Chapter Twenty- three : Briefings, Threats and crushes
Darcy curled next to Steve on his couch wrapped in a red, white and blue throw. She figured who ever decorated Steve's apartment loved the american flag because it was everywhere. Steve on the other hand preferred sunny yellow and the occasional cow print. They were watching home fries, one of Darcy's all time favorite movies. Pollo as her flamingo turned to out to be named was eyeing a bowl of goldfish crackers. Ignoring the bucket of brine shrimp Steve had found him.
" Don't even think about it chick." Darcy warned which earned her a scoffing look, Jarvis broke through their mental battle.
" Captain , Miss Darcy, Agent Coulson and the rest of the Avengers are waiting for the after battle briefing." Darcy blinked up at the ceiling.
" What? Me too jay?" she asked bewildered why would they need her at a meeting?
" Yes Miss Darcy you too." she looked down at her self due to Pollo's rubber duck escapade she had changed into a pair of Steve's shorts and a shield t shirt. Oh well, she got up snatching the bowl of goldfish from a munching Pollo. Honestly there was something wrong with this bird. But hey it was like the mad hatter in Alice said were all crazy here. Still holding the bowl of goldfishes and following Steve bare footed to the elevator,She grabbed his hand and earned a soft smile. She could tell he was slowly going back into his captain work mode, he was still in his captain america get up but it was slightly damp cause of pollo. Once they exited the elevator she noticed every avenger was sitting at a round table. Agent Coulson was standing at the head of the table eyeing her oddly. she figured she looked like she had just had her brain boinked out.
" Captain, Miss. Lewis thank you for finally joining us." Son of Coul said sounding like a super strict school marm.
" Sure man in black, but why am i here?" she asked.
" You were mixed up in the battle as well, Plus you have knowledge of Thor and the Captain." He spat out the Captain part like it tasted bad, that was weird Thor told her man in black had a thing for Steve. She wondered what the hell pissed him off probably because it was her who was after his Captain. Darcy knew she wasn't the best influence in the world granted she wasn't the worst. He gestured for her to sit between Thor and a curly haired man with glasses. She decided to just agree with him and go over to sit next to Thor. Pollo following her close behind trying to knock the bowl of goldfish from her hand.
" Chill I'll give it to you in a sec." She said as she plonked into the chair and he scrambled into her lap and began to scarf down the crackers. Thor laughed and the curly haired man smiled at her taking a good long look at her ridiculous bird.
" Is that a real flamingo?" he asked with a wider smile, she nodded.
" Yeah, Pollo." as she said the birds name he looked up at her still crunching, curly laughed again and reached over and began to scratch pollo above his wing. he turned his head sharply like he was going to go after curly's hand. Darcy was about to pull pollo back when the bird froze she could swear that his eyes glazed over.
"I'm Darcy." she said putting out her hand, he took it and gave her a firm handshake.
"Bruce." all of a sudden pollo went bat shit and began to squawk and peck at her hand then flung himself at Bruce. For one horrible moment she thought he was going to attack him nope instead he cuddled into Bruce and began to make this odd trilling coo.
" I think someone has a crush." she mumble as Bruce who looked uncomfortable gently patted Pollo. uncontrollable laughter and the clicking of a camera brought Darcy's attention to a curly go-teed man with brown eyes. Bruce sighed and gave the man a rather dirty look
"Shut up Tony." he said,Tony? was this the Tony Steve spent the day with? He leaned around pollo and Bruce and gave her an almost Cheshire cat grin.
" Hi Mrs. Rogers i'm Tony Stark i'd like to thank you on the behalf of America for popping Captain Americas cherry." Steve turned red and Darcy gave stark a look over and chucked a handful of goldfish at him.
" Nice to meet you Stark lets get something clear I'll tase you in the balls if you keep making cherry jokes dont think I wont or can't just ask Thor on his experience at the end of my taser." Tony raised and eyebrow at her she didn't like the smile he was wearing
" Game on" he said with a cackle that would have made the wicked which of the west proud as punch.
" Tony" Steve growled out but it was Coulson who ended the debate
" We have a briefing to get to stark, Darcy" he said sharply.
