OK, this is the aftermath of the fire, the funeral and it's also when Betty and Bruce become closer then just strangers. You see Tony at his weakest and you see Mindy questioned and you see Steve cry. Well, you don't really see it, but then you also see Loki and Sigyn at the funeral.
Bruce stood in silence as he watched the coffin being lowered into the ground. The tombstone was soaked and so were the guests. Everyone was there, except for his parents, he knew Rebekka would never have wanted them there. He leaned down toward the coffin and put the lily in, it was her favourite flower, plus, it was appropriate for funerals. He stood back and watched as everyone put their lily in one by one.
Tony put his lily in after Bruce and he kept his head down, he didn't want everyone to know that he was crying, well, bawling his eyes out, he'd loved Rebekka, she was like the little sister he'd never had, and now, she was gone, wiped off this planet by a stupid fire. Tony shook his head, it just wasn't right.
Pepper put her lily in as quietly as she could, the rain beat down on her umbrella and the guests. She rose with tears rolling down her cheeks, this is isn't possible, she was so young, why did she have to die?
Steve placed his lily on Rebekka's coffin carefully and walked away, the only sounds in his head were the rain and Rebekka's laugh. He had no idea why that was there, it just was. He walked back over to Peggy who hugged him immediately; this was too much to handle, a death, a divorce, all in one week. Why was God so cruel?
Peggy lowered her delicate lily onto the coffin, she had no idea who Rebekka was but she was here with Steve to support him, but she was also here to mourn, a silent tear rolled down her cheek when she stood back with Steve, he noticed it and wiped it off gently. Six years old, she was too young.
Jane went forward and placed the lily on the coffin, she walked back to Darcy and Rhodey and looked across the yard to see Thor with Ashley, there was also Loki and some girl, Jane knew her but just couldn't remember her name. Oh well, this was a time to be sad, not to be angry or trying to remember names, but somehow they just nagged at her.
Thor stepped away from Ashley, Loki and Sigyn. He placed the lily on the coffin and hesitated before going back to Ash. This wasn't right. He felt, alone standing there, he felt someone should be next to him, someone important. He looked away from the coffin and at Jane, tears streamed down her face along with the rain. He felt he should comfort her, but Rhodey and Darcy were already doing that. He shrugged to himself and walked away quickly so no one could see the tears.
Darcy stumbled in the mud before putting her lily in the hole. It fell so slowly onto her coffin that she felt like an hour had passed. When it touched the coffin with it's delicate petals she felt the urge to pull it back up, placing the lily on the coffin was like admitting Rebekka was dead, forever gone, and Darcy hated that feeling inside of her.
Rhodey dropped the lily into the hole, he'd never been one to cry or to be a softie, but funerals were different. This was different. He looked over at Pepper, Tony, Thor, Loki, Ash and some friend of Loki's. He looked at her, she seemed familiar…oh well, this was a time to mourn.
Nat glided over the wet ground in her dark dress, she hated this, despised this so much that she felt she couldn't bear to be there anymore. She wanted Rebekka to be alive more than anything else in the world. God wasn't fair, life wasn't fair.
Clint abandoned Mindy and walked toward the coffin, he stopped halfway but then continued, he didn't want Rebekka dead, she had been a sweet, innocent six year old that only wanted a life to fully live, not the dump she'd been in. The dump she'd left, Clint lowered the lily into the ground and thought I hope she's a bit happy where she is.
Mindy walked forward after Clint, she gently patted him on the shoulder when they crossed paths but other then that she did nothing else. If only she'd gotten there sooner. She'd have saved Bruce's sister, she was kicking herself, mentally, when she dropped the lily onto the coffin, she despised herself for letting Rebekka Banner…
Die.
Loki stepped forward with Sigyn by his side. They placed the lilies into the ground and watched as everyone grabbed a spade to start to shovel in the dirt, he cautiously grabbed one two and with Sigyn's help shovelled the dirt onto the lilies and coffin. They encased the coffin with soil, practically suffocating it with Mother Nature's richness. He gently held Sigyn's hand when Bruce piled on the last bit of dirt. He hadn't known the deceased, but he already felt sad just being there.
Rebekka was gone, all the friends acknowledged that, but they all felt guilty for not being able to save her.
The only thing that remained of Rebekka were memories, but those weren't enough to make Bruce feel that she was with him, forever.
There we go, the funeral –sniff- yeah, the last part was a little cheesy but I thought it fitted well with the situation. OK, the next chapter (I'll give you a hint) is about memories of Rebekka that Bruce has. Well, keep on reading and please send in some reviews! ^_^ (Why should I be smiling?! I just killed someone! In the story of course!)