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(𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐒)
CHAPTER ONE-----▹

LEIGH SLIPPED INTO THE KITCHEN, to pour herself a cup of coffee, between medical school and missions with the team, sleep just wasn't really a thing for her. The brunette's hands wrapped around the warm mug, and she spun on her heels about to leave the kitchen and go back to the safety of her room, when someone entered the kitchen, "Good Morning, Leigh!" the twenty-three-year-old, sighed setting the coffee mug on the counter, and sitting at the barstool, "Morning Christine." 

"You're up...early?" Christine was just clocking out of her shift at the hospital and wasn't quite sure of the time, "Seven-thirty, pretty usual time, I'd say." Christine nodded, sitting down on the seat next to Leigh's. "I need sleep," she murmured leaning her head against her hand. "You and me both." Leigh laughed.

"Is your dad awake?" Leigh frowned, "I have no idea, he's probably just avoiding me...per usual." Christine shot her a look, and she put her hands up in surrender, "I'm just saying," Christine glanced at the counter noticing Leigh's coffee, "Who drinks their coffee dark?" she asked teasingly, "I do." both Leigh and the mostly awake Stephen who was entering the kitchen replied. "Good Morning, Leigh," Stephen greeted pouring coffee into a mug, "Father," she replied dryly. 

Christine looked between the two of them and then cleared her throat, "Anyways, how's school?" Leigh broke her stare away from her dad, "Painful. Between school and my job, my sleep is practically in the negative." she took another sip from her coffee, and when her phone rang out, she groaned hoping to God it wasn't a work call, it was Sunday. The brunette's only day off.

"Hello?" she answered, "Morning sleepyhead, we've got a location on another Hydra base, want me to come by and pick you up?" Natasha's voice rang through the phone, "You're already outside aren't you?" Leigh questioned, "Yep," Leigh stared down at the half-empty coffee cup, "I'm on my way."

Leigh stood up from the barstool, taking another sip of her coffee before setting the mug in the sink, "That was work, and no matter how...spectacular the conversation has been this morning, I've got to go." she announced. "Have a good day," the other woman spoke, "You too, Christine," the brunette nodded, "Love you, princess." Stephen spoke once she was halfway out of the room, "Don't call me that." Leigh took a deep breath, she could hold a grudge forever if she tried.

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Leigh walked around the corner finding Nat waiting for her in the car, "Strange, there you are, it's about time." Natasha joked, "Whatever, Romanoff," she responded getting into the car, "Ready to go get that scepter so this can all be over?" Leigh shrugged, "The world's always gonna need saving from something." Natasha nodded, "We would be out of a job if it didn't," the redhead stated, "Good point."

They drove in silence for a bit, "How's that thing with your dad going?" Leigh groaned, "That bad?" the Russian said briefly glancing in Leigh's direction, "He wasn't there for me after he promised he would be, I think I have the right to hold a grudge." Natasha nodded, "Hey, I'm not judging, I have no room to give advice, the last time I had a parental relationship was when I was eleven."

"Well, I'll have you know that you are my favorite person no matter what," Leigh joked to lighten the mood, "You're my favorite person too, flower." Leigh groaned, "Are you ever gonna let that nickname go?" Nat smirked, ever since they looked up the meaning of their names on some website, Natasha had decided that flower was an amazing fit for a nickname.  "Nope!" the redhead laughed.

"So, how's Maria?" Leigh smirked, a smile broke out on Natasha's face, "We're getting married," she spoke excitedly taking a glance at Leigh, who was like a little sister to her, "What?!?" the brunette gasped, and whacked Nat's shoulder playfully, "How come you didn't tell me?" she said shock, still written all over her face, "I did. Just now." the redhead said, "If it makes you feel better, your the first person to know." Nat justified, and Leigh smiled, "You told me before, Clint?" she questioned, "Of course I did Leigh, you're like a little sister to me." she paused, "Clint's just the best friend, you're way cooler anyway." she joked, "Oh, I know." Leigh dramatically flipped some of the brown hair, and they both laughed.

