Author Notes: Bonjour! If you have stayed for the third chapter, thank you! I apologize for how long it has taken me to update, life has been kinda hectic lately. I will usually update once a week. I am planning on have two people switch sides in the big war so if you strongly oppose that please review in a nicely manner. Besides that enjoy and reviews are always welcome! Oh and if you have noticed each chapter is building in size, so if you think they are to short stick around.
The Secretary of State has organized the Avengers together for a mission briefing. Although there's an air of unease floating around the group they all still attend.
"Okay everyone listen up," the Secretary begins, "I know your last mission was a failure but this is a high priority job, failure is not acceptable." Beca begins to tune out the rest of the Secretary's speech to stare at Chloe, she just can't help herself. She analyzes the long curly auburn hair and how she would love to tangle her fingers in it. The brunette looks at her unusually bright blue eyes and notices how they aren't looking at her, she leans forward and taps the back of Chloe's chair with her foot. Chloe turn to look at her with questioning eyes, Beca just gives a simple smirk in return.
"Stark!" The Secretary barks at Beca. The brunette turns her attention to the secretary who has an expecting look on his face.
"Oh right, everyone please turn your attention to the screen," Beca pulls her phone out of her pocket and taps on the screen a couple of times then swipes up projecting images in front of the room. "The men you see in these pictures are the same men we recently encountered in Berlin, because of their recent success they have gained confidence and have planned to attack the UN's upcoming council meeting," Beca begins to pace the room.
"So what does that mean for us?" Aubrey asks from her seat.
"Well Rogers, due to our most recent failure the UN is allowing us one more chance to prove our worthiness," Stark replies readjusting her sunglasses.
The Secretary walks to stand beside Beca, "I would like to enunciate one more chance, and if you fail this mission the UN has decided on a course of action to put you all in check."
"Wait, what course of action?" Jesse asks from his seat in the front.
The Secretary turns to his assistant who hands him a thick stack of papers, "these are the Sokovia accords, 116 nations have signed this document to put you in check," he drops it with a thud onto the table.
"Put us in check?" Cynthia Rose asks skimming through the document.
"Some people may see you as heroes but many see you as a threat," the Secretary says with conviction.
"What if we don't want to sign it? What happens then?" Aubrey asks, holding her hand out asking for the document.
"Then you become a fugitive to the UN, if you need clarification ask Stark, she has already signed," everyone in the room turns to look at Beca. "Now if you excuse me I have damage control to do with the media." The Secretary steps out of the room leaving a heavy air.
"Coffee anyone?" Beca asks the group.
"There is no way I'm signing this, they are just using this because they are afraid of us," Bumper says gesturing to the accords on the coffee table.
"Are you crazy? This is to keep the people we protect from going berserk on us. They're doing this to protect us," Cynthia Rose responds from the other side of the room. The Avengers have been arguing for about a half an hour at this point, trying to decide if it is the right thing to sign this document.
"What about you, Stark? Why did you already sign this?" Aubrey asks from the back of the room, although she believes this document is ridiculous she is still hearing out both sides. Beca doesn't answer immediately and everyone turns to look at her, she's sitting in her chair playing on her phone. "Beca!" Aubrey tries again.
Beca looks up from her phone, "What?"
Aubrey rolls her eyes, "Why did you already sign this?" She repeats through gritted teeth.
Beca sighs, "Rogers look around everyone hates us. How long until we mess up again and kill more innocent people?"
"All those deaths were by accident Stark and you know that. We swore to protect these people, I am not going to stop doing that because of some document. Beca if there is danger I agreed to stop it no matter what, it's the right thing to do."
Beca throws her hands up and walks into the kitchen, "Who keeps leaving their dishes in the sink? Do I have to hire a damn maid to clean up after all of you? The nerve of some people." She walks back into view and throws her phone down on the island, she taps on it a couple time projecting a picture in the air. "This is Tommy Anderson and because of our reckless nature he did not live to see the age 10. There are consequences to our actions Rogers, and we have ignored it for too long."
Everyone in the room hang their heads taking in what Beca just said, Chloe gets up and moves to where Becas standing. The red head takes Stark's hand in her own and whispers soothing words in her ear. "What Beca is trying to say is that maybe we should look at this from a different perspective, we need to see it from the people's point of view," Chloe tell Aubrey.
Aubrey looks astonished, "You're taking her side?" The red head just nods back in response then turns her attention back to Beca. Aubrey looks to Jesse next, "Romanova?" Jesse averts his gaze to a picture on the wall. She desperately looks around the room till she sees Stacie, "Stacie, not you too?"
Stacie holds her hands up in a placating gesture, "I'm not saying yes but I'm not saying no, I just think we should keep our options open."
The blonde clenches her jaw, "I see, well if that's what you all think," Aubrey gets up and leaves the room.
"Aubrey wait!" Stacie chases her out of the room.
"Where do I sign B?" Cynthia Rose asks breaking the tension, walking to the accords.
"The first page under my name," Beca responds watching the doorway that Aubrey just left through.
A few hours after the argument over the accords Aubrey is in the training room of the Avenger's compound prepping for tomorrow's mission. The blonde has been through about four punching bags trying to get her anger out, 'How could they sign that document?' she thinks as she lands a right hook against the sand bag. She places even harder punches as the questions build up in her head.
'Why would my best friend betray me like this?"
'Why would Chloe side with the hobbit?'
