The Next Avengers: The Legend(MCU)

Bow Up

***Barton Farm, Missouri***

The sun was almost touching the horizon, filling the sky with a beautiful orange and blue scene.

The wind blew lightly against the grass and the weeds as they swayed back and forth.

The house stood firm and clean thanks to the current resident.

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***Kitchen***

In the kitchen, a girl tossed a wash rag over her shoulder as she turned the kitchen sink off, put the last dish on the drying rack, and pulled the plug to let the dishwater drain out.

She then dried her hands and went to the living room and plopped on the couch. That girl, was Kate Bishop.

She laid her arm over her eyes as she brought her feet up to the cushion, reclining into a more comfortable position.

"What a day." She sighed, relishing in her relaxation.

After a few moments of peace, the feeling of something wet and fuzzy nudging her free arm came. Kate knew just what, or who it was. Lifting her arm from her eyes, she looked upon a cute golden retriever who was staring right back at her.

A tired smile came to Kate's face as she began petting the canine. "Hey, boy!" She chirped, scratching behind the dog's ears.

The dog, who's name was Lucky, whined happily at his person as he jumped his front legs up onto the couch and leaned further into the scratching. He was loving it, and he loved Kate too.

Kate smiled at Lucky, happy to have him there to bring some light after her long day. "Ya hungry, Luck?"

The retriever's ears perked up and his head cocked to the side at that question before barking in excitement. Instantly, Kate already knowing and smiling at his response, she began to sit up from the couch and headed for the kitchen, Lucky barking and jumping up the whole way.

"I know JUST the thing for ya, bud. A little treat for you." She went to the fridge and opened it up before reaching for a large food container, pulling it out and setting it on the counter. "Pizza!"

Kate took a cold slice and held it up a bit for Lucky to jump up and grab, which he did before taking it over to his dog bowl and laid down to enjoy it. Taking one for herself, Kate reached back into the fridge and pulled out a Coke before heading back to her spot on the couch.

Reclining back on the couch, Kate propped her feet back up and took another bite of her pizza. As she relaxed and ate, she began backtracking and thought about her day.

Today, she'd been pretty busy. She had had school, then she had to cut the yard with the riding mower. Then she'd swept the floors upstairs and downstairs before dinner. Finally finishing up with the dishes to now.

Kate scratched her head as she looked around at her work. The house looked pretty good. From the floors to the bathroom, to the coffee table right in front of the couch.

Looking at the table, she saw an photo album on it. Seeing it brought a small smile to her lips as she set her drink down, reached for it and pulled it to her.

She opened it and looked at the pictures. It had pictures of the Barton Family. And some of them had her in them too.

One of her favorites was of her and Frankie together. Those were her favorite. She never admitted it out loud, but she always had a little crush on Frankie. Even now, she still had a special place for him in her heart. But now.......he was gone too.