Irene huffed as she hopped off of Steve's motorcycle, "This was really fun"
"I really enjoyed your company tonight" Steve said to her, making her body heat rise up to the point that she didn't feel cold in the New York night.
Irene blushed as she put a strand of hair behind her ear, trying her best to keep her composure. She felt a hand on hers and looked down to see Steve's hand caressing hers. Steve leaned in slowly and kissed her cheek slowly yet again. He lingered there as he took in the smell of sweet pumpkin from her perfume, before pulling away.
"Good night. I'll see you on Monday" Irene quickly said, "Next time, call me when you want to hang out"
"Where have you been!" came a loud voice the second Irene opened the apartment door.
Irene looked up to see her sister with her hands on her hips, "I'm not nine years old anymore"
"I've been calling you non-stop" Maria ignored Irene's comment.
"So I've noticed" Irene dangled her iPhone up from her pocket.
Maria rolled her eyes as Irene made her way over to the kitchen. She sighed as she opened up the refrigerator to see the pasta that they ate the night before. Irene ignored her sister's glares as she walked over to the microwave and started to warm it up. It was then that Maria gave a questionable look over to the huge stuffed white owl sitting on her counter.
"Where did you get that?"
"Hogwarts"
"Can you please be serious with me?"
"Alright, I got it at the Fair a couple of miles out"
"The Fair?" Maria questioned, "With whom?"
"Oh, you know… Steve Rogers"
"Captain America?" Maria gawked.
"I call him by Steve"
The microwave beeped, making Irene skip over to the machine and take out her pasta. Her mouth watered as she took a fork and dived into the tasty and creamy dish.
"So why didn't you call me back?"
"Because I wanted to have fun every once in a while"
Irene walked over to the table and sat down as Maria stood there, star struck. She took in a slow breath as she turned around and slowly joined her middle sister at the table. Irene was so starving from dancing, laughing, and eating junk food that she didn't realize her sister's expression. Maria turned to her sister and tried to analyze her like as if she was a fugitive.
"If I call Captain America, would he vouch for you, Ren?" Maria said suddenly.
"Vouch?"
"I need confirmation to see if your evening with him really is true as you described"
"What for?" Irene asked slowly.
"There was an incident at the building"
Irene stopped eating and looked up to her sister who was staring her down, looking for clues in her expression. Irene swallowed the contents in her mouth and wiped it with her napkin before clearing her throat.
"That's why you left so quickly. What happened?" Irene asked.
"Someone hacked into the system"
"Wow! And I'm guessing Nick Fury thinks it was me, right?" Irene mocked.
Maria was about to defend her boss but remembered how it was her sister's name that came out first upon anything else. But then again, she didn't know as of this point who to rely on for the truth.
"You're file and a few others were left missing from the system"
"It doesn't mean that it's me, Maria"
"Ren, the Mutant Mob files were destroyed and it took us four hours to reboot the system after it mysteriously crashed"
Irene dropped her fork and leaned back in her chair as a sick feeling went through her as she heard the Mutant Mob's name again. She scoffed, shook her head, and rolled her eyes.
"I haven't talked to them since you arrested me"
"Then why did they take your file?"
"I don't know!"
"Now is not the time, Ren! Why would they take your file if you are not in their league?" Maria asked.
"Maybe to frame me"
"Or they probably still think you are straight with them"
"Why would I? I stopped talking to them ever since I found out your true identity. Happy?" Irene spat out.
"Fury won't believe that, Ren"
Irene let out an exasperated sigh as she felt a headache coming on. Since when did Fury ever believe in anything that she's said to him?
"But he'll believe in Steve" Irene said slowly.
"I'm not so sure, Ren" Maria shook her head.
Irene sighed one last time as she looked down to her plate of food, suddenly not hungry anymore. She got up and cleaned it off as Maria sat frozen, guilt driving through her at what she just said. Irene grabbed the owl and placed it under her arm as she walked off over to her room. When she closed the door, the lights flickered as if trying to gain control, making Maria glance up at them before she too retreated over to her room.