Caught In A Web

twenty-six

Natasha and Bruce had been watching you for the past thirty minutes, getting worried. They kept eyeing each other, wanting the other person to figure out a plan.

"I can feel you staring," you stated quietly. The two moved into the room and sat on either side of you. "I'm trying to get the courage to go out and train."

"Do you want one of us to come with you?" Natasha asked.

You gave yourself a moment to think before nodding.

"I'll go with you," offered Bruce. Natasha was a bit surprised, as he often opted out of training, but she rolled with it.

"Thanks," you whispered. "I'll get my bag and meet you at the door."

You got up and went to the room attached to the training rooms that held the suits and other needed items. You took a duffle bag and threw some items in there before pausing in front of your suit. It was the first time you'd seen it since the mission weeks prior. It didn't take long for you to notice that the suit was new. You reached out and brushed the fabric. It was different than your first suit, sturdier if possible.

Tears filled your eyes as you thought about Tony making this after the mission. After the two of you had struggled and barely got out of there. Tony seemed to put your safety first in every way, so why did he run away?

Clearing your throat, you grabbed the suit and headed to where you said you'd meet Bruce. He was already there, a bag of his own slung over his shoulder.

"You ready?" He asked, trying to gauge your emotions before you answered.

You nodded with a swallow. Bruce opened the door and waited for you to make the first step out. Taking a deep breath, you walked out of the door. Bruce made sure to keep in step with you, just in case. He could tell that you were starting to stress but pushed it down. You looked like you were going to pass out by the time you reached the training area.

"You should sit," Bruce recommended.

"Yeah, okay," you nodded, sitting near a large tree that you could lean against.

Bruce studied what Tony had made. "I've seen these plans in drawings. Tony did good."

"Yeah... he did." You opened your bag and took out your suit. "He always does good."

"Is that the new one?"

"I think so."

You stood up and slipped it on over your training clothes. As soon as the mask was over your head, memories came flooding through your mind.

Your first time meeting Tony...

Letting out a sigh of relief, you went to pull off your mask, but you stopped yourself when you felt like you were being watched. Looking to the side you realized that Iron Man was staring right at you.

"Impressive," he complimented through the suit.

"Thanks," you responded, swallowing nervously. "What brings you around these parts, Iron Man? A little far from your glamorous tower, aren't you?"

"You are actually the reason I'm out and about tonight."

When Tony came up with the deal...

"What if I make you a deal?" You stopped walking backward and waited for him to continue. "Meet me on top of this building every Saturday evening, and I won't force you to come to the tower for the eval."

"Why?"

The shoulders of the Iron Man suit barely moved up as he shrugged. "Why not?"