A/N: Yep, these chapters are just flowing out of my fingers at this point, and I'm going to ride this wave as long as I can.
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Katie was a high believer in the theory if you kept your head held high, no one actually know that you didn't belong. She walked among the corporate officials, right to the front desk to the woman who turned her away once before. Before Katie could open her mouth the woman was sliding a Stark Industries name badge and a clearance card to her.
"Thank you Nancy" Katie replies with a smile. The woman smiles back, but it's obviously fake.
"Anytime Ms. Banks" the woman says curtly. Rather than irritating the woman even more, Katie decides to just continue on to find her department. She stepped onto the empty elevator and turned toward the doors. She reached forth and pressed the 38th floor and looked up to the increasing numbers as if it were counting down her impending doom. The elevator stopped, but a few floors before hers, and once the doors opened she smiled at the familiar face.
"Hey!" Happy greeted with a big smile. Katie smiled looking down to his identification badge.
"What!" She said pointing at his badge. "You got the job!" she pulled the man into a hug. "When did this happen?"
"Last week, Tony and Pepper invited me out for dinner" Happy recounted. "Which rarely happens, I thought I was getting the can, but they ended up offering me the job"
"Well congratulations Mr. Head of security" Katie replied as she glanced up to the numbers again.
"Nervous?" Happy asked and Katie sighed. "Don't be, you're going to be great" he gave her a pat on the shoulder. "Does the boss lady know you're here?"
"No, she wanted to show me up but she wasn't having a good morning since I sort of broke her boyfriend, so I'm just going to go in alone" Katie said. Happy looked over to her confused. "Don't ask" The doors opened and Katie hesitated for a moment, before being nudged from the elevator. "Thanks Happy"
"You're going to be fine!" he called as the elevators closed.
Katie took a deep breath as she walked toward the glass doors. She stood just outside them for a moment, looking down into the massive lab. It wasn't as cold and sterile as Shield's lab, which she was glad of. It was brightly colored, and the tech looked awesome. Maybe she would like it here. She stepped through the doors to the second floor landing, above the lab looking down. There were two men and a woman, moving about unaware of her presence. There should be a fourth woman somewh—
"You must be the new boss" a voice said from behind her. Katie turned with a big smile and gave the woman a nod. There she was. The woman was shorter than Katie, her blonde hair falling right above her shoulders, not a strand out of place. It was something she noticed from quite a few people who she'd passed in the halls of the company. They all seemed to want to seem perfect. Their appearance being their proof.
"Yes, I'm Katherine Banks, but call me Katie" she said. "And you're Evelyn Miller" the woman smiled with a nod.
"That's right, how did you know?" Evelyn replied.
"ID badge" Katie said and the woman looked down to the badge that hung from her blazer. "I also read your file"
"Oh" the woman said looking back up to the woman. "So, have you met the team?"
"Not yet, I just walk in and didn't want to interrupt anyone from their work" Katie said turning back to the team, who still hadn't noticed her presence.
"Oh, poppy tosh" Evelyn said before nudging her head toward the stairs for Katie to follow her down. Katie hesitated for a moment, both nervous and a little shocked that the woman actually said poppy tosh. She took another deep breath and decided to get it over with. "Everyone, she's here!" they all stopped and their eyes went to Katie. Katie smiled widely, getting very different looks from each of them. "Well don't stand there like sticks in the mud, come introduce yourself"
The first to walk over seemed to be the youngest of the bunch. He looked like he could be in his twenties. He held out his hand to Katie.
"That's right, normal people shake hands as a greeting" Katie thought.
"Hi, I'm Kevin Rodgers, but everyone just calls me Kev, or Rod, or you know Kevin" he says. He's sweating and she wonders if she's making him nervous.
"Makes sense" Katie says. She looks down to his hand before looking back up to him. "I don't—I mean I shouldn't, cold" she coughs into her hand. Kevin simply gives her a nod before dropping his hand back to his side. "Nice to meet you Mr. Rodgers" she heard the other guy, who looked maybe a little older than Katie, snort.
