Soon Lynn came back with clothes. Lynn put Bruce's pants on and Jenna buttoned up his shirt.
"Do ya need help?" Lynn asked.
Jenna smiled and Lynn helped Bruce up. They dragged the man back to the house and Megan rushed out to help when she saw the trio. Lynn let go and Megan and Jenna laid Bruce on the couch. Jenna huffed and put her hands on her hips.
"Are you hungry dear?" Megan asked, trying to focus the other girl's attention elsewhere.
Jenna nodded and followed the mother into the kitchen.
Bruce woke up later getting a pounding headache. He had no idea what happened after he turned into the hulk. He saw there was a plate of food next to him on a table. He slowly ate it wondering why the house was so quiet.
"Jenna?" He called out.
Not one person came. Bruce looked around in confusion. He decided to accept the silence and thought. He felt . . . something, for Jenna, but she was too young. Besides, even if she was of age, she was his best friend's sister. He had a feeling Tony wouldn't be too happy.
'But, dammit, I deserve to be happy!' Bruce screamed at the sensible part of his brain.
A second later Jenna came rushing in, her cheeks tinted pink, hair a mess, and her eyes sparkling. That was enough to make Bruce's heart skip a beat.
"Hey Bruce, guess what?" Jenna bounded over and crashed onto the couch.
"Hm?" Bruce asked smiling lightly.
"SHIELD called Megan and they'll be here tomorrow to come get us. Apparently it was amazing how far we got off the grid."
Bruce winced slightly. He had one more night before everyone would be on his back asking for things. If people were hassling him, that meant Jenna may not come around.
"Hey, it's getting dark, want to head up on the roof, it's supposed to be cloudless tonight." Jenna asked.
Bruce smiled. "Sure,"
Jenna smiled and grabbed his hand and practically dragged him up to the attic. When they got there Jenna smiled and let go of his hand. She opened a window and stepped out. Bruce rushed to see where she went when she disappeared.
"Get out here, puffball!" Jenna called, her head reappearing.
"Puffball?" Bruce laughed as he carefully climbed out of the window.
He tried desperately to keep his balance, to no avail when his foot slipped. Jenna rushed over and helped Bruce get his footing.
"Yes, that is now my name for you." Jenna smiled.
Bruce raised an eyebrow with a small smile tugging at his mouth.
"Don't question my brilliance!" Jenna huffed.
Bruce chuckled and followed Jenna to a largely open spot on the roof.
"How'd you find this place?" Bruce asked as he sat down next to Jenna.
"John actually showed it to me. I was looking for somewhere to practice . . . my new skill and he showed me how to get up here." Jenna said laying back.
Bruce nodded and let the warm summer breeze pass over him.
"Hey, Bruce?" Jenna asked.
"Hm," Bruce hummed.
"Do you ever wonder what would've happened if you hadn't joined the team?"
Bruce thought for a second.
"No," he said finally.
Jenna sat up and looked at him.
"I've learned to accept what life throws at me without question." He answered simply.
Soon the sun started to dip down into the horizon. Jenna sat up to watch the sunset paint the sky.
"I have to be honest, I don't think I've ever had a moment as calm as this." She said quietly.
Bruce looked at her. She was glowing from the light. The thoughts of beauty crossed Bruce's mind. He shook his head roughly. No, she was his best friend's sister and she was way younger. He couldn't.
Soon the stars sprinkled the inky black sky with a full moon casting light on the two. Jenna gasped in amazement.
"Wow," she let out.
"What?" Bruce asked, turning to see her wide eyes darting around the sky.
"I've lived in New York my whole life. I don't think I've seen this many stars."
Bruce smiled.
"I had this every night in Calcutta. It's hard to go from that to the big city. Sometimes I wish I could go back there for nights like this." Bruce said.
"How did you stand being in Calcutta, I mean, there's a lot of people. Especially as a doctor, I would assume it would be stressful."
"Actually, it wasn't; it was actually very calming to help so many people. Everyone needed me and looked up to me. I made people better." Bruce said quietly.
"But wouldn't being around so many people freak the other guy out?"
"No, it's the military; people with guns. They see me as a threat and a villain. I could shuffle by anybody in Calcutta and they would either ignore me or see me as a helper and a friend. I didn't have to worry about the other guy, because no one was threatened."
"I never thought of it like that."
"Most don't,"
More silence crept over the two until Jenna yawned.
"Well, today was exciting." She said and curled up on the roof.
"Are you going to sleep out here?" Bruce smiled.
"Mm,"
"What if it rains?"
"Good,"
"Come on, birdie." Bruce said and picked her up.
"Birdie?" Jenna sleepily asked.
"Don't question my brilliance," Bruce said lightly.
Jenna smiled and curled into Bruce's chest. He was careful to keep his balance on the roof this time and he slipped into the house. He made sure her head didn't bump anything that would injure her, his chest was a given though. Arriving at the room, Bruce was about to put her on the bed.
"Bruce?"
"Hm,"
"Put me on the window seat, I want to sleep under the stars."
Bruce smiled, happy that it was dark in the room. He did as told and set her carefully on the cushion. He slid his arms out from under her and before he could turn around, he felt Jenna grab his hand gently.
'Stay with me, Bruce.' Jenna slipped into his mind.
He saw Jenna move and curl up and pat the seat beside her. Her hand slipped out of his and Bruce sat down shakily.
'You're scared . . . why?' Jenna mentally vocalized.
Bruce thought carefully about his answer; at least until Jenna said something more.
'You don't have to tell me,' Jenna said and she leaned her arched legs against Bruce.
Bruce felt his throat close up and his pulse quicken.
'Calm down,' Bruce scolded himself.
Jenna's hand grabbed Bruce's again and squeezed it gently.
'Do you remember what happened when you first hulked out around me?'
'Not all of it,'
'He said something . . .'
'What?'
"He said you liked me, Bruce."
And Bruce's heart caught in his throat.
"He did?" His voice rose only slightly.
'Oh great, I feel like a teenager again.'
"Yeah,"
Bruce was silent and still felt Jenna's hand holding onto his.
"Is it true?"
Bruce made an attempt to pull his hand away, but Jenna held him tightly.
"I would understand if you said no." Jenna said softly.
Bruce stopped trying to fight it, but instead looked his best friend's sister in the eyes. They were staring right back.
"And I'm not searching your files if that's what you think."
Bruce nodded and Jenna started moving. He watched as she inched towards him, allowing Bruce to stretch his legs out. She rested next to Bruce with her head on his chest. She intertwined their legs and thought carefully about what she was going to say next.
"I like you Bruce," Jenna smiled softly.
Bruce's heart skipped various beats rapidly. Soon Jenna was asleep with a smirk on her face.
AN-
I'm lame, I took a really long time to update, I know. In all fairness I had a lot to set straight and I have so I should be writing more. Also, I have more updates on my new website. The link to it should be on my profile. That's all I got.
