Mister Rogers ⍟ || Steve Rogers

13

I became more present at the Tower than in my own apartment. With my research skills, Tony Stark put me to the task of finding leftover HYDRA bases for the Avengers to take down.

To mine and everyone else's surprise, Tony was completely clueless about my abilities. Collectively, we all decided to see how long we could keep my powers a secret from him.

One Avenger wasn't present at first. Thor's arrival had altered the search to finding both HYDRA bases and Loki's scepter. He stressed the power it held and what trouble it could bring if placed in the wrong hands. With the New York incident to support him, we wasted no time starting the search.

Tony, already buzzed off a couple of drinks, took Thor's arrival as an excuse to party. In his Iron Man suit, he leapt off the balcony, looking for take-out.

The remaining Avengers and I sat on couches. Bruce and Barton sat together on one sofa while Natasha sprawled across another. Steve, Thor, and I all sat together on another couch.

"Wait, wait, what exactly are your abilities, Addy?" Asked Bruce.

Resting my back against Steve's shoulder with my arms wrapped around my legs, my cheeks turned pink at the question, I shifted on the sofa to face Bruce, "Um, I can convert light into physical matter. I find it best to make platforms for running on and discs to throw..." I trailed off shyly.

He tilted his head slightly, "Why weren't you called in for the first Avengers task? You would have been incredibly useful."

"The Council wouldn't allow it. Believe me, I begged Fury, but it wasn't his choice," I explained. "Plus, at the time, I hadn't been properly trained, so I don't really know how much help I would have been."

"Oh, and Bruce, don't tell Tony about her powers," said Natasha.

"We're seeing how long it takes him to notice she's more than just a good agent we like to keep around," added Steve.

As sad as it may seem, Tony truly took an entire month to notice my sudden spike in appearances in the first place. Barton decided to take it a step further and keep track of the number of days it took for Tony to realize I wasn't a normal human being.

"He hasn't seen her on the news? Or searched through any of the S.H.I.E.L.D. files?" asked Bruce, astonished.

Pepper called from the nearby hallway, "The only way Tony watches the news is if it's about himself!" No one was surprised.

"I meant to ask, Addy, are they cool?"

"Hm?" My eyes moved to Barton who raised his beer in my direction.

"Your powers," he clarified.

"I mean, I think so."

"Come on, Addy. Show us, show us," he chanted with a smile.

I smiled politely back at him and then stole a quick glance at Steve. He stared at Barton with hard eyes, clearly annoyed with the obnoxious insistence. Steve happened to be the one who was comfortable showing his dislike in a situation. I was not.

I looked around the room, my eyes landing on a miniature Iron Man figurine displayed on a high shelf.

With the flick of my fingers, I shot a disc of light at the figure. I used my other hand to throw out a small platform, catching the figure before it could hit the floor. Steve stood, picking up the figure and placing it in its original place on the shelf.

I looked around, noticing everyone watching me intently. I opened my mouth to ask what the problem was but Natasha spoke first, "Since when does your hair glow?"