Widows bite N.R

Chapter 7: Robots Understand Social Cues?

I'm sitting here lying in my bed, I don't even know how I found my way back to my room, or when Nat said dinner was, what time it is, or if and how much time is passed. but right now, I don't care. alright I'm just so done, with everything.

Today was gonna be hard enough without Buenos screwing it up further, the nerve on that man honestly. This bed feels like it's going to swallow me up, but frankly, I could not care less and I kinda wish it would, because right now I want to be anywhere but here on this earth and this body in this life. I'm over everything. before I could spiral further into whatever mess open spiraling through there's a knock on the door, I'm not gonna answer it I guess if I just don't say anything now figure I'm not here because I don't want to be. there is a minute of silence before the person knocks on the door again, so I figure I'll ask Jarvis, so it is "hey Jarvis" I whisper, "who's at the door?" there's another moment of silence and I think he hasn't heard me before the AI says "miss Romanoff" in a hushed tone, since when do robots understand social cues?

I figure if I just wait it out she'll eventually give up but then I hear "Hey Y/n I know you're in there, I asked Jarvis earlier. I don't want to intrude but I brought dinner, I figured you'd be hungry. If you're not comfortable or something I can get Wanda or maybe Kate, have you met Kate yet?" She speaks through the door, and at this point I just feel bad, so I say "OK come in"

She opens the door slowly as she walks into the room bringing a tray to the bedside table, I don't know why she cares, she met me what like two days ago if we don't count the shield incident. Which I doubt she remembers.

She sits on the end of the bed and just looks at me for a moment before saying "I saw the video between you and that guy buenos, was that his name" I meet her eyes for a moment in confusion before asking "What video, a racing one?" she shakes her head "There was one of you today at some campsite" and I just nod, of course someone recorded that shit show "It's kinda everywhere and I guess I'm here to say like maybe I'm proud that you are the bigger person or something, and I'm glad you were able to walk away because honestly after what he said I don't think I would have been able to" she says while looking me in the eyes as if she was trying to read me. "Do you want to talk about, Wanda said your thoughts were pretty loud. Maybe telling someone what's going on in that head of yours could help" she says while slowly placing a delicate finger on my forehead. Screw it.

"It's just I had practically no one other than asp and now she's gone too, and I don't know" I start to ramble as I well up. She reaches out for my hand and I want to pull away, I want to get up and I don't know run or something do anything but be here right now showing vulnerability to a complete stranger. "I guess I still have the guys but it's not the same. She was kinda my everything" after that I completely broke down as she just held me.

"Fury wishes to talk to Ms Y/l/n in the meeting room" Jarvis speaks up after a few minutes and Natasha's demeanour completely changes before muttering "Fuck" and I look at her expectantly tears still rolling down my face as she says "I told him no, I said you weren't ready and to give you time, but right now he's being a complete prick. He wants your statement, and information of your... Powers." Fuck

"Ok" was all I said before shakily getting up and walking to the bathroom to get ready. "You don't have to, I can hold him off for a little while longer" she says while following me to the sink "No, its fine. Better to get it over with right" I shrugged now realising how much of a mess I was. I went to get a wipe from the drawer before she tapped the bench signaling for me to sit, and I cautiously obliged, waiting to see what she was going to do.

All she did was grab the makeup wipe and delicatelyremoved the smudged mascara and lipstick. Once we were done, she helped me downand we walked towards the 'meeting room', where she reassures me that it'll gofine, then leaves me to talk to fury.

"She lives! Take a seat Ms Y/l/n" he says while gesturing to the chair across from him. "So, tell me flame booster, what do you remember from that night?" God he's unsufferable "Uh my friends threw a party that I was invited to and attended, Buenos as you know showed up with hydra who... Shot and killed my friend" I said trailing off that the end while getting a surprisingly sympathetic look from eyepatch over there, but that was short lived as he began to ask his second question. "You really gonna ignore your 'outburst'" Yup I think as I just shrug. "Y/n, I can't help you if you don't tell me what's going on, please" he says strained, what happened to 'y/l/n' when did we get on a first name basis. "I am destructive, and I have a problem." I say quietly, ashamed of who I was "What kind of problem y/n?" he asked looking kindly into my eyes

"A power problem" I look away from him as he sits waiting for me to continue. "I can create flames.... and illusions" I slowly meet his eyes again expecting him to me angry or at least surprised, but he was sitting there and chuckles. "You do know who you're talking to right? I am Nicholas Fury, I formed the avengers. Trust me we can help" and I just nod feeling kind of stupid. "If you stay here in the tower with the avengers, we can turn this 'problem' into an asset, you just need to let us in. What do you think? Stay here join the avengers, be fed, clothed, have a roof over your head, build on your powers. We need someone like you." He says pointing to me, and I just sit there for a moment before agreeing.

We are finally getting somewhere, and there's a time skip coming

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Later <3