Fated Marks

The Avengers were moving in on Saturday morning bright and early. I decided not to tell Will. I was going to surprise him instead. I spent the rest of the week making sure the remodel was going okay and making sure every floor had the right personal touch. I made sure Natasha’s was made exactly to her specifications which as it turns out was something I would have picked out if it were for me. I made sure to update her regularly and asked if she needed any sent to her apartment for the move.

Clint’s room as it turns out forced me to get a bit more creative. Tony had the pent house suite to himself and in order to make Clint’s floor to his specifications I had to get the two storage floors above the penthouse turned into a loft. Tony complained at first but once he saw the plans I had made he was all for it, mostly because of all the bird joked he had thought of. It would end up looking smaller than everyone else’s apartments but I had to admit it was pretty cool.

The morning of the big move I woke up Will extra early by making his favorite breakfast. I told him to dress casual and he went with a simple Grey and an old pair of ripped jeans. I wore some converse I had my hair up in a pony tail.

“You’re wearing that?” Will said.

“Trust me, the dress code is casual today.” I reassured him.

“Okay.” He said. “Where are we going?”

“I need to make a quick stop at work and then we’re on our way.” I said.

“Am I waiting in the lobby?” Will asked.

“Nope, everyone’s out so you can be in the common room. It’ll be quick I promise.” I said.

“Well at least I get to see the inside of that building.” He said.

We went in and Happy greeted us at the lobby. He handed Will a guest pass and we were on our way.

“Good morning Miss Adams.” Jarvis greeted.

“What was that?” Will said.

“AI, the boss’s robotic butler, if you need anything or get lost just ask Jarvis he’ll get you where you need to be.” I said.

“It is nice to meet you Mr. Anders.” Jarvis greeted.

“It knows my name?” Will said.

“You are my emergency contact.” I said.

We walked into the common room and Tony and Bruce were there with a pretty big breakfast spread.

“Morning Boss, Morning Bruce.” I greeted.

“Morning.” Tony said not taking his eyes off his tablet.

“Morning.” Bruce said with a small smile. “You must be Will.”

“Uh Yeah. It’s great to meet you Doctor Banner.” Will said as they shook hands.

“So you’re the roommate?” Tony said. “Please tell me you have some embarrassing stories I can blackmail Hayley with.”

“Oh I have tons.” Will said.

“Don’t go there, you know I have just as many to get you back with.” I said.

“So this one time in Vegas…” Will started.

“Spring Break.” I said.

“We were very responsible.” Will corrected.

“Aww come on.” Tony said.

“Talk later.” Will said.

“I heard that.” I said.

“You two have breakfast already?” Tony asked.

“Yes but I never turn down coffee” Will said.

“Same for me.” I said. “Anything I need to do before they get here?”

“Before who gets here?” Will asked confused.

“You didn’t tell him?” Tony said.

“I signed like three NDA’s” I said.

“He’s your best friend.” Tony said.

“It’s America you can get sued for everything.” I said.

“Ehem.” Will cleared his throat.

“So, My lovely assistant over here forgot to tell you that she invited you over here to help the rest of the avengers move in.” Tony said.

“The Avengers are moving in? I’m helping them move in? I get to meet them?” Will said looking over at me.

“Surprise?” I said.

“AH you’re the best roommate ever!” He said hugging me and spinning me around.

“Omph, we need to work on the hugging thing.” I said.

“It’s been almost a year, I thought we were over this.’ Will said.

“The spinning thing is new.” I said.

“Right.” Will said.

“So, today the movers will take everything up here and you’ll just sort it out and make sure, Legolas, natashalie, Spangles and Pointbreak have everything they need.” Tony said.

“Wait where is Thor?” I asked.

Just then the elevator dinged and the doors opened.

“Good Morrow my friends it is a grand day for new beginnings in our new abode. And the day looks more brighter with the presence of such a radiant beauty which overshadows everything else like the moon eclipsing the sun.” Thor said making me blush.

