So here the next chapter i hope you like it
And the pairing I have decided that it will be with Clint
it will be brother sister relationship with Steve too
And now I will let you read this chapter in peace
I don;t own Avengers
Chapter 3
I was sitting on an ambulance while a doctor treated my wound, looks like lady fortune with me today. My wound is minor, considering someone triggered a bomb a few feet in front of me. Just a few cut on my arm, face and leg., a bruise on my fore head, and a few stitches on my arm, forehead, and leg. A police officer stood in front of me and asked all kind of question, from what and FBI Agent doing in here, what the robber looks like, also stupid question like, did I have a boyfriend, and am I free tonight. The doctor managed to shoo him off after I'm faking a very bad headache. Then I saw Steve stopped not so far from here and managed to enter the scene without trouble, looks like he famous among the Police Department too. Steve hurriedly walked towards me, while a doctor stitched a deep cut on my right arm.
"Nicole" Steve panted and looked at me worriedly "I heard an explosion. Are you okay?"
"I'm in an ambulance" I answered sarcastically and Steve scowled at my answer.
"Doctor, is she okay?" Steve turned to the doctor.
"She's fine, just got a deep cut on her right arm, a few minor cut and few bruises and a slight concussion, considering her head hit a car pretty hard. Aside that, she's perfectly fine, it's a miracle though, considering the size of explosion and the distance between her and the bomber" The doctor explained.
Steve turned to me again and he looked mad "Don't you ever do that again!" he yelled at me.
"I just doing my job" I defended myself
"And almost kill yourself in the process" Steve glared at me.
"They cannot kill me that easily" I said angrily and glared at Steve.
Steve expression softened "Look, let's just go back to the tower, and let my friend examined you once more" Steve turned to the doctor "No offense"
"None taken" the doctor said and wrapped my right arm with bandage.
"Why do you care?" I asked still pissed "We just knew each other"
Steve blushed a bit "Why not? You're my friend and of course I'm worried about my friend"
"I'm finished" the doctor said "You can bring your girlfriend back"
I blushed at the doctor statement "I'm not..!"
But Steve already took my hand and dragged me gently towards his motorcycle, half force me to ride it and he brought me back into the tower.
"JARVIS, tell Dr. Banner to meet me at the infirmary" Steve said into thin air.
"Yes, sir" JARVIS answered.
Steve pulled towards the elevator and we headed to 87th floor.
"You okay?" Steve asked and looked at me "Are you dizzy? Are you feeling nauseous? Anything hurt?"
"Steve!" I yelled "Calm down, I'm fine"
"We're not sure until Dr. Banner does a complete examination on you" Steve answered.
"There's no way I could run away from this, right?" I asked and sighed.
Steve still gripped my hand tightly; afraid that I'll ran to my room. I sighed and leaned towards the wall, I looked at Steve hand which still held my hand. Honestly, I liked it, his hand felt like Jeremy hand. Finally we arrived at 87th floor and Steve brought me to the infirmary. Inside there I saw a man, he kinda short and skinny, with his brown hair and brown eyes, he wore eyeglasses, and he looked like a genius. I knew him, Dr. Bruce Banner, a scientist and also the Hulk, the big green guy who practically invincible. Steve pushed my shoulder and I sat on a small bed. Steve quickly walked towards Dr. Banner and told him what happened to me, Dr. Banner eyes went wide and he turned to me. After Steve finished, Dr. Banner walked towards me and looked at me right in the eyes.
"New in here?" Dr. Banner asked and examined my wounds "I never see you before"
"Came in yesterday" I answered and flinched when Dr. Banner accidentally brushed the deep cut on my right arm "I'm an FBI Agent. I came here to work a case with SHIELD help"
"FBI huh?" Dr. Banner looked at the bruise on my forehead.
"You got something against FBI?" I asked half amused.
"Not really, just try to stay out from their way" Dr. Banner said.
