A slightly altered universe where Natasha Romanoff has a nerdy, fragile 17 year old little sister named Anna that she managed to put into hiding and keep a complete secret from the Black Widow program in Russia. This is her story of what it's like for her coming to America, Seeing the sights, and meeting the Avengers

Chapter 1

So.. hi.. I'm not quite sure how this works..not speaking.. or anything like that haha that would be silly

No

Being noticed.. isntt reallyy my thing. And actually talking? Forget it.. but people keep asking me what my story was like.. so here it is. And I think the best way to begin any story is to get to know the main character. Which is me. Hi. My name is Anna.. Anna Romanoff.. and I thought that my life was going to be plain and boring like basically every other life on the planet. But it turns out.. my life didn't really begin until the day I was sure I was going to die.

Now don't get me wrong. You might think I'm talking about Aliens, or Dragons, Spies, or being poisoned, whenever I mention dying. While that would probably make things a lot more interesting. It couldn't be further from the truth. I thought I was going to die from a piece of paper. You can go ahead and laugh if you would like but it's true. 8 years ago after my parents died and I was shipped off to realitives, alone.. and completely forgotten. I never imagined that she could still be alive. But there I stood. With a letter from my beloved sister Natasha.. explaining her absence and asking me to come to her.

I died just a little bit.

And here I am in this smelly yellow car, in a strange new place. It still felt like such a blurry, painful, wonderful dream..I wtill questioned the reality of it all, fearing that I would blink, wake up, and still be in that stuffy all girl boarding school that I was sent to.. never to truly escape.. But there it was. Big and beautiful and towering before me like a beast. Somewhat intrigued and somewhat frighted by this strange place, I gathered my luggage, made my exit from the taxi that had brought me here, and slowly made my way up the sidewalk toward Stark Tower

Despite the imaginative images that flooded through my head of what could have been waiting for me as I walked up the concrete stairs leading to the entrance. I entered through the shining glass doors and was still yet completely awestruck by all that was happening in this strange place. Men in suits were bustling about in a fashion that made no real sense to me. There was a neat row of desks in the far right, a staircase directly in front of me and to my left there was a unusually placed couch, paired with a few chairs and a coffee table in the center. Still quite unsure of my surroundings, I decided that would be the most logical place for me so I made my way to the little nook, seated myself on the overstuffed leatherbound couch and tried to gain my bearings but the exhaustion from my journey hit me out of nowhere and I fell into a deep, motionless sleep

"Miss?"

"Oh miss?!"

Somewhat annoyed to be disturbed from the rest my body so desperately needed, I let out a noticably loud moan and I began to jostle myself awake.. As I rubbed away the sleep that was still lingering in my eyes, I noticed that the lobby that was teeming with life at my arrival, now seemed empty. Still a bit dazed, q tremor of panic began to inch it's way up my spine as I began to wonder just how long I had slept. Then I noticed a woman who had apparently just descended the staircase.. I presumed her to be the one who had awaken me. Again she attempted to address me as I jumped up off the couch and threw my hands up in front of me sluggishly as if she were a wild animal that I would have to fend off

Man I really needed to go back to sleep..

"Miss?"

I was finally cohearant enough to respond so I managed a "Yes?" and even though I was expecting her to question me on why I was here and then force me to leave.. or maybe turn into a werewolf and attack me. It was pleasant for me to discover that I couldn't of been further from the truth as she gave me a hearty smile and proceeded in my direction

"Miss Anna Romanoff?"

"Yes? And who might you be? How did you know my name? Did my sister send you? Are you going to morph into a monster and try to eat me?"

Apparently she could sense that I was uneasy... And possibly a little insane.. I could hear her trying to sound reassuring as she introduced herself

"My name is Pepper. Pepper Potts."

She smiled.. "Your sister has been talking of your arrival for weeks. Mr. Stark sent me to make sure you properly found your way. Oh and I do apologize for my tardiness. I'm normally very punctual but you see, there was some last minute business your sister and her team had to tend to. That has had me a bit mixed up. I do hope your journey was nice?"

"I do suppose it could have been worse, but frankly it was a rough... to be my first time out of Russia, and I'm utterly exhausted!" I grimmaced..

"Oh.. I do apologize, miss! I'm sure you are quite exhausted... Mr. Stark had asked me to give you the grand tour of things upon your arrival but since it all has worked out like it has, why don't we proceed to the Avengers Mansion for the evening and I can give you the Grand tour tomorrow after you've had some rest? I've called my driver. He'll be arriving any moment. He can handle your bags. Meanwhile, until he arrives..may I get you anything?"

Until that moment, I had been completely ignoring the hunger pains that were gripping my insides.

"Well I suppose a hot meal would be a bit extravagant of a request. But is there any food here? I haven't ate anything in days, besides the little pack if nuts they gave me on the flight. And a girl has to eat."

Just then a very short, fluffy man, dressed in a suit and tie walked through the doors.. Pepper greeted him then motioned toward my luggage. He nodded in my direction, though with the shades he was wearing covering most of his face, his expression still seemed a bit cold. But nonetheless I returned his attempt at acknowledging me with a nod of my head and a bit of a grin.

"Miss Romanoff, this is Happy.. The driver I spoke of a few moments ago. Happy, this is Miss Romanoff. Our new guest at the mansion."

Finally he removed the oversized sunglasses and unfortunately it really didn't improve his look any.. you could tell that he was a real grouch right away and immediately I decided that I would give him a wide berth whenever I could

"Well Miss Romanoff, it truly is a pleasure to meet you. Your pumpkin carriage awaits" he retorted with a half smile and somewhat of a sarcastic courtsy as he started fumbling with my luggage.

"Oh and don't worry, there's plenty of food in the Limo" Pepper added with a smirk

"Oh wonderful, what are we waiting here for then? Let's get to it!" And without another comment, I donned my book bag and began rubbing my hands together in anticipation as I lifted my head high, stuck my chest out, and marched out into the night with these complete strangers, with no clue as to what was waiting for me once I got to wherever they were taking me.

But wherever it was. All I really wanted right now was some pizza, and strong Wifi