Living with the Avengers

“We need to go dress shopping!” Pepper instantly brought up one morning, Sher raised an eyebrow.

“Dress shopping?” She spoke as if she’d never heard he words before as Pepper smiled Sher dread that look for she knew what was to come next.

“Yep, me, you and Natasha go to a mall, they have the cutest shops.” Natasha nodded and smiled, but Sher had wide eyes as Tony laughed.

“I bet you don’t even own a dress do you Sherlock?” Sher turned towards him and glared, but it didn’t do much because he was Tony bloody Stark, not even a death threat would scare him.

“No, I don’t, I don’t wear dresses…” Pepper took Sher’s arm and grinned as Natasha came up beside them and took the other.

“Right! We’re going right now!” Before Sher could protest they had already dragged her out the room and towards the elevator.

“I DON’T WANT TO WEAR A DRESSSSSSSSSS!” The others heard her scream before Loki started chuckling and Tony burst into full out laughter.

“How can a lady of Midguard not own a fine garment such as a dress?” Thor asked as everyone shrugged, Clint spoke up as he drank some coffee.

“This is Sher we’re talking about though…”
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“This one would look so good on you! Wait, no, this!” Pepper was filling Natasha’s arms with various dresses of different colour, length and style. Sher just sat in a chair and finished off her Mocha latte from Costa as she watched the others, she had no interest in dressing up like a woman, if she did she would have taken the undercover job offered her three years ago. Once Natasha had gone into a changing room with all she could carry Pepper turned to Sher.

“Ok, now you….” She held her chin in thought and then perked up.

“Black and dark blue!” Sher raised an eyebrow knowing this was the end for her.

“What?” Pepper went into the many isles and pulled out various dresses, but they were all black, and then she got a scarf which was a dark blue.

“Your colours, what suits you.” She said but that only made Sher more confused, she stood up and Pepper handed her the dresses and scarf.

“Ok wear these all with the scarf and then we’ll find some shoes and jewellery.” Sher rolled her eyes and walked into the changing room, as she looked at herself in the mirror she went wide eyed, she looked good in a dress, not that she’d ever worn one, when she was a kid she sister got all the nice things, the dresses that tacky make up and Pandora jewellery. When she came out with a low neck semi-short black tightfitting dress Pepper and Natasha clapped.

“Told you there would be one dress for you!” Pepper laughed as a small smiled played on Sher’s lips, both the other women had found a dress and they set off towards a jewellery store where Sher found a silver cuff bracelet and then went and brought some dark blue flats with a bow that matched the scarf.

The three women didn’t get home till late in the afternoon as they entered the main living floor they all went to their rooms to put the newly brought dresses away, a few of the others like Tony and Clint asked to see them in the dresses (more so Sher) but Pepper just put her hands on her hips and told the men to wait until the party.
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{The night of the party}

“Is this Sherlock I see?!” Tony exclaimed as everyone saw the women in their outfits, the men also looked quite dapper in their suits, Tony had a sparkling white one with a black tie and dress shirt, Steve, Clint and Bruce had a black one with a white dress shirts, Thor and Loki were asked to stay behind as back up because the god of thunder and his brother would probably be too easily noticeable if this ‘vortex’ was at the party.

“Yes, this is Sherlock you see….and I don’t want a single word of this getting out! I don’t do dresses.” Tony laughed as Tony held out his arm.

“Would lady Pepper like to accompany me to this fine ball?” Pepper laughed and took his arm, Natasha took Clint’s and Steve shifted awkwardly.

“I don’t suppose…you erm….Ms. Watts would care to erm…” Sher laughed and took his arm.

“My pleasure cap’n.” And everyone left for the expo.
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“Can everyone hear me?” Fury’s voiced came through Sher’s ear piece as she stood in the corner of the room by the buffet; Steve was talking to a group of agents, Bruce was ghosting about, Nat and Clint were standing at the far back with a glass of wine each and Tony was up front flaunting his riches to the guests. Sher pressed the ear piece as she spoke.

“Loud and clear, so can we all talk like this, like they can hear me?” Bruce’s voice came through as she looked for him in the crowd.

“Yes, we shouldn’t use these too often in case someone catches on.” Sher nodded towards him as he walked out of sight, the rest of the night was boring and she hadn’t moved a step, not until Tony’s voice cut through the chatter.

“Er. Testing. Testing.” Sher rolled her eyes as Tony stood on the stage and had now caught everyone’s attention.

“Don’t go over the top Starky.” Sher spoke into the ear piece, she saw him glance at her and she smirked. She wasn’t really paying attention to what the billionaire was saying, probably something about the iron man suit, as she gazed over the crowd she noticed someone slip out, was it an agent? No, they were posted outside; it was only the avengers inside. Sher pressed the ear piece.

“I’m going outside, someone just slipped out of the crowd.” She looked towards Clint and Natasha who nodded and Sher paced towards the exit.

“Be careful agent Watts.” She heard Fury on the other end.

“Not promising anything Fury.” She chuckled as she walked out into the street; it was cold as she pulled her scarf over her mouth, she walked over to some agents and sat on the wall casually.

“Anyone got a light?” She asked and an Agent nodded and handed her a lighter without a word, she wasn’t really going to smoke, she just needed to seem casual, as if she wasn’t on a mission, then a flash of movement caught her eyes, she saw the person she’d seen exit the room walk down the street.

“Keep Fury posted.” Sher muttered as she ran after the figure who had now broke into a full on dash, she pressed her ear.

“Where are you Sher?” It was Steve.

“It’s the dude with the helmet; I’m following him down 27th street.”

“Wait for back up!” She heard Fury yell, but she ignored him as the figure in the helmet went into an alleyway, as Sher slowed down she reached for her gun, she gripped it as she rounded the corner and pointed the weapon at the unknown man’s face, but he was quick and kicked it from her, as it skidded under a bin the two ran at each other, the man quickly got his arm round Sher’s neck but she kicked him in the knee making him fall and drag her down with him, there was a chuckle as they sat there in silence, only hearing their own breathing.

“Are you my Moriarty?” Sher asked in the silence, the man shrugged and he opened his vizer, Sher’s smirk quickly disappeared when she saw the man’s face.

“That depends, are you my Sherlock?” She knew this man, and one thing was for sure, he was meant to be dead!

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