"Kevin's fine" he said with a nod before going back over to his workstation.
"I'm Laurie Baxter" another young woman said from her desk. She just gave Katie a slight wave. "Nice to meet you"
"Nice to meet you" Katie said giving the woman a nod. They're eyes went to the last member of the team who kept his eyes on his computer screen.
"James" Evelyn said clearly annoyed. The man looked up to her before glancing over to Katie.
"Oh, hey" James said before looking back down to his monitor. Of course there would be one rotten apple, and with Katie's luck, he'd probably be her favorite.
"Hello to you Mr. Scott" Katie greeted. He glanced over to her once again, but only briefly. "Well as you all know I'm Katherine Banks, and you can call me Ms. Banks if it makes you comfortable, but I would rather you call me Katie" She glanced over to them seeing most of their eyes on her. "I know you probably know next to nothing about me—"
"Graduated top of your class from Harvard and MIT, mentioned in The Journal of Engineering and Technology three years in a row for your Solar Energy project, there was a whole spread on you in John Hopkins Technology and culture at the ripe ole age of twenty two for your work on the magnetic levitation devices used with lab grown tissue, and then—"
"Well Mr. Scott, I think I was wrong, you know next to something about me" she replied and the man still let his eyes fall to his monitor. "I've done a lot of stuff apparently, and now I'm here"
"Why is that exactly?" James asked raising his eyes to her. "There are four capable people who were more than qualified for the position, and yet here you are"
"Well I'm sure if you would like to learn the why I could set up a meeting with Mr. Stark and Ms. Potts since they're the ones who offered me the job" Katie replied before turning away from the man. "I know me being here isn't something some of you may have wanted, but I'm here and I plan on being here" she took a step forward. "I also have one goal for this department and that if to create something that influences the world, so I'm going to expect a lot from each and every one of you and I'm not going to take it easy on you and I'm not going to coddle you, we're professionals, and we're probably the coolest people in this whole company because we get to do what we love. We're going to create something out of nothing and make it awesome" she stood there for a moment, in case someone wanted to respond but they all remained silent. "Well I'm going to let you get back to work and I promised this will be the last go team speech I give" she looked over to Evelyn. "Do I have a desk?" the woman smiled.
"Right, I'll show you to your office" Evelyn said pointing to the room that was just up the stairs. Katie began following her, before stopping and turning back to the team.
"Oh, and just so you know, you are all going to finish up any current projects, but after that I will personally assign them to you based on your specialties" Katie says.
"And how will you know our specialties exactly?" James asked and Katie smiled looking over to him.
"I'm sure I figure out a way Mr. Scott, if I make any mistake I'm sure you'll point it out for me, correct?" she asked. The man smirked before looking back down to his monitor. Katie gave the team a nod before turning and following Evelyn up to her office. Katie walked into the huge office, her eyes going to the large windows that seemed to overlook Malibu. "Whoa" Katie said walking over to them.
"Exactly my thoughts" Evelyn said walking over to her. "This view inspires greatness, so I hope you don't mind me sneaking up here from time to time"
"Not at all" Katie replied looking over to the woman. "So how do you think I did?"
"You were fine, speech was kind of cheesy, but other than that you were good" Evelyn replied, "Oh, in case you weren't aware I'm kind of brutally honest, so I hope you don't get easily offended"
"Not at all, I'm sure I'll find your brutal honesty refreshing" Katie said.
"That's what they all say" Evelyn said chuckling lightly. "And don't mind James, he's just being a sour puss because he thought he had this job in the bag when Harper retired, he nearly lost his shit when he heard about you"
"Just what I wanted to hear" Katie muttered turning back to look out the window.
