After Soldier 76 had declared that he was back as Jack Morrison and that he was sorry, the man collapsed, leaving everyone in shock and terror until Angela had told them to calm down, stating that he was currently fighting with his post-mortem disorder and that he only needed some rest.

She then proceeded to give Winston the title of Temporal Commander, so the organization wouldn't fall apart without Soldier 76.

It was just a matter of time for the agents to leave the room, and suddenly the only ones left were Lena, Bruce, Angela and a K.O. Jack Morrison.

Bruce was quietly breathing next to Lena, who seemed to be having some kind of internal fight with herself.

"Yah okay over there?" He poked her lower back and sent a shiv through Lena's spine.

"D-Don't do that!" She yelled at him, and smacked his arm without much strength.

She saw Bruce raising one eyebrow, questioning her.

"I-I just...It's just...It's the first time I've seen Jack like that" She let out a huge sigh, "And it's also the first time I've seen someone confront him other than...than him" He looked at her with confusion in his dark eyes, "Reyes, I meant" He raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"You mean the mexican commander?" She blinked in surprise.

"How do you-"

"I met him when Jack Morrison saved me like ten years ago. He wasn't the talkative guy, but he sure was something else" Lena nodded.

"He was like an uncle to me, a great man who had a great soul too…" She lowered her hair with sadness filling her voice.

"Well…" He patted her back, and ruffled her hair, "There's nothin' we can do about that now" He lifted her chin, "Better think in good stuff, aye? Aren't you going to finish that story you were telling me?" Her eyes brightened, and in a matter of seconds she was back to being the cheerful brit of the group.

They quickly exited the room, leaving Angela and Jack behind, and made their way to Lena's apartment.

Just a few minutes passed and Lena had already gone through most of her life in the stories she kept telling to him.

"...And that's how I got this two piercings on my ear!" She finished her story about how she got those two piercings in a mission with Amelie Lacroix, who had been eager to make herself two piercings in order for them both to match, and of course Lena had agreed with her.

She tried showing her companion those two piercings by leaning closer to him, and moving her head a little so he could see them better.

"They look metallic" He commented, making her roll her eyes and create some distance between them again, "Ah, I'm gonna have to make a turn here, though" He told her when they reached a crowded place with two streets, one that led to Lena's apartment and one that led to…, "I left my dogs with the vet in the morning so they could get their monthly revision, and I bet Jonathan's already done with them by now" He turned his back on her.

"Wait" She took hold of his shirt before he could start walking towards the vet place, "Can I go with ye?" He snorted.

"Course ya can, Lena" He stopped for a second to let her catch up, "Let's go, it isn't that far away from here" She nodded and followed him with excitement overflowing inside of her.

See, from the very first moment that she saw Bruce, he just reminded her to a dog.

It wasn't like he acted like a dog, or barked like one, but he did some stuff that just resemble him to a dog

He would react to any kind of high-pitched sounds by turning around to try and find the source, just like any other dog did.

He would doze off whenever she ruffled or caressed his hair. Thing that she had noticed a few hours ago at their weekly meeting.

He would even sniff people, places, or just the air from time to time, and inform her of every single new smell he found.

Like, for example, he had secretly sniffed Winston at the meeting, and had then informed her that he smelled like bananas and peanut butter.

It was just fascinating how he just could do those things, how he could use his nose for more than just breathing, and how he-

"We're here" His voice took her out of her mind and brought her back to reality.

Indeed, they were in front of a little animal care place, very modest, and welcoming. You could even hear the animals inside, some barking, some meowing, and some birds singing.

Her cheeks turned pink when he suddenly grabbed her hand and guided her to the door.

"Hey, John, you here!?" He yelled at the door, and after a few seconds of no reply, he buffed, "I'll come in now!"

"Wait, I don't think it's a good idea to come in without the doctor's perm-" He opened the door and pulled her in with him, "Nevermind, then"

The lobby was like any other lobby, normal. With a girl listening to music at the desk without paying attention, nor doing her job as a receptionist.

"That dumbass…" He mumbled and let go of Lena's hand, "I keep wondering why'd he choose her as a receptionist" He said to the air more than anything else and started walking towards the desk, with Lena following behind him, "Joanne!" He yelled loud enough for Lena to shrink a little bit, and for the girl in front of him to notice his presence.

Her eyes widened the moment she realized it was him.

"B-B-Bruce! Hey, uh, what can I do for you, h-huh?" She hid her earbuds in her pockets and opened a laptop in which she had stored all the information of the clients.

"Is John here? I left Shiro and Kuroo here in the morning…" The blue-haired girl nodded furiously, and pointed at the door behind the desk.

"I think your dogs are ready and… Wait, is that Tracer!?" Lena crooked her head to the side a little bit so she could see the girl better, since she was behind Bruce.

"Yeah" Bruce let out a sigh, "Tracer, this is Joanne, your number one fan in the whole universe. Joanne, this is Lena "Tracer" Oxton" He let out a chuckle when both of the girls blushed, "I'll go check on my boys now, you stay here with Joanne and...I dunno, have a girl talk, alrite?" He told Lena, and in the blink of an eye, he had gone to the other room, leaving them both with an awkward silence.

