SAVE ME

Memories

Steve's POV
   I'm sitting in the Avengers Tower infirmary, holding Vanessa's baby. He's cute. He has dark brown hair like his mother, but he must look like his father. He woke up for a few minutes, his eyes wide and slightly scared, but I rocked him back to sleep quickly as I made cooing noises at him. Vanessa, on the other hand, is hooked up to over 10 different machines, keeping track of her vitals.

   I'm still in my suit, to busy to change out of it and I didn't have any free hands. I look up at the clock on the wall. Vanessa's been out for about 3 hours, and no change at all. Dr. Bruce Banner had came in and had Jarvis run some scans, then ran off, he's still not back though. I hear a cough at the door, causing me to hold the baby closer to myself. When did I become protective of this child? I relax when I see it's only Natasha. "What are you doing here Romanoff?" I ask, raising an eye brow as I relax back into my seat.

  
   "I'm here to take over baby duty so you can change. You smell bad. Like, really bad," she replied, wrinkling her nose. I laugh a little, looking down at myself. I smile when I see the baby snuggled up to my chest. I shake my head, looking up at Vanessa, then back down to her son. I don't even know his name. But I can only wonder, where's his father? Why didn't he help get his own son? I nod, in reply to Natasha, and stand to face her. I carefully pass the boy over, suddenly missing the baby's warmth. I see Natasha smile down at the small bundle, tucking his blanket around him and under her chin. I chuckle looking at the two. I never took this assassin as a motherly type. She gives me a dirty look, instantly knowing what I'm thinking. I raise my hands above my head, walking out the door, keeping my body far from hers.

Natasha's POV
   I look down at the baby, sitting down on the chair that Steve. I smile at the boy as he makes a slight cooing noise before he shifts closer to me. I look up at a noise just got out of in time to see both Tony and Bruce walk into the infirmary. Both of them give me a long look, seeing me with the baby. They lean toward each other, heads tilting together as Tony asked Bruce. "Do you think the baby is safe? Is this okay?" I give them a look, telling them to 'bite me.' I see them both nod, and go back to their plan, whatever it was. That's when I notice Tony patting down the woman's body. What did Steve say her name was? Violet? No, V ...V ...V... Vanessa, that's it.

   "Tony, what are you doing!" I say, sitting strait up, almost forgetting the baby in my arms. I re-adjust the infant as he makes a little kitten noise at the fast movement, before getting up. "Looking for ID, calm down Natasha. I'm not that much of a perv..... Ok sometimes I can be if I'm drunk." Tony replies after me and Bruce give him a look. He suddenly pulls out a beat up black wallet that has seen better days. "And the mystery woman that Steve brought into the tower that has a baby and special powers isss...." He pulls her drivers license out with a flourish. "Vanessa. Vanessa Vandal. Jarvis, start a background check on her." Tony says, walking toward Bruce who's just getting the body scan results. "Already on it, sir." Jarvis replies with a sigh. I hear a gasp, seeing Thor in the doorway with Clint.

   I look to where they are looking, to see a 3D model of a woman, mostly covered in white, meaning scar tissue if I remember. I only had some, about 20%, and that's a lot, even for an assassin. I swallow, looking at the unconscious woman, to the model. What the hell happened to her? Thor takes his chance to ask, " who is that poor creature," not seeing Vanessa on the table behind me. Bruce looks up at us with wide eyes, maybe even a few tears. "80%, her body is made up of 80% scar tissue, how is that even possible? Her skin looks like it's never been cut." He remarked, looking at the screen again, not believing his eyes.

"Sir," Jarvis interrupts, "here is her background you requested, shall I read it to you sir?" Tony shakes his head no, "just throw it up on screen Jarvis." He says, turning on his heel to look at the back wall screen light up. As I look at this record sheet, I know something is off. I'm a master assassin and spy, and I know my way around a fake background, I could tell something was wrong with this picture. I notice Steve, and nod his head over to me after he sees me looking at him. He walks over, smelling clean, thank you lord. "I need you to come with me to talk to fury, we need to report her. Something about this just doesn't add up." I say, nodding up at the screen. I watch his face look at her information, then turn to look at it myself again.