Hulk and His Priestess

Chapter 22 Jolly Green Giant

Tony was running for his life, looking to find somewhere to hide. It was Hulk's turn to be "it" and Tony was determined not to get caught by the green behemoth. But where to hide from the Jolly Green Giant? He finally spotted a fallen hollowed out log, Tony gave a cry of victory and dove for the opening. He crawled in as far as he could and stayed perfectly still.

It was a good thing Tony had taken off his Iron Man suit or else he never would have fit. Tony was lying there perfectly still, listening to see if he could hear Hulk approaching. Suddenly he heard the thudding of large feet against the ground and knew that Hulk was close. Tony carefully peered out of the hole to see if he could see where Hulk was, he suddenly pulled back when he saw two enormous green feet standing right in front of the log. The feet shuffled for a minute as if Hulk was looking for something then he walked off.

A triumphant smirk appeared on Tony's face, he waited for a little bit then started to crawl out of the log. Without warning, the log is lifted in the air with Tony still in it.

"Holy Shit!" Tony cried.

Then he heard a deep rumbling laugh, "Got you, Tin Man."

"You sure did, Buddy, now would you put me down, please?"

"No."

"Oh, come on, pretty please with sugar on top. I'll let you beat up Thor next time he's here."

Hulk chuckled and put the log down so that Tony could get out. He was dirty and sweaty but he was having fun, Tony looked up at Hulk and grinned. He couldn't believe the change in Hulk…yes he could. Kagome was good for him, for both of them, it was obvious in the short time that he had known her.

Tony and Hulk started walking back base, he reached up and patted Hulk on the arm, "Good game, Buddy, did you find Kagome?"

Hulk shook his head.

"Guess that makes me "it." Do you want to keep playing?"

"Yes."

"Okay then, this time we'll see if anyone else wants to play."

Hulk chuckled and ruffled Tony's hair with his finger causing Tony to give out an indignant huff. When they got back to base, Kagome was waiting for them leaning against the tree that they used as base. A little further away stood most of the Avengers watching, still stunned at what they were seeing. They watched as Hulk and Tony came out of the woods, Hulk smiling and chuckling about something.

"Hulk seems totally relaxed, why isn't he turning back into Bruce?" Clint asked.

"I don't know, maybe he can't," Steve answered.

"I don't think that's the case, otherwise his girlfriend would be panicking. She's completely relaxed like this is an everyday occurrence." Rhodey pointed out.

When Tony and Hulk reached the tree, Tony noticed that everyone was still rooted in their same spots, the only one that was missing was Natasha. No surprise there.

"Tony smirked and waved them over, "Hey guys, what are you doing, don't just stand there. Come on join in the fun."

They all looked at each other, not sure what to do until finally, Clint caved.

"You know what, fuck it, I'm playing. I play this all the time with my kids, what's the  difference?"

"Yeah, it looks like fun, I'm in too," Sam said.

"I never get to act like a kid, now is a good a time as any, count me in too," Rhodey said as he followed Clint and Sam.

"I have never played this game, I would like to try it," Vison commented.