"She's fine" Dr. Banner said and turned to Steve "Nothing life threatening"
"See" I said and jumped down from the bed "I told you I'm fine"
Steve sighed in relief and rubbed his forehead "Just be careful next time okay. Don't get yourself killed"
I just waved my hand and gave him my best smile "Relax buddy. Just like I said before, they cannot kill me that easily"
Steve faced turned crimson red and he avoided my eyes "Just promised me. I'm done losing my friend"
"Okay, okay. I promised that I will not kill myself on a mission" I said and walked towards the elevator door.
"Good Night everybody" I said cheerfully as the elevator door closed.
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Director Fury looked at me with questioning looks, he still didn't believe that I encountered a member of Black Fang yesterday and got hurt by a bomb explosion by the second time.
"And you don't recognize this guy?" Director Fury asked for the fifth time.
"No. I meet him, because I saw him grabbed some poor woman bag and I chased him, and when he cornered, he did it." I said and sighed.
"Looks like their objective not Agent Hudson, but you" Director Fury said.
Cold sweat started to form on my back "What? Why me?"
"We still don't know about that" Director Fury said and turned to see the screen "Your father. Are you sure you know nothing about him"
'Aside from he's an Archangel and the strongest one' I said in my heart.
"Nothing" I said "I don't know anything aside from my dad is a missionary and he never returned from his last trip. I already told Agent Barton that"
"Is that so?" Director Fury turned to me again.
I tapped my finger on the table "Oh yeah, I forget to tell you. The symbol of Black Fang reminds me of Lucifer"
"Lucifer?" Director Fury looked at me curiously.
"The fallen angel and usually we called him The Devil" I said.
"And why suddenly bring Lucifer up?" Director Fury asked me.
"Like I said before, the Black Fangs Symbol reminds me of him" I said and sighed "Why everybody never listened to what I said" I grumbled.
"I believed there's other reason why you bring Lucifer name up" Director Fury said.
'Crap' I thought "Uh, no I have no other reason. Just maybe their intention is evil since their symbol is like that" I said and rubbed my arm.
"Is that so" Director Fury said and leaned towards me "You not hiding anything right?"
My hand twitched "Eh, like what?" I laughed at this "Come on you know that I will do anything to catch Jeremy killer. If I knew something important I will tell you"
"I hold your word Agent Finley. Dismissed" Director Fury walked towards the window and looked at the morning sky of New York.
I stood up from my chair and I stroke my necklace, a gift from my father. I walked out from the conference room and stopped when the door closed; I touched the window and looked at the bright blue sky.
"Dad" I murmured and put my forehead on my window.
"What are you doing?"
I spun around and accidentally head butted someone behind me. I groaned and rubbed the back of my head.
"Ow, my head hurt. Constant blows to my head two days a row" I groaned.
I glared at Clint who held his nose "Don't surprise me like that!" I yelled at him.
Clint rubbed his nose "What are you doing? Want to jump from here?"
"No" I said "Just a little tired"
Clint sighed and looked at my right arm "You need to take a break. Your wound might be opened up again"
"Relax" I said and patted his shoulder "I heal faster that anyone"
"You have a concussion" Clint said and looked at me.
"A slight concussion" I corrected "It's gone now. Heck, even my other wound aside from this" I showed his my right arm which still wrapped in bandage "already healed"
Clint grabbed my left arm "They want you, not Jeremy. They want your head, Nicole. If you kept pushing yourself too hard, you might be got killed."
I sighed loudly "Why everybody suddenly cared about me?" I glared at him "First, Steve and now you? What the heck? I'm nobody Clint! I'm just an attachment here, okay?"
"All of us cared about you Nicole!" Clint yelled "Even Natasha and Maria cared about you. Because we knew how it felt to lose someone we loved. Beside…"Clint looked away from me "I consider you like my own sister that I never have before"
I blinked at Clint word "What?"
