Chapter 113 - Shock, Awe and Reunions Part 1 (1/2)
(Avengers Training room)
Tony took haggard gasps of air as he laid on one of the matts place about the training room as Clint Stood next to him, after going a few rounds with the renowned secret agent Tony was glad he had his suit to take down the bad guys. As he was considering just how he had been wrangled by Barton into such a situation Jarvis's voice suddenly came over the speakers.
”Sir. Miss Hardy has just returned and she has brought a guest of interest.” Tony's eyebrow rose for a second as a small holographic screen appeared on one side of the room. The sound of battle from the other side of the room stopped as the two female figures that had been sparring MMA style for the last 3 hours! Came to a stop and starred at the screen.
Turning to look at it, Tony caught sight of their resident thief, a very funny thoughts when she was bunking with the world's mightiest heroes, when one thought about it. She had become a welcome and familiar sight around the tower after she moved in. Something that no one really expected till it happened.
Having quickly become friends with Cap, Barton, Natasha and Laura somehow; Tony couldn't figure out how she did it. Tony had to admit he was starting to warm up to her himself, in a familiar way. As the only one that was going to school, thought Steve was also trying to get Laura to go, she was starting to become the little sister of the group along with Laura.
Thinking of starting a family with Pepper himself, Tony was finding the new experience refreshing. Seeing that she was dressed to impress, something Tony hadn't seen before he turned his head to her company as the walked across the lobby towards the main elevator.
It wasn't hard to figure out the lad next to her was a one Peter Parker. Having seen enough of his photos before he became homeless when searching for him, his eyebrow rose a bit further as he looked at his current attire.
Nudging Barton who was next to him he couldn't help but mumble out. ”How in the hell did a scrawny homeless boy, suddenly become a swimmer?” Barton also had a bit of a puzzled look on his face as he took the boy in.
Taking a small glance at Natasha and Laura as they moved over to them, he shook the thought away as he saw the small smile on her lips and glint in her eyes as she looked at him. Having known her for years, and having his own experience with his wife, he knew exactly what that look meant.
He gave a small shrug as he turned back to Tony. ”It's easier to pack muscle back on from a skinnier frame if you have the right physique, must have been eating and working out more recently.” Tony seemed a bit sceptical but continued anyways. ”Well at least his finally appeared, now Nat can stop worrying about her boy toy…”
Tony trailed off as he felt a shiver go down his spine, he knew exactly where the piercing gaze came from, but couldn't bring himself to look in her direction. Barton gave a small snort of laughter as he felt him stiffen.
As Tony faced life or death, a small voice whispered in Laura's ear as she looked at the screen, her irises flashing black in desire. 'Go to him.' Laura didn't need any other prompt, she turned a full 180 and quickly headed for the door, intent to see Peter, not bothering to clean up after her extended sparring session.
Natasha's eyes also starred at the figure for a few seconds, a small weight lifted off her shoulders at finally seeing him alright once more. Looking around, she noticed Laura was gone and also slowly made her way out, not before taking off her mitts and grabbing a bottle of water. Sparring with Laura was a lot more strenuous than she would like to admit as one of the best assassin's in the world.