Running With It (Captain America x Reader)

Chapter 2

🐺 ~ Y/N watched as the three Avengers stepped into the car and drove off. She had promised Captain America that she'd meet him at the Stark Tower. Was she actually going to keep her word? It was a question that Y/N herself couldn't answer.

Every time Y/N came to a conclusion, a cascade of doubts made her hesitate. 

Could she really trust the Avengers? As far as Y/N knew, S.H.I.E.L.D. had been after her for one thing: to kill her. How could the Avengers be any different?

But Captain Rogers could have been telling the truth! And it had been so long since Y/N had had someone to trust, someone to rely on. And she desperately wanted to be off the streets, and in a real home.

Y/N took a deep breath, shape-shifted back into a wolf, spread her wings, and headed in the direction of Stark Tower.

🇺🇸 ~ "Please tell me you put a tracker on her!" Natasha hissed.

Steve glanced down. "She said she would come..."

"And you were stupid enough to risk our mission on a promise!?" Tony spat.

"I'm sorry, ok!"

"Whatever. It's too late now," Nat growled, tightly gripping the steering wheel, "If she was tricking you- which she probably was- she could be out of the country by now.

"Y/N will be there," Steve added under his breath, "She has to." 

When the trio arrived at the Stark Tower, Steve paced back and forth on the second floor, looking out the window every few minutes in hopes of seeing Y/N.

🐺 ~ Y/N  couldn't help but enjoy the feel of the wind sifting through her fur. She closed her eyes for a moment, relishing every second of her flight. Y/N had only flown a few times, because people seeing her was always a risk, and she couldn't afford to expose herself.

When she arrived at the Stark Tower, Y/N glided several circles around the building, scanning for any armed guards and security cameras. There were none outside. Y/N tilted her head, slightly confused. Y/N wasn't about to enter through the front door, so she landed delicately on the balcony of the tower. You can never be too careful.

Much to Y/N's dismay, Black Widow noticed her first, causing a long bout of verbal conflict in which words that Steve had never heard of were exchanged.

"Hey! You two, shut it!" Captain America stepped in front of Natasha, glaring at Y/N. The muscles on the wolf's shoulders rippled as Y/N tensed up, ready to strike. Steve winced and raised his hands above his head, determined to prevent another attack .

Too late.

A shot rang out and Steve turned around just in time to see a bullet from Nat's gun enter Y/N's skin. Y/N screamed in pain and crumpled to the floor, looking as though she glitched back into her human form.

Stark strolled out onto the balcony, absentmindedly eating a chocolate donut. 

"What the-"

"Stark! Stop Widow from doing anything stupid while I take Y/N to Dr. Cho," Captain America gently bent down and picked Y/N up, ignoring Natasha, who was staring daggers at him.

🇺🇸~ Oh my God, don't be dead, please don't be dead! Steve fast-walked towards Dr. Banner's lab, silently praying that somebody was there to help.

He burst through the door, alerting Bruce, who had been working peacefully on a prototype of Veronica.

"Hurry, she needs medical attention now!" Steve hissed frantically.