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[9] Hulk and I {Bruce P.O.V}

After Cynthia left her room, I left and walked back to my lab. I just went to check up on her, and all of that happens. It's strange, having a girl who knows what I am not run away fro or distance herself from me. She accepts me, and that makes the other guy happy. In fact, he hasn't shut up since. Our thoughts often mingled, but we know we're not the same person. He's considered the freak, not I. Sometimes, I agree, but Cynthia seemed to not care.

'Hulk finally found other half.' He kept mumbling in my head. Hey, I was happy for the big guy, but it was kind of annoying. I often found myself wondering if Cynthia only understood because she was like me, but that thought seemed absurd. As I started working again, I glanced over to a screen on my table. There were cameras scattered all around the Helicarrier, and what I saw alarmed me. Cynthia and Fury were on Level Two, and Cynthia was morphing into girl after girl. She was on her hands and knees after a green dress was removed from her and her normal clothes were back.

"Are...we..done..here?" She asked, out of breath.

"Not quite, show me the last one." Nick commanded.

"Please...no..." She begged, but Fury didn't change his mind. She looked frightened, and she fell to her back, screaming in pain. The other guy seemed to jump to attention as Cynthia's hair turned purple, her eyes went black, and her lips turned icy blue. She grew fangs, and claws sprouted at her hands. She stood, and let out a strange and inhuman noise.

'Hulk needs to find her!' Wait, that form of Cynthia was his other half? How in God's name does that work? I turned my attention to the screen again and saw Cynthia go back to normal. I feared for her, and Fury looked like he was in a panic.

"Come on Ms. Coulson. Get that band back on. We have some things to work on." Nick said and he left the room quickly. Cynthia hurried to get the bracelet back on, she looked around the room, and her eyes went wide.

"Oh fucking shit." And she ran out of the room. 

'Hulk need to find her!' The other guy roared in my head, giving me a split-second headache. I set down what I was holding and headed out of the lab. I jogged to Cynthia's room, where I found her crying on the floor, in the corner. I walked over to her and crouched next to her.

"Go away Fury!" She cried. I set my arm around her shoulders and kissed the top of her head.

"It isn't Fury. Why do you always think I'm him?" I asked, trying to lighten the mood. She looked up at me, tears still flowing down her cheeks. It hurt me a lot to see her like this.

"I'm s-s-sorry.... He just said we needed to work on things, I don't know what he means by that." She stuttered. I knew how she felt, and the Other Guy was growing restless.

'Hulk comfort other half.' He mumbled. I fought him, and kept him from coming forth. Cynthia curled into my side, sobbing heavily. I wrapped my arms around her, tightly. I knew exactly how she felt, but I didn't want to scare her with my stories.

"It isn't fair. I never asked to be this way..." She mumbled. I rubbed her back gently, and kissed the top of her head.

"I know exactly how you feel." I murmured into her hair. She looked up at me, her eyes glistening with fresh tears. She reached up slowly, and she kissed me softly. I found her so perfect, but she unnerved me a bit. After all, she was only fifteen two to three weeks ago. It was rather strange, but it was nice at the same time. She pulled away from me, her eyes sparkling with happiness.

"I love you..." She whispered, sending me and the Other Guy over the edge. 

'Hulk other half love him.' He mumbled. I could only guess the purple haired version of Cynthia loved the Other Guy as well. 

"I-I-I love you, too." I said, my face growing hot. She giggled, boy was it cute, and kissed my cheek. I smiled down at her, and she kissed me again. I kissed her back, making sure the Other Guy wouldn't burst forth and force purple haired Cynthia out. 

"I have something to tell you..." She said quietly as we pulled away from one another.

"You can tell me anything." I whispered, running my thumb over her cheek.

"I have these...forms, within me. There's Phoenix, the Fire Bird, Aquaira, the Water Angel, Floraa, the Floral Goddess, and Demoria, the Demon Slayer. Demoria is convinced that your Other Guy, is her other half. I don't know how he feels about this...but it's what she believes." Cynthia told me. The Other Guy was overly excited about his. 

'Hulk need to see Demoria!' He chanted in my skull. My face must've twisted in pain, because Cynthia placed her hand on my arm. She ran her hand up and down my arm, trying to calm me down.

"Bruce, do what I do to calm down. Look at something that gives off a calming effect." She whispered. I tried to focus on the color purple, my favorite color, but it dodn't work. Purple was the color of Demoria's hair. Damn it. Cynthia stood slightly and kissed my forehead, calming the Other Guy down.

"Demoria sees that you're pleased." She whispered in my ear, sending chills down my spine. The Other Guy seemed to calm down, and Cynthia stood before me. 

"Should I change, for him?" She asked. I shook my head, and she smiled.

"Thank you for your dishonesty. He wishes for the change, only for a moment at best." She giggled before taking a few steps closer to me, kissing me fiercely.