She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak
I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks
I've been drawn into your magnet tar-pit trap trap
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black
-Heart Shaped Box, Nirvana

Two Weeks Later

07:15

The Avengers Tower –New York City

"Miss Dixon, your presence is required in the kitchen for breakfast," Jarvis announced to a sleeping Ellie. She hardly even heard the announcement. Her arms hugged her pillow as she lay on her stomach with her backside slightly in the air. Her duvet was only half-covering her body.

"Miss Dixon," Jarvis called out. Slowly, she woke up, but just to hear what he had to say before going back to sleep. "Miss Dixon, Mr. Barton would like to know whether you're awake or not. He also mentioned something about water and a bucket."

Opening one eye immediately, her mind replayed the last part of the message. She knew exactly what Clint meant by water and a bucket and the last thing she wanted was to have to start the day soaking wet.

"Ma'am, need I remind you that your presence is required in the kitchen for breakfast?" Jarvis asked, much to Ellie's annoyance. "Mr. Barton has a message for you, Miss Dixon. Would you like me to play the file?"

She lifted her head and scratched her eyes. "Yeah, sure," she yawned and sat up.

"Elizabeth Dixon," Clint's patronizing voice filled her room, "You have five minutes to wake up and come up to breakfast. Stark even gave me permission to pour a bucket of ice water over your head if I have to. Get your ass up here before I eat everything."

Ellie sighed and kicked her duvet off. Standing up, she made her way to the shower before slipping into a pair of grey sweatpants and a skin-tight black AC/DC t-shirt. She put her wet, brown hair down and threw on her old pair of Converse.

"Jarvis," she called out, leaving her room, "give Clint a message for me?"

"Of course, ma'am."

She bit her lip as she pressed the up button for the elevator. "Tell him that me and my sweet ass are on the way and that he needs to calm his tits," she said in the most teasing voice she could. The elevator ride was fast and before she knew it, she was waltzing through the living room toward the kitchen. She could even hear Jarvis repeating her message to Hawkeye. "Good morning," she greeted everybody. They all stopped eating to acknowledge her.

"Nice shirt," Tony said, nodding his head, "You have good taste in music."

She smiled and helped herself to breakfast. "Thanks. I could say the same about you."

"Damn it!" Clint hissed, "I was so looking forward to getting you soaked."

Ellie rolled her eyes as she sat down next to Steve. At first, the atmosphere was quiet as everybody enjoyed breakfast. The only noise was the sound of Clint's loud, obnoxious chewing. It was quickly dealt with by Natasha.

"Eat like a normal human being or I'll shove the food right down your throat," she warned him, frowning. That sparked up conversation between Nat and Pepper.

Pepper nudged Tony with her elbow and sighed. "He does the exact same thing!" she complained, looking at Natasha and shaking her head.

"Men," Nat agreed, shaking her head too. Clint and Tony exchanged cocky grins of guilt while Steve, Thor and Bruce just sort of shrugged at each other. Ellie wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and just kept quiet.

"In our defense," Stark started, taking a sip of his orange juice, "we're just appreciating the food."

Clint chuckled in agreement. "Isn't that like one of the Ten Commandment?" he asked, snickering. That seemed to make the rest of them laugh, too.

Ellie shook her head and swallowed the piece of bacon that was in her mouth. "No," she giggled, "Not even close."

Barton shrugged and shoved more food into his mouth. After an hour, he and Thor were the only ones still eating. Bruce had left a while ago to work in his lab and Pepper had left to attend some meeting on behalf of Tony, who opted to join Bruce in the lab. Natasha went on some kind mission for S.H.I.E.L.D, Steve and Ellie were in one of the training rooms.

"You know, a lot of girls would kill just for a couple of minutes with the Captain," she teased, raising her two fists to start.

"Alright. Let's just stay focused," Steve scoffed, with a small smile, patting the back of his arm to show her where to aim.

She took a deep breath and waited for his signal. His head nodded once and she took a step back before sending her fist to meet Steve's arm.

