THE THIRD MAXIMOFF, the avengers

*Two*

STEVE

"Stark? What happened back there?" I asked as he shrugged.

"I don't know. One minute she's eating, the next she's having a breakdown." Tony explained as I rubbed my eyes.

"Maybe you said something that might have triggered her..." Banner began as I looked at him then Tony.

"Did you?"

"All I said was she was eating like she hadn't have had anything for days. That's it." I sighed in frustration before I left the room. Why would he ask her something like that? Knowing how broken she looked when we got her?

I shook my head as I made my way towards the main room.

ELIZA

"Have you ever been to a party before?" The woman, Maria Hill, asked as as she sat down on the couch next to me. I shook my head before she smiled softly.

"Well, the Avengers are throwing a farewell party for Thor tomorrow. He's about to go back to his home world, Asgard, soon. So, everyone is going to be there. And everyone would love it if you would be there." Maria assured as I looked down at the large shirt Steve gave me and shorts.

"Dressed...like this?" I asked as Maria shook her head.

"Of course not. I decided I want to take you shopping today. Wouldn't that be cool?" I nodded as she smiled. "Great! I grabb you some jeans for you to put on and we can go."

MARIA

I walked away from the living room towards my room. But accidentally bumped into someone. Steve.

"Steve, just the person I'm looking for." I said in excitement as he looked around.

"Well, I'm here."

"Okay, we have a situation. Eliza doesn't have an outfit." I said quietly as Steve's eyes went wide.

"What? She's not wearing any-"

"What?! No! She doesn't have an outfit for tomorrow, genius!" I corrected quickly as he let a breath of relief. "And I need your help to figure out what she would like to wear."

"Thought you were the expert." He said with his arms slightly crossed as I shrugged.

"Hey. Girls like to switch up on things they pick. Can you just come with me please?" I asked as he sighed.

"Alright. I'll come." I squealed on the inside as I smiled brightly.

"Great! We're leaving in 10."

ELIZA

"Steve, really?" Maria asked as Steve pulled out a pencil skirt.

"What? She's just a kid. She doesn't need to show everything to the world." He said as I built the courage to laugh. They both looked back at me as I did. I looked back up at them before something caught my eye.

"That's the one!" I said as I approached it. "That one. I really like that one!"

"You sure you're not changing up?" Maria asked as I shook my head. "Okay. What do you think, Steve?"

"It's classy. I like it. But it's not about me. It's about Eliza. If she's happy with it, then we're good." I smiled as I looked at the outfit. It was perfect.

PARTY TIME

I sat looking at myself in the mirror. I looked completely different from yesterday. Yesterday, I looked like I was getting old. But now, I look completely different. I look...beautiful.