"Goodmorning!" Yelena tells me as I begin to wake up. "How did you sleep?"
"Way better than before." I smile at her, "Thank you. You really helped me last night."
"Of course. I will always help you when I can." Yelena tells me as we both start getting out of bed.
I smile at her as she leaves to get dressed, while I do the same. I throw on a pair of baggy black jeans, my binder, a loose black button down shirt, and my Dr Martens. I grab a chain necklace, black belt, a chain for my belt, and a chunky black bracelet.
I quickly style my short red hair before walking out of my room. I walked to the kitchen, deciding to make pancakes for myself and anyone else who wanted them. I quickly make the first few batches of plain pancakes before adding chocolate chips.
Slowly, Avengers trickle into the room, some of them getting pancakes. I finish making them before grabbing some of the chocolate chip ones for myself. I sit down between Yelena and Kate to eat.
"Hello!" I greet everyone.
"Goodmorning Harley. I was just telling everyone that Thor and his brother Loki will be coming to stay here for the next few weeks. They will be here sometime today." Steve informs me.
"Ok, cool." I had never met either of them, though I knew who both of them were and that Loki had tried invading New York several years before.
Right after I get up to clean my plate and everything from breakfast, we hear the elevator doors opening. I hear the others greet Thor, Loki, and Valkyrie. I finish cleaning up before walking back towards the others, gaining the Asgardians attention.
"And who might this be? I don't remember you." Thor booms.
"Oh! Um, hello? I'm Harley. I'm new here. " I stutter, intimidated by the tall, loud god. "I also use they/them pronouns." I tell them quietly, unsure how they would react.
"It's wonderful to meet you Harley! My brother, Loki, also uses they/them pronouns sometimes! He's genderfluid! I'm sure you two will get along." He booms once again.
"I can speak for myself, brother. Hello, Harley. My pronouns are he/him today." Loki tells me, much quieter than his brother.
"It's nice to meet you, Loki." I smile tentatively at him.
I wave and smile at Valkyrie before I walk back into the kitchen when I see the Asgardians start conversations with the Avengers.
I pull out the ingredients for chocolate chip cookies which always make me feel better after having a nightmare the night before. I make them pretty quickly, having the recipe memorized, before I put them in the oven to bake.
My favorite part about making cookies is being able to lick the spoon once I'm done. I also always leave myself a small bowl of cookie dough to eat. I lick the rest of the cookie dough off of the spoon as I put everything away.
I turn to where everyone was talking to see a few of them watching me. Yelena, Loki, and Bucky were each watching me, almost in a creepy way.
"What?" I asked them, knowing they could hear me.
"Can I have some? I have not had cookie dough since before the red room." Yelena asks me as she walks over.
"Of course!" I tell her, getting her a spoon and moving a scoop of cookie dough into her own bowl. "Either of you want some?" I ask Bucky and Loki.
"Yes please." Bucky responds, coming for his own bowl and spoon.
"What is it exactly?" Loki asks, coming to see.
"It's chocolate chip cookie dough. And it's probably one of the greatest things you will ever taste in your life." I tell him, getting him a spoon and bowl too. "Try it."
He takes a small spoonful and tastes it, a smile coming to his face, "This is amazing! You are definitely right about it being one of the most delicious things ever."
'Thank you!" I smiled excitedly, a literal god liked the cookie dough that I made!
By now, Thor had wandered over, leaving the others to talk to Valkyrie. "What is this, brother?" Thor asks, slightly quieter than earlier.
"Nothing! You wouldn't want to try it. You wouldn't like it." Loki tells him mischievously, trying to keep Thor from eating it all.
Thor laughs, "You just want to keep it all to yourself, don't you brother!"
"Would you like to try some cookie dough, Thor?" I ask him, getting him a scoop when he nods.
"This is amazing!" He tells me, apparently shocked that something could taste that way.
By then, the cookies were ready to come out of the oven. "If you like the cookie dough, then you'll like these too. But they're hot so be careful."
Everyone finishes their cookie dough to let the cookies cool for a few minutes before each of us grab a cookie. They were perfect!
Thor and Loki really enjoyed the taste and made me promise to make them again while they were staying here, which of course I told them yes. Yelena told me that they were the first and best cookies she had had since the red room. Bucky told me that they were his new favorite cookie.
A few minutes later, the elevator opens to reveal Nick, who walks over to the kitchen.
He nods to the others before greeting me, "Hello Harley."
He reaches to take a cookie but I slap his hand away. "Excuse you. Those aren't for you." I told him.
He rubs his hand where I had slapped him. "What are you mad at me about this time?" He asks me tiredly.
"Why am I not allowed to leave the compound?" I ask him angrily. I just wanted to go and see my friends every once in a while!
"I told you, Harley, it's too dangerous. Hydra and who knows what other organizations know about you now! They could kidnap you if you leave."
"Says the one who made me get kidnapped just a few days ago. Several times. Let me leave the compound every once in a while and I will be nice to you and you can have a few cookies." I tell him.
"Fine." Nick tells me, taking a cookie and eating it.
"Seriously though, cookies? You're bribing me with cookies? I mean, they're good, but not that good." Nick retorts.
"No, I'm bribing you with the antidote. You have three days until the poison kills you." I told him seriously, looking away to busy myself with other things while my words process in his mind.
He starts coughing, surprised by what I had said. He stares at me, shocked, before I laugh, "You should have seen your face! I'm just kidding, Nick!" I laughed at him, tears threatening to fall since I was laughing so hard. The others around me were laughing too, though they were surprised that I had been able to trick him.
After a minute of laughing, I'm able to control myself from breaking out in laughter again.
"Go to hell." Nick tells me, spinning around and walking towards the elevator to leave.
"Been there, done that. Devil didn't like me and spat me back out.`` I called after him.
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