Hello fellas!
I bring you the next part of my Avengers Universe, this is a pre from Healing Wounds but a post from Something Loki Couldn't Take. I'm not gonna tell you anything about this one; you have to read on your own to understand the meaning of this story.
Another thing, I re-uploaded all the chapters because I got the OC name wrong, it didn't fit with the universe and a few things needed to be changed for better because this thing was pretty bad before, I hope the changes do good to the story.
Remember like always review, I wont hurt you to write your comments, just don't forget be honest but polite, screaming that you don't like the story won't help if you say it rudely.
Disclaimer: I don't own the avengers they belong to Marvel, except my OC.
It was dark,
So dark she could barely reach to perceive a little beyond her outstretched hand, she could not remember how she had come to that place so dark but still get an idea of the situation, because of the familiarity of the place. It was like she had being here before, a long time ago.
She let out a frustrated growl between her lips, felt the darkness enclosed around her body like a coat, raising one of her hands to touch her face and felt the rough fabric of clothes on her skin. Her eyes flew open as if by magic to the world around her.
Everything was in ruins, suddenly the smell of smoke and destruction reached her nose, something like snow falling from the sky but with horror she discovered that the snowflakes were in fact ashes of the city, everything was in chaos. While trying to analyze the situation a figure become present before her, the realization of her own fear stretching its hands toward the scared human, this new being opened its mouth to say something…
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"Ahhh" she rose out of bed as driven by a spring with a hand on her chest feeling the last traces of fear in her racing heart, recognizing the familiar surroundings of her bedroom, she quickly discovered that she was back and safe at the house of her uncle and that everything that she saw was all on her imagination.
Falling back heavily on the bed with one hand making a shield from the morning sun light that filtered through the closed drapes an into her eyes, she turned to the nightstand clock at her bedside…5:50 am.
"It was just a nightmare" she told herself trying to remove the last of it from her mind, finally standing up with tiredness, she decided to start the day before someone else do it for her, the idea that maybe moving on with her daily routine will help to erase the bad dream or at least pushed out for a few hours so she can relax.
Opening the closet to pick a clean change of clothes to wear for the day, she watched with sleepy eyes glued to the photograph plastered on the door, a man in his mid twenties almost thirty with a very, very short black hair and kind eyes that was cheerful holding the shoulder of a younger version of herself that was watching at the floor with boredom with her long hair shielding her face.
Her hand trailed around the edge of the man face with a nostalgic air, it have passed ten or so years since her uncle have been transferred to New York, and many more since the day that picture have been taken and it still hurt to be left behind, even if he promised that one day he will definitely come back for her, and he did about a year and a half ago he comeback, but things weren't as she expect them to be, she remember the all to familiar pit in her stomach when a woman -Maria- have come and take her uncle in one of those very governmental black cars seven months ago.
The sudden ring of her cell phone drag her attention back to the nightstand, dumping herself on the bed she lifted the device smiling at the message in the screen.
'Good morning Lucy!
Get your ass moving if you don't want to be late for Autumn Fair, Alice is going to have your head if you don't arrive in time…so move it soldier
PD: I have a surprise for you on your closet don't forget to have a good time at the fair'
She chuckle at the last sentence, her uncle love to call her soldier a lot, something to do with his job, though she never understand the meaning of the nickname, he worked as special agent for some organization, not the army.
The clock on the table beeped when it reach 6:00 am and she knew she was going to be late if she didn't get into the shower now, remembering about the surprise in her closet she walked back in to find a big brown box on the lowest drawer.
She picked it up and set it back down on her bed, with a shaky hand, slowly pulled away the cover white envelop was sitting on top of all the tissue paper. She open it to find two set of papers in it, Lucy reached for the paper and felt the tick material of the thing as she lifted them up, they where a pair of movie tickets a note in between them read.