"Don't worry, trust me when I say we're good" Evelyn said. "Well I'm going to let you get settled in and discover Harper's toys" Katie looked over to the woman with a quirked eyebrow. Evelyn walked over to pick up a small remote and handed it to Katie. "You'll see" Katie gave the woman a nod before watching her leave, closing the door behind her.
Katie looked down to the remote and pressed the button that was labeled monitors. Soon the walls across from her seemed to open up revealing several monitors that all turned onto some various channels.
"Hmph" Katie replied impressed. She looked down to the remote before pressing the button labeled private. She pressed it and soon the windows to her office that overlooked the lab went from transparent to opaque. She walks over to the window seeing what looks like a blinking cursor. She reaches out a hand and touches the window and soon the words Stark Industries appears. "Ok, that's just cool" she looks up to the ceiling to a small device that looks awfully familiar. She looks back to the words that line her window, before pressing her palm against it and slowly pulling back, watching as the screen pulls with her. "It's a holograph?" She pulls her hand back quickly bringing the screen to the middle of the room. "Correction that is cool" she looks down to the remote. "I think I would've liked you Harper" she muttered before going to discover the rest of her new toys.
Soon, the playing would have to cease and Katie would have to actually work. And for now that meant going over the current state of the department. It was quite boring sitting there going over budget reports and profit margins. These were definitely not the number she loved. She soon found herself laid back in her chair, her feet propped up on her desk as she used a finger to scroll through the files on the holograph.
"You seem to be getting comfortable" A voice says from the door. Katie lifts her head to see Pepper standing in her doorway. "How was the first day?"
"It was—" Katie tried to think of a word to describe the day she's had and just comes up blank. "Lets just hope the days to come are better"
"What about the team?" Pepper asked walking in and taking a seat in one of the chairs in front of Katie's desk.
"Most of them seemed ok with the random stranger coming in to be their boss" Katie replied. "Others not so much"
"Let me guess, James?" Pepper asked and Katie nodded. "He's good, like really good, very intelligent"
"Why doesn't he have the job?" Katie asked.
"Because he doesn't—" Pepper thumped her chin to find the right words. "He's the kind of person who knows what he knows and can't be told otherwise" Katie nodded. "When I told Tony that Harper was retiring he told me to make sure the next CD was actually creative if that makes sense" she shrugged. "We wanted someone who could see beyond what's placed in front of them and James just couldn't do that"
"So you're saying me getting this job wasn't just Mr. Stark placing the cart before the horse?" Katie asked and Pepper chuckled.
"I mentioned to him about finding someone to fill the position and once again I thought he was half listening" Pepper replied. "And apparently I was wrong"
"Do you really trust me to do this?" Katie asked looking over to the woman. "Pepper all you have is a file of things I did in my past, how do you know I'm still that person?" Katie shook her head. "I don't want to screw up and single handedly destroy this company"
"I doubt that will happen" Pepper says standing to her feet. "You're going to do fine, Tony's rarely wrong when he makes these type of decisions"
"You didn't seem to think that way when you first met me?" Katie asked and Pepper laughed.
"Well that was different, when he drags strangers into his basement I get suspicious" Pepper replied. "I'm just glad I was wrong about you" the woman nodded before heading to the door, but stopped right before she was about to leave. "Oh I almost forgot, I've been getting a ton of calls and emails from the press wanting to interview you"
"Why?" Katie asked.
"It's the Monaco thing and now the Las Vegas thing" Pepper said with a shake of her head. "It's good press for the company, but I won't push you into anything. I'll send you an email and you can look it over and tell me what you think"
"I will do that" Katie said. Pepper prepared to leave again, but this time Katie stopped her. "Oh, wait" Pepper turned back to her. "What's the deal with getting me a driver?"
"Do you have a car?" Pepper asked and Katie shook her head no. "Were you going to ride that bike" Katie once again shook her head. "Well then I got you a car, and it's yours until the answer to one of those questions is yes" and with that Pepper turned and walked out of the office.
