Chapter 2
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Pepper was making dinner when Steve walks in.
"Where were you?" She asked. He shrugged before responding.
"Running." He walks over and grabs water from the fridge.
"Well you missed Kate arriving." She says.
"She doesn't need an audience." Pepper hands him a plate. Clint walks over and grabs two plates, handing one to Natasha.
"Pepper, has Kate eaten yet?" Natasha says.
"Um, no she hasn't. Steve could you take this plate to her?" Pepper holds out a plate. He nods; setting his down and taking hers to the elevator.
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Steve walks up to the door and knocks. A second later it opens and Kate looks up. She gives a small smile.
"Pepper's orders." He says, handing her the plate of food.
"Thanks." She says, taking it.
"No problem." He says. She walks over to her desk and sits back down; he walks in and looks around.
"Hey, thanks for the uh, sketch book." She says hesitantly. He smiles.
"You're welcome; it'll give you something to do." He says. She smiles, nodding. She takes a bite of the fish and stops, staring at it.
"Wow. That's good." She says. He chuckles.
"You had fish before?" He said. She nods.
"Yes, but not for a long time. My mom use to prepare the best fish..." She says; her smile goes away for a second. The sit in silence for a minute.
"Well, I'll let you finish." He says. She nods and he walks out; closing the door behind him.
~0~
The next morning, I woke up from the best sleep I had this year. I flinch when I don't recognize where I am, then it starts coming back. I look up and see a beautiful view of the city.
I sit up and rub my eyes. Yawning I scoot out of bed and walk toward the bathroom.
"Good morning Ms. Sanders, I hope you are well rested." A voice says. I jump at the sudden voice and look around me. Where the hell did that come from? I thought. "I do not think you will find me in the room Ms. Sanders." I remember Coulson saying something about this.
Some kind of AI called Jarvis.
"Um, good morning Jarvis." I say; then head to the bathroom.
After taking 15 minutes to decide on what soap I wanted to use, I took a long shower.
I come out of the bathroom in a forest green robe. I go to the closet to pick out an outfit.
~0~
On the communal floor, everyone, excluding Tony and Bruce who were still in the lab, was eating breakfast.
"Has anyone seen Kate this morning?" Clint asked. Pepper shook her head.
"Jarvis said she was up a while ago..." Pepper says. Just then the elevator door dings and Kate hesitantly walks out. Pepper smiles.
"Good morning, Kate. Did you sleep well?" She says from the kitchen. Kate smiles.
"Yes, thank you." She walks into the kitchen. Pepper looks her over seeing her wearing one of the new outfits.
She had on black ripped skinny jeans, a black shirt that said army, with a tan jacket over it with black combat boots.
"Oh my god Kate! That looks so good on you." Pepper says looking her over. Kate smiles.
"Thanks." She says with a laugh. Pepper handed her a plate and she got some food before sitting down. Clint and Natasha smile, and Kate returns the smile. Steve smiles too.
Suddenly the elevator door dings and someone comes out, Doctor Banner. Coulson had given her all the files of the people she was staying with.
"Bruce! Come meet our new guest." Pepper says. She gets out of the chair and gives a very small smile.
"Hi, uh- I'm Kate." She says, trying to stay confident. He holds out his hand and she shakes it.
"Oh yeah, hi. Pepper said you'd be coming." She gives a nod. The elevator dings again. "Oh, and I apologize in advance for anything Tony might, and probably will say." He says. She nods and smiles, sitting back down.
Tony walks out a second later and gives me a strange look.
"Ok…who's the kid and why is she here?" He asked. She chuckles.
"Tony, this is Kate REMEMBER?" She says rolling her eyes. He narrows his eyes, and then clasped his hands together; remembering.
"Oh, yeah. Hey kid." He says walking over and sitting down next to Pepper; she gives a small wave and a smirk.
~0~
After breakfast, I walked up to Natasha. She turns, giving a small smile.
"…uh, hi. Uma I-, I was wondering, if I could use the gym?" I asked, stuttering along the way. She lets out a chuckle.
"Sure, here; I show you where it is." I smile and follow her to the elevator.
We walk out of the elevator and into a very large room. Now this is a gym. I thought. I follow Natasha inside.
"Well, here it is." I was awestruck, looking around at everything. There were punching bags, all sorts of training courses, everything you could possibly think of. We walk over to some training mats. "Alright, show me what ya got." Natasha challenges. I raise an eyebrow.