"SHIT!" she hissed, shaking her fist in pain, "what are you made out of?! Steel?!" she grunted, rubbing her knuckles. "Jesus Christ!" she gasped. Steve chuckled, but didn't stop there. He hooked his foot around her ankle and yanked her hard. She immediately hit the ground, landing on her behind.

"Never let your guard down," he said, holding his hand out to help her up.

She accepted his gesture and as soon as she had a firm grip on his hand, she jumped up and twisted his arm behind his back. He quickly untangled himself and pushed her back, giving her enough time to prepare the perfect upper-kick. Her foot met the palm of his hand as he caught it and threw her leg to the side. She managed to regain her balance by doing a flip and landing on her feet.

Ellie took a few steps back and Steve watched to see what her next move was going to be. She started running towards him and he positioned himself to deal with whatever it was she was planning on doing. However, much to his surprise, just before she reached him, she went down on her back and slid right underneath his legs to behind him.

As he spun around, his stomach was met by her knee before her foot and he stumbled back. As he tried to get his head clear, she sprinted toward him again and quickly placed her hands on his shoulders and hurled herself into the air. She was basically doing a handstand on his shoulders. As she flew behind him, she kicked his knees in and he instantly went down.

As she went back to him to make another move, Steve turned around swiftly and looped his arms around her waist, tackling her to the ground. She squirmed her way out of his strong grip and pushed him off her and pinned him down. She held his hands down and sat on his torso, grinning down at him in a very triumphant way.

"I win," she sighed.

The Captain smiled back at her and for a second, he just let her enjoy the glory of winning. When she had her guard down at her most vulnerable moment, he was able to break free from her clasp and push her off. She flipped her body back up so that she was standing and by the time she was up, so was he. She balled her hands into tight fists and threw them at him, but he blocked them all. They kept on moving further toward the wall and when they reached it, she ran right up it, did a back flip and lopped her legs around his neck, swinging his entire body around until he was on the ground again.

Before he got up, she pressed her foot on his chest and held out her fists. "I told you…I win."

He lifted his head and smiled. "Honestly, I didn't expect that from you," he said and help up his hands in surrender. She removed her foot and waited for him to stand up.

"I was a S.H.I.E.L.D agent, remember?" she reminded him as they walked to the rack of towels and water bottles.

Steve wiped his face with one of the fluffy, blue towels. "How are your powers coming along?"

She sighed and sat down on the bench. "I don't know. It's complicated. Before I go to bed, I always try to move something. I kind of moved my phone last night for a couple of seconds…"

"That's good. Why didn't you tell any of us?" he asked, taking another sip of water.

Ellie shrugged. She didn't want to get their hopes up too high. She wanted to make sure that she could actually do it before telling them. After a few seconds of awkward silence, she cleared her throat and slung her towel around her neck. "Well," she huffed, "is that all for today?"

"Yeah. I just wanted to see your fighting style."

"Okay. So what now? What are your plans?"

He took a deep breath and thought about it. He had so many things on his list. He wanted to listen to more bands, watch more movies and even read some books. Of course, he wanted some recommendations from somebody he trusted. He asked Clint, but of course, the information he supplied was unreliable.

"Tell me about this AC/DC," he said, looking at her shirt.

She scrunched up her face and pondered. "Well, it's a band. A really really incredibly talented group of people," she started and thought about how badly she had always wanted to see them live. All of a sudden, her face lit up. "I bet Tony has piles of AC/DC stuff like records, concerts and stuff. We should totally watch them and just listen."

He laughed at how excited she got. It was just music, after all. She stood up and wiped her face. "C'mon, let's go!" she urged him eagerly. He stood up and just watched how the enthusiasm just completely possessed her.

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'twas just a little filler chapter.

What do you think? Also, around which chapter do you think Steve and Ellie should get together? I don't want to rush things, but I also don't want to take forever, you know?

I'm really looking forward to their romance :D

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