It was about seven at night, when Katie decided to call it quits. She gathered her things and walked out of the office, glancing down to the lab to see one of her team still working. She hesitates seeing it was the one member of the team who obviously hated her guts.
"Burning the midnight oil?" she asked and James glanced up to her.
"There's no rest for the wicked boss" he replied looking back down to his monitor. She could hear the distaste in his voice the way he called her boss, and couldn't help but smile. Since when did she turn in to Lucifer.
"You're working on the virtual reality program for NASA" she stated. She'd spent a little part of her day becoming familiar with some of the current projects.
"Yes, I am or at least I was before this little—" he looked over to her and tilted his head a bit. "Chat" Katie released a sigh through her nose before giving him a nod.
"Of course" Katie said before turning and heading for the door. "If you need an extra set of eyes I've emailed you all my contact information!"
The moment Katie stepped outside the building there he was. George, leaning alongside the car apparently waiting for her. She hadn't called him and fully intended on calling a taxi to take her home.
"You must be one of those psychic drivers George" Katie said as she walked over to him.
"I am a man of many talents Katie" he replied with a bright smile as he opened the door for her. Katie shook her head slightly before slipping inside.
"So are you going home?" he asked and Katie looked out the window in thought.
"No" she said turning back to him. There was only one place she could think to go, and she was going to have to do at some point. "I am going to go to Mr. Stark's home, do you have the address?"
"Yes " George says before pulling off.
Katie let her eyes linger out the window, once again feeling eyes on her . She tried to ignore him, but she just couldn't.
"Is there something you would like to ask me George?" Katie asked turning to him.
"Actually there is" he answered. Katie turned her body fully, folding her arms over her chest. "What are you doing working at SI?" Katie laughed, a little harder than she intended, but the question seemed to through her off guard.
"I'm sorry I don't mean to laugh, it's just—"she shakes her head. "I've been asking that question all day?" she shrugs. "At this point I'm just moving where ever the wind blows me and I somehow ended up at SI"
"Well you don't look like someone who should be trapped in an office all day" George replied.
"Really?" Katie asked. "What do I look like I should be doing?" the man opened his mouth, but was interrupted by Katie's phone ringing. "This conversation is not over Mr. Clay" she took out her cell phone and realize that it was her Shield phone that was ringing. She reached into her bag pulling out her phone, glancing to the call ID, before bringing it to her ear. "This is a surprise"
"Why is that?" Clint asked.
The moment she heard his voice her mind drifted back to that roof in Vegas. It was hard trying to pretend that it was all just a fantasy.
"Because a man with your job usually doesn't have a lot of free time for personal calls" Katie replied leaning back in her seat and glancing out the window. "Easing back into role, Bart?
"Don't do that" Clint said. "Don't criticize me for not being the person you think I should be"
"I'm not—" Katie released a breath glancing over to George who seemed to be looking over to her. She turned her body toward the door. "You're right, I'm sorry"
"That doesn't happen that often" Clint replied. They were quiet for a moment, just listening to the sound of other breathing. Clint was the first to break the silent. "How was the first day of being a normal?"
"It was alright" she replied and she knew he saw through it. He usually did.
"So it was boring as hell, huh?" he asked causing her to let out a light laugh. "You know there's an office here waiting for you"
"Well it can keep waiting, because this job maybe boring, but at least I'm know why I'm doing it" she replied as the car pulled outside of Tony's mansion. She reached for the door but stopped when George spoke.
"I'll get it Katie" he said. She smiled giving him a nod before waiting for him to get her door.
"Who was that?" Clint asked and Katie let out another laugh. "Are you with someone?"
"You should probably be getting back to work" Katie replied ignoring his question. "Personal calls on company time is highly frowned upon" George opened the door and Katie stepped out. "I'll talk to you later"
"Kat, seriously, who are you with?" Clint asked again.
