"I don't want to talk about it" I say, glancing at Steve. He sits down on my white chair and glances at me. I do appreciate him looking at me without hatred and suspicion in his eyes, but it doesn't mean I want to discuss the fact I almost shot myself with him.
"Tony and Nat are in a meeting, so I said I'd watch you" Steve replies, I sigh, I really don't need a babysitter, there's not even anything in my room that I could harm myself with.
"I'm not a child" I reply, I don't want someone with me constantly, it's freaky and weird. I need my own space. Steve doesn't say anything, deciding not to engage in this conversation. "How is Natasha?" I can't believe I made her cry so much; I feel so guilty.
"She's ok, just freaked out at the thought she almost lost you. Tony is too and he's upset he didn't realise how much you were hurting; we should've made more of an effort to check in with you" Steve replies quietly, I close my eyes, this isn't anybody's fault, it's not even Florence's fault. I suppose Magneto is to blame, him and Mystique are the reason for all my suffering. I fiddle with a loose thread on my bedsheet, unable to look Steve in the eyes.
"I miss Clover" I admit, knowing he knows. Everyone in this building knows I miss Clover, I don't need to whine about it to Steve, he's not a therapist and he's not my father.
"I can't imagine going through everything you've been through, let alone at your age, but I do know what it's like to not be sure if you have a place in the world, I know what it's like to not fit in" Steve says, I don't know what I'd do if I woke up tomorrow and found out nearly seventy years had passed and everyone I cared about was dead.
"Thank you for taking care of Nat, she's lucky to have you" I say, Natasha is safe with Steve, I know he'll protect her in any situation, and he'll always put her before himself, I've never doubted that he cares for her. All the avengers care for each other, but it's different with Steve and Nat since they're in love. I hope they get to live the normal life they've longed for after this is over, once the x-men are defeated.
"Storm, after this is over, I think it's wise if you leave New York" Steve says, I blink. Leave my home? Well, I guess I haven't really had a home. All my friends are here, but so are all the people I've lost. My heart aches, leaving New York without Clover and Scarlett will feel wrong, I shouldn't be without them. "Your worst memories are here, and I don't think the good memories make up for your bad ones."
"I'd have to talk to Henry" I say, there's no way I'm going to another state and leaving Henry by himself. After it's over, the alive x-men could come after us for revenge, I'm not risking Henry being captured or killed and I can't do anything about it because I'm too far away. I glance down at the badger bracelet on my wrist and my eyes widen as I see it's glowing. "Henry's in trouble" I say, glancing at Steve.
A large pit forms in my stomach and I race to the window, unsure why. My eyes widen as I glance down. "Steve, they're here."
Steve rushes over and swears as he sees Magneto and other x-men standing outside Stark towers. "They can't get in, find your friends, and go down into the cells, do not go outside for any reason. I'm forbidding you from fighting." I don't know why Steve thinks I'm going to obey him, but I'm not spending time arguing with him when Henry is in trouble.
Steve races out of the room, I run out, rushing into Henry's room. It's empty. I run into Peter's room, it's empty. Where the fuck are my friends? I try to open Milo's door, it's locked. I bang on the door. "Milo, open up! It's an emergency" I yell, nobody answers.
I race towards the lift; I press the first floor. Henry is either training or hanging out with Peter, I just hope they haven't gone outside to try and fight the x-men. Steve will find Tony and Natasha, he'll make sure they're safe, I just need to find Peter, Henry, and Milo.
The lift opens and I race out, I see the avengers, but they're too busy to notice me. I sprint into the training room, and I sigh in relief as I see all my friends.
"What is it?" Milo asks, noticing the look on my face. He's gripping a spear tightly, like he already knows he'll need it.
"The x-men are here" I say. MJ gasps, Peter's eyes widen, Henry swears under his breath, Ned looks terrified, and Milo just stares at me with a blank expression. "Out the front of the building. Steve wants us to hide in the cell. Peter, I think you, MJ, and Ned should go."
"No" Peter says immediately, I knew he'd refuse.
"Henry, Milo, I know I can't convince you not to fight" I say, glancing at Henry. I want nothing more than for Henry to stay safe, but he will never agree to sit back and let everyone else fight, so I don't even bother trying.
"MJ, Ned, go into the cells, they're like unreachable, stay there until one of us comes to get you, only one of us or Tony" Peter says seriously, for once MJ and Ned head off instead of trying to convince Peter to come with them. "Storm, you should-"
"No" I say, shaking my head. I need to do this, there is nothing that will stop me from fighting the x-men. I turn and race back into the lobby, the boys are close behind me.
"They're going to bomb the city until we come out" Natasha says, we all on purposely stay silent so the adults don't see us. The lobby is filled with avengers, other superheroes, and S.H.I.E.L.D agents and workers, so it's pretty packed. "We need to go out there."
"I agree with Natasha" Bruce says. "There's no point waiting for innocent people to die, the first bomb is scheduled to go off in two minutes and we can't stop it unless we're outside."
"Let's go then" Tony decides. "Steve, are you in agreement?"
"Yes" the super solider says without hesitation.
I'm too focused on what Natasha and Bruce said to realise that Henry isn't next to me. I glance behind me, and my heart starts racing. "Where's Henry?"
"Probably trying to control the bomb" Peter says, a look of terror washing over his face. "I'll go get him, just-"
"No, I'll get him, just create a distraction so I can follow him out" I say to Peter and Milo. Being the amazing friends that they are, they don't protest or argue and immediately begin to whisper to each other. God, I really love my friends.
I slip out the front door, seeing Henry in front of me. A loud noise and a flash of colour appears behind me, it must be Milo and Peter's doing. I glance down at my watch, the bomb is almost ready to go off.
I don't say anything to Henry, not wanting to distract him from turning off the bomb. My eyes widen as I see the bomb floating in the air, Henry isn't turning it off, he's going to attack the x-men with their own bomb.
I race forward, the x-men have surely spotted us by now, but they seem more focused on waiting for the avengers to attack. The bomb drops and I instantly create wind, ensuring the bomb doesn't come near us. There's a loud noise and I'm thrown backwards; I crash into Henry.
"Good job" Henry says quietly.
"You too."
The door to Stark towers opens and I see Steve racing out with his shield, the rest of the avengers behind him. I stand up and tense as I see Kurt racing over.
"Storm" Henry says warningly as Kurt throws a spear, I duck out of the way, using wind to send it flying back. I race over to Kurt, vines pulling him down to the ground and fire balls burning his legs, let's see him kill people with badly burned legs.
"Your little best friend is about to die" Kurt says, a gleam in his eyes. "You'll die with him by the end of the day for killing Mystique."
There's a loud noise behind me, before I can even turn to look at it, my bracelet falls off my wrist. No. The bracelet can't come off, it's supposed to warn me if Henry is hurt, it can only fall off if Henry is dead. I turn around, I freeze as I see Henry's body on the ground, a spear in his chest. I hear a scream and realise it's coming from me. My body is shaking, I need to save Henry. Magneto grins at me, his eyes gleaming with amusement, we were just pawns to him in his stupid little game to take over the world, he doesn't view us as people, just disposable soldiers.
"You killed my sister, so I killed your brother. I'm going to kill Peter and Tony and make you watch" Magneto threatens. Tears blur my vision, but my mind is clear. Magneto is going to die by my hands.
*Author's Note* The final battle has begun and we've lost Henry :(
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Beautiful Ruins
Acción"Maybe there was a fleeting moment where I wanted to be a hero and believed I could be one, but the truth is I'm not, I won't ever be. My past does define me, it made me a villain" - Storm. Fifteen-year-old Storm is the daughter of Black Widow and I...
