A/N: Thanks for reading that last chapter! This chapter will be about; Ashley being on TV again, another mission, and Ashley's birthday. Thanks! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter and Avengers characters or props used in Fantastic Four. I own nothing except for the plot.
Ashley's POV
"In other news, we have come to realize that the girl with the lightning bolt scar is indeed a part of S.H.I.E.L.D., which is a superhero or heroine team that helps common people. The girl saved the Hulk from being hit by a missile and unfortunately, a heroic move takes a terrifying turn."
"As the second missile, came at the girl and the Hulk the girl seemed to have not enough power to defeat it and was hit in the head causing her to fall back onto her flying silver board and suffer a major cut on her head that started a heaping amount of blood to fall down her face and neck."
"However, the girl was avenged by Hulk, because Hulk, after taking notice to the cut, ran forward and flung the tank into the water surrounding New York City. Also, Hawkeye was in the battle as he captured two of the drivers and took them back to base with them as the girl fainted. Our hearts stopped but not for long, however, because the girl was seen a mere three hours later shopping away with Pepper Potts; who is the girlfriend of Tony Stark or Iron Man."
"As much as the girl tried to hide them, the huge open cut on her head was visible. That poor girl should not have been hit like she did and the FBI are now investigating the last tank driver that hit the girl. I think we all agree that the girl, whoever she may be, is a great addition to the Avengers and Nick Fury, who is S.H.I.E.L.D.'s leader, is defiantly doing a lot to hide her name. The girl is amazing to this team and as the citizens of New York City we must respect and thank her." The news caster lady was clicked off by Nick Fury.
Nick walked to back to his chair slowly and quietly; thinking. I glanced at Steve beside me; Steve just smiled comfortingly at me and squeezed my hand.
I was the only one that Nick Fury had called to this meeting on this hot summer morning, but Steve, being the gentlemen he was, came with me as an effort to protect me; most likely. Somehow, however, I felt as if Nick Fury was not going to yell at me I had the feeling that he was just going to talk seriously but not scream… but of course I could be wrong.
"Ashley, I am proud of you." Nick Fury started. "I am amazed at your bravery, courage, and strength. I am sorry that you are hurt and that I cannot help you with the cuts or bruises." He ended.
So, maybe my feeling was true, maybe Nick Fury was not going to yell at me.
"Thank you, Nick Fury. I am honored that you think so much of me." I nodded, honestly.
"Well you are welcome then, Ashley." Nick replied. "However," and here it comes, "I think you should be more careful about how you go out in public."
"In my defense, Nick, I believe that I should have a right to go outdoors sometime. I mean you do have us copped up in here and the only outside time we get is on missions." I told him defending myself. Nick Fury held up a hand to silence me.
"I did not say that you could not go out in public. I said that you should be careful about how you go out in public." Nick replied. "Ashley, I am not going to keep you trapped in here all the time, you are a human-being that happens to be a witch and has several powers," Nick laughed lightly, "Anyway, I believe that you and everyone else should be allowed in public. Just be careful." Nick added.
"I can respect that." I told him nodding.
"Because you can't just be flying around town and levitating random buildings and placing spells on men so that they turn into frogs." Nick told me smiling. I nodded again, smiling back.
"The other day you did say that I could fly around the city." I challenged him, still grinning.
"Yes, I suppose I did." Nick laughed again.
After that, since it has been about a week since my horrible accident; Nick Fury was finally letting me go on a mission once again. It was an odd mission with Sony Tark, Bucky, and Eliza. The mission itself was in Germany.
So, currently, we were on our private plane flying to Germany and Steve and Nick were giving me a lecture about not getting hit or angry.
"Ashley, there could be some serious damage done to your brain if you get hit in the same spot." Nick Fury was saying in one ear.
"Please be careful, Ashley. I don't want to see you hurt again. When you get angry it is almost as bad as the Hulk. Serious damage? Maybe I should go on this mission instead, shouldn't I, Nick? I brought the suit, just in case." Steve replied in my other ear.
As I tuned them out, I glanced at Bucky and Sony Tark. Tony looked jealous that the attention wasn't on him and Bucky mouthed 'kiss him again.' I rolled my eyes at the two and glanced out of the window to see that we were flying at an alarmingly fast rate.
"Ashley, can I test something very quickly before you all go?" Nick asked. I turned towards him, curious.
