VINDICATION- MARVEL

• FIFTEEN •

2015

"Cassandra darling you look gorgeous!" Natasha exclaimed with some crazy accent she couldn't quite place.
"Thanks Nat. You don't look to bad yourself."
"I try."

Cassandra looked at the mirror hanging in her closet, spinning around once for good measure. The sky blue dress clung tight her body in one place, and flared out at her mid-calf. Silver heels on her feet made her taller, and the braid she'd but her hair in already had strands falling out of it.

"Why didn't you do anything with your hair?" Natasha asked.
"Cause I didn't want to."
"Your dress makes you look like a Who."
"Your's makes you look pregnant. And I don't look like a Who." 

Natasha stuck her tongue out at her, and Cassandra smirked. Natasha set a finger to her chin, studying Cassandra's dress. She cocked her her head and spoke,

"I do like the sleeves though."

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Cassandra stood behind a bar, surveying the room. Maria stood behind her, shaking what would be a martini. Tony and Thor walked up to the counter, passively arguing about who was better between Jane and Pepper. Maria turned around and joined the conversation.

"Hey, what about Jane? Where are the ladies, gentlemen?" Maria asked, Cassandra letting a small smirk cross her face.
"Well, Miss Potts has a company to run." Tony said.
"Yes, I'm not even sure what country Jane's in. Her work on the convergence has made her the world's foremost astronomer." Thor said proudly.
"And the company that Pepper runs is the largest tech conglomerate on earth. It's pretty exciting." Cassandra rolled her eyes at Tony's statement. She loved Pepper, but Tony was taking it a teeny bit far.
"There's even talk of Jane getting a, um, uh, Nobel prize."
"Yeah, they, they must be busy because they'd hate missing you guys get together," Maria faked a cough, muttering a word along with it. "Testosterone! Oh, excuse me."
"Want a lozenge?" Cassandra answered, playing along.
"Um-hmm." Maria responded.
"Let's go."

Cassandra walked off with Maria, tapping Natasha with her foot as she went by. Natasha glared, and Cassandra smiled. Cassandra leaned into Maria's ear, asking a question,

"How's Coulson?"
"You aren't supposed to know about that."
"Well he asked me if I wanted to join new S.H.I.E.L.D."
"When?"
"A few months ago."
"Did you say yes."
"No, this job is hard enough."

Cassandra spun away, walking up the stairs to Steve and Sam.

"Hello gentlemen," she said, standing right next to Sam.
"Cass." Sam held his hand out, Cassandra shaking it.