Pairings: Bruce x OC, Pepper x Tony, Natasha x Clint and Steve x Maria.
AN: Hello readers! This is my first story for The Avengers and I am very excited! I haven't written in a long time so please forgive me if my english is a bit (very) rusty, I hope you like it and don't be shy and give me a review, I appreciate all of them because they help me to be a better writer.
I DON'T OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS EXCEPT MAGS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
"Maria, you wanted to speak with me?" A short, dark blonde woman spoke as she walked into Commander Hill's office.
"Yes, make yourself at home" Maria said putting a few papers away, cleaning her desk. "Nobody really knows about this, Mags" The agent paused "I am going for a leave, a month or so and there is a certain team that needs a handler"
"Are you alright?" The woman asked worriedly, Maria and her had been friends for a couple of years now but they didn't see each other often, Maria was a field agent and now was Fury's right hand and she was an engineer who hardly ever left her lab at SHIELD'S base, so their friendship was strong but long distance.
"I'm perfect, don't worry" Hill assured her "Anyway, The Avengers need a temporary handler and as much as I like his work, I think you would be better at this task"
"The Avengers?" Mags gasped "Maria, I can't do it, I barely leave the lab and I don't know how to handle people, less Tony Stark or Doctor Banner…" Maria rolled her eyes; Mags' rambling kept going for another five minutes before she decided it was enough.
"Agent Roux" The dark blonde stiffened, not used to being called agent "Actually, it's Doctor" She corrected.
"I know"
"Well then, use it"
Maria smiled, she missed having her friend around.
"Anyway, it's not really up to you, I spoke to Fury about it and he said yes so it's settled" Mags' face went blank "So congratulations, Agent Doctor Margaret Roux" The doctor let out a laugh "You are the new handler of the Avengers for a month or so, tomorrow there will be a meeting to present you to the team"
"And what about missions and that kind of stuff, don't get me wrong but since I left the academy I have been working in my lab, I've never been in the field" That really scared her, when she joined SHIELD when she was barely 19 years old, it never crossed her mind being a field agent, she just wanted to finish her studies, be the best on her field and do something to help the world.
"While we can never anticipate something so big happening, it's very unlikely because it has been more than a year since the last time the Avengers went into the field as a team, Romanoff, Barton and Rogers don't count, they work for us as agents too but only when the situation requires them which doesn't happen often"
"Oh… Okay"
"And you can work in your projects but your priority is The Avengers project" Mags nodded and Maria gave her a reassuring smile
"The meeting is tomorrow at 800" The brunette informed Mags and she sighed
"Holy shit, I'm fucked"
"Not literally"
"Maria!"
Mags stood up nervously, the meeting had started ten minutes ago and she could hear Fury shouting at Stark to be quiet and Romanoff's sighs.
How the hell did I end up in this, I should be in my lab She thought, shaking her head and sighing, the sound of heels stabbing the floor caught her attention, that could mean just one thing…
"Agent Roux, please come in" Maria said in her professional voice, the one she used with everyone in Shield but her, maybe with Director Fury and Agent Sitwell but that was it "Agent" Maria gave her a look and she walked into the room, like a robot.
"Wow, you bought a mini Iron Lady" The comment came from Stark, Obviously. Fury and Maria gave him a look but he didn't seem to mind, at all.
"Actually is Doctor Roux, Agent Hill, thank you very much" Mags gave Maria a look and mentally slapped herself, it was work, she was supposed to be professional, like Maria and Fury.
"I'm sorry, Doctor, my mistake" Maria answered with her usual blank face.
The room went quiet and Mags got even more nervous, everyone was staring at her.
Say something, you idiot.
"Uhm… Morning everyone, I'm Doctor Roux and as Commander Hill and Director Fury just told you I am going to be your new handler" She said, awkwardly. Romanoff arched an eyebrow at her and Barton chuckled.
You really are an idiot, a voice inside her head whispered.
"Seriously, I thought you were going to give us a more experienced Baby Sitter, to be honest" Tony said "How old are you?"
"Old enough to have a PhD" Mags answered without thinking, she wasn't going to let stark walk over her.
"Feisty, I like it" He smirked
Maria Hill had enough of this "Tomorrow she will begin to work at the Stark tower, she is going to send weekly reports to Director Fury. Your apartment is going to be ready tonight thanks to Miss Potts"
Mags let out a gasp, she didn't know about that and for how it looked, Tony didn't know either because he muttered "That traitor" under his breath.
Maria rolled her eyes and after a few more sentences the meeting quickly ended, all the Avengers left and when Mags walked out of the room she saw Bruce Banner looking at her, the woman gave him a shy smiled and he did the last thing she expected him to do, he smiled back at her.
"Why on earth didn't you tell me I was moving in?" Mags asked Maria as they put her things away in boxes, she wasn't going to pack all her stuff, the furniture would remain in the small apartment Shield provided her.
"It was a surprise" She answered, and her answer was a pillow thrown at her.
"What a nice surprise" Margaret said rolling her eyes while she folded one of the last T-shirts to be packed.
"How many books a person can have?" Maria spoke, securing another box full of box
"Never enough, less than enough when you have a PhD" Mags smirked.
"Oh, excuse me Mrs. Biomedic Engineer, I'm a lawyer, remember"
"Sorry I forgot, Commander Hill" They laughed as they finished closing boxes and sat on the ground.
"Do you want something to drink?" Mags asked.
"Please"
