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Budapest and the Answer No One Was Expecting
When Tony Stark sidles up to Natasha as she eats her breakfast, she knows in her heart that something truly horrible is about to happen.
"What happened in Budapest, Nat?"
Yep, definitely horrible.
"First, don't you dare ever call me "Nat" again or I swear, your Iron Man suit is going to meet a tragic end. Second, why do you want to know about Budapest?" Natasha says as she stirs her hot chocolate, purposely avoiding Stark's gaze.
"You're being secretive. That means something really awesome must have gone down in Hungary. Spill, dear Natasha. I won't tell anyone your big secret," Stark slips an arm around Natasha's arm as he speaks.
The next thing Tony knows, he's on the ground covered in hot chocolate and is none the wiser about whatever happened in Budapest.
When Steve asks about Budapest, he does asks Clint, having heard about Natasha's reaction to Tony's inquiry and having seen the bruises that came from it. Steve asks politely, slipping it into the conversation and hoping that maybe that will throw Clint off and win Steve an aswer.
"Why do you want to know about Budapest?" Clint responds, flipping through TV channels.
Steve swallows awkwardly and forges forward. "Well, you guys are our partners, and, well, you both mention it all the time."
"What do you think happened in Budapest, Steve?" Clint asks as he walks out of the room.
For months the question is asked. Everyone who steps foot in the Avenger's tower seems to want to know what happened in Budapest. After four months, Clint and Natasha get bored of the question and call a meeting.
The meeting starts off well, until Stark's conspiracy theories come out. He's thought of more possibilities as to what might have happened in Budapest than anyone thought was possible. Tony is in the middle of explaining his "Clint and Natasha fought a giant robot using only uncooked spaghetti" theory, when Natasha loses it.
"Fine! You all want to know what happened in Budapest?"
Everyone in the room nods frantically.
"Well, guess what? It was a regular mission!"
"Except for the fact that it was in Budapest," Clint pitches in.
"And the fact that you were wearing a kilt," Natasha fires back.
"And the fact that Natasha finally was allowed to prove that she could kill someone with a hat."
"And the fact that we were rescuing a princess."
"And the fact that we had the help of Natasha's fairy godmother."
"And the fact that Clint used a blow drier to kill all the bad guys."
"Touché," Clint concedes.
The whole team just gapes at the pair of master assassins.
"Seriously. That's what happened," Natasha says.
Clint and Natasha barely make it out of the room before they are practically falling over laughing.
"Do you think they'll figure it out?" Clint asks between bouts of laughter.
"That we've never actually been to Budapest and that it is all just some elaborate scheme to annoy everyone by making constant references to something that never happened? Nah, " Natasha says.
The partners look at each other and smile.
The Avengers still don't know what went down in Budapest.
Author's Note: Just a little story about what happened in Budapest because I have this sinking suspicion that Budapest never happened and it's all just some evil inside joke. Thanks for reading and reviewing.
Wish on a star tonight,
-When In Doubt, Smile