We got you

Chapter 3

The days and weeks go by and Y/N finds that her new position is more comfortable than she had thought of before. She mostly is alone while working but now and then Steve, Bucky or Tony will join her and they talk. She even misses the little talks with them when they're on a mission. She befriended with all three of them quickly and sometimes when she doesn't feel like going home and stays in the tower, she meets up with Steve to watch some movies, listen to old music Steve likes or they just talk. Occasionally Bucky will join them but he never really talks to her then. Instead, he watches her closely and even when the others get the feeling that he's avoiding her, she knows that he watches her to make sure that she's not going to kill herself.

Y/N never thought of this to be possible. Alone the thought of working in the private quarters was ridiculous, but to be friends with one of the Avengers was something impossible. Even when she just knows Steve, Bucky and Tony it was something to be very proud of. She even found that she wasn't as angry at Tony for throwing parties out of nowhere anymore. She talked with some of her friends and most of them didn't believe her but her best friend was as excited as she was and when they met once a week, she would ask question after question. Y/N told her siblings as well but neither of them really cared. They had their own struggles with life. It's not that they weren't happy for her, that she knew, but after her parents died, they started to drift apart. Either of them developed interests which the other didn't care for and it was okay. They weren't really close anymore, but they managed to stay in contact and for Y/N that is what matters. Even if it meant to miss the closeness they had back in the days as kids.

Currently Y/N is in the hall of her room. She just finished cleaning the floor and now takes a break. So, she walks into the common area. She goes straight to the fridge and takes out some grapes she stored there this morning and pops one into her mouth. "Y/N!" She twitches and hits her head on a shelf above the fridge as she turns around to face the voice that called her name. "Stebe?"

"Yeah, sorry." He scratches his neck as she touches the point of her head which had hit the shelf. "What's up?"

"I was wondering if you ever talked to somebody of the others. We're having movie night tonight and I and Nat were chosen to get snacks and dinner ready."

"And now you want me to... join you?" she raises a skeptical eyebrow at the blonde soldier.

"Yeah, kinda. I just thought you could get along with Nat very well. You're similar in some ways."

"I- I... Sure, why not. But is it okay for me to just join you all?"

"I don't think that will be a problem. What do you think, Buck?" Suddenly someone comes in behind Steve and Y/N's met with Bucky's grim expression. "It will probably be better. At least she's not jumping off chairs then."

"You'll never let that drop, will you?"

"Not really." She sighs and rolls her eyes. Since that day Bucky always brings that up if it fits in the conversation. "Okay. Would you go with Nat to the store down the street? I'll go and pick up the movies."

"You now that there are streaming services where you can watch any movie you like, do you?"

"Yeah, Nat said something about that. Just call me old-fashioned." He grins at her and she chuckles. After a few minutes of talking Steve and Bucky retreat into the training room. Y/N sighs again and walks back to her room. She wanted to clean the windows again but now that she knows they are going to have a movie night she decides to clean up the common area for everyone. It takes her about three hours to get everything cleaned up and by then Nat stands in the door frame, arms crossed over her chest and an amused expression on her face. "I like that you take your job this seriously."