"The Secret Guardian"

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During the last few weeks, Jace had taken to following Davey around, watching over her from the shadows as she visited her father to speak with him about the company.

Jace hadn't returned to his handlers in a while because he was beginning to remember things about his life and it allowed him to see that the things the people made him do were wrong.

They made him think they were doing things for the good of humanity, but he was actually committing acts of evil in their name.

He had checked himself over to make sure he didn't have any tracking devices on him and swiped some clothing from shops to help blend in when he walked through a crowd.

Mostly, he took of residence at Davey's house since it seemed to be well hidden and no one came to visit it.

During his time staying at the house, he looked over the notes of all the work Davey was doing and saw that she was creating prosthetics for soldiers who had lost their limbs and had even decided on an idea to build a few new orphanages and hospitals to help people.

The girl was turning her father's company that once created weapons into some type of charity that was meant to help people.

While he followed the girl around New York, he noticed that there were some people who were watching her.

One of them was man who seemed to enjoy being up in high places and was easily able to track her that way.

The second person was a redheaded woman that Jace swore he recognized from somewhere, but he shook the thought away and focused on making sure the people weren't going to hurt Davey.

One day, Jace had just arrived at the house and walked inside to find Davey just getting out of the shower.

"We need to talk." He announced.

Yelping at his sudden appearance, Davey clung to the towel wrapped around her body and sent the man a glare.

"Does it have to be right now?" She asked looking very annoyed.

"Yes. It's important. Do you know how to fight?" He asked her.

"Well, a little bit." Davey said.

Turning around, she made her way into her bedroom and started searching for some clothing to wear and Jace followed after her, but turned around to give her some privacy.

"My godfather taught me some self defense moves when I was a kid, but I don't have any other training. Why do you ask?" Davey asked.

She pulled out her underwear, a pair of jeans and a purple spaghetti strapped top which she then changed into.

"Because I saw some people spying on you while you were in town." Jace revealed.

Blinking at this, Davey thought back to the time when Coulson told her he would be having some of his agents from SHIELD watching over her.

One was known as Hawkeye, who was also keeping a close watch over Stane, and the second agent was called the Black Widow.

Coulson probably knew that Davey was going to hack into SHIELD's files to find out who the duo were so she would recognize them if they crossed paths on the street.

She also made it well known that she wanted the two agents to stay far away from her private house since she didn't want anyone else to start following them to her home.

It would ruin her privacy and would also expose Jace which made her worry since she was sure he had been trying to hide from someone for the last few weeks.

"Let me guess. One was a redhead and the other was guy who always perches on buildings like a bird." Davey commented.

"You've noticed them?" Jace questioned.

"No, but I was told that I was going to have some people following me around. They're supposed to be my new bodyguards, I guess. Trying to make sure I don't get abducted like my dad was." Davey shrugged.

Once he was certain the girl was dressed, Jace turned around to see Davey was now hooking the Soul Stone around her neck.

"I see." Jace said.

He felt jealous over the fact that some other people were watching over Davey, but he knew for certain that he was the only one who had any contact with her.

In fact, from the look of annoyance on the girl's face, he could tell that she didn't like being watched over by the two people.

"Anyway, I think it's time you learn how to fight properly. I'm going to be training you. After you finish up whatever work you have to do with your father, we'll get started. You need to know how to fight off anyone who tries to attack you." Jace told her.

Giving the man a curious expression, Davey then brushed her damp hair out of her face.

"This sounds like something my dad would say. But it is something I need to learn how to do. So, when does training start?" Davey asked.

Smirking in satisfaction that the girl saw his reasoning behind the idea, Jace then walked forward and scooped the girl up, slinging her over his shoulder.

"Whoa, Jace!" She cried out in surprise.

"We're starting now. The sooner you learn how to fight, the better." He stated.

Groaning in annoyance, Davey tried to push herself up, but it was difficult with how she was being held.

"First lesson. If someone ever grabs you and puts you in a hold like this, you grab onto their belt, pull on it and throw yours heels towards the back of your head. It should throw your captor off balance, and if they let go of you, then you keep the grip of their pants and flip yourself over so you'll land on your feet." Jace explained.

"Uh huh. But what happens if someone holds me like this and they have my legs tied up?" Davey asked as she turned her head to look back at him.

"Plank. You'll end up end up vertical with your hip facing his ear. Then, you can use your hands to do some damage. Poke your captor in the eye or something." Jace said.

"How do you know so much about this stuff?" Davey questioned.

Jace was silent at that as he carried the girl out into the backyard, deciding to start training her on the grass and somewhere where they would have plenty of room to move.

He would teach her how to fight in tight, uncomfortable places later on when he felt she was ready.

"I'll tell you later. For now, let's get started." Jace said as he flipped Davey onto her feet in front of him.

Staring up at the man in front of her, Davey thought back to the day when Rhodey first taught her some self defense moves, but knew that this was going to be far different and harder for her to learn.

"All right. So, what do we do first?" She asked.

To be continued...