'Why does Stark always have to make everything about her?'
'Why can't my own girlfriend stand-up for me?' Stacie. Aubrey's hands still against the bag as she thinks of the brunette. 'I can't believe she could not even take my side over this' she thinks. Suddenly she feels all her recent anger boil over into rage as she starts to see red. She begins to throw a fury of destructive punches as her hands travel straight through the bag, it falls off the hook and hits the ground. This doesn't stop Aubrey though as she lets out a frustrated scream continually beating down on the sand bag.
"I think you won baby," Stacie says from the doorway of the gym. Aubrey just stands up with no response and drags the bag over to the corner of the room as she takes a drink from her water bottle. The brunette takes in Aubrey's appearance, she's got her hair in a tight ponytail framing her sweaty face. She has a white tank top clinging to her with black yoga pants, her hands are wrapped tightly in blue boxing wrap. "You know I can't resist you when you're all sweaty and angry," Stacie says seductively sauntering towards Aubrey.
Aubrey holds her hand out stopping Stacie in her tracks, "Who all has signed the accords?" she asks trying to find out if Stacie has signed.
Stacie sighs knowing why her girlfriend was asking, "Beca, Chloe, CR, and Jesse."
Aubrey nods her head slowly, "What about you?"
Stacie walks over to Aubrey and grips her biceps lightly, "I haven't signed… not yet at least, "Aubrey gives her a pointed look. "I think we should keep our options open before we start a war."
Aubrey hangs her head, "I know you're right, I'm just afraid this document will completely control us. I am who I am because I agreed to stop evil when I encounter it, if I don't do that then I don't deserve these abilities."
Stacie nods understandingly,"Aubs, you know that's not true, you were chosen because of who you are." Stacie than looks to her right and notices somethings. "I know what'll take your mind off things," she says with a wink. Aubrey gives her a confused look and looks to her left seeing what Stacie meant.
"Oh game on." Stacie leaves the room to change while Aubrey walks to stand in the middle of the mat to stretch, practice fighting has always been a way for Aubrey and Stacie to relax. Soon Stacie comes out in black yoga pants and a black tank top with silver trim. She walks to the opposite side of the mat and faces Aubrey with her hands up in a defensive stance while Aubrey takes up a boxer stance.
"Come on blondie," Stacie says taunting Aubrey with her hands, Aubrey smirks and runs at Stacie.
After Aubrey stormed out of the room, Bumper followed in a similar fashion exiting to his room. This whole hashing of the signing was giving Beca a serious headache and she needed some alone time. So this lead her to reprogramming the operating system in her suit, and by reprogramming she means basically taking apart the entire thing. She is currently having trouble with a frayed red wire that refuses to conduct a current, she groans in frustration and drops her head down on the table with a thud.
"I'm guessing the alone time isn't doing you much good," Chloe says lightly placing her hands on Beca's shoulders.
Beca huffs and crosses her arms, "I guess not." The red head coo's at the brunette's frustration and begins to massage her shoulders. Stark groans in appreciation and leans back into Chloe's touch. Beca reaches her hand back and places it on Chloe's, "You know you didn't have to sign just because we're dating," she says carefully, afraid that's the real reason why she signed.
Chloe hands still and Beca feels them remove from her shoulders, she gets nervous when Chloe's hands don't immediately return so she swivels in her chair to face the red head. But her expectations are surpassed when she notices Chloe is smiling, "Chloe! You're the worst," the brunette scowls into her chair.
"I'm sorry… I'm sorry," Chloe says waving her hand passively.
"This is serious Red, this is a serious decision. I need to make sure you're doing this for the right reasons."
Chloe puts her hands on Beca's biceps, "I am baby I am, it's just you're cute when you're insecure," she says her crystal blue eyes sparkling.
Beca blushes and turns back to her helmet, "Shut up."
Chloe moves to sit on Beca's lap, "You prepping for the mission tomorrow?" She asks indicating to the helmet on the table.
"Yeah kinda," she mumbles indecisively.
"What are you thinking about?" Chloe asks pushing the cauterizing tool out of Beca's hand.
"I don't want you to go tomorrow, I want you to stay here," Beca replies looking Chloe directly in the eye.
"Why?" She asks tilting her head to the side.
"There's someone I need you to look into for me," she offers quizzically in return.
"What do you mean look into? Like investigate?"
"You could say that."
"Are you sure that's the only reason you don't want me to go?" Chloe asks nudging Stark's shoulder suggestively.
"Of course that's the only reason," Beca says going back to her helmet.
"I think you're trying to protect me cause you li-ike me," Chloe sing songs from the brunettes lap.
"Are you sure about that?" Beca shoots back with a smirk. Chloe swats her arm with a gasp. "No need to get violent I was just kidding," she says rubbing her arm. "Maybe you should go you're a strong hitter."
"Well I'm mad at you now," the red head says with a pout turning from Beca.
"Aw don't be like that Chloe," she whines pulling at Chloe's arm. Maximoff turns to look at Beca with a smile. "Ugh you suck," she laughs. Soon their smiles turn to lustful gazes as they lean closer to each other, their lips just a few centimeters apart. Beca is the one to break the trance by closing the distance between their lips, passionately sucking on Chloe's bottom lip.
The red head breaks off the encounter much too soon for Beca's liking causing her to whimper, "Who is the person you want me to look into?" She asks suddenly.
"Emily… Emily Parker," Beca says pulling Chloe back into her.