Big was my surprise when upon arriving at "my home" I discovered that for a week they would be "inspecting" the orphanage. For a whole week, that is, until next Friday, no girl would go out to sell cookies. No one could go out unless "some adult" accompanied them.
In conclusion, I couldn't go out to wander for 7 days, I sighed, at least this would help everyone see how the manager was working. Maybe they could throw her out and the girls wouldn't suffer inside. I didn't get along with them, that's clear. But no child deserves abuse. Except in the most critical stage of growth.
On Saturday, while all the girls were talking I took my stuffed animal and went "to the bathroom", no one would notice that I was gone. A portal appeared and I went to get my backpack to the same place as always. After I was ready I went to yesterday's facilities.
- "Holi" – I said in Spanish – "How are my favorite agents?" – I said looking at Hill and Coulson
- "How did you get in?"
- "Does it matter?... you'll get used to it, I guess." - I look at where we were - "Where's the director?"
'I came for some exams.'
- "Here." - I turned and saw Fury.
- "Oh, hello," - I smiled - "How are you? Where should I go? Will they take the exams? I don't know how much time I have…" -
- "What can occupy a girl your age?" -Fury snorted.
- "I left my imaginary friend alone." - I crossed my arms - "I'm too busy giving off an image of a good girl, it's not easy... you wouldn't know how to do it."
- "Be a good girl? Of course not." – Said Nick.
- "Bingo;" - I blurted out - "so will you take me to get the exams done? Or should I just leave, I have no problems, to tell the truth."
- "Hill will take you." – Just as he arrived he left.
- "What a bad mood, am I right?" - I looked at María - "Let's go?"
- "Come on." - She stood up and I followed her.
- "You change my signals, you break my plans and that's no good. I was expecting something different, it will be my instinct that failed me" - I started singing while I followed her - "and the reason, I don't know the reason, but with you, I always lose more than I bet." – We reach a door.
- "You must go inside." – The agent told me
- "Good." - I sighed and passed. 'When did that group debut?' – "Maybe I should discover some things that have nothing to do with heroes or organizations" – I whispered
I went in, and they did some exams that lasted about 30 minutes. I said goodbye to the lady who was with me and I walked out the door. They hadn't lingered long, should she go? Should I wander around the facility? Should I look up Kim Possible and Ron? I didn't know when they joined the organization, should I look for Melinda? Jemma and Fitz? No, they were from the academy, and who knows where May will be. At this time she didn't have her "desk job", and even if it was that job, where the hell was that place? I sighed and walked to where I had been before.
- "Should I leave?" – I ask Coulson, he was the only one there.
- "Don't you want to stay a while? You seem like someone very curious, it would be strange if you left so quickly. Are you escaping from something?"
- "No... I will have time later to explore everything," - I looked at it - "a long time, Mr. Coulson."
- "Sometime later?" – He smiled at me – "I understand, you can go." – He stood up from his seat – "I'll take you to the exit."
- "No thanks... I'll see you later, agent. But could you keep my backpack?" -
- "The backpack? Sure." – I take off my backpack – "Can I ask why?" -
- "I don't think I can leave it under cardboard for so long, someone will find it, and I can't lose it, just like that." - I left his sight and went to the orphanage. – "It will be a long week, very long and boring."
What I spent the next few days doing was boring, I just exchanged a few words with Clary and stayed in my room, an interestingly always empty place. What did girls my age do? Why were they rarely in the room? Maybe they were afraid of me. I smiled thinking about that.
I was mentally grateful for having put my memory back in Benjamin's backpack, and that Ancestral kept my drawing as a "souvenir." If the agents searched my backpack it would have made too big a change of events.
On Wednesday I received a letter. Why a letter? whose? Had she been accepted into the College of Witchcraft and Wizardry? No. It was a letter from my teachers, they would return in a week and go see me to give me the invitation to the wedding. They hadn't delayed anything, how long did it take, a month? Quick... will there be a blessing? Who knows.
The next day something too incredible happened, something that nobody would have imagined. Someone was coming to adopt me, of course, it was going to happen. I had told the agent and expected anything... but not that.
Nicholas Joseph Fury himself had come to adopt me, the agent. Mr. "his secrets hide secrets." America's best spy. The director of SHIELD. He came to adopt me. HIM!!!! I almost fainted.
Why do I manage to adopt myself "so quickly"? Well, he wasn't going to take me that same day, the manager was dying. He couldn't keep any more of the money they gave for my care. And he didn't want to let me go, it seemed. I will leave in a week. Because? Because they were "watching" her and she couldn't deny it.