"I suppose so." I replied nodding. Nick Fury picked up a laptop computer.
"Open this; I would like to see what happens." I glanced at him, wondering why he would like for me to do this and grabbed the laptop with both hands.
After that, I opened the computer and was shocked. The whole computer was going hay-wire. The screen was turning on and off, the keys on the keyboards were typing themselves, and the computer itself was full of static.
I shut the computer and placed it on the floor. Nick opened it up again and the computer was normal again. I stared at him and then the light bulb lit up in my head.
"Muggle items react badly to wizarding items." I mouthed.
"That is all I wanted to test." Nick Fury replied, getting up and walking towards the pilot of the plane.
"Why did that happen? Did it hurt you?" Steve asked grabbing my hand and looking it over.
"I guess the computer just reacted to the magic in my hand. No, it did not hurt me." I replied staring my hand as well.
"Nick, do you think that will happen with other 'muggle' items?" Steve asked, calling to Nick.
"Yes, I do believe it will. I think it will happen with remotes, cellular phones, and computers." Nick Fury replied, yelling over the engine. "However, I believe that this plane is too big for her to actually hurt it." Nick told us.
"We are approaching Germany!" Tony yelled, wanting to end the conversation if the attention wasn't on him; I guessed. Tony's suit started to build around him.
We looked out of the window again and say cities and cars below. Steve turned towards me and kissed me quickly; he placed his hands gently on my face.
"Please, Ashley, please be careful." Steve pleaded. "Don't get hit again, please be careful."
"I will, Steve. I promise." I replied, kissing his cheek before getting up and hitting the back of my hand so that the surfboard started to build together.
As I finished, I stepped on it and grabbed Eliza's hand to pull her on it as well. Luckily, I didn't have to worry about Bucky, because Tony was taking him. Eliza's weight made us shift and almost fall but I caught it before we could fall. As I neared the edge of the plane to start flying out, Eliza started to scream.
"Ashley, don't! Please! I don't have to go! Please don't do it! I am scared of heights!" Eliza yelled in my ear as she latched onto me.
"Ashley, you have to go now." Nick yelled at me, over the winds. Tony jumped out of the plane with Bucky screaming, a fun scream.
Without another word, I moved my board out of the plane and we were shooting down towards the ground. Eliza was literally chocking me from how tight she holding me. With strength, I pull the board up and started flying after Iron Man as he zoomed towards a building and we both burst through the building's top floor.
A few minutes later
"Fantastic! Just fantastic! Get plan metal boy!" I yelled at Sony Tark, who was behind me. I wanted to give him a not lady-like finger motion, but I was handcuffed. Can you believe it? Handcuffed!
A few minutes earlier after we burst through the top of the building, we were not expecting twenty men to be waiting for us with huge guns. We didn't want to fight them all and since they caught us by surprise they captured us. Now, the men were escorting us downstairs where I saw there were lots more big men surrounding a man at a desk.
"Well, you should not have followed us!" Tony screamed back from my earlier question.
"It is my job to follow you! Why did you lead us into danger!" I yelled.
"Well I suppose there is a big difference between us then, you are so moral and I am just awful, aren't I!" Tony replied, shouting still.
"Guys, calm down." Eliza whispered from behind Tony.
"No, he is right! There is a huge difference between us, isn't there? I have powers outside of a suit!" I shouted.
"You are right! I don't have powers, but how you would you like to feel my suit against your head!" Tony asked loudly.
After this, the men seemed to be very annoyed and turned towards us, they pointed a gun at my head and starting speaking in German.
"Oder ich werde Sie besser ruhig sein müssen ..." The man was threatening me, I guessed, as I stared at him very confused.
"I'm sorry; sir, but I do not speak German." I spoke slowly to him, trying to get him to understand.
"Was sie sagen?" The man asked to the guy behind Eliza. The man walked forward and pointed his gun to my heart.
Meanwhile, as they started to talk to me, I was using my levitation to free us from our handcuffs. I had already freed Eliza, Bucky, and I was working on Tony's before… Finally! I got his off from around his huge Iron Man suit wrists. Easily, I got mine off and we were all handcuff free!
Now, I glanced back at Tony; who raised his hand as the palm of his hand started to light up and sound like a missile.
"Get down!" I yelled at Bucky and Eliza.
