Sheilded (Steve x reader)

05.

Steve opened your door, his heart nearly broke when he saw you. You were lying on the floor, knocked out by your own shock waves. Tears streamed down your face, hitting the carpet.

A small trickle of blood stained the carpet from where you must have hit your head in the way down. Your arm was lying across your chest, a necklace clasped in your hand. Steve crouched down next to you.

He gently opened your hand and took out the necklace. It was a smaller version of Tony's arch reactor. Around the edge it had the words. 'I'm proof Tony Stark has a heart.' Steve sighed softly. He was falling deeply for you, the more you he saw you the more he wanted you.

And now you'd offered to look after about Bucky just so he could have his best friend back. He lifted you up onto the bed, moving your hair back to see the cut wasnt that deep. He gently re-clasped the necklace around your neck so it rested above your heart.

"Your proof everyone has a heart. You can change the coldest of hearts and make them warm. I mean look at Fury." He stopped and stroked your hair, before leaving you alone.

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You woke to complete silence. Your head was pounding with a soft groan you sat up. Feeling the cold necklace against your chest, you stood up. Glancing at your phone you saw it was four in the morning.

You left your room and went down to the lab. For once, when you need him the most, Tony wasnt there and must have actually been alseep. Bruce however was still working. He saw you before you could run away.

"Y/N?" He said wiping his head. You walked towards him and sat on counter. "How are you holding up?" He asked leaning his elbow on the table.

"Fine." You said a little to fast. He frowned.

"You can talk to me you know." He said softly. "I know I'm not Tony, but I care about you too." You smiled softly.

"Thanks Bruce. I just...I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do." You said exasperated. Bruce took your hands.

"At the moment, you dont need to do anything. Just let yourself process everything around you. When it gets to much just step back and take a breather. Take it slowly and figure out your feelings along the way." You nodded softly.

You tried to speak but words failed you. You put your arms around his neck. "I really needed that Bruce. Thank you." He smiled as he squeezed you back.

"No problem Y/N. It'll all work out I promise." You smiled weakly.

"I might do some work actually. I doubt I'll sleep." Bruce nodded, letting you jump from the table. You walked towards Tony's computer. You logged on and started pulling up screens.

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"Y/N. I'm going for some food. Its breakfast time now." He said frowning at you.

"No thank you Bruce. I'm gonna finish up here." He nodded and left. Your phone buzzed. "Jarvis answer my call." You said tucking your hair behind your ear.

"Yes miss." He said clicking the line on.

"Hey Y/N!" Peter said, a loud wind rushed past him.

"Hi Peter, you swinging?"

"Yep! I'm actually gonna drop by if your around?" You nearly dropped the test tube.

"Yeah, I'm in. What's up?" You said putting it in it's holder.

"I news some help with a....schoolprojectwhichismorelikeadateidontknowwhyisaidschoolprojectihaveadatewithMJ." you frowned.

"Wait...what?" You said confused. "I couldnt understand what you said." You took off your gloves picking up your phone properly.

"IhaveadatewithMJ." You frowned.

"All I heard was MJ. So I'm going to assume you have a date with her and your freaking out."

"Yes." He said sheepishly. You laughed. "I'm about ten minutes away. See you then."

"Okay see you." You ended the call. You walked up the stairs feeling slightly better. Although when you caught sight of yourself in the mirror, you winced. Your hair was tied messily in a bun, a pencil behind your ear. Your eyes were puffy and you pyjamas were creased and scrunched up around your waist.

You sighed but carried on walking anyway. Nat was sat in the kitchen drinking coffee. "Morning." She said with a yawn.

"Morning." You replied, pouring a cup of coffee for yourself. You sat next to her. "How are you?"

"Good. How are you after yesterday?" She said with a worried glance at your teird eyes. "Powerful shockwave you sent out." You winced.

"Yeah, sorry about that." You took a long sip of your coffee.

"Steve said it knocked you out too." You nodded, although your heart fluttered. So it had been him that had put you in bed. "Clints gone home for the weekend." Nat said trying to change the subject.

"At least no one will be asleep on the fridge waiting to scare me in the middle of the night." Nat snorted.

"Or hiding in the vents." You spat out a mouthful of your drink.

"Oh God. I thought I'd heard someone laughing when me and Steve had out date in my room." Nat giggled.

"How did it go by the way?" She leaned forward. You rolled your eyes.

"Fine....really well actually."

"Did you have se--"

"No, no no." You said shushing her. "Just a kiss." She wriggled her eye brows at you.

"He needs to get a move on, I've done more with you than that." You winked at her as you walked past her and towards the living room. "Hey Y/N. I'm dancing again later, at the club." You turned to frown sceptically at her.

"Why? It's a bunch of pervs trying to get sex. And a group of women flaunting themselves just to tease them...I mean its ridic---" you sighed. "What time?"

"Eight." She said with a smirk.

"I'll come, but if me and Steve get more serious I'm stopping." She nodded, with a smile.

"Miss Stark. Mr parker is here." You placed your coffee down on the table.

"Let him in, and tell him where I am." You said yawning as you flicked through some of the magazines on the table.

"Y/N...oh my god I need help!" Peter said skidding into the room. You patted the sofa beside you. He sat down pulling his headphones out and shoving them in his pocket.

"What with? You got a date with the girl you like!" You said rubbing your eyes.

"Yeah and I have no clue, where we're gonna go or how to go on a date." You laughed.

"Aw Pete, I swear you'll be fine. But hey I'll tell you what. Whens your date?"

"Wednesday."

"Okay you've for nearly a week to sort everything out." He nodded. "Well you take me on a fake date tomorrow. I'll assess it and tell you what you can improve on." Peter smiled shyly.

"Really?" You nodded.

"Trust me I've been on my fair share of dates." He hugged you quickly from the side. You smiled and hugged him back.

"Thanks Y/N. I'll see you tomorrow." You waved as he jumped up and ran off again, to god knows where.