his hand to show her the strange hands that he had. She made a face then looked away.
"Sorry." she said
"Don't worry." Abe said. Megan looked around her, glancing at the books in the immense space. The doors were slammed open, making Megan yelp and hide underneath one of the couches.
"Red." Abe said. Hellboy walked up to the fish man quickly.
"Hey Abe, that girl wasn't in the room. We need to look for her before she touches something Manning doesn't want touched." he said
"Actually," Abe said turning in the direction of the couch Megan was under. Taking the silence as her cue, she slowly crawled out and stood up revealing herself. She smiled slightly.
"Oh. There you are." Red said, before walking toward her, "I thought it would be easier to find you, ya know, with that hair of yours, but we really need a tracking device, or a bell on you, or something." As he got closer, Megan didn't keep eye contact and he started to see her shake. Hellboy sighed looking away, standing next to her.
"Please, don't tell me you're still afraid of me." he said
"Y-y-you're so big. A-and the way you fought that monster last night." Megan said
"To save you," Hellboy responded, pointing a finger at her with his right hand. "We're here to make sure that thing doesn't get you and kill you." He backed up and held his arms out, "As much as you're scared of me, I'm one of your best bets of protection." Megan looked up at him.
"Thank you." she said, looking him square in the eyes.
"Ah, don't mention it." Hellboy said, waving his stone hand before sitting down on a chair. The doors opened and Liz walked in.
"Red, where is she? We need to-" she stopped when she noticed Megan. She smiled and waved at her, just happy to see somebody who at least looked normal. Liz smiled at her and walked forward, holding her hand out.
"So you're what the Suldru was hunting. My name's Liz." she said. Megan shook it, before notcing her forearm. There was a strange mark on it. A scar that twisted around her arm. She thought back to the night previous, and remembered the burning sensation.
"If I may." Abe said, almost appearing out of nowhere next to Megan, making her jump. He looked down at her arm, fascinated.
"Uh, y-yeah. Sure." She held her arm out to him. His fingers were cold, and slightly moist. He was gentle as he ran a finger over the burn mark.
"Just like the other girls..." he said
"What other girls?" Megan asked. Abe looked up. Liz, Red, and Abe all looked at each other.
"Well fluffy, we've got some explaining to do." Hellboy finally said