I am Operation Animal (X-Men / Avengers)

Soothing

It's been about three days since Agent Harry Styles found out that he was dying. And in those three days, he had completely ignored Jasmine, afraid he'd break down if he saw her. He kept his distance, never letting her see him when she was around the Helicarrier with Alex.

Jasmine took notice that Harry was gone and it made her sad. She liked Harry.

She was currently putting on a jacket to walk around the Carrier. She wanted to find Harry soon. She was afraid something had happened to him.

Jasmine ran the hair brush on her bathroom counter through her hair a few times before leaving her room.

Only a handful of the agents she passed acknowledged her. But when a familiar face passed by, she stopped.

"Zayn?" She thought out loud. The tanned agent turned to her, worry struck his face.

"Hey, Jasmine. What're you doing out without somebody with you? Where's Summers?"

"He's back at the school, doing some kind of project with someone else for a few hours. Where's Harry?" Jasmine put her hands in her pocket as the two began to walk together.

"He's a hard kid to find, Jazz. If he doesn't want you to find him, you won't. Kind of like Romanoff, you know?"

"Yeah. . . Did I do something to hurt his feelings or anything, Zayn?" Jasmine spoke quietly, her hand nervously messed with the airplane pendant around her neck.

". . . No, Jasmine. Of course not." Zayn shook his head. "Why would you think that? Harry likes you a lot."

"Why does it feel like everyone attaches themselves to me then something happens and they isolate themselves away from me?" Jasmine's voice cracked.

"If you need to vent, Jasmine, I'm all ears," Zayn paused for a moment, looking at his watch. "For the next hour." Jasmine cracked a faint smile but it soon disappeared.

"I mean, since the whole thing with Alex happened, we haven't been nearly as close. We still hug and he kisses me and all, but I'm not. . . I don't know." Jasmine wiped her cheek before continuing. "Then Natasha built up this whole wall of trust and I crushed it when I said I was friends with Loki. And now Clint won't even look at me still, Logan's not close to me anymore and I feel like I'm disappointing everyone."

"You aren't, Jasmine. It's not you. It's the ones around you." Zayn didn't like seeing girls cry, it had always been a weakness to him. "Nat's a master assassin who shuts ninety nine percent of people out emotionally and I'm guessing you know who that one percent is that she cares about. And then Logan's just that type. He's quiet and doesn't really form strong relationships."

"But we had a strong relationship, Zayn." Jasmine whispered.

"Relationships sometimes fail, Jasmine. It's all a part of life. But in a time of desperate need, you'll figure out who your true friends and strongest relationships are." Zayn couldn't help but put his hand on Jasmine's shoulder to try to comfort her.

"I'm sorry, Zayn. I'm such a cry baby, sometimes." Jasmine wiped her eyes on the sleeve of her jacket.

"Its alright, love." Zayn shrugged. "I grew up with a few older sisters and a younger one. I've learned a few things on you female creatures and your emotional imbalance ness."

"Thanks." Jasmine giggled. "If you find Harry, please tell him to see me, Zayn. I really miss having a friend who I never thought would leave me."

"Of course, Jasmine. Remember, I'm all ears." Zayn winked before he jogged off to join an agent on a project.

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