A/N; Hey everyone, as you all know the winner of the benefit gets to spend a day with an Avenger of their choice, well I'm having trouble deciding that Avenger so Im leaving up to you :D
In the spirit of the election, please vote for the Avenger you want to have be the "prize" of the benefit(btw Logan is not an Avenger and Thor will be coming back).
Pm me or post your vote as a review :D Thanks
Robin went over to the kitchen to grab herself something to eat before joining the guys. She had been planning the benefit with Peppers for hours and she didn't even realize it. It wasn't until she passed the kitchen that her stomach started to rumble, all she had had that day was Tony's yogurt, satisfying but not nearly as filling.
She went through the fridge and pulled out some a can of Sprite and poured some chips into a giant bowl, she was too lazy to make anything else; she decided to dump another bag in the bowl as she knew the guys would want some once she entered the living room.
Robin walked into the living room and saw a seat in between Logan and Steve and snuggled herself in, her bowl balancing on her knees.
"Who are we watching?" she said as she placed a chip in her mouth
"Patriots vs. Packers" responded Steve
"Nice, my money goes for the Packers."
"No way," stated Logan without taking his eyes off the TV, "Don't tell me you're a Packers fan now."
"Nah, but I have to admit they are a great team. They defiantly got skill."
Bruce looked over at them and nodded "I have to agree with you there."
"Thank you Bruce."
"I swear the whole world has gone crazy."
"Lighten up Logan." Robin teased and she settled down in her seat.
The game was in the last quarter and she had missed most of it since she was in planning with Pepper. Steve looked over at her, she seemed mentally exhausted and overall glad for a chance to sit. Logan noticed him looking at Robin and let out a cough causing Steve to meet his gaze. Logan pointed his head toward Robin as if to tell him say something to her. Steve turned slightly red, especially when Bruce looked over as at them and nodded his head in agreement.
Great now everyone's in on this, thanks a lot Tony, he thought
He didn't realize that people had actually take Tony seriously, Steve was just happy that Robin was too tired and into the game to notice.
"So Robin," he began, she turned to face him, Shit what do I say now, "how was benefit planning?" Ok yea that seems good, a nice safe question.
She simply shrugged, "It was ok. We did everything we wanted. All is planned out and all we have to do is make it happen."
"What do you mean?"
"Well we chose three venues that we want to book plus a back-up date just in case anything was to go wrong."
"Wow you guys really take your jobs seriously."
Robin laughed, "Yea well it what paid the bills for Pepper before and it's what allowed me to shine."
He gave her a weird look, "What?"
"Well I came into Xavier's right before the end of the semester. I was painfully nervous and had no idea of well…anything. Then they said that they needed help planning the Winter dance and Logan here" she said tapping his shoulder with her hand, causing an annoyed look from him, "along with some other teachers told me to try it out. Keep in mind I was 16, new and had no idea what was going through my head."
Steve laughed at her comment.
"Believe it or not I was a VERY anti-social teenager."
"Oh no I believe it."
She rolled her eyes at him, "Well anyway I joined the committee and apparently I was very creative and a worthy asset. That ended up being in my favor as everyone became so obsessed with the dance I was the only one with a clear head and I ended up doing everything practically single handedly."
"Wow that must have been fun."
"It was a blast." She said sarcastically, "Since then, planning things have kind of been my forte, then of course I joined S.H.I.E.L.D and that skill just went down the drain. Not many opportunities to plan parties when it comes to S.H.I.E.L.D. They were more focused on my…other abilities."
"Well at least now you have a chance to use them again."
"Yep, that's my silver lining."
Just then Tony walked in, "Come on now Robbie, there has to be more that you love about being here than that."
She laughed as she turned to face him "Sure Stark, there are tons of things I love about being here."
"Can I get some examples?"
"Like what?"
"Well what about your roommates? Don't you love them?"
"Well Stark if you must know, yes I do love having you all as my roommates. I also love my room, seeing as it is the size of Macy's, and the food here is to die for. Plus there is no Fury to give me orders."
"Yes, no Fury means for optimal enjoyment." He said taking a handful of chips.
"Hey, those are mine."
