Anya Antonovna Romanova Stark (anyastark) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-08-30 01:21:00

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The Night Before Life Goes On
The first day of school was suddenly here. Anya could scarcely believe it. The summer went by so damn fast. Tomorrow was freshmen orientation. It meant spending the day on campus, taking another tour, listening to all the hype and doing the typical freshmen stuff. Monday was another whole day on campus doing freshmen activities. Anya really didn't want to go through the song and dance, but it was required and her father would be disappointed if she didn't go.

Her clothes were picked out. The suit was given a diagnostic check and the storage unit was ready to go.

There was one thing she had to do before the school year officially kicked off.

With classes and homework, a boyfriend, and the Avengers, her schedule was going to get quite full very quickly which is why she was currently in S.H.I.E.L.D. medical to see Dad. She felt a little guilty because she hadn't been in to see him as much as she should and she was going to have less of a chance now.

She didn't knock, but stuck her head in the door to see if he was awake.

The last thing she wanted to do was wake up up if he were sleeping. Mom had said he was spending more time awake, but he still needed to sleep as much as possible. Anya was surprised he had been laid up this long. She would have bet money on him trying to get out of the bed as soon as he first woke up.

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	stark_inc 2009-09-03 03:00 am UTC (link)
	He's still burnt, but the nanites are doing their work. "What's this rumor about you and a boyfriend?" he asks without preamble. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-09-03 03:29 am UTC (link)
	"What do you have me bu...don't answer that. I don't want to know," she said as she entered the room. "Today's your lucky day. I come bearing gifts." She held up a paper bag she carried and tapped the tote bag over her shoulder. First thing first, she gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Hi Daddy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stark_inc 2009-09-03 03:50 am UTC (link)
	"You really don't, Princess." He looks at the tote. "Oh?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2009-09-03 04:57 am UTC (link)

Ignorance was bliss after all. "I brought a big juicy, greasy burger from Big Nick's and some tea. I hear they're essential for the recovery process in this family. Not to mention I know first hand how terrible SHIELD medical food is." She sat the paper bag down on the table next to the bed and she sat the tote on a chair. "I also brought reading material. What do you want first?"

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	stark_inc 2009-09-03 06:01 am UTC (link)
	He smiles sweetly. "His name." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-09-03 06:03 am UTC (link)
	And here she thought she could get away with waiting a little longer on that subject. "Okay, fine. You get the burger and tea first, then the reading material." She pulled a wrapped burger out of the paper bag and set it on the tray over the bed. "It's Steve Barton if you must know," she said as she pulled a thermos out of the tote. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stark_inc 2009-09-03 06:11 am UTC (link)
	The smile is plastered on his face. "Barton?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-09-03 06:16 am UTC (link)
	"Yes," she answered as she poured some tea. "We're just seeing where things go. I know it's weird, but...." She shrugged her shoulders. "It's not like I'm going to have much time to do anything anyway. Stuff for school starts tomorrow and there's the Avengers." She placed the tea on the tray next to the burger. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stark_inc 2009-09-03 06:27 am UTC (link)
	"Barton?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-09-03 06:30 am UTC (link)
	"Dad...." she grumbled. "Eat. You need some decent food to regain your strength. I would have thought you would have been trying to get out of here already. Though I suspect you could be milking this for all the sponge baths you're getting from the nurses." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stark_inc 2009-09-03 06:35 am UTC (link)
	He picks up the burger and then sets it down again. "Barton?!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-09-03 06:38 am UTC (link)
	"Can we get past this? Please? Yes, I'm seeing Steve Barton and I know Mom dated Clint for awhile. Let's move on, shall we?" Anya moved the tote and sat down. She pulled another burger from the paper bag. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stark_inc 2009-09-03 06:43 am UTC (link)
	His laughter echos down the corridors of SHIELD medical until - "Ow -" ::laugh:: "Hurts. Ow." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-09-03 06:57 am UTC (link)
	"Hey, I never laughed at the women you were seeing. Well okay...not ALL of them. I do laugh at Mom once and awhile." She pulled a bottle of soda out from the tote. "Besides, it probably won't last long. He'll get tired of me being too busy with school, Avengers and the company once we get it back." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stark_inc 2009-09-03 07:34 am UTC (link)
	"I doubt it." He knows Steve's parents. Anya is in for a very interesting time of this, and watching her mother's reactions to everything will be half the fun. Only after this does he start tearing into his burger. "How goes the war?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-09-03 07:38 am UTC (link)
	"You made me promise to stay out of it, remember?" And she had for the most part. "Though I do have recent data dumps from the company systems if you want them." You bet she had backdoors into the computers. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stark_inc 2009-09-03 07:46 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, I did," he agrees. "But I know you're plugged into it. I should have clarified and said 'don't make yourself a target by being even remotely in the open' on this one." He takes the reports from her. "Misha didn't take his stock portfolio well." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-09-03 07:54 am UTC (link)
	"I know. Don't get caught. I won't." She shook her head. "I'm not surprised. He doesn't like surprises as much as Mom and he doesn't quite understand that people do things because they want to be nice and could possibly like him." She shrugged. "Maybe that's what happens when you grow up at Xavier's. You have issues." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

stark_inc
2009-09-03 08:03 am UTC (link)