- "Didn't you find another volunteer, sir?" – I asked him when we were alone
- "Don't you want to be my daughter?" – He answer
- "My name doesn't match Fury, "Elizabeth Charlotte Fury". Strange isn't it?"
- "It doesn't look so bad." – Is that a smile from Fury? Wow. – "I'll go, goodbye."
He left me alone. Well, in a week I wouldn't be in that place anymore, but there was a big problem. One that didn't let me sleep for the next few days. What would happen to my Clary? There was no Jace to leave him to, there was no Simon. Who would take care of Clary if I was gone? I couldn't leave her alone. Not even dead.
Then, magically the solution came to me when my two teachers arrived.
- "Hello little one." – Luke greeted me.
- "Hello, how was the trip?" - Will they have taken care of themselves? I couldn't ask them, could I?
- "Excellent, and there is something even better, you know what?" – My teacher looked at me smiling.
- "What?" – I ask doubtfully
- "We came to adopt you!!" – They both shouted... oh oh, how was I going to tell them?
- "Oh," - My mouth remained with a perfect "O" - "Um... I'm afraid you guys are late."
- "What?!!" – They shouted – "Late, what happened?"-
- "They already adopted me, in fact... tomorrow I'm leaving." - I said with a little sadness - "I'm sorry."
- "It must be a lie, we got married as quickly as possible so they would let us adopt you. How could this happen?"
- "Magic?" – I looked at them - "How come you're already married? I have been scammed. I can't believe it." – I acted offended
- "It was a surprise, honey." – Poor Miss Grey, she had a very sad face.
- "Well, you will always be able to see me.." - I remembered what was bothering me the last few days - "Wait."
I ran and looked everywhere looking for Clary, but I couldn't find her anywhere. Until I saw her alone behind a chair. What was she doing there? I would ask her later. I took her hand and saw a blush on her, too tender. I took her to my teachers who looked at me strangely.
- "This is Clary," – I introduced her – "she is 4 years old, and she is my only friend. I'm leaving tomorrow and I can't leave her here alone." – I said quickly – "If you adopt her, I would really appreciate it... please, it's the only thing I have here."
- "Hello." – That was the only thing Clary managed to say.
- "You are very beautiful." – Luke said.
- "Very."- Said Alice.
- "Yes she is." - I looked at Clary, she was very cute. She looked a little like my sister. Is that what her daughter would be like? I would never know – "Clary, talk to them a little." – I winked and left them alone, I hoped this would work. How did I fall in love with a girl so quickly? Was my pediatrician's soul still working?
Almost an hour passed when I returned. Clary was with my two teachers, speaking to them as if she had already gotten used to their presence. The look of the elders was pure love, they were going to melt for the girl. My plan had worked, right? Lewis whispered something to Gray and she smiled and nodded. My friend looked at them and gave them a big smile.
- "You make a nice couple."
- "They do, don't they Clary, and they would be great parents too, right?" – I told her from the door
- "It would be nice to grow up with a family." - Clary whispered, but the three of us listened - "I never had one, and now Eli is going to go away and leave me alone again." - It looked like she was going to start crying. I know my friend is a great girl, but for a moment I thought she might be a great actress.
- "Well, do you want to show the drawings you made to my teachers Clary? They are very cute. You should show them, after all, you don't believe me when I tell you."
- "Sure." - She ran away smiling - "I'll be back."
- "She's a great girl." - I said looking at both - "You won't regret it, I promise you. And I will go visit you whenever I can; she is a better option than me, I would even adopt her if I could."
- "Are you very close?" – Alice asked.
- "She is the only one who has spoken to me in the entire home," – I stop for a bit – "I don't know why she did it, I'm not a very interesting person." – I moved my shoulders – "I'm not someone with many friends, I don't even think I deserve the fact that she had spoken to me."
- "It's because no one knows how good and beautiful you are." - Clary had heard me - "And I love you very much as if you were my sister." - She ran to hug me
My teachers just looked at us both and nodded at me. They were going to adopt her, Clary would have a family. I think this was the best thing I had done throughout my life... of course, now, I smiled at my teachers and stayed with them and Clary for a moment until the person in charge came to pick us up.
- "You must prepare for tomorrow Elizabeth." - I look at myself and I look at my friend - "Who is she?"
- "It's Clary," - But what a great manager - "Please, do it as soon as possible." - I told my teachers, I looked at my classmate - "Clary, say goodbye to them."
- "Goodbye Miss Alice, Goodbye Mr. Luke." - She went slowly towards them as if waiting for them to refuse. But they just looked at her happily, she didn't hesitate and hugged them both before leaving – "It was a pleasure to meet you."
