I don't own the Avengers or Harry Potter.

Warning this fic will be AU and will be Fem Harry.

Due to some reviews and my own observations when re reading through this fic I am going through and doing as many corrections as I can to the chapters to make this a better read for people.


Chapter 4

Previously

Maria was quite sure that she looked as appalled as she felt, "Of course they will love you, they have always loved you. They were devastated when you were kidnapped." Maria told Taylor firmly not wanting to think that her parents wouldn't love her.


Taylor sighed she had had quite a day, it had started off with having her back redressed so it didn't get infected, whatever that means? Then Maggie had come back with Officer Smith both of whom tried to get her to tell them her name. Which she still stubbornly refused to give, all these two were succeeding in doing was making her grumpy because she hadn't had much sleep last night, because she kept waking up with nightmares.

Then things had taken a surprising turn a couple of private investigators had come in, and said that she was probably kidnapped when she was baby and her parents were still looking for her. Adding to the probability of her being their (whoever they were?) daughter got higher when Masie knew what her name, that had shocked her so much that she had started speaking.

Taylor had decided that she liked Masie, she was kind and gentle and above all she didn't treat her like a child like Maggie and Officer Smith had been. It did occur to her that it might be because she knew who her parents probably were, but Taylor wasn't sure.

They were still waiting for the results to come back, Masie had said that they had been put through on an urgent order so the results would be back this afternoon.

Taylor was currently alone, Masie and her partner Samuel had gone to get some lunch and Officer Smith had left for the day but had told Masie to tell him what the results came back as. Maggie had also had to go somewhere to do something she hadn't been specific.

So as any other eight year old that was bedridden would do she was colouring in a drawing book that they had given her. Even though her relatives had abused her they had sent her to school, and for her first year she had got very good grades better than Dudley. Which she found out wasn't allowed, that was the first time her uncle had beaten her properly.

So she had a system she learned as much as she could in lessons but then deliberately went wrong on the tests, so that her relatives couldn't be mad at her. She had really hoped that they might give her a book she loved reading, but they hadn't. She had decided to ask Masie for one when she came back from lunch in the meantime though colouring the dog picture was interesting enough.

It was about an hour later before Masie and Samuel came back into her room.

"Hello Taylor, how are you?" Maria asked Taylor who was sitting on the bed, apparently she had been colouring.

"I'm fine, but I was wondering if I could have a book to read?" Taylor asked hopefully.

"Yes I do, thought you were colouring though?" Maria said taking a book out of a plastic bag.

"I was but it got boring," Taylor stated.

"Okay, can I see? I picked up Fantastic Mr Fox for you." Maria said putting the book on the bed.

Taylor nodded and opened the colouring book to the right page, and handed it to Masie. Maria smiled as she looked at it Taylor was very good at colouring for her age. When she looked back at her she found that Taylor already had her nose in the book.

"Samuel look at this, you like art. She is very good for her age." Maria said showing him the book.

"Yes very good." Steve agreed as he looked over the picture.

They sat quietly sometimes talking, sometimes not, while Taylor sat on her bed and read her book occasionally smiling at something she had read.

"She must really like reading, I don't think I have ever seen any child of that age group be interested in one thing for so long." Steve said looking other at Taylor, who had probably blanked their conversation out.

"Do you spend a lot of time around eight year olds then Read?" Maria asked looking sharply at him.

"Hmm no not really, just what I have heard." Steve said uncomfortably.

Then a nurse came in, "the results for the DNA test are here, but we don't have anything to compare it with." The nurse informed them.

"That's because I have tests from them here." Maria told her she can't exactly hand out DNA results for Black Widow and Hawkeye to anyone.

The nurse nodded and hands her the papers, Maria thanks her before going out of the room she still isn't allowed to tell Rogers that Taylor could be Romanoff and Barton's daughter.

She quickly compares the results and finds that they are a match, well that is a relief. Maria is glad that Fury will have the job of telling the two assassins that their daughter has been found, but she was abused by her old guardians. She knew that they would be furious and may possibly need to be restrained from assassinating the Dursley's.

