Steve Barton (swashbuckler) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-03-20 20:42:00

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Moving Day
Steve had been quite surprised when Mr. and Mrs. Stark had revealed their wedding present to him and Anya. A condo in NYC. A home. Much better than his room at Avengers Mansion or hers at the T-Bolt firehouse or anywhere else for that matter.

It did, however, come with a lot of moving in. And would eventually require lots of furniture shopping, during which he'd pretend to be able to tell whether the couch matched the walls (when he couldn't even remember what color the walls were) or pretend that he knew whether or not the painting would look good on the wall.

Right now, however, moving in required lots and lots of boxes.

"Hey, lemme take that," he tried to tell Anya.

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	anyastark 2011-03-21 02:00 am UTC (link)
	"My big strong husband to the rescue," Anya said as she struggled with the heavy box. "I'm tempted to put on my armor to move all of these boxes." She handed the box over to him. "This is surreal. I never expected my parents to get us a place of our own." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-03-21 04:36 pm UTC (link)
	The box wasn't that heavy--at least, not with his mechanical arm taking most of the weight. "'s what I'm here for," he grinned. "Came outta nowhere for me too, Gorgeous," he said, as his eyes scanned the room. "What kind of security did they put in here? Some of the walls look like they were taken down and put back up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2011-03-21 08:15 pm UTC (link)

"I should have expected something like this," she said to him. Anya took a look at the control pad near the door. "It looks a lot like the type Mom had on her penthouse. Though I'd have to take a closer look at it."

She looked at the various boxes sitting around the place. There were quite a few, but there were more to move. Anya had a lot of clothes, shoes and computer equipment. Though she did go through her things and donated a lot to charity.

"I was going to get the Brothers Dork to help, but James just /had/ to move to the west coast and Brother Dork One...that's a different story."

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swashbuckler
2011-03-21 08:44 pm UTC (link)

Steve found a place to sit the box down. He didn't have even half as much stuff as Anya. Between just having had less to start with and, well, deciding that two years away from some of his stuff was as good a time for a break as any, it had worked out that way.

"Guess it's the thought that counts," he reflected.

"What's going on with Misha anyway? Haven't seen or heard much about him lately."

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	anyastark 2011-03-21 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Mom said she would take your mom and go shopping for furniture if we wanted," Anya said. "They at least got the essentials. Bed, couch and table." Anya shrugged. "I don't know. Male version of PMS?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-03-21 09:20 pm UTC (link)
	"I'll pass it along," he said. Well, at least it meant he wouldn't have to try and help make that decision. "Could be," he agreed. He grinned. "Our own place. A few years ago... Never would have expected any of this." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2011-03-21 09:29 pm UTC (link)

"I know," she said as she walked around a few boxes to look at one of the very few lights in the place. She turned it on and her finger brushed up against something. She pulled at it and it popped off.

"Figures," she said and held the device up. "Dad is having some fun." She shook her head.

Admittingly if they truly wanted to bug the place, the small device wouldn't have been put in a place where it could have been found. Dad, it seemed, was toying with them.

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	swashbuckler 2011-03-21 09:45 pm UTC (link)
	He made a face. "Where there's one, there's probably more." He cracked his knuckles. The crackable set, anyway. "Knowing your dad... several more." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-03-21 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	Anya chuckled. "Yeah. Dad likes to keep me on my toes. I say we start checking the normal places and then the unusual ones." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-03-21 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	"Your family is crazy," Stevie said, but he was grinning. "Let's go hunting bugs." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-03-21 10:42 pm UTC (link)
	"You're /just/ realizing this?" she said with a smirk. "Let's make a bet. I find more and I pick what we're happening for dinner. You win and you get to pick. Deal?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-03-21 10:47 pm UTC (link)
	"Let's just call it the final confirmation," he said playfully. He rubbed his chin thoughtfully. One the one hand, she knew her parents. On the other, he knew how people went about planting spy devices. "Deal." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-03-21 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	Anya laughed and started hunting bugs. Methodically she made her way through the living room and then moved on to the dining area. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-03-21 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	Steve worked his way through some of the back rooms, poking into the odd corner or other less obvious spots, and even some of the obvious ones. He wasn't doing half bad. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-03-21 11:14 pm UTC (link)
	Anya stepped into the kitchen and for once the appliances didn't explode or commit suicide. She found two in there. One on the coffeemaker and one on top the fridge. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-03-21 11:17 pm UTC (link)
	There were way too many of these to be reasonable, Steve thought. Obviously, this was some kind of test. On whose part, he wasn't sure. "Any luck?" he called out. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-03-21 11:22 pm UTC (link)
	"Ten," she said and held out her hand to show him the small electronic surveillance devices. "I guess we're lucky we don't have much furniture at this point. They would have been more hiding spaces." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-03-21 11:34 pm UTC (link)
	"Eight," Steve reported in, showing off the ones he found. "Hopefully, that's all of them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-03-21 11:38 pm UTC (link)
	"My money would be on no," she said and took the ones from his hand. "I know my dad." "I'm thinking Indian for dinner. How's that sound?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-03-22 12:12 am UTC (link)
	"Have we had that one before? Remind me what's in it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-03-22 12:16 am UTC (link)
	"I think we have. Chicken, lamb, seafood in various sauces and spices. I know a few dishes you'll like that aren't /too/ spicy." She smiled. "Trust me, babe." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-03-22 12:33 am UTC (link)
	"You're all the spice I need, Gorgeous," Steve grinned. "Let's roll." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-03-22 12:44 am UTC (link)
	"Let's have it delivered. Our first meal in our new home." She smiled. "Then we can break in that bed." There were perfect moments in life and this one right here was one of them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-03-22 01:04 am UTC (link)
	"I ever tell you I love the way you think?" Super-hero, soldier, general, husband. Lots of hats, but the last one was all he cared about right now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-03-22 01:14 am UTC (link)
	"No thinking involved. It's all hormones." She kissed him. "I'll order dinner and then we can clear a path through these boxes so we're not tripping over them with every step while we're waiting." She kissed him again. "Unless you'd rather do something else." There was some eyebrow waggling. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-03-22 01:39 am UTC (link)
	"I think we're both agile enough to manage without a path for right now..." he ventured. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-03-22 01:56 am UTC (link)
	"Hold that thought." She held up a finger and grabbed her cell phone. It only took a few moments to call in the order. Anya ordered a wide variety of dishes. She disconnected the call and smiled at her husband. "We have forty five minutes." She wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a deep kiss. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-03-22 06:04 pm UTC (link)
	Steve wrapped his own arms around here. "Hmm... might be a little short, but I think we can make good use of that time." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-03-22 08:42 pm UTC (link)
	"I have faith that we can," she said and pressed up against him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-03-22 11:08 pm UTC (link)
	Steve held her tight, as though afraid for a moment that if he let go, she would slip away. In truth, he was. Everything he'd seen, he sometimes wondered if he wasn't still in some prison, doped up out of his mind or lost inside himself, that it could all vanish in an instant. But if it was a fantasy... it was a damn good one. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-03-22 11:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Come, Mr. Barton," she said and took one of his hands. He gave it a tug to lead him toward the bedroom. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-03-22 11:18 pm UTC (link)
	Steve let himself be pulled along for a moment, then scooped Anya up into his arms to carry her back. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-03-23 12:09 am UTC (link)
	Anya snuggled in against her husband as she was carried to their bedroom. Married life was pretty darn good. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	redheadspy 2011-03-23 08:21 pm UTC (link)
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