Veronica blinked up at him in shock at suddenly finding herself beneath him.  The cold rough pavement pressing against the soft skin of her back, making her squirm in discomfort.  "Must hide?"  She repeated to him, a frown creasing her delicate brow as she tried to understand what he was saying.  "You have to hide or I have to hide?"  This guy was most likely suffering from some sort of shock, and wasn't thinking clearly so his meaning was getting lost somewhere in translation.<br/><br/>She pushed gently on his chest to see if he would get off of her, and smiled brightly when he did.  It was clear to her now that he meant her no harm, so she was glad to help him if she could.  Getting up on still shaky legs, she reached for him, to both steady herself and to help lead him in the right direction.  "Come on...I'll take you to my house, we can get you cleaned up."  And maybe she could find out what in the hell happened in the shadows of that alley, though she wasn't exactly sure she really wanted to know.<br/><br/>A short car ride later had them pulling up into the driveway of her house, and a few moments later they were inside the warm safe confines.  "Can I get you anything?"  She asked gently, noting that he still seemed a bit out of it.  "Something to drink maybe?"