“They don’t make them like you anymore Thor.” I said.

“Wow you are…” Will started giving Thor googly eyes. “Nate has his work cut out for him.”

“And who might this be?” Thor asked giving Will a look. I suddenly felt a bit of worry and dare I say jealousy from my shoulder. Weird timing.

“Right, Will this is Thor, Thor this is my roommate Will.” I said.

“Roommate as in mates that live in a room?” Thor said making me and Will start to laugh.

“Ah, no no we… we’re as platonic as it gets.” I said.

“Hayley’s not my type.” Will said.

“I do not understand.” Thor said.

“Oh look pop tarts.” I said.

“Tarts of pop!” He cheered.

“Why didn’t you tell him?” Will asked.

“I don’t know what’s Asgardian for I’m not into girls but I’m totally into you.” I said.

“Yeah I see your point.” Will said.

We chatted for a bit until Jarvis notified us the movers were here. I quickly went down to greet them and had them take the boxes up to the common room.

I was giving the last of the instructions when a car and Motorcycle pulled up.

“Good morning.” Steve greeted.

“Morning. You probably shouldn’t park there.” I said. “It’ll get towed. Here’s the clicker for the garage it’s on the side of the building.”

“Oh, I’ll be right back to help.” Steve said.

“It’s not necessary, that was the last box the rest of your things are in the common room we just need to sort them out. Just park in the garage and take the elevator up.” I said.

“Are you sure, you shouldn’t do any heavy lifting.” Steve said.

“It’s all right, I’m just supervising. I;m leaving the heavy lifting to the professionals. There’s also breakfast and coffee waiting upstairs.” I said.

“Thank you Hayley.” He said before riding off.

I went over to greet Clint and Natasha who were carpooling.

“Morning. Here’s the clicker to the garage.” I said handing it to Natasha. “It’s right around the corner. Everything’s almost up there just needs to get sorted out. I’ll be up in a bit to help.”

“Thanks Hayley.” Clint said before driving to the garage

I gave all the movers their tip before heading upstairs. Everyone was having breakfast and chatting away.

“You’re the best roommate ever.” Will said hugging me again.

“Another hug, still not used to that.” I said.

“Muah.” He said before kissing my cheek dramatically. “Get used to it.” I gave him a playful glare before sitting down and finishing my coffee.

“Time for the main event.” Tony reported. “Hales do the honor.”

“As you all know I’ve been in charge of the remodel and set up of your new place. The Two floors at the top of the Building are Clint’s.” I said.

“You got your man nest Bird Brain.” Tony added.

“Below that is Tony’s penthouse, Don’t worry I made sure each floor is sound proof so you all don’t have to hear him blast ACDC at three in the morning. Below that is Thor’s new place. Below that is Natasha, Then Steve and the lowest floor which is closest to the labs is Bruce’s. If you have trouble figuring out who’s floor is who’s the elevator has and emblem to match your Call signs next to your floor number.” I said. “These are each of your key cards and the clicker to the garage are in this basket grab them before you head to your floors. Any questions so far?”

“Just need to know, Does Jarvis record us?” Clint asked.

“Tony.” I said.

“He monitors your vitals for security reasons but no there isn’t a camara in your bathrooms.” Tony said.

“Really?” Natasha asked.

“Don’t worry I made sure privacy protocols were enabled.” I said. “Are you all ready to see your new apartments?”

“It would be easier if we sorted everything out and then took everything apartment by apartment.” Steve said.

“I already sorted everything.” Will said.

“So who wants to go first?” I asked.

“Bottom to top?” Steve offered.

“Cap goes first.” Tony said getting up. Everyone quickly got a box and we squeezed into the elevator.

We got off and set the boxes down.

“Whoa.” Will said.

“Yeah, it’s a bit old school but it’s cozy.” I said. “Hardwood flooring, modern kitchen and lots of natural light. I heard you like to paint and draw so I set up a room in case you wanted to pick up your old hobby on your time off.”

