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I am Agent Kurt Hummel, codename Shadow.
I was given the mission to protect the son of Iron Man and Captain America.
I didn't expect to actually like Blaine, to think of him as anything except my mission.
Not that anything could ever happen between us.
After all, he's underage; I'm an agent of SHIELD.
Oh, and there's the issue of the teleporting stalker that he has.
After all that, homework should be easy, right?
Location: Home of Tony Stark and Steve Rogers
Time: One day after the first encounter with the stalker
Mission: Report on encounter without revealing current feelings for Blaine.
"He was tall, somewhere between 5'7 and 6'0. Well versed in three different fighting techniques, from what I saw. No distinguishing characteristics. Muscular, but lithe. And did I mention he can teleport?" Kurt recited to the two men as he took a sip of coffee. Steve nodded along with him at random points, seemingly memorizing the characteristics as he spoke.
"Well, that was a huge help. Really, you've outdone yourself. When I heard you were the best agent at SHIELD, I thought that meant when you encountered this individual, you would learn something that would help us identify him!" Tony snapped sarcastically, narrowing his eyes at the spy. Steve ran a hand over his husband's arm soothingly.
"Give the kid a break, Tony. From what Kurt has told us, he did everything possible with the limited information that he had," The older superhero sent a small smile at Kurt that the spy refused to reciprocate.
"I had him. But I didn't know that he was a teleporter. It was a mistake, it won't happen again, you have my word," Kurt answered briskly, putting the coffee down and standing with a wince.
"Are you injured?" Steve asked, reaching out a hand to steady the other man. Kurt shrugged bitterly.
"Never healed. You get shot ten times, it tends to stick around, even when you work for a place like SHIELD," He gingerly touched his bandaged waist, trying and failing to look nonchalant.
"Except that SHIELD has one of the most inarticulate medical labs available. They should have been able to heal you on the spot," Tony broke in, suspicion in his voice. Kurt looked at him in shock.
"What?" He demanded, wincing as he put more pressure on his injuries. Tony and Steve shared a look before turning back to the spy.
"SHIELD has the capabilities to heal any injury. Hell, they brought Agent Coulson back from the dead, basically," Tony replied, shrugging his shoulders. Kurt stared at both the men in shock.
"I've worked with SHIELD since I was 12. They have never once informed me that they have a medical bay where my injuries would be taken care of. They did not even offer the help me heal from this last incident," He spoke stiffly, anger creeping through his bones.
"SHIELD likes its secrets. You've been working there long enough; surely you've figured that out. I am sorry, we never would have asked to you take this case had we known you were going into it still injured. That put both you and our son at risk, something I will be having a conversation with Fury about," Steve looked furious at the thought of his son being at risk because of Fury's negligence.
"I can heal you, if you want, that is. Really, it's not that big of a deal, Banner was working with the nanomeds before when he had his accident and he did eventually get them to work. Well, we did, I should say. Can't like the big guy get all the credit," Tony smirked, giving Kurt a 'did you expect any different' look.
"Please, let us help. You've already done so much for Blaine, he wouldn't stop talking about you when he called the other night," Steve begged, sending Kurt a pleading look.
Kurt startled a little, shocked at the resemblance between Blaine and Steve. He agreed shakily, trying to keep his nerves under control as he followed Tony towards his lab.
"So, Blaine, he's a good looking boy isn't he? Mind you, you touch him, I'll destroy you, but the kid gets his looks from me, so I wouldn't blame you".
Location: Blaine's Room
Time: During Kurt's visit with Steve/Tony
"So, the new kid, he's interesting," David commented offhand, earning a glare from Blaine. The two were hanging out in Blaine's room with Wes, Nick, Jeff and Thad, half watching a movie.
"Where is the 'one with the most brilliant eyes'? I don't think we've heard a new anecdote about him all day," Nick teased from his spot on the loveseat where he was curled up with Jeff.
"He said he had to go home and take care of something. He was acting weird," Blaine mumbled, nibbling on a piece of popcorn.
"I do not think you should have told him about what we are capable of doing," Wes announced, jumping to his feet. David rolled his eyes at his friend.
"We've discussed this already, Wes. It's too late anyway, he knows about us, deal with it. Blaine, why did you say he was acting weird?" He inquired, pausing the movie.
"He was really short. And he was limping," Blaine frowned, playing with the bowl. A second later it exploded from the energy he was creating.
"Another one bites the dust. Seriously, Blaine, relax. Maybe he had some family issues; he did say he had to go home," Jeff pointed out before returning to giving Nick a hickey. Thad threw a pillow at him.
"Knock it off, you're not the only ones in this room. But I agree with him, Blaine, I don't think you have anything to worry about," Thad reassured the worried boy.
"Am I still to be ignored. I am telling you, we should not have told him!" Wes burst out, slamming his hand on the coffee table and breaking it in half. Blaine sighed, looking at its remains. That was the third coffee table this year so far.
*Knock Knock*
All six heads swerved to look at the door and called out "Come In" as one. The door opened, showing a nervous looking Kurt.
"Hey guys, I didn't realize everyone was here," He greeted, walking in and taking a seat by a visibly happier Blaine, who gave him a quick hug.
"We were just watching a movie," He explained, blushing as he put some space between the two.
"Well, until Wes broke the table," Jeff teased, throwing a pillow at the son of Thor, who glowered at him.
"Play nice, children," Nick said gently, smiling at Kurt, "Was everything ok at home?" Kurt looked confused for a second before agreeing quickly.