"Maybe right you just an attachment in here. But we're working as a team, and we have to take care of each other" Clint explained.
I took a deep breath and looked at the window again "Why me?"
Clint grinned and patted my head "I don't know, when we saw you we just wanted to protect you. I think you got the charm and sometimes you're adorable"
I punched his arm lightly "Shut up!"
Clint laughed and he stopped when my phone rang, I took it from my pocket and grinned when saw Rhea name on the screen.
"Hey, how are you?" I asked cheerfully.
"WHERE THE HELL, ARE YOU?" Rhea practically screamed.
"Uh, Director Hudson never told you?" I asked.
"TELL ME WHAT?! LISTEN HERE NIKKI, YOU'VE HAVE BEEN GONE FOR GOD KNOWS HOW LONG AND WHERE?! AND YESTERDAY I SAW IN THE NEWS THERE ANOTHER SUICIDE BOMBING AGAIN AND YOU'ER THE VICTIM!" Rhea screamed again.
"Rhea, you don't have to yell like that!" I heard Greg voice.
"Shut up Greg!" Rhea yelled back at Greg.
"Rhea calm down" I said calmly.
"I'AM CALM" Rhea took a deep breath "Where the heck are you princess?"
"I'm working on Jeremy case with SHIELD" I said "I think Director Hudson told you"
"That old man didn't say anything. He has been quite all the time, once I think he's a statue. And after he heard the suicide bombing news, he fainted and sent to the hospital. Don't worry he already sent home and as you know he's working right now" Rhea talked.
"He fainted?!" and now I'm the one who screaming "Is he okay?!"
"Humph, are you deaf? I just told you he's fine Nikki. He's in the office and ate double cheese burger right now, along with large fries and large coke" Rhea said.
"Rhea" I sighed "Too much information"
"Sorry, habit" Rhea said innocently.
"Listen if you want to meet me fine. I'm on my break actually. Meet me on usual café in half hour okay, and bring Greg too, I have a surprised for him" I said and took a quick glance on Clint.
"Fine, fine" Rhea grumbled "You always so bossy" and she cut the connection.
"You want to come with me?" I asked Clint "You know meet my friends"
"Why are you asking me?" Clint asked.
"Because, I can't ask him" I pointed at the conference room with my thumb "to join me, also you looked normal"
Clint laughed at this "What about Natasha and Maria?"
"Please, my friend will freeze in place with their icy glare" I said and rolled my eyes.
"Fine with me" Clint said "Beside I got nothing to do and it's lunch break"
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When I arrived at my favorite spot, I saw Rhea and Greg already occupied the table near the window. I walked towards them and I patted Rhea shoulder, Rhea turned and she smiled widely at me, she quickly jumped from her seat and hugged me tightly.
"Nikki!" she said happily "Miss you so much"
"Rhea, you chocking me, again" I said jokingly.
"The office is never been the same without you" Rhea said "Even Director Hudson just locked himself up in his room. He must be worried about you"
Rhea pulled herself and looked at Clint who stood behind me. Rhea looked at me then at Clint again.
"Did he…? Are you…?" Rhea blinked her eyes.
"Are you Hawkeye?" Greg stood up and looked at Clint.
Clint just nodded formally "Yes, I am"
"I'm you're biggest fan" Greg started to sound like a five years old kid who met his favorite hero.
Clint just gave him a small smile before he sat down on a chair right in front of Greg. Greg quickly sat down and began to talk with Clint; Rhea rolled her eyes at this and shook her head.
"Boy" she murmured "Never understand them"
I just laughed at this and sat right beside Clint while Rhea sat right in front of me. Rhea flipped her long auburn hair and she looked at me.
"Tell me Nikki" she said "About your time on the tower"
"Nothing much really" I played with my hair "Working"
"Any progress on Jeremy case?" she asked me again.
"That's classified" I said "They told me not to talk about it to anyone else"
Rhea arched her eyebrow "That's suck"
"Totally" I smiled a little "I really want to tell you about it, but I can't. I will break the protocol and they will kick me out from the case.
