Hey everyone! I'm back again like I said with chapter 46. But before I continue writing this chapter I'd want you guys to know that I have completely planned this fic now and I know where it is going and from this part I'm going to add specific hints on the main theme of my story. So you guys shouldn't miss them. I'm actually quite proud of myself that I could frame all this. So stick with me and give me hearts!
Chapter 46
Up from a nightmare. You can't describe how it feels. You're happy that it's finally over and you are up from your sleep but you can't fall asleep again afraid that the dream might start up all again. That's how Ray felt. She was back at MIT trying to get back to having a normal life again. She was more or less successful, except the frequent nightmares. But she had a remedy. Sleeping pills. They always helped.
She rushed down the gates making sure no one sees her. Being a Stark and Valkyre was hard. Ones you are spotted by the public you're on the internet and the next day your brother comes to know what all you are up to! It's always irritating when Tony calls her up and gives her a lecture on how she shouldn't misuse the freedom he has given her.
"You're car is awesome." Clara said as she saw Ray walk out in her black hoodie, nerdy glasses and slight makeup, her disguise. (A/N : Marvel style)
"Yeah, I made it." She said sounding proud of her creation.
WITH TONY
Things were finally coming to be normal. Yes, he still had his anxiety problems but it was always better when he had Pepper by his side every night so that he could dig his nose into her collar bones smelling her sweet perfume that had faded by the end of the day and tried to calm himself down. Pepper understood him better than he understood himself. He acknowledged that fact and he was thankful that Pepper was there for him.
It was around 11 at night he dialled Ray's number who was at MIT. "Hello?" the voice sounded after a few rings.
"Hey kiddo, wassup?" Tony said.
"Aaaah... studying." She fumbled a bit. Of course she wasn't.
"Really? Did I disturb you?"
"Yeah." She wanted him to keep the damn phone. She didn't want to be busted like last time.
Something struck Tony. He knew from the way she was speaking that something was fishy. "What's that sound?"
Ray grumbled. It was the car engine. Fuck, why does he notice things so much? "I'm in the lab. We're working on our latest project. I'm busy." She wanted to hang up the phone.
"I thought you said you were studying." Tony sounded serious.
"My projects are a part of my studies. Why do you ask so many questions?" she sounded irritated.
"Because I know you and I don't trust anything you say!"
"Tony, I'm busy, I'll call you later."
"Hey-"Tony wanted to say something else but she cut the line before he could do that. Damn! He mentally said.
Tony was paying his attention back to the company. Of course Pepper was the CEO but he was all about the funds. Without his funds, the company would go nowhere! The board of directors had been putting more pressure to bring back Tony as the head of the research wing instead of working as Ray's guide. They wanted someone more active, not a 15 year old who was still studying at MIT. Tony had assured them about a million times that his sister's tech was enough and could keep the company going for atleast a decade from now. But they still wanted someone who could attend all board meetings and speak about the progress of the research wing. So Tony had to step in and make sure that her tech was put to proper use in the company. Afterall, he didn't want the board of directors to consider one of the Starks invalid while the other was still underaged.
WITH RAY
"Fuck!" she exclaimed. They had an accident. They skid past the lane while over speeding and their car toppled. Luckily, no one was injured. But the traffic police had caught them and the worst part, they didn't recognise Ray in her disguise. "Officer, I'm telling you this for the last time, let me out!" she said angrily.
The officer rolled his eyes. "Miss, please sit calmly. Don't force to take action against you."
"Do you even know who I am?" she was furious.
"Kid you have to stay there until the officer of the other shift arrives."
"Don't call me a kid. You have no idea who I am!" She wished she hadn't put on that disguise.
"You are a spoilt brat of a rich father. Now shut up!"
"What did you just call me...?" she was about to say more when Clara pushed her back.
"Ray, Ray calm down."
"Look how he's talking. I'll show him."
"You can't do anything. You're behind the bars."
"Oooh I'm not staying here for my whole life time."
"Caaaaaalm down Ray." Clara said.
"Let me call my suit, I'll show him."
"Bad idea!" Clara stopped her and she kicked the floor angrily.
The officer ignored before sitting down on is chair. "Fucking corrupted officer!" she exclaimed before realising that the others who were in the same cell as her were all staring. Half of them were drunk and dirty. "What?"
TIME JUMP
After eternities of waiting the officer came. He talked to the other officer. They seemed to talk about her as the other one pointed at her and the new arrival flinched before walking up to her.
"So you're the problem kid?" he asked.
"I've said this ones, don't call me a kid." She would never let go of her Stark attitude even when she was at disadvantage.
"I'm sorry I don't know you. Can I have your intros?" he spoke in a mocking tone. She only glared at him. "Listen kid, I'm not here to entertain your nonsense. Give me your name so that the guy over there can make a report and contact your dad."
"All my ID card is lying on that table. Why don't you have a look at them?" she said.