"So what does Papa Harris do?" David inquired. Kurt didn't respond for a moment, not realizing they were talking about him.
"Some boring office job, nothing to be interested in," He responded quickly once he realized everyone was waiting on him.
"And does he know about your powers?" Nick pushed, curious to know more about their new friend.
"Well, ya. I mean, when they first appeared, it was around the time of my mom's accident. So he's always known," The spy shifted uncomfortably. It was the first mission where he had ever used true facts about himself to integrate himself into the target group and he was not comfortable with it.
"So, what can you do with all those powers anyway?" Thad asked, sensing his discomfort. Kurt tensed instantly.
"A lot and nothing that is important enough that you would want to see," He snapped, narrowing his eyes at Thad. The other boy glared right back at him.
"I was just a question; I don't know why you're getting all defensive. After all, we all have powers here!" He growled, shrugging off David's concerned hand.
"Because it's none of your business what I can do!" Kurt yelled back, the tension from the last few days catching up to him.
"It was a question! God, what are you hiding that you're so scared of?" Thad yelled back. Blaine stepped between the two angry boys.
"Thad, Kurt, let's just calm down. Kurt doesn't have to share if he doesn't want to, there's no reason we should be having this fight right now," He said placating, looking at the other four for help.
"Maybe if this uncontrollable freak wouldn't demand to know about stuff that he has no right knowing about, we wouldn't be having this argument," Kurt hissed angrily, glaring at the visibly fuming boy.
"Kurt, please calm down, Thad, control yourself, please, both of you," Blaine pleaded nervously, looking at Thad who was taking on a green hue.
"Blaine, stay out of it. Thad asked an innocent question, which makes me think that there is something that Kurt is hiding from us," Wes broke in, joining the fight. Kurt turned his glare towards him.
"You don't know me. I met all of you a couple days ago. The very fact that you are here demanding answers from me…"
"No-one demanded anything from you! It was a question!" Wes interrupted Kurt mid-rant. Blaine winced as shards of his coffee table began whipping through the air. Thad knocked them aside with a roar, his clothing ripping at the seams as he slowly built more muscle.
"Enough! Thad's going to go all Hulk on us in a minute if you don't stop it!" Jeff cried out, clinging to Nick.
"Too late," Thad managed to grind out before bursting into the larger green shape. Kurt's eyes widened, backing away from the angry man.
He mentally berated himself. He was a spy; one of the best in the world, and one little question about his powers had made him lose control. It was insulting and humiliating. And now he had an angry mini-Hulk and mini-Thor to deal with.
Thad rushed at the spy with a roar while Wes summoned his hammer. David intercepted Thad, throwing him to the ground hard enough to cause the floor to shake and groan. Kurt threw up him hand, throwing Wes away from him and sliding into his mind, creating an illusion that the spy had left the room. He took a quick glance at the Asgardian's thoughts, learning of his distrust for Kurt and suspicions that Kurt was there for another reason.
And that he knew about Blaine's stalker.
Kurt was shocked out of Wes' mind at the realization, accidently dropping the illusion and being hit with the hammer in response. He swore harshly, wincing as he newly healed body was filled with pain. Wes stood over him, preparing to hit him again when Blaine shoved him out of the way, standing over Kurt's body protectively.
"Enough, Wes! We have enough problems with Thad going all green without you making things worse," He snapped, putting up a force field between them. Wes looked at Kurt, then Thad before back at Kurt again.
"We will finish this later, puny mortal," He informed Kurt before moving to help contain Thad. David was keeping Thad occupied, his strength matching the hulked-out strength that was exhibited. Jeff was luring Thad away from Kurt, phasing whenever the green man got too close.
"Are you ok?" Blaine asked, pulling Kurt from his watch. The lithe spy nodded briskly, looking up at the other boy. Blaine stood with a hand extended, patiently waiting for him to accept it. Kurt grasped it, allowing him to help him to his feet. He stumbled, his empty hand flying up and catching on Blaine's chest while Blaine's arm wrapped around his waist.
"Easy there, that was quite the hit," Blaine murmured, his lips just inches from Kurt's. The spy took a deep breath, forcing himself to back away with a small "thanks".
A groan rang out behind them, making both boys jump to attention. Thad was lying on the floor, back in his normal shape and body, hair sticking in every direction and clothing barely covering the essentials.
"Feel better?" Blaine asked sarcastically. Thad weakly glared at him.
"Wasn't my fault," He whined, leaning against the wall. Nick snorted.
"It was half your fault. Well, partially yours, partially Kurt's and partially Wes'. If you would stop fighting, none of this would happen," the aims man informed them.
"We should be working as a team. There is no-one else in the world like us. Instead of getting defensive about our powers, we should learn to use them together," Blaine rallied, pulling Kurt towards the ground. Kurt laughed at that.
"Learn to use them? Let me explain, there's a reason that I don't use mine unless I have to. There's a reason that I will never learn to use them with any of you. The only one that I would be willing to work with would be Blaine, and that is because he is the only one that has been completely honest with me since I arrived here," Kurt snapped, glaring at the other five.
"Kurt, I don't understand. Why don't you trust us?" Jeff whispered. Kurt tilted his head to the side before delving into Jeff's head, then Nick's, Thad's, and finally David's. He returned back and looked at the group as a whole.
"When were you going to tell me about this stalker of Blaine's?"
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In the next Chapter: An agent from Kurt's past gets sent to Dalton to check up on Kurt, Kurt joins the Warblers and connects with the other supers finally, Blaine and Kurt grow closer, and the stalker makes his next move.