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Father's Daughter

No matter how hard she tried, Jade knew that she was different.

It wasn't her auburn hair, though there were few that had that shade naturally. It wasn't her bright green eyes that inspired her mother to name her Jade. It wasn't even her maternal abandonment issues that set her apart from other people; plenty of people had similar problems, many of them worse. On her own, she was fairly average, a college student, a psychology major. It wasn't who she was that made so many people notice her existence. Sitting in her cramped apartment now at the table studying, someone knocked at the door before letting themselves in.

"Hey Tony," Jade smiled at him, using her pen to mark her place as she closed her textbook. "Nice of you to knock this time."

It was him that made her stand out, her father Tony Stark. Having your last name as Stark was enough, but since her father had become Iron Man they were in the public eye even more. He seemed to enjoy it, while she could do without it.

"I don't like it," Tony told her simply, coming to stand at the other side of the table from her.

"Well, we've talked about this," Jade said back, opening her book again to continue studying. "If I'm going to make it on my own, you can't just pay for my apartment." She rolled her eyes playfully. "Or the whole building."

She knew he hated her tiny apartment, hated the part of town she lived in. Why wouldn't she just come stay at Stark Tower with him, at least until she was done with school? He had asked Pepper why Jade was so stubborn, to which she pointed out who Jade's father was.

"Well, I'm your dad," Tony told her. It still seemed strange to him to say it, even after all this time. "I'm allowed to hate where you live."

"Whatever you say Tony," Jade laughed to herself, still looking down at her studies.

"Could you stop that?" Tony asked in reference to her reading, but Jade thought he meant something else.

"I've called you Tony since I was six," she reminded him. "You said dad made you sound old."

"Oh, it does," Tony nodded in agreement.

At twenty-six, he had a pretty hard time believing the six year old girl with pig tails and a pink sign that said Congratulations Dad was actually his daughter. But she was, her mother abandoning her on Tony's front step. Now here she was, twenty-one years old and in her last year of college, planning on graduate school in the fall.

"I meant with the book," he told her and she shut it again.

"You know what they call people that need constant, undivided attention?" she asked him.

"We've talked about psycho-analyzing me," he reminded her and she fought off a laugh. "What are you doing this weekend?"

"You're looking at it," Jade shrugged and he looked at her curiously.

"Aren't college kids supposed to go out?" Tony asked her. "Disappear for a weekend or something."

"Sounds like you're trying to get rid of me," Jade mused and Tony shrugged. The truth was, he had been approached about a recent threat, the agents of SHIELD calling those who they referred to as the Avengers together for help. In his experience, these threats usually spread through the cities first, attacking the populated areas. He wanted her some place remote.

"You could probably get some decent studying done up at the lake house," he told her, motioning around the small room. "I imagine it gets loud around here, thin walls."

"Maybe," Jade agreed. "But I can't order shawarma up at the lake."

"You tried it without me?" Tony asked her now in surprise.

"...no?" Jade offered.

"Well, I'm just shocked at your behavior Jade Stark," Tony said, acting offended as he got up. "I hope you think about what you've done."

"I'll go straight to my room," Jade smirked at him, opening her book again. "Love you Tony."

"You too Jade," Tony said back, letting himself out of the apartment. Even though it was hard for him to believe he was a father at times, he adored her, ever since she'd shown up at his house, abandoned at the age of six. He had no idea how to take care of her, but he never sent her away. She needed him and, some time along the way, he found out he needed her. And now he would do what he had to in order to keep the world safe for her.

thanks for reading! i know it was short, but i just wanted to introduce the idea of tony having a daughter. thoughts? please review! :)