Even though they were behind him, they could still be very much hurt if the walls were to collapse. We all crouched down as the light shot out of Tony's palm, straight over my head, and then hit the two German's out of the window.
What happened next was thoroughly obvious to what just happened; several men came bursting out of nowhere. Eliza screamed again and this time latched onto Iron Man. Tony was nice about it and placed her in the middle of him and me. As for Bucky, he was easily fighting the men which was impressive again.
After the twenty men were done with, Tony and I flew them back onto plane easily, once in the plane, Eliza and Bucky turned to us; ignoring everyone who was asking if they were okay and asked.
"Why did you two fight?" Eliza asked fiercely.
"You two have issues!" Bucky accused us at the same time. Tony and I looked at each other and laughed. This one made the two angrier.
"It was a part of the plan." I told them after our laugh.
"Yeah, as much as I hate this silly little levitator, I wouldn't fight with her on a mission." Tony agreed placing a huge iron hand on my shoulder.
"We had to distract the German's so that Tony could blast them and so we could get this." I explained as I pulled out two I.D.'s from my pocket.
"How did you get those?" Bucky asked, grabbing one.
I shrugged, "When I was freeing us from our handcuffs I levitated them out of their pockets and placed them into mine." Meanwhile, I gave the other one to Nick Fury and Steve was examining me to make sure I wasn't hurt.
"Great work, Tony and Ashley. I am proud of you both." Nick Fury interrupted us. "This is exactly what we needed. Pilot, take us home."
"Yes, sir. We are headed straight back for Stark Tower." The Pilot replied.
After we got back, I went straight to bed even though it was only five o'clock. Bruce had told me that the cut on my head would have to make me take medication and I was still getting used to it, so it made me fall asleep pretty fast and easy. I was fast asleep having happy dreams, until…
"Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear Ashley! Happy Birthday to you!" A chorus of men and women woke me up the next morning.
My eyes opened slowly as I saw all of the superheroes, Eliza, Bucky, Catherine, and Pepper. Before a breakfast in bed, table came down over me.
"It is my birthday?" I asked, not lifting my head. July 31st already?
"Yes, Ashley, come on!" Pepper replied as she pulled me upright. I groaned.
'Happy Birthday, Ash!" Steve kissed my head. "We will let you get dressed, eat, and then you come out and greet your friends and open presents. Come on guys."
All of the superheroes and Bucky wished me happy birthday and then left the room.
"Are you sure it is my birthday?" I asked. They laughed.
"Yes, Ashley it is July 31st. You are 22 today." Catherine told me, before hugging me.
"I am 22?" I asked to no-one. "Wow. When did that happen?" I asked confused.
Pepper laughed. "You are 22 but you don't look a day over 17."
"Lucky bitch." Eliza muttered.
After that, I laughed, then finished my last bite of toast, and got up and walked over to my closet to get dressed. I used my wand to easily change my pajamas into my day outfit. I wore a simple black one shoulder dress that went to my knees and I wrapped a thin navy blue belt around my waist for some color. For shoes I wore some navy blue flats to match my belt.
"Cute, I like that outfit." Catherine complemented me. Eliza nodded as well.
"I agree, very age appropriate and very stylish." Pepper told me, nodding.
"Thank you, all. You all looked pretty as well." I told them as I just realized they were all dressed in dresses and skirts. They all thanked me.
"Well, come on! Come on! Come on!" Catherine grabbed my hand and ran from the room, pulling me with her upstairs to the living room. Where I saw everyone was.
Steve stood up at our arrival, as he always did when a lady entered the room, and walked over to us grabbing my hand and pulling me over to a seat in front of a mountain of presents.
"Mine first!" Hawkeye called out handing me a present.
"Come on, guys, I don't need these presents…" I tried to protest as they all interrupted me.
"No! You deserve this!" They all whined.
I huffed and then gave up and opened the present after reading the sweet card. I gasped as I saw what the present was.
"You gave me my own bow and arrow?" I asked completely amazed. There were 'wows' all around.
"Yes, that one is like mine but it is customized for you and I will give you lessons anytime you want." Hawk replied. "It has a bomb arrow, a shocking arrow, normal arrows, and the bow has a pointer so that it is easier for you to see your target." Hawk said somewhat arrogantly.
"Wow. Thank you, Hawk." I thanked him truly grateful.
"I am so jealous right now." Thor whispered. We laughed and Hawk said 'you are welcome.'