"Oh then the other officer must have seen it."
"Trust me, your officers are all corrupted. They had been lying there for 3 hours untouched." She was angry. It was 2 o'clock and she had an early morning lecture.
"Why don't you just tell me your dad's number so that he can bail you?"
Ray turned at Clara. "You call your dad." She said. No way she was calling Tony.
"My dad? Ray you know he wouldn't come."
"You're not dumping this on me! I'm not calling Tony." Nooooooo she couldn't!
"You girls giving me a number or you want to stay there?"
Ray glared at the older girl, her roommate, Clara. She only gave her a 'I-am-sorry' look. She turned at the officer to tell him the number. "*********" (A/N : Thats the phone number and not Ray throwing some abusive language.)
"That's your dad."
"My brother." She said. Damn she was tired standing for 3 damn hours. Of course she wasn't sitting down in that dirty cell!
"I need your dad's number." Of course! Dads are more strict. He wanted to make sure the kid doesn't end up doing all that nonsense again.
"I don't have one!" she hated saying that.
The officer raised an eyebrow. "Mom?"
"I don't have one either."
"Are you sure you're telling the truth?"
"Damn, just check her ID card for ones!" said Clara who was sitting on the floor.
The officer listened this time and walked to the desk and picked up her ID card. For ones his eyes went wide. Rayne Emily Stark. It read. He turned back at her as he noticed the similarities between the Ray in the picture and Ray in her disguise. "Miss Stark, what an honour!" he said. Sarcasm was clear in his voice.
"Just call him." Ray rolled her eyes. She wasn't in the mood to argue anymore.
TIME JUMP
It was 6 o' clock in the morning and Ray was quite sure she was going to miss her lecture and she was still standing.
"Ray, sit down." Clara had told that to her for about 134 times. Now she had fallen asleep at the corner of her cell. That's when Tony walked in. He was called at the middle of the night and he was told about the situation. His first instinct was to panic. Accident? But then when he was assured that she was fine and presently in the police station he felt angry. God, what am I supposed to do with this kid? He thought.
"So, latest project, hunh?" he mocked crossing his arms on his chest.
"Oooh come on!" she said in a tired and irritated voice. "Just get us out."
"Out?" Tony said. he walked and seated himself on the chair infront of the officer's desk. "I think you look good there." Ray rolled her eyes. "No, no! Don't give me that look." He said as he walked towards her. "I had been called at 3 o' clock at the midnight and told that my sister is in jail."
"Umm... Mr. Strak she had been standing there since one last night." Clara informed realising Tony was just not letting her get through it easily.
For a moment there was a worried expression on Tony's face. Standing for five hour? Seriously? He thought before hiding that expression completely. "Why am I not shocked?" he said before walking back to the desk and signing the bail papers and the officer let both Ray and Clara out.
"Mr. Stark, thank you so much for bailing me. If you weren't here I would been busted!" Clara said.
"Yeah, I did bail you but I'm not sure if I saved you from being busted or not." He replied.
"What?"
"I called your mom."
"What?" Clara exclaimed just when her mother came in.
"Clara! What on earth do you think you had been doing?"
Ray only gave her a 'I-can't-help-you' look before walking towards Tony.
The hotel Tony had booked was about only 2 minutes away. Ray was thankful! She didn't want to go back to her hostel. She terribly needed some rest so she went with Tony to the hotel where he was staying.
"Seriously? Ray? You got arrested because you were over speeding?"
"Yes." She didn't want to agrue.
"What example does it set? Valkyre, the youngest avenger got arrested!"
"I never signed the Avengers Initiative. I work as an advisor." She said making Tony roll his eyes. He got his jacket off had threw himself on the bed. He was tired too. he hadn't slept eversince he had got that call. "Shut up Ray. What am I supposed to do with you?" Tony sounded irritated.
"Nothing." Ray said walking past the room, throwing her jacket on the sofa and opening her boots. Woah, she never knew sitting could give so much comfort. Her back was hurting!
"Ray, you can't just ignore whatever I'm telling you. You have to understand. I have a responsibility. You can't..." he was saying when Ray climbed up the bed beside him and placed her head on his chest like she used to before when she was a kid. She had been doing that eversince he got rid of that arc reactor. "Hey, hey, hey... no cuddling! I'm scolding you here!" he exclaimed.
"Tony, can we really do this chat later. I'm really tired."
Tony opened his mouth to say something but nothing came out. He couldn't deny that the kid really was tired! "I wish I had been strict to you from when you were a kid!" he said but he instinctively put his arm around her so that she could be comfortable.
Ray mumbled something and instantly fell asleep. Tony sighed looking at the sleeping form of his sister. Someday, she's gonna make me go crazy. He thought as he tangled his fingers in her messy hair and stroked it gently.
So that's it! Chapter 46! Tell me if you like it or not. Leave a comment and give hearts!
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