"We all do. He just wears his on his sleeve. Wasn't meant to be too much of a surprise. I figured if I was dead, you'd need the help from someone you'd listen to - and who could stop you if - God forbid - you ever became as stupid as your Old Man. He probably sees it another way, and that's his right, Princess." He takes another breath in. "He's support you and that's what matters."

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	anyastark 2009-09-03 08:10 am UTC (link)
	"Please. You know I don't listen to anyone," she joked. "I know he's always got my back, he just needs to lighten up a bit." "How are you doing? Any word when they're going to let you out of here or do we have to stage a breakout?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

stark_inc
2009-09-03 07:03 pm UTC (link)

Theatrically he places a hand over his heart. "Teenagers!"

He sobers a little. "They don't have to keep scraping my wounds, but the nanites keep moving cautiously. I'll be out when I'm out.

His upper body is in better shape. His lower body is what's been worrying the doctors. If he is to get out of here and show strength he needs to not do it from a wheelchair or land back here a week later due to infection. For now, he keeps his legs covered, despite the pain on having a sheet over them for Anya and Tasha's sake.

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	anyastark 2009-09-03 09:41 pm UTC (link)
	Anya frowned. That didn't sound like her father. Her father would have been trying to get out of here as soon as possible. "Do you think the code needs tweaking?" Did she make a mistake? Was the code not good enough? She felt like she failed. Mental note made to check the code as soon as she got home. (Reply to this)(Parent)

stark_inc
2009-09-03 09:45 pm UTC (link)

It's a father's right to fudge things for his daughter. The doctors aren't sure how much of him they can rebuild. He thinks - knows - he can do more then they can, but all this takes time and there's no point in worrying Anya with prognosis reports that are going to be irrelevant anyway.

"I'm doing that already, Princess. I have a lot of spare time on my hands. Anyway, how are you?"

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	anyastark 2009-09-03 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	She was going to take a look at the code anyway. Sleeping tonight was optional. "Tomorrow's the start of Freshmen Orientation. Any last minute helpful hints?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stark_inc 2009-09-03 10:20 pm UTC (link)
	"Watch Real Genius as a review and remember what I taught you about booby traps. Generally, the first raid on the girls' dorms is within the first week and a half." Not that he would know anything about that. Nope. "I'm proud that you're still going." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2009-09-03 10:26 pm UTC (link)

"Good thing I'm not staying in the dorms then," she grinned. Oh she could just imagine what her father did in college and didn't tell her. Not that he ever would. She remembered watching that movie with him and the two of them talking about all the scientific inaccuracies, but the popcorn at the end was cool.

"Of course I'm still going. Mom would kick my ass if I didn't go." She didn't have to say that she was going because she didn't want to let him down. That was a given. "But it's not going to be the same going with Mom."

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	stark_inc 2009-09-03 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	"You might get just a little less attention." He's happy to listen to her adventures now. Part of that "trying to age gracefully" thing. "You'll be in the dorms though. That's where the parties start." Eventually they move, but the first week at any college, you start with who's around you. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2009-09-03 10:40 pm UTC (link)

"We'll see," she said. She supposed this was Dad's way of telling her to do normal things. Though she doubted she'd have time for parties. There was school, the Avengers and a boyfriend. The only thing that was missing was working at the company. Which is what she wanted to do the most.

"Mom's made arrangements for security. I'm going to have two shadows following me around and I had to promise not to ditch them."

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	stark_inc 2009-09-04 10:09 pm UTC (link)
	"In return, I hope they know you're supposed to experience college." Not just the classes. MIT could kill you if you took things too seriously - which is kind of the point." If they aren't, he'll be making sure of that. "I'm proud of you. You know that, right?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-09-04 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Mom said they're only supposed to act if I'm in trouble," she said. "Though there was no clarification on what defines trouble." Trouble came in all sizes and shapes and her bloodlines guaranteed attracting trouble. "I know, but it's nice to hear it." She smiled. "I'm proud of you too. You know that, right?" she said, turning it back on him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stark_inc 2009-09-05 07:59 am UTC (link)
	He smiled, took her hand, and let the comfortable silence linger on. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-09-05 08:05 am UTC (link)
	Anya smiled and kissed his cheek. She didn't do comfortable silence well. "Get some rest. You need to get better so you can go kick some ass." She carefully squeezed his hand. "I love you, Dad." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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