Little Tsu: Ok so her the next chap of my Avengers story, but it might be a bit on the short side...At least shorter than the first chapter possibly. Anyways, hope ya enjoy...

Ch: 2

"And you're absolutely positive that she's telling the truth?"

Director Fury had currently been in his office, going over some paperwork that had been set upon his desk earlier when Agent Barton had entered the room and reported to him on everything. It seemed that not only was the extraterrestrial conscious now, but she had given up her name and supposedly her reason for being here without even so much as a struggle. Unfortunately, as much as he would have liked to believe that things could be that simple, that was never the case. Nothing was ever that easy and simply given to them without some sort of hidden motive...Loki's supposed capture and confinement within the helicarrier months previously had been proof of that. With that previous experience still rather fresh in his mind, he brought his single gaze to pierce unwaveringly into the equally unwavering eyes of the agent before him. "We cannot have a repeat of last time Barton. As far as I'm concerned, that creature is still a threat and will be considered as such until I deem otherwise with my own observation."

Clint didn't show any reaction towards being told this. If he had, then the Director would have most likely refused to allow him to even go near the girl. However, deep in his mind, he couldn't help but feel a bit of contempt towards his commander. It's not that he couldn't nessessarily blame the older man, but he hadn't been there when Alister spoke to him. He hadn't seen the mixed expressions of confusion, loss, and almost emptiness that had flashed within those molten gold eyes of hers. Despite all of this, the archer managed to keep a stoic air about himself; never giving himself away to how he was feeling on the matter at hand. "Sir, I request permission that she be released and placed under my direct watch. I won't let her out of my sight even for a minute and I'll discern whether she's infact really a hostile or if she was being completely truthful in her information..."

The older man squinted his only visible eye towards Barton in a slightly suspicious manner as if he thought his operative had some ulterior motive towards his request. Deciding that he would still take a chance on this, he nodded his head lightly as he gave in to the request. After all, Agent Barton had the best eyes among his agents and he had yet to have given him any reason not to trust him; Loki's mind control over him not counting. "Alright then Agent Barton...Permission granted. However!...Should she prove to be hostile, I'll be taking matters into my own hands and give the order to the rest of the Avengers to have her eliminated. Do I make myself clear on this?"

Nodding his head, he continued to keep the professional aura around him in check. "Crystal, sir."

"Then get to it Barton. Your solo mission starts now. I'm trusting you not to get compromised in this after last time..."

He nodded his head once more, this time a bit more stiffly and forced, before he turned around and left the office. Once the door closed behind himself and he was further down the hall, he slammed his clenched fist into the wall as he allowed his concealed anger to surface slightly. The time during when he was under Loki's control was still a bit of a sensitive subject and Fury had brought it up on purpose. He was warning him that he had better not let himself be swayed by the girl's 'innocent act' or he would immediately be taken off the mission and the girl would be delt with in a more deadly fashion. Narrowing his eyes slightly at that thought, he shook his head to clear his mind before straightening up once more. Once calm again, Clint made his way towards the elevator to take himself down to the room where the containment cell was that held Alister.

While all of this had been happening, Alister had been sitting upon the floor within the center of the glass cell. Her legs were crossed indian style and her palms resting gently over her knees with her eyes closed as if she were meditating. However, meditation was not at all what she was doing; the almost restless flicking of the end of her tail being proof of that. Instead, her mind seemed to be at war within her head as flashes of images rushed through; sending faint sparks of pain shooting through her mind as that was the reason for her tail's slight jerks. It was only when she heard the distant sounds of footsteps that were not part of the visions within her mind, that she suddenly jerked herself out of it with a sudden snap of her eyes. Bringing her sharp gaze towards the direction of the footsteps, she saw that it was the man from earlier...So he really did return. "Hello Clint Barton...I had honestly not expected you to keep your promise to return anytime soon since I seem to be a...hostile as I believe you had put it."

Walking along the path to the door to the cell, he typed in the passcode before 'access granted' flashed green across the small screen. When the door slid open, Clint stepped inside and strode over to the small girl before holding his hand out for her to take. "Lets get you out of this cell, alright? I don't believe you actually belong in here to be perfectly honest."