"You took my yogurt, plus I'm actually saving you a hell of a lot of calories."
"Come again?"
"You've got a boatload of chips, meaning a boatload of calories; by me eating them I am saving you all those extra fattening calories."
"Why would I care about a few extra calories Tony?"
"Don't most girls try to watch their figures?"
Her gaze intensified, her eyes narrowing at him, "Do you really think my figure needs watching." Her voice turned low and intense.
All the guys looked at Tony wide-eyed. Logan shook his head slowly at him telling him not to respond stupidly, Bruce gave him a warning glare and Steve just looked at him and Robin as if waiting for the whole thing to blow over.
"This feels like a trap."
Steve placed a hand on Robin's shoulder, "Robin, I'm sure he didn't mean anything by it. Don't do anything rash, you might regret it."
"I doubt that."
She ignored Steve's hand and continued glaring at Tony, "Just answer the question Stark."
He tilted his head for a moment as if pondering in thought, "Nah I rather not."
He took a seat next to Bruce instead and turned to watch the last few minutes of the game, Robin's gaze never lightening up. She finally scuffed and rolled her eyes before settling back in between Steve and Logan.
"Lighten up Robin," Logan said, "your attitude won't get you very far. Have a sense of humor; it will do you some good."
Robin rolled her eyes and sent a bunch of chips toward his face, probing laughs from all in the room.
"I think my sense of humor is pretty good."
They were silent for the rest of the game, which wasn't very long, but Robin dozed off before the end, mentally exhausted from the past 12 hours. Her head hung back on the sofa cushion, tilted slightly toward Steve, and a soft snore escaped her mouth.
Bruce got up and started to walk out the door.
"Hate to leave you all but I need to go do some research."
"Seriously Dr. Banner? Don't you ever have fun?" Natasha said as she and Clint walked into the living room.
"She has a point science bro. Hanging around a lab all day seems like a drag." Added Tony
"I think we have two different definitions of fun."
"I'm sure of it."
Bruce shook his head humorously and walked out the door.
"Kill joy." Tony muttered
Natasha took a seat on the large sofa with Clint and glanced over at the sleeping Robin, looking at her with interest.
"What's with her?"
Steve looked down at Robin and shrugged, "I don't know, I guess she is just burned out."
"I had no idea planning could tire a person out that much."
"It's one of the mysteries of life." Added Clint
"Yeah, plus she didn't sleep well last night."
Logan's eyes widened and Steve realized he had just stuck his foot in his mouth. The others looked at him with question.
"How do you know that?" asked the red headed spy suspicion
Steve was at a loss for words, he had to fix the damage before it got worse, then he came up with an idea, "She has dark circle under her eyes, I take that to mean she is sleep deprived."
He could hear Logan let out a small sigh of relief as Tony laughed. They had actually bought it.
"Oh Spangles, when you like a girl you really like her don't you." He let out then muttered under his breath, "Only a love-sick puppy would notice that."
"My emotions have nothing to do with it Tony, I simply make a habit of keeping tabs on how our well off the team is."
"You really need to stop taking everything as a joke Stark." Stated an annoyed Natasha
"I only take funny things as jokes."
"That is why Steve is the head of this team and you aren't."
"Wait a second since when is he the leader? Last I checked you are all living under my roof, using my equipment and Fury gives me the orders."
Clint let out a chuckle, "Just let it go Tony, let it go."
Tony opened his mouth to respond but JARVIS' voice stopped him, "Sir Ms. Potts would like a word with you upstairs."
He turned back to the team, "This discussion is not over." He said as he huffed out of the room
Everyone else settled back in and turned their attention to the TV, currently CSI was on. Natasha however looked back over at Robin and her two companions. Logan gave Steve a glare that seemed like a warning and Steve in turn responded with a slight nod and apologetic look. She could tell they were hiding something and whatever it was it made her feel suspicious.
Fury had brought Robin in because of her abilities and excellence as an agent, or so he said. Natasha had never even heard of Robin prior to her showing up at Stark Tower. She was Fury's little secret. Fury was the spy, his secrets had secrets, and Natasha was now determined to find out what secrets this secret had.
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