Chapter 46
They sat in the back of a S.H.I.E.L.D. issued car driven by Tony, Steve was in the passenger seat, Rosie, Clint and Thor were in the back and Hulk was following from outside.
"Tony are we nearly there?" Rosie whined. She'd taken some of Natasha's clothes that she kept in her room on the Helicarrier to wear instead of her burnt ones. They were pretty big but it was still better than her burnt clothes that reeked of smoke.
"Just a bit longer," Tony smirked. Rosie groaned and collapsed back into the seat squashed between Thor and Clint. Clint was on her right stropping about being dragged away from Natasha and Thor was on her left trying to give Rosie as much space as possible. As promised the car stopped not long after. Rosie looked around confused as she got out the car, this was Central Park what were they doing here?
"Tony, this is the park⦠we're not living the park are we?" Rosie sorted out Natasha's t-shirt.
"No, turn around we own it - the Starks anyway," Tony smirked.
"No way! We own it?! I wanted to buy this when I was older, this is amazing!" Rosie cried. In front of them was the mansion looking over Central Park. Every time she walked past that mansion she always though that she wanted to buy it, to live in it when she was older it was her dream house.
"We're going to need somewhere to live when the towers getting fixed so why not here? It beats the Helicarrier, it's fully equipped I got it set up for if we'd need it not long after the New York disaster," Tony said walking towards the mansion and unlocking the door. Rosie stood there gaping, it was amazing. The floors were marble in the middle of the hall there was the Avengers A in black marble. Straight opposite the door there was a grand staircase leading up to the second floor. On the left was a living room and on the right dining room and attaching kitchen.
"Time for the grand tour," Tony showed them round the mansion. It had all the same equipment as the tower just not as big and without floor. Everyone would have their own room with their own bathroom.
"So everyone up for living here?" Tony looked round his team members (minus Mello and Widow).
"I can't go back to living on the Helicarrier, trust me it's a living hell count me in," Clint smiled.
"Hulk stay," the Hulk growled.
"I think Lady Jane will be most excited," Thor smiled.
"I'm staying where my family is," Rosie shrugged.
"It's settled after we've salvaged what we can from the tower tomorrow we'll move in here," Steve muttered. That was one thing she was not looking forward to. Her home had nearly been burned down to the ground, nearly everything she had had been lost.
They all stood in front of the burnt Avengers tower even Mello who had been realised form S.H.I.E.L.D. medical. Natasha was still unconscious in medical whatever Clint had done to her it had really worked. They'd all gone out the night before to buy new clothes for today, Rosie couldn't wear Natasha's clothes all the time and they couldn't stay in their costumes forever. They'd been standing there for a couple of minutes before a fireman approached them.
"We've checked it over and it will be safe, even for the Hulk over here. There's not much that's not burned, I'm sorry," he told them.
"We can afford to replace everything, you've got nothing to be sorry about," Rosie smiled weakly at the fireman.
"You can go in," the fireman nodded before walking off. Steve handed them each a fold up box for anything they can find that could be saved before walking in. They all walked up to the main floor first. Rosie's hands flew to her mouth as she looked round the charred living room. Mello froze beside her as she looked round the living room, what had happened in there after she'd been chucked out the window?
"Mel, you ok?" Rosie whispered to her. Mello nodded slowly.
"Yeah I'm fine." Mello whispered back, "Right I'm going up to our floor Thor, see what I can salvage."
"I'm going up to the penthouse Tony, I'll see you up there, Mello wait up," she cried carefully walking along the unstable floor to the stairs. When Rosie reached her old floor she was slightly surprised to find it burnt as well but not as much as the lower floors. With the box in hand she walked over to her old room. On her burnt bedside table was her three photo frames. The glass was cracked and the frame slightly burnt but the photos were still intact. The three photos were taken not long ago, one was her, Pepper and Tony, another was her, Hope, Kitty and Rouge on the then Stark Tower (it was taken before the New York disaster) and the last was the Avenger with their full costumes on (except Tony and Rosie's helmets) on the Helicarrier. Rosie lifted them up and put them in the box resting on her hip. She then walked round her room putting only a couple more items in her box. She'd managed to get her laptop of all things, a couple of books (that were only slightly burnt and a bit damp) and her sketch book that was slightly damp.
"Rosie, we need to go!" Tony called on her from outside.
"Coming!" she called back. She walked over to her bedroom door and gave one last look at her burnt room. Her breath caught in her throat as she looked round it one last time before walking out the door leaving nearly all of her belongings behind her.
"You ok?" Tony asked as she walked out her room. She noticed his box was a bit fuller as he had Peppers things to get as well.
"Yeah I'm fine," Rosie whispered as she walked over to where he was holding the stair door open.
"Come on let's go," he put his arm around her shoulder, "We'll buy new things when Pepper gets back."
It was the next day and today was the day the Avengers officially moved into Stark Mansion no Avengers Mansion. Tony, Pepper and Rosie were the last to arrive as they'd picked up Pepper from the airport and then had gone shopping. Rosie groaned as she saw the army of reporters outside the gates. It was like when she'd got out of hospital after she'd been shot. Tony parked the car and got out grabbing boxes out of the boot with Pepper. Rosie grabbed the boxes next to her and kicked the door open. She looked up at Avengers Mansion before flicking her ponytail behind her and going to fight her way past the reporters and after Pepper and Tony.
"Miss Stark! Miss Stark!" reporters cried from every direction.
"Do you have any comment on the-"
"Who bombed the-"
"How are the Avengers-" They were only some of the questions fired at her. She just ignored them and walked towards the gate.
"Miss Stark, do you have any comment on the tower bombing?" a reporter asked again. Rosie froze and slowly turned round causing all the reporters to fall silent.
"The attack on the tower may look bad but all the people in the tower are recovering well. Thankfully there were only three people in the tower including myself but we're all ok. I just have something to say to the attackers, you know who you are. The attack may have destroyed our home and was meant to kill us has failed. We're still alive, you lost. You hoped to destroy us from the inside, kill us off, go after every super hero group but you failed - big time. You've only made us stronger, more determined and for that I thank you. The Avengers are stronger than ever and we're here to stay," Rosie looked straight into the camera very serious before turning and walking into the mansion.
"You handled that well Lil' Red, pass a box," Clint came out of the living room. Rosie handed him two of the four boxes and walked up to her room with Clint beside her.
"I'm surprised you're here and not at Tasha's bedside holding her hand like you always did," Rosie told him as they climbed the stairs.
"I need to unpack at some point and I've got a date with Odetta in a couple of hours," Clint shrugged.
"Oh your French chick, you ever going to formally introduce us it was a bit awkward walking in and seeing her half naked in your bed," Rosie laughed.
"Yeah sorry about that, I might introduce you guys," Clint shrugged, "Which one's your room?"
"This one," Rosie opened one of the doors one the left.
"Oh lucky you right next to mine!" Clint cried walking in after her. Rosie groaned as she put the boxes down. Clint pushed her onto the bed and dumped the boxes.
"Hey! What was that for?!" Rosie laughed.
"There was nothing to groan about!"
"I'll be able to hear you snoring!"
"I don't snore!"
"In Budapest you did."
"Whatever Lil' Red, I'll see you later." And with that Clint walked out the room. Rosie looked round her bedroom, it was the same size as her old bedroom, it had a window looking over Central Park and at the moment the army of reporters, it had a double bed and a bedside table on both sides and a door leading to the bathroom. Rosie went into a box and pulled out a can of purple, then a can of light blue paint and some paintbrushes.
"J.A.R.V.I.S.?" she asked.
"Yes Miss?" J.A.R.V.I.S. had been set up in the mansion when Tony did the mansion up after the battle for New York.
"Get the radio up," she said opening the can of purple paint.
"You're usual station?"
"Yep."
"Do you want someone to help you paint Miss?"
"Na I'll do it," Rosie said going to paint the wall. She'd painted the wall with the window on it when the door opened again. She turned round to see Clint holding a box.
"Yes Katniss?" she smirked.
"Can you go to the Helicarrier and give these to Tasha?" Clint asked.
"Why can't you do it?" Rosie stopped painting and stared at him eyebrow raised.
"I need to get ready for my date with Odetta," Clint muttered.
"Right, give me the box, J.A.R.V.I.S. get my suit ready."
You have no idea how much I've been wanting to write tower instead of mansion for the next couple of chapters! So they've moved into the mansion (everyone one apart from Natasha). Next chapter Natasha is finally (properly) coming back.
