(y/n) had it good, a loving, understanding mother and a kind, hard working father who worked for the Nova Corps but one day he didn't return home due to a battle with Ronan the Accuser and his army. Her mother was all she had left till she went ill...
I walk out of Peter's room after a lot of talking, singing and dancing, my ears are slightly ringing from the loud music, now I don't blame Rocket for wanting Peter to keep his stereo in his room, they are loud. My next move is to go visit Gamora so I walk up to her room and hear, battle cries? I run into her room without knocking, scared she's in trouble, but all I see is her attacking a fighting dummy, she turns around fast to see who the intruder is, if looks could kill I would be dead right on the spot but her eyes soften when she realizes it's me, she drops her swords and says in a gentle tone, "Hey (Y/N), is something wrong?" I shake my head no slowly, slightly frightened, 'I gotta admit, she's scary' I think to myself, "Um...no, just thought we could hang out but if your busy, it's fine" I say nervously, I go to walk out but she stops me, "No it's fine, I'm not busy" she sits down on her bed and pats the spot next to her, indicating me to sit down, I do so, "What do you wanna do?" She asks me, I think for a bit and decide, "Can you teach me how to fight?" She looks at me surprised and asks, "Are you sure? It takes a lot of practice and hard work" I quickly nod, "Yes, if I'm going to be a Guardian, I'm going to know how to fight" I say determined, she smiles at me and gets up from her bed "Lets start" I get up as well and smile back, she leads me to her weapon shelf, "Choose your weapon and choose wisely" she says, I observe all the swords, spears and axes she has hanging up, I could use my pocket knife but I see she has a sword in her grip, a knife against a sword is instant failure, so I choose a sword as well to level up the match,
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It's pretty light so it's the perfect choice, I step back from the weapon rack and get in front of Gamora, ready to fight, she observes my stance, "Put your left foot back and right foot forward" I do so, she goes behind me and grabs both my arms to position them correctly, "No shaking, you need to be calm while fighting, show no fear or hesitation" she says, making me hear her breath on my ear, I take a deep breath in then out, calming myself, she nods in approval and moves back to the same position she was in before, facing me, "Let us begin" she says, I nod, we circle each other, observing one another's moves, she decides to strike first, I move back to dodge, looking behind me to make sure I don't hit or trip on anything, "Keep your eyes on me" she says, I listen, now staring at her, I'm nervous to strike, what if I hurt her? She must've read my thoughts, "Do not be afraid to strike, I can take a hit" her words do not help my nervousness, I put my sword down, "I'm sorry, can I maybe start with a dummy, then move from there" I say apologetic, she smiles and says, "Of course, I understand, but remember, when the time comes to fight you must do it, not only for others safety but for your own" she puts her hand on my shoulder, looking at me intensely, I nod understanding, she sets the dummy up for me to practice on and for about an hour or two that's all we do, but I don't mind, I need this, I need to be helpful and protect my new family.
We decide to take a break after a while of practicing, I can barely breath, I sit on her bed, wiping away sweat from my forehead, she smiles, "You did good for your first time, eventually you will improve so don't worry" she says in a comforting tone, I look at her and smile, "Yeah, I'm aware it'll be tough and time consuming but if it means I can be helpful then Im all in, thank you for doing this Gamora" I say, she smiles at my words and says "No problem at all (Y/N), I like getting to spend this time with you and getting know you more, you are family now, remember you can always trust us" she sits down next to me, my neck starts getting tired so I hesitantly put my head on her shoulder, she tenses but eventually loosens up and puts her hand on my head, running her fingers through my sweaty hair, I smile, I remember when my mom would do this, I missed this, my moms touch was so calming, Gamora is just as good, I lean closer to her touch, closing my eyes, she looks down at me and smiles, leaning her head on mine and closing her eyes as well, we stay like that for a while, no words are needed, I trust her and she trusts me.