"Wait-…are you serious?" I asked. She nodded; a slightly mischievous grin on her face. The Black Widow wants to see me fight. I thought, my mind goes blank. What the hell?! She'll kill me! I thought. I sighed. Getting into a fighting stance. She gets into a fighting stance.
Here we go. I thought.
I make the first move, doing a round kick toward her head, realizing my mistake to slow. She goes down, pushing my leg up and I lose my balance. I fall back, landing on my back. She throws a fist at me and I roll to the right, and then jump back up. I twirl around seeing she turned. I block a punch and put my arm up, blocking my face as she sends a kick toward my face.
I feel her kick my feet out from under me as I hit the floor with a thud. I stare up at her for a spilt second before grinning and rolling to the left, I run at the wall, hearing her steps close behind me.
I jump forward putting my left foot on the wall then push off with my right foot, I back flip over her and land behind her. I stick the landing and put my fists up, ready to fight. She turns; a shocked look on her face. I let my guard down for a split second and she grins. Using her left foot to push my right foot out, she uses her arms and flips me over. I land on the ground with a thud and I groan. I stare up at her. She was grinning.
"You're pretty good." She says. I roll my eyes.
"That was nothing compared to what you can do." She slowly shakes her head with a small smile. She holds out a hand and helps me up.
"That move you did on the wall…where did you learn how to do that?" She asked. I raised my eyebrows.
"Oh that? My instructor taught me." I say. Did I seriously know a move that the Black Widow didn't know?! I thought. She nods.
"I can't believe I am saying this." She says more to herself. "I have never learned that." She says. I let out a breath.
"Whoa." I whisper. She laughs.
"Here, how bout this. You show me that move, and I'll train with you." I stop and my mouth drops. Is she freaking serious!? I don't know what to say.
"I-I, u-uh…"I stutter. She chuckles. "T-Thank you…!?" I say excitedly. She smiles.
"Don't mention it." We started walking toward the elevator.
~0~
After taking a walk in the park with Pepper, and going shopping I walk into my room and sit at my desk. I pull out my journal. Pepper got me a journal to write in, she said and I quote, "It could help you express your feelings!" I had chuckled; Pepper was a really nice person. Sometimes I think too nice. I feel bad that she's giving me all this stuff and I barely even know her! Take about acts of kindness. So, I think what I'm gonna do is log my days here at Stark Tower. I already wrote for Day 1. Now let's get one thing straight, I'm not gonna be writing about my crush and my worst ay ever and all that crap. Whatever you think, it is not a dairy!
I pick out my favorite blue pen and begin to write.
Day 2
Today was pretty interesting. I met Tony Stark and Bruce Banner! Tony was just as I expected, a big kid. And Dr. Banner was smart-looking…- if you know what I mean…. Anyway, I got a wonderful breakfast and got to eat with everyone. Then I got to go shopping with Pepper! I got some really cool stuff and we got to take a walk in the park as well, my first time as a matter a fact. After that, Natasha showed me the gym. Oh. My. God. I was awesome. Everything you can think of was there. And even better, I got to fight with her! Not to mention I knew a move she didn't know! *sigh* and you wouldn't believe what she told me next. She wants me to show her the move I learned AND she wasn't to train with me! Oh my god, this day couldn't get better!
I am taken out of my thoughts when someone knocks on the door, I turn and walk over. I tuck a strand of hair behind my ear as I open it. I see Clint standing there. He had a mischievous grin. Oh boy. I thought.
"Hey, I need your help." He says, looking up and down the hallway like someone was coming. I raise an eyebrow.
"What would I be helping you with exactly?" I say. He smirks, and then pulls a roll of toilet paper out from behind his back. I grin, knowing his plan and follow him down the hallway.
~0~
Tony and Bruce walk into the lab, the lights were off. Then they turn on and they both stop. All they could see was toilet paper! Everything was covered. The suits, the counters, even Dum-E was rapped from base to top in paper. Bruce huffed. Tony looked around.
"Alright feathers, get your ass out here, now!" Tony says. Bruce chuckles; he could tell Tony thought it was a well-played prank.
…
Me and Clint were on the communal floor, quietly laughing while watching the cameras in the lab on Clint's SHIELD laptop. Pepper peeks over the couch; seeing what we were doing. We turn and immediately close the laptop. She raises an eyebrow.
"What are you two up to?" She says. I giggle.
"Nothing." Clint goes into a thinking position.
