"? Tony? Where are you? I don't like this game anymore it's not fun" a nine-year-old girl cried out looking for her best friend.
She soon fell on her knees crying as ice covered the earth from under her. All she wanted was to find her friend but he was hiding from her. Soon she heard footsteps running towards her.
"Maria why are you crying. I thought we were playing hide and seek." Tony said looking at her with fear in his eyes.
"I thought I lost you." Maria said grabbing his legs accidently burning him with fire.
"I'm sorry let's play a different game wanna play house?" Tony said knowing that was her favorite game. Maria nodded with a smile.
Maria Mathews wakes up from her dream with a smile.
'If only things could be that simple again.' Maria thought to herself.
"Ms. Mathews shall I tell Mr. Stark you are thinking about him?" Jarvis the A.I. asked.
"Jarvis do me a favor and shut up." Maria states sternly.
"Yes madam." Jarvis says before becoming silent.
Maria then got up and headed to her master bathroom connected to her bedroom.
After she had taken a shower and decided what to wear; which she chose a black button up shirt and a pair of black pants. She finally went downstairs and headed to the elevator that would take her to the community floor. When she arrived at the elevator she rolled her eyes when it wouldn't open.
"Jarvis please open the elevator door and take me to the living floor." She said sternly leaving no room for a human to argue. Sadly, Jarvis wasn't a human.
"I'm sorry but I am not permitted to open the door." Jarvis replied.
Maria racked her fingers through her hair in frustration.
"And why not?" she growled.
"Mr. Stark told me not to let you down until he gave me permission." Jarvis replied.
"Jarvis why is that did his one-night stand from last night decide to cook breakfast for him. If so that's great, it means she let me off the hook today if not let me downstairs so he has breakfast for this morning." Maria barked back trying to not let her jealousy show.
"Ms. Mathews I am not permitted I am very sorry for the inconvenience." Jarvis replied staying calm mainly since he was a robot.
"Protocol 494" Maria said creating a ball of stone in her hands.
"Miss I advise against that." Jarvis said but still listened to what she said and shut down.
"Much better." Maria said before taking in a deep breath.
She then headed to the elevator and looked at all the buttons.
'Which one was the button to the kitchen?' she asked herself before pressing the button she thought it was.
After many different stops on wrong floors she finally found the button and smiled when she was greeted by Steve.
"Hey Steve." Maria said sweetly.
"Hi Maria do you mind if I join you for breakfast?" Steve asked with hope in his eyes.
If anyone would have not known them and seen him they would have thought he had a crush on her, but in all truth it was the fact that she made the best food any of the avengers have ever tasted or at least that's what they tell her.
"Sure I don't know what I'm cooking yet. though it will be something for Tony to eat because of last night's affair." Maria said sadly.
Steve wanted to ask her why she let herself get walked all over by Tony and her emotions for him but he knew she would feel awkward.
Maria decided to head to the kitchen and start to cook.
"Steve wanna help cutie pie." Maria teased trying to distract herself from you know who.
"Umm yeah sure Maria." Steve said feeling awkward.
"What do you need help with?" Steve asked following her to the kitchen.
"Can you get me some eggs." Maria asked sweetly not noticing that Tony had just entered the room.