Another short chapter but it's only because I've had the worst writers block and I just couldn't write anything and when I started finally writing I wanted to get something out quickly! ️ thanks for being patient and please do leave a comment if you have time!

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Solerah and Bruce had been sitting in silence for a while, neither willing to speak up. Bruce too wrapped up in his thoughts and Solerah really not knowing what to say. Bruce had confronted Solerah about the recent Hulk incident and it wasn't going smoothly.

"He was out of control..." Bruce finally spoke up, his voice cutting through the thick silence. "Angela said that he could be effected too. You saw what happened Solerah he was completely out of control." Bruce clenched the steering wheel tightly.

"I'm not afraid of him if that's what your implying." Solerah's voice was quiet but firm.

"You should be..." Bruce sounded despondent.

"I'm not." She placed her hand over his. "It's okay Bruce I calmed him down."

Bruce laughed though it sounded dry and humourless. "And what? That's going to work every time? A few sweet words will bring me back?"

"I don't see why not!" Solerah frowned, he didn't have to sound so sarcastic.

Bruce made a frustrated groan and his head fell forward and onto the wheel. "I feel like I'm just uselessly waiting for this thing to kill me. I shouldn't be here Solerah."

"Bruce, don't say that..."

"You don't understand, the gamma bomb realigned my DNA. It was a total cellular bombardment, completely reconstructing my DNA make up. Biochemically I'm different. Other radiated people are permanently changed and I'm sometimes normal and sometimes changed." Bruce began to explain, using the explanation to help calm him down. Science always calmed him down...

"My DNA changed I should be permanently abnormal. The normal now is the hulk. All these years I said he shouldn't exist... I'm the one who shouldn't exist. Bruce Banner shouldn't exist..." Bruce finished his rant, scorning his very name.

"Well..." Solerah started, not entirely sure what to say. "I'm glad Bruce Banner exists."

"I've done nothing but chain you to dead weight..."

"Would you STOP with the self pity! We're gonna get through this Bruce. I promise you."

Instead of responding Bruce sighed and raised his hand, stroking her face gently, he loved her so much, and he hated himself even more. How would things ever turn out right for them?

Solerah leaned her head into his hand, she hated this somber atmosphere between the two of them. She decided she would visit Mr Blue tonight, to see if she could speed up the process of getting the cure. She couldn't take much more of this.