Darcy sat through the briefing trying to listen to the droning of Coulson, and Agent Hill. At some point she started tipping her chair back slightly as she ruffled and unruffled pollo's feathers . Next thing she knew her chair tipped back and she went down with a crash and a cloud of pink feathers.
" Darcy!" she heard Steve, Bucky , Thor and Coulson call out as she tried to sit up. Thor heaved her up laughing
"Your suppose to sit in the chair my lady." she rolled her eyes and tried to ignore the blush spreading on her cheeks, real smooth Drace she thought.
" Not my fault meetings make me hella sleepy." she scooped up pollo checking for more injuries, she'd need to put a cone on this guy if he ended up with anymore scratches. Coulson put his hand on her back and lead her towards the door of the conference room then reached into his suit breast pocket and held out something small and rainbow rhinestone covered. She immediately recognized it as her long lost and stolen i-pod, she felt her eyes widen a little he had it all along.
" Oh my sweet baby Thor, you little i-pod thief." she snatched her i-pod back then all but tackled him having to go on bear toes to give him a better bone cracking hug.
" I should be angry as sin at you but I think I'll forgive you this once." she gave his cheek a pinch and little slap before she dropped back down from her bare pink glittered polish toes.
" Go ahead and go to the break room I have a box of fudge pudding cups in the fridge. I'll talk to you about the battle latter Darcy." he said squeezing her shoulder in a very none Coulson way. Something was up but she didn't know what, so she just nodded and slapped Coulson on the shoulder and skipped out of the conference room. She found the break room easy enough and found the pudding and a squishy red couch for her and pollo to lay on and cuddled down and plugged herself into to her returned i-pod. She noticed agent slick had put more music on her i-pod, jazz and happy piano music.
" Darcy." she heard faintly and felt a hand on the top of her head she rolled her eyes up and smiled at Coulson.
" Hey man in black." she said with a grin as she pulled her self up into a sitting position and he sat next to her give pollo a scratch to the head.
"Call me Phil, Darcy." he was giving her permission to use his first name weird.
" I heard you came to visit Thor, can I ask you how you meet the captain." he asked
" Yeah he's my sisters husbands best friend " she said on a shrug. Phil leaned in and took her hand gently
" He treats you well ?" He asked softly, she looked him in the eye and felt like someone bashed her in the head with a rock. she had to be tripping or was that true care and concern in those baby blues. no there was no way the man stole her i-pod for almost three years.
"Yes, he's a gentleman." Phil squeezed her hand then let go and gave a sure nod
" Good I'd hate to have to shoot my boyhood hero for hurting someone I care about." what? she thought was she hearing things? but man in black had gone back to agent mode as he handed her a manila folder.
" I have a job for you Darcy would you like to be the primary agent caring for the avengers until I can find a proper handler I'm trying to ware hill down." Darcy couldn't help but laugh at Phil.
"Fuck Phil you've meet me I live off Slurpee's and pop-tarts, i carry a taser and have a baby can of mace in my bra, dose any of that scream Handler?" she said thinking that Phil had been kicked in the head one too many times.
" I know you'll do well Darcy." he said gently and all she could do is snort at him.
" You are crazy man in black, let me think about it kay. oh I ate like two of your puddings." he laughed and ruffled her curls playfully as she batted his hand away.
" Of course call me if you change your mind, or need anything Darcy i'm serious anything at all. Oh and I bought those puddings for you fudge is your favorite" he handed her thin black card. kissed her forehead and disappeared leaving Darcy gaping after him.
" What the french toast?" she asked pollo and Jarvis interrupted her thoughts with a delicate cough.
" Miss Darcy your sister is on the telephone and she is not pleased with you." Darcy rolled her eyes what now?
Hey Guys and Dolls, this was long one and aren't pollo and Bruce super cute? I hope you enjoyed this it was so fun to write. Next time Darcy and Steve go to Beth and Sam's rehearsal dinner, late. and Bruce baby sits pollo! Thank you all for the reviews they make me so happy and help urge me to write more love you all so much- love dizzy
