It took some maneuvering, avoiding the bow and her own injuries, but she hugged the girl and patted her on the back.
She was still surprised at how well the girl had held on and pulled through. Most would have given up a long time ago. But not this girl, not Kagome. Natasha had seen a bit of what Kagome could do, it was choppy and a little stiff, but it showed she did have experience. But most importantly, it showed that the girl had potential.
Stepping back from her, she righted herself. "Come on, there's still Loki to deal with."
Kagome pulled back, her face set in a scowl. "Oh right. Him." Kagome turned her gaze to the side, Natasha followed.
The Tesseract.
It laid there, no longer glowing as brightly as it had, but enough to show that it was, in a sense, 'on'.
"While I don't like the idea of taking it anywhere near him, I like the idea of leaving it out here in the open even less." Kagome spoke her thoughts. There were no aliens alive to snatch it up, but she had dealt with enough powerful objects in her life to know there was someone out there stupid enough to go for things they had no right or ability to hold.
Natasha pursed her lips, neither settled right with her either. "Once Loki's in custody, Thor can have it."
"I agree. It's the seemingly harmless looking objects that turn out to be the most powerful…" voice trailing off, Kagome remembered the Shikon and the quest to put it back together.
Natasha watched Kagome closely, unsure if the girl was aware of the fact that the statement could include herself. She looked like a harmless young woman, but was so much more. You could say the same about Banner, too, but the look on Kagome's face showed something deeper; that she had experienced war before, and had killed to stay alive.
Her curiosity burned to know what this girl had gone through, but she bit her tongue, hoping to gain her trust enough to someday learn what Kagome meant by her last statement.
AN: I really hate Mondays. I accidentally uploaded the wrong chapter file. Read, enjoy, and review!