The Avengers Residence
Phil Coulson was a very proud man. He managed to gain Nick Fury’s trust and got to be the house leader. He was assigned the smaller dormitory at the far end of the university ground. It looked more like a huge mansion than a dormitory, which was good. It would be like a home and he will make sure that everyone will feel at home here. He clutched the huge binder in his chest as he stood in front of the house.
The four stories Victorian-Edwardian style house looked more intimidating up close and Phil was suddenly filled with a sense of dread when he saw the house. Not a lot of people wanted to stay in this kind of house, especially university students. The house itself was located at the end of the road, the furthest place from the campus ground. The small forest right behind the house indicated that there would be a lot of wild animal appearances. He took a deep breath and stepped inside the washed out blue-green painted house.
Maria Hill, Fury’s most trusted person, didn’t lie. She told him the interior of the house was just as modern as the house near the campus ground. There was a huge fireplace in the living room on his left with a kite winder leading to second floor not far from the living room. Everything was well furnished, he noticed. He mentally thanked Maria Hill for providing such lovely furniture. He took his time touring the whole house, writing down descriptions for each room in the house before he went back to his car to grab his stuffs. This is going to be so fun.
* * *
“Hey, Steve. There’s an empty housing ad.” Bucky stopped in front of the bulletin board, grabbing his best friend’s collar to stop him. His best friend groaned when one of his sketches fell to the ground. He quickly picked it up and turned around.
“Oh. Phil Coulson?” Steve read the weirdly designed flyer.
“You know him?”
“He bought some of my paintings during the art week last year.” Steve answered with a small smile. “That’s a pretty cheap rent.” He added.
“Yeah, because the house is miles away from the campus.” Bucky snorted. “It’s a good deal though. I don’t want to live next to that stupid frat house anymore.”
“Yeah, we should apply.” Steve nodded at his friend. Cheap rent and a quiet area? Count him in. “Let’s ask Nat and see if she wanted to join us as well.”
“On it.” Bucky pulled out his iphone and started texting his female friend.
“Shit, I’m late. The professor is going to kill me. Tell me what she said.” Steve cursed before he jogged away from Bucky. Bucky gave him a small wave and continued on his way to the library. It’s a quiet place and no one could question his prosthetic arm.
* * *
“JANE! OH MY GOD.” Darcy tried to pry her friend away from her textbook.
“What?”
“I’ve been talking to you about this awesome housing for the past 10 minutes and that’s your reply? What?”
“I have a quiz later, Darcy.” Jane rolled her eyes at Darcy’s dramatic act. “Oh, that’s a lovely house and the rent price is beautiful.” She grinned.
“Phil Coulson? Isn’t that the guy who accidentally spilled a tray of coffee over our research paper?” Darcy squinted her eyes as she recalled what happened six months ago.
“He is! But he’s okay when he’s not spilling coffee on our research paper. Besides, the rent is incredibly cheap, Darce. I don’t care if it was that stupid Alexander Pierce, I’d stay there.” Jane said with determination.
* * *
“I went to the house.” Natasha plopped down on the grass next to Bucky. She took out her phone and showed Bucky and Steve some pictures she took during her ‘spy mission’ to the Avengers Residence.
“What the hell is Avengers Residence?” Bucky asked incredulously.
“The name of the house. Phil said it’s a cool name.” She shrugged and stole a piece of sandwich from Steve. “I told him we want to rent a room. He said okay.”
“That easy?” Steve frowned.
“I may or may not have slipped your name, Steve. He was excited to have you in the house.” Natasha grinned.
“Nice.” Bucky chuckled.
“We just need to fill out some forms and we’re done. We can even move in today if we want.” Natasha added. She took out three forms and pens out of her bag.
“You need to fill it now before he changed his mind.” She said.
“I’m moving in today.” Bucky mumbled as he filled out the form. “I cannot handle those fratboys. I need my sleep.”
Steve and Nat gave their friend an empathetic nod. They have been rooming together in a small house next to a frat house and it was not something they would recommend to other people. This Avengers Residence would give them the peaceful setting they dreamed of. And God knows they need some peace to deal with their past traumas.
* * *
“Come on, Phil. You know you want us to stay.” Darcy said.
“Yeah. But I’m pretty sure I cannot handle you, Darcy.” He sighed.
“She’ll behave, I promise.” Jane nodded.
“Fine. Fill this form and give it back to me today. You can move in as soon as you want.” Phil said after a moment of silence. “Please read the rules and obey them.” He added.
“YES.”
“Come on, Darce. Let’s check out the rooms.” Jane giggled and dragged her friend inside.
“Hey, I know Barton.” Darcy stopped in front of one room that was labeled with a piece of scrap paper.
“He’s going to help me with the housing, Darcy. Go find another room.” Phil gently pushed her forward, ignoring her complaints.
* * *
“It’s very nice to meet you, Steve Rogers.” Phil Coulson could barely contain his excitement when the trio walked into the house. He shook their hands and Bucky swore he could see hearts in the older man’s eyes. He is nice, Bucky admitted. He didn’t ask about his arm, which he would forever be thankful for, and he let them choose their own rooms.
Natasha picked the best room in the house. It was the second biggest room (the biggest one was taken by a Darcy Lewis). There weren’t much inside aside from a bed, a wardrobe, a huge bookshelf and an office table at the corner of the room. Natasha was pleased with the room. She kicked them out and threatened to kill them if they claimed the room.
Steve picked the room next to Natasha. It has the most sunlight exposure. He needed it for his art stuff, he reasoned. The room was a little small but Steve has never been fond of big empty spaces anyway. He gave Bucky a happy grin as he set down his books and laptop.
Bucky chose the room across Steve’s. He didn’t have a lot of preferences to begin with but he knew he didn’t want to be away from his best friends. His room was also next to a Clint Barton. The guy put a scrap paper to mark it as his and Bucky couldn’t wait to befriend the guy.