Small Town Girl

The perks of being a hero

Penny was mad.

Not just mad, but furious.

And ready to punch something.

It was... guess what?

That time.

Fuuuun.

So after waking up in a pool of blood, she stumbled to the shower, pushing her hair out of her eyes.

The hot water helped with the cramping, but then she found out there were no pads. No tampons.

Nothing.

So she was mad.

She had one in her bag.

Just one.

Luckily.

But she needed help.

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Natasha was her first option.

But then she found out that she was on a mission.

Wanda was next.

But she was out with Vision.

And Pepper was on a business trip.

Which left Penny with no choice but to tell one of the guys.

She hated that option.

They were the avengers, for crying out loud.

And they were guys.

Which left her in a bad position.

She couldn't drive.

And she didn't have money.

So she just huddled on the couch wrapped in blankets slowly dying.

Several of the avengers greeted her, not seeing anything wrong, but Clunt was the one was finally noticed.

He waited until there was no one else around, and then he sat down beside her.

"You okay, Pen?"

She nodded softly.

He didn't seem to think so, though, and after several seconds of studying her, he came to a conclusion.

"I'm going to the store. Anything you need me to pick up?"

Her eyes lifted, meeting his, and she started to nod, but stopped.

"You need pads?"

She nodded, her face pink. "There's no girls here."

He squeezed her shoulder. "Don't worry about it. I'm fine with getting them for you. I'm married, okay? Laura needs me to get stuff for her all the time."

She gave a tiny nod. "Thanks Mr Clint."

He smiled softly. "Just Clint, okay?"

He stood up, looking back down. "I'll be back in around half an hour."

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He came back, as promised.

In the bag that he gave her, there was also warm socks, and a chocolate bar.

"I didn't know what kind you liked, so I went by default." He explained. "Just tell me if you need anything else."

She nodded shyly. "Thanks Clint."

He nodded. "You can watch a movie if you want. Remote's on the coffee table, blankets are on the couches and so on. I'll make sure no one disturbs you."