Quick bit of info Rosie Stark is my Avengers character, I don't own Marvel or the Avengers.
Chapter 1
Rosie lent against the window on the main floor of Avengers Tower nursing a cup of steaming hot chocolate. Outside snow was graceful drifting onto the busy city below. A smile crept onto her face as she watched it fall, she loves snow it reminds her of the winters back in Scotland. It was months after the battle of Manhattan and there had only been one time when the Avengers had been in the tower together. Right now they were scattered, where she wasn't too sure where, right now she was the only one in the tower. For the first time ever she was by herself in the tower (for the past week) let alone on Christmas Eve.
"J.A.R.V.I.S where is everyone today?" she sighed.
"Mr and Mrs Stark are in the California house, Mr Banner is in Canada, Mr Rodgers is in Washington DC, Mr Barton and Mrs Romanoff are in Mexico and I believe Thor is still in Asgard," J.A.R.V.I.S told her.
"Thank you J.A.R.V.I.S. Looks like I'm by myself this Christmas… Remind me why I bought those presents when no one's going to be here? I know it's Christmas n'all and that they were from all us Stark's but why did I spend the money?" Rosie sighed as she took another sip of her hot chocolate.
"Because you are you Miss Stark."
"Ha true that J.A.R.V.I.S, true that," She half-heatedly laughed before she went back to staring at the city outside the window. This was her first Christmas out of the orphanage, knowing who her parents were and most importantly having a family, however messes up it may be and no one was here to share it with her. Tiers formed in her eyes Christmas by herself that was just sad.
"Miss Stark are you alright? Would you like me to phone Mr and Mrs Stark?" J.A.R.V.I.S's robotic voice broke the defining silence.
"I'm alright J.A.R.V.I.S," she looked over to the twinkling Christmas Tree with the presents underneath, "Just lonely- WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT!" Rosie screamed as a boom echoed through the tower causing her window to shake.
"Miss, there is a higher mass on the top floor would you like me to investigate?" J.A.R.V.I.S asked.
"I SWEAR TO GOD IF THIS TOWER IS ATTACKED WHEN I'M THE ONLY ONE IN IT!" she screamed as she dumped her hot chocolate, grabbed her guns and Katanas and ran into the lift. She quickly fixed her Katanas and their cover on her back and clicked the safety off her guns. The lift binged open onto the roof, Rosie quickly searched the visible part of the roof before going out. Suddenly there was a clash of metal, Rosie spun round her guns trained at the noise only to see.
"Thor?" she asked the golden-haired, red caped man trying to open the door she'd locked at the start of the week the man turned around only to confirm her suspicion, "THOR!" she dropped her guns, ran over to Thor and threw her hands around him.
"Hello Lady Rosie," he smile putting down Mjölnir and wrapped his arms around her locking her in a bone crushing hug.
"What are you doing her? Shouldn't you be in Asgard or celebrating in Valhalla or summit?" she choked.
"I asked Heimdall to tell me if any of the Avengers needed my help when I was in Asgard and he came to me telling me of thou loneliness and I decided thous happiness was more important! Thou are my nice after all!" Thor bellowed.
"You didn't have to come, really but I really appreciate it being alone on Christmas was not something I fancied and I just couldn't bring myself to call anyone," Rosie looked at the ground.
"What is this Christmas thing you talked about?"
"Oh of course you won't have heard of Christmas! Christmas is what Christians and well most of the world now celebrate as the birthday of Christ by giving presents and havin' dinner an' stuff," Rosie gasped as Thor let her out of the bone crushing hug. Their hair and eyelashes were decorated white. Thor stared at her bewildered causing Rosie to let out one of her famous giggles.
"C'mon I don't know about you but I'm only wearing a vest top, a knitted jumper and jeans if I stay out her much longer I'm gonna catch a cold!" she laughed as she headed over to the lift. When the lift pinged open she ran over to the hot chocolate and scooped it up.
"JAMMY! It's still warm!" she cried. She bounced over to Thor and flopped down.
"So… how's Asgard?" she slowly brought her knees up to her chest and shipped her hot chocolate.
"Oh! Lady Sif, the Warriors Three and I went on a brilliant quest just last week! Odin is still training young Mello she's not in the best of moods about it though."
