10: No more surprise birthday parties
A/N Wow! Oh my! I've gotten a lot of follows, favorites, and reviews lately! It makes me so happy! Please keep 'em comin'! It fuels me! Thank you everyone! I went to the college campus my parents went to (If you read my A/N from the last chapter you would know I'm on vacation). I saw an art museum, and guess what? THERE WAS A SUPERHERO SECTION! I know, awesome right? It was totally unexpected! They rotate themes and I was like: "SUPERHERO THEME!" My parents were like, we came at the right time for you Parker (not my real name BTW) We did come at the right time :) Then I saw the fine arts section of the campus and I was like: "Mom, I'm gonna come here for college. Who cares about police academy and writing schools anymore? Not me. See that choir? One of those people is actually me from the future." Anyway, enough about my personal life. On with the fic!
Nine members of the Avengers team were in the pool floor of Stark Tower. "A little to the left," said Elizabeth. Joanne flew over a little bit. "No, I mean my left. Your right. Aaaaaaand stop." Joanne hung the other side of the banner that said 'Happy Birthday Marie!' on it. She floated back down to the ground. The Avengers weren't the only one's there though. Steve had taken Parker to the movies as a happy birthday gift. He was also stalling so the rest of the team could set up the party. Pepper and her newly wed husband, Happy, were there. Coulson had gotten time off from SHIELD to throw the party. So did Jane and Darcy (well they got time off from research, they don't work for SHIELD of course). Even Rhodey had shown up. Parker's parents had even agreed to fly in from California to see her! Fury was a sourpuss as usual though, and didn't come.
Parker has a long backstory. The abridged version is, her powers showed up at age twelve and she started going to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters when she was thirteen. She came to NYC when she was nineteen so she could be in a writers' college. Just before the Chatari attacked, she was approached by SHIELD. She'd joined the Avengers and even saved Coulson's life. Lily, Mackenzie, Joanne, Sam, and Elizabeth were also contacted and joined. Parker already knew all of them from Xavier's. Her parents haven't seen her since age nineteen. When the Chatari attacked, they were worried. Before Parker had gone to Xavier's, she was either rejected or hunted. Luckily, because she was a part of the Avengers, no one could, or even WANTED to hurt her. She was no longer a reject. Then she fell for Steve. That's basically what happened, and now she was turning twenty–three.
•—•—MEANWHILE—•—•
Steve and Parker stepped into the elevator. "Thank you for the movie Steve," Parker said. Steve smiled.
"It was nothing. I used Tony's money after all." Parker laughed. Steve took out a bandana from his pocket.
"What's that for?" she asked.
"I just have to blindfold you."
"Why exactly?"
"It's a surprise."
"I don't really like not being able to see when there are other people around."
Steve smiled. "But you trust me, don't you?"
"Well I–"
"Parker…do you trust me?" She thought for a bit, then smiled.
"Yes." Steve tied the blindfold on. "Okay, can you please tell me what this is for?" Parker begged.
Steve smiled, even though Parker couldn't see it. "I already told you, it's a surprise." The elevator stopped and opened up. "Okay, follow the sound of my voice." Parker walked forward. "Wait. STOP!"
"What is it?" she laughed happily, before taking a step too far and falling into the pool with a splash.
A/N Wasn't that the sweetest chapter? Until I fell in the pool of course :) I wrote this chapter in honor of my birthday (which was over three months ago) My friends Noodle Fanatic and sconesRtasty through me a surprise party. Well, I knew about it so it wasn't really a surprise. It was superhero themed of course. :)