Maria took out her phone and called Fury.

"It is a match." Maria told him when he picks up.

"Good thank you Hill. Bring her home, I will attempt to tell them without getting beaten up by them." Fury replied.

"Good luck Sir." Maria said.

"Thank you Commander Hill." Fury said before hanging up.

Maria walked back into the room, and looked at Taylor who was still reading her book.

"Taylor the test results are here." Maria told her to get Taylor's attention.

Taylor looks up hearing her name and Masie telling her that the results are here.

"What do they say?" Taylor asked nervously putting her book down after she had marked the page.

"They confirm that you are one hundred percent their daughter, I have already rung a colleague to tell them. And I have told Officer Smith through your doctor. I have been asked to take you back to New York." Maria told her.

"Really and they want me?" Taylor asked now getting very excited.

"Yes they want you. Do want to go home Taylor?" Maria asked.

"Yes!" Taylor said, throwing herself into Maria's arms, luckily Maria had seen her coming and had been able to catch her. As soon as Taylor had realised what she had done she quickly pulled back on to the bed away from Masie, feeling very nervous and stupid that she had done that.

"Okay, I will help you pack up, Samuel could you get someone to discharge her. She will be seeing a doctor when we get to New York." Maria said, not make a big deal about what had just happened deciding that it was best not to say anything to Taylor about it yet.

Steve nods and walks out of the room a little annoyed that he still doesn't actually know who Taylor's parents are yet. Going over to one of the nurses and telling her that Taylor was going to be discharged and they would be travelling to New York and she would continue to be treated there.

The accepted it because they had been told that her parents lived in New York and they wanted to see their daughter.

When he went back into the ward he found that all of Taylor's few things had been packed up and Maria and Taylor were sitting on the bed waiting to be discharged.

"I have already called the pilot, will be plane will be waiting when we get to the airport." Maria told him as he comes in with a nurse following.

"I hear that you are going to meet you parents, I hope it goes well dear." The nurse said as she hands Maria the discharge papers to sign.

"Thank you," Taylor murmured.

When the papers are signed Maria picks Taylor up because she isn't allowed to put any weight on her ankle for at least a week. She can feel that Taylor has gone stiff in her arms, still not used to being held kindly. Steve picks up the bags and they leave taking a taxi to the airport and then getting on the SHIELD plane that is waiting for them.

Maria looked at her phone when it binged indicating that she had a message. It was from Fury saying:

Come straight to Avengers Tower, I have told them. Don't think it would be a good idea to keep her from them anyone longer than necessary. Other Avengers know now to you can tell Cap.

Maria sighed and turned to Steve "Fury has just given me permission to tell you who Taylor's parents are. They're Romanoff and Barton." Maria told him calmly.

Steve's jaw immediately drops open and gaped at her in shock looking from her to Taylor. Seeming to notice the similarities between her and the two assassins, now that it had been laid out in front of him.

They were still looking at a good three hours before they got to Avengers Tower so Maria was glad that Taylor had fallen asleep not long after the plane took off.

The first couple of hours of the flight were fine, but Maria was brought out of her thoughts when she saw Taylor thrashing around in her sleep… yep it seemed that she was right to think that the little girl had been having nightmares.

Maria got up and walked over to her, she could feel Steve watching her it was unsurprising that his attention had been brought to Taylor too.

"Taylor wake up sweetie, you're having a nightmare." Maria said gently deciding that it would be best to avoid touching her if she could.

When there was no reaction from Taylor, Maria gently shook her shoulder to wake her up. The reaction was instant, Taylor shot up and backed away for her in fear.

"Taylor it's okay, you were having a nightmare and I was just waking you up." Maria told her slowly hoping that her words would register with Taylor.

Taylor slowly shook herself out of the nightmare when Masie's words registered with her, she huddled back into the chair hoping that they wouldn't question her about her nightmare.

"Are you okay now Taylor?" Maria asked.

Taylor nodded, refusing to meet her eyes.

It was then that the pilot told them that they have landed at Avengers Tower.


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