I started running and ran faster and faster. "Just keep running until you feel that you can't run any faster and tell me then" Tony said. I kept on running and said that this was my top speed after a while, Tony noted the time without thinking and I stopped running. "How fast was I?" I asked.

"60 km/h (37 mph)" Tony said. "What?!" said Steve "even I can only reach 55 km/h (35 mph)."

"Well sorry Steve, but that is only my human form and I don't think that that is the fastest I've ever run in human form, but I am pretty sure that this treadmill couldn't even handle my full wolf speed." I told him. "And so you don't need to buy a new treadmill Tony I can run about 160 km/h (100mph) in my wolf form." After speed we did endurance, stamina, agility and strength, in which I did way better than they had anticipated, especially the strength part, because I have the same posture as Natasha and I still come close to Steve's strength.

After we were done, we all went up, this time I willingly chose the stairs and when I got to my floor I immediately took a shower. After that I went to my closet and to my surprise I found a few clothes there, not many but all brand new and exactly in my size. "Okay this is kind of nice and creepy at the same time." I put on some jeans, a shirt and sneakers, I loved normal and practical clothes, they always feel so comfy.

"JARVIS, where are the others, right now?" I asked, well, the wall. "They are in the living room Accalia" JARVIS answered. I thanked him, stepped in the elevator and went to the living room and saw that they were all there. "Hey Accalia, great timing, I was just ordering pizza, which one do you want?" Clint asked me. "Uhm… no idea, I've never had pizza before." I answered. "You've never had pizza before?" Tony asked, "Didn't you ever eat pizza with your parents?"

I shook my head with a slight hint of shame, but luckily no one noticed. "Well then we'll just have to order everything" Tony said and then he took the phone from Clint and started ordering every pizza on the menu.

I looked down; feeling kind of ashamed that I had never had pizza before, apparently that really was special. I didn't know that pizza was so special and of course my parents never gave me pizza, they didn't care about me so I always had to get my own food. Then I realized that Tony was gonna have to pay for all of this and he had already paid for my clothes too, I guessed. I knew that he had the money for it, but that didn't mean that he had to spend it on me.

Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder; I jumped lightly and looked up to see Bruce standing in front of me. I smiled slightly at him, but it wasn't a real smile and he could see that too. "Are you alright?" he asked. "Yeah I'm fine," I nodded my head slightly "it's just that apparently pizza means a lot to you all and I'm kind of ashamed that I've never had it and that I'm ruining your pizza night. And I feel guilty for making Tony pay for all those pizzas, it's his money he could use it for something better than wasting it on me."

"Hey," Bruce said, "don't worry about the pizza," he looked back to see that Tony had put the phone away, but now he was bickering with Clint over which pizza was the best, "Tony and Clint love pizza and they can't believe that you've never had it, they want to show you how great pizza is, they are doing this for you, it's their way of showing that they like you, they are men, way too proud to say something like that, so instead they try to show it." I nodded at him, maybe he was right. "And don't worry about Tony's money, he can spend his money the way he wants, he's got way more than he'll ever need anyway, so if you ever need anything just ask him, I'm sure that he'll give it to you." With that Bruce was about to walk away.

"Bruce?" I said and he turned around "thank you." He smiled "No problem, the way it looks, you're gonna be part of this family now, you'll get used to it."

That got me thinking, I'd never really had a family, were they really going to become my family? I had to admit that they were the nicest people that I'd ever met and that I really liked them, but still could I see them as my family? More important, could I trust them? They didn't know everything about my life, and I knew little of theirs too, well only time would tell.

I sat myself on one of the couches, next to Steve. He looked up from his book for a second to smile at me and then continued reading. I looked at the TV and saw that some show called family guy was on, it was pretty funny actually. I heard Tony and Clint still arguing about which pizza is the best and it made me uncomfortable.

"Steve?" I asked after a while. "Yes," he said and after a second he looked up from his book. "I was just wondering if… if Tony and Clint always bicker like that" I cast my eyes down.

"You think that it is your fault that they are bickering, don't you" Steve said. I slowly nodded. "Accalia, you are a polite, nice girl who can stand up for herself and defend herself if you need to, they like that, they like you, we all like you, if we didn't we wouldn't have let you stay, we would have been harsh, or would have told you to leave, but we haven't, you are a great girl and you need to stop worrying so much, sit back and relax, you are a great girl, your parents must be really proud of you." I slightly stiffened at that last comment, no they're not I thought, but what Steve said was probably true, so I just said "Yeah you're probably right" "I'm always right, Accalia" he winked at me and then continued to read.

