Disclaimer: I don't own 'em, I'm just borrowing them for a bit. See the ending for the author's note.
Chapter 11:
"What's her name?"
Clint looked at Steve in confusion as the two of them stood off to the side as Emma and Natasha sparred each other in the training facility that Tony Stark had built for the Avengers, with some input from Fury.
"You know, you're Hawkeye, Natasha's the Black Widow, I'm Captain America."
"Oh. Her code name was Agent 13, but most of the time everyone called her Em or 13."
The two guys continued to watch as Emma began to get knocked around a bit, but still got in a few good hits against Natasha. "So if she's supposed to be so good, then where was she during the invasion a few weeks ago?" Steve asked as Natasha got in a final blow against Emma, sending her flying into the training mats before helping her up. "I mean I met her a few weeks ago, but she was running a bookshop in Manhattan. I had no idea she was a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent."
"That's her story to tell. Not mine." Clint said as he picked up his bow and quiver of arrows and headed towards Emma and Natasha. Steve wondered what he meant by that.
"I think we should tell them. It might make things easier in the long run." Emma said as she towel dried her hair after she and Clint had finished working out later that afternoon. After the sparring session with Natasha, Emma worked on agility drills by having Clint shoot arrows at her from different locations and directions while she had to either deflect them or dodge them.
"But 'we' barely know most of them. The only one who would get pissed off the most is Natasha!"
"And have you ever thought about why she might get pissed off? Besides the fact that the person who she probably trusted most in this world kept the fact that he had a family secret from her."
"I never kept it a secret. I just never told her."
Emma glared in the mirror at her husband who was standing behind her.
"Trust me it was for your own safety. There are some scoundrels from my past who would love to do me in," he said moving into the bedroom and sitting down on the bed.
"Ah yes, the criminal carney of a brother of yours. Topshot?"
"Trickshot."
"Who, I might remind you, is currently locked up on the Raft. And who was put there by you and I several years ago." Emma said putting her hair up in a messy bun before walking towards Clint in the bedroom, who was now sprawled out on the bed in their joint quarters – well it hadn't been joint to begin with. They had made it that way. She climbed onto the bed and moved so that she was sitting on top of her husband's stomach and her legs pinned him to the bed.
"For me?" she asked smiling down at him.
"Fine. But let me talk to Natasha first."
"I can live with that," she said as she lay down against his chest and sighed. Clint wrapped his arms around her and kissed her top of her head. He would never admit this to anyone, but he was happy that Emma had returned to S.H.I.E.L.D. because lately things between him and Natasha were getting a bit weird. He couldn't explain it, nor did he try to. There was very little that he actually understood about women and their emotions. He was just thrilled that he had actually found one that managed to put up with him for so long.
In his arms, Emma began to giggle a little. "What?" he asked.
"Your stomach is growling," she said. "It's funny to listen to. Audrey does this to me sometimes. I don't think I've ever done this to anyone before."
"Well then. Let's go see who else is raiding the kitchen!"
"Now how does this work again?" Steve asked as Tony showed him how to interact with JARVIS' mainframe in the kitchen area of the common area as Emma and Clint exited the elevator. Banner was enjoying watching Tony trying to teach the man out of time how to use a computer. Emma and Clint sat down at the kitchen counter next to Banner and watched.
"You just press this button and tell JARVIS what you want."
"But what's the point when I can make it for myself? All I wanted was a sandwich."
Tony sighed and rubbed his temples. "You know technology isn't for everyone. Besides, what's the point of having a computer cook for you when there are people who are capable of doing it just as well or even better." Emma said.
"JARVIS is not simply a computer." Tony snapped at her.
"And I am not simply a 'groupie'," she snapped back.
"I bet that you couldn't figure out how to run JARVIS without a lesson."
Emma stood up and moved to the other side of the counter. She pushed Steve to the side and took his spot next to Tony. She glanced at the interface screen that was in the kitchen counter for a brief second. "Ohhh let's see here, this button controls the lights," she said as she pushed the button and the lights went off. "Then this one controls the television. Oh then this one controls the window coverings. Then this one controls the temperature."
Each time she pressed a button, it actually did what she said it did. "Now let's see, if you just give me a second," she said as she brought up a keyboard and typed in series of code that Tony had never seen before. Before he could do anything, JARVIS spoke up. "Good evening, Agent Carter. I am glad that you have proven your point to Mr. Stark that you are not a 'groupie'."
"She's good," Banner said.
"Fine you win. You're good with computers. So you've got brains and brawn." Tony said.
"Good. Now since I won, you get to make the sandwiches for dinner, without JARVIS' help." Emma said. "JARVIS, no helping."
"Yes, Agent Carter." JARVIS responded.
"That sounds good to me," Steve said as he moved towards the living room area, where Clint, Banner and Emma were moving to sit down and put on a movie or something.
Speechless, Tony gave in and made the stupid sandwiches.
AN: I know that this was an odd place to end the chapter, but I am really tired. It was the last day of school and I had to move all my stuff for the summer out of my classroom. Then the A/C is out at my house, so I'm living with BIG fans for the next few days. I promise that there will be another update tomorrow! I promise that we are getting to the good stuff….like the discussion between Clint and Natasha; Emma finding out about her and Tony being related and a lot of other good stuff….like the return of THOR!
