You and the Boys

Madeline Owens/Danny Rand – Caught Ya

Request for The Immortal Weapon

She knew that feeling. That touch, so gentle, yet forceful.

But how could the superhero Iron Fist possibly be Danny Rand? Her sweet, vegan boyfriend who would never hurt a fly, punching a villain with...was that a flaming fist?

She had just gotten back from volunteering at the local animal shelter, Furry Paws. She had gotten her cat, Muffin, from there, so she thought that she would return the favor to the shelter. Slinging her backpack over her shoulder, she walked, and that's when the supervillain Doc Ock nearly smashed her into the street.

His weird metal claw-thingies dug into her waist, lifting her high, high into the air. She felt nauseous. "I'll kill the girl if you don't give me back what's mine, Spider-Man!" he yelled, spitting out "Spider-Man".

From her very very very high vantage point, she could see Spider-Man and his team tense. "Here. You can have it. With a bonus of your very own Iron Fist to the face!"

At that moment, with impossible reflexes, so fast Madeline couldn't see the hero move from the ground to the air, a metal briefcase in one hand and a flaming fist in...well, it was the other.

The fist connected with Doc Ock's face, the metal monster reeling backwards, dropping Madeline to the ground.

Falling, falling, falling...

Until he caught her. That's when she realized she knew who this was. She knew the way he acted, the way he felt, the way he looked.

Sure, it might be a little weird to be checking out...well, his body, but she needed to make sure. He had the hair, yeah, but his face was obscured by a mask.

There was only one thing to do to make sure. Take the mask off. Hey, they were close enough, his body pressed to hers, falling through the air (she wasn't really sure how exactly he was going to save her), and so what if no one had ever done it before? She needed to know if this was her boyfriend. And if it was, why had he been keeping this a secret from her? He could trust her with anything. And what if he died? What if he died and just left her all alone, crying over her dead boyfriend when she didn't even know what had happened to him? Why would he do this?

That is, if the teen before her was Danny. Time to find out. She wriggled her arms out from Iron Fist's tight embrace, and pulled the mask off. Right when they hit the ground.

She felt nothing but cool darkness for a moment. Then she blinked, and realized she was scrunching her eyes shut. Iron Fist and her were in a small crater, Spider-Man and the rest of the team ganging up on Doc Ock.

Iron Fist let go of her, and when the dust cleared, she saw who it was.

It was Danny.

She didn't know how to express her initial shock. Her jaw went slack. And then that confusion, that shock, turned to anger.

"YOU?" she screamed, feeling her throat's hoarseness.

"I- wait, what?" Danny said, scrunching his eyebrows in that cute confused look that reminded her of one of the dogs at the shelter, Marlowe.

"You. Danny. Why didn't you tell me?"

"I – Maddie... I just wanted you to be safe. I love you, I really do, but you're just...human. You can't defend yourself. I can."

"You're calling me HELPLESS?"

"Maddie, you're one of the most strong, independent girls I know-"

"Don't give me that BS! I want to know why you didn't tell me! Besides, how could anyone find out I knew it was you?"

A guttural laugh – more of a croak – came from her right. Her head whipped around to find Doc Ock, on the ground, his metal arms torn off of him. "Daniel Rand. I should've know, after all that time-"

A quick energy blast from Nova shut him up. He grinned at her. "We'll wipe his memory. No worries, Sunshine. And really, Iron Fist. You should've told her."

"I'm so sorry, Madeline, but you just don't understand, you-"

She cut him off with a curt wave of her hand. "Oh, no, I understand perfectly. You think you can't trust me. And I'm sorry, Danny, I really am. I love you, and I'm sure you do too. But if you're keeping something like this from me, if you can't tell me – well, I can't trust you, either. It's over."

And she ran, ran until her lungs gave out, stopping to rest on a bus stop bench, tears streaming down her face. She didn't want to do that, god, she didn't. But she had to.

Her tears a stark contrast with the bright sun, she walked home, heart cracked open.

Wow. That was sadder than I had intended. Hope you liked! A brief itinerary for future chapters –

Chapter 4 – Realizing Feelings (All USM/Reader)

Chapter Five – Rule the World Together (Danny/Reader)

Chapter Six – TBA

I would LOVE to do To Be Evil (my story) boys/reader one shots. Please submit requests for those.