Title: Bless You

Series: Winter Tidings

Author: Jmaria

Rating: PG

Pairing: FfA# 679 Tara / The Hulk

A/N: I remember taking my nephew to see the movie, and I remember seeing the old movies, but other than that - Hehe.

Bless You

Tara crouched down low, afraid of what would happen if she attracted the attention of the massive green colored creature lurking not less than ten feet in front of her. She'd heard the news report that the highly dangerous creature was on the loose, but she wasn't expecting it to look so - human.

It really shouldn't have surprised her. After all, Spike and Oz had looked normal and they both had the potential to be just as dangerous. Of course, Spike had the chip and Oz was only a werewolf three nights out of the month.

She felt a breeze stir her hair, and send a strand of said hair across her nose. She sniffled, trying to stop herself, but the sneeze wouldn't be contained.

"Ah-ah-ah- CHOO!" Tara sneezed loudly, sighing heavily to get her breath back.

She felt the breeze stir again and the ground shake. She stared up nervously as she felt a humid gust of wind on her face.

"Uh-oh." She whispered. The green monster stared down at her, nostrils flared. Tara struggled not to flinch as he raised a fist high above her head. She felt the power surge through her as it lowered. "Protege!"

His hand flattened against the golden protective shield. Tara saw something between his fingers. It was a torn bit of shirt. The shield began to weaken, and she felt the drain on her body. She passed out.

The Hulk picked up the young blonde woman. She was asleep out in the cold snowy mountain range. Something told him to take her somewhere warm. She reminded him of someone that he once knew.

A/N yeah, it's not that great. The sneeze - that's my sneeze. I sneezed from my horrible cold and it got a cameo.