Being Petty feels good.
Darcy and Steve were still outside talking about ordinary things when they heard the sound of the portal opening. Looking up they saw one of the kids flying toward them, big white and dark brown feathers wings masking the sun over them when she stopped to zoom in on them.
"You're new." She told them landing on the step next to them.
Darcy turned in Steve's laps so they would be able to both face her, and also because it might have been more appropriate facing a 8 years old.
"Hi! I am Darcy and this is Steve." She introduced. "Your wings are really pretty."
"You're Darcy Lewis!" The girl squeaked.
"Wow! Yes, I am." She told her turning to look at Steve, "That never happens to me." She said crocking an eyebrow wondering if he knew what was going on.
Steve giggled gently hiding his smile in her hair before turning to the pre-teen, hugging Darcy tightly to himself as if he was playing bodyguard for her.
"And who might you be?" Steve told her, icy stare and crooked eyebrow in place to play along.
"My name is Lux, Lux Worthington." She told them holding her hand for Steve to shake, respecting his protective act.
"Are you Warren's daughter?" Darcy asked her shaking her hand when her time came.
"I am not supposed to answer that question." Lux told them her wings shivering visibly.
"That's okay, I'll ask him." Darcy said smirking. She had never talked to Warren before that morning and she had only told him to pick up his feathers around the tower because the Bots were not programmed to do it.
"You're awesome." The little girl repeated.
"I think something is wrong with that kid." Darcy faked whispered making Lux laugh. "You know who he is right?" She said pointing at Steve.
"Yeah Captain America. I know." She told them rolling her eyes. "I live with the X-men I don't care about the Avengers."
"Ouch!" Steve cried out faking being hurt by a hit in his heart.
"Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Whatever." Lux said giggling. But suddenly they heard the gate once more she looked as if the weight of the world had fallen on her shoulders.
"Lux? What's wrong?" Darcy ask kneeling in front of the little girl.
"They were mean to me because my wings wouldn't fit through the door at the candy store." Lux explained.
"Maybe we could help." Steve offered.
"Can I sit on you lap? That would make them regret it." She said suddenly smirking.
Steve laughed and took her over on his laps asking if he could touch her wings, waiting for the others to come.
"I thought you were not a fan of the Avengers." Darcy complained because Lux seemed to be one of the only person she ever met who liked her better but maybe it was all a ruse to get her little hands on Steve like every other women.
Darcy realized she had said a lot of that outload when they both burst into laughter.
"I am not into the all Avengers thing but they are." Lux told her pointing at a group of kids running toward the house.
They all stopped in front of the steps eyeing Lux as if she was offending them personally by being near Captain America let alone sitting on his laps. Darcy decided that it wasn't worth getting jealous over and walked around the kids and teens winking at Steve who was having fun chastising them for bullying his new protégée.
"So you must be our new guests. I have to admit I am pleased with Charles tastes for once." She heard a masculine voice with a deep accent behind her. "Très Chère, I hope you'll allow me to take you out to dinner while you are staying here. The kids are fun but some adult time would be appreciated I am sure."
She couldn't help it, she turned around eyeing the man from head to toe, he was well dressed but after spending the best part of a year with Tony, it wasn't impressing her anymore. His hair was longer than what she liked, although here again her tastes had changed since she moved in the tower, or since she met Clint, she was not going to dwell on that now. Oh and that smirk he was wearing, she wanted to step on it and feed it to him.
"You might want to talk it up with Captain America and Hawkeye, but I can already tell you they won't agree." She told him nodding toward Steve whose eyes she could feel on them. "They don't let me play with others, those super-heroes can be very territorial when it came to their loved ones." She said shrugging.
"A simple 'no' would have been just as effective I can assure you Très Chère." Remy, because she knew now that his French accent could only mean Remy Lebeau had just hit on her, which was gossip worthy for Girls' Night but really needed to be shut down immediately.
"Just a heads up" she said turning toward him once more but pointing at the door where Logan had just appeared. "Clint promised Wolverine expensive cigars to keep you away from me." She told him and watched as he put his hands up and walked toward his follow X-Men instead of staying with her.
It was not really benevolent on her part but she felt way better after that little encounter, smiling and waving at Steve and Lux deciding to give them 5 more minutes before she would drag Steve with her to get to Clint.
