Shades of green

Chapter 2

Phantom Avenger

This chapter on the requests of: Astiar, belle hawk, cilia-chan, Dalnim, eveemars87, FlopsyTheStingyDingo, Foxy-Floof, gojyo-lover20, Haunt of twilight, KlaineDrarryMerthur and Nataly S. Potter.

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Natasha Romanoff walked into the kitchen of the Avengers Tower with eyes still half closed, arms hanging limply by her sides, and shoulders hunched. It was not an unusual sight to see her in such a condition. Contrary to what one might think, she was nowhere near a morning person, and there was only one thing that could wake her up and make her sleepy brain change gears. That one thing almost mysteriously appeared right in front of her the moment she took a seat at the kitchen isle, and without even thinking about it, she exed the coffee mixed with cream, two tea-spoons of brown sugar and a table-spoon of good old scotch with just a bit of almond-extract.

When her nose was tickled by another delicious scent, she opened her bleary eyes and found a plate of scrambled eggs with two greasy sausages and two slices of home made toast just waiting for her to dig in. She moaned around the first bite and took a sip of her morning poison from the cup which miraculously filled itself.

“Morning, Harry.” She greeted her miracle the moment she could form a coherent thought. He chuckled as he took a seat in front of her and gifted her with a small smile and an amused wink as he took a sip of his Earl Gray.

“You’ve woken up sooner than it’s usual for you.” He jested lightly and the corners of Natasha’s lips tilted into a small smile as she chewed another bite of the deliciously prepared breakfast.

“I still have no idea how you figured this out.” She mumbled and Harry snickered, hiding his grin behind his cup.

“A magician never reveals his secrets, Tasha. Now, I suggest you finish that before the others come tumbling down. This peace won’t last for much longer.” Natasha rolled her eyes and straightened in her seat to finish her breakfast in peace. While she did rise up from her comfortable, warm bed before everyone else with the exception of Harry, she was far from being a morning person, but thanks to their personal, practically self-appointed caretaker, she now had a way to truly wake up before anyone figured out the little problem she had.

“Thank you for breakfast, Harry.” She said as she stood up to put the dishes into the sink.

“You know that it’s not a problem. I like cooking for everyone. At least nothing goes to waste.” Harry answered as he stood up as well and made his way to prepare breakfast for the others. Natasha smiled and leaned against a kitchen cabinet with her arms crossed over her chest. She knew better than to offer to help.

It has been 6 months since Harry started living with them, and in 6 months the dynamics of the Avengers changed completely. It was amazing what the presence of the Wizard did to them. It was like they needed just one more person to unite them completely.

Of course, when she first looked at him, she couldn’t even imagine he would have such an effect on them. The only thing she could see at that time was the way Bruce acted around Harry; how relaxed, happy and at peace he was. She couldn’t see what it was about Harry that made Bruce like that, and she prided herself in being able to see what made people tick.

Harry was an unknown component, and she was uneasy with him around. She did her research, of course. Within 36 hours she knew exactly who he was and where he came from. After finding that out, everything made even less sense.