Anya Antonovna Romanova Stark (anyastark) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-02-28 19:07:00

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anya stark, inactive - swashbuckler, team - avengers

I wish I was half as good as you think I am
Anya rubbed her eyes and then looked at the laptop screen. This piece of code was giving her problems beyond measure. Coding was never this hard, but for some reason it was just not coming to her today. Sneakers played on the television and she was camped out on the couch in the living room.

Dad was still at work. Mom was napping (weird that she actually slept now) and Dork #2 was still in school. It was quiet in the Stark household. Which usually meant that something would happen to cause a boom.

Anya blinked a few times. Maybe it was time to take a break when the letters on the screen started running together and got blurry. She looked at the clock. It was close to three in the afternoon. Just around the time Steve was getting out of school.

She smiled. She knew exactly what she was going to do. A quick call downstairs for a car and then she ran to get changed.

Twenty minutes later she was leaning against the car waiting for Steve to come out of the building. She ignored the looks from the students coming out. She was who she was and she was leaning against a Town Car waiting for her boyfriend. Nothing special.

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	anyastark 2010-03-01 11:14 pm UTC (link)
	Anya slid in after him. "No. I'm not half as good as you think I am." She leaned forward. "Cones in the Village, please." she said to Roger. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2010-03-01 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	No way does Steve believe that. No way at all. He still boggled at the idea that this super-smart, super-rich, super-amazing girl even wanted to give some guy like him the time of day, let alone... Yeah. "You can say that, but these eagle-eyes see differently." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-03-01 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	Anya looked away. "They don't see everything," she said. "You overlook the bad things when it comes to me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2010-03-01 11:30 pm UTC (link)
	"I disagree," Steve replied. "Hardly any bad stuff to see at all." Except for those times when he had to literally drag her out of the lab, of course. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-03-01 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	She shook her head. "You don't know the bad suff, Steve." Her voice lowered to barely above a whisper. "You don't know the things I've done. You don't know what He made me do." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2010-03-01 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	Steve shook his head, and kept his voice at a whisper to. "Key words here. 'Made you do.' You're not responsible for any of it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-03-01 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	Anya bowed her head. Her chest tightened and it became harder to breathe. "Ultimately I am. I was stupid and got mixed up with him. Brainwashing is not catch all excuse." She sighed and then looked at him. "I've killed people. A lot of people. That's not all. I wasn't just his weapon." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2010-03-02 12:29 am UTC (link)
	Steve clenched his fists until his knuckles went white. It was several long moments before he found himself able to speak. Dozens of different thoughts competed in his head, but ultimately, his obligation was to her. He shook his head. "None of that, I repeat, none of that, is anything you would have ever done on your own. That... that's enough for me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-03-02 12:47 am UTC (link)
	Anya shook her head. "It's not good enough for me. I cheated on you. I feel horrible about it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2010-03-02 12:53 am UTC (link)
	Steve took her hands in his. "Look. I... Yeah. I know I don't have my head around all this yet. Probably won't for a while." He looked her in the eyes. "But I know that I love you. And we can get through this." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-03-02 01:00 am UTC (link)
	Tears spilled from her eyes. She knew she didn't deserve someone as good as him. Of all the things in her life that she could fuck up, this was the one thing that she never wanted to fuck up. Ever. The smallest of smiles appeared on her face. "I love you so much. I am so sorry for putting you through this." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2010-03-02 01:05 am UTC (link)
	Steve's gaze was one of pure love and support. "I love you too," he told her, with utter conviction. "But don't apologize. You don't have to. Not for this." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2010-03-02 01:12 am UTC (link)

She closed her eyes for a moment and then opened them. "I feel like I must apologize," she said.

The look she gave him echoed his. She had fallen head over heels in love with him. "I know it will be a little rough, but you're right. We will get through this."

She wanted to kiss him, but know that he knew she was unsure she should. "You're an incredible guy and I don't deserve you."

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	swashbuckler 2010-03-02 01:28 am UTC (link)
	Steve had been one hell of a flirt before. But in love? Only once and only with the person here with him now. "We will. I promise." "Other way 'round," he said, as he always did. He leaned forward and kissed her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-03-02 01:32 am UTC (link)
	Anya returned the kiss and then wrapped her arms around him for a hug. "You are absolutely amazing." She sighed with relief and held on to him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2010-03-02 01:41 am UTC (link)
	Steve held onto her tightly. "You too, Gorgeous. You too." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-03-02 01:51 am UTC (link)
	Anya smiled against his shoulder. She'd suggest skipping ice cream and going back and snuggling on the couch, but ice cream was needed. Snuggling could come later. "Want to come over for dinner tonight? We'll probably have something with noodles in it. Mom's been craving noodles." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2010-03-02 01:54 am UTC (link)
	Steve smiled happily. The road ahead might be a little rough, but life was still pretty damn good. "Hmm? Sure," he said. "Sounds good." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-03-02 02:48 am UTC (link)
	"I'll warn you," she said as she pulled back a little. "Mom can be a little cranky. This whole pregnancy thing. We're all still adjusting." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2010-03-02 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	Steve nodded and listened, but suddenly stopped as the words fully penetrated his brain. "Wait. ...Whut?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-03-03 01:16 pm UTC (link)
	"I told them not to be complete idiots, but they just don't listen. My mom's pregnant. She's due in November." Anya shook her head. Parents. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2010-03-04 12:25 am UTC (link)
	"...Huh," Steve said. "I'd've thought your dad was..., ah, 'fixed'." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-03-04 06:37 pm UTC (link)
	"He was. Apparently when Starks design nannites to heal and fix a person up, we do a really damn good job. Come November I'll have a little sister, or heaven forbid a little brother." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2010-03-04 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	"Well," Steve said. "Good for them, I guess." He smiled. "Not sensing any preference on your part, nope, no sireebob." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-03-04 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	"I have two brothers and only one sister. We need another girl to balance things out," Anya grinned. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)