"Are you sure this is safe, Lady Darcy?" Thor asked in concern as he watched her set out her pumpkin carving kit and bring one of six, large pumpkins she had bought closer to her.

Darcy had always enjoyed pumpkin carving and this year for halloween she had decided to carve one for each of the avengers.

"Of course it is." Darcy assured him as she looked over her tools to make sure they were all in perfect order. "Why wouldn't it be?"

"Because friend Stark said-" Thor began, but Darcy cut him off.

"Thor, those stories aren't real."

"What stories?" Clint asked as he and Secret agent man entered the room.

Darcy's eyes followed Secret agent man as he went to get himself a coffee, before she turned to Clint who had pulled himself up on the counter next to her work space.

"Tony told Thor that on halloween night all the carved pumpkins would come to life as evil versions of whatever was carved on them." she explained.

"It would be a great misfortune indeed if the Lady Darcy's pumpkins were to come to life and become evil versions of the avengers." Thor said some worry still in his voice. "I have no wish to see the havoc they would cause."

Clint stared between Thor and Darcy for a moment before he burst out laughing, almost falling off the counter in his mirth.

"I wouldn't either." he agreed when he had gotten his laughter mostly under control.

"See," Thor said turning to Darcy. "My friend here understands my concern."

"No your friend here," Darcy said shoving Clint off the counter top. "Thinks it's funny that you believed Stark's story."

Thor studied Clint's amused face for a moment before turning to Secret agent man.

"Son of Coul, what have you to say on the matter?" he asked him.

Secret agent man looked up at them from where he was adding cream to his coffee and Darcy wondered if he had even been listening to the conversation.

"It has never happened before," he said after a moment of thought. "Though after everything I've seen I won't say it's impossible. Just highly unlikely."

Thor pondered this for a moment before nodding his head.

"Thank you, Son of Coul." he said. "I will prepare for the worst and expect the best."

"Oh so you believe him over me!" Darcy exclaimed felling a little offended.

"I meant no disrespect, Lady Darcy." Thor was quick to assure her. "I just wished to have a second opinion on the matter."

"Well I can't disagree with that." Darcy relented. "Two heads are better then one."

Reassured that Darcy was not upset at him, Thor headed for the pantry and Darcy guessed he was probably in search of pop tarts as he had become rather found of them after first trying them in New Mexico.

She turned her attention back to the pumpkin in front of her and picked up a large knife and carefully cut off the top before she began gutting it.

Gutting the pumpkin was one of her favorite parts of pumpkin carving, she loved the slimy feel of the seeds as she pulled them out.

"So you're carving one of each of the avengers?" Secret agent man asked as he came over.

"Yes," She said looking up at him with a smile. "I'm going to use them to decorate the main room."

"Stark's letting you decorate?" he questioned.

"I haven't asked him yet." Darcy said.

"Of course." Secret agent man said before turning and leaving the room.

Darcy watched him go.

After she had decided that he was in fact not a jack-booted thug, she found herself gaining a small crush on him and moving into the avenger tower did not help, because even though he did not live there he was there a lot to meet with the avengers and she saw far to much of him.

"So are you going to carve those pumpkins?" Clint asked. "Or are you too busy giving heart eyes to Coulson?"

"What!" Darcy protested. "I was not giving Secret agent man heart eyes."

"Protest all you want." Clint said snagging a cookie from the jar. "But I bet I could get JARVIS to make an hour long video of all the times you have done just that."

"You don't deserve a cookie." Darcy said as she reached over and took it from him.

"Hey," Clint protested. "You just got pumpkin guts all over my cookie."

"It's not your cookie any more." she told him taking a large bite out of it.

Clint frowned at her for a moment before grabbing a new cookie and running for the door before she could steal it as well.

She watched him go as she finished the cookie and then turned back to her pumpkin carving.

"Lady Darcy," Thor called out as he came out of the pantry. "Do you know where the last of the pumpkin spice pop tarts went?"

"I think Jane or Bruce ate them." Darcy said eyeing the pile of pop tart boxes in Thor's arms. "You can always ask Tony for more."

"Thank you for the advise, Lady Darcy." Thor said beaming. "I shall indeed do that."

Darcy watch him go bemused, before turning back to her pumpkin carving yet again.