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Bree walks into the common room after using the stairs to get down there instead of the elevator and heads to the kitchen. Pietro stands alone in there, doing nothing but standing, not even getting food. She moves as quiet as she can until she's directly behind him. She jumps on his back and his hands fly to hold her up by her thighs

"You wanna be my best friend?" She furrows her brows and he confusedly chuckles.

"Okay." He nods with wide eyes.

"Good." She nods with a chuckle. "Okay, put me down." She taps his chest.

He shakes his head and drops her to her feet, just to watch her walk away with a smile on his face. He follows her over there and gets to the couch before her, making her smile a bit more as she sits in the spot next to him.

"All right, so..." Tony claps, gaining all the attention. "Half of us already know this, but to those of us that don't, a party will be had in a few days and, Bree, I expect some music, so hope you have a song ready, 'cause your singing." He points and she slowly grins while turning to a smiling Pietro.

"What's that mean?" Thor furrows his brows.

"I already have a song in mind." She turns to Tony.

"Does he know?" Pepper smiles slightly and she nods a bit while he holds back a smile.

"Why does he know?" Nat complains.

"He heard some of it before." She grins while avoiding eye-contact with any of them.

"How?" Tony throws his arms.

"Doesn't matter." She quickly turns back. "Anyway. When is it?"

"Trying to change the subject." Rhodey squints his eyes.

"Nu-uh." She shakes her head. "We're still talking about the party, no?" She tilts her head and Pietro chuckles, making her smile. "How far away is a few days?"

"Friday." Tony nods upwards with squinted eyes of suspicion.

"Great." She grins.

She looks at Pietro for a second with a growing smile before turning to her phone in her lap with a grin, same as him. The others shake their heads at each other with small knowing smiles or chuckles.

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Bree walks into the training room a few hours later to find Pietro exactly where she thought he would be, and shirtless. She takes a deep breath of hesitation and excitement before making her way over to him and the weight bench that he lays on with some pretty heavy weights.

She clears her throat to announce her presence and he looks over before placing the weights back on the rack before sitting up with a small smile.

"Hi."

"Hi." She smiles nervously with her hands pulled behind her back.

"What're you doing in here?" He stands and she sighs before grinning.

"Uh...I was just wondering if you could help me learn a few self defense moves. Just in case." She shrugs.

"You don't want to ask Nat about that?" He furrows his brows a bit.

"She seems brutal." She squints an eye and he nods sideways in agreement. "And I don't even wanna ask the others." She shakes her head. "You're the best choice." She motions with a nod and he smiles a bit.

"All right." He nods. "What're we starting with?"

"I have no idea." She shrugs while shaking her head.

"How about a chokehold?" He smirks.

"Okay." She chuckles with a nod.

"Perfect." He walks closer. "Now, I'm a speedster." He motions to his chest and she smiles. "I don't need to choke somebody, I'll just throw them through the wall, and boom, they're dead." He states and she giggles, making him smile with a breathy chuckle. "But, nobody else is a speedster so they need the chokehold."

"Right." She nods while still smiling and he shakes his head.

"Now, no matter who your family is, you're still not the safest person in the world." He motions with a shrug and she nods in agreement. "At all." He shakes his head and flicks off her hat, making her jump with a smile. "So..." He turns her around and pulls her back to his front, causing her eyes to go wide and her heart to race as a blush creeps onto her cheeks. "You're going to learn how to get out of a chokehold." He wraps his arm around her neck and she takes a deep breath while he plays calm. "Do you know anything about this?"

"No." She shakes her head surely.

"I didn't think so." He smiles a bit and she chuckles. "This one might be the easiest, but you know, you're small so..." He shrugs and she lightly smacks his arm, making him smile. "Anyway." He shakes his head and she smiles a bit.

With his guidance and instructions, she moves her hands between his arms and her chin. She moves slowly for her first try so that he can correct her on anything she messes up. She steps her right foot behind his to lock in his leg and bends her knees a bit and turns towards her right. Once out of the headlock, she pulls diagonally across her body to pull him down while tripping him in the process, 'throwing' him to the ground.

"What're you talking easy?" She furrows her brows while he smiles.

"What do you mean?" He throws his hands. "That was great."

"Yeah, in slow motion." She nods with attitude and he chuckles. "Do it again."

She turns around and he goes back to his place and she redos her same movements, but a bit faster than before. She gets him to the floor and jumps a bit with an excited clap, making him smile as he stands.

"Okay, I wanna do it again." She turns around, making him chuckle as he gets ready. "Let's go."

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