I don't own the avengers but Kathryn and Caroline are all mine.

Prologue

Tony POV

Date: 9/16/200

Waiting. The most difficult thing in the world to do. Especially when your only sister is in labor. Pepper has been trying to calm me down for hours and it's not helping.

"Tony breathe," she said trying to calm me down.

But the doctor comes out of the room as she speaks.

"How is she? How is the baby?" I ask.

"Maybe you should sit down." He says and I sit down. "The baby is a beautiful healthy girl, but Ms. Kathryn Stark only has moments."

I walk into the room and see my sister lying on the bed the weakest I have ever seen her. I pull up a chair to her bedside and grab her hand to show her that she is not alone. She opens her her eyes and smiles.

"Hey my little bear," she says as she lifts her hand to wipe my tears. "Where's the little one?"

I get up and pick up the little baby girl as gently as I can. I noticed that she has green eyes like her father's rather than brown like mine and Kathryn's. I only met him twice before and he died out in Afghanistan before Kathryn knew she was pregnant. I showed the little baby to Kathryn and she smiled.

"Tony promise me you'll watch over her for me," she says.

"I will, I promise. What will you name her?" I asked.

"Caroline, Caroline Alice Stark." she states with her last breath.