Brows creasing at this in confusion, Alister hesitantly took the male's larger hand into her own delicate one before she was suddenly gently pulled up onto her feet. Without being able to get a word out first, she was calmly lead out of the glass chamber and down the path towards the elevator. Once pulled inside the strange contraption, Alister glanced around herself before watching as the doors slide shut on them and Clint pressed a few buttons, causing the machine to begin moving. As it did though, she took the chance to try speaking again to ask what was going on. "Um...Not that I'm not glad to be out of that cell, but why did you release me of it and where exactly are you taking me?"

Glancing down at the small creature beside him, he saw the look of complete dumbfounded confusion and he couldn't help but actually chuckle at the expression on her face. It made her look that much more like a child despite not even being human. "I've been given the task of looking after you and to be perfectly honest, I can't really do that effectively with you in confinement like that. Especially, if I were to get called out to go on a mission. So, I've taken it upon myself to decide that you'll be living with me now in my apartment that's within the Avengers Tower." Turning his head and gaze to the front, he did so just as the elevator came to a smooth halt and the doors opened for them to step out. Motioning for her to follow this time rather than taking her hand again, Clint stepped out of the elevator and made his way through the halls to leave S.H.I.E.L.D Headquarters all together for the remainder of the day since he'd been given his orders.

Blinking slightly in faint surprise by the information she'd been given, Alister gasped faintly as the elevator doors began to close again. Quickly bolting, she got out just before they closed on her again with her tail missing being crushed by the very tip of the triple axe blades. Hurrying off after Clint to catch up, she adamantly ignored the surprised looks that were casted onto herself from other agents that saw her rush by along with the murmerings about her appearance. However, it was only when she caught up to the man she was hurrying after, did she realize he had halted suddenly. Jerking to a stop once at his side again, she took a startled step back with one boot as her sharp eyes widened in surprise when he actually jerked his head towards her and locked a stern gaze with her own as if he were about to scold her for some reason. "Um...C-Clint Barton? Is...something wrong?"

Dragging his gaze hard over Alister's entire form, his eyes remained narrowed and his brows creased in a calculating fashion. Murmering to himself at first, he finally spoke up. "You had best hide those reptile features of yours. After the last encounter New York had with extraterrestrials, I highly doubt they'd react kindly to how you really look and I really don't need to deal with a stampede of panicking people right now; no offense."

Alister was once again confused towards what he was meaning by that, but then decided it was best not to ask for a more indepth explaination. Instead, she merely did as Clint requested of her and closed her eyes gently as her tail, wings, and horns retracted back within her body. Now, save her her strange attire along with her hair and eye color, she looked wholely human...Though to the average human, one would think her hair is just merely dyed and she was wearing contacts so really, only her attire would actually stand out. At seeing the now thoughtful look she was being given now, she bit her bottom lip slightly and fidgeted a bit under the studying gaze of the much larger man. "Um...is this still not satisfying enough for me to not stand out amongst the Midgardians?"

"...Your armor...Can you somehow change it or do we have to actually go out and buy you some clothing that would help you to blend in a bit better?"

"I would beable to with my illusions, but...as I had explained earlier, that only form of 'magic' that I possess is still dormant inside of me...So unfortunately, I cannot conceal my current attire with a more midgardian look."

"Hm...Alright then...We best take you shopping for clothes first then...This might be difficult since I'm not exactly what you would call an expert on women's clothing and I have no idea what size you are anyways. We'll have to have the clerks help with all of that." Shaking his head, Clint gave a soft sigh of exasperation before leading Alister once more out of the building and towards his car before driving off once he managed to get her seated in the passenger seat and buckled in. This was going to be a long day; he just knew it...

To be continued.

Little Tsu: Told ya it was gonna be a short one, buuut, I do promise longer ones like the first chap in the future...If the story gets good reviews that is. That means you Followers. Your thoughts on the story so far would be really helpful towards my encouragement.x.x"