Author's Note: Hello all, it's me again and you are about to read my newest chapter fic, Just Another Day In Paradise. It's a CapWidow fic and I came up with the idea after the part where [SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN CAP 2] Natasha shows Steve the scar on her abdomen and says she can't wear bikinis anymore and he sarcastically says that he's sure she looks awful in them now. [END SPOILERS] Anyway so yeah this is my first Avengers fic and my first CapWidow fic so I'm sorry if it's terrible or if anyone OOC. I try really hard to make it good but I don't really think I'm a good writer. But it's fun and I felt really good about this idea so yeah this fic is born. Anyway, here it is Chapter 1: "Just Another Vacation". (OH and if you haven't seen Cap 2 yet you HAVE to go watch it! It's probably my favorite Marvel movie yet, behind the Avengers though.)
Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, hadn't been to the beach since World War II. Of course that hadn't been an enjoyable trip, but this week was going to be, or at least he hoped it would. Stark had decided it was time for the Avengers to go on a vacation and everyone agreed that they deserved one. What with the one year anniversary of the whole incident in New York coming up and the whole S.H.E.I.L.D./Hydra incident just happening a few months ago, Steve had to admit that he was tired out.
He set the cooler down in the sand a looked around. It was one of Stark's private beaches, with water as clear as a diamond and sand so white and soft it was like walking on a pillow. Ah, the things money can buy.
Sam Wilson, or Falcon as everyone was now calling him, came up behind Steve carrying two beach umbrellas. He was wearing olive green swim trunks. "Man, now this is a vacation spot. Clean, uncrowded, and relaxing," Sam said as he stuck one umbrella in the ground and stretched. "I am so ready for this vacation! Stark told me he made me a new flight suit and I think I'll go flying over the ocean."
Steve laughed as he pulled a water bottle out of the cooler, "Just don't fall in. We don't have anyone with any kind of aqua powers on the team."
"Yet," said Sam, setting up the second umbrella.
"Yet," agreed Steve, looking around the beach as the rest of their group began to arrive. First, came Tony, dressed in red swim trunks, alongside Pepper, who was in a gold bikini and matching sunhat. He was whispering in her ear and she laughed as she adjusted her beach bag.
Then, came Clint in grey swim trucks along with Fury in a black T-shirt and black swim trunks and Maria in a navy blue one piece swimsuit. Clint and Fury both were carrying two beach chairs in each arm and Maria had another cooler with the S.H.E.I.L.D. logo on the lid. All three had serious looks on their faces but Steve was pretty sure that they were excited on the inside.
Finally coming up the rear was Bruce who was wearing purple swim trucks. He carried the final two umbrellas which he handed to Steve when he joined the group. Steve stuck them in the ground and then began helping Clint set the chairs up under them, two chairs per umbrella. Steve looked back up at the beach house one more time to see where the one missing Avenger was but she didn't come over the small hill. He turned to Clint and asked, "Where's Natasha?"
Clint pointed up to the beach house. "Said she didn't feel like coming down now but she may be down later. She said she just felt like a nap after that plane ride."
Steve looked back at the beach house as he finished putting the last chair up. Maybe I'll go check on her. But thinking about how she would probably just shrug him off and tell him to go, tell him she was fine, he decided to wait. If she doesn't come down soon then I'll go check on her. With one last look at the beach house he quickly turned around to begin his vacation.
Pepper and Maria quickly sat down in the beach chairs. Maria remained under the umbrella, looking like she was reading a book but you could see her eyes continuously looking around the beach, searching to see if anything was out of place. Pepper moved her chair out into the sun to tan and pulled out a tablet. You could see the files pulled up and knew that she just couldn't stop working, but if you were CEO of Stark Industries then you probably wouldn't have time to stop working, even on vacation.
Bruce took a seat in the sand under another umbrella and began feverishly applying sunscreen to himself.
Steve looked over and saw Sam talking to Tony and then go running up to the beach house. He assumed that he was about to go for a flight.
Steve walked over to Tony, Fury, and Clint and noticed Tony was holding a volleyball. "Rogers you want to play a game?" he asked holding up the ball. Steve shook his head. "Sure Stark. What are the teams?"
"I call Cap!" shouted Clint.
"Damn it, Clint," began Tony, "Fury is going to have to keep turning to see where the balls coming from." Tony put his hand over his left eye and began turning around in a circle. Clint and Steve couldn't help but laugh a bit but Fury seemed unamused.