Rhea sighed and looked at the menu on the table "Well, since we able to meet like this, which is very rare, I'll treat you and your friend here. Including you Greg" Rhea added when Greg gave her his infamous puppy eyes.
We ordered our food and talked a bit about the recent accident that involve me, the weather, a little about our past, like where are came from, and normal stuff. Then the door swung opened and a group of 5 people came in and sat on the counter, I just looked at them and felt something is wrong about them, something odd. And as if they could read my mind one of them, the oldest one turned and looked at me right in the eye. I looked at him briefly before turned and looked at Rhea who busy argued with Greg while Clint watched them in amused looks.
"Clint" I whispered to him "Is it just me or those group who just came in is odd?"
Clint turned to me "You mean?"
"I don't know" I said and took a quick glanced on that group "Something just felt not right about them, something about them is bugging me"
Just before Clint could answer my question his blue eyes went wide and he grabbed my hand and pulled me down.
"Everybody, get down!" he yelled and kicked the table, so the table would cover us.
Rhea and Greg quickly crouched beside me and they already held their gun on their hand. Within a minute I heard multiple gun shots and people started to scream. I quickly pulled my gun from my holster and cocked it. I took a peek and found out that they wore the same scarf like those two teenagers and that robber.
"Black Fang" I hissed "They're here"
"What?" Clint sounded surprised
"Looks like their objective just robbery" Greg said "Or maybe worse"
"Their activity has been increased this month" Rhea added "Robbery, kidnapping, murder"
Just after that I heard another gun shot and somebody screamed in pain. I quickly kneeled with one of my knee and I started to shoot at one of them. I managed to shoot one of them, a man in his mid-thirties, at his foot and the men fell down on the floor. Four of them turned to us and started to shoot at us.
"Crap" Greg cursed while shooting at them "We can't keep this on, a lot of people of going to die if we kept this up"
"Clint, call the HQ. Tell them, that we're under attack" I told him "We got civilians in here"
"You don't have to tell me that" he said and called the HQ.
Suddenly, Greg screamed in pain and he dropped his gun. Greg clutched his right arm and his cursing a lot.
"Damn it!" he cursed "I got shot"
Rhea quickly took some napkin on the floor and pushed it towards Greg wound "Press it on your wound. At least it will stop the bleeding"
"They will send help" Clint said and readied to shot anyone.
"Shoot them" I yelled at him "They said you're the best shooter they ever have. Prove it!"
Clint started to shoot them one by one, and looks like the title Hawkeye suit him perfectly. Every bullet from his gun managed to take down every one of them, when Clint shot down the last person he stood up and walked slowly towards the counter. I stood up and told Rhea to take care of Greg while I followed Clint from behind. And then a men and women jumped from behind the counter, the men attacked Clint while the women attacked me. She crashed into me and I stumbled back and my gun fell from my hand. I quickly changed into fighting scene and the women attacked me, I blocked her fist and kneed her gut, she stumbled back and attacked me again. I avoided her fist and I caught her arm, I twisted it into her back and she screamed in pain. The women head butted me right in the face and I stumbled back, using that moment the woman punched my face and kicked me right in the stomach. I flew back and landed on a table, I groaned and pushed myself up. The women smirked evilly at me before she charged at me again, she swung her fist and I barely dodged it, I caught her arm, twisted it and judo flip her into the table in front of me, and managed to break the table in the process. The women fell unconscious after that, I picked up my gun from the floor and turned around only to find Clint flew back and hit his back pretty hard into the wall. Clint groaned and he tried to stand up but he failed; looks like he twisted his ankle. The man approached him with a knife on his hand, my eyes grew wide at this and I noticed a small cut on Clint cheek and hand.
"Clint!" I called him and tossed him my gun.
