Anya Antonovna Romanova Stark (anyastark) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-02-28 20:53:00

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Princess and Dad talk
Anya flew to New York after her last class of the day. Thankfully she was done with classes at noon today so she had plenty of time to spend with Mom, Dad and Nick. It had been awhile and Anya needed contact with the family on a regular basis or things weren't right with the world. Not to mention she had to see how Dad was doing with the whole her getting married to Steve thing.

While Dad was still working Anya played with Nick and let Mom take a nap. She could handle a baby for an hour or two.

The two of them sat on the floor in the living room and Anya made funny faces and noises at Nick to get him to laugh. Laugh he did. Nick was a happy baby and was always laughing and smiling. Anya laughed right along with him. Little brothers were great she concluded. It was the older ones that gave her grief.

"Who's the best baby?" she asked and poked his little belly.

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	anyastark 2011-03-04 03:33 am UTC (link)
	"I like the first two options," she said. It was time to stop beating around the bush. "Dad, in all honesty, how do you feel about this? I hope you're not just putting on a good face because Mom threatened you or something." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

stark_ravingmad
2011-03-04 03:35 am UTC (link)

"Anya, look...my feelings on the matter are not relevant. What matters to me is that you are /certain/ this is what you want. You say it is, so I believe you.

I just want you to have a good time on your honeymoon and for this not to be a distraction of any kind." Tony tells her, hoping he covered well enough. The last thing he needs is Anya learning the truth.

And he's still got people he has to inform.

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anyastark
2011-03-04 02:13 pm UTC (link)

"Your feelings are relevant," she said. "That's why I asked. You /did/ get up and walk out of the restaurant when we told you. I know it was rash and impulsive, but I never want to disappoint you."

She tickled Nick's belly to get a laugh out of him. "I'm certain this is what I want, Dad. I love Steve and when he disappeared it felt like a big part of me died. I swore to myself that if I ever got to see him again I was going to never let him go."

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	stark_ravingmad 2011-03-05 01:30 am UTC (link)
	"I was just shocked, Anya. You told me that you wanted me to dance you down the aisle instead of walk, back when you were...six, I think. I was just surprised that you and Steve got married so soon." Tony says. "But you do look happier than I've seen you in a long, long time and I will do whatever I need to in order to keep you that way." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-03-05 02:10 am UTC (link)
	"I am happy, Dad. Really happy. I'll be happier when school is done so I can be with Steve more, but I'll take what I can get for now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stark_ravingmad 2011-03-05 02:45 am UTC (link)
	"So, when do you plan to introduce him to the Royal Family? Because you know they're going to hear about this and be all over the poor guy otherwise...and he needs to know what he signed up for." Tony tells her. "You know what, we should all go to Russia soon. You, Steve, your mother, Eddie, and me. All of us at once. What do you think?" Tony asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-03-05 02:54 am UTC (link)
	"Um, Dad, are you going senile in your old age? Cousin Mikhail already met him. Remember? The engagement party. The wedding." "Maybe this summer? I'd rather go on my honeymoon with just my husband." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

stark_ravingmad
2011-03-05 03:03 am UTC (link)

"Don't make fun of my senility, honey. Your mother says it's sexy." Tony retorts.

"Okay, okay. You and Steve enjoy the honeymoon. I was just trying to suggest a place or two you might like." Tony offers.

He pauses a moment as another thought crosses his mind.

"Anya, has that actor guy spoken to you lately?" Tony asks. He'd noted the timing of Austin's appearance and disappearance from his daughter's life and he still didn't trust the guy. He wanted to make sure that Mr. Caine wasn't going to make any trouble for Anya...

or help anyone else do the same.

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	anyastark 2011-03-05 03:08 am UTC (link)
	"We talk on the phone and text," she said. "We're still friends, Dad. That's all we ever were." She tilted her head. "Why don't you take Mom somewhere for a long weekend? Just the two of you. Get a babysitter for the weekend." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

stark_ravingmad
2011-03-05 03:13 am UTC (link)

"I plan to, Anya, just not at the moment. There are a lot of things at Stark that need my attention and I don't want Eddie getting nervous or worried. But I'm going to take her somewhere nice very soon.

Then we'll be going to England for the wedding and all that good stuff." Tony chuckles.

"That, unless your mom clubs me over the head and drags me off, which I wouldn't put past her at times." he says.

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	anyastark 2011-03-05 03:20 am UTC (link)
	"She would do it and you would love every second of it," Anya said. "What about Stevie? You and her should take a weekend and go drive cars at ridiculous speeds. Take Steve too. The three of you can bond." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

stark_ravingmad
2011-03-05 03:32 am UTC (link)

"Anya, I don't think Stephanie is really up for bonding. She took the opportunity to join the new Avengers team out west so fast that I didn't know she was gone until she called to mention it." Tony says, a little sadly.

