Irrational

Chapter 2 - The Initial Reaction

After a 20-minute ride in silence, you arrive at the compound.

As you are exiting the quinjet you hear “I’ve never seen her so quiet, is she okay?”

You stop still in your tracks and promptly turn to face Tony and Clint, as Pietro speeds away before you can say anything.

“Coward” Tony shouts.

“If you have any concerns about me Tony, ask me. Don’t debate them amongst yourselves, I have my own voice, which I am very capable of using. Thank you… VERY much”. You turn back round and proudly strut towards the compound.

“I think the wizard ticked her off” Tony states sarcastically.

“You don’t say, didn’t catch onto that” Clint replies, leaning away from Tony with a raised eyebrow. Clint walks off the quinjet, rolling his eyes, “and you call yourself a genius”.

“Hey, I am a genius, don’t be a hater, Barton. Not everyone can be this good”.He smirks and puts his glasses on as he confidently walks ahead.

Meanwhile you’ve walked into the compound and stomp towards the kitchen, banging and slamming everything, you come into contact with, whilst huffing and signing.

“Want to talk about it, or do you want to carry on destroying the décor” you hear a gentle voice say behind you.

You rest your hands on the countertop and hang your head, taking a deep breathe “I never thought I’d have to experience prejudice like that, again”.

You turn to see Nat leaning against the island in the kitchen. “Let me guess, you were assumed to be incapable of being an avenger or even being able to handle yourself in a high-pressure situation”.

You hang your head, shaking it whilst laughing “I know, I know, I’m being stupid, I’m overreacting and I should always expect this, but eurgh that ARSEHOLE!”

Nat becomes quite concerned and furrows her brow “who was it? Who’s annoyed you this much?” she questions.

“The wizard” explains Tony.

Steve is quick to respond. “Dr. Strange?” he says in a high-pitched tone, sounding obviously shocked by the revelation.

“What did he do?” Sam questions.

“He assumed she was a kid for a start, then told her to not get in his way and then had the nerve to go up to her and congratulate her for handling squidward and his guard dog with ease, like she wasn’t there for that exact purpose. She has every right to be this angry, he was a douchebag” Tony explains, as he walks past you patting you on the shoulder as he passed.

“Sounds like a tool, don’t let him get to you Y/N. He knows you’re a badass and he won’t dare cross you again” giggles Sam with a very proud smirk on his face.

“Ahh Wings what would I do without you” you say as you walk over to Sam and put your arm over his shoulders. “Now where is that cowardly bestfriend of mine” you look around.

“Wanda where is your brother hiding this time?” You question, raising an eyebrow and placing a hand on your hip.

Wanda looks at you with a smirk on her face, slightly tipping her head to right, directing your attention to a nearby closet. You slowly and quietly inch towards it, putting a finger to your lips telling everyone to be quiet.

You fling the doors open and shout “Found you” in Pietro’s face, causing him to jump and hit his head on the shelving above him.

You all laugh in unison, you are clutching at your stomach and hunched over from laughing that much.

“Smooth man, real smooth” Clint says through the laughter.

“Come here speedy, let’s make sure you haven’t hurt yourself too much”, taking his hand you lead him to the bathroom where the first aid box is.

You sit him on the edge of the bath, “right stay in an upright position please? You’re heavier than you look”. You back away from him slowly with your arms still outstretched, giggling as you turn to find the first aid kit.

“You think you’re soooo funny don’t you Y/N?” Pietro says rhetorically.

You turn to face him, swivelling round on your feet “oh I don’t think Pietro, I know I am” you wink and check his head for any cuts.

After checking Pietro over and giving him some paracetamol and a glass of water. Pietro breaks the tense silence in the room.

“So, are you going to tell me why that guy bothered you so much? You never let people like that get to you?”, he has a confused tone to his voice.

You sigh. “I wish I knew myself Pietro, that would make this whole thing so much easier. I put up with Tony freaking Stark for years as he was “toughing me up” before I became an avenger” you shake your head and fall against the door, sliding down it until you’re sat on the floor with your head on your knees and arms over the back of your head.

“There was just something about him that really pissed me of you know. He was clearly arrogant, obnoxious, narcissistic and just EURGH!” You scream into your knees.

“And yet you still found something attractive about him?” Pietro asks with a smirk on his face.

You look up at him narrowing your eyes “No Pietro, I did not find anything about him attractive at all”.

You push yourself off the floor and pull Pietro off the edge of the bath and walk out to join the others.

You think to yourself “is Pietro, right? Am I annoyed because of how he acted or was it because you were attracted to him despite that”?