Apex Avenger | Natasha Romanoff

Ch 22

Steve, Bucky and I were playing cards in the dining area of the kitchen while Wanda, Natasha and Pepper were in the living room chatting. Clint is spending the night with his family tonight while who knows what Tony was doing and Bruce and Thor were out.

Tony comes into the kitchen towards the table watching us play. He stands on the opposite side of me.

"So Harry told me about your mission." Tony says to me.

"Is that so?" I ask paying him no mind as I take my turn.

"Maybe you should wait for the next one." He says making my head snap up looking at him.

"W-what?" I ask trying not to get mad.

Steve and Bucky look between us stopping the game.

"Maybe-

"No I heard you. Stark this is my first official mission." I tell him.

"What about the one with Nat?" Steve asks.

"Come on Rogers we both know Romanoff didn't need back up. You just added me to the mission." I tell him and he blushes slightly looking back down at his cards.

"You can't pull her out Tony, Fury asked for her personally." Steve turns to Tony.

"*points to Steve* See! *turns to him* Wait what?" I ask confused.

"Yeah, Fury has faith in you." Steve shrugs and nods with a smile.

"This is dangerous. You aren't ready." Tony shakes his head and I stand up from my seat.

"I'm not? Or you're not?" I scoff and he shakes his head turning away then faces me again.

"Treat me like everyone else Stark, I don't like special treatment. I'm going on this mission proving to you and everyone else that I can do this! What was the point of bringing me here if you think everything is dangerous for me?!" I rant.

"This is different there are things you don't understand!" He says back running his hand through his hair.

"*groans* Then make me understand!" I exasperate.

"Hey hey what's all the yelling about?" Pepper asks coming over with Wanda and Natasha watching from the living room.

"I'm finally going on an actual mission and Stark doesn't want me to go." I say not taking my eyes off Tony.

"Tony-

"It's a Hydra mission." Tony grits not taking his eyes off me.

"Okay maybe you should listen to your Uncle Tony." Pepper says softly.

"What?" I ask breaking eye contact looking over at aunt Pepper.

"Y/N you need to know-

"You're just a kid and you need more training." Tony cuts her off making me groan annoyed.

"Like you said, I can toss Rogers like a rag doll and fight Hulk. I can shift into any animal I want so my credentials are pretty high." I tell him.

"You don't know what Hydra is capable of!" He says.

I shake my head patting my pockets looking for my cigarettes but come up short.

"Run out of cigarettes?" Tony asks and I scoff going outside.

I shift into a black wolf running into the woods that are along the river. The sunset illuminating it in a calming way. I run and run for a while trying to calm down until the sun fully dissapears and it's dark out.
On my way back I trot along the river and stop, drinking some water when I hear twigs cracking behind me. I turn around growling.

"It's just me." Wanda says coming foward.

I turn back to the river continue drinking hoping she thinks I'm just a random wolf.

"I know it's you Apex, when you're an animal your eyes glow yellow." She says amused.

I shift back with my back to her.

"What are you doing out here?" I ask.

"I came to check on you, see if you're okay." She says.

"I'm going on that mission." I say.

"*sighs* I know you." She says.

"I don't know why the fuck Tony brought me here if all he's done is baby me and not letting me go on my first mission where Nick Fury requested me personally!" I grit making hands into fists in anger.

"He must have a reason Apex." Wanda says.

"Well he needs to tell me because I'm getting tired of it." I shake my head.

"Let's go back inside it's dark out and it's time for dinner." She offers.

We walk inside and everyone is settling around the table to eat.

"Apex-" Tony starts.

"I ain't talking about it. You're not telling me the truth so I'm not running around the lies." I say going to the kitchen making him sigh.

I go to the fridge getting a beer and leaving towards the living room.

"Apex come and eat." Steve says softly.

"I ain't hungry." I say flipping through channels not looking away from the TV.

"Y/N go and eat." Harry speaks up from my morpher.

"I need my space right now, Stark might think I'm not ready to eat." I grumble and stay on a channel that is playing The Simpsons.

"You know I can hear you right?" Tony says from the table.

"Woow the great Tony Stark can listen that's new." I say rolling my eyes.

The others eating at the table try not to laugh or smile.

"I'm just protecting you." Tony says.

"I've been doing that myself for years Stark I've gotten pretty damn good at it." I say.

"Tony it's not like she's going alone Clint, Natasha and I will be there." Steve speaks up.

"I don't care if the whole cast of Space Jam is there. She's not going and I'm putting my foot down." Tony says.

"Whatever you say Stark but we both know I'm going on that mission." I sigh with a shrug.

"Yeah we'll see about that." He mumbles going back to his food.