DISCLAIMER: I do not own Hellboy just my character

CHAPTER ONE

Tom Manning was waiting for the new addition to BPRD. The new recruit was highly recommended good at their job. Waiting in the lobby Manning checked his watched for the millionth time. When he looked up from it Hellboy was standing next to him.

"What are you doing here?" Manning slowly turned to him.

"Same as you, to greet the newbie. What do we know about him?" He puffed on his cigar.

"I’d tell you to leave but that wouldn’t do me any good. All we know is his last name is Phillips, first name starts with M. And that he is in his late twenties and good at his job." Manning read from the folder.

"What does he look like?"

Shrugging, "Don’t know. He refuse to put a picture in. At least that’s what the note says."

The doors opened and a few people entered the building. Philips wasn’t amongst them, since they knew everyone that was walking in.

"Hi, are you Tom Manning?" The voice said.

Manning and Hellboy jumped, they didn’t see her approach or even enter the building. She looked like Amanda Bynes but with black hair and brown eyes.

"Yes, I’m Tom Manning. How may I help you?" He stood straighter and adjusted his tie.

Holding her hand out, "I’m Mysti Phillips the new employee."

His jaw dropped, "Your…..You’re a"

Taking his hand she shook it, "A chic, wow your bright. You should be on Jeopardy, you’d do well."

"I’m Hellboy, it’s a pleasure." He laughed holding out his hand.

"Thanks." Shaking his hand. "So who is showing me around?"

Raising his hand, "That would be me." Manning finally regained his speech.

Grabbing her bag, "Fantastic, let’s get this show on the road."

The library was their last stop before going to her room.

"Abe is usually around, I don’t know where he has gotten to." Manning said as they left the library.

Mysti’s room was a good siz. It had a twin size bed, bathroom, a coffee table, fireplace and an old couch. The rest of her stuff would fill the room, she was happy that she decided to bring her TV and electronics. The rest of her stuff was coming tomorrow so she put away the things she brought with her. Coming out of the bathroom her heart jumped to her throat.

"Dude, have you ever heard of knocking?" Grabbing her empty bag off her bed.

"I’m sorry, the door was open and I thought I’d introduce myself." He said.

Placing her bag under her bed, "It’s Abe, right?"

Hands going behind his back, "Yes it is. Yours is?"

"It’s Mysti. Is it true you can read people?"

"That is true."

Pointing at him "You do that with me, I’m breaking your arm."

Holding up his hands, "Wouldn’t dream of it."

Tilting her head, "What do you dream of? Is it fish?" She smiled.

"What every regular human being dreams of."

"You dream of a better world where chickens can cross the road without having their motives questioned also?"

When he didn’t say anything, "What? It’s one of mine." She shrugged.

"This is going to be interesting." Abe left the room.

"Great, I just got ripped on by Aquaman." Shutting her door.

The next day she began her first day of work. It was a slow, lunch finally rolled around and Mysti sat in the hallway eating her lunch. Engrossed in a book she wasn’t paying attention to who was going by. She didn’t even see someone sit next to her.

"What are you reading?" Abe asked.

Looking up "Huh? Oh, You Suck: A Love Story. When did you sit down?"

"Just now. It must be a good book if you didn’t even notice me sitting next to you. What’s it about?"

"It’s about a guy who gets turned into a vampire by his girlfriend. And now he has to deal with being a vampire." Placing a bookmark in the book before closing it.

"Sounds like it’s not one of my kind of books. Why are you eating lunch out here in the hall?" He scanned the book that Mysti had.

Taking a bite of her sandwich, "Incase I’m needed I’m easy to find."

Setting the book down between them, "That is an odd reason to be sitting in the hall."

"Coming from the live action Aquaman I’m being odd." Pointing to herself.

Johann and Manning were walking by. Mysti started laughing and the two stopped.

"What is so funny?" Johann asked.

Mysti stood, "Lost in space called, they want their robot back."

Both started moving their arms like the robot saying ‘danger Will Robinson danger’. Before laughing and giving each other a hug.

"You know each other?" Manning was flabbergasted.

"Ya, he’s the one that brought me here." Mysti smiled.

"I needed the best and that’s her."

Mysti’s phone ran, "Speak. Shut up, shut. Up. Der of course I’ll be there."

"What is it?" Johann asked when Mysti walked back to the group.

"I’m taking next weekend off. My best friend is going to Las Vegas to get married."

"You just started working here. You can’t just take days off." Manning told her.

Laughing, "That’s funny. But didn’t you just hear me? My best friend is getting married. You can fire me if you like but I’m going. Laterhosen."

Manning watched her, "She always like that?"

"Would of fired her a long time ago if she wasn’t good."

"Great, the last thing we need is another Hellboy wandering around. And the worst part, she has more reign the he does." Manning pointed in her direction.

The two left to Manning complaining that dealing with this is not going to help his stomach problems. Abe stayed a moment longer looking in the direction Mysti disappeared. When he tuned to go in the opposite direction he saw Mysti left her book. That night Mysti was getting ready for bed when she heard a knock on the door.

"Something wrong?" She asked when she saw it was Abe.

"No. I just wanted to return your book to you. You left it in the hall earlier today." Handing it to her.

Taking it "Thanks. I was wondering where that went."

"I hope you are not mad, but I read it."

"Of course not. What did you think of it?"

Shrugging "It was cute. Not the kind of book I would of picked out though."

"It’s one of the few stories I like about vampires. It’s the fifth time I’m reading it." She looked at it.

"Well I was just coming back to return you book."

"Thanks, goodnight."

"Goodnight."

As the days passed Mysti spent most of her time with Abe. When the weekend came for Mysti to leave for Vegas she was all ready gone when Abe gotten up. Their was a recorder and an envelope on a table for him. On the recorder it said ‘play me first.’

Pressing play "Aquaman hey. This is so weird I know but I think notes are dorky. And you don’t have a cell for me to call whenever. Soooo, I just wanted to tell you I unpacked all my books and I left you a list on one of my bookshelf’s in my room. It’s a list of books I think you might like to read. Hope you like what’s in the envelope an I’ll see you when I get back."

Abe set the recorder down and reached for the envelope. When he opened it, Abe pulled out a blank CD. Written on it was ‘do you dream about fish?’ Abe laughed to himself, putting the CD in the CD player. Sunday came and Mysti arrived. It was around four in the afternoon, Abe was waiting outside her room.

"Who was on that CD you left me?" Abe followed her in her room after they said hi.

"Poison: Best of Ballads and Blues. Dude I love to talk, but I haven’t slept since Thursday. And I’m still a little drunk from the night before." Plopping on her bed she feel asleep instantly.

Abe walked over pulling the covers over her before quietly leaving the room.