Tattoos (Words Written on my Skin)

Darcy & Antione Triplett

By: Hogwartswonderland

A/N: I wrote this without really considering where in the MCU timeline it fits into, so just assume that this is sometime after the discovery of Hydra and the entire mess where Skye received her powers, there more this an AU where Trip survives. Also, I have a head cannon that when Coulson requisitioned Darcy's iPod, it had a sticker on it that says 'Property of Darcy Lewis: Troublemaker Extraordinaire. Touch at your own Risk.' It is what inspired how I ended this. Please enjoy and Happy Reading!

"Hi! I was sent as the go-between for the Avengers and the not-so-secret spy agency. Can you point me towards Son of Coul's office?"

Whenever she managed to escape this labyrinth of an underground base, Darcy was going to give Maria Hill a piece of her mind, for right now she was lost in a sea of black. Everywhere she turned there was at least a handful of SHIELD agents dressed in the titular black combat gear or bland grey lab coats bustling about; prepping for missions, transporting cargo, or- in some cases, debriefing as they walked. One would think that agents of a top-secret spy agency would stop to question a person who was obviously out of place (really, they thought that she- wearing a bright red power suit and designer pumps- was an agent?), but apparently SHIELD was scrapping the bottom of the barrel with its new employees.

'Stupid, jack-booted, jerks,' Darcy thought as she moved down the hall into a less populated part of the base. If the damn base wasn't underground and everything didn't look the same, Darcy would probably have a better chance of navigating where she needed to go. Alas, it was not and at this rate Darcy was going to be late to her meeting with Agent Coulson. What exactly would Darcy be doing meeting a dead guy, you may ask? Well, it all started two months ago when he revealed that he was not in fact dead and needed help with a young woman on his team that just gained powers.

It goes without saying that all of the Avengers (even Captain America's Ass) were pissed off at this revelation. Actually, it is safe to say that they are still beyond angry with the Secret Agent Man, but due to the nature of his request, they managed to put their fury aside in order to help the young woman- Skye (who is Darcy's new BFIC- Best Friend in Crime). Yet they were still desperate for answers as to how he survived and why he hid it. This is where Darcy came in. Rather than sending one of the scorned team member for answers, it was decided that a less biased third party would be the best bet, and as the Avengers official liaison Darcy was the most obvious choice. Maria Hill set it all up so that SHIELD transported her and gave her a visitor's lanyard (which was an annoying process, mind you) to get onto the base, but that is all that was done, resulting in Darcy's current predicament.

She realized that wondering around aimlessly and hoping someone would be nice enough to offer help was not cutting it, so she resolved to ask person she runs into for directions. Not even a few seconds later Darcy turned the corner and walked into a wall of pure muscle, causing Darcy to be jostled and to lose her footing. The random agent automatically placed their hands on her shoulders to steady her before stepping back. Now that she was in no danger of falling on her ass, Darcy looked up to evaluate the agents that nearly knocked her off her feet. Her first thought was that he was definitely the type of guy she would pick up at a bar and take home for some sexy times. He was the definition of tall, dark, and handsome with his nicely defined muscles (Darcy was trying hard not to drool over his biceps), wide, easy-going smile, warm brown eyes, and neatly groomed beard and mustache. If she wasn't crunched for time Darcy wouldn't hesitate to make a move, but right not she (unfortunately) needed to be a responsible adult.

"Hi!" Darcy greeted him brightly. "I was sent as the go-between for the Avengers and the not-so-secret spy agency. Can you point me towards Son of Coul's office?"

Instead of immediately giving her directions, Agent Beefcake flashed her a mega-watt smile (that made her insides turn to mush) as he appraised Darcy and her assets. If it were anyone else, Darcy would have tasered the daylight out of them, but this man's charming aura earned him only a slightly withering glare. Mama Lewis did not raise her to succumb to man at the flash of a smile. "Look, can you help me or not? I don't appreciate having my time wasted."

"I think I can do that. But can I get the name of my soulmate first?"

His words caused Darcy to grin, forgetting her previous annoyance. Agent Beefcake was her soulmate! Suddenly her no-good, bad day has turned into the best one yet! "Darcy Lewis: part time liaison and full-time babysitter of the Avengers. What is yours Agent Beefcake?"

"Antione Triplett. My friends call me Trip, but girl, you can call me anything you'd like."

"Well," Darcy said saucily as she moved closer so that they stood chest to chest. "I would like to call you mine."

"I like the sound of that." Not wasting any time Darcy pulled him to her level for a scorching kiss, soon forgetting the reason she was at the stupid base in the first place.

20 minutes and 1 make-out session later, Darcy finally finds herself in Agent Coulson's office- hand-in-hand with her soulmate, of course. Both of them are grinning like loons as they (well, mainly Darcy) tell the story of their meet-cute to the normally unflappable agent, who now looks at the couple with a look of absolute horror. As soon as Darcy dragged Trip out of the office to 'get further acquainted', as she put it, Coulson locks his office and pours himself a generous glass of whiskey. He downed it in one gulp then turned to pour himself another glass, before deciding to just take the entire bottle back with him to his desk. 'Actually,' Coulson thought as he started to dial Stark to update him on the situation, 'he is going to need a lot more alcohol in order to get survive not just the shenanigans of his team and the Avengers, but the constant presence of Darcy Lewis: Troublemaker Extraordinaire.'