"What answer do you want?" Clint says. Pepper gives us a look before turning, hearing the elevator door open. It was Tony! He glares in our direction.
"There you are bird brain! You are so in for it…" He says. Clint pushes me off the couch and we take off toward the stairs. Pepper chuckles. Tony watches us go. "She's in on it!?" He asked in a whiny tone. Pepper nodded, smiling. "Traitor!" He whispers.
~0~
After ensuring our safety from Tony's wrath, I went back upstairs to my room. I wrote what happened with the prank in my journal and went to the bathroom to brush my teeth.
I come out a few minutes later, wearing a tank and some shorts. I crawl into bed and smile; staring at the ceiling. Best. Day. Ever. I thought. I adjust myself and close my eyes; drifting off to sleep.
~0~
THE NEXT DAY...
Coulson walks onto the bridge and up to Director Fury.
"Agent Coulson." Fury greets.
"Sir." Coulson says; putting his hands behind his back.
"How far have you gotten on the girl?" He asked.
"Well, she's more confident now. But we still haven't figured out her ability." Coulson said.
"We need to hurry this up; we have other oppressing matters without this kid being a potential threat." Fury makes clear. Coulson just gives a small nod.
"What do you suggest?" Coulson asked.
"We need to gain her trust. If she's not gonna make a move, then we need to make ours. If she was one of the last people alive there and the most heavily guarded, them that means she might have more power than we realize."
"Will do sir." Coulson replied; looking at the ground before looking back up at him.
"Dismissed." Fury ended the conversation and Coulson gave another nod before walking out the door.
~0~
A COUPLE MINUTES LATER….
Steve was jogging when his phone beeps. He stops and pulls it out.
"Coulson?" He begins; his breathing heavy.
"Rogers, I have orders from Director Fury." He says. "We need to speed the process up. We need to find out if this kid has some kind of ability." He says.
"And how do you suggest we do that?" He asked.
"Gain her trust. We need intel from her and Fury's growing inpatient." Steve stands there for a minute.
"So once we have the Intel; we'll just dump her on the streets to fend for herself" He sums up. Coulson huffs on the other end of the phone.
"Stop making a big deal out of this Rogers, she'll be put into foster care. And I already informed Romanoff and Barton. Get it done." Steve clenched his jaw in annoyance before he hangs up. Steve puts his phone away before he continued his jog.
~0~
Steve walked onto the communal floor; Pepper was sitting on the couch watching the news, still in business clothes.
Natasha and Clint were sitting at the bar stools and Tony was tinkering with something at the bar as well. He walks over the Natasha and Clint.
"Hey, get Fury's orders?" Clint asked. He nodded.
"Yeah." He sits down.
"Boy, you sound pissed." Clint states with a smirk. He shrugs.
"Never been a fan of throwing kids out onto the streets" Steve replies.
"As much as I like her, we have to follow orders." Natasha makes clear.
"Did Coulson say where there sending her after?" Clint asked.
"Foster care." Steve says.
"We'll shoot. That'll be a nightmare, I should know." He says taking a sip of his beer.
"So nothin on the ability yet." Tony speaks up.
"Nope." Clint says popping the p.
"What do you think it is?" He asked, turning something; it makes a noise as he continues.
"Don't know." Steve says. Pepper walks over.
"What you all talking about?" She asked.
"Putting Kate in Foster Care, and what her ability is." Clint says. Pepper's smile goes to a confused face.
"So after they find out her ability... they're sending her to a foster home?" Pepper said. They nod.
"Fury's orders" Natasha says. Just then the elevator door beeps and Kate walks out. Everyone turns around and looks at her. She gives a nervous smile she sees everyone looking at her.
"Did I miss something?" She says slowly.
"Nah, kid. Just talking about stuff." Clint says. She grins.
"Oh yeah? What kinda stuff." She says; walking in and sitting on one of the stools.
The adults look at each other. Her smile goes away. Pepper turns to her and smiles.
"Don't worry about it, here give me a hand with dinner?" She says, putting a gentle hand on her back, they walk toward the kitchen.
Steve, Natasha, and Clint exchange a glance; looking a bit guilty before Steve stood up and left the room in a mood. Natasha and Clint went back to talking about their mission; occasionally sipping their drinks.
Now, I don't know if anyone noticed but I will be putting in a friendly relationship between Natasha and Kate. So review if there are any other requests or comments. I love hearing from you all!
NEW ANNOUNCEMENT- For those of you who went back and read this chapter i added some revisions onto it :) I hope you liked them!