marvel one-shots

33. avengers ; dog

"Hey guys?" she inquired, peeping her head out of the elevator doors. She nodded and smiled, no one was home.

She stood up straight and released the red collar around the animal's neck and it scurried into the main floor; slipping and sliding on its soft paws.

"Bear," she groaned, chasing after her dog but to no avail. The relatively big puppy sniffed and scouted every corner and shadow of the room. After he found the room to be of his liking, he padded over to the brunette who poured some water into a bowl.

She bent over and sat the glass bowl on the floor and the dog began lapping the water into his mouth.

"Grace?" a family voice called from the open hallway above her. She took the red collar and tried with all her might to pull Bear into her nearby room, but the dog wouldn't budge an inch. She fell on her bum with the wasted pulling force.

"I thought I heard you..." he trailed off when his eyes met the animal.

"Hey Vis," she looked up at the purple being that strolled in a tailored suit towards her. His friendly greeting was cut off when he saw the animal.

The dog licked her face lovingly as he had just sold her out.

"I thought Tony didn't like animals here?" he was worried of being an accessory to her rule-breaking.

"He doesn't," she stood and ran a hand over her Stark Industries shirt, brushing off the hair.

"Then-"

"My parents are moving so they said I couldn't keep Bear with them anymore," she said sadly. She went to the fridge and pulled out Tony's shawarma leftovers, she put it in a dish and set it on the floor. Bear immediately dug in. "It's here or the pound, and pounds' kill dogs," she said sadly.

He opened his mouth to talk, but Steve's voice filled the air:

"A dog!" he shrilled, entering the room in his star-spangled suit. She would have thought he was upset, but her worries were put away when he crouched at the animal's level and began to pet it rapidly.

He smiled happily as he talked to the dog sweetly and the dog licked at his face.

Steve stood, looked at her and laughed, "Tony's going to kill you." She rolled her eyes.

"What is," and the god entered the room, "What is that?"

"My dog, Bear," she stated and hopped onto the counter.

"Is that supposed to be ironic?" he questioned her, "A small animal named after a terrifying beast?"

"I could say the same of you," she cocked an eyebrow and he raised his hammer. She put a hand up and he couldn't move. She apologized, "Sorry, habit."

"He'll actually grow to be quite large," Vision commented. "German Shepherds are one of the biggest dogs on average."

"Tony's definitely going to kill you," Steve said as he sat on a stool.

"Speak of the devil," she mumbled as the billionaire entered the room with a face shock and disgust on him.

"Grace, I'm giving you ten seconds to get that out of my Tower," he looked to her and crossed his arms.

"Tony, please. My parents are moving out of state and he won't have a home-"

"Out. Now."

"Oh come on Tony," Vision broke into their tight glares. He had a tendency to do this when she was on the chopping block.

"'Oh come on' what Vision? This is my Tower, if I don't want a damn dog then there's not going to be a damn dog."

"You're seriously going to send," she picked up Bear as he gently kicked the air in front of him, "this adorable face to the pound?"

She stuck the puppy in his face and Bear licked at Tony's angry face, which gradually softened and even smiled.

Tony nodded and waved his hand for her to move Bear away. She set him on the ground and he licked at Tony's pant-covered legs.

"If I see a single tough of hair or a single shit, he's out."

"Deal," she said happily and everyone peeled away. Bear trotted after a Steve and into Steve's room.

"Thanks," she said to Vision, who stayed. "He wouldn't have let me keep him here if you didn't say something."

"That's not true," he said modestly.

"Sometimes," she paused, "I think you're too righteous."

He chuckled and looked at his feet. She even saw a bit of a blush. She walked to him and kissed him lightly on the cheek, and walked to her room.

She closed the door behind her and proceeded to grin.