Rosalind Stark
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Chapter Four: One Side of the Story
After Agent Hill left, Loki stood. "Come, let us go see your mother," Loki announced helping the girl to her feet.
A smile formed on Clint's face. "Loki, we can take her down there," the marksman offered.
Loki glared at him for a moment. "I know better then to trust the girl to such an easily distracted fool," spat Loki. Clint looked as though he wanted to use Loki for target practice.
"Steve and I will go with them," offered Bruce hoping it would be a nice middle ground. Loki released Rozz's hand allowing Bruce to take it. She started pulling him toward the doors of the elevator. Steve, Clint, and even Natasha were following after them.
On the medical floor, they were informed the only person allowed in the room was Rosalind, but they could wait outside the door for her. Rozz ran into the room and immediately started talking.
From the hall, they could get an okay look at Dr Ewart.
"Oh they totally did it," grinned Clint.
"How are you so sure?" asked Steve trying to get a better look.
"She looks like Pepper, but maybe a decade younger with a way larger rack," Clint pointed out.
"I figured she'd be older since she's a doctor," commented Steve.
"She's not what I expected either," agreed Bruce.
"She's definitely Stark's type," sighed Natasha.
This made no sense to Steve. Tony had said he wasn't her father, but nothing seemed to support his claim.
"I've got to go do something. Can you guys handle it down here?" Steve asked. The three nodded, and Steve headed for the elevator.
After nearly fifteen minutes of straight talking, they heard Rozz yell, "I'll visit again later Mommy." She skipped out to join them in the hallway.
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Steve found Tony in his lab. He was drinking. "I thought you were cutting back for Pepper?" Steve asked joining him in the lab. Tony had not fixed the broken panel yet.
"I'm stressed okay," snapped Tony.
"We saw her, Dr Ewart," Steve wasn't going to be deterred from the whole reason he came down to the lab.
"Vivian's a pretty lady huh?" Tony smiled a little at that, but it faded quickly. "And a smart one too," he spat.
"Tony, Rosalind's yours isn't she?" Steve asked point blank.
"Nope, not mine at all," he started to refill his glass. Steve took the bottle from him.
"Tony she looks like you. She was able to break into your lab, and you can't say her mother isn't someone you'd find attractive, given the fact she looks so much like Pepper," Steve wanted Tony to explain himself.
"Viv and I had a fling. It was fun, no strings," admitted Tony.
"And she got pregnant?" Steve already knew the answer.
"She had papers drawn up. I was never to make contact with them. Rosalind was never supposed to know I was her father… Steve, I had only met her once before yesterday, and it was the day she was born," Tony had taken a seat dropping his face to hide in his hands.
"So when you said you weren't her father," Steve understood now. Tony didn't feel he had any right to be Rosalind's father.
"The last even slight contact I received was back when she was three months old," Tony stood going to one of the only framed picture in the lab. It was of his parents. He opened the back of the frame to take out a small three by five photograph hidden in the frame.
"Obie got it for me. He told me it was hard to get, so don't expect anymore," Tony explained handing Steve the photo. It had to be one of the cutest baby pictures Steve had ever seen. Even at three months she already had a head full of hair and bright eyes.
"Tony, she's your daughter. Even if you don't know anything about her, you are still her father. You can get to know her… Tony, I know it might be hard for you to believe, but that little girl already loves you and sees you as a father. The only one stopping you from being a dad right now is you," Steve handed Tony the picture back and headed back upstairs.
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Steve joined the team in the common area. Rosalind had returned to her puzzle as soon as they got back upstairs.
The team gathered in the kitchen.
"I spoke with Tony," Steve informed them.
"We figured. Did he explain himself?" Natasha cast a glance toward the little girl who seemed not to care that the adults were having a meeting.
"Yes, but I don't know how comfortable he is with me telling people… But I believe it would be good if we helped him get to know her. Maybe learn more about her ourselves," Steve announced his plan.
"Fine, but tell me this. Is she his?" Clint asked.
Steve ignored the archer and proceeded over to speak to the girl. "Hi Rosalind. We were hoping to get to know you better since you're staying with us," Steve moved to sit beside her at the coffee table.
"What do you want to know?" Rosalind asked setting down her puzzle pieces to look at the team.
"Are you in school?" asked Bruce. She was a prodigy like Tony, so she had to be.
"School's bad… They're mean to me and to Mommy," Rosalind no long would make eye contact with the team.
"Kids were mean to me too when I was in school. You should tell the teacher if you are being bullied," Steve could remember all the education videos he had made for the school system.
"The teachers are who's mean. They don't like that it's just me and Mommy, or that I'm smart," her bottom lip was out in a pout.
Steve pulled her into a hug. "I'm sorry Rosalind. That's not fair to you," he held her tight. After a minute or two he released her. She looked less upset now.
"Let's get some lunch," suggested Natasha nodding toward the kitchen.
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Someone cleared their throat. It was Coulson carrying a suitcase, two backpacks, and a purse. Everyone turned to look at the SHIELD agent. "Tell Tony that this is everything from their hotel room," he sat the bags down.
"Why is Tony worried about their stuff?" asked Clint making a face.
"He's called me nearly a dozen times this morning alone threatening me to make sure I had it all here before dark," shrugged Coulson.
