Darcy Marie Lewis Barton was not a normal girl, and she was proud of it. She was eight years old and she could already speak four languages perfectly; English, Russian, Spanish, and sign language. Her dad was Hawkeye and her mother figure was Black Widow; her birth mom, Mary Lewis, died during childbirth. Darcy herself was lucky to be alive, she was born almost two months early.

The place that she called home was a decent sized farmhouse in the middle of nowhere. That was the place they spent the most time together, as her dad and mom usually have one mission or another. The farmhouse was where they always came back to though. Mom was around a lot when she wasn't out on solo missions. Uncle Phil would drop by at least once a month. She loved it when uncle Phil dropped by, he always brought presents. Every once in a while, Grandpa Fury would come to visit. Usually he came to drag her dad back for a mission he was avoiding though.

She had two best friends who were two years older than her. She didn't get to see them much since they lived in England and she lives in America, but she does get to visit them more than a normal girl would get to. Usually every couple of months she got to go visit them, honestly their family was more like her second family. They do send letters to each other constantly however. Letters were the best form of communication she could have with them. Their family wasn't really knowledgeable or compatible with technology. The reason for that is because their family was a family of witches and wizards.

That was what made Darcy so different from everyone else. Darcy Lewis Barton was a witch, and proud of it. She started having accidental magic when she was two. For a while her dad and herself had thought she was a mutant, but Grandpa Fury had her tested when she was three and she didn't have the X gene, so she spent a long time thinking she was just a freak. She learned what she was six-years-old. A representative from her mom's old school had found them after a bout of extremely strong accidental magic. Minerva McGonagall had explained that she was a witch. A true honest wand waving, broom riding witch. She told Darcy that her mom had arranged her education to Hogwarts in Scotland when she turned eleven. Minerva had also helped her set up the pen pal arrangement with the Weasley family. She found out that she got along great with the Weasley twins as they had a lot in common. They were all lovers of pranks. The twins were starting Hogwarts next year and Darcy couldn't wait until she started so she could see her best friends a lot more often. Her dad wasn't exceptionally happy with her going to a boarding school, as she was homeschooled now. Though since it was what her mom had wanted and she would know people there, he had given in. Fred, George, and herself got in tons of trouble because of their numerous amounts of pranks. Though the twins were known to just mess around and prank people, they were really protective of her. In the end, she was sure her dad had figured the twins would protect her no matter what, when he himself couldn't.

At the moment, she was packing her bag for the summer. She had two trips planned, one right after another. Her dad always let her choose what she wanted to do during the summer. Since her homeschooling was super hard and demanding; her learning different languages constantly, shield training, plus normal schooling, he let her enjoy her summers to the fullest. Plus, it always seemed that missions for her mom and dad were more demanding during the summer. Last summer she had gone to a horse sanctuary and had learned to raise and take care of horses. She had gone horseback riding every single day and had enjoyed every single second it. Past summers she had also gone to a sleep away camp where she had gone hiking, rock climbing, and swimming for the whole summer. Another time she went to a professional ballet studio and had become proficient in ballet. Since she became friends with the twins she would go to the burrow at least two weeks out of the summer.

This summer Uncle Phil had gotten her a great opportunity. She has been really interested in space and stars lately. So, Uncle Phil pulled some strings and got her a two-month internship with an astrophysicist in a tiny town in New Mexico. Then after she was done in New Mexico she was going straight to the Burrow for three weeks with the twins.

Darcy just closed the lid of her suitcase when there was a knock on the door. She quickly took off running yelling "I'll get it Daddy, I'll get it!" she heard her dad laughing at her but she promptly ignored him.

She opened the door to see Uncle Phil and mom standing there. Darcy's eyes lit up and she launched herself into her mom's arms, hugging her tightly she hadn't gotten to see her mom for almost a month. She had been put on a long-term mission.

Natasha let out a small laugh, a smile on her face as she hugged her daughter back. "What's this I hear about you leaving the moment I get back?" Nat teased Darcy.