- "We're leaving," - I shook my head towards my teachers in farewell - "I think they want to talk to you, miss." - I told the manager before leaving.
I accompanied Clary to the table so she could have lunch, we were late and we must have been the only ones without eating. That only meant one thing, it would be the worst ration, what was left. I sighed thinking about what that would taste like. Despite everything, Clary seemed very happy, she told me that she already had "two new friends" and she talked to me about my teachers as if I didn't know them, which made me laugh. After she finished eating and made a disgusted face because of the last spoonful, I stroked her hair and gave her some chocolate that I had saved. Where did I get it from? From college, Strange had given it to me.
Tomorrow I would be gone and Clary probably wouldn't be gone long after that. I was ready to go through another stage of my life. Until now all the caregivers I had had... all the "family" in my life had died, but Fury wasn't going to die very soon, well I had until 2018 for that. And then he would be revived by Banner so he would have enough time for his family not to die.
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The day came, they had come to look for me, and my new "Father" was waiting for me outside with a truck. She couldn't help but laugh when she saw the SHIELD logo on it. But what a secret organization, right? She said goodbye to Clary and her teachers, they had come today to find out who my new tutor was. The look on their faces when they saw him was the best, it couldn't be described. She needed a photo of it, but she would have to settle for keeping it in her memory.
After a while, she was in the SHIELD facilities, and they gave her a room inside this... nice new house, which every 6-year-old needs. But she didn't care, it might not be the best for her age, but for a Marvel fan? The best.
- "Well, I need to talk to you;" - Nick pointed to the bed there - "Leave your things there and follow me." - I left my bag, which was the only thing I owned, my backpack was already on the bed.
- "Alrighty, "dad"." - I said to bother him. I followed him, but I received no response to what was said.
We went to a room that had a desk, it was very spacious and full of papers. Fury sat down and pointed to the chair in front of the desk for me to sit on. I went and sat down. I had a folder I was going through, I guess we'd just talk.
- "Sir, you didn't do your paperwork last night," - I pointed to a stack next to him - "I know there's a lot of information on sheets because it's harder to steal. The rest can be hacked very easily;" – I just said it assuming, it used to happen in the movies – "but this has killed many trees." -
- "I don't think you want to talk about "trees, right?"
- "No sir."
- "Well, from now on you will be in training," - I look at myself - "You will be a new agent."
- "Can you start at this age? Wow." – I said interrupting
- "You can start at the age at which one is qualified and necessary for the Elizabeth institution."
- "Can we be on first-name terms? Or should I call you Lord? You don't like being called Joseph, Nick? Neither, do you prefer Fury... should I be formal?"
- "Fury is fine."
- "And what do you think of "Dad" or "Father" or "Mr. Father"." - I received a penetrating look - "I understand... it will be Father."
- "I didn't say you could…"
- "I may not have your last name "Father"." – 'Ask please'
- "What last name do you want?" – He said resignedly – "Your father's, I suppose."
- "Elizabeth Charlotte Williams Jones, that will be my name."
- "Why your mother's first? Why both?"
- "Why not? It could be that, right?"
- "Okay, whatever you want."
- "Thank you." - Fury handed me a piece of paper - "What is this? A contract? Should I sign it in blood?"
- "That?" – I look at myself – "Of course not, it's your schedule. Training, remember."
- "Ah." - I looked at him - "Of course... don't you need anything else? Something like "I promise to help the organization in any way I can" or "my actions will not get in the way of or against SHIELD"... or maybe an "I swear I will never tell any agent, enemy, or living being like him." Mr. Nicholas Joseph Fury lost his eye"." – I said the last thing to bother him, suicidal plans since time immemorial. - "you don't do it at home"
- "I don't need that, I'm sure you know what will happen to you if you do something against us." - He didn't look angry about the eye thing.
- "I won't say it was Goose, I understand. You know where I live." – like Elmo – "but if one day... for some reason I have to say something I will say that "It was a move that no one would expect from a Flerken, but it happened and there was no turning back."
- "Fine, I'll trust you."
- "I promise, sir, I won't miss anything... I swear in the name of my father, that is, you." - I started to laugh but he didn't do anything - "Someday, I will make you die of laughter. Why is my name Elizabeth?"
- "You can retire, tomorrow will be a long day."
- "Well, it was a pleasure talking to you Father." – I stopped – "We will see each other tomorrow, if I manage to find him in this place and if he is not on any mission or whatever."
I retired, and from now on everything will be a little more complicated. Who in their right mind makes a 6-year-old girl train to be a SHIELD agent, well Natasha was in the red room... since, from today I will become someone necessary for the organization.
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