Chapter 7
I do not own 'Hellboy'. I only own Amelia, Levi, Felix, the twins, Drake, and any other characters you don't recognize from the movies as I am not all that familiar with the comics.
The next morning, Liz, Hellboy, Abe, and Levi were already in the kitchen for breakfast as Liz was beginning to make a special breakfast for the home comers and Hellboy was doing his best to help. Felix sat on Levi's shoulder as he nibbled on a cracker and Drake soon walked in and he stopped for a second as he sniffed the air.
"Hey, what smells good?" Drake asked.
"Breakfast" Liz replied, "Its pancakes with blueberries and bacon with hash browns to celebrate the boy's safe return."
"Sounds good, need any help?"
"I think we've got everything covered, thanks though."
Drake smiled as he sat down in a chair at the table and Levi mentally cringed in disgust at Drake and drake then spotted Felix perched on Levi's shoulder.
"Is that a rat or what?" Drake said.
"Or what" Levi answered sarcastically, "It's a ferret, Drake, and his name is Felix."
"Whatever, it still looks like a rat to me."
Levi shook his head and it was then that Onyx and Coal rushed into the room with Amelia attempting to follow with oak right next to her.
"HI!" the twins practically cried out as they rushed into the room at full speed.
"Kids, slow down!" Amelia called but the twins didn't seem to hear her. Felix jumped off of Levi's shoulder and landed on the table as Levi stopped the twins just in time before they could go any further towards where Liz and Hellboy were preparing breakfast.
"Hold up, you two" Levi said as he held one child in each arm, "You can't be running around in the kitchen like that, Liz and Hellboy are cooking and we don't want either of you to get burned or something."
"Sorry." the twins chorused.
"Tell you what, after breakfast we'll take you both outside and you can run around as much as you want."
"YAY!"
Levi smiled as Coal climbed up onto Levi's lap and Levi lifted him up while Onyx rushed back over to Amelia and Amelia lifted her up into her arms.
"Morning, Levi" Amelia said as she headed over to him, "did you sleep well?"
"Perfectly" Levi replied as Amelia slightly bent down to briefly kiss Levi and they pulled away.
"Eww!" the twins chorused again and Amelia and Levi laughed as Amelia sat down in a chair next to Levi with Onyx on her lap. Oak took his normal place beside Amelia and he was soon served his own breakfast consisting of chunks of meat and he sat down to eat his fill.
"Just wait until you're older" Levi said, "Then you'll understand."
Onyx and Coal just looked at each other and shrugged, not understanding what Levi was actually saying and Amelia giggled. Breakfast was soon ready as Abe set the plates, cups, and cutlery on the table and Liz and Hellboy set the food out on the table. Everyone began loading up their plates as the twins moved to their own seats and everyone was soon eating. Levi avoided all possible conversation and eye contact with Drake as much as possible and Amelia sighed knowing that it was going to be tough to get the two of them to get along at some point. By the end of the meal, everyone pitched in on helping to clean as Abe, Amelia, and drake cleared away the dishes and cleaned them. Hellboy and Liz put away the few leftovers in the fridge and even the twins helped as they were given a few damp cloths and they began wiping down the table as best as they could. With the kitchen finally cleaned up, Onyx and Coal began jumping up and down pleading for Amelia and Levi to take them outside to play. Levi and Amelia laughed as the twins began heading for the door and Felix jumped onto Levi's shoulder as Levi moved to follow with oak following him but Amelia stayed behind for a short moment.
"Hey Drake" Amelia said, "Do you want to come outside with us?"
"I dunno" Drake replied, "I think Loner boy might not like that… then again, it's fun to aggravate him. Let's go!"
Amelia rolled her eyes as she headed towards the door and Drake followed behind her and they hurried to catch up to Levi and the twins.
"Amelia, you coming?" Levi called from down the hall.
"Yes Levi, I'm coming" Amelia answered as she caught up to Levi, "and so is Drake."
"Wait… what?"
"Drake is coming outside with us."
"C'mon Amelia, seriously?"
"I don't want to hear it, Levi." Levi groaned and Amelia leaned up and kissed Levi's cheek. "C'mon, for me?"
Levi thought for a moment and sighed as he nodded and Amelia smiled victoriously as she walked ahead of Levi and took each of the twins' hands as they pulled her down the hallway and Oak followed next to them. Felix scurried down off of Levi's shoulder as he dashed down the hallway after Amelia and the twins. Drake came up next to Levi and patted his shoulder.
"She sure has you wrapped around her slender little finger, doesn't she, Loner boy?" Drake teased and Levi shoved Drake's hand off of his shoulder.
"Screw you, Drake" Levi said, "I don't like you, in fact, I hate your guts! So why don't you just stay out of our way?"