Until Joanne chuckled.

"'Sup with Bruce's accent" She laughed, and Lena didn't take long to join her.

"It's so Aussie it's like he's from over there, right?" Joanne nodded in agreement.

"Thing is, you didn't meet him before he went to Australia, he had this huge love for British accent, and he for some reason used it, too!" Lena blinked twice at that confession.

He never mentioned that before, now did he?

"Really?" Maybe this little girl talk will help her get some personal info. About his cute partner.

"Totally, and he didn't even notice he was using it!"

"He mentioned something about his relationship with...animals, before. Do you have any ideas what he meant?" Joanne looked her with confusion in her eyes.

"Animals?" It took her a moment, "Ah! You mean how's he so good with animals?" Lena nodded, "Well, I dunno, really. They just look like they love him, to be honest. It's like he communicates with 'em...pretty awesome stuff" The dogs that were barking in the room Bruce went inside suddenly went fully quiet, "See? If he's there, there's no need to bark"

"Seems like I found myself an special one" She said to herself, and didn't notice Joanne's reaction.

"Y-You two are dating?" It took Lena a moment to realize what she just said.

"Oh! Oh no, no, no" She shook her head, her cheeks starting to get hot, "No, love. I meant it as my partner, he is my, uh, disciple, yeah" She nodded to herself.

"Your disciple!? As in, Bruce is gonna become a hero!?" She asked, excitement overflowing in her voice.

Lena coughed.

"He's gonna become an Overwatch Agent, then he'll be whatever he wants to be" She told her, just like the way he told Jack hours ago.

"That's gotta be cool" Lena nodded, "And he's finally getting a job, which is a plus" She nodded again, "Now he just needs a place to stay…" Joanne sighed, and played with her hair for a few seconds.

"Oh, he didn't tell you? He's staying with me now" Lena laughed, "I just realized he didn't ask for permission to take his dogs with him" Joanne snorted.

"Yeah, he takes that for granted, even though I've been telling him that there's actually people who don't like dogs, it's like he won't believe me"

"Good thing I like dogs, then" Joanne nodded, "Anything else I should know about him?"

"Other than him sleeping naked?" Lena's cheeks got instantly red, "I'm just kidding!" Joanne let out a huge laugh, and then sighed with contentment, "Not really...he's like an open book after all, even though you'd think he's not with those dark eyes of his" She hummed, and then snapped her fingers, "You might want to buy some more food though, since he eats a ton, just like his dogs" Lena nodded and made a mental note about it.

"Alrite then, thanks for the info., love" She patted Joanne's head and gave her a small smile.

Just then, the door opened again, and two big huskies, one fully white and one black, went out running and tackled Lena, licking her face and sniffing her.

"Wha! Shiro, Kuroo! Stop!" Bruce went out too, and separated the two dogs from Lena, "Sorry, Lena, they just love new faces" Joanne nodded with amusement in her face.

"She might have your scent all over her too, so that was just bound to happen" Bruce laughed in agreement with her, and then helped Lena stand up.

"You okay?" He asked her, and she freed herself from his grip in half a second and went to hug his dogs.

"They are so cute!" She yelled in excitement, "What are they names, again?" She asked, and Bruce crouched, and clapped his hands twice, making the two dogs go to him as if he was a magnet.

"This is Kuroo" He said, "Means "black" in Japanese" He told her while caressing the black dog's head before snapping his finger, sound that made Kuroo go with Lena, "And this is Shiro" She laughed.

"Means white in Japanese?" She guessed, making him snort.

"Yeah" he caressed the dog's head, "Go boy" He softly pushed him to Lena, and she received him with a smile on her face.

"Bruce" Joanne called him, shaking her head a few times, "Did you even ask her if you could take Shiro and Kuroo with you?" She shook her head one more time in disapprovement, even when Lena had told her before she's okay with it.

His eyes widened, and both Kuroo and Shiro looked at her for a few seconds before crooking their heads in confusement, making Lena's heart shrink.

"Of course they can come too!" She hugged them both and smiled at Bruce, who also had a grin on his face.

"Thanks, Lena" She shook her head.

"No need to thank me, love" She laughed when Kuroo licked her arm, "That tickles, geez" She patted the dog's head and then boosted herself up, getting ready to go, "It's late, Bruce...I think we should go now" She turned to see Joanne, "Nice to meet ye, love!" She gave her a quick hug and went to Bruce's side.

"Boys, lets go" He demanded, and in a matter of seconds both dogs were in front of them.

They left the place in a matter of seconds, and together, they made their way to Lena's apartment.

"I don't have many stories left to tell ya, love" She said while walking next to him.

"Well, there's one I'm really interested in, Lena." He poked something metallic on her chest, making her tense up a little, "How did this happen?"

She sighed.

"This happened a few years ago…

With the Slipstream"

Next chapter will contain some Slipstream stuff that I made up, and it'll still be concentrated only in Lena and Bruce.

Thanks for the reviews, hope I can get more. They make me happy

Paws&Hugs- PawsLover