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Stark tower was in the process of being rebuilt as I started at it from across the street. After what had happened during the Battle of New York, Pepper Potts and Tony Stark were personally interviewing their employees. They didn't want another break in. I just hoped they wouldn't question my choice of clothing.
I walked into the tower and headed to the elevators. I slid my ID card into the slot and selected the floor I needed. Floor 23 where my lab was, but it was denied.
"Please excuse the inconvence Miss Rose but Ms. Potts and Mr. Stark have you on their lists for interviewing so please make your way across the floor to the main meeting room." Jarvis spoke through the speakers. I sighed in frustration. I didn't want to have to deal with anyone today. I just wanted to be up in my lab possibly discovering the cure for a major disease or something.
I could see Pepper and Tony arguing about something but I couldn't hear them. The glass must be soundproof. Tony Stark made a gesture towards me and that shocked me. What had he found out? Pft as if he knew I had lived several hundred years. I shook my head and smiled. I looked up to see both Pepper and Tony walk towards the door.
"Hello Rose. Come on in." Pepper Potts had ushered me inside the cold conference room.
I sat in the chair in front of me as the other two were taken by Tony and Pepper. "Would you care for a drink? Water? Coffee?" Pepper was asking me before Stark butted it and asked if I would want scotch. I lightly laughed and declined the offer for hard liquor.
"I will take some green tea if you have it. It helps me focus more when I work." I said as I turned towards Pepper with a smile.
"Sounds great." I could see her type something into her tablet. Probably to her assistant.
"So Rose how long have you worked at Stark Tower?" I thought about it. With the way I aged I barely passed for 25 luckily with how many years I've lived the last few times I went through school I was dubed a genius. Unfortunately I had actually worked with A Stark before. Tony's father and I used to be friends. Well as close as friends could be. He even found out my secret in the end.
I licked my lips before I answered. "About five years. I was recruited right out of MIT" Pepper nodded while Tony just stared at me. I shifted in my seat.
"Where were you on the day of the Battle of New York?" A simple question. Probably one to test my loyalty. That's the question that perked Starks intrest.
"I had been in my lab all day before people started running but I didn't hear them. I tend to work with head phones in. When I noticed half my floor gone I thought it was lunch time so I grabbed my purse and I left though I did bump into Erik Selvig on the way out of the building. After that it's all kind of a blur." I shrugged my shoulders as I closed my eyes remembering the day. That was the day I met him. Loki the green eyed trickster god.
"How did you know it was Selvig?" Stark spoke up. His eyes stared into mine.
"I read his thesis in college and looked him up. I have a lot of time to kill since I read a lot." In reality I may have actually helped him write his thesis at one time. Tony nodded his head at me and turned to look at Pepper. She rolled her eyes and sighed.
"Rose how old are you exactly?" My body grew slightly tense. Damn him. Tony Stark knows how long I've been alive.
"I believe you already know the answer to that Stark. You're smart just like your father was." I sighed.
"Ha! Told you!" Tony childishly stuck his tongue out at Pepper who rolled her eyes again.
"So you knew my father?" I nodded my head. "Did you two ever...?" He trailed off.
"God no. I would have killed the poor sod. I may be able to live a long time but it came with a price." I looked down at my heavily clothed skin. One day I'll be able to touch another again. To have the flesh on flesh my body so desperately craved.
"What do you mean by kill? I tried looking through your old paper file but everything was burned. It's like my father knew to erace any evidence of you." So he forgot to burn my fucking picture.
"My skin kills people who touch it. Hence why I'm always fully clothed. I've never so much as kissed a man before. So yea I'm a couple hundred year old virgin." I deadpaned. Tony got a laugh out of it till he realized I wasn't joking. Pepper seemed to lean back in her chair as if to get away from me. Oh please a man turns into the Hulk and your scared of me who is literally covered from head to toe, besides my face anyways.
"So since you know my father you probably know about Shield." Peppers eyes bulged. Tonys no filter mouth just smiled at me as he tapped his foot.
"Yes I do. I encouraged your father to help do it actually. Unfortunately by the time it was really the Shield we know today I had to leave for a while. I can only stay in a place for so long before I have to change who I am." I shrugged my shoulders like it wasn't a big deal, but I was actually quite sad. Tonys father was one of the few people I let in only to leave in the end. That's probably why he kept my picture.
Tony and Pepper just smiled at me before Pepper spoke. " So besides Tony and myself you are one of the most loyal people in the company?" I nodded my head. It was the truth. Stark tower was my home away from home.
I didn't know it wouldn't last though. As soon as Loki came back to make me his Queen but I didn't know when.
Soon my Queen, soon. I could hear his velvety voice in my head.
Sorry this is a day late. This is more background on who Rosemary is. I kinda made her tie into the Marvel universe as much as I could without being to much. I hope it's not terrible.Love you! Comment or Vote or Both lol