Meant For More¹ - (Male Reader x Kate Bishop)

*Flashback* Childhood

2011:

Y/N woke up in his room on the Helicarrier, and got washed and dressed into a set of jeans, a pair of trainers and a henley shirt with the sleeves rolled up to just before the elbow. As he stepped out into the corridor he was greeted by Hill stepping out of her quarters one door down, she walked up to him and ruffled his hair, as they both began walking to the canteen. When they walked in Y/N was welcomed by the sight of an angry Natasha, her eyebrows were raised and her arms were crossed.

"Fuck..." Y/N muttered to himself as Natasha walked up to him and took him out of the room.

"You're grounded for the fight last night. The boxing ring in the gym is for training purposes, it is not your get out of jail free card whenever you feel like punching a fellow agent." Natasha said as Y/N let a small laugh out.

"It was training, I was training him to never insult you or me." Y/N said as Natasha shook her head.

"You wanna be a smartass now?" Natasha said as she took him to Fury's office.

"If it gets my point across."

"You put him in the infirmary with a torn deltoid."

"So?"

"You're 9 years old, you shouldn't even know what a deltoid is."

"Not my fault I'm smart." Y/N tried to argue.

"Y/N, stop it alright. Look, just go in there and take the punishment." Natasha said as she smiled at her boy. "It's sweet that you stick up for me but please, I can handle assholes like him, you just focus on using your fists as a last resort or to help protect people, not everything can be solved with a fist."

"Alright." Y/N groaned as he walked into Fury's office to see the man glaring at him with his one good eye.

"Romanoff. I guess you know why you're here."

"Yes sir, because of the fight."

"Yeah, Your punishment is a month off the mission roster and you'll be spending that time at Xaviers School for gifted youngsters." Fury said as Y/N looked up at him.

"Wait, with the X-men?"

"No, just attending classes there for a month. Try not to cause an incident. Understand?"

"I wonder if Kitty Pryde still goes there." Y/N muttered to himself as Fury cleared his throat. "Of course sir, I'll pack my bags."

As Y/N stepped out of Fury's office Natasha was waiting.

"What's your sentence?"

"Living at Xaviers school for a month."

"Didn't you have a crush on a girl who goes there."

"How'd you know?" Y/N said as Nat smirked.

"I'm your Mom, I always know your secrets." 

"Now that's scary." Y/N said as Natasha crouched down to his level.

"Come here Kiddo." Nat said as she pulled him into a hug, she ruffled his hair and kissed him on the top of his forehead before heading to his room to help him pack.

The next day Y/N arrived at the school, his bag in hand. When he saw who his tour guide was he had a feeling it was the universe playing a joke on him.

"Hey Y/N." Kitty said as The boy's cheeks blushed.

"H-hi Kitty." He stuttered as he smiled at her, she simply returned the gesture, knowing this was as awkward for him as it was for her.

Kitty gave Y/N a full tour of the school, along the way he met Logan, the man seemed friendly enough, he met Rogue and her southern accent was hard to understand for him and had him slightly confused at her mannerisms and he met professor-x who looked suspiciously like Captain Picard from one of the Star Trek shows. 

"Mr Romanoff, how was your travel?" Xavier asked as Y/N grew shy around Kitty.

"I-It was as smooth as a taxi can be sir." Y/N stuttered again. Kitty seemed to remember him having more confidence when they last saw each other, granted a lot can happen in four years but still. Something had changed in him.

"Ms Pryde would you mind if me and Y/N speak alone." Xavier said as Y/N turned to her and gave a cute shy smile, Kitty simply left. "I can read minds you know."

"Crap."

"Watch your language boy, you're no longer in a barracks on a helicarrier, you're in a school and in the presence of children the same age as you."

"Sorry sir."

"So, why exactly were you sent here?" Xavier asked as Y/N followed the professor.

"I was sent her because I got into a fight with another agent and tore one of their deltoids." Y/N answered as Y/N instantly paused.

"What angered you more, the remarks he made about you and your mother or that he was harassing someone you thought didn't deserve it."

"Both I suppose sir. I feel so helpless sometime when people around me are picked on, that's part of the reason I train with my mom, so that I can stand up for the innocent when the need arises." Y/N said as Xavier smiled.

"You want to seek justice for others to make yourself feel better about your biological parents abandoning you."

"I don't care about my biological parents, I've got my Mom, I don't need any more parents." Y/N answered coldly.

Xavier smiled at this answer.

"So you say, yet you seem desperate for the approval of authority figures."

"It's called being the kid of someone working with a military." Y/N said calmly as Xavier smirked.

"Has Ms Pryde shown you to your room?"

"No sir, we were just on the way there though I suspect that's where you're leading me." Y/N said as Charles laughed at the boy.

"Ms Pryde was right about you Mr Romanoff, you are quite intelligent." Charles said as the door opened revealing Kitty setting up a bunk bed. "Seeing as you both know each other already you'll be sharing the dormitory."

Y/N walked in as Charles left.

"H-hey Y/N."

"Hey." the boy said trying not to show how terrified he was internally. "So uh which bunk do you want?"

"I'll take the top." She said as she tried to calm Y/N. "Hey, don't worry, we're just two friends living together like lodgers."

"Yeah, sure."

2 weeks later:

Y/N and Logan were training in self defense when Y/N accidentally hit Logan hard enough to draw blood.

"Sorry about that sir."

"Kid, it's alright, you have training from, someone I knew once."

"I doubt that-"

"Natasha Romanoff." Logan said as Y/N paused. "I was one of the people who trained her...a long time ago."

That night Y/N couldn't sleep, he was having nightmares, like someone was planting the image of Natasha dying when a helicarrier blew up in his mind. It got to the point where Kitty had to look after him as he was talking in his sleep. She lullabied him into calming down.

Y/N was on the phone to Natasha telling her about the nightmare and Logan. Natasha told him everything about her and Logan.

"Hey kiddo, just before you go, I'll be okay, they're just dreams...I love you." Nat said as they both hung up the phone.

2024 (Present)

Y/N woke up in the cheap motel ready to start the new day of trying to stop the Tracksuit Mafia...