Clint caught it and quickly pulled the trigger before the man could stab him. The knife stopped only a few inches from Clint chest and the man who held it dropped into the floor and not moving anymore. Clint dropped my gun and panted hard; he pushed himself up and limped towards me.
"Thank you" he said and smiled at me "I owe you one"
I just smiled back at him and walked towards Rhea and Greg who still hid behind the table, Greg grinned when he saw me and I just nodded at him. Within a second I heard ambulance and cops started to gather around us, I walked to the outside and told them that we already took care of it. Paramedics and cops came in and brought the civilian out also with the wounded one, including Greg. When everything is already in order I decided to visit Greg who sat on an ambulance while a doctor tried to stitch his arm.
"Hey" I said and sat right next to him "Is it okay?"
Greg just laughed at my question "I've been shot multiple times Nikki. This is nothing, just a scratch"
"I should have seen that coming" I said.
"Nikki take it easy okay" Greg said and patted my head with his left hand "You cannot predict that will happened"
I slapped his hand "Is Rhea okay?"
"She's okay" Greg said "I just never thought that she will acted so calm and collected at that time, since she's not a field agent like us"
"Of course I'm calm" Rhea said and appeared in front of us "You were there and I believed that you will help and protect me"
Greg blushed at Rhea words "Well, we still need your hacking skill, if you dead it's going to be really hard to look for your substitute"
Rhea blushed and looked away from Greg "Er, thank you"
"I think I will go. I will let you two having your romantic moment" I said and smirked at the.
I walked towards Clint who leaned on his car and he looked at me with curious look.
"What?" I asked him.
"Nothing" he said "It just you really good at fighting, too good to be an FBI Agent" he said.
"Are you saying I should be in SHIELD?" I asked and crossed my arm.
"Maybe yes, maybe no" Clint said and eyeing the ambulance where Greg is still talked with Rhea.
"If Director Hudson worked in SHILED maybe I probably will worked there." I said "But still, I'm glad working in FBI, because of that I…" I stopped for a moment "Me and Jeremy, we know each other because of that job"
"Jeremy huh" Clint said without looking at me "I wonder what kind of guy he is"
"He's strong, brave, kind, a little talkative, loyal, never hesitate to take action" I said "Almost like you" I added and looked at Clint "Honestly, when I saw you at first time, I thought you're Jeremy."
"Did he give you that necklace?" Clint asked me and pointed at my necklace.
I touched my necklace; its pendant is some kind of small bird who held an olive branch on its beak.
"A memento from my dad, my late mother left it to me" I said.
Clint nodded slightly and looked at the ambulance again "Is it just me or the attack back then just too easy?" he asked.
"Too easy" I agreed with him "Maybe they have something else"
Before Clint could say anything, I heard an explosion came from the ambulance where Greg and Rhea were. My eyes went wide at this and ran to the ambulance, but Clint caught my arm and pulled me.
"Let me go!" I squirmed.
Clint wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me back "Don't!" he warned me "There might be another bomb there"
"Rhea and Greg could still be alive!" I yelled at him "I have to help them!"
"Don't be reckless!" Clint yelled back at me "You could die!"
I elbowed his stomach hard but Clint didn't move or even flinched at that. I bit my lips hard and turned to Clint only to find his face very close to mine.
"Sorry" I said and head butted him hard.
Clint stumbled back and clutch his nose, I ran towards the ambulance tried to find Greg and Rhea. But before I could reach the scene someone crashed me from behind and pinned me on the ground. I yelped when found Clint is the one who pinned me on the ground, within a minute after he did that another bomb exploded and showered us with glass. Clint shook his head and he looked at me, I just froze in place because his face in so close to mine, I even could felt his breath on my face. His blue eyes filled with concern and anger.
"I told you not to be careful" Clint said angrily "You could die there!"
I just averted my eyes from his "I just want to save Greg and Rhea"
Clint pushed himself and he offered his hand to help me up, I accepted his hand and he pulled me up.
