This Was Supposed To Be Our First Date

Pick You Up At Eight?

"Jan and I are going to need some time off tonight Cap." Ms. Marvel informed the blue garbed patriot. They stood outside a bank, the culprits of a bank robbery foiled by the Avengers being carted off to jail at that very moment. Wasp and Hawkeye were standing off to the side, chatting with a police officer as they watched the Serpent Society being carted off thanks to the timely intervention of the superheroes.

"Sure, but might I ask why?" Captain America questioned, turning slightly to turn and speak to her. He walked over to the blonde, and then cast a glance to where Janet was animated speaking, regaling a curious officer with just what had happened. She was being rather expression with her gestures. From what Carol could tell, Janet had either just said that Ms. Marvel had really put the beat down on one of the criminals, or Wasp was hungry for chicken. She assumed the former.

"It's personal, but don't worry we'll be fine. Just don't try to call us in unless you absolutely need us." Replied Carol, having to fight from looking over at her girlfriend.

He cocked an eyebrow at her, something like a knowing grin on his face. "Alright deal, you and Wasp both could us some time off. You've been acting rather strange since the last time." He replied, holding a hand out for Ms. Marvel to shake.

"Yeah, I'm hoping this can fix it." Responded Carol with a faint smile, giving the offered hand a quick shake.

"May I ask what happened last time?" The question that had been asked for around two weeks was given, the pair of women increasingly acting different compared to before. "There are some days you two seem like you're on different planets." Joked the male Avenger.

Waving her hand at the implication, Ms. Marvel just shook her head. "We both would prefer to keep it private, but to simply put things between us have changed."

A frown pulled at the corners of his mouth, the sharp jawed super soldier watching her. "For the better I hope." Commented Captain America.

"For the better." Assured Ms. Marvel.

Then he smiled. "Alright, but I don't get why you're asking me. We're a team after all, I'm not your leader." He remarked.

A small smile pulled at her lips. "Well Cap the way I see it, Tony is the de facto leader. But I know that he wanted you to be the real leader. And if anything, I've got you on my side if something happens." She shrugged. "Can't see why it'd hurt to ask."

Returning her shrug, Steve Rodgers turned to where the two others were still talking with the officer. "Alright you two! Time to go!" He shouted over, Wasp frowning as obviously her tale had been cut short. Giving a wave to the officer, Wasp sized down and flew over to the pair, Hawkeye strolling casually behind her, a piece of paper in his hand. "Hawkeye, please tell me that's not what I think it is." Muttered Steve.

"What?" Grinned the purple clad archer.

"Oh yeah it is Cap, Hawkeye here got himself a lady's number." Janet snickered. "Totally thanks to me by the way. Come on, say it!"

With a roll of his eyes and an exasperated sigh, Clint nodded his head. "Fine, you're the best wing-woman ever. You happy now?"

Giggling at his admission, Janet nodded her head and hovered higher into the air. "Totally, because that number she gave you was for the pizza joint down the street!" And with that she took off flying towards the mansion.

"What!" Clint growled, whipping the piece of paper up to his eyes, and groaning with anger at the realization that it was true. "Oh I'm gonna get her." Threatened Hawkeye, Captain America rolling his eyes.

"Not if I don't first!" Laughed Carol, glowing yellow as she took off into the air after Janet, leaving the two flightless Avengers frowning after them. Soaring through the city and weaving her way between the buildings, Carol was slowly gaining on the little Avenger with yellow wings. A grin spread across her face mischievously, and the woman kicked it into high-gear. It took her around ten seconds, but by then she had caught up to Janet, and gave one big, "Boo!"

"Carol!" Screamed Wasp with alarm, twisting around as she'd nearly stalled, and swatting her girlfriend across the nose. "I have stingers, don't make me use them!"

"Like you ever would use them on me." Giggled Carol playfully, a smile growing across her face as Janet flew closer to her and planted a fairy sized kiss on her nose. "If I give you a ride back can I get more at the mansion?" She asked with an expectant tone.

Smiling back, Janet "Only if you give me a ride while I'm normal sized. A woman as strong as you doesn't need to slack off by carrying a little bug now do you?" She teased.

The woman's behavior never ceased to make Carol happy. They'd been friends for years, best friends for almost the entirety of it, and perhaps not the most common of duos. It would make sense for the auburn haired size-shifter's unique behavior to have lost it's luster to the S.W.O.R.D. agent. But just seeing the light in Janet's blue eyes made the blonde's heart melt. The sound of her laugh or the gleam of her smile had an even greater effect. "Deal, but they better be good kisses."

"You saying they aren't always?" Huffed Janet as she flashed yellow and then was her normal size, Carol's arms instantly wrapping around her waist and holding her close. "Don't drop me!" She squealed with genuine fear when it felt like the woman might just lose her grip on the Janet's slender waist.

"I've got you!" Laughed Carol, pulling the pair into a tight turn, rolling through it and making the woman clutch her even closer for dear life.

Janet squealed with delight, looking up at the woman's face, admiring the way the wind blew her blonde curls. The woman was staring, hardly looking at the city or sky around them. In the mid-afternoon light Carol was virtually glowing, every inch of her skin calling out to the size-shifter. It made her smile to see the focus on Ms. Marvel's face, assuring herself that while she held onto Janet that they'd be safe.

Nuzzling against the woman as the flight leveled out towards the mansion, Janet pressed her lips against Carol's cheek. "It's fun to be the passenger." She remarked. "Sometimes."

"Oh?" Snorted Carol, slowly loosening her grip on Wasp. The auburn haired woman wasn't one to not notice though, and instantly her body shifted back to her flight capable form, little yellow wings fluttering fiercely in the sky. "Come on, I promise I'll catch you." Whispered Ms. Marvel, unphased by the fuming Wasp.

