"So what's it like?" Betty asked. "If you don't mind me asking?" He smiled, staring at the ground in front of him. "Well, I'd say it's similar to the release you're feeling at allowing everyone to see how you truly look." Her eyes widened as she realized she had been walking through the halls, completely oblivious to the fact she hadn't fixed the skin plates. She laughed, short and surprised. "I didn't even realize I was. But," She took a deep breath, watching a woman pass and stare at her. "It really does feel great, not worrying about hiding what I truly look like. Though, I'll still wear the skin plates when I'm on ground."

"That is pretty much how it feels for me. It's like I stretch…you know when you wake up in the morning and you feel great after you have a quick stretch?" She smirked and nodded. "Completely." He laughed lightly. "Well like that. That feeling of releasing a kink, like letting go."

Betty stared at the floor, sensing a hidden reason in his words. "You hate that you like the change don't you? It's something you don't want to like but you do." He gave her a sidelong glance, his eyes questioning, "Exactly like that. It's not that I can control the changes, they just happen when I get angry. But…it feels great when it happens and I absolutely hate that. I hate the other guy…he's a brute and completely dumb."

She laughed openly, "I like that. The other guy." She stopped laughing at the stare he gave her. "So sorry if I offended you. It's just…interesting that you do not come to terms with the fact that you are both the same person."

He didn't reply and continued on down the hall. She stopped and turned when she heard a whish and then a thunk sound from the room they passed. "Ah, I wouldn't go in there Betty." Bruce said, trying to stop her before she entered. She stood at the door, "Why not?" He rubbed the back of his head, his hand on his waist. "Hawkeye is shooting in there. He really doesn't enjoy being watched or interrupted."

She walked in, Bruce sighing. He was right Hawkeye was in the room, shooting arrow after arrow. There must have been a dozen or so target scattered around the room, all covered with arrows. He turned a corner quickly, sitting on one knee. Betty's eyes widened and she jumped, "Don't shoot!" Hawkeye glared at her, "I put you in a cell Doctor, how did you get out?" He kept pointing the arrow at her. He quickly looked her up and down, noticing the shining metal limbs. "I see," He said.

Bruce walked into the room, taking in the scene and reading Betty's body language. "She is with me Hawkeye. Director Fury let her go." Hawkeye glared at Bruce, but kept on pointing the arrow at her. "And why didn't he tell me?" He looked at Betty. She put her left arm behind her back, shifting on her feet uncomfortably. Bruce walked up besides her, glaring at Hawkeye. "She is not your enemy," He said, his volume rising in anger.

Hawkeye pointed the arrow away from her, knowing it'd be smarter than to ignite Bruce's anger. "You should say something when you enter a training room Dr. Smith. I could have easily killed you." She gave him a sheepish smile, slowly retreating behind Bruce. "I saw. Thought you were going to still. We'll just be leaving now." Hawkeye nodded, looking between the two doctors. "Please do."

Outside Bruce sighed, squeezing the bridge of his nose. "I told you he doesn't like to be interrupted." She stared at the ground, any courage she had had disappeared. "Did I do something to make him dislike me?" Bruce shrugged. "Him and Black Widow both act that way. We don't know if they like anybody on the base. They're spy's and they're always in character."

An eyebrow lifted, "Black Widow? Do you all have odd names? His isn't actually Hawkeye is it?" He smiled, laughing softly. "Yeah, we all have different names when we don the suit. Mine, on the other hand, just kind of came with the green guy." She smiled at him, "So all of the Avengers have…alter egos per se?" He nodded.

They continued to walk, walking through nearly half of the base, swapping stories. Betty learning of another Betty he knew but her real name was Elizabeth, a doctor he worked with. She learned the whole back-story to the creation of the Hulk, his gamma studies, and what went wrong. From his words she would never had guessed he was the same man he was back then. He was headstrong and courageous, now he was shy and boxed in. Bruce had to be in order to keep the other guy at bay.

"Your idea of a good day is being able to enjoy it through the infuriating anger management?" She gave him a small smile, amused by his 'good' days. He teetered his head, laughing a little. "Yes. Any day I don't change is a good day. But being able to enjoy the day in happiness and laughter, that is a great day."

Betty's smiled brightened, "I hope that, aside from the confrontation with Hawkeye, you had a great day today. Maybe if you had more you could, somehow control the other guy easier than strict anger management."

"Maybe," He smiled, putting his hands in his pockets.

"Avengers assemble in Controls." A woman's voice announced over intercoms. "Dr. Betty Smith, come as well." And that was it.

Bruce began to turn, pausing to look at her. "Worried?" She gave him a lopsided smile, "I came here as a criminal Bruce, not an ally. I'm sure the reason Hawkeye doesn't like me is for that reason. Who's to say the others won't as well?" She looked at him, loosing the smile. "Do you see me as a criminal?"

He opened his mouth to say something and then closed it. Bruce fidgeted uncomfortably, rubbing the back of his neck. "Stealing is a crime but what you did honestly isn't that big of a deal. So you stole some old blueprints, what did they actually do for you?" She stared at him. He smiled shyly, "Nah, I don't see you as a criminal Betty, just a needy Doctor."

She laughed lightly, smiling. "No ones ever called me needy before."

He shrugged, "From what I've learned about you, you just want acceptance. Something everyone wants…" He began walking away, looking back at her with a small smile. "C'mon, Controls is this way."

Okay! This one had to be short, more of a chapter for the two of them! And also I can't go on without your opinions. I'm thinking about putting Lily Williams into this story as well...I want your opinions! (A note: She was the character I made for my first Avengers fic, A Gifted Daughter!) I know how I'd do it if I did add her, but I think that'll I'll leave it up to you guys to decide! This will be a big demand of five or more yes's to have her added!

I hope I'm getting Bruce's quirks right, sorry if I'm not! He's going to be a big character in the story, him and Fury!

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