Broken

Chapter 15

Natasha's POV

We're all chilling in the lounge, waiting for anything to happen. Like, anything.

Everyone is having their own little conversations with whoever they are sitting next to. Bucky and I are simply cuddling, him sleeping whilst I watch the quiet TV in the background. Clint enters the room after being with his family over the weekend. Obviously, I greet him with a knife that flies inches from his face.

He sighs and plucks the knife from the wall. "Good to see you too, Nat," he chucks the blade back at me and I catch it with ease, placing it back into my thigh holster.

"How's the kids?" I ask, missing my niece and nephew and traitor. Clint sits down next to me to have our conversation.

"They're fine. Nate is starting to walk a lot more. He's a nightmare," we both chuckle. "Cooper hit bullseye three times in a row, which is more than he has before," I nod my head, impressed with how well my nephew is getting on. "And Lila is currently obsessed with these new anonymous singers. Apparently a boy and a girl post videos of both of themselves singing but never show their faces. From what I hear, the songs are pretty decent."

"Let's hear them then," I say, curious as to who the mystery singers are. Clint pulls out his phone and opens YouTube. He types in 'Phoenix and Symphony'. I look at him questioningly and he simply shrugs. He clicks on the first video titled 'Up - The Phoenix and the Symphony' and we start listening.

(Pretend it's an original song)

I listen to the perfect harmony and I've gotta admit, I'm impressed. "Wow," is all I can simply say.

"Right?! And apparently, they've only been around like, 2 weeks. They already have 3k subscribers," he says, also in total shock.

"Okay, is Lila the one obsessed or are you?" I glance at him sideways and laugh when his cheeks turn red. My laughing consequently woke Bucky up, and I start apologising before he shushes me.

He looks at Clint's phone and notices the video. "Hey! Isn't that the Phoenix and Symphony?" He asks. Clint nods and Bucky asks him to play 'God is a Woman'. Clint finds the video and we listen to it again.

(Again, pretend it's an original)

I wait for the guy to join in, but he never does. When the song ends, I look at the boys confused. "I thought they were a duet?"

"They are," Bucky answers, "but sometimes they do solo songs too." I nod my head.

"And these are all originals?" They nod their heads and I slowly join them. "They're talented, fair play."

"People are hellbent on finding out who they are," Bucky says. "Not gonna lie, me included." I giggle at him and shake my head.

"Imma head to the gym. Barton, you coming?" Clint gets up in response and we make our way to spar.

Peter's POV

I'm sitting next to Charlie in the living room, trying to tune out everybody's conversations, until I hear Clint, Nat and Bucky talking about the Phoenix and the Symphony. I nudge Charlie and tell her what they're saying. "They think we're talented!" I whisper excitedly and she giggles at my child ness.

"How long do you think it will take them to figure out it's us?" She whispers back. I shrug in response, unsure as to how we are going to hide something this big from the freaking AVENGERS.

"Wanna head to the music room?" I ask after Nat and Clint leave. She nods and we both leave to continue on a new song. Just before we disappear around the corner I hear Sam shout after us.

"Use protection!" Charlie and I haven't told the team about us yet and we both blush, running down to the music room before the rest join in the teasing.

Charlie makes it to the room before me and when I get there she's already at the piano with a pencil in her mouth and looking at some song ideas we had, playing the occasional note and maybe writing it down. I hesitate coming in for a moment, admiring her. However my awe is cut short when she addresses me; "You gonna state at me all afternoon or actually come and help with this," she turns her head and smirks at me. I join her at the stool and look over what she's done silently, but my eyes always seem to find a way back to her. "Do I have something on my face?" She says suddenly. I respond with a 'No', confused as to what she meant. She picked up on my thoughts and says, "you keep staring at me. What is it?"

I can't contain myself any longer and my smash my lips onto hers. The passionate kiss soon turns into a make out session. We pull away briefly for air and I decide to make my move. "Charlie," she looks at me expectantly. "You're the most beautiful girl I know, not to mention smart, kind, funny and absolutely adorable when you're shy," her cheeks burn a bright shade of red and I chuckle at her, moving the hair that fell in front of her eye. "Will you- um... will you- uh... will- will you be my- um... girlfriend?" I ask hesitantly, scared she'll say no.

She doesn't respond for a minute and I don't have the heart to look her in the eye. I'm about to walk away and apologise when she kisses my cheek, making me look up. "I'd love to," she whispers. We kiss again and somehow I find her sitting on the piano, legs wrapped around my waist as we make out. Damn I'm so lucky.