"No!" She shouted with a voice of a full sized woman. Carol would never understand how she could do that. "Not going to happen!"

Pulling on a sweet smile, Carol halted flying a bit above the mansion. "Please?" She begged gingerly.

"You want me to let you drop me?" Huffed Wasp. "And you nearly did!"

"Trust fall?"

"More like trust drop!" Countered Wasp passionately.

Frowning, Carol crossed her arms where she hovered in the air. "Janet you know I would never let you just come to harm. I'll catch you, and if not you can fly." She replied.

Janet however, was unconvinced. "Why in the world would you want to drop me in the first place?"

"Do you trust me?" Gritted Carol, eyes narrowing.

Janet blinked, blue eyes wide at the sudden question. "Yeah but-"

"Do you trust me?" Carol asked again, voice hardening. She needed an answer, a real answer. "Yes or no?" She wasn't one to force friends into anything, especially not potentially dangerous things, but as of late the woman had been feeling nervous. At the press conference two weeks ago a reporter had asked if Ms. Marvel and Wasp were in a relationship. Though at the time they weren't and they both denied it, they hooked up not long later. Life couldn't have been better except for one thing:

Hank obviously had seen the video.

Or perhaps their affections for one another weren't as well concealed as they'd thought they were. Either way anytime the two were left in a room together, Yellowjacket would mutter something about taking good care of Janet, or missing her. And it was making Carol angrier by the minute. Janet had claimed to have moved on, but every time she showed affection, even just worry when he was hurt in battle, Carol would feel jealous. Bitterly jealous. And now, she wanted an answer in some form.

Before things got too serious.

Dipping her head with a sigh, Wasp size-shifted back up to her actual form, and dropped down towards the city. Elation filled Carol's heart as she took off like a bullet after her girlfriend, zooming down at a neck-breaking speed to catch up and then overtake her. As she drew nearer, fear could be easily seen on Janet's face. The Wasp wasn't used to falling like this, at her own will. The debate of saving herself or trusting Carol to do it was probably far greater then the decision of even initiating the drop, conflict across her pale skin the closer she got to the ground.

But once she was nearly grasping her outstretched hands, Janet smiled. Yes, I trust you. Her expression said, and Carol pulled her in with a decent gap between them and the hard earth before cradling Wasp against her chest, zooming off towards the mansion with the brightest smile ever to be seen on the woman before. They were both oblivious to the gawking forms on the ground, the snapping cameras or the pointed fingers. They were content with each other.

Once Ms. Marvel's feet had touched the soft grass of the mansion garden, Wasp planted a kiss firmly on the blonde's lips, shoving her to the ground without a second thought. "Why the heck would you scare me like that?" She shouted, there was playfulness in her voice, but still the genuine upset was there beneath the mask.

"It was a bit extreme wasn't it?" Admitted Carol, tucking her head against her chest, looking away from the other woman despite the fact that she was standing there rather attractively. A hand on her hip, bent slightly over as if to chastise the sitting woman with arms spread to catch herself, the short woman was no doubt doing it on purpose.

"You think?" Muttered Janet before she frowned even more. "So why?"

Sighing, Carol wrapped her arms around her knees as she pulled them against herself. "Every time I talk with Hank he's been treating me weird and saying things that bother me."

"Like?" Pressed Janet, her tone still hot and angry.

"About you." Replied the woman with the blonde locks. "One time he gave me a remark that it was a miracle I didn't just sock him right there."

Softening instantly, Janet sat down on the soft grass besides Carol, clasping their hands together. "Oh Carol..." She smiled gently. "You don't have to worry about him one bit. Remember what you told me? That sometimes people don't notice when they're missing out on something important in their life."

"Actually I believe I said the best thing in the world." Carol corrected her, giving her a smile as she intertwined their fingers together. Janet beamed at the reminder. "Which, you are, if I haven't been clear with that."

Janet blushed lightly, leaning in to place a gentle kiss on Carol's cheek. "So you thought a trust drop would prove that there was nothing between him and I?" Her tone turned joking.

"Not my best plan." Confessed Carol.

"No, certainly not."

Carol looked at her, and then with a roll of her masked eyes she gave Janet a light shove. "Alright, I promise after tonight though it'll all be better. I mean, even if we kiss we're not really dating until we've gone a dates."

"Well that is kind of where the term comes from." Janet smartly replied, gaining a crinkled nose rub from Carol, fingers clasped around her cheeks. She grinned like a fool when Carol pulled back. "So then, you got us some time off?"

"Yeah, Cap gave us the all clear and no one will argue with him unless it's the skrull or something again." Ms. Marvel smiled, wrapping and arm round Janet's waist to pull her in for another kiss.

"You know I only said you'd get good kisses if you carried me back." Janet pointed out when she pulled back from the tender gesture.

Holding a finger up, Carol quickly brought up an argument. "But I did, human form and all."

"You dropped me!" Shouted Janet animatedly.

Giggling slightly, Carol wagged a finger. "I should get extra points for catching you. And how else shall I express my joy at your trust?" She grinned suddenly, making Janet roll her eyes. "I haven't made it to second base now have I? Because-"

"Oh no, not before the first date!" Janet said firmly, wagging a finger right back at the blonde. "So you better hope this goes off without a hitch if you even want to come close to second base."

Wasp got to her feet then, sizing back down so she could fly. "Pick you up at eight?" Asked Carol as she got to her feet as well.

"Sure! You better have a nice place planned!"

"Oh I certainly do, dress all nice and fancy." Grinned Carol, already imagining seeing the woman in some sleek, clinging dress. With a grin, Wasp took off for the mansion itself, Carol taking off after her about a minute behind her.