July 2009
That started Elizabeth's and Hulk's nightly chats after she was off from work, only once in a while did Hulk show up on nights that she was off, usually he was upset these nights and wanted someone to just talk to and have listen.
It wasn't until mid-July, three months after their meeting each other that Hulk cam during the day upset and fuming. Luckily for Elizabeth no one was around to see the rampage, besides her.
"Hulk! Hulk! Hey, what's the matter?"
"Bruce try 'gain. Bruce try hurt Hulk."
"Oh, no." Elizabeth softly said. Over the past three months Hulk and Elizabeth had gotten to know one another Hulk told Elizabeth snippets about Bruce and how when Bruce gets angry or upset or even hurt enough that's when Hulk then comes out. Hulk expressed to Elizabeth how much Bruce didn't like when Hulk would come out and even went far enough to try to get rid of the Hulk all together. So over the three months Elizabeth has gotten a general idea about Hulk and his relationship with Bruce and the main cause of Hulk's upset and this was one of those times. "Oh, Hulk, I'm sure Bruce didn't mean it." That was apparently the wrong thing to say.
"NO! Bruce mean to hurt Hulk!" Now of course Elizabeth was startled from Hulk's outburst, but she could understand a little bit of why, when someone is trying to kill you for all intense and purposes so of course he would be upset. Instead of running or flinching from Hulk, Elizabeth walked over and gave his monstrous form a hug and held him, just so he knew someone was there for him. Hulk was eventually ready to talk about what Bruce had done this time.
"Bruce hurt Hulk, try to hurt self to hurt Hulk." Elizabeth was slowly connecting the dots. "Bruce try Hurt Hulk with this, Hulk too strong, no hurt." As Hulk was saying this, he held up a metal case of some sort, upon further investigation Elizabeth could see that it was a shell casing. Elizabeth just held Hulk tighter, for she had no idea on hat to say or what to do. But it seemed like, Hulk didn't mind, he held her closer for a while as well.
They held each other for a long while, until Elizabeth felt Hulk was completely calm and began shrinking in size. Elizabeth knew that she should have been more worried or frightened, but the curiosity of finally seeing and meeting this other side of Hulk was too alluring for her. Besides, if he's any part of Hulk and Hulk says he is, then Elizabeth thought she wouldn't have anything to worry about.
Well, Elizabeth could honestly say she didn't expect Bruce to be unconscious or practically naked for that matter. She just wished she knew how to get him into her room without waking her grandmother or dropping what was left of Bruce's pants. Elizabeth propped his arm around her shoulders and half dragged and half carried the man to her room, where Elizabeth planned to place him until he woke up.
Once she eventually got him half way on the bed she went and got some of her uncle's clothes that her grandmother hadn't gotten rid of yet. Elizabeth went back and pulled the shirt on Bruce first, so she could cover his lower half before pulling the leftover rag of pants and pull on the sweats she had found.
As soon as that was all done and taken care of Elizabeth straightened Bruce on the bed and covered him before she climbed into bed as well for the night.