Anya Antonovna Romanova Stark (anyastark) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-06-22 09:24:00

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Anya had lost track of the time and what day it was, though it had to be Monday because Pepper called and when Anya didn't answer Pepper had sent a text asking where she was. Anya was supposed to be back to work at the company this morning. She replied to Pepper and said she would be in tomorrow. Leaving the lab in the Avengers' mansion was the last thing she wanted do it. She had even done a session or two with Doc Samson via video conferencing.

In fact in the days since her run in with Temujin she had only left the lab a few times. A few times just long enough to shower and on Father's Day to spend it with James and her father. Jarvis had taken pity on her and had brought her meals down to her and as long as she ate a little of what he brought, he didn't hassle her about it. She didn't even leave the lab to sleep, instead she slept on the couch in the lab for the few hours a day she managed to sleep. Nightmares kept her from sleeping more than a few hours at a time.

Schrodinger, the LMD black cat, was curled up on the couch and Darwin, the LMD beagle, was currently standing on the lab table. Anya did what she always did when she was unsettled, she worked. Right now she was checking for a faulty circuit in the LMD dog and as soon as she was done with that, she had a new version of code to upload into him. She was tired and distracted enough that the frequent licks by the dog didn't even phase her.

Seeing Temujin again was like having a worst nightmare come to life. Between school ending and the nightmares from her last encounter with him starting to fade, Anya had been getting more than four hours of sleep a night. Now she couldn't sleep more than two or three at a time without waking from a nightmare.

She could see the faces of the people she killed. They weren't innocents, but she had still taken lives. It wasn't an easy thing to get past.

A long yawn escaped her and she immediately turned up the music.

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	mishaloganovich 2009-06-23 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	All the beat wasn't just from the music. Misha used his fist on the lab door to get her attention. He'd been concerned Anya wasn't acting like herself, but when she missed teasing him about a redhead, and then disappeared for a few days, it was time to hunt her down and make sure she was all right. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-06-23 11:47 pm UTC (link)
	"Your brother is knocking on the door." Goddard's voice said after the music lowered. "Let him in please," she said without looking up from the circuit she was testing. She sighed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-06-23 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey Brat," he greeted her cheerfully, dropping onto the sofa and reached out to scratch Schrodinger's ears. "How are things with you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-06-23 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey Dork," she said and paused in her task at hand. She looked at him. "Busy as always. What's up?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

mishaloganovich
2009-06-24 12:02 am UTC (link)

"I dunno. You tell me. You're locking yourself in down here and there's a whole hydrobase to make over in the Young Avengers' image. Which the X-Kids would be crying a river of jealous tears over if they knew about it." He continued to scratch the cat's ears until Schrodinger decided he'd had enough. He'd always like animals, but Dad had been firm on the no pet rule growing up.

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	anyastark 2009-06-24 12:06 am UTC (link)
	She bowed her head and sighed. "I ran into...." She paused. She hated talking about this. She had hoped the nightmare would stay in the past. "We ran into Temujin when we were out." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-06-24 12:09 am UTC (link)
	"Did he hurt you?" he asked quietly after a long minute. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-06-24 05:18 am UTC (link)
	She shook her head. "No. Just tried to take me out of the club. Iason, Sammy and Toni stopped him." The man was one of her greatest fears. Another was disappointing her father, but that one she could handle. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-06-24 05:24 am UTC (link)
	Anger boiled up, not only at what happened, but that he was hearing it days after the incident. He sat on it for a more appropriate time and continued petting the cat. "Can I hug you and swear I won't let anything happen to you or is that too sappy right now?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-06-24 05:32 am UTC (link)
	There was a small smile. "I could always use a hug." No matter how much of a dork she thought he was (and he was a really big one) her brother was one of the most caring guys she knew. Every girl should have a big brother like him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-06-24 05:38 am UTC (link)
	He got up from the sofa and folded her into a tight hug. "I'm glad the others were there when you needed them. Don't leave me out of the loop again, Brat." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2009-06-24 05:44 am UTC (link)

She returned the hug and already felt better. Hugs were always good. Hugs from big brothers were even better. She knew how lucky she was to have a brother like him and that they got along.

"I'll try not too." There were times she hated telling her family things. She loved them all beyond words, but they were the type to rush headfirst into things without thought or concern for their well being.

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	mishaloganovich 2009-06-24 05:48 am UTC (link)
	He held her a minute longer before letting her go with a smooch to the forehead. He'd said what he needed to. Anya was going to be cautious. She had her team backing her up. Time to move on to something else. "How's the base coming along?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-06-24 06:01 am UTC (link)
	"We got the main building and the computer building done. We officially moved in a few days ago, but there's still a lot to do." She turned and closed the compartment on Darwin. Hopefully the repair to the circuit would hold. She picked the dog up and set him down on the floor and he immediately ran over to Misha and jumped on his lap. "So how's the girlfriend?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-06-24 06:09 am UTC (link)
	Misha did a quick adjustment as the dog landed on him, hoping to avoid any strategic blows from the paws in his favorite spots. "I promised James I'd help him repaint his room if you decided to make it pink." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-06-24 06:21 am UTC (link)
	"I didn't paint his room pink. I should have. He put itching powder in my sheets the little rat bastard." Typical Romanov avoiding a question. It was a family trait. "How's the girlfriend?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

mishaloganovich
2009-06-24 06:27 am UTC (link)

"I hear you deserved it," he said with a chuckle. Darwin's ears were thoroughly scratched, and the LMD licked Misha's chin.

"There is no girlfriend. There is a girl from school that I'm friendly with and have taken out for ice cream a couple of times. I also visited the Liberty Statue with Svalin twice. And there's a waitress at the deli who gives me extra pickles when I order a sandwich."

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	anyastark 2009-06-24 06:43 am UTC (link)
	"I didn't deserve it," she defended. "Sounds like I should have made that plural. A redhead? Seriously? How many times has Logan said that redheads cause trouble?" she teased. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-06-24 06:46 am UTC (link)
	"He does, but I exist so he didn't listen to his own advice at least once." He grinned at her. "Tessa is a friend, that's all. I'm allowed to have a friend." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-06-24 06:51 am UTC (link)
	She smirked. "Uh huh. I bet your dad said the same thing of Mom. So does this mean I'll get to be an aunt?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-06-24 07:12 am UTC (link)
	Damn, there was nothing harmless around to throw at the smirk. "The only reason they're still friends is because that's all they were," he pointed out. "And you're not going to be an aunt. Tessa is not that kind of friend." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-06-24 07:15 am UTC (link)
	"They were and are more than friends," Anya said. She didn't doubt that their mother loved Logan on some level. It just wasn't on a level to sustain a long romantic relationship and she knew it bothered her brother. "Uh huh. Not yet." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-06-24 07:41 am UTC (link)
	On the other hand, he was saved from the broken home syndrome. "I don't think she's into me like that, and I think she might be a telepath. She has an odd way of answering questions I haven't actually said aloud." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-06-24 07:56 am UTC (link)
	"You never know. She could be, she's just not letting on that she is." She blinked and then started laughing. A redhead telepath and him. It was a genetic curse. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-06-24 08:04 am UTC (link)
	He mock sighed. "Get it out of your system, Brat. There's just something about Tessa that tells me she's not really into me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)