"I'd watch it, Stark. S.H.E.I.L.D. may not be around anymore but I've still got people who could be ready to take you out in a second." Everyone gave a quick glance to Maria who was looking down into her book.
"Alright well let's get started. Legolas and Stars n' Stripes can serve first." And so the game began.
The day continued on and Clint and Steve were racking up the wins, though because of what Steve and Clint called a ball call, Tony and Fury won one. After that they asked Bruce to be ref and then when Sam returned he switched out with Fury and got to play a few games. Finally they all took a quick break.
As Steve pulled his water back out of the cooler to finish it off, he looked back up at the beach house. Natasha still hadn't come down. "Hey Bruce, what time is it?" he asked.
"Almost 1," he replied looking at his watch.
They had arrived at about 10. That meant Natasha had been up there for about 3 hours, certainly enough time for a nap. "Hey I'll be right back guys," he shouted as he began jogging to the beach house.
When he arrived at the giant doors he had to do a retina scan. Tony had said it was to make sure that everyone who came there was who they said they were and not a part of a race of alien shapeshifters, but Steve was pretty sure he was just joking about that last part.
As he entered the house he quickly hoped on the elevator to head up to the fourth floor, where Steve's, Sam's, and Natasha's rooms all were. He ran over to her door and began to knock on it before stopping himself. Tony had told him that he'd made the doors to where if there was even a knock against them they would classify it as a threat and enact the necessary measures. Since Steve didn't want to find out want to find out what that meant he went over to where the camera was. Each room had a security camera so whoever was inside could see who wanted them.
"Hello, Captain Rogers," said J.A.R.V.I.S. "Are you wishing to speak with Ms. Romanoff?"
Steve nodded. "Yes, is she asleep?"
"No, she is awake. I will tell her you are here." Steve could hear him through the door. "Ms. Romanoff, Captain Rogers is here to speak to you."
"Tell him to go away," he heard her say after seconds of silence.
"Yes Ms. Romanoff." J.A.R.V.I.S. voice returned to Steve's side. "Ms. Romanoff asks that you please leave her be."
Steve sighed. I knew it would be like this. "Tell her I'm worried about here and came here to check on her."
J.A.R.V.I.S. repeated his message to her. "Tell him I'm fine and to go away!"
J.A.R.V.I.S. repeated her message to him. "Tell her I'm not leaving until she talks to me."
This back and forth continued for a couple of minutes until J.A.R.V.I.S. got tired of it. "Forgive me Ms. Romanoff but I can't keep doing this. Captain Rogers the door is open." Steve heard a click, along with a frustrated sigh from Natasha as he walked in the room.
There sat the Black Widow herself on the side of the bed, in black denim shorts and a red tank top. Her red hair was ruffled and as she yawned, Steve knew she really had been napping.
"Hey Natasha," he began as he sat down on the lower end of the bed when she scooted herself up to the top end.
She was frowning at him. "I thought I asked you to go away."
He smiled at her. "Too worried about you to do that."
His smile helped some of her anger melt away and she gave a small smile. "Well don't be. Like I said I'm fine."
Steve could tell by her voice that she really wasn't. "Nat, you know I know you enough to know when something's wrong."
"Well if you know me enough then you know I can handle just about anything myself."
Steve knew this was true. Natasha was the strongest, bravest, most intelligent woman he knew and he knew that whatever was wrong she would handle it. "Still, as your friend I'm worried about you…but I respect if you don't want to talk about it." He stood up ready to go but before he could take a step she grabbed his arm. "I-I guess we can talk about it."
Steve smiled at her. "Over drinks. How does that sound? Stark said there's a bar in the basement and J.A.R.V.I.S. will make whatever we want."
Natasha hopped off the bed, smirking. "All right over drinks but wait, on one condition."
He stopped. "What?"
"You get out of those ridiculous American flag swim trunks," she said.
Steve stared down at his swim trunks. They had stars on one leg, stripes on the other. "These are my favorite pair," he said.
She raised her eyebrow at him. He sighed in defeat. "Alright, fine. I'll go change."
And so it begins. What all will happen on this little vacation? Well keep checking back to see. Next chapter we learn what's bothering Natasha, Steve and Natasha drink together and you know who knows what else could happen. So, um, I'm kinda a slow updater so please bear with me. I've also got another chapter fic I'm working on so the updating for this one may or may not be slower than that one. Depends on my writer's block. Anyway, check out my other stuff if you want, it's all anime stuff though. Oh and reviews and constructive criticism are always appreciated! See y'all next chapter! ;D