Finally you came into my life 🤍

Chapter 3 ~ Don't be so stubborn

Reader's p.o.v.

"So y/n, tell me. How was these past two days?" Wanda asked me, while we were sitting in a beautiful coffee shop.
"Well, it's a dream coming true for me. I always wanted to study criminology and working with Dr Banner it's really nice. He is very sweet." I said with a smile.
"Yeah, he is nice, though we didn't get along quickly." she chuckled. "But after Sokovia we bonded."
"He is like a father to me, Wanda. He was one of the few who helped me adapt here."
Then she looked at me with a guilt. "What is it?" I smiled at her.
"I'm sorry y/n, it's just that, now I'm learning my powers and what they can do." I looked at her confused.
"Why do you say that? I love hanging out with you and I find you really sweet. I think we'll become good friends." She gave me a small smile. 
"Thank you, but that's not why I'm saying that." I just looked at her and she took a breath. "Accidently I read your mind, without controlling it, I just heard your thoughts."
I widen my eyes and my heart started beating faster.
"And?" I asked nervously.
"I know your feelings about Steve." I closed my eyes and took a breath.
"Don't worry, y/n! I'm not going to tell anything to anyone. It will be our secret. But, plese don't be mad at me. It was too strong that I couldn't ignore it." I smiled at her.
"I trust you and don't be sorry, I understand. And yeah it's true. I fell in love with with the moment I first saw him."
"Why don't you talk to him?" I widen my eyes.
"No freaky way! I'll probably make fool of myself."
"Why?"
"He's Captain America. I'm nervous whenever I talk to him and I can't looked at him straight in the eye for more than one second. How can I possibly express my feelings?"
"Steve is very humble and a nice guy, y/n. And even if he won't return your feelings, he won't judge you. Do you want me to read his mind?"
"No, no, no! That's a personal place. I'll just keep my feelings for myself. It remains between us." She nodded and we smiled at each other.

The next morning Mr Stark came to my house and drived me to the Avengers Compound.
"Thanks Mr Stark for driving me."
"Don't mention it, kid. Hey, why don't you just stay here?" I widen my eyes.
"You mean... you mean here, here?"
"Close your mouth." he chuckled. "Yeah, since Bruce and you colaborate on this mission and you use the lab here, you can stay. Or you can stay here until you finish this case and then you can go to your home again."

I was thinking about it. Truth is, it will get me out of trouble to come 'till here. 
"Just think about it, kid." He was about to leave, but turned his head back to me again. "Oh and, on Saturday I organize a party for Pepper's birthday and you are invited too." He smiled at me.
"Really? Thanks, Mr Stark. That's an honour."
"Of course it is. I invite you in one of my famous parties." He said and I chuckled. "And besides, I like you, you're a nice kid." He smiled at me and I smiled back.

After few minutes I entered the lab and I found Dr Banner. When he saw me he smiled at me.
"Good morning, y/n. How are you?"
"I'm good, thanks. You?"
"I'm trying. Let's start our work, shall we?" I nodded and immediatly I started studying the corpses. 

After three hours, I finally started making process and I told Mr Banner that we had to go to the crime scene again.

"Why? You found something?" He asked me.
"I am 90% sure that the two of them were exposed to this gas."
"And the other two?" I grabbed the hand of one of the bodies.
"You see this? In his fingers? That means that they were fighting before they die."
"You say that the two of them were exposed to the gas and turned like this and then they touched the other two and trasmitted the infection?" I nodded.
"Exactly! So that means that just by touching the other who was infected, you get infected too, even with a simple touch. We need to study this grenade."
Then Mr Stark and Steve entered the lab.
"We got news, guys." Dr Banner said and we told them everything.

"Oh my God!" Steve whispered. "Tony, you must examine that grenade, but carefully."
"And the crime happened between 12 and 3 at night?" Mr Stark asked and I nodded. "Follow me." We went to his lab, where the grenade was.
"It seems inactive." I said.
"I still can't tell anything, yet."