"Ours next!" Pepper said motioning to Tony and herself. Pepper handed me another decorative box. I opened the box and then looked at her confused; it was a camera.
"I know you are confused, but Nick examined it and said that you shouldn't be able to hurt it." Pepper explained. I looked at her worriedly. "It is okay just pick it up and turn it on." Pepper said.
I nodded and picked up the camera, nothing happened. I smiled before turning it on, still nothing happened. I took a picture of the people on the couches and it was just fine.
"Nothing is happening." I told Pepper, smiling.
"Good, it is a 35mm camera so it is pretty advanced. We also heard that you loved to take pictures and 'capture the moment', so we thought you would like this." Tony answered.
"Thank you." I thanked them, truly happy. They nodded and Catherine gave me a present next.
"This is from Bucky, Eliza, and I." Catherine told me. I opened the blue covered box and saw an apron with 'Ashley' on it along with a cook book.
"We know how much you love to cook and I know you are good at it." Bucky explained. I laughed. I did love to cook and I thought I was pretty good at it.
"Thank you." I told them laughing. They laughed as well so I didn't feel guilty.
Hulk handed me his present next, I realized that it was a wand holder that could be hidden easily; to which I was truly truly thankful and grateful. Thor stood up next and gave me a present.
"Here is my present, I hope you love it." Thor told me. "It is from Nick Fury and myself."
"Thank you, Thor." I replied smiling as I opened the present and found nothing. I looked up at him confused. Thor laughed a deep godly laugh.
"You real present is downstairs, come," Thor told me as he held out an arm, "I will escort you."
After that, I glanced around at everyone and then took Thor's arm as he led us downstairs to the very bottom floor. I was getting very excited so I looked around hopefully, but saw nothing. Then, Nick Fury came around the corner in a shiny new baby blue convertible car. Nick stopped it in front of us.
"That is your present." Thor whispered motioning towards the car. I looked at Thor and back to the car several times.
"This is my present?" I asked, touching the hood of the car. Nick stepped out of the car.
"Yes, it is." He told me handing me the keys. My mouth dropped.
"But I don't know how to drive." I whispered after getting into the car and adjusting the seat to my height. Thor and Nick laughed.
"We can teach you how to drive." Thor told me, still chuckling.
"Thank you so much!" I told them, stepping up and out of the car and hugging them both, as I could feel the happy tears start to form.
"You are most welcome, Ashley. Do you like it?" Thor asked anxiously, seeing my tears.
I nodded a few tears spilling over, "I love it!" Thor whipped away my tears and laughed again.
"Turn around, Ashley." Thor told me, "I think you are going to love Cap's gifts more." He said pointing behind me.
"I doubt it." I replied turning around as I gasped again; completely and utterly amazed.
Coming towards me was Steve behind two puppies, one with a blue bow and one with a pink bow and they were both running towards me. I bent down to meet them as they both ran into my arms. I was so stunned I couldn't even speak; I just cried more happy tears.
"This boy is a German Sheppard and this little girl is an Appenzeller Mountain dog." Steve whispered, bending down before me, and petting the two puppies in my arms.
The boy dog had a brown stomach; paws, ears, chest, and the chin under eyes of his face while his back, forehead, nose, and tail were black. The girl had a black back and ears while parts of her paws were brown, parts of the tail, and face were all brown; her eyebrows were also brown. The nose, chest, paw pads, last part of her tail, and belly were white.
"They are so adorable." I whispered as they started to lick the bruises on my chin and neck.
"I am glad you like them. What are you going to name them?" Steve asked me whispering.
"I love them, Steve. The boy will be named East and the girl will be named Sadie." I decided after thinking.
"Sadie and East." Steve said. "I love those names." Steve nodded still petting the puppies.
"Thank you so much." I thanked him laughing as East was still licking my neck, Steve kissed my cheek whispering 'you're welcome' in my ear.
The others seemed not able to hold there excitement and they dashed over to the puppies. Catherine picked up Sadie and Bucky picked up East as they started to pet the puppies.
"They are just the cutest puppies ever! What are their names?" Catherine asked.
"Sadie and East." I told her.
"Those are cute names!" Pepper announced. I laughed.
After a few more minutes, I picked up the puppies and showed them my car and then gave them a full tour of the tower. They seemed to like the pool, roof, living room, and my room the most to which I was happy about.
