~Beep! Beep! Beep!~

~Beep! Beep! Beep!~

There was a muffled groan as a hand reached out from under a pile of fuzzy blankets to try and silence the source of the annoying sound. After two minutes of blindly smacking around her hand on the bedside table for the snooze button on her alarm clock. Eleanor finally pulled her head out from under the blankets and easily located the loud alarm clock, glaring at it a moment before hitting the snooze button. Eleanor rubbed her eyes, frowning and scrunching her nose inn disgust at the 'crusties' built up in the inner corners of her eyes.

'Okay, its 8:30 a.m, I have enough time for a 20 minute shower... leaving me the right amount of time to get dressed and blow dry my hair..' Eleanor thought as she grabbed a clean bra and underwear, heading to the bathroom. S.H.E.I.L.D. Had set Eleanor and Bruce up with rooms on the ship. Eleanor assumed the rooms had the same layout, so both rooms had a luxurious hotel feel to them. When you first walk into the room there is a small living room area including a flat-screen t.v., couch, love seat and a coffee table. Then walk down the small hallway that led to the bedroom and bathroom that was inside the bedroom. The bed was centered in the middle of the room, headboard pressed against the back wall, a bedside table on either side of the bed and closet occupying the left side of the bedroom. The bathroom took up the rest of the room. It was rather simple, a toilet, shower/tub, and a counter with a sink and Mirror.


Eleanor came out of the shower, wrapping a long towel around her body tightly. After drying herself off Eleanor put on her clothes for the day; A white, knee-length pencil skirt and yellow pastel button up blouse. She stood in front of the bathroom mirror and began blow drying her short, golden brunette hair, which didn't take very long. She then proceeded to brush it out until her hair was nice and soft. Eleanor didn't bother with much any makeup besides a small amount of foundation here and there. When she was happy with her appearance she headed out of the bathroom and got a pair of deep brown heels form her closet and slipped them on before heading out of her room, closing and locking the door, heading towards the lab.


Eleanor looked through the glass windows into the lab and didn't see Bruce anywhere in sight. She tapped the code into the keypad and stepped into the lab, looking around "Bruce?" she said a few times before leaving the lab and walking to Bruce's room. Eleanor hesitated a moment before she knocked on his door three times on the door. Eleanor was about to knock again when she heard movement on the other side of the door and the door knob turning. Out steps Bruce dressed in a yellow pastel dress shirt tucked into some deep brown, almost black pants.

Eleanor blinked a moment, just staring at Bruce before she let a huge, amused smile play on her lips. "This is an interesting turn of events, Dr. Ban- Bruce."

Bruce took in Eleanor's appearance as his lips turned up in a soft, amused smile. "...You wear these colors better though." He said truthfully.

Eleanor felt her cheeks warm at the compliment. She coughed, trying to plat off her blush. "Th..Thank you." She looked anywhere but Bruce, trying to get rid of the awkward air around herself. "Would...Would you like to go get some breakfast with me?" she asked, blush slowly subsiding.

Bruce smiled that smile of his that Eleanor unconsciously thought was adorable. "Sure." He agreed and the two made their way to the Cafeteria.

Once the two, unintentionally matching geniuses got to the cafeteria they got their trays and got their food. Eleanor got an vegetarian omelette with a side of fruit salad and a small glass of milk for a drink. Bruce got the same thing but his drink was a cup of tea. When they were done getting their breakfast they moved and sat across from each other at an empty table.

"So, Bruce, If you don't mind me asking, is it true that before this you were living at stark tower in new york?" Eleanor asked after a few minutes of silent eating between the two.

Bruce wiped his mouth with a napkin before answering. "Yeah, it's true."

Eleanor finished chewing and swallowing a bite of soft, fluffy vegetarian omelette before asking her second question. " Whats he like?"

Bruce looked looked up before he gave an amused smirk, looking at something behind her "Why dont you ask him yourself?"

The short haired woman looked confused as she turned around in her seat. "What do you mean I don- Oh Jesus Christ!" Eleanor jumped a few inches off her seat as she saw a certain Billionaire, playboy philanthropist standing directly behind her.

