Warm blankets wrapped Althia from chin to foot tucked around her. The smell of Dr. Banner filled her sensitive nose; familiar and comforting. His hand enfolded hers; his thumb stroked her skin. She took a deep breath and turned to look into the soft chocolate eyes of Bruce Banner. The thick brown hair always a mess, glasses perched on the end of his nose as he held a tablet in his lap. She had absolutely no fear of him or the Hulk. If he was here, she was safe. A strange euphoric peace still coated her mind and she smile fully and completely at him; without saying a word his smile responds. Drawing his hand to her cheek, eyes closed she nuzzled it as a low purr began to rumble from her throat. His smile changed to a different look; a haunted and despairing look as he watched her feline behavior. No one else knew of her strange behavior when she woke. Feline was the only description he had. The way she stretched from her core was not human and then the scenting and purring behavior. He wasn't surprised by the All Father's words before he departed. Watching her rub against his wrist her lips parted slightly he felt the stirring within himself as his heart rate sped up. "Hey, sleepy head feeling better?" he asked in a whisper to break the moment. She tensed and reality seeped back behind her eyes silencing the purr and making her look frightened and the hand in his grips tighter. For a moment Bruce hated himself. "I… I didn't heal Loki. The All Father came… he yelled at me and then…" she stops unable to remember the events in the infirmary fully. Bruce eased onto the edge of the bed from his chair before speaking and she curled down laying her head on his thigh to listen "It's ok," he starts "you found something foreign in Loki before you could heal him. Thor called in his father to figure out what was going on. Then you panicked and tried to run away but Odin grabbed you and I'm not entirely clear on what he did but yeah it looked like he yelled at you and you stopped being afraid and panicking … you sort of cried all over him for a while." His hand stroked her back in slow lines. "I brought you here and put you to bed. Odin's gone back to Asgard and Fury is in a meeting with some others about what to do with Loki." Rolling her upper half she looked up. The blanket shifted to expose one smooth shoulder. The move was not normal for a person it was like she has muscles in places a human wouldn't Bruce Banner's analytical mind began putting all the pieces together even as he continued to tell her about the meeting. "Oh and you had to calm the other guy before he decided to use Loki as window dressing." Bruce finished laying his hand on the smooth bare skin of her shoulder his eyes held the laughter to match his voice. She giggled a little; knowing full well how capable the other guy was of doing just that. She sighed and sat up as he slid off the bed. Holding the blanket up she realize she was mostly naked. "Bruce why am I?" she asks blushing not sure the answer would be good as she clutch the thin fabric to her chest. "You struggled against Odin's armor and tore your dress. I promise I didn't peek." He replied staring hard at his hands; his discomfort and embarrassment plain on his face. Being her doctor he'd already see every inch of her. It was the fact she was in his bed that made the moment suddenly uncomfortable. It made the desire to be dressed in her very urgent. "Oh" was her only reply. She wrapped the sheet of fabric around her body before spotting a duffle from her room. The two mumbled unable to look at each other till she finally grabbed the bag and shuffled into the bathroom.

Bruce stood uncomfortably for a moment then started for the door. "I'll wait outside and let Fury know you're up. If you need anything call me." He said as he stepped outside without waiting on a reply. 'What was I thinking' he chastises himself. Flashes of her in his bed haunt him; the feel of her skin was still very real against his hand. Seeing her hair scattered across his pillow gave him an almost over whelming urge to crawl under the covers too. Then the way she reacted to his touch when she first woke nearly undid his self-control. 'No, no, no that's completely unacceptable.' Knowing what was done her, her probable age kept the doctor from letting the thought go any further. 'She probably doesn't even realize the effect she has on me and it's best that way.' He killed the thoughts, shook the ache from his body and heart before he called the Director on his cell.

In less than fifteen minutes she was ready and had talked herself out of the embarrassing moments in the bedroom. She opened the door to Dr. Banner leaning against the wall. "She just came out so we will meet you at the holding cell." He pauses "I'll ask. Are you up to healing Loki's body?" he specified. Thinking about it and taking a deep breath she nod. "Ok be there in fifteen minutes." He hung up. "Um, it's not fifteen minutes to walk to the holding cell from here." She said as they walked. "It is when your doctor decides you need to eat before trying to face a God of Mischief." His smile softened his voice as he led to the mess hall. He talked while making her eat. Telling her all he heard from Director Fury and what they wanted. He also informed her that Loki's punishment would be reduced to her life span under the condition that he help guard her from Hydra and any other group that attempts to remove her from SHIELD's protection. Althia mulled over the idea of having not only a master spy/assassin as her mentor, a genius with a thus far indestructible body as her closest friend, and a demi god of unimaginable potential to guard her Althia swallowed hard. "Ok." She whispered trying to take it all in she looked at him quizzically she could tell there was more. "That and Odin spoke to me, Fury, Thor and Tasha before he left." He paused and tried to find a way to phrase what he was about to say. "Come on just breath and we will get through this whatever happens ok. I'm not going anywhere." His hands out stretched to her as he finished speaking. She stared off as he wrapped his fingers and pulled her up. He squeezed gently and she fell into the smell and comfort of his arms shivering. She knew he was hiding something and it scared her. With a deep breath he pulled the smell of her in savoring it before pulling away from her fierce hug and leading her to where they had locked up the errant prince. "Once we deal with Loki we will talk some more."