Still don't own hellboy and co.


Abe shifted in his sleep. He really didn't want to get up but something kept butting him in the chin. He felt it again before a short screech sounded thru the tank.

Abe opened his eyes slowly and looked down at his 4 month old daughter that was laying on his chest and glaring up at him. Abe blinked and tilted his head to the side. He felt her weight shift as she pushed forward with her legs and ducked her head to butt him in the chin again.

"I'm up, I'm up." He placed a hand just below her backside and sat up. As he came to a fully sitting position and looked around the tank she pushed on his chest. He let up the pressure he was using to hold her up and watched as she floated backwards.

As she started to flip backwards and flailed her limbs to right herself he chuckled. She gave another screech and glared at him from her upside down position.

Abe chuckled and turned himself so he was upside down as well. "Well that didn't work did it?"

Anahita gurgled at him and continued to glare. Abe chuckled and when he kicked his leg to right himself Anahita mimicked him. Abe blinked and grinned before kicking again to fully right himself.

He laughed as she mimicked him again but she put to much strength in her kick because she started to tilt over in the other direction. Still laughing Abe grabbed her and kicked to the top. "Nice try little one but I bet you woke me for something other than swimming lessons." When he felt a slight dout he chuckled again, "Ok and your mommy would kick my but if you learned to swim and I let her sleep thru it!"

He set her down on a small bundle of towel that had been set aside for her. She blinked at him a moment before reaching forward and grabbing the corner of one of towels and rolling backwards onto her back and pulling the towel over her head.

Abe, who had been drying off, turned to find the towel over her. He smiled and stepped closer. "Now where did Anahita go? I know I put her right here." The squirming under the towel stopped as soon as he spoke and he was about to snatch the towel when a voice behind him made him jump.

"Oh thats great. Lose our child!" He turned to find Abby leaning against the door frame smiling at him.

Abby pushed off the frame and walked up to Abe. She stepped up to give him a quick kiss when a screech sounded.

Abby raised an eyebrow and looked down at Anahita, who was now sitting up with the towel over her legs. "Excuse me little lady. You don't get him all the time!" She the scooped up Anahita and bringing her up quick and then letting her drop a couple of inches before catching her. She then pulled her in and gave her a big kiss on the cheek as the little girl gave a happy squeal.

"So your trying to swim are you?" Anahita gave a sharp nod and Abby blinked before looking at Abe. Abe had his head tilted and as he looked to her Abby asked, "She hasn't done that with you?"

Abe shook his head, "No she just head butts me and glares." Abby turned back to their daughter with a grin. "That's our little genius!" She then gave Anahita another big kiss on the cheek. "Ok, you little piranha. Lets get you some food."

Abe chuckled as Abby walked down down the hall bouncing Anahita on her hip as she walked, Anahita squealing in happiness. He freezes when he feels the tingling he felt when Abby first started communicating with him. "Da com!"

Abe blinked, turned, and ran down the hall. He reached the top of the stairs to find Abby froze at the bottom staring at Anahita. "Did you just..." She whirled and looked up. "Abe I just heard Anahita in my head tellin me, Wai fo da."

Abe smiled, "She told me Da com."

Abby smiled and looked down at Anahita. "Oh I hope you can do that to your uncles soon!" Anahita gurgled and clapped her hands.


As Abby stepped in the kitchen she had to dodge a tendril of flame. She then looked around the room and sighed. Scarlet and Trevor were in their highchairs by the table and their food was scattered about. Trevor had a hold of Scarlets tail and Scarlet was throwing flames at him. Hellboy was knelt between them truing to separate them and calm Scarlet down.

He gave a start when Abby asked, "Liz taking the morning off?" Hellboy looked at her pleadingly only to jump several seconds later when he got hit by water. Abby blinked and looked at Anahita. Anahita had a smug sort of look about her.

Turning back to the kitchen Abby found the twins to be soaked in soapy water from the sink, where it appeared someone had be cleaning dishes. Abby tilted her head and was about to ask when John peaked around the opposite door, "Is she done throwing fire yet?"

Abby snickered and when she looked back to the twins Scarlet was glaring at Anahita and Trevor looked as tho he was going to cry. Hellboy stood up and picked up Trevor bouncing him slightly. Abby would have found it funny if she wasn't worried about what Anahita and Scarlet would do to each other.

Abby turned and blocked Anahita from Scarlets view. "Anahita Lily that wasn't nice." Anahita gave her a glare and tilted her head. Abby almost laughed as she heard, "but" in her head. "No Anahita, I don't care if she was throwing flames. Unless she's going to hurt someone you let the adults handle it."

"Handle what?" Abby stepped to the side and let Abe step into the kitchen. Abe chuckles at the chard sleeve of John's shirt. He glanced at Hellboy and the twins before turning to Anahita. "Your mother is correct. No using fire against your cousins unless their going to hurt someone.

Anahita gave a pouty face and a sniff before snuggling into Abby's shoulder. Abby fought not to laugh and kissed her on top of the head before following Abe into the kitchen.

Abby glanced at Scarlet, who was now occupied with the food that was left on her plate, before handing Anahita to Abe. Abe pulled out one of the chairs that had been pushed in enough to not get covered in food and set Anahita in his lap as he sat.

Abby pulled out a bottle to heat up and a container of eggs for Abe. She peaked him on the lips as she sat the container in front of him and walked to the stove. She grinned at john as she started to warm some water. A gasp from Hellboy and a choking noise drew their attention to the table. John almost dropped the plate in his hand.

Abe stared down at Anahita who sat in his lap with one of his eggs in her hands, a large bit taken out of it. She looked up and tilted her head to the side when she saw the three adults watching her. She then took another slow bite out of the egg, watching the adults as if they would try and take it from her.

Abby huffed and turned of the stove. "I should have know she'd try for them soon." As she put the bottle back in the fridge a thought came to her. "Oh and you change her next time babe."


A/N: short chapter but i'm trying to only do one age per chapter