Tony stark gave a victorious smirk at the woman in front of him's actions "Well, as flattering as that is, im no god." tony said, grinning as he sat down next to the brunette that was trying to regain her composure.

Eleanor took a few subtitle deep breaths to calm her racing heart. "Mr. Stark...Hello. Not to sound rude, but why are you here?"


"I heard Fury was trying to come up with the same clean energy as my tower and decided I'd give the poor guy a break and offer up a nudge or two in the right direction. And have some fun since Pepper is on a business try to Florida, it was getting boring at my place." Tony explained, all while popping a few of the grapes from Eleanor's fruit salad into his mouth. "Also the last of the construction was getting pretty annoying too." he added at the end with a slight frown.

Eleanor nodded as she listened, casually sliding her food away from tony and closer to herself. "I see. And I would assume stark tower is as nice as it looks on the outside?" She asked, the question directed at both the men sitting at the table with her.

Bruce decided to answer first, after finishing his last bite of food. "It's much nicer than where I used to live."

Tony nodded with a proud grin. "Yep, and I even had a room made for when he goes green and needs to let off a little steam."

"-That hasn't had to be used yet." Bruce quickly added, mostly to reassure himself.

"no matter how many pointy things I poke and prod him with to stir him up." Tony said with an expression equivalent to a pout.

Eleanor nodded as she listened to the two men talk. "Ah, I see. " Eleanor's food forgotten by her as she added herself to the conversation. "You know, Bruce, Perhaps willingly letting the other guy out more often will help you learn to control him, but I believe you should be learning to co-exist with him." she said, placing her elbows on the table and resting her chin on the back of her hands.

Tony's eyes lit up a little as he nodded, stealing more of Eleanor's grapes from her fruit salad. "Whats what I've been saying!" He exclaimed, throwing his hands in the air for added emphasis.

Bruce sighed. "Letting him out more will cause more destruction.." He said while looking down at his cup of tea.

Tony grinned "That's what the green room is for." He said matter-of-factly, snapping his fingers and pointing at Bruce.

Eleanor side glanced at Tony. "I am pretty sure he wants to keep from destruction of any kind.. But Bruce," she looked back at Bruce, gaze soft but serious. " to co-exist with him.. you may have to go through seeing a little destruction in the beginning... but at least it will be in a control environment." She said, referring to the 'green room' as Tony put it.

Bruce sighed and looked from Eleanor to tony and then back at Eleanor. "You're saying this as if its a sure thing." he said as he ran a hand through his hair, trying to push his feelings down and make light of the situation.

Eleanor let a small smile grace her lips as she kept looking straight at Bruce.

Tony chuckled. "Looks like it is." he popped the last grape from Eleanor's fruit salad into his mouth, leaning back in his seat.

Eleanor crossed one slender leg over the other under the table, sitting up straighter. "And it's also a sure thing that I will be helping as well."

Bruce blinked, eyes widening a fraction at what she had just said. "Oh no, I would want you to, you could get hurt, o-or wors-" he rambled out quickly, trying not to think of the possibilities.

Eleanor put a hand on Bruce's wrist to silence him as she continued with a confident smile "Everything is going to be fine." She let her hand linger a moment longer before she got up and threw away the remaining cold food and put the tray and plates where they were to be collected. She came back over and grabbed her bag before walking towards to entrance to the cafeteria.

Before she got to far Bruce said "I still don't like the idea of yo-" He was cut off once again as Eleanor called back at him.

"Its Already decided! " You could hear the smile plastered on her face as she continued with, "See you Boys back at the lab."

Bruce rubbed the bridge of his nose as Tony smirked and pat his wrist and stood up. "She's a keeper."

Bruce looked confused as he was pat on the wrist, looking up at Tony. "What do you mean..?"

Tony just grinned and left the Cafeteria, leaving Bruce in the almost empty room.

Bruce sighed and ran his hand through his hair again, muttering. "I wonder how this is going to go.."

~End Chapter 2~


Sorry for the shortness of this chapter.

And am i keeping tony and Bruce in character so far..?

Reviews are much appreciated~!