Wizarding Avengers *On Hold*

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CHAPTER FOUR
BRUCE AND NAT

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Dayton Ohio, Banner home

Bruce was quietly sat in his room reading one of his many science to magic books when he heard his mother's voice call up.

"Robert Bruce Banner! You better be coming down for breakfast now!"

He jumped slightly at the tone of her voice before quickly marking the page in his book and shutting it closed. He ran down the stairs and into the kitchen without further hesitance, Bruce loved his mother he really did but he also really hated it whenever she called him by his full name.

"I'm here, Mom," Bruce announced as he slid into his chair. "Morning."

Rebecca sighed with a fond smile as she looked back at Bruce. "Whatever am I going to do with you my daydreaming boy?"

"I wasn't daydreaming, Mom," Bruce protested. "I was studying."

"Of course you were," she nodded clearing the table after he was done eating. "Why don't you take a break and enjoy a walk outside, maybe to the grocery store?"

Bruce sighed in exasperation and maybe even a little annoyance. "Sure, Mom," he said anyway and slipped out of his seat.

"Oh, and remember to take your coat with you," she advised. "Also, get the mail while you're out there Brucey!" His mother called out as Bruce fixed a blue scarf around his neck his eyes instinctively rolling at the nickname.

"Okay, Mom."

He stepped out of the house, the door closing behind him as he slowly walked down the porch steps and up to the mailbox. Suddenly, someone bumped into him from behind almost landing him facefirst in the mailbox.

"Sorry, kid," a girl's voice apologized.

Bruce grunted as he pushed himself back up, straightening his jacket and scarf before looking behind him and seeing a redhead girl around the same age as him. She looked flustered, a little angry, and a lot out of breath.

"Uh, umm, it's, uh. . ." Bruce stuttered out before quickly shaking his head into some sense. "It's okay."

The girl turned about to leave before a voice Bruce recognized all too well stopped her. "Hey, Nat!"

"Uh, oh!" Bruce felt his heart drop.

She quickly moved in front of him almost like a human shield and he could no longer see his daily tormentor.

"What are you doing running away? And why are you with him?" Scott asked incredulously and with more than a hint of disapproval.

She laughed at him. She laughed at him? Was she crazy? Bruce thought. Did she have a death wish?

"Why is it any of your business?" she questioned crossing her arms over her chest.

Scott blinked, not sure how to respond to someone who was actually standing up to him instead of cowering and stuttering.

"Well?" the girl questioned again when she got no reply.

Finally snapping out of it, Scott scoffed rolling his shoulders back and pulling his face into a sneer. "Because it just is and he's a runt of a loser. I mean just look at the nerd."

And she did just that, glancing back at Bruce with an expressionless face. Bruce looked back at her, his brown eyes wide under the attention and inspection.

Scott started smiling thinking he won whatever he was playing at but then she turned back to him and before he could even comprehend what was happening his head snapped to the side. The redhead easily pulling her hand back from just slapping him a calm smile on her face as she kept her hand raised.