"NASCAR weekend is this weekend in Vegas, too. I thought she might enjoy it, but she's busy. And I'm planning a guys' night with Steve. It'll be me, Steve, Misha, James and Eddie. We might try poker or something.

Or maybe video games. There's supposed to be some new fighting game out that your mother wanted to get him. It amazes me how much she keeps track of in this family at times." Tony laughs.

"Eddie's gonna love the video games, won't you, Buddy? Won't you?" Tony asks, ticking his son's foot.

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anyastark
2011-03-05 03:54 am UTC (link)

"It could be that the insanity is too much to take in a large group," she said. "Maybe one on one would be better. What? His Royal Highness is going to associate with this side of his family?" It came out snarkier than intended, but she wasn't sorry about it.

Misha was turning into the relative who only showed up for family stuff on holidays and special occasions. Anya figured it was because Mom got married and had her family, which he probably didn't count himself a part of. Typical Misha. Though she did missed her brother and she missed the teasing and banter.

"Speaking of, have you had any luck tracking down Cousin Eddie?" she asked. The fact that Aunt Maggie and Cousin Eddie were working together disturbed her.

"See Little Man? This is why we call you Nick. You're not a bad seed like Cousin Eddie."

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	stark_ravingmad 2011-03-05 03:58 am UTC (link)
	"Anya, don't be so tough on Misha. He loves you, but he's got his own life." Tony says, saying nothing else on the matter. "We're still looking. I've heard of a couple of sightings, but nothing concrete yet." Tony says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2011-03-05 04:08 am UTC (link)

She looked away and didn't say anything. He could believe that if he wanted. She knew why her brother stayed away and didn't associate with this side of the family.

She looked down at the baby in her lap. "Have you started talking yet? You need to tell the folks exactly how things are."

"He'll turn up. Cockroaches always do." Anya had never gotten along with Cousin Eddie and probably never would.

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	stark_ravingmad 2011-03-05 04:19 am UTC (link)
	"And when he, or Maggie does, we'll squash them." Tony says. "In the meantime, I want you to relax and enjoy your life. You've got enough on your plate as it is." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-03-05 05:19 pm UTC (link)
	"I have the perfect boots to do it with too," she grinned. "Please. I'm a /Stark/. I'm not happy unless I have a million things on my plate. You and Mom were /horrible/ role models." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stark_ravingmad 2011-03-05 11:12 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey, do I as say, not as I do." Tony says. "And that goes double for you, little man." he grins at Eddie. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-03-05 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh sure you say that /now/ instead of during my formative years. It's too late for me." She picked Nick up and put him against her shoulder. "Sorry to break it to you kid, you're cursed with being a workaholic insomniac." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stark_ravingmad 2011-03-07 04:24 am UTC (link)
	"Hey, now, he doesn't even know what those words mean yet. He might just surprise us all and be utterly normal. An utterly normal Stark. It really /can/ be done." Tony assures his daughter. Of course, it hadn't happened in his family, like, ever. But there was no reason that it couldn't now....right? Even Eddie didn't look convinced. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-03-07 04:28 am UTC (link)
	"An utterly normal Stark? Is such a thing even possible? There has not been a normal Stark in the history of Starks," Anya said. "And to think Steve willingly joined this family. Oh, that reminds me. I have the pre-nup for you to put in the safe." She rubbed the baby's back. "Daddy's getting delusional in his old age, Nick." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stark_ravingmad 2011-03-07 04:33 am UTC (link)
	"Ah, let me have that pre-nup right now. I'll put it in the safe while you tell your brother that you didn't mean what you just said. Daddy is not old, Buddy. He's getting better with age." Tony grins. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-03-07 04:36 am UTC (link)
	"It's in my purse," she said. "Daddy's old," Anya told the baby. "But Mom's ancient. Uncle Nick and Uncle Steve are pre-historic." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

stark_ravingmad
2011-03-08 03:13 am UTC (link)

"Young lady, you will show you respect to people older than you. And your mother is still smoking hot after all these years. I always forget she's technically older than me. She loves that." Tony smiles.

"Your sister wasn't always so talkative, buddy. Daddy often had to bribe her just to say hello to Pepper and Rhodey when she was little. Then she turned six and wanted to talk to everyone.

About everything." Tony says.

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	anyastark 2011-03-08 03:16 am UTC (link)
	"Noted, but I'm going to remind you of the same thing the next time Uncle Steve and you get into an argument. Same thing with Uncle Nick." Yes, that was a wiseass grin on her face. "He's exaggerating. I started talking early and haven't stopped. To hear Mom tell it." She kissed Nick's cheek. "You're a great baby. When I have one, I want one just like you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)