Mischief || The Avengers: Loki X OC Fanfic

1 || Meeting

"Do you have somewhere for me to work?" Dr. Bruce Banner asked Nick Fury, who asked him for help to find the Tesseract before Loki did.

Fury nodded. He turned to a red-haired woman who stood by the door named Natasha. "Agent Romanoff, " he started, "would you show Dr. Banner to his laboratory, please?"

Natasha nodded and walked off with Bruce behind her. "You're gonna love it, Doc. We got all the toys." After a few long, silent seconds, she added: "Oh, you're getting an assistant, by the way."

Bruce frowned. "Assistant?" he repeated a bit confused.

Natasha faced him. "Yes, I hope that's not a problem?" she asked with the same emotionless expression.

Bruce shook his head. "No, of course not. It's just that I prefer to, you know, do things my way."

Natasha turned back forward. "Oh, don't worry 'bout that. Actually, she's specialized in other stuff than you, so she'll guide you a bit and tell you how our machines work and things like that, " she explained.

Bruce nodded. "So, technically, she'll be my lab partner?"

Natasha shrugged. "Yeah, sort of."

Two minutes later, they arrived by the lab. Natasha put her hand on the doorknob. She turned around to face Bruce. "Before you enter: I wouldn't underestimate her. She looks so fragile, but she's stronger than three rocket launchers, " she warned in a whisper. Bruce frowned.

Natasha opened the door. The two of them entered the modern-looking laboratory. Bruce spotted a black-haired girl sitting on a barstool with headphones, nodding her head to the beat of the music rushing through her ears. Natasha tapped her shoulder to catch her attention. The girl yelped, yanked her headphones off, and quickly turned around. She sighed in relief. "Geez, Nat, you scared the hell out of me!" Then, she noticed the guy next to her red-haired friend. She pointed at him with a small smile. "Is this him?" 

Natasha smiled shortly. "Lucy, Dr. Bruce Banner. Bruce, Lucia Hatteras, " she introduced.

Lucy smiled while shaking Bruce's hand. Her nose wrinkled in disgust at Nat's choice of words. "Ooh, Nat, please, he'll think he'll have to call me that, " she chuckled. "No, everyone says Lucy, man. It's a pleasure to meet you. I've heard a lot about you and your work, you know."

Bruce raised his eyebrows. "You did?" Lucy nodded. "Well, I didn't expect to be that famous."

Lucy smiled. "So, you'll be my lab partner, then? Hey, if you need anything, just ask. I'll be right here, " she told him while referring to the lab.

Bruce nodded with a small smile. "I will."

"And I may seem a little very brisk, but usually, I'm the total opposite, so don't worry, I'll mostly be quiet, " Lucy added. Bruce nodded.

Lucy turned around when Nat called her. "Wow, Luce, this looks amazing, " she commented impressed while holding a black, leather sketchbook with green and golden decorations. She looked at a realistic pencil drawing of a jaguar. Bruce took a glance. His eyes widened. Wow, this girl has some talent.

Lucy's green eyes gleamed. "Is it?" Nat nodded with a small smile. Lucy grabbed the sketchbook back and smirked. "Still doesn't mean you can look into my stuff, Nattie, " she teased.

Nat rolled her eyes slightly and laughed. She clapped. "Well, then, I'll leave you, smart people, alone, " she chuckled before she left the room.

Lucy turned to Bruce. She sighed. "I'm just gonna ask this straight away: you're, like, The Hulk, right?" she suddenly questioned him.

He sighed too. "Yeah. Yes, I am, " he admitted. "Well, actually, he's kinda inside of me. I don't consider him to be the same person as me. It's difficult to understand."

Lucy nodded. Then, she blinked. "No, no, I get it. Well, kinda, " she chuckled. She sat back down on the barstool and looked up. "You don't like him taking over you, do you?"

Bruce shrugged. "No, not really, no. It's just... When he takes control, he destroys everything and he hurts people. People I love. That's why I learned to keep him under control."

"Impressive, " Lucy honestly complimented. Bruce took it as sarcasm and chuckled. "No, really, I mean it's not easy to hold back a green giant with fists as big as restaurants. No offense, by the way."

Bruce smiled. "I have a feeling that we're gonna be great lab partners, Lucia."

Lucy sighed. "Dammit, Nat." Bruce laughed.