"Goodbye, Bart" she replied before ending the call. She could've told him the truth, but decided not to. She actually kind of interested in seeing how he will react.
"Boyfriend?" George asked and Katie looked over to him and shook her head.
"Friend" Katie replied walking past him toward the front door.
"Good" he said and Katie turned to him. He gave her a slight nod before walking around to the drivers side of the car.
"It's late, you can head home, I'll find a way back to the beach house from here" Katie said.
"Are you sure, I don't mind waiting" he said.
"Yeah, but I'll mind you waiting" Katie replied. "Go home and I'll see you tomorrow"
"Tomorrow" he said giving her a wave before getting into the car and driving away.
Katie stood there and watched until the car was gone before turning back to the house. She was always up from some harmless flirting, but there was something about this guy that seemed off. She shook her head. Maybe she was just out of practice. Katie stepped into the house, to see it completely rebuilt. There was no sign of the damage from Tony's birthday party. Well if anyone could have a total remodel done in two weeks, it's probably Tony stark.
"Good Evening Ms. Banks" Jarvis greeted her. "Welcome back"
"Did you miss me Jarvis?" Katie asked as she walked into the living room, dropping her back to the couch.
"Very much so" Jarvis answered and Katie lifted her head not expecting that answer.
"Has Mr. Stark been fiddling with your innards Jarvis?" Katie asked.
"Mr. Stark has been working anxiously to override your embedded code that's in my system" Jarvis replied. "Quite unsuccessfully I might add"
"That's probably adding fuel to the fire" Katie muttered as she headed over to the stairs that lead down to the workshop. She could hear music as she climbed down. She further she got, she soon recognized Back to Black playing. It wasn't until she reached the bottom did she also hear Pepper screaming over the music to get Tony's attention. Pepper looked over her shoulder as Katie entered the workshop.
"Oh, thank god" Pepper said throwing up her hands. "I just can't—"
"I'll try" Katie said. Pepper gave her a tired smile before leaving them in the workshop. Katie looked over to Tony who was working on one of his suits, choosing to ignore her presence.
"Music off!" Katie yelled and the music stopped. Tony lifted his head glaring over in her direction, before dropping his wrench on the floor.
"Music on!" Tony called and soon the music blared louder than before. He folded his arms in triumph. They stood like that for a few moments, and It became a standoff to see who would give in first. Katie squinted her eyes and Tony did the same. To Katie's surprise, Tony was the first to break the stare. "Music off!" the music turned off and Katie quirked an eyebrow in confusion. That was way too easy.
"What are you—" Katie started but stopped when Tony walked over to his holo and pulled up a file. It took her only a second to realize what it was. It was the article about the fire to her childhood home, the fire she wanted to forget. She turned a glare to him before turning and storming toward the door.
"Jarvis, override lock code" Tony called as Katie tried to leave, but couldn't.
"Let me out!" she snapped turning back to him.
"The article says the cause of the fire is unknown" Tony said taking a step toward her. Katie groaned before turning back to the door and trying to unlock it once more. "There was only one witness testimony, you, and from the article you didn't know much" Katie turned back to him folding her arms over her chest. "But you do, don't you?" Katie looked at him for a moment as if debating on just giving in and letting it all just spill out of her mouth, but she couldn't. She shook her head before turning back to the door. "Katherine Chambers!" she froze the moment she heard the name she hadn't heard in years. "That's who I want to talk to"
"Katherine Chambers is dead" Katie said before reaching up typing a couple of numbers, but only getting another error code. She angrily slapped her palms against the glass.
"What are you running from?" Tony asked softly.
"Me" she replies turning back to him. "Just like you should, just like you all should"
"Katie—"
"You have this idea of who you think I am and it's not true" Katie said sliding her hand over her arm. "You should've let me go" she shook her head. "You've should've just left me alone, I was fine"
"You were dying" he countered with an accusing finger. "You still are, the running, the hiding its killing you" he took a step toward her. "What you're carrying is too heavy, let me help you"
"I am not weak" Katie says closing her eyes as she slides her fingers through her hair.
