Running Fearless ( Avengers Fanfiction)

Chapter 26

Inhale, exhale. Just breathe. It's strange, but Katie had to remind herself to keep breathing. Keep running and keep breathing were the only words running through her mind as she sped toward the large mansion. It was stupid really. She had no idea who or what was in this building, but she figured it was probably better than the SHIELD agents on her ass. The moment her hand touch the door knob, she stopped.

"This is crazy." she whispered to herself as she mentally examined what she was doing. This was breaking and entering and she may have done some pretty messed up stuff in the past, but she usually kept her criminal activity online. She heard the sound of distant voices coming from somewhere and she couldn't think anymore. She twisted the knob and was shocked to find that the door actually unlocked. She slowly pushed open the door, slipping in as quietly as possible. It was dark, but there was light filtering in through windows. Her hand pushed the door closed, before she turned and stepped further inside. She swallowed hard as she tried her best to make as little noise as possible. "Ok, I'll just wait here for a little while." she muttered to herself before searching for somewhere to hideout. She walked aimlessly through the large house trying to figure out where exactly she was. There weren't any pictures on the walls, but the place was clean. There was creaking from above her and Katie lifted her head. "Definitely need to hide now." she sped walked until she ended up in a small kitchen.

It was something about the sight of a kitchen that made Katie realize that she hadn't eaten in hours. The sound of her stomach growling seemed to reiterate the fact. She walked over to the refrigerator and smiled brightly. "Sweet." she muttered as she searched the fully stocked fridge for something editable. There was a covered dish that looked slightly appealing. She reached in and grabbed a small amount of whatever it was and brought it to her mouth. It wasn't terrible and at the moment that was good enough for Katie, so she grabbed it and closed the fridge behind her. With the dish in her lap, Katie slid down to the floor, behind the kitchen island and ate to her heart's content. She'd gotten so distracted that she nearly missed the sound of footsteps entering the kitchen. She froze, even pocketing the food she'd just placed in her mouth in her cheek. She heard the sound of the refrigerator opening and she had hope that whoever it was would just leave, but then something happened. Her head tilted slightly when she heard what sounded like someone sniffing the air.

"Who's there?" she hears a gruff voice ask and her eyes snap open and she swallows the food that she was holding in her mouth. "I know you're there, so you might as well show yourself." She didn't move. Her mind remembers the route she took to get to the kitchen. She was fully prepared to take that route back to the door. "Hey, it's fine. You can go, I won't tell the professor." Katie quirked an eyebrow and then she heard the man move and she quickly dropped the baking dish and jumped to her feet. The room was still dark, but there was some light filtering in, showing her that the man in front of her was large, broad shoulders."You're not a student."

"No, I'm not." she said watching him closely just as she figured he was probably doing as well. She let her eyes flick over to the door behind him. It would be close, but she thinks if she's quick enough she can get past him. "Look, I have a good reason—"

"There's a good reason to break into a school?" the man asked and Katie's brow furrowed in confusion.

"This is a school?" she asked, but soon realized that wasn't the point at the moment. "Never mind, that doesn't matter-"

"It kind of does." he said and Katie heard the undeniable sound of a knife being unsheathe. She stood a little straighter as her fists clenched at her side.

"Right, so I see this is going to be one of those nights." she muttered stretching slightly.

"Actually that won't be necessary." a voice said and they both lifted their heads at the voice.