Hi, this is my first time publishing a story here! But I'm really excited about this story and I think it's going to be alot of fun!
Since I have to do a buildup of the relationship between Bruce and Natasha, the first chapter is going to be based very much off the movie, considering they show us their first meeting. However, some very unique ideas will crop later on! Please read on and any comments or reviews would be greatly appreciated!

I am Natasha Romanoff and this is my story. I'm not a story teller, I don't poetize everything. The facts are out there, but emotions…I don't know. They're tricky to manage. You see, years and years of being an agent, the very best of course, of SHIELD has taught me to turn my heart to stone, and cast trivial things such as feelings aside. My life was run by the very bare amount of emotions: fear. I was scared that I would never be secure, scared that I won't accomplish a mission, scared that I would fail. Whenever I succeed, and I always do, all that I feel is relief. Can you imagine a life like that? Not many could. Then one day, I met another whose fears seemed greater than mine, and for once, I started to think not only for myself. Hey, don't judge me. Self-preservation is the most innate characteristic of a human being. Anyways, back to my story. The story of Bruce and I. Oh, and I suppose the Hulk makes his presence known throughout…

The first time I met Dr. Bruce Banner was in the slums of Calcutta, India. Unlikely meeting place, I know, but I was on a mission and determined to get this over with quickly. I had to convince Dr. Banner to come join SHIELD once again in our fight to protect the Earth.

Calcutta, India

Carefully I wait behind the partition in the room, not wanting to alarm Dr. Banner when he entered the shabby hut. Suddenly, the young girl I hired to lure Banner into the shack ran through the miniscule room and out the back window. He's here.

Walking slowly into the room, Banner pauses near a pole, seeing no sign of the girl he had followed to the outskirts of the city. I can't help but give leeway to a small smile as I imagined what his thoughts must be on this now apparent trap.

"For a man looking to avoid stress, you sure picked a hell of a place to settle," I say as I step out of the shade.

Almost nonchalantly, he turns to face me and I see his face for the first time. Bearing no signs of the hidden monster inside of him, he was a pleasant looking man, if slightly burnt from the hot Indian sun, and graying hair. He was not breathtaking or knee-weakening handsome, but he wasn't ugly either. But I ended my quick scan of him at his eyes and saw something there so repulsive that my already heightened nerves only grew keener. I resisted impulse to back away from this unknown danger. My ever present fear was at an all-time high, but I let my face betray no emotion, keeping it calm and carefree as though this was just a chat between polite friends. This was no man to toy with.

"Avoiding stress isn't the secret." He stated blandly. I couldn't help but be impressed with his confidence. But this also increased my wariness.

"Then what is it…yoga?" I say with a smirk. Good, a smile. Smiling shows confidence. If he's not scared, then I won't let him know how terrified I am right now.

He chuckled and moved to a window, peering out. "So I assume you have the whole place surrounded? And you've brought me to the edge of the city. Smart." How is he so carefree?

"Just you and me," I lie. There is no way he could have seen the dozen or so men lurking around the bushes in the dark night. And right now I needed to show the doctor that I am capable of handing myself. No need to let him know of my backup plan if this didn't go along the way I wanted…

"And who are you?" He asked. So he was curious after all. I was starting to think he was bored.

"Natasha Romanoff. From SHEILD." I reply. "We need you to come back. We are in a dire global emergency and need your help. The tesseract is missing and in the hands of a man who is capable of horrors we don't want to imagine. With your expertise in gamma radiation, you become the best candidate for this job."

"So Fury doesn't want the other guy." The statement was asking for clarification.

"Not that I know of." I tense up a bit internally at the mention of the monster. This was a touchy topic for the doctor and I had to carefully tread around it.

"Why should I come back? To my wonderful old cage?" He asked, bitterness ringing in every word.

"We won't put you in a cage, Doctor-"

"STOP LYING TO ME!" He slammed his fists on the table with a force that didn't match his seemly tired body. I jumped into autopilot and yanked the safety gun underneath the table. There was weaponry all over the place in case I need it. Not wasting a moment, my gun was pointed straight at the dangerous man before me, suddenly calm in demeanor and not a hint of the previous anger that was present only moments before.

Then suddenly, he broke into a sheepish grin and said, "I'm sorry. That wasn't nice of me. I just wanted to see what you would do."

I was shocked. And angry. I could easily have shot him! And that, if nothing else, would definitely have unleashed the monster. Who the hell did he think he was to try to push me around like that? I was tempted to press the trigger anyway and was formulating the escape plan from the Hulk when he raised his arms in a sign of surrender and peace.

"Natasha, put down the gun before you do something that we both regret. I don't want the other guy to make a mess of this place. And you don't want your pretty face to get hurt now do you? Let's do this the easy way." He said, reading into my hesitancy to yield my weapon. I stared right into his eyes, letting him know that I was not pleased with his demeaning remarks and that I wasn't just some stupid little girl. And who cares if he thinks I'm pretty...

"Natasha," he whispers. At my name, I slowly lower my weapon.

I put the gun down and speak into my earpiece, "Stand down, we're good here."

"Just you and me…" He says, that awful bitterness once again ringing in every word. But beneath it, I also saw a hint of humor. It was my turn to give a sheepish shrug as I thought, so he knows how to joke, huh…

"I had to do what I had to do." I state blandly. It's true. It would have been stupid to come alone to an unknown danger and even more stupid to come to a person who could morph into a destructive, uncontrollable monster.

"So do I." With that, he stepped closer to me, and I took a step back. I bumped into the wall behind me, and I was startled, more by the fact that I was not aware of my surroundings. That is not allowed to happen. This whole time, our eyes remained locked, as thought each trying to predict the other's movement. Once again, I saw that repelling glint in his eyes and suddenly, he was pressed into me, he mouth crushing into mine. I was already getting ready to fight back, I am a highly trained agent afterall, but suddenly he was gone. It was as though the kiss, (the kiss?), had never happened and another person had never been in this room.

Shaking my head in disbelief, I slowly walked out. A car was ready for me to take my back to the hotel. I climbed in. The agent driving the car said, "Dr. Banner said he'll meet us at the airport tomorrow morning."

My mind went blank. So I was supposed to spend who knows how long in close proximity to this mysterious and dangerous man. Let the fun begin…

So there it is! The first chapter! The second one will be coming up soon :) Any reviews will be greatly appreciated!