"Still stuck up there ay?"
"Yes Father is pushing young Mello to her limits."
"Young? Isn't she like 114?"
"Yes."
"Jings crivens! She's a hundred years older than me!"
"Miss Stark I'm afraid my protocols have been over written someone's heading to this floor in the elevator," J.A.R.V.I.S broke into the conversation.
"Jings, crivens, help ma boab!" she screeched as she grabbed her guns again and positioned herself on the side of the lift and nodded her head to Thor to move away. When the door pinged open and the person stepped out into the room Rosie shoved the gun into their head and clicked the safety off.
"Walk away now and I'll let you keep your brains," she hissed. The person let out a laugh before turning to her.
"Good to see you too Rosie what why is that to great your Godfather?"
"STEVE!" Rosie threw her gun to the couch and wrapped her arms around him, "I thought you were in Washington DC?" she asked holding him at arm's length.
"I was but its Christmas so I came back. Hello Thor," Steve nodded.
"Dam I spilt my hot chocolate! J.A.R.V.I.S!" Rosie screamed.
"Yes Miss Stark."
"Where's the cleaning stuff? Pepper moved it and I can't find it."
"Under the sink."
"Brill." She skipped over to the sink and grabbed the cleaning stuff and cleaned up the hot chocolate, took off her Katanas, dumped them on
the bar and put away the cleaning stuff.
"How did you get here so fast Steve?" Rosie raised an eyebrow.
"I have friends outside of you lot," Steve smirked. Rosie scoffed before flopping down on the couch again.
"Christmas with two of my crazy messed up family I'll take that any day," Rosie smiled. Steve smiled before walking over to the kitchen.
"Make that three," someone said from the lift. They all stopped what they were doing and looked at the lift.
"BRUCE!" Rosie jumped up and hugged him, "What are you doing here, aren't you meant to be in Canada?"
"I was heading back two days ago and just picked up the pace and as far as Ross is concerned the Hulk is in Canada," Bruce smiled.
"Good to a have you back Doctor," Steve smiled.
"Man of anger how art thou today?" Thor bellowed.
"Good Thor, not angry at all," Bruce laughed.
"So… who's up for a cheesy Christmas film? I was planning on watching one anyway but then someone landed on the tower," Rosie turned to Thor who shrugged.
"Sure, which one?" Bruce asked.
"You pick I need to put my Katanas and guns away now I know someone else is here, I'll meet you in the screening room oh and while you're at it try an' explain Christmas to Thor… I tried but I think he's even more confused now," Rosie ran a hand through her wavy hair. Once the boys were out the room Rosie whipped out her phone quickly sent a text to Jane and picked her weapons back up. She was just about to put them away when something flew towards her head. She caught sight of it in the mirror and quickly back flipped out the way, weapons still in hands. The knife implanted itself in the wall where her head was two seconds ago. Rosie quickly rolled behind the couch dumped her guns and picked up her favourite weapon (after her Iron Woman suit of course) and scanned the room. She quickly rolled over to the bar and was about to press the emergency button to bring the other Avengers to her aid when another knife was pressed against her throat.
"Hey little red, how about that blood you promised me?" someone hissed.
"I offered no one my blood." She elbowed the person in the stomach and moved out the way as the knife moved towards her throat. As quick as a flash she took out her Katanas and pointed them at her attacker.
"You chose the wrong tower to attack," she smirked.
"Well happy Christmas Eve to you too," the person laughed.
"Fucking hell! You're a wee scunner Romanoff!" Natasha laughed as she pointed Rosie's Katanas away and stood up.
"It was her idea little red," someone said from the shadows who she had failed to notice.
"Nice to see you too Bastard." She put her weapons, opened a cupboard door and put them in.
"Very funny little red." Clint rolled his eyes. They walked into the screen room to see Bruce trying to explain Christmas to Thor and Steve fighting with the touch screen.
"WOH STEVE!" Rosie jumped over to him, "I'll do it, what film d'ya want?" Around eleven o'clock Rosie said goodnight and headed to bed. When she reached the Stark's floor she ran into her room quickly changed into her PJs and collapsed onto the bed. With a sigh she smiled up at the roof and her Scotland flag right above her bed. This was going to be a good Christmas.
