A/N: I can assure you that, while this may be a slow burn, there will be a lot of angst and side action. I got you, fam.
"Are you trying to tell me you're Avengers?" Nina asked, still exasperated. Actually, that was probably permanent.
"Yes,"
"Super heroes in training,"
Olivia and Katerina spoke at the same time. In the end their answer didn't really matter.
Nina leaned back against the wall, a groan escaping her lips. She felt like she'd just been skydiving and she wasn't sure the adrenaline was ever going to wear off.
"And you want me to..." She trailed off.
"Come with us. Yes," Katerina clarified.
"Yeah, you can be our Stoner," Olivia nudged Nina with her elbow and laughed at her own joke.
"No, I-"
"Yes! You have to come,"
"I can do more than that," Olivia finally shut up and listened to what Nina had to say. "It's not just stone," She extended her hand to a nearby potted plant, a blossom blooming at her touch.
"Whoa," Olivia leaned in to get a better look at the flower and gently touch a soft petal.
Meanwhile, Nina had scooped up the knife she'd created earlier. Olivia and Kateirna watched as the pressed the blade to her palm, a small hiss of pain escaping past her teeth. Blood welled up and spilled over. Nina dropped the knife again and wiped the blood away with her thumb to reveal undamaged skin below.
"What the fuck! You regenerate?" Olivia asked.
"No, I just heal fast. I don't get sick either. Also, drugs don't usually work on me. Or at least they haven't yet. But that's not the best part, at least in my opinion," Nina said.
"Well, spit it out!" Olivia waved her on.
"I can heal other people too. I can tell if they're sick or if something inside them is broken or damaged just by touching them. I've never tried to heal anything big, just a few small cuts and a broken finger, but...I think I could do it," Her hands shook.
"Oh my god, Steve is going to want to put you in a backpack and send you off with Bucky. This is huge. You don't understand," Nina's face flushed. She wasn't used to attention, let alone people gushing over her. They probably would, she supposed, if anyone but Olivia, Katerina, and her father knew what she was capable of.
"She's right," Katerina cut in. "Doctor Banner is more than efficient, but...you're on an entirely different level. We leave on Tuesday and you need to come with us," She didn't sound like she was asking.
"I...I don't know if I can do that. I mean-" Olivia stopped her before she could continue.
"You live in Brooklyn, right?" Olivia asked.
"Yes," Nina confirmed.
"And Manhattan is, like, right down the road, right?"
"Well, figuratively speaking-"
"Then what's the problem!" Olivia threw her arms wide. "Like I said before, you can see your family whenever you want, you can keep going to school. You can even keep doing your gigs if you just want to. I mean, do you just want to pretend you don't have these awesome as fuck powers," Nina had to admit, she was making some pretty good points. The way things were set out, it was almost perfect.