A/N: The AMOUNT of LOVE this story has received in so little time! I didn't think I'd get a fourth of this response! 20 REVIEWS! Each and every one of you have reminded me why I write on this website. Many, MANY thanks to: Kosmas, laraferreira, Guest, LePengwen, sakuraHU0328, BlackOps56, TheAbsoluteBest, lauriedahl, Guest, First Lady of tha West, lightreader1, nekomichi, CherryTheRose, alxxman, Kum301, Luna401, LeonaMasha, Guest and Guest! Because of all of you, and everyone who favorited/followed, I decided to make this into more than a one-shot. I hooe you all enjoy this, because this is a learning experience for me as well!
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"What are we gonna do about you, sunshine?" Asks Tony, directing the question more to his companion rather than the woman with pink hair in the room. He still can't believe it. A pink haired girl fell from the sky. I guess it could be weirder, considering who we are and what we just went through...
"We still don't know her name?" Questions Cap, trailing behind him, serious as ever.
Banner and Sakura look up from the papers they're hunched over, and the scientist takes off his glasses.
"I haven't managed to get a word out of her, but whoever she is, Tony, she's brilliant."
He gets up and shows them a page covered in seemingly random numbers.
"It's a learning curve with letters, but she immediately knew what to do with numbers after I showed her the basics."
"Huh," says Tony, taking the paper from his friends hands. The numbers begin to pop out at him, startling him as he realizes what exactly it is he's looking at.
"This is…"
"Yeah," agrees Banner, looking over at the woman sitting at the table, twirling a pen in her hand. She blinks at them, looking a bit confused.
"So, what is it?" Cap interjects, clapping his hands and tilting his head. Tony passes the paper over.
"That, Capsicle, is some advanced physics. Quantum, actually..." he says, letting the sentence fall away as he looked at her, as she looks out at the grey city skyline out the window.
He takes off his dark, tinted glasses and stares out at the scenery behind the glass, too.
"Rain got you down, sunshine?"
She looked up at him, having recognized the nickname at the very least. It had been raining rather heavily since the invasion, but he chalked it up to the fact that a literal hole had been ripped in the sky, probably disrupting natural weather patterns. After all, it is May, and should be sunny. She had been staring out at the city, a contemplative look on her face that seemed almost sad, and he could definitely say he didn't like it.
"Yeah," he says. "The weather's really shitty, it shouldn't be like this," he gestured to the window, where raindrops roll down the glass. "Maybe we'll take you to California, once we get your paperwork all settled."
"Is S.H.I.E.L.D. taking care of that?" Bruce is curious to know the fate of the young woman he is beginning to befriend.
Tony lets out a huff of air. "We can't hide her. She saved countless of lives in the invasion. She's practically as famous as we are," he says, ruffling her hair. She bats his hand away half-heartedly, smiling and shaking her head.
He laughs, and Bruce and Steve smile at the girl. Tony motions for her to follow him, and she gets up, shuffling her papers together and holding her pen in hand. She bows briefly to Bruce, who blinks in shock, and stands next to the tall playboy.
"Come on," he calls, placing his sunglasses in his pocket. "Let's show you my new suit I'm working on. You can even meet Dummy, I think you'll like him. We don't need the sun when we've got your smile," Tony tells her, looking down at her and meeting her gaze. She smiles back at him, and it feels like the room is brighter.
Two weeks after the invasion, she sits with Thor, watching Loki, who is confined in his cell and glowering at the glass, appearing for all intents and purposes, completely unruffled. It is then that she speaks, after so much silence.
"You are familiar."
Thor is startled, and even Loki snaps to attention, watching her with eyes eerily similar to hers. She has done this with Thor many times and not once has she spoken; instead letting the blonde man attempt to do the talking and watching him fail every time. She is observing the black haired man, leaning into Thor. There is a look on her face that speaks of an urgent sense of what seems to be misplaced fondness and deep grief and it makes Thor almost uncomfortable in the rawness of her expression. Loki's face does not change, but his shuffling lets him know his brother feels the same way. The blonde Asgardian shifts to get a better view of her, and she turns to him.
"Like looking in a mirror," she says, the words heavy with accent. "A circle that does not end. I know this story very well; maybe that's why I am here."
She returns to her position against Thor, who watches the top of her head in utter confusion, before looking at his brother. Loki has locked eyes with she and she stares back, unafraid.
Thor does not understand this strange woman, but he lets her burrow into him regardless, sighing as she keeps his side warm. "You are strange, little one, but brave indeed."
A/N: hmm, what ever could Sakura be talking about? Do you know? Better yet, do I know? Tell me your thoughts, your reviews are MUCH appreciated!