"Ohhh, I dunno about that. It's kinda hard to keep that promise when your darling little girlfriend considers me a simple friend… kinda hard to stay away when she keeps coming to me."
"You stay the hell away from her! I'd watch it if I were you."
"I'd watch it if I were you, Levi. You don't even know what I can do, do you?" This made Levi go silent as Drake was right, Levi did not know what Drake's power was and Drake snickered. "I guess you'll never know, huh Loner boy?"
Drake turned and walked down the halls to with a smirk on his face and Levi growled under his breath. Levi began running and as he passed Drake, Levi's entire body began to slightly shrink and fur began sprouting from his skin as he morphed into a cheetah and ran ahead to catch up to Amelia and the twins. Drake stopped and stared at the cheetah for a few seconds before cursing under his breath and he continued down the halls after the cheetah. Levi quickly soon made it to the outdoor grounds door where Amelia and the twins were waiting and they watched as Levi ran up to them and morphed back to his normal human self. Onyx was currently holding Felix in her arms while Coal was holding Amelia's hand as Oak stood beside her and Amelia smiled as Levi joined them.
"There you are" Amelia said, "we were wondering where you and Drake got off to. Where is Drake anyways?"
"Changed his mind" Levi quickly said, "let's go."
"Nice try, Loner boy" Drake said as he came up next to them and Levi silently groaned. Amelia gave Levi a look and Levi shrugged as Amelia finally opened the door to the outdoor grounds and Oak, Onyx, and Coal instantly dashed through and out into the outdoor grounds. Onyx placed Felix down on the ground and Felix squeaked as he and Oak ran next to the twins. Amelia smiled as she grabbed Levi's hand and the two took off after the twins as they laughed. Drake stayed where he was for a short moment before stepping out onto the outdoor grounds and began just walking through the garden-like field as he shoved his hands into his pockets and looked around. Levi and Amelia soon stopped running but Onyx and Coal obviously didn't as they began to play some sort of chase game with Oak and Levi and Amelia began casually walking through the field.
Levi turned to Amelia, "Hey Amelia, do you know what Drake's power is?" Levi asked.
"He can create illusions; take the form of another human being, and something about manipulating people's actions and words, all with his mind." Amelia answered and Levi thought for a moment.
"Wow… so basically he can do almost anything that involves the mind?"
"Not everything, just about a few of the stuff."
Levi nodded and the two fell silent as Drake made his way over to them.
"Hey" Drake said, "Do you mind if I join you?"
"Not at all." Amelia replied and despite Levi's silent groan, Drake began walking on Amelia's opposite side of where Levi was.
"So Amelia, what's it like kissing a loner? Is it lonely?"
"Why don't you just shut up, Drake?" Levi threatened.
"Or what? You'll beat me up? Highly unlikely, you couldn't last a day in school without getting beat up and you hardly fought back."
"Things have changed, Drake. Now that you're here, everything has changed."
"Yeah, for the better… oh wait, you're still here."
"That's it!"
Levi suddenly lunged at Drake and as he did his body morphed into a tiger and Drake yelped as Levi growled and knocked Drake down to the ground.
"Levi!" Amelia cried but Levi didn't stop as he moved to pounce on Drake and maybe tear him to shreds but Drake had his own plans.
Amelia was only able to just move out of the way as Drake suddenly created an image of another tiger and Levi roared loudly which caught the attention of Onyx and Coal. Onyx and Coal rushed over to Amelia with fear and confusion seen all over their faces and they both latched on tightly to Amelia.
"Amelia, what's happening?" Onyx asked a little fearfully as Oak and Felix also rushed up to them and Oak stood a little protectively in front of them all.
"Are they gonna fight?" Coal asked in the same fearful tone as his twin sister.
"It's going to be okay" Amelia assured them, "Just stand back."
Onyx and Coal did as they were told as Amelia gestured for Oak to watch over them and Oak rushed over to the twins who were backing up away from the tiger fight. Amelia let her hands drop to her side as she began twisting and curving her fingers and hands and within moments, large, thick vines shot out of the ground wrapping around Drake and pinning Levi to the ground. Drake's concentration was broken as the illusion tiger disappeared and Drake struggled against the vines holding him in his place.
"What the hell are you doing?" Drake demanded.
"Ending this" Amelia answered, "Both of you need to stop this nonsense right now! Levi, you ought to know better and Drake, you were just beginning to get along with everybody and you want to ruin it? You two should be ashamed of yourselves and should set a better example for the twins too."
Amelia didn't release her vines as she turned and headed over to Oak and the twins. She took hold of the twins' hands as she began leading them back towards the BPRD building with Oak following behind them.
As she walked away with the twins and Oak, she said over her shoulder to them, "I'll release you when you both have come to your senses and behave like mature beings."