Loki and Rozz returned to the common space. She saw the bags and ran to them digging through them frantically.
"Small Lady Stark, do you need assistance?" asked Thor.
"I have to find them!" she announced pulling the suitcase open after she had checked both the backpacks.
"Rozz what are you looking for?" asked Jane.
"My stuffies, Daddy said he get them for me," she informed them pulling out clothing in her search.
"Stuffies?" Thor repeated confused.
"I found Mr Booregard!" she yelled squeezing a green stuffed animal to her chest. She then sat him softly on the ground and continued her search. Thor leaned closer to get a look at what a stuffie was. It was green and appeared to be made of a soft material. She was now digging in the purse. "Lokitty!" she yelled holding a black stuffed animal. She picked up Mr Booregard and went to set them next to her puzzle on the coffee table before returning to shove everything back in the bags.
Clint stared at the black stuffed animal. It was a black cat with green eyes and it was dressed like Loki. "Why do you have a cat Loki?" asked Clint.
"Because he's Lokitty. Mommy made him for me. He even has the helmet and cape," she pointed out proudly.
Bruce smiled. It made sense now. Rosalind was never scared of Loki. He was her favorite. Loki seemed to find it endearing when she introduced him to Lokitty.
"And what is the green one?" asked Thor.
"Mr Booregard is a green ghost like the one Mommy wears," she explained. The team chose not to question her further.
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"Rozz do you like to watch television?" asked Bruce.
"Mommy and I like to watch Scooby Doo!" she told him. She was now playing with a Lego set since her puzzle had been completed.
"Really Scooby Doo? Isn't that show from the seventies?" Clint made a face at the little girl.
"I don't know, but Mommy would… JARVIS how is Mommy?" Rozz asked the AI staring at the ceiling expectantly.
"Dr Ewart is still stable and unconscious. I will alert you when she awakes Miss Stark," announced the AI.
Jane froze. "Her mother is Dr Ewart?" she asked looking shocked.
"You know small lady Stark's mother?" questioned Thor.
"Not personally, but she was a big deal. She was published and highly revered back when she was only PhD acquiring," Jane answered.
"Was she that big of a deal?" Clint raised an eyebrow.
"I'm not even in her field of research, and I've heard of her," replied Jane.
"What have you heard about her?" asked Bruce after making sure Rozz wasn't paying attention. She was currently having JARVIS project hopscotch to play with her.
"That she was considering using her own body for research. Her papers were always brilliant, but boarded on mad scientist territory," Jane recapped what she could recall.
"So Rosalind could be an experiment," muttered Bruce.
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Tony was working on a new upgrade for his suit down in the lab. There was a knock at the door. He turned, seeing no one he turned back only to be startled by a certain god of mischief.
"Can you not do that, bad heart remember," Tony tapped the arc reactor.
"Why don't you come spend time with your daughter Stark?" Loki asked turning a screwdriver over and over in his hands slowly as if he was taking in every detail.
"Steve and his big mouth," muttered Tony.
"The solider said nothing," Loki corrected Tony's false assumption.
"Then how did you know?" Tony glared at the man sitting on his workbench.
"I am not a fool Stark. There is too much of you present in her," Loki had now moved on to a tape measure.
"So she is biologically my daughter. That doesn't make me her father," Tony stared the god down.
Loki didn't bother to look up. "You feel that you would be a poor father," Loki smirked at his own observation.
"Yes, I know I'd be a terrible father," Tony admitted.
"Really? Because terrible fathers don't worry about the return of their children's toys," Loki chose that moment to make eye contact with Stark.
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Tony joined everyone in the common area. It was getting close to dinnertime, so no one commented on his arrival. Rozz was playing with JARVIS. Tony couldn't help but smile as they played together.
"Man of Iron have you heard of the talking canine Doo?" Thor asked Tony.
"Doo as in Scooby Doo?" He looked around to see if he understood Thor correctly. Bruce nodded.
"Indeed, Rosalind was telling us tales of the hound," Thor explained. Rozz had now bounced over to them.
"It's a classic Point Break. You'll probably enjoy it too Capsicle. JARVIS pull up the first season of Scooby Doo! Where are you," Tony grinned at the idea of showing Thor a cartoon of a talking dog.
"Daddy you like Scooby Doo too?" Rozz stared at him as though this was the best news ever.
"Of course, I watched it when I was little," he told her.
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"I can't believe he had her taken out of the hospital," fumed Aunt May.
"Mr Stark has a medical unit in the tower," Peter offered trying to calm his aunt. She was currently cooking dinner.
"Is he at least bonding with his daughter?" asked May slamming down a pan.
"I think a little, but he says Rosalind isn't his daughter," Peter answered with a shrug.
"Then what is she to him?" she asked stirring something on the stove.
"He never said. The other Avengers were talking about how Dr Ewart was in the designer baby field," Peter answered honestly. He had no idea what Rosalind really was to Tony.
"That makes me nervous to hear… You know what, I'm calling Happy and telling him to bring us over in the morning," announced May leaving the food unattended while she went to retrieve her phone.
"What! Why?" Peter felt mortified.
"Because I want to make sure Rosalind and her mother are okay. Think of it as a health check," she explained walking back toward the pots on the stove that were starting to smoke. "And it looks like we're eating out tonight," she announced fanning the smoke from the burnt food.
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