"What's done is done Tony. We're good now and we're together. Nothing else matters."
Tony gives another pained smile but nods and ushers them inside the compound. " Well, I got a team who want to see the Missus. Including a certain God of Sparkles."
"We aren't married yet Tony." Juliette giggles.
"Don't wait too long Cap, Sparkles just found out you two didn't get married when you were supposed too and you should have seen the way his eyes lit up." Tony warns, making Juliette blush and laugh. Steve grabs her hand and tugs her back against his side, slipping a massive protective arm over her shoulder and back.
"First a lunatic ex-boyfriend and now the King of Asgard. I'm never letting you out of the house again."
"Good thing I only have eyes for you Captain." They smile at each other until Tony cuts off the moment.
"You two are as disgusting as ever I see." He rolls his eyes. "Just a heads up, the only one not here is Barton. He's gone off the grid after Laura and the kids snapped."
"Well that explains why he hasn't been answering his phone." Juliette sighs as they enter the elevator to the living quarters.
She'd tried to be there for him, tried reaching out right after the snap and a few times since. She may have still been hurt about what happened with her and Steve, but that didn't mean she didn't look into everyone's survival... or snapping.
The elevator door opens relieving a small room with a single door on the wall opposite the elevator. As if serves a barrier between the Avengers and the rest of the world. She sighs and squeezes Steve's hand.
"I'm right here baby."
Juliette nods and lets Steve lead her out of the elevator to the door where Tony is scanning his thumb.
"Security is a little different since you were last here." Tony looks over his shoulder at Juliette. "But all your old clearances have been reinstated. You shouldn't have any issues accessing anything. Your room is the same too."
The door swings open to the hallway that leads to the kitchen and other common areas, dinning room, living room, library and game room. A set of metal stairs leads to the bedroom suites.
"We aren't moving in Tony, just visiting." Juliette states with a bit of annoyance. "At least I thought we were." She shoots Steve a glare that could melt ice.
He shrugs while chuckling and swats her ass. Making her yelp.
Tony rolls his eyes again at the display of affection. He may act annoyed by them, but in reality Tony blames himself for Steve staying away, after the disagreement over the Accords, the issue with Bucky and the fight in Germany and again in Siberia. He's the reason they didn't just celebrate their second wedding anniversary.
He's happy to see them so happy despite the world keeping them apart.
"Is that my best girl?" Thor bellows from the kitchen, having heard Juliette's sarcastic tone. Juliette's eyes light up and she quickly looks up to Steve. He nods, giving her the go ahead.
Juliette takes off down the hall at a run, she skids into the open kitchen, launching herself into Thor's embrace. He laughs deeply and spins her around the open space between the counters.
She squeals in delight, pressing her face against his throat. Inhaling his unique scent — fresh rain and heat. He does the same, burying his face in her blond hair while holding the back of her head, clinging to her.
"Hi beautiful." He kisses her temple before setting her down on her feet. Thor's reaction to seeing Juliette brought the rest of the team into the kitchen. Each waiting patiently for their turn to greet Julie.
Bruce steps forward and gives her an awkward side hug. She smiles and kisses his cheek. "Where the hell have you been!? Juliette asks slightly angry. Although she was engaged to Steve and best friends with Natasha and Sam, most of her time was spent with Bruce, in his lab.
"It's a long story, we'll tell you later. I guess we have a lot to catch up on." Bruce, Steve and Tony exchange a glance.
Natasha pulls her out of Bruce's grasp and hugs her friend. "Later, after she has a drink." She looks over to Steve, her eyes silently asking if he proposed yet, and hoping he did so they can finally celebrate something.
Steve smirks and nods. "Congratulations Jules! Lemme see it!
Julie laughs and raises her left hand, "What you weren't involved in this one?"
"No! I wasn't involved with the other one either... Sam was."
The rooms goes quiet, everyone thinking the same thing. There's some one missing from their reunion, besides Barton. Thor reaches out and squeezes the back of Julie's neck. "I'm ok. Honest." She whispers to him over her shoulder.
A sad silence falls over the group, as they all exchange glances and small smiles. Everyone happy to finally be back together in the same place.
Thor turns around and grabs a glass off the counter, pouring a clear liquid into it and dropping too much ice into the liquid.
He grins to himself, proud he remembered how to make her drink. He winks and reaches out to hand it to her. "Here ya go Tiny."
Julie rolls her eyes at the nickname Thor gave her when they met 6 years ago, a nickname that she loves even though she pretends she doesn't.
"Thank you, your Highness." She turns towards the group, "so is there a reason the god of Thunder is getting me drunk at 11:30am?"
"We have a lot of catching to do." Thor states and walks towards her, towering over her.
"Catching up." Natasha corrects and stifles her laugh.
"Ehh that's what I said."
Juliette takes a second to look Thor over. She blinks hard, confused by what she sees. His shoulder length golden blond hair is gone, and instead sits chopped short atop his head, like a golden crown. A geometric pattern is shaved into the super short hair above his right ear. A brown eye now sits where a blue eye used to, with a large scar runs over the eye. He looks different, older... tougher. He looks good. Really good.
"Wha... what happened to you? What did you do to your hair? Why is your eye brown? Why are you wearing normal clothing... " She looks around the room and notices a large axe resting against the couch. "What the hell is that and where is Mjölnir?"
"Let's sit down." Steve insists, slipping his arm around her and pulling her towards the living room with the rest of the team in tow.
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Hours later, after Thor explained what happened on Asgard, the death of his father and his imprisonment and escape from Skaar. Bruce had added in his experience on Skaar and how he helped save Thor's people during Thor's sister's attempt at taking over Asgard. And subsequently how they both arrived back on Earth.
Tony had picked up the story, explaining the attack on New York. Where Thanos' henchman kidnapped Dr. Strange and the Time Stone. And how he and Peter Parker ended up in space.
She blinked, throughly confused at the mention of Infinity Stones. The news didn't report on those things, and Steve all but refused to talk about the fight in Wakanda against Thanos 3 months ago. Tony and Bruce took turns explaining the yellow stone that was in Vision's forehead was the Mind Stone, of the the six infinity stones. Slowly things started to make sense as the stories blended together. Eventually ending with the massive fight in Wakanda where Thanos snapped his fingers and half the universe vanished as if they never existed. Sam and Bucky included.