Then JARVIS announced that the pizza was there. Everyone stood up; I followed them and stood up as well. Clint and Tony raced to the lift to get there first, while the others shook their heads or chuckled and made their way over to the dining table. I sat next to Thor and Natasha. Tony and Clint came running in after a moment with each of them holding about twenty boxes. Tony held a box under my nose and yelled "TRY THIS ONE" Clint was on my other side and yelled "NO LOOK AT THIS ONE" so I turned my head and apparently Clint had been too close, so I bumped my head into his arm, causing him to lose his balance on some of the boxes, resulting in three boxes falling fully on Thor, of course with the lids open. We were all laughing so hard, Natasha was literally rolling on the floor while Clint had to run for his life with an angry Thor going after him.

I casually took a slice and started eating while watching the show. The others followed my lead and soon we were eating some delicious, heavenly pizza while watching live entertainment. After a while Steve was finally able to calm Thor down enough to not want to kill Clint anymore so they sat themselves down too, even though Thor kept shooting daggers at Clint, and together we enjoyed more pizza. "So Accalia, what do you think of pizza?" Tony asked. "I absolutely love it, this is the best food I've ever had in my entire life." They all nodded in agreement. After the pizza we cleaned up and watched a movie. Then we all went to bed.

But no matter how hard I tried I just didn't seem to be able to fall asleep. So I got out of bed and went to sit on the balcony. I started singing softly:

"We could hide away in daylight
We go undercover, wait out the sun
Got a secret side in plain sight
Where the streets are empty, that's where we run

Everyday people do everyday things but I
Can't be one of them
I know you hear me now, we are a different kind
We can do anything

We could be heroes
We could be heroes, me and you
We could be heroes
We could be heroes, me and you
We could be"

(Alesso Heroes)

I liked that song when I was little and since I had turned a wolf I could identify myself with the lyrics. Anyway, it was 1:28 now, according to the clock, so I went back to bed and fell asleep.

I was in a dark place, no matter where I turned I couldn't see anything. Suddenly a voice came from above. "You failed me Accalia" said my dad. "You are such a disappointment" my mother said. They kept shouting insults at me, I put my hands over my ears trying to block it all out. Suddenly I could see. My father was walking towards me and started to hit me while my mother kept shouting insults at me. He walked away only to come back with a knife.

I shot up in bed. My heart was beating in my throat and I was sweating all over. I hated these nightmares, memories of bad times. The time read 2:44. I got out of bed. I wasn't gonna be able to sleep now anyway. I put on some trainers, a jogging pants and a shirt and went to the elevator. I asked JARVIS to bring me to the door.

The elevator stopped at the lobby and I walked out of the STARK tower into the night. I ran for a good while, before I came to a forest. There I changed into a wolf and ran in the forest. At the edge of the forest I turned human again and I ran back to the tower. I decided to get a glass of milk before going back to bed so I told JARVIS to bring me to the kitchen.

I walked into the kitchen only to hear a sound that sounded like a sob. I was on my guard immediately and tried to find the source of the sound. I saw a man sitting in the corner, he looked like Steve and he had tears stains all over his face. "Steve?" I said. Steve suddenly noticed me; he quickly wiped the tears away and asked me "Accalia? Why are you up, it's like 4:30 in the morning." He didn't even bother to get up. "I couldn't sleep, nightmare." I answered him truthfully. "Same" he said.

Steve looked sad, so without really thinking I changed into my wolf form and walked over to him. I put my head and front paws on his lap and lay down. Steve was hesitant at first, but then he started stroking my fur and it seemed to calm him down. I felt myself getting tired so I wanted to get to bed, but I didn't want to move and startle Steve. I heard that Steve's breath had evened out and that he had fallen asleep. I was happy about that; he seemed to be hurting. I wondered why I had acted this way and couldn't come up with any other answer than that I cared for Steve and didn't want to see him in pain. I couldn't believe how fast I had come to like them. They were already growing to be my family even though I only knew them for a few days now. I decided to follow Steve's lead and sleep as well so I closed my eyes and succumbed to darkness.


Hey guys, sorry for not updating in such a long time. I know that it has been a long time, too long, but here it finally is. To make up for not updating so long I made this a pizza chapter and I tried to make it a bit longer. I also put a song in it. Let me know if you like that or not. I will try to update faster next time, but I really can't promise it, because I have a busy time ahead. Anyways enjoy reading and let me know what you think!