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"Dad! We have to leave!" I called down to my dad. Naturally, him being Tony Stark, means he's never on time. We were already two hours late and I knew Rhodey wouldn't be happy. I was all packed and ready, but Dad was another story. I didn't even want to go to Afghanistan, but he really wanted me to go. Whatever. It was a break from school and I got to check off another country off my list (it was my goal to visit country at least once in my life).
"I'm coming, Rin!" He yelled back. I walked into the kitchen to find Pepper on the phone. She looked very flustered.
"I'm sorry, he'll be there soon," she sighed as she hung up.
"Rhodey?" I guessed.
"Yes," she muttered, "Rin, I want you to be careful there. It's not very safe there and I really am nervous about you going."
"Pepper, I'll be fine. Trust me, I'm not my dad. I don't try to attract attention."
"I know, but I can still worry," Pepper said as Tony came up the stairs and walked out of the house.
"Katherine Maria Stark, we have to leave now," He yelled as he got into his car. I rolled my eyes as I took one last look at my piano. Dad had just gotten me a new one for a great piano and flute recital last month.
"You'll see you piano and flute in a few days, Rin," Pepper said as she motioned me to follow her, "They are not going anywhere. You would kill whoever touched them."
"Remember when I punched Peter because he touched my flute?" I said, giggling, thinking about my cousin.
"Yes," Pepper laughed, "I also remember having to tend to his black eye because of it."
"Hey, don't touch my instruments. Dad's the same way with his cars and some of his tools," I pointed out.
"Yes, he is," Pepper said as she finally managed to get me out of the house and to Dad's car waiting outside.
"Tony, when you get back you need to finish working on the budget for the new Arc Reactor project," Pepper said, "And the board wants to schedule a meeting with you, one that you actually end up attending, when you get back."
"Got it," he said, "Anything else, Miss Potts?"
"Nope. That will be all, Mr. Stark. Be safe, Rin," Pepper said as she walked to her car.
"Let's rock and roll, Rin," dad said as he pulled out of our driveway. I sighed as we sped down the highway towards the airport. Dad was never one to abide to the laws of the road, but I was used to it by now.
"Remind me why I had to come again?" I asked him.
"Because I like to spend time with my daughter. Is that a crime?" He asked.
"Nope," I said with a smile. We blasted AC DC the rest of the way to the airport and saw a very impatient Rhodey waiting for us.
"Where were you?" he asked as we walked up the steps to the jet, "Three hours I've been waiting."
"Waiting on you now," Dad said as we walked passed him and onto the plane. I rolled my eyes as I sat in a window seat. As week took off, I plugged in my headphones, closed my eyes and fell asleep.
When I awoke, Dad was oh-so-surprisingly drunk and partying with his flight attendants. I grabbed my laptop, and started a Harry Potter marathon. I was halfway through the third when we landed in Afghanistan.
"Ready to face the desert?" Dad asked me as I put on my sunglasses.
"Ready as I'll ever be," I said, as Rhodey passed us Kevlar vests. I slipped mine on before throwing another shirt on over it. Dad did the same and we walked off the plane. The air was dry and hot as we were herded into a Humvee. Rhodey headed into another one and we headed for the demo cite. It was, not surprisingly, surrounded by military men and interested potential buyers. I was the only woman there, and I suspected that the dirty glares sent my way were because of that. I rolled my eyes and continued on my merry way, standing next to my dad. I paid little attention to him as he gave his speech. I yawned as the Jericho missile blew up in the distance. Once you've seen one weapon of mass destruction blow up, you've seen them all. Honestly, I didn't like that dad made weapons. I didn't like war, and he was supplying for them. I always hoped that he stop producing them, but so far I've had no luck convincing him. I must have zoned out, because the next thing I knew dad had a scotch in his hand and was video chatting Obadiah. My stomach flipped as I thought about my dad's partner, but I shook it off.
"Looks like it's going to be an early Christmas," dad was saying, "Right, Rin?"
"Sure," I said noncommittally. Dad gave me a small look but I rolled my eyes and smiled. My dad put an arm around my shoulder and started steering me towards a Humvee.