"So when is it?" Leigh asked, "We don't know yet, it's going to be a small thing," Nat spoke, "Well it's about time she put a ring on it, you guys have been together for like ever." Leigh spoke, "I'm really happy for you, Nat." she smiled, "Thank you, Leigh," 

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SOKOVIA

Natasha was driving the vehicle through the snow-covered woods, as Clint shot various arrows and Leigh shot bullets out of her gun, Tony flew by them in his suit, and as another vehicle came up beside them, Thor crashed down on top of it, preventing them from being shot. Leigh sent a nod in his direction shooting a bullet just inches from his head to take out another one of them. 

Captian drove through the woods on a motorcycle throwing his shield in front of him knocking out several more men, and the roars of the hulk plowing through them were seen nearby. Noticing a barrier just up ahead Nat spun the car to the side, and all of the avengers, were in a row, in what Leigh would say something that looked like it would show up in an action movie. 

Leigh shot a man in the leg and another in the head as they continued to fight against them, the brunette had started her training in SHIELD, when she was fifteen, a result of Nick Fury, finding of her abilities. "Shit" Tony's voice came through the comms, "Language!" Cap exclaimed, and Leigh would've laughed if she hadn't been so busy, fighting off some guy. "Fucking hell!" she exclaimed, removing the knife the man stuck in her arm. 

"Jarvis, what's the view from upstairs?" Steve's voice continued, "The central building is protected by some kind of energy shield. Strucker's technology is way beyond any other Hydra base we've taken."

Leigh slowed down a figure who jumped at her quickly shooting a bullet, before letting time continue in its normal duration. "Loki's scepter must be here." Thor noted, "Strucker couldn't mount this defense without it. At long last." 

"Ya think?" Leigh asked sarcastically slowing a few men around her down, sending a bullet into their legs, she spotted Natasha taking out several people in just moments, "Go, Nat!" she said into the coms, "'At long last' is lasting a little long, boys." Natasha spoke, "Agreed." Leigh groaned shoving the dead weight of a body off of her. 

Clint stood in between two trees using them to shield himself as he sent multiple arrows out, "Yeah. I think we lost the element of surprise." Leigh rolled her eyes, "No, duh."  She kicked some guy in the head, and sent a bullet at another, "Wait a second. No one else gonna deal with the fact that Cap just said "Language"?" Tony's voice cut through, "I know." there was a loud crash, "It just slipped out."

Clint slid behind another tree, releasing another arrow when a blue blur sped by, he was about to release another arrow when he got thrown into the air feet away from where he was previously standing as he hit the ground with a groan, a man with bleached blonde hair, walked by "You didn't see that coming?" he asked before he was gone in a blur. Clint stood up to fire another arrow, but a shot when right into his side, "Clint!" Nat and Leigh exclaimed at the same time.

The same man sped by Cap, "We have an enhanced on the field." he noted, "You've got Clint?" Leigh asked Nat, "Yeah." Leigh nodded when the blue sped by her knocking her off her feet, he did a similar thing, "Didn't see that coming?" he smirked, but before he could speed away, Leigh slowed him down, "For one royally fuck you, for two, what? You didn't see that coming?" she taunted. "Steve doesn't like that language." Tony's voice cut through the comms, "Whatever, Stark."

"Clint's hit." Natasha said rushing to Clint, and putting pressure on the wound, "Someone wanna take care of that bunker?" Hulk plowed through it, "Thank you." she noted, "Stark we really need to get inside." Steve spoke, "I'm closing in." he replied.

Leigh left the enhanced guy stuck at a slow speed, taking out a few men as she rushed towards Nat and Clint, "Drawbridge is down people," Stark announced, "Clint, I swear to God you better not die." Leigh spoke reaching his side.

Leigh had met Clint when she first started her training at SHIELD, and Clint had acted more like a father to her than her own had in years, she was practically his and Laura's adopted child. "Clint's hit pretty bad, guys. We're going to need evac." Natasha noted, "I can get Barton to the jet." Thor noted, "Good." Leigh sighed, "The sooner we're gone the better. You and Stark secure the scepter," Thor instructed, "Copy that."

"Find the scepter." Thor said before taking off with his hammer, "And for gosh's sake watch your language." Tony's voice cut in, Steve sighed, "That's not going away anytime soon." Leigh shook her head, 

"It never does, Cap. It never does."

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

WOW, IF YOU'VE READ MY OTHER BOOKS YOU KNOW THAT IT IS A VERY RARE OCCASION THAT I WRITE A CHAPTER THIS LONG LOL.