The MARVELOUS Adventures of Eryn Maxwell (HIATUS)

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I have many plans for this story which is why it's taking me so long to update. Sorry about that but I'm so indecisive it hurts sometimes.

Eryn looked at Nat with full love in her eyes, but looked at the others wanting to hear their stories. It was that moment that she realized that she would eventually have to tell them her past and it was enough to wipe her smile and anxiety and nerves to plague her for a few moments. The Avengers looked at her in concern and confusion at her sudden change.

"Are you okay, sweetheart?" Steve asked with a face full of concern for his mate.

Realizing she was putting her emotions all on display, Eryn immediately pushed her worries to the back of her mind and smiled at them saying, "Yeah, I'm fine. Who's next?"

Steve, Tony, Natasha, Bruce, and Clint all looked at each other worriedly but silently agreed to put off the conversation for now.

Bruce sighed as he stepped forward with a worried grin saying, "I'll go next, Princess."

He sat down on the couch since he was previously leaning in the wall by Nat while she was sharing her story. Eryn stood up from her spot on Nat's lap and headed straight towards Bruce's. She noticed that she's become quite the cuddler towards her mates and she found that she didn't mind that as much as she thought she would have.

Bruce waited for his princess to become settled and comfortable, blushing at the proximity. He loved being able to hold her in his arms and protect her from any threat that may come. Hulk agreed in his mind and he felt the Hulk settle in contentment as their mate relaxed in his arms.

Bruce began, "I'm a scientist who specializes in gamma radiation. I was helping to produce a serum like the one used to create Captain America to help the military. However, the serum was to be tested on humans and I didn't feel comfortable with letting a soldier who was following orders who had a family back at home test it in case something went wrong, so I took it upon myself to test the serum and everything went horribly wrong."

Bruce spoke with such a sadness and anger in his voice that was clearly directed at himself. This caused Eryn to have tears in her green orbs as she reached out to hug Bruce as tightly as she could manage to hopefully help him through his emotions. Bruce shook as he continued, remembering everything that had happened to bring him to where he was today. But he looked at Eryn and his eyes softened as he thought 'I might not have met her if Hulk didn't happen to me though.'

Bruce softly smiled at his princess while continuing with his story, "I destroyed the lab as Hulk came to be known for the first time. I still struggle with having him as my other side but I have high hopes that I'll be able to conquer anything with you by my side, especially since he seems calm when you're nearby."

Eryn blushed beet red at his last words and looked down so he wouldn't see her face. Bruce gently raised her chin so he could see her face and smiled.

"You look so beautiful when you blush, princess. Please don't hide your pretty face from us."

Eryn blushed even more at this statement and hid her in Bruce's chest as she gave him another right hug. She felt his chest rumble as he chuckled.

Steve decided to speak up saying, "I believe it's my turn now, beautiful."

Eryn turned around with a light blush still on her cheeks. He was already sitting on a chair next to Nat, and since she did it with everyone else, Eryn got up from Bruce's lap to sit on Steve's. She didn't miss Bruce's pout as she did so and her heart fluttered as she thought how freaking cute it was.

After Eryn situated herself, Steve started, "I'll start my story when I was a young boy. I was best friends with a boy named James Buchanan Barnes, but everyone called him Bucky."

Steve smiled as he remembered Bucky and all the good times they had.

"Often times I was bullied for being a wimpy weak kid, but Bucky would come to save the day and patch me up. When I heard Bucky was going into the military, I wanted to be with him, so I signed up too. I signed up to be part of an experiment that would make me bigger and stronger. Bucky was with me till the end."

Steve gave such a sad smile remembering his old best friend, sad that he couldn't be with him anymore. Seeing this, Eryn hugged him tightly, making sure to lightly touch the top of his butt because dammit that's America's ass and it was hers.

Steve explained all about how he fought in the war and got trapped in the ice before waking up 70 years later in a completely different world. Eryn's eyes shined in adoration for her mate's ability to adapt to change as well as he did and his ability to endure all of his hardships. Feeling her emotions, all of them admired their soulmate and their love for her grew stronger than it ever was before which surprised them as they didn't think it could.

Wanting to know their sweet mate's past, Clint said, "I'll share my story, but after me since I'm the last of us sharing, it's your turn okay princess?"

Eryn's eyes dulled a bit and a bit of her anxiety came back as she bit her lip. Her mates watched as she bit her lip with their eyes darkening at the small movement.

"Okay, that's fair," Eryn sighed out, not looking forward to it.

Looking satisfied with her answer, Clint began.