4 Work in a Nutshell

Alivia's POV

Working at a cozy little coffee shop, early in the morning hasn't been ... horrible. It has its ups and downs. The customers for one.

Some of them are really nice. They say thank you and are fun to chat with, if you have time. It's fun, having people you never knew to talk to and it really makes the time fly. Your day can't help but become that much brighter.

Then, there are those customers that... really .... need ... to shove, er I mean, really need their coffee in the morning. Otherwise, they will make the world a living hell with their temperament and impatience. I know, I've been burned a few times. They come in with an attitude, demand for you to bow and serve them like they are God's Most Precious -grits teeth- Little Gift and you are the lucky little turd they walk over while you fertilize their lush green lawns and once you finish, you're thrown away. Lucky. -eye roll-

The third type of coffee customer, I had believed to only exist in Hollywood, is very demanding. Some are polite, others not so much, but it amazes me none the less. How much can you customize your coffee? The world may never know.

It depends on how much your willing to spend. I thought $10 for an extra large was a lot, ...let's just say there was this one guy who ...some how doubled that. I have no clue how.

And what's with that! I swear these New Yorkers have found a way to grow money trees and refuse to share their secret. Jerks.

Back to what I was saying before, working here hasn't been all that bad. The customers are, well human, so that's to be expected and the smell of coffee has yet to drive me off. Though, its probably a good thing I don't drink coffee. It's more like a treat than an addiction, otherwise I might get sick of it real quick. I like the relaxed atmosphere, it compliments the coffee. Well, only when there's no rush hour. Then everything is full throttle!

My boss says we are so busy, we need all the help we could get and I totally agree. Luckily, someone else had sent in an application shortly after I had. She was instantly accepted, starting a few days after me.

Her name is Sophia. She liked keep her long brown curly hairs in a ponytail, just like me, that's how I got to know her. We were working the same morning shift, but I had left my scrunchy at home in my rush to get to work, so she offered me one of hers. She was nice and very efficient at work, I liked her a lot. We took turns at the registers to give each other a break from the on-slaunt of customers, so it didn't take long for us to become friends.

Sophia has such curly hair, I had once asked her how she dealt with it and she said she liked to style her hair when she went out. I thought that was cool, all I've ever done with my hair was a ponytail and a 3 braid. I asked if she would teach me and she agreed, I wanted to at least be able to do a French braid. She had also asked what 'manga' was. I had loved talking about all the manga I've read over the years. I mentioned we could meet up and her eyes shined, I'm guessing she was as happy as I was to make a friend.

I suggested we could hang at my apartment since she lived with her parents and I had brought some of my manga from home. Also, I was sure I'd get lost since my phone didn't have its own WiFi.

I didn't mind her coming over, I was pretty happy about having my first friend over. She did make a strange face when I came back from the kitchen after making some snacks. I had asked what was wrong, but she said it was nothing. Weird. I didn't think I even had a printed version of yoai. Actually, i kind of do. Depending where you look in Angel Diary. So I just shrugged it off.

Sophia hadn't come in to work yet, but she will start soon. I was at the register, taking orders when a good looking guy entered the shop. He had short café brown hair, dark colored mustache, and a well shaped beard. His eyes were covered by aviator sunglasses. He had a very proud and confident walk, a smile on his face as he came up to the register. He seemed to be in a good mood and it was contagious, I couldn't help but smile along with him, but he looked familiar.

As he made his order, it dawned on me. I'm pretty sure he noticed because his smile widened and he pulled his aviators down ever so slightly to wink at me. I desperately had to fight down the blush that was forming, I think it only went up to my neck. I hope.

I didn't want to make a fuss. He was only buying coffee and I didn't want to freak out in front of him ...and the rest of the customers I'm sure I'd never live it down. So I just nodded to him and handed him his coffee number. I think he was about to say something to me, but there was another customer waiting so I smiled. A polite sorry and dismissal as I turn my attention to the customer behind him. Shortly after he left, Sophia walked in all giddy, she must have saw him too.

She came up to me, " You won't believe who I just saw!!"

"Oh, I have an idea." I smirked.

She had a twinkle in her eyes and my smirked widened into a smile. We replied at the same time.

"Tony Stark!"

"Robert Downey Jr!"

"What?" We asked, still in sync.

"Robert?"

"Tony?"

I don't know how we pulled it off, but we sounded like twins gawking at each other.

Tony's POV

It's been a while since I saw the girl. She hasn't made any movements other than work, grocery shopping and the occasional visit to Central Park, which I had J record. It wasn't  much for us to go on.

Fury's been running out of patience, not like he had much to begin with, short fuse and all. He sent an agent to get more of the 'insider' story. Really, it isn't the best feeling when you've find out you're be assessed. The agent had been able to enter her home, and reported some oddity in her technology. Might be why I couldn't find a way to hack into it.

Still, we didn't have a lot of information and I was getting bored. I wanted to throw something at her to get her to react. So why not visit her work place? Could be fun. Surprisingly the team and Fury agreed. And I was gonna do it just for fun... oh well.

I wanted to do a thorough recording, but Capsicale said it was just enough to listen. 'Spoil sport.'

