Hey. Hope you like my story so far. I found it amusing when I had to describe Clint with his childish expressions and actions. I think this chapter is going to be filled with a lot of emotions. Good luck keeping it all straight. Have fun.
Who is She?
Chapter 6
Steve woke up to something stabbing at him. It wasn't painful, it was just annoying. He glanced at the clock. The reds numbers shined like the proud neon lights of the New York bars and clubs. It was five a.m. He put his hand down softly next to him in order to find out where Katelyn was. His hand hit the bed. He slid his hand out next to him a little further. He hit something but it wasn't normal. At least he didn't think it was normal.
He slid off the bed and flipped on the lamp next to the bed on his side. The dim light reveled Katelyn still sleeping with her back to him. Her arms and legs were out stretched towards the wall. She just laid there like a horse would in a field. Katelyn's arm twitched back a little like it was a small muscle spasm. But there was more to it. When her arm had its little 'muscle spasm' her shoulder blade pushed out like the base of a bird's wing.
Katelyn stirred. She sat up and glanced back at Steve with a grumpy face. "What are you doing up?" Katelyn said standing to stretch. "Your shoulder blades were poking me in the side." Steve said sheepishly looking away like she might call him crazy. Katelyn blushed a bit. "Oh I'm sorry. I didn't mean to." Katelyn said softly while rubbing the back of her neck
"So you know that you can do that?" Steve asked a little curious now. "Yeah you wanna see?" Katelyn asked. She put her hands on the wall and leaned forward. Her arms didn't bend though, so how could she lean forward? Then Steve saw them. Her shoulders blades were popping out (not out of the skin). It looked like she could sprout wings at any minute.
Steve looked a little baffled. "Uhh...do Loki and Thor know about this?" Steve said sitting on the edge of the bed still looking at Katelyn. Katelyn pulled her shoulder blades back in and also sat on the edge on her side. "I'm not sure. They haven't mentioned it if they have. I've been swimming with them and when Thor helped me out of the water, I think they stuck out then. I'm sure Loki has an idea." Katelyn said staring off into space looking thoughtful.
"I'm not sure and I really don't care. I'm tired is all I know in this state." Katelyn said to Steve who agreed and lay back down on the bed. This time, with his head where it was supposed to be. He laid on his back staring at the ceiling before turning out the light.
He felt Katelyn press her back against him like she did before and he soon heard her steady breathing. He drifted off to sleep.
At 8 o'clock his alarm went off, he hit the snooze button. He put his arm down to his side expecting to find Katelyn but she wasn't there. Instead he heard the crinkle of paper under his forearm. He picked up the note, it read: I went around to everyone's rooms and set the clocks for 8. In kitchen making breakfast. Katelyn.
Steve had heard all of the alarms go off in the house go off all at once. How did she get past Hawkeye? He slid out of bed and trudged towards the kitchen. Halfway he smelt eggs, the way he wanted them. He picked up his pace and slid in to the kitchen on his socks. Katelyn laughed at him and said "Looks like someone slept well, even after being poked." Humor danced in her eyes.
"Your plate's already on the table. It shouldn't be too hard to find it." Katelyn said while pouring herself some coffee. "What does she mean by 'poked'?" Clint asked around a mouthful of bacon and eggs. He sat there with Bruce and a sleepy looking Tony. "Nothing just an issue with the movie." Steve said taking his seat in front of a half-dead Tony.
Loki walked in and glanced around. He had gotten a note from Katelyn that read: Breakfast is at 8. See ya there;) he knew it was from Katelyn because the note had a silver shimmer to it. Loki took his seat next to the head of the table which had no plate for anyone. Loki decided he was going to slip into that seat but before he could finish his thought Katelyn's voice popped up in his mind and said "No. That is my seat. I have a surprise for everyone."
Loki glared over at Katelyn who gave a smug smirk of victory back. Thor walked in with his hammer in hand and sat down next to Loki. Natasha was next and she sat down across from Loki. Clint looked a little stunned that Natasha didn't sit by him or at least a crossed from him.
Katelyn just shook her head with her eyes closed as if say 'what am I going to do with him'. She opened them and walked over to sit in her seat. On her right were Loki, Thor, then Steve and Clint at the end. To her left were Natasha, Pepper, Tony, and then Banner.
Katelyn sipped her coffee then set it down and spoke, "I have a surprise for everyone. Under your seats are presents from me. Go ahead and open them." Everyone reached under their seats to retrieve their boxes. Katelyn snapped her fingers and all the dishes were off the table and in the sink (except their drinks).
Natasha was the first to open hers. "Oh my gosh. It's my first coloring book from you. Thank you!" Natasha said while giving Katelyn a side hug. "There are crayons too. Pepper your next." Katelyn said smiling at her.
Pepper ripped open the box and pulled out what looked like a giant ring box except it was flat. Pepper gave Katelyn an excited side glance that screamed 'I know what it is!' She carefully opened the box and gasped. "It's the necklace from the jewelry shop! I love it! Thank you!" Pepper said breathlessly.
