Chapter Eleven: Date
It had taken two days for the team to be dropped off of the Avenger's Tower and they were taking the time to recuperate from the battle they had won. Clint had left after he was given the all clear from Dr Cho, going back to his home to see his family while the others rested. The day after getting settled into the tower was the day the Pietro Maximoff woke up, almost completely healed and spent every free moment when not being tested by doctors zipping around the tower nearly giving those he just appeared in front of a heart attack. The silver hair speedster had also taken to hanging around with Ivy
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"So you busy at the moment?" Pietro asked the blonde who was in her makeshift greenhouse growing a rosebush
"Not really, why?" Ivy questioned as she made the white roses fully bloom
"I owe you a coffee"
"Ah, figured you forget about that"
"Not a chance Crazy Girl, now let's go" Pietro smirked as she was picked up and sped the pair off.
"Wanda was right about you, you are impatient" Ivy told the silver haired man as he came to a stop and put her on the ground "so you have a plan for this date?"
"Come on"
"Alright speedy let's go"
"Glad you agreed" Pietro told the girl as he grabbed her hand and began to lead her to their destination, a small Italian restaurant. "Barton said you liked Italian"
"Love Italian, how'd you find this place?"
"Ran around New York a couple of times, seemed like a good place to take you"
"Let's go then" Ivy smiled as she linked her arm through Pietro's and headed into the restaurant.
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"Wanda where's Pietro?" Steve asked the dark haired girl who was reading one of the books she had found around the tower while everyone else was sat on the couches talking/resting.
"On a date with Ivy" was the girl's blunt answer
"He asked her out?" Natasha questioned as she stared at the enhanced, the rest of the team perking up and paying attention to the conversation.
"Bout damn time" Tony smirked "He's spent the past couple of days following her around like a puppy"
"They should have a good time"
"Don't even think about it Stark" Steve glared at the billionaire
"Think about what Capsicle?" Tony asked, a fake innocent smile gracing his features
"Hacking into security cameras to spy on Pietro and Ivy's date"
"I would never"
"Stark you spy on them you are a dead man" Natasha deadpanned as she glared at the Iron Man
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"You really slammed Barton into a tree?" Pietro laughed as Ivy took a sip of her drink averting her eyes "Any reason?"
"He scared the daylights out of me when he appeared out of nowhere holding a bow and arrow" Ivy blushed "It was just a reflex"
"Remind me not to startle you in the future"
"That was when I was on the run from Hydra, I was pretty skittish back then"
"Still are"
"You try having a man appear in front of you out of nowhere, it'll make anyone slightly skittish"
"Got to keep you on your feet"
"True. So we've covered all the mandatory first date boring stuff -"
"We covered most of that when we were saving the world"
"That made this easier. Why did you ask me out though Pietro?"
"Because you said you'd explain why you thought I was cute over coffee"
"In the middle of a battle that you nearly died in" Ivy deadpanned "Why are you boys so focused on what I say?"
"Curiosity. Answer the question"
"Alright then. A few weeks ago I was getting shot at by these Hydra lunatics before I was tackled to the ground by a blur - "
"Ivy"
"If that blur hadn't of tackled me I would be dead with a bullet hole on my forehead, the first words the man who save my life said to me was 'You didn't see that coming?' in an incredibly sexy accent"
"I wasn't trying to save you then" Pietro said as he looked away from the blonde, who reached out and held his hand "So grateful that it did though."
"Pietro you saved my life, whether inadvertently or not. I'm here today because of you"
"And I'll protect you in the future"
"Come on, let's get some fresh air" Ivy told her date as she pulled him out of the restaurant after paying for the meal. After leaving, the two wandered around New York for a couple of hours just having fun, something neither of them had been able to do in a while, Pietro due to his anger due to his parent's death and Ivy's was her inability to have a normal life due to her past with Hydra.
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By the time that Pietro and Ivy made it back to the Tower they were met with the Avenger's waiting for them to return home.
"So how'd the date go?" Tony asked as they entered before dodging a swipe to the back of the head from the Black Widow "I was just asking"
"It was a good date" Ivy smiled as Pietro tightened his hold on her waist
"Really, did Sonic get lucky?" Tony smirked as Ivy went as red as Wanda's jacket while she tried to stop Pietro from ripping the billionaires throat out.
"Wanda a little help here"
"Pietro stop it" Wanda told her brother who was cursing at Tony in his native tongue "He wasn't being serious, he was just messing with you. He doesn't think what you're saying"
"He insults my girlfriend again, he is dead" Pietro snarled as the two enhanced let the man go once he calmed down.
"Just a joke Speedy, no need to get so emotional" Tony smirked as the speedster pulled Ivy into an embrace
"Tony stop winding him up" Rhodey told his best friend "Those two had a nice afternoon, don't ruin it for them"
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