"Hey Tony," Rhodey called as he started towards us. Apparently my dad was still a little sore about what happened on the plane (even though I really didn't know what happened) because his response was snarky.
"I'm sorry. This is the fun-vee. The hum-drum-vee is back there."
Rhodey rolled his eyes but went to the other one.
"Dad, that was rude," I said, giving him a look.
"He'll get over it. We had a little fight on the plane while you were lost in the 'Wizarding World of Harry Potter'," my dad smirked.
"Hey! It's Harry Potter! It's the best thing in this world!" I said as I got in the middle seat of the Humvee.
"I know you love it," he teased, "You only made me buy you all the merchandise you could dream of."
"You can afford it," I smiled.
"You bet I can," he said as we started moving across the dry countryside. We drove in silence for a while until he decided to speak up to the military men and woman.
"I feel like you're driving me to court martial. This is crazy. What did I do? I feel like you're gonna pull over and snuff me. What, you're not allowed to talk? Hey, Forrest!" My dad said.
"Dad!" I groaned. He had no filter. It was embarrassing. These people were in charge of protecting us, and he was being an asshole.
"We can talk, sir," the one sitting next to me said. He was cute and seemed a little nervous.
"Oh, I see. So it's personal," dad said. I elbowed him and gave him a glare. He gave me a look that said "knock it off, I have this handled." There was no way he did, but I sighed and let him be.
"No, you intimidate them," the woman driving us said.
"Good God, you're a woman! I honestly, I couldn't have called that. I mean, I would apologize, but isn't that what we're going for here? I thought of you as a soldier first," dad said as he eyed her.
"Dad! Stop embarrassing us!" I muttered to him. I could not believe he just said that! That was a whole new level of idiocy and ignorance on his part.
"I'm an airman," she responded, giving me a small smile to say she could handle it. I nodded.
"Well, you have actually excellent bone structure there. I'm kinda having a hard time not looking at you now. Is that weird?"
I groaned, giving up on this situation. But, as if some small miracle, the solider in front of us spoke up.
"Sir, is it true you went twelve for twelve with the Maxim girls last year?" he asked.
"That is an excellent question. Yes and no. March and I had a scheduling conflict but fortunately the Christmas cover was twins," dad responded with a small hint of pride. I had to swallow down my disgust at that.
"Is it cool if I take a picture with you?" the solider next to me asked.
"Yes it is very cool," My dad said, leaning into me as the solider next to me passed his camera to the solider in front of us.
"I don't want to see this on your Myspace page," dad said as the soldier put up a peace sign, "And please, no gang signs."
The soldier went to lower it but dad added, "No, I'm kidding. Throw it up. Yeah, peace. I love peace. I'd be out of a job with peace."
I smiled before I screamed as the Humvee in front of us exploded and guns started to fire.
"Rin!" dad yelled as he grabbed my hand.
"Jimmy, stay with the Starks," the woman said as she and the other soldier ran out into the craziness. I screamed again as one of the soldiers went flying over the car.
"Don't move!" Jimmy yelled as he ran out into the fire.
"Wait! Give me a gun! I need a gun!" dad yelled, but the only response we got was Jimmy being shot and the window exploding with blood. I screamed again as dad fumbled with the door.
"No! What are you doing?" I yelled at him through my tears.
"We have to get out of the car, Rin," dad said as he opened it.
"No! We'll head right into the war zone," I screamed.
"Rin, you have to trust me," he said while getting out of the car and pulling me out as well. We ran for a few yards before collapsing by a rock, both in shock.
"We're going to be okay," dad said, but he didn't sound convinced. Just then, a missile landed in front of us. One labeled "Stark Industries."
"Shit!" dad yelled as we backed up, but we weren't fast enough. The missile exploded, sending both of us backwards. Pain erupted throughout my body and I saw blood. I looked over to my dad and saw blood seeping through his shirt. We locked eyes, his wide with fear as he looked at me before he blacked out. I looked down at my chest and saw what scared him so much. Unlike him, my chest wasn't bleeding, but my stomach was and blood was dripping off my face in streams. I screamed before blacking out as well.
AN: Welcome to my new story! This is my first Avengers FanFiction and it takes place during Iron Man. I will try and update once a week. Please Review!