The agent would go in later to get her reaction after I walk out. After all, I had my own device to record her reaction. The team and Fury would be listening in the conference room, though they'd be able to watch my recording.

Looking forward to this caused a spring in my step.

I entered the coffee shop, the target was working at the register. Great. The door had rung letting her know I was there, she looked over and nodded as a quick greeting. She was watching me as I entered and walked up the the counter. She had a pretty nice smile.

Even if this turns out to be nothing at least I got to have some fun, since she seemed to be contemplating who I was. So when the realization hit her it was absolutely adorable to see her eyes widen and eyebrows raise ever so slightly.   Being the generous gentleman I am, I decidedly to give her a special service as my smile widened, I tilled my head slightly giving her a little wink.

It's cute how she tried so hard to stop her blush, epically failing as her neck was bright red and her face slightly pink. I couldn't help it. I smirked. It was a refreshing reaction, glad I got it. Though she didn't seem to notice my smirk as she looked behind me and nodded to another customer. Darn.

She gave me a quick smile and handed me my coffee number, too bad it wasn't hers, going under cover wouldn't be so bad right now.

I left heading back to my tower. Not long after leaving the team let me know the agent entered the coffee shop. I wonder what the girl would say.

" You won't believe who I just saw!!" I heard the agent say.

"Oh, I have an idea." She replied.

They spoke at the same time.

"Tony Stark!"

"Robert Downey Jr!"

I tripped.

"What?!" The three of us asked.

Clint's POV

I couldn't help but let out a laugh.

Poor Tony. His ego definitely took a blow for that one. Nat, Bruce and Captain had smiles on their faces. I'm pretty sure Fury  had a hint of a smile too. Nothing better than payback.

But that didn't last long we were all curious who this Robert was, as the conversation continued.

Tony's POV

"Robert?" The agent and I asked.

"Tony?" I heard.

There was some silence, I wanted to get back as soon as possible so I called my suite and got to my tower in record time while I had the chance. As I joined the rest of pirates's crew, 'He wouldn't send me off the plank, would he?' I smirked at the idea as I walked in.

"Hey, Robert." Said Clint.

I just glared at him as the agents conversation picked back up.

"What do you mean he was Tony?" The girl asked.

"That was Tony Stark —"

"Tony Stark, Iron Man or Man of Iron as Thor likes to call him. An Avenger." She interrupted.

This got our direct attention.

Even the agent seemed flabbergasted as the girl continued, " Robert Downey Jr. plays Tony Stark."

There was a gasp, as I, no we all turned to see Clint grasping his chest dramatically as he looks to me, "All this time...," he pauses with a fake hurt face, "and you never told us!"

Fury didn't say anything, seeming to enjoy the moment, when he would ridicule me if I was the one poking fun. I just rolled my eyes.

"So....," the agent continued. "You know about Thor?"

"Of course!" She seemed to beam with pride. " Everyone knows the Avengers! I may not know as much as others but I know Thor's a Norse god, Loki is his adopted brother even though he's a frost giant. Steve Rogers is Captain America. Natasha Romanoff as Black Widow. Clint Barton is Hawkeye. Bruce Banner is himself and the hulk."

Fury slams his hands on the table, "I want to know how the Hell she knows all this!"

Captain seems to want to say something.

"Though..." She mumbles. "I thought the Hulk's ulterior ego was David not Bruce." This catches Bruce's interest.

We're all silent  as the agent tries to get more information seeming to have missed the Hulk comment, "So, ...Robert plays Tony, who's Iron Man." She confirms. "What about the others?"

There's silence as everyone seems to lean forward on anticipation.

"... ... ...I only know Robert Downey Jr. as Tony."

"YES!!" I fist pump.

The others all look at me, "Hey, just means I'm more memorable." I smirked and the others just roll their eyes.

"Oh!" She exclaims as if remembering, " There's also ..."

I groan at not being the only one.

"Nick Furry!"

I and a select few dare to chuckle. She's good, I smile.

"Who?" the agent asks.

"Sorry, I ment to say Nick Fury. The director of S.H.I.E.L.D." Furry, *snicker* raised an eyebrow at this. I swear she's on a roll.

"Nick's played by Purple Saber!" She sounded so happy.

I lost it. "Bwah ha hah ha!!! Purple saber! Hah ha, that's good!" Furry scowled at me. I didn't care. That was priceless! I like her already!

"What? Purple saber? Who?" The agent asks genuinely confused.

"Oh, haven't you seen Star Wars 1 - 3? The guy who plays Nick Fury plays the Jedi council's purple saber dude, either sits on the left or right side of Yoda. He's a really famous actor! He also plays a bad guy on a British spy movie!" As she continues her happy rant, Furry's getting more pissed off by the second.

"I need to know How she's getting this information, bring her in NOW!" Looks like he's reached his boiling point. 'Good job kid.' I smile.

Nat and Clint nod, accepting the mission, "Sir."

I pipe in, "Be sure to grab her tech too. I want to see what she did to make it invisible." And everyone leaves leaving just Bruce and I.

He turns to me, "There's another Hulk?"

"You caught that too? Well, I don't know. When she gets here you can ask her." I shrug.

I do know one thong for sure though,

-smirk- I got some fun blackmail.