"Tony." Katelyn said nodding at the box in his hands. "Oh, right." Tony said starting to open the box. He pulled out a mini version of his iron man car. The remote control following after it. He looked so happy with a giant grin on his face. "Does it work like the big one" he said looking at Katelyn still grinning like an idiot. "Yep with all the gadgets too. It goes up to seventy miles an hour." Katelyn said sipping her coffee. "Thanks. It's so cool." Tony said looking over the car.
Banner started to open his box. His eyes grew wide when he looked down into the box. "You got me a Crazy Aaron's Thinking Putty." He pulled it out of its tiny box and grinned when he read the label. "It's the magnetic kind to. Thanks Katelyn." He opened up the little tin thing and started to play with it.
"Clint? You awake down there?" Katelyn questioned looking at Clint who was asleep with his face on the table. "Oh well he can wait. Steve you're up. Go ahead and open yours." Steve opened his box and smiled at Katelyn. "Their all the movies I think you should watch. You know since you missed a little bit of time in the ice." "Thanks. I think this should last me quite a while." Steve said running his fingers over the movies and reading the titles.
Thor was fidgeting in his seat waiting to open his. Katelyn gave him the ok look and he tore open the box and grinned wildly. "It's a LEGO set. Thank you, Katelyn. I shall build the palace of Asgard." "Ok Thor. Good luck with that. Loki you're up." Katelyn said smiling sweetly at Loki.
Loki opened his box and pulled out a beautiful handmade box with golden vine designs engraved in it. He opened the box and smirked. It was a set of throwing knives. "I designed them myself and made them with blood magic. It took a little bit but I think it was worth it." Katelyn said proudly at Loki with an undeniable smirk of triumph.
"You used blood magic?" Loki said letting the smirk fall of his face only to let a look of shock and concern. "Yes Loki. I'm fine. Just enjoy your gift. I made them before you were even born." Katelyn said sipping her coffee again. She turned to everyone and said, "I hope you all like your gifts. Now everyone outside, to the roof."
Tony got up with his car in his hands. Katelyn got up and followed gesturing to everyone else to follow. They all got up. All except Hawkeye. He was still asleep with a 'full belly' look on his face.
When they got to the roof, they found a track that looked like it was for something like Tony's toy car. In the middle of the oval shaped track was a patio table. Covering the patio table was a cloth covering whatever was on the table.
"Loki will you please go get Clint? I want him to see this." Katelyn asked with a pleading look in her soft blue eyes.
"Fine." Loki said disappearing in a green cloud of smoke that's shimmered in the morning sun with gold.
When Loki appeared next to Clint he found him still asleep. He spoke "Hey get up and grab your box and let's go." "Who's there?" Clint said slowly getting up with a sleepy look. "Me. Now let's go." Loki said putting a hand on Clint's shoulder and the other on the box.
They appeared on the roof and Loki slammed Clint's long box into Clint's chest nodding for him to take it.
"Loki, be nice or something may happen that you don't want." Katelyn growled lightly at Loki while staring at him with deadly grey eyes. "Ok." Loki said letting go of the box when Clint grabbed onto it.
Katelyn turned towards the track and walked onto it to the middle. "Come on." Katelyn gestured for everyone to follow. They did and Katelyn spoke when they all stood in the middle around the patio table.
"I made you all individual cars like Tony's. Except they are custom made to match your personality." Katelyn said pulling the cloth off of the table to revel eight tiny cars like Tony's.
As soon as the rest of the fabric hit the ground a helicopter rose up to roof level. They all immediately knew it was S.H.I.E.L.D. Tony stepped in front of Katelyn with his back to her to cover her from the view of the copter.
The helicopter landed and Director Fury got out. He walked towards Tony. "Step aside. We need to take her to headquarters. We need to take Loki too." Fury said pushing Tony to the side. Katelyn stepped back away from Fury.
"Agents, grab Loki." Fury commanded addressing the other two agents behind him. The agents nodded and walked off towards Loki who gave a nasty glare Fury's way. Katelyn looked afraid and stared at Loki with fear dancing a crossed her features.
Fury reatched out his hand to Katelyn. "Miss you must come with us." Fury said looking at Katelyn carefully. His hand was inches away from touching Katelyn's wrist. His finger tip grazed a crossed her skin and received a shock of electricity.
"No." Katelyn said running towards Loki who was trying to be handcuffed by the two agents. "Katelyn." Loki strained against the agents who were holding his wrist hostage behind his back.
"Grab her." Fury shouted to the other agents who were waiting by the helicopter. "Sir you can't just take her for no reason. She hasn't harmed any of us or anything." Steve said stepping in front of the Director.
"She is an alien. We have been receiving powerful energy waves from this location. More than normal." Fury said straight at Steve.
"Wait. Let me get this straight. You all have been keeping tabs on my Malibu mansion?" Tony said looking at Fury with distrust.
