She felt as though she were adrift at sea. Her body floating peacefully along with the current and her mind blissfully blank. It was so peaceful considering everything she had just gone through.

Wait...

Her mind struggles to grasp at the memories that flood the calm ocean causing the current to become choppy. She remembered working late at the Swiss Headquarters on a new application for nano technology. She remember explosions and falling through the floor. She remembered...

Gabriel.

Blue eyes fluttered open as consciousness return to her with crashing waves of realization. She coughs, her throat raw and burning from the harsh movement. Tears slip down her cheeks as she regains her breath. It was obvious she was in a hospital room but she didn't know where exactly nor did she know how she had arrived.

Trying to sit up to take in her surroundings better she lets out a hiss of pain, her left side protesting the movement. Angela cringed looking down to find her exposed left arm wrapped in a thick cast. It was foolish, she thought, her nanobots would take care of the injury soon enough.

Her blue eyes fluttered shut as she remembered she didn't exactly have nanobots to spare after the stunt she pulled. Her thoughts turned dark then as she decided she deserved the pain for what she had done.

She had created a monster and now he was gone. Someone scared and alone as his body went through unknown changes. She could only theorize what the nanobots would do to him and nothing that came to mind was in any way good.

There was a soft knock at the door, tired blue eyes fluttered open to find the hulking form of Reinhardt standing in the doorway. He ducked through the entrance with a gentle smile on his face. "Wie geht es dir, Liebling?" Angela could feel the lie bubbling up in her throat but something in the tone of his voice stopped her, tears welling in her eyes. He say on the side on her bed, his weight causing the springs to creak. "Shhshhshh none of that now. It is okay now."

Despite the pain she sits up, wrapping her arms around as much of him as she could. He returned the favor, quietly rocking her back and forth.

Of all the lessons she had learned... Angela was sure this one was one of the hardest.

~*Translation: "How are you, Darling?" Thanks for reading!*~