Rose sat in the comfortable chair of the waiting lounge, trying not to breathe too loud. She practically flew to the building to get to her appointment...or what might have been left of it. She stood outside of the massive glass siding doors for a few seconds to regain her composure. As soon as she made it in, she did her best to look normal, even though she quickly realized she had to have been the youngest person on that floor. The receptionist was nice to her at least, and guided her to the elevator, telling what floor and where her appointment was held. Rose followed the woman's instructions carefully, and managed to not get lost. Now here she was, waiting on another well dressed woman to call her name.
"Miss Rose, Mr. Fury will see you now." The receptionist called to her in a confident tone, causing Rose to flinch. She was sure the lady saw her nearly jump out of her seat.
"Thank you." Rose replied in a barely audible tone and flashed a small nervous smile. The receptionist led her to a large wooden door, slowly opening it for her. Taking a deep breathe, Rose walked in.
"Thank you" A male voice spoke out to the receptionist, who quickly closed the door, the sound of her heels clicking on the floor as she went back to her desk.
"Sit down." The same male voice spoke out, not looking up from a stack of papers.
Rose obeyed quickly, and plopped in the leather chair in front of a massive desk.
"Uncle Nick I am sooooooo sorrry!" Rose spoke out in a pleading tone when an annoyed Nick Fury didn't speak.
"I didn't get here until really late last night...and I forgot to set my alarm forward 3 hours...so yeah." Rose shrugged, pulling on the fabric of her skirt anxiously.
Nick led out an audible sigh and wiped a hand over his face.
"Oddly enough for you young lady, today has been awfully slow. So you're fine." Nick finally looked up at her.
Rose let out a soft sigh in relief. No matter how much trouble she could be in, which was usually nothing much, Nick was never too harsh on her. Rose was so thankful for that.
"So I assume you're going to be showing me around then?"
"That I am. Let's go" Nick agreed and stood up from his chair. Just as he was about to guide his niece back through the door, his cellphone rang.
"Hold on" He murmured to Rose who just nodded and remained seated. Nick was never really a carefree person, but as his relative, Rose was exposed to a more comfortable easy going side of him that she was sure his co-workers hadn't been gifted with yet. Rose had heard some time ago that he was apparently a hard ass on most of the employees, especially The Avengers and other heroes who slipped in and out of here. Maybe with her being around he would let up on everyone...that would be a cool way to get on everyone's good side from the start.
"OH YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!" Nick slammed a hand on the desk, causing Rose to give him a startled, bewildered look.
"No no NO. Not here, not now. ANYTHING BUT THAT. I don't want that idiot here, especially today! Nick hissed in a quieter tone. Rose tilted her head to the side, trying to hear what the other person on the line was saying. They were screaming just as loud as her uncle, but she couldn't make out a single word.
"Fine….3:00 is..fine..just..keep me posted please." Nick finally quieted down, sounding awfully distraught, he hung up the phone.
"So is my dad going to be here" Rose joked giving a small smile.
"No...worse. So much worse. Just...I'm going to have Natasha come up and take my place showing you around, I have to stay here..God help me."
" I hate to say it but I'm relieved. Natasha's so much more fun than you." Rose whispered. She was messing around but honestly she wasn't really joking.
"glad to hear" Nick replied sarcastically. "I'm going to call her up to come get you, but I need you to wait back out there… I need to make some...arrangements." Nick muttered "arrangements"
"Alright, see you later Nick." Rose waved at him, leaving the room. Sitting back out in the waiting room, Rose wondered what was getting her uncle so wound up. She's only seen him treat her dad, his brother like that...but with very valid reason of course. And what was happening at 3? Rose eyes darted around, feeling her anxiety churning with a bit of building adrenaline.
"Today's gunna be fun." She thought to herself with a small smirk.