Smiling, she threw a look towards Romanoff and the doctor to see them both shocked and awed. When she turned back to watch her father, her smile was wiped off when she noticed something odd. He was falling… not flying, and quickly increasing in speed.

She ran to the edge of the roof the moment her father fell past them, her clutch on the cube now causing it to dig painfully into her skin. Her free hand grasped the ledge in a white knuckled grip, her heart now beating so fast it felt more like it was humming.

Falling to her knees, she let out a breath she hadn't even been aware she was holding after she watched the Hulk catch her father. Pressing her brow to the cool concrete of the wall, she wondered if this was what a panic attack felt like. She then decided she never wanted to experience them if it was.

A roar from the Hulk echoed and bounced of the buildings, causing Kagome to jump. She was going to die young due to heart failure, she was sure of it. She felt a hand land softly on her shoulder, so she turned and eyed Romanoff tiredly.

"He's alive and fine."

The moment those words filtered through her muddled brain, Kagome tossed the Tesseract aside and jumped the poor woman in a surprise hug.

Natasha, was shocked, to say the least. She knew that Kagome was related to Stark, and if her reaction to what just happened was anything to go by, then they were close. Awkwardly, she hugged the girl that was crying once again, but Natasha could also make out the sound of laughter.

Relaxing in the hug, Natasha smiled. The girl's joy was quite contagious it seemed, but, looking down onto the streets below, she had every reason to smile.

They did just win a battle against an alien army that had set out to conquer Earth thanks to a crazy god jealous of his brother.


AN: Still very much under the weather, but hopefully this will brighten things up for you guys! Read, enjoy, and review!