Own Nothing
One-Shot
She was three when a kitten followed her home from playing in her friend's yard once and she convinced her Mom if she could keep it. But when her Dad came home that night he was furious and the next day it was taken to the pound.
Darcy was six when a stray dog showed up in the backyard one day, it had been raining for days and the dog looked so scared and was shaking. Darcy snuck food out to it every meal and found a few old blankets. And it was two weeks that she kept it a secret before her Dad found out and by then, the dog had gained a few pounds and had a few puppies. Darcy was allowed to continue to take care of the momma and puppies until they were old enough, but they too were given away to homes.
She found a rabbit when she was ten and nursed it back to health. When the rabbit was healed she let it loose in the back of her yard where it came from and she saw it every once and awhile. It warmed her heart.
She noticed though, that her caring nature didn't stop with animals. Emily, a young girl in her class always sat alone at lunch and never ate. It bother Darcy every day. So one day, she got up from her friends and walked over and sat down next to her and shared her lunch and she did that every day. Emily's family couldn't afford food sometimes. So Darcy made the habit of inviting her over for dinner most nights.
….
Jane:
"Jane you need to eat." Darcy poked her friend with the eraser end of a pencil. "Like twenty minutes ago." Darcy smiled down at her friend who was hunched over maps of stars and equations. "This will be here when you get back."
"Go away Darcy." Mumbled Jane.
"I'll call in the big guns." Darcy warned. "Or you can eat your sandwich and drink your smoothie."
"I'm busy." Jane grumbled. "Stars trumps food."
"Lizards beat Spock." Darcy replied. "Suit yourself." She pulled out her phone and texted away and set back and waited. "Are you sure you don't just want to eat. It's simple Janey."
"No."
"Last chance."
"That's fine." Jane replied.
"Alright." Darcy smiled as the lab door burst opened and Thor walked through.
"My beloved Jane! Lady Darcy said you needed me! I am to take you up to our rooms and care for you!"
Jane looked up and glared at Darcy. "What? No."
"Should've chosen the sandwich." Darcy whispered to her friend.
Thor beamed down at Darcy as if this was a regular occurrence for them and scooped Jane up in his arms and kissed her. "My Lady Jane our room awaits!"
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Erik:
Erik sat down at the table in his underwear across from Darcy with several boxes between them. "They're all for me?" He asked her. His hands ran over the boxes as if he wasn't sure if they were really there.
She nodded as Erik beamed at her. "I had them made for you and all different colors and fabrics, for different seasons. So we'll put some away for now, and there are some for formal wear."
He looked up unsure at her. "I don't know if I'm ready for that."
"You will be, one day. You're doing really well. It's been two months since you've scared away the last lab assistant so snaps for you." Darcy snapped her fingers with pride. "Now open a box and tell me what you think."
He smiled over at her and slowly open a box to see a grey kilt with black leather straps and silver buckles. "It's nice." He ran his hand over it. "Thank you Darcy."
"It's a process Erik, but we'll get you back." Darcy reached over and grabbed his hand.
"To pants." He chuckled.
"To pants." She smiled.
….
Natasha:
"Hey do you want to get a milkshake?" Darcy asked as she walked into the living room. "Natasha?"
Natasha looked up and arched a brow. "Why?"
Darcy scanned the room filled with him who glanced back at her and shrugged. "Because you spend all your time Captain Dorito and the Tin Man Clan and I figure lady time sounded fun." Darcy shoved her hands in pockets.
"I am offended." Tony stated. "Why haven't I heard of Captain Dorito before this?"
Darcy shrugged and looked at Natasha who was still staring at her. "Milkshakes?"
Natasha stood up and smiled over her shoulder at the men and walked out with Darcy. "Milkshakes."
"Awesome." Darcy and her walked to the elevator and road down the garage to a car and got and drove to a diver and ordered two milkshakes to-go and got back in the car and drove to the park. "To be free from the boys."
Natasha smiled at her and sipped her milkshake and people watched before her sunglasses. "This is nice."
…..
Daredevil:
"You shouldn't keep doing this." He warned her.
"Pot, kettle I hear they're both black." Darcy told him as she placed a cup of coffee in his hand.
He took a drink in silence as he listened to her heartbeat, a steady, she wasn't afraid, excited, nor worried, it was just steady. "Do you make a happened of picking up vigilantes on rooftops?"
"I live with super heroes, Daredevil." She smiled at the name. "I know one when I see one."
"I'm not a hero." He warned her.
"Neither is a father protecting his children, or a shepherd to his flock. So think of Hell's Kitchen as your children or your flock." She whispered to him as she stood close enough to hear him.
He snorted and tilted his head towards her. "You have an odd way of looking at things."
"Someone has to." She whispered. "Tell me, who is looking out for you when you're here?"
"I have someone who fixes me up." He replied.
"That's not what I'm talking about, though, that's reassuring." She licked her lips against the wind. "I'm talking about an alliance with the Avengers. Like maybe they could help out, we have a Doctor that can help with injuries."
"No." He replied and stepped back. "The Avengers have done enough."
"What happens when Fisk finds a way out, or someone else comes along?" She asked him.
"I will take of it myself." He replied. "I will make sure you get home safely, but I don't want to see you out here again." He turned and jumped off the roof.
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Wanda:
Wanda jerked awake from a nightmare with a start and wiped the tears away from her face. She felt Pietro's name in her throat from a scream, like it was every night. A knock on the door startled her more. She shifted in bed as she knocking continued, she slipped out of bed and opened the door to see the young woman Darcy there with her pillow "Sleep over?" Darcy asked.
Wanda stood there confused before slowing nodded and moving over enough for Darcy to get through and closed the door before her. "Did I wake you?"
Darcy shook her head. "I was up, couldn't sleep either and I heard." She smiled sadly at Wanda. "When I was a kid and I would have nightmares, I would crawl into bed with my parents and sleep with them and I would feel like the bad dreams wouldn't hurt me." Darcy set her pillow on the bed. "And I figured, you and Pietro were close and probably slept close together anyway, twins do that. My cousins did that for years." She smiled at Wanda and grabbed her hands. "You're probably not used to sleeping alone."
"I don't want to be alone." Wanda whispered as fresh tears came forward.
"I'm here." Darcy pulled her into a hug and held her close and laid them down in the bed. She pulled the blankets back over them and let sleep wash over them. "I won't let you be alone Wanda." She kissed the top of her head."
….
Matt:
"You know when I heard from the priest that there was a blind guy that went to church here, I was like score." Darcy smiled as she sat down in the pew behind Matt. "I can't make an awkward fool out of myself."
"Oh I don't know about that." He smiled and turned his body to face her with a smile. "What kind of girl picks up a blind guy in church?"
"That kind where she knows that he's the Daredevil." She whispered, her voice low enough for only the two of them to hear.
His smile dropped and was replaced with a frown. "How?"
She snorted. "I live with superheroes Matt." She studied his face, she could see the faded bruises. "I can recognize a voice when I hear it again." She waited a second. "Do most people don't?"
"Generally no." He replied.
"Hmm." She hummed and he listened to her heartbeat, it was the same steady heartbeat. "I just wanted to make sure you were okay."
He touched his face and the bruise. "I'm touched really."
She snorted. "In the head really."
"Pot, kettle, from what I remember, they're both black." He replied.
She smiled. "How about dinner? My place?"
He sighed and coughed. "I already told you, I'm not joining your team."
"It's dinner Matt, not a contract agreement." She replied. "It can be at your place if you want. Home team advantage."
"Just dinner?"
She laughed. "Well, if you can convince me, I might stay for desert."