"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Steve asked as they pulled up outside the two story house.
"Of course it is." Tony replied, putting the Lamborghini in park and shutting it off.
"I mean, showing up outside their house at-" Steve looked at his watch. "five thirty in the afternoon isn't going to scare the heck out of them? And six of us at that?"
The other Lamborghini, driven by Bruce, pulled up as Tony sighed and got out. "Nope. The element of surprise will be on our side." Steve and Thor got out, and Natasha, Bruce and Clint got out of the other one. All of them walked up to the two story, pink house.
Steve rung the doorbell, and they stood on the large porch, waiting. A moment later, the door opened, and they were faced by a boy that couldn't be older than 12. He had a gun in his hand, but it was at his side.
"What do you want?" He asked, and before Tony could speak, Natasha did.
"We're here to see Rose. Is she home right now?"
The boy looked her over. Thankfully they were all dressed casually. All but Tony and Bruce were in jeans and t-shirts, and that was only because the two had just come from a meeting. The boy looked the other's over, and they could tell he was deciding that they were harmless. He nodded.
"She's upstairs. Come on in. I'll get her." With that, he turned and walked inside. The six of them followed him, shutting the door behind them.
As the boy went upstairs, Tony walked around the house. "It's so small. Just two story?" He said as he walked into the living room.
"Tony this is not small" Steve answered, as Thor and Clint sat on the sofa.
"Very comfortable furniture." Thor commented as he bounced slightly on the leather sofa, making everyone smile.
A moment later, Rose walked in, with the boy and a girl following behind her. The two young children looked alike. Both were tall for their ages, and both had sandy brown hair. Rose stopped and took in the sight before her.
"Can I help you?" She asked, and Clint and Thor stood.
"Um, yea. We'd like to talk to you... privately." Bruce said. The girl turned, and for the first time, noticed the two children.
"Go upstairs." She ordered. The girl immediately obeyed, and walked out silently. The boy however, didn't budge.
"I'm not going." he said, his eyes locked on Tony, who was eyeing their TV. The gun was still in the boy's hand.
"I said go." Rose commanded, and the authority in her voice made Tony turn from his inspection of the family TV and look at her. The boy looked at his sister, and apparently what he saw in her eyes made him obey. Rose held out her hand, and he reluctantly turned over the gun and went upstairs. Once she knew he was gone, she motioned for them to sit. They did so, taking their seats in various chairs and sofa's around the room. Rose sat in the large, leather chair, that Steve assumed used to be her fathers, the gun sitting on the table beside her.
"What can I do for you?" She asked. her arms crossed.
Tony, not being one for long, drawn out affairs, sighed. "You're a goddess. You're the daughter of Loki Laufeyson."
The surprise on her face made him stop, but a second later, she burst out laughing.
"I'm sorry, I don't see any humor in this." Thor stated as her laughing subsided.
"You cant be serious. You come in here saying that and expect me not to laugh? You guy's are on crack!" She said with a laugh. "You sound like you're trying to pick me up or something but your plan went downhill pretty fast."
Steve cast a confused glance at Natasha, who shook her head, signaling that she would explain the terminology later.
"This is no joke." Clint said. "He's serious. Your biological father is Loki."
"You're telling me that the man who destroyed New York City is my biological father?" Rose again laughed. "You're worse off than I thought." With that, she rose from her seat. "If you'll excuse me, I have urgent and important business to attend to. I appreciate your comedy show, but I don't have time for any more of these shenanigans. With all due respect, you need to be admitted into the psych ward. All of you."
"Ma'am, I assure you, this is no comedy show." Steve said as he rose also. "We aren't playing a game here. This is a matter of life and death."