"I didn't say—"
"I do not need your help or anyone elses!" she snapped opening her eyes. He stared at her with wide eyes. She rarely showed emotion and right now he was seeing more emotion from her in the entire time he'd known her. "I am not weak!"
"Yeah well maybe you're too damn strong!" Tony replied. "You don't have to be strong all the time" And that's when he saw something he thought he'd never see. A single tear fell down her cheek.
"Could you unlock the door" she asked turning her back to him. "Could you—could you unlock the door?"
"Jarvis open the door" Tony said. Katie heard a few before she reached forward and typed in the unlock code. She pulled open the door and almost ran up the stairs. "I think that was progress"
Pepper was walking out of the kitchen, when she saw Katie rushing to pick up her things, and from the look on her face she was clearly upset.
"Katie, is everything alright?" Pepper asked and Katie glanced over to her before turning and heading toward the door. "Katie, what—" Pepper glanced over to the stairs before going to follow after Katie. "Where are you going?" Katie was already outside, distancing herself from the house. "Katie!"
Katie sat in a hospital bed, looking over to the clock on the wall. She hated hospitals and wanted nothing more than to get out of this bed and walk out the door. Her eyes turned to the door as the doctor along with the sheriff walked in.
"Alright, Ms. Chambers how are you feeling?" the doctor asked glancing over to Katie before checking her monitors. "Any more shortness of breath?"
"No, I feel fine" Katie replied. The doctor's eyes went over to the sheriffs who gave her a small smile.
"That's real good, now ain't it?" the sheriff replied taking a step toward Katie. "I'm sheriff Dangle, and I want to ask you a few questions about the fire at your house"
"I don't remember anything" Katie replied quickly. It was the only plausible course of action. If you can't come up with a great lie, then plead amnesic.
"When was the last time you saw your daddy?" the sheriffs asked.
"I don't remember" Katie replied turning away from him, the image of her father being shot in the head coming to mind.
"What about how the fire could've started?" The sheriff asked.
"I don't remember, how many times do I have to tell you!" Katie snapped, the monitors seeming to beep louder and faster.
"I think that is quite enough sheriff" The doctor says walking around Katie's bed to usher the sheriff out. Once again Katie was left alone with nothing but the beeping monitors, wishing that she could just forget.
Katie was walking along the road toward the beach house, her heels now in her hands as she treks barefoot. She heard the sound of a car, but didn't turn. She simply moved further inward. The car slowed down and Katie turned as the window rolled down to reveal none other than George.
"Really" Katie says stopping and turning to him. "Are you psychic, George?" the man smiled as he stepped out of the car.
"No, you left your cell phone in the back and I thought you being the business type might need it" George replied handing her the phone. She was relieved it was her public phone and not her Shield phone. "You look like you could use a ride" she turned to look down the road. The beach house was still a ways further down, and on foot it would just take forever. She turned back to George and gave him a small smile.
"That would be great" Katie replied before walking around to the passenger side, instead of the backseat, George was right behind her to open her door for her. "Thanks" she replied before slipping into the car.
The drive was quiet, and Katie was grateful. She glanced over to George who at that moment was glancing over to her.
"Are you alright?" he asked and Katie nodded.
"I'm fine" she replied turning to look out the window.
"You're a terrible liar" George said and Katie let out a soft laugh. "Which in your profession isn't really a good thing" she turned back to look at him. "Drivers are like bartenders you know, here to listen"
"That's good to know" Katie replied. "But I'm not a big sharer, I'm the kind of person who just bottles it all up inside" she turned away from him. "It's unhealthy, but for me it works"
"Doesn't look like it's working to me" George replied as he pulled in front of the beach house.
