Chapter Six

Hermione had a wonderful time out shopping with Tasha, she finally felt like a real woman when she was shopping. Mainly because she wasn't being made to go to the Quidditch shops or other sports stores once Ron got the hang of football (soccer over there).

By the time they made it back to the Penthouse, she had spent around five hundred American dollars and that included her new phone. She had twenty different bra and panty sets all in different colors, ten pairs of shoes including four pairs of heels and two pair of sexy boots. Her actual clothes would have made Lavender jealous had she lived to see them, she actually bought two new workout outfits for her morning workouts with or without Tasha and Clint.

It was Tony's driver Happy who had asked if she had bought the entire mall out, she said that she never really paid this much attention to her wardrobe in school, so she was making up for lost time. When she and Tasha reached her and Clint's floor, Clint was just coming out of his room and man did he look hot.

He must have been on his way out for a mission because he was wearing skin tight leather that made her want to drool. He was hot no matter what he was wearing but this was something and see couldn't keep her eyes off of him. It was Tasha who nudge her out of her staring state,

"Um sorry didn't mean to keep you Clint, I will see you later Tasha and thanks for the shopping trip. It was nice to be able to act like a girl instead of a walking brain for once, I now understand why Lavender said you have to have one in every color. But I still don't know who's going to see me in my black lace knickers, I mean Ronald lost that chance when he cheated on me with some American Slag." She said as she purposely mentioned the black lace knickers that Tasha had insisted she get.

She could tell by the look on his face he was trying to figure out who told her that he had a thing for black lace on women and then he remembered that his partner Natasha knew everything there was to know about him. He would have to have words with her about what she was trying to do, but at the moment he was needed for an assignment in Prague.

"If you would like we can begin your training in a few days when I return from my mission. If you're anxious to get started I know Steve wouldn't mind working with you in some of the training. He can help you with the boxing aspects of the training if you wish." Clint said.

"That's okay Agent Hill is supposed to bring my information so I can become a student at NYU, I really want to get started on learning Humanities, Arts and Writing classes; I want to become a famous writer and I was told that those classes can help. Besides I can wait a few days, hell I might see if Steve wants to go with me as a friend to this Jazz club I heard about. I have this killer black dress and heels to match, and they would be perfect for that club." She said as she headed into her rooms.

After she shut the door, she could still hear Tasha and Clint talking; "Are you trying to kill me Nat, I mean you know I prefer the color black but to put it on a woman like her is pure torture. Just look at her, she could have any guy in this place, hell this city and she is wasting that by going out with Steve. Don't get me wrong, he is a safe bet, but I wouldn't put it pass some guy to try and hit on her when he is not around." Clint said.

"Don't worry Clint, besides she told me something today; she said that she has never been swept off her feet or had a weak in the knees kiss. Ron never treated her with respect, hell if he had then everything she bought today would be for him and not for some new guy. Besides, she needs to be treated like a lady and not some walking, talking brain; yes, she is really smart, like Bruce smart but she doesn't need to be treated like it.

"She told me that in school she wound up doing all his homework while she was trying to do hers. Now why don't you go ahead and go on your mission and leave me to deal with our resident witch. After all I am the one to convince her to buy the outfits, she was going to buy some frumpy outfits that hid her figure." Tasha said as she pushed him towards the elevator.

Once she knew that they had left, she called Ginny "Am I doing the right thing by staying here and working with this team?" she asked as soon as Ginny answered.

"Of course, you are, you have wanted to work with that team since the first day Director Fury asked you after graduation. But you thought you and Ron were going to get married and be happy together, it's been ten years, and you still haven't had mind blowing kisses or sex. From what I been hearing my brother is not all that great in bed and you need a man who will sweep you off your feet and shower you with kisses all the while making your knees go weak. I love you like a sister I never had, and I am telling you to forget about that git of a brother I have and live it up. Go out and find your Mr. Right and have your knee weakening kiss, go to school and write about your life as a witch. I want you to enjoy life, then and only then when you found the right one who makes every bit of you tingle with just one touch marry the guy." Ginny said.

Hermione knew she was right as usual; she was going to have a complete make over. She already started with the clothes, now it was time to do something with her bushy hair; after hanging up with Ginny she went to go find Tasha.

She found her still with Clint, "Hey Tasha, I was wondering if you knew of a Salon I could go to? I want to get rid of this bushy hair and get some long overdue highlights, I never got the chance because Ron said it was a waste of time and money. But his sister is right, if I am going to have a new life here with you guys I might as well have new look to go with it." She said not realizing she was really close to Clint.

"Your friend is very wise, what did you have in mind?" Tasha asked.

"First of all, I want to be called Mia, it's short and sweet kind of like me; second I want my hair straightened with golden blonde highlights. I just need a change; after all these years I am finally free to be who I want to be without fear of being told I look stupid. I think I will go see if Tony will let me borrow his driver again and go to West So Ho for my hair." Mia said.

Tasha laughed little did she know that she was stepping closer and closer to hooking Clint in. She could see that Clint was thinking hard about what she would look like with straight hair with golden highlights. He even tactfully watched her walk away like he had just earlier that morning, after everyone but Bruce caught her morning workout.

Without giving her another thought Clint left before he did something they both might regret. He wasn't one for relationships considering he never knew when he would be called out on a mission and Hermione excuse him Mia had just gotten out a ten-year relationship with a guy who couldn't see that she was really good looking.

By the time Mia was ready to head out to West So Ho, she had changed into a pair of skinny jeans that hugged her figure and a backless top which was sliver in color. She was wearing a pair of strappy heels to complete the look, she looked more like a supermodel then a walking brain and to be honest she loved it. This time instead of Tasha going with her it was Steve, he wanted to show her around New York starting with Brooklyn.

The rest of the day he asked her questions about her life as a Witch and what her parents thought of moving so far away from them. She told him that her parents died a few months after she wiped their memories of her, she told him that they died in a car crash in Australia, and she just left their bodies there.

She asked him how he was liking the 21st Century and all the changes in the world. They just talked for hours on end and actually had a nice time, she even laughed at him when one of the stylist's started flirting with him after she found out that they weren't dating. That was the highlight of her afternoon to see Steve flustered when she gave him her number and told him to call her, it was totally different then it had been back in his day. A girl didn't just give a guy her number, she waited until he made the first move; he had a lot to learn about girls in this time and she was going to enjoy helping him with it.

She came to like Steve as a shy older brother and actually had someone to talk to about being a fish out water so to speak. She had been in the magical world since she was 11 and here she was living in New York with a team of Super Heroes.

If someone would have told her that a week ago, she would have sent them to St. Mungo's to get their head checked out. But here she was having fun with Captain America as if it was just a regular thing. She told him of her life as a Witch and how she practically saved Ron's arse so many times she stopped counting, she told him how Ron's mother was pushing for them to get married and start having kids.

She told him how Ron excepted her to stay home and raise his brood while he went out every night and lived it up as an international Quidditch star, she even told him what Quidditch was. He told her to give him American baseball any day and she ever agreed on it, hell she wished that the Dodger's had stayed in Brooklyn and not moved to Los Angeles. She told me that her father was a big American baseball fan and she had watched with him for as long as she could remember.

She told him that anytime he wanted to catch a game to let her know and if she wasn't busy studying she would gladly go with him. She would even buy the hot dogs and yell at the bad calls the umpires would make, Steve just laughed.

She knew that she had just made a friend for life in Steve Rogers, she just hoped that the others were this easy to get along with. Hell, she hoped she would be able to find that guy Ginny was telling her she needed to find.