Using magic, I made a door that lead to a grassy area, along with toys, where East and Sadie could run around and do their business in. They seemed to love it as they kept running out their doggy-door and running around in their play area. Also, the two puppies liked each other and I was excited about that.
While I was playing like a two-year old, with all of my presents and puppies, Steve simply watched me laughing at times and letting me play. I took pictures, learned the basics of driving and shooting a bow and arrow, as well as attached my new wand holder to the inside of my fighting-outfit, I also put on my apron and made a home cooked meal of spaghetti, salad, bread, and lasagna at dinner.
"Ashley, this is delicious." Hulk told me.
"I agree, truly splendid." Thor agreed. Hawk nodded along with Bucky, Eliza, and Pepper.
"Very, Very, great. Feel free to cook, whenever you want to." Tony told me and everyone nodded their agreement. I laughed at that.
"Thank you all. Of course, Tony, I love to cook so anytime you need anything." I told everyone. "Plus, I have this spiffy new apron and cook book." I winked at Bucky, Eliza, and Catherine and they laughed.
"Did you enjoy your birthday, love?" Steve whispered to me from his seat beside me.
"I did. Thank you for my gifts." I thanked him, whispering back.
"Of course, Ash." Steve told me, kissing my temple before returning to his meal and talking to Thor, Hulk, Nick, and Hawk. I rolled my eyes and started up a conversation with Pepper, Catherine, Tony, Eliza, and Bucky.
After dinner, we ended up playing cards. To which I oddly, one most of the games we played which was probably another discrete birthday present. East sat in my lap and Sadie sat in Hulk's lap as we played; 7-up, poker, and dominos.
The superheroes, Bucky, Nick, and I all played for a good few hours after the girls all quit. I won another game.
"How do you keep wining?" Bucky whined, throwing his cards down. I shrugged.
"Honestly, I thought it was a discrete birthday gift that you all were giving me. Is it not?" I asked.
"Ashley, I am not that nice and it is not even your birthday anymore." Bucky laughed pointing at the clock. Sure enough it as almost 2 o'clock in the morning. Nick Fury shot up out of his seat.
"Time to go to bed everyone!" Nick told us. "I didn't realize it was this late. Come on! We have work to do tomorrow. Happy Birthday Ashley, good night." Nick scrambled to grab all of the cards, gave me my earned money, and put up the cards.
After that, we all stretched got up, they gave me my earned money, and I paid the other winners as well and they wished me happy birthday as I thanked them and we all went to our assigned rooms. Steve followed me into my room, carrying East, as I was carrying a sleeping Sadie.
Steve placed East carefully onto my bed as he had fallen asleep as well and sat on my bed. He moved my hair out of my face and kissed me.
"Did you enjoy your birthday?" Steve asked.
"Yes, I did. Thank you." I thanked him once again as I set Sadie down by East and they snuggled together.
"Ash, you have already thanked me multiple times." Steve laughed.
"I know, but you are so sweet for dealing with me." I told him.
"Dealing with you?" Steve asked.
"Yes, I was acting like a two-year old all day and you are still here." I motioned to him as I took of my shoes and belt.
Steve chuckled, pulling me onto his lap, "Ashley, you looked so adorable playing with your toys. Of course I am still here." Steve kissed my shoulder. "I will always be here." Steve whispered so low I didn't even know if I heard it right.
I shifted in his arms and kissed him fully on the mouth, "Thank you." I thanked him once again.
Steve kicked of his shoes and laid me down on the bed with himself beside me, still kissing me. "You are so welcome, Ashley Potter."
As the kissing started to intensify, Steve pulled off his shirt and I saw the perfectly toned muscles as I stared, Steve laughed. "Like what you see?"
"So much." I whispered back, running my hands all over his chest.
Steve laughed kissing me once more before he pulled himself away from me, moving to get out of the bed. I shook my head.
"Stay." I wrapped my arms around his neck.
"Ashley." He whispered, gentlemanly.
"Steve, we don't have to do anything. Just stay." I told him, laughing and kissing him once more.
Steve nodded and joined me under the covers once again and snuggled up against me, pulling me against his body as I moved closer to his warmth. Steve kissed my hair.
"Goodnight, Happy Birthday." Steve whispered against my head.
"Thank you. Goodnight." I replied, sleep taking over as I felt Sadie and East snuggle against our legs. Soon after that, we fell asleep.
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