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Trust: write about putting your trust in someone

It was only a week later when the team was called out again because of another attack by the mutant insects. Tony had been avoiding Elena and she was not happy with him. She really liked him but with him avoiding talking to her she couldn't talk to him about their one night stand. She wanted more but that seemed to be out of the cards at the moment.

When they arrived in downtown Manhattan the bugs were already terrorizing. Sam and her took flight again and began to shoot all insects. Everything was going great but there were waves of the insects. They just kept on coming and it seemed as though they had an army of soldiers.

It was the fifth wave when she and Sam radioed in about splitting up. The avengers on the ground had spread out and with only four people offering aerial support they figured it best to spread out. Seeing as they were in little danger in the sky everyone agreed it was the best course of action.

Sam flew off and Elena continued to eliminate soldiers with one shot each. All of a sudden she felt something hit her from behind. She tried to flip in the air but it cause immense pain. She looked over to see one of her wings hanging at an awkward angle and she knew the only thing keeping her in the air was the thing attacking her.

"We have aerial soldiers!" Elena shouted

"What!?"

"I'm being attacked from behind and- and I think my wing is broken."

"Wilson, get over there and help her!" Tony yelled, he was encountering some of the flying insects himself and it now made sense why the ground soldiers were not coming anymore, they were flying. "These things are ugly." Tony joked. It seemed that the creator of the insects had only made a few of the flying ones and the battle was over only minutes later. Tony flew over to Bruce to hand him some pants and fill him in on what happened. The two then went to where Sam was reporting from to help.

"Holy shit, I really don't know how to deal with this." Bruce stated.

"Let's start by getting her back to the tower and out of the media's eyes." Tony stated.

"Why don't you and Sam fly her there, and then meet me in the med bay."

"Sure thing." Sam said from near her head. It took some manoeuvring but they eventually made it back to the tower and Bruce was waiting from them in the med bay when they returned.

"Okay I'm gonna do an x-ray, lay her down on her stomach over there." Sam left the room quickly while Tony helped Bruce set everything up. He'd just finished placing the machine in the correct position when Elena grabbed his hand. He smiled slightly and squeezed before going back to where Bruce stood.

"That is so cool." Tony stated looking at the x-ray of her wing. "And defiantly broken; It's already healing, we need to set it before it heals anymore or else we'd need to break it again."

"Right, you hear that Elena?"

"Yeah, did I forget to mention that my wings heal very fast?"

"Yeah, maybe just a little." Bruce stated.

"Do you need help to set it, because I can go get Natasha. You know I can't set bones, it makes me puke."

"No I should be able to set it myself. I don't think you should get rid of the wings until the x-ray confirms that they're healed though."

"Yeah, and I guess I have to stay here under supervision so I can get x-rayed until I can leave?"

"Indeed." Bruce was getting ready to set the wing and Elena was already wincing.

"Anyway could we just not do anything? Because just your hands hovering are hurting it."

"Tony, be a nice guy and hold her hand so she doesn't move around too much."

"Who am I being a nice guy to by doing that?"

"Both of us, now go."

"I really don't think you should set it."

"Elena calm down, you're going to be fine."

"Please don't do it Bruce, please. I really don't like it when people touch my wings."

"You've let us touch them before, just pretend like it's a situation like that." Tony coaxed as he saw the frantic look on Bruce's face. He walked around to the opposite side and grabbed Elena's hand.

"That was different, it didn't hurt."

"Elena, do you trust me?"

"Yes."

"Then trust me when I say: it will hurt more if we don't set it, and the only reason it hurts now is because it is healing that way and it is growing bones around nerves. Let Bruce fix it, tell him it's okay to fix it." Tony said, trying his hardest not to flinch or wince at the pain she was causing in his hand. It took a moment but she finally nodded slightly and that was all the indication Bruce needed. He immediately took her broken wings and there was a snap that signaled it being in place again. Elena screamed and started crying slightly. Tony took his other hand and ran it over the back of her head.

"Try not to move it too much. I'll be back in an hour or so to x-ray it again." Bruce said around a yawn.

"Don't worry about it Bruce, I can keep an eye on it and her, go get some sleep."

"Are you sure Tony?"

"We'll be fine... hopefully."

"Fine, get JARVIS to let me know of you need anything."

"Cool." Bruce left and silence descended. Nothing was said and Tony continued to run his hands through Elena's hair.

