A/N: I'M DONE WITH SCHOOL GUYS. I'M DONE WITH HIGH SCHOOL FOREVER! Ehm. Sorry. Anyways.
CC- Thanks! I can't wait to Wolverine shows up in person in this fic so you can read how I write him (but at the same time I'm really nervous haha). Love you!
Quick Note! Instead of setting up a separate fic for the Kid Loki/Leah/Thor/Jane/Finna Rose/Hnoss storyline, I'm going to have Eliza going back and forth between Asgard/Vanaheim and Earth soon. That way we get to see them in action. Hopefully you are all looking forward to that!
When she woke up, it was to the sound of her phone's text alert. Eliza yawned and stretched her arms as she lay back against her pillow underneath her warm bed sheets. She unlocked her phone and checked her messages.
"Felt like I should say hi or something. So. Hi."
Eliza almost laughed at Logan's message it was so awkward. He wasn't the biggest texter in the bunch, she knew that much. Eliza was surprised it wasn't Kitty because she was the actual texter of the group. Granted, Eliza knew Kitty was busy tracking down new mutants as of late, so that was her excuse for not texting Eliza.
Eliza decided to respond immediately to Logan:
"Hi. How are you? I miss hanging with Kitty, so next time you see her, tell her I said hello! Also, how's the School? Are the Hellions still giving everyone trouble? Any word from Tony or Bruce or the others?"
A long message, perhaps, but full of important stuff, she decided. Eliza wanted to know so much about New York now that she hadn't been in nearly a month between living at the Triskelion and now here. The unspoken question, of course, was had Wolverine heard from Peter Parker? That's who she'd meant by "others".
Reading the clock on her phone, she saw it was 7:30 of Saturday, May 25th. She got up from her bed, grabbed her towel, and took a shower. She took comfort in the warm liquid that poured down her back and over her velvety skin. She washed her hair with a new citrus mint shampoo and took a half hour to blow dry it when she got out of the shower until it was straight, soft, and silky. Eliza decided to leave it down and wear a headband today.
After changing and pulling on some blue sandals that matched her light blue shirt and white shorts, she grabbed her keycard and stuck it in her pocket along with her phone. She trekked down the hall towards the cafeteria. It was almost 8:15 by now and she was starving.
Bobbi was similarly getting ready for the day. She scooted around her room trying to find her second sock when she stumbled on an old photo she'd brought with her. It was a picture of her and Clint, both as young agents, holding hands. Bobbi smiled sadly as she recalled those wonderful days before things had gotten complicated. And for a split second, she wondered if it could be that way again? After all, Romanoff was gone. But she shook her head. Clint was still grieving, though he didn't show it to anyone but herself.
Bobbi brushed her wavy blonde hair back and brushed her teeth. She looked at herself in the mirror. Bobbi was tall, skinny, but strong. She had a single freckle on her face. Her blonde hair had a golden shimmer to it as opposed to Eliza's bleach blonde hair. Bobbi observed her shirt and smiled. It had a flamingo on it. And her khaki shorts went very well with the rest of the outfit.
She sighed. No, for now things would remain the same. She would be Clint's sounding board. Maybe someday they could rekindle their long past romance, but that was not today. Nonetheless she would be there for him through thick and thin when he needed it.
Bobbi walked down the hall and into the cafeteria where she almost ran into Eliza after grabbing her food and standing in line.
"Good morning," Eliza grinned happily.
Bobbi smiled at her, "Already had your coffee?"
"A few sips," Eliza winked, as she hadn't paid yet.
Bobbi had her own cup of coffee in her hand as well as a bowl of cereal and a banana. She wasn't a huge breakfast person, but she had to eat. She looked at Eliza's plate and almost laughed. The girl certainly did have a big appetite.
Eliza went to sit with Laura Kinney. Bobbi wondered what their history was, as it was obviously there. But it wasn't her place to push for answers, not unless it was causing problems. For her part, Bobbi paid and then took her food to a nearby table where Greer and Sharon were sitting.
"Mind if I sit," Bobbi asked them.
Sharon rolled her eyes, "You don't need to ask, Bobbi."
Bobbi smiled and sat down next to Sharon and across from Greer.
"How'd you sleep," Greer asked, her tail twitching and momentarily distracting Bobbi.
"Fine," she replied after a moment, "You two?"
"Great," Sharon smiled.
Greer shrugged, "Well enough."
Bobbi wondered where Janet Pym was. Clint had asked Bobbi to make her feel welcome, and Bobbi was intent on doing so. The Wasp was a formidable ally and probably a good friend, at least according to Clint, so Bobbi wanted to help her adjust to life in California.
"Anyone seen Jan," she asked her two companions as they ate quietly.
"Not this morning, no," Greer shook her head.
Sharon was shaking her head but suddenly smiled, "There she is!"
Janet was coming into the seating area from the check out. She glanced around awkwardly looking for a seat when Bobbi caught sight of her. Bobbi waved her over.
"We've got an extra seat," Bobbi smiled, "Sit with us!"
Jan looked relieved, "Thanks."
Janet sat down next to Greer and dug into her breakfast of pancakes and eggs. She asked them how their sleep went and they told her their different answers. Bobbi then turned to Janet.
"So, Jan, how long were you an Avenger?"
Jan put down her fork to respond, "I joined after the Oblivion Crisis."
"That's when I joined up with Coulson's group," Bobbi smiled, "Funny how much that event changed everyone's lives."
"Agreed," Jan nodded.
Bobbi thought back to the Oblivion Crisis. It had been at least a year ago. Hela had unleashed her evil spirits on Earth and all of Earth's heroes had banded together to stop it. That was the Avengers' first encounter with the X-Men. It had been when Clint had proposed to Natasha. It had been when Bobbi had finally gotten closure for all those years of Clint refusing to admit his feelings for Nat.
And now things had gone full circle. The Avengers and X-Men now had little contact since the Civil War. Clint had broken up with Natasha. Bobbi had a chance to rekindle her romance. It was all very strange. Very, very strange indeed.
