Part of Me

Chapter 8

Since that day Steve met Sharon, she started to hangout in the Avengers building more often, not just to use the extensively complete gym they have, but to sit around enjoying breakfast with the team, probably gossip about stuff at S.H.I.E.L.D, believe it or not they do have some really interesting gossips around, she also gave Natasha a girl company aside from Wanda. This day was just the same, Sharon showed up and ate breakfast with Nat and Steve.

"Steve, you know that girl from our first evaluation? Sharon told me that she's one hell of a hacker, she also moves things with whatever her ability is." Natasha said from the couch she was on while reading her book while looking at Sharon.

"Yeah, yeah Skye, Daisy I mean, she really is good with computers, she does moves thing by controlling the vibrations of an object or something like that, interested? I'm kind of in good terms with her, I can set you both on a date." Sharon added to emphasize Nat's point.

"You mean like how Wanda move things with her head?" He asked, walking to the couch to sit by Nat's leg that was sprawled over the couch.

"Something like that but no, she's inhuman." Sharon said.

"Come on Rogers, give it a try," Nat tried to encourage him with a sly smirk.

"Oh come on Natasha, I thought you were over with your whole set-Steve-up-on-a-date thing." When he was about to take his phone on his back pocket, he realized it wasn't there and looked to his left and surprisingly wasn't surprised that Nat was holding his phone doing something that can't be good, he knows that smug look on her face and tried to snatch it out of her hands.

"-we can get dinner or watch a movie, I'll get you at 6, SR." Nat read out loud the words she was typing on Steve's phone. Before Steve could get his phone back, she slid the phone under the couch, earning a groan from Steve and a peal of laughter from Sharon. Steve crouched in front of her to try and get his phone. While doing so, his shirt rose a bit exposing his lower back and a glimpse of his underwear, which is a star-spangled underwear, Nat tried to hold her laugh signaling at Sharon to look too.

"Really, Rogers? A star-spangled undies? I respect your patriotism Rogers, I know now why they call you Captain America." Nat said, Sharon laughing uncontrollably in the background and Steve shyly staring at his phones in his hands.

"Hey, in my offense the others are in the laundry, and this one is a gift from Stark when i first move in okay," Steve tried to explain, but seem to fail as both of the girls are still laughing their ass off. Before things get worse, thankfully Barton went into the room. His full gear of bows and arrows and his combat uniform took Natasha's attention.

"Where you going Clint?" she asked.

"Fury sent me for a mission somewhere in Europe, finally."

"What? Without me? I thought we were partners?"

"Yeah, about that, Fury told me he would assign you a different partner, I know you're sad and you love me so much you still want to be my partner but I will be back soon, sweetheart,"Nat threw her book at him for saying that,"Ouch! Hey!"

"I'm thankful actually, I don't need to save your sorry ass again from getting killed."

"Hey, it's always the other way around!" Nat just rolled her eyes. Jarvis announced that Barton's quinjet is ready, as Clint left the room.

Nat was now frowning, she was very disappointed at Fury for not giving her missions. It's been so long since she ever been in one since she was dragged to this Avenger thing, Fury always said that she should concentrate on training to become a team instead on going on a mission. But she didn't liked this, the training was not as intense as her missions would be, she couldn't stand just doing those, going on missions, being on field has always been her daily life. She started to question why she let Fury put her in this the first time.

"Nat? You fine?" Steve asked her as he noticed the look on her face. She just stood up and walked away to the gym, Steve trailing behind her. She started punching bags furiously, too furiously Steve's afraid she's going to break her knuckles.

"Nat? Are you okay? Do you need-"

"No, I'm not okay Rogers, I can't stand being in here everyday without going on missions. I don't like Fury keeping me in here everyday, I don't like the fact that he's changing my partner without consulting with me. Heck what if something happens to Barton if I'm not there to look after him?" She blurted out, clearly frustrated. Steve was surprised at her confession, he knew that sometimes she had that Black Widow persona on, but looking at her like this, worried and frustrated is a different thing. He always thought that she was the kind of person that is comfortable with anything, everything really, at least that's what Fury told him. He stepped closer to her, trying to calm her down.

"Natasha-"she just shook him off, "Nat, Natasha look at me," his Captain America commanding tone now showing, "I know you probably miss your days on the field but here, we're training to do much more than that, to protect this city, this world perhaps. Maybe Fury has a plan for you when he decided to change your partner, he always does have plans he just doesn't tell them to you. So please, hang in there for a while, once all our training our over, once our team is an actual team that works together, I promise you, there'll be more time of us on field instead of here in this building, I'm sure. If you really want to be assigned to a mission right now, I'll try to talk to Fury and give you one, okay?" Steve's words and reassurance surprisingly had an effect on her, she was somehow calmer than before. She nodded to Steve. He gave her shoulder a light squeeze before leaving the gym.

For a team with egoistical billionaire, a raging monster, two master assassins, a demigod, and an enhanced, they were very lucky to have a man like Steve Rogers who was willing to care and look for their backs even though he himself was still trying to cope with life at this century. What did they, scratch that, what did she do to receive such care from Steve.

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