"We really like elephants don't we." Elena broke the silence. Tony's hand paused but he chuckled.

"Yeah, well, maybe this time we avoid the pink ones. Those are the ones that cause stampedes though your head the next morning."

"They also impair your ability to make decisions, and in some people they make them make choices they regret the next morning."

"Are you one of those people?" Tony asked quietly

"No... But I think I know someone who is."

"Yeah... Bruce is defiantly one of those people. He needs help." Elena laughed quietly and Tony smiled.

"Who said I was speaking about Bruce?"

"Well, Steve, Bucky, Thor, and Loki can't get drunk, Natasha and Clint don't drink because they are master assassins, if they did drink they can hold their liquor better than Steve so... Sam's sober because drinking makes him depressed through memories of his past, Wanda and Pietro are only 20, thus not legal, but when they drink they don't because they don't like the taste, plus they stick together like glue. That leaves Bruce and me, and I know for a fact I never regret my decisions in the morning, at least I haven't since Afghanistan."

"So, Bruce?"

"Bruce."

"He should probably talk to his last one night stand, I think she misses him."

"And stop avoiding her... it makes him feel like shit, but he doesn't know what to say to her."

"I think he should tell her what he wants to do about them. Bruce might've used to be a bit of a playboy but he confirmed he hasn't slept with anyone in a while until her. Now though, I don't see him as the type for one night stands."

"Oh, he's very much still one for one night stands, he just is too scared to actually do them, plus he's looking for something a little more substantial."

"Well, I think that's enough about Bruce. Tell me what would you want if you were Bruce?"

"I would want to take this girl on a date. She seems really awesome and has these really cool wings. Only problem is that I'm not very good at the whole romance thing. I tried with Pepper and every time I did something nice she accused me of cheating. Then when I asked her to move in with me she ran off with Happy, who she was cheating on me with. I also don't know if it's a good thing because I'm pretty messed up and I don't sleep, I only eat when I remember, and I'm pretty self absorbed."

"You know if I was that girl and you were Bruce, I would say that I find those faults pretty damn adorable. I'd like the fact that you think she's awesome because nobody ever has. I'd never be like Pepper. I don't like cheaters and refuse to be one. I'm also all for romance whether it's cheesy, corny, stupid, or even a failure. I'd believe that it was the thought that counted, as long as he never tired to cook for me because I don't want to deal with fires."

"Wow, Bruce should really come to us for dating advice."

"He should, we're the perfect choice for him."

"So... how's tomorrow at 8 sound for a date?"

"It sounds like you're asking me out."

"Huh, I was going for threatening."

"You should probably work on that."

"Probably,"

"Seriously though, it sounds like a plan."

"That's good because I don't do rejection."

"What are the team going to say about this?" her only response was silence. "Should we keep this a secret for a little while? At least until we're comfortable being with each other?"

"That would probably be for the best."

"Yeah, you don't mind right?"

"As long as you don't, if you ever want to tell them we will." She nodded and he smiled. "So does this mean I can kiss you?"

"I guess so..." She said with a put upon sigh

"Good." He leaned in and kissed her lightly on her lips. It was soft and gentle and lingering. Elena melted into the kiss and reached up to hold him to her. He pulled away when the need for air was great and placed his forehead on hers.

"This is going to be interesting."

"What is?"

"We live with two master assassins, a guy with advanced senses, and a god that can read minds. How are we ever going to keep this a secret?"

"All dates take place on your floor, and we tell Loki so he can cover for us and keep it a secret?"

"I think we should tell Loki and Bruce. Everyone trusts Bruce to tell the truth, if Loki does it they might think it's a lie."

"So we wait until after our first date?"

"Yup..." He kissed her again and she smiled "Why don't we x-ray your wing now?"

"Fine," She sighed before kissing him again.

"You're distracting me; maybe I should call Bruce down here to act as a buffer."

"No, let him sleep." She let go of him and he smiled and rose to do the x-ray. They spent most of the day kissing and talking quietly. People came to visit and none were the wiser to what was going on. Her wing was healed by the end of the day and they'd told Loki and Bruce their plan and how they fit in. Both men had laughed slightly and agreed to keep the others off their trail. Loki had actually become a good friend to both of them and Bruce was Tony's best friend so it never left either of them any doubt they'd say no.