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'Cute?' What the heck was I thinking? Out of the half a million answers I could have come up with that one was probably the worst. The man looked at me for a minute before releasing my hand.
"Shield agents," he mumbled to himself. Oh great, now he thinks I'm a freak.
"Uh…hi," I said giving him a sheepish wave. "I'm Tenten…sorry for…crashing into like that. My mistake so…how are you?"
"Hn," was all he said. Little did I know that outside the room right at that moment…
"You think she really went in there?" Hulk asked.
"Verily, I hath seen it with my own eyes," Thor responded. The two were silent for a moment.
"So…should we go after her?" Hulk asked.
"And risk facing the warrior who immobilized you in our last duel simply by…poking thee several times? As much as I do relish the challenge he did tell us that he wished to be alone at this hour." Thor answered.
"You're right, she's probably dead." Hulk shrugged as he started to walk away. Suddenly, the door opened to reveal Neji pulling me out of the room and down the stairs.
"So, where are you taking me?" I asked casually.
"To see Mister Stark,' he replied coolly as we headed downstairs in the direction I had just come. "Shield agents usually just don't burst into my room uninvited."
"Hey, I said it was sorry and you could just ask me you know." I said pulling my arm out of his grip and placing both hands on my hips. He glared at me, I glared back. "You know, for an Avenger, you're pretty rude."
"For a Shield agent, you're pretty lax when it comes to rules." He shot back coolly.
"I was just looking for the kitchen, I never meant to interrupt your 'alone time'" I glared crossing my arms. "Come to think of it, I don't even remember seeing you on the Avengers roster for the latest Shield report."
"Of course you didn't," he sighed.
"What's that supposed to mean?" I yelled clenching my fist. This guy was seriously getting on my nerves.
"I'm just observing that for a shield agent, a member of the Strategic Homeland Intervention and Espionage Logistics Division, you're aloof, you've got the attention span of a child and you're completely unorthodox." He said in his simple and stoic voice.
"Well you're a…jerk!" I yelled at him.
"Whoa, settle down you two!" Tony Stark's voice said as he walked into the room followed by Maria, Captain America and the other Shield agents. "Neji, this is Tenten, our new Shield representative. Tenten, this is Neji our latest recruit."
"Shield representative?" he asked looking at me. For a minute his blank and milky white eyes widened before he quickly resumed his stoic and calm position. "Hn," he said before he walked away.
"Shield representative?" I asked, repeating Neji's question and looking at Maria.
"I guess it's time I told you our other reason for visiting the Avengers Mansion." Maria said with a smirk that made me nervous. "The board finally decided on your official position. Shields representative with the Avengers. You'll be coming here to keep tabs on them and to deliver shield reports directly to them."
"What? But…I…. when I said that I wanted to get an official assignment and position I meant I wanted sometime close to the action. Maybe as a captain of a squad hunting Hydra or catching A.I.M agents not some representative thingy that was practically the equivalent of a desk job. Why me?" I whined.
"You've got spunk, you're a people person and you're always begging us to give you an official post." Maria answered with something between a smirk and a sympathetic smile. (Don't ask, it's complicated.)
"At least let me talk to Nick," I groaned.
"Director Fury already knows," Maria smiled holding up a hand. "He's approved this measure and the paperwork is all ready."
"What about all my stuff?" I asked in a last ditch effort.
"Don't worry," Maria sighed walking over to me and placing a hand on my shoulder. "You'll be living here in the Avengers mansion and we're going to move all your stuff here." My face brightened a little. Live here? Maybe this job won't be so bad after all.
"So when do I move in?" I asked.
"We've got your stuff ready back at headquarters." Maria smiled. "We're going to let you go back and say goodbye before you move in." My face fell faster than a kid who learns he's going to summer camp.
"Shield is evil you know that right?" I glared.
"Greetings Miss Tenten," the computer at the gate greeted me as I arrived back at Avengers Mansion with my stuff.
"Hey Jeeves," I sighed.
"That would be Jarvis ma'am." The smart alerk computer responded.
"Whatever," I said rolling my eyes before I walked up to the door.
"Tenten, good to see you," Tony Stark said with a really fake smile as he opened the door.
"Let's just get me moved in," I sighed.
"Not yet," he grinned. "First, you have to meet the team," he continued leading me into the living room where eight people were sitting on various seats or couches. "Avengers," he said motioning to me. "This is Tenten, Tenten, these are the Avengers."
"I think you've already met our local powerhouses The Hulk and Thor as well as Captain America." He said motioning towards the large green monster, the tall man with golden hair and the Captain. "That's Hank Pym our scientist, Janet Van Dyne the wasp."
"Hey!" Janet smiled at me as she and Hank waved friendily at me.
"Black Panther and Hawkeye." Tony continued motioning to the Wakandan king I'd seen in Shield reports and the old special agent. The latter of which gave me a thumbs up. "And of course, our newest member Neji Hyuga." I glanced over at the long haired jerk who just nodded at me. Hence to fore width I shall now only refer to his as 'The Jerk'. I frowned. Did he think I really cared whether he acted so cool or not? (I did)
"Are we done?" the jerk asked.
"Erm, pretty much." Tony shrugged. Jerk stood, nodded to everyone and coolly walked out of the room.
"Well he's nice." I drawled sarcastically.
"Don't worry," Captain America said patting my shoulder. "He'll come around. He comes off as cold sometimes but he's pleasant company when you get to know him."
"Maybe…" I sighed. "The Jerk is cute though."
Well there's the chapter. I hope you enjoyed and please review! :D