"Nicole I hate to said it" he said and looked at me "There's no way they could survive that"
I looked at him angrily "But I can!"
"Are you forgetting the fact that you barely survived? Even the doctor almost gave up on your conditions!" Clint yelled at me.
I glared at him "I cannot let them die. They cannot die!" I yelled at him "I'm not going let them to die, just like Jeremy!"
Without I realize my tears already formed on my eyes and started to fell down "I…I couldn't help Jeremy at that time" I blinked "And now, now, that's happened to me again, and I can't save them"
Clint expression softened and he pulled me closer and hugged me "Nicole you can't save everybody. What happened to them or Jeremy is not your fault, is not because you not strong enough to help or save them. The one who behind all of this, it's his fault" he tried to soothe me.
"Damen" I sobbed "It's his fault" I gripped Clint suit tightly.
"We are going to catch him, I promised you that" Clint said.
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I just sat there while watched Greg and Rhea coffin lowered down into their grave. I couldn't bear it to watch it anymore; I stood up from my seat and ran to the black van that parked not far away from Greg and Rhea funeral. I panted hard and looked at the sky angrily; I wanted to ask Michael, my dad, why everyone around me, people that I cared the most began to die one by one? I touched my necklace and I cried silently, maybe they die because of me, Damen wouldn't rest until he killed everyone that I cared the most. He wanted to make me suffer and when I already broken killing me would be easy, since I no longer have the will to live. I have to stay away from them; I only put them in danger, Maria, Clint, Natasha, and Steve. I tightened my fist; I have to get out from Avenger Tower before anyone died because of me. I opened the van door and climbed in, I told the driver to bring me back to the tower. When we arrived at the tower I quickly got down from the van and headed to the elevator and pushed 56th floor. The elevator door opened when I arrived at 56th floor and I ran towards my room, I pulled my suit case and put my clothes in there.
"Where are you going?" I turned and found Clint stood there.
"I have to go" I said and closed my suitcase "I only put all of you in danger"
Clint walked towards me and grabbed my arm "Are you going to run away?"
"Just stay away from me" I said coldly "If you want to live"
I slapped Clint hand and walked towards the door with my suitcase, when my hand reached the door Clint grabbed my wrist and pinned me on the wall. Clint looked very angry and he narrowed his eyes at me.
"Don't you dare to run away like this!" he hissed at me "Are going to throw everything away just because you can't handle your friend dead?!"
"Is not like that!" I glared at him "I just don't want my friend got hurt just because of me!"
"Then stay and protect them!" he yelled at me "Running away won't help you at all, Damen will still hunt the person you care most."
"If you want to redeem yourself, then stay here and helped us to catch Damen. He's the one who responsible for all of this, not you" Clint added.
I bit my lips hard and my hand is shaking "I don't know if I can do it anymore. I have lost too many people that I loved and I can't protect them, am I still qualified for this?"
Clint smiled a bit and patted my head "You're not alone in this Nicole; you have me, along with Natasha and Maria. We will always there to help you, after all we're a team right"
I looked at Clint blue eyes, he's right. I have been fighting alone for a long time. After Jeremy death, I have been pulled myself and closed myself to other people, afraid that I lost them again, afraid of the pain if I lost the people that I cared about. I covered my mouth and fell on my knee, I've been very stupid all this time, I forgot that there still people that want to help me that still cared about me. Clint crouched down and he looked at me.
"Please, trust us Nicole" he said more softly "We won't leave you alone, even you're not part of SHIELD you're like a family to us. So please trust us okay, let us share your burden too"
I wiped my tears and looked at Clint "Thank you" I said and smiled a bit.
"Now put your suitcase back" Clint said "I promise to not tell anybody about this, I promised no to tell anyone about yestreday that you're crying like a baby and clinging to me like I was your life line" he grinned at me.
I blushed madly at this "Shut up!"
Clint laughed and ruffled my hair "Now go. We still have worked to do"
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