The battle had been raging for five minutes by the time Darcy made her way from hiding behind parked cars to a nearby rooftop by way of a back alley and fire escape. But in that time her favorite jacket had gotten torn, her hair was full of some sticky substance she didn’t want to think about, and she’d lost her latte when she’d dropped it to hit the deck as soon as the first explosion hit. And now she was stuck waiting for it all to end trying to gauge who was doing what and where by the sounds of explosions and random thuds. She was grateful that most of the fighting seemed contained to the ground, even if it meant she was was stuck up high with a vantage point to see nothing. Waiting. And still trying not to think about what was in her hair.
Before she could work up too much of a pout, though, a blur and gust of wind was her only warning before Pietro was crouching down in front of her.
“I saw you come up here when I was helping others to run away. You are okay?” Before he’d finished his question, his hands were skimming over her limbs to check for injury while his eyes ran over the rest of her. And then he pause on her hair as he winced. Not a good sign.
With a sigh, Darcy patted his hand that had come to rest on her shoulder. “I’m fine, I just want to know which idiot I get to hold responsible in future whining.”
“I don’t know, bro, I just work here.”
“Okay, first, I told you to use that when reporters are asking you questions, not me. Second, you’re a freaking Avenger. You should know which bad guy is attacking us.”
He shrugged but didn’t bother hiding a smirk. “I just show up, run fast, and look pretty. Ask the old man,” he said gesturing to the area where she now noticed a bunch of arrows coming from.
“Don’t let Clint hear you calling him that.”
“These are words that will only encourage him.”
“Whatever. Go, run fast, kick butt, and don’t get injured.”
He tilted his head as though having to think it over and grinned at her. “But if I don’t, how will you kiss it better?” And then with a quick kiss to her nose and a blur, he was gone again.