'See you this afternoon'
"Oh my god he is coming home" she squealed in delight putting the tickets back into the envelop, she take the tissue paper to reveal an expensive looking grey school messenger bag with pockets on the inside and the logo of an eagle engraved on the center and in the zipper. As Lucy held it up at her eye level, it even felt expensive, and she felt about getting such a present from his uncle, she will have to talk him into not purchasing such objects for her, even if she love it, the man was already doing to much for her to even spoil the teen with this sort of presents. She felt a smile spread across her face as she looked down at the bag, well maybe she can keep it, her old one was getting...old
"Whoever said my uncle didn't care about me was crazy" She said to herself putting the bag on the bed and picking up her old one to transfer all her stuff and even putting the tickets safely on the inside pockets of it "Now what clothes do I have to match this gorgeous bag and to use at the movies today?"
She padded to her closet again pushing her blouses, shirts and jeans on the rack, not having quite a fashion collection -she wasn't the type of girl who liked fashion anyway- and besides the bag was a neutral color, anything she wear will match perfectly with it, so she satisfied herself with a pair of blue jeans and a white tee shirt opting on putting on a black denim vest, the shoes where the easy part as she picked from only ten to eleven different shoes on her closet which mostly where flat shoes, tennis and boots all in the same darkish colors, so she settle with a pair of flat black booties with a ankle buckle.
It took her fifteen minutes to get herself showered and another fifteen to get dressed with her face make up with black liner and some plum lipstick, her red hair fixed up in a half ponytail with some curls falling freely on her shoulders.
From downstairs she picked up the noise of the school bus getting closer.
"Oh shit" she picked her new bag and the keys racing to the lobby "Shit, shit, shit"
The door was locked behind her as she waved to the driver to wait for her.
"I was suspecting you weren't going to make it Lucielle" greet the female driver opening the door for her favorite student, the girl smiled at her, plugging down on the front seat just behind the driver
"Hey Alice, sorry for the delay, mi uncle distracted me a little and I lost track of time"
Alice nodded putting the bus into motion, letting herself feel comfortable Lucy realize the bus was quieter than usual an quick look around make her realize that only four to five other students were sitting around. Mostly on schools events parents were invited to join in so great deal of bus kids where taken to school by them which leave only the working parents kids to still ride the bus.
"Excited about the fair?" Alice looked at her through the rearview mirror; only a shrug was showed from the girl "I heard someone important is going to make an appearance"
"Uhm…some billionaire guy, Tony Stark, he is the sponsor of the whole fair, I think it was all his idea. What I don't understand why a guy need to make such charity for a school that isn't in the map and if he is so rich why spend your money on school fairs? Did he got tired of buying yates or something?" answered Lucy distractingly playing angry birds on her cell phone "I just want the day to be over, my uncle bought me tickets for a movie premier this afternoon, I can't wait to get to see it, super heroes movies are the best"
"I bet your uncle would be there to catch up with you"
"Yeah, I hope so, he is a big super hero fan after all, specially for Captain America, he just drool over the guy like some fan girl, to bad the guy is just a myth, he is kinda cool" Alice chuckle at the commentary but didn't comment further as they arrived at school "See you later"
"Have a good day honey, say hello to your uncle for me!"
"Will do" Lucy screamed getting to the back of the building were the fair was held, the place was a mess of music and games noises, different types of food smells and the chatter of the hundreds of students having fun on the various stands displayed along the football field and the courtyard of the school.
She just walked along the stands watching with curiosity at the games displayed, a lot of students where crowded along the darting place obviously it was the hot spot of the fair so she opted for avoiding the place, she wasn't the cold stone girl but giving her past experience with High school she preferred to maintain distance, and it lasted for about two good hours before someone finally noticed her presence.
"Ruining everyone's special time already Mia?" hissed a female voice followed by a collective giggle of other voices
"Look Brittany I didn't came here to be humiliated by you, okay? I just want to have fun like everyone else, hopefully without seeing you ever again"
The blond cheerleader smile grew wicker as the response, flicking her hair behind her shoulder glaring at the girl in front of her.
