A Day Out and In
The next day it was Steve, Bruce, and Thor's turns to head out and retrieve the files that Fury had left them, living Tony, Pepper, Clint, Natasha, Jane and the kids at the tower. Those left at the tower sat around the kitchen table finishing up their breakfast.
"Akilina, how would you like to learn how to shot?" Clint asked as he placed his dish in the dishwasher.
"I would like that very much, daddy." Akilina said as her eyes light up with joy. Though Akilina looked and acted a lot like her mother she was a daddy's girl.
"Finish up and go get dress, then we'll head down to the range" Clint said.
"Mr. Barton may we join you and Akilina?" Adam asked. He and Amy sat at the table listening eagerly to Clint's conversation with his daughter.
"Sure, but on one condition. You never call me Mr. Barton again. Call me Clint or Barton or even Hawkeye just not Mr. Barton." Clint said with a joking smile.
"Thank you, sir." Amy said as she and Adam rushed from the table to go get dress, Akilina fallowed close behind them.
"Well what are your planes for today Hernan?" Pepper asked.
"I don't know maybe I'll go down to the garage and mess around with an engine or something." Hernan said.
"If my memory serves there's an old bike down there that Tony has been meaning to fix but he is always too busy to be bothered." Natasha said as she sipped her coffee.
"I'll get to it." Tony said defensively.
"So you will be doing that today." Clint said as he gathered up the kid's dishes and put them in the dishwasher.
"Well, no I have to check the towers systems and making sure everything is functioning properly." Tony said.
"So you won't mind if your son finishes an old project that you have been working on forever, right." Pepper said as she stood up and handed he plate to Clint who stood by the dishwasher.
"Fine, Hernan, the bikes all yours, do with it as you please." Tony said.
"Thanks dad." Hernan said. He then put his plate in the dishwasher and took off down stairs to the garage.
"What are you guys doing today?" Tony asked the three women that still sat at the table.
"Well, I have to answer same emails and make sure Stark industry is still running smoothly, after its CEO and owner took an impromptu trip to New York." Pepper said. "What about you, Jane." She asked.
"I promised Bruce that I would take care of Gab today." Jane said. Gab sat in his highchair playing with his oatmeal.
"What about you, Nat?" Clint asked.
"I still have some unpacking to do but, after that I'm free for the day." Natasha said. Just then Adam, Amy, and Akilina came back into the room dressed and ready to go.
"You ready?" Barton asked.
"Yes, sir." Adam said with a smile
"Ok, fortunately the banks our boxes are in are relatively near to each other. So it should be just as easy if we travel together then if we split up." Bruce said.
"But, Green One, I still do not understand the principal of these boxes. Why do you mortals use them?" Thor asked. They had tried to dress Thor like a standard mortal but he looked a bite funny in the t-shirt and jeans that Jane had brought for him.
"There are boxes that a bank will keep in its safe and you can keep your valuables in them to keep them safe." Bruce explained.
"I see." said Thor "But, do you not have ways of keeping your valuables safe in your own dwellings?" he asked. This time it was Steve's turn to answer.
"Some people do, Thor, but, some feel safer with it not in their homes." Steve said.
"So it is like when the All-Father sends an artifact off Asgard to keep the realms safe." Thor said.
"A little. It's just easier to show then to explain." Bruce said.
"Well, let's get going. I don't think we'll be getting a taxi in this traffic and it's a long walk." Steve said as he stared at the traffic in dismay. New York had been a busy city when he was growing up but it had only become busier in the last 50 years.
"Ok, so the first thing you need to know is that no matter how good of an archer you are you are still likely to take a layer of skin off your forearm. That's why archers wear these or long sleeves. But, I prefer these to sleeves." Clint said. He held up a piece of leather with straps attached to the back. It was almost identical to the one he wore only smaller and shorter. "Next thing you need to know is that it takes years to become extremely accurate with a bow. They're not like guns that you can just shot till you hit your target. It takes real skill to hit a target especially a moving one with a bow and arrow. Ok, now that is out of the way lets began. Akilina here put this on." He handed Akilina the leather guard and helped her strap it on. "Now line the arrow up with that niche, there." Clint pointed to the niche as Akilina lined the arrow up. "Now, pull back as far as you can get it then line up your shot. Once you feel like you have it, let it fly. But take your time there is no rush." Akilina lined the shot up and then let it fly. It hit the target a few inches from the center of the target. Clearly she had inherited something more than just her love of birds from her father.