Darcy put a pout on her face "Sorry mom, but Uncle Phil actually found me a place to study space for a while. You know how much I've been wanting to know more about space, and who better to learn it from than an astrophysicist? Plus, who else is going to entertain an eight-year-old? I'm lucky that Uncle Phil found Ms. Foster." A smile appeared on her face "But..." she sang out "Dad's going to be on a classified mission after summer sends. So, I'm all yours in three months. It's your turn to be my teacher. I'm looking forward to more ballet and Aikido lessons once school starts."

Natasha raised an eyebrow "Just because it's not your dad or Phil teaching you; don't think you're getting out of regular lessons. We need to start a new language this year as well as putting some final touches on your Russian too."

Phil let out a small chuckle "Alright you two. Do you have everything packed Darcy? We need to head out."

"Yeah my bags are up on my bed." Darcy said and started to head upstairs.

"Don't worry Malyshka, Phil and I will go get your stuff. Go say goodbye to your dad." Natasha said.

Darcy gave a nod and smile "Okay Mom. Are you coming with us?"

"Yeah, somebody has to be there to drop you off. A normal eight-year-old wouldn't go there by themselves. I'm going to drop you off and meet this Jane Foster."

Darcy gave a smirk "Be nice to Jane. She's being nice enough to let me be her intern. Don't scare the poor lady Mom."

"I promise to be on my best behavior. Now go say goodbye to Clint."

"Okay!"

Darcy ran through the house to find her dad working on something in the kitchen.

"Hey Darcy are you heading out?" Clint asked putting the sander down.

Darcy nodded and moved to hug her dad "Yeah. Be safe this summer okay? No extremely dangerous missions if mom isn't with you."

Clint chuckled as he hugged his daughter tight. He always hated when they were separated. His daughter had a knack of finding trouble in the most unusual ways. "I'll stay safe if you stay out of trouble. Sound like a deal, Princess?"

Darcy deadpanned "Deal. But really, I'm going to a tiny town out in the middle of nowhere New Mexico. Honestly, how much trouble could I possibly get into?"

Clint let out a long sigh as his daughter just jinxed herself "Try to stay calm out there. We don't need any accidental magic incidents out there. She may not be that kind of scientist, but she is still a scientist."

Darcy gave a nod "I'll do my best. Though it is called accidental magic for a reason, It's not really controllable."

"Darcy, honey, it's time to go." Natasha called out.

"Be right there Mom!" Darcy called back. She pulled her dad into a hug one more time "You are picking me up after the Burrow, right? So, I can see you before you go on your classified mission."

Clint rubbed the top of her head, messing up her hair. He smirked as she protested and up her hair. He smirked as she protested and pushed his hand away "Of course Princess. I'll see you in a few months.'

Darcy rolled her eyes "What are you going to do when I go to boarding school in Scotland?"

Clint let out a groan "Don't bring that up. You still have three years to go. I can still pretend that Hogwarts doesn't exist yet."

Darcy chuckled, "Okay then. See you in three months. Bye Daddy!" then she took off towards the front door.

A few hours later Natasha was walking Darcy down the main street of Galisteo, New Mexico. Natasha had her long red hair up in a ponytail and Darcy had her chocolate brown up in a messy bun. As they made it to the scientist's Natasha knocked on the door. A few seconds later a slightly frazzled lady opened the door.

She answered the door with a small smile. "Oh, hi you must be the intern." She said looking at Natasha.

Darcy shared a look with her mom before stepping forward and holding out her hand "My name is Darcy Lewis and I'll be your intern for the next few months."

Jane looked between Darcy and Natasha, her mouth opening and closing without any words coming out. Finally, she reached slowly and shook Darcy's hand. "Oh, I wasn't… um, I didn't expect…"

"You did read my intern application, right?" Darcy interrupted her.

A slight blush went over her face "Well you see, you were, the only application." She mumbled slightly.

Darcy stood there for a second before bursting out in laughter. "Oh, that's great. I'll be fine here mom. In fact, I'm going to be great here. Have fun at work Mom, I have interning to do."

Natasha looked at Darcy before sighing "Stay out of trouble Malyshka." Then she turned to Jane "Try to make sure she stays out of trouble." She started walking away "I'll be back in two months to pick you up Darcy. Have fun."