"Better try to have fun at the circus; the other freaks are missing you"
"No offense, but really" Lucielle was the one with the amusement look now "That's the best you come up with…god you're getting old Brittany like your jokes"
She tried to pass her but one of the other cheerleaders stop her, again Lucy move to pass the new obstacle but was stopped.
"Get out of my way Ashley" she really didn't want to fight them, Lucy knew she could take them out in one breath, her Uncle had teached her some fighting moves to defend herself but if someone caught her, it will definitely be a school detention and she had plans that didn't needed to be postponed, even on fair day the director still had the authority to keep her on school grounds as punishment.
"Make me" Ashley pushed her by the shoulders with enough force to make Lucy step back a little dropping her bag to the ground
"Everything okay in here?" one of the few security guards appear behind Lucy, making her froze in her spot, Brittany and the other girls smiled innocently at the man. The glare of the cheerleader to Lucy passes unnoticed by the guard.
"Oh yes, our friend is kinda clumsy almost fall but nothing happen, she is fine, right Mia?"
"Uhm…yeah…I just slipped on wet grass and the sun is definitely not helping my sense of location"
The guard smiled nodding his understand but didn't move from his spot as if waiting to see what the girls would do now in a way that clearly say he didn't bought the lie; Lucielle was growing anxious by the minute, it was the first time she encounter a person that could see through her lies, her uncle had always said she had a way with words making people believe whatever she wanted them to believe, something related with her parents. Even Brittany fall often on her lies but this was the first time someone seriously doubted her words. It made Brit and her group slightly annoyed.
Heck she was annoyed and into the verge of panicking.
"Why don't you girls go ahead, I'll catch up later, I need to sit for a second" she offered with a fake friendly tone, Brittany glare at her for the sudden cut on her entertainment but snapped her fingers for the other to follow disappearing in the mass of people.
"Are you really okay Miss?"
"Yes, don't worry, the hot weather is getting on my brain, I didn't see were I was stepping and I was so deep chatting with my friends I slipped" Lucielle attempt to pick her bag up but the guard, who was pretty young by the way, lifted it for her "Thanks" she whispered.
The guard nodded again politely at her gratitude but like before didn't make a single move to get back to his job and leave her alone, although it give Lucy the opportunity to inspect him carefully. It was a natural mechanism she had, every time that she met someone new she had to get a look at the people to always know what she was dealing with and this guy…he wasn't the normal security guard.
He have light blond hair combed a little to the side, in an old fashion but cute way, his eyes were a deep blue like sapphire blue with kindness on them, slightly tan skin over the well build muscles on his arms, his uniform wore impeccable over his body.
"Would you like me to get you a bottle of water? It will do you well in this heat" he offered politely pointing at the soda fountain three stands away. Lucielle nodded involuntary finally taking her bag from his hands, in the same unconscious way, she follows him to the stand "Can I have a bottle of fresh water please?"
The vendor nodded putting the wanted object on the table for Lucy to pick it up with another shy thank you, to both the guard and the stand man. Both smiled back at her in a welcoming way.
"I should get going now, lots of things to do…games to play, you know...uhm thanks again" she trailed over her words stepping back, she turned and dashed in the mass of people not wanting to get hold up a minute longer by the mysterious guard.
"Be careful" yelled the guard and she just put a thumps up disappearing in the crow, the guard turned to the stand man, putting a finger on his right ear activating the little device in it "Hawkeye the target has been spotted heading south, keep her opn your sight and wait for my signal"
"Do you think she will manage to get to the mall before 'they' try something?" asked the water vendor sheepylish
"We better hope that she does Bruce, if not we will be in serious trouble" answer the guard training his eyes on the podium ahead, the noise of rock music suddenly blaring off giving him the signal that everything was going according to plan and it was the time to get prepare for the hard part.
"Well Captain, you better get ready, the show is about to start"
Steve nodded, looking back at the spot where Lucielle have disappear, he walked in the opposite direction knowing their target was being well watched by a very hard to lose bird. After all Bruce was right about thing, he needed to get ready.
Their mission was just starting…
TBC…
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