"Thanks" Katie said giving him a nod before stepping out of the car. She was headed for her door when she heard the car door open and close. "You don't have to walk me to my door" she dug around in her bag for her keys, as footsteps seemed to get closer. She turned just as George stepped just mere inches away from her. "What are you doing?" he brought a hand to her waist and pulled her closer to him. "What are you—"he leaned in to kiss her, and she would've let him if the image of a certain archer didn't flash in her mind. She pulled back out of his grasp before turning and opening her door, and quickly going inside and slamming the door behind her. George stood there for a moment turning a smirk on his face as he strides back to the car.
Clint stood high in the raptures as he looked down to Dr. Selvig who was currently observing the glowing cube of light. Of all the jobs he'd had this one was kind of interesting, but every so often he glanced down to his phone remembering the call with Katie and fact that there was someone in the background that didn't sound like Stark. Was he mad? He shouldn't be. They were friends, and he shouldn't be mad if she sees other guys.
"He's probably a douche" Clint mutters to himself and then something hit him. What if this guy really wasn't some guy? Her face was out there and she'd been on missions, this could be someone getting payback… yeah using some guy to get to her and she's just falling for it. Clint stood to his feet and nodded to the guard on the ground that he was going to take a break. He walked down the halls on a mission.
"Agent Barton" Clint looked to see Coulson walking toward him. "I thought you were on Selvig and the cube?"
"I am, but I had to use the can" Clint lied gaining a furrowed brow from Coulson.
"You passed a couple of bathrooms already" Coulson replied. Clint nodded looking back before turning back to the man.
"Right, well I like using the one on the ninth" Clint said and Coulson eyes narrowed.
"On the ninth floor?" Coulson asked. "Same floor as surveillance?" Clint shrugged.
"Are they up there, I didn't even notice" Clint replied moving past the man. "The bathrooms up there are really—" he searched for a word that made sense. "Clean, yeah spotless"
"Well then don't let me keep you" Coulson said. Clint gave one final nod before turning and heading toward elevator. Coulson sighed hoping his agent was burying himself in a hole he would be able to get out of.
Clint stepped off on the ninth floor, already knowing where he was going. He stood outside the door, Shield's emblem facing him. He hesitated for a moment, debating if what he was doing was him wanting to really help her, or was this him upset that there was another guy possibly where he wanted to be. Whatever the case, Clint still rose his fist and knocked on the door.
"Come in!" a voice called from the other side. Clint took a step inside to see a familiar man cleaning his camera. "Well look what the cat dragged in, what brings you to my darkened alley?"
"Hey, Mick, I kind of need a favor" Clint said closing the door behind him. "I need eyes on someone"
"Well I'm intrigued" Mick said dropping his camera. "And here I was thinking the Hawkeye saw all"
"Not everything apparently" Clint sighed.
"Who's the target?" Mick asked rubbing his hands in anticipation.
"Do you remember Banks?" Clint asked and he watched as Mick dropped his hands to his sides. "What?"
"You want eyes on Banks?" Mick asked and Clint nodded a yes. Mick sighed turning to pick up his camera. "Next door"
Clint looked over to the man confused before turning and heading to the office next door. He knocked but no one answered. He wondered if he should just leave, but he was curious and reached down to the doorknob and turned it and it his surprise it actually opened. The room was dark, so he searched around for a switch. He found one, flicking it on, only to suck in a sharp breath at what he saw. The walls in the room were covered with photos of Katie, and the people she was with. He walked in further to get a closer look, and it seemed all the pictures were taken at close range, they had someone right on top of her. The door to the office slammed closed and Clint turned to see Coulson once again.
"Sir, what—" he looked around the pictures. "What is all this?" he turned back to Coulson whose face seemed void of any telling signs of emotion. "Sir is Katie in danger?"
"We believe so." Coulson replied honestly.
A/N: So shield knows something is hinky...well of course they do, they're shield. But how much do they know?
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