I Will Follow You Into The Dark~ On Hold

Chapter 13

Lilja stood in the elevator of a building that she helped build, a fact that was unknown to many. Standing next to her was a still sheepish Fury, who was angry at being shown up by someone who wasn't trained. Well, that was what he thought, Lilja had been trained for longer than he had even been alive for. On the drive over Fury had told her everything she needed to know, and unknowingly everything that he thought she didn't need.

She winked at Pepper who stood next to the receptionist, internally laughing when the redhead gaped at her before they disappeared into the elevator. She found herself wondering what Tony was going to say when he saw her, he had been trying to find her since the Battle of New York. She guessed that one of his teammates, that she had helped, told Tony what she looked like; and he must have known it was her who had helped. Even though they were at the end of the hall, Lilja could hear as the team of misfit fighters argued on what to do with the Healer as they were calling her. The comment of wanting a Harry Potter style witch on the team made her laugh out loud, startling Fury as he walked forward. The team was so busy arguing among themselves that Lilja and Fury had been able to sneak in without being noticed. Being this close, Lilja took her time taking note of those there.

She watched as the tall blonde man she knew to be Steve Rogers - a man out of time, paced the room. You could take a man out of the time, but you could never take the time out of the man. He still dressed as one would have back then, except for the jeans and jacket; in Lilja's opinion they were a nice addition and made him look very twenty-first century. His muscles didn't leave anything to the imagination, they were the same as someone she knew from her past. The next person her eyes fell upon was the archer who had made the Potter comment. His blondish-brown hair was spiked in a look that reminded her of someone rebelling in the military. He wore his hero uniform; purple really did seem to be his colour. Her eyes did however pick up the small devices behind each of his ears; huh hearing aids. There was no doubt that he was Clint Barton, Hawkeye. The next person was a woman Lilja had protected during the battle that sieged the town. Her red hair was longer than it had been back then; not by much though. She still wore the same catsuit, just styled differently, without taking away her curves. All in all, Natasha Romanoff, was a very beautiful woman however was a seductive at heart, just like her codename would suggest. Black Widow.

On the other side of the room was a man in a lab coat. Lilja hadn't had the chance of meeting the famous Doctor Banner before. She had however met the Hulk and he had been very kind to her, going as far to say that she was pretty. She had almost swooned at the cute teenage attitude of the colossal beast. Looking at Banner you wouldn't have believed that he was the one who had destroyed the Harlem, but you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. Next to Bruce was a man that she had never seen before. If her information from Fury was correct, then the man was Sam Wilson; the Falcon, a retired veteran. He had been a PJ, one that had his own parachuting wings, hence the name 'The Falcon'. He had apparently helped Steve with Hydra and was now helping the captain try and find his friend who had apparently survived one of the worst deaths imaginable. Falling off a train, so wasn't the way to go.

Sitting at the table with an annoyed expression was a young woman. Younger than the Black Widow. Not meaning to, Lilja heard the woman's thoughts and wished that she could punch the smirk off the woman's face. "Huh like this Healer is better than me. I am the strongest there is." Lilja already didn't like the woman so was quick to ignore her. Watching the woman was an android! Really Tony didn't you learn your mistake with Ultron, she thought to herself; but then again, from what the reports said and what she had seen herself, Vision had proved himself time and time again, and was a great addition.

Lilja hadn't however seen the speedster. She wondered how he was. She hadn't meant to be in Sokovia. She had felt her friend's panic and found Freyja in the middle of a floating city. Yep, a floating city, because that happens all the time! Helping her friend rescue and heal as many people as they could; Lilja watched as Clint, she later found out, ran to protect a child- but so had another. The young man with silver hair took the bullets and saved both the man and the child. Cloaking herself, she teleported to his side and healed him, surprising him and the others who were sure he was dead. She and Freyja left moments later, arriving back at their house in the forest.