“Are those real?” Steve asked looking at the pictures hanging on the wall.

“Yeah, I found them when I had the storage floors redone. Figured it be better to have them on display that have them hidden away in storage.” I said.

“Howard kept everything from back then on hand. I found them a few years ago and I brought them to the tower.” Tony said.

“Thank you.’ He said pulling me into a hug.

“Oh you’re a hugger.” I said awkwardly returning the hug. “Let’s get you moved in.”

Next up was Natasha’s apartment. We took everything inside and she looked around. She briefly disappeared to take a look at the room and nodded her approval.

“If there’s anything you want to change I can have it done in a week.” I said.

“No it’s perfect.” She said with a small smile.

“Okay then.” I said returning her smile.

Thor’s response to his room was cheerful. I don’t think anything ever upset him.

He didn’t have a lot of things so Tony just had someone bring them in before.

“I know it doesn’t look like the plans but…” I started

“This is just like my home, the floor, the pillars and molding. How did you accomplish such a feet?” Thor asked.

“I googled ancient myth and illustrations to get an idea of what Asgard probably looked like and went from there.” I said.

“You came up with this from bedtime stories?” Tony said.

“And imagination.” I said.

“Thank you Lady Hayley!” Thor said grabbing me in a bone crushing hug that also made me blush or it could have been the oxygen deprivation.

“Uh, Thor buddy too tight.” I said.

“Oh, my apologies.” He said.

“Yeah, let’s go easy on the hugs.” I said.

Last but not least was Clint.

“I had to get creative with yours.” I said.

“She went all out.” Tony said.

“You should see the bird’s nest Tony came up with.” I said.

“The Idea of combining the top two floors into a loft, that was brilliant.” Tony said.

“That theaters system, now that was genius.” I said.

“Can you to stop fangirling each others work and show us the apartment already these boxes are heavy.” Will complained.

“Sorry.” I said. We went up and the doors opened to Clint’s loft. “I went with a rustic contemporary theme, made it easier to add in the color scheme, if not we could always repaint.”

“No this is amazing. I was expecting stairs and random elevated platforms. This is my dream man cave.” Clint said. “Is that my bird’s nest?”

“Wide open space and a perfect vantage point.” I said.

“Woof!” Lucky barked as he came and tackled me.

“Omph,” I said and I hit the floor. I could help but laugh and Lucky started nuzzling my neck.

“Lucky off,” Clint said. “Are you okay?”

I chuckled. “It’s fine, aren’t you the cutest?” I said scratching behind his ears. I put Lucky’s bed over there and there’s also a corner that will clean itself out if he can’t make it outside to relieve himself.

“You two pulled all the stops.” Clint said.

“It was fun.” I said as my phone started ringing. “Crap I have to take this, it’s your PR team.” I told Tony signaling I was going to step out for a minute.

Third Person’s POV-

They all watched Hayley step out into the elevator. They were all in their own little trance until Will started clearing his throat.

“Ehem.” Will said.

“Need a throat lozenge?” Bruce asked.

“That’s all you’re going to say?”

“Don’t know what you’re talking about.” Tony said.

“Really? Okay so the six of you aren’t Hayley’s soulmates?” Will said. Everyone turned to glare at him.

“How did you know?” Tony said.

“Are you kidding? The second we walked in yours and Bruce’s face’s lit up. The way you two banter and how she mothers you two. The fact that Thor looks at her like she hung the freaking moon. Or the fact that Cap can’t take his eyes off of her and won’t let her carry anything heavier than ten pounds? Let’s not get started on the fact that Natasha looks at her when Hayley isn’t looking and as soon as she does look in her direction she looks away. And Clint, dude you haven’t stopped making jokes so you can hear her laugh and see her smile. You’re all so obvious. And if that weren’t enough Hayley’s soulmarks are a dead giveaway.” Will said.

“You’ve seen her soulmarks?” Steve said.

“Duh she’s my roommate, she practically walks around naked on laundry day. And I have to say meeting six out of seven in the same place, what are the odds.” Will said.

“She has seven marks?” Natasha said.

“Yeah, one on each shoulder blade. One on each arm. One on either side of her ribs and the one on her hip.” Will said.

“Does she know?” Tony asked.

“Are you kidding? Hayley is a genius when it comes to school and coding, when it comes to emotions and people she is horrible. You have no idea how hard it is to get her to interact with people sometimes. I have to be her buffer to keep things from getting awkward most of the time. I was actually really surprised to see how she socializes with you guys. It took me almost two years before she returned a hug. Don’t even get me started on the L word.” Will said.

“So she doesn’t know?” Clint said.

“Unless you tell her something she won’t put two and two together.” Will said everyone was visibly relieved to hear that. “Wait, why haven’t you told her?”

“We’re kind of tied at the moment.” Tony answered.

“Tied?” Will asked.

“Natasha, Steve and I met her before New York. Our soulmark is the bird from the pendant on her necklace. We didn’t realize until after that we all had it on us. We talked it over and decided that it wasn’t the best time to go looking for her.” Clint said.

“But she found you?” Will said.

“We didn’t realize until a week ago Hayley was our soulmate because she never showed her necklace until you made her wear that shirt.” Bruce said.

“Thanks for that by the way.” Tony added.

“ I always knew showing boobs was the way to go. When you tell Hayley who you are be sure to mention that.” Will said.

“We’re not telling her.” Steve said.

“What? Are you fucking kidding me? What is she, not good enough for you because let me tell you that girl is…” Will started.

“It’s not that she’s not good enough for us its that we’re not good enough for her.” Bruce said.

“That is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.” Will said.

“It’s none of your business you wouldn’t understand.” Natasha said.

“Understand what? That you’re all afraid?” Will asked.

“We’re afraid of losing her.” Steve said.

“Come again?” Will said.

“New York was just a one time thing for most people for us it’s our lives. Romanoff and Barton and master assassins. They have enemies everywhere.” Tony started. “I have people trying to kill me on a near constant basis.”

“I was frozen in ice and before that people wanted to use me as a weapon.” Steve said. “It’s the reason they even brought me out of the ice.”

“My brother tried to kill me and invaded earth.” Thor said.

“I turn into the hulk, want to know how that ended for the last woman in my life? Her dad’s been hunting me for years. Hayley doesn’t deserve to have a target on her back just because of what she is to us.” Bruce said.

“I say we can protect her, which Thor and Barton agree. But everyone else disagrees, hence the tie. Unless we all agree we don’t say anything, that’s the deal.” Tony said.

“You guys can’t make a huge decision about someone else’s life like that. You’re taking Hayley’s choice away from her. How would you feel if the roles were reversed?” Will said.

“But they’re not Will.” Bruce said. “Hayley doesn’t know and she’s better off not knowing. It’s easier that way.”

“Easier for who, you or her?” Will said but before they could answer Hayley walked in.

“How’s the PR team doing?” Tony asked.

“They want to know when you’d be willing to go down there and plan a press conference. They’re afraid about the company’s image being tied to the avengers, in case anything were to ever go wrong they don’t want the company’s stock to fall so they want you to make it clear that the Avengers are completely separate and independently funded organization that just happens to share a building with Stark Industries. I managed to stall them for now but it’s only a matter of time before Pepper starts nagging you herself and we know what’ll happen then.” I said.

“Right, I’ll call Pepper myself and we’ll release a joint statement and figure out a press conference t get the board off our backs.” Tony said. “When am I free?”

“Wednesday after one.” I said.

“Jarvis make reservations for two at Peppers favorite bistro.” Tony said.

“Already done sir.” Jarvis said.

“Well that’s enough of that who wants pizza?” Tony said.