Author's Note:
Here's the next chapter. Enjoy!
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Chapter 2
"Loki isn't talking." Natasha spoke, taking a seat at the Avengers' table on the airship.
Iris was pacing. She didn't know what she was doing or what Nick Fury wanted from her. She did know that Loki wasn't the full enemy here.
"Take a seat, Iris." Nick ordered.
"You put me in the air. Until I'm back on the ground, I won't stop moving." Iris responded.
"I don't recall it being an option." Nick replied.
Iris continued to pace. She remembered the last time she was in the air and wanted to be on the ground. She shook her head. Bruce got up, walked over to her, took her head, and lead her to a chair. Iris hesitated but took the seat as he took the one next to her.
"Thor can't you get him to talk?" Steve asked.
"No. He's doing this because of me." Thor reminded him.
"What if Iris tried." Clint suggested.
Bruce shifted closer to Iris, as Iris looked at them like they were kidding. She had been introduced to the team, but she wasn't really sure that she was part of it.
"You're kidding, right?" Iris asked, knowing what Loki wanted from her.
"I wasn't joking." Clint answered. "Why won't you try?"
"Because I and your stupid leader already know why Loki went after me." Iris answered, pointing to Nick. "Plus Loki would probably be able to get me to switch sides, and that would be very bad."
"You wouldn't switch sides." Bruce commented.
"Yes I would. Especially if it gets Fury and the people he works for to leave me the hell alone." Iris responded honestly.
"What did they do?" Tony asked, curious.
Iris looked at him, then at Nick. "You tell them, while I go and chat with Loki. I'm curious if he has a better offer."
Iris got up to go, followed by Bruce grabbing her hand. She turned and looked at him. It was very rare to see her brother look like he needed someone, especially her.
"Please note that I hate you, and this is cheating." Iris remarked, taking her seat again.
"Thank you." Bruce replied.
"If you're not going to tell them, then I will." Iris spoke.
"You will not." Nick ordered.
Iris glared then smiled, and accepted the challenge. "I'm like the Tesseract with a bit of super soldier in my blood. It's a surprise that I'm still alive. They thought was going to die because of the super soldier experiment, so they put me in the same room as the Tesseract to see what would happen. All I remember is after three days there was a bright light then I woke up in an actual cage. Was told that I killed 83 people and destroyed the lab; which was on a military base. Please note that I've been experimented on since I was nine, until about five years ago when I disappeared."
They stared at her, and couldn't believe it. Bruce was the only one who had to clutch his hands into fists. Iris put her hand on his shoulder, in attempts to comfort him.
"You have super soldier in your blood?" Steve asked, having a trouble believing it.
"Yah... they had your blood on storage and used it on me. Which is why they thought I was going to die." Iris answered, shrugging. "Which reminds me, Bruce need milk."
Bruce signed. "All right. Anything else?"
"Yes, junk food and chinese for dinner." Iris added, smiling sweetly. "Oh, don't let me forget the ice cream."
"Got it. You know that you won't be able to go shopping until a few days from now, right?" Bruce asked, wondering what everyone was thinking about him and her.
Iris nodded, taking his hand. He entwined his fingers with hers.
"Fox, are you and Bruce a thing?" Tony asked.
"Um... Do you want them to know?" Iris asked Bruce, trying not to laugh.
"Wondering how long we can keep this going." Bruce answered, smiling a little.
"Probably for a while until Tony figures it out." Iris laughed.
"True. How is Tony going to figure it out?" Bruce asked curious.
"He's good at hacking into things, and there's only one record that would tell him. I've got the only copy." Iris answered. "Unless he has Natasha get it out of you."
"Good point. Well, you did just tell them about you so maybe we'll tell them once they get use to you." Bruce suggested.
"All right. Have fun figuring it out Tony." Iris smiled.
"You guys are dating. I didn't know you could." Tony joked.
"Didn't know you'd be jealous. Didn't think you be the jealous type." Iris countered.
"Only when it comes to you." Tony flirted.
"As interesting as this is, we need to know what Loki is up to." Nick interjected, annoyed.
"Good luck getting Loki to tell you." Iris replied.
"If Iris is like the Tesseract, then Loki will most likely be trying to open another portal." Steve spoke up.
"True, but Loki isn't the problem. Let me know when you've figured it out." Iris responded, getting up.
"Where you going?" Thor asked.
"To chat with Loki. Don't worry, I promised Bruce that I'd help." Iris answered, walking over to the door.
"If I couldn't get him to talk, what makes you think that you can?" Natasha asked.
Iris turned and looked at her. "I know what Loki wants. Plus Loki is male, and needs someone who knows what it's like to be in someone's shadow."
Iris then left. Natasha looked at Bruce and Nick. She was annoyed. Bruce shrugged and followed Iris' lead. He and Tony needed to study Loki's weapon since they have it for a short while. Thor was trying to get Nick to allow him to return to Asgard with Loki, while Clint was doing his best to calm Natasha. Tony saw no interest in either conversation, so he decided to take up Iris on her challenge.