"Ok, Thor, all you have to do is tell that person that you want to get in to your deposit box, and your name. Then they will take you to a private room or down to the safe were you can get into your box. You will probably also have to sign your name as well." Bruce said as he directed Thor to the teller.
"Very well, Green One." Thor said. He then took off to do what Bruce had said. "I wish to gain access to my safety deposit box." He said to the man that Bruce had pointed to.
"Name?" the man asked.
"Thor Odinson." Thor stated. The man looked up at Thor for the first time.
"You're not by any chance, the Thor, the god of Thunder?" the man asked eyes wide with wander.
"I am he." Thor said with pride.
"I'm a huge fan." The man said. He said a lot more but he started to babel and Thor could not understand him.
"I really must access that box." Thor said snapping the man out of the state he was in.
"Oh, right, um . . . right this way." The man said as he regained his train of thought. He led Thor to a small room and asked him to wait. He returned a few minutes later with the box and gave it to Thor who then opened it and removed the stack of files and headed out to meet Bruce who was standing in the main bank building.
"You went to know a secrete Gab. Soon you won't be the youngest in the tower." Jane said as she played with Gab. He sat in a saucer and tried to pick up the little plastic cow that sat in the tray. Jane had no idea where all the baby things had come from because when Bruce and Gab had shown up they only had the clothing on their backs and a single bag a piece. "The only problem is that I don't know how to tell Thor. I mean I know he will be thrilled but, it's just one more thing for him to worry about and I don't need to put this on his plate now, especially while there is a group of bad guys out there that wants to kill us. You daddy and Pepper know but the said that they would let me tell him when the time is right. But, when is the right time." Gab's only response was to smile and drop the plastic cow. "You always know what to say don't you." Jane joked as she picked up the cow.
Cap's trip to the bank was just as uneventful as anyone's but, Bruce's was a bite of an adventure.
"Doctor Banner, I can't seem to find your account." said the teller.
"Can you please get your manager, then?" Bruce said he was starting to get annoyed with the woman that sat behind the counter.
"There's no need for that, sir could you just spell it for it for me again." The girl was clearly distressed and for some reason wanted to keep the manager uninvolved.
"B.A.N.N.E.R." Bruce spelled.
"Oh, here you are, sir." she said relived that she had finally found the right account. But, unfortunately not fast enough because the manger walked over any way.
"Is there a problem here Miss. Walker?" The manager asked in her hard, cold voice.
"No, miss, there was just a slight problem with Doctor Banner's account but, it's resolved now." Miss Walker said. She acted like a scared child being yelled at by a teacher. The manger looked at Bruce like a hungry wolf looks at a fresh piece of meat.
"I'll show Doctor Banner to his deposit box." The manager led Bruce to the privet room where he could be alone while he got in to his box. She brought him his box but, instead of leaving she closed the door behind her. "You know if you come back at 5 I could make sure you get all the help you need." She said as she took a step closer trapping Bruce in the corner.
"I have to pick my son up at four." Bruce lied. He knew Jane would watch Gab happily till he got back but, this woman made him extremely uncomfortable.
"So, you're married. I didn't know you weren't wearing a ring or anything." She said as she inched away but still keeping Bruce trapped. He did use the opportunity to open his box and pull out its contents.
"I'm not excitedly married." Bruce confessed. The manger's eyes light up at that. But it throws her off long enough for Bruce to slip around here and got out the door. He fled down the hall with her close behind. Steve stood in the main room of the bank waiting for Bruce.
"I could give you my number in case you ever need anything." The manager said as she ran after Bruce.
"No, really I'm fine." Bruce said. He saw Steve standing by the door and he came up with a plan. He walked over to Steve and hugged him and in a loud voice.
"Hey, sweetie sorry it took me so long." He then kissed Steve on the cheek and the whispered in his ear. "Just go with it please." Steve was shocked at first but, he played along.
"It's not a problem darling." Steve said "You ready to go?"
"Yeah I got everything I need." Bruce said as he held up the files. The two of them left hand in hand until they got out side. The manager just stood where she was with a shocked look on her face. Once outside both Bruce and Steve broke out laughing?
"What was that about?" Steve asked.
"That woman would not take a hint." Bruce said.
"So you thought pretending to be gay would stop her?" Steve laughed as he asked.
"Well, it did, didn't it?" Bruce said. Thor walked over to the two of them. He had waited outside while Steve and Bruce had gone into the bank.
"Did I miss something amusing?" Thor asked.
"We'll tell you later." Bruce said.