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[8] Work and Training

Later that day, Bruce and I acted as though nothing had happened between us last night or this morning. We just smiled at each other and had small conversations throughout the day. But, that was only when I left my room. For a good portion of the day, I was in my room, blasting music and typing on the dinosaur. I was busy writing a story, as my dream is to become a writer. I want to be published, but not for financial reasons. I just want to be able to tell people that I became a published author, and that I made my dream career my reality. In grade school, kids would always laugh at me for choosing a 'nerd' job, when I could have 'actress, doctor, artist, or model.' I wanted to be different, so I became closed off from everyone at school, not that I had any friends. As I typed, I kept going back to my nightmare last night, and I typed up everything that I remembered. Bam. Three hundred words right there, and my goal for each chapter is a thousand words or more. I smiled at the computer screen, and my door whizzed open once more. I looked up, hoping to see Bruce, but instead, I saw Fury.

"Cynthia, it's come to my attention that you are in need of some training." He said, looking at my hands and head. Demoria growled in my head, and for once, I agreed with her.

"Please, Nick, but I think I can handle my powers." I said coldly. He raised an eyebrow, and I looked him in the eye. 

"My apologies, but training is a must. Please meet me at level two later in about an hour." Fury said before turning on his heel and leaving the room.

"How is he supposed to train me when he has no one like me?" I sighed. I looked at my computer screen, and the door opened again.

"Fury, you were already here!" I growled.

"Relax, it isn't Fury." Bruce's calm voice said. I shut my computer and turned to face him. He smiled sheepishly at me, and I gave him a tired grin. Bruce sat next to me, and I sighed again. 

"What's wrong?" He asked, and I rested my head on his shoulder.

"Fury demands I go in for training later. How he plans to go about that is beyond me." I huffed. Bruce squeezed my should and gave me a comforting smile. I closed my eyes and pinched the bridge of my nose. 

"God, I hate him." I mumbled, and Bruce kissed my forehead.

"What's our deal?" I asked him. Were we a couple, or was he just being a nice guy. He looked at me, and I glanced up at him. 

'Uh...C? There's something you need to know about him....' Demoria whispered in my head. I tried to ignore it, but she started knocking on my skull.

'C! C! Cynthia! He's your soul mate! He has this other side! The other side is what I've been looking for!' She squealed. It was giving me a headache, like a migraine or something. What did she mean, other side? I already knew about the Hulk, if that's what she meant. Remember, I'm really smart, and all the time I spent in my room was time spent on research about everyone else.

'Of course I meant the Hulk! He's my other half! Two misunderstood beings trapped in a human! This is fantastic!' She yelped excitedly. I smiled a little, knowing that if Demoria was to have her happy ending, I would have to gain my own. And if Hulk was who she wanted, Hulk is who she's gonna get, I swear on it.

"What do you mean?" Bruce asked. I gave him one of those, 'Are you kidding me?' kind of looks. He smiled a tiny bit, and curse Demoria for what happened next. I, well, Demoria, leaned up and kissed Bruce quickly, and on the lips. When 'I' (She) pulled away from him, I was blushing furiously. His cheeks held a pink tint themselves, and I looked away from him.

'Damn you, Demoria.' I thought. She just giggled, and I groaned inwardly. I felt a hand on my cheek, and Bruce turned my head towards him. I tried to fight his gentle grip, but Demoria was hissing at me to stop. I didn't want to look at Bruce, but Demoria seemed to bang on my brain. This is for her, she so owes me.

"I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me." Bullshit, I know EXACTLY what came over me.

"But, I promise I won't do it ag..." I was cut off by Bruce, who gently pressed his lips to mine. I was dumbfounded, my eyes wide in shock. I slowly closed my eyes, savoring the moment. It feels cheesy, saying the way our lips moved in sync, but they did. 

'About fucking time!' Demoria shrieked. I just ignored her, and Bruce pulled away from me.

"Wow..." I whispered. Bruce chuckled, and I looked up at him slightly. He smiled down at me, before catching me in another kiss. His one hand drifted to my back, pushing me closer to him. My arms found their way around his neck, and his other hand traveled to my cheek. When we pulled away from each other, we were both blushing and out of breath.

"I-I-I should get to level two for training..." I whispered. Bruce nodded and removed his hands, I did the same and got up from the bed.

"Does that answer your question, Ms. Coulson?" Bruce asked.

"Yes, yes it does, Dr. Banner." I replied, a small smile finding its way onto my lips. I left the room, and quickly made my way down to level two.

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"You're late." 

"Sorry, Director Fury, but I got a little caught up in a moment." I said. Fury raised an eyebrow at me, but I shrugged it off. 

"Anyways, to start I want you to show me what you can do." Fury said. My eyes widened, and Phoenix woke up first. 

'He wants to see what we can do. We'll show him what we can do.' She smirked. I was starting to get scared by all of them. Before I could do anything, my bracelet snapped off, and a black body suit was covering my skin. My hair acquired red tips, and I was told that my eyes flared red. Fire shot out of my fingertips, and it covered my body. I felt weak and out of control, until it all went away, to be replaced by Aquaria. My hair turned blue, bubbles of sea foam surrounded my body. My eyes went blue, and water waves crashed around me. I wanted so badly to collapse, but I wasn't in control any longer. After Aquaria, Floraa popped out. My hair turned three different shades of green, my eyes turned green, and a grass based dress covered my body. Vines wrapped themselves around my arms, ready to be used as lassos. Floraa left my body, my normal clothes returning. I fell to my knees, panting and beet red from the exposure that should only be held in small doses.

"Are...we...done...here?" I gasped, still trying to catch my breath.

"Not quite. Show me the last one." Fury demanded. I looked at him with wide eyes.

"Please...no..." I pleaded, but Fury stood his ground.

'Yay! Time to play!' Demoria shrieked. With that, I was thrown onto my back, and the pain started. I screamed bloody murder as my hair turned dark purple, my eyes, as I was told, went black, my lips were turned to an icy blue, and I noticed how I had grown claws. A pain had erupted in my mouth, and I slid my tongue across my teeth. I had grown fucking fangs! I really was a killer now. I stood up and let out a shriek which mixed with a growl. No! Demoria! Why? I could slowly feel her powers leaving my body, and I once again fell to the ground.

'I'm so sorry!' Demoria wailed. She sounded sincere, and when the others apologized, they did as well. I groaned, just laying there.

"Come on Ms. Coulson. Get that band back on. We have somethings we need to work on." Fury said in a panic and he left the room. I scrambled to get the band back on, and I looked up to see cameras that were placed everywhere.

"Oh fucking shit."