Adopted by the Avengers

Chapter 12 - I'm Different

I had just sat down and was ready to rest my leg, which was hurting so much from walking on it, when in walked Natasha and Bruce. They seemed to be arguing with each other, but they were whispering so I couldn't eavesdrop. They didn't notice me until they had sat down on the blue lovers couch across from me and were looking at some papers that Bruce had been holding. I cautiously cleared my throat, and put a bite of the Cheerios I had been eating into my mouth. They looked at me and I slowly stopped chewing. "Hi Y/N" Bruce was the first to speak. "You holding in there?"

"Yeah" I replied blankly.

"Well tha-" Bruce started speaking but was cut off by Natasha who blurted out:

"Did you have a disability or something that made you different from the other kids at the orphanage?"

Bruce said Natasha's name in an exasperated tone.

"Uhh...what??" I couldn't believe she just said that. I narrowed my eyes at her. How rude.

"No I was just wondering, you know how you got those bandages right?"

I looked at her without saying anything , for of course I knew I just didn't want to, because she's Natasha and if she plays dumb and pretends to not know about everything that goes around here in this god forsaken place, I'll play dumb too. Who knows maybe I could learn something about this.....disability.

My god I didn't know she could be so rude.

"Natasha don't tell her" I heard Bruce murmur in Natasha's ear.

I couldn't stand it anymore I snapped.

"Tell me what, huh? Tell me about my..my.. disability?! My so called disability that makes you feel like you have to act 'normal' around me which just makes you ending up looking even more awkward? Don't tell me about why I'm even here and why you even took us away from the orphanage in the first place? Don't tell me what you're planning to do with me? Or just keep me here like a prisoner. Have I mentioned that I hate it here?? All of you are so ignorant, and what's with all the tests that you do on me? Have you ever thought that it could get really annoying after a while? The only person that's told me anything is Wanda, and even then she was very brief!"

Here I paused and looked around the room. I guess I was starting to yell because some of the agents wandering throughout the building stopped to watch me freak out. I rolled my eyes, picked and up my bowl.

"Enjoy the show?" On that note I walked passed the agents glaring at all of them and at last minute, turned and stuck up my middle finger at Bruce and Natasha. 

I had seen Tony teach Steve the same gesture saying to him that it was something that you did when someone annoyed you.

I figured it was time to use it.

I felt the agents eyes on me as I walked down the hallway back into the kitchen.  Amy, Lyric, and Steve had left so I was safe from the lions for now.

As I was putting my dishes in the sink, I felt someone come in behind me. (Yes I 'felt' it. Don't ask me how) But I pretended not to notice.

"That wasn't a wise move back there, ticking of both Natasha and Bruce, who I should have mentioned, has some....anger problems." A voice I don't think I've heard before spoke from the doorway.

"Why should I care? The obviously don't really care about me." I turned around to see a guy with dark skin and an eye patch behind me. "Who are you?" I asked rather rudely I might add.

"You can call me Nick."

"Just....Nick?

"Yes, and I'm here to explain why you're really here."

"Why don't I believe you? Why should I believe anyone in this place?"

"I'm not saying you should believe anyone, I'm just telling you things that you might want to know."

I turned around, put my dishes in the sink, turned back to him, raised an eyebrow and crossed my arms.

"With this change from the orphanage for you has been a little bit more difficult than for Amy. We decided to take it easy on telling you the details of why you are here."

I narrowed my eyes and said "You've told Amy??"

"No, we want to tell you at the same time, but that will involve you being ready, and Not. Freaking. Out."

"I'm already ready, I've been ready for so long, but I'm getting no information whatsoever."

"Fine" Nick threw up his hands in an exasperated manner. "But don't say I didn't warn you" he rubbed his head and said: "Tomorrow at 10 AM meet in the lab." On that final note he turned on his heal and walked through the door with his black cape swishing behind him.

I tried to hide my excitement, but it was hard to. I think the best part of the conversation was when he said that they haven't told Amy anything either.

The next morning I took my time getting dressed (partly because my ankle and wrist were still sore) but mainly because I was thinking of what Nick had told me yesterday. He had said that whatever I was here for, I had to be mentally prepared for, which made me think that the reason that they wanted me for, could be very gruesome or something dangerous. I finally got dressed and went downstairs to eat. By that time it was already 9:30.

"Well well look who's up." I heard a prissy voice behind me and rolled my eyes. At this point, anyone can tell who that is.

"Hi" I said without turning around. I finished pouring the milk into the bowl, and then proceeded with the cereal.

"You're doing that wrong" I paused what I was doing and looked back at Amy.

"And you care.. why?" I asked rudely. She then rolled her eyes and put up her hands in a surrendering motion.

"Geez, but the normal way is to put the cereal in first and follow with the milk."

"Uhh Amy, you do know that this is a free country..right??" Then I rolled my eyes and got a spoon.

I had just finished eating when Bruce came into the room, saying something about Nick wanting us in the lab. Amy and I exchanged glances and then said ok in unison. I rolled my eyes and put my dishes in the sink. I then followed Bruce to the lab with Amy at my heels.

"I'm going to tell you this as easy as I can manage" Nick said as he paced the floor of the lab. Amy was sitting in a chair right next to Lyric, and I was sitting on the lab table. Bruce, Steve and other people were right beside Amy and they, like her, were also sitting in seats.
"You, Nick said looking at me, have had weird things happen to you depending on your mood am I correct?" I slowly nodded.

He sighed. "And you, he said turning to face Amy, have been able to go back in time but only when you are alone. Am I right?"

Gone back in time??!!

Amy rubbed her eyes and then nodded. I have never heard about Amy going back in time, then again I never really try to know anything about her. "Well, we have found that through the research that we did on you guys, that none of you have any documented papers anywhere, so basically you two don't exist."

Uhh